JimH5

I'm a man of the people. The mean-spirited, mocking of the disabled, people.

Pardon if this has already been posted. I did a search and didn't see any mention of this. I was scanning Baseball-Reference today and noticed they had Eduardo Rodriguez in their "In Memorium" section. Here's an obit link: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/5ddaef1dafa2b153/fde0d4d3cd301018?#fde0d4d3cd301018 Apparently, he died March 6th, though I've not been able to find any cause of death. He turned 57 that day. He pitched for 6 seasons for the Brewers, from 1973 through 1978, often in the middle innings. He was one of their more reliable pitchers during those days, though he was often wild. He was right around the league average in ERA in 235 games with the Crew. Farewell, Eddie--and thanks for your contributions to a great game.

Time for a divorce. Your wife clearly doesn't get it. Tell her to stop sticking her nose into your day. Actually, you could play this one up. . . Come to the game dressed as Harry Caray's corpse. Or maybe as Ron Santo with faux artificial legs. That would be a nice, cheery way to extend an olive branch to the Cubs fans.

Yeah, and give 25% less effort than you were giving before. Two can play that game... That will get you nowhere. And I've never felt satisfied doing a job without giving it my all--even when the money sucked. My first job out of college, I was 9 months into it, when I was told that my job was being eliminated, and was being redesigned as one that paid 30 percent less, and that I was able to stay in it, but only under the new terms. I told them I couldn't accept those terms, gave my two weeks notice, and left. For me, my pride was worth the extra money. That said, I didn't have a family at the time, so I didn't really have anything to lose. And truth be known, the only job I found after that paid even less than I would have made had I accepted the offer. Still, it was a defining moment for me, and I never regretted leaving.

I'm a stay-at-home dad with my soon-to-be 5 year-old daughter. It worked out better for her mom to return to work, as she had a higher income and even less patience than I do. So it's been me and my daughter together every day since she was 3 months old. I'm fatter and grouchier than at any other point in my life. My goal is to make it past the point where she's 14 years old, with a 38 year old boyfriend, and she stabs me in the neck with an ice pick while I'm sleeping. Anything beyond that, and I'll consider the whole thing a success. Seriously, the only thing that I can offer is that more than getting your driver's license, more than graduating from high school or college, more than landing your first job or getting married, life changes when you become a parent. Fully and completely. You're never the same, which can be good or a drag, more likely both. Some days will last forever, where you can't do anything for yourself. Reading through a newspaper column will take 2 hours because of all the interruptions. Just as you start to get comfortable with one phase of their development, they'll be on to the next one. You are also now about to become the pack mule. Every baby need is suddenly your cargo. And then before you know it, the crib and high chair and stroller and bouncy seat and baby bath and changing table and all that stuff will be unnecessary. There are poignant moments, too. When you get to be the fun dad and you can see that your kid is really proud to be with you. Or when you can make the tears stop. Just do your best. And make sure that you and her mom are united as one. Make sure your daughter gets into a routine with plenty of sleep. Take a lot of pictures and learn that you're now the 3rd most important member of the family.

Wow--tremendous. Congrats to you on amassing (emphasis on the word MASS) such a terrific collection!

My prediction. . . Someone dies and Chavo cries.

Curse you. Mine eyes have seen the glory of your cruel and excellent prank.

I'm with the GFI crowd. We had a house in NJ that had a GFI outdoor outlet right underneath a leaky gutter. That thing tripped all the time.

It's clear he meant it all in jest. He closes the piece with "We're role models in every sense of the word."--referring to sportswriters.

Several years ago we considered joining, but then learned that they only took American Express--not VISA or Mastercard. I don't know if that is still true--but it was a dealbreaker for us at the time.

Ben Sheets is injury prone. And Derek Jeter is clutch.

My wife is in her mid-40s and I've known her for 25 years. To this day, whenever she sees a rainbow, she stops to admire it. Rainbows are fine, but it's not like there's not going to be another one. . . I think she gets a little perturbed that I don't share her fondness for rainbows.

Part of the reason behind the zaniness of biking jerseys is that they should be easy to see to keep cyclists from becoming roadkill. It's possible to find them without advertisements, but they should still have colors or graphics that standout. One time I had just finished a little 30 mile charity ride. I was riding alone, but among several hundred cyclists. The ride went smoothly, and I was on my way back to my car, when I reached a stop sign and forgot to unclip my shoes, and ended up tipping over in front of a crowd. Humbling. But my jersey looked bright and colorful. . .

I used to love going for a morning run just as the sun was coming up. A little cool down afterward, a quick shower, and off to work by 7:00 a.m. The traffic was very light, I could get in to an empty office and start working without interruption. The problem was, I was wiped out by 9:30 p.m.--and it was too tempting to stay up just a little bit, which ruins the next day. Also, I was often starved by 11:00 a.m. and couldn't get many lunch companions at that early hour. . .

I would certainly say yes to save my own job. And after that, it gets murky. . . Has the scenario been presented such that I think the organization will be better in the long run by accepting the short term cut? I'm not taking a voluntary cut just to save jobs if those jobs don't really add value to the future organization, regardless if my friend is in one, or someone else supporting a family.

How about talking to the landlord or building superintendent about killing the power to that apartment for a few seconds. Just enough to turn the stereo off, but not enough to kill tropical fish or freeze the dog or anything. If that doesn't work, you know, water runs downhill. . . My downstairs neighbor enjoys playing his electric guitar (quite badly). He likes to start around 9:55 p.m. Building Security is usually called by 10:10.

On his radio show, Dan Patrick often says things like "coming up in about 10 minutes from now. . ." I am bothered by the "from now" part of that statement. Of course it's "from now". That part is redundant. He could say "coming up in 10 minutes. . ." or "coming up 10 minutes from now. . ." Then I wouldn't be posting this note.

TYME is to Wisconsin as MAC is to Philadelphia/NJ. And I have never flicked anyone off. . . Flipped? Yes. . .Flicked? No. Though I have never flipped anyone off at the Badger State Games. . .

One of the other girls from Bananarama? Actually, I can't tell if this is a depression-era photo, or a recent one made to look old. Is it a photo from the 1930s?

For signed baseballs, it's nothing fancy. . .just plain ballpoint. A Papermate or Bic will work just fine. Blue ink is the preferred color as it looks clear and bright against a gem white ball.

Tom Verducci has a really interesting point at the end of his latest column. . "Only three third basemen age 33 or older ever managed more than two seasons with at least 150 games: Brooks Robinson, Pete Rose and Mike Schmidt." The column was a reminder about the age of the Yankees and how they are relying on Posada, Damon, Jeter, Rivera, Matsui AND A-Rod--all guys whose age make it likely that they'll spend some time on the DL, or playing at a diminished level. To think that the Yanks have this guy under contract for NINE more years is just terrific. The Yankee drama is wonderful. It fills the offseason with so many emotions. . .from high comedy to angry shouts of the unfairness of it all. . .

Swearing around kids = NOT cool. Some people are too self-absorbed to get it.

I stand corrected. . .sorry for the misinformation.

I was a subscriber last year, and didn't renew this year. I can't really answer your question about downloading, but I'm 90 percent sure the answer is "no". I don't think you can download from the site. A "card" is basically a webpage with that guy's stats and projections. Nothing more. I thought when I subscribed that it would also contain the verbal analysis about each player (like in the annual book). But it didn't--and it seems as though the Pecota forecast is so broad that it wasn't really that useful for me to use. For a stat file of projections, I use Cory Schwartz's from MLB.com's Fantasy 411. He last updated on March 4. . . http://fantasy411.mlblogs.com/