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I've known Ramon since we were in Oakland together after I signed with the A's.

Miguel Olivo

We got a check last week from a doctor in Oakland. He said he hoped that it would help in some way. It's kind of amazing.

Jack Burke

He's just been off the charts,'' Oakland manager Ken Macha said.

Jermaine Dye

I've heard that they might be able to beat the Oakland Raiders. They're a great team. There's no getting around that.

Trevor Laws

We knew we had to go through Oakland to win the championship, and they knew they had to go through Kansas City. That made it a very bitter rivalry.

Hank Stram

My brother, Ron, had a little time with him at Oakland last year and was very impressed with him. He was very helpful to his teammates, as Ray King and Steve Kline were to me as I came up.

Randy Flores

It used to be, if you bought in Oakland, you were a pioneer, ... Now, there seems to be a pretty insatiable appetite.

Steve Kelley

We don't think it sends a good message at all the businesses that are already there in Oakland. They're basically being penalized and targeted just for doing business in the city of Oakland.

Johnnise Downs

The trouble with Oakland is that when you get there, there isn't any there there.

Gertrude Stein

There's crew and there's security guards, and the janitors at the Oakland Coliseum or whatever. They're going to have a little less work.

Dennis Mcnally

Oakland County has over 15,000 pages of (Web) content, but there are people who don't have the Internet and can't see it. They have to decide whether to eat or take their medications.

Phillip Bertolini

It would basically preclude a lot of new housing from being built in Oakland.

Mike Ghielmetti

There is a lot of crossover crime in this area, where you have people who live in Wayne that commit crimes in Oakland or Macomb, or others living in those counties committing crimes in Wayne.

Lawrence Meyer

It's hard to play against a team like Oakland Catholic when everybody on my team didn't come ready to play and, basically, that's what happened. Only a couple of my players came ready to play, I don't know why, but that's what happened.

Tim Kimmel

We'll probably see him before the year is up. From what I've heard of him, he's comparable to Huston Street who's now with Oakland.

Brian Snitker

I am elated because Oakland gets to have some new energy, some new perspective. I can just see the glee and the joy on the faces of everybody here, but more importantly, the togetherness.

Gary Ferguson

My major goal for this year is to have Oakland Catholic win the state again. I think my times are getting a lot better. They're better now than they were at midseason last year. I'm just hoping that as the year goes on, I'll get a little faster.

Mallory Dietrich

(Oakland) is a strong offensive team. Their offense has a lot of movement, which they are good at.

Carrie Myers

We have been extremely successful in Oakland. Our customers there have been extremely responsive to our (fares) and customer service. Our planes flying in and out of Oakland are full.

Marilee Mcinnis

The Oakland County prosecutors have never been shy about charging people, ... If they have reached a credible conclusion, they would have done something about it.

William Mitchell

They love the concept of commercial and we love the concept of commercial. But there is a dozen examples of commercial failing in Oakland.

Pat Keliher

The idea that you can draft your own team really turns guys on. I know in Oakland some guys thought they were really building a football team. In their own minds they were probably another Al Davis.

Scotty Stirling

Every day's pretty big from here on out. It's unfortunate Oakland won tonight and we lose, but it probably won't be the last time that happens.

Adam Kennedy

It's a good feeling in a game like (the Oakland game), and there's a lot of adrenaline. When you hit a shot like that you just have to get back, because the other team's going to come right back and attack.

Aimee Litka

That's our commitment to Oakland. It's huge for us.

Brian Garrett

She was just one of those people. Things she didn't have to do, she would do. She didn't have to work in Oakland, but she chose to.

Ruby Ali

Everything's wonderful in Oakland.

Alan Nero

Think about it. The 'Big One' hits San Francisco tomorrow and ruins most of the housing. Oakland is going to be busy, right?

Arthur Sterbcow

We look at that as an opportunity to provide additional services to southeastern Oakland County through collaboration.

Dan Stencil

If you're sitting in a bar in Oakland County and you need to get someplace your best bet is going to be calling a cab that typically serves that area.

Tim Mccarthy

There are communities that have not been as proactive as say, San Francisco and Oakland in having a mutual plan in how to respond or how to prevent certain attacks.

Marc Short

The trouble with Oakland is that when you get there, it's there.

Herb Caen

It was an issue where I didn't feel respected, so I went in and said what I had to say. Then I called (Macha) when it looked like he wasn't coming back to Oakland and told him maybe there was a better way I could have handled it.

Adam Melhuse

(Dellums') name alone carries tremendous weight. What it's going to come down to is listening to the candidates and hearing what they have in mind for Oakland. That is what's going to spell the difference.

Cy Gulassa

We see Oakland as a sleeping giant. It's a place to get in early before everybody else recognizes its potential.

Keenen Ivory Wayans

I felt we were the Oakland Raiders of high-school football.

Gene Dales

Thankfully, we pulled one out of the fire -- they were on their way to Oakland.

Jesse Blout

I like playing for Oakland, they have a very colorful uniform.

Rickey Henderson

Said Oakland manager Ken Macha. ''They're going to land over there in the same spot. I think there's a parking garage over there.

Manny Ramirez

We don't need to settle for low-life politics in Oakland.

Kitty Kelly

The ball is in Dr. Ward's court. This is Oakland. He's going to see how tough we are.

Ben Visnick

I can't believe that this much has happened. I thought when I got the Oakland County resolution that would be it.

Alexandra Mcgregor

I came out, threw the first fastball down for a strike and stayed with it. I was just happy to do it for the team and glad we got a W before going to Oakland.

John Koronka

We know estimates to build a new jail run about $90 million and would cost $25 million to operate, ... We owe it to the taxpayers of Oakland County to explore other options.

Eric Wilson

I spent last year with [former Eagles defensive end Derrick] Burgess in Oakland, and he misses this place, too. He had nothing but good things to say about this organization and the city.

Ed Jasper