Francona says he tries to balance comments he hears regularly around town, comments of hope and comments of despair, regarding the fact that the Red Sox have not won a World Series since 1918, when, naturally, they beat the Cubs, who have not won it since 1908.
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"Dear Mr. Feinberg," he says, reciting examples of comments he has heard, "My husband died in the World Trade Center in '93.
He said the first three statements did not reflect his opinions but were taken from comments he had heard in Europe or had seen in the European press.
He pointed to some excellent reviews for "Carnivàle," and what he called his "grandma survey" -- comments that he hears in his everyday life.
Theismann was more amused than annoyed by Kimmel's comments, some of which he heard while watching TV at home.
The high school's fate had been in doubt, and Joseph McGary, another member of the football team, said he heard comments in other towns.
50,000 also viewed the show during the nine days of previews, which were for patrons, members, journalists, etc. Writer records comments and greetings that he heard from guests during the previews he attended.
Zaid Shakir, an African-American imam with rock star status among young Muslims, described how on a recent road trip from Michigan to Washington he heard comments on talk radio from people who were "making stuff up about Islam".
