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--------------------------QuotableBrett Myers on losing and keeping off the extra pounds this year, "I?ll make smarter choices drinking beer. Instead of with pizza, maybe it?s a salad."Amen.--------------------------Grapefruit StarsChan Ho Park picked up the win yesterday against the Braves. ...
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