David Dyer
David Dyer
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This is a further important step in putting these matters behind us and focusing our full attention on the strategic and operating initiatives that we have undertaken to grow our businesses.
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The Stock Market Game is important. It gives students a real-life connection to economics instead of being in a textbook all the time.
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Zach has every bit of ability on the mound. And when he's on, he's nasty.
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Obviously, our ability to predict future sales and earnings has not been borne out by experience so far this year, ... We need to adopt a wait-and-see approach to the rest of the year. The holiday season is always very important to us but it is really the key to a successful year this time out.
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extremely pleased with our first quarter performance, having demonstrated strong sales and a significant improvement in earnings. This was especially gratifying in the face of a difficult economy.
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We made too many errors tonight and we can't keep playing sloppy and win, especially when we get to the region games. On the positive side, we scored in every inning but one.
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He and (catcher A.J.) Allison saw something and took a chance. It was risky because a bad throw ties the game or even scores two runs. But they made a play and got us a win.
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I knew that errors were going to be the key to this game. They had three errors and we only had two and that was really big.
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I had too many injuries. Neck and back problems really started to wear on me. I can still play golf, but I feel like my body won't allow me to play at a level where I can make a living.
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I don't know if I want to get into the industry. Because, as strange as this sounds, everyone who works in the industry doesn't get to play golf as often as they'd like.
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I didn't hit it long, but I had a good short game. I felt like I could will myself to play well. I was not what you would call a ball striker, but it always meant a lot to me to beat people. That's something I always prided myself on.
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By organizing our core business into individual business units, there has been duplication of tasks and responsibilities that have not been supported by our sales growth. By restructuring our organization into functional areas, not only will we be more efficient, we will also be much more effective.
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The funny thing is I had called a bunt before that pitch. But I decided to call it off right before that pitch he hit the home run.
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These are great kids and it's a big day for the program and for them. It's been fun to watch these guys progress over the years and I think this is a testament to the kind of people they are and how hard they've worked.