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pidgeons ALSO = rats with wings.

It's the bottom of the 5th, bases loaded, 2out, JD Drew at bat, score 9-1. THIS game IS over. And IF the Rockies CAN be resilient, they MIGHT make this into something other than a lopsided sweep. It's not looking good at the moment, however. For tonight anyway, TAPS might be a more appropriate selection. :blink:

Could be a loooooooonnnngggggggggggg series for the Rockies, and a short one for their fans. Or not.

and just now (37 after) first pitch.

Guilty as charged! Well, it's :25 after the hour and still plenty of ceremonial types out on the field... probably not gonna have first pitch at least until :37 after the hour.

One of my mother's sisters (mom's 74, her sister's on the other side of 80) has Alzheimers... it breaks mom's heart whenever she thinks about her sister... niKa, your descriptions have been vivid. It's likely a good thing to be able to prepare yourself.

Indeed... well, I also got divorced in 95... and remember toooooooooo many details of THAT. :blink: Well, good to see you John Henry... be sure to sign up at John Richeson's way corps site...

Last I heard, the number of homes destroyed in SoCal exceeds 1.5k. But it's hard to NOT expect WS weather in the NE and Colorado to be cold this time of year.

I think that's the prediction Peter Gammons gave... definitely with the Manny HR, but Gammons might have said either 6 or 7, I forget which. I share your anticipation for grieving the end of the 2007 season... I probably would have been a little more excited about this series if the Indians had won the AL... and would DEFINITELY have been more excited if the Dbacks had won the NL... however, I, to am hopeful for an exciting series. btw, I'm not too sure that Hap would admit to being one of my fans.... :blink: even though he is most certainly a RockIES fan.

Were you married while in AZ? If so, to someone who worked for a newspaper for kids? Your clues might have jogged my memory...

A priest, a rabbi, and a Baptist preacher walk into a bar.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ sorry, that's all I got so far (as far as comedy)... . . . . on the other hand..., as our dear friend, the stRanger, likes to say, I'll put in a word with the mothership. You know that WE love you.

How wonderful, for them first, and for you tooooooo. You must be floating on air being so proud of them youngsters.

John Henry... Well, I was here in the Phoenix area from '68 until I enlisted in the USAF... then back since '82... I owned a house in Chandler from 96-05, sold at the top of the housing boom and moved to a retirement community in South Scottsdale... so, just over 2 years now. Now, are YOU going to give us any clues as to your identity? Years ago, I knew of a 9th corpse sister who lived for a while in Chandler... and one time, I ran into a 9th corpse bro at my daughter's school, at the beginning of the summer day camp stuff... other than that, I have no idea who you could be... and yes, that is my pic I use for an avatar.

Hey JohnHenry, Did you sign up at the waycorps.ning.com site? That's good too. :)

It happens to the best of us... Yeah, WHAT happened? And I heard that it was Cheney's old chief of staff that leaked the Byrd story! btw, Buck Showalter must have lost his touch!

Well, I am NOT a fan of FOX networks for much of anything... and the ONLY thing I watch on any of their channels is sports... and while McCarver's got his detractors, I DO like both him and Joe Buck. Other than that, yes, their coverage is, IMO not as good as ESPN/CBS/NBC usually... though there is some carryover/overlap since they use broadcasters that generally don't have exclusive network contracts. I think Bob Brenly's one of the best. I generally enjoyed Thom Brenemann when he was doing Dbacks games (and then also did Fox Saturday games of the week), but don't miss him at all since he went to Cincinnati to work with his father... Dbacks brought Don Sutton's son, Daron in to take Thom's place and I like Daron better... Anyway, that's more than you asked. But NO, Fox is far from my favorite group of networks. Ain't THAT the truth?!

I hope not... though I don't have a personal favorite in this matchup, I hope it's as exciting as this ALCS has been... and if the Rockies have stayed hungry, as they showed for the previous MONTH, it should be better than last year.

Florida? Could that be Tampa Bay? As to showing replays on the jumbotron, that's pretty much how I understood the siteeation. Hmmm... roofettes? Could it be that no one has called you to fix the HOLE in their ROOFETTE because they are, for some reason embarrassed about having a HOLE in their ROOFETTE? Or, maybe they "like" the hole in their roofette? :blink:

I dunno... I think the REAL question is will any of you guys get to see any of the games IN PERSON (at Fenway Park or Coors Field)?

It did look like Lofton was safe... BUT, that call didn't decide the game... looked a little like a play that Dback CF Chris Young was in last week. Indeed, extreme weather IS the issue. Btw, what about Miller Park in Milwalkee (sp?) and the new stadium in Pittsburgh? I thought they have roofs. Then there's Petco in SD... RARELY would there be more than a day or so in a row with heavy enough rain to matter, and NO extreme temps... so, NO roof there. Congrats to the BoSox and their fans... mstar and bolshevic... and condolences to Lifted Up and LindaZ. Indians had a great season... and they had a more exciting league championship series than the Dbacks.

Ha! And here I've been saying for a long time now... YOUTH is wasted on the young! Btw, George, I think the BEST part of your plan is the freedom from debt! I have an extremely modest existence... but being debt free (including being done with the whole 'mortgage ' thing) makes ALL the difference in the world.

I really didn't wonder too much about you before enduring that silly animation. HOLY COW! I don't buy beef... or that might have caused nightmares!

Hap... at least you won't need anything for anxiety during or after tonight's game. I s'pose I'd also rather play baseball in 50F than 110F... but then again, that's why they have roofs!

I can't imagine ANYone would argue your point about Joe Torre.... I know I wouldn't.