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My mother read nursery rhymes to me, and my grandmother told me folk stories, but as a child I had no interest in writing whatsoever.


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PHIL GARNER I think the wild card has been exceptionally good for our game, ... Since there are 30 teams in base...
PHIL GARNER It might be a little more difficult to get (Quintero) a whole lot of playing time, ... Chavez has ha...
PHIL GARNER You could call it that. I hope nobody knows about him for a while. If nobody pays attention, you can...
PHIL GARNER You just have to accept the fact that you're probably not going to hit as high as you know you can,
PHIL GARNER He's putting the ball in play the other way. When he does that, he hits well.
PHIL GARNER If he wants to do that, I think he could.
PHIL GARNER He didn't look as dominant as I've seen him in the past. He didn't use a lot of breaking balls or of...
PHIL GARNER We're going to have to take a personal inventory as a team,
PHIL GARNER That was a great at-bat. You never know if that has anything to do with the next guy, but when a guy...
PHIL GARNER I think it's going to be difficult because (Clemens) will probably win the rest of the games this ye...
PHIL GARNER There's several great points from our standpoint in that game. It was Backe's first time back, and h...
PHIL GARNER He's still very good, ... He's still better than good. But in comparison to last year, that's what I...
PHIL GARNER He's missing with his fastball, and he's relying more on his slider,
PHIL GARNER It's going to be hard not to vote for Carpenter. If Roger keeps going like he's going and Carpenter ...
PHIL GARNER Whole lot of Dontrelle Willis. A little more than I care to see.
PHIL GARNER What worries me is that we've had three games that are pretty much stinkers right here lately,
PHIL GARNER Their pitching is much improved. I think the pitching is why they are where they are. Turnbow's been...
PHIL GARNER We didn't take them for granted, we just didn't show up offensively today. Some days we're going to ...
PHIL GARNER It´s a wasted opportunity, no question, ... We didn´t take (the Brewers) for granted, we just didn...
PHIL GARNER We've had trouble scoring runs this season, period, ... I don't think guys are trying too hard when ...
PHIL GARNER What worries me is that we've had three games that are stinkers. We didn't look good against Milwauk...
PHIL GARNER Going after 'the bad guy' has not been a real issue for me.
JENNIFER GARNER Even though we didn't get the one big goal that we wanted, there are no losers here. We are all winn...
PHIL GARNER After a lengthy investigation, the violators were identified and charges were filed. It's a great da...
DONALD GARNER Every one of the deer killed illegally in this incomprehensible spree is a lost opportunity for law-...
DONALD GARNER I wouldn't want (tax breaks) to last for more than five to 10 years.
DONALD GARNER It makes wildlife management pretty difficult.
DON GARNER There's no concept of fair chase to that at all. It's simply a matter of blinding an animal with lig...
DON GARNER It just seemed like a kill for thrill. They just wanted to watch deer fall.
DON GARNER I mean, I didn't ever watch 'Gilligan's Island' and think, 'Those people are act...
JENNIFER GARNER That's the biggest difference in their team this year. They don't look like they're going to strike ...
PHIL GARNER With guys like him that are so in tune with their swings, they know something's off, and it can be s...
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