Dave James

You know it is really too bad that Pedro never put on the pinstripes. There's just something about that combination that would've been amusing in many different ways. He was certainly available to any takers as recently as a couple of months ago. At this point, if you're a Yankee fan, you've got to feel pretty good about him as a fourth starter. Or, how about as a set up guy coming out of the pen. Man could they use him in that role right now. Up over and out.

Thanks for the heads up. I've never seen Murders At The Zoo. It doesn't look like they're showing Lewton's I Walked With A Zombie, but if you haven't seen that one, it is genuinely atmospheric and creepy. I can't help but notice Swamp Thing. Movies that feature Maude-era Adrienne Barbeau, even if they have no artistic value whatsoever, are always worth watching. Yowzah! Up over and out.

Any time a true jazz artist ventured outside of his or her wheelhouse in deference to popular trends, it makes for some sticky possibilities. I've long railed against the final disc in the Mosaic Gerald Wilson set what with his treatment of true jazz standards such as Light My Fire . Art Blakey's Buttercorn Lady was, at best, incredibly ill-advised. One other oddball effort that didn't turn out so good was Sun Ra's doo wop album, Spaceways. Also, just about any post-C.T.I. effort by Stanley Turrentine or, Donald Byrd after someone told him he was a funky, happenin' dude and he bought into it completely. And, yes, a great idea for a thread. Up over and out.

Here are three more absolutely sick goals. Up over and out.

I'm guessing Joba Chamberlain based on the fact that he didn't pitch in game one, even in situations where they would usually use him. Up over and out.

What goes around comes around. The replay video seemed to show that the Yankees got a bit of a break on the double play in the 8th. Good job from Mo, but you can't throw him two innings every game. Major concern about A-Rod. He's now 0-8 with six strikeouts in two games. Looks like the old, ineffective iteration could be back for an extended stay. If they can't get him unlocked, it's going to be awfully tough to win this Series. I have no idea why you'd ask Jeter to bunt when he's two strikes in the hole. I know he has as many sacrifice bunts as anyone in the history of the Series, but trying to lay one down in that situation just doesn't make sense. Another mystery we can lay at the feet of Uncle Joe's Three Ring Binder. Up over and out.

Illustrating once and for all how little faith Joe Girardi has in his set-up guys, the Yankees have once again turned to Mo and asked him for two innings. I just hope he can keep the pitch count down to a reaasonable level. He can't be the only guy in the pen. Oh oh. While I'm typing this, Mo has walked Rollins and given up a seeing eye single to the Flyin' Hawaiian. Let's get a double play and get out of this. Up over and out.

Kenny, Wish I knew. You can look at this a couple of ways. Either Donaghy has nothing to lose, i.e. his pension is gone, his job is gone, so why not tell everything you know about officiating in the NBA, or he's just bitter for the aforementioned reasons, so he's gone on a witch hunt. I have to think if the NBA is really flexing their considerable muscle to make sure the lid is kept on, then there's something to all this. Where there's smoke, there's usually fire. I'm not an advocate of Congress getting involved in professional sports, but it would be interesting to ask some of the current referees to swear under oath that the kind of things Donaghy asserts are happening really aren't. Then you might get a little closer to the truth. Up over and out.

If you're reading this, I'm sure you know who Tim Donaghy is. As I understand it, the NBA has sued to keep his book, Blowing The Whistle, The Culture Of Fraud In The NBA, from being published and, as a result, his deal has been scrubbed. Here are some excerpts from that book, the one the NBA does not want you to see. http://deadspin.com/5392067/excerpts-from-...ant-you-to-read Take it for what its worth, but I would think David Stern must be apoplectic over this. Up over and out.

Excellent. I'm here for you if you start to cave on the Cliff Lee option. Up over and out.

According to the Mosaic website, the Johnny Smith box is supposed to be back in stock by "mid to late October." I did some research yesterday and found that it's getting darn close to the end of October. I'll give these bandits just two more days to produce this set and, after that, I can no longer be held responsible for the consequences. Up over and out.

Geez, Ghost (highly appropriate name considering the Halloween festivities) I hope you're planning to include Haunted Heart. There are lots of nice versions of this tune, Charlie Haden and Eddie Higgins come immediately to mind, but there's no treatment that comes close to equaling that of '40's and '50's songstress extraordinaire, Jo Stafford. I first heard her sing this as the coda to the Chinatown sequel, The Two Jakes and I've been wholly enamored of it ever since. Say it's so Joe...say that you're going to include this tune. Up over and out.

Remember the old Hollywood adage, "You can say anything you want about me as long as you spell my name right." I'm guessing Agassi knows exactly what he's doing. The run up to the release of his book couldn't have been orchestrated any better. As a result, he's going to sell a ton of books. I'll bet you right now this will be #1 on the NYT non-fiction best seller list within a week of its release. Up over and out.

I had a dinner to go to tonight, so I didn't see the game. Thank God for small favors. Just looking at the box score creates some major concerns. First of all, the Yanks waste a three hit effort by Jeter. Texiera and Rodriguez go a combined 0 for 8 including three A-Rod strike outs. Phil Hughes has another disastrous outing and Bob Bruney, who hasn't pitched in a game for what seems like half a season, gets lit up like a neon sign. If you're Girardi, you have to think about shutting down Hughes. He's done bupkus in the post-season and this isn't the time of the year when you try to correct problems by letting a guy throw. Interesting that Chamberlain didn't come in at all. Makes you wonder if they have him in mind for a starting role at some point in the festivities. Other than Mo, the most effective guy out of the pen has been Dave Robertson. Seems to me, you give guys like that a chance and forget about dancing with the gal that brung you. Up over and out.

I'm talking about live Beach Boys, not the studio version. There's no comparison between the two. Not only did Hal Blaine and Jim Gordon play drums with them on a regular basis in the studio, but the band has also included at one time or another, among scores of others, Glen Campbell, Billy Hinsche from Dino, Desi & Billy, John Cowsill from the Cowsills and Daryl Dragon from the Captain & Tenille. Brian had so little faith in his cohorts ability to play his music the way he envisioned it that he hired studio musicians to put down instrumental tracks while the band was on the road. They added the vocals later, when they were available. Speaking of Clarks, I love the Dave Clark Five, but Dave Clark himself, while effective, was not very sound. Up over and out.

Edited for gender content: In the Warhol crowd, it's certainly possible that this woman had never even had a set of sticks in her hands but he was acting like she had. Guess this shows you how much I know about the Velvet Underground. Up over and out.

In the Warhol crowd, it's certainly possible that the guy had never even had a set of sticks in his hands but he was acting like he had. Up over and out.

I've seen this. That kid is nine (9) years old! I played hockey for 12 years and I couldn't even dream about a move like that. Up over and out.

No argument there. Up over and out.

Meth is speed. You sound confused. Yes and no. I'm guessing the form of speed referred to in Noj's post was something more along the lines of benzedrine, cross tops, if you will. That's miles away from meth. Up over and out.

Resistance is futile. I have pre-ordered the Crosby set. Up over and out.

With all this talk of what an exceptional drummer Ringo Starr turned out to be, it got me thinking about really bad rock drummers. We all know the Pete Best story, sacked by the Fab Three for his shortcomings, but my choice for the all-time worst drummer in rock is Dennis Wilson. I was watching a YouTube video of the Beach Boys tonight and his ham handedness just jumps off the screen. Not only did he play too loud, but anything beyond the most rudimentary 4/4 time signature would have tied him in a knot. This is not a Beach Boy thing as they are one of my all-time favorite bands, but Dennis was dreadful. Up over and out.

Most of these are one offs used for some special promotion in a minor league hockey town. Kind of like hiring the Hanson Brothers to spruce up the Charlestown Chiefs. The only legit NHL sweaters are the infamous Canuck "V", the Phoenix Coyotes, Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Canadian's "CAC" showing Andre Kovalev's name on the back. That's a throwback jersey Montreal wore once or twice a couple of seasons ago. Several of the pictures are of European teams where the sell advertising right on the jersey. They do that with basketball too. Up over and out.

ESPN reported this morning that Cowher was being courted by an NFC South team. Atlanta and New Orleans are not in the market which leaves only Tampa Bay and Carolina. Based on the fact that Tampa already has a new head coach, that leaves Carolina and Jack Del Rio who has been around since before there was dirt. I'll tell you one thing, I'd like to be Cowher or even his agent if Daniel Snyder and Jerry Jones got into a bidding war for my services. Up over and out.

The Eagles started out like a house on fire, lost Brian Westbrook, and now their offense has almost totally shut down. Thank God the Redskins are in turnover mode or this would be another close game. I'll believe the Eagles win only when the fat lady sings, not before. Any team that can lose to the Oakland Raiders is capable of just about anything. Down with Andy Reid. Up with Bill Cowher. Up over and out.