John Allen
John Allen
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We thought we'd try something a little bit different. But also, in deference to our fans that do drive quite a ways, it gives them a chance to get here and get home an hour earlier.
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That was our plan all along, was to go on hiatus and it'll be back, bigger and better. The fans really miss it. We got a lot of calls and complaints about not having it the last couple years.
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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.
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I am very proud of the players, fans and front-office employees, who donated their time and money toward the hurricane relief efforts.
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I had talked to several other guys, but (Jones) was, in my opinion, a better candidate.
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It's better to try, no matter how awkward you feel, than not to try it at all. Would you rather deal with the consequences or the prevention?
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Anyone who has followed Benedict knows he can be a bulldog when it comes to matters of faith and morality. But what is surprising is in other areas, the pope is proving to be softer and more willing to listen.
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Excelsior needs to stand up and admit it has a bullying problem. That is when the problem will be fixed.
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Don't forget he's almost 79 years old. Part of his restricted schedule is not because he's doing feverish things behind closed doors. He's resting. There was speculation in 2002 and 2003 that his health wasn't very good. There is a basis for believing that there may be some fatigue and delicacy of constitution there.
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You have a lot of people with a lot of money. It's not surprising that they are going to take advantage of being able to easily buy tickets online.
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I've talked to him a couple of times about some type of possibly expanded role. But we don't have anything specific to report right now.
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As pope, he has to be the pastor of everyone.
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Seeing this and what I saw yesterday, there are no words to describe it. I didn't realize it was as bad as it was until yesterday when we were driving around.
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Racing is a $2 billion-a-year industry. Half the people who invest in our fund have never invested before. They don't know a stock from a bond. They like stock car racing.