Dan Gould

I just found out what happened. Funny how A-Rod says he said "Ha!" and the Blue Jays say he said "Mine!" Considering A-Rod's claim that he was just swinging his arms when he played slapsie maxie with Arroyo, its easy to believe that he did indeed yell "Mine" but either way, its just another reason why other major leaguers can't stand him.

Yes. You shouldn't be greedy or pissed--life is short and your team is having a great season. So they lost one game to the team with the second best record in the league (and only 3.5 behind beloved Bosox). Tribe couldn't plate some runs in the earlier games. Way too unrealistic (and greedy) to expect to sweep everybody. Show a little grace, and smile that Schilling and Beckett had great starts, and your team is still on a roll. Nothing to worry about in May. And no real "message" was sent with this series--just a good 2 out of 3 for the Red Sox. Now take care of pinstripe business. Byrd gets the win without walking anybody so his wins/walks differential expands to 6 - 3 = 3. Is Dice K's pitch count often this high? It all comes back to the feeling that is always in the pit of the stomach of a Red Sox fan that anything can happen, that they can find another way to torture you. That's why I keep telling my wife that every game matters, and that there is no way we will waltz into the post season never having a lead smaller than 10+ games the rest of the year. The worm can turn at any time, and any night the Sox lose and the Yanks win isn't a good night. And to lose with Dice on the mound with a two run lead in the fifth is even more annoying. Byrd may have an impressive stat to his credit, but I see that the last time it happened over a full season was in the 90s for Bret Saberhagen. Is Byrd a Bret Saberhagen? At 88-74 with a career ERA+ of 106 vs 167-117 and 126, I don't think so. I wouldn't look for Byrd to turn out to be anything more than a league average pitcher (maybe with a few wins more due to his offense) but being around the plate with mediocre stuff (lifetime K/9=5) probably won't get by when the summer warms up and balls start flying out of stadiums. The Tribe needs Cliff Lee to be the number three, not Byrd. And I say that regardless of whether Byrd keeps his win total over his walk total. As for Dice-K he was obviously not right. 100+ pitches gets him through seven almost every time, and with a helluva lot better results, too.

Oh. Well, good luck with all that.

What magic number is that? They are eight games back of first, 5 back of the wild card. Their elimination number is 104 in the wild card, 103 in the division according to MLB. Meanwhile I know I shouldn't be greedy and you all are sick of hearing about the Sox but I am MF-ing pissed about the way they've let the Tribe embarass them tonite. Bases loaded with the top of the order coming up, down four and they can't plate a fucking run? Jesus Christ. And to top that off, Dice-K getting pounded without the slightest advantage of not being seen before. Edit for being an idiot.

Jazztimes had an extensive article that included a lot of quotes/info from the Sicklers about Hank's final years. One quote I remember said that when Hank was sober, he could still summon up the old magic. If I remember correctly the cover had a Mosaic Images print of Alfred and Hank in the studio.

As far as I am concerned, that speech ranks with the very funniest moments in the series' history.

D'OH!

Mobley not only was brought up on stage but said a few words. They appear on a promotional 45 included in the Japanese One Night With Blue Note Box Set. He says that 'sometimes you can't get in contact with people in time but they got in contact with me to come here" and then mentions talking to Lou Donaldson and realizing that LD, not Hank, is the "oldest person who played saxophone for Blue Note."

Speaking of which, an encouraging reminder from Steve Buckley of the Herald:

Thanks for posting the trumpet and tenor results. I wonder who was tops on piano. Monk? Duke? Silver should rank highly considering that Song for My Father was one of the top compositions. But maybe Tyner was tops because of the Impulse connection.

I'd be curious whether/where Hank and Lee fit in their respective instrument's poll.

Unfortunately, they had to play last night and had to send Benitez out to try to get the save in the 12th. Did anyone have any doubt after he balked in the tying run that the game would end with a Delgado blast? Benitez is the crappiest big name/high paid "closer" I've ever seen.

Another pretty exciting game in Fenway last night. Regardless of whether the Indians pitching lined up right, the performance of Schilling and Beckett to shut them down was extremely impressive, especially when you consider that Schilling had stunk or been mediocre for several starts in a row but suddenly regained his split from "'97-'98" with a couple of mechanical adjustments, and then Beckett comes off the DL after another finger problem and allows one hit through 6 innings before giving up a couple in the 7th. If those two guys are back and dealing, I could see this team ripping through interleague play, simply because against the NL West, those offenses won't be able to do much at all, while the Sox offense will squeak out the runs needed. Yes, even against the Great Peavy. And don't forget, the Sox go for the sweep tonite with Dice-K against Byrd, 7 PM on ESPN.

Well, reading this thread I now have an understanding why the MJQ recorded Blues on Bach. That always seemed a weird, though enjoyable, reissue when I picked it up.

How about this from the "negative comments" page: Thanks for the warning!

And signing Mark Redman - is that rubbing salt in the wound or what?

That was BS. Number one, Clemens pitched five more innings after that. Obviously while he did look like his groin was a little ouchy for a second or two, its not anything serious. Number two, the idea of giving up on the season is so antithetical to everything the Yankees preach that it is ludicrous to even discuss. And beyond that is the fact that the contract would certainly be considered legally enforceable anyway. Honestly it was one of the dumbest discussions I've ever heard on that network.

She looks more like a page 3 girl than a jazz "singer" and its a fucked up world if that's what she is about to become.

Well if Sox-Indians is a preview of the ALCS as some commentators have said, we're in for a doozy of a series based on the first game. Schilling had a major bounce back game, 1 run on six hits in seven innings with ten K's, Youklis actually hit an inside the park homer (can't wait for the highlights on Baseball Tonite) and the suddenly super hot Dustin Pedroia went three for three with two doubles and sparked a two out rally in the eighth to give Papelbon a three run lead to close. Dustin is hitting .298 after being around .170 a month ago. Then it got scary. Walk. Double. Double. Second and third, no one out, 5-3. Then Paps went pop out, strikeout, strikeout, and all was right with the world. 20 games over .500. 11 1/2 game lead over the O's, 12 over the Blue Jays, 13 1/2 over the Yanks, who fall into a tie for last place with the D-Rays after they staged a two run walk-off rally off of Todd Jones. See Tribe fans? Its not such a big deal taking a loss today. No change in the Central standings.

I'm not surprised, asking musicians to make a 7 AM hit. Shit like that should be covered in the Geneva Convention, if not the Union work rules.

Is that really a 7 AM hit on a local morning show? Hope you play something mellow for that hour of the day.

I don't know but I've noticed at the Blindman's Blues forum that it shows I am offline while I'm posting - they use a much older version of the same software. The only thing I can guess is that it might be related to logging on "anonymously".

Oh, they've already written short pieces about his return and mentioning the difference in batting stats between the two. Clearly Drew is lucky that the team has kept winning without him, but what I've seen, I don't get the complaints about his style of play. He runs everything out; has played very well in RF; and only missed a couple of games when he crashed into the top of the wall. What I've seen, he's a gamer just like Trot only he doesn't wear his emotions on his sleeve the way Trot does. Frankly, Sox fans are smart enough to recognize and applaud people who play hard. You don't have to yell and cuss and throw your bat to convince people. Its possible though that the fans won't get a chance to compare Trot to Drew in the first game (and maybe the second) because the Tribe has two lefties starting and that is when Tito likes to give Wily Mo some ABs (and also to rest Drew - they think that it can help to avoid nagging injuries if they give him regular rest every 10-12 games.)

Well it should be a good early season test for both teams - can Cleveland show the same spark on the road? Will Beckett pick up where he left off or be rusty and get into trouble against that lineup? What continues to amaze me that is the Sox keep scoring runs with Drew hitting terribly and Manny just recently showing signs of getting going. A great example of how well they are doing is Julio Lugo, who is hitting something like .240 or less but has almost 30 RBIs, as many as Jeter who is hitting .350. The difference is that Lugo is hitting .310 with runners on and even better with runners in scoring position and two outs.

Aric can tell you a lot about "free" jazz.