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Re: LOST Season 5 Bloopers Video

will — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:50:49 -0000

Hahahah!!! Loved the part with Charlette and Daniel dancing !
But overall I don't like watching the bloopers cause then I remember that Lost is just a show and not real. :'(

Re: http://blog.candystand.com/electric-box-level-pack-vol-1-582.html

will — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:18:53 -0000

Way through the Blocks by roch is possible..... I did it...... It is very very difficult but possible..... Trust me.....
Howerver Solar Square by Mystify looks like not possible please correct me if I am wrong....

Re: Home Reserve Guestbook

will — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:15:16 -0000

Hi:

I just want to acknowledge receipt of my Loveseat on Friday. After assembling it, I am completely satisfied with it and am glad that I chose the Liberty Sand Dune fabric.
Assembly took me about 2 hours and once all was together it brightened my living room by a factor of ten!

Thanks and should I decide to buy a chair and ottoman, they will definitely be from Homereserve.

Sincerely,

Will

Re: Meteor Garden 2

will — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 22:09:08 -0000

i know all about meteor garden 2.I've already read the guide And i've already seen it....mg1 is much cooler than mg2 coz mg2 is all sad stuff like almost every episode shan cai is crying.it really pisses me off.

Re: Navigating your way through life with Garmin. Thoughts on purchasing an oracle (not the dbms).

will — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:12:08 -0000

My Magellan Maestro 4040 I got in Dec. 2007 has been invaluable since my move to D.C.
I hope you enjoy your choice! I don't know if my GPS has made me better with directions or so dependent that I'm actually worse! haha.

Re: http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2008/06/what-kind-of-workflow-do-you-use.html

will — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:21:00 -0000

Very interesting process. For me once I've established a plan of attack (usually with storyboards) I knock out the lip syncing first, then work backwards from there.

I don't animate in 3D though, not sure if that accounts for anything.

Re: http://michellesfamilyjournal.blogspot.com/2009/02/wordless-wednesdaysomewhere-over.html

will — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:18:00 -0000

Nice shots. There must be a WW theme this week. This is the 4th or 5th bare tree branches against the sky shot I have seen, including mine!

Happy WW!

Re: http://michellesfamilyjournal.blogspot.com/2009/05/wordless-wednesday-flowers-raindrops.html

will — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:42:20 -0000

Beautiful! Azaleas on the bottom I think. What is the top one?

Happy WW!

Re: http://michellesfamilyjournal.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-beach-pictures.html

will — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:53:16 -0000

What part of the country do you live in? I like all the photos of the ocean, but I can't place which shore it is.

Thanks for your visit and comment on my site!

Re: http://www.animationtipsandtricks.com/2008/06/what-kind-of-workflow-do-you-use.html

will — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:21:00 -0000

Re: http://www.codereflect.com/2006/10/scanf-in-c-reading-single-line-of-text.html

will — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:56:41 -0000

Use fgets instead...

The version that is not vulnerable to buffer overflows is:

char name[100];

printf(”Enter the name:”);
fgets(name,100,stdin);

Hope that helps...

Re: http://fleckingrecords.co.uk/music/2009/09/scream-if-you-know-answer.html

will — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:24:46 -0000

Hi there, I work for UKTV who have produced the show "Scream If You Know The Answer" - we have just set up a brand new page all about the programme containing information about it. If you joined the page and shared your stories from seeing the celebs or being on the show itself that would be fantastic!

Heres the link:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scream-If-You-Know-The-Answer/148036149887?v=wall

Thanks for your time!

Re: http://www.arthusetnico.com/2009/07/arnaud-larue-et-leo-de-secret-story-nus.html

will — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:25:54 -0000

Arnaud n'est pas dans Secret Story, il devait y rentrer avec sa copine, sauf que la meilleure amie de sa copine a balancé son secret (elle est transsexuelle) la veille du début... donc ils ne sont finalement pas rentrés.
Par contre Léo lui y est bien ^^

Re: http://www.arthusetnico.com/2009/08/victor-webster-dans-melrose-place.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:06:31 -0000

Difficile d'avoir déjà vu quelque chose dont la diffusion ne commence que le mois prochain... à moins que vous soyez voyants ? ^^

Re: The "Get An F-ing Clue" Offensive

will — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:22:00 -0000

What a great post. I have seen your many comments over at Blog Catalog and can't believe I am just now visiting your site for the first time. Its going on my reading list for sure!

Hope you are not "offended" by a suggestion, but you might consider altering your commenting system to avoid the popup window. I think you will get even more comments if you do, as many people really dislike the popup style of commenting. It is much easier to comment with the Blogspot settings blogs like this example use:
http://myonlyphoto.blogspot.com/

-Will

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2007/12/sticky-note-life-lessons-offensive.html

will — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:27:00 -0000

he he! Great writing, but under it all I suspect you really are a nice person.

Oh No! What did he say? Sorry...... Hope I did not ruin the rest of your day.

Merry Christmas!

PS. Have you really noticed "the general population" lately? No need to confine yourself, you fit right in! On second thought, if even 1/2 of this post is true, I'll be right over to make sure the padlocks on the outside of the doors and windows are the best available! ;-)

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/01/guess-my-offense-offensive.html

will — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:32:00 -0000

D) None of the above. I know this is all a very creative, blog Oscar worthy performance and that you are too nice a girl and have always been too nice a girl to do anything like these at all.

Sorry to blow your cover. That Witness Protection Program never was any good. Can't imagine why you thought it would shield you from exposure?

-Will

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/01/guess-my-offense-offensive.html

will — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:28:00 -0000

Good one Don! Truthfully, she is way to young for my interest even if I was available! And, she already fessed up to marrying rich, so if that's true, everyone else is out of luck also!

Besides, if in the unlikely event I am wrong about her true self, accusing her of being "nice" is probably a dangerous insult, rather than a compliment!

Re: http://www.offendedblogger.com/2008/07/my-offensive-dream-sketchbook-offensive.html

will — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:54:00 -0000

hehe... Every time I come to your blog and think I will post a comment....... I'm speechless. You are one of a kind!

Re: Is Mixx Actually Becoming a Viable?

will — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:59:00 -0000

MG,
Thanks for the nice write up, we really appreciate it. If you are ever interested in talking more about Mixx, give me a shout and I can set something up.

Cheers,

Will K

Re: Fox Soccer Channel: Selling The Game of Soccer

will — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:47:00 -0000

If I could only choose one football channel to have, I would chose FSC without a doubt. It covers the most EPL games, has highlights shows every night, and has some fairly intelligent pundits (specifically Bobby McMahon).

I am surprised at the comments calling FSC the 'third best' when Setanta and Gol both over little or no highlights shows and coverage of the lesser known teams.

Re: Photos: Arsenal Triumph Over Hamburg at Emirates

will — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:13:00 -0000

Fantastic post and great pictures. I'm jealous.

I really like seeing personal accounts and pictures of the matches. Just seeing the games on TV doesn't really give you the whole experience.

Re: I’m Back (Sort Of)

will — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:16:00 -0000

Jesus, Carter, that sucks. Well, here's proof that even I visit your blog from time to time. Good luck recovering what you can, and I'll talk to you when i get back.

Re: spiderman 3 villains

will — Sat, 05 May 2007 01:52:17 -0000

i dont really care ya noe...

Re: Montana Couple Weds At Wal-Mart

will — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:13:27 -0000

stupid ass that's Montana not Arkansas

Re: The New Tom Green Show: Cancelled

will — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:42:38 -0000

the new t g show made almost my every summer night hilarious and comfortably happy. They said they were returning with new episodes and then no communication- old one's aired- and then nothing. Very irresponsible to the viewers and I was worried about the guy. What happened and why the lack of an MTv update, etc.?!

Re: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/09/18/album-review-the-quilt/

will — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:37:08 -0000

I just want to say if you like soulful hop hop then get the album "The Papercut Chronicles" by them. Their new stuff is so incredibly bad, though that album is good beyond words. Its baffling how these guys got so bad. I'm sure the guy who wrote this wont read this comment but if you do please get that album, its waht hip hop is.

Re: A year in things big and small

will — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:37:18 -0000

Longtime fan of Givemetherock. I'm a little stuck with fantasy basketball. I'm in a 8 team league, 19 player roster. Andrew Bogut is out for a few weeks into the season so i was wondering what a good bigman pickup would be. I was thinking Mcdyess, Nazr, or Elson. Any advice?

Re: Nick Collison & Oguchi Onyewu

will — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:56:30 -0000

I'm in a bit of a rut.
should i drop hedo turkoglu for Delonte West or just keep my team as is.

Re: WHYAA HANGAA!

will — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:24:20 -0000

SHeet. i had this one hoop and um. it was filled with water. and i'd just take my shits in em and the hoop was good cuz you could press this button if youre hoop filled up and all my basketballs would dissappear. my mom would get mighty mad if i missed though. so now i have a sweet jumper

Re: Bullets!

will — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:39:43 -0000

What are your thoughts on Luke Ridnour? I own him in one of my leagues and his numbers are less than i had hoped for because of watson. Do you think watson will get traded or will he keep stealing rdnour's minutes?

Re: Congratulations to the Spurs

will — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:56:35 -0000

I live in Dallas and i haven't seen any of those commercials. Maybe because the Mavs and Spurs are rivals? i don't know. Maybe someone from houston or something can help.

Re: Cyberdunk.com is for the ultimate basketball geek

will — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:54:15 -0000

So what is cyberdunk again? is it like WoW with basketball? or is it not an actual game but just scenarios you have to answer?

Re: Cyberdunk.com is for the ultimate basketball geek

will — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:36:49 -0000

Never mind. Stupid question. anyways I joined so i hope i get an invite? "KingRock"

Re: Cyberdunk.com is for the ultimate basketball geek

will — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:56:00 -0000

My name? i think its just Will Shu. I'm currently in some random team. Will that affect anything? By the way, what positions do you need most?

Re: Melgea - The Fantasy Sports Search Engine

will — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:57:21 -0000

Hello Nels, I have a small favor to ask of you. Ever since i have joined your cyberdunk team, i have been been extremely addicted to it. I love the fact that i get to play for one of my favorite bloggers. my only complaint is that i don't get any playing time at all. infact since i've joined the stags, i have not played a single game. My only request is this. Please trade (if possible) so i can increase my stats. Now i don't want to pull a Kobe so i promise you that as soon as you need another SF, i will gladly return for a small contract (say 300?). I'm sure you can understand. Thank you

Re: Melgea - The Fantasy Sports Search Engine

will — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:32:22 -0000

Also, I would like to own a team. How did you get to "purchase" one?

Re: First Annual CBS Sports vs. the World NBA League

will — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:07:51 -0000

Ha! Some guy took Eddy Curry in round 3. By their scoring system, all his rebounds will be negated by his turnovers

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The Lite Cylinder - Transparent Propane Tank

will — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:18:45 -0000

Or... a full propane tank should weigh about 37 pounds and an empty one about 18. You can use a bathroom scale and a little arithmetic to figure out how full the tank is.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Don’t Let Cough Interrupt Your Hunt, Get A Muffler

will — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:25:00 -0000

It needs an adapter for the "other end" in case you get gas...

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Space-Saving Tabletop Arcade Comes At A Premium

will — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:49:12 -0000

While MAME is free, the ROM images are not... If the ROMs used in the product were the officially licensed originals then it might be worth $2K.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Video Friday: Killer Bean Forever Is Awesomely, Awesomely Bad

will — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:52:45 -0000

Can you say video game franchise?

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » OhGizmo Review Preview: Dragonlasers 250mW Spartan

will — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:14:04 -0000

use a magnifying lens to focus the beam and see if it'll burn something metal, maybe do some laser engraving

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Exhaust Air Jack Lifts Your Car With Ease

will — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:18:58 -0000

Hmmmm, jacking up a car while it's running.... Hope they are prepared for the lawsuits when a car is left in gear engine running as it is lifted off the object preventing it from moving.

Re: Tour of Geelong Stage 4 Results

will — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:10:56 -0000

Well done Fly V. Looked great out there. Smash em in the crit tomorrow!

Re: Consider my servant Job - ExChristian.Net - Articles

will — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:53:00 -0000

This makes me laugh. It makes me happy I'm an atheist. ^_^

Re: John Edwards with Tim Robbins: Iowa City Liveblog

will — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:41:16 -0000

Thanks for this. Thanks for the recap - the Rolling Stones song is a great call!

Re: Hey Jeff Crank! Here’s Mud In Your Eye!

will — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:54:00 -0000

Wilberforce I have visited the Wilberforce site before and wonder if the William Wilberforce estate has given Crater and crew authority to use his name.

Re: Dennis Prager - Hateful and Wrong - Updated

will — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:29:08 -0000

A Modest Proposal I wonder what the public reaction would be to the swearing-in scenario that

I believe *I* would find most meaningful:

In the room, in the background, there would be copies of the sacred

texts of EVERY faith practiced in America.

The person taking the oath would do so while placing his or her hand

upon a copy of The Constitution of the United States of America.

The Constitution would be the only required document. The religious texts

would be present only at the request of the oath-taker, but if any are present

*all* should be.

Re: Dennis Prager - Hateful and Wrong - Updated

will — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:29:08 -0000

A Modest Proposal I wonder what the public reaction would be to the swearing-in scenario that

I believe *I* would find most meaningful:

In the room, in the background, there would be copies of the sacred

texts of EVERY faith practiced in America.

The person taking the oath would do so while placing his or her hand

upon a copy of The Constitution of the United States of America.

The Constitution would be the only required document. The religious texts

would be present only at the request of the oath-taker, but if any are present

*all* should be.

Re: To Those Who Say Global Warming Is “Just A Theory”

will — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:43:12 -0000

@Charlie
National post is Canada's right of center newspaper. Founded by Conrad Black who is on trial for Fraud in Chicago... how fitting.
"The Great Global Warming Swindle" is so BS it's not even funny. Look it up.

Re: Fox Attacks: Black America

will — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:24:16 -0000

Cherry. I apologize. I thought your post said FUCK OBAMA 2008. I withdraw the comment.

Re: FOX ATTACKS! Edwards and Obama

will — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:25:10 -0000

Reine....a new contender for Dumbass Champ 2008!

"I watch Foxnews all the time & I don't see them attacking Democrats more than Republicans."

Re: Have Yourself A Merry Little War On Christmas!

will — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:29:32 -0000

Grayson. We have no desire to debate someone with the intellect of a 3-year old.

"What would you like to debate TAH?"

Re: Have Yourself A Merry Little War On Christmas!

will — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:16:00 -0000

Compared to Raziorizzo anyone seems intelligent. I've seen one celled amoebas with more brains than Mr. Razioshit4brains.

Re: Have Yourself A Merry Little War On Christmas!

will — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:23:12 -0000

Einstein still does not know...I am in the conservative left wing (AKA the liberal right wing). Razzy blows it again.

Re: Have Yourself A Merry Little War On Christmas!

will — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:03:14 -0000

Raziorizzo you mean "You're dismissed".
"Your dismissed" is not proper english. If you are going to live in our great country learn to speak the language or go back to where you came from.

Re: Have Yourself A Merry Little War On Christmas!

will — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:36:23 -0000

Hey Razz Man-learn to speak the language.
"Seems like your blaming President Bush on everything from Natural disasters to trying to link him with the Kennedy assassination"
WRONG
"Seems like you're blaming President Bush..."
RIGHT
Get it together SHIT-4-BRAINS

Re: Bill O’Reilly attacks Obama staffer

will — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:34:20 -0000

Don't look now Dildo OReilly and Faux Noise and Sean Blowmeitty and Rupert Dickdock and Roger AileScum but your pathetic little world is falling apart all around you.

Re: Bill O’Reilly attacks Obama staffer

will — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:27:50 -0000

Raziorizzo...further cementing his nomination for InternetRetard2008. "What exactly is a facist-wing of the republican party? Can you give an example...."

Re: Barack Obama On Fox This Morning

will — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:57:03 -0000

yeah the 2 Faux Noise puppet heads tried like hell with their inane silly loaded questions to trip up Obama and he did not fall for it. He is a real smart dude and would make for a great president.

Re: FOX ATTACKS! Edwards and Obama

will — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:39:16 -0000

Raziorizzo...continuing his onslaught of retarded commentary..."Im still waiting for someone to answer my question of what has Obama done. What is his record?"

Re: Why REAL Democrats Shouldn’t Go On FOX #3: FOX Viewers Won’t Vote For Democrats. Ever.

will — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:47:04 -0000

I watch Faux Noise, Dildo OReilly, Shit Hannity, Freaks and Friends, etc to further decide who is complete shit (anyone they support) and who has credibility (anyone they attack). I am only 1/2 kidding. I agree-all Democrats and anyone with any ethics need to stay the fuck off this piece of crap network.

Re: FOX ATTACKS! Edwards and Obama

will — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:12:57 -0000

The Retard (otherwise known as Rocky Lore) can't get it past his pea-sized brain that John Edwards was more than happy to take Murdoch's money-and why the fuck shouldn't he? But retards are, well, retarded.

Re: Bill O’Reilly Says He Should Be On The Supreme Court.

will — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:28:18 -0000

STILL wondering...when has Razio the Retard NOT been wrong about something he said?

Re: Hillary’s Teary Moment: A Mother for President

will — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:26:26 -0000

TAH, I agree with much you what you say in your prior post-especially about Pelosi not even considering impeachment. That was a bad bad decision. But when you say the following "Regarding the supposed reign of glory under President Gore. Would 9/11 have happened with him in power? Yes. Would his administration have exploited the situation to push through draconian laws? Absolutely. Would the Afghanistan invasion have happened? Yes. Would Iraq? Probably."

Sorry buddy you have ZERO actual rationale to make these claims. No, there is NO reason to think Gore would have done these things. In fact based upon his record it is much more likely he would NOT have done any of these things.

Finally, you are also wrong to declare that Obama would not help bring about Universal Health Care. That's another baseless statement.

Re: John Edwards And David Letterman Slam O’Reilly

will — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:32:46 -0000

What 'Jack' doesn't understand due to his limited intellect is thay everything Dildo OBlowMe says is bullshit. All of it. 100%

Re: Bill O’Reilly attacks homeless vets… for not watching FOX News

will — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:58:02 -0000

Anyone who takes ANYTHING Dildo OBlow or Faux NewsShit seriously is mentally retarded. That's all that need be said.

Re: The Dumb Baldwin Brother Goes On FOX News

will — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:09:17 -0000

Did he leave the country yet??

Re: Ralph Reed to Jim Wallis: Rejecting the Liberal “Straw Man”

will — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:30:28 -0000

People of faith also have spoken up loudly and boldly for marriage equality. Christians, including some evangelicals have marched for gay rights. Christian ministers were involved since the earliest days of the gay rights movement. The Civil Rights Movement was successful because gay people of faith like Bayard Rustin (a Quaker)were actively involved. Many sincere Christians are deeply offended when their voices are not counted as part of the growing movement for gay and lesbian equality. The Religious Right's stance against gay rights has increased violence and harrassment of gay youth and has divided families, communities and our nation. Gay and lesbian Christian couples seek only the same support for their life-long, committed, monogamous relationships that straight couples receive from their churches and communities. Groups like Soulforce are actively pursuing gay and lesbian equality utilizing the tools of nonviolence taught by Gandhi and King. Christians of all backgrounds should stand up against hatred and bigotry. Shame on the Religious Right -- for dividing America and American families and communities for partisan political advantage.>

Re: Ralph Reed to Jim Wallis: Rejecting the Liberal “Straw Man”

will — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:23:57 -0000

I think that the argument for gay marriage or unions is happening in churches and synagogues because there is something really to argue about --- namely the interpretation of a few Biblical passages (that some believe refer to what we understand to be homosexuality, others disagree). The Religious Right has exploited fear and anxiety of gay and lesbian people (homophobia) to elect politicians that wage unjust wars and defend the torture of prisoners. Christians and others of faith disagree about the place of gays and lesbians -- the Religious Right would like everyone to believe that all people of faith are against same-sex marriage or civil unions -- when this is NOT the case. There are many Christians who support civil unions and gay marriage -- but the Religious Right has used their power, money and influence to claim to speak for all people of faith.

I am an evangelical Christian who believes that God calls us to treat all people with dignity and love. Pushing ballot initiatives that divide families and communities is not loving but this is a priority of the Religious Right. Making gays and lesbians scapegoats is not loving, but the Religious Right does this all the time. Forcing gays and lesbians into "conversion" therapies (proven ineffective and abusive) is not loving, but the Religious Right does this too. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group is the definition of bigot --- the Religious Right's targetting of gays and lesbians is irrational and many believe helps fuel hate crimes.>

Re: Ralph Reed to Jim Wallis: Rejecting the Liberal “Straw Man”

will — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 01:33:01 -0000

Dave,

Being part of the Religious Right and being gay or lesbian are very different. Being gay or lesbian is not a choice --- being part of a powerful, wealthy, highly organized political operation that uses fear of difference to win elections is a choice. The Religious Right has decided to largely be silent about the Death Penalty, greed in corporate America and the unjust, immoral war in Iraq.

Gay and lesbian Christians I know struggle on what to do --- seek a healthy, loving relationship, force themselves into celibacy, or seek to change their natural feelings of attraction by going to therapies that have largely been discredited. Sadly too many gay Christians for years have attempted to hide their orientation and marry someone of the opposite gender. Closeted gay people pretending to be straight is not good for anyone's marriage.

So what is the proposal from the Religious Right? Ban gay marriage and civil unions but then what exactly then are gay and lesbian Christians supposed to do?>

Re: Ralph Reed to Jim Wallis: Rejecting the Liberal “Straw Man”

will — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:55:42 -0000

A few posts back Eddie said, I suppose representing the Religious Right's view of sexual minorities...
"They provide nothing of value to a society."

Here are a list of a few famous gay, lesbian or bisexual people who have provided much of value to society.

Leonardo di Vinci, Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, Lorraine Hansberry, W.H. Auden, Edward Albee, Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, Socrates, Plato, Michelangelo, Tennessee Williams, Gertrude Stein, William Stringfellow, Bayard Rustin, Mel White (a former speech writer for Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson), Elton John, and Ellen Degeneres

I appreciate that Jim Wallis and Sojourners are attempting to create space for dialogue. I'm looking forward to seeing more faces and voices from Progressive Christianity on this blog.>

Re: Ralph Reed to Jim Wallis: Rejecting the Liberal “Straw Man”

will — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:12:29 -0000

I attended college with the children of gay and lesbian Christian parents. They were as wonderful, smart, moral and gifted as any young person with straight parents. Of course people of all ages should be taught the golden rule -- to love one's neighbor as one self, right? Mr. Blakey you would agree with this wouldn't you? Jesus didn't say you should not love your gay neighbor as yourself, or you shouldn't love your gay neighbors child as yourself, right?>

Re: Ralph Reed to Jim Wallis: Rejecting the Liberal “Straw Man”

will — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:42:01 -0000

As an evangelical progressive and a strong supporter of glbtq equality I do not need Jim Wallis to speak up for gay marriage or civil unions if he or they do not feel called to do so at this time. I appreciate what Jim Wallis and Sojourners are already doing to broaden and deepen the public conversation about faith and politics. There are numerous organizations out there for Christians and others of faith who support glbt rights. However, Jim & Sojourners may wish to invite someone like Mel White (of Soulforce) or James Allison (a Catholic gay activist) to be a guest on the God's Politics blog. Too many gay and lesbian people particularly in rural America are victims of the Religious Right's divisive rhetoric. We need leaders who can draw us together for the common good. The Religious Right spends much more time seeking to divide American families and communities over same-sex marriage than bring us together to end war and poverty. I am so grateful for Jim Wallis and Sojourners, and others like Rabbi Michael Lerner and Sister Joan Chittister for speaking up for progressive people of faith.>

Re: Jim Wallis to Ralph Reed: Not Liberal nor Conservative

will — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:00:30 -0000

My church is showing "An Inconvenient Truth", a film about Global Warming in a few weeks --- we're a moderate congregation in the suburbs and have Republican and Democratic members who care deeply about the environment. Are other folks churches speaking up about stewardship of the earth, care for creation?

I know a lot of evangelicals my age who are passionate about ending the genocide in the Sudan, ending the war in Iraq and seeing that working people are a paid living wage. Why not have a "values agenda" that people on both sides can support --- that call us all to a higher ground for the common good. Surely torturing people, dividing communities with ballot measures and scapegoating minorities is not a way to live out the way of Jesus. As the Psalmist says "seek peace and pursue it", as Micah says "do justice, love kindness, walk humbly" as Jesus says "what you do for the least of these you do for me".>

Re: Jim Wallis to Ralph Reed: Not Liberal nor Conservative

will — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:08:34 -0000

My response to Romans 13 is Romans 12:14-21. "Repay no one evil for evil" and "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink" and "overcome evil with good". Sounds like nonviolence to me. The New Testament theologian Walter Wink has written a lot about nonviolence as taught by Jesus.

Waging a war of aggression against a country that had nothing to do with 9-11 or Osama bin Laden is not what I'd call "overcoming evil with good".>

Re: Jim Wallis to Ralph Reed: Not Liberal nor Conservative

will — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:02:45 -0000

There are great resources for Bible Study at www.sojo.net. Here's a quote from one article on Romans 13:

"Elliott argues that Paul's admonition to be subordinate to the authorities (Romans 13:1-7) does not express an unqualified legitimation of Roman power. Rather, it emphasizes the commitment of Christians to be ready to pursue peace unilaterally with all people"

From: Give Paul a Chance

The surprise of Pauline praxis.

by David Rhoads

Sojourners

Maybe Bush and the President of Iran should sit together for a Bible Study. Both like to talk about politics and religion. We are called to "seek peace, and pursue it" and must strive to follow Jesus' instructions to love our enemies.

William Stringfellow and many other Christians have challenged the idea that Romans 13 means that Christians are not to stand up to oppression, abuse, and injustice.>

Re: Ralph Reed to Jim Wallis: Broad Concerns Are Compatible with a Focused Agenda

will — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:28:25 -0000

What about care for God's creation? What about the rising gap between the rich and the poor? Where was the Christian Coalition when Roman Catholics, the National Council of Churches, and other moderate/progressive religious organizations were standing up against the impending war with Iraq?

Mr. Reed I am tired of the excuses, tired of the twisting of the facts and selective readings of history. Finally moderate and progressive spiritual voices are on the rise. America is waking up and things are going to change.>

Re: Ralph Reed to Jim Wallis: Broad Concerns Are Compatible with a Focused Agenda

will — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:00:05 -0000

Can we get some other voices on the front of the God's Politics blog? Ralph Reed's numerous visits to the Bush White House seem to reveal that he's more of a political consultant than a prophetic minister.

There are such great voices from the progressive Christian community worth sharing with the wider public --- such as Brian McLaren, Diana Butler Bass, Walter Wink and Desmond Tutu.

Haven't the Religious Right dominated the conversation long enough? Why not provide space for emerging leaders like Shane Claiborne and Ched Myers?

There's also Rabbi Michael Lerner from Tikkun --- why not a voice from the progressive Jewish community?

I am so grateful to Sojourners and Jim Wallis for being so willing to engage the conservative side, but we also need to realize that the progressive voices of faith need much wider exposure.>

Re: Video: Jim Wallis on the CBS Evening News

will — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:36:14 -0000

I am grateful that Jim Wallis and Sojourners are getting wider exposure. The segment was just that, a segment. I thought Jim sounded strong and inviting. Let's make sure that this kind of coverage of evangelical progressives continues -- and that more progressive Christian voices are amplified in the press such as Diana Butler Bass, Shane Claiborne, Brian McLaren, Alan Jones, Michael Battle, Sister Helen Prejean, Desmond Tutu and Ched Myers.

For the monologue to be over -- we all need to speak up online, in our churches, and in our communities. There are many people especially in rural America (I was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia) who don't realize that there are progressive evangelical Christians. So even short segments in the media like the one last night make a difference.

There have been progressive Christians throughout history --- St. Francis of Assisi was hardly a hard-hearted conservative, nor was Dorothy Day in the 20th century. St. Francis was a pacifist who refused to support the crusades and went on a peace mission to meet with the "enemy." Dorothy Day was a strong supporter of worker rights and critic of the military industrial complex. Both were sincere Christians who believed in the Bible, in the creeds, and believed that Jesus wanted followers of his way of life not just worshippers.

Also Democrats have spoken about their faith and how it shapes public policy for a long time. Robert F. Kennedy was very articulate about how faith called us to care for the least of these. FDR's New Deal was organized by people of faith like Episcopalian Frances Perkins, also the first woman on a president's cabinet. We progressive Christians need to remember our history and our heros -- the Saints of God who have spoken out in every generation for justice, peace and human dignity.>

Re: Amy Sullivan: Upsetting the Apple Cart

will — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:56:34 -0000

I certainly hope there is room for folks like Caroline Langston at the table. I was raised in a family that would fit very well into the category of orthodox theologically and progressive politically. For example, my Dad believes strongly in the Resurrection because of his life's work among alcoholics and drug addicts -- he believes he has witnessed the physical power of God's transforming love among his clients. Yet my Dad also believes that the government has a responsibility to care for the poor, provide healthcare and education.>

Re: Voice of the Day: Menno Simons on ‘true evangelical faith’

will — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:42:02 -0000

AMEN!>

Re: Diana Butler Bass: Beyond Two Party Paradigms

will — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:05:14 -0000

Having grown up in the Diocese of Virginia I am not sure that I've met very many self-described "progressive pilgrims" from "The Falls Church." There are deeply prayerful people there, seeking to live authentic lives of discipleship but much of the leadership has been opposed to women's ordination, many members of the Bush Administration attend there (see Newsweek story from a year ago about that) and leaders have not stood against the unjust war in Iraq. I have heard leaders both from "Truro Church" and "The Falls Church" claim greater affinity with conservative megachurches than with the Episcopal or even Anglican Communion. As these megachurches begin to change and moderate (post-Ted Haggard and other scandals) I wonder what will happen in these schismatic congregations who may leave the denomination?

I have met confused evangelical gay people who have been hurt by programs supported by "The Falls Church" and "Truro Church" claiming to "cure" homosexuality. Moderates, progressive pilgrims, and others in the Diocese have been hurt by the endless threats and harsh judgments by people from these parishes. I do not want any of them to leave, I pray for them and for their leaders. However, I do yearn for more humility on both sides and real commitment for the long haul to work toward reconciliation. Founding organizations intent on dividing not only the Episcopal Church but other mainline churches with money from conservative secular special interest groups says to me and many others that these churches have little interest in truly working together. I am sad, but grateful for Diana's perspective which helps me find some hope in this struggle.

Bishop Schori, our new Presiding Bishop, is a progressive pilgrim, she has spoken powerfully in support of the Millennium Development Goals (an effort to eradicate poverty, support environmental sustainability and combat HIV/AIDS among other things) and as a scientist embodies an intelligent, engaged Christianity for the 21st century. I wish that the entire church could focus our attention on embodying God's sacrificial love for this wounded planet rather than constantly fighting one another over who is more pure or orthodox. Pray for the church.>

Re: Diana Butler Bass: Beyond Two Party Paradigms

will — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:42:14 -0000

I was part of a variety of churches in the Diocese of Virginia --- I grew up in a small diverse church in the Shenandoah Valley, interned at two medium sized largely progressive congregations in the suburbs of DC, did fieldwork in a ecumenical urban community during seminary, and served at a large moderate parish in the suburbs after seminary. Hope that's helpful.>

Re: Jim Wallis: Video of Anderson Cooper 360 on ‘What Is a Christian?’

will — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:26:46 -0000

Awesome job Jim! Thanks for being such an articulate voice.>

Re: Jeff Halper: Yes Virginia, It Is Apartheid

will — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:13:10 -0000

A member of my church community has just returned from the Holy Land and he agrees that what is happening there is apartheid. He said that he has even heard South Africans describe the situation as worst than apartheid because of the wall. Thank you for your witness.>

Re: Voice of the Day: Bayard Rustin

will — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:58:45 -0000

Thank you for sharing this quote of Bayard Rustin's. What an inspiring person whose life, faith and struggles have so much to teach us.>

Re: Brian McLaren: How Does Saddam’s Execution Make You Feel?

will — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:34:42 -0000

Thank you Brian for putting into words what has been so very difficult and sad. I feel dirty and sick about the execution and about this horrific war. This past Sunday at my church we prayed for Saddam along with others who had died. May we continue to pray and seek to love our enemies as Jesus taught us. May we never forget that Jesus was a victim of execution and a different Empire's "shock and awe" torture tactics.>

Re: Amy Sullivan: Republicans Don’t Own Evangelicals

will — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:26:46 -0000

Wolverine, while I do not know much about the situation with Amway/Quixtar I would have to say your example supports what Amy is saying. Christians are becoming more likely to not vote Republican because of the hypocrisy that they can see. Christians don't want to vote for leaders that will not represent their morality which includes shady business deals. I think Amy is right in pointing out that the number of moral issues in the political sphere is increasing, and that is a good thing.

Re: Ryan Rodrick Beiler: Kurt Vonnegut, ‘Christ-Worshipping Agnostic’

will — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:43:44 -0000

I love Vonnegut, and Heller as well. For some reason those two go together for me. They have an interesting sense of humor, Vonnegut will surely be missed. Thanks for the post Ryan.

Re: Ryan Rodrick Beiler: Tell Us the Mission

will — Tue, 01 May 2007 21:00:30 -0000

Sojourners, the website, the people, the blog, the magazine is a community where I come to find stimulation and inspiration, challenging, sometimes even prophetic voices that call me to pray deeper and live more faithfully. As a young adult I appreciate this post. Try reading Micah, Jeremiah or another prophetic text to find other harsh words for the powerful.
I also appreciated Sojo's links to the Bill Moyers Journal in which we find a strong, articulate, careful discussion of the news media's complicity in this immoral war. Here's the link in case you missed it:http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/btw/watch.html

Thank you Sojo for keeping us all awake to the injustice all around us. Peace

Re: Video: Jim Wallis Announces Candidates Forum on Larry King

will — Wed, 16 May 2007 00:53:35 -0000

Thank you Sojourners for continuing to do an awesome job! Thanks for all you do to communicate Christian values in a fresh, compassionate, and reconciling manner. Thanks for opening up the conversation.

Re: Video: Pentecost 2007 Justice Revival!

will — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:45:49 -0000

AMEN!

Re: Video: Highlights from Candidates Forum

will — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:32:16 -0000

I am so grateful that this forum took place. Sojourners faithful leadership is so important. Keep up the good work!

Re: $10/gallon gas??

will — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:55:00 -0000

All Americans need to start considering what will happen when we
either run completely out of fuel or

it gets so expensive that even the DOD can't afford it. What will the President do, in say 2012, when our national security is threatened by the lack of fuel? Will he outlaw private vehicles? Order us all to park our boats, planes and snowmobiles? We all need to start planning for a "new society", that is, one where using

petroleum products is on a need

basis, rather than a "want" basis.

We will all be riding buses, walking more and riding bikes.

At least until electric powered

vehicles hit the road, and we get

our electricity from solar panels

on the roof (and maybe even on the

roof of our car).

What will we do?

Re: Acheter un EEEPC nu à la FNAC, c’est possible ! - By Pierre Lecourt - - Blogeee.net

will — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:37:16 -0000

Ouais ben moi je l'ai payé 50euros plus cher chez LDLC aujourd'hui, le colis est parti ce soir. je surveille donc ma boite aux lettres...Mon achat se justifie pour deux raisons :
1.au vu de nombre de personnes voulant cet engin, je suis quasiment sur que la pénurie va continuer et les prix augmenter.
2.Pierre a fait un travail formidable sur ce blog, donc je passe par la boutique pour laquelle il travaille. quitte a payer 50 euros de plus, au moins je fait marcher la boite pour laquelle il travaille. Gens de LDLC sachez-le : la personne que vous employez fait preuve d'une expertise formidable et nous a tous demontré sa passion pour l'EEEpc.

Merci a Pierre
Et bon courage a tous ceux qui souhaite un EEEpc

Re: SFR change de politique, un seul mot à dire : Bravo ! - By Pierre Lecourt - - Blogeee.net

will — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:01:32 -0000

Perso, j'en achèterai un chez SFR que si leur clé 3G peut fonctionner sur autre chose que l'eeepc.... sinon, c'est mort. : /

Pour le moment, les gens disent que non, mais il y en a certain qui disent avoir réussit... qui croire?

A l'auteur de ce blog : vous n'avez aucun moyen de tester avec vos contacts?

Re: Le concours : Les résultats ! - By Pierre Lecourt - - Blogeee.net

will — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:26:53 -0000

Bravo à Thierry, superbe travail, même si j'ai moi aussi un peu de mal avec le rouge sur la 3ème image. Pour la ressemblance avec le logo Apache, euh... quelle ressemblance ?
On aurait tous préféré tel ou tel logo (perso, j'ai un gros faible pour la mascotte de Shoko, le gars qui est assis sur le nom du blog).
On est pas en démocratie, ici. Le réglement du concours, vous l'avez tous accepté, c'est Pierre qui décide, point.
Pierre que je voudrais remercier pour cette initiative, qui aura au moins eu le mérite de faire découvrir à certains ce superbe outil qu'est Inkscape.
Pour le low cost, dans certains métiers, dont le mien, ça veut dire : ça coûte pas cher, mais tu en as pour ton argent.
Pour conclure, vivement la nouvelle maquette et vivement le 901, que je courre en acheter un.

Re: Le concours : Les résultats ! - By Pierre Lecourt - - Blogeee.net

will — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:41:22 -0000

rien à voir, il y a un bug dans la gestion des commentaires...
dans le formulaire, il apparaît tout le temps le "Nom" de la dernière personne à avoir posté ainsi que "Email" et "Website" si indiqués.

Re: Blogeee.net cherche musicien pour histoire d’amour. - By Pierre Lecourt - - Blogeee.net

will — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:38:48 -0000

A la limite, si personne ne se propose, il reste jamendo et cie. La plupart du temps, je regarde les vidéos sans le son, perso...

Re: Batteries EEEPC 4400 mAh : Retour vers le futur ! - By Pierre Lecourt - batterie - Blogeee.net

will — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:30:25 -0000

EEE commandé vendredi chez ldlc (désolé,Pierre, je n'avais pas vu le partenariat avec materiel.net !), la batterie est une 5200 (étiquette 4800).

Re: Windows ou Xandros ? Etat des lieux. - By Pierre Lecourt - - Blogeee.net

will — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:25:56 -0000

Je me demande ce qui est le plus compliqué à apprendre... jouer du terminal sous nux ou manier les armes de destruction massives sous ouine ?
Marrant de voir comment certains se fâchent d'un rien.

Re: Un EeePC 8G à 2199$ sur Ebay !? - By Pierre Lecourt - ebay, eeepc 700, mod, modification - Blogeee.net

will — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:31:14 -0000

Ce qui m'impressionne encore plus que ce que David a fait de cet EEE PC, c'est de voir un établi aussi bien rangé !

Nice work, David. What can you say about the autonomy ?

Re: Hercules va proposer un UltraPortable ? - By Pierre Lecourt - guillemot, hercules, lowcost, ultraportable - Blogeee.net

will — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:47 -0000

Y a Phone and Phone (http://www3.phoneandphone.com/) qui vend des EEE PC avec un Nokia et un abonnement (y a même moyen d'avoir un abo+tél + scooter pour 99 € de plus...)

Re: That’s Quotable [Diego Rodriguez & Ryan Jacoby]

will — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:39:20 -0000

Michael - Interesting use of double entendre. I hear you saying that stories were abused; i.e. - lies were perpetuated in your past experience. Is that accurate? I'd be interested to know if you feel that story is invalid or impaired because of that experience...

Re: The Giant Inflatable Blue Monkey

will — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:45:41 -0000

Right Michael. The worship of the worship experience and all it's extras is certainly in this category. Dare I ask it: Has the church been guilty of making Jesus into our Big Blue Monkey through other means?

Re: Bush Admin = Dogshit

will — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:55:00 -0000

Fear, James, it's fear. You see, this administration is saying, "We're going to make the bad guys afraid of us, so that you don't have to be afraid. In exchange, don't question us." No, it's not democratic or American or anything else we like to associate with our country, but it goes under the name of patriotism.

Re: Losing Faith

will — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:45:00 -0000

I just got Reid's book "The United States of Europe" and read it. I have to say it's way oversold, mostly by NPR and other 'I wish I was under a Tuscan sun' romanticists of European life, and those despairing of ever achieving a protectionist welfare state in the USA. But fond wishes aside, there are serious, immediate, and fatal flaws in the book's reasoning.

While it's true that a superpower does not solely exist of military power, it's very wrong to imply that military power is a unnecessary component. Fundamentally the Europeans do not possess the ability to act as a superpower, as they don't have the conventional military forces and infrastructure to conduct major military operations anywhere in the world (implicit in the definition of a 'super' power). (Nuclear power is important from a defensive point of view, but is hamstrung as a viable policy tool for obvious reasons).

This key component of military power is a major factor in diplomatic power, as France recently learned to its sorrow. When the Soviet Union imploded it did not lose its power because its economic strength was eroded, that was always a miniscule component of its strength. It lost 'superpower' status because it could no longer militarily, (and thus diplomatically) influence events in key areas outside its borders. This had an immediate effect on its former allies and interests. A European community that relies defensively on massive infusions (through an increasingly rickety NATO) of voluntary military assistance by nonmember countries does NOT a superpower make.

Multiculturalism in Europe? Oh, sure, as long as you come from a Eurocentric member country. One only has to look at how Arabs are treated in France, Turks in Germany, or blacks in Great Britain to see how Eurocentric and racist Europeans can be to their fellow humans. Wake up!European immigration policies are extremely restrictive! I once visited a Turkish fellow with perfect visa/passport and study arrangements who spent 26 hours in Her Majesty's Customs holding cell because of his ancestry and national origin.

It's also very amusing that the same people that point to Europe and the EU as a bogeyman also insist on protectionism and high taxes as the answer for American goods and workers. The EU model is actually based on increasing trade and reducing national obstructions, not the opposite. Think of what would happen if the Western Hemisphere formed a similar structure - much more powerful in economic possibilities with its rich mixture of industrial/tech development, natural resources, and low labor costs. The REAL lesson of the EU is that free trade within geographic areas is a good thing, after all; it reduces disruptive transfers of population (illegal immigration) and increases economic power of the member countries!

Re: 78%

will — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:53:00 -0000

I knew that you would comment and I even meant to put something in there like "People whose browser is chosen by a totalitarian employer, I still feel bad for but not as bad as if they don't use Firefox at home."

Re: Christmas list

will — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:48:00 -0000

I thought you had to be an older woman to be in the Red Hat club? I have this secret hunch that the Red Hat club owns Linux.

Re: Y’all

will — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:28:00 -0000

No, its on the Clemson entrance exam. Actually, I wrote it in an email and the Gmail spell checker didn't catch it so I got curious if it was actually in the dictionary since it used to not be.

Re: I tried to resist

will — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:29:00 -0000

Yea, it definitely sucks you in...now I just need to find someone with season 1 on DVD. Anybody have it?

Re: Me and my new toy

will — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 22:29:00 -0000

The new toy is the camera. I was wearing the Army jacket because I was taking pictures in a not so nice part of town. I try to not dress too nicely and ask for trouble.

Re: More Gmail updates

will — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:12:00 -0000

Yea, I am up in the air with the whole thing. The 'Pop-out'/ 'Pop-in' thing is annoying, I wish the 'Pop-out' thing did the whole separate IM window like it does usually. I agree, there are definitely some bugs to work out.

Re: New photos

will — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:13:00 -0000

Thanks!

Re: The xx – XX, Album Review

will — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:48:51 -0000

Duno what your on about cos this is one of the best albums ive heard for a while!
Im pretty hard to please when it comes to music but what The XX have done here is created an album that i have been listenin to on repeat since 10am this mornin and havent skipped a track yet. And thats very rare for me.

Im sure theyre only gunna get bigger this year.

Re: pmaCAST #16 The “For Summer Only” Episode

will — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:00:29 -0000

NICE! Found you via a friend on Twitter. I just RSSed you guys and subscribed to your awesome podcast. Looks like I have a 16 episodes to catch up on :)

PS: I am thinking about buying one of those mixtape usb drives.

Re: Pictureplane – Goth Star

will — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:01:42 -0000

This is fantastic.

Re: The Thinking Man’s Take On: Supergroups

will — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:36:27 -0000

This was entertaining as hell. Though I particularly agree with "3. The group must be formed with the intention of recording more than one album."

Re: The Cribs – Don’t You Wanna Be Relevant?

will — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:40:47 -0000

you pretentious prick.

Re: PS3 Vista Remix : All PS3 Themes

will — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:25:56 -0000

the mario holding the ps3 on game settings messed it up

Re: AutoComplete.el : Python Code Completion in Emacs

will — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:55:35 -0000

Works great on Aquamacs OS X although you need to change the wget to curl -C - -O url. The only problem is the menu layout is a bit messed up (i.e entries don't align down and get staggered) ill look into finding a solution for that.

Re: Civil War: Can it be saved?

will — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:40:00 -0000

I find Millar's writing to be hit or miss in a very predictable pattern - anything he writes in continuity of huge, shared universes isn't very good or, in some cases (cough-Civil War-cough) even readable. When he's free of continuity, he's pretty good.

Re: Stop Whatever You’re Doing and Watch This

will — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:44:00 -0000

thanks for the shout out man.

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/08/the-worst-gaming-peripherals/

will — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:24:05 -0000

hey red, dont forget the 360s absolutely unessesary hddvd drive. seriously if its not used for games why not just buy a stand alone unit.

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/08/ninety-nine-nights-review-x360/

will — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:42:19 -0000

I recently saw a video of untold legends for the ps3 and it had pretty sweet graphics though I cant say much about the gameplay. Maybe it can take hack n slash to the next level.

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/08/ps3-delayed-again/

will — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:50:28 -0000

It wouldnt be to bad if they delayed it to next holiday season as long as they added more ram/power and made the hdd bigger and lowered the price. It would be risky but with the 360 not being able to keep up with the ps2 it might not be to bad of a move, although I dont think they will nor do I realy wish them to do so.

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/08/project-offset-360-bound/

will — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:05:27 -0000

Theyll come to the ps3 once they see the sales numbers

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/08/psm-editor-im-getting-a-360/

will — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:41:07 -0000

Rob lets be honest the 360 is stagnant it cant even beat a dying ps2. Bad hardware sales=no software.

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/08/new-metal-gear-solid-4-trailer/

will — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:33:20 -0000

i havent really gotten into the metal gear series but if the graphics look like that i might have to pick it up. But then again most ps3 titles will probably look like that in about 4 or 5 months

Re: http://www.aeropause.com/2006/08/new-psp-coming-next-year/

will — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:47:13 -0000

one of my reasons for getting a psp over an ipod was the fact that its screen was large enough for movies but it could still fit in my pocket. If they make it smaller, movies will nolonger be enjoyable.

Re: PS3 MegaBox: MediaCenter for the PS3

will — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:20:50 -0000

is there a megabox websight ?? or is it just files running around the internet.. ive been looking for their home websight for a little bit with no luck.. anyone here help ??

Re: The Best Unknown Mac Apps - 3

will — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:24:38 -0000

Hey, nice list. Didn't know about caffeine, seems pretty useful.

Re: golf?

will — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:01:30 -0000

go to to read the complete set of rules.

Re: can some1 give me some good tips for driving the golf ball from the tee?

will — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:44:52 -0000

Jman hit the nail on the head on this one.

Re: Happy 4th!

will — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:51:00 -0000

You wouldn't feel safe having your tonsils removed in Chile? I thought it had the best doctors in Latin America?

Re: Drink, Children, And Be Healthy

will — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:41:00 -0000

Americans are more complex than that. Some fit into the mold that you talk about, but just as many don't. I don't view this so much as an American problem, but as a religious right problem that is manifesting itself through other parts of our culture. Certainly the FCC is currently dominated by neo-conservative lapdogs such as Mike Powell, Colin Powell's son, and other ideologs.

As a liberal-minded person who cares about civil liberties and the spirit of our constitution, I can give a little insight into a few things that you've mentioned.

#1: The majority of Americans aren't gun freaks, though many Americans support the 2nd Amendment right to bare arms. Hunting is huge everywhere, and most people are fine when people own a hunting rifle and maybe a pistol for self-defense. Otherwise, it is a rather small minority that supports and buys automatic weapons. The success of the NRA is related to the arms industry's close connection with the republican party more than anything.

#2: Over 50% of Americans do not like the repression endorsed by television and the Republican agenda. In fact, there is a potential big backlash coming in the midterm elections (the Republicans are probably going to lose the House of Representatives). But understand, the political atmosphere in our country is different than the social atmosphere of our country. Less than 50% of the people who are registered to vote do, and many people could be registered and don't... and don't forget how many Americans in the previous presidential elections tried to vote and were disenfranchised.

The point is this - many Americans are also fed up with this crap, but have felt powerless do anything about it. This powerless feeling is fading due to the anger at the gross mismanagement of our government with the Mark Foley scandal, the war in Iraq, the economy, the torture bill, Terri Schiavo, and other failures.

I think that the battle is still very much alive, and it will take quite a while to find out where the cards will lie.

Re: Meet the Fortune Interactive Team

will — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:05:00 -0000

Meghann Porter is cute. Is she single by chance??????

Re: Dr. Google Sends Pain Relief

will — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:56:00 -0000

lol thats great :)

Re: USA Today Profiles Danny Sullivan

will — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:22:00 -0000

Sure we know. He's that famous ex-race car driver!!! He's doing SEO now too? Go speed racer...er..optimizer.

Re: Guess the Song Quiz Type Thingy

will — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:21:00 -0000

All the others I know have gone, but if 25 is Kula Shaker I think it's Hey Dude.

Re: Song Lyric Quiz Update

will — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:31:00 -0000

Friday I'm In Love is by The Cure, I think.

Re: CPA Exam Score Release Predictions - April/May 2009 Window - Wave 2

will — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:40:46 -0000

Just letting people know my Indiana REG score just went up.

Re: Could it happen to America?

will — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:58:50 -0000

Yeah and especially when the politicians won't do anything about it.

Re: The Islamification of Europe gathers pace

will — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:33:32 -0000

It's sad that the Europeans can't stick up for their own culture and beliefs. They need to tell Muslims to shove it, to be honest. Most of Europe is religion-free, in the sense that they do not have many fundamentalist Christians like we do in the US. Hopefully they have those Muslims either assimilate into their culture or get out, they shouldn't change Europe's various cultures to suit them.

The same thing is happening in the US with illegal immigration. We need to take a stand and defend our constitution and our LAWS. It seems that our current politicians can't (or won't) do anything about it. I've heard this before and it is a great way to get rid of the illegals that are here.

At those illegal-immigrant rights' protest/rallies, round them all up there. They aren't citizens so they do not have the right to assemble.

Re: An overriding reason to vote for McCain

will — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:11:45 -0000

Yeah that is true, and that might be the reason why I vote for McCain. I have heard that Hilary might make a run as Independent. That will be good for us republicans because it will split the party and whenever that happens, that party always loses.

Re: An overriding reason to vote for McCain

will — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:13:22 -0000

Great blog by the way, every blog I see that features an atheist/agnostic belief system is always liberal. Truly sad that conservatives are tainted by the religious right.

Re: An overriding reason to vote for McCain

will — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:06:33 -0000

Heh.. at least someone wants to secure our borders!

Re: Obama’s plan to disarm the US

will — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:22:08 -0000

This is pretty bad. we cannot have our military being slowed down. We need our military for defense. Regardless, we still need to continue development of weapon systems and we still need our nuclear arsenal. Notice how the Cold War period was the most peaceful time in Europe? That's because both sides didn't want to get nuked to hell. MAD does work.

Re: Why Obama?

will — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:51:45 -0000

Too true. A lot of people are voting for him because of his race. He isn't even black, he is mixed. So he would not be the first black president.

I also hate affirmative action and PC. We cannot have equality in this country when there are programs and policies suited specifically for minorities. The student should be admitted into college based on his academics, not race. They should not let the minority in just because they have quotas to fill. It's all bullshit too be honest. These minority scholarships are racist too. If there was a white only scholarship, there would be Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton ranting on TV about that being racist. There shouldn't be scholarships for a specific race.

I remember taking the Practice SAT and they had a separate tick mark for African-Americans. They would get a chance at another scholarship that we were not allowed in.

Ok enough ranting about AA. I just hope the people here realize that Obama is inexperienced and the wrong choice for America. Too many people are voting based on race and one word: "change".

If Obama wins, I'm illegally immigrating to Canada and leeching off their free health care. If Mexicans can do it to us, why can't I do it to our neighbors up north?heh :)

We can only hope....

Re: The Canadian Inquisition

will — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:02:34 -0000

Wow..this is just....wow. Can't even speak right now. I can't believe that people can be so sensitive to WORDS. Basically in America, you can say anything if you are not white, but if you're white then you have to watch what ya say. People look at ANYTHING to find racist or offensive..

Re: The British government subsidizes jihad

will — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:01:44 -0000

This is ridiculous. This essentially the Britsh government indirectly supporting terrorism. They need to stand up for their culture and stop giving into these Muslims because the British are "offending" them.

Europe needs to stop the Political Correctness! So what if "some" people find it offensive, 99% of the rest of the people probably don't. Suck it up..

Re: Islamic group hired to register voters – result, fraud

will — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:54:50 -0000

One more reason why the US/Europe shouldn't let a RELIGION start to control them. Although some could say that the US is controlled by Christianity and the extreme religious right.

We need to do something about these religious groups. Separation of church and state...that means religion should be out of politics and government in general.

On the republican front I saw an article that stated that John Hagee, a McCain endorser, said that Hitler was doing "God's work". How can such a "loving" God have someone kill over 6 million Jews and other ethnicities??

These religious endorsements are total crap. No one should vote for someone based on religion and it seems it's happening on both sides. Islamic groups trying to persuade voters into voting Dem.. and fundamentalist Christians for the republican side.

Conservatives wouldn't get as much bashing as we do now if we didn't have the extreme religious right tainting our values/stance on issues.

Re: Obama as an indirect danger?

will — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:20:32 -0000

if anything happened while Obama was president, I doubt the left wingers would blame him for anything either. The party democrats would blindly accept what goes on because in their mind, "It could be worse if we had a Republican as president" or.."4 more years of GWB.."

This election is going to be awful.. The candidates are horrible IMO but I guess McCain is the lesser of two evils. It is sad that we have to even say that when electing a president.

Re: Fumbling, ignorant, dangerous Obama

will — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:12:32 -0000

Obama's race card-

"Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Republicans to highlight the fact that he is black as part of an effort to make voters afraid of him."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080620/pl_nm/usa_p...

Re: Bill Clinton: ‘Obama must kiss my ass’

will — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:24:47 -0000

Agreed.

I found this quote recently

"So I think (Obama) definitely has convinced people that he stands for change and for hope, and I can't wait to see what he stands for." -- Susan Sarandon

That's what I dislike about Obama and his supporters. We don't know what he's going to do because all he talks about is "Change!" What exactly is this change? It's a shame that so many people are going to blindly vote based on that word. They just want to see what "change" he offers, pretty BS in my opinion.

Re: Updating the PC dictionary

will — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:32:30 -0000

Haha..too true now a days with gay "marriage" on the horizon.

They can be "gay" all they want..Just don't do it in public..disgusting IMO

Re: Should Valley Metro increase transit fares?

will — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:46:16 -0000

I think that increased ridership would be a primary concern, even for just the first 3-6 months. The price difference and other advantages need to be big enough right away to get people out of their cars and comfortable with public transportation, otherwise those people (like me) will never convert.

Re: Light Rail Travel Times – A work in progress

will — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:42:31 -0000

That's pretty funny, Adam. Takes a bit more than a magazine to activate those door sensors.

Between working out kinks and dealing with a huge number of passengers, I think the Metro is doing pretty well. I'd like to see more efficient procedures at stations, and better train-bus linking (i.e. improved nearby service and improved advertising of that service.)

Re: Metro approves light rail and bus fare increase

will — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:58:45 -0000

That info with one item per line is confusing. I get the intent, and I'm glad it's not $5 for a day pass, but can you reorganize it?

For example in a table, or just simply saying "$3.50 for a day pass, but $5.25 if you purchase onboard a bus." The multipliers and extra numbers in there don't make sense as they're presented.

Re: Tooheys Extra Dry HarvesTed with Music

will — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:28:43 -0000

bloody brilliant add defiantly my favorite!!!!!1111

Re: Broncos survive Bengals, elements

will — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:34:42 -0000

Defense & special teams continue to be the downfall of this team. Every team has figured out their schemes and is able to protect their quarterback because there is no consistent pressure. Those last drives are killers, even from mediocre offenses. If Larry Coyer doesn't change the overall strategy & scheme, it's one & done in the playoffs...AGAIN !!

Re: New Justice – A Cross The Universe Trailer

will — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:01:16 -0000

First of all not to be a hater but you people that consider justice techno, dude...it's not techno okay?

and DP can't be compared to Justice, they're not even similar, justice uses totally different effects and bass tweaks.

busy p from ed banger managed daft punk for years and it's clear that daft punk isn't phased by justice and obviously loves them.

Re: New Justin Timberlake ft. T.I. – If I (Produced by Timbaland)

will — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:21:59 -0000

i can hear prince. it'll be a hit.

Though prince would KILL it.

Re: New Justin Timberlake ft. T.I. – If I (Produced by Timbaland)

will — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:20:02 -0000

wtf, yes it is.

Re: New Lil Wayne ft. Coldplay – Viva La Milli (Terry Urban Remix)

will — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:04:26 -0000

It does work! Why are you people so stupid? It's a direct link, c'mon. wtf are you guys doing here if you don't know how to download from a direct link. jesus christ, you people are annoying.

Re: Britney Spears Womanizer Challenge: Go To PopSense.com, Timid Tiger

will — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:33:24 -0000

Just wow. Both are great, though Timid Tiger is AWESOME!!!

Re: New Lil Wayne – A Milli (Paul Anthony and ZXX Remix)

will — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:30:33 -0000

it barely uses anything from the song itself. its just some electro noise blended in with a little part of A Milli

Re: New Ting Tings – Happy Birthday (Updated Link)

will — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:57:17 -0000

Yo Gabba Gabba is an awesome show, how dare you say it's 'boring' shame on you. I hope DJ Lance Rock appears in your dreams and breaks it down for you.

Re: Flight of the Conchords Season 2 Premieres With 3 New Songs!

will — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:02:05 -0000

I'm with Edward, but its only the first episode, lets give it time.

Re: Seven Crazy Things Celebrities Have Said About the Environment

will — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:56:31 -0000

Ok so the Jennifer Aniston one is retarded, clearly the point is that she both does everything one does in the shower (aka lather and rinse), along with brushing her teeth. This is smart, and taking a 3 minute shower (while probably exaggerated) is still better than most of you could claim.

Or am I missing something?

Re: TreeHugger Becomes Ford Fiesta Agent

will — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:28:52 -0000

You're in Portland eh? You should have a TreeHugger Fiesta viewing party when you get it so readers in P-town can all check it out....I'd love to see it up close. =) Cheers.

Re: Should Cyclists Pay Road Taxes?

will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:19:25 -0000

I agree with Steve and Anthony and the others. Bikes cause virtually no wear and tear on the roads so they should be taxed as such which would basically be nil. Also, we pay taxes on our cars which are parked while we're biking so we shouldn't be double-taxed just because we choose to bike instead of drive.

Re: Beck on the Apollo Alliance: "Talk Me Out of the Crazy Tree"

will — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:57:34 -0000

The ignorance in these posts is astounding...

"global warming a sham" ... I suggest you actually read some science journals.

"The sinister Green actions"... way to demonize it.

"we have let socialist (i.e. communist/fascist) come into the most powerful positions in our government".. LOL You have no idea what the hell you are talking about but it sounds bad right?

"NO BENCHMARK has ever been factually tied to man's activity".. you sure about that? or just anything you don't agree with? Excuse me while i call you a dumb ass.

Re: Generating Electricity From a Heating Boiler

will — Wed, 18 May 2005 15:18:45 -0000

There is also some good info here about efficient water heating:

http://www.tanklessexperts.com/index.php

Re: Porsche to make a hybrid

will — Tue, 24 May 2005 17:01:56 -0000

Porsche already makes bicyles:

http://www.kinisibikes.com/porsche/porsche2004....>

Or at least lends their name to them...

Re: UPS To Spend \$600 Million On Improving Efficiency

will — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:39:36 -0000

Sounds great, but I won't hold my breath. UPS has, on more than one occassion, neglected to actually put my package on their van and only discovered the error when they pull up to my house to deliver.

I'd work on fixing the fundamental problem of actually delivering the packages before shooting for increased overall efficiency.

Re: World's Largest Biodiesel Plant Coming to Indiana

will — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:47:57 -0000

I am doing some work on the maximum biodiesel potential in the US. Can anyone suggest a few good sites?

Beyond biodiesel king Willie Nelson's of course! :)

Will

Cut Oil Imports Blog

Re: The Buzz Around the Chevy Volt

will — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:20:46 -0000

I'm with you guys on that one. GM has received tons of hate on here, so now it's time to give toyota a little. Does anyone here keep up with the press?? Here's an article for the toyota crowd

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aorH8Hf_3gHU

Not only does toyota not give a damn about America or our environment or energy independence, they don't even want to make a plug in hybrid. This looks to me like toyota is trying to keep us addicted to oil, whereas GM is trying to get us off the stuff.

Everyone needs to remember, GM is not a bad company, they're just a car company. And Toyota is a car company too. Both companies have the EXACT same goal: SELL MORE CARS

Re: The Buzz Around the Chevy Volt

will — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:13:01 -0000

I disagree. I think the volt will be built, and in record time too. GM is not only building the volt, they are actively trying to change the fundamental rules of transportation in the U.S. The volt will not be the only car of it's kind. GM is ramping up this new E-Flex system that will greatly diversify the types of fuels that we can use to power our cars. Anything from E85, to biodiesel, to Natural Gas to eventually fuel cells. GM is putting WAY more resources behind this then they ever did the EV1. I remember when I was in High school and some GM officials came to my school to showcase the EV1. They never tried to sell us on it. Not for a second. All they said was "This is where we are at today, imagine where we will be tomorrow". They made in abundantly clear that is wasn't a very practical car, but a stepping stone to future technology. Well, that future technology is here, and now GM is pushing it, and pushing it hard. GM is staking so much on E-Flex, that if it doesn't work they may be out of business. Read just a few of these articles and you can easily see the scope of this undertaking.

http://www.gm-volt.com/

http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/chevy-volt-heads-into-gms-production-pipeline/

Re: The Buzz Around the Chevy Volt

will — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:33:08 -0000

Jason,

Really, I couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks for the real history of who killed the electric car (politicians and Toyota, NOT GM). At least some people out there still do their homework and don't fall for the hype. I'm really glad you mentioned the part about unions, pensions, and the reduction in tariffs, that has a HUGE part to play in all of this. Thanks Congress!!!

I really have to hand it to Toyota's marketing guys for making them out to be the "green" car company though. Those guys should all get a raise.

Re: Selling the SUV: Do the Hardest Things First

will — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:57:12 -0000

I did the same thing - sold my Jeep Liberty and went car-less. I live in Seattle where you can do car sharing with Flexcar. Between walking, my folding bike, scooter, and Flexcar, I'm doing great!

Re: Thin Clients are the New Black...

will — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:51:33 -0000

The only way these noncomputers will be influential is by cutting down bandwidth usage which is a major weakness of the internet as a whole at the moment

Re: Drafting Behind Trucks: Does it Work?

will — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:38:44 -0000

i remember watching this episode of mythbusters...

the sad thing is that while it is dangerous, its not just as simple as "you have this or this" because for starters the difference between a loaded truck and an unloaded truck are so vast... coupled with the fact that 1.25 is just the reaction time at 100 feet, most people have a fair reaction time (yeah, stay the hell off your phone and dont get too damn close) and all you have to do is slow down... your car slows down a HELL of a lot faster than that loaded truck does... another is this is all dependant on the fact that most people are in too much of a hurry to actually match up behind a trucker following the speed limit anyway...

bottom line, yeah... it works... is it dangerous...yeah? should you do it? technically no, but if you're going to do it you're probably gonna do it whether anyone says anything or not... just be safer, stay beyond the 1 second zone and make sure you do the following...

1>be ALERT (no damn cellphones)

2>wear it... (its the law, yeah...but trust me damnit... seatbelts work)

3>make sure your brakes and tires are good... you have a second to slow down, make sure the gear is up to the task

Re: We Can't Make This Stuff Up Dept: \"Safe Bedside Table\"

will — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:46:09 -0000

Why bulletproof? if someone has a chance to fire then the table isnt doing its job is it?

Re: You Can Spring Forward, But You Won't Save Energy

will — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:48:01 -0000

This is all pretzel logic. Heating and air conditioning have nothing to do with daylight. The real benefit is to outdoor recreation — sure people drive to the softball and ultimate and soccer games — but at least we are outside, in nature, where we were meant to be. This cynical snarky arrrogant righteousness is really a turn off. Goodbye treehugger.

Re: One Fewer SUV: You Decide What Happens to It (Blow it Up? Donate it?)

will — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:48:03 -0000

Why not convert it (if you can afford that type of project) and document your journey through that? It will help start a consumer dialogue in which people can learn from. It might not be perfect or cheap, but car companies and consumers may be able to draw from your experience and do something to make it more feasible for others. Just a thought.

Re: 5 Ways the NYT Science Columnist Distorts the Facts

will — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:05:45 -0000

Well, I must say, for how much you slam him for using poor arguments (sometimes accurately) you use much worse arguments in the rebutting article! For the most part, the points he brings up are valid and true, and he is dead on about the hype surrounding these issues even if his reasons aren't always up to snuff.

Your article on the other hand misses the entire point of the nyt article which was cutting through the hype! For example, many people think that plastic bags are worse than paper ones, and will mistakenly push for bans or limit their own use in favor of paper. This will actually be WORSE for the environment for the reasons stated in the article, yet you still slam him because while perfectly accurate, he writes for a different audience on an entirely different theme

Re: Offshore Oil Drilling Will Still Not Lower Gasoline Prices: Barack Obama and Legislative Compromise

will — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:40:07 -0000

I would like to raise a question here that I dont believe these oil drilling supporters have even considered. Most of us here already know that further drilling is fruitless. It wont come to the pump in time for it to do us any good. Also I am a resident of North Carolina and I would be nearly inconsolible if drilling on my state's coast was opened up due to the environmental effects. But one thing i want to talk about is the weather that we recieve in this part of the country. Here in the Southeast Atlantic and Gulf Coasts we recieve nearly all (if not all) of the classified hurricanes in the US. We all saw what happened to our oil prices when Katrina rolled through the gulf oil fields. Besides the environmental risks associated with lining the 'Hurricane Coasts' with drilling rigs, what do these politicians and oil proponents think will happen IF we were to become reliant on domestic oil, if a majority is coming from these areas. What happens when the next Katrina comes through? What will McCain be saying dozens of rigs are demolished by a single storm? How long would it take to recover. Despite ALL the environmental effects and the ethics of continuing a completely unsustainable energy problem, I just dont see how the rewards outweigh the risks

Re: Quote of the Day: Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo on Mountaintop Removal

will — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:25:24 -0000

..."I want us to promote mountain top removal, because we need flat land. "

ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?! This country has an abundance of this recource out in the west, midwest, and eastern coastal plain. Remove the appalachian mountains and you remove the main surface water creating recource for the entire eastern seaboard. How stupid is this guy?

Re: Quote of the Day: Not Everything Is About Global Warming

will — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:49:51 -0000

Clayton said;

"I wouldn't fault people (i.e. members of the public) for building in areas prone to fires, flooding, hurricanes etc. because they don't have the knowledge to know this is a problem. They rely on the municipal governments who grant development/building permits for construction..."

While true, my personal belief is that this is the major problem with our society and it's relationship with the environment today. PEOPLE no longer deem it necessary to have a direct understanding of the environments in which they live. They dont see it as their responsibility to understand the intricacies of their relationship with the natural order of things around them. So this responsibility gets relegated to the governing powers, who (usually) put this issue on the backburner, deemed less important than property taxes and such.

I disagree with the above comment that we shouldnt blame the people. People should understand not only their impact on the environment, but also the underlying principals of a particular environment and build where the conditions are condusive to civilization. In order to get our environmental crisis under control, WE the PEOPLE must stop relegating this duty to the government, and shoulder our own responsibilities.

Re: New York Times on Energy Independence

will — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:54:10 -0000

Ed said;

"I wish you would stop inserting your ignorant, unfounded editorial comments, e.g., offshore drilling..."

Right back at ya Ed

Re: Driving on the ‘Solar Highway’ : Oregon Builds USA’s First Roadside Solar Energy Project

will — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:01:19 -0000

Yet another of our country's incredible power assets which our government fails to support and fully utilize...

Re: Officials Say No To Faux Lawns

will — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:56:29 -0000

With all due respect, I dont see a problem with these bans at all. When you look into the materials needed to produce these artificial lawns and then factor in the fact that they absorb enormous quantities of heat (there was a post on this last week i think) making them uncomfortable and unsafe places for kids to play, not to mention increasing the heat island effects in our towns and cities, the aesthetics issue doesnt seem (to me) to outweigh the costs.

Imagine, if you will, a town where citizens turned their 'lawns' back into useful land (i.e. vegetable gardens, or natural habitat) How about we start to use our suburban lawns as an asset to our families and communities, instead of just an aesthetic status symbol. Anybody?

Re: CFL Bulb 2.0 by Felix Stark Looks Like an Incandescent

will — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:42:37 -0000

I agree with thespyofcharles in response to ecobore.

The entire point of artificial light is to serve a function, to create light for us in places where we need it, when we need it. Personally, I dont see the point in people's obsessence with incandecents, the only reason we seem to "like it" more than cfl's is because we are all used to it.

Well as a proponent of the use of natural light for most uses - considering not only the environmental benefits, but also the human health and happiness benefits - with an effort to only use artificial light when we dont have the free light of the sun, I dont see the point in trying to stick with an outdated system of lighting during the few hours a day (or night, for that matter) that we need it.

Get over you reliances on old, outdated, and less efficient systems, and go with the ones that provide for our needs while lessening our impact.

p.s. if this kind of argument cannot persuade you, mabey you should just consider YOUR costs at the market. Replace an incandecent every few months, or a CFL every year or more....its your wallet...

Re: Streetcars Back on the Rails in America

will — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:43:03 -0000

Just a thank you to the author.

P.S. I live in Charlotte, and we have a lot of projects going on within the realm of public transit. I cant wait until the next section of lightrail opens up and the streetcar system as well.l

Re: Photos of Production GM Volt Accidentally Leaked!

will — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:59:43 -0000

Most of the comments on stories about the Tesla, Fisker and other electric cars basically say: "Why don't the auto makers build an electric car for normal people like me who have kids and groceries? These toys are no use to me."

Well, here it is- and what do most of the comments say? "It's a bit dull."

Re: More Fallout from Bob Lutz's Interview on the Colbert Report

will — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:28:55 -0000

You think his comments on the Colbert Report were 'out of the main stream', on Charlie Rose he basically said the Volt was to quiet the tree huggers. The end goal being, of course, to sell cars to people - he just happens not to agree with them or the purpose of a car like the Volt.

Re: Seven Crazy Things Celebrities Have Said About the Environment

will — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:56:31 -0000

Re: TreeHugger Becomes Ford Fiesta Agent

will — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:28:52 -0000

You're in Portland eh? You should have a TreeHugger Fiesta viewing party when you get it so readers in P-town can all check it out....I'd love to see it up close. =) Cheers.

Re: Should Cyclists Pay Road Taxes?

will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:19:25 -0000

Re: Beck on the Apollo Alliance: \"Talk Me Out of the Crazy Tree\"

will — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:57:34 -0000

Re: Young Couple Says NO to a Mortgaged Life

will — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:31:14 -0000

That's really impressive. A couple moved to what is essentially a desert, built their own home AND their own power supply. That is something that we should definitely look into doing more often.

Re: Welcoming the Newly Formed Gorilla Riot

will — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:22:00 -0000

what's with everything being gorillas and apes? every five seconds there's a new shirt company, and it's a gorilla or an ape. bape, shirted ape, go ape, 2smart monkeys, and now gorilla riot.

Re: Threadless’s Spring Cleaning = Sale

will — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:13:00 -0000

it's a shame they don't use american apparel anymore. their new stock is rough to the touch, and cut wider for fatter people.

Re: From My Point of View, the 3D Design Trends

will — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:10:00 -0000

lets not forget nick deakin's 3d shirt from goapeshirts: http://www.goapeshirts.com/products/025/

Re: http://hollowout.blogspot.com/2008/11/enable-iphoneos-22-emoji-support.html

will — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:12:00 -0000

Thanks so much! I'm glad I have the developer program!

Re: http://hollowout.blogspot.com/2008/11/enable-iphoneos-22-emoji-support.html

will — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:12:00 -0000

Thanks so much! I'm glad I have the developer program!

Re: Cool Cat Teacher Blog: The Classroom is Flat: Teacherpreneurs and the Flat Classroom Project Kickoff

will — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:02:00 -0000

Absolutely amazing, Vicki. Congratulations! Can't wait to see how it goes.
Will

Re: Prison break Season 3 Today?

will — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:28:41 -0000

im also looking and have found plenty of things sayin its out but ive had no luck gettin it... :uncertain: so.. any1 gt any suggestions

Re: How to remove or get back Blogger Nav Bar?

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:25:00 -0000

Wow I love you! I not only got my Navbar back up, i gained confidence with editing my HTML code, and now my site looks better altoghether! Thanks, your site wasthe only good one telling people how to put the Navbar back up! *hugz*

Re: Question of the day

will — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 15:15:00 -0000

It will help Topinka in Springfield with all the Republican state workers who want a return to the good old days of Edgar/Ryan. Otherwise, it will make it easier to tie Topinka to the Edgar/Ryan tradition of Republican patronage and corruption. If Republicans want to run on a clean government theme against Rod then Topinka is the last person they should nominate. But go ahead, be my geust.

Re: Filing stuff

will — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:07:43 -0000

Alex Giannoulias filed today. Considering how late he got started, I'm impressed. The primary for Treasurer may be a serious contest.

Re: Question of the day

will — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:03:02 -0000

The candidate who wins downstate will win the Democratic nomination for Governor, just like 2002. The candidate for Governor who can perform above their party's average in downstate will win the general election, just like 2002.

Re: Question of the day

will — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:20:28 -0000

"Law Dog wrote: Um, thanks Will for explaining downstate politics, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m sure Rod is nervous about losing downstate to an unknown former Chicago alderman."

Law Dog, I think people on the Governor's campaign team understand the importance of downstate. That's why they hired a downstate director months ago and why Rod does a lot of press stops in Southern Illinois. Since campaigns against the incumbent usually center on the record of the incumbent, how known or unknown Eisendrath is irrelevant. My prediction was for the unobservant few who continue to think the world revolves around Chicago and that downstate doesn't matter in statewide elections. I don't think Eisendrath will win the primary but if he did well enough to win downstate its a safe bet that he would win the primary.

Re: Early voting debated

will — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:48:36 -0000

I just love the people who think everyone in the world has a cushy 9-5 job that should easily allow them to vote on election day. For a single parent working two or three jobs, taking time to vote isn't a matter of tearing themselves away from the golf course.

In Southern states like Tennessee and Arkansas early voting has surprisingly helped Republicans. That's because the Democratic Party in those states didn't engage in a strong early voting GOTV program. In absence of a campaign to inform and encourage Democratic voters about early voting, the result was that more Republicans took advantage of the convenience.

In 2006, the primary and general election campaigns that put a full effort into early voting GOTV campaigns will have a big advantage over the candidates and organizations that are stuck in a rut. It will be interesting to see who plays it smart and who is taken by surprise.

Re: Major shakeup for Cegelis

will — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:49:41 -0000

Kucinich suggested Bush was wrong about WMD's in Iraq months before the war started. Yep, certifiably crazy.

Kevin Spidel had a bigger role than state director near the end of the Kucinich campaign.

Re: Open thread

will — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:45:13 -0000

Check out the Will Reynolds for Sangamon County Board blog: http://www.thereisaway.us

Re: Question of the day

will — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:22:03 -0000

My first political memory is of my Mom yelling at the TV about Ronald Reagan always doing the opposite of what he said. Then my Dad and Grandmother talking about Paul Simon and the great things he stood for. I got interested because I believed politics could be a form of service to others. It took a while before I realized that most people involved in local politics are just riding the Democratic or Republican gravy train and political issues are a secondary concern, at best.

Re: http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2009/05/we-are-not-free-for-taking.html

will — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:44:00 -0000

This is one of the things that makes me sad about America. So many people feel like they have an entitlement to things, especially things like healthcare, that they completely neglect the fact that the people who are helping keep their normal life intact are paying a lot of money to have the privilege to do so. It really makes you sad to realize that some people don't understand the basic economics of medicine or of life.

Re: No Durbin opponents stepping up

will — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:32:48 -0000

The Greens would have a very difficult time convincing liberals to vote against Durbin, if they bother to run a candidate. It would become a national joke, like the Green who ran against Paul Wellstone.

Durbin is popular, in large part because he does represent the political values of most Illinois voters, regardless of how often conservatives claim otherwise.

Re: Question of the day

will — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:30:40 -0000

Please, no more American Idol contestants! Let's get actual music this year.

I'll echo some good suggestions:

Steve Earle
Wilco
White Stripes
Green Day
Buddy Guy
Allison Kraus
Bring back Willie Nelson and George Thurogood

Modest Mouse
Lucinda Williams
Ziggy Marley
Ryan Adams

Re: State Fair follow-up question

will — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:32:52 -0000

Wilco or Steve Earle

I would love to see Steve Earle play at the fair because it will offend some people's sensibilities.

Re: Question of the day – Obamarama edition

will — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:00:53 -0000

Sheila Simon if she would do it. The party needs more downstaters on the statewide ticket and she'd do a great job.

Re: Question of the day

will — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:02:55 -0000

King Netpune the pig in Mount Pleasant.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pet/neptune.html

Re: Question of the day

will — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:36:00 -0000

I but the New York Times every morning...I love having a print copy on my all day, staring glances at it whenever a free moment opens up.

Re: Question of the day

will — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:15:12 -0000

Someone has the right to state their political values in terms of their religious values all they want. But, they can't expect people who aren't of the same faith to accept that argument. A public official has to be ready to speak to people of all faiths, not just their own.

I think Rod is making a solid argument, at least among Christians. There's no record of Jesus saying anything about abortion or gay marriage. He said a great deal about helping those in need. I would love to see more liberals point out how out of step the modern conservative agenda is with the teachings of Jesus.

Re: Simon vs. Cole update

will — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:18:19 -0000

Holy cow, Rob Taylor is STILL involved in Carbondale politics?! He ran for Mayor as a student back when I was at SIUC in the 90's.

Last time I went back it looked like the strip had suffered a lot. I'm not sure I get why anyone would think Brad Cole will suddenly make Carbondale more fun again.
Anyway, it makes sense for someone in a college town to use facebook and myspace for their campaign. It would be foolish not to at this point.

Re: Chill, please

will — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:15:55 -0000

I don't see how anyone could disagree with your post. I'm glad you're trying to raise the level of discourse a little bit, but I don't believe that's possible as long as the political debate is dominated by conservative talk radio hosts and columnists who dish out daily doses of anger and childish ridicule. Its an infectious attitude and the fact that people like Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh are given a national platform is bound to trickle down to hateful and petty comments on your blog and every other political discussion in the country. So, I'm not sure what good your post is going to do, but I hope people listen.

Re: Question of the Day

will — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:13:35 -0000

I participated in a union picket at Daley Plaza once so I do want free speech rights protected there. I don't think you can say an area is open to the free expression of ideas *except* religious ones. It should be open to all faiths and political groups equally.

However, I would also suggest the group setting up the cross review Matthew Chapter 6:

"When thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."

I don't recall a verse in the Bible where Jesus tells people to pray for the purpose of getting in people's faces and making a political point. Once again, people with a political agenda are distorting the gospel of Jesus.

Re: Election day thoughts and open thread * Updated x5 *

will — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:13:48 -0000

I've got a couple blog posts about the Springfield election with one or two more to come. http://www.thereisaway.us

Re: Question of the day

will — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:00:07 -0000

The Cards, who will continue to not get the respect they deserve as one of the best teams this decade.
I'm hoping for a Route 66 World Series between the Sox and Cards.

Re: “Intense” might be the right word here

will — Tue, 08 May 2007 10:47:19 -0000

I'm glad the Courier News carried the quotes. All the talk about people only opposing *illegal* immigration is putting lipstick on a pig. It still comes down to racism and xenophobia.
If someone's only gripe is illegal immigration then they should advocate open borders and the problem would be solved. All immigrants would be legal. Now why don't they support that?

Re: “Intense” might be the right word here

will — Tue, 08 May 2007 10:57:27 -0000

ChampaignDweller, what problem are we talking about? Yes, it would solve the illegal immigration problem. If your real problem is that you don't like immigration in general, then no, the problem won't be solved. Why can't people just be honest about the fact that they don't like "those people" coming over here instead of hiding behind the claim that they only dislike "illegal" immigrants?

Re: Uh, Jennifer, I’m 45 and too busy to be bored

will — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:36:21 -0000

29. I also know that many of my most regular readers are reporters who somehow find the time to visit.

Re: Question of the day

will — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:09:18 -0000

Let's lock Jeff Tweedy and Billy Corgan in a room with Cheap Trick until they come up with something.

Re: Question of the day

will — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:21:33 -0000

Yes. We need binding referendum and popular initiative.

Re: Question of the day – Obamarama edition

will — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:50:52 -0000

He shouldn't be excused becuase he's running for President. He should be excused becaue he's a US Senator, not an Illinois State Senator. Paying attention to federal-level issues is his job. If he starts saying he doesn't know what's going on in the US Senate, THEN I'll be concerned.

Re: Question of the day

will — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:03:11 -0000

Zombie Paul Simon.
Or clone Dick Durbin.

Re: Question of the day

will — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:52:25 -0000

Poison Lovers by Steve Earle

I was almost out of here
Nearly left this time
I saw you in my rear view mirror
And I pulled up on a dime
But nothin' ventured, nothin' lost
You can't say we didn't try
That is unless you weigh the cost
Of every tear we cried

Chorus:
Why do we do this to each other
I guess we were always poison lovers

If you could look me in the eye
And tell me what you see
Maybe you can tell me why
I let you torture me
I know that your lips are soft
And they sing the sweetest songs
But I've been listenin' long enough
My heart has turned to stone

Chorus

Another time, another place
Another wind to blame
Cover every track and trace
I'll find you just the same
And even if we made our peace
And went our separate ways
You'd go west and I'd go east
And we'd meet here in this place

Re: Question of the day

will — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:54:34 -0000

Its a good program. The technology and market for hybrids is already here. The only problem is the stubborn refusal of American car companies to give consumers what they're asking for. We're in a bizarre situation where its going to take government action to force American car companies to meet the demands of the marketplace.

Re: Question of the day

will — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:26:04 -0000

Ameren is throwing so much money around that I think it deserved far more coverage than it received.

However, I also think the media should report their own sources of funding. Did the large amounts of money spent by ComEd and Ameren through their CORE front group affect news coverage of the issue? I'd like to know. If it changes how politicians vote then why shouldn't I believe it changes the way companies report the news?

Re: A new twist in Aurora battle

will — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:23:45 -0000

"citing teenagersâ€™ underformed cognitive skills as reason enough not to trust them with major medical decisions."

Funny. I was thinking we shouldn't trust Oberweis with a seat in Congress for exactly the same reasons.

Re: Question of the Day

will — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:32:28 -0000

Hair
Starring John Travolta

Re: Odds and ends

will — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:24:27 -0000

I wonder if the Catholic school takes the same attitude toward politicians who support the war in Iraq. The Pope's position on that is clear.

Re: Caption contest!

will — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:30:50 -0000

Said in unison: "No, I'm the most powerful!"

Re: Question of the day

will — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:52:22 -0000

Carol Mosley Braun. She's the only person who would start out with six years of seniority and familiarity with how the Senate operates. It might help if she didn't run for re-election after filling out the term and left the decision to fill the open seat up to voters.

Re: Question of the day

will — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:36:28 -0000

The State Journal ran a chart a while back claiming there are 3,000 fewer state jobs in Sangamon and Menard counties since Blagojevich took office. That's a huge hit to a community the size of Springfield. Helping an economically depressed region by creating a new one makes no sense.

Re: Schock throws kitchen sink at allegations, local media laps it up

will — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:05:20 -0000

The press is going easy on Schock outside of the overplayed nukes in Taiwan issue. Here's a guy who runs an ad bragging about how he's going to "keep fighting" for clean rivers and his only major votes on water issues were to deregulate fecal matter surface discharge from private septic systems in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. As far as I know my blog is the only place pointing out the contradiction. Why on earth hasn't any reporter challenged him on that?

Re: Another massive screw-up by voter group

will — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:30:12 -0000

There are no modern cases in Illinois of anyone being shown to have voted with a fake name after registering to vote multiple times. But, in every single election I have personally seen people who are disenfranchised because we have needless bureaucratic barriers to voting rights and no election-day registration. I've seen people told to go to another precinct where they still aren't allowed to vote or are told to cast a provisional ballot that will likely not be counted. Jim Edgar's stubborn opposition to motor voter laws is one of the most shameful things this state has done in the last 30 years. I'm very skeptical of anyone who uses the bogeyman of fraudulent registrations as an excuse to start making voting more difficult again.

The article says: "Our system does not provide safeguards to protect the voters," Helander said. "[Voters] deserve to know the quality of voter registration efforts." ... "We need to know that everyone who casts a vote is a bona-fide voter."

Actually, the system does have safeguards. Verifying registration applications is part of the job of the county clerk. Maybe the Lake County clerk should do the job he was elected to do instead of trying to lend credibility to a national Republican voter suppression effort.

Re: Question of the day

will — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:39:13 -0000

Has anyone found a better way to deal with ugly attacks than Obama? It always ends up hurting his opponent more than it hurts Obama. We saw it with Keyes, Hillary and now McCain.

I think the big question is whether infrequent and first time voters showing up for Obama will vote down the ballot. That will decide more than a few elections this year.

If I were a candidate this year I would have people outside the polling places (beyond the legal distance of course) handing out palm cards to reach the new voters who are walking into the polling booth without knowing most of the names on the ballot. That may not be the best use of resources in most elections but it will be key in this one. A lot of these new voters didn't get those mailings sent to old voter lists and many new people will show up to vote even though no one knocked on their door to remind them. That last minute personal contact will be crucial.

Re: Vallas and the uphill con-con fight

will — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:00:31 -0000

As much as people are fed up in Springfield, I'd be surprised if it got 60% here. Most people have only from one side of the debate.

If state pensions are still underfunded and we still don't have school funding reform 4-6 years from now I wonder if some of the union leaders will regret their scare tactics.

Re: Political remainders

will — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:22:02 -0000

I going to save a copy of the Durbin election map for the next time a talk radio listener says Durbin is too liberal for Illinois and doesn't represent our values. Isn't that the talking point they've been repeating for the last six years?

Re: “Gimme some pork, gimme his seat”

will — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:03:55 -0000

Carol Moseley Braun is the only Illinois Democrat who could walk into the Senate with six years of seniority and personal experience with how the Senate works.

Re: Morning shorts

will — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:46:45 -0000

As I wrote in the blog post about, there are reasonable arguments for the decision to not alert people to undervotes. People here are making some good points. That's the kind of discussion that should have happened publicly before the election when people could weigh in. At the very least, people should have been told about the change.

Making a significant change that effects undervoting in a year where high Democratic turnout is expected without informing voters or even election judges is inexcusable.

Re: Question of the day

will — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:49:38 -0000

The best hope for the IL GOP is to pull a Schwarzenegger. Run a moderate celebrity candidate who can self finance or easily raise money. Then use the victory to start rebuilding from the ground up.

Re: Illinois bennies from an Obama victory may be few

will — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:04:38 -0000

Little Rock did get a new Presidential Library that helped revitalize downtown and paid for a light rail trolley system. So at least they got some benefit even if they had to wait a decade for it.

I don't think people need to worry. Durbin doesn't appear to have any problems steering pork our way.

Re: Afternoon content dump

will — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:18:47 -0000

Caption: "Maybe my approval rating will go up if I stand a little closer to that one."

Re: Durbin backlash gaining strength

will — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:47:39 -0000

My idea of justice isn't seeing Ryan serve the rest of his sentence. Justice is seeing every other politician in this state who promoted and personally benefited from the same patronage and pay-to-play system sitting next to Ryan in a cell. Until that happens, I don't really care if Ryan's sentence is commuted.

Re: Durbin backlash gaining strength

will — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:08:10 -0000

BigBob, we both know it isn't going to happen anyway.

Re: This just in… ABC: Jackson whistled in by the feds, lawyers up, is Senate Candidate 5 * May meet with feds on Friday *

will — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:47:27 -0000

The FBI has 2+ months of recordings from these wiretaps. The transcripts on the complaint are a fraction of what they recorded and only served to provide enough info for two charges againt the governor. It seems obvious that JJJ is aware of the offer that he or his staff made for the senate seat and recognized himself as candidate 5 in the complaint. He is also aware that the possibility exists that further conversations were recorded that further implicate him and others. These recordings would not need to be included in the complaint againt the governor because enough evidence was gathered from the calls made public in the complaint to reach the level of probable cause necessary to arrest him. My guess is JJJ knows he's had and is already looking to lay the groundwork for a deal to avoid any other info from coming to light.

Re: Question of the day

will — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:02:48 -0000

After their standard bearer ran on the slogan "Country First" national and state Republicans are showing what a horrible lie that was. At a time when we need to come together to recover as a state and nation, Republican leaders are staying in perpetual campaign mode. They have no shame.

Re: Question of the day

will — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:52:21 -0000

The problem with June is that it effectively disenfranchises college students in the town where they spend most of the year. Early voting helps but it makes election day GOTV on campuses pointless. I'm sure some local officials in Champaign, McLean and Jackson counties would like it.

April or September. The current filing deadlines force candidates to start campaigning for the next election as soon as the last one is over. Give them a few months to govern.

Re: Question of the day

will — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:13:33 -0000

No. I haven't been able to take the national press seriously since the lead-up to the Iraq War. The foreign and alternative press was the only way to stay reasonably well informed before and after the invasion. The Blago interviews only confirm what was obvious then.

Re: This just in… Guv appears to cave on Burris

will — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:37:07 -0000

If Burris refuses to resign now he'll probably refuse to leave even after a special election. This is already enough of a circus without two people fighting it out in court and Burris on the Capitol steps claiming he's still the legitimate Senator. What's the point of that?

Re: Question of the day

will — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:44:06 -0000

Definitely not concealed carry.
A law school in Springfield. WIU Quad Cities campus. Expand light rail lines from St. Louis into Alton and Edwardsville. Demolish and replace the Stratton Building.

Re: Question of the day

will — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:41:42 -0000

As far as I can tell the only effect of federal limits is to make politicians answer to an entire industry of special interests instead of a few specific special interest contributors. Congress certainly hasn't gotten any cleaner since contribution limits were enacted.

Effective reform will enable candidates to run for office without needing to have connections with a large number of wealthy individuals or corporate self interest groups. Make a certain amount of radio and TV advertising free to bring down the cost of running for office.

Re: Afternoon bonus question

will — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:39:57 -0000

If you had to choose, would you rather share a cell with George Ryan or Tom Delay?

Re: Question of the day

will — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:21:21 -0000

Mandate free ad space for candidates to reduce the cost of elections. Doing the same for TV and radio would accomplish more than most of the proposed reforms.

Re: Special interests whacked by the leaders

will — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:37 -0000

Won't this give an advantage to union PACs that raise most of their fund in small donations from their members as opposed to corporate PACs that are often funded by large donations from fewer individuals or companies?

The main impact of this bill will probably be the creation of many new PACs to get around the limits.

Re: Morning shorts

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:12:31 -0000

Cassandra, we're all for a technology fix to save lives, no questions there. And if there were a course that teaches you how to dodge a bullet shot towards your head by someone who wants to kill you, we'd all take it. And, just for clarity's sake, the slain officer was not working undercover, he was in plainclothes..vest on, badge visible and likely driving an unmarked Crown Vic, known by all in Englewood as the police.

Re: Question of the day

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:31:13 -0000

NO. The ad is one more example of Dillard trying to pander to all sides.

If you listen to him and follow his career, he tries to always have it both ways- I'm a moderate/ we need conservative values; Obama's great/ I love McCain; Blago is terrible/ I voted for Blago's pension bond deal; no new taxes/ voted to raise RTA sales tax.

He's a Springfield politician. That is not what we need to lead IL out of this disaster. It's certainly not what the GOP needs to win.

Re: Question of the day

will — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:11:23 -0000

Ray LaHood without a doubt. Obama did Dems a favor by taking him out of the running.

Re: Newspaper welfare

will — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:32:31 -0000

All the more reason that papers should be required to run candidate ads for free as a campaign finance reform. The only way to make candidates less dependent on special interest money is to make running for office cheaper.

Re: Episódios, Filmes, Especiais e OVA’s

will — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:41:00 -0000

Muito show o blog ;D

Re: Interesting times if Clayborne makes the jump

will — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:40:12 -0000

Art Turner's campaign disclosure forms are a scandal waiting to happen. Tens of thousands to himself for "petty cash" and miscellaneous election day expenses. Payments for "services rendered" to an unusual number of people with the last name of Turner. A candidate who uses his campaign fund to line his own pockets isn't what Democrats need so soon after Blagojevich. Turner on the ticket would be a complete disaster.

Re: Suddenly, everybody wants to be Number Two

will — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:49:05 -0000

Will County Woman gets it. It's a good office for someone who can be creative as a self-starting advocate even when they don't have constitutional authority. Pat Quinn was the right kind of person for that role.

Re: Hynes responds to Quinn veto

will — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:48:30 -0000

Hynes is starting to sound like a nag who constantly looks over your shoulder to criticize but never really does anything useful. How are things at your cemetery oversight division, Danny?

If anything, Quinn is showing that he won't vacillate on an important issue by not accepting a half-hearted reform bill.

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Re: How to remove or get back Blogger Nav Bar?

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:25:00 -0000

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-111-yankees-vs-red-sox-live-chat-8.html

will — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:28:33 -0000

Great seriea they r sobbing in Boston

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-110-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:23:29 -0000

this series is starting to make up for the 0-8 start. the pitching has been really solid, the lineup still has some clutch hitting issues to work on however.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/rods-walk-off-ends-classic-in-bronx.html

will — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:18:22 -0000

Because girardi is a total tool who doesntrealize he's going to be lucky to get one run. Was at the game last night and there were several such questionable non-movies by girardi. It is also worth mentioning in this summary that Jeter was maybe the only batter with 3 huge opportunities to push across a run and he failed each time, instead ending the inning.

Never the less it was a great game. I left after 13, it seemed like only a war might end it. I sawthe arod home run at a bar just after getting off the subway. The stadium was about 3/5 full when I left. AJ got a huge ovation, the whole stadium was standing.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-109-yankees-vs-red-sox-pena-called.html

will — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:57:53 -0000

Jeter has blown three chances with risp. He is the goat of the game.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:05:07 -0000

Let's make it 2. I am at tomorrows game! Thrilled for Friday night against the sox at the stadium!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:51:20 -0000

Keep them walks coming

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:44:03 -0000

I think free agency took the bite out of baseball

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:42:54 -0000

Speaking of tex I think he's looking like a lock for mvp

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:40:00 -0000

Mike tough call to me since hughes was winning but I know your point, he insures 3 out of 5 wins coming out of the pen.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:38:25 -0000

Bryan fair question except baseball isn't played like hockey anymore (unfortunately)

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:35:56 -0000

Greg some day you might have to have yourown server so you can break free of the blogger rrestrictions

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:21:02 -0000

So this guy from padres is going to join the starting 5? Does nobody else feel hughes should have moved back to the starting rotation?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:18:49 -0000

Glad they are getting the walks out of their system up by 8 runs. :P

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-108-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:15:56 -0000

What's going on? This appears to be going well, what did the umps do?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/83-ys-demolition-update.html

will — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:58:20 -0000

stop this god damn madness!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/is-jeter-on-his-was-to-his-first.html

will — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:01:09 -0000

Id love to see some visual/video analysis of positioning improvements made. I suspect its been excellent to cause such an improvement in Jeter's play. If this is the case, a lot of credit is due Mick Kelleher. The pitching coaches and medical observers and Girardi are absolutely destructive to the team. Kelleher it seems is a stand out in a car of clowns.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/08/game-105-yanks-white-sox.html

will — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:37:34 -0000

Where is that logo from? Did brian boitano buy the white sox?

So looks like yankees are maybe not holding up well against the tougher portion of the schedule...again. boston of course will be the big test.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-102-yankees-white-sox.html

will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:34:11 -0000

Thorton has everyone fooled

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-102-yankees-white-sox.html

will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:21:22 -0000

Good bit of hitting - almost fooled him twice - gotta love tex in this situaution - this the game here

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-102-yankees-white-sox.html

will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:12:52 -0000

Cano needs to know to leap and make that throw - its a damn tough play

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-102-yankees-white-sox.html

will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:11:22 -0000

Shit happens - better cano makesthat mistake now than in the playoffs

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-102-yankees-white-sox.html

will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:39:20 -0000

so everyone needs to be prepared to give the sox the worst time at the stadium next week. I'm so lucky to have tickets to fridays game. I want to hear a chant of Roid Sox so loud its deafening.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-102-yankees-white-sox.html

will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:32:36 -0000

Last summer?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/heyman-yanks-most-likely-to-land.html

will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:41:26 -0000

"Seattle requested either Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes"

obviously that was a waste of time. why would the yankees trade pitcher for pitcher, thats just stupid unless they would get a second player. but makes no sense.

Yankees are the second best team in baseball right now, with injuries, a trade only makes sense if it comes cheap. no way on earth they should trade any top prospects. They should trade 3 midlevel prospects - Seattle gets some lotto cards, NY puts away a division tittle.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/ortiz-tested-positive-for-peds-in-2003.html

will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:43:39 -0000

@MikeN

over the players association's dead body.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/ortiz-tested-positive-for-peds-in-2003.html

will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:49:55 -0000

Seriously this is awesome! This nails every loser out of Boston: Oritz, Mitchell, Gammons, etc...

Another priceless quote from Ortiz just this year, Feb 17 2009:

"I would suggest everybody get tested, not random, everybody," Ortiz told the Associated Press. "You go team by team. You test everybody three, four times a year and that's about it."

"Ban them for the whole year," he suggested as punishment for a first-time offense.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/125696-well-said-papi-david-ortiz-rightfully-calls-out-baseballs-steroid-policy

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LOL, I assume Ortiz will not be in the lineup the rest of the year, taking a voluntary ban?! That would be the best thing that could happen to the Sox, since he couldn't hit a water melon if it was put on a T anyway.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-101-yanks-rays.html

will — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:30:57 -0000

if people are so interested in chat how come they hardly post in these game threads?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-101-yanks-rays.html

will — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:23:58 -0000

I cant believe Toronto is considering trading Halladay in-division. Philly still seems a favorite, tho the Jays wont get as much, but wont have to play him either.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-101-yanks-rays.html

will — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:19:43 -0000

IRC freenode #yankees baby. not even used. Alas, most dont know IRC and so are wowed when someone reinvents the wheel (twitter etc).

twitter is a chat (with limited char count of course).

no forum, forums are so annoying.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/formula.html

will — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:30:54 -0000

Letting pitchers pitch more than 5 innings (unless they are absolutely unbelievable pitchers) is an antiquated idea. Over the past several decades starters have pitched fewer and fewer innings. It naturally would make the most sense that starters would pitch 3-5, two middle relied would pitch 2-3 each, and a closer one inning. Then everyone would be never overworked and thus stronger each appearance.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-98-yankees-rays.html

will — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:43:06 -0000

yankees only one game back of the dodgers for best record. how about that?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-98-yankees-rays.html

will — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:37:27 -0000

I wish Suzan and John would get trashed on cocktails during the game. They're nearly incoherent to start with, it would be great if they were totally plastered - they might never complete a sentence.

An alternative to this fantasy I would also support is them getting coked up every game. Every time the bat makes contact John would call and home run, and Suzan could fire off like a machine gun "ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya", then barf all over Jeter in a post game spazout meltdown interview.

Now I'm thinking I like the coked up idea the best.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/722-demolition-update.html

will — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:44:18 -0000

GAH! bastards.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-83-yankees-twins.html

will — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:31:19 -0000

Why is gerardi such a tool and shafting hughes - I sure hope the grand plan is now not to make aceves a starter - I really don't buy this hughes isn't stretched out enough, but wang needs starts to strengthen up.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/76-demolition-update.html

will — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:41:01 -0000

Ok,enough is enough, they need to stop this madness right now. What kind of insane lunatic decides tear down yankee stadiun?!!!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-78-yanks-vs-mariners.html

will — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:01:09 -0000

Um hello cc how about some outs

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-78-yanks-vs-mariners.html

will — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:23:11 -0000

Greg while were waiting here - you never gave a review of citifield

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-78-yanks-vs-mariners.html

will — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:53:21 -0000

I was just watching the Griffey home run last night and had a recurring thought, which is, Griffey was one of the greatest talents of the last two decades, and had one of the least spectacular careers of all time. I remember when he came up, he was envisioned as being one of the greatest players, and he is, except that his career meant nothing, as he chose to play it out of the lime light on teams that were almost never competitive. Nobody will like me saying this probably, but he really wasted his talent, he never challenged himself to play in a more competitive environment. He's the antithesis of someone like Kirk Gibson or Reggie Jackson or Mark Teixera. His numbers are great, but his career was completely meaningless.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/07/game-78-yanks-vs-mariners.html

will — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:38:22 -0000

ESPN has a big feature on recently released letters by Lou Gehrig, his wife, and doctor.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-76-yankees-vs-mariners.html

will — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:28:06 -0000

Has there been one injury the yankees have handled well in recent memory?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-76-yankees-vs-mariners.html

will — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:10:49 -0000

My only question is, is bruney the latest medical malpractice case perpetrated by the yankee coaching geniuses?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yanks-acquire-hinske.html

will — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:50:30 -0000

The Yankees ARE aware that their problem is the bullpen, not the lineup. Right?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:37:51 -0000

what? oh man, being a yankee fan is embarrassing these days, but the mets really take the cake.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:36:59 -0000

r u kidding 3-2

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:22:33 -0000

hmmm.. should have pinch ran ransom for posada and had him steal.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:17:06 -0000

"He later clarified his statements saying he wants to remain a Red Sock forever."

oh whew. so ESPN is just retarded.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:16:28 -0000

AJ should pie Cano in the face for a weak straight leaving 9 on like this. That said, nobody is going to pinch hit for a .300 hitter, get real.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:13:09 -0000

so I might be a little out of the loop, but when I watched that espn interview with mo, that was the first time I had heard of Papelbon being interesting in signing with the Yankees at some point. 55,000 yankee fans would collectively all have a seizure at once the first game he gets a save and does that annoying squat and fist pump at the stadium.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:07:50 -0000

Girardi sure is fussy tonight.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:01:25 -0000

swish would be great behind arod in that spot, would really put the mental hurt on pitchers.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:56:50 -0000

of course it doesnt exactly help to have Mr.No-Patience batting behind him. :P

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:55:16 -0000

well i cant see the game, but im glad arod isnt forcing swings and will take a walk in that situation if he's got nothing to hit. especially with 2 out.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:53:56 -0000

as critical as i am of the yankees having wang in the starting rotation right now, i wouldnt trade him. wang _should_ be able to get strong and healthy and return to being a dominant player. trading him now would be like selling stock when its price has already collapsed. now is the time to buy, which would make sense of why the phillies might be interested.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:48:44 -0000

that is a small pick :)
Wells was like a kid, must have been a thrill to him to walk out on the field as a yankee, put on ruths real cap, and start throwing. im surprised photos of that moment are so rare.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:33:06 -0000

Greg - what did you think of citifield. I'm a tough critic, but haven't gotten out there yet, but the seating looks pretty nice, but the Ebbets thing and rotunda seem really dorky in photos. How were the food options?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:30:17 -0000

Greg - you ever seen a photo of Wells from that game when he came out wearing Ruth's hat from 1934? I googled around the interwebs today and couldn't find anything.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:28:05 -0000

on the other hand, i'm glad to finally be reading about rumors of Cashman looking to trade for bullpen help. I was expecting to read those rumors a month ago, at least at long last we're getting some hint that they recognize the issue and want to do something about it other than hope all will be fine on its own.

I do miss Veras however. me sad.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:24:45 -0000

"Retardi" LOL.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:23:04 -0000

corx: s/their/they're

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-75-yanks-mets.html

will — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:21:38 -0000

Gerardi have ants in his pants or something? enough changes?

The Yankees trashed a team riddled with injuries, I'd like to give credit to Wang, but basically he didn't fall apart against a team that is really struggling offensively. Not that great a showing in reality. Its been several major league stars now, and he's not dominating. If he had come out and blown them away, I would have been like - ok maybe they know something sacrificing two starts to get him back in shape. But it just looks more and more like the Yankees coaches don't know what their doing.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yanks-serious-about-street.html

will — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:48:01 -0000

Street would be great if they can get a 5 year contract extension ( i dont know what he has left on his contract now ). Good replacement for rivera, and next year Pettitte is out and hughes is in the starting rotation. If Bruney returns and can actually stay healthy (knock on wood) the Yankees would go from having a rather iffy pitching staff to a very solid one. I have every confidence Wang will be in fine shape by later this year and for years to come. The yankees are just retards at helping players recover from injury which is why Wang turned into a fiasco this first half.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/dont-like-new-stadium-make-suggestion.html

will — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:01:40 -0000

I have the solution for the monument retard zone. The yankees problem, like most of MLB is they decided that they had to have sanitary uniform playing fields. The solution, screw the park, move all the monument stuff back into fair territory. They need to get rid of the ugly sports bar in center field and move the visitors pen over that way. Then, you push the left field wall back more until left center is about 450ft. Then the monuments move outside the wall into fair territory. Very few fly balls actually travel that distance so their would be little problem with them interfering with play. Put the retired numbers on the wall! Now everyone can see the monument stuff easily - return some pride to the stadium. THEN, you allow the fans to walk along the warning track to the monument area during the pre-game. Instant fan building move - everyone will love the yankees brass if they can walk on the field pre-game.

To keep the revenue of the sports bar you build the sports bar to wrap around the highest level of the bleachers.

I know it will never happen, but this would be the sensible thing.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/streaming-games-comng-july-8th.html

will — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:05:44 -0000

why go for this lousy deal when you can get a sling box for $300 and watch all your cable channels all the time anywhere for years to come?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-64-yankees-vs-nationals.html

will — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:49:17 -0000

And Sosa lied to congress.

"The 2003 positive test could also create legal troubles for Sosa because he testified under oath before Congress at a public hearing in 2005 that he had “never taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs.”"

oops.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-64-yankees-vs-nationals.html

will — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:07:00 -0000

What? getting rid of Veras?!!! This makes no sense. Next thing they'll be doing is taking Wang out of the staring rotation until he can pitch again. Insanity.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-64-yankees-vs-nationals.html

will — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:04:56 -0000

Shouldn't that be a Goldman Sachs logo up there on the right?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-63-yankees-vs-mets.html

will — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:18:41 -0000

Gotta say, this is a crime to see hughes as setup man.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-63-yankees-vs-mets.html

will — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:12:00 -0000

This is crazy if the starting pitchers can be this bi-polar just because of the catcher. But when all other explinations have been ruled out the impossible isn't so impossible. Has anyone done start by start analysis of posada vs cervelli. Taking into account the quality of the opponents as well. This just nuts to watch aj get blasted in 2 n 2/3 the other day then pitch 7 shutout innings today.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:52:19 -0000

Cano might not be charging because the grass may be very slick.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:51:39 -0000

why has the whole starting rotation collapsed? CC gave 7 solid innings, but other than that the starting rotation has been horrible. These pitchers are much better on paper. Pettitte's aging I can understand, but AJ, Wang, Joba, wtf? AJ shouldnt even need coaching. And Joba should be settling into a healthy long career as a 15 game winner, that shit he tossed yesterday made him look like he was just called up from the minors. Is this a coaching issue? Its odd to have the whole rotate go to pieces.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:44:18 -0000

VEEEEEERAAAAAASSSSSSSSS!!!!!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:19:11 -0000

I cant complain about Teixera, he is absolutely amazing. He's calmed his nerves from April so now he consistently seems to delivery in the clutch. His fielding is impeccable. And not only doesn't he make stupid mistakes, he plays fundamentals perfectly. Last night's head down running with two outs was a prime example, most of the other players on the team would have been jogging around the bases. Or his hard slide into second against Texas after he got hit by a pitch to make sure a double play was broken up. He's might own Yankee Stadium the way Reggie Jackson used to by the time the year is over.

ARod has probably had to double down on therapist sessions.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:13:22 -0000

Im not saying Aceves doesnt know how to pitch or that its not important, but what does that mean, does he have great location? does he spend his off hours studying batters on video? A good announcer gives us details about what distinguishes the player. If they're really good they've learned some very personal stories about the player that is germane to the point.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:11:21 -0000

"SWUNG ON AND LINED! right to first for the out."

He's an idiot. He's both bad a judging the ball off the bat, and almost always over commits emotionally to a call before the play clearly develops. which is why he calls flyouts wrong all the time.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:02:15 -0000

Waldman... "the thing about Aceves is he really knows how to pitch".

such exceptional analysis.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:59:32 -0000

"SWUNG ON!.. grounded to short and flipped to first."

the guy calls a game like he's seeing it for the first time. which would be cute if he were 5 years old.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:55:29 -0000

"its lined to deep right" ... foul behind 1st base. "its deep, way back" ... caught just behind second base. "baseball its completely unpredictable" ... a-rod does exceptionally in these situations hitting .635.

how did sterling even get this job.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-62-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:44:36 -0000

Yankees - where champions are made (of opposition no-name pitchers)

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:33:02 -0000

a humiliating mets loss isn't quite as good as a yankee win, but it sure makes the recent string of losses a little easier to take. mets so suck its hilarious.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:05:32 -0000

the only thing that sucks more than watching the yankees is watching the mets. that was pathetic, Joba walked them a handful of runs and they couldnt win.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:01:05 -0000

could the mets and yankees make a game look any uglier? that was a fitting cap to both teams getting hammered by their division rivals. neither wanted to win, it was a battle to lose.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:59:11 -0000

my god Suzan Waldman, worst on field interview ever. screaming into the mic, she loses her voice in 2 seconds. Glory, hold the mic close to your mouth, its designed to cut ambient noise, you don't have to scream and sound like a 40 year smoker. moron.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:56:22 -0000

someone harpoon John Sterling. I will pay you.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:54:06 -0000

Fair enough Anon about Coke, he's done a great job the past couple nights, way beyond what I expect to see from him. I think the issue is that unless the Y have a 3 run lead late, or one of two or three pitchers is coming out of the pen, we're all biting our nails knowing how bad it can get. Basically there is no confidence in the BP.

To be fair to the BP the starters are in the middle of an epic collapse, with only CC pitching a decent game recently, and this puts unfair pressure on the pen. That said the pen does have an extra starter in the there (hughes) and even when the starters are pitching well going to the pen causes cardiac arrest when its a one run game and the opponent is anything better than Detroit.

Really I don't see how they can make the playoffs, much less the world series without getting another reliable middle relief pitcher, so Mo doesnt have to come in situations like this and Aceves and Coke dont have to pitch every other day. I continue to feel shocked that we dont even hear rumors of the Yankees looking for a late middle reliever.

And why is Veras still on the roster? because they don't want to eat his contract? insanity, he has no business pitching in the majors. Put him on wavers, no sane club will pick him up. They can make up the loses on his contract with one night of hotdog and garlic fries sales at the stadium.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:22:32 -0000

bullpen is total crap. and the starters are horribly inconsistent. but the bullpen is really craptastic.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:25:38 -0000

* skills self *

its like sterling can't see the stupid ball. he calls plays based only on what the payers are doing which is why he gets fooled all the time. please get swine flu!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:21:15 -0000

i cant stand sterling, god damn it. "your on the mark texiera". please freaking get killed in a car crash. he ruins every home run with his stupid repetitive "it is high its far" crap. learn to call a game. jesus.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:03:55 -0000

bring in Veras and get it over with.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:02:03 -0000

these two should rent a convention hall.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:57:13 -0000

what the hell is the problem between posada and joba?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-61-yanks-vs-mets.html

will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:52:34 -0000

i have no tv as you know, so listening to john and suzie. so bad. anyway, how do the seats look, are the richy rich fags in their seats this time?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:13:17 -0000

Pharaoh lover lol - it just sounds so retarded its hilarious - how do you take yourself so seriously? Lollllllllll

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:50:23 -0000

What the hell why do I keep ending up at bars with boston fans??!!

We need murders to go up in manhattan, this is annoying.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:46:17 -0000

I was busting on coke. He talks about his roll like a pussy. And he does blow more than his fair share of games. But I give credit where due - he did a great job.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:43:29 -0000

Wow NAILS! Maybe he's not a pusse

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:41:05 -0000

Swweet anoying anon is back to talk. Some blather about how everyone except him loves cashman and stalin. Moron

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:38:31 -0000

I would have walked him intentionally , why scrw around

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:28:45 -0000

Nails is warming up - yikes

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:27:09 -0000

Fn puklis

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:22:49 -0000

Uh oh

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:47:57 -0000

Damn, guess joke time is over... until they bring in rivera

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:42:14 -0000

How many boxes of cookies would every like to order?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:31:48 -0000

Wow, so, did anybody know the yankees were going to be the first major league club to have women on a team? What a wonderful day! Another crack in the glass ceiling. Great to see it was the yankees first!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:27:43 -0000

Time to put together an obituary

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:08:34 -0000

If the yankees need to go beat up a hobo before these games to boost their confidence, then so be it. What ever it takes to stop this god awful meekishness.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:04:06 -0000

This happened last series in fenway, the yankees and redsox switvched uniforms before the game. Although this time I think the yankees swapped with the local girl scouts.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-60-yankees-red-sox.html

will — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:37:24 -0000

Swisher must see a fly ball headed his way in the future. "Let's get this one, let's get this one."

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-59-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:10:02 -0000

Anonymous, you should write everything in ALL CAPS.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-59-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:06:20 -0000

If it were me I would have started Veras, and then brought Coke in to close. That would have show the Redsox who's boss.

From now on Coke's nick name is Nails.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-59-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:34:47 -0000

I have sox tickets in august at the stadium. Girardi better get his head on staight by then, I hope he starts Veras that game.

If CC chokes tomorrow its going to be embarrassing. Damn I hate that city.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-59-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:19:06 -0000

Girardi will have his usual deer in the headlights look at the post game press conference tonight. They will pound him to explain why he thought it was a good idea to start the stuggling wang against the toughest team in the AL. And girargi will we reply with those glass wide eyes talking about how they have faith in Wang and he's going to be a major contributor, and he won't answer the question directly because he has no answer because he's a jelly fish moron whoes skills start and end with how to fillout an allstart balot.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-59-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:11:46 -0000

Because its funny JC lighten up, life is too short to get all emotionally attached to a bunch of self serving politicians.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-59-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:07:11 -0000

Wang looks pretty good as a batting tee. Congrats to girardi and the coaching staff for being the biggest dumbasses since george bush; this failure was more predictable than the iraq war morass. Now can we have some real coaches and real pitchers start games. Like Veras for example.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/big-day-in-taiwan.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:58:02 -0000

"What are you expecting from Wang tonight in Fenway?"

I can't count that high.

Hopefully they'll bring in Veras by the 3rd before it gets out of hand.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/nys-dimensions-cause-for-all-those.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:55:45 -0000

corx: s/bed/beg

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/nys-dimensions-cause-for-all-those.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:54:44 -0000

If they extended the roof of the upper deck all the way out like it used to be, the dramatic setting of the entire place would be restored, it might even be intimidating again.

but they will never do this, too expensive and probably significant re-engineering. ripping out more cheap(er) seats is way easier.

again I dont think its an issue. any pitcher whining about having to pitch different clearly doesn't appreciate 1) winning world series 2) that their checks are written in the millions. if you get paid a million bucks to pitch for living you can shut the hell up about a few points on your era, especially if you get some world series rings as a bonus. This is god damn NY, not Cleveland, we don't bed people to play here, its a privileged.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/nys-dimensions-cause-for-all-those.html

will — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:49:19 -0000

what problem?

I like home runs, and so does everyone else, except peter gammons who prefers 1 million doubles a season.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:18:24 -0000

I think anon would like to catch Ted Haggard.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:01:38 -0000

Anon would have started Ted Haggard.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:33:43 -0000

the interwebs.

http://luapula.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/this-settles-it/

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:30:13 -0000

this thread is now about anything but this game.

http://luapula.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/here.jpg

i loled

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:26:57 -0000

Veras reminds me of this guy:

http://amitai.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/vupddpxtgjcujru3gyeaytaoo1_400.jpg

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:24:16 -0000

Sox will eat him alive, then puke him up and serve him back to Girardi for dessert.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:22:27 -0000

Dont question Veras. Everything is intentional. They call him "Major Mr.Intentional". Major is for major league too, cause he's major league.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:17:43 -0000

VEEEEEEEERAS!!!!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:17:11 -0000

You mean if like the Yankees score 15 runs in the first YB? Then maybe it will be a just 1 run game.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:10:51 -0000

YB, guess you're going to be upset since Wang is an auto L tomorrow.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:08:13 -0000

the worst is that there might not be a more annoying fuck than beckett in all of baseball. when i see him I hear David Mathews Band. arrrggg!!! want to shove ice picks in my ears.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:59:54 -0000

I hate to say I told you so, but they should have started Veras.

VERAS!!!!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-58-yankees-red-sox-draft-updates.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:54:47 -0000

well hopefully CC can salvage one game from this series since the Wang blows game 2 tomorrow

oh sweet, Hitler is back, Hitler amuses me.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/al-all-star-voting-update-tex-passes.html

will — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:59:44 -0000

Jeter is a great guy, but he's not the best Short Stop in the AL.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-57-yanks-vs-rays.html

will — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:18:40 -0000

i know im a broken record, but this is so idiotic that stubhub is now closed for tonights game. its still two hours away, anyone in midtown could get there in 30 min. hell people will show up two innings late anyway.

tonight was probably a good value night, great weather, but monday, so only the unemployed and fabulously idle will be going. stubhub is stupid.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/use-him-or-send-him-down.html

will — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:13:21 -0000

How about using him in the starting rotation in place of one of the injured starters?

oh, wait.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yanks-to-offer-live-streaming-games.html

will — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:40:24 -0000

Gah! This deal sounds like it sucks.

only if they already subscribe to the expanded basic service on Cablevision that includes YES

So I have to already pay to see the games and then I can spend even more to watch it smaller on a shitting broadband stream? Wha?

The thing that surprises me in this deal is yes makes the offering available through cable companies instead of just bypassing them and going direct to customers. Perhaps this is something in their contract with the cable cos, or they figure its a better way to sell thei cable pkg. I do believe long term we'll eventually see all these services be indepent offerings bypassing the cable cos - espn already does. So this is just a delaying of the inevitable and basically sucks for fans who are basically going to have to pay twice.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:30:08 -0000

dan until players are back healthy, they are not healthy. assuming all will be fine is a huge assumption. players with repeat injuries tend to do worse each time around. id like more than one good pitcher in the pen who can pitch today, not in 2 weeks, or in july, or in august, or who knows when. all the bs the front office feeds the media is just that, you can't count on their reports as to the wellness of any player until that player actually shows up for work and does his job.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:13:40 -0000

last I checked Bruney and Marte are on the DL. so no, they can't.

and as for coming back from the DL, Wang is your current model. Maybe they will be ok, and maybe not. All you have is Hope, which is mostly just a campaign slogan.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:09:33 -0000

daneptizl, the A-Rod analogy is a false parallel. they Yankee lineup (despite angry anon's complaints) is one of the toughest in baseball. the lineup put up tons of runs in April/May. but this bullpen has almost nobody they can turn to. So if the Yankees had great pitching and where losing games 3-2 or something because of A-Rod being out, then yeah, there would be a good argument for going out and getting a halfway descent slugger.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:04:17 -0000

and underscoring this all is that they really intend to throw Wang against the Redsox. it just makes no sense what's so ever. maybe if the guy blanked Texas over 6 or 7 innings, but he got smacked around. they've been living in a fantasy world for a month.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:01:16 -0000

"hopefully everyone is healthy"

oh great, the yankees are using the obama plan. counting on two injured guys to come back and save the team is a recipe for failure. IMHO.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:48:30 -0000

VERAS!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:31:34 -0000

im a nihilist. best to take the pain and embarrass the front office now rather than september.

come on A-Rod, RBI, do it for Veras!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:29:11 -0000

what a treat it will be if the lineup gets 3 runs here, just to make the weakness of the pen sting that much more.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:25:51 -0000

Bruney, Marte, Robertson, Melancon, Aceves, Claggett... that's a good bullpen.

fixed

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:24:51 -0000

Frankly, I would just pitch Veras every day. Even if the Yankees have the day off. His shit is that good.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:21:36 -0000

Coke sucks, told you. Veras is the man, should go to him every time.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:16:44 -0000

I'm seriously surprised that its now June and the front office hasn't lifted a finger to get at least someone decent that can come out of the pen. The pen gets murdered by good teams.

Isn't Hughes supposed to throw at the pen? when does that happen, killing these suckers off can't come soon enough.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:14:25 -0000

can't wait to endure the obligatory post game confession. "I didn't get it done today. I'm supposed to hold the game there and I let my team down. I know it, and all I can do is face it... bla bla bla bla"

confessions of alcoholics.

.

oh, fucking fantastic, Coke, this is now surely over.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:07:09 -0000

Im afraid angry anon has been right, Rivera is old and simply can't be counted on any more. he's failed to hold a tie several times this season.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:00:48 -0000

"Alright, let's hold em right here"

Bring in Veras!

crap, Rivera.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:53:58 -0000

milky makes the highlight reel again. why is he batting 8th?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:52:48 -0000

oh shiiiiii, Cabrera. his head will explode if... holy crap

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:51:23 -0000

he can work a count.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:39:49 -0000

ok - that works

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:35:11 -0000

this is it, last stand.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:26:42 -0000

what is this shit? i go to lunch and there is melt down. bring Veras for god's sake!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:39:13 -0000

Toronto is a very successful franchise.

( despite playing in that salad bowl pos, man the sky dome was the most depressing thing I ever had to accept back as a jays fan, it was lessened by them winning two worlds series just after it opened )

the expos where a poorly run franchise, and ironically I think they suffered from playing in a parking garage just as the Rays do.

Mexico City could obviously support two franchises. How soon would the Padres like to move?

Puerto Rico might be able to support a franchise too.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:35:07 -0000

my god, not another home run at yankee stadium. they should stop this game right now and play the rest of the season at citifield until the outfield wall can be moved across river avenue. i hate home runs. even more than I hate puppies.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:31:57 -0000

its sort of yankees related, they play in the same division and are in town, and the yankees have to play in that ugly cave 14 games a year.

and how jazzed would every urban center in america be when Mexico City came to play the home team. the marketing windfall in the hispanic demographic would be off the charts. the NFL would drool, and its hard to top the NFL at anything marking related.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:28:11 -0000

Greg - I have a guest blog post for you. Its about five sentences. Here it is:

The Tampa Bay Rays are an embarrassment to baseball. They play in a crappy ball park with even crappier fan support, it is time for them to be moved. Where? Mexico City. Mexico is the next logical place for MLB to go as it broadens its international appeal, and Mexico City is the largest city in North America. This would require a little division shuffling, but this would be pretty painless. Move them to the west, perfect rivals for Texas and Anaheim, and if the Yankees want 5 teams in the east move Cleveland to the eastern division. This makes more sense and would be a lot more exciting than watching a world series team draw 20 fans every game to play in a parking garage for 10 more years.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-55-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:17:46 -0000

LETS GO VERAS!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/rootzoo-interviews-straw-man.html

will — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:57:40 -0000

what's up with the desktop computer cam? can't rootzoo afford real equipment instead of this ghetto budget production? nice living room dude. and couldn't someone put a mic on strawberry instead of using the mic on the camera half way across the room?

I love strawberry, he was a wild one.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/tonights-game-has-been-postponed.html

will — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:55:11 -0000

Damn, and Veras was going to get his chance tonight too.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yankees-vs-rays-series-preview.html

will — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:30:49 -0000

no way they play. weather will suck all night, and will be great the next 3 days.

double header this weekend or monday? friday night for monday day swap would really suck for ticket holders. sat night would be a lot better.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-54-yanks-vs-rangers-burnett.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:42:40 -0000

hell why isn't Veras pitching now, since this game is now a throw away.

i gotta go to a meeting. l8r

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-54-yanks-vs-rangers-burnett.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:40:48 -0000

Veras.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-54-yanks-vs-rangers-burnett.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:38:14 -0000

when does Hockey season start?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-54-yanks-vs-rangers-burnett.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:36:31 -0000

he's got Burnett's slot to fill, perfect opportunity to bring in Veras.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-54-yanks-vs-rangers-burnett.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:34:40 -0000

Girardi should make Veras a starter while he's at it.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-54-yanks-vs-rangers-burnett.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:33:27 -0000

I dont want to say Pettitte pitched wall last night, but the lineup really lost last nights game.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-54-yanks-vs-rangers-burnett.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:31:03 -0000

now please will they rotate Hughes in and give Pettitte 10 days off, which is what they fucking should have been thinking in the first place. Girardi and his coaches are retards.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-54-yanks-vs-rangers-burnett.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:27:52 -0000

didnt even make it 5. pathetic. please send him back to the pen until he can go 5 innings without giving up more than 5 hits.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-54-yanks-vs-rangers-burnett.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:25:54 -0000

May I take this moment to say AGAIN I think the yankee coaching sucks major Wang and should be fired. I would have had Wang prove himself with at least 3 more 5 inning stints out of the pen before risking this crap, especially with Hughes pitching very well.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/borden-stop-whining-about-homers-at-nys.html

will — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:21:16 -0000

"There has been so much talk and so much hand-wringing from fans over the number of home runs hit at the new Yankee Stadium"

the thing I disagree with here is this. the bitching has all come from the media. fans like home runs, unless you're a mets fan, in which case you enjoy being bored to death every night by pitcher duals played on a field rivaling the size of the pacific ocean. its espn that should shut up.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:18:41 -0000

dat dat da da da

well that sucked, they need to make up for blowing that game with another 10 game winning streak or something.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:16:26 -0000

man these ticket holders are insane on stubhub. 1pm weekday game, the weather is supposed to by 65 crappy degrees and cloudy as hell, 3730 tickets available, and the prices are stupidly unattractive. all these tickets should be half these prices.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:11:43 -0000

i hope they bring in another pitcher, wilson is killing us.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:57:16 -0000

good battle by damon

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:52:27 -0000

ok yankees could load the bases then get three outs, no runs in the 8th, then load the bases again, get two outs, and the final at bat would be... ARod.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:37:14 -0000

this game should be tied - sour grapes

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:24:43 -0000

if arod is going to suck he could at least learn to suck spectacularly like this http://z.hubpages.com/u/16826_f260.jpg

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:09:24 -0000

the satellite just looked to me like the hotspots where starting to drift more northward; seemed like me might catch the edge of it, but could be just light rain that they'll play through. the real gnarly stuff is down around philly.

but really, im no weather man.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:59:45 -0000

thank god we wont have to endure Peter Gammons masturbating over a beckett no-no on bbt

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:53:08 -0000

weather pattern has shifted northward more, there is a gap nyc is in and could remain in for hours until the real deluge arrives. the batters better wake up. there will be no rainout.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:40:57 -0000

Doesnt Reggie Jackson try to coach Arod or anything on how to be a man? or has he moved on to just working with Tex? Jesus, im still shocked by that at bat.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:36:46 -0000

Anon he's trying to stretch it out till the rain comes - after what he just saw happen he knows its his best shot to get out of this.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:32:50 -0000

jesus h! the guy cant throw a strike, you're up 3-1 with basesloaded. unless that shit is your money pitch you take it, make that bastard throw it over the plate. at best its GOT to be a high pitch you can loft for the sac fly. wtf?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:28:47 -0000

can you believe this, bases loaded, 1 out, not a hit in the inning, and only 3 pitches have made contact.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:26:52 -0000

lol - they want to roll ball to the plate, they can't get the pitches low enough.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:23:25 -0000

Feldman is scared too.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:20:19 -0000

no bullshit, with this dork tossing all fastballs Swisher better loft this somewhere and get the run in.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:16:14 -0000

hahahahaahaha!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:15:48 -0000

watch this guy walk the only doof in the lineup.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:14:56 -0000

this yankee lineup is not bad, even with Tex out, its pretty rough on a pitcher through almost the whole order. Cabrera at .312 is in the 8th slot, that's not really fair. The only break a pitcher gets is Gardner.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:10:26 -0000

then again, who hasn't allowed a boat load of homers at the stadium this season?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:09:57 -0000

guess his fear is justified. lol

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:06:12 -0000

uh oh, this is trouble.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:04:07 -0000

its at least another hour before the rain really sets in. petite should actually walk more batters, not less.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:57:32 -0000

combined the two teams might score 10-12 runs tonight.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:41:14 -0000

yah, the PA so sucks because one of the great experiences of being at the game is chatting up the hooligans sitting next to you. not to mention just being able to kick back and relax with a beer and a dog on a warm night.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:39:54 -0000

oh - btw here is a fun story on gate policy. so we say two kids get denied entry because they had backpacks. we sent them over to stans to check their luggage.

meanwhile, we then get in a beer line, and this NJ princess has a saddle bag fit for a mule. the backpack policy is loony toons.

we bring a tote bag to the game, which holds a ton shit, and they hardly check it, they feel the bottom a little. this time in addition to some clothes we brought a bad of green snap peas to munch on between heart killing hotdogs (yeah, i know vegetables are gay, but whatever)

so we now have a bigger plan for next time we go.

we're going to try to step up the self brought meal. we're thinking maybe smoked salmon with some toast bits and some cream cheese and lemon and capers. fuck those legends people, they're not the only ones who are going to eat gourmet. we figure we can slip all this stuff into ziplocks or other soft containers that will get through the gate.

if anyone has other ideas too, I'm taking menu suggestions.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:33:34 -0000

and the music/P.A. system is freaking annoyingly loud. they have all this stupid yankee history crap blaaaaring at you pre-game. and then its music insanity between innings. they need to shut up. it would be nice if the fan sites could get a campaign together to get the fans organized to pressure the yankees to turn this crap down.

sitting in the Main level however is just gold, everywhere. had great views last night from 209. if youre in the first 10 rows your very close. its like the old upper deck, but lower.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:30:45 -0000

so tonight would be the opposite of a value night. i didnt check prices, but who would want to site in this schlock. since you still have to pay $10 a beer.

btw - after being at the stadium again last night, I have to say, the food selection sucks on the Main level. going down to the field level is a huge haul, it took me more than an inning to go down and get garlic fries, and the ramp back up is a marathon. i think food selection on the tier is better.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-53-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:28:34 -0000

thats a lot of RFs

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/wang-to-start-hughes-to-then-pen.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:00:59 -0000

If Hughes is going to throw AT the pen, then I'm all for this.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/olney-pitchers-think-nys-is-joke.html

will — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:09:30 -0000

the yankees not only offer the most money, over a ten year span they offer the best concentration of elite players and the greatest odds of winning a world series ring. this of course is a self reinforcing reality, which is why Peter Gammons rightly observed that the rest of major league baseball is the Yankees farm system.

Its also why I think the Mets as a franchise is a joke, since they could be this competitive - as a global sports franchise - but their marketing and branding is the most hokey crap on earth. they market themselves as a AA ball club does.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-52-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:37:35 -0000

Holy f'n melt down in the 3rd. It was much worse in person. Its a myrical aj didn't give up another in the 4th.

The weather is awesome here so I called it well as a good value night. Seat in 209 are great views - can see right field, which you can in 205.

As for that vote I would vote for that crap citifield just to burn the yankees for all the obvious mistakes/screwing of fans they did with this park.

Btw - the sound system is stil waaaaaay too loud here. Yankee stadium looms sadly across the street. Still, its a beautiful night in nyc. Some should make "legendas seats suck" shirts - those people suck.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-52-yankees-vs-rangers.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:36:04 -0000

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yankees-vs-rangers-series-preview.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:04:41 -0000

the bargain of the night:
Field Outfield 112 16 Up to 2 $35.00

but probably priced too late to sell. stubhub will be closed before anyone can find it and buy it.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yankees-vs-rangers-series-preview.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:52:55 -0000

good row numbers in secs 111 and 112 dropping too. down to $60.

I find this fun, like the stock market. stubhub really should offer tracking so i could just get real time updates on a handful of seats I want to watch prices on.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yankees-vs-rangers-series-preview.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:50:11 -0000

140 tickets have been solid (or pulled off) for the game in the last 45 minutes. not very good numbers for the 1525 hold outs.

Ok - here we go - $30 a ticket for 212 row 13 - great seats at what i paid for further down the line just an hour ago.

also $30 and $35 tickets within the first 15 rows of 211 - they'll have to drop their prices more. people holding out for $100 in sec 105 are just retarded.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yankees-vs-rangers-series-preview.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:37:02 -0000

zoinks! revised forecast - 40% chance of rain now at 7pm. well thats how it goes with scattered spring showers.

you can hedge this kind of gamble by getting seats above row 12 in the main which puts you under the overhang. tho, unless its boston I dont think it matters since there are always no-shows with mixed weather, easy to get a seat further up the section.

in fact, the same is true for lower seats as well. get the cheaper seats in like row 17ish, then move down.

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just refreshed again - 7pm forecast bounces back and forth, its going to be mixed.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yankees-vs-rangers-series-preview.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:28:40 -0000

the interesting thing is there is limited panic selling for yankee games. you'll see a few people sell off in the final hour, but lots of prices stay steady. this always surprises me. I would never buy tickets on the street because Im so afraid they'll be fakes. and I cant imagine all these seats get sold off, so thats a lot of tickets people are eating. i can't figure it out. if I was a season ticket holder I would just want to unload them.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yankees-vs-rangers-series-preview.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:25:15 -0000

yah see, people get fooled by the spring time early evening showers - which helps depress last minute ticket interest. then I pounce.

here is the hour by hour
http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/home/hourbyhour/graph/10019?from=interactive_topnav_home

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yankees-vs-rangers-series-preview.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:10:24 -0000

i sound like a stubhub promoter, but Im not. I only buy value, mostly its a rip off, especially its 10% fee which ramps up the price as you decide to upgrade, even just small amounts.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/yankees-vs-rangers-series-preview.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:06:55 -0000

this could be a good value night for a game. right now the weather looks kind a crappy, but forecast is for any rain to be over by 5pm, and should only partly cloudy by 7pm with comfortable temp around 72degress and holding to 69 through the evening.

not lots of great value on stubhub at the moment and they shut it down in another hour. however there are some value tickets lurking. I just picked up 2 for $30 each in sec 209 row 6 seats 1 & 2. Row 6 anywhere in the main are simply spectacular seats - except low seat numbers in 207 and high seats numbers in 208 where the foul pole is very annoying.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/06/updated-al-all-star-voting.html

will — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:03:34 -0000

5. Manny Ramirez Dodgers 635,530

I'd like to see Manny support to increase, just to shove it in Selig's face.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-50-yanks-indians.html

will — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:53:59 -0000

oh i see. nice walk. Coke sucks under pressure.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-50-yanks-indians.html

will — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:51:27 -0000

i didnt watch this game. who the hell pitched the 9th?!!!

god let it be coke whom i think sucks much more than others think.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-50-yanks-indians.html

will — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:41:00 -0000

Greg you can catch me at AIM onNYTurf or will-at-tekimaki.com (so can the spammers)

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-50-yanks-indians.html

will — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:51:55 -0000

Greg, one of the main features I'm thinking of is the site would maintain a list of all possible feeds/sources. Then registered users could customize their view to include just the feeds they want to see - so they dont have to run around collecting feed sources.

naturally people could also then submit/recommend feed sources/sites for the site to suck in headlines from as well.

then rankings on each story so one could view stories as rated by others over certain time periods (last hour, day, week, etc) (assuming the site could get enough people rating things).

I'm also thinking have a mobile component so that the site would output a very lightweight page of headlines to mobile devices so that people can automatically get mobile versions of source feeds without have to figure it out at each site.

if you have other ideas that would be useful for such a service I'd love to hear it - like maybe ways of getting video or imagery - im not sure what is out there as sources and what might be valuable to compile into a common source to find this stuff.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/damon-playing-through-pain-again.html

will — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:25:07 -0000

maybe he should slow down a little when approaching a wall. he needs to watch some crash-test-dummies videos to maybe catch on.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/cc-returns-to-cleveland-picks-up-win.html

will — Sun, 31 May 2009 09:32:58 -0000

Hey Greg how do you (and anyone else reading this) like to track yankees news across various websites? I'm consider developing a service that would make this sort of thing easier, something like a rss feed reader + digg.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-47-yanks-rangers.html

will — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:57:23 -0000

Good to see Veras still sucks. That guy should take payoffs from other teams, he's going to give up the runs anyway.

I'll take 6 shutout innings by Burnett any day and not complain.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/accuweather-more-hrs-coming-at-new.html

will — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:13:48 -0000

This is like gay priests complaining about homosexuality.

I like home runs, as far as I can see when I am at games or in a bar watching a game, most other people seem to also love home runs. This is all just a bunch of non-sense because ESPN needs to scrape together 'something' to fill 5 hours of sports news a day. I wish everyone would just stfu and enjoy the home runs, because deep down they love them too.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-42-yanks-vs-phillies.html

will — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:11:35 -0000

oh man realtiy hitting hard, even my man aj who i thought would carry the team in down streaks.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/gammons-new-yankee-stadium-is-joke.html

will — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:49:19 -0000

First off, I like home runs, so what's the problem? If I didn't I'd watch the National League.

Know what's a joke? A gigantic green wall ten feet from 3rd base that even my mother can hit a double off of. What is Gammons talking about? How about that POS indoor parking garage the Rays play in?

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As for tonight, back to reality kids! It was fun playing the worst teams in the league, now we get to see if CC and the line up have really woken up.

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ps - as i mentioned last night I sat in 206 row 4, this park looks nothing like old yankee stadium, its a completely different park, its time to face that - its not even close. My seats we're awesome, but you couldn't pay me to see in the Grand Stand for 3 hours. Sitting in 206 it was nice not facing the all imposing score board, much more relaxing, we had a great time.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-41-yanks-vs-orioles-wang-update.html

will — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:07:38 -0000

Girardi sure saved his job.

Yankees are hot since ARod rejoined and CC started pitching. Lesson there seems to be CC needs to start sprint training in Jan.

Tonight is a great night for baseball, even better than Tuesday. Ticket demand on Stubhub was lackluster this week even tho the weather forecast all week has been for perfection tonight. Seems like prices in the middle tier have a floor at about $45 closer to dugout and $20 as you get to 205 (unless you want to sit in the back row, which i think sucks).

I'll be sitting in 206, row 4, seats 4 + 5. I got my tickets for $29 + fees so really $35 each. Full season ticket plan face price is $40. Not bad, and in row 4 I might just catch a ball.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-40-yanks-vs-orioles.html

will — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:00:51 -0000

This would be a great game to go to. The weather is awesome. The Os suck so lower interest. Can prolly get some tkcts at a descent price. Wish I could go. Has anyone come up with some reasoning why stubhub stops selling ticket an hour ago - this is lunacy. Also does anyone know if you can buy tckts from stubhub at the stadium? Sucks not being able to buy ticket an hour or 30min before a game.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/bruney-blames-umps-for-injury.html

will — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:18:00 -0000

this is nonsense, all sorts of events could disrupt the time a reliever has to warm up - an at bat could 10 minutes if the batter and pitcher r really dualing, your own team might hit longer than expected, pinch hitter runner substitutions could jumble when you might enter, rain, swarm of gnats. he's gotta buck up.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/teixeira-homers-twice-yanks-make-it-6.html

will — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:00:00 -0000

I dont know what Coke is going playing for the Yankees. He almost blew another game, and check these comments from him (via espn)

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"It's hard," Coke said. "I'm completely and totally gassed right now."

Coke was so overwhelmed he made a point of finding Rivera in the back of the clubhouse to tell him of his newfound appreciation for the closer's role.

"Hey, you're way better at that than me," Coke recalled telling him.

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Coke, jesus christ, buck the hell up, this isn't little league.

How many games does he have to pitch in before he doesn't wet his pants just at the idea. I haven't liked him from the start of the season and I like him even less now.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/boomer-ban-ped-users-for-life.html

will — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:48:00 -0000

All i can feel pretty certain about is that Pete Rose should be allowed in the Hall of Fame.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-35-yanks-vs-twins.html

will — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:08:00 -0000

Why the hell has stubhub cut off ticket sales more than 2hrs before game time? this is insane. Last year I bought tickets 45min before a game. For anyone in Manhattan or north the stadium is easily reachable in 20min.

http://www.stubhub.com/new-york-yankees-tickets/yankees-vs-twins-5-15-2009-720218/

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-34-yanks-jays.html

will — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:01:00 -0000

LOL!

That is awesome!

Just wait until this gets around, and organizations will pass on hosting events at Yankee Stadium where guests are forced to sit a mile from the event. This will come back to burn the Yankees. Just wait until the new Giants/Jets Stadium is complete, the Yankees will have no clients for leasing the stadium. Idiots.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-32-yankees-blue-jays.html

will — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:41:00 -0000

I went to Yankee Stadium.

*cries*

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-32-yankees-blue-jays.html

will — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:21:00 -0000

woot the old blue jays logo - so much better than their stupid silver J logo. i can't understand why the changed that at all.

I was a long time blue jay fan a long time ago in an upstate city far far away. Went to the all start game where Ripken hit the home run, and the World Series against the Phillies. Those were very good teams with Joe Carter and Jimmy Key.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/why-doesnt-media-complain-about-this.html

will — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:56:00 -0000

Because the media do not watch RedSux games either.

I'm enjoying the complaining about Joba, its a mark of distinction. If they don't like it, I say do it more. And i think its funny to have players on other teams making fun of him for the first pumps. Its a lot more entertaining than everyone acting civil and then going back to the hotel to give each other a hummer, like Milky and his boyfriends on the Redsox.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-29-yankees-orioles.html

will — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:04:00 -0000

Alex :)

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-29-yankees-orioles.html

will — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:02:00 -0000

So pretty good. Not to be the nay sayer, but they did just cream one of the worst teams in baseball. Losing this series would be dispicable. If they sweep then maybe there can be some talk of turn around. I'm sure alix feels preety jacked - I'm glad for him - the media is a bunch of morons.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/is-mo-hurt.html

will — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:32:00 -0000

Girardi reminds me a lot of George Bush. When he's got others throwing around money and hype he seems fine enough as a manager - the team mostly taking care of itself. But when the shit hits the fan he has no ideas - he looks like a deer caught in the headlights. He's not doing any original thinking.

I don't think the depth of the problems are all or even most girardis fault - but they are now hemoraging. A great manager might salvage thinks some how and keep the team above water untill things get straightened out. But with girardi they will bleed to death before the ambulance even gets here.

As for mo he's clearly either a. Old b. Injured c. Has bad coaching. Since he is old c is out, mo coaches himself. I don't have tv but sounds like is age has made his recovery slower and so he's got nothing. What the he'll went on in Tampa this year - throw another player on the list of medical issues the yank management missed. This team is disorganized from the head down.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-28-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:54:00 -0000

Sry blogging on iPod touch n this kyboard sucks

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-28-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:53:00 -0000

Fuck I'd settle for cc getting through the 7th inning. The starters have suuuuuucked.

One think about girardi and the pen is that it seems he hasn't divided in him mind which players r more reliable than others - even if were talking who will give up less runs vs more runs. I don't get the sense that some pitchers are being chosen for the close games and others will be sacraficed for 3-5 innings in games when starter totally collapses. He needs to get the better pitchers some rest IMHO. Jobs moving toy the pen would aid that cause too

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-28-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:05:00 -0000

In maybe three years

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-28-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:00:00 -0000

Girardi game count falls to 18. I was just kidding when I suggested a ten game losing steak could know him out in two weeks but a ten game losing streak is starting to look possible. The pitching is horrible, just unbelievable. No one of the starters seems capable of pitching more than 5 innigs and the bullpen can't get an out befoe giving up a home run. Every game seems more embarrasing than the last. Something is waaaay wrong. The bullpen has issues but not a single person seems capable of pitching well. Firing girardi is unlikely to solve the pitching issues but the hitting is so lackluster too. A shake up is inevitable if just to litterall shake things up. Cashman is going to have rethink jobas roll cause the pen needs at least one guy they go to if this team wants to finish ahead of Baltimore. If they don't do something about the pitching this team could lose 90 games this year. They'll be lucky to place third at this rate -what will toronto having gone berserk

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-28-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:46:00 -0000

Wow - i hope they are not rushing A-Rod. These athletes are damn amazing if they can recover that fast.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-28-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:45:00 -0000

Yankees can talk all they want about Chien-Ming and he can throw at little leaguers for a month if he likes, but what counts are the mechanics. If the Yankees want to provide something meaningful release some video tape so we can compare it to video of Wang when he was healthy. Im rooting for the guy, I just hate this PR crap from the Yankees. "Best sinker I've ever seen him throw." Yeah, I bet.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-27-yankees-vs-rays.html

will — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:36:00 -0000

Like I said, Girardi is dead man.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/yankees-fans-growing-impatient-with.html

will — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:34:00 -0000

I disagree.

I don't think its the injuries hurting the Yankees. The lineup continues to deliver runs, and the fielding isn't blowing games. Its mostly the pitching. That the Yankees have to go to the pen almost every game by the 6th inning is inexcusable with this rotation. Most of the starting pitchers are proven performers, so either they have been effected by the moon, or they are not getting the corrective coaching they need.

I definitely think its time for Dave Eiland to go. But unless this team wakes up in the next couple weeks I also think its time for Girardi to go. His management of the bullpen has made no sense, and Teixeira's problems are similar to those of the starting rotation - inexplicable lack of performance - that smacks of coaching (or lack of it) to me. Girardi is ultimately in charge of what goes on in the player's heads. Anyone can pick a starting line up from a roster, its the intangibles that make the manager. On those there are symptoms everywhere that Girardi is not delivering.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-26-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:49:00 -0000

Girardi is the dead walking. The pitching is pathetic and texs problems can only be cured by coaching - he's a rock solid player who is just too in his head. Girardi death watch is at 27 games looks like a shoein to drop to 24 tonight. In terms of a business and what the Yankees promise their customers this is completely unacceptable.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:08:00 -0000

Bottom of 9, Redsox v Yanks, bases loaded and 2 outs at-bat music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Qo1eaWF8c

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:49:00 -0000

wat? this inning isnt over yet?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:17:00 -0000

What is this, Tex all of a sudden trying to save Girardi's job?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:50:00 -0000

Why don't the Yankees just gather up some of the homeless around the stadium to pitch the late innings, they would likely work for a hell of a lot less.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:27:00 -0000

Girardi is running out of wishful thinking.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:19:00 -0000

and yes, I will be reassessing the reassessment.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:18:00 -0000

sorry - Im using the new math. Soonest he can be fired is ten days, should we see a 10 game losing streak.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-red-sox.html

will — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:17:00 -0000

ARod has been going 1-6 so as not to embarrass Teixeira.

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So I am now beginning my Girardi count down clock. I give him 30 game days. Every loss from here reduces the number of game days Girardi has to live by 3, every 1 wins extends it by 1. So if after 30 game days they have gone 15-15 that will be -45 and +15 for a net 0 games until he his fired. Thus the Yankees thus must be better than 15-15 over the next 30 games for Girardi to keep his job. If at any point the number of games left reaches 0 he'll be fired - so the soonest is 15 game days. A small number of games over .500 will prolong the misery and at that point a reassessment of the odds of Girardi being fired will have to be reassessed.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:25:00 -0000

I think the one thing that is important for Hughes is he stay away from the rest of the entire pitching staff (and probably the coaches), which is infected with 6th inning flu.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:23:00 -0000

Let me add, this ARod thing feels a whole lot like the bank bailout crap where the govt likes to find the straw man of the day (for example piddly bonuses and hedge funds buying bonds) without looking at the mortgage fraud that was going on by lenders and barrowers, without ousting the top leadership of the major banks who ran up the bubble, and pretending that all these banks are well capitalized (yeah, with our stinking tax dollars).

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-25-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:19:00 -0000

witch hunt bullshit by MLB on ARod. who's fault is it that steroids have been kept a big secret and who fucked up the anonymous tests actually associating names with the player test samples? fucking MLB bud shithead selig and it would be nice if ESPN would start hammering this douche for being responsible instead of just riding the ARod bandwagon. Peter Gammons should have done an interview with Selig instead of ARod.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-24-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:24:00 -0000

Rodriguez looks like he pitches for the Yankees.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-24-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:28:00 -0000

CC is out of excuses. He's going to find pitching in Yankee Stadium isn't fun if he can't get through 7 innings without blowing games.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-24-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:26:00 -0000

Tex's problems are the result of negligence by Girardi and his coaching staff. Tex is a premier hitter, fundamentally there is nothing wrong with him, so this means it's something that's hard for himself to be aware of - that being mechanics. It's hard for a player to fix his mechanics on their own. This is WHY teams have coaches and managers. Girardi and the coaching staff are seemingly out to lunch half the time on the struggles of their players.

If May is not outstanding for the Yankees I think Girardi is out of here.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-24-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:02:00 -0000

my comments about seat numbers related to the first base side, this may be the opposite on the 3rd base side.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-24-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:55:00 -0000

all NY games are blacked out on MLB. MLB tv seems to suck as far as I can tell if one is looking for a way to watch your favorite hometown team online. and unfortunately YES hasn't clued into selling subscriptions online yet either.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-24-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:54:00 -0000

So the seats in the Main are completely as fantastic as I expected. I have some photos from my seats in the 9th row. I also did some scouting in the area and have some good points of data to know.

First off - lower number seats in the row are toward the outfield, higher number seats toward the infield. So one would want higher number seats.

Row 12 is about where shelter from the over hang starts. So if you expect a change of rain like last night, you might want to keep that in mind.

The plexyglass at the base of the stairs is completely moronic and only leads to blocked views. I once thought it was there to protect people from line drive fouls - but its not lined up that way - Im guessing maybe its a precaution in case some drunk fool falls down the last stair and this would prevent them from going over the edge. Whatever the case it absolutely ruins the view for a couple seats in on the first row, and 4 seats in one the second row. So if the row has seats 1-25 you wouldnt want a seat higher than 20 or 21.

The last rows of the main - row 25 I think (?) - are still great views. But the noise and riff raff of the concourse is much too annoying. I would always want to be at least 4 rows in from the concourse. I moved to row 18 when it started raining in the 6th and the views were still very good.

As good as the views are in the back and middle of the Main, the closest rows are Amazing! You are very close - higher than the field level of the old park of course, but much closer than many of the field seats in the old park. These are outstanding value if you can get a ticket from $50 - $100.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-24-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:41:00 -0000

just tuning in, why the hell are the bases loaded in the 2nd inning?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-23-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:23:00 -0000

Oh the nazis guarding each section are assholes - even here on the main. I was carrying a ton of food and the seats here are half empty and these asshats insisted on looking at my ticket. The yankees need to chill out. Its not that big a deal if a few people move down and happen to have to move.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-23-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:19:00 -0000

The bleacher views not near the restraunt fiasco are fantastic. I took a look from the terrance and the views there are also great, if set back quite more. The main deck where I am in 213 is really great value - not as great as field level at the old park - but these seats are less expensive too. Most of the main secs are full, except 215. I would not buy seats in 215 or you'll sit by yourself like the losers in the lux seats.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-23-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:16:00 -0000

The entire 215 section is empty and of course the luxurylosers stayed home on a great friday night. The air temp is great.

The cheese steaks are ok - not really worth $10 but they are ok. Johnny rockets is awful. The service is horrible, these people have never worked in vending, and the beer is 11 when its 10 in other places in the stadium. I waited 20min for 2 hotdogs and 2 beers.

The tv is too bright, but the open concourses are gorgeous.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-23-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:08:00 -0000

The stadium is half full at most right now - still people getting food - those lux losers were stuffing thie faces in the dorky restaurent

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-23-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:06:00 -0000

The whole luxery section is almost empty.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-23-yankees-vs-angels.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:04:00 -0000

its looking pretty nice here - weather is doing ok. this place is huge. its pretty nice park, great views, this fucking ap system is waaaaaay too damn loud - very annoying. its nothing like yankee stadium to me, but the views are pretty great all around

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/sliding-into-home-gets-mentioned-on.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:52:00 -0000

hmm... ok thanks for the warning - we're gonna switch to a simple canvas bag. hopefully we get in with it. this is a truly annoying policy.

weather is looking great here in midtown. suuuuuweeet.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/sliding-into-home-gets-mentioned-on.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:47:00 -0000

whats the rules on backpacks these days? anyone know? we have some rain gear we want to bring.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/sliding-into-home-gets-mentioned-on.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:01:00 -0000

the forecast is changing rapidly, looks like rain is pushing to earlier with clearer later. hope its scattered. 30% chance at 7pm. this seemed like a good opt to get some tickets at a reasonable price. I think weather forecasts earlier in the week that suggested rain tonight dampened interest in tickets. wala tickets at near face price for the angles, a premier game.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/sliding-into-home-gets-mentioned-on.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:57:00 -0000

media always botch the urls. I was interviewed on WBAI and they totally mangled my url.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/sliding-into-home-gets-mentioned-on.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:56:00 -0000

boy - ill post them up somewhere and you can grep them from there.

are there any outstanding questions about the stadium quality? I know I have a few things I think are particularly worth checking out. but anyone have any suggestions?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/sliding-into-home-gets-mentioned-on.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:52:00 -0000

that was $50 per ticket

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/05/sliding-into-home-gets-mentioned-on.html

will — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:52:00 -0000

very nice. they should make the font of your website name even smaller.

in other news I will be going to the game tonight. Sitting in:
sec:213
row:9
seats:7,8

$50 on stubhub + nonsense fees

could have gotten seats in 214A row 2 for $36 but I think row 2 is bound to suck because of the moronic plexiglass that is supposed to protect those in the first rows. Being seven rows higher I'm excited to risk my life as fouls will certainly clear the glass at that angle. Yankee Baseball, yeah, you could die!

I will try to get good photos. Any requests?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-21-yankees-tigers.html

will — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:30:00 -0000

@Anonymous

is Abraham your boyfriend?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-21-yankees-tigers.html

will — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:56:00 -0000

Sorry, "Amusing Ourselves to Death"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusing_Ourselves_to_Death

"Amused to Death" was the Roger Waters (formerly of Pink Floyd) album which drew on some of the themes in the book.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-21-yankees-tigers.html

will — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:47:00 -0000

Oh, I think we should hold news media to an even lower standard actually - our real problem is that people believe whatever their favorite news paper or opinion columnest or tv reporter says and never go and do their own homework. They believe the news is really the news and that its generally done diligently, which is just so far from reality. Almost all news is just blathering entertainment. You'd like the book "Amused to Death".

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-21-yankees-tigers.html

will — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:45:00 -0000

I hold everyone to the same low standard. Don't be stupid, it's all i ask.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-21-yankees-tigers.html

will — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:36:00 -0000

correx:
s/he things/he thinks
s/would like/would likely

(just in case Abraham fans unleash their proof reading police on me)

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-21-yankees-tigers.html

will — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:34:00 -0000

Greg, that's a really weak argument. But I'll bite anyway. Fine, Abraham could have reported it and pointed out whatever flaws he things there are in the idea. Not reporting an interesting developing story that his audience would like want to read about is just total crap journalism. I stand by my original assessment of him - moron.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-21-yankees-tigers.html

will — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:24:00 -0000

Good journalism would allow one to publish the story without taking a point of view on it. Duuuuuuuuhhhhhhh!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-21-yankees-tigers.html

will — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:21:00 -0000

Pete Abraham is an architect? moron.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-20-yankees-tigers.html

will — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:44:00 -0000

Did someone pay the tigers to swap uniforms with the yankees at the start of the game?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-20-yankees-tigers.html

will — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:28:00 -0000

please f'n god let them win this. i will slice my wrists if i have to hear any more from anonymous how jeter and rivera and cashman suck.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-19-yanks-tigers.html

will — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:16:00 -0000

protip - dont feed the trolls

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-19-yanks-tigers.html

will — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:14:00 -0000

I think it is a failure of girardi and the hitting and pitching coaches that tex and sabathia are subpar. Someone needs to calm tex down, and someone needs to work with sabathia closely to stop the mid-game unravellings. We should be seeing more coach visits to the mound when cc starts to come unglued.

Unfortunately Girardi's handling of the pen (which is pretty sucky to start) isn't really anything that anyone but girardi can change. And ultimately I think girardi is doomed because he seems to be such a retard at managing the pitchers.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-19-yanks-tigers.html

will — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:55:00 -0000

Much more of this will be the end of girardi. There is going to have to be a massive coaching staff shake up. This team has weak points but on paper its a lot better than what we're seeing - for example teixeira not hitting and the bullpen usage and nobody notice wang wasn't ready to leave tampa.

Unless the yankees get it together I'm ready to put money on girardi being gone my june 1. They may give him 2 weeks with arod - but arods not going to be able to turnthis around himself.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-19-yanks-tigers.html

will — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:27:00 -0000

So I see at least the starting pitching isn't sucking tonight. After aj blew the 6-0 lead I couldn't watch any more yankee baseball the rest of the weekend.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-19-yanks-tigers.html

will — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:24:00 -0000

actually hitler was funny.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-17-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:28:00 -0000

Beckett is tossing lots of balls. good to see yankees taking lots of pitches. and swish really battled.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-17-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:27:00 -0000

ok great job from the usual suspects, now Matsui deeeeeeeeeeliver!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-17-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:21:00 -0000

swish is the man.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-17-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:10:00 -0000

oh my, i hadnt seen how much worse the plan had gotten, the ball fields dont even bare the slightest relation to yankee stadium. good lord, well the community certainly seems to have gotten its revenge on yankee fans, who for the most part didnt really care that the yankee stole their park land from them for the new stadium.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-17-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:58:00 -0000

This gate idea is nice. I have a better idea IMHO, which Yankee fans can do on their own if organized right.

In Berlin the location of where the wall once stood is memorialized with a stone path

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/368224594_c09d746da6.jpg?v=0

Once this park is complete yankee fans could go and start to implant such a path in the park to mark the location of the original foul lines, outfield wall, and base paths. This could be done using satellite imagery, gps device (iphone will do) and bringing our own small stones, bricks, etc to the park and implanting them into the dirt. screw bloomberg and the parks dept who will never do anything right about memorializing yankee stadium. We do it ourselves.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:34:00 -0000

Jesus shit - that blows - damn it I hate that city

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:19:00 -0000

I'm a deadman c u in the after life - hope this this ends in 11.

Redasox nation on LES has been knifed. I've done my part.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:13:00 -0000

If my phone goes dead before this is over I will kill ever person in massachussetts including their cats. Lolz

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:10:00 -0000

Tex looked scared. Well welcome to ny-redsox shit will make u piss your pants - buck up chief an learn to take ball 4 when the pich is thrown at the upper deck. Newbe!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:07:00 -0000

Utter crap pitch

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:06:00 -0000

Tezx needs be reggie right naooooooooo!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:59:00 -0000

Uh oh - anony is back. Anony should be hired as that sniper I've suggest the yankees get.

Shoot phone bat is getting low

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:55:00 -0000

This is all because murders r down in nyc. We need jeffrie dalmer back. Screw this bloomberg nice n clean crap. We need billy martin.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:52:00 -0000

This is bullshit this is not awesome, this is suck. Worst is redsoxfag is wearing one of those members only jackets. Jesus h what the hell is happening to nyc?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:49:00 -0000

Are u shitting me

Faggots on LES chanting letsa go redsox - where the fuck am I - requesting backup - some knife these losers

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:44:00 -0000

I think next time there is a friday night yank redsox game we do a raid on some redsox blog during the day. (Assuming yanks lead the sox natch). Lolz I promise.

Ok btm 9 - ready? - game... blouses

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:37:00 -0000

Oddly enough I'm at a bar on orchard st and the back garden looks like a mini fenway? Wtf? Who designed this place?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:20:00 -0000

where is everyone? 60 degrees in nyc - guess - we're out boozing watching the game.

I've caught a few innings. Kinda sad one run off the bases loaded - but great work by joba - this is very winnable. Kinda amazing. Prepare for epic whining in redsox nation.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:54:00 -0000

This is worth watching all the way through for the build up, payoff is at 1:05

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr0IyQ7LSh8&feature=related

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:49:00 -0000

The "Gay Man" ones are the best.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:44:00 -0000

Greg - just to be clear, I only found it on youtube.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:25:00 -0000

Try and watch this all the way through. You rage, you lose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ7hVCJq7c4&feature=related

you may start at :40

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-16-yanks-red-sox.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:17:00 -0000

Thread chant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLnY3tPigPE

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/yanks-red-sox-series-preview.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:07:00 -0000

"Red Sox Nation"

*Snicker*

What a bunch of losers.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/wang-update.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:37:00 -0000

From the linked article:

"What I saw today, he had the best slider I’ve seen since I’ve known Chien-Ming."

What a bunch of non-sense. Did Contreras just meet him last week then? If his slider is so awesome, the best since Contreras has known him, then Wang would be fit to start.

This is baseball not international global relations, I can't believe the amount of bs spin that the Yankees put out.

As other commentators on other sites have asked, I'd also like to know how the Yankees let Wang allegedly lose so much arm strength? Between this and A-Rod's undiagnosed fucking hip failure the medial and coaching staff of the Yankee have a hell of a lot of explaining to do.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/wang-update.html

will — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:31:00 -0000

Mike B you've not done any muscle training have you?

As for Wang, that video a week ago was the tell all. I'd like to see video updates from every start/simulation he does going forward. Until he can stand up straight on that right foot he's not going to be starting for the Yankees. That he'll be on the DL is obvious after giving up 4 runs to a bunch of punks.

Right now IMHO it looks to me like its all on that right foot. An inability to push full off that foot would also obviously hurt his velocity. And if he's trying to over throw to make up for it I would bet he could hurt his arm too.

Unfortunately we really don't have access to the full details of Wang's training and pitching report. New video would help us, but we really don't know what's up with his right foot, and the Yankees seem like they don't want to tell us. But something has got to be up or they would have ALREADY quickly corrected his mechanics.

If they correct the mechanics and his foot is in fact fine but he's still throwing 91mph then we'll have to have a new discussion with new speculations about his future.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/ortiz-tell-joba-not-to-throw-at-boston.html

will — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:33:00 -0000

Youkilis' head is magnetic to baseballs. That's not Joba's fault, that's just science.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/ortiz-tell-joba-not-to-throw-at-boston.html

will — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:57:00 -0000

We should go raid a redsox blog

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/ortiz-tell-joba-not-to-throw-at-boston.html

will — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:18:00 -0000

Of course you realize, this means War!

God bless Ortiz. A good enemy is an enemy you can hate. And RedSox fans will secretly thank Joba when he puts the first pitch in Ortiz thick skull.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:05:00 -0000

Melky you gotta be kidding!
Thank god its over.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:47:00 -0000

classic, the batteries in my radio are dying, even they want it to end.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:37:00 -0000

I need to call in relief to keep watching this.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:25:00 -0000

we might need a war to end this thing.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:13:00 -0000

is it thursday yet?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:03:00 -0000

wtf
please. stop. walking. people.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:49:00 -0000

tex better hit the ball. this .233 average is not acceptable either. lol.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:28:00 -0000

no booing marte.

lead off walk - woooot! oh wait, wrong team.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:15:00 -0000

CC hasn't just struggle today. He's had one so-so outing. the rest have been way below subpar. this what the booing is largely about.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:58:00 -0000

i can't wait to hear the nuanced criteria under which fans receive what jim apparently perceives as a privileged to boo. this aught to be epic lols. even hitler would be amused.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:56:00 -0000

"Fans don't earn the right to boo because of the money they pay for their seat"

oh really? news to you maybe, but they pay the salaries.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:46:00 -0000

bases loaded no outs and no runs? wha?! all boos are well deserved, fans dont pay a lot of money to watch premier pitchers struggle to have one decent start in april or the heart of the order choke on the bases loaded with no outs.

reading some back posts here...

Wang to the DL? You don't say! Finally management is starting to talk some sense.

Also - how did Wang get through the whole winter still needing to build up arm strength? Is it just me or was Yankee trainers and coaches wildly out of touch with its players during the off season? What the heck was going on for 6 months?

Saw that photo from the main level - how does a whole section in the very popular main level end up completely empty?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:24:00 -0000

this "CC sucks in April" crap is just that. this is just bs rationalizing. Waldman and Sterling are the latest apologists. if CC sucks in April then push his spring training back to january, or doc his salary by 1/6 since he's only going to show up for 5 months of the season. How many years do you have to suck in April to start doing something to change it?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-15-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:19:00 -0000

fuck sake CC, 7 runs. I know its shitty out, but come on.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-14-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:01:00 -0000

tomorrow
high of 57
rain starting around 1pm

yuck

you might get real close if they play

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-14-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:29:00 -0000

Fantastic work by Pettitte. Hope Joba and the bullpen paid attention.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-14-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:00:00 -0000

thats cause there are no fans near the game. the nearest fans are in washington heights. its really loud in washington heights.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-14-yanks-vs-as.html

will — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:48:00 -0000

Vinsanity doesnt MLB.tv blackout all yankee games in the nyc area?

Pettitte appears to be turning in a nice job again. excellent strike to ball ratio.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/destruction-of-our-cathedral-update-421.html

will — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:38:00 -0000

er, not grandstand, but field level seating.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/destruction-of-our-cathedral-update-421.html

will — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:36:00 -0000

idiocy will prevail and they won't even save the dugouts for the little league field that will go there. they should save the dugouts, and maybe ten rows of the grandstand to just out past the bases, and the diamond. that would not cost much to maintain.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-stadiums-design-cause-of-all-these.html

will — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:47:00 -0000

the news is silly to suggest that a hitters park would hurt the yankee investment in pitching - if anything you need even better pitching in a hitters park. in the mets field I could pitch and it would still be hard to hit home runs.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/wang-confused-by-his-rough-start.html

will — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:55:00 -0000

Frankly I don't know what Wang is smoking for him to say he's watched video and everything is the same as last year. MLB Network did a very nice job in that video showing just how horrible Wang's mechanics currently are. And anther website ran a comparison on Wang's release point and its completely different now compared to 07 and early 08. So Wang is on crack, and when players talk crack talk I suspect an injury.

IMHO no way Yankees should play him in any game, starting or relief, until in a simulation he shows executing mechanics that are the same as 2007. I've read he can not be optioned to SWB because he would be picked up on wavers, so he's stuck being on the roster. I would even consider putting him on the 15 day DL if he looks like shit in a simulation.

I want to see Wang throwing off that right foot with the mechanics and posture he used to have for 6 innings and throwing damn hard. When he can prove he can stand on that right foot then he can be used in a game. If he can't DL time and put him in more rehab - no sense in making an injury worse.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:57:00 -0000

oh man that was a typo disaster... here is a fix for that bastardized sentence...

Here is an awesome photo series about how shitty it now is to sit in the luxury section.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:56:00 -0000

Honestly lots of people will spend $100 a seat for tickets, the yankees are idiots for making these luxury areas so exclusive.

Here is awesome photo serious on how shitting it now is to sit in the luxury section. the luxury sections suck so much luxury ticket buyers won't even want to sit there because they will be sitting alone!!! HAHAHA! Moron CEOs and the Yankees just learned, low and behold, a baseball game is fun because of the team AND the people around you, not just because you're sitting close enough to kiss arod's lips.

http://paulkatcher.com/archives/001191.shtml

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:24:00 -0000

Burnett is the man. 3 hits, another solid outing, much better than CC.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:21:00 -0000

way for Ransom to run it out. NOT. this guy want to stay in the majors?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:19:00 -0000

amazing. these indians really suck. stopped chasing the ball. that's an error. most they should give ransom is a single.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:14:00 -0000

Nice walk with two outs to load the bases. Is the Yankees bullpen pitching both halves now?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:45:00 -0000

why doesnt the umpire order the damn indians back into their f'n dugout.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:40:00 -0000

"Why didn't Girardi PR run for Matsui?"

Because Girardi thinks he's coaching cricket.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:37:00 -0000

wtf was that? bunting with a guy who cant run on first. the logic???

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:52:00 -0000

stadium looks empty in general - saw the choo homer highlight and lots of empty seats in the outfield and seems like in the tier as well. im surprised one cant get better deals on stubhub.

looks like it pretty much would suck to even get some legends tickets - you wouldn't be sitting with anyone. half the fun is sitting among a bunch of other roudy yankee fans. when I've had tickets on the field level half the fun was the people you would meet in the seats around you. now, you get to sit by yourself. the waitress is just there to keep you from feeling completely alone.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:43:00 -0000

ESPN has joined the bandbox band wagon - no new insights however

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4080195

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:40:00 -0000

wow - what a buzz kill. why dont those retard CEOs at least unload the tickets at some reasonable price on stubhub if they're not going to bother going.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:37:00 -0000

are the legends seats empty again?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-13-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:38:00 -0000

old old yankee satdium had an even shorter right field corner and an even shorter wall in both corners. i for one like this new rightfield effect - this strongly favors the left hand pitchers which is how old old stadium player - over the next years the yankees will want to heavily invest in top lefties - this will give them a decided homefield advantage. and its preety sweet watching baseballs banging all over the place out there

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-12-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:22:00 -0000

oh wow 14 run second inning - just catching up, i see the pitching problem is now officially a problem.

those unsold legends tickets are getting cheaper by the inning.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:28:00 -0000

yer right anon - all the seats behind the plate are empty. they should have made an exclusive high price middle tier with all the waitress crap for those who want to attend from the 3rd to 7th inning.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:25:00 -0000

bitch needs a double play ball right NOW.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:13:00 -0000

Sterling and Suzyn have a magic chemistry.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:10:00 -0000

Jeter has been hot this week.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:38:00 -0000

this game

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:20:00 -0000

this thread is now about 16 bitches

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:20:00 -0000

championship teams win the one run games and don't give up late inning losses - those are the margin games that set the 90 game winners apart from the 100 game winners. sad but true. this bullpen could really hurt them bad.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:15:00 -0000

So it might be time for the Yankees to start thinking about investing in ground ball pitchers. Its only April and balls just keep heading for the exits. We'll see what happens in August - but I dont think its bad speculation to think the stadium with these more open ramps is a quite a bit more breezy

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:11:00 -0000

thank god these Cleveland pitchers suck

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:44:00 -0000

Greg, do balls seem to carry better in the new park?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:43:00 -0000

What is Joba's problem? Did he throw so many balls when working out of the pen. He throws waaaay too many pitches. That can not go on if they want to keep him in the rotation.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:41:00 -0000

"Why couldn't it have been Joba yesterday and CC today."

That's not how marketing works

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:40:00 -0000

lots of negativity for such a sunny day. LOL.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:37:00 -0000

we should unleash Anon on the legends seats

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:31:00 -0000

Coke is UP! Wake up the sniper!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:30:00 -0000

I do Rich! its the game calling that makes me want to end my life.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:29:00 -0000

dont feed the trolls.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:27:00 -0000

how about a campaign to make the richy rich CEO's hate being at the stadium?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:25:00 -0000

Sterling: "That's the Milky way"

/me kills self.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:24:00 -0000

so Greg, do balls seem to carry better in the new park?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:23:00 -0000

Hitler is way funnier than Anon

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-11-yanks-vs-indians.html

will — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:21:00 -0000

time for my lunch break - so when does Coke come in and ruin this one?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:00:00 -0000

Sterling (speaking about bullpen): "I think it might be a bit of a growing concern for them."

what a genius.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:58:00 -0000

Well, at least the bases aren't loaded anymore.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:57:00 -0000

the bullpen appears to be much worse than forecasted this spring, it those forecasts where not generous by any means.

THROW THE FUCKING BALL OVER THE PLATE. Walking in runs, what a disgrace.

The fans should boo these losers until they kill themselves.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:54:00 -0000

correx: that DOESNT suck cawk

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:54:00 -0000

bullpen is a disaster and looks on track to definitely cost the yankees the division championship. cashman is going to have to get a middle reliever that suck cawk if he doesnt want to waste all his other investments.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:19:00 -0000

looks like playing Pena snapped Ransom awake. LOL

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:45:00 -0000

I think visually the biggest change is that the field doesnt look as expansive. while its true the dimensions are the same - whats very changed is the stuff behind the left field wall has been pulled in closer and ad/video wall is gigantic. The Dave Winfield dimensions are a lot smaller when you not have all that bullpen monument park stuff visually keeping the space open. So we now see how tiny and normal the Winfield dimensions are. Then that backdrop makes the field look tiny. In the old old stadium you looked out past the bleachers beyond the stadium - that made the whole space open up and feel expansive. This visually feels more like a football stadium.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:23:00 -0000

What the hell?!!! MLB just cut out of their free first inning in the middle of the inning.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:15:00 -0000

I wish the Yankees would hang the giant WS champion banners across the facade and leave them up all season - like in that classic color photo from the 60s.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:50:00 -0000

thats funny them playing the theme of the republic -- they should use the empire music, the vader theme - the yankees are the evil empire, play it up.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:47:00 -0000

too bad Mattingly couldnt make it

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:36:00 -0000

Jessie Barfield? wat?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:30:00 -0000

oh god, not John Fogerty. LOL

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-10-yanks-vs-indians-opening-new.html

will — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:28:00 -0000

This MLB "live" coverage sucks. Its not live, its just some idiots sitting in a studio talking about crap. Almost no video from Yankee Stadium. OMG! they have a phone-in report right now from the stadium - WTF? are you kidding? LOL - this is like a high school production.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:51:00 -0000

yep
ok - I gotta run - friends at roof bar on 32nd st beckon. it was fun. this is a game they could have won - that was ugly from Tex ahead 3-0 - hopefully they pull it out.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:40:00 -0000

uggghhhhh stooooooooooooooooooop those damn farking bellssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:35:00 -0000

IT HIT A PARKING METER!
POS Stadium.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:34:00 -0000

clutch 2 games in a row. wow. champion material. very good showing against Tampa. Tampa _should_ take 2 out of 3, no good to let the Yankees come in and do this. An Anon somewhere in Tampa is raging. LOL

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:28:00 -0000

Fuck yeah Jeter.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:24:00 -0000

Waldman: "I dread what is going to happen with the traffic with people trying to figure out how to get into the new place."

Suzyn, its right across the street from the old stadium you dip shit. The parking garages are in the exact same place they were last year.

Someone should create a hateblog for the Yankee announcers and run a campaign to get all of them fired. Or we could get a sniper.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:17:00 -0000

did I suggest that?
I didn't mean to suggest.

Good pitch count for Pettitte - anon will be flame throwing if this finishes 3-2 - but I dont think you can be disappointed with Pettitte if he clears the 7th. Sannonstuffer (or whatever his name is) however sucks - the lineup should have hit him harder.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:13:00 -0000

Balfour really had an uncharacteristic year last year, but he was awesome. F these teams with bullpens. Yankees should hire a sniper.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:09:00 -0000

lucky mistake. matsui hasn't hit crap but Nelson pitched around him anyway. that will bring up the top of the order in the 8th, so yanks save an out.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:06:00 -0000

fuck. Nelson is a solid pitcher. totally blows. 3-2 is going to be the average score of every Yankee Rays match up. Pettitte has done a fine job - but every run counts in these games.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:03:00 -0000

i cant see :(
guess it makes it more interesting for me.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:01:00 -0000

Would you pinch hit Matsui here for Pena - can't be worse than Pena's bat? Then Ransom takes the field in the bottom.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:52:00 -0000

carp. now we have to wait till the 8th. no fair going to the pen in the 6th. Sonnan's pitch count was just getting out of hand.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:50:00 -0000

ah the luxury of having a bullpen - being able to yank your starter after five.

Anon you should have your blood pressure checked.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:23:00 -0000

"Has he done anything to change his swing?"

Sterling said so.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:14:00 -0000

Does Kevin hard-hitter Long get credit for Swisher?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:11:00 -0000

MLB just put up the tag highlight. Big play by Jeter to lunge to make the catch and still get the tag down.

Wack'n Pettitte around a bit here. That sucked.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:01:00 -0000

wow - wish I saw that.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:54:00 -0000

And Suzyn I want you to kiss me!!!!!!

are they going to give an error to bartlett for being a dumb ass?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:50:00 -0000

this is what i keep thinking every time i here about the Long hard-hit list

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:18:00 -0000

classic - waldman and sterling worry for 20 min that the lights have gone out at the field. meanwhile their was an award ceremony going on. when the ceremony was over the lights came back on... and then the light went on in waldman and sterling's heads as well... oooooh, the lights were down for the ceremony.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:08:00 -0000

lol "throw away the room"
they should shove waldman and sterling in there first.

ok, im going out on a nazi limb here and suggest this Robinson 42 thing is getting ridiculous. 62nd anniversary? please stop. this is a great way to make something special not special at all. too bad the mets dont carve a 42 in their foreheads.

parking garage lights go out? The Rays should move right now. postpone this game, pack the truck, we'll make it up in Mexico City in September.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/regular-season-game-9-yankees-rays.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:58:00 -0000

This Kay shit is torture. Taking sports waaaaaay too seriously.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/surgery-for-nady.html

will — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:35:00 -0000

Call up Jackson for a month. Play him in the field and let him hit some major league pitching until ARod is back. Once ARod is back you make the call if Jackson is good enough to keep in the field and Swish in the DH and who knows what you do with Matsui - or Jackson goes back down Swish plays the field and Matsui is back at DH.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:11:00 -0000

holy shit the bullpen didn't give up 100 runs!

that was a good game to watch, with just the right amount of fear.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:03:00 -0000

back to back innings of clutch hitting from the top - its been missing, good to see it when it really counts.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:02:00 -0000

@greg -- is he, I don't know. ok fine, I'll save my Girardi hate for another day.

Gardner has been earning his paycheck so far this season. Dont see how Anon can complain.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0000

Jackson cringes.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:59:00 -0000

I hear you on the bunt. So give it to Ransom (even tho we hate him), at 33yrs he should be a pro at putting down a bunt. I just wouldn't leave the kid in on that.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:57:00 -0000

Maybe Coke could try hitting since Swisher is pitching for him now.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:56:00 -0000

WTF Girardi why was Pena allowed to hit? I know Matsui looks like deadwood, but FEH! He's got a way better shot than Pena even dead. This is where ARod's injury hurts, the bench is so thin.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:53:00 -0000

Ok love getting Pena some experience - but WTF?! Why isn't someone pinch hitting here with 2 on and no outs? I will agree with Anon that I think Girardi sucks.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:50:00 -0000

"1st and 3rd with no outs and the only thing we can do is get one run?"

Anon - this is the Rays, not Detroit. Against their pitching we're lucky they don't pull the infield in and get a ground out throw him out at the plate and then an inning ending double play. Cause that's what the Ray's pitching thinks of most pesky rallies. Get some perspective.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:47:00 -0000

3 up 3 down - fucking nice work. Burnett is so quality! Cool head. Didn't get rattled after the 7th, it woke him up and he knew how to keep it together.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:42:00 -0000

1,2,3 delivered under pressure. very nice work. The middle of the lineup has been carrying the team, and now the top came through when they really needed to against a very tough pitching staff. If Burnett can handle the 8th and bullpen closes the 9th there should be no bitching, the Rays are quality team and this is what almost every game with them will look like.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:36:00 -0000

er - that was supposed to be 3-2 pitch - not 4-3

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:36:00 -0000

good job - sac fly is what Tex is supposed to do there. he worked the count after getting behind and found a pitch he could put in the air. very professional.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:35:00 -0000

Shit if only we had Pena to pinch run for Jeet, but nooooooo "get him some time they said".

/kidding

4-3 bitches

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-8-yanks-rays.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:33:00 -0000

bunt this fucker - suicide squeeze - well too late now. sac fly _should_ be doable.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:31:00 -0000

oh shit - didnt get the runner around.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:27:00 -0000

Hopefully AJ gets an adrenaline bump off the fear in that inning and it pumps him enough to handle the 8th.

Girardi have any chumps up working in the pen? I'd rather see Swisher pitch again.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:24:00 -0000

nice work Molina! Saved Burnett some pitches - that makes a huge difference! Because god fucking fear if we have to go to the pen in the 8th.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:20:00 -0000

6 pitches to Crawford
Longoria hit the first fastball he saw
Pena hit the first curve
Now 3 balls before the sac fly off the fastball - nobody is being fooled any more. Burnett might be about out of steam. 90 pitches.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:14:00 -0000

it is annoying hearing it every 3 seconds, and I can't even hear it. TV announcers suck. They sit there and feed of the visual teet offering nothing. Radio announcers always give you more info and more incite because they have to fill that dead time. So you learn things like - how many Ks, ground balls, pitch count, how many innings he threw last year, complete games... the big question with a no-no is can the pitcher last the full nine, or will he burn out in the middle of the 8 - whats his history. TV blows, those people are over paid stooges, I'd rather hear a computer voice just robotically call the game. At least it would be cool because the announcer would be a robot.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:08:00 -0000

"what if he has like 105-110 pitches after 8? keep him in?"

yank him. tough luck with the no-hitter. Wang sucked, they need several good consecutive starts in case the Wang situation doesn't improve over night.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:07:00 -0000

evolving into more of a ground ball pitcher will get his era down too and he could work later into games.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:05:00 -0000

Burnett has a lot of strike outs tonight, with fly balls and ground outs pretty evenly split.

He's not a complete game pitcher. Only throwing 19 over 11 seasons, high was 4 in 2005.

If he was injury prone from throwing too hard (mlb says average fastball is ~91) then it would be good to seem him evolve into more of a ground ball pitcher with less strikeouts. hone the curve, and a 91 fastball will work wonders and keep him off the DL.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:51:00 -0000

Home runs or GTFO!

I'm raising the bar.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:48:00 -0000

Swisher YOU SUCK!!!!

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:28:00 -0000

Ok, so Burnett is cruising nicely it seems. AJ got a lot of injury trash talk during the spring. If he truly has the injury thing under control, this guy is going to be the backbone. He's way more calm in the head than CC. CC will be awesome, but when the Yankees must have a win, Burnett is going to be the man. Only comment I have otherwise is I'd like see his pitch count a little lower, he's in the mid 50s now. I'd like to see him at 90 pitches after 8 innings.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:23:00 -0000

"Hitler was being a douche bag and going overboard."

Well, he is _Hitler_ after all. ;)

ARod is amused.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:21:00 -0000

"maybe he and CC could be a new version of the Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling duo... but better teammates"

and without the god awful white turtlenecks.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:20:00 -0000

someone is trying to set a record for most deleted comments

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:17:00 -0000

Sweet Hitler is back

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:58:00 -0000

Greg it blew up election night. No joke - started popping - going crazy - the whole screen went out - had to throw the circuit breaker cause I wasn't going to go near the thing.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:56:00 -0000

Anon, Tex is back tonight (allegedly). As for fantastic one night weak the next, leaving aside Wang for the moment, the problem is the pen. The line up is delivering reasonable amounts of runs, and the rest of the starters are solid. CC had one bad start, his problem certainly looks fixed, there is no reason no to believe he won't end the season near 20 wins or more. The problem is the pen which can't even hold a close game. So its not that they might suck one night, might be great the next. The starters will give you 7+, and the lineup will produce 5+ runs a game. The problem is starters are bound to falter a bit 15% of the time no matter how awesome - then things are left to the pen - which is makes games look like reruns of Apocalypse Now.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:43:00 -0000

finally a game I can watch - oh shit except I dont even have a tv. oh wait I have a little 9" in the closet.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/kevin-long-and-his-hard-hit-ball-chart.html

will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:18:00 -0000

and in case you were wondering, there is no second.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:17:00 -0000

I'm with the non-sense club. This strikes me as non-sense. First of all, you're major leaguers getting paid at least $1M, buck the heck up. Third I would expect players and batching coaches review a lot of video periodically to review mechanics, types of pitches you're hitting and not hitting, etc, that's going to show you if you suck or have just been hitting the ball right at people for a week, some "Hard-Hit" chart won't tell you anything significant. If you are having a bad 10 day stretch and you're not reviewing video with your batting coaches then the batting coaches are really out to lunch.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:51:00 -0000

I didnt see the video - but the quote sounds like he's criticizing the assumption that there was anything too funny about Swisher having to pitch. Sounds to me like he's pissed off that Swisher had to pitch at all.

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:11:00 -0000

I'll say this for Posada - someone needs to be sending the bullpen a strong emotional message that thus far they have sucked ass and they better man up. I think he's spending a lot of time behind the plate there thinking: "jesus h christopher can just one of you throw a pitch that doesn't allow 5 runs."

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will — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:05:00 -0000

Good new ARod photo from yesterday

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0du26u35IFdhw/340x.jpg

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:26:00 -0000

OMG - I just noticed - they hung TWO banners for last year?!! one for the ALEast and one for the ALChamp. Ok, that's gay.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:22:00 -0000

Look at this, the damn Rays look like they play in North Korea. They need to move.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/photos?photoId=2204750&gameId=290413130

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:05:00 -0000

Tex MUST play tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a one run ball game (as long as the bullpen doesnt get involved).

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:00:00 -0000

God help the Yankees if their pen really is this bad.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:25:00 -0000

Glory Days!

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:20:00 -0000

please walk the bases loaded and two outs - just for the lolz.

... darn, a double.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:18:00 -0000

Yankees have gotten 3 runs without Tex or ARod against a great pitching staff. This is what the Yankees pitchers should expect when they play the Rays and Boston and LA; they need to step it up. 3 runs is a lot against a team like the Rays.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:55:00 -0000

The cocaine 80s were rock'n at Shea. Dwight Gooden and Daryle Strawberry were the epitome of NYC hardcore party / crack cocaine era. Celebrate it!

Like the Billy Martin, Reggie, alcoholic ego driven 70s. NYC in the 70s was dirty, drunk, and would punch you in the face, and so would the Yankees. So Awesome!

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:50:00 -0000

"The Yankees were 11-7 against the Rays last year."

great point. if Yankees take 11 of 7 from Rays (without screwing up any more KC games) they can win the division.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:48:00 -0000

back to the Mets, its not really that I hate the Mets. Honestly I would love to have two awesome franchises in NYC. Back in the 50s how awesome was it with the Giants Dodgers and Yankees - you could go to any of those parks, watch any of those teams, and not feel embarrassed you were there. the Mets franchise is an embarrassment to NYC. They belong in St.Petersburg or Albany or something. How does that Rotunda (with its stupid escalators right in the middle) not have homages to great _METS_ players. Robinson? The LA Dodgers fielded Robinson, they should have the tribute to Robinson. Total joke.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:39:00 -0000

sage this bullpen! can these guys for once not give up a hit or homerun when they walk out.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:34:00 -0000

"unless they're convinced that Melky and Gardner can't do the job"

IMHO I think Gardner has played a fine CField (all 6 games were talking of course). His arm has been a descent surprise. And the Yankees don't need batting help when Tex is in the lineup, and that's without ARod. When ARod is back hitting will not be the problem. The problem is the pen, and maybe Wang, and infield defense - which all go together unfortunately. I want that infield d better - they gotta put Jeter at 2nd soon.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:29:00 -0000

"you dont want ransom coming in off the bench bc he makes the team worse"

so you want him in the field from the beginning of the game? wat?

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:25:00 -0000

bringing in Pena at this point would not wear him out for a late inning replacement of Jeter in a more important game. They should be getting him time in front of big loud crowds against high power hitters when it doesn't count, so later when it does it doesn't seem as special.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:55:00 -0000

The Mets franchise is a joke, well said Anon. The stupid apple is a perfect symbol for their complete lack of marketing judgement. That they continue to center their entire marketing around the stupid Brooklyn Dodgers is pathetic. A giant 42 in their front door. How stupid, Robinson didn't even play for them. Anyone who saw Robinson play is almost dead. Way to build on the memories of your fan base. Mr.Met, the Apple, stupid budget Ebbets field look alike, and the Mets logo, -- they look like a damn AA club, not a part of NY f'n City.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:52:00 -0000

the more I think about the Ransom thing the more it annoys me. This game is over, yank Ransom and put the kid in and get him some damn playing time, see if he's going to be major league or not.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:45:00 -0000

Swisher is on fire! Fucking Tex needs to get back in this lineup. And Cabrera and Ransom need to be benched - they have no business being the starters.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:38:00 -0000

"do you think phil coke should be a starter?"

LOL. So we can end games even sooner?

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:37:00 -0000

WHAT THE?! I type up 2 comments and the Rays get another run? what happen to the TOP of the 3rd? Jeeeezus.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:34:00 -0000

Im watching the highlight - Wang was just leaving crap up in the wheelhouse huh. bleeehhh.

I'd like to comment about Tampa here for a second, this team plays in a damn parking garage. This team should move, and it should move to Mexico City. Tampa market sucks and they're not going to get a new ball park for years considering the depression the lovelies are putting us in. Mexico City - cheap labor for a cheap new ball park and MLB officially goes completely North American. Would be a huge win for both MLB and especially the Rays business.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:27:00 -0000

mlb gamecast reported:
"Navarro singles on a pop up to third baseman Cody Ransom."

wat?

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:24:00 -0000

How was Wang's velocity? Control hopefully is just a mechanical issue.

/me crosses fingers.

Where's Hitler? Fucker must be dancing on skates.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:20:00 -0000

this bullpen has issues. Yankees were close in Baltimore 5-6, but pen let it turn into a blow out. That was Coke's work, who couldn't keep balls in the park last night either.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:17:00 -0000

listening to Burnett talk about his former injury stuff this spring he sounded like a very mature player, he has a really good head. I think he's going to exceed expectations and be the real backbone of the rotation.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:14:00 -0000

wow - didnt make it out of the second inning. well, that's a problem. wonder what's up with Wang - can't see, no YES.

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:03:00 -0000

oooh shit, wha happen?

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will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:24:00 -0000

this Teixeira issue is getting annoying.

I added to the pile-on about Ransom and Pena in the older thread. I think the Yankees are blowing a big opportunity to test Pena.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/girardi-says-hes-going-to-stick-with.html

will — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:48:00 -0000

Happy to join the fray here, this totally makes no sense. They should be looking to get Pena some at bats, see what he can hit in the majors and work on his mechanicals and also get him plenty of field time so he can continue to hone his glove skills against major league level blistering infield hits. Put Cano at Third and Pena at Second. If Pena looks good, then move him to short and start Jeter's transition to 2nd base. Or some variation on this. With the lineup performing well enough and Ransom totally useless at the plate this is the time to be experimenting with him while the infield has a hole at 3rd. When ARod is back there will be no opportunity to give Pena any significant major league time.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-6-yanks-royals.html

will — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:05:00 -0000

and I agree, walks with 2 out none on late are unacceptable. throw strikes, make them hit it.

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will — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:58:00 -0000

preseason analysis of the yankees almost universally identified the bullpen as the team's weakness, and in particular its weakness in comparison to boston. this is the issue to watch.

again the lineup delivered, no Arod, no Tex, no Posada and they still get 4 runs including 3 late to retake the lead. if you get a solid start from your number 4 pitcher and the lineup gives you 4 runs... a championship team wins these kinds of games. not saying Yankees won't be champions, just saying its these kinds of games the Yankees MUST win. this team will win 90 games - but this is where you get the other 10-15 you need to win the division.

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will — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:26:00 -0000

Swisher is on fire which is a real blessing. The Yankees are not having any trouble putting up runs even without ARod in the lineup. Even in the losses to Baltimore, they put up plenty of runs. I would be shocked if Swisher hit near .300 for the year, so this hot streak couldn't come at a better time.

The first two games were obviously throwaways, we're now seeing what the starting rotation will look like day in day out - dominant! The Yankees should lose very few series this year, and only the series against Boston and LA and TB will be the big challenges.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-4-yanks-royals.html

will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:43:00 -0000

legal you mean? nothing worth doing is legal. it would likely be a copyright violation, at least the yankees would certainly try to shut it down that way. but serving out of china makes it tough to stop.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-4-yanks-royals.html

will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:37:00 -0000

yah

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-4-yanks-royals.html

will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:35:00 -0000

Ive been wondering if it would be possible to do a rogue online Yankee broadcast - maybe calling the game by watching YES. Set up a server in China or something. I wish I had time or cared that much to do it every night. Would be easier to do with football.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-4-yanks-royals.html

will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:22:00 -0000

Im listening to Waldman and Sterling, I think my ears are starting to bleed. Why do the Yankees have some of the worst announcers in sports.

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will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:13:00 -0000

ah how interesting, blogger doesn't seem to have an option to allow even img tags. the queen is not pleased.

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will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:03:00 -0000

Greg can you see if you can allow IMG tags in comments?

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will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:12:00 -0000

so is this how its going to be, the Yankees start winning and the chatter dries up?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-4-yanks-royals.html

will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:54:00 -0000

Bravely bold Sir Sidney rode forth from Kansas City. He was not afraid to die, oh brave Sir Sidney. He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways, brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Sidney. He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp, or to have his eyes gouged out, and his elbows broken. To have his kneecaps split, and his body burned away, and his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Sidney. His head smashed in and heart cut out, and his liver removed, and his bowels unplugged, and his nostrils raped and his bottom burned off and his penis...

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-4-yanks-royals.html

will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:44:00 -0000

I love rounders!

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will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:39:00 -0000

Is it tea time?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/and-i-thought-east-coast-fans-were.html

will — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:53:00 -0000

Nothing like Man-3.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/cost-of-2009-yankees-201-million.html

will — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:04:00 -0000

the name on that list suprises me the most is the dodgers. of course i dont know their books, but the dodgers brand is known nation wide, has extensive interest in nyc and could be a national franchise like the yankees redsox and cubs if they would step up their marketing a bit, and they are the premium franchise of the second largest city in the country. i am very suprised their payroll is so low.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-3-yanks-os-dont-get-swept.html

will — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:15:00 -0000

Rough day for Hitler

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:29:00 -0000

"Good job Girardi, way to know your staff..."

wat? should he have put Sabathia 5th and Wang 4th?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:19:00 -0000

its a recommendation, not a question

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will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:13:00 -0000

Liam something funny, like KissingSuzyKolber.com

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:05:00 -0000

I'll just say this. 5 runs a game should be a enough to win. The lineup, while not awesome in the clutch, is doing it's fair job.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:03:00 -0000

ok good, now we dont have to discuss Teixeira anymore

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will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:56:00 -0000

blogger prolly doesnt facilitate uploading images to comments

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:52:00 -0000

there are a lot of things you can do with midgets.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:49:00 -0000

live chat/ irc is much better. supporting image uploads would be sweet too, I'd be even funnier than Hitler.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:39:00 -0000

"We've taken the Yankees and swapped them with Folgers Crystals, let's see if anyone notices."

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will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:35:00 -0000

I wish we could spam them with some courage wolf

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will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:23:00 -0000

MLB game cast is pretty good. The time delay is not far off, unlike ESPN's which is still waiting for updates on what happened in monday's game. It gives good detail about each pitch. And there are video highlight alerts that popup and dynamically load into the page when you click play.

Too bad MLB.tv wont let me watch YES games. I'm going to have to get someone in another state to get an account for me and a proxy server in china.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:19:00 -0000

Albaladejo seems capable of showing up for work.

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will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:04:00 -0000

Hey Hitler, your racist klan from up north also sucks.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290408102

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will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:41:00 -0000

field day in the press tomorrow.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:39:00 -0000

Hitler you'll like this too

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:37:00 -0000

The whole santa series is here, there are some other good ones. Worth bookmarking for future lolz

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:34:00 -0000

@Hitler HAHAHAHA

MOAR! Ball in pooper!

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will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:33:00 -0000

HAI GUYS!

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will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:30:00 -0000

Tamargo was not kind. LOL. this is the full image thats on ESPN. great cropping at ESPN.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:27:00 -0000

"How about red sox nation"

Heh!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:24:00 -0000

wish I could upload fotos here. Click my name. Just adorable.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:18:00 -0000

hahaha - sweet - prepare for lolz

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:14:00 -0000

Damn it, I can't figure out how to search Getty by Photographer, I wanted to see what else Alexander Tamargo might have in that ARod santa series - it was a boys and girls club benefit it seems.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:10:00 -0000

Yeah, Hitler, kinda dull.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:07:00 -0000

"Liam Gallagher said...

Hay guys. Hitler, how did u get your name blue."

he put in a url with his name, like this

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:02:00 -0000

Anony is trolling for nyyankeefans - theres a good reason to not hit that site.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:59:00 -0000

honestly I love ARod, I think he makes the world fun. From these photos, to chewing the inside of his mouth threw the whole steroid interview with Gammons, to being busted for making it with that cougar Madonna. I'm in it for the lolz, and ARod delivers.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:52:00 -0000

"He's A-Rod, dammit. I'm prepared for anything."

Priceless line.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=4050462

WTF? Why are the Yankees down by 2?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:49:00 -0000

LOL!!!!!

Has anyone seen the photo of ARod on the front page of ESPN right now?!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/game-2-yanks-os.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:48:00 -0000

what I miss?

/me hits espn

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/madden-dont-worry-about-cc-and-tex-wait.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:55:00 -0000

"First let's look at the article"

actually, let's not.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/mccarron-whats-up-with-heating-pad.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:36:00 -0000

if google/blogger has a way to report that stuff that would be good, they could ban the ip block of the poster.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/mccarron-whats-up-with-heating-pad.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:34:00 -0000

i hear you

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/mccarron-whats-up-with-heating-pad.html

will — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:26:00 -0000

Greg its apparent from recent comments that the Chinese have arrived. From running sites of my own I can tell you the spam _will_ get worse. I would suggest turning on the Captcha requirement ("type this word" image) for anonymous users - that way you can leave the comments open to anony which i think is a nice feature, but prevent that spam shit.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/release-of-selena-roberts-rod-book-push.html

will — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:36:00 -0000

so i guess MLB isn't going to do an investigation into who leaked the test results. only MLB and employees within the subcontractor who did the test would have had access to that info. I'm surprised the Yankees and Arod are not after them too.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/olney-sabathia-was-overthrowing.html

will — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:02:00 -0000

IF!

if he is a head case, a big win on opening day at the stadium should set him on course to dominate the whole season. a loss opening day at the stadium conversely would be a disaster.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:07:00 -0000

thanks for the chat space. radio sucks on its own. l8r

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:02:00 -0000

"get your goat"

it means he's got your number, he's making fun of you and its making you angry -- which is his goal. also known as being pwned or THE GAME!

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0000

Well that totally sucked. I expected the Yankees to rape the Orioles and then dismember them and eat them. Instead they got saged. That was beyond weak. Nobody could throw a pitch over the plate. The managing was horrible. And Teixeira twice blew opportunities to shove it down his home town's throat. The Legions seat buyers will not be pleased paying $2625 for this shit.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:55:00 -0000

B-Boy I think you've let Hitler get your goat. Next he'll take Poland, I'd watch out.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:53:00 -0000

For Hitler

http://img.4chan.org/b/src/1239061982155.jpg
(you should keep a copy on hand)

(that link will expire soon)

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:47:00 -0000

Suzyn Waldman: "Huff's a good hitter."

No fucking shit.

Well apparently the entire pitching staff was left behind in Tampa.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:41:00 -0000

sure, bases loaded again, why not.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:33:00 -0000

how does one turn of this pagination?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:24:00 -0000

that bunt was such a crap wimp move.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:21:00 -0000

ok Teixeira earns his paycheck here. NYPost headline will be written with this at bat. If Teixeira bones this they'll slam the new freelancers.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:17:00 -0000

what the hell is Girardi doing? Sac bunt with no outs and tie run and on second and top of the order hitting? wtf? its not the winning run on second.

great now two outs. that was idiotic.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:13:00 -0000

walked Scott are you shitting me after being ahead 2-0?

CC's lucky he had this warm up on the road. He'll get another start to fix this before he'll have to meet his maker at the stadium. LOL

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:12:00 -0000

Scott is a god damn 2.66 lifetime hitter. Just throw the ball over the freaking plate. LOL

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:08:00 -0000

"If the next batter reaches base CC is done. They can't afford anymore runs."

CC can't afford any more pitches. He's at 90 now. He's thrown too much in recent years at it is, they should be holding his count down in April - especially in a Loss. No sense wasting pitches for this shit.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:03:00 -0000

well wtf is this?
80 pitches/ 43 strikes
he's gotta be gone by 90 pitches

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:56:00 -0000

god damn it

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:53:00 -0000

I cant see, i'm stuck with radio - was the Teixeira walk pitch close?? In that scenario he needs to actually prevent the walk, he needs to work Guthrie until he gets something he can hit to bring that run in. He shouldn't look to walk to let Matsui bring in the run.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:47:00 -0000

Ok John Sterling needs to shut up about Gardner hitting at the end of the line up as some genius scenario.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-day-yankees-orioles.html

will — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:42:00 -0000

someone needs to go out and talk him down. if he's staring at the sky in personal frustration between pitches, and he's built this game up to big in his head someone needs to chill him the hell out.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-new-stadium-exhibition-game-2.html

will — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:46:00 -0000

Does MLB.TV premium give access to all YES broadcasts? no blackouts?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-new-stadium-exhibition-game-2.html

will — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:39:00 -0000

does YES not offer an online streaming package? I dont have cable and i dont really waant cable. id rather pay for an online stream, but poking around yes I dont see anything.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/opening-new-stadium-exhibition-game-2.html

will — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:59:00 -0000

so can someone explain what is up with the backstop net / tv problem? every major league park has a backstop net, and the press box at yankee stadium does not look unusually low. so what is up, did they just put in a net that is ridiculously high? and then the question would be why? how did this happen and why is it different that at every other park in baseball?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/and-you-thought-bleachers-were-bad.html

will — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:34:00 -0000

Is the Yankee PR office trolling this site or something?

They will have to move the wheelchair platforms back into the concourse space, make them less deep, or get rid of the seats next to them. Those seats cost tons of money; nobody will want to pay hundreds to watch baseball through a fence and concrete. Duh, obviously the Yankees are not going to get rid of all the wheelchair seats. Obviously there are more choices than just that.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/and-you-thought-bleachers-were-bad.html

will — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:47:00 -0000

seriously HOK is run by retards. One could tell looking at the plans that the wheelchair spaces are a complete disaster. and seriously if you're going to put in gigantic steel columns then just freaking go for it and cantilever the upper decks much closer. And who dreamed up the plexiglass? are we paranoid that in the upper deck all the way down the line someone is going to get beaned going for a hotdog. Under that logic they should have put up a 8 foot high plexi wall around the entire infield. These things are all really stupid obvious. The center field restaurant could have been built further back (allowing the yankees to still earn tons of cash) and closer parts of the restaurant could have been built like at wriggly (e.g. level with the bleachers). Just wait till camera flashes are going off all the time inside the restaurant. Oh, yeah, there is a rule saying you can't, I bet that stops all the iPhone glitterati. No doubt the top retard designers at HOK also made hundreds of thousands each in salaries for this too.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/first-it-was-grass.html

will — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:13:00 -0000

i always hated that back wall they put in in the 70s. Yankee Stadium was awesome when it opened into a vast expanse making center field and the bleachers seem even larger. so for now good riddance to that wall. I hope they tear that back wall down first completely and then someone can get a photo of the old stadium without it one last time from the upper deck.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/04/gaston-on-clemens-hes-a-hole.html

will — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:18:00 -0000

Not to mention Cito Gaston is a class act too and did a great job managing the Jays to world series championships. That is hilarious to hear him say this.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/03/326-new-stadium-update-part-2.html

will — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:53:00 -0000

Monument Park may be the biggest disappointment - bigger than the restaurant. I'll have to see it in person - but that so much of it is under the very low overhang of the restaurant has not looked good from the photos. It is what it is, but it's not looking like one of the hallmarks of this stadium.

I really like the photos here from the more unique points in the stadium - under the over hang, back row of the middle corner - everyone shoots the common perspective of behind home plate and mid-baseline. Nice to see some unique views here.

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/03/326-new-stadium-update.html

will — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:23:00 -0000

Good observation, the Utz ad is entirely too small. I kinda wish the biggest ads were all the biggest losers. Ford's not a big enough loser. I'd like to see AIG, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America et all up there. To go along with Citi field.

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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Fsh7GWfK4f0/Scu8xvNTfLI/AAAAAAAAGMc/HxIltYN0jlg/s1600-h/3386781775_6a0188fde7_b.jpg
Lolwut?

Re: http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2009/03/yanks-still-run-new-york.html

will — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:13:00 -0000

I'd like to see poll numbers breaking this down by ethnicity, I bet the Mets dominate the hispanic market. I don't think the Mets are very good at Marketing, they seem like a team from Kansas or Iowa, not NYC; but targeting hispanics is a good move - they just could be doing it waaaaaaay better.