Everyone looks at the records and talks about how this team plays so many sub-.500 teams and this team plays read more

Everyone looks at the records and talks about how this team plays so many sub-.500 teams and this team plays so many teams above .500, and it's all a load of crap. You've got to go out and win your games no matter what anyone else does.

Lou's such a great player, that if I can help make him better, I feel like I'm contributing to the read more

Lou's such a great player, that if I can help make him better, I feel like I'm contributing to the team. I'm trying to push the other guys, too.

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the read more

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the stations. I'll just be going from the field to the office more. I have to thank Tim (Bragg, who retired last week as assistant fire chief with 28 years at MFD). He prepared me well for the office end of this.

It shouldn't take more than 18 months to sell off the condos. We don't kick tenants out. We let them read more

It shouldn't take more than 18 months to sell off the condos. We don't kick tenants out. We let them stay until their lease expires. We try our hardest not to upset people.

It'll be a solid number, but it won't post the 8.2 percent growth we saw for the third quarter.

It'll be a solid number, but it won't post the 8.2 percent growth we saw for the third quarter.

I would like to have him back, but I am not optimistic. It could fall apart, but they are past read more

I would like to have him back, but I am not optimistic. It could fall apart, but they are past the money and now working on terms that are easier to resolve.

At this point, we have grave concerns because of the expense that small businesses might incur in trying to comply read more

At this point, we have grave concerns because of the expense that small businesses might incur in trying to comply with the ordinance.

They are very mobile if they don't like it. We've put them 30 miles away, and, eventually, they are in read more

They are very mobile if they don't like it. We've put them 30 miles away, and, eventually, they are in a farm that doesn't want them.

One size does not fit all in any regulation. When it is clear that the smaller companies are bearing a read more

One size does not fit all in any regulation. When it is clear that the smaller companies are bearing a larger part of the burden, then it really has to be addressed. I don't think that was the intent of the legislation.