Dan Gould

This certainly is an amazing, surprising game, isn't it? Karstens starts because Igawa was so awful. Karstens gets drilled on the knee off the very first pitch ... and Igawa comes in and throws six innings of 2 hit ball. Unfucking believable. And it simply amazed me that Torre said when he announced that Igawa was going to the pen that he was "missing his spots by a foot or more" .... and Igawa continued to miss his spots by a foot or more!. How many times did Posada put the glove one place and then reach a foot or more to catch it? And yet we couldn't do shit against him. And what absolutely sucks about this isn't just that Tavarez pitches tomorrow against Wang. Its the fact that this could have been a season-changer for the Yankees. Not that 7 1/2 games is insurmountable - but it would have put them perhaps one game or less closer to a Steinbrenner eruption. We could have gotten Torre off of that team and put them into utter chaos. Now we're left hoping that somehow Tavarez can turn the baseball world upside down like Igawa did and beat the Yankees. I'm not even going to listen on MLB radio.

That's a joke, right? Doping schedules with the initials of all of his other clients, PLUS "BB" is "hearsay"? GRAND JURY TESTIMONY is "hearsay"? And how dare you use the so-called "illegally obtained" Grand Jury testimony. IT IS LEGITIMATE GRAND JURY TESTIMONY. How it was obtained has nothing to do with its accuracy. HELL, the chief co-conspirator is the one who gave it to them! but the simple fact is that the book isn't close to "slipshod reporting" - it is recognized by everyone else as so solidly sourced as to utterly destroy the credibility of Bonds and his rapidly decreasing corp of defenders. The fact that you remain one is staggering. Really? Seriously? Then how come overwhelming evidence that has led dozens of national sportswriters and millions of baseball fans to conclude that he used steroids, and you aren't admitting it? How come? Its painfully obvious you choose not to see that which you do not wish to. I'd tell you I admire you for standing by your man but since it defies all standards of intelligence ...

I remember how much of a problem you had recognizing perjury in President Clinton, Tim, so its no suprise you are having a problem recognizing it in your sad pathetic hero, Bonds. But let me repeat my offer:

I think back in Barry's non-steroid days he was exciting to watch....now he bats a few times a game a few days a week, provides very little excitement on the base paths or in field....not really that exciting (to me). m~ Non-steroids day...? I wasn't aware there was any proof to that effect. Do you really need me to go over the proof? Fact 1: Barry was a client of Balco, a criminal organization which provided illegal "designer" steroids to its clients. Fact 2: Balco offered its clients two steroid products: "the cream" and "the clear" Fact 3: Bonds testified that he received and used two Balco products, one was a clear ointment and the other was a cream. You may want to debate whether Bonds committed perjury, but no one with a brain can deny that Bonds received and used steroids. He's an embarassment and a fraud. Hm. Let's examine these "facts": Fact 1: Guilt by association. There is not now nor has there ever been any hard evidence linking Bonds to any steroids allegedly given out to ballplayer by that firm. Ex-girlfriends with a jilted ax to grind do not suffice. Fact 2: Because something is offered does not in any way, shape or form equal their use by anyone. If it were, then people convicted of drunk driving could sue liquor stores for making the booze available. Fact 3: The "clear" and the "cream" were both legal at the time of their use and he has already said as much. Neither are injectable steroids which is the allegation against him. Perjury? How can Bonds lie about something nobody has ever proven he used? On that basis, we can use the "evidence" to convict passersby who drove or walked past the BALCO offices or jail the janitor and office secretary. Thank God our court system asks for more than this to convict someone. Yike! You're a pathetic joke. Let's see ... Giambi was impressed by Bond's physique and endurance and ability to perform late in the normal athletic cycle. He approached Bonds who directed him to his personal trainer. The personal trainer informed him that he has extra special steroids to sell him. Giambi, being familiar with steroids already, took one look at the man's main client and said "sign me up." Giambi testified that he knowingly bought and used these designer steroids. KNOWINGLY BOUGHT AND USED THEM. By your defense, we are to believe that Bonds' trainer gave another client steroids while refusing to give his "close friend" any of the good stuff. We are to believe that BALCO gave steroids to EVERY SINGLE ONE OF ITS CLIENTS except Bonds, as has been demonstrated in countless court proceedings. YOU ARE DELUSIONAL. BONDS TESTIFIED HE USED A CLEAR SUBSTAND AND A CREAM SUBSTANCE GIVEN TO HIM BY BALCO. BALCO OFFERED STEROIDS IN CLEAR AND CREAM FORM. Because Bonds says it was "an arthritis balm" and "flaxseed oil" we are supposed to believe him and not all common sense and logic? YOU ARE DELUSIONAL. The Clear and The Cream were steroids, which are illegal to sell, use or possess without governmental approval. I HAVE NO F-ING CLUE WHERE YOU HAVE COME UP WITH SOME DISTINCTION BETWEEN INJECTABLE STEROIDS AND THE TYPE THAT BONDS USED. THERE IS NONE IN LAW, THERE IS NONE IN THE DECLARATION MADE BY FAY VINCENT THAT STEROIDS SHALL NOT BE USED BY MEMBERS OF THE PLAYER'S UNION. YOU ARE DELUSIONAL. I WILL GUARANTEE TO YOU THAT THE GRAND JURY HAS COPIOUS PROOF THAT BONDS USED STEROIDS AND HAS PROBABLY, AS A MATTER OF LAW, ALREADY CONCLUDED THAT HE DID. THE PROOF THAT HE LIED ABOUT IT IS ALL OVER THE TRANSCRIPT OF HIS TESTIMONY. JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT A SLAM DUNK CASE BY GETTING ANDERSON TO TESTIFY TRUTHFULLY ABOUT WHAT BONDS KNEW DOES NOT MEAN HE HAS NOT COMMITTED PERJURY. YOU ARE PATHETICALLY DELUSIONAL.

Nevertheless, its certainly possible that Lou doesn't respect those who can't play bop. After all, he does like to introduce tunes like "Confirmation" by saying that its "not recommended for Fusion or con-fusion musicians."

Your question is certainly an interesting one, and I wish we had more to go on (like a specific quote ot two) in order to put things in perspective. A couple of observations: First and foremost, Lou may have simply not had any respect for R&B musicians if they were so limited musically. I think to Lou, his music traces a direct link back to Charlie Parker, if only because of the "blues cry" in his sound, and the fact that he of course still plays a lot of bop chestnuts. That is complex music and LD may have simply not respected those who can't play it. I'm reminded of a private recording I have of a Chicago Jazz festival set Lou played. Afterwards, the hosts interviewed him and talked about his inspiration for 'acid jazz', and it was obvious that Lou didn't have a lot of respect for acid jazz or want to be lumped in with it. He simply said, "its not acid jazz - it's just regular jazz." Meaning, blues and swing (I don't know how LD feels about Wynton, but I am pretty sure he agrees with that fundamental definition of jazz that Wynton and Crouch have been spreading). Second thought is that it suggests that his heart wasn't in the commercial direction his music went in the late 60s, which is ironic considering how many of those tunes continue to fill his setlist to this day.

I don't understand the way he loses the strike zone so drastically, its very worrisome. But you gotta love how the bats responded and enjoy this while it lasts. I think we've got a good chance to keep it going today vs Karstens, if Wake has a good day. Karstens against Papi with the short porch in right could spell disaster for the Yanks (if last week's game had been played at the Stadium, I think all three of Papi's at-bats against Karstens would have left the yard). They've gotta take it one game at a time, but we definitely should be favored today, and I like the fact that Wang has a 4.91 lifetime ERA against us. If we can do the unthinkable and complete another sweep, I think the shit will hit the fan in the Bronx and Joe Torre will be gone. I'll say this: its nice to know that the last time the Yanks lost seven in a row in April was 1989 when they finished well under .500 and 14 games behind Toronto.

While working for a party supply rental company, I delivered to Paul Newman's house (very nice guy), Neil Sedaka (creepy "hall of fame" wall covered in cheap polaroid pictures of himself with other famous people - does he need that kind of affirmation in his life?) and Martha Stewart when she was just a Westport caterer (f-ing bitch to the help).

Walking along 57th street with my Father, Robin Williams bounded out of a building in front of us, gave us a sort of "yeah, its me" nod/smile and jumped into a cab. He is tiny. During each of his son's senior years, Dad brought us to a television syndicators convention that took place in Vegas. My turn, Mel Allen was in the "This Week in Baseball" booth and I got to shake his hand. He was gigantic. How 'bout that?

You can. Its the title track to one of his Steeplechase releases with Mickey Tucker on piano. That one also has a nice version of Cannonball's "Wabash". The Place to Be features Tad's "Gnid" plus "Over the Rainbow" as well as "Are You Real". My only criticism of those Steeplechase releases is a tendency to jam a little long. If I'd been the producer, I'd have cut back on the solo space to concentrate everyone's mind and then taken the extra time to record another classic composition or two. But that's just my two cents.

Have you no swing or first generation bop, or do you not think that this is appropriate for your friend based on his experience in the genre?

How's the sound quality?? And if so, would any or all of these tracks be suitable bonus material for a CD release of the date that this thread is about?? I think the sound quality was OK. In a Sentimental Mood is incomplete, so that's out. Certainly the others would fit. Brings up another question - if something were broadcast, does the radio station retain any control of the resulting tapes? Or do the rights holders remain the artists or their estates, plus any labels that they were contractually obligated to?

The simple problem with this is that these statements ONLY APPLY to Bonds. The claim that the "media" attacks because it thinks star athletes are on drugs is simply ludicrous. Has David Ortiz been attacked? I'll make you a deal: You send me your address, I will send you, at my cost, a copy of "Game of Shadows". You promise to read it, cover to cover. You then come back to this thread and either post, in detail, an argument that refutes the conclusion that Bonds used a wide variety of performance enhancing drugs, or else you shut up about the "gift" and denying what everyone with a brain now knows. Deal? PM me if you have the guts to read the truth about your pathetic hero.

That story makes me wonder who is buying all those Japanese BN (and other label) reissues and whether the next generation of jazz fans will be as lucky to be able to get something from Japan if its worth the price. I doubt it will even be available, after the current generation of fans of jazz (and jazz coffee shops) dies off completely.

That's nice to see; I hope Freddie is up for it.

CJ, I received that Santana Montreaux blues DVD for Christmas and was really knocked out by the Gatemouth set. As mentioned above, the Peacock recordings are the place to start. Alright Again is the next CD for pure blues, it looks back toward the Peacock sessions for inspiration. Remember that Gate had a lot of influences outside of blues, and I'd strongly recommend Sings Louis Jordan (Black & Blue) and two of his 1990s Verve albums, American Music, Texas Style, and Gate Swings. Those have the added bonus of some younger major league jazz artists helping out (Nicholas Payton and Wes Anderson).

I think back in Barry's non-steroid days he was exciting to watch....now he bats a few times a game a few days a week, provides very little excitement on the base paths or in field....not really that exciting (to me). m~ Non-steroids day...? I wasn't aware there was any proof to that effect. Do you really need me to go over the proof? Fact 1: Barry was a client of Balco, a criminal organization which provided illegal "designer" steroids to its clients. Fact 2: Balco offered its clients two steroid products: "the cream" and "the clear" Fact 3: Bonds testified that he received and used two Balco products, one was a clear ointment and the other was a cream. You may want to debate whether Bonds committed perjury, but no one with a brain can deny that Bonds received and used steroids. He's an embarassment and a fraud.

I'm sure the band is even more amazing live, but here's an excellent CD with the band backing Milt Jackson:

Jim, I've wondered the same thing, because if you open an MP3 in Goldwave, it doesn't open instantaneously like a wav file does, but it will say "Processing Audio Decompression". So if its "decompressing" doesn't that mean that some audio quality is being restored? The alternative possibility is that MP3 is not an editable format, and so Goldwave is simply converting the file into an editable form. I do think there is a limit, however. I've downloaded pop tunes from Walmart.com and there is a wide variety in the quality of the MP3 files. I usually burn an MP3 CD and then extract it to wav files in Goldwave so that I can try to fix things, like boosting levels. But the worst sounding MP3s still sound noticeably different even after I'm done.

Despite the setlist, this sounds like the perfect title for Mosaic Contemporary to reissue.

And he didn't need to write huge tomes to effectively tell a story - The Teammates - A Portrait of a Friendship is an extraordinary piece of writing about the lifelong friendship between Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, Dominic Dimaggio and Bobby Doerr. Its an incredibly moving meditation on old friends facing mortality.

This store leaves old price stickers on and puts their price inside the jacket of the LPs. $3.98 was the actual price. So I guess there's room for even more profit.

And yet overall I was not greatly disturbed by Schilling or Beckett. Schilling made one obvious mistake - A-Rod's first homer - and the second one was a case of a locked-in hitter squaring up a good pitch on the outside corner. Take away A-Rod being in such a zone and Schilling had a pretty good night - and he still pitched seven innings. Beckett gave up hits yet kept the ball in the yard, which is one huge difference so far from last year, and after those first two innings really settled in. For throwing so many pitches in the first two innings and still lasting 6 2/3 is pretty impressive. The old Beckett might have started getting frustrated and just rearing back and firing but he kept to the game plan and threw his curve and change and was really pretty good from the third inning on. At least Jason Giambi said it was the best curve/change he's seen Beckett throw since he joined the league. That's a good thought for the future. You and me both are suspecting that, Marty! Great to have a lefty who can get righties out. I still worry about him leaving curveballs over the plate for homers, but I like the way Francona is utilizing the people he has. It looks like if there is a lead, seventh and eighth inning outs will be handled by Donnelly, Hideki and Timlin and with Paps in the ninth, I think there is potential there for the same kind of bullpen performance the Yanks got during the last dynasty. Best of all, it keeps Piniero and JC Romero away from high-leverage innings until they show they can handle them. Snyder I guess is the long man but I felt coming out of spring training that he has the stuff to get outs in the eighth inning. He might get a chance if Timlin or Donnelly falter. But as it is, Hidecki looks very good, and the one part of the roster everyone questioned - the bullpen outside of Papelbon - currently leads the league in ERA, and because the pitchers have been so good, they also lead the league in fewest innings pitched by the bullpen - just over 40. On the other hand, the Yankees are worst in the league in bullpen innings - over 70 now - and I'd be very concerned about that, Marty, even if Mo regains his form. Torre has never shown a great talent for managing the bullpen and typically over-works the handful of pitchers who earn his "trust". Its a very bad sign that the bullpen is throwing this many innings, and has had this many breakdowns, this early in the season.

Funny, I'm looking for that album as well... I'm not cuz I just picked a NM copy up for $8.

Yeah but Dice-K has looked absolutely horrible at the worst time. I think part of the problem at the start was the pitch selection. He's been setting up hitters with breaking pitches at the start, and I think that Varitek said to himself, "the Yankees have seen him doing this, let's start with fastballs tonite" and it really hasn't worked. When he's gotten them out, he's thrown first pitch strikes with off speed stuff. Meanwhile Pettite is on in relief for the second time in this young season. Think Torre is desperate for a win here? Unbelievable. I guess the second day after a start you're supposed to throw a bullpen, but asking Pettite to come in? He did it earlier when the pitching was so terrible, but there are a bunch of guys who didn't throw yesterday - obviously Torre has no faith in any of them. Then again, the old man got a DP grounder from Papi so I guess it worked - he gave him an inning and didn't get hurt in the process. I just can't believe how bad Dice-K was. Hitting A-Rod, hitting Jeter. I swear, he acts and talks so confidently but I think he's giving these big bad Major League hitters too much respect and letting them into his head. He was afraid of Frank Thomas and walked him in that single disastrous inning in Toronto, now he decides to throw inside to A-Rod, hits him. Inside to Jeter, hits him. Pedro would go up there and throw his pitches and say "hit it if you can, punk." I expected this guy to have the same attitude but he ain't showing it to me. The question will be what he does next Friday in the Bronx. I'm sure there are a bunch of Yankee fans who will look at this game and say, "we've seen him, he doesn't have much, we're gonna crush him next time" and I honestly can't say that I disagree.