i did a series of conversations with ted williams way back for night watch which was a show on cbs beforeou were born. >> right. >> rose: and i ran into williams and got to know williams and roger, and i got williams and we had these wonderful conversations about hitting and about everything else, and he autographed a baseball for me and i was telling roger about it and roger said i have never, ever asked anybody to autograph anything, but he took a baseball to ted williams and said, this is for my son. >> for my son and i said, he gave me the time of day in spring training and he was an old guy teaching hopeless young players and picked up a ball and dusted it off and said, i have a nine-year-old son at home and he, no response, and i said, and john henry, you have a son named john henry yes, i do and he said i have a son named john henry and it was a bond and we became friends. >> rose: this is called the only game in time, sports writing from the new yorker, from these great authors. it is a great piece. >> a sthrie little piece. >> rose: sly little piece indeed. anthony laker wrote th

william sound, alaska. i went there once years ago with former senator ted stephens. it's a beautiful area. she lives in a remote fishing town of cor coach a the site of the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill. she's informed the public about the ongoing environmental, economic impacts of the "exxon valdez" oil spill. miss gibbons, go ahead. >> thank you, mr. chairman and commit members. i am honored to be here today and speak briefly about the still ongoing impact to people in my community and across prince william sound. i am myself and not an exxon plaintiff. the precedent-setting decision in that case equated exxon's punishment at the time, the most profitable corporation in the world to a loss of individual working men and women after 20 years of litigation. when the decision was announced in my town, the streets were silent and people were somber and they just did not speak for days. you walked into the local breakfast dive which is bustling with activity and fishermen talking about the upcoming season and it was quiet. people worked days, they stared at the wall. there are five key messages

william sound, alaska. i went there once years ago with former senator ted stephens. it's a beautiful area. she liv in a remote fishing town of cor coach a the site of the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill. she's informed the public about the ongoin environmental, economic impacts of the "exxon valdez" oil spill. miss gibbons, go ahead. >> thank you, mr. chairman and comm members. i am honored to be here today and speak briefly about the still ongoing impact to people in my community and across prince william sound. i amyself and not an exxon plaintiff. the precedent-setting decision in that case equated exxon's punishment at the time, the most profitab corporation in the wor to a loss of individual working men and women after 20 years of litigation. when the decision was announced in my town, the streets were silent and people were somber and they just did not speak for days. you walked into the local breakfast dive which is bustling with actity and fishermen talking about the upcoming season and it was quiet. people worked days, they stared at the wall. there are five key messages that i wish t