tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post3227336721368367746..comments2024-02-11T05:17:12.629-05:00Comments on L'ennui mélodieux: "We're just tryin' to accomplish what we're tryin' to do."Randal Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-62342528535390247042008-03-30T17:13:00.000-04:002008-03-30T17:13:00.000-04:00Huh?Huh?Blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159463105401061130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-20254360285202946142008-03-29T12:59:00.000-04:002008-03-29T12:59:00.000-04:00spartacus, oh, of course no one is a lock, and pre...spartacus, oh, of course no one is a lock, and predictions are merely best estimates given the available information. Hell, look at 1991 when both Minnesota and Atlanta went from worst to first and played a classic series. <BR/><BR/>christopher, I think Cashman saw that he needed to restock the farm system and add free agents where necessary, and that's what isn't good news for the rest of the Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-74199649000081441462008-03-29T11:06:00.000-04:002008-03-29T11:06:00.000-04:00I love the Yankees -- always have, even growing up...I love the Yankees -- always have, even growing up back home in California. I was never feeling the Giants. I much preferred the Oakland A's.<BR/><BR/>So the Yankees brought back Andy Pettitte for another season and this rarified, overpaid, 35 year old pitcher is hurting and he won't be able to start. What's new for the Yankees?<BR/><BR/>But the young arms we have are amazing and a thing of Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-61903294206285411732008-03-29T10:41:00.000-04:002008-03-29T10:41:00.000-04:00RG - Aside from the league bottom-dwellers like Ba...RG - Aside from the league bottom-dwellers like Baltimore, Tampa Bay, Washington, Kansas City and Pittsburgh, there are no locks in either league. You know I follow the Mets and it <I>appears</I> that their pitching staff is shaping up nicely, but there are still a few players coming off of injuries and, of course, there's the age factor -- two of their five starters is over age thirty five as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-6979904236811743212008-03-29T10:39:00.000-04:002008-03-29T10:39:00.000-04:00tomcat, fear not my friend, the draft is only a mo...tomcat, fear not my friend, the draft is only a month away, which means minicamps, then training camp, then kickoff!<BR/><BR/>SWB, I was trying to summarize a history of recent Indo-European linguistic scholarship, but it seems that I have failed. I will try harder next time, I promise!<BR/><BR/>okjimm, you said it, not me!<BR/><BR/>dcap, that's the problem with sports - and, well, life - there'sRandal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-41088995434123282242008-03-29T06:05:00.000-04:002008-03-29T06:05:00.000-04:00i like baseball teams with no republicans -- which...i like baseball teams with no republicans -- which means there are no teams i like<BR/><BR/>and randal i thought ALL teams from NY were evilDistributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-72505056953115112022008-03-28T17:16:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:16:00.000-04:00Boy and Howdy! As far as baseball goes....... I am...Boy and Howdy! As far as baseball goes....... I am way out in left field!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-50170145922245042842008-03-28T17:10:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:10:00.000-04:00Okay, I skimmed it, and I think it's all about bas...Okay, I skimmed it, and I think it's all about baseball? If not, tell me which paragraphs to read, okay?Blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159463105401061130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-2739832485638062472008-03-28T14:22:00.000-04:002008-03-28T14:22:00.000-04:00Is it football season yet? ;-)Is it football season yet? ;-)TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-2329022546242587552008-03-28T14:07:00.000-04:002008-03-28T14:07:00.000-04:00b, all you need to know about baseball is that roo...b, all you need to know about baseball is that rooting for The Fucking Yankees is like rooting for Republicans. ;-)<BR/><BR/>ac, did Santana die today?<BR/><BR/>fairlane, no, something far, far more insidious: I rethought Louisville's injury concerns during the season, saw where they were seeded, looked at their potential future matchups, such as an overrated Tennessee instead of a more lethal Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-31065455288842019922008-03-28T13:28:00.000-04:002008-03-28T13:28:00.000-04:00The comments I cited were written before your revi...The comments I cited were written before your revisionist predictions.<BR/><BR/>Have you been hanging around Wingnuts?s. douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095308024108321913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-41268279687500884942008-03-28T13:01:00.000-04:002008-03-28T13:01:00.000-04:00The best pitcher on Earth is one C.C. Sabathia, my...The best pitcher on Earth is one C.C. Sabathia, my good man.Anthony Cartouchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767757612028943671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-17620759922442129462008-03-28T12:56:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:56:00.000-04:00I almost never know what is going on in baseball. ...I almost never know what is going on in baseball. I do enjoy the sport but as with many, baseball is really enjoyable when I am physically at a game with a beer and hot dog. I do proclaim to be a Padres fan and am happy to see the Mariners win for my dad's sake (he loves baseball and if I do know anything about what is going on it is so that he and I can chat about it from time to time). I also Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482104257045322117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-9356148351205276842008-03-28T12:13:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:13:00.000-04:00fairlane, if you scroll down, you'll see my offici...fairlane, if you scroll down, you'll see my official, pre-tournament picks which include all four winners of yesterday's games making the Elite Eight. Just for the record. Yeah, Georgetown got bounced, but hey, as Meatloaf sang, 4 out of 5 ain't bad.<BR/><BR/>LBR, you were eating a hot dog and downing a tall, cold one as you typed that, weren't you.<BR/><BR/>FB, but hatin' is so fun, goddammit. Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-16927734886986353522008-03-28T11:39:00.000-04:002008-03-28T11:39:00.000-04:00But I'm not bitter and harbor no animosity towards...<I>But I'm not bitter and harbor no animosity towards The Red Sux Nation nor The Fucking Yankees for outspending everyone on an annual basis thereby increasing their opportunities because, hey, that's the American way, isn't it.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, that's a relief because that would really be bad form.<BR/><BR/>I mean, sure the average payroll of the Yankees exceeds that of most third-world Dean Wormerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214049238722718299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-17290268935610506912008-03-28T10:51:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:51:00.000-04:00Look, I can't quite answer la belette's question a...Look, I can't quite answer la belette's question after I have lived in TX for 20 years, but good try! That title <EM>almost</EM> got me to read a sports post.<BR/><BR/>(Don't you hate it when people act almost pious in their ignorance?)<BR/><BR/>That reminds me of this gem of a license plate I saw yesterday, "Separation of Church and Hate." <BR/><BR/>Don't be hatin, ya'll!Freida Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489663202315694313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-59562543779885337492008-03-28T10:22:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:22:00.000-04:00Do we have a baseball team in Texas? I occasionall...Do we have a baseball team in Texas? I occasionally like to go for the beer and the hot dogs. Please emphasize the word occasionally when reading that last sentence.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-42792413216455134082008-03-28T09:23:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:23:00.000-04:00Just for the record, I'm not sure I'd trust old Ra...Just for the record, I'm not sure I'd trust old Randal's picks.<BR/><BR/>After all, he did say this about the Louisville Cardinals, "I don't think (They) will do all that much," and, "I still think Georgetown is better..."<BR/><BR/>Louisville-79<BR/>(Former #1) Tennessee-60<BR/><BR/>Louisville onto the Elite Eight.<BR/><BR/>Georgetown-70<BR/>Davidson-74<BR/><BR/>(Georgetown out after the second s. douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095308024108321913noreply@blogger.com