Will Carroll
Will Carroll
Will Carroll is a sportswriter specializing in the coverage of medical issues, including injuries and performance-enhancing drugs. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of two books on sports-related medical topics. Carroll has no formal medical training...
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They took me to the World Series and sent me a letter and said a lot of people would be getting rings, and I thought I'd be one of them, ... But I'm devastated I didn't get the ring. I don't want it to be sour grapes about the thing. It's just that everything went so well, and the final step would have been to give me a ring. I had it earmarked for my grandson.
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They told me you had been to her, / And mentioned me to him: / She gave me a good character, / But said I could not swim.
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They're young and sometimes (mistakes are) going to happen. They're both freshmen and that's hard in our league. But they're both good pitchers.
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They've agreed to negotiate, which is a step forward.
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They treated me very well, like a guest given good food, kept safe, treated very, very well.
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They talk like they ain't been here before.
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A lot of people donate their miles. The Rotary only pays for hospitalization, the operation and medication. That's why my organization has to raise money for the other things.
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A lot of our marketing has been word of mouth, but with the city of Lansing, we're going to have to broaden that.
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A lot of the building is rotted and, to me, it's an unsafe and ugly building. If Sharon (Kroeger) were going to fix it, then she should have fixed it.
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A lot of players will be battling for playing time in the secondary and the competition will continue into the fall.
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A lot of the programs on cable are things that are already familiar to older viewers and that they feel more comfortable with, rather than the new shows being offered on broadcast.
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AMD's superior product architectures and outstanding execution enables us to supply the highest performing processors in volume.
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Americans - especially young Americans - are an optimistic people. Despite the gloom and doom in the world, and their own belief that peace on Earth is not in sight, we believe our own lives are getting better.
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They know that they're worked in a fashion that makes them prepare well and perform well. They're into it. They do anything we ask them to do. They deserve to have a great time doing it everyday.