It's like there was the Union, and then there's the Union Management. In some of the strikes that I covered when I saw the strike starting to break, wasn't necessarily when Management was giving in, more so than when the strikers were at odds with the Union Management.

Richard Grimes

I made a mistake and when you make a mistake you pay for it. I couldn't throw strikes. I walked a guy before that and it hurt me.

Rafael Betancourt

Throw strikes down in the strike zone. A fastball up in the zone looks like a beach ball. The other thing I stress is location. If you can locate a pitch, you'll do fine.

Jeromy Palki

I'm getting more confidence in my off-speed pitch with every outing. Hitters are swinging at it, and that's a good sign. I want them to swing because that means it looks like a strike. I hate when they aren't swinging at it. The means it either doesn't look like a good pitch, or I'm not throwing it for strikes.

Ryan Madson

We didn't pitch very well. We weren't consistently throwing strikes, and things piled up.

Billy Traber

He's been doing a pretty good job at the plate. The good thing is he's getting hits with two strikes.

Todd Steverson

He's much more comfortable coming out of the bullpen. He throws more strikes.

Gregg Langbehn

That was huge, for (O'Donnell) to come in after two innings and keep us going. He kept the confidence alive, threw strikes, and that's all you've got to ask of him. Then it's a matter of scoring runs and coming back, and we pulled it out with a huge hand from him.

Kris Brown

We've got some pretty good hitters and somebody keeps doing something good. Weaver throws a bunch of strikes, our guys are definitely swinging and somebody's going to win that battle.

Jerry Royster

More impressive is he did it a lot with two strikes. He can fall behind in the count and showed a lot of patience, worked a lot of counts from two strikes to a walk. He's been very impressive.

Tony Tijerina

The biggest thing is I just wanted to throw strikes. If they get a hit, it's OK. They're major leaguers. I just wanted to throw strikes.

Ted Ratliff

Adam pitched well and gave us another quality start. It's nice to know we've got guys like him who are able to go deep into games. We did the little things again today, such as hitting the ball on two-strike counts, throwing strikes and playing defense.

Deron Clark

I think he did a great job for us. He threw a lot of strikes and threw out of some key situations. He made a couple mistakes, but that happens. I think our defense played really well behind him. ... It's just really hard to win games when you can't score.

Bob Bruglio

There are (contingency) plans in place for strikes.

Phil Orlandella

Lightning strikes with regularity in the high country, but when people get hit, it usually happens at the high spots. This was somewhat unusual in that it happened on the edge of a meadow. It's usually a pretty safe place.

William Tweed

So far his breaking ball is better than last year. He's also throwing his change with confidence. He can throw it for strikes when he's behind in the count. Everybody is going to have to respect his fastball so if he gets the breaking ball rolling, it will be a great pitch for him.

Adam Melhuse

They know how to throw strikes. And I want them to throw strikes. That's what I've been emphasizing. And they did a great job getting ahead of the hitters.

Jose Oquendo

He did a good job of locating his fastball and mixing up his curveball and changeup. He threw them both for strikes. It was the best he's pitched for us all year.

Chris Pedretti

You know going in that everyone is gearing up for the fastball and they want to hit it. They had a great approach, but we started getting strikes in key situations, and getting outs.

Daniel Cropper

Air strikes can bring you to the edge of a big war and an escalation that you cannot control.

Hajo Funke

Not only do we have the potential for all these different airline strikes, but we also have the potential for extreme weather like we had last year.

David Stempler

The court's sentence contrasts with the principles of civil justice and is a worrying signal. It is a backward-looking ruling that strikes at ... the civil conscience of women and of the whole country.

Walter Veltroni

Jake has really been one of the starters who really hasn't had that day where he walks the house, so to speak. He's throwing strikes and, of all our pitchers, he has worked ahead in the count for the most part this season.

Rick Heller

It strikes a cord of authenticity. That's our belief on how to grow a heritage brand. We believe [the ad] carves out an emotional territory that invites them into the brand.

Tom Mcloughlin

At first, it's unfamiliar, then it strikes root.

Fernando Pessoa

Anytime you can throw three or four pitches for strikes, it's going to be tough on the hitter, ... starts on a different plane. The fastball, changeup and slider are all on a downward angle. Anytime you can change the hitter's eye level, that helps.

Noah Lowry

We fully support the strikes against terrorist targets, not against the country, not against the culture, not against a religion, but against an enemy of them all.

Ricardo Lagos

Like oil crises in the past, it strikes at American feelings of independence, mobility, freedom and exceptionalism.

Sidney Blumenthal

Our pitchers have got to learn to throw strikes and get ahead in the count. I thought we played well defensively, but once you fall behind 14-0, you're not going to do much offensively.

James Mansinger

I was just trying to shorten up with two strikes and put the ball in play up the middle, ... If I get jammed, I get jammed. Close your eyes and luckily the bat hit the ball. Swing, hopefully hit it.

Sean Burroughs

I acknowledge that India often has strikes but the strike has calmed down and the environment for talks with the union is almost ready.

Takeo Fukui

Sir Walter, being strangely surprised and put out of his countenance at so great a table, gives his son a damned blow over the face. His son, as rude as he was, would not strike his father, but strikes over the face the gentleman that sat next to him and said ''Box about: twill come to my father anon.''.

John Aubrey

The bright spot is that our pitchers have been outstanding. They throw strikes and deserve better. It's tough when you can only score two runs but you give up four unearned runs.

Mark Gulseth

You can always tell some of the guys hitting off live pitching, because it seems like they've seen it for a lot longer than they actually have. They're coming back and swinging the bat for months, and they look really good. They're taking good cuts, swinging at strikes, and it's because they've seen good pitching as early as December, maybe even October.

Jordan Backes

There's a lot of pretext strikes, I can tell you, ... That's part of what a judge has to do, is find out if that [reason cited by a lawyer] is true.

Henry Wade

There has (long) been empathy among Jordanians for insurgent strikes against military targets in Iraq, particularly against U.S. forces.

Mustafa Hamarneh

Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance.

Daniel Akaka

I am not comfortable with the life-against-death generalization that Freud makes; it strikes me as too convenient.

Peter Gay

You never know where you're going to be when a disaster strikes. It's good to have a couple stashes of things.

Jim Howell

He strikes fear in the hearts of people who try to cover him.

Brian Metress

The first time up, (Board) gets two strikes on him and drove one to right field to get the first run in and tie it up. The last time he turned on a curveball.

Ronald Vincent

He's just a clutch performer. He gets out there and throws strikes and stays within himself, doesn't try to do too much. He knows his limits and makes the most out of what god's given him.

Chris Holt

We are put very much on our guard by statements that this may be a temporary pause, and that strikes might be resumed, ... We are categorically against putting the question in this way.

Yevgeny Primakov

It is essential that older people are treated as a group with special and particular needs in these emergency situations as they usually get forgotten when disaster strikes.

Steve Jones

The key to tonight's game is we didn't put the ball on the ground with two strikes. We popped everything up in the air.

Tim Sims

It's not just me being hot. It's everybody doing the job together. Everybody's getting on base. When you have runners on, you learn to do the job - whether it's two strikes, first pitch, whatever. It's not really me being hot. Everybody's having multiple-hit games. Everybody's coming around, and that's what we were expecting to have.

Ryan Baker

The failure of Socialism since 1945 is that whilst encouraging us all, the creators of wealth, to produce less through strikes, it has caused us all to demand a higher level of our own product.

Brian Harris

It strikes me as quite unusual that she would have a process unlike that for any other one under consideration.

Michael Gerhardt

Depending on the situation, you work to two strikes and attack, but you make him hit your pitch. That's something that the guys are aware of. We want guys to pitch to their strengths.

Brett Boretti

He is a strike-thrower. In (the CPL), if you throw enough strikes and let the wooden bat take care of itself, you will be OK. He keeps the ball down and is a very good fielder.

Todd Wilkinson

Charlie did a good job throwing strikes tonight. If our pitchers throw strikes and we make the routine plays on defense, we'll have a chance in region play.

Bob Kleinknecht

On the first one, I tried to shorten up with two strikes and put the ball in the air. The wind took care of the rest.

Trevor Rutkowski

I challenged the guys to get off to a quick start. We needed quick strikes. That was our plan. Lakewood Ranch can be very dangerous.

Rene Mirandilla

We couldn't get the bunt down and then Brittany had two strikes and hit the ball hard, but it ended up being a double play. That was one of the game's momentum shifts.

Marissa Chovanec

I can't say enough about Adam. Adam did a good job and snuffed the rally. He did a great job coming in and throwing strikes.

David Saliba

I was told just today that 60,000 or 70,000 people listen to this (Audible.com site), which on personal computers strikes me as an extraordinary number, ... Maybe with this 'Pet Peeves' book, it'll be 150,000.

George Plimpton

Luke looked like his old self today. He was consistently ahead in the count against most hitters and was throwing all of his pitches for strikes.

Jim Brownlee

If they know how to get in touch with the police or where they need to go when a disaster strikes, it works as a good source of support.

Gene Berg

After a disaster strikes, it can be very devastating and very challenging. You're going to need a lot of strength and energy, and the American Red Cross suggests you go for the high protein items.

Ann Sexton

Neon strikes on England, noon on Oxford town,Beauty she was statue cold - there's blood upon her gown.

James Elroy Flecker

Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.

Andy Rooney

Mr. Weld knows less about solving strikes than he does about running trade schools.

Darren Dopp

We throw strikes and play defense, that's pretty much our philosophy.

Dan Nobbs

It strikes a much-needed balance between public interest and private property rights.

Frank Thompson

Why SCOTT Tissue? We've been bringing consumers common-sense solutions for more than a century. None of us like it when true toilet terror strikes and, by providing practical solutions to avoid clogs, we help ourselves and our plumbing community.

Stu Schneider

It's still a work in progress. Not having a preseason game hurt us. We've got a bunch of kids who can throw strikes. And I've got to get the best bats in the lineup somewhere.

Jeff Finch

To come in and throw strikes and get people out in a pressure situation like this was just outstanding. He showed a lot of poise.

Larry Parrish

Her reasoning is it was an accident from day one. It's very difficult to convince a jury that an accident could have happened twice ? that lightning strikes twice. I believe it does. I think this is one [case] where there was reasonable doubt.

Joe Altschule

The mystique of the American West is what runs this place. That image of the West still strikes people, people from all over the world.

Bob Shimp

This legislation will give my office the much-needed enforcement authority to aggressively go after those who take advantage of consumers when tragedy strikes.

Jim Petro

We don't have an absolute stud, per se, that throws mid to high 80s. But we've got five or six quality pitchers that mix it up, throw strikes, and now they've learned how to win, which is the key.

Tom Bass

It was 5-0 before we even knew it. We couldn't throw strikes.

Stephen Burris

This field has been plowed. This strikes me as not only old news, but very old news ... The only difference seems to be that the lawyers won the right to publicize it.

Sean Coffey

You try to take some, but he throws so many strikes. That gets you in the hole. There's not much you can do.

Derrek Lee

Everything came at just the right time. It worked to our advantage that there were two outs and two strikes. On the defensive side, you're pulling your hair out over a hit like that because it's just out of reach.

Donna Proctor

When lightning strikes, the mouse is sometimes burned with the farm.

Phyllis Bottome

I don't pay any attention to that. Whatever happens, I've got to deal with it. I'm going to do the same thing I've been doing, try to stay back and swing at strikes.

Robinson Cano

They've got some guys who throw pretty hard. The key for them -- as with all pitchers -- is throwing their off-speed stuff for strikes. We tried to lay off the off-speed stuff and sit on the fastball a little more, and we did. Overall, we hit the ball hard. We hit the ball hard the first four innings but just right at people.

Dale Cutsforth

Brandon really pitched well all game. That first inning his defensive just didn't help him out. That was kind of a wake up call for us. He threw strikes and kept us in the ball game.

Costa Aguilar

I thought I had good stuff. I was throwing a lot of strikes. In the sixth, I was leaving the ball up and that's where I got hurt.

Travis Sutton

My arm is good. It's just about location and making good pitches, especially after two strikes.

Tomo Ohka

They say the most important pitch is strike one. He struggled with strikes early in the count and got behind.

Matt Treanor

He threw a lot of strikes and was ahead in the count a lot. Throwing the first strike is always really important.

Rich Alday

The Empire strikes back.

George Lucas

I don't think you would dispute that if I asked you to describe what you were wearing it would be a different description from mine. So it strikes me as not a big deal that memoir is subjective. It's that it has to be honest in its retelling of facts or tell you that it's not.

Peter Osnos

He threw his pitches for strikes and he got a feel of it. (Dustin's) going to get a lot better and for his first start, I was impressed.

Chris Snyder

He's one of those kids you like to have on your team. He throws strikes and he's a guy you trust with the ball in his hand. If he has any downfall it's that he probably throws too many strikes.

Travis Biggs

Most of us are umpires at heart; we like to call balls and strikes on somebody else.

Leo Aikman

He hits his spots all game. He kept us off-balance because he had a good 12-6 curveball and a slider and he threw a changeup well. He threw everything for strikes.

Matt Bowman

After two strikes, it was his call to bunt or not. Bonafacio has been a big part of our offense.

Mark Haley

He wanted the ball, and the team wanted to give him the ball. He struggled a little in the first couple of innings, but he did a great job of throwing first-pitch strikes, and that's half the battle. He was all guts and glory.

Bryant Kitty

I've got to come in throw strikes and stay ahead of hitters. I didn't do that. It is totally my fault.

Jimmy Gobble

If we don't throw strikes and we don't catch the ball, we're asking for trouble. (Today) we were constantly looking for trouble.

Rick Burleson

Once again, she did a real good job controlling the game. She's real cool under pressure. She'll throw a ball if she needs to. (She) throws strikes. She doesn't get rattled if somebody hits the ball -- that's part of the game. She just does her thing and stays (in) real good control.

Nelson Mccullough

I always tell the pitchers to throw strikes and let the defense do the work. This was a team effort and the defense knows they were a part of this, too.

Craig Milburn

We believe it's a model policy that strikes a reasonable balance.

Ross Bannister

A lot of guys have success off him early in the count. If he gets two strikes on you, he picks at the plate, and a batter really doesn't have a chance.

Cody Ransom

The premier and the province of Ontario have abilities to stop illegal strikes. We would hope they would act on that.

Roger Anderson

I knew I had a base open, so I was trying to get him to roll over on a pitch, or if I got two strikes, to strike him out. He's a good hitter, so I wanted to keep the ball in the park. It was a good battle, I'm just glad I won it.

Tom Gordon

Daniel was having some trouble with his confidence, and you see it especially after walks. He's getting better at it, but we went to Derek. He's always around the plate, throwing strikes, and it was an adjustment for (Oregon City batters) going from Daniel to Derek.

Scott Depew

He was frustrated. He bowled 60 frames today and spared or struck in 57 of them. He had two splits and a ten pin that he missed and that was it. He just couldn't get a string strikes together and to shoot big numbers, that's what you have to do.

Jay Lindsey

Every physician needs to have a disaster preparation and recovery plan, even if the practice is located in a relatively low-risk area for natural disasters. Even if it is not formally written down, you need to consider how you will continue operating if disaster strikes.

Gene Fairbrother

We throw the ball from the mound to the plate and that would have been the second out of the inning — the next guy strikes out. You're out of that one.

Mike Wiss

It strikes me as low.

Marc Garlasco

I like our pitching depth. I don't think we have that one shut-down pitcher, but we have quite a few kids who can throw strikes and keep us in games, so we have a chance to win every game.

Stephen Gussler

That was a solid win for us. Riverside is always a tough team. Donny was on his game that day. He was throwing hard and getting his breaking ball over the plate. He tossed a lot of first-pitch strikes.

Rich Carroll

It's nice to look out there and know we have guys that can throw strikes.

Jared Brown

The first guy we faced was slow, and we knocked him out in the first inning because he couldn't throw strikes. I thought the second guy they brought in was pretty decent, and the last guy threw hard but didn't have any control.

Donnie Hastings

Eric did an absolutely outstanding job on the mound. He threw strikes and we backed him up with some early runs. We just got off the bus ready to play.

John O'malley

Zach threw strikes and let his defense work behind him.

Brian Gruber

Subsidies were instituted that are now being used to pay telephone bills. That strikes me as something that Congress certainly did not have in mind when it passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Lawrence Gasman

I have confidence in myself knowing I can shut down a team. It's a matter of throwing strikes and I was able to do that (Thursday).

Tim Lincecum

As a word of caution, I'm not testifying to the veracity of comments about the activities of people other than John because I have no basis. The book strikes me, from the limited amount he ever told me, as richly authentic.

Jerry Murphy

All of our pitchers have been throwing really well. We've been focusing on throwing strikes. That's what our pitchers have been doing, letting our defense make plays.

Brad Labruyere

There's something about (horror) that strikes a chord with audiences. It doesn't depend on a big star as much as a good concept.

Rory Bruer

He's just inconsistent with his rhythm and his mechanics. He's good enough to be there if he's throwing strikes. He's hurting himself by not throwing strikes.

Dave Rowell

Besides, an increasing number of strikes have lead to disruptions in supplies.

Ingrid Sternby

That never gets old as a coach. I know when (Thomas) goes to the mound he's going to throw strikes. There's never a question about that. And if you can do that, more times than not you're going to come out on the right side of things.

Mat O'brien

It's the same old thing. We've been giving up too many walks the last couple of weekends. We hadn't been doing that until recently and they came back to haunt us. And (KU) also did a good job with two strikes, fouling off some pitches before getting the one they wanted.

Brad Hill

He's a kid that's got four pitches for strikes. When you can do that you can be effective. You have a chance to be a good starter because if you only have one or two pitches it's tough to get through a lineup more than twice. But he's a kid who has pretty good command of four pitches.

Joe Hudak

Shortly before the clock strikes 12, everyone is invited onto the rink. We hand out noisemakers and at midnight, everyone yells, makes a lot of noise and we drop balloons onto the crowd. It's a lot of fun for everyone.

Karen Fullmer

I was just trying to throw strikes. I was trying to hit my spots as good as I could. I pitched with more confidence today.

Chris Farrell

What strikes me as the most burdensome of this requirement of mandatory pregnancy is that it imposes on a woman that she use her body in a certain way. We're all required to pay taxes, etc., but we're not required to do with our body things we don't want to do. ... It is a striking anomaly in the law.

Robin West

Strikes are part of the collective bargaining process in normal times, and they certainly end up as a part of this process.

Richard Shoemaker

It strikes me as either they were flushed from a previous hiding place, or else they were so confident that they really just gave up some basic security.

Joseph Wilson

I knew as long as I did that, there wasn't going to be much trouble. That's what I did on Sunday, too, was throw strikes. It was just hard luck.

James Gilbert

(Cobb) was throwing three pitches for strikes, so I went up there sitting on the change-up. I just hoped he would throw it and he did and I made good contact.

Bishop John Shelby Spong

I don't want it a third time, because three strikes, you're out.

Adam Stephens

Both those guys did a great job for us. It makes it a lot easier to play defense when your guys throw strikes.

Marc Suyematsu

This was a hard decision but a stand we had to take to put an end to these continued strikes and threats of strikes. And the outcome is what we all wanted.

Cassandra Phelps

It strikes me that after all the archbishops and politicos and true believers have their say on the ethics of the matter of euthanasia, bare fact sounds very compelling and very challenging.

Thomas Lynch

We didn't hit the ball great. That is to be expected, though. Our pitchers did a good job of throwing strikes and keeping the ball down.

Mat O'brien

There's going to be people looking at him, no doubt about it. He's left-handed, he's big and he throws strikes.

Scooter Dunn

I think once the kids started playing games, they got excited and really started to execute well. We work to get one run each inning and we're executing defensively. Our pitchers have been throwing strikes and letting the defense do the work for them.

Stephen Gussler

That's what happens when you've got guys with good stuff throwing strikes all day.

Rich Hill

He did a huge job. He was throwing three pitches for strikes. He didn't throw in a lot so I'm kind of disappointed that our hitters didn't adjust more.

Tom Walter

When Wily Mo sees the ball well, he makes good decisions as far as balls and strikes. Wily works at it. He wants to get better.

Chris Chambliss

Our pitchers did a very nice job. I think we only had two walks, so they did a good job of throwing strikes. We didn't play defense very well. We got some nerves out. We started hitting the ball a little better towards the end. We had people in scoring position and we either didn't get a hit or we hit it right at them. When they got in that position we either made an error or they got a hit.

Brian Morrison

We didn't throw a lot of strikes. We're trying to find a No. 3 pitcher.

Darrell Wiley

I don't think there is a huge amount of news content in the strikes. The news would be if they stirred up a major hornets' nest of political controversy or if there was an unacceptable amount of damage.

Andrew Bell

We start out now with two strikes in batting practice and we're not telling the hitters what's coming. Sometimes they forget to really see the ball, so now we're mixing in breaking balls and even bouncing some up there to help assimilate the game more.

Tommy Harmon

It strikes a balance. It's conservation, economic development, and, of course, it works for us.

Luke Muzzy

Cliff and Easton can get it done for us. They are going to get up there and throw strikes and let the defense play behind them. I think they both can be effective for us.

Jon Hoover

Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Robert F. Kennedy

Brad pitched great for a 10th grader. I wasn't really sure how he would do because I haven't played with him for a while. But he came out, threw strikes and had more strikeouts than I thought he would have and did an excellent job.

Patrick Hallett

He was throwing strikes and still bringing it; changing speeds, and he did a great job working ahead. They had a couple good hits against him, but it was an outstanding performance.

Tony Pullen

This strikes me as Round 1 in a five-part drama. I'd be very surprised if something does not end up on the ballot in either June or November.

Raphael Sonenshein

They threw a lot of strikes. They needed those innings.

Ralph Carlson

We can rattle our sabers all we want but, realistically, we don't have troops for an invasion [Iran] and surgical strikes aren't going to work.

Barack Obama

It strikes a cord of authenticity.

Tom Mcloughlin

I got the ball up in the fifth inning and they took advantage of it a little bit. Joe said that was enough. I'll just go forward from here. I was a little bit happier with my slider today. I threw it for strikes a little more. ... It was an all right performance, I would say.

Jason Vargas

You want one to two true pitchers that can beat anybody and six arms that can throw strikes.

Tim Saunders

He threw every pitch that he wanted for strikes. He threw it where he wanted, any count he wanted. As you could tell by some of their swings, he was on today.

Michael Cuddyer

We were taking advantage of the situation, ... It makes it easier for hitters when a pitcher's not throwing strikes. The kid (Williams) was having a hard time making adjustments and before we knew it, we had a bunch of runs.

Jeff Kent

She is throwing strikes and as long as she throws strikes and lets the defense play behind her we will be OK.

Sammy Day

Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows.

Charles Buxton

Liz is more of strikeout pitcher, so when she pitches it gets kind of boring out there because she strikes out so many people. But she's got amazing composure and she always come through when under a lot of pressure.

Gina Rango

He threw a lot of strikes, which is the main thing as a young kid. Make sure you pound the zone and get ahead of the hitters.

Rob Mackowiak

He throws the ball 90 miles an hour. We just need him to throw strikes. If he can throw strikes, he'll be devastating out there on the mound.

Rich Papirio

He couldn't throw it for strikes, and he was really struggling with it, so we thought he should ditch it. Shows you what we know.

Jeff Schulkens

We've told them (baseball) is basically a nine-on-one game when you look at it. Walks don't allow you to take advantage of those numbers. So, we've got to throw strikes.

Mike Sansing

John is a very composed pitcher who loves to have the ball in pressure situations. He enjoys competing at the highest level. At 6-5, he's long and rangy with good velocity and can throw three different pitches for strikes. He's not afraid to throw breaking balls when he's behind in the count.

Lee Meyer

I was down in the count and I was looking for an outside pitch with two strikes and I got an outside fastball and went with it.

Lee Guerrera

We think that this strikes the right balance.

John Hedgecoth

For a freshman, he's doing a great job of getting ahead in the count and staying ahead. He keeps them off balance. He's able to throw all three of his pitches for strikes. His curve defies gravity. He's going to be a good one.

Johnny Kinzy

Any time a violent crime strikes her, we take it personally. It has an effect on everyone and affects the reputation of the community and university.

Chief Phillip Scott

That's all there was to it, throwing strikes and letting the defense do the job. The ball wasn't carrying that well today (the wind was blowing in), and we have a lot of confidence in our defense.

Tony Testin

When panic strikes, try to be calm. If that doesn't work, it's OK to panic. Just don't panic for the next 30 years. Learn from the experience.

John Rekenthaler

Just like everybody else, we want them to throw strikes and let the defense make plays. They've all been working hard on location and hitting their spots, and we feel confident no matter who's on the mound.

Gary Enis

There's nothing more frustrating to family and patients than to not find a match ... and it happens too often. It doesn't take acts of Congress -- it takes one person, sitting in a living room to become a donor. Unfortunately, people often find out about our program when tragedy strikes.

Kevin Meyer

That call may have changed the situation with the game. If he?s called out, there are two outs and two strikes on the hitter.

Ugueth Urbina

He wasn't getting pitches that I think he thought were strikes, and sometimes he'll let that get to him, and tonight he didn't. I was real impressed with how he kept his composure and made just absolutely great pitches when he had to. ... He went out there and just battled his behind off and did a great job.

Boomer Walker

It seems to be out of character with Mr. Anderson. We're certainly looking at the issue of self-defense . . . he strikes me as a gentle person.

David Hamilton

Bluff did a good job today. They made the plays, (Blackwell) threw strikes. They just seemed like they wanted it a little more than we did today for some reason. We came out kind of flat. I don't know what the problem was -- I don't know if we were overconfident or what.

Bart Mcatee

I was battling that at-bat. I had two strikes and some runners on base. I was just trying to hit the ball hard somewhere.

Chris Aguila

We do not think it is now an opportune moment to call for nationwide strikes. We have to explore other avenues.

Ibrahim Lipumba

We felt we needed pitchers who could throw strikes. The two players we sent out were not throwing strikes. Carter admitted he's never had a stretch like this where he couldn't throw strikes.

Ned Colletti

Teams are different, but it all comes down to being able to throw your second-, third- and fourth-best pitches for strikes, ... My game is getting them to put it in play, and I can definitely take it into other games.

Ryan Franklin

He pitched great. He had some big strikeouts when he needed them. His command was better today, he had better location. He was able to throw strikes with his curve and his change, whereas in the first game he pretty much relied on his fastball.

Jay Sutton

The board's feeling is that three-strikes is a great law if used appropriately, and this measure to change it is not necessary.

David Labahn

(Proposition 66 and the Reform Three Strikes Act) are like apples and oranges.

Jane Robison

It was just a weird game. Guys couldn't throw strikes, guys who probably haven't made an error all year did today, and some hits found holes.

Bill Piona

They have two big velocity guys. They try to get into a rhythm, and they threw a lot of strikes last year.

Bishop John Shelby Spong

I'm feeling really good right now and I've got a bunch of confidence. Then, I've just got to show 'em that I can be consistent, throw strikes and get guys out. And then, it's just up to them.

Taylor Buchholz

He hit his spots a little more [than the last game]. He relaxed a bit and threw strikes.

Steve Trimper

We had a big first inning and that kind of set the tone. Our young kids just played good, scored and scored early. (Sophomore right-hander) Jacob Davis did a good job of throwing strikes.

Will Flowers

I felt really good and I don't understand all the walks. I felt like I was throwing as well as I have all year, but I had problems throwing strikes.

Oliver Perez

We played very well defensively and got out of some bases-loaded jams. Our pitchers came through in clutch situations by throwing strikes.

Brett Brooks

We hit the ball well today. Fifteen hits in five innings is a pretty good day at the plate. Our pitchers threw strikes, and the defense made the plays. Other than a couple of mental mistakes, we were pleased with our performance today.

Brad Botsch

Bobby threw really well. He didn't have great stuff but he threw strikes and kept them off-balance.

Sean Bieterman

[The Department of Defense, taking lessons from Katrina, intends to send surveillance aircraft soon after Rita strikes land to] determine the magnitude of the relief required and, secondly, where it would be required, ... We want to ensure as a matter of policy we have better eyes on target.

Paul Mchale

I didn't really think he was quite ready to throw. But we wanted to get him out there in a competitive environment, and he threw strikes, which is important. You might see him throw a lot more down the road.

Rex Peters

I like the location of Marion and I've been here before. Marion really strikes me as a nice community.

Jennifer Owen

I feel very confident with two strikes. I feel it's more of a freedom. I get very upset with myself if I make an out on a bad pitch before two strikes. With two strikes, it's all out the window. I feel free.

David Eckstein

He actually got ahead of Church in the count. When we get two strikes on us, we try to shorten our swing and just put it in play. Ninety percent of the time when you do that, you're going to get a good, hard ball hit somewhere.

Chris Cauble

As an outsider, this one-shot policy strikes me as a little extreme, ... Somehow, we view mental health as totally under a person's control, whereas physical health is not.

James Pennebaker

Early on in the game, we tried to pitch a lot of left-handers inside for strikes, which allows you to pitch them away later in the game. I'm probably pitching more instead of being one-dimensional -- you know, sinker, sinker, sinker.

Derek Lowe

Jeremy did a good job getting ahead of hitters and throwing strikes. He did a nice job.

Todd Mcdougall

He throws a lot of strikes and that's all we ask.

Matt Magee

His our number one. He came in with people on base and threw strikes and that's what we needed.

Craig Beesley