George Bell
George Bell
Jorge Antonio Bell Mathey, better known as George Bell, is a Dominican former left fielder and American League MVP in Major League Baseball who played 12 seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubsand Chicago White Sox. Bell batted and threw right-handed...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth21 October 1959
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It's been a while since I've been in a real game, and I'm never going to forget it,
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If you were to build a Yahoo! or an Excite today, the cost of doing so would have to be measured in the billions of dollars,
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He robbed me a couple times in that plastic out there. He was a hard worker. He learned how to play in there, and he brought life to the game in Minnesota.
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I'm feeling really good both mentally and physically. I've been patient in all the time I've been here. Being here every day just waiting, just waiting for your turn. You see backs keep going and you're just waiting. So this is my turn.
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I'd gone to the court house to file some papers,
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All other key metrics, (such as) subscribers, foot print expansion, page views and registered users, were very strong,
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This relationship forms the cornerstone of the next phase of our commerce strategy,
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We have changed the focus of this company from the profit story to a growth story,
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We're changing the definition of content, ... A lot of people want broadband to offer more applications (rather than more entertainment).
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We are as optimistic as ever about the accelerated adoption of broadband services by consumers, underlined by our strong year-end broadband subscriber growth, ... While content services remain a compelling element of our opportunity, it is critical that the cost structure of our media business correlate with the changing online media world. As we mature as a business and drive towards profitability, we continue to refine our core business.
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We are observing unprecedented levels of interest in and awareness of broadband services, and we are moving aggressively to capitalize on these trends. Our network build-out and our cable partners' plant upgrades have made excellent progress, as more than half of our North American cable footprint is now upgraded and marketable.
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We achieved profitability for the first time this quarter, and we now are poised to drive broadband growth more aggressively than ever,
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Tom has done an amazing job of bringing this company to where it is today, ... We will continue to work closely with Tom as a board member and count on his continued wisdom as we grow the franchise.
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We booked $21 million of advertising against that down payment in the first 12 days of selling, ... All of a sudden, the speculation that we overpaid went away.