Dan Gould

1) Last I checked, it was the Curse of the Bambino, not the bad luck of the Bambino. 2) How little you know my man. For a team with a pittance for a payroll, a front office that could be run better by monkeys with a GM that has sabotaged his own team more times than I can count, this team has accomplished SO much. And it's not just that they've played great baseball (and that you can't even acknowledge that...I don't know WHAT to say), but they've galvanized a part of town that has been beaten up for FAR too long. I'm not saying that its going to happen, because it probably won't, but if the White Sox actually won the World Series, it would be better for Chicago than another Bears win or a Bulls win. Economically, spiritually, in every way, it would be a fantastic thing for the south side of Chicago. Only a little, and I mean a very little man would want to spite that because of something that happened 86 years ago under extraordinary circumstances that you so obviously don't at all understand. 3) So, how are you going to spin it come the 24th when we eat your beloved Red Sox alive? 4) If I get the chance to talk in October, I'll keep talking until the thread gets shut down, I promise you that much, Dan. ← They've accomplished absolutely NOTHING until they A) Reach the playoffs B) Win it all Remember the Mariners a few years ago? Record setting wins and nothing to show for it. I never denied that they're playing exceptional baseball. I simply point out, and continue to point out, that pennants aren't won before the All-Star break. You seem to think that they've already taken ring measurements and settled on a design. And why exactly am I supposed to give a crap about what the team has "done" for the south side?

Interesting news. There's been inklings of this because it was known in the offseason that he had knee issues and he chose not to have surgery. Timlin or Arroyo could close, and as I said earlier today, they drafted a closer in college who is believed to be potentially ready right now, just as the guy the A's got a year ago is. Whether you throw him into a pennant race like that, I don't know and I suspect that Theo and the rest don't believe that's the way to bring a rookie along, and as I mentioned, he is a Boras client so who knows if he can be signed anytime soon? But maybe it will force them to come to the table quicker and get it done.

At the Amaturo theater next to the Broward Center for the performing arts. Very nice location, and here's a little secret: the room is small enough that you don't need to pay extra for the seats in the main section, which are kinda on the small side as far as leg room goes. At the top of the room, the C Section is a single row of seats, and they aren't theater-style seats, they're arm chairs, with a little counter in front of you. SO MUCH more comfortable, the room is so small you don't complain at all about the view, and they're the cheapest seats available!

More like bad luck but it certainly wasn't a curse. The baseball gods only curse teams that throw the World Series. And until that curse is "reversed" Paul, your team has accomplished nothing. Or have they already printed up World Series tickets? Is the parade route set? Run your mouth when October gets here.

dimeadozen.com its a bit-torrent download site, but its membership only, and membership is capped at a certain level. I don't think you can signup at present. As for the download, of greater interest to me is the second disc from that set: Don Byas, Clifford Jordan ts; Kenny Drew p; NHOP b, Albert Heath d Cafe Montmartre, Copenhagen, 1968 1. But Not for Me 19:13 2. Bag's Groove 26:11 3. I'm Old Fashioned (incomplete) 6:32 4. Darn That Dream (incomplete) 14:22 5. Stella by Starlight 10:43

Yeah, but has Cordero been that bad all year long, after a career of tremendous consistency? At this point, I've completely given up on Foulke and would rather see a trade for just about anyone ... let Arroyo or Timlin close until they sign their top draft pick, who was a closer for St Johns, has three "+" pitches already, and like Houston Street, could go straight to being a closer in the bigs. We needed him yesterday, unfortunately, he's a Boras client so who knows how long it may take to get him signed? But we can't let Foulke piss away any more games.

For the jazzier side of the group, try to find their first Cadet album, Raising the Roof.

20 days suspension, $50,000 fine. Should have been a full month. What will be interesting to see is how the fans treat him when he gets his next start pending his appeal, and especially, if he's selected for the All-Star game, how the fans react there. IMO, he should hear boos raining down for the rest of the season, if not his career. He's a punk and an embarassment to the game. And considering that he went after the cameraman three times - its not like he got upset and lashed out once. He kept going back every time the guy put the camera back on his shoulder. What a maroon.

Not only is Brownie a truly GREAT human being, but his namesake is an awfully good trumpeter, and good eatin', too!

John, it is a good one.

Don't know for sure, but maybe they're just waiting for a new pressing. If it was a label problem, wouldn't they just delete it from the site altogether? ← Maybe its a language thing ... if it was an issue of being out of stock, I'd say "temporarily out of stock" so "unavailable" had me wondering if it was something else. You're probably right though, I doubt they'd release it unless they had their I's dotted and T's crossed. In the meantime, I'll just listen to the same group on "Smokin' Out Loud".

Oh hell ... I saw the Dr. Lonnie Smith release, and a Ryan Kiso-Ian Hendrickson Smith live date and said F-it and just ordered them. Does anyone know why the Eric Alexander is "unavailable"? Is it possible there's a question about him recording for a different label and maybe its being pulled?

Thanks for the reminder on this one, when I saw it listed on Alan's site, I'd made a mental note to pick this one up along with the Fathead Newman Cellar Live release when I can get them at the same time.

Uh, then how come he was able to buy gas at the same station? Did they take a different currency for gasoline?

What John said. Solid EA disc, well worth hearing if you dig him.

Just stunning. I had no idea he could be such an asshole. Definitely a long MLB suspension, we'll see if the Rangers add to it or something. What a jackass. IN the meantime, now its time for SS1s Indians to beat up on the O's, and the best news other than avoiding the sweep yesterday was Schilling's strong performance on his first rehab start. Probably one more rehab start on July 4th and he's on track to start July 10 against the O's. The great thing about Schilling healthy and just about ready is, no one is likely to make a trade that brings someone to the East who has the impact of a Schilling. I think the Sox are ready to roll .... Meanwhile, what about the reports that the Yanks are ready to release or trade both Quantrill and Stanton and bring up a couple of rookies for middle relief? I know both pitchers stunk, but at least STanton still had the stats as a lefty specialist, I think lefthanded hitters are like 6 for 30 something against him.

Looks like a good one, Brownie, especially considering the few Curtis Peagler recordings that exist. Is it a new reissue? Can't even find it on a google search, except for some dude's list of his collection.

Whatever it is, we can't deal with this much longer. I say give the job to Timlin until Foulke gets his act together. The Globe had an interesting split on Foulke's stats. His ERA in non-save situations is a Foulke-like 1.90. His ERA in save situations is like 9+, a rather un-Foulke like number. The problem is, Francona is too damn faithful to his players and he'll never make the switch, and I don't think Theo will order him to, either.

No, Dan. I think that's pretty accurate. Excessive caffeine can keep you sitting on the porcelain throne. ← Too Much Information!!!!!

He said its Diet Coke and I don't think that has the same teeth-destroying capability.

Actually, unless you have a really odd medical problem, THAT'S A BLADDERLOAD OF COKE!!!!

Whatever. A gift from Foulke, and I say it is now time to annoint Timlin and his 1.63 ERA as the closer until and unless Foulke GETS HIS HEAD OUT OF HIS ASS.

I'd take it a step above Music Director and speak to the GM. Not only is the programming philosophy wrong, but the treatment of the listener is outrageous, and at minimum, the GM should call him on the carpet for it.

So, do you think that with the new "sanctioned" programming philosophy, they actually got rid of all Ornette albums, or was the kid lying to cover up the fact that he's no longer on the "approved" list?