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And we have a remix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRv1g93O2gc

My God. Whoever you are, identify yourself!

Can Bill Hall Pitch? Some of the most fun I've had on BF.net

Pearl Jam has tons of them, Unthought Known is the best off the last album... Rearviewmirror is another good one. Our Lady Peace - Not EnoughDrive by Truckers - After the Scene Dies

I became a Vancouver Canucks as I was in NYC in 93 (92?) when the Canucks and Rangers were in the Finals. As a consistent fan of the underdog, and wanting to be contrary to an entire city around me (as 14 year-old, mind you) - I decided I would be a Canucks fan.

I don't think a thread like this exists - one central source for concert and live music recommendations. Just announced this morning - DBT playing the Pabst Theater on October 1: One of the best live acts you'll ever see...

This is pretty interesting.... http://www.huffingtonpost...es_b_623176.html#s115251

Stubb's marinades for beef and chicken are also out of this world... We regularly use Sweet Baby Ray's in this house, although we've recently become fans of a dry rub (too lazy to go look at the name - you've got to order it out of Texas. However, I grew up with Open Pit - and while I'll agree with many assessments that it doesn't have the consistency of a great barbecue sauce (actually voted the WORST barbecue sauce in one recent poll) - I've got some recipes with that brand that beat anything else I know...

I was at the Gantner game too - as a kid, that was depressing...

Again, I gotta say, I've never been a fan of the guy - but if you're getting all fired up to say hateful ridiculous things about a man on the day of his death re: the way he did his job, you really gotta take stock of your moral compass. We don't like the guy because he's made life hard on our favorite team both on and off the field through his ruthless management style. And the majority of the people here are happy to piss on a guy's grave... When in reality, when you separate the personal from the professional, here's a guy that has done more for others than any anonymous blowhard on an internet message board dancing on the guy's grave: From an AP article: http://www.google.com/hos...D_-mV5YlIWSI8ngD9GUFDDG0 Not as well known and something he kept out of the news, Steinbrenner was a contributor to many charities — especially in his adopted hometown of Tampa. And he supported many causes. Steinbrenner had no connection to Virginia Tech, but after a gunman killed 32 students on the campus in 2007 he donated $1 million to the "Hokies Spirit Memorial Fund" and sent the Yankees to Blacksburg, Va., for an exhibition game. "To respond to a need as he did and put it into action tells me everything about what kind of a human being he was," Virginia Tech baseball coach Pete Hughes said. "It was an immediate response, too, by him — 'How can we help them?' — and within 24 hours, the logistics of that game was being talked about." A graduate of Williams College, Steinbrenner, nonetheless, funded the Ohio State marching band for years — his name is on a campus building. "Mr. Steinbrenner and his wife were the driving force behind the new marching band facility in Ohio Stadium," said Jon Waters, assistant band director. "We will always remember George Steinbrenner's love of music and his love of the Ohio State University marching band." He was charitable with his time and money before he became the Yankees owner in 1973. "I met George when I was 9 years old on a baseball field in a Cleveland public park. I prefer to remember him as a young man who encouraged girls and boys to play sports with enthusiasm, skill and courage," said Donna E. Shalala, University of Miami President and former Clinton cabinet member, of the man who taught her how to slide. From his obituary: Steinbrenner also had a soft side. He sometimes read about high school athletes who had been injured and sent them money to go to college. He paid for the medical school expenses of Ron Karnaugh after the swimmer's father died during the opening ceremony at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Steinbrenner kept older friends from his football days on the payroll, had a way of rehiring those he had once fired and liked to give second chances to those who had fallen from favor, such as Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden. He gave millions to charity, often with one stipulation, that no one know who made the donation.

Depends on how you look at it, Invader. The game is full of these types of characters and is better for it. Everyone needs a good villain... Hating the Yankees is fun sport, and he's a big reason for it....

I hate the Yanks as much as anyone else, but it's a sad day in the history of baseball.

It's easy to say things like "I bet no one on the Tigers voted", but if you honestly look at the situation and set aside message board rhetoric, the guy showed some real stones in owning up to his mistake. He didn't have to talk to reporters that night, he didn't have to go into the Tigers clubhouse. He didn't have to do interviews the next day. And he could have gotten someone else to sub for him. Instead he manned up. Told everyone who would listen that he screwed up and that he was sorry. And guess what? When you're a respected umpire who shows that kind of humility and accountability, people are going to respect you for it. I'm actually not surprised at all he'd be regarded highly among players.

Kenny Rogers' Perfect game (1 of 20) Visiting a friend in Texas. I was 13. We went to the game on a whim 1/2 hr before the game started.

Does this change anything about what we owe him for the remainder of the year?

Pretty fantastic video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKAz0fI27Fk

Keith Olbermann doing some good blogging on the subject - apparently there is precedent in the commissioners office declaring/erasing perfect games: http://keitholbermann.mlb...missioners_office_m.html

Jim Joyce is a stand up guy: http://wxyt.cbslocal.com/...rraga-of-a-perfect-game/

To his credit (although it doesn't change anything), Jim Joyce was all class in his post-game interview. Admitted he made the wrong call, even said he stole the perfect game from the kid, thought he was right until he saw the replay. Then tipped his cap to Galaraga for not getting in his face while all his teammates did. There's going to be some self loathing in his hotel room tonight.

I gotta think you must be thinking of someone else, or this is the textbook definition of a minority opinion. Did he kill your dog or something?

I asked this in the In-game thread, but we're all a little unsure: Can Baseball overturn that? Especially considering it was the final out and it would not change the outcome of the game. So blatant...

Yep, he started celebrating and then just a smile. I would have gone insane on that umpire, made sure I would've gotten ejected. Can I call Gomez Blowmez from now on? Leyland did it for him. Went bonkers. Rightfully so. I hope baseball steps in and overturns it. Would have been the final out of the game. Would not have changed any outcomes. Just do the right thing.

Honest question: Can baseball change this? Can they over rule the ump and grant him the perfect game after the fact, in a case that is so obvious? Would send a much needed message to the umpiring fraternity.

Haven't seen the replay, but the guy on ESPN news is incredulous. He says it wasn't even close.

Whatever you do, do not tune in to watch Armando Galaraga pitch the 9th inning in the Detroit/Cleveland game.