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KEEPING UP WITH THE JONE'S
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 day ago on |
| We keep hearing about how much better the Yankees have gotten this season and we have to start spending some money so we can keep up with them. Let's look at this a little deeper.
2004: After losing the 2003 World Series the Yankees opened up their checkbook and added Kenny Lofton, Gary Sheffield and A-Rod to their line up. They also added Kevin Brown, Javy Vazquez, John Lieber, Tommy Gordon, and Paul Quantril to their...
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14/09
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 4 days ago on |
| I believe it was Wayne (Might have been Jester or Rob Army as well) that came up with this idea last year.
And then Kippster came up with the same idea this year.
So January 12 is the day that the Cooperstown HOF elections are announced. Let's show our support for Jimmy Rice by putting up Rice default photos.
Keep the Faith; 14/09.
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WE NEED A SLUGGER TO COMPETE
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 4 days ago on |
| That seems to be the Tickle Me Elmo or Cabbage Patch Kid headline in the newspapers and mentality going through the "Nation" this Holiday Season.
And it seems like a legitimate mentality. Well until you look at seasonal stats instead of news stories anyways.
Here are the AL Offensive rankings of the Boston Red Sox of 2008: If you'll notice, we're in the top three of every...
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DAILY YANKEE HATRED
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 9 days ago on |
| Alas I see the clueless wonder Yankee fan's profile is till active so I must share another photo. This is nother one of my favorites. Hope ya enjoy it.
Ps. And there is nothing like a little Tull on Saturday either.
Pps. Does anybody know what section of the MLB Rule Book has the part about players not being allowed to swat other players with their purse?
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ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHOTOS
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 10 days ago on |
| Hope yous guys enjoy it as much as I do. God Bless the Lake Erie Midge!!
Ps. And also here is a little Pat Metheny video. The song is called "Have You Heard".
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YANKEE COLLAPSES
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 10 days ago on |
| Beings as how the dickweed Yankee fan account still has not been deleted, I thought it would be a good idea for us to talk about our favorite Yankee collapses over the years.
Ps. Attached video is a little Thelonious Monk. Hope yas enjoy it.
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OHHHHHHHH RAFE!!!!!
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 12 days ago on |
| If you're so inclined, please delete this f*&king account: http://sawxheads.com/profile/57688
Thank you very much. Have a Merry Christmas.
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STEEL CURTAIN II
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 14 days ago on |
| A friend of mine sent me this interesting article. Just thought I would share it.
The game against the Titans was a wee bit sloppy but these things happen. I don't like to get ahead of myself and think Super Bowl this early either. We'll just have to see what happens.
Steelers Defense Could Rank Among Greatsby Bob McManaman - Dec. 20, 2008 12:50 PMThe Arizona Republic Every great act...
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HAPPY FESTIVUS EVE
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 20 days ago on |
| Yet another Festivus is upon us. I'd like to wish you all a very happy Festivus Eve.
Here is a little John Coltrane to get Festivus started on a good note. (Get it, John Coltrane plays sax, he plays notes on sax, off to a good note.)
Once again, a Happy Festivus to all and to all a good night (even though it's still daytime.)
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LET'S GO RETRO
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 27 days ago on |
| Kind of help us remember where we come from and all that.
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ESOTERIC THURSDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Here is a tune called "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" by Charles Mingus. It's a classic, hope ya dig it.
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DVD OF THE WEEK
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Okay this is a very killer DVD called "The Way Up--Live" by the Pat Metheny Group.
You can purchase it at the following website. (No need to purchase one for me because for one I already have it and for two, I'm more than happy with just a simple "Merry Christmas".
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STEELY DAN FRIDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Happy Black Friday everybody. Here is one of my favorite Steely Dan songs off of one of my favorite Steely Dan albums. Yeah I know this is Black Friday but any day is a good day for a little Deacon Blues. Enjoy.
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HAPPY TUESDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Here is a little song called "Christmas Eve/Sarejevo".
Did you know that the spark that set off WWI happened right in Sarejevo? Sometime in 1915 (I think) Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie of Austria-Hungary were traveling through Sarejevo and were killed by Serb nationalists. It's true, you can look it up, you can look it up in the book.
Anyways, enjoy...
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FOR MONDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Well they don't waste any time starting the Christmas time commercialism and materialism so how about we don't waste any time with the peace on Earth, goodwill, and all that.
Here is something pretty cool. Enjoy.
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EAGLES FRIDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Yeah it's odd that today would be Eagles Friday on the morning after the Steelers won last night. But sometimes ya gotta be a little bit unconventional. Here is my favorite song that Joe Walsh sings the lead on. Enjoy.
Keep the Faith; 14/09
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RETRO MONDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| This is perchance lyrically the best song ever written. Hope ya enjoy it.
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HAPPY SUNDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Here is a little Weather Report to get everybody's Sunday started off with a little noodling and a whole lot of groove. Tune is called Black Market and it's one of my favorites. Enjoy.
Ps. GO STEELERS!!
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RETRO FRIDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Here is a song that is a wee bit out of context beings as how it's a Summer song and we're all just getting this winter thing started. But I'm gonna share it anyways. Enjoy.
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WILBURY WEDNESDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Some dear friends started Wilbury Wednesday probably without even knowing it. I remember when this song first came out. The whole organic-ness was a refreshing change in the over-produced era of the 80's. This song was the first one I'd ever heard from Nelson, Otis, Lefty, Charley T. Jr. and Lucky Wilbury. Hope ya enjoy it.
Rest in Peace, Nelson and Lefty.
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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| As some of you may know and as some of you may not know, yesterday was a very special person's birthday.
So this song is for them. It's the Wes Montgomery verion of Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight"
Enjoy and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
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A BIT EARLY BUT A BIT APPROPRIATE
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Veterans' Day is not until Tuesday but I'm gonna share this song anyways. It had quite an effect on me the first time I heard it.
Thank you to everybody that has served, is serving, and will serve.
Keep the Faith; 14/09
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NEED A LITTLE HELP HERE
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Hey Folks.
We've decided that doing a petition for Jimmy Rice is the thing to do. So I'm working on it now.
Instead of quoting stats and what not, I decided to do something a little different and put in what other players think about Jim Rice. Nobody knows how good a player is better than a fellow player.
But I'm having a bit of a problem finding said quotes about...
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FAN PETITION; JIM RICE
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 1 month ago on |
| Hey Folks,
A little while ago I wrote about a writing campaign for Jimmy Rice's HOF election. A lot of people liked the idea but a couple people had pretty valid points on why we shouldn't do a writing campaign.
We now have the opportunity to start a fan petition via Sawxheads. My question to everybody is, Should we do it?
Keep the Faith; 14/09
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MONDAY MORNING
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Here is an interesting little video. I first saw Carlos Santana in concert over Labor Day weekend back in 1993. It was probably the best concert I've ever been to. They closed with this song (I think) and it's definitely worth sharing.
Remember, a little compassion, light, and harmony goes a long way.
Keep the Faith; 14/09
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AN IDEA
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Okay this year, once again, Jimmy Rice is up for his Cooperstown HOF election. This is his last year of eligibility (sp)
I'm thinking that we should do a writing campaign to send letters to the media pinheads asking them to do the right thing and finally elect Jimmy into the HOF. He was da man of his generation and they didn't print, "Pitchers pay the price when they face Jim Rice." on millions of Slushie cups...
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A DEDICATION
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Here is a little video from the Joe Zawinul Syndicate. I discovered Joe back when I was probably 18 or 19. Jazz is definitely something that takes time to get into. Joe and his band Weather Report helped bridge the gap between Rock and Jazz for me.
Joe was born in Austria sometime in the 30's, Eventually he came to the US and worked with Cannonball Adderly and Miles Davis before he formed Weather...
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SONG OF THE DAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| A baseball season is a lot like a lifetime. Here is a lifetime song, it's my thought on the 2008 Boston Red Sox. This is My Thanxgiving.
Keep the Faith; 14/09
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SENTIMENT OF THE DAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Couldn't find an original version of this song but this cover properly covers the sentiment. Enjoy.
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LET US REMEMBER
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Yeah we just lost Game 7. We lost but we fought the good fight. And for me that's good enough.
I'm sure there is gonna be a lot of venting. That's all well and good I suppose. But ya know what, I love this team. And loving a team means you love it equally in defeat as you do in victory.
Let's all remember, we may not have won it all this year but we're not...
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JUST A CARTOON
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| DISCLAIMER: I have no problem with newer Red Sox fans. All of us were new fans once upon a time. BUT...
There was a lot of controversy over the Manny Cartoon that was on the banner yesterday. Rafe, you brought up a point that it was "just a cartoon" and didn't understand why so many people got excited about it. I'm gonna try to explain it now.
I'm really not here to talk about...
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SHAME ON YOU REMY; SHAME ON YOU...
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Okay I understand that having the "Remy Presence" here is important for the celebrity credibility here. We've already covered the marketing campaign and all that.
But a line must be drawn at human decency. To make fun of octogenerians (which I'm assuming means 80 somethings) and their lack of mobility is disgusting.
You know who those 80 somethings are? They're WWII...
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THE LOGIC OF FAITH
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| So it was the 7th inning last night, we were down 7-0 after Papelbon allowed two inherited runners to score in the top of the frame. Yeah things weren't looking very good. Things looked worse after the Rays got two quick outs. We all know that everything started to go our way after Peddy got that two out hit. It's quite suprising that we'd won that game. Actually no, it's not surprising at all.
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WHY DO I BELIEVE?
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Faith is a funny thing. It also means different things do different people. Keeping the Faith is about believing in something in not only the best of times but also when things are at their darkest.
Keeping the Faith is basically an emotional thing but there is some logic behind it too. I've already laid out some of the logic behind things in my ALCS blog, I'll get into things a bit deeper now....
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RETRO THURSDAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| I usually post these things via bulletin but I'm needing some blog ratings points this morning so I'm gonna share it with everybody.
The following song has absolutely no relevance, it's here completely by happenstance.
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GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| There's an interesting story behind this default photo. It's a close up of a t-shirt that Craig, a friend of mine on here sent me. It's a long story but I'd sent him a DVD of Opening Day at Fenway. It's something I think anybody would have done and been happy to be able to do it for someone. I'd wanted nothing in return and Craig went and sent something very special to him, to me. When someone that's spent twenty years in the Air...
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I'M DONE
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Between the let's make this a nice little marketing campaign and incessant spamming of news and rumors (with automatic upvotes) as done by the geniuses in Administration...
And the stench of fairwether fandom...
And the other horsesh*&t internet stuffs that happens from time to time...
I'm outie. My profile's going into moth balls. Send an e-mail if ya got it. If...
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ALCS; WHAT EXACTLY IS IT?
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| "Like DUH", you're probably saying, it's the American League Championship Series. A series wherein two teams play for the American League pennant. And you're completely right. But let's examine it a little bit deeper.
The ALCS is a seven game series. This means that the first team to win four of those seven games wins the series. This means that the series is not over for a team if...
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MONDAY MORNING
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Alas, it's another Monday morning. I don't know about anybody else but I think a good Yes song is a great day to start things off. Here is a little YES, "It'll Be A Good Day". Enjoy.
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BECAUSE IT'S AN OFF DAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| I've decided to share both parts of "Awaken" by Yes. Sometimes it's nice to get involved in a nice long piece of music. Enjoy.
Keep the Faith; 14/09
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MATHEMATICS OF BASEBALL
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 2 months ago on |
| Okay folks the seating capacity of Tropicana Field is 43,772 people. I figure for this series 30,000 of them will be Rays fans. (Just a rough estimate)
Of those 30,000, 28,000 will probably have cowbells.
Now here is my Mathematical question. How much Vaseline does Red Sox Nation have to provide in order to keep 28,000 Rays fans from clanking as they walk before they can get...
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THE TIME DRAWS NEAR
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 3 months ago on |
| Yes, it is almost time for another Red Sox Post Season Run. Let's start things off with a little Fanfare!! Keep the Faith; Repeat in 08!!
Ps. Please forgive Greg Lake for the horrid sweater he's wearing.
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SOMETHING OFF TOPIC
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 3 months ago on |
| A little while ago for the second straight year, the Mets completely tanked a post season run. It's no secret that I loathe the Mets almost as much as I loathe the Yankees.
So here is my tribute to the 2008 Mets!!
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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 3 months ago on |
| What happened and what was our record after the last time the Yankees pounded us by a score of 19-8?
HINT; In the video below, Gollum represents a Yankee fan.
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SOMETHING YANKEE RELATED
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∞14/09∞ wrote this 3 months ago on |
| Alas this is the first time in a long time that the Yankees haven't made the playoffs. I guess 220 + million $ just doesn't get ya what it used to. The following is a little artical from the NY Post. Hank I feel your pain. This song is dedicated to Hank Steinbrenner. Hank, RSN cares, we really do.
HANK JABS TORRE'S DODGERS
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