Swisher: “I don’t want to leave New York”
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Notes on Jan 27, 2011 
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Nick Swisher was on the Mike Francesa’s radio show this afternoon, professing his love for the Yankees, the Bleacher Creatures and all things New York.
“I don’t want to leave New York,” Swisher said. “This is the place to be. I love it. I absolutely love it… Meeting my wife, and Kevin Long, and the city of New York just completely resurrected my career.”
Coming off the best season of his career, Swisher has stuck with his offseason routine. We already know that Long has been to California to work with Swisher this winter.
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Swisher said. “Continuing to do the same thing. Just trying to keep that same mentality. Really trying to stay consistent with something.”
It’s a nice, quick interview that’s available over on the YES Network website. Swisher talks a lot about his transition to New York, his popularity in New York and his upcoming honor at next week’s Thurman Munson dinner. It’s Swisher, so you know it’s entertaining.
A few other notes and links from today.
• Newsday has a cool photo gallery showing some of the oddities of Brian Cashman’s offseason, everything from the Derek Jeter negotiations to the Rafael Soriano press conference to last night’s bartending experience.
• My good friend Bryan Hoch did a nice job wrapping up last night’s bartending event. “I think I’m keeping (the fans) happier right now tending bar than I am in terms of finding a starting rotation that they can be comfortable with,” Cashman said. “But in time, we’ll do that, I promise.”
• Make sure you check out Buster Olney’s take on what the world of Twitter might have looked like with a George Steinbrenner account. My favorite fictional tweet: Mattingly’s hair has gotten so long that he looks like one of the Beatles — one of their girlfriends, I mean.
• Vladimir Guerrero’s most logical next step might be a one-year deal with the Orioles. As Ken Rosenthal pointed out, there aren’t many teams still looking for a designated hitter.
• The Nationals designated Justin Maxwell for assignment. If the 40-man weren’t full, and the Yankees hadn’t already added Jordan Parraz for outfield depth, I’d suggest Maxwell might be a solid target for the Yankees. He was pretty bad in Washington last year, but Maxwell raked in Triple-A and seemed to be developing into at least a fourth outfielder not too long ago. That said, I’m not sure outfield depth is as much of a concern now as it once was.
• ESPN says that the best unknown high school player in the country is a kid from my hometown (though I went to a different high school). My dad really likes high school basketball, so I’ve actually heard about Otto Porter quite a bit. The last high school kid in that area to create this sort of buzz was probably Tyler Hansbrough.
How can anyone not like Swisher
I love Swisher, just not in the postseason.
Regarding Hardin’s ability to cross examine Pettitte, I would say he cannot if the subject matter about which he represented Andy is related to the issues about which he is representing Clemens or about which he would question Pettitte. It is a bit of a slippery, uncomfortable spot for a lawyer.
I love Swish! I’m wearing my Swisher shirt right now. It has brought the Yankees Good Luck at every game I wore it.
I love Swish too, one of my favorites even before he came to NY. I do wonder what the plan with him is beyond this year. They have a fairly reasonable option on him for 2012 (10.25 million) but decision time is coming soon with him.
It’s refreshing to have a player like Swisher on the team.
He works hard and he loves the pinstripes.
I liked the Swisher trade at the time, and he has exceeded expectations. Easy guy to root for.
Now, if we can just get him to relax in the playoffs!
Blake
Who is becoming a free agent as an outfielder after 2011? It will probably depend on how he does this year. His postseason shortcoming might come into play but I really think if he is performing then they will keep him.
bold prediction time here: swisher will put up far better numbers than jason werth
“Who is becoming a free agent as an outfielder after 2011? It will probably depend on how he does this year. His postseason shortcoming might come into play but I really think if he is performing then they will keep him.”
I would guess that if they do decide to make a change then it would be via trade. Swisher is good so they may well decide to just re-sign him when his contract is up….but we’ll just have to see. Justin Upton will be available at some point and Cash and Towers are buddies….
I like Swish best in small doses. His enthusiasm is great but I would find it exhausting after awhile.
Blake
I think they’ll keep him around. He gets on base, hits homeruns and in 2010 he had a good defensive year. I think as long as he is producing there wouldn’t be a need to not re sign him. I really like his enthusiasm. I remember one game I went to, he struck out twice, my grandfather was complaining they shouldve replaced him. I told him that he will strikeout but eventually he will figure it out. Next at bat, he hit a home run.
“bold prediction time here: swisher will put up far better numbers than jason ”
I don’t know about far better but probably comparable and much better value per dollar
tyanks,
Yea he is 30 though and will be 32 in the offseason of 2012 when they would be making the decision (if they pick up his option). It will probably depend on how he’s playing, how they think he will age, and what other options they have.
Swish!!
Love Swisher.
But I really hope Swisher stops being abysmal in the postseason.
He has batted like .100 last 2 years beyond regular season. It’s hard to watch.
Love Swisher. Plays hard, has fun and loves being a Yankee.
Swisher hit .333 .385 .750 1.135 against the twins last postseason
dammit Jerkface.
you and your facts are always causing problems on here.
Sidenote: Knicks Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
blake,
one more year of kevin long’s influence and werth crumbling under the pressure of that contract may make a big difference. i know it’s a stretch, but it would be awesome
Twitter has served to further dumb down reporting.
I played against Tyler Hansbrough in the state playoffs in high school. He and his brother were men against boys. We did beat them in the 3rd place game though so I can take that to my grave.
You got the feeling from the very first day Swish became a Yankee that he understood the honor it is to wear the pinstripes. He handled starting ’09 as a reserve to Nady with class even though he obviously wasn’t too pleased with being on the bench. He was one of the few guys in the lineup who performed above expectations last year. All that for Jeff Marquez and Wilson Betemit… That darn Cashman has no clue!
“That darn Cashman has no clue!”
lol, Only when it comes to pitching.
Yea the Swisher acquisition has turned out great despite ppl being upset about his PS performances. I’m expecting another big yr.
I like Swish, but his awful post-seasons are concerning.
I’m not sure I would re-sign him after his contract expires……
In half his postseasons he got on base at an above average rate, regardless of how he hit. He didn’t make outs.
They may have to dump Swisher when his contract expires in two years (including options) in order to make room in the OF for Jeter……………..
Swisher is a Yankee for 2 more years. Don’t have to worry about re-signing him or not.
In which case I’m happy to have him for 2 more years.
Eh. Baseball is a team sport. If Swisher doesn’t hit then the rest of the team should pick him up and vice versa. They didn’t lose to Texas because Swisher wasn’t hitting, they lost because only Cano and Granderson were hitting and pitching fell off a mountain. I think that he had a lot of key hits that got them to the postseason in 2010, so I can overlook him not doing well in the postseason. There’s 9 guys that all have to be held accountable.
“They may have to dump Swisher when his contract expires in two years (including options) in order to make room in the OF for Jeter……………..”
naw, they’ll just move jeter to the gm position and move cashman.
I doubt he’d accept the paycut, randy.
yeah, but then he could sign himself again and put himself back at shortstop
He’s too clutch for that.
Hamilton, Young, Kemp, BJ Upton other FA OF’s of note in 2 years.
Knicks WIN
I hope to see Bryce Harper replace him in RF in 2013!
Jeter wouldn’t be able to handle the GM role, can’t give flip jeter answers to questions when you’re the GM.
Plus the fans would eat him alive when they’d ask the injury status of yankee players and he’d look perturbed and say,’Everythings fine.’
I like Swish, he loves being a Yank, and is a good influence on the team. So, I say : Go Swisher !!!
No one hits when when they “choose” to ! ( be it in regular season, playoffs, or W.S. ) He’s damn good !!! ( not a super-star, but a good solid player ) He always give a good effort.
All I need to see !!!
SG at rlyw updated his CAIRO standings a few days ago.
Boston down to 94.9 wins. Yankees up to 90.3 wins. Rays up to 88.1 wins.
I thought Boston was going to rival the 27 Yanks?
Face,
I never got my order from this morning. Gotta share the bacon wealth.
I bought 3 pounds of centercut bacon from the store the other day. Its all mine.
With that much bacon you may not still be kicking by the time you get through it. And then it will be up for grabs.
A great dish is tossing linguine in some bacon, olive oil, and garlic. Its delicious.
I liked SG over at Replacement level Yankee…..That was my first Yankee hangout…….Too much on the computer stat sheets…..EB in LA is a smart baseball guy and there was a guy who went by Cowboy who was very funny but knew the game well…….I’m waiting on the Vegas lines which should be rolling out in a few weeks…..
Good Night all as last call has been called………Good Morning Morning People, and yes my pool service did have a young college coed assistant wearing glowing orange bikini top with white form fitting shorts…..They scopped all the leaves that attacked due to the Santa Ana wqinds yesterday…….I really didn’t mind at all…….Easy day to all my fellow LoHuders….
As of right now, it looks like Cashman isn’t going anywhere.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports.....;FEEDNAME=
Well, well, it looks like those words that Cashman spoke about Jeter looking at offers from other teams, actually, originated from Hal, himself. Also, Hal’s right about one thing. The old man was known to thrown darts at his own players, even ones that he beloved like Mattingly and Jeter. Perhaps, the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree after all.
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Steinbrenner exonerated Cashman in all areas, except to say ownership was uncomfortable with how “personal” the Jeter negotiations became. However, Steinbrenner said he wrote the feisty rebuke that Cashman read after Jeter’s representative called negotiations “baffling.”
Steinbrenner said: “I will return fire when fired upon. I do have some of the old man [George Steinbrenner] in me.”
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports.....z1CKG1CozG
Another NY Post article with some historical facts regarding Cashman’s role with the New York Yankees Brass.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports.....;FEEDNAME=
good morning early birds!!
interesting links Craw
Thank god Hal said something. Now we can put the “cash-bash” fest to rest for a little while.
Good morning.
Thank you for those links Craw. Very informative and candid.
So, does this mean it’s time to bash Hal over the Jeter mess?
Just kidding, that’s all behind us, and just goes to show you have little informed the fans are, before they lash out at the wrong people.
As someone once said, A little knowledge is dangerous.
Good morning all.
All I want to know is who’s our 5th SP.
Hey Al-
Good morning.
What’s the rumpus ?
Al-
Our numero cinco will be Nova.
It’s our numero quattro that’s in doubt.
Cashman offered AP $12M, maybe that’s a sign they’re talking, let’s hope so.
MTU -
CC
AJ
AP
PH
IN
#4 should come from one of the following:
Pettitte, Mitre, Colon, Millwood, The Duke, Big Freddy, or Bondo.
AP returns, ST in 3 weeks, road trip anyone.
Al-
IF AP returns we are all set.
if not ======> ?
Good morning, morning people.
Crawdaddy -
Thanks for the links.
Benny Bianco -
Don’t be too sure of that.
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Can’t wait til my daughter goes to school today so I can watch the Cano special. I had to DVR it so she could watch Jeopardy last night.
Doreen -
You allowed your daughter to watch Jepardy over Cano. DVR the game show, or get her her own TV.
Got another Disney BB figure yesterday, they are cute.
VW arrived yet?
Doreen-
Why bother ?
We all know that Cano is a lazy, shiftless, good-for-nothing Latin ballplayer who will never reach his cieling.
And that he should have been traded long ago.
I before E, except after C. MTU – GB7 has gotten into your spelling B, I thought I was bad, which I am.
Big Al -
Road trip. I wish….
One year I’m going to make plans to get to spring training. A few years back, we were vacationing at Disney in March and we did go to a spring training game at the complex there. It was the Atlanta Braves against the Reds. It was fun, but it wasn’t the Yankees.
Many, many years ago we visited my dad who lived in Stuart, Florida – ah, it was 1988 – and we went to see the Mets play a spring training game. The Mets of Gary Carter, Daryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez. I was a fan at the time. That was pretty neat.
(For clarification, I started as a Mets fan; my husband has always been a Yankees fan. After the kids were born, I paid ZERO attention to baseball in favor of the purple dinosaur, etc. When I was ready to refocus – and kill the big purple dinosaur – it was the Yankees that I returned to baseball for because during the time I was out of it, my husband would be watching them. So I knew the Yankees and did not know any of the Mets at all.)
Al-
Thank you for correcting Killer. He has been visiting. You know you can’t trust that dog.
And he definitely can’t spell. He’s all paws.
Big Al -
I got another figure and I didn’t open the box yet!
The VW has not arrived yet. I am not in a hurry because I really am glad to not be driving it in this horrible, lousy weather with snow and salt and sand and slush. If it takes till spring I’ll be okay with it! I am looking forward to getting it, though.
Doreen -
MTU is taking all of us to Tampa this spring, and JCPD will be feeding us Buffalo Hot Wings for breakfest, sorry you’ll miss the trip.
MTU -
That’s it, always blame Killer!
Al-
Got to blame somebody.
Big Al -
Darn!
actually Comet usually tries to organize a ST trip…I think those Canadian winters get to him!
Al-
Sure as heck couldn’t be my fault.
I think the Yankees should move their ST to AZ.
MTU -
No mountains to climb in Tampa, unless you consider the one AJ will be trying to get up in ST. MY RV dealer is in Tampa, we could check out the new line, and sleep in the RV’s, like we’re checking them out. Beats a hotel room.
Good morning all
Thanks for the links Crawdaddy
Here is the next made-up controversy:
“”Really, there are no problems at all,” Steinbrenner said. “Brian calls me on my cell phone more often than I would even like.”
Hal doesn’t like all the phone calls Brian pesters him with!
MTU -
Bite your tongue. Will never happen, Tampa is the home base, besides, only the girly teams go to AZ.
Al-
Yup. Flatter than an ironing board.
AJ is workin’ hard. Hard work usually leads to success.
You’ve got all the angles covered Al even the 180 which it seems you like to spring on RV dealers.
I think Cashman has his cell phone to his ear 20 hours a day. No doubt he’ll get brain cancer from it, if they’re right about that.
MTU -
The Blue Ridge and Great Smokey Mtns. will be nice to visit in a couple months. Think about it. You could walk where only few men have gone before. PS, I’ll be waiting in the truck.
Al-
OK. I won’t try to cheat you out of your precious ST.
Too busy wandering the desert anyway.
Been up all night, need some coffee. Back in a bit.
Al-
Yeah sure. You’ll be waiting for me in the truck.
With a shotgun.
I’ve heard that one before.
MTU -
You’ll need to watch out for the Black Bears coming out of hibernation, don’t forget to look up, they love to climb trees, and they’re very hungry in the spring. Also, loads of Copperheads and Timber Rattlers, but you like them. You might just be glad to see me with that shot gun.
Good morning.
Thank you for the Post link.
Derek’s relationship with ownership is more important than Derek’s relationship with Cashman in the grand scheme of things so interesting Hal owned firing back after the “baffling” comment rather than leave it on Cash.
MTU -
There’s always a boat trip down the river, and we could stop by and listen to some of the locals playing bluegrass on their banjo.
Al-
“A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
They match well with our Cougars, sidewinders, scorpions, and Gila
monsters.
Sounds like a refreshing change of pace.
I should consider it.
MTU -
I love Cougars, they appreciate a younger man.
Al-
Sounds like the shotgun is a very good idea if we’re going to have our “Deliverance”.
I prefer we have the “Oh Brother where art thou ? ” experience.
Love me some “Sirens”.
Weird movie!
Al-
90 year old ones though ?
Al-
Great soundtrack. I am a BIG Coen Bros. fan.
Yeh, on life support at the home, at my age, that’s a challenge.
Clooney was strange character in that movie, seemed out of place for him.
Al-
Just think of how happy you’ll make them.
Al-
Good point. The casting could have been a little better. But he did a good job IMO.
And I really dig “Pomade”.
In my day it was called “Brylcreem”.
Greasy kid’s stuff. A little dab would do ya’.
Don’t let Randy know about 90 year old cougars. He’s always looking to rob the cradle (even that may be too young for him, though).
Funny movie, but I personally loved The Big Lebowski best of all the wonderful Coen Brothers movies.
“Derek’s relationship with ownership is more important than Derek’s relationship with Cashman in the grand scheme of things so interesting Hal owned firing back after the “baffling” comment rather than leave it on Cash.”
Whatever happened this offseason shouldn’t have any long-term effect as I think reasonable men can sit down and hash out their differences. There were mistakes made on both sides during those negotiations.
Old joke, a 95 year old man knocks on the door of a Cat House. When the madam answers, he asks if this is the Cat House, and she answers yes. The old man asks, about the young woman available, and the madam asks, how old are you, and he replys 95. The madam says 95, old man, you’ve had it, and he replys, How much do I owe you.
GB-
I though Randy only likes cadavers. They’re a real challenge. And he always likes a challenge.
Craw, thanks for posting. I never had a problem with Cash saying that -after all, I thought Close’s comments (and Close speaks for Jeter even if Jeter didn’t say anything himself) were beyond stupid. I mean, asking for the years and $$$ that they did was idiotic because he was never going to get them from anyone. It wasn’t the most ideal way to open negotiationis.
Yes…Barbara Feldon on a tiger skin rug.
Anyway, so Hal isn’t as much like his dad as his brother, but he’s still got that genetic code.
Austin-
I have a hard time deciding but my favorite is “Blood Simple”.
An absolute masterpiece IMO.
GB7 -
Watch out for MTU, he was blaming Killer for his poor spelling earlier.
AL, “Killer” won’t go near a computer unless it has pizza sauce and spilled beer on it. That spelling was all MTU.
That whole article is great. I think it wise that Hal came out and put a kibbosh on speculation about Cash. I guess I was wrong………….and I’m glad to be so.
MTU -
The problem would be Randy would tell us how the 90 + women in the Twin Cities were a better group, at a lower cost, than those available in NY, and would argue NY is doing a poor job, considering all the resources available.
Al-
Or the one about the old woman who is asked :
“How do you handle being bed ridden so much of the time ? ”
Her reply: “Well it’s a bit tiring but it’s lot of fun.”
Crawdaddy
I’m going to guess both sides had their say to each other prior to Derek’s press conference. Just interesting Hal would go into detail to make the correction now and bring it up again.
Anybody catch ” A Serious Man “. That’s one of their films that sort of flew under the radar.
MTU,
They’d be on my desert island list of filmmakers as well.
And T-Bone can really write some catchy songs. I am no fan of country music but I really liked some of the songs he wrote for Crazy Heart.
What Hal and Hank Steinbrenner and Cashman have said is baby crap compared to the outbursts of GMS. He never met a microphone, camera or note pad that he didn’t like.
GB7 -
With spring just around the corner, you’ll need to be giving Killer some more free time at night to visit his lady friends, this way when the games begin, he’ll not be getting into your pizza and beer while the games on.
Al-
Yeah. maybe. Something like that.
Or how important it was to always warmup first before entering the game.
MTU -
That’s what I’m talk’in about.
“I’m going to guess both sides had their say to each other prior to Derek’s press conference. Just interesting Hal would go into detail to make the correction now and bring it up again.”
It tells me Hal’s tired of media types (Daily News) taking shots at his GM.
Evidently, SJ44 was right about the Steinbrenners loving Cashman as both articles seem to confirm that assertion.
“What Hal and Hank Steinbrenner and Cashman have said is baby crap compared to the outbursts of GMS. He never met a microphone, camera or note pad that he didn’t like.”
GB7,
I agree their comments have been mild compared to the old George.
“Killer” had better get a job. I’m tired of supporting his women and kids. I may have to change his name to Cromartie, Shawn Kemp or Elijah Dukes.
I’m tired too of the Daily Spew’s crap – good for Hal. And yep, everything Hal said in that article is complete confirmation of SJ’s posts about the matter.
GB7 -
I think a classic GMS statement was, he’s a Big Fat Toad.
Jeers-
They have made quite a few great ones.
I’m partial to the ones with the Western backdrops like NCFOM, and
Blood Simple.
people like Erin probably like “Fargo” best.
The music soundtracks are dyn-o-mite. No question.
Think they’ll ever make one about Ecuadorian surfers, or Wanderers in the Desert night ?
GB7 -
That’s rather harsh, putting Killer in with that crowd, Cromartie?
9 kids with 8 woman, and can’t remember their names.
Should change Cromartie’s name to alley cat.
Good stuff from Sherman:
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports.....GoGr35XnnO
Al-
Cromartie must be a Mormon.
He’s from Utah.
MTU -
Again with the spelling, it’s moron!
Al-
Let’s not get personal !
Got to go, mops want to go for a walk.
“In a strict baseball sense, Cashman was correct, but the business model of the Yankees pushes the team to keep historic players such as Rivera, Posada and Jeter in pinstripes and to make sure Jeter gets his 3,000th hit as a Yankee. ”
Reading between the lines, Jeter makes the team a lot of money. I guess it turns out that the Jeter brand has value after all.
In a nutshell that is what me and others were posting all along.
just listened to the Swish interview…gotta love Swish! He reminds me of a hyperactive puppy.
They covered me in “Raising Arizona” I’m looking forward to seeing their version of True Grit.
Let’s hope today is the day that our own cowboy from Houston decides to make that one last cattle drive.
Swisher is a highly productive player essentially in his prime who could bat 3rd or 4th on most teams. His OBP is great, his average is above average, he clubs homers and drives in runs. Put him 3rd or 4th in the lineup and he’ll get you 100+ RBI every year.
In a down year offensively for the league, it’s not impossible that a guy like Swisher could get an MVP vote or two, finishing in the top 5. Of course, he’d have to separate himself from guys like Cano, Teix, and ARod, but he’s certainly got the ability to do so with a great year.
Still unlikely, but that’s the kind of player he’s become for the Yankees. A great player, not just a good one.
Thing I admire about guys like Swisher, GGBG, Cano, and others is how hard they work. They are never satisfied and are always looking to improve.
Those are the kinds of guys you want playin’ for your team.
They stay hungry.
Jeers-
Good god almighty. Do you ever have that right.
Yeeee Haaaa !
all winter long the blogs have been overrun with the Jeter contract, Cashman’s inaction and alleged poor relationship with ownership, and the rotation. All speculation with little or none of it based in truth, as the Hal interview makes very clear.
In less than two weeks, after Andy announces he’s coming back, all will be fine in Yankee-land and they will be in position for another playoff-bound year.
All of this sound and fury from the blogs is, as Shakespeare so aptly put it, ‘signifying nothing’. That’s why I virtually ignore the off season and wait for a real team to be on the field, playing real games, before coming to any conclusions about the Yankee chances of success during any season.
I got up early today hoping the Cano special would be posted online and it was!!!! Excellent start to my day. I think Robbie is going to have another amazing year. I loved the segment with the kids-so cute. And I must say, he was looking mighty fine in that white T-shirt.
MG -
Amen to that.
MTU January 28th, 2011 at 8:23 am
people like Erin probably like ?Fargo? best.
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Fargo is an excellent movie, but I get cold just thinking about it.
My favorite Coen Brothers movie: Raising Arizona. With an honorable mention to The Big Lebowski. And I just saw True Grit a couple of weeks ago and loved it
Geez Erin.
Guess I had it wrong. I apologize.
Just thought with the way your Winter has gone you could relate.
I’m ready to hear, “Play Ball !”.
MTU- LOL
Oh, I can relate, believe me. But luckily the midwest hasn’t gotten hit nearly as hard as the east coast has (so far anyway).
Tar -
Yup.
That’s why I was very surprised that there wasn’t, in my words, a “Jeter Fund,” carefully set aside in anticipation of the end of that contract. Not so much that he should get whatever he asked for, not that you write a blank check. Just, well, I didn’t think there’d be that much separation.
But the one thing they did have to address was not the end of Jeter as a Yankee (Jeter will be a lifelong Yankee), but the end of Jeter as a player.
upstate kate -
Gonna have to take a listen later.
New Post- Pinch hitting: Doug Waage
Sherman’s article is spot on and one of the best I’ve read in a long time.
I wrote after the Soriano signing that EVERY General Manager deals with “meddlesome” ownership and this reinforces my position. No G.M. has complete authority nor should he. Anyone who owns a team is going to wield veto power… some wield or more often (and mor publicly) than others but they ALL do it.
Anyone see Freddy Garcia telling a Venezuelan newspaper that he wants to pitch for the Yankees? I’m okay with that.
True Grit was great, but the best movie I have seen in quite awhile is The King’s Speech.
Andy lives in the Urban Cowboy area. I always have been amazed he still lives in oil refinery central.
Jeers, True Grit was excellent, even if you loved the original, I think you’ll really enjoy it.
Fargo. Eggs for breakfast
Betsy,
Yes, really good stuff from Sherman in that article. Sounds like a good system of checks and balances to me.
Swishalicious!