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"King's Call"
August 16, 2009 by
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Here is one of the best tributes to Elvis Presley, courtesy of Thin Lizzy. It's the late Phil Lynott's tribute to the King, with the great Mark Knopfler on lead guitar, recorded in 1980. So in honor of the 32nd anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, here is the video, courtesy...
Texas Thieves Run Wild
August 16, 2009 by
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For the second time this season, Brad Penny was on the mound and a team swiped eight bases against the Red Sox, and this time the Texas Rangers coasted to an easy 7-2 win in Arlington last night.Penny has now lost his last four decisions, and went 5 2/3 innings last night. He struggled...
Tex Calls For Help and V-Mart Obliges
August 15, 2009 by
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My buddies over at Surviving Grady today have a post about last night's thrilling Red Sox comeback in the ninth, and features Tex (aka Donna), seen in the above photo calling on help from above as Victor Martinez was at the plate in the ninth. (Hey, the Vikings won in Indy, too...
Buzzsawed
August 14, 2009 by
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Not much to say about Thursday afternoon's game and finale of the four-game set with the Tigers other than the Red Sox ran into a pitcher throwing some serious gas and got shutout, 2-0.Justin Verlander was hitting 99 and 100 MPH from the beginning and by the time he departed after...
Always Good To See Old Friends
August 13, 2009 by
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The Red Sox rolled to their third straight win over the Detroit Tigers, 8-2 at Fenway last night. Lots to like: Mike Lowell and Jason Bay both going deep again (and both are heating up big time), and Josh Beckett is making a strong case for the AL Cy Young Award, winning his 14th game...
Not Your Average Fenway Night
August 12, 2009 by
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Last night's Red Sox-Tigers had so many things in it:Hit and brushed back batters (an extension of Monday night).Youk and Rick Porcello getting friendly on the mound. (I hope Joba Chamberlain was paying attention to this after his game.) Both benches emptied and both players were...
SABR Trivia Answers
August 12, 2009 by
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I was a little derelict in putting up the answers to SABR Trivia contest, which I posted here last week. The New York Times printed them Monday, so here they are:1. Who are the three members of the 500 home-run club who also pitched in the Major Leagues?Babe Ruth (1914-21, ‘30, ‘33...
Trivia Q&A: August 11
August 12, 2009 by
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We had another huge crowd for Trivia on Tuesday night, with 22 teams in attendance. We had a great reaction to the Special category of "John Hughes Trivia." Most teams did fairly well, and the scores were equally good for the True or False and General Knowledge rounds.IQ...
A Night at the Beacon With "The Royal Scam"
August 11, 2009 by
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In 1995, I saw Steely Dan for the first time at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, and it was a fabulous show. For years, I thought I'd never see them live, as both Donald Fagen and Walter Becker despised touring, and had gone their separate ways after Making "Gaucho" in...
Home Is Where The Wins Are
August 11, 2009 by
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The hideous six-game losing streak is over.And the season isn't over, no matter what the New York media says.The Red Sox scored two runs from the first two hitters against the Tigers and Edwin Jackson last night, matching what they did in the previous 33 innings. Dustin Pedroia...
Honoring a Film Legend on Tuesday
August 10, 2009 by
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The Special Category this week for Trivia Night will be "John Hughes Trivia," in honor of the late filmmaker and writer who tragically passed away from a heart attack last week at the age of 59. It will be seven questions about him and his films.The Q Train lightning round...
Thank You
August 09, 2009 by
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Thank you Boston Red Sox for not showing up in the Bronx this weekend.Thank you for embarrassing your loyal fan base with a simply horrid display of baseball against your longtime rival and nemesis.Thank you for going 0-6 against the two division rivals in the most important week of...
At Least Texas Lost
August 08, 2009 by
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Another putrid display of baseball in the Bronx on Saturday.Clay Buchholz wasn't bad but the offense was AWOL once again.5 1/2 games back. The Texas Rangers were beaten in Anaheim by the Angels, so the Red Sox Wild Card lead remains at one game. (I think we should pay a little...
McCarver Again Pushes Innuendo As Fact
August 08, 2009 by
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I was watching today's Red Sox-Yankees game on Fox (no need to discuss that), and in the fifth inning, the subject of discussion between Joe Buck and Tim McCarver was the Red Sox historic comeback in the 2004 ALCS. And once again, as he's done a few times before when the two...
Put Up or Shut Up For Buchholz Today
August 08, 2009 by
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As bad as Thursday night was, Friday hurt worse.It was a game the Red Sox really could have won. And really should have won. But didn't.Josh Beckett once again is proving he is the leading candidate for the AL Cy Young Award. He was simply superb. Allowed just three hits in seven...
"A Glove of Their Own"
August 07, 2009 by
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I wanted to call to your attention a very worthy project that is gaining the attention of the literary world as well as the baseball world called "A Glove of Their Own." The book is the brainchild of Bob Salomon, who came up with it at a child's birthday party and his...
The Smoltz Experiment Ends
August 07, 2009 by
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John Smoltz was designated for assignment this afternoon, thus ending his Red Sox, and possibly his MLB career as well. It's a sad way for Smoltz to go out, but it's clear that his starting days were finished. The Red Sox brought up Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa, who started...
Done.
August 06, 2009 by
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The above word sums up one John Smoltz, who got raked over the coals in the Bronx on Thursday. The numbers are simply butt-ugly. No sense in going over the highlights, as there are none.I said before this game that if Smoltz gets bombed by New York, giving up say, five or six runs...
Yep. Everybody Else Is Dirty But Us.
August 06, 2009 by
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In the ninth inning of yesterday's Red Sox game with the Rays, I saw some Rays fan holding up a sign that actually made me laugh when I saw it.It was one of those taunting signs (that no doubt many of the hypocrites in the Wind Tunnel will be carrying tonight) that had asterisks...
Kick Some MFY Ass, The John Henderson Way
August 05, 2009 by
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Well, Brad Penny has officially made me very concerned about the back end of the Red Sox rotation. He was awful in a 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay, giving up three home runs, as well as five runs in six innings. Way to boost my optimism.Less said about it the better. Just face reality: 2 1...
SABR Baseball Trivia Contest
August 05, 2009 by
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The recent SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) convention had a trivia contest among its members, and the New York Times had an article about it. As you know, I am all about baseball and trivia (and baseball trivia, of course).I took the test, and I will be curious about...
No Offense and Used Up Bullpen
August 05, 2009 by
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This certainly wasn't the way the Red Sox wanted to start the most important stretch of games this season.With the exception of home runs by Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis, the offense didn't make an appearance versus Matt Garza and the Tampa Bay Rays. In fact, the 5 through...
Trivia Q&A: August 4
August 05, 2009 by
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We had 20 teams in for Trivia Night, and it was a noisy night in Professor Thom's with a huge crowd in. The Special category of "Album Debut Trivia" may have set the record for some of the lowest scores of a multiple points round. Out of a maximum of 20 points for it...
WTC Run to Remember
August 03, 2009 by
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This September 6th, I will be running in the inaugural "World Trade Center Run to Remember," a 5 kilometer race that will benefit many 9/11 charities. (I will be running for The Voices of September 11th.) It will be held at Governor's Island on the Sunday before the eighth...
Album Debuts On Tuesday
August 03, 2009 by
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On Tuesday night, our Special category for Trivia Night will be "Album Debut Trivia." I will give you seven debut album titles from famous musical artists, and you will tell me who they are. They will be from the Rock-n-Roll Era (but they all are not necessarily rock artists...
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