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Dave, Wells is expected to fetch a lefthanded catcher from Triple A who is their number two prospect. This is probably a good move as we have to get ready for the post-Varitek years, and Mirabelli has been toast for a while now. My advice would be to have the kid catch Wakefield from January on, and maybe with some luck he'll be ready to catch the knuckler from the get-go. WMP had a cortisone shot and will probably be ready to return in two days. Manny needs more rest. What was not mentioned is that Jon Lester has enlarged lymph nodes and actually is being tested for cancer, among other things. Kinda puts things in perspective.

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Now if I only knew how to prepare the concert for upload.

thanks for the clarification, Jim. Does that mean it would be OK if someone were to put up on Dime the radio broadcast from last year with Arno?

This possibility brings up another question: If Universal can't sell its number through retail channels, would the remainder go back to Mosaic, so that Mosaic sells more overall than originally planned? That would keep Mosaic selling this set longer than you wouuld otherwise predict.

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Time yet again for the Truth Patrol: THE FACTS: As a lefthanded hitter, Trot Nixon could already be expected to play in approximately 75% of all games as there are more righthanded starters than lefthanded. Yet the fact is that throughout the time that Wily Mo Pena was injured, Nixon started against virtually everyone, righthanded or lefthanded. The bottom line is that when Nixon went down, the team had played 104 games and he had appeared in 92 of them. He had also compiled a .294 BA and an OBP of .396. Anyone with any knowledge of the game knows that despite his decline in power numbers, Nixon was a critical part of the Red Sox lineup, and far more than a "platoon outfielder". Which brings us to Varitek. Anyone who has watched Varitek for the last five years knows full well that he is far more important to the team's success than this year's .243 BA. His team leadership, handling of the pitching staff and pitch calling skills are second to none. While he was on the roster, the young pitchers performed at their highest level to date. No one with any knowledge of the game is surprised at how the pitching staff has collapsed with Mirabelli and Lopez trying to fill Tek's shoes. In fact, what happened the last time the Red Sox lost Varitek for an extended period of time? That would be 2001 when he broke his elbow and the team finished 82-79. Coincidence? Every knowledgeable observer knew that the Red Sox would be in deep trouble when Varitek went down. The Truth Patrol signing off for the night.

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Let me get this straight ... you're coming to the band's board to ask for a copy of a show? Their next project is going to be a concert CD. What say you wait until you can pay for the music?

The woman made faces at people as they came out of the john? WTF was the matter with her?

thanks for the info.

They aren't European, but Cadence has always been the best option I've found for Venus discs. About $22 per disc - if you get enough, maybe shipping won't up that number by too much. Thanks! I may try them some day (I know they got a good reputation and all, but I think I only used them once or twice so far...). Still pretty steep 22$ a disc! (Is that US$ or Canadian$?) that's $US. They are located in upstate NY, probably not far from the Canadian border, but still in the US.

I'm one who chose 'something else' for most annoying. Did not think any of the options were really annoying. I'm more concerned by other aspects of the technology such as the drop in quality of news reports because of the technical developments (things have to move instant fast which prevents the reports from keeping the proper perspectives) or the advance of chemical enhancers that boost sports performances, among other 'improvements'... OK. Thanks for the clarification.

I've never heard an actual reason why "The Web" and "The Internet" are not interchangeable terms. They certainly are interchangeable to the general public. So please enlighten me.

They aren't European, but Cadence has always been the best option I've found for Venus discs. About $22 per disc - if you get enough, maybe shipping won't up that number by too much.

Last installment for now of the Truth Patrol: THE FACTS: Schilling WAS NOT a free agent. No offer was made to Schilling to secure his services; an offer was made to the D-Backs; after the trade was accepted, Theo convinced Schilling to approve the trade and signed him to an extention. THE FACTS: Roger Clemens "retired" after the 2003 season. The Yankees made no decision to "let him walk" but simply took him at his word and did not even offer salary arbitration. Clemens "unretired" after Pettite signed with Houston. Truth Patrol signing off til the next time. The real truth: Nowhere did I say that Schilling was a free agent. Obviously frustrated by my superior knowledge, you pathetically try to misquote me on an irrelevant issue in order to "prove" me wrong. My point stands: The Yankees were interested in getting Schilling from the D-Backs the same year that Boston was, and they decided to let Boston be the highest bidder. Boston was determined to offer more, and the Yankees deemed Schilling not worth it. A franchise with unlimited resources could have have made a cash offer to Arizona that they would not have refused, had the Yankees really wanted Schilling. Truth Patrol Back Yet Again. THE FACTS Any D-Back or Yankee fans knows how this trade happened and can confirm the following. The D-Backs had NO INTEREST in what the Yankees were offering. George Steinbrenner HIT THE ROOF in the wake of the trade, as was reported throughout the NY media around Thanksgiving of 2003. So the idea that he would have been a Yankee "had the Yankees really wanted Schilling" is complete nonsense. Truth Patrol Signing off Til Next Time.

Truth Patrol Back Again: THE FACTS: Nothing about the actual conditions stated in the prediction. Truth Patrol signing off.

Glad to hear it worked.

I think the person who voted that the Internet is most annoying should explain, as should the 4 who chose "something else" for most annoying.

Truth Patrol Reporting In: THE FACTS: Through the end of June (the last game before he started reporting back pain), Tim Wakefield made 17 starts and threw 105 innings, or in his average start he pitched into the seventh inning. Twelve of his seventeen starts were "quality starts". His ERA was 3.86. This would rank him in the top 15 in the league right now, and even after his injury led his ERA to jump to 4.14, his ERA still ranks in the top 20. Interesting that you should compare him to Jaret Wright, for it was Torre who flipped Wright with Wang, because he knew that back to back 5 inning pitchers were killing his bullpen. Wakefield was the polar opposite of Wright, averaging two full innings more per start. Wakefield provided the exact same benefit to his team as Wang did: a pitcher who pretty much guaranteed that his bullpen would get some rest. The loss of Wakefield led directly to the over-working of a bullpen which had issues all season and led to its catastrophic failure from the second half onward. Truth Patrol signing off til next time.

They did not become a matter of popular use until the last 15 years or so, and far fewer for cell phones. The time frame was given based upon when they became a fact of daily existence.

Did you come here just to belittle people about baseball? As his "bitch" I'd like to say "it sure looks that way." Uh Dan, anytime someone disagree with you about anything regarding baseball, you immediately tear into a personal vendetta against them. You ripped MartyJazz a new one earlier in this thread because his predictions didn't jibe with your knowledge. You're constantly belittling JazzyPaul about his White Sox, for no other reason other than they had the nerve to win the World Series after they had offended the baseball gods way back when. You've belittled my Rangers and I've taken it all in stride because I know what a mediocre team they are. But God forbid anyone insult your beloved Red Sox, especially based on what you know. Heatwave hasn't been very nice to you, but I don't blame him. You weren't exactly welcoming to him when he first started posting here. Jeez, he says something negative about the Sox and you take it as a personal attack. Lighten up, fercryinoutloud! So what if it was baseless? SO FUCKING WHAT???? If the Red Sox are THAT important to you, you need to get a life. And I know I've raised your blood pressure by posting this which will no doubt cause you to refer to me as "dipshit," "asshole," etc etc etc. Be my guest. You've already called me (and the other baseball-loving posters on this thread) a "fucker," so, really, I don't care anymore. You're not the victim here, Dan, so quit acting like you can't understand why someone's pissing on your shoes after you've shit in his backyard. One, I've never ripped Marty a new one. I would never do that to someone I know personally. Two, the phrase "so long, fuckers" was lifted from a movie and I presumed that people understood the reference, particularly when I added a frame from the movie as reference. Lastly, I would never tear into you, Al, because again, I "know" you and have a decent level of respect for you. Notice how you didn't for a second even try to respond to your belittling of the defending world champions. Don't worry, Dan, I forgive you. I knew you did, Paul. And as a way of atonement, I'll make no comments whatsoever when you follow up a championship by not even making the playoffs.

I wasn't trying to say that converting to wav files would result in losing anything, I was really trying to say that it wouldn't make them less lossy. I'm not certain about your point as far as MP3 files burning to CD. If you burn it as a "data" disc, you get an MP3 file, and these may not be recognized by some players. However, my program, Nero, burns MP3s as audio discs, and these are recognized by audio CD players. The program specifically says that mp3 and WMA files are converted to audio cd files in the burning process. Bottom line, since Skid has suggested that you need to go ahead and convert to wav to burn a CD, if you download the free version of goldwave (goldwave.com), you can open an MP3, and then choose "Save As" to turn it into a wav file. But I would make sure about your burning program before you go to that trouble. If it is set to burn an audio file and it recognizes MP3s as valid, then you can bet that you are going to get a disc that will play on any CD player.