now with yeel to ranking member, jim jordan from hor. >> >>. >>> i want to thank you and the chairman of the sub committee to get to the truth about the issue. i think it's an important first step in learning the full extent of the government's manipulation of the the banking industry. this committee's investigation into the bank of america merrill lynch transaction is raising troubled questions about the abuse of power as both the chair and ranking member have indicated. we've learned that at a minimum then secretary hank paulson threatened to remove mr. lewis and bank of america's board of directors if he exercised his legal option to back out of the deal. we've learned the department of treasury and the federal reserve were involved in discussions about how to be disclosed. we know in october of 2008 mr. paulson brought the ceos of the largest private banks in america to the treasury department and demanded they accept nationalization of their bank in exchange for amount of money of the government's choosing. i understand the significant challenges that our economic system faced la

jim: well, it really is. and you go back and you look at smoltz, he was the 574th selection. and jordan zimmermann was born 353 days after he signed, talking about john smoltz. this's how young he was. >> rob: disirm was 2 when smoltz made his big league debut. >> jim: he was not thinking about jordan there when he got signed, june 5, 1986 or something like that. but -- the bay by, somewhere in 1988. the thing about jordan zimmermann that is impressive, if you read the boston globe with the red sox coming in, is he struck out pedroia who was the m.v.p., and he said that's the only second time in almost 400 games that pedroia has ever struck out twice in one game. and the bullpen for the yankees, phil hughes, is now the other guy. >> jim: two outs and none on following the melvin mora ground out. as the orioles continue this stretch of left-handed starters against them. so the switch hitter is getting a lot of at-bats from the right side. now, that is high. ball three. detwiler averages about 3.5 walks per nine innings and striking out about six. no decision last saturday against the blu

. >> my admiration for jim brown is both an athletic icon, and more importantly, a catalyst for change, second to none. but i really wish he would stop brow-beating michael jordan and tiger woods. brown wants them to be just like him, but that's not who they are. but that doesn't mean all they're doing is sitting around counting their money. tiger's foundation does more than simply teach urban kids how to golf. among many things, it funds grants for urban educational programs. and as for jordan, as a front-office executive, he has hired black coaches, promoted black g.m.'s and scouts, and as a businessman, he's accumulated the sort of wealth that now puts him in that rarest position of all -- an opportunity to buy a major stake in the nba's charlotte bobcats. and on a personal note, m.j., the athlete, was rather selective with who he gave exclusive media access. it was ahmad rashad, mike wilbon, and occasionally even me, and that was no accident. i love you, jim, and i just wish you would be so proud that you protested so that michael and tiger wouldn't have to. >> did you ever know a guy who seemed destined to live and die as a high school football coach? ed t

jim: next tuesday, it is the 2009 amateur draft. the orioles have the fifth pick in the draft. when we come back, you will hear from joe jordan, the orioles director of scouting. where can a marketing administrator be a watercraft engineer? where can a doctor serve his community while also treating patients around the world? where can a student stay in school while expanding his education beyond the classroom? in the us army reserve you'll find the strength to develop new skills and gain an edge to get ahead. there's strong and then there's army strong. visit goarmy.com/reserve are you insured? do you know when your beer is perfectly cold? or do you risk drinking a warm one? if you have the new coors light cold-activated can, you're covered. because now every can turns blue when your beer... is as cold as the rockies. it's cold insurance, only from coors light. cold beer: that's our policy. ( smack, crowd awes ) you might want to put something cold on that. frost-brewed coors light. the world's most refreshing beer. . >> jim: here is your opportunity to meet adam jones, next wednesday from noon until 1 at the wendy's right ne

jordan zimmermann is starting to change eye level. he's not getting effect irvly wild, but change the eye level occasionally. not waste a pitch, but locate it better. >> jimp.: in and out and up and down. >> rob: that's why this guy, he's in the hall of fame. we say the same stuff all the time. don't throw so many strikes. but you've got to make them dance, too. the first night just standing there smoking the ball. >> bob: you know how many hitters rob dibble hit in his career? not many. >> jim p.: i didn't hit too many either. if i did, there's a big difference between hitting guys. it's a little different nowadays because they wear the armor and they kind of lean into pitches. i hit 12. i didn't like to do it, but i did like to pitch off the plate. joe rudy one night, he hit a ball about four inches outside the outside corner for a double, i go, okay, let's see if you can hit one six inches inside. if you can hit the ball away off the plate, then see if you can dodge the one inside. >> bob: anderson hernandez with his good range out there to grab it. pp hi, my meeting got moved up. i need to change my southwest flight. woman over phone: no problem. you

jordan zimmerman and start seeing the fruits of those efforts. still, the matsen remained mired in last place. rumors are swirling that their manager will be fired. general manager jim bowden has already left and a permanent replacement has yet to be named. questions of bounds. will they be able to sign their first round draft pick, picture stevens frostburg. considered the best prospect in a generation. will the learned family, the bethesda real estate developers who own the team open their pocketbooks a bit wider and bring in some better players so that the or not talked about in the same sentence as the 1962 new york mets. mr. kaston himself has been a subject of criticism in "the washington post" and the washington times. then again, the "atlanta journal-constitution" once questioned why he got the contract extension. .. that will degree probably comes in handy when he has to negotiate contracts with scott boras who is representing the aforementioned stevan strous-berg petraeus questions probably won't be as hard as those negotiations have so let's welcome stan caston to the national press club. [applause] >> thank you, donna. it's always great being here at the