Mike Harper
Mike Harper
Mike Harperis considered to be one of America's leading opinion makers on NASCAR and ARCA RE/MAX Series racing topics. His Spin Out Zone column was established in 2001 and has grown into one of the industry's most popular racing web sites. In 2007, he joined forces with digital media artist Lori Munro and NASCAR writer Dennis Michelsen in the purchase of RaceTalkRadio.com...
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We know we're not out of this (playoff chase). We have to keep battling and keep doing whatever it takes to win ball games. We're playing our best, and I look for us to keep playing well the rest of the year.
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We have seen an average increase of about 6 percent this year over last year. The growth we have seen is driving up the value of property throughout the county. Of course, you have some areas that have seen more increases than others, but just about everyone will see an increase in their taxes paid.
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We have to get better skilled. We have to be able to catch a ground ball and just simple things that we work on. We don't teach them to drop balls at first base and things like that. As young as we are, we are where we are. We have to get a lot better.
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We were looking to make plays, but we didn't. They, on the other hand, get the hits and that is why they won.
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We executed when we needed to. We scored one more than they did.
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We could have crumbled there, but we continued to persevere. We don't like to do anything real easy, but we executed when we needed to.
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We just didn't get her the ball enough.
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We played a lot better defensively. I was proud of the way we competed all the way to the end.
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We definitely hit the ball hard. A lot of people hit the ball hard throughout the lineup. We did a lot better job at the plate.
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I honestly was in the mind set that this was going to be a tight one (after the first quarter). I'm very surprised at the way the game evolved. It was almost surreal the way we find the guy that should have ball in his hands at the right time, and I don't think they ever really got into anything offensively. I'll give our kids credit, they played hard defensively, and I don't think Aurora shot the ball the way they're capable of tonight.
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I'm proud of our students and our community. Students have seen a need and they've made a difference and the community steps up every time there's a need.
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I'm glad she is finally going to graduate. I think she is the best player in the state. I am ready for her to get out of here.
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I just don't want to create an ordinance that's going to be unfair to stores. That's my only concern, I don't want to create an unfair system.
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That was a big strikeout. They put the ball in play, and they earned the runs they got.