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I dont know exactly what it is about the Rays....Sox are 5-0 vs Yanks, 2-5 vs the Rays...OK I do --they have great pitching--still I'd like to see a few shakeups--Rays batters get much too comfortable at the plate..The Sox pitching staff can be a little too "nice" at times when they need to be a little more aggressive.

Enjoy it while you have it -There is nothing like good baseball... ...Its was really odd watching the Sox-Yanks last night. Granted it was misting but the seats behind homeplate at the Bronx were empty except for about 3 people and by the 7th the entire place looked empty. For a Red Sox/Yankee Game???. they are always sold out... I thought I was watching a 17 inning game from the 60's. You know the ones Im talking about, where the pace is so empty you can hear individual hecklers on TV I found out this morning that Yankee personnel were telling ticket holders inside the stadium before the game that the game had been cancelled. LINK HERE When people tried to get back in after leaving they were refused re entrance , resulting in a near riot outside the stadium. Thats bad. Some people had driven hundreds of miles and spent huge money to go... I would have been furious had it been me. It looks like a nice place but they still have quite a few kinks to work out at their new place, it doesnt look like the new place is making many friends right off the bat.. o yea--the good part was the Sox won and are now 5-0 against our neighbors to the south

Im not sure if that is still true--My former girlfriend is on the state readiness rapid response something something blah blah blah. I read the protocols a few years back during the bird flu scare and the intent was to have a million or so doses always ready regionally which were to be replenished annually because of shelf life. That was about 3-4 years ago...Whether thats still the practice and they have been replenished or if the funding was cut (as I mentioned earlier in the thread) I cant be certain

Hi Belle Good to see you around these parts again :) Um...Proper behaviour? Damn, me? well......O...K... I agree it may be overblown a bit but Id rather be on the safe side myself.... for the total unbelievers I was poking around youtube and found this compelling ( :blink: ) conspiracy theory vid from Lenny the crackhead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_QjZdiIH_U (Not Safe for Work or for those offended by language)

It does look like a good documentary. Im going to have to watch for it on Netflix. Ive been a little busy playing alot of music and working late so havent been keeping up on alot of things. So when I got a moment to look up imagine my surprise seeing Toronto, KC, and Seattle in first in the AL at the same time...never mind the Marlins ...and....I guess the big question is whether the Dodgers will go 81-0 at home --it must be exciting over there in Dodgerville

Yes indeedy--Im addicted to them right now--The cello and banjo make for a great sound, its original yet traditional at the same time and they dont overdue it...They have an that really appeals to me...Never mind they have a couple of legitimate geniuses in the band. The banjo is played by Dr. Gregory Liszt who when he isnt twanging a banjo is a Professor of Molecular and Cellular biology at MIT. Rushad Eggleston the cellist wa the first cellist to get a full scholarship to Berklee School of Music and had a grammy nomination for cello by the time he was 20....I love 'em............. About the banjo I was telling you about----There was an incident on Saturday night that saddens me...I left the banjo in the back seat of my car and sure enough someone broke into the car while I was away. It was pretty bad.... someone broke in... ....and left 2 more banjos in my back seat. I just might have to stick to for the moment

I was thinking of Merkle and Dean--They are definitely worthy but I see what you mean about overloading things One of my favorite headlines of all time has to be after Dean was hit in the head with a baseball and the next days headline read. "XRays of Deans head show nothing" Recently Luis, got to go home to Havana for the first in 46 years. The farrelly brothers made it into a documentary. I havent seen the whole thing yet but is a little snippet. It looks good to me..Hopefully you'll get to see him speak at the induction.Keep me posted how the voting turns out

Ok its sunday and time for my official votes.. Officially its gonna be Rube Waddell, Steve Dalkowski, and Michael "Nuf Ced" McGreevey. McGreevey is probably a homeboy choice being a spiritual father of the current Red Sox nation but he is worthy for his contributions to the game. He founded the first sports bar in America The Third Base Saloon ,( The last stop before home) where the Royal Rooters met before heading to the game where they arrived enmasse with bands, organized cheers signs which had never happened before and of course a huge amount ofgeneral rowdyism. In the early 1900's They traveled to away games amusing and annoying locals. In the late 20's. Honus Wagner was asked about the 1903 World Series and his first recollection of the entire series was "I just wanted them to stop singing that damn song". The song was "Tessie" which was sung over and over. The Red Sox revived the song in 2004 for its 100th anniversary and it worked its world series magic again McGreevey was the leader--He was an extremely interesting character. In photos of Boston baseball from the 1890's to about 1918 or so he is almost always in them, not only with "The Rooters" but in dugouts, team photos, ....almost everywhere If you ever find yourself in Boston the McGreevey collection of his memorabilia is an amazing look into that period of time in baseball. It is worth checking in to... some of it is HERE McGreevey at Spring Training Hot Springs, Arkansas 1907 Ok those are all my official votes--who are you voting for?

Orphan Girl--Crooked Still I am an orphan on God's highway But I'll share my troubles if you go my way I have no mother no father No sister no brother I am an orphan girl I have had friendships pure and golden But the ties of kinship I have not known them I know no mother no father No sister no brother I am an orphan girl But when He calls me I will be able To meet my family at God's table I'll meet my mother my father My sister my brother No more orphan girl Blessed Savior make me willing And walk beside me until I'm with them Be my mother my father My sister my brother No more an orphan girl

I got it at " The Smoking Gun" which is usually reputable The link is HERE

:) Great Stuff! I bought a Deering, So far i havent figured out the finger rolls, or whether Im going to play fingerpick or clawhammer style so since Im a more or less guitar flatpicker Ive been flatpicking it for the last few days until I get the real hang of it--which doesnt sound all that bad for the moment ..It fits in with my "make it up as you go--it'll be Ok " outlook. I havent pulled it out at a get together yet, but Ive been having a ball flatpicking my geetar--I'll bring the banjo this afternoon and see what happens. Whens you comin over? We had fresh salmon and 6 hours of pickin last night :) no one wanted to leave..... this isnt what we do (yet ) but just because he's good Tommy Emmanuel

Freeborn Man Tony Rice/Bela Fleck ++

i had never heard of Dalkowski until yesterday so its been quite a find for an amateur like me..I hadnt heard that JR Richards story either... Its odd-- I just ran into a guy probably in his 60's yesterday in the middle of nowhere collecting cans and bottles so I engaged with him for abit while I gave him some bottles and I was surprised to find out He was an old ballplayer in the Pirates system, A pitcher, he made it to triple A, went to a few spring trainings, pitched against Clemente, Stargell, could remember details of games 45 years ago like it was last inning. He had a rotator cuff injury then hit the bottle pretty hard for several years similar to Dalkowski and (apparently) Richards. It was good talking to him but at the same time sad that a one time promising future was now relegated to forraging through dumpsters

Well I had agood conversation with my friend Derek yesterday and we talked about several people on the list. The one that is most fascinating to me is Steve Dalkowski, thought by many to be by far the fastest pitcher of alltime. He pitched in the Baltimore system in the 50's, before the advent of radar guns but was believed to be able to throw from 105-115MPH. He was know as "White Lightening" and batters literally feared him as he was as wild as he was fast, sometime going so far as to unleash a pitch directly into the stands During a game at Kingsport on August 31, 1957, Dalkowski struck out 24 Bluefield hitters in a minor league game, but lost 8–4. gave up 18 walks, hit four batters, and threw six wild pitches. He struck out 121 in just 62 innings in 1957, (averaging 18 strikeouts per game), but won only once because he walked 129 (8 more than he struck out) and threw 39 wild pitches. In 1960 He struck out 262 batters in 170 innings problem was he also issued 262 walks Nuke Laloosh in the film Bull Durham is based on Dalkowski... HERE is his wikipedia page, and HERE is another good article and Another good article HERE from the Hardball Times. So I have until tomorrow ( is that right?) to make my final decisions. Dalkowski is definitely high high up on the list...He suffered an injury was never able to make a major league career and had a very tough life after baseball becoming a migrant worker and alcoholic. The plus side is that he is still alive. Id like to see him there at his induction to the Hall of the Eternals. I'll ruminate on it a bit more before I cast my official vote tomorrow but it Looks Like its gonna be McGreevey, Waddell, and Dalkowski so far Steve "White Lightning" Dalkowski

I know jury duty sometimes ticks me off, but writing to a Judge, in the manner of this Montana man, may not be the best way to get yourself excused

i want to get it right too and honestly there is a few people on that list that Im not familiar with--Im going to hunt down my friend Derek who wrote the book I told you about a few pages back. He's a good historian and knows mountains of baseball nuances and tales...and maybe go over some of the folks with him... I figured that you may go for Casey, I still remmeber the interviews i saw with him as a kid...Where nobody -the announcers, the audience, nobody knew what on earth he was talking about I loved it......As far as living people Imay be voting for Luis Tiant. I know its a hometown choice BUT being a living person I know that you'll enjoy it if they ever give him the chance to speak...There is still only on Luis----Im still undecided though

I bought me self a banjo yesterday There is no way you can be down playing or listening to a banjo

This is hard but fun--Im taking my voting resposibilities to The Shrine Of Te Eternals seriously. I just read some great links on Rube Waddell, who is high on my list.. HERE'S one. :biglaugh: Gotta love this guy . Waddell makes Manny look like Mr Cleancut and straightlaced--Rube was known to leave the mound to chase after fire engines, married a fan he had never met (she proposed to him in aletter), would routinely cartwheel on and off the field and would rush into burning buildings to save people and in the middle of a game slung a teammate over his shoulder that had been hit by a pitch and ran to the hospital saving his life------Opponents would bring kittens and puppies into the dugouts and hold them up while he was pitching to distract him....But he was not just some crazy guy --he was the greatest lefthander pitcher of his time, abig kid who never grew up and set a strikeout record that would last for over 50 years.........not ony that but like me he was born on Friday the 13th---so one of my votes definitely goes to Rube.... Who is on your ballot so far??

OK Im on it--Im leaning toward Nuf Ced McGreevey off the bat. There are alot of worthy candidates after that that require some genuine thought--I'll take my votes seriously again--THANKS!

Wow Im honored--Thank you---give me a few days to think about this...( and contact people for bribes ) seriously this is cool-- :) but it will take a few days, some of the names on the list Im not familiar with and I would like to give everyone a fair shot

Hopefully it will be all contained and never happen But unnecessary preparation usually beats being caught unprepared MANUAL It sure beats this scenario:

The magnolia trees all came out in my town this past weekend.....great stuff

Im no expert but from what I have read there is a big difference between pandemic swine flu and the regular flu. I get what we generally call the "flu" just about every year. Its more like a seasonal mid winter thing where I live. It has basically the same symptoms except you dont die.. Its uncomfortable for a few days or a week but its in no way life threatening as the strain the are talking about... I used to hear stories from my grandparents of the flu outbreak in 1918 that killed 20-100 Million worldwide, and the cemeteries in these parts are loaded with children that died during 1918-1919. It was no joke. That started with one case in Fort Riley, Kansas and spread around the world in weeks. Im not an alarmist but i will take the necessary precautions. I hope that it turns out to be nothing more than it already is and it gets contained--until then I'd rather be safe than sorry

He is a blast to watch-- In the first game of the series he got on first, Chamberlain balked him to second on a pitchout, then he scored from second (!) on a wild pitch. A completely manufactured run He has his ups and downs at the plate. When he gets on base consistantly, like he is now, the whole offense roles really well. With his speed, which is blinding, I dont know why he doesnt bunt his way on more often--If he became a good bunter I dont think the defense would stand a chance at keeping him off base

Thanks Excie--What a cutie--good for her---The yanks should sign her!..... Ive been trying to be good holding my tongue all weekend during three very exciting games :) a little bit of everything---tying a game with 2 outs in the ninth against Rivera, a walkoff, coming from 6 runs behind with lead changes all afternoon-- 2 epic 4 and 1/2 hour games --and finally a steal of home... Carumba what a great series--i dont know exactly why these two teams play the way they do against each other but its exciting to watch Alltime record at Fenway since 1912 is now 447-446-4