“[A's G.M. Billy Beane is suitably impressed by Mariners phenom Felix Hernandez.] There aren't too many 19-year-olds with those kinds of weapons, that kind of command, that kind of velocity, ... He's going to be a dominant guy in this league for a long time.”
Billy Beane
“"Old times" never come back and I suppose it's just as well. What comes back is a new morning every day in the year, and that's better.”
George E. Woodberry
“The Old Year has gone. Let the dead past bury its own dead. The New Year has taken possession of the clock of time. All hail the duties and possibilities of the coming twelve months!”
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Edward Payson Powell
“A bird sang sweet and strongIn the top of the highest tree,He said, "I pour out my heart in songFor the summer that soon shall be."But deep in the shady wood,Another bird sang, "I pourMy heart on the solemn solitudeFor the springs that return no more."”
George William Curtis
“That it shall never come again is what makes life so sweet”
Emily Dickinson
“My pipe is out, my glass is dry; My fire is almost ashes too; But once again, before you go, And I prepare to meet the New : Old Year! a parting word that's true, For we've been comrades, you and I - I thank God for each day of you; There! bless yo”
Robert Service
“[Mariners 2, Athletics 0: Felix Hernandez allowed four hits and a walk in seven shutout innings for visiting Seattle, which left the A's 1 1/2 games behind in the wild-card race. Hernandez, 19, outdueled Joe Blanton and didn't complain when he was pulled.] Felix, if he had a mouth full of nickels, he wouldn't give you change for a quarter, ... He doesn't speak much.”
Mike Hargrove
