Dan Gould

Just read in the Boston Globe that when David Ortiz had his appeal heard with Bob Watson, he received indications that he will not be suspended for the brawl with the Yankees. They considered his actions to be geared toward separating combatants. I think that leaves A-Rod, Varitek, Sturtze, Kapler, and maybe Lofton (did anyone spot what Lofton did to get ejected? The Sox pitcher thinks Lofton punched him, but I never saw where Lofton was even).

Chris, they'll always be a dominant club because they have the revenue to buy every player they want. Where their farm system will fail them is in the ability to swing mid-season deals with the have-not teams when they discover a need (like starting pitching, or a first baseman) that they didn't expect at the start of the season. That's what is happening now.

The reason keeping Johnson is important if not critical is to give the fans a reason to come to the ballpark, especially if the team goes into full rebuild mode. Furthermore, Finley and Johnson aren't just any old farts playing out the string. They're at the top of their game, still, and if they're your best players, why shouldn't you want value, serious value, in return? As far as the Yankees are concerned, I think it isn't just a matter of time that their lack of farm team development catches up with them. It already has: RJ stays in Arizona for at least the remainder of the year. You heard it here first.

Can't argue with that.

I'm with you, Evan. I never knew Yanow panned it like that, I consider it one of Horace's all-time best. I used their version of "My One and Only Love" at my Wedding, in fact. This was one of those albums that I saw for the first time in the first blue Note album cover book and wanted it immediately; it took a while but I found a Liberty pressing a few years ago and I finally heard it, definitely NOT something that didn't live up to its promise.

Did you see the report of the exchange between Unit's agent and Garagiola? "If you don't trade him to the Yankees, you're going to have a very unhappy player." "And I would tell that how?" At this point our best hope (us being Red Sox Nation) is for the D-Backs to continue to insist on real value in exchange for Johnson and never reaching agreement .... or better yet, they wait til the off season when they might have more suitors.

If you like soulful piano that fits into the Three Sounds/Ramsey Lewis vibe, I would start with McCann's Pacific Jazz LPs, which were popular enough that they aren't terribly hard to find, should you be willing to buy vinyl.

And by the way, if you go into My Controls, you can set it so that more posts load per page, and, viola, this thread is only one page.

WHO?

Yeah, speaking of Parcel Post, my Dad sent a book Parcel Post mid-week and was shocked when I called to thank him on Saturday. So, you never know!

Excellent! In fact, I recommend all of Junior's Steeplechase CDs.

For the most part, I am usually left thinking, "what the fuck is wrong with the USPS in Texas?" Seriously, anytime something I've shipped takes extra long to get there, or never makes it at all (Sangrey knows about this) its going to your neck of the woods. So, since the trouble seems to be spreading, maybe the USPS is using Texas as its training center and sending out the graduates around the company, to spread the crappy service everywhere?

Got it over the weekend, Marcus. Looking forward to a chance to listen

John Coltrane: Blue Train Mating Call Black Pearls with Kenny Burrell (technically Burrell's date, I guess) Traneing In Soultrane Bags and Trane Plays the Blues (Before you start criticizing, the Impulse Tranes are digipacks, so they aren't in the three ring binders, so they aren't in this. And Giant Steps is on vinyl. So there! And no Interstellar Space, in any format!!) Harry Connick Jr; When Harry Met Sally We Are in Love Continuum: Mad About Tadd Junior Cook: Junior's Cookin' You Leave Me Breathless The Place to Be On a Misty Night Chick Corea and Friends, Remembering Bud Powell Harold Corbin; Soul Brother Curtis Counce Exploring the Future Sonny Cox The Wailer Kenny Cox Introducing Multidirection

Garner? Mance? Newborn? Jamal? Tatum, for heaven's sake? We need to brush up on reading comprehension.

Bohannon is a trombonist who started in Detroit, led a couple of dates himself on Workshop Jazz, moved to L.A. and did the studio thing along with the jazz thing. I'm pretty sure he's still active. The cover was in one of those Album cover books that came out after the first BN album cover book, and when I saw, as you say, that it was practically a Horace Silver Quintet without Horace, I immediately wanted it. Took a while but Bill Fenohr tracked down a copy, and now I believe its available from one of those Fresh Sound associated companies, isn't it?

Speaking seriously, I think this is likely. The more I look at that photo, the younger these two get. Not to dismiss your theory, but how young is young, Mark? I mean, I'm sure it happens, but what's the youngest thong-clad ass you've seen in public?

I like him overall, but maybe more technique than soul, if you know what I'm trying to say?

Number one, let's put this in real word terms: You get in a confrontation in a bar. Dude says, "you want some of this? Let's go!" and you pop him before he pops you. Who exactly started the physical part of the confrontation, really? As far as your claim about Ortiz: Aside from bona fide attacks on umpires (like Carl Everett head-butting the guy), the League takes serious note when serious fisticuffs happen. This was a far more aggressive fight than the ALCS. Mark my words: suspensions will be in excess of five games.

And now we have A-Rod denying responsibility for the fight. Un-freaking-believable. From ESPN: Associated Press TORONTO -- New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez plans to appeal any suspension he might receive for his role in Saturday's brawl with the Boston Red Sox. "Whatever it is I'm going to appeal it," Rodriguez said Monday. "When somebody attacks, you have to protect yourself." Rodriguez Boston pitcher Bronson Arroyo hit Rodriguez with a pitch Saturday, prompting the AL MVP to stare at the mound as he moved slowly toward first base. Boston catcher Jason Varitek positioned himself in front of Rodriguez and the two began jawing before Varitek, still wearing his mask, pushed Rodriguez in the face. The dugouts and bullpens emptied. Rodriguez said that Varitek started the fight. "What was said, from my half, was simply a rebut and a reply," Rodriguez said. "What was said under the mask was a lot greater." Rodriguez said he merely stood up for himself. "If someone challenges you like that, I'm going to stand up to it," he said. *************************** If there are any A-Rod defenders out there, what were the last words from the pretty boy before Varitek introduced his fists to his face? LET'S GO The facts are clear: Arroyo threw an 88 mph curveball that tailed in and hit him. A-Rod jawed at Arroyo, Varitek did what all catchers are taught to do-protect their pitcher-and jawed back. Then A-Rod precipitated physical contact by those words quoted above. If Pretty Boy has the sac to take it like a man and take the base, nothing happens whatsoever. If there is any justice, A-Rod gets the greatest punishment, followed by Varitek, followed by Sturtze, who grabbed Kapler by the throat, followed by Kapler, Ortiz and Nixon, who only came to Kapler's defense. Every physical altercation was initiated by a Yankee, and no one can deny that. The suspensions should be: 8 for A-Rod. 7 for Varitek. 5 for Sturtze. 3 or 4 for Ortize. 3 for Lofton, Kapler and Nixon.

Michael Cochrane has some excellent CDs on Steeplechase. Start with Gesture of Faith and Footprints, a tribute to Wayne Shorter's compositions.

Henderson has credit on the Brooks album for Soulin' (he also has credit for "Homestretch".) According to this discography the album was recorded (or maybe its released, its not clear) in August of '64. The band is Blue Mitchell Gene Taylor Hugh Lawson George Bohannon Junior Cook Roy Brooks I don't have the Pearson album so I can't compare tunes.

Simple: Francona knows about Pedro losing effectiveness past the 100 or 104th pitch or whatever it is. And now he has Foulke to turn to. Pedro stays fresher because Pedro isn't left to carry the load when he's clearly gassed.

Its on Roy Brooks Jazz Workshop release, Beat. 1963.

#1, reports of their huge differences or Randy hating Curt are probably extremely overblown. They live nearby and their wives and children are friends. As far as being a World Series rotation, why not? What's the difference between the Arizona rotation that won and this one? As great as Randy is, does he have Pedro's lifetime winning percentage??? Pedro and Schilling can easily win a series. What they need is an effective Lowe and for Wakefield to do his stuff. You don't think the Sox win last year if it was Pedro, Schilling and Wake against the Yanks? Wake beat them almost singlehandedly, which is what made the end of that series so painful: one ball that doesn't knuckle, and its over. So, yeah, Beri, I'll take this rotation in a heartbeat, so long as its the Lowe we saw last night.