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...Steitz is gone, but LHP Craig Breslow, who one-hit Harvard last year, returns as Yale’s ace. The stellar outfield is anchored by CF Chris Elkins. He leads Yale in nine offensive categories, including average (.383), RBI (10) and stolen bases (4). 1B Justin Walters (2 HR, 10 RBI) provides power at the clean-up spot...
Gone is the Bears’ all-time hits leader, Dan Kantrovitz, but Brown returns its All-Ivy right side of the infield. 1B Shaun Gallagher hit .375 last year, while 2B Rob Deeb slugged .404. Jonathan Stern is the team ace after posting a 1.92 ERA last year, the ninth-lowest mark in the nation...
...biggest hassle of the business is getting work visas. In the U.S. it can take three months or more to clear a tech worker for an H-1B visa--almost the same time it takes to get an American worker into a European Union country. When Ericsson recently tried to bring a dozen Dataworkforce contractors from Britain to Dallas, the three-month wait stretched into five months and nearly killed the deal...
...proposed changes, they seem to be limited to the following: A one-third reduction, from 93 to 60, of the Reagan-era B-1B bomber fleet (a proposal already causing a fuss in Congress because it spares only the planes based in South Dakota, Tom Daschle's home state, and Texas, George W. Bush's). A scrapping of 50 of the U.S.' nuclear-tipped MX "Peacekeeper" missiles as a possible first step toward a unilateral reduction in the nation's nuclear arsenal. And of course a $3 billion increase in spending on missile defense, to $8.3 billion. Total 2002 cost...
...Jason Giambi, 1B, A's: With Johnny Damon setting the table, Giambi will drive in more than 160 runs 2. Ivan Rodriguez, C, Rangers: There's too much pressure on Texas' quarter-bil man; Pudge will thrive 3. Juan Gonzalez, OF, Indians: Healthier and (for now) happier outfielder could have a monster year...