We became somewhat household names really quickly, within a matter of - what? - three, four months. So it's hard to get used to, and it's really sometimes hard to understand.
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RUBEN DIAZ He told her that if she screamed or if she told anybody what he was doing, he was going to come back... LT. RUBEN DIAZ Tom Gordon hasn't been in [the closer] role because he pitched in front of Mariano Rivera for the pa... RUBEN AMARO JR Thanks to the AFI, who saved my life. I'm happy to be alive. RUBEN OMAR ROMANO