"We expect economic slowing and belt-tightening, but we don't see this falloff as being as precipitous as it was in 2001, " says Robert Kurtter, a managing director at Moody's (nyse: MCO - news - people ) muni bond rating service.
Since finally having a full season under his belt as a major league manager, Don Mattingly spent a few moments reflecting on his rookie season and the valuable lessons that he has learned with the Dodgers.