Dan Gould

Well good luck with that. The fact that today the two teams are starting pitchers whose records are 3-13 (Mets), the other 5-8 and neither ERA is below 5 tells you all you need to know about the likelihood the NL winner can compete with Detroit. It will take a miracle for the AAAA champion to win it all.

I think the possible analogy I drew before the playoffs--the 2000 Yanks--is even more apt. Same horrible September, same nearly invincible October. have you forgotten how the White Sox did their best to give away the division to the Indians? No, but I prefer to think in NY analogies. Well if that analogy includes a Mets World Series failure, then by all means ....

I'm pretty sure that's Georgia by a long shot.

I guess I'm the opposite of Late - I've been to, or through, all of the NE and mid-Atlantic states from Mass. south. Most of the old Confederacy (except Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas). Small chunk of the plains (Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio). And Vegas, er, Nevada. So there isn't too much I've missed east of the Mississippi, but west, there are a lot of gaps. However, I haven't really thought much about states/locations I'd like to visit. Maybe Seattle, San Francisco, the Grand Canyon ... that rather short list might have something to do with the fact that our travel interests tend to revolve around US history from colonial times to the Civil War, which tends to limit us to the Atlantic states and a bit west.

I think the possible analogy I drew before the playoffs--the 2000 Yanks--is even more apt. Same horrible September, same nearly invincible October. have you forgotten how the White Sox did their best to give away the division to the Indians?

Boy, are these Tigers reminding anyone else of the post-season White Sox of last year? Will they lose again?

I saw the alternative Hank cover on ebay not too long ago, but a search of completed items didn't bring it up. They do pop up occasionally, if one really wants to see it.

Sorry for being unclear! To clarify: My question in the post above mentioning visual grading was hypothetical. In the case of this LP, the item description did not mention whether the grading was visual, but instead something to the effect that it wasn't too bad at all; "quelques craquements ponctuels sans consequences" (which would mean something like "occasional crackles without consequences"). I didn't find more skips, although I haven't listened to the whole LP. But there was more crackle than I would accept for 'VG+'. Very shiny and nice surface, but with a couple of really long, visible scratches. I'm not sure if a "Stupid Swede" is even worse... Anyway, I was just going to say that I've gotten several really nice LPs in great condition from a French eBayer, but then I realized he's an American expatriate... However, in general I have nothing but nice memories from France, which I used to visit every summer for many years. A thousand apologies from one Daniel to another - I could have sworn when I opened this topic that it was Dmitry who had started it. Well at least I recognize the letter "D".

Its not definitive, but this portion of an article in today's NYT probably says all that's needed about the circumstances of this crash (Stanger was the flight instructor): So basically they took a flight path that for VFR pilots dead ends into LaGuardia airspace. You can try to make the turn in a "box canyon" or you can request permission from ATC to enter LaGuardia airspace or you can enter their airspace and risk a citation. It looks like they chose wrong.

Here's my problem: I don't hate Roy, I don't necessarily love him. But I got a problem with his bleating reaches for the upper register, like on that Verve three LPs on two CDs reissue of about ten years ago. I'd be much more interested in this one if I knew that any propensity to do that was generally kept in check.

I've bought several nice albums from Atomic and never had a problem. A few observations/questions: How was the remainder of the LP aside from the first thirty seconds? Its clear to me that a combination of VG+ and "visually graded" has the strong potential for being in worse condition and as someone stated above, you should bid accordingly. I'm glad to see a Frenchman brought up the possibility of a deaf psychotic French dealer, because honestly, my first reaction was that this was the stereotypical response of a haughty, superior French dude. He's going to tell you all the reason you're wrong, and then give you a refund "anyway". When he clicked "send", believe me, he was thinking "Stupid American." Finally, I do not have an expensive TT or even use my turntable for pleasurable listening. It set up in the office and hooked up to the PC to make audio transfers. So, I tend to be much more forgiving on mis-grades so long as I can clean the record up digitally and get rid of all pops and clicks. Massive skipping is another thing altogether, but most VG+ LPs I've bought have turned out to be very listenable.

Although it doesn't appear this had anything to do with the crash, I find this statement odd. Are there any pilots who can confirm this fact? When I was involved in producing aviation English course materials, I wrote a question along the lines of a pilot of a private one-engine plane giving a mayday call for an engine failure asking for a vector to the nearest airport and one of our expert consultants, a pilot, basically said that if you're in a single engine plane and it fails, you fall out of the sky and can forget trying to reach an airport. engine failure - > no airspeed -> no lift - > plane stalls Glider pilot here. This conclusion is wrong. You can't win the world gliding championships in a Cessna Skyhawk but it won't fall out of the sky just because the engine goes out. By the way, Boeing 747s, 767s, etc. can glide too: http://www.askcaptainlim.com/questionsviaemail.htm That link demonstrates that I am much closer to the truth than Lidle: Lidle says "7000 feet"="glide for 20 minutes" This Captain says you lose height at "2500 to 3000 feet per minute" That means at most three minutes of glide. And BTW, if my fall is at a rate that my altitude is cut in half in one minute, that sure as hell feel like "falling out of the sky." Edit: Even at the slower rate of 2500 feet per minute, the passenger jet losing engines at 35000 feet only stays up for 14 minutes. So as I suspected, Lidle was quite wrong.

Just be thankful Clem didn't apparently know or hear that Lidle was a scab, too. That might really set him off.

News flash from "the grief counselor": Rich and famous people don't have families or friends who love them. Their deaths are unimportant. Joke about it all you want! Rich people SUCK! They're arrogant too! We should boil them all for soup for the homeless and hungry, but the homeless and hungry shouldn't be forced to eat them! So its better if we take all the money from the rich people and any of you other fuckers I don't like and give it all to the people I do like!

Although it doesn't appear this had anything to do with the crash, I find this statement odd. Are there any pilots who can confirm this fact? When I was involved in producing aviation English course materials, I wrote a question along the lines of a pilot of a private one-engine plane giving a mayday call for an engine failure asking for a vector to the nearest airport and one of our expert consultants, a pilot, basically said that if you're in a single engine plane and it fails, you fall out of the sky and can forget trying to reach an airport. engine failure - > no airspeed -> no lift - > plane stalls maybe you're thinking of a helicopter? they don't have wings. No, and how do you think helicopters achieve lift? Here's a hint: Rotors ARE wings.

From ESPN.com's report: Although it doesn't appear this had anything to do with the crash, I find this statement odd. Are there any pilots who can confirm this fact? When I was involved in producing aviation English course materials, I wrote a question along the lines of a pilot of a private one-engine plane giving a mayday call for an engine failure asking for a vector to the nearest airport and one of our expert consultants, a pilot, basically said that if you're in a single engine plane and it fails, you fall out of the sky and can forget trying to reach an airport. engine failure - > no airspeed -> no lift - > plane stalls

Rod, I'm surprised you'd make such a tasteless remark in the aftermath of a man's death.

Welcome Larry, and please let us know when these shows are available.

Wow. What a terrible way to go ...

I tend to keep the sound off during baseball, so I've only ended up seeing the Indians spot. Talking a Cub fan out of a tree is pretty funny though.

Back to the subject at hand. Were 78s always produced in mono?

Detroit vs Mets Detroit in 6.

Republican? Beg pardon?

So you believe that Mussina is actually needed? I mean, never won 20, never came close to a CY, six over priced years and no championship, more of a six inning pitcher than ever, 38 next year, and 8-7 (or 7-8, I can't recall) lifetime in the post season? I think the smart thing is to roll that money into the bid for the Japanese pitcher, and trump the market by adding both Zito and the Japansese guy. So what if the payroll is 240 mil? Fortunately, the Yankees tend to be loyal and they'll probably do exactly what you suggest ... to their ultimate distress.