There's a couple of guys that have called and said 'I like my guys doing two bullpens in between starts' where usually it's only one. Everybody has different philosophies and you have to work with the teams and the other coaches and do what's best for the players and for our team.

Our guys were talking about the difference. Nobody used it as an excuse. But at a time of the year when guys are trying to work on things, it might have been a bit of an adjustment for them ? especially since some of them knew they were only going to be in for one inning, and especially for a tall guy like Reitsma.

Nevertheless, we see this as an absolutely necessary step toward decreasing tensions in Asia.

There is a lot of international pressure and urging for North Korea to return to the talks and to return there seriously.

There is an orderly and constitutional political process under way in Haiti,

We have told the Brazilians that we think that these are measures that provide tremendous inconvenience to travelers and that they need to be changed.