Matthew

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Dave Niehaus, voice of the Seattle Mariners, passed away yesterday of a heart attack. Very sad news, he was a great broadcaster.

Complete Paul Desmond - Jimmy Hall Recordings: Amazon Seller $16.27

Jon Miller & Joe Morgan out as announcers of Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Reaction: THANK YOU! Miller's good doing the Giants game, but Morgan brought the worst out of him -- the endless talking, the know-it-all-ism, the impressions, all in a bad way. And Morgan Did you know he played MLB baseball? It's true, and he'll tell you all about it also.

For some reason, I absolutely adore Band On The Run ( I know...), and the new remaster is very good to my ears. Does anyone here have the high-rez download? Is it worth the extra money to get? I know the Hoffy board have tons of stuff on the reissue, but I don't feel like wading through 1,000,000,000,000,000, posts to get some insight into the high-rez download. What say you?

I think Webb had tongue firmly in cheek with Pat Novak For Hire, I mean, the writing is too way over the top for that one.

There was a famous radio sportscaster in Los Angeles, Jim Healy on KLAC, who, during his broadcast, whenever Lasorda was involved, would start the segment with Tommy going "what did I think of Kingman's performance?" And that really dates me, remembering Healy's show, that must have been back in the 1970s. Healy was the TMZ of the LA sports back in the day...

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday! And from the Panda also

Interesting article on Sparky

No one is going pay Renteria $10.5 million, he's proved he can't be an everyday player. I'm sure the Giants would love to have him, and pay around $4-5 million, but Edgar should retire, go out on top, and never have to pay for another drink/dinner in San Francisco.

I heard Mark-Almond Band's version of What Am I Living For, and now, it's been playing in my head continuously. I guess I'm just a left-over hippie... http://www.youtube.c...h?v=MMj_FG8GISg

Man, that is sad. A ton of memories of Sparky from the Big Red Machine days.

Beach Boys: Pet Sounds (Loaned my copy out, never returned) George Harrison: All Things Must Pass Paul McCartney & Wings: Band On The Run (Broke down and got the 2cd/DVD Best Buy version) Traffic: John Barleycorn Must Die & The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Neil Young: Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere. After The Gold Rush. Harvest. Had a classic rock craving...

It is truly unbelievable how far the Dodger organization has fallen, frick-on-a-stick, they've become Yankees West now.

The one free-agent saga that will be fun to watch is Derek Jeter's, it's dumbfounding that he's asking for six years, 120 million. Hal Steinbrenner, IMVHO, wants to get rid of Jeter, and I for one, say: Good riddance to Jeter. I am so sick of hearing how Jeter is a True Yankee™, I could scream. You know, the Dodger's used to talk all the time about who and who wasn't a True Dodger™ -- funny how losing cuts that kind of talk fast. It would be hilarious to have the Mets sign Jeter, and stick him at shortstop, what a way to end a career.

I'd have to agree with Dan on this one, the Yankees are really the only team that can offer 6 years for 120 million. At that price, does it make sense for any other team to go that high? What team can even go that high? Money talks, and it's really going to be all on Lee to decide if he wants to go to the Yankees or not, but how could he turn down that kind of money?

A lot of players use maple wood bats now. There is a controversy over if they are dangerous or not, numerous bats have broken and flown into the stands and hit people. In September, a maple bat broke, and a splinter pierced Tyler Colvin's chest. There have been loud calls from various quarters to ban these bats. Article on the issue here

Yeah, me and my friends were the ones up top smoking a joint in preparation for the later innings. Apparently security was told to leave the few paying customers alone... So, you knew Tim Lincecum back then...

I always feel that way after the World Series, I can't wait for spring training to begin!

Per season, no. But you don't think he'd rather lock in 4/28 now then risk that he takes ten million but doesn't play as well next year or gets hurt and is one year older, trying to get another big contract? It went exactly as he and Boras planned it - play in a favorable ballpark, re-establish the potency of his bat, then go back out into free agency. Despite what you say is his established pattern, if his price doesn't get too high, I'd have no problem with the Sox re-signing him. So long as they get kevlar vests for the left fielders. I'm not a big fan of Beltre, and I think even 4//28 is way too much for him. Sox resign him, you get .270, 13hrs, 70rbi's. The guy's had two good years in his life, and has Boras as his agent -- think of Beltre as a poor man's Butch Hobson.

I see where Adrian Bletre opted out of his $10,000,000 contract. If he thinks he getting more than that with some club, he's delusional. His pattern is established: Huge year before free-agency, mediocre after that.

Sign of old age: The USB is a deal killer for me, I don't trust it.