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Happy B-Day Chris!

I'll be in Minneapolis from 11/3-11/5 on business. Are there any exceptional jazz venues, record stores, restaurants I may be able to take in while I'm there? Thanks, Mark

...hey, this isn't "Dear Penthouse" !

.....well I guess if everyone else is getting it, I may as well also !

...not by me!

Now Jim, let's be fair here. I sometimes have problems with Canada Post. But I don't think we know on which side of the border the package got hung up. I cannot help but remember the time the US P.O. sent my Mosaic order to England instead of Canada. I thought England was Canada!

You know I love you like a brother.....but it's the Yankees every damn year!!!!! Go Cardinals!!!

....damn, no hits through 6 !

Man, the Sox are off to a rocky start, down a touchdown into the fourth inning ; Boston with no hits yet. I hope they can rally......I really don't want the Yankees to win!

I hope you're having a good one!

....hey, you guys forgot Woody Allen !

there are 19 other instances where this feeling might be shared... B-) Unlike many of the others, I think the Colts could have won the game. But we could "couda, wouda, shouda" all day. You gotta execute on every play to come out on top!

Got home a bit ago from the Colts/Raiders game. Pretty easy win for the Colts; very balanced offense and the defense played a little better with 3 picks and a couple sacks. A bye week end week and them another match-up with the Jags. Colts are on cruise control at this point; would love to have the game back against the Pats !

The Flip by Mobley!

...WE WOULDN'T WANT THAT NOW, WOULD WE B-) ?

Aren't we basically agreeing here? In some ways we agree but I think saying that they are only superior in "name recognition only" is certainly not true. If that were the case, you could say the same for Boston's pitchers. They are certainly the name players in this case but the difference is the Cardinals "no name pitching" staff won 105 games and had four pitchers with 15 or more wins. The "name players" you mention also executed daily and have proven to be more than just a name. As I mentioned, I'm not much for pissing contests, but enjoy the occasional verbal exchange with you. No disrespect intended !!! It's good to see your passion for your team instead of being a flip-flopper like some people!

....of course this year would be three out of four! Only if we both get there, and you can beat what is clearly a superior starting staff. On name recognition alone, the Cards do have a superior lineup. I mean, the Sox only have two MVP candidates, and the Cards have three! But the thing is, superior lineups don't always win. Certainly the Yanks had the superior lineup in last year's World Series. I'm not at all sure that the Cards will get past the Astros even. Not only does superior lineups not guarantee victory, neither does big winning percentages in the regular season. Aside from the Yanks 125 win season, recent history shows that big winners in the regular season come up short in the playoffs. No where did you see me write that the best winning percentage or the best line up or the highest salary guarantees victory. I just feel that the best everyday lineup in baseball is the Cardinals. I do believe the Astros will be tough but they have to get by the Braves and it may not be as easy as some people think. That said, you still have to go out and execute every play of every game to win a series (or at least much more than your opponent). It doesn't matter if you won 105 games or a paltry 98 in the rugular season , you still have to execute! I think by the sheer number of wins in the regular season, you would have to agree (you may not) that the Cardinals were the best team; many real experts are on record as saying this. That may or may not be the case in post season, time will tell. I would certainly say that the team that wins the WS was the best team in the post season, not necessarily the best team throughout the year. It's all about execution; execute more than your opponent and you'll win! If you don't, you won't! Mark

....of course this year would be three out of four!

Uh, Mark, if its the best lineup in baseball, how come the Red Sox scored almost 100 more runs? Hopefully they'll go head to head and then we'll know which is the best lineup in baseball! ...uh, they needed to, they gave up 100 more runs. I think if you asked 100 people that know baseball who has the better line up, it would not be the Sox (just my humble opinion). That said, the Sox had a great year and I not one for pissing contests. If you think the Sox are a superior team, and you apparently do, you're entitled to your opinion! Mark

Happy Birthday to you!

Cards win game one 8-3 with some good pitching by Woody Williams and 5 homeruns by the best lineup in baseball! Although the Dodgers had nine hits, they never really seemed to get anything going. Cards had four homeruns (Pujols, Edmonds, Walker (2 for the game) and Metheny) in the first three innings; Perez didn't make it out of the 3rd inning! Things may be tough for them as they are going with a 3 man rotation and Perez is due to start game 4 (if there is a game 4).

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No shit; that WAS funny! Lou had to have though he was having a dream (or nightmare) provided it really happened.

r.i.p.

...and have replied! Thanks!