Dan Gould

Now that's one I have yet to hear.

Which profession? Cheater? Asshole? He's been a world class asshole far longer than he was a world-class baseball player. He'll be officially recognized as a world-class cheater and perjurer before Spring Training 2008.

"Reality"? You haven't been remotely conversant in reality since this conversation started. You don't have the slightest clue about any of it, you're entirely alone in your opinions, and you want to get back to "reality"???

I guess the $64,000 question will be whether Goodie, having lost his home team blinders, will suddenly realize that all of the allegations really are true. I'm guessing only if he signs with the Dodgers.

I meant to post her obit that the Times ran about a week ago. I had no idea she lived in Westport, CT, right next door to my hometown, or that she was married to Jack Klugman and while they separated they never got around to filing for divorce. Bret, Charles Nelson Reilly - who also died pretty recently, iirc, and Gene Rayburn made Match Game what it was.

Wow, I'm a prophet. Yeah, except prophets don't generally backtrack two days later:

In the online world, anything may be shorthand, regardless of whether or not it has a euphemistic effect on the communication.

Well I just did some quick checking and discovered some encouraging matchups in the final 9 or 10 games of the season: Yanks face both Doc Holladay and AJ Burnett in their four game tilt against the Blue Jays Sox will miss Dan Haren when the A's visit Fenway, and it looks like Johan Santana's final start will come the day before the Twins arrive for their four game set. I may feel like the wild card is a foregone conclusion, but if we can get our shit together, at least the Sox avoid the most unfavorable pitching matchups.

Can we get this pinned?

How about a special Paypal-only account at the bank? Transfer money in when you need to use it, otherwise its empty or nearly empty. Then there's no risk involved of Paypal identify theft of some sort, if there's no money for them to steal.

"not all that special", yes. Your Mileage May Vary.

If I remember correctly, this one is the more "late night" mood album. Big Hits at least had "Sack O' Woe" and a couple of other decent tunes on it ... I agree. Gave a listen to Lavender Sax and was not that impressed, "mood music" is correct. How would either of you compare "Lavender sax" to the Black & Blue "Midnight slows" series? MG Um, I'll say "fine what they are but not all that special".

So many people have wanted to hear this, I hope it lives up to long-simmering expectations. Fortunately, having heard it, I'm pretty darn sure it will.

What, did it drop under 90 degrees so you decided it was time to go for a jog?

I'm sure it is head to head records when two are tied, but I wouldn't be surprised if that is the sort of tie that would actually require a playoff game or two to determine. Maybe Patrick or Quincy have the answer, but I wouldn't sweat it, I don't think it is too likely to occur.

After the most recent debacle last night, I went into Total Media Blackout mode but unfortunately took a look at the CNN-SI website this afternoon, where I found this stupidity from one exceptional moron, John Heyman: Now I think everyone knows just how I feel about the apparent inevitability of the Yankees winning the division. But "do everything he can" to win it? How fucking stupid is that? Does Heyman think that Okajima should be forced to pitch as often as necessary down the stretch, regardless of whether or not it will make him worse in October? Does Heyman think that Manny should be forced back into the lineup, regardless of whether or not it makes a season-ending re-aggravation of his strained oblique more likely? Maybe Heyman thinks that Tito should set up the rotation so that Beckett will go a week from Saturday or Sunday, on three days rest, if the division is still in play? I mean, it sure as hell doesn't matter if that will mean that Beckett can only pitch one game in the ALDS - winning the division will make it worth it! Heck, he should be ready to run Beckett and Dice-K out there on three days rest next Saturday and Sunday, if the team is within two of the all-important AL East crown. Who cares if that keeps Beckett and Dice-K out of the ALDS until Games three and four! The division championship is paramount! Or, they might take a lesson from Detroit last year, who skipped Bonderman and Verlander in that series against KC, got swept on the last weekend, lost the division, and then watched Bonderman and Verlander lead them to the pennant, in games that really mattered.

No, it doesn't prove anything, but it maybe it will make Goodie re-think his "steroids can't help you hit home runs" stance? Nah. What could I be thinking? The only thing he will take out of that article is "Not an indictment of Bonds" and "doesn't prove anything".

To pay with a credit card via Paypal is free. If you want to receive money, paypal takes a cut. So if you want to pay for something with a credit card because you can always tell them that you didn't receive the merchandise, then using paypal to pay with a card makes perfect sense.

That's actually not entirely true. My Nero burning program recognizes FLAC files and allows you to add them directly to the CD you are creating. I guess I need to update my Nero. Is that just a feature of your version of Nero, or is it a plug-in? Tom, its not a plug in, my updated version is 6.6.1.4 I'm so far behind in burning FLAC files from Dime that I ought to use the feature to just burn them all instead of taking the time to extract them as wav files and then check if any editing is needed. But I always find it too annoying when people put track indexes in the wrong spot or have really low levels.

Amidst all the jokes, I am curious about one thing. Assuming the $125,000 bail money was all OJ's, assuming he doesn't skip out on it, when his bail is exonerated at the end of the court proceedings, is there anything to stop the Goldman family from trying to lay claim to it as partial payment of the civil judgment?

That's actually not entirely true. My Nero burning program recognizes FLAC files and allows you to add them directly to the CD you are creating. As far as renaming FLAC files, I don't really understand the question - why would you need to rename the file, unless maybe its got an extension that makes it "not" a FLAC file even though it is?

Without listing out what you have and what their condition is, no one here is likely to be interested. Its even less likely that anyone would want the entire set. Do you care about what you get for them? If not, the easy thing would be to take them to Backbone Music in downtown Delray: 61 Se 4th Ave Delray Beach, FL 33483 They are open most afternoons, they'll pay you I imagine about a dollar a piece for whatever you have, assuming the condition isn't bad. The alternative is to sell them yourself on eBay. You'll need to familiarize yourself with the Goldmine Grading Standards and either invest some time in play-testing the records or put each under a bright light and visually inspect them. I'd recommend setting your initial price at the very lowest you would accept and see what happens. Note: If these LPs are original 50s-early 60s pressings, are in excellent shape, and are not filled with a lot of the best known, highest selling albums of the era, they may be worth far more as individual pieces than as a set.

And why shouldn't that happen? The offensive piper is now being paid in the absence of Manny and Youklis and neither of them are even close to returning. And because they care about the playoffs more than the division, Dice-K is pitching Saturday on eight days rest, same for Schilling, he is pitching Tuesday on eight days rest. In all likelihood, both make their final starts then. Top that off with the A's and Twins coming to Fenway, and there is no reason for this team to start winning before the playoffs arrive. Whether they can turn it around then, who the fuck knows or cares.

It is time to give credit where credit is due: When we fuck it all away, we REALLY fuck it all away. Predicted final standings: Red Sox 93 wins and FOUR games behind the Yankees. Book it.

Refused to pay, and the only thing "missing" was the odd sports column I might wanted to have read. Not being able to read the Op-Ed page cut down on the time I spent with the paper in the AM, and believe me, there's no reason to start up again now. But I knew they'd eventually drop the pay for content scheme.