Dan Gould

Quick, people, post like there's no tomorrow! Maybe someone can supplant him as the Big Kahuna - at least by the numbers, if not in our hearts.

The years with a single week between conf. championships and SB are so much better...we're spared a full week of media drivel. I'm a Jints fan and also like the Pats (due to the BB->NYG connection) and still can't stand to read the crap out there. Whether its a week of crap or two, its still easy to ignore. So I'd rather have two weeks for minor injuries to heal and have a better game, or at least the potential for a better game. Indeed it is easy to ignore. I have. We'll see if I still have interest/curiosity in this NFL season by gametime. Probably I will, but... You may be correct about minor injuries, but I'm not convinced that it means a better game. At the other extreme, I'd argue that a month off for college football players is not a good thing for the bowl games (of course if they use that time to do their homework assignments, write their papers, etc., that's a good thing! ). Well-stated, Patrick, but if you can't regain interest in what will either be one of the biggest upsets in NFL history or else the final game of a historic season, then you probably didn't have all that much interest to begin with.

Newsday has a little more detail from their own source: If Pettitte verifies the details in the first paragraph, Clemens' goose is cooked. And Pettitte has been a stand-up guy so far (relatively speaking).

I was waiting for them to say, in the small print at the bottom, "no pets, no children", but they didn't. Five wood burning fireplaces! And staff quarters, so you can employ your own live-in lumberjack to cut down half of Central Park Can you actually BUY firewood in Manhttan? MG At a purchase price of 70 million, the $38000 a month maintenance is chump change. I'm kind of surprised it only lists "park views" "city views" and "river views". What about views of New Jersey and Long Island?

Say something funny, which happens about once out of a hundred times when you go off on these riffs.

Yeah, its bad news for the Phils but with Lidge in the pen and the old closer back in the rotation, the Phils have made big improvements to their weakest areas. I'd still like their chances because Santana can't pitch every day. If Pedro isn't effective or breaks down, or El Duque stinks - the Mets can still have big problems. They'll be like the Sox were for most of the time they had Petey - one great, exciting pitcher went ever five days, and it was an event. But the rest of the supporting staff wasn't enough to take advantage of having the best pitcher in the game.

Looks like the noose might be tightening around old Roger: I have to wonder if the committee staffers intend to inform Clemens what Pettitte or Murray say. If Pettitte confirms the conversation about Clemens using PEDs, or that he came to McNamee after a conversation with Clemens, and then Murray confirms the 2003-04 conversation with McNamee - well, the jig is up, as they say. Roger would have no choice but to 'fess up or take the Fifth.

Maybe he's concentrating on his school work.

I haven't given a lot of thought to it but my dreamhouse would include: A sizeable music room with ample, built-in storage of all media A very large lot so that I could not hear neighbors or cars/trucks and so that the dogs would have ample space to run and play A tennis court (clay or har-tru) in the back

Well, it looks as though, pending the requisite enormous contract extension, the METS are the winners of the Santana sweepstakes. I find it very interesting that the Twins ultimately settled on what is widely considered to be a weaker offer than what the Red Sox had on the table (maybe they withdrew Lester or Jacoby?). It really seems that the Mets prospects aren't nearly as close to being major league ready and there are even questions about the long-range potential of the centerpiece outfielder. So this looks to me like a great deal for the Mets, and absolutely necessary for the franchise, when you consider that Pedro (signed for only one more year and entering his first full season after surgery) and El Duque (104 years old) headlined the rotation. Plus of course their GM loves to make a splash and hadn't done anything to fix the team after their epic collapse. but the bottom line is this: The Yankees can't throw their money around next November to get Santana without giving up any young talent, and that is great news. The Yankees and their fans think they have great young pitching. The Red Sox and their fans think the same thing about their prospects. Let's get ready to RRRRRUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLLEEE! The best thing the Sox have going for them though is Beckett and Dice-K. I think the Yankees would do well if two of their three "can't miss" guys turn out to perform at that level - but the Sox already have those guys, they are signed for several years to come, and they are in their prime. The only way I see the Yankees beating out the Sox with their pitchers is if Beckett or Dice-K go down with injuries or walk when their contracts are up, and that will happen only if Buchholz and Lester (and Masterson and Bowden) end up not living up to the hype. Can't wait for Pitchers and Catchers!!!!

That is pretty funny that "mini-Lps", Weizen's collecting fetish, leads to a pic of Weizen drinking a brew, his other addiction.

I got a passport about seven or eight years ago, in anticipation of a business trip to Singapore. That fell through, and much to my embarrassment, I've yet to actually use the passport.

The years with a single week between conf. championships and SB are so much better...we're spared a full week of media drivel. I'm a Jints fan and also like the Pats (due to the BB->NYG connection) and still can't stand to read the crap out there. Whether its a week of crap or two, its still easy to ignore. So I'd rather have two weeks for minor injuries to heal and have a better game, or at least the potential for a better game.

Sort of like Madonna.

An interesting remark from one for whom neither English nor American is first language. Why side with us? MG Indeed. Is there a "u" sound in "color"?

Just what I was thinking, Jon.

How about Roger's agents ridiculous 18000 word "report" on Roger's career stats (which looks more like a salary arbitration argument than anything else)? As if anyone ever said that steroids automatically turn you into Walter Johnson. If they had that kind of effect, every pitcher in the game would be on them. But as most people understand, its about how they effect recovery after workouts, the ability to work out harder, more frequently ... all things that have marginal effects when it comes to a pitcher's season statistics. But if Roger really wants to play that game, McNamee's lawyer should put out a much shorter report, summarized thusly: Clemens record on June 10, 1998: 6-6, 3.75 On or around June 11, Clemens began steroid use Clemens record after June 10, 1998: 14-0, 2.25

In Olympics, Eric Heiden! At the 1980 Lake Placid Games, he won gold in all five men's speed-skating events. Can't do any better than that... Al Oerter threw the discus at four Olympic Games, and won gold every time, though he was generally considered an underdog. Emil Zatopek won gold in all three events he competed in (5000m, 10000m, marathon) at the 1952 Olympics. Paavo Nurmi won gold in all five Olympic events he contested at Paris 1924 (one was a team cross-country race). He wasn't too shabby at Antwerp 1920 either: two individual golds, one individual silver, one team gold. Teofilo Stevenson won 3 consecutive Oly golds in heavyweight boxing, and had a reputation for invincibility. Alberto "El Caballo" Juantorena won the 400m/800m double at Montreal 1976, the only athlete to ever accomplish the feat. Edwin Moses had an incredible unbeaten streak in the 400m hurdles (122 races, 107 finals). Set four WRs, won two Oly golds (1976 and 1984; USA boycotted 1980). [Edited to add more athletes and include non-US ones. I used to be an athletics (track and field) fan...] While you can certainly argue about whether it constitutes true "perfection" I will nominate David Ortiz in the 2004 American League Championship Series, for his game winning home run in Game 4, eighth inning homer in Game 5 and game winning hit in the 14th inning, and his two run homer in the first inning of Game 7. Every time he had the opportunity to do something crucial for his team, he came through.

Yeah and I'm sure that's the same rule you'd propose if it applied to the QB of the team you're supporting. :rolleyes:

If its Maria Sharapova on the court, I don't care if its an old match - I'll watch. But in general I watch for both the excitement of the competition and the shot-making skills, so I have no problem watching the Men's final knowing the result in advance. I think Wimbledon is pretty easy to watch live in the states - at least on the east coast. Tougher out west when Breakfast at Wimbledon starts at 6 AM.

General Tso's chicken with steamed white rice - but only from a gentleman who closed his restaurant in Fort Lauderdale after eight months of the most delicious yet cheap chinese food I've ever had. Dessert would probably be something from Coldstone Creamery , and since its my last meal, I'd go for the really huge Gotta Have It serving. If Coldstone is too busy, something from Friendly's would be fine, too.

I think the proper adjective is "unknown" - but this is a really cool sounding recording and I am surprised he wouldn't try to sell the recording to Fantasy. Certainly would be highly marketable, assuming the necessary clearances can be obtained.

Rapidshare has limits on how much you can download if you are using a "free" account but there are ways to defeat that. If you have a high-speed modem, simply unplug and re-plug the device. You'll have a new IP when you go on (close your rapidshare browser window first) and you can download the next portion without waiting an hour or two. How can you tell if you have a high speed modem or not? (Stupid question of the week/month/perhaps year, but I really don't know.) MG If you have a broadband connection, you have a high-speed modem. If you "dial-in" to your ISP, you don't.

3 PM ET on the Tennis Channel.

Rapidshare has limits on how much you can download if you are using a "free" account but there are ways to defeat that. If you have a high-speed modem, simply unplug and re-plug the device. You'll have a new IP when you go on (close your rapidshare browser window first) and you can download the next portion without waiting an hour or two.