Paying tribute to a legend
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Hall of Fame announcer Ernie Harwell has inoperable cancer. The 91-year-old Tigers legend said good-bye at Comerica Park last night.
If you can read the story on Mr Harwell and and watch the video of him giving a little speech in the press box at freep.com without feeling it inside, you’re tougher than I am.
Baseball is such a great sport on the radio and the announcers become part of our lives. They’re in the car with us or they go to the beach with us. They give us something to doze off late at night when the team is on the West Coast. They are there 162 days and nights, through good times and bad.
When I started covering the Mets and we went out to Dodger Stadium, what impressed me most was meeting the great Vin Scully. Forget the players, they come and go. This was Vin Scully.
Mr. Harwell provided the soundtrack to the lives of so many Tigers fans. It was nice that they were able to honor him.
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Sam Borden
I saw when they played that on ESPN this morning. No doubt it pulls at your heart.
Thanks Pete for not always sticking to how many games the Yanks have won in the last 10, many things are more important and worth noting than that.
Good luck Ernie.
Great man!
Great baseball guy.
Prayers with the family of Ernie.
Best of Wishes to Ernie..
Harwell looks very good for his age, I would never have guessed he was that old. Best wishes to him and his family.
I opened up today’s paper, and they had a little thing about Carl Crawford yelling at Pat Burrell in the clubhouse before yesterday’s game. Something must’ve been brewing.
I wish this Jonathan Stewart guy would stop calling AJ the most expensive pie maker. Wouldn’t that distinction go to Martha Stewart?
Ernie is a legend and always will be! A truly classy guy.
Bob Sheppard deserves to do the same.
that video, him speaking at the end made me tear up. not gonna lie.
And here we are stuck with Sterling and Waldman. That’s just not fair.
Best to Ernie. Reaching the 90’s is certainly something to be thankful for.
One of the best people I’ve ever met in sports.
They are very few people in baseball, and in sports in general, these days with the class and dignity of Ernie Harwell.
Last night was truly a special evening. Sad because of the circumstances. However, special because people had a chance to show how much he has meant to their lives.
God’s speed to Ernie and his family.
We had our chance to get Ernie back in 1992 on the radio doing Yankees play by play and I was so wishing for that. We got Michael Kay instead not too bad. But Ernie’s the best on the radio. He calls a great game like Vince. Brooklyn was lucky to have them back when.
I was not familiar with Mr. Harwell’s work but wish him comfort and peace of mind.
Pete: completely agree
like you, i don’t go ga-ga over the players
Ernie Harwell, Vin Scully, Bob Uecker, are legends. And timeless.
God bless Ernie Harwell, in this time.
As a tigers fan, I have always enjoyed hearing Ernie Harwell. He will forever be “my tigers announcer”. I remember listening to him when I was really little.
God bless him & his family. I wish I was able to go to the game last night.
That’s a nice, bittersweet piece. Glad that he’s living long enough to make his peace, say his goodbyes, and appreciate the good will and love so many people feel for him. Not a lot of people get that. It’s funny, though. I started my day smiling at the video of the little girl throwing the foul ball her dad had caught and now just teared up watching a 91-year-old baseball lifer bid farewell. And last night, this 44-year-old and his 13-year-old son sat together and watched on the TV as the Yankees came back yet again and won a game. The common denominator in all this is that little white ball with the seams that we all love so damn much. Yes, the salaries are out of control, the steroids era is heartbreaking, and some players and fans are beyond rude, but at the end of the day there’s still something remarkably special about the sport of baseball, the way it spans generations and brings people together.
“We had our chance to get Ernie back in 1992 on the radio doing Yankees play by play and I was so wishing for that. We got Michael Kay instead not too bad”
let me guess: you’re a half-glass full, type of guy.
lmao lmao
For those that have never had the priviledge to hear or read Ernie Harwell’s HOF induction speach, have a treat.
http://www.baseball-almanac.co.....tion.shtml
One more thing about Ernie Harwell, he’s written close to 65 songs and hundreds of poems. When he was asked about his song writing career, he said, “Needless to say, I’ve had more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan.”
Sean (Boston)
Any thoughts on Brian Fuentes’ comments that the Sox get calls at Fenway because the umps are afraid? Sounds like sour grapes to me.
Keith Law (1:17 PM)
I’m shocked that this question came from Boston. I absolutely agree with Fuentes, both on the third strike to Green and in general.
stood there like the house by the side of the road
Question was about K-Law filing a protest on behalf of Toronto.
Keith Law: No, but I remember one such game, and one call in particular. Halladay vs Pedro, scoreless into the 7th, Doc doesn’t get the called third strike on Ortiz, who homers in the same at bat. Maybe someone can see how good my memory is.
Fuentes needs to stop whining. It is apart of the game. Maybe he should have made better pitchers to Green rather than relying on the umps to bail him out…
I had the pleasure of meeting Ernie Harwell once and was astounded he would take time to talk with a young aspiring broadcaster. He was a giant of a gentleman and a superb baseball announcer. I know he’ll use whatever time remains to do something good for someone else.
>>Baseball is such a great sport on the radio and the announcers become part of our lives.<<
Yep. And we get stuck with John Sterling and Suzy Waldman.
Have the DVR set for if/when (I’m superstitous) the Yankees clinch-
From KJ’s blog
Q- what kind of champagne does the team use when they celebrate in the clubhouse after clinching a playoff spot
A- I do not know. But we’re going to find out. This group will have a crazzzzzzy celebration. A.J. says he has “plans,” which is scary. Those celebrations are always a blast. This one could go beyond that.
Throwing a pitch down the middle of the plate is as good a pitch as anybody could throw.
A guy taking a full cut, and have it called a check swing, also didn’t help.
He’s not whining. He’s right.
Everybody who saw it, except Red Sox fans, agree with him.
He got hosed by a gutless HP umpire.
I hate the filter! Sorry if this is a double post
From she who shall not be talked abouts blog-
-what kind of champagne does the team use when they celebrate in the clubhouse after clinching a playoff spot
-I do not know. But we’re going to find out. This group will have a crazzzzzzy celebration. A.J. says he has “plans,” which is scary. Those celebrations are always a blast. This one could go beyond that.
pat,
I hope they don’t celebrate clinching a playoff spot. I would rather they wait to see IF they can clinch the division.
Unless they plan on doing both.
“Maybe he should have made better pitchers to Green rather than relying on the umps to bail him out…”
If it was a blown call, that means the pitches were already good enough and he didn’t need to be bailed out. Maybe the ump should find another line of work if he’s too scared to do his job right in Boston.
I really hope we clinch at home. Then we can celebrate with the crowd too.
Last 3 times have all been on the road.
you mean WHEN they clinch the division
“Yep. And we get stuck with John Sterling and Suzy Waldman.”
I know, I know. But I’m used to them and they’re so corny they feel like my favorite aunt and uncle from out of town.
Not surprising… he would get killed in Boston if he called a strike 3 to end the game.
The only way he could call Green out is if he struck out swinging, or a defensive play in the field was made for the out.
I think if they celebrate clinching the playoffs, rather than waiting till they clinch the division, it may seem like they are afraid of not closing out the regular season as the leaders. A private party once they clinch may be the better way to go.
I hope AJ doesn’t do his river dance impersonation!
Just like they rate the umps on their routine calls, they ought to give the umps a “guts” rating too.
kate,
No. I’m very superstitious. And take nothing for granted. Sox’s Jekyll have played well on their homestand. Let’s hope Hyde shows up on the road.
You figure we clinch the division sometime in that Boston-KC homestand. Really hope we don’t go to Tampa not having clinched yet.
Considering Hyde plays Baltimore and KC… don’t think they’ll have much of a problem. We know they’ll kill Baltimore. Just a question of if KC can steal the game Grinke is pitching. They never score runs for him, so who knows.
check out the dirt dogs website, they seem highly amused by the umpiring controversy
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My original post that the filter ate included an IF/WHEN component but it got eaten so I went for the Reader’s Digest version the 2nd time in case it got eaten again.
Edwin Jackson so far vs. the Royals -
2.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER
Fuentes needs to stop whining. It is apart of the game. Maybe he should have made better pitchers to Green rather than relying on the umps to bail him out
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Better pitches? you mean right down the middle so even nick green could hit them? The last pitch was a very good pitch, and K zone had it well into strike territory.
I just watched the video of Ernie Harwell’s speech. Not only is he one of the true great broadcasters of all time, he is full of class and, in spite of being 91 and a terminal illness remains full of life and seems to have the energy of someone 15-20 years younger.
I’m 62, all I can hope for is to have the next 30 years with the health and vigor of Mr. Harwell, at which time I’ll be ready to go…
Pffffft, the Yankees are playing baseball beyond October 3rd.
I stake all my credibility on this occurence. Stop giggling!
Maybe AJ can celebrate by pitching better.
I told people that Edwin Jackson is falling apart. The Tigers have pithing issues. The Yankees can beat the Tigers in the ALDS. They can’t rely on Verlander to carry them all the way.
“it is apart of the game”
Poor usage. You mean:
It SHOULD BE apart FROM the game.
My prayers go out for Mr. Harwell.
MG
September 17th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
I just watched the video of Ernie Harwell’s speech. Not only is he one of the true great broadcasters of all time, he is full of class and, in spite of being 91 and a terminal illness remains full of life and seems to have the energy of someone 15-20 years younger.
I’m 62, all I can hope for is to have the next 30 years with the health and vigor of Mr. Harwell, at which time I’ll be ready to go…
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I’m pretty sure that you remember singer/songwriters from the ’60s like Mitch Ryder (and The Detroit Wheels), BJ Thomas, Barbara Lewis, Jose Feliciano, and others like Johnny Mercer. Those are some of the people that Harwell collaborated on writing songs with.
He also wrote “Move Over Babe, Here Comes Henry” with was sung and recorded by Bill Slayback, a former Tiger’s pitcher. Like Dizzy Dean, Ernie Harwell told the best stories in baseball.
Best wishes to Ernie
The Onion isn’t impressed by Jeter’s accomplishment last week
http://www.theonion.com/conten.....=a-section
the umpires, Not the Angels for their comments, should be disciplined for their blatant mistakes last night. does anybody know how the commissioners office can be emailed?
Unfortunately I’m not familiar with Mr. Harwell but I still feel the loss. I hate losing the old timers.
So much of this sport is grounded in words like legacy, history, tradition etc. and it’s guys like like Ernie Harwell that have kept this spirit alive.
BJ Thomas- Hooked on a Feeling
Pat-
that Jeter article is funny. My co workers are peeking into my office, wondering what I am laughing about.
To the question of what champagne the Yankees use. I heard they used cheap champagne once and it burned the players eyes, so they went back to the more expensive stuff.
Since it appears it will be a pretty wild celebration I hope they wear goggles, last thing we need is someone getting hurt celebrating.
what they should do is have each umps start with a $100,000 in an account and every time he blows a call a set amount is taken out.
really bad calls like last night should cost the ump $5,000 out of his account.
make it through the year and a really good ump ends up with maybe $80,000.
bad umps get nada.
all the incentive is to getting it right.
I agree with murphydog. John and Suz are not thaaaat bad. They are so corny and stupid that it is sort of endearing. I always enjoy listening to a game by them, even with the stupid comments and silly home run calls, and in the end that is what matters.
Good luck. Mr. Harwell.
Oh, man. Zach Greinke just got smoked just above the pitching elbow on a liner by Miguel Cabrera. He’s staying in the game, which is a stupid move on KC’s part.
Let’s all say a little prayer tonight that John Sterling doesn’t decide to work until he’s 91.
In fact, I would like to formally start the John Sterling Retirement Fund here on LHYB in order to expedite the process.
I told people that Edwin Jackson is falling apart. The Tigers have pithing issues. The Yankees can beat the Tigers in the ALDS. They can’t rely on Verlander to carry them all the way
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wasn’t the same thing said about the tigers (and kenny rogers) and both the tigers and the gambler went out and shut the yankees down in the ALDS a few years ago…at this point i’d trust edwin jackson more than aj burnett…he even missed hitting cervelli in the face with pie last night(and was only 2 inches away and hit him on the side of his face) last night…the guy can’t hit his target to save his fricken fracken life..
pat
September 17th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
The Onion isn’t impressed by Jeter’s accomplishment last week
http://www.theonion.com/conten…..=a-section
*****
LOL.. Well, they certainly appreciate Harold Baines
I like Sterling too. He’s like an old sofa. Not necessary the most stylish or even functional sofa around. But he’s very broken in and comfy.
and the Onion is awesome….as always.
Ernie Harwell is the kind of guy that you can listen to for less than a minute and figure out that he’s pure class.
pat
September 17th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
BJ Thomas- Hooked on a Feeling
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Yeah, he had quite a string of hits written by him and others. “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” by B. Bacharach, but, I thought his best was “Rock and Roll Lullabye”
I think Suzyn’s post game report is very good. She talks to a lot of players and gets a lot of info in a short amount of time.
Erica – always OPPC
September 17th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I like Sterling too. He’s like an old sofa. Not necessary the most stylish or even functional sofa around. But he’s very broken in and comfy.
Erica did you get your Major Award?
Uncle E-
Not yet. Hopefully tonight. Did you get yours??
Pete was kind enough to tell me what it is via e-mail though. The suspense was killing me.
I don’t know how to fully express my gratitude to you and Pete for including me. Pete was very generous to include me in the prize. And you were very much awesome to be thinking of me to begin with and nominate me for Rookie of the Year
love the sound of harwell’s voice doing a broadcast.
they don’t make them like that generation anymore.
Yeah, I like Sterling and Suzyn as well.
Sterling because you KNOW he will mess up a HR call but also because he’s entertaining to listen to. A friend and I both agree that he’s funny even when he isn’t trying to be funny (there was a time in postgame where a faint wheezing sound was heard, followed by a few seconds of silence. Sterling then went to say “Excuse me, everybody, I had to sneeze.”)
And I have to agree with NYYROC: Suzyn Waldman does a great job in her clubhouse reports and I always make sure to listen to it after the game. She gets a lot of good quotes and gets a lot of good info.
Erica – always OPPC
September 17th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Uncle E-
Not yet. Hopefully tonight. Did you get yours??
Pete was kind enough to tell me what it is via e-mail though. The suspense was killing me.
I don’t know how to fully express my gratitude to you and Pete for including me. Pete was very generous to include me in the prize. And you were very much awesome to be thinking of me to begin with and nominate me for Rookie of the Year
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What minor leagues did you post in before getting promoted to the Majors, Erica?
The missed strike three call to Green was deplorable, but Funetes is just as complicit in the loss.
He’s a terrible closer.
He gets two quick outs and then walks “The Artist Formerly known as David Ortiz” on four straight pitches – the last being a slider. A slider on a 3-0 count in a one run game. Brilliant.
The implosion then begins. He got ahead of Green 0-2, I believe, and proceeds to get in an 8-pitch battle of attrition with him.
And Nick Green is a bad hitter.
That’s why saves are an overrated statistic. Fuentes leads the league in them and he’s just not any good at all.
just saw a photo of jim pir- one’s cousin in chicago.
funny article too.
http://www.theonion.com/conten.....transistor
GB
Good one. It could be this blogs theme song sometimes
sha na na na It will be alright
sha na na na Just hold on tight
I had a BJ Thomas song book when I took piano lessons as a kid.
Erica – always OPPC
September 17th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Uncle E-
Not yet. Hopefully tonight. Did you get yours??
Pete was kind enough to tell me what it is via e-mail though. The suspense was killing me.
I don’t know how to fully express my gratitude to you and Pete for including me. Pete was very generous to include me in the prize. And you were very much awesome to be thinking of me to begin with and nominate me for Rookie of the Year
No problem
I got the stuff woo hoo! the Shirt rocks
to quote Ernie Harwell
quoting Lefty Gomez
I’d rather be lucky than good
When Darren Oliver is your 8th inning man, you are in trouble.
randy l.
September 17th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
love the sound of harwell’s voice doing a broadcast.
they don’t make them like that generation anymore.
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Barber And Allen, Harwell and Kell, Dean and Reese, White, Rizzuto and Messer, Brickhouse and Boudreau. Doesn’t get better than that.
GB7-
None. I went straight for the big time when I was quarantined LOL
pat-
Do you know BJ Thomas sang the Growing Pains theme song?
Most random trivia fact I could think of today
We have tied our win total from 2007.
3 away from tying our 2006 one.
Uncle E-
I won’t list out everything cause I don’t want to spark massive amounts of jealousy and outrage, but I will say this much…
coughcoughYankeeSnoopycoughcough
pat
September 17th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
GB
Good one. It could be this blogs theme song sometimes
sha na na na It will be alright
sha na na na Just hold on tight
I had a BJ Thomas song book when I took piano lessons as a kid.
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That and “Eyes Of a New York Woman”. I always thought that Ray Charles’ “Cryin’ Time” should be this blog’s theme song.
The whole Angel bullpen is nowhere near their level of a few years ago. It used to be, if you knocked out their starter, it just got tougher as you got into their pen. Now, I think hitters relish going up against Darren Oliver, Fuentes, and the rest.
The Angels are more like the Yankees of the last few years. Their offense is carrying the pitching. At least we always had Mariano.
LOL at the Onion – I love them and have two of their books.
Steelers wheel “stuck in the middle”
Dylan’s “idiot wind”
Talking Heads “Psycho Killer”
Erica – always OPPC
September 17th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
pat-
Do you know BJ Thomas sang the Growing Pains theme song?
Most random trivia fact I could think of today
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Jennifer Warnes (Right Time Of The Night) sang the duet with him. “As Long as We’ve Got Each Other”.
When I think of Jennifer Warnes, I think of “Up Where We Belong”, the theme from An Officer and a Gentleman.
No longer the Shields-KRod Angels.
I hated Growing Pains, never watched it, but the Seavers and the Koosman’s were named after Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman. I was hoping for a TV show with neighbors named Peterson and Kekich. Actually, my parents had friends whose husbands and wives switched places…
8-0 KC in the 6th
Hmm…maybe we will play the Twins after all?
I can’t feel you anymore
I can’t even touch the books you’ve read
Twins play Detroit this weekend.
Hope that race goes down to the end.. maybe they need to burn Verlander or someone late and can’t line him up for game 1.
The man is a legend. It will be a sad day when he passes.
Erica – always OPPC
September 17th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
GB7-
None. I went straight for the big time when I was quarantined LOL
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So you turned pro right away. That takes talent.
Twins play DET 7 more times this season.
Could get very interesting.
Congrats again Uncle E and Erica (glad you WOOF WOOF got what you wanted)
GB7-
Excellent continuation of random trivia.
Betsy-
I LOVE Growing Pains. Notice, I did not use past tense. I still love Growing Pains. LOL
Erica, disregard that last post. It didn’t read exactly how I meant it. Sorry.
Boy, is my face red.
Pete,
Say it ain’t so.
Was she a pro?
At this point we don’t know.
betsy
September 17th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
When I think of Jennifer Warnes, I think of “Up Where We Belong”, the theme from An Officer and a Gentleman.
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Yeah, she did the theme songs to about 10 of the top movies during that time. Norma Rae and one of the songs in Dirty Dancing with Bill Medley.
Thanks Kate.
Growing Pains was ok.
Its no Family Ties though
Nick in SF in Eureka, CA
September 17th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Was she a pro?
At this point we don’t know.
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No comment. I’ve already said too much.
“Steelers wheel “stuck in the middle””
“Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right” is one of the most mis-sung song lyrics.
I use to live in Ann Arbor years ago and would listen to some games where the Yankees played the Tigers and really enjoyed Harwell. He is a class act and he will be missed. I also enjoy both Sterling and Suzyn. They are unique and quite informative. I use to listen to Kay, but he is so irritating and biased both for and against people including Yankees. Sterling doesn’t seem to have a biased bone in his body, but he is a Fan of the Yankees. Suzyn really does a great job with her interviews and is truly moved by some of the Yankees and “Roger”. I enjoy them!!
I live near Los Angeles and although I am not (and never will be) a Dodgers fan, I turn on the games just to listen to Vin Scully. Such a treat. I grew up listening to Mel Allen and Red Barber. Vin may be the last of this breed. Now I listen to John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman on my computer and it is not the same. They are not bad, but they are just as enthusiastic about the sponsor of the call to the bullpen as the game itself.
On another subject, I have tickets to the games here next week vs. the Angels. Will I see the Yanks win any of those games? I have a feeling that I will be seeing the Mitre/Gaudin group – HELP!!! There are at least as many Yankee fans as Angels fans at these games. The guys should try to make a decent showing this time. They really stunk it up the last time they were here.
BTW, I went to 9 Yankee games while living in Michigan anf the Tigers won all 9 games. LOL! I being a Yankee fan, decided not to go again to Tiger stadium. LOL! My sacrifice for the team! LOL!
I also went to 7 Lion football games, rooting for the other team each time. The Lions won all 7. LOL!
Nick in SF in Eureka, CA
September 17th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Was she a pro?
At this point we don’t know.
WOW !! an “about last night” quote!
Jim Belushi Rob Lowe
You rock Nick
“Clowns to the left of me, Joker
is to the right” is one of the most mis-sung song lyrics.
How do people mis sing it?
My friend thinks “smoke on the water” is “slow moving water”
Best of luck to Mr Harwell. He’s a class act and a great announcer. In the 1960’s and ’70’s I used to pick up the Tiger games on powerful WJR 760 on the AM radio dial even though I lived in western Massachusetts. I loved listening to Ernie’s voice in trhe night. May God bless him.
Greinke must have been hurting from that shot he took on the arm. He came out right after 5 innings and 77 pitches. Time will tell if KC made a major mistake letting him stay out there an extra inning just to get credit for a win.
Edwin Jackson may be hitting a September wall. Or just channelling his inner AJ. 96 pitches in 5 innings, 5 earned runs against the Royals.
Uncle Ellsworth (be nice, until it’s not time to be nice)
September 17th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
“Clowns to the left of me, Joker
is to the right” is one of the most mis-sung song lyrics.
How do people mis sing it?
My friend thinks “smoke on the water” is “slow moving water”
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Sometimes when I hear “Bad Moon Rising” I sing “there’s a bathroom on the right” just for my own amusement
“Clowns to the left of me”
Clouds to the left of me
“Sometimes when I hear “Bad Moon Rising” I sing “there’s a bathroom on the right” just for my own amusement”
I thought everyone did that
New York Yankees
Let’s see, what is there to talk about with the Yankees’ Old Guard these days? Well, there’s Derek Jeter, who did that whole record-setting thing, and the value of Andy Pettitte, who will miss a start this week and suddenly makes the Yankees starting rotation look surprisingly vulnerable (more Sergio Mitre and Chad Gaudin is not a good thing). There’s the Mariano Rivera for Cy Young campaign, which should be picking up steam now that he’s finishing up another amazing season. But I think we should focus on Jorge Posada, and not just because he’s posting the fourth-highest OPS of his career at age 38. Posada’s actions helped ignite the Yankees-Blue Jays brawl on Tuesday, and afterward he acted like a grown up and offered remorse for his role (”We got carried away. I don’t want my kids to see that … it’s not a good example”). Meanwhile, Jays reliever Jesse Carlson, who was actually at fault, acted like he had nothing to do with it. Let me get this straight: You throw a 90 mph fastball behind an innocent person’s back for no reason other than because you think you’re “protecting” your teammates and you have the gall to be upset when that guy retaliates by nudging you with his elbow? Absurd. (And somehow the umpire thought it was Posada who was “unsportsmanlike” and gave Carlson a “cheap shot?”) Add this to the list of reasons why baseball needs to take a serious look at beanball incidents. Pitchers like Carlson would be a lot less likely to go head-hunting if the possible retribution was a fastball to their ribs, and not just a tap on the shoulder from the truly aggrieved party. Rant over.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....z0ROR7QCKZ
“Clouds to the left of me smokers to the right”
make perfect sense
GreenBeret7
September 17th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Nick in SF in Eureka, CA
September 17th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Was she a pro?
At this point we don’t know.
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No comment. I’ve already said too much.
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It’s cool. I get called a home wrecker and a pro on this blog… I swear, this place brings on all types of name calling
(It’s cool GB7, I know you didn’t mean that)
Some things in baseball are major institutions and it is hard to imagine the game without. It is amazing to think that just 5 years after the end of WW2, you could have listened to Vin Scully do Dodgers games, Ernie Harwell doing Tigers games(actually NYG in 1950, but still at the mic), and Bob Sheppard announcing the Yankees lineup.
Until just a few years ago, you could still hear all three icons of the game, and still at the top of their craft.
Uncle Ellsworth (be nice, until it’s not time to be nice)
September 17th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
“Sometimes when I hear “Bad Moon Rising” I sing “there’s a bathroom on the right” just for my own amusement”
I thought everyone did that
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When you sing Day Tripper, Do you sing Gay Stripper instead? I never did until someone pointed it out to me. Now I can’t stop. LOL
“Clouds to the left of me smokers to the right”
make perfect sense
Uncle Ellsworth (be nice, until it’s not time to be nice) says:
September 17, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Nick in SF in Eureka, CA
September 17th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Was she a pro?
At this point we don’t know.
WOW !! an “about last night” quote!”
LOVE that scene in that flick! The best!
One of the best!
Kansas City pitchers are dropping like flies. (They normally only have outfielders dropping flies). Bruce Chen just left after pulling something in his side.
Fans are in for a thrill. Kyle Farnsworth is now pitching.
It is what you call Chronic Lyricosis.
Got that from John Boy and Billy. They used to do a parody abot this. Bad Moon Rising was one. Bathroom’s on the right
GreenBeret7
September 17th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
randy l.
September 17th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
love the sound of harwell’s voice doing a broadcast.
they don’t make them like that generation anymore.
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Barber And Allen, Harwell and Kell, Dean and Reese, White, Rizzuto and Messer, Brickhouse and Boudreau. Doesn’t get better than that.
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Unless it’s Vin Scully all by himself…
I hope we brawl with toronto tonight
Sorry reading too much GB7, About not abot
I hope we brawl with toronto tonight
Why? Too close to the end of the season to risk an injury.Has school already dismissed?
Erica – always OPPC
September 17th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Uncle Ellsworth (be nice, until it’s not time to be nice)
September 17th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
“Sometimes when I hear “Bad Moon Rising” I sing “there’s a bathroom on the right” just for my own amusement”
I thought everyone did that
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When you sing Day Tripper, Do you sing Gay Stripper instead? I never did until someone pointed it out to me. Now I can’t stop. LOL
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If you don’t want to screw up songs, don’t listen to Pinkard and Bowden. Songs like “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” turn into “Blue Hair Driving In My Lane” and “She Thinks I Still Care” turns into “She Thinks I Steal Cars”. That stuff will mess you up for life.
Well, if they brawl with Toronto tonight, it will be news since they are on their way to Seattle as we speak.
A brawl with Toronto would certainly be amazing.
Especially since the Yankees aren’t playing today and are on their way to Seattle.
Are you even a Yankee fan????
If you don’t want to screw up songs, don’t listen to Pinkard and Bowden. Songs like “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” turn into “Blue Hair Driving In My Lane” and “She Thinks I Still Care” turns into “She Thinks I Steal Cars”. That stuff will mess you up for life.
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LOL.. “She thinks I steal Cars” sounds like a hit somg to me
tom tresh 15
September 17th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Sorry reading too much GB7, About not abot
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I’m trying to unlearn you all of that bad teaching, Tom.
Phil Rizzuto, my all time favorite. I had to explain to my son who he was after listening to Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
Anyone notice that Nick Swisher is 2nd in the league in OPS and 3rd in the league in home runs among all outfielders? And, he’s probably the only hitter on the team that doesn’t hit better at Yankee Stadium. Home: 6 HRs, .752 OPS Road: 21 HRs, .990 OPS.
Weird Al will do that to you too
MG
September 17th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
GreenBeret7
September 17th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
randy l.
September 17th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
love the sound of harwell’s voice doing a broadcast.
they don’t make them like that generation anymore.
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Barber And Allen, Harwell and Kell, Dean and Reese, White, Rizzuto and Messer, Brickhouse and Boudreau. Doesn’t get better than that.
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Unless it’s Vin Scully all by himself…
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Never cared for Vin Scully. I do listen to Uecker for the humor. No way you’ll ever hear a score after the first batter.
Rishi, that rant would’ve been better if he mentioned that Carlson was not in position.
O/T, but some national writer was on local talk radio this morning, talking about the strength of the pitching staffs of the playoff teams. Said the Cardinals stand out especially with the way Pineiro is pitching. Then they start talking about the young pitchers with the innings limits. Our local guy (LI native) asks about Joba, saying the plan doesn’t look like it’s working. And then the national guy is like “Yeah, Joba doesn’t know whether or not he’s coming or going.”
I wanted to pull my hair out. Joba was having issues when he was pitching on a regular basis, with the exception of the few good starts after leaving Nebraska. They’ve found the hitch (twice) and now Heyman is saying they’ve tweaked something else in Joba’s delivery. So GRRRR at all the people including the “experts” who think Joba’s troubles are squarely on the shoulders of the Yankees because of how they’ve handled him. He was having efficiency and mechanical issues for most of the season, not just in August and September.
Good news, though, as they may have figured out he mechanical issues. And he’s certainly pitched more aggressively, making him much more effective.
Boy, Jeremy Bonderman relegated to a mop-up role?
Whatever happened to him?
Swish has been a pleasant surprise this year. He got off to such a great start, cooled off a bit and then has come right back. He has been a great replacement for Abreu, who was one of my favs. At least Swish isn’t afraid of the wall.
Erica – always OPPC
September 17th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
If you don’t want to screw up songs, don’t listen to Pinkard and Bowden. Songs like “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” turn into “Blue Hair Driving In My Lane” and “She Thinks I Still Care” turns into “She Thinks I Steal Cars”. That stuff will mess you up for life.
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LOL.. “She thinks I steal Cars” sounds like a hit somg to me
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You might enjoy Pinkard and Bowden. They have one called “I’ve Got Friends In Crawl Spaces” and another that is “Green Acres” as done by Jimi Hendrix.
randy l. -
Do you think you might attempt to gain some maturity?
Attempting to insult me on a tribute page to a great man like Ernie is very sad.
Maybe you can learn something from your actions
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Again, all the best to Ernie.
Major League Baseball has announced that the Red Sox will begin tonight’s game with a 5-0 lead, and more runs will awarded to Boston on an ‘as needed’ basis.
I just heard Skip Bayless say he likes the Yankees less and less each day because of the pie in the face and the guys having fun wrestling for the helmet.
The Yankees are damned if they do, damned if they dont.
They arent as corporate this year, they are having fun, acting like one big family and they still get insulted
KC is playing well right now.
Twins are without Morneau, though. Will be very interesting to watch this unfold.
With only 16 games left, the Twins may have seen their chance pass by over the past week or so – they had many opportunities to capitalize on Tigers losses…
And Rex Ryan leaves messages for ticket holders and gets insulted.
If Bill Belichick left messages, he would be praised for his creativity and genius. (of course he does not have to because all the fairweather Red Sox fans came out as Pats fans after 2001)
I wonder what the “bruins fans” meant when they were chanting “We Want it” during Game 7 of the 2nd round of the playoffs. Did they mean “we want red sox tickets?”
They couldnt have meant they wanted the stanley cup. That would mean they actually had fans.
Major League Baseball has announced that the Red Sox will begin tonight’s game with a 5-0 lead, and more runs will awarded to Boston on an ‘as needed’ basis.
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don’t forget in 2011 they will have 125 home games too.
-I wonder what the “bruins fans” meant when they were chanting “We Want it” during Game 7 of the 2nd round of the playoffs. Did they mean “we want red sox tickets?”
They couldnt have meant they wanted the stanley cup. That would mean they actually had fans.
Jim
That is one of the funniest things I have ever read. It describes Boston fans all too well.
the Central division is a joke. Detroit (if they even manage to hang on) would be in 3rd place in the east or west.
Maybe, but teams from joke divisions can go a long way.
“Do you think you might attempt to gain some maturity?
Attempting to insult me on a tribute page to a great man like Ernie is very sad.
jim pir-one-
gee, i thought i was one of the few fans on the blog who understood your humor.
you are trying to be funny , right ?
the Central division is a joke. Detroit (if they even manage to hang on) would be in 3rd place in the east or west.
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that is no joke, Kate. do you realize that Detroit went into today’s game w/a run differential of +7.
they lost today, of course, 9-2. thus, their run differential is 0.
Yes, having Verlander, Jackson et. al. might make for an interesting short series, but the fact is, they will be extremely luck to see the post-season if they can hold off Minnesota.
that is true Nick, can’t take anyone for granted
‘06 World Series Champion Cardinals had 83 wins and a + 19 run differential for the year. All the numbers don’t always matter.
I just finally saw that pitch to Nick Green…If I was Mike Soscia, I would have went balistic on the umpiring crew..Just terrible, Its friggin Red Sox Nation and I am wondering if I died and gone to hell……
randy l. -
All I try to do is give my anti-Boston opinions, and I try to inject a little humor into them, like Papi injected the roids into his backside
I just didnt see the Ernie tribute page as an appropriate venue to dish out more insults.
Holy Cow!
Detroit is falling apart. 3-7 in their last ten, and their opponents with Toronto and KC.
now their lead is down to 4 games with 7 left with the streaking Twins.
Buckle up, we may see Cy Pavano in the ALDS
“I just heard Skip Bayless say he likes the Yankees less and less each day because of the pie in the face and the guys having fun wrestling for the helmet.
The Yankees are damned if they do, damned if they dont.
They arent as corporate this year, they are having fun, acting like one big family and they still get insulted”
Who really cares? When you think about it, the only time America ever really embraced the Yankees as a sentimental choice was in 1996 … it was the perfect storm because you had Joe Torre finally making to the WS, Frank Torre and his heart transplant, and the Yankees making it back to the WS for the first time in 18 years.
Basically ever since it has been the same old story … you either love the Yankees or you hate them … even in 2001 I didnt get the feeling that the sentiment around the country was to win the WS even after 9/11.
Although I respect and admire Mr. Harwell, as a student at the University of Michigan I will never read the FREEP again – in any form. Their reporting on the alleged practice violations at Michigan was ridiculous. It took them a week to admit that the article was written poorly. They never did admit that it was written by a guy who had it in for Rick Rodriguez from the day he was hired. I lost all respect for that news outlet from that day. They are a joke.
Didn’t the Cards have to play hard just to get to the play offs? Detroit is playing terrible lately. I am not taking them lightly, I know anything can happen in a short series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
bad taste but hey –
Pinkard and Bowden – Curt Cobain/you’re so vain parody
disco stu -
You do not find anything wrong with that? That people hate the Yankees because of how they are portrayed in the media?
After 9/11, you dont see anything wrong with some Bostonians being happy about what happened to NY?
People on here like to say it’s just a game, and I treat it as if it’s more than a game. However, I do not wish harm on other players/fans or take pleasure in those things.
However, if you go on a Boston blog, they wish that Mariano would take a line drive in one ear and out the other and make his head explode.
disc stu
You know, I noticed the same thing about the 2001 playoffs. I really thought that if the Yankees were ever going to be embraced by the rest of baseball, 2001 was the opportune time for it to happen. Instead, I almost got the feeling that the rest of the country embraced Curt Schilling more so because he beat the hated Yankees following New York’s tragedy.
In response to Jim’s post, Skip Bayless is worthless. He is a figurehead for ESPN to spout off their pro-Boston bias. The Yankees could each donate a kidney to children with cancer and he would complain that they didn’t give both.
That’s great about the Globe, Pete! You’ll be terrific covering the Sox!
Our manager treats the team as a family.
He has family outings, everything is one big family to Joe.
I’m not complaining about his in-game managing or player-management, but although you cant quantify wins and losses, I think the best part about Joe is the fact that he has created such a family atmosphere.
It must be easy to go to work each day for each of these players, and when a player has got a problem with another one, It’s probably easy to confront one another because of the looseness among them.
And yet he gets insulted and the Yankees get insulted in the media. And that’s why so many people hate the Yankees.
Like people say, it’s a game. There’s no need to hate anyone over it. Yet, the media spews its hatred to everyone they can.
After 9/11, you dont see anything wrong with some Bostonians being happy about what happened to NY?
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To be fair, its only a handful of insane people who feel this way. My week of college in Boston in 03, they had a big memorial service on the front lawn for 9/11.
Speaking of favorites, I met Phil Rizzuto’s grand daughter, Jenny Rizzuto, a few years back, at the Brooklyn Ale House in Williamsburg after about 8 beers and a handful of Jameson.
Had one of the greatest and most memorable conversations of my life with her, about her grand father, and baseball and life. Really memorable. He passed away the next year, I had her number and almost wanted to send my condolences, but realized those things should be kept close to home.
She was a beautiful lesbian btw, very hipster, but a beautiful person and personality, her partner wasn’t too bad either.
*first week
NYY626 -
Of course there are good Red Sox fans or Boston inhabitants.
But like some people, I don’t pay much attention to the positive, I usually look at the negative.
And in that instance, the negative far outweighs the positive, imo.
That’s a funny coincidence, I went to school in Boston 2 days after 9/11 in 2001.
“You do not find anything wrong with that? That people hate the Yankees because of how they are portrayed in the media?
After 9/11, you dont see anything wrong with some Bostonians being happy about what happened to NY?”
Hey Jim Pir-One … I hear ya, but as a Yankee or a Yankee fan, we wear the black hats … that is just how it goes. My wife is a huge Met fan and she absolutely loathes the Yankees … I get no sympathy from her when the Yankees lose (which is why I stopped looking for it years ago … LOL)
But I think you are wrong about 2001 … I dont recall Boston fans feeling happy about what happened with 9/11 just because it took place in NYC … that was a singular, historic moment in our country that transcended enemy lines that are drawn in the sand between Red Sox and Yankee fans.
“I just didnt see the Ernie tribute page as an appropriate venue to dish out more insults.”
jim pir-one-
see that’s the thing about humor.
you actually didn’t think it was funny when i said the cub’s fan in the link below was your cousin in chicago ?
http://www.theonion.com/conten.....transistor
just out of curiosity, if i did want to insult you ( not that i do), where would the appropriate venue be to do that?
gb7 might be interested because he has a lot of pent up anger sometimes and might need a place to vent.
After 8 beers and shots of Irish whiskey, are you really sure that that was actually Jenny Rizzuto? Maybe it was really the slightly feminine, but heterosexual Jimmy Rizzo with his girlfriend?
I lost my cousin and best friend in 9/11.
He loved the Yankees and NY teams as much as I did. That’s all we ever talked about.
And to have that thrown in your face can change a person.
I never cared one way or the other about Boston prior to 9/11.
I had a positive attitude regarding sports, and after my experience in that hateful city, not so much.
disco stu-
I’m sure that wasnt the sentiment of much of Mass. But the few outweigh the many in this instance to me.
Mark, no no no. Haha, I still have her image stuck in my brain !
Enjoy Boston!, if you’re a Sox fan I guess it’s good news. Otherwise, not so much.
randy l. -
I actually thought it was funny, but I figure it was meant as an insult.
If it wasnt, my bad.
If it was, on a tribute to a legendary man who is facing a death sentence, it is clearly not.
Green Beret has pent up anger due to his military days. Or he is just a Red Sox fan posing as a Yankees fan. Either or works for me. I understand his anger from either position.
Erica, actually I never watched Growing Pains – the theme song annoyed the heck out of me, though. I was a Who’s the Boss? person………….the way that Tony cleaned that house? Wow!
Where does it say Pete is going to the Globe?
Uncle Ellsworth, Family Ties was great for awhile…….I did not love it nearly so much when Courtney Cox was on it. I liked it best overall when Alex was in high school…….I have fond memories also of Silver Spoons. How I wished I could have a bed shaped like a car and a train running through the house, lol
GB, I’ve never seen Dirty Dancing…..and I have no desire to. I don’t even like the song, lol
Well Joe Girardi left Moose in for five innings to collect a W after getting nailed in the arm during the third inning last September in Toronto because hell or high water, Mussina wanted a chance at those twenty wins. Greinke wants a chance at the Cy Young award and the category he’s missing is W’s.
And Edwin Jackson has been crazy inconsistent in the second half, this was his fourth outing post ASG where he failed go more than five innings. He and Verlander have both rocketed past their career highs in innings pitched already and there’s still 2.5 weeks to go in the regular season. Anything can happen in a short series of course but right now it doesn’t look good for the Tigers.
“I lost my cousin and best friend in 9/11.”
Jim Pir-One … I am very sorry about your loss and I can certainly understand how you would feel if you heard people in Boston enjoying that people lost their lives in 9/11 because they may have been Yankee fans … that is pretty disgusting that people could actually feel that way.
Who cares what Skip Bayless thinks? I’d rather hear from his brother, Rick, who is one of the best chefs in the US and has many great restaurants in Chicago.
Uncle Ellsworth (be nice, until it’s not time to be nice)
September 17th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..re=related
bad taste but hey –
Pinkard and Bowden – Curt Cobain/you’re so vain parody
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I sort of prefer “Let’s Put The X Back In Christmas”. But, they do have few less tasteful than that.
i was the news director of the radio station at the university of missouri way back when and i found out that the royals would be open to giving us the occasional press pass to cover the games there and so i found myself one sunny day behind the batting cage on the turf at (then) royals stadium having an ongoing game of name that tune with ray knight while watching bp. ernie harwell came out and joined us, and the 3 of us, the just retired knight, a really young kid from j school and the great ernie harwell laughing and joking and talking about music (and occasionally baseball.)
I will never forget what a nice friendly guy mr harwell was that day, he didnt care that i was a teenager or ask who i was coverning the game for, he was just one nice guy sharing his enjoyment of a beautiful spring day with the people who were around him.
the world needs more ernie harwells
Okay folks- I am leaving work!
I have a bunch of errands to do and I am already falling behind on my TV viewing habit. I am going to try to take advantage of the off day and get caught up.
Not sure how much posting I will be doing tonight
Betsy.
Glad you appreciated the suggestions re:Savannah. I jumped off the blog last night as someone was pretending to be me. Amy will forward our cell phone #’s to you if you have any questions while you are there. Please feel free to email Amy from her website if you have fyrther questions.
Randy I.
My Inlaws from Nauset/Orleans will be here Monday-Thurs in Maine. I will find out the last time they were in and what they purchased. I will report their feedback to you.
-dennis (for real)
Why doesn’t Mike ask this moron caller if he watched any games this year?
Where does it say Pete is going to the Globe?
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nowhere. it’s complete b.s. this person pops up here occasionally posting the same type of crap.
Arod hasn’t done it in the playoffs for the Yankees? Um 2004 prior to game 4. after that NO ONE hit. Alex wasn’t the only one. and since it is the same story, no one has hit.
betsy
September 17th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
GB, I’ve never seen Dirty Dancing…..and I have no desire to. I don’t even like the song, lol
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I only saw it because when they’d come and stay with me when I was in the states, they’d bring that movie and watch it at least twice a day. They knew every song and every line od dialogue by heart, as well as acting out the scenes. They were 8 and 8, then.
“GB, I’ve never seen Dirty Dancing…..and I have no desire to. I don’t even like the song, lol”
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
You really should check out the movie. I think it’s so bad it’s good, or so corny it’s bad and that’s good, or maybe it’s… I dunnno. It ain’t Gone With the Wind or The Godfather, but it ain’t Ishtar or Heaven’s Gate either.
Skip Bayless?
I think we should.
“Green Beret has pent up anger due to his military days. Or he is just a Red Sox fan posing as a Yankees fan. Either or works for me. I understand his anger from either position.”
jim pir-one-
the way i understand it , the problem is toxic waste . i wouldn’t tease him right now . he’s a little touchy.
This guy is clearly just trolling Francesa, but it’s definitely pleasing to watch Francesa defend Alex while destroying every dumb argument this dope brings up.
Pete going to the Globe?
Well, if he does, Heidi Watney is a big, big upgrade over Kim Jones. Just sayin’
http://www.heidiwatney.net/hei.....ardo_4.jpg
GB7.
I bet the was “The Time of your Life”…
-dennis
dirty dancing memorables
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/quotes
arod is still on the yankees???
“that”
sorry for the typo.
-dennis
I don’t understand why certain Yankee fans can’t root for both players, Arod and Jeter.
“Why doesn’t Mike ask this moron caller if he watched any games this year?”
Those type of Yankees fans are worse than even Red Sox fans.
betsy
September 17th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Erica, actually I never watched Growing Pains – the theme song annoyed the heck out of me, though. I was a Who’s the Boss? person………….the way that Tony cleaned that house? Wow!
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I love Who’s the Boss. I was really little when it was on, but I’ve caught it on reruns throughout the years. I actually wanna get it on DVD one day and start watching from the beginning. I follow Alyssa Milano on twitter. 95% of her posts are baseball related. She seems like a really cool chick.
Jim Pir-one
September 17th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
randy l. -
I actually thought it was funny, but I figure it was meant as an insult.
If it wasnt, my bad.
If it was, on a tribute to a legendary man who is facing a death sentence, it is clearly not.
Green Beret has pent up anger due to his military days. Or he is just a Red Sox fan posing as a Yankees fan. Either or works for me. I understand his anger from either position.
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You prove once again that you don’t know what you’re talking about. You know less about baseball than you do the military, and that’s zero.
I’m a lot of things, but, angry isn’t one of them. Having no use for blatant stupidity is.
“You really should check out the movie. I think it’s so bad it’s good, or so corny it’s bad and that’s good, or maybe it’s… I dunnno. It ain’t Gone With the Wind or The Godfather, but it ain’t Ishtar or Heaven’s Gate either.”
Dirty Dancing is a pop culture icon. You should see it.
Heaven’s Gate should also be seen because it really is that bad – really.
I need to watch Ishtar but I don’t think it will come close to how bad Heavan’s Gate is. Talk about a film insistind upon itself.
dennis-Costanza
September 17th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
GB7.
I bet the was “The Time of your Life”…
-dennis
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If I had ever found the people at wrote the script for that movie, I would have broken their pencils and their legs. Love the girls, but, hated that movie.
Stevie:
“Well, if he does, Heidi Watney is a big, big upgrade over Kim Jones. Just sayin’”
Careful, Stevie. Kim Jones is like the kid sister to some of us
We’re verrrry protective of our Little Kimmy.
bill o’reilly always says hes not angry, too
“I’m a lot of things.”
You know GB, that’s open to a lot of interpretation…lol.
“I don’t understand why certain Yankee fans can’t root for both players, Arod and Jeter.”
If there was ever a year that would happen I would think it would be this year …
Jeter is having an incredible, MVP-type season and Arod’s performance this year has been nothing short of heroic IMO … to play at the level he is at with the hip issue all year long is an incredible testament to what an amazing athlete … this is one Yankee fan who has plenty of love for both of them.
“bill o’reilly always says hes not angry, too”
Bill’s just… um… enthusiastic.
dennis-Costanza
September 17th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
“that”
sorry for the typo.
-dennis
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I gave up trying to correct my spelling and typing, Dennis. If I made corrections, I wouldn’t have time for any of the important stuff….like typing on this blog, eating, sleeping, and…uhhh…..stuff.
But that success has led viewers to expect such coverage, causing frustration when the majority of games on My9, Fox and ESPN are not followed by postgames on YES.
Latest example: Tuesday, when it did not cover the brawl with the Blue Jays seen on My9. (Earlier this year, the game against the Mets in which Mariano Rivera recorded his 500th save was seen on ESPN and not followed by a YES postgame.)
The Yankees are the primary reason for YES’ existence, so it should be all over the aftermath of every game, regardless of the network it appeared on or the opponent.
“We’ve had more pre- and post-game shows for those [non-YES] games than in previous years, and we are heading in that direction,’’ spokesman Eric Handler said.
(For example, YES offered an extra postgame when Derek Jeter was near the team hits record).
Handler would not say whether YES would cover all games in the future or specify why YES does not cover every game now, as SNY began doing this season.
Here’s a hint: money. (Duh!)
To produce 162 postgames, YES would have to fire up its studio when it otherwise would have been dark, which is quite expensive.
SNY’s added costs are not as daunting because its studio already is live each day for news shows.
http://www.newsday.com/blogs/s.....g-1.812020
Joe I
September 17th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
“I’m a lot of things.”
You know GB, that’s open to a lot of interpretation…lol.
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hey….I don’t like to limit my horizons.
when i read once that wrestling had the #1 tv rating at the time i knew there was a whole population of very strange people in america.
when bill o’reilly came along, well, shall we say he found a niche.
Ham Fighters
September 17th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
arod is still on the yankees???
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It wasn’t humorous the first 3 times you typed this.
GB7 has an awesome sense of humor!
randy l.
September 17th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
when i read once that wrestling had the #1 tv rating at the time i knew there was a whole population of very strange people in america.
when bill o’reilly came along, well, shall we say he found a niche.
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It’s no secret who O’Reilly’s and Oliver Stone’s biggest fan and groupy is.
Hulk Hogan ?
id love to see the twins-tigers go down to the last w/e and force the tigers to use verlander on saturday or sunday.
i have no preference for who we play, thats just asking for trouble, but i want either of them to be wiped out by the pennant race.
Chavez?
Bob Lorenz?
Green Beret -
There is no need to resort to insults. It’s a sign of anger.
I was merely responding to another commenter’s post about your “pent up anger.”
I think you’re a great baseball guy. How are the twins doing? Hopefully, they’re already Yankees fans
mel gibson?
Dennis, you’re too kind – thank you! I’m sorry you had to deal with that jerk – we have all had to, at some time or another. It’s a shame that this guy (or gal or people) end up chasing away good posters such as yourself…
Murphy, GB – I hate romantic movies, lol….I don’t see many movies period, but I always end up disliking the girl who gets all the guys. I did see Ghost – I guess that’s a romantic movie in a way. Swayze was fantastic in that – now you want a great song? Unchained Melody is a great song.
Patrick Swayze?
Patrick Swayze?
NYY, it’s another one of those really cute, hardly classic shows……but, in it’s way, I guess it is a classic. You can start from the beginning……then skip the stupid year or two where they brought on that annoying brat Billy. Every show, when the kids grow up, brings on some replacement brat – and it always fails. Anyway, skip that year and jump right to the last year.
Captin Jean-Luc Picard?
Vinnie from Queens?
“In baseball democracy shines it’s clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. This is a game for America, still a game for America, this baseball.” – Ernie Harwell.
How can you say people from Boston were happy about 9/11? Those planes flew out of Boston and had many MA people aboard.
The only Race is the race to the bag?!?! Tell that to the Yawkey family.
who woke up the dog?
this is funny francessa’s been knocking people who dont like arod all afternoon and now he comes out with how he hated reggie.
so basically everything he said about the people who hate arod applied to himself when reggie was here
he just fell off his soapbox
taht is a great quote Austin, thanks for sharing
“i cant knock arod for who he is, its who he is”
“jackson was just too showy”
Am I the dog?
The only movies that I thought were truly horrible were Mr. Right, with Ellen Degeneres and Bill Pullman (I think), Phenomenon (I HATED the ending, I felt so betrayed) and Jaws 4.
upstate kate -
How can i say that? Because i experienced it. That’s how.
There were people from all different origins on those planes, in those buildings. I’m sure there were Mass. victims as well, and I feel terrible for those people too.
however, it was an attack on the heart of New York.
“Killer Clowns From Outer Space” was pretty bad.
In Jaws 4, a relative of the original shark decides to off the youngest Brody child and chase Mrs. Brody to the Bahamas. The shark must have put a tagging device on her, lol
Get Yer Damn hands Off Of her!
September 17th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Am I the dog?
No the Subject of Boston’s reaction to 9/11.
I give up, this blog is eating my post.
Suffice to say that a relative of the original shark somehow kills the youngest Brody child and instinctively knows that she is going to the Bahamas, where he follows her.
Sigh….I give up. The blog is eating my posts.
“Sigh….I give up. The blog is eating my posts.”
You see Betsy, that’s what happens when you admit that you saw Mr. Right.
MLB.TV, Just had Verducci on and he presented his all decade team……Posada, Jeter, A-Rod & Rivera were on his team……
Betsy
September 17th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
The only movies that I thought were truly horrible were Mr. Right, with Ellen Degeneres and Bill Pullman (I think), Phenomenon (I HATED the ending, I felt so betrayed) and Jaws 4.
“Killer Clowns From Outer Space” was pretty bad.
intentionally bad
Heavan’e Gate is an attempt at high art which fails miserably. Not to say it is all bad some of the scenes are stunning but you say “oh that’s nice, why am I watching this?’
Jaws 4 – so bad its good
its sick how people allow thier sports rivalries to effect how they think of people from those cities.
there is no other city in the world as much like new york city as boston.
there are tons of native new yorkers in boston and vice versa because both groups find the other city as close to thier native town as they can find anywhere.
both cities consider baseball a religion.
most rational people can put sports aside and appreciate the similarities between themselves and thier fellows from other towns.
thats why you see people in boston holding up a huge ‘we love ny ‘ banner when baseball resumed after 9/11, because we are all baseball fans, and more importantly we are all americans.
other people have serious problems.
GB who is the Stone/ O’Reilly fan?
Joe, sob, I had no idea………..I swear. Well, the popcorn was good.
Uncle, Jaws,4 is really so bad that it isn’t good. I mean, the original shark’s relative (or an angry friend) kills the youngest kid and, with a GPS system, knows that Mrs. Brody is going to the Bahamas? It’s laughable…….so I guess it’s a good comedy, lol. Mrs. Brody’s shoulder pads were the size of football players!
Joe, sob, I had no idea………..I swear. Well, the popcorn was good.
Uncle, Jaws,4 is really so bad that it isn’t good. I mean, the original shark’s relative (or an angry friend) kills the youngest kid and, with a GPS system, knows that Mrs. Brody is going to the Bahamas? It’s laughable…….I guess it makes for a good comedy, lol
Re: Bayless –
I tend not to take a person too seriously if he’s over the age of 60 and still calls himself “Skip”.
Joe, sob, I had no idea………..I swear. Well, the popcorn was good.
Uncle, I think Jaws 4 is so bad that it’s beyond goodness, lol
I have something against Boston jokingly and I dislike the sports teams. The city itself, I’ve always wanted to visit since it’s very historic.
Alyssa Milano Fans need to check our Hugo Pool.
It is really weird/pretty bad but entertaining as all hell.
directed by R Downey Sr.
Too many stars and off beat moments to descibe. I saw it 5 years ago and have never met anyone else who has seen it.
personally i hate the socks and the pats with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns…
but i love boston!
Grinke left today’s start with a forearm injury after the ball hit him earlier in the game
And of course, his next scheduled start is against the Sux… which he’ll probably miss.
Why do the Sux get all the breaks???
Boston, Scranton with Clams……Tony Saprano
what has been said about Eiland finding a mechanical flaw in Joba’s delivery?
Betsy
September 17th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Dennis, you’re too kind – thank you! I’m sorry you had to deal with that jerk – we have all had to, at some time or another. It’s a shame that this guy (or gal or people) end up chasing away good posters such as yourself…
Murphy, GB – I hate romantic movies, lol….I don’t see many movies period, but I always end up disliking the girl who gets all the guys. I did see Ghost – I guess that’s a romantic movie in a way. Swayze was fantastic in that – now you want a great song? Unchained Melody is a great song.
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No question about The Righteous Brothers version of “Unchained Melody”, Betsy. It’s one of the best songs ever. Right there with “A Whiter Shade Of Pale”. Roy Orbison had great versions of both songs, as were the instumental versions by Zamfir and Bery Kaempfert.
***Bert*** Kaempfert
Uncle Ellsworth (be nice, until it’s not time to be nice)
September 17th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
GB who is the Stone/ O’Reilly fan?
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The local conspiracy fruitcake, Ellie.
oh
Can’t wait until David Cone beans a Blue Jay tonight and Scott Brosius starts a brawl with Paul O’neil.
Uncle Ellsworth (be nice, until it’s not time to be nice)
September 17th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Betsy
September 17th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
The only movies that I thought were truly horrible were Mr. Right, with Ellen Degeneres and Bill Pullman (I think), Phenomenon (I HATED the ending, I felt so betrayed) and Jaws 4.
“Killer Clowns From Outer Space” was pretty bad.
intentionally bad
Heavan’e Gate is an attempt at high art which fails miserably. Not to say it is all bad some of the scenes are stunning but you say “oh that’s nice, why am I watching this?’
Jaws 4 – so bad its good
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Any movie by Ed Wood, Jr, is so bad, they’re good. “Plan 9 From Outer Space”, “Glen Or Glenda”, and “Jail Bait”, a movie that has absolutely nothing to do with the title. God…..those were bad.
Cry Baby
I vote Grease 2 as worst movie of all time.
Hatchet Face is hilarious !
Shout out to Jim Carroll who passed away last Friday.
Swayze is getting a lot of spotlight lately, as he should. What kid doesn’t love “Red Dawn”?
But Carroll’s “Basketball Diaries” was a book I carried around with me in high school and was somewhat of an eye-opener for me.
Rest in peace, Catholic Boy.
The reality is that Boston’s a city with less than 1 million people. It’s closer to Pittsburgh then it will ever be to NYC.
There is a difference for me between
Wood’s B movies and High Budget Hollywood studio films with star power that stink.
Gigli (I went out of my way to rent it and yes it is that bad) for example.
Anyone see “the sweetest thing”? crapfest
North?
Godfather 3
Boat trip
King Kong (new)
so tell me what city is more like nyc than boston?
What a strange thread. What’s with all the guesses? Was there a question?
Is the answer Billy Beefcake?
Off the top of my head?
Chicago.
Boston’s a nice place, Ham, don’t get me wrong-my first teaching job out of college was near there. But, to me Boston was missing something that NY has, something that I can’t put my finger on.
The Red Sox are still getting the calls. Are these umpires being paid off by John Henry ?
And Boston is not in the same league as NYC. Boston is a second rate city. If you want to compare try Chicago or LA.
And Boston is not in the same league as NYC. Boston is a second rate city. If you want to compare try Chicago or LA.
OH! You’re my new favorite blogger fyi