Brad

You don't want the thing to cause a fire Alexander. I'd follow the above advice and pull the plug. How about taking it to some sort of repair shop (if those still exist and it's not prohibitively expensive).

It's not possible to know what you don't know and that just doesn't include music. For example, my son asks me why I read so much about Abraham Lincoln, one of my heroes. He says you know so much about him already. My answer: there is always more to know.

Well since the baseball season is not in season but the football one is I could hardly say anything about the baseball season could I? But I don't see the Eagles still in contention. On the other hand, I do see the Jets. Hmm. Yeah, that's right But now, getting back to baseball, why should he more bold in his statement. We all know the Phillies are going to probably win the Division so why make stupid statements? Mets have to shed some salary and won't be active players until they do so for a couple of years they'll be treading water and hope to be a little competitive but probably not. I'm sure you must have better things to do than worry about what an also ran team is doing or is it that usual Philadelphia inferiority just coming to the fore?

Ivan, Amazon has the cuts.

Couldn't find Norwegian Wood on You Tube but listened to Fool on the Hill which I probably hadn't heard in at least 20 years. It's different than the original, maybe more polished or smoother than the Beatles. It's good in its way but not as good as the original in my view. At least I don't like it as much

Same here Please give us a review Vic when you get it

I can't say I'm a huge fan of MJQ and I'm sure it will be another top Mosaic production but may pass.

All I can say is that you must be having a very boring Winter. Guess must be things slow in Philadelphia that you have to be trolling around in the NY Daily News, what with the dog killer and the clipped birds having been booted from the playoffs. If a player doesn't think his team can compete, then he shouldn't be on the team.

I would say it's both: Oakland As and Yankees.

What can you say about people like Rudy? Words wouldn't do the job. Although my son is nowhere like Rudy, he does have certain learning difficulties and you do learn to scale back your dreams and hopes for your son. I feel for the Parkers.

He slugged only .408 that season, with 18 homers and 58 RBI. I'd say Grinch, Decinces and a young Wally Joyner had more to do with that team nearly reaching the World Series. As for "idiot managing" I have no clue what you're talking about. Sometimes the most obvious moves just don't work out. Who could predict that Gary Lucas would plunk Rich Gedman? He hadn't hit anyone in over 250 innings covering four seasons. And Donnie Moore? I'd have to agree. Although my attention was fixed on the Mets during the post season, the Angels and Mauch just seemed unlucky during the ALCS. Donnie Moore never recovered, very sad.

The Yankees are the only team in professional sports which EXPECTS to win EVERY year. Yankee fans have bought into this mentality big time, and have the audacity to feel cheated if they do not get this. As a fellow Mets fan, I thought certainly you would understand this. Well, the Yankees have a lot of money and go and spend it as they fit. In the past they would spend willy nilly. I'm not sure the sons feel that way. At any rate, I don't the management acts like that. I think what you're referring to are the fans. Yes, they act like that, which is why it's fun to seethem get their comeuppance once in a while. I have to say the fans on this Forum aren't like that, mostly the ones in the NY metro area.

Not sure how Dave's letter is a sense of entitlement. He's just asking how they're going to improve the team. Seems like a natural question for a fan to act.

Just one of those minor league contracts that don't often pan out. Chalk it up to what do you have to lose. Not too much.

Pretty good analysis. They will miss Werth but still should be the favorites in the NL.

Why would you trade Blanton? Isn't he the number 5 starter or is there someone else?

I seem to recall that Lee was upset when he was traded from the Phils so I guess he had good memories. Sometimes being close to home is not the best thing. Plus, he's dealt with the media/fans there before, who, in actuality, may be rougher than NY. I guess he's in Jim's debtor prison for sure

Please spare us the ridiculous rants. If you could have gotten it down against the Giants we wouldn't be having this "conversation."

Wrong. Right! I don't really want to, but if we're gonna go there, hey, let's go there! BTW, I also heard that Greinke is not a "NY kind of guy." I don't know what the problem is with these guys. It's the greatest place in the world to play but, hey, to each his own.

Regardless of where he goes and I have no idea what he was paid this year but this is his one chance for a big payday and he's doing everything to squeeze the most out of that opportunity. I doubt any one of us wouldn't do that if some one was bidding for our services. Kind of reminds me what Mike Norris of the As said "tomorrow I'll be rich or richer."

We are talking about sports, right? About battles between millionaire owners who are competing for millionaire ballplayers represented by millionaire agents. This isn't fighting for survival or balancing the budget or making sure we have healthcare but sports.

Thought I had read that Greinke had no interest in playing in NY. If so, might be a bad match.

You didn't get the memo. Posada has been told he is now a DH. That comment by Cashman has to send chills down Jorge's spine: he's our DH until he plays himself off of it. Sounds like his tenure with the team is pretty tenuous.

Unless it's coming from a respected source, I wouldn't trust anything you see on Twitter or anywhere else, for that matter.

I guess they need to raise the ante then.