We played Niles defense. We pride ourselves on that.

We played Niles defense. We pride ourselves on that.

For Opening Day last year, almost 22,000 fans arrived at the ballpark within an hour of the first pitch. We read more

For Opening Day last year, almost 22,000 fans arrived at the ballpark within an hour of the first pitch. We advise they arrive a lot earlier on Monday. The later the fans wait to arrive, the more difficult it will be to get to and enter the ballpark.

We worked on a few things to help improve it.

We worked on a few things to help improve it.

I have informed Sam I am taking up the option on the second year of his contract. There is still read more

I have informed Sam I am taking up the option on the second year of his contract. There is still a big room for improvement, but he has pace, he has confidence and he will definitely be an asset to the club.

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a read more

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel.

We thought it would do OK, but we weren't sure. We didn't have a crystal ball, and we didn't say, read more

We thought it would do OK, but we weren't sure. We didn't have a crystal ball, and we didn't say, 'Oh yeah, it's a smash.' We liked the song but didn't know if it would be the best to debut the album with. But there is something special about the song. People caught onto it.

I hope he wins - I'm rooting for him now. I think he's ready to win a state championship.

I hope he wins - I'm rooting for him now. I think he's ready to win a state championship.

Despite the cold weather, more than 2,000 concerned New Yorkers are taking part in HOPE 2006 and will be surveying read more

Despite the cold weather, more than 2,000 concerned New Yorkers are taking part in HOPE 2006 and will be surveying city streets, parks and other public spaces to count the number of street homeless.

I'm of the opinion that school systems in the United States are not funded properly. If a school needs extra read more

I'm of the opinion that school systems in the United States are not funded properly. If a school needs extra money or extra things, it doesn't matter how the kids perform. I think these schools need a lot more money and a lot more effort put into them.