"Joel Clark Davis" is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for the Chicago White Sox from 1985 to 1988.

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When someone limps through a crosswalk, I smile at them rather than frown at my watch.

One of the problems a modern army faces is that war fighters have to carry around a lot of electrical devices and heavy batteries.

It has been suggested that you can trace the route of a modern army by looking at shell casings and used batteries.

The whole thing has taken me by shock.

I think we're up for it, ... This board takes its role very seriously.

The whole thing has taken me by shock. It's hard to get a grip on it. You've just got to hope for a miracle.

The thing that surprises me the most is that people are telling me it's a page-turner. I was worried the story might be too complex for that.

I know what it's like to have people go the other way.

I'm so impressed with the research that went into this book, ... I know Joel is a solid reporter -- after all, he did great work for us in the late 1980s -- but I want to commend him for a truly fine work of journalism.