Dan Gould

I still kinda like Gene Harris Fanatic.

A wrist damaged by a thrown ball; an achilles tendon damaged by a batted ball, a torn groin suffered on a wet field. These are steroid-related?

Then I guess that makes what David Ortiz has accomplished all the more impressive.

Bitterly cold overnight, I actually needed a blanket.

I'm not exactly a Mingus-phile, was DEEP on drums for that session?

Albertson made a stupid comment about "Bush law" to which I responded with the fact that the execution was the carrying out of California law, and then all of a sudden the thread disappeared into the black hole that is the Politics forum.

The interesting thing is what this does to Giambino. His splits between DH and 1st base are really eye-popping: In other words, those splits are for 695 at bats at first base, 521 at bats as DH. I'd say that's a statistically significant difference. Funny, cuz its not like he's an asset in the field or anything. Giambi is still a better first baseman than Nomar right now. Some players do hit better when they also play the field, and Giambi is one of those people. So ... if Nomar is signed to play first base, Giambi is a worse hitter. This is a smart move? Or is Nomar, with no experience at first base, supposed to be the late inning defensive substitution?

The interesting thing is what this does to Giambino. His splits between DH and 1st base are really eye-popping: In other words, those splits are for 695 at bats at first base, 521 at bats as DH. I'd say that's a statistically significant difference. Funny, cuz its not like he's an asset in the field or anything.

Actually, AMG does list it is a Vogue release (doesn't say CD) and its under Clayton's name, not Witherspoon's. That was why I didn't find it on AMG. Oh well - I just sprung for the LP, maybe if I'm lucky it will get here before Christmas but most likely it will be waiting when I return, an excellent late gift to myself.

The only problem with Damon in centerfield is his weak throwing arm. There's no doubt he has the speed and range to cover the expanse. Add to that his talent as a leadoff hitter/table setter (who'll show even more power than he has previously at the Stadium) and the fact that Jeter bats second, its a no-brainer for the Yankees to be interested, the only problem is Boras' insane demand for 7 years. Once they get off of that delusion, I expect that the Yanks and Sox will have a nice bidding war for Damon. Hopefully his enjoyment of Boston and an aversion to fascist rules about personal grooming will keep him out of Steinbrenner's clutches. As for Nomar, the risk will be minimal because after two lost seasons he won't get that much of a base salary. His upside, if he is healthy, is enormous and whoever gets him will have made a smart pickup, imo.

Well, Garciappara probably spells the end of Bernie Williams' tenure as Bernie would have to rethink how much playing time he'd get if Nomar is a fourth outfielder and utility infielder. He would certainly give more bang for the buck than Bernie will. As for Damon, I saw that quote and do not believe it is accurate. At least, not accurate in the usual meaning of "negotiate". There's no indication anywhere else that actual offers have been made to Damon. What the Yanks keep telling Boras is, you get off the 7 year demand and get down to 3-4 years, we'll definitely talk. But no one else has said that the yanks have made an offer, which is a prerequisite for "negotiations" to actually occur. The problem is, the Sox want Damon at the same number of years, which means that eventually, Steinbrenner could, at minimum, drive up Damon's price.

Oooh .... looks like a real good 'un. I thinks I'm gonna have to grab this one. Must be like this CD but with Spoon instead of Jimmy Rushing: Thanks, Brownie! P.S. - wonder why this hasn't come out as a CD ... or has it?

Anyone familiar with this French LP? Apparently recorded April 22, 1961, I'm especially curious about who was in Spoon's backing band. Thanks!

Thanks, Claude. Its lonely though in south Florida, paging Marty and Evan and David!

Ironic, cuz I just ordered the DVD of his short-lived network TV show for my brother, who owned several of his albums when we were younger. RIP.

How 'bout someone who doesn't want to be bothered by fans? Its the perfect fit for Manny. As Picard would say, "Make it so."

I already splurged for some discs: 3 B.B. King Ace reissues (More B.B. King, King of the Blues and Soul of).

Wait til June when you're making up these days ...

If I'm not mistaken, Cadence sells what they stock for $20, sometimes $22, but less a buck if you're a subscriber.

Good point about where Manny wants to be, I'd forgotten about his 10/5 rights. But it certainly can't hurt to set up a trade and let him quash it; if he really wants out of Boston but won't accept a trade, how can he be so upset to still be there? Either way its a win-win, if the trade is for Tejada. Anything else that's out there, its a salary dump and a terrible move. Another factor working against a trade is the fact that Luchino and the ownership look at Manny's contract as an albatross and the trade is supposed to provide more payroll flexibility. Tejada is owed about 10 million less than Manny, over six years instead of three. But its still a really high salary to take on in place of a ridiculously high salary. To me its a no-brainer but the bean counters might say otherwise. As to the prospect from Atlanta, there is NO truth whatsoever to the idea of him being flipped anywhere. They think he's a star in the making, ready to play this coming year. Signing Marlin castoff Alex Gonzales is the #1 option if nothing happens with Tejada but the interest in Lugo is nonexistent, according to all Boston sources. Nno way they trade the kid, they see him as a cornerstone player of the future, and the future may be now. In fact, the kid could even be Manny's replacement in left, they're so high on his bat even if he didn't impress when the Braves tried to move him to the outfield. He might start in left and if it turns out that Lowell's downturn is a trend and not an abberation, he returns to third base where he was top defensive player three out of four seasons in the minors. See? That's why we're not gonna move him.

Yeah, NYC got a lot more snow than predicted. I forget what you said in the past, Chris. Is that looking down Central Park West?

I'll be the first to say I'm not thrilled with Renteria being unloaded, even if the prospect they got is one of the best in baseball ... but in the wake of Miguel Tejada announcing to the AP that he wants out of Baltimore makes me start praying that the Sox actually do unload Manny, even straight up, for Tejada. If there's anyone that can come close to filling Manny's shoes its a guy who had 150 RBIs in 2004. The money owed is similar, and while an inter-division trade is always tough to do, Manny on the O's looks to be a lot like Sosa in his prime on the Cubs: great slugger, terrible team. And since the trade partners like the Angels and Mets aren't cooperating on Manny, this would keep us from having to find out just how unhappy and disruptive Manny may be if he's still in Boston in April. And one more thing: Tejada and Ortiz are buddies, and with the team being overhauled, having Tejada around could help keep Big Papi on board when his contract is up. Whoever is in charge on Yawkey Way, MAKE THE TRADE!!

It looks like this has been remaindered some time ago. The good news is that Amazon Marketplace has lots of sellers of used and remaindered copies. I just ordered one for $6 including shipping.