1. Deny 2. Stick to the Phony Storyline 3. Deny Some More 4. Spout Cliches 5. Take It to the Grave
Beckett Speaks, Says Nothing Real as Usual A Tale of Two Youks ...
Youk in October: "When things like this happen, in a town like this that is so passionate about their baseball, they want answers. And sometimes there is no answer for it. And we can sit around and make up as much stories as you want and say it was this, it was that, this person did this..." -- Kevin Youkilis before everyone else fessed up
Youk in January: "[The Red Sox] didn’t have the best vibe in the clubhouse... It was very different. It was noticeable early, but when you win, winning heals all the wounds. But we definitely didn’t have the right attitude in a lot of ways. We were worrying about things that we shouldn’t have been worrying about and not playing the game of baseball." -- Kevin Youkilis after everyone else fessed up
"The spotlight found just about everyone. One moment Aaron Lavarius, No. 60 in your program and probably a who's-he? even to the most diehard Patriots fans, stood alone watching Bill Belichick answer questions from his podium. The next, the practice squad defensive end was being interviewed by Marisol Gonzalez, a Mexican television reporter wearing a red dress that may well have been illegal in Indiana." -- Chad Finn on the Media Day scene in Indy
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"This will go down as one of the most memorable days of my life and career. Between winning [the Winter Classic] and the way that we won, and being named to the US Olympic team ... I've been waiting 30 years for this. I feel like I've been waiting my whole life for this opportunity... It's definitely the oldest dream that I can remember, much older than playing in the NHL, and certainly much older than winning the Vezina Trophy - that was never really a dream until maybe three-quarters of the way through last season, when I realized, 'Oh, I might be pretty close.' So, yeah, it would be unique... It's the Olympics and all I want is for the USA to win." -- Tim Thomas, Team USA goaltender, to The Boston Globe in 2010
"Marco, last year, played very well, especially the last couple of months of the season, and I know Ben felt the same way. We can take the money and improve our team in other ways... We feel like we have enough coverage at shortstop. Mike Aviles is an interesting player, and the young man is going to get his chance. Obviously, Iglesias can really play defense and I'm looking forward to seeing him. We think we're going to be OK at that position." -- Bobby V towing the company line at the Baseball Writer's Dinner in NYC
Rangers should say 'no thanks' to Josh Hamilton bidding war > Ortiz resolution far from arbitrary > Beckett thinks what goes on in clubhouse should stay in clubhouse
Girardi says Yankees need some more offense, mentions Matsui, Damon > Cashman's wife files for divorce after Yankees GM charged with second affair > Joba throws
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for ALS" program is a joint effort by Curt and Shonda Schilling and The
ALS Association Mass Chapter to strike out Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
