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I voted my max of 25 times one time this year, but I think you can do it everyday, if I'm not mistaken, on mlb.com. EDIT: No, you really can't do it everyday, apparently. Sad. Oh well, 25x it is. I recall the Milwaukee faithful diligently adding Geoff Jenkins to an All-Star roster, so I have no reason to believe we can't get Prince the starting spot he deserves. Plus, it doesn't hurt that he's arguably the hottest youngster in the game today, and has nationwide name-recognition.

Buy a used PS2 system, and buy the new MLB '07 The Show. '06 was solid, and even if they simply updated rosters, etc., I'd feel like I got my money's worth. (if youv'e got the $100-150 lying around, that is)

Sinclair's The Jungle has a wonderful ambiguity in its conclusion, although the 'open-endedness' centers more around the symbolic/satiric elements of the text... "'I pulled myself together and spoke slowly. 'The last word he pronounced was --- your name.' 'I heard a light sigh and then my heart stood still, stopped dead short by an exulting and terrible cry, by the cry of inconceivable triumph and of unspeakable pain. 'I knew it---I was sure!'...She knew. She was sure. I heard her weeping; she had hidden her face in her hands. It seemed to me that the house would collapse before I could escape, that the heavens would fall upon my head. But nothing happened. The heavens do not fall for such a trifle. Would they have fallen, I wonder, if I had rendered Kurtz that justice which was his due? Hadn't he said he only wanted justice? But I couldn't. I could not tell her. It would have been too dark --- too dark altogether.' Marlow ceased, and sat apart, indistinct and silent, in the pose of a meditating Buddha. Nobody moved for a time. 'We have lost the first of the ebb,' said the Director suddenly. I raised my head. The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed sombre under an overcast sky----seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness."

Alright, I'll bow out and stop with the big posts after this. Yeats wrote another poem which, to me, walks in step with Chase's view on art's role -- and how others interpret, discern, and in some cases, demand, meaning... "A Coat" W.B. Yeats I made my song a coat Covered with embroideries Out of old mythologies From heel to throat; But the fools caught it, Wore it in the world?s eyes As though they?d wrought it. Song, let them take it For there?s more enterprise In walking naked. This is one my favorites, if not the favorite, of Yeats's poems. Artistic vision must take into account that others will read your work differently, often times in ways that you did not intend. However, the artistic purity of being "naked" cannot be stripped and re-designed - kind of like the ending to the Sopranos. All Chase literally did to end the show was just stop -- not have a killing, or some other 'big' ending. Do we read into that? Yes - we, too, as fools, 'catch' that 'coat' and wear it how we see fit. Like Yeats here summarizes, Chase is supremely happy in that he wrapped up his masterpiece in his own way -- and if that bothers others, who cares?

9 episodes = Divine Comedy's 9 rings of hell Cat = Adriana Characters in diner = characters from past episodes Walk to bathroom = Godfather homage Eating orange = death of Tony etc., etc., etc. I think the great thing about a show as well-crafted as The Sopranos is that there is meaning for everyone's reading - like the near-200 posts on U2's "One." I have enjoyed the show from start to finish, and enjoy that Chase allowed me to end it in my own way. Is it wrong for me to think of a bloody end for Tony? No. Is that what Chase intended for me to think? Who knows -- and more importantly -- who cares? Art is supposed to pose questions, as Chase had mentioned in an earlier interview. The joy of art for the patron, to me, is that you get to develop your own answer. Just like AJ's quoting of Yeats's "The Second Coming," each viewer is free to form his/her own rendition and ending. AJ alluded to a poem written in the world-altering horrors of WWI, yet he viewed it as applicable to our modern world, almost a century later. In fact, the poem itself can help to explain Chase's conclusion. "The Second Coming" is about the end of the world/day of judgment being brought on by humankind itself, which is then powerless to stop the "beast." Some quotes from Yeats's masterpiece that, to me, help to understand the show's conclusion: "Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, / The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere / The ceremony of innocence is drowned; / The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity." (lns. 4-8 ) "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, / Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" (lns. 21-22) Obviously the latter contains AJ's excerpt, but I see so much of the show in these two specific segments. Carmela constantly grappled with her husband's (and her own) choices and lifestyle, always leaning on her religion for guidance. Although very early on, she came to terms that Tony's life will lead him down a path to hell & damnation, Carmela lacks conviction - she cannot bring herself to do anything to stop him - or save herself. Her devout Catholicism truly becomes bathed in the blood she knows is on her husband's hands - and the image of "the ceremony of innocence drowned" in blood speaks to me of both their children's (& their own) baptisms, along with their other sacred ceremony thus far - their wedding. Nothing remains pure in their lives, aside from their own selves - flawed, dark, & corrupted as they may be - and that's how I see the episode ending. All they will ever truly have is each other - and even that can be taken away by a hitman (or a random event)

Soup looks like Verlander's 'cool, young' uncle. Part Matthew McConaughey's character in Dazed & Confused, part lawyer...

Great! Thanks for all the updates, guys - esp. walkoff with the great look at the credits. Glad to be set straight!

KegStand, why exactly does that article tell us that the "Mystery Man" isn't Nikki Leotardo? I read the entire thing, and nowhere in it does it make any reference to the character beyond the actor's experience working on the show. Calling his role "Mystery Man" simply means Chase didn't want to let out who the character actually is, not that it's not Phil's relative. Obviously I don't know either way, but the fan whose post I found seemed to know his/her stuff, and stated that the end credits identified a "Nikki Leotardo." While I have no way to verify (no TiVo) this, it certainly doesn't appear that anything has been "debunked", unless you have some info I missed --- and would love to see! Also, RobertR, I love that reading of the ending. I kinda took that away too - not your interpretation of the characters (which is nice) - but the fact that it doesn't matter whether this guy shot him, but that it's just going to happen eventually. You know, the randomness of life (think Jackie Aprile's cancer...) coupled with the constant danger of life as a mafia boss. The thing I noticed was Meadow's facial expression as she ran - repeat, ran - into the diner. She looked upset & panicked, which would explain her inability to park in the aforementioned large space on the curb across the street. To be more specific, not a look that would coincide simply with being late for dinner. That's what has me scratching my head the most. My guess was that she's pregnant (Carmela noted that Mead had gone to her Ob-gyn to 'change birth control' - maybe she found out just then), but even that seems a bit of a reach. What's great to me about the ending is that it works for however you, the individual viewer, read the series. The show has worked its entire path to make its viewers think beyond the surface, and that's precisely what this ending does, too.

Yes, yes, yes. I certainly thought so. This from Deadspin (don't know if it was posted yet or not, don't have time to browse, so sorry...) - who got it from an HBO message board... This fan certainly gives the benefit of the doubt to Chase, but to be honest with you, after years of watching his subtle touches, I do too. But I don't know if all of this is or can be true -- still intriguing, though.

This makes me eager to get a look at Lucroy. Any of our minor-league afficianados know how common it is for a hitter to be able to transfer that skill to wooden bats? Or is it more likely that ballplayers will struggle? I know the Fla. Summer league is probably similar to the Northwoods league (but with better players), but I still find it very encouraging that a C prospect rated out that highly. As I'm not a very big fan of Estrada, I really love this pick.

Bury Yost's Heart at Wounded Twin Cities It's always so easy to criticize, yet we fail to realize - whatever his shortcomings - that Yost is well-liked by his players (esp. Benny), knows how to handle a pitching staff, and has guys busting out this year - making his offensive job easier. Give him a break, for crying out loud!

Very late to this thread, and I know many have been mentioned already, but... Invisible Man, Ellison The Jungle, Sinclair ("The horror!") Native Son, Wright and for some 'books,' Hamlet King Lear The Crucible Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (film version is well-done, directed & adapted by Stoppard, starring Gary Oldman ® & Tim Roth (G))

Good point end. FWIW, the 'Stros inked Teixeira in my The Show 2006, and that lineup is ridiculous. Just having Berkman & Teixeira in the same lineup is murder. And that's without Carlos Lee - I'd traded him to Arlington (for CoCo & *shudder* Mench), and they managed to re-sign him!

THT is widely respected, from what little knowledge I have. What I know they're respected for is statistical analysis, and I don't really have a clue regarding player projection. Seems a bit rash to me to make that kind of a statement about Dillard, but maybe the comment was contextualized to mean 'on some MLB team,' not necessarily the Brewers. Our pitching just seems too deep this year...

Almost 5 pm Time for another haiku Get a win! Go Crew!

I tried to warn you guys!

Again time to win Miguel Cabrera owns Soup Haikus never die

Well, one's a C, so his value is too high to give up. Can't guess the other one, though.... EDIT: Nevermind, gotta be Shrek

I think that just doing Manny for Vlad is a lateral move, so any additions from Braun are a throw-in. Since D counts zilch in most fantasy leagues, this deal looks even better. Yes. Act now before the proposer realizes what a dumb move this is...

rick pitino, jeff bzdelik, mike montgomery, billy donovan.... the list goes on & on. Maybe Billy will do better, but, "Shaquille O'Neal isn't walking through that door. Anfernee Hardaway isn't walking through that door. Dennis Scott is not walking through that door. Nick Anderson isn't walking through that door...." Sorry...

On a second look Still debating Rickie Weeks I need a big break

ML forum loud Brewerfan can overwhelm IGTs - haven

That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age

late to this party, but it seems rather clear-cut for me: The dad has solid legal grounds whereby to sue, but the bar manager saved himself some flak by offering to call a cab. Overserving is something for which the bar could be found guilty - I'd guess similar to (criminal) negligence? But the adult individual responsibility lies on Hancock. He made these choices, so while the bar can be held responsible for over-serving, they made an effort to take care of Hancock, and he turned it down to drive drunk, smoke up, and talk on his cell (from what I've heard, not exactly to his wife). Can you imagine being on the other end of the conversation that night?

Stupid "facts"