Matthew

That is crazy money for a player who doesn't add all that much to a team. Heaven help us, I wonder what JD will get if Pierre is worth 9 mil?

Didn't even notice until now, and I been using 2.0 for a while.

OK, I'm not a good speller, in fact, I'm super bad, but now I notice that when I misspell a word, it gets a red underline to let me know, as usual, I'm wrong. When did this start?

Dino jr. is surprised you could hear anything after them.

Yeah, put me down as very underwhelmed by this one, but the kids seemed to like it though. On the same level as "Green Day is really what punk is about." Most overrated album in my opinion is Dream Theater: Metropolis PT. 2: Scenes From A Memory. Was not impressed at all.

Kind of interesting, the total silence from Bonds camp. Nomar resigned with the Dodgers for 18 million; think the Dodgers will regret that one when Nomar spend half of 2008 on the DL. The money that's being thrown around this winter is amazing.

I always liked Thanksgiving to be nice and quiet, my traditional thing was to go to Jack-in-the-Box for a Monster Taco Meal, but this year, it looks like I'm going to be around people -- bah, humbug!

Okay guys/gals be patient with me on this: I've downloaded bit-torrents from DAD, and for the past two days have been trying to get burn it to cd, I've tried all my programs, looked at faqs, no luck. Do I need a special program to get the torrents to cd? I know, I'm hopelss.

The rust is what makes this set disctinctive! A rustfree box would be a first! How thick is the metal? Bulletproof? Guy No. Anything above a .22 should go through it.

Wish I could afford a print of this, only $400 pounds.

The rust is what makes this set disctinctive! A rustfree box would be a first! But I want it to be my rust.

Well, checked how much I had left on my credit card, closed my eyes, prayed for courage, and bought this.... The Complete Bill Evans on Verve. Supposed to be "like new," the Amazon seller had 100% positive feedback. What the heck, you only live once. PS: this picture is not the copy I bought, my copy should not have rust on it -- I hope.

...Or ministers, or coaches, or counselors, or nice guy who loves kids whom you trust... Move away from the stereotype. The hell of it is the breach of trust. They could be anyone who has any interaction with kids, even an uncle, father or grandfather. That's why it's such a heinous crime. They walk among us and look just like anyone else. Religion has nothing to do with it. Really, how can you tell about anyone? I've known some priests who have been dismissed from the priesthood, and in each case (but one), I was very surprised.

This set is the total package -- great music, outstanding mastering, very nice booklet by Bill Kirchner (love the pictures of Mulligan and his son). Into big-band music at all, you need to get this set. If it means anything, my set is #4867. Who does those funky 8's anyway???

Same old story-- ageing veteran does great in his contract year, spends the next two years on the DL. Plus, Thomas on turf for half the season? Good luck. Toronto got taken to the cleaners. edit: early morning spelling problems.

I know I'm kicking a dead horse here, Matthew, but I did get a kick out of this from Bob Ryan's Globe column: ...and that's with his right hand, you should see him left-handed!

Returned from a couple of days in Tucson on business, and the Mulligan set was waiting for me. Playing it now, and it sounds great.

Are there any good Dylan/Dead shows? The ones I've heard are not too good. Any recommendations of what I should try?

Well, since you're bringing it up, here's some more analysis, by professionals: Dan, who are you going to trust, some "professional" or a real fan? Hey, I played baseball until I was eighteen, Jeesh!!!

Can' tsay I'm too impressed with Matz stats: Matsuzaka's Career With Seibu W-L ERA SO IP 2006 17-5 2.13 200 186.3 2005 14-13 2.30 226 215.0 2004 10-6 2.90 127 146.0 2003 16-7 2.83 215 194.0 2002 6-2 3.68 78 73.3 2001 15-14 3.60 214 240.3 2000 14-7 3.97 144 167.6 1999 16-5 2.60 151 180.0 I mean, this guy is no workhorse for a no. 1 starter. Curve ball guys fron Japan go great guns the first year, but after that, they're not all that. To my mind, Jason Schmidt would be a much better pitcher, right out of the mold of St. Schilling. Then again, I think Schmidt is a great pitcher, and someone who could do very well in the AL.

Well, clearly Matthew signed up now knowing what bit-torrent is, or what type of file is being downloaded. Yeah, I knew, but it was only this morning, after two months of trying, that I finally was able to get the download/upload thing going. Lord, the things I do for Bob Dylan...

I don't get this. Why is Theo spending so much money on this guy? Why not use that money a get a couple of solid starters? Over 50 million? Since when has a pitcher from Japan been dominate for more than his first seson? Plus, this guy has Boras as his agent.

More stupid questions, this time about bit-torrents. It looks like I'm finally getting a download+upload on Dime-a-Dozen. Does it always take so long to download? Right now I'm doing about 10KBs? Do I need a program to convert from bit-torrent to MP3? Thanks for any help.

Thanks for the reply -- it never hurts to ask.

I have today off, so I'll treat myself and watch this afternoons Sonics/Nets game. Wait a minute, did I actually say watching Seattle vs. Jersery would be treat?? I need to get a life....