“It was a hitter’s paradise today. I’ve...

“It was a hitter’s paradise today. I’ve seen this ballpark play like

that and enough is never enough.”

UC Irvine Baseball Coach John Savage on the offensive showing of

his team and Northridge because of the warm, windless air.

“I don’t know what went wrong. Every day, I look back and ask the

same question: What could I have done to change this?”

-- Don Haidl, Orange County assistant sheriff whose son, about his

the multiple criminal charges of sexual assault that his son, Greg,

faces.

“Don’t expect the city to do everything for you. You have to take

personal responsibility. That’s not even in the dictionary anymore.”

-- Costa Mesa resident Ramsey DeGeare about the city’s role

regarding fireworks.

“I had gotten out of the car and was in complete survival mode. I

had a second to respond and I just went over, got the door open, got

the seat belt off and pulled him to safety.”

-- Costa Mesa resident Timothy Montag on his heroic feat of

pulling a young man from a burning car after an accident.

“It was extremely disappointing. It appears that the community is

apathetic to the issue.”

-- Costa Mesa Police Lt. John FitzPatrick on the fact that not one

person showed up for the first Rape Awareness seminar, which was

planned in response to a series of sexual assaults on the Westside.

“He made a huge impact on an extended network of people. I’m sure

he didn’t know how he impacted people and I don’t know that his

family did. I hope they take comfort in knowing what a positive

impact he did have on so many people.”

-- Calvary Chapel English teacher Nancy Hamilton on her former

student, Trevor Win’E -- a soldier who was killed in the war in Iraq.