Matthew

I was there for that play. Amazing, the first curtain call in San Diego history. Saw Dave Weinfield's first home run also, (Weinfield loved showing off his arm during fielding practice); saw Randy Jones pitch a 91 minute game against the Phillies (Pete Rose was so frustrated with Jones, he batted left handed against him for awhile -- now that's pure trivia!); saw him blow out his arm also; saw Pete Rose flip off the crowd giving him a bad time (the year after the Bud Harrellson fight). And yes, it was baseball played on natural grass. I wasted my youth watching Padre games, but I guess there were worse ways for a teenager to spend his free time.

I use to love coming early to a game just so I could watch infield practice, watching Ozzie Smith was a thing of beauty. It was so much fun to see the great players strut their stuff during practice. *Sigh* They don't do that anymore either, too taxing on the players. Just another aspect of the game I miss from the old days.

Unfortunately, the school district is afraid of lawsuits. If the kid does something violent in the future (and I not talking about killing people either) they would be held liable if it was discovered that something like the drawing took place, the school knew about, and did nothing. Same with the police, they can't win on this case no matter how they handled it. Lawyers drive everything now...

http://www.boston.co...brenner_so.html Oh yes, the whole goal for MLB is to do what ever the Yankees want. I'm sure the Yankees, Red Sox, and all other "big market teams" would make so much more money in ten team AL & NL leagues. Well, that's the kind of leagues we have for Fox MLB Game of the Week, and look at what great ratings those games get. The one thing I really want to see in baseball is a team salary minimum, where a team has to spend a certain amount of money on their roster -- none of this putting a AAA team out there, don't pay them a cent, and make a big profit. But Hank, what a jerk.

I'm making an Amoeba run on Monday, hopefully they will be there. They weren't there today when I went. I'll try again in a couple of weeks, and hopefully at least Straight Life will be in the bins. PS: Got a ton of other CTI / Kudo stuff though...

He played for 8 teams and wore out his welcome with each one. If there's a malcontent Hall of Fame he's a first ballot guy. Sheff is part of my all-time malcontent outfield: Sheff, Milton Bradley, and Carl Everett. I'm sure if I though hard enough, I could top this one though. albert(joey) belle, jimmy piersall? Might have to give Bell the nod. Carlos Zambrano is definitely the pitcher...

He played for 8 teams and wore out his welcome with each one. If there's a malcontent Hall of Fame he's a first ballot guy. Sheff is part of my all-time malcontent outfield: Sheff, Milton Bradley, and Carl Everett. I'm sure if I though hard enough, I could top this one though.

Happy Birthday!

So the Mariners get him, try to make him a starter and he blows his arm out. Rather than being the fit & elegant man he is instead he's a fat bitter alcoholic in Panama for the past 12 some odd years. Glad the Yankees kept him. Back to reality (sort of) I'm foolishly hoping that Bedard (remember him?) might be healthy enough to make a difference this year. I know, I know, nothing like the optimism of spring, misplaced as it may be. And speaking of O's, even though the staff looks shaky I do wonder if Baltimore will be competitive this year. It'll require Adam Jones and some others to finally play to up to their potential, but every year has a surprise team, and Baltimore being good would indeed be a surprise. OH MY GOSH! Bedard? Well it is spring training, and it would be great in he come around and pitched something this year. I read where the Mariner's are bringing Griffey back, as an adviser. A guy walks out on the team, with no thanks, no advance warning, no nothing, and he's brought back? For what, to show the younger guys how to work a fax machine? Sometime I don't understand baseball management at all... People do change, Matthew. I agree with that Goody, but "The Kid" has a very long history of treating the Mariner's like crap. Plus, Griffey won't have Dave Niehaus (RIP ) running interference for him any more either.

So the Mariners get him, try to make him a starter and he blows his arm out. Rather than being the fit & elegant man he is instead he's a fat bitter alcoholic in Panama for the past 12 some odd years. Glad the Yankees kept him. Back to reality (sort of) I'm foolishly hoping that Bedard (remember him?) might be healthy enough to make a difference this year. I know, I know, nothing like the optimism of spring, misplaced as it may be. And speaking of O's, even though the staff looks shaky I do wonder if Baltimore will be competitive this year. It'll require Adam Jones and some others to finally play to up to their potential, but every year has a surprise team, and Baltimore being good would indeed be a surprise. OH MY GOSH! Bedard? Well it is spring training, and it would be great in he come around and pitched something this year. I read where the Mariner's are bringing Griffey back, as an adviser. A guy walks out on the team, with no thanks, no advance warning, no nothing, and he's brought back? For what, to show the younger guys how to work a fax machine? Sometime I don't understand baseball management at all...

I'm making an Amoeba run on Monday, hopefully they will be there.

I hope so, looking for Japanese imports is getting expensive, plus the Timeless Collection 40 cds are hard to find, so some of those rarer ones would be a good place to start.

Amoeba's prices have come down from what they were in the past. I saw the Andrew Hill Mosaic on sale for $85.00 last week.

Well, ok, but if he goes, who takes his place, and how many more years does he remain above-average (or better) in somebody else's uniform instead of yours? Besides, Pujols has been a gentleman of sorts, and to have him gradually become the dignified veteran/elder statesman/franchise icon holds a vlau to a team and to the game as a whole that transcends money vs stats. Now see, A-Rod don't get that consideration because A-Rod has not been the class act that Pujols has. More than that I will not say. I'd say: If the price is too high, just have him play out the year in St. Louis, then use about 15 million to sign two/one player that can help the team, and just be a little below Pujols production. I'd like to see him be the elder statesmen of the Cards, but I also have ask: Is it worth $20,000,000 to have an elder statesmen around? As to ARod: He gets ZERO slack from me.

True cosmic justice would be for CC to stay, and become an average pitcher, thus the Yankee's are paying him and ARod for being mediocre players in their declining years -- Karma strikes again! The whole Pujols situation strikes me as strange, not negotiating because spring training is starting? because that will be a distraction? All the Cardinals have to do is look at the ARod situation, a once great player becomes average, but is still payed mega-money. Pujols is not that far ahead of other first-basemen.

Wide As The Waters: The Story Of The English Bible And The Revolution It Inspired by Benson Bobrick. Fascinating story of the King James Bible and some of the unintended consequences the KJ Bible had on English history.

RIP, sad news indeed.

I wonder if Pujols will sign -- doing so by Wednesday is a tall order, but the Card's are willing for a ten year deal, so you never know.

I kind of feel sorry for Justin Bieber, rarely has the music industry's cynicism and money grubbing been on such naked display as with this "artist." Once they're done making money off the tweeners who swoon over him, he'll be dumpster diving by the time he hits twenty-one.

"You're only wearing 19 pieces of flash..."

Raymond Chandler :wub: :wub: With each passing year, my appreciation of him grows and grows.

I'm starting to collect the CTI: Timeless Collection 40 out of Japan, and they are very good, with the mastering being excellent. Highly recommended to take a chance if you find some. Deodato Deodato 2 Deodato Prelude Deodato/Airto In Concert Airto Fingers Airto Free Ray Barretto La Cuna Antonio Carlos Jobim Stone Flower Astrud Gilberto Gilberto With Turrentine Jackie & Roy A Wilder Alias Jackie & Roy Time & Love Patti Austin End Of A Rainbow Patti Austin Havana Candy Nina Simone Baltimore Urbie Green The Fox Hubert Laws The Rite Of Spring Hubert Laws The Chicago Theme Lalo Schifrin Black Widow Lalo Schifrin Towering Toccata Fuse One Fuse One Fuse One Silk Freddie Hubbard Red Clay Freddie Hubbard Polar AC Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine In Concert Jim Hall Concierto Chet Baker/Jim Hall/ Hubert Laws Studio Trieste Chet Baker She Was Too Good To Me Bill Evans Montreux II George Benson Summertime/2001(aka In Concert -Carnegie Hall) Milt Jackson Sunflower Milt Jackson Olinga Stanley Turrentine Sugar Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson Cherry Paul Desmond Skylark Paul Desmond Pure Desmond Joe Farrell Outback Art Farmer/Jim Hall Big Blues Don Sebesky Giant Box Gabor Szabo Mizrab Allan Holdsworth Velvet Darkness Randy Weston Blue Moses

Thank goodness football is finally over, let baseball, the best sport in the world, take over now.

You're kidding, right? The Giants are the team to beat. They have the best pitching staff in baseball. Their much maligned offense plays in one the toughest hitter's parks in MLB. Additionally they will have a full season of Buster Posey at the plate not a 1/2. It's just that all the stars seemed to align right for the Giants last year, plus, I'm always leery of the year after for a team with "great chemistry," and don't forget the only reason they got in the playoffs in the first place was the collapse of the Padres. They really don't have a great batter that they can count on to carry a team through dry spells. Also, the players seem to be in party-mode right now, and I wonder how they will handle success. I know I'm in the minority, but I see a lot of question marks for the upcoming season.