With the outcome of it, I don't think he needed to explain anything, but I think he wanted to and the players probably appreciated it, so I thought it was great.

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He said the council needed to think of "more imaginative" ways to find the cash.

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But the question that drew the most laughs came from a fan who needed to know: Did he think Mike Piazza's Game 5 drive to center field that ended up as the final out of the Series had a chance to leave Shea Stadium.

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He says he started to think about all the arrangements that still needed to be worked out, such as where his mother will live when her rehabilitation is done.

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It also gave Toyoda the excuse he needed to start injecting more excitement into company vehicles, and to think about ventures with firms like BMW and Tesla.

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He said they had to accept government investments even if they didn't think they needed them.

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Murray's call for a players' meeting before last month's Shanghai Masters did not eventuate in any action, and the Scot himself later stated that he did not think a strike was necessary -- but that the issue of fixture scheduling needed to be addressed.

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"I think Shaun tried to hurry through the rehab and get up here because he knew we needed help, " manager Terry Collins said.

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