Terry Ryan
Terry Ryan
Terry "Tuff" Ryanwas an American writer, originally from Defiance, Ohio, who resided in San Francisco for most of her adult life. She was best known for her memoir The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, published in 2001, and released as a film, with the same title, in 2005...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth14 July 1946
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Kenny Williams has always been very gracious in talking about us, which is flattering. And he says he's doing things that we have done and so forth, and that's awfully gracious of him. But he's done a wonderful job over there.
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I was having knee issues and began riding. I started out with a mountain bike; (I) started riding on the roads and quickly realized I needed a road bike. It's been a very steady progression from there.
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He was not comfortable in leaving camp to play. He wanted to make sure that he would be fresh for an entire year.
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They are all here for a reason, because there is every opportunity here for a left-hander to win a job.
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She brought my mom to life. My mom had a destiny that outlived her body.
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You're starting to see this team formulate. If nothing becomes available, what you see is what you're going to get.
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It's nice to see players get rewarded. I hope he ends up in Triple-A this year. He's put in his time.
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I was not going to go through the tender process with him in December, and I wanted to give him every opportunity to get on with somebody else.
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This opportunity to compete for the right-field spot might give Michael a chance to relax a little bit. It's been the opinion of those around him that he is better at the plate when he is in the outfield. This might be just the key for him.
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I don't think anybody is totally opposed to it. But it wouldn't be ideal. You don't want him sitting down in the bullpen and only pitching one inning at a time.
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There were some tempers that flared and got out of whack for about two days and then festered some over the winter, which did concern me. It's been taken care of now.
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Anyone who is around our organization, we have pictures up of (Puckett) and Rod Carew and Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva. We've done a great job of bridging the gap between when Kirby played and the players now.
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He had some faults, we knew that. But when all was said and done he would treat you as well as he would anyone else, no matter who you were.
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There's nothing we can do about it. Every team is in the same boat. If there's one area we have depth, it's pitching.