Matthew

Annual list of the player with the highest salary. Interesting with the Verlander & Posey signings today, Free eBook by SABR also

I love RRK, but he was laying some pure, grade A, bull**** on Miles. "Go back to the mute." Yeah, that would have solved everything....

Yeah, I can the Bulls can keep it going the whole game, very nice win for Da' Bulls

Da' Bulls can't play this way the whole game, can they? Out of their minds right now.

Pendulum. It's last chance, and my resistance is very weak today. I also went ahead and ordered the Jazz Crusaders box, might as well give in to all temptations at one go.

From the Baseball Hall of Fame: Today's Date in History: 1902 - The nickname Cubs is coined by the Chicago Daily News, when an unbylined column notes that manager Frank Selee will devote his strongest efforts on the team work of the new "Cubs" this year. In time, the Cubs will replace the Colts as the nickname for the Chicago National League club.

I would go with: Cecil Taylor: It Is In The Brewing Luminous. I was stunned when this album ended, it was a complete WTF, but in a very good way. At the end of the album, when Lyons and Taylor are playing, I had no idea jazz could sound like that.

Guess I shouldn't mention how we're experiencing weather in the 80s the past week here in Southern California.

i don't get why GM's keep falling in love with Wells, baffling.

Geesh! This is one of the most heartbreaking stories I've ever read, and I completely forgot about it until I started reading this thread today.

No Eyes: Lester Young by David Meltzer. My first read of this, which is a book long poem on Lester Young, I didn't think too much of it. This time, I really enjoyed it -- recommended if you want something different on Lester Young.

Vin Scully Is My Homeboy is, by far, my favorite Dodger blog.

I did't see this until today, but by all means, get this box set if you haven't yet, I have enjoyed it immensely since I purchased it, great music runs through every album.

Owen Johnson: The Lawrenceville Stories.

Been traveling a lot lately, so I took the whole series with me to watch. Very enjoyable, and funny in an unique way. The final episode was very sad, but hopeful at the same time.

I also liked the book, although I felt everything fell apart at the end, which with the way it was written, I was not a fan of by any means, However, Malone redeemed himself with an amazing closing paragraph describing the wedding -- all was forgiven after that one.

Put this in the "Just How Dumb Do You Think I am?" file: Jeffrey Loria says: "I'm interested in making this successful"

Cool article. I just linked to the website. Thanks, Matthew! It is nice. I tend to downplay Ivan Rodriguez, but maybe I shouldn't......

Nice article on the best defense seasons and players in the modern era.

It looks a lot like Griffith Park to me. A lot of covers were taken there and I still see photo-shoots there from time to time.

That's right, thanks Dan!

Didn't someone have a comment from YouTube as their signature, something about "If you think Monk was the greatest piano player ever, you never heard the GREAT LIBERACE PLAY!" With misspelling and all? I always loved reading that one.

It's really the end of an era for the Lakers. RIP Jerry

Q: When is a Trout as big as a whale? A: When it's Mike Trout! Bawahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Happy birthday!!