God said to Faldo, as He once said to Nicklaus, "You will have the skills like no other." Then he whispered to Ballesteros, as he whispered to Palmer, "But they will love you more."

It's not nuclear physics. You always remember that. But if you write about sports long enough, you're constantly coming back to the point that something buoys people; something makes you feel better for having been there. Something of value is at work there...Something is hallowed here. I think that something is excellence.

Only a few millionaires with wet bottoms were very disappointed.

The America's Cup, yachting's great and garish grail, is a tumorous tureen no handsomer than a camel.

He's our stopper. He's taken the ball in all our big games.

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That's the best you can ask for. I think he's done that.

It's frustrating because we've been in three consecutive games, but we have not gotten the clutch hit when we needed it. But putting (the players) in these situations can only help them in the long run. And our pitching is good. I'm very encouraged by that.

We've had pitchers throw into the sixth inning in our last seven ball games. And he's set an example because his biggest problem last year was his conditioning. He ran out of gas a lot. But he's gotten stronger, and he's gotten a little more bite on his slider, and that's given him a lot more confidence when he comes to the mound. That's the biggest difference in his game this year.