tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108634502024-03-07T06:55:21.778-07:00My Other Blog<strong>Everything But Investing</strong>Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-26261566710214698842009-06-04T16:40:00.002-07:002009-06-04T16:44:30.356-07:00Big Unit Wins 300!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6b-7wnJdGxiKd163TH-5kV_6fMhdCgBGU4Vj9zxUHyGvRGMdNXwqWOc-u_-e4R9vLQtEIEkznCy6GWfk-DX7g0g2sHAYlYWk5IcGoo2nuPvqd88yh_fWPjj0YguYK0SFcCkWg9A/s1600-h/unit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6b-7wnJdGxiKd163TH-5kV_6fMhdCgBGU4Vj9zxUHyGvRGMdNXwqWOc-u_-e4R9vLQtEIEkznCy6GWfk-DX7g0g2sHAYlYWk5IcGoo2nuPvqd88yh_fWPjj0YguYK0SFcCkWg9A/s400/unit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343621523008592546" border="0" /></a>He seems pretty stoic about it but in is a major accomplishment in terms of it being very difficult to do in the age of five man rotations and complete games almost disappearing but he did it.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-31076569505072680362009-06-01T15:44:00.003-07:002009-06-01T15:52:08.944-07:00The Maine Monster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOB9hepX6LjEW-VApNsWVBQMcxucxM62tyRfFO5crCgxl15h7Zm_ogCwX9kvBGD3tx4R030rL9Z3nJCdN100xyV5Dgo_8ZRPQ1b-ZJs3lrnzAiZb4g6_Ur6P_-S-ZmSWSUp0Mcg/s1600-h/maine+monster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOB9hepX6LjEW-VApNsWVBQMcxucxM62tyRfFO5crCgxl15h7Zm_ogCwX9kvBGD3tx4R030rL9Z3nJCdN100xyV5Dgo_8ZRPQ1b-ZJs3lrnzAiZb4g6_Ur6P_-S-ZmSWSUp0Mcg/s400/maine+monster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342494079817136546" border="0" /></a>The Portland Sea Dogs are the AA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. They play their home games at Hadlock Field which has the pictured replica of the Green Monster from Fenway Park.<br /><br />Very cool.<br /><br />The only thing Prescott, the town where we live, is missing is minor league baseball.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-23091097124987930082009-05-25T09:58:00.003-07:002009-05-25T10:30:14.007-07:00MemoriesThis morning I saw on my FaceBook page where one of my fraternity brothers and his son went to a Mariners game his son got a ball from one of the bullpen coaches (John Wetteland, interestingly enough).<br /><br />On Saturday I was chatting with a friend who recently bought an investment property for her daughter, daughter's husband and their children to rent. My friend was telling me how her husband has been doing some the work on the house with the grandkids, sort of teaching them a little about how to do certain types of handiwork.<br /><br />Both are great stories because as adults (and presumably sports fans in the one case) we know that the kids in these stories will remember getting the ball and working and learning from their grandfather forever.<br /><br />When I was twelve I got a baseball at a game, still have that ball and remember just about everything from that day. The game was at Fenway, the Sox were playing the Royals and a bunch of kids were down the third base line before the game and there was a ball on the ground and collectively we asked a female photographer to toss the ball to us. She did and I happened to be the one to catch it. Earlier Al Hrabosky was sitting in the first or second row signing autographs for (mostly) kids while I didn't want an autograph (even then I was not an autograph guy) I did ask him if I could shake his hand he gave me an enthusiastic <span style="font-style: italic;">alright </span>and a hearty handshake.<br /><br />As I was saying; memories.<br /><br />While I do not know who said this first, you all have heard it before; <span style="font-style: italic;">it is about the journey not the destination</span> and the stories from my fraternity brother and friend are both great reminders of this.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-35811205771872238142009-05-14T16:52:00.003-07:002009-05-14T17:06:06.120-07:00Whither Big Papi?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmRuxYGlabbd2rqIG0H7kbWV2F-0uS7BKjwWTHZQvZ6EEe9mpyz4sJGqq6WqKu09MakWjoa4EJq-h9bkulh9wqAR5n_QmwrT9zWoinbJ9VT_l6b79hUP3RCkcb-a1LV7MKWQALw/s1600-h/ortiz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmRuxYGlabbd2rqIG0H7kbWV2F-0uS7BKjwWTHZQvZ6EEe9mpyz4sJGqq6WqKu09MakWjoa4EJq-h9bkulh9wqAR5n_QmwrT9zWoinbJ9VT_l6b79hUP3RCkcb-a1LV7MKWQALw/s400/ortiz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335832406127685554" border="0" /></a>The misery continues for David Ortiz as he went 0-7 and left 11 runners on base.<br /><br />No one seems to know what is wrong. There have been comments on various telecasts by various announcers about not doing the right thing with hands or not driving the ball both of which imply he never got better after his injury last year.<br /><br />The question I have is how much time does a manager give a player who has delivered more than his fair share in the past to get it all sorted out?<br /><br />Manager Terry Francona has earned the benefit of the doubt in my estimation on anything baseball related so I will not second guess him. But how much time is right? The team has played just over 1/4 of its games. We are coming up on interleague play and so Papi can sit those games instead of playing first base, or not.<br /><br />Does he get 54 games to work it out or maybe 81 or the entire season? Do his past deeds mean he should get as long as it takes?<br /><br />One thing is certain it is much more difficult for an American League team to succeed if its DH is struggling with the Mendoza Line.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-33440422346246574282009-05-12T18:58:00.003-07:002009-05-12T19:08:47.381-07:00MLB to Texas Rangers:Drop Dead<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimq1Imcj2da8H8xWVMfbhGcX0iYi5DUBm51ORSQ2TiJRYHxvLg2qVfSRjmw5CKK8HUendnOUyDY2IwgWO68Q70QgdTF5IyL7XPjeDJbeWd8WZTPAFXllzta77iYAoBt3j8-b_hTg/s1600-h/kinsler.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimq1Imcj2da8H8xWVMfbhGcX0iYi5DUBm51ORSQ2TiJRYHxvLg2qVfSRjmw5CKK8HUendnOUyDY2IwgWO68Q70QgdTF5IyL7XPjeDJbeWd8WZTPAFXllzta77iYAoBt3j8-b_hTg/s400/kinsler.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335123871537738002" border="0" /></a>There was a little bit of a hullabaloo a few days ago when White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks threw behind Ian Kinsler at about rear end level after six White Sox hitters had been hit by Rangers pitching.<br /><br />The fine for Jenks came down from MLB offices at a whopping $750. I did not take the time to do the math but this is far less than he makes per pitch.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-8669071137873382082009-05-08T16:28:00.005-07:002009-05-08T20:03:28.149-07:00Dom DiMaggio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKjiFyebKSTh_jLpyTnN4xyrRsoIQ_Fbmc1V5XEqm6rM5_zUT5cyIgfkwe3n1elovCHjDxVn89hwA0znwGIei_wVS7WuRrJD_dD5PRAzZ6wSQTtjMlOf-OAfZgwHZCsPVFiYqjQ/s1600-h/dom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKjiFyebKSTh_jLpyTnN4xyrRsoIQ_Fbmc1V5XEqm6rM5_zUT5cyIgfkwe3n1elovCHjDxVn89hwA0znwGIei_wVS7WuRrJD_dD5PRAzZ6wSQTtjMlOf-OAfZgwHZCsPVFiYqjQ/s400/dom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333599327102842258" border="0" /></a>Dom DiMaggio passed away this morning.<br /><br />I have always known he was a pretty good player and Joe's brother but in watching the NESN coverage today he had, like many players in his day, an interesting story.<br /><br />I am intrigued by the players who interrupted their careers to serve in WWII. I've not heard of any players doing so since the Korean War. The way society and the military have evolved it is not surprising--I am not being critical as I never considered joining the military but more making a comment on what these guys were made of and I find it admirable.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-21656150515317005792009-05-07T17:58:00.003-07:002009-05-07T18:08:44.693-07:00Manny, WTF?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifF_Aig3Tm2h0FpCj33So46pix3bunfrxv6TAQe8rSNF9iDn9t1wmzKQC-2a5QvDmYVO0OPsIXfjhp1maCAmsE_sAv7aMaOsyVCdtig0p1gNby-SQC9Z-aKTlqV19iSoeTubouBw/s1600-h/manny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifF_Aig3Tm2h0FpCj33So46pix3bunfrxv6TAQe8rSNF9iDn9t1wmzKQC-2a5QvDmYVO0OPsIXfjhp1maCAmsE_sAv7aMaOsyVCdtig0p1gNby-SQC9Z-aKTlqV19iSoeTubouBw/s400/manny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333251287667912146" border="0" /></a>Man Ram got popped for a banned substance and is out for <span style="font-style: italic;">50 games</span>. The suspension will cost him about $7 million in forgone salary.<br /><br />As is always the case there is some ambiguity about what the real story is; was there something in a prescription that he did not know about, did he willfully do the wrong thing or is the answer somewhere in the middle?<br /><br />Regardless of what the truth may be, unlikely we ever get the truth, this is inexplicable. If there was something in a prescription (assuming the most benign possible explanation) how is there not someone watching his back to find out what is in the prescription and whether it is banned or not.<br /><br />If you assume the most malignant reason then how, with they way the testing is supposedly done, could he think he would be able pull a fast one?<br /><br />While he has always been able to hit you have to wonder where the common sense has gone or if ever had any to begin with.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-84954119450135936782009-05-05T20:11:00.003-07:002009-05-05T20:34:30.608-07:00The Eck!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtj-ytgWmATCowcGFB5cztTs58bT26OxXED523peyYBgeH0DnW5a42ofq66IvEw613VDXhQma0yy9CLepxy-913RtQ4rQbogcLBmwj4VRka4xPlN5KeqJGpUNj3TsSq1JnrzxyQ/s1600-h/eck+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtj-ytgWmATCowcGFB5cztTs58bT26OxXED523peyYBgeH0DnW5a42ofq66IvEw613VDXhQma0yy9CLepxy-913RtQ4rQbogcLBmwj4VRka4xPlN5KeqJGpUNj3TsSq1JnrzxyQ/s400/eck+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332543366813311186" border="0" /></a>Dennis Eckersley filled in for Jerry Remy last night and tonight do the color analysis for the Red Sox broadcast.<br /><br />He has been one of the studio guys for the Sox for a while now but I'm not sure how long. I'd never heard him do a game before and I thought he was very good.<br /><br />As I mentioned the other day a hall of famer with rings (or a ring anyway) has the credibility to say just about anything. He was more comfortable tonight so he had more to say. First, I would mention that I have never heard a color analyst who was less prepared in terms of knowing the players' back stories. There was very little effort there.<br /><br />That said his baseball insight combined with his to the point manner were fantastic. Jose Molina came up in the 6th inning with a chance to knock in Nick Swisher from third base to tie the game with two outs and Eckersley commented from the mindset that Josh Beckett should have had at this point. "This guy is an out, he just needs to go take it, he is an out. If he (Molina) knocks a run in Beckett deserves to lose."<br /><br />Wow.<br /><br />In the top of the fifth when Joba Chamberlain hit Jason Bay with a pitch Eck said he didn't like that at all. He said that since the first he's been pitching well in the game and that he didn't suddenly lose it, he added that enough guys in the Red Sox club house don't like him and repeated that he did not like that.<br /><br />All in all, pretty good stuff Eck.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-12563590833625000222009-05-03T17:22:00.004-07:002009-05-03T17:32:53.374-07:00Announcers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc-95TwAw79DCkTl8C_jCZg5GPfPsrAvWofdVlfdjwcDCK-9qAmmi8TNxxBDvy5IFbmhE-JxW7HNAOzmdtWGJPlzLaHJ-PSKkt2HGqSKXJNMi6zzryr_quc5eOOT_aSLkHofmhg/s1600-h/walton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc-95TwAw79DCkTl8C_jCZg5GPfPsrAvWofdVlfdjwcDCK-9qAmmi8TNxxBDvy5IFbmhE-JxW7HNAOzmdtWGJPlzLaHJ-PSKkt2HGqSKXJNMi6zzryr_quc5eOOT_aSLkHofmhg/s400/walton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331757744588832082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY_w70uDZ9YijLkje4Ef-NTe5xrr2qRUr6zbWWdBn1cKZzzQJHGAAIYjcDzFxHteKzItfhQ0iaAKyLbvsFZHvM67P7Ex2JcMCz_5MQUwp48r_xpaAdBRAFhISQe8zaX4A2jdd0g/s1600-h/morgan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY_w70uDZ9YijLkje4Ef-NTe5xrr2qRUr6zbWWdBn1cKZzzQJHGAAIYjcDzFxHteKzItfhQ0iaAKyLbvsFZHvM67P7Ex2JcMCz_5MQUwp48r_xpaAdBRAFhISQe8zaX4A2jdd0g/s400/morgan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331757738423270034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My brother and I had a conversation today about baseball announcers and how bad most of them are these days. I mentioned that I liked Joe Morgan who does the Sunday night games for ESPN. A lot of people do not like Joe Morgan for some reason but I am not sure why.<br /><br />The way I view it, a guy in the hall of fame with championship rings can say anything he wants about his sport and be credible. Obviously lesser players can be great announcers too, I'm very fond of Jerry Remy of the Red Sox and Kuiper and Krukow who do the Giants games but the credibility of hall of fame and rings makes that someone I want to listen to.<br /><br />The above also applies to Bill Walton and basketball, you probably forgot he was on the Clippers at one point.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-19423411119393601972009-04-27T20:05:00.001-07:002009-04-27T20:08:06.679-07:00121-63That was the final score in tonight's win for the Nuggets over the Hornets.<br /><br />That's for a playoff game folks.<br /><br />Simply unfathomable.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-14983867552958928992009-04-27T08:18:00.002-07:002009-04-27T08:23:22.732-07:00Ellsbury Steals Home!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynvJGUQzYCAyDjuXrVXvZ7VB16mVrzeXsEQFk_2yzPouN14Odrouk8R01TocK0cGtokLEWfqbaCK-f1nq1FHaYaKJE88oQE16ohqKcDTVdiY_wokpuqSirjhaunP-twry7KWb_Q/s1600-h/ellsbury.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynvJGUQzYCAyDjuXrVXvZ7VB16mVrzeXsEQFk_2yzPouN14Odrouk8R01TocK0cGtokLEWfqbaCK-f1nq1FHaYaKJE88oQE16ohqKcDTVdiY_wokpuqSirjhaunP-twry7KWb_Q/s400/ellsbury.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329391030150176418" border="0" /></a>Jacoby Ellsbury stole home last against the Yankees. I can't recall hearing an announcer, ESPN's John Miller, sounding so shocked by a play. He made a great call on a very exciting play.<br /><br />The Red Sox swept the homestand, how often does that happen?Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-42458244369480339752009-04-25T10:28:00.003-07:002009-04-25T10:37:44.849-07:00Sox and the Yanks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2azyinN1hfrUBJ5IU_6dgoX8jriUU1VAzPEI_rMfsysbzPndkK75w1PC7xgHsZBgM1GwwT_qlkJgAFeF97IO1tWcW6rruS7hqYjWf3Hx3YLJt33C_fcgSiQXnvqMzCocZ0H6mvg/s1600-h/youk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2azyinN1hfrUBJ5IU_6dgoX8jriUU1VAzPEI_rMfsysbzPndkK75w1PC7xgHsZBgM1GwwT_qlkJgAFeF97IO1tWcW6rruS7hqYjWf3Hx3YLJt33C_fcgSiQXnvqMzCocZ0H6mvg/s400/youk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328682626947071954" border="0" /></a>The Red Sox beat the Yankees in an unusually thrilling game for April. Down by two in the ninth inning Jason Bay hit a two run homer off of Mariano Rivera with two out in the ninth inning.<br /><br />Then in the 11th inning Kevin Youkilis hit a solo shot so hard and so far that I think the ball is rolling down the turnpike.<br /><br />The job being done by Ramon Ramirez should not be ignored either. He has been lights out in every appearance so far.<br /><br />Big win even if it is only April.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-15151671127666664972009-04-23T17:16:00.002-07:002009-04-23T17:19:40.032-07:00Earth Day Uniforms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM8k2EN-8_T8MGl1GIgodLk-QWLUz698WUlmz4OfiC_5eFXSRisPoPFRvkaVUTVrwwtjoD5spSVCPWytL2M9aBUz4EH6WU5zVAkblrvmikda07814Lksgc4rqF6Va8PklfDaeUA/s1600-h/earth+day+uni+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM8k2EN-8_T8MGl1GIgodLk-QWLUz698WUlmz4OfiC_5eFXSRisPoPFRvkaVUTVrwwtjoD5spSVCPWytL2M9aBUz4EH6WU5zVAkblrvmikda07814Lksgc4rqF6Va8PklfDaeUA/s400/earth+day+uni+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328045650157064754" border="0" /></a>I know the Astros wore green hats but I did not see any other teams dress out for the occasion.<br /><br />Did you see any other teams in green?Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-62475670611841050992009-04-22T15:35:00.003-07:002009-04-22T15:44:24.451-07:00Best Card Ever?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0-zpAb0ntR8ty2bhYV3nixWzwS7Lkg-v3BOOq3cCmElqTm4G-LnY5rCoLSL3yCJmW6Y-TNEq74qwky32GlqjILJ_HZ7aIlXH6ei7qoEAKuT_GgPdwgY8VevhaYIOF6Tg4XSOSw/s1600-h/flannery.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0-zpAb0ntR8ty2bhYV3nixWzwS7Lkg-v3BOOq3cCmElqTm4G-LnY5rCoLSL3yCJmW6Y-TNEq74qwky32GlqjILJ_HZ7aIlXH6ei7qoEAKuT_GgPdwgY8VevhaYIOF6Tg4XSOSw/s400/flannery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327648410843365922" border="0" /></a>I had a baseball card collection that somehow was lost in a very stereotypical fashion when my mom moved out of the house I grew up in.<br /><br />My collection now consists of about a half a dozen card including the Tim Flannery surfboard card. Is this best card ever? Probably not but it is pretty cool. I was going to college in San Diego when this card came out in 1988.<br /><br />On an unrelated note Jamie Moyer, 46 year old pitcher on the Phillies and son in law of Digger Phelps, was on PTI today. Tony had a great one-liner asking who the tougher out was; Moses or Noah.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-4221939332241906182009-04-20T19:33:00.002-07:002009-04-20T19:38:40.691-07:00Did You See This?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxviBrdSfCv29tQtwufMOexA92qrTDbUlh7bbQNOLhowNVLQUOwYfAYXLuENWxcwtZTxLJG7uIwbPIJ1QRNgBQuki5_g6cXWDdfP8VdxRmBlQydq1dtJAIM9C_5LXEXReN2CWgw/s1600-h/nats2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxviBrdSfCv29tQtwufMOexA92qrTDbUlh7bbQNOLhowNVLQUOwYfAYXLuENWxcwtZTxLJG7uIwbPIJ1QRNgBQuki5_g6cXWDdfP8VdxRmBlQydq1dtJAIM9C_5LXEXReN2CWgw/s400/nats2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326967514709657602" border="0" /></a>How does this even happen? A couple of jerseys for the Washington Nationals were misspelled and read as you see in the pictures.<br /><br />Natinals.<br /><br />Tony and Wilbon had a lot of fun with that one on PTI.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS4v0b4JXpvHM7fXm1RT2E2KiVS1llSOx8fgRsa4RK3AoJ1YJf-TESEQqwX0fKj-c_aTUUdkQM49wa_SHh-zHiOyTJzouN02gQS9RehnF4OOX4sISTAoJQF0sTDnRzdXACsB2ww/s1600-h/nats1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS4v0b4JXpvHM7fXm1RT2E2KiVS1llSOx8fgRsa4RK3AoJ1YJf-TESEQqwX0fKj-c_aTUUdkQM49wa_SHh-zHiOyTJzouN02gQS9RehnF4OOX4sISTAoJQF0sTDnRzdXACsB2ww/s400/nats1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326967512002878466" border="0" /></a>Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-66211484094340652552009-04-20T19:16:00.003-07:002009-04-20T19:24:13.680-07:00Celtics Bulls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDIMmdx8IpQB8uuUVYlECikBHFwLgMe6uUrlkLSkpYR0asXiX0Qb63mDZ8uGeyb8vR86JrEY3uQK3-DsCXDHYvMvcu7V2lSPkuOlZTEGkzO_B3-zUuwyoKsJVN4GDBANagviTLQ/s1600-h/celtics.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDIMmdx8IpQB8uuUVYlECikBHFwLgMe6uUrlkLSkpYR0asXiX0Qb63mDZ8uGeyb8vR86JrEY3uQK3-DsCXDHYvMvcu7V2lSPkuOlZTEGkzO_B3-zUuwyoKsJVN4GDBANagviTLQ/s400/celtics.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326963304019133090" border="0" /></a>The action in the Celtics Bulls series has been amazing. I'm a Celtics fan so I wish it were 2-0 C's but you gotta tip the cap to what the Bulls are doing.<br /><br />They are laying the foundation for a future championship if they can keep this nucleus together.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-46322185036779777682009-04-19T19:21:00.003-07:002009-04-19T19:30:13.175-07:00Just Can't Do That<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHfTfnrK0heMGNR1adF0U6a2pkwU-oy_Vgnawoytn5Mxv1o9MLwe-VhTg838OBrmI0deZUhpKemRKdsyOGu6wJWx4RlNWNEz_7l2NxXyZuD6ee8Ez11i3XhoyND1oprM_rwsASw/s1600-h/canucks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHfTfnrK0heMGNR1adF0U6a2pkwU-oy_Vgnawoytn5Mxv1o9MLwe-VhTg838OBrmI0deZUhpKemRKdsyOGu6wJWx4RlNWNEz_7l2NxXyZuD6ee8Ez11i3XhoyND1oprM_rwsASw/s400/canucks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326594257775588242" border="0" /></a>I don't remember exactly when I first heard this hockey truism but if team fails to convert on a two-man advantage they lose the game.<br /><br />So I have been paying attention for this little nugget ever since and it is almost always right.<br /><br />Tonight the St. Louis Blues had <span style="font-style: italic;">two</span> two-man advantage opportunities and didn't score on either one and lost the game 3-2.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-70827659011478730552009-04-17T17:53:00.002-07:002009-04-17T18:02:15.049-07:00Pumpsie Green<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo7yBK7y8kv9EQMYZ_zgqUVXPJehmfXyleJzC4HddkEVwJ_SefpSpCvex5XxNg_TOM9MBZs_ekQoFqQiaj0tAzGVbfb55jmlufVYxrv0FPeqGjuaeU9EBchKBnglSUimum_XBDA/s1600-h/pumpsie+green.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo7yBK7y8kv9EQMYZ_zgqUVXPJehmfXyleJzC4HddkEVwJ_SefpSpCvex5XxNg_TOM9MBZs_ekQoFqQiaj0tAzGVbfb55jmlufVYxrv0FPeqGjuaeU9EBchKBnglSUimum_XBDA/s400/pumpsie+green.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325828674996309634" border="0" /></a>Pumpsie Green was the first black player in Red Sox history joining the team in 1959. He threw out the first pitch tonight at Fenway and was in the booth with Don and Jerry for the home half of the fourth inning.<br /><br />I've known about Pumpsie as far back as I can remember (that's how long I've been a baseball fan) but I've never seen him before or heard him speak. He talks a little slow but his recall from his playing days was great.<br /><br />That it took the Red Sox 12 years longer to break the color barrier then the rest of the sport is a bad blemish on the Sox history but that is the past.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-27982091245143467802009-04-15T17:39:00.003-07:002009-04-15T18:10:09.213-07:00Jackie Robinson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yqpe2WG_ng-p54DJUuVrw4ImB6I6b-km89c1qdttepdHtog8JwVELuifLUjBCW0vguzkd7q4sj7oWkb6ycR95lcu4LhiAgZKWMdA0BQlzE1G4hm0Pp9v-COovEwuIh_TZK0QHA/s1600-h/jr2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yqpe2WG_ng-p54DJUuVrw4ImB6I6b-km89c1qdttepdHtog8JwVELuifLUjBCW0vguzkd7q4sj7oWkb6ycR95lcu4LhiAgZKWMdA0BQlzE1G4hm0Pp9v-COovEwuIh_TZK0QHA/s400/jr2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325082690223991602" border="0" /></a>Baseball fans will know that April 15th is the day that Major League Baseball pays tribute to Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in 1947.<br /><br />On the Rangers Orioles game telecast just now (I have the extra inning package) I learned that after he retired from baseball Jackie was in the coffee business and his son David is also in the business owning a coffee plantation in Tanzania.<br /><br />You <a href="http://www.sweetunityfarmscoffee.com/index.html">can click</a> here for a look at David's plantation.<br /><br />I love coffee, so I found it interesting and chances are his involvement in coffee is something you did not know.<br /><br />Interesting, not in a good way, comment about the baseball card is that the quick bio has no mention of his breaking the color barrier.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-29074797775875638922009-04-12T11:34:00.003-07:002009-04-12T11:47:38.966-07:00BU Wins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpE_Y4Pq1MamaL2QHNqH7MuWl3TRNpjpvEmDWkDEEf4El3_ovxJTKmUEdIMep-IuH6fkbafzVIRZkPFjJ08cuswOzH1OYu3Ve90OgtIaygsZuwG6zPX6sKTqzLy0zRynYQT4-pAA/s1600-h/BU.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpE_Y4Pq1MamaL2QHNqH7MuWl3TRNpjpvEmDWkDEEf4El3_ovxJTKmUEdIMep-IuH6fkbafzVIRZkPFjJ08cuswOzH1OYu3Ve90OgtIaygsZuwG6zPX6sKTqzLy0zRynYQT4-pAA/s400/BU.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323875475190763218" border="0" /></a>Miami of Ohio outplayed the Boston University Terriers for about 58 minutes and built a 3-1 lead. With 3:32 remaining BU coach Jack Parker pulled goalie Kieran Millan and then starting about about the 19:00 mark (1:00 to go) BU scored two goals in 42 seconds to send it into OT. BU scored a few minutes in to win the Championship.<br /><br />Certainly it was one of the best championship games ever if not the best.<br /><br />The desperation exhibited in both NHL and NCAA hockey playoffs is about as good as it gets in sports. Hockey is not my favorite sport to watch but the excitement is tough to beat.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-4535890158468429532007-10-14T13:14:00.000-07:002007-10-14T17:23:57.750-07:00Mid October<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFMg74Ecob2ZlGUgyAU1g3lfh3T7hOtHXrt19KVldreqWM4dh9yQwSjPuPf3rydUbtremJPtmRGRBfVSmHU1WYCScXIQXwuwD83oKUuyZCjoT0i3WsgRwAgjB933inpBr-E0SfA/s1600-h/jets+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFMg74Ecob2ZlGUgyAU1g3lfh3T7hOtHXrt19KVldreqWM4dh9yQwSjPuPf3rydUbtremJPtmRGRBfVSmHU1WYCScXIQXwuwD83oKUuyZCjoT0i3WsgRwAgjB933inpBr-E0SfA/s400/jets+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121352602581137778" border="0" /></a><br />The Jets broke out Titans uniforms from the days of YA Tittle for their retro day. These are much cooler than the Jets regular uni's which actually aren't cool at all.<br /><br />Memo to Jets...<br /><br />Last night the Red Sox gave up the most runs ever in an extra inning for the post season when the Indians put seven on the board in the 11th.<br /><br />While I know this is wrong it seemed like Terry Francona was willing to concede the game when he put in Eric Gagne in to start the 11th. Gagne gave a up walk a couple of earned runs while only lasting 1/3 of an inning.<br /><br />Things then got worse from there.<br /><br />In watching Gagne this year on the Sox he seems to have major league velocity but time and again it does not matter and he gets racked.<br /><br />It appears that for now he does not have major league stuff. No personal offense to Eric but based on performance I think they need to shelve him for the season on the hop.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-841319408846331312007-09-23T12:28:00.001-07:002007-09-23T12:32:14.318-07:00Throw Back<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrjj4NvEztUfKGcaXW4YNG7UhuKWxkLZgdDwwtVYCEqUnT4LMSKgFV08pywb2BKMsip1GOIJdJ8YxNQrNn0wRJDZa51ohmA2cORq_ZJp1ryhA3OgLncdRA63DldHS3Ce1OO8wXg/s1600-h/philly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrjj4NvEztUfKGcaXW4YNG7UhuKWxkLZgdDwwtVYCEqUnT4LMSKgFV08pywb2BKMsip1GOIJdJ8YxNQrNn0wRJDZa51ohmA2cORq_ZJp1ryhA3OgLncdRA63DldHS3Ce1OO8wXg/s320/philly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113483926142122018" border="0" /></a>Wow, that is some throw back.<br /><br />I get a kick out these old uniforms that the NFL sports every now and then. This is what the Eagles are wearing today.<br /><br />I am not sure when they wore these, maybe the early 1950s. They really are something, even down to the socks.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-27750467426808569262007-09-02T07:43:00.001-07:002007-09-02T07:52:17.392-07:00No Hitter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHYbxokuhLWS6-eA0vxshyphenhyphenuGt8m3F92zdh6Vk1h_9xNnaPmGP7SkIfebnkXmwfk31heUVDpx4RevJCknxKDZeS1KyfJQV5KKZ4OPaggmkOhSNccYyKYy6047IFZKCcpd7UIieQw/s1600-h/Buchholz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHYbxokuhLWS6-eA0vxshyphenhyphenuGt8m3F92zdh6Vk1h_9xNnaPmGP7SkIfebnkXmwfk31heUVDpx4RevJCknxKDZeS1KyfJQV5KKZ4OPaggmkOhSNccYyKYy6047IFZKCcpd7UIieQw/s320/Buchholz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105617658251539986" border="0" /></a>What a weekend for sports. There were a bunch of great football games yesterday including the Appalachian State win and then to cap it off Red Sox rookie Clay Buchholz <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_ylt=AqfOdEKSxM9ktR4fY6nMPN4RvLYF?gid=270901102">threw a no hitter</a> against the Orioles in just is second major league appearance.<br /><br />Crazy action and maybe it can provide a bit of a spark for the Sox so they can finish a little stronger than they have been playing of late.<br /><br />Many in the media long ago conceded the division to the Red Sox but a lot of Sox fans know nothing can ever be conceded until it is actually over.<br /><br />The Yankees have had a phenomenal summer after a bad start and their catching the Sox is far from impossible.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-68297738951450284232007-09-01T13:48:00.000-07:002007-09-01T14:03:49.673-07:00A Biggin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBl2MVwMa1OTa-oerPlmgQzI7KL2zg5YE9JLJ4Aiuf8gxNcXkdy_oyF-fq9fwKYXP4UGkHUrkR61FM3dCDIOgs6rp5WZeWHfV39CTCi1r7kH0f0feXT6CrIkG7D4-DOwD-k7EMJQ/s1600-h/appalachian.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBl2MVwMa1OTa-oerPlmgQzI7KL2zg5YE9JLJ4Aiuf8gxNcXkdy_oyF-fq9fwKYXP4UGkHUrkR61FM3dCDIOgs6rp5WZeWHfV39CTCi1r7kH0f0feXT6CrIkG7D4-DOwD-k7EMJQ/s320/appalachian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105341019408004594" border="0" /></a>The Mountaineers of Appalachian State, a 1-AA football school, beat number 5 Michigan, obviously a big D-1 program, 34-32 <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AvQh4OnmgsVPm_N.jqrhpGUcvrYF?slug=ap-t25-appalachianst-michigan&prov=ap&type=lgns">blocking a field goal</a> on the last play of the game to hold on.<br /><br />ESPN noted that this is the first time this type of upset has ever happened. Assuming that is correct that makes this the biggest upset ever.<br /><br />Amusingly enough Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit were talking about the scheduling of these cupcake games.<br /><br />This type of game says a lot about facing up to challenges, gutting it out and doing all you can to overcome the odds.<br /><br />We may not always be successful in the challenges we take on but we can go all out with our effort.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863450.post-33169275824626151282007-08-27T14:54:00.000-07:002007-08-27T15:05:24.945-07:00Series Winning Home Run<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cpv-ODF5NnIuaR6ObZqVbky2qj3jHZSOztBm59rJqeiF8XyCh9ftw9P5TLmPXGdm6s8IgcXpNu7JrVxNJz_3ZMYjvBkmBjE9rPNAfgqWqWxTvY2i4_n9LBWUCst_gFdbg3dEqw/s1600-h/llws.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cpv-ODF5NnIuaR6ObZqVbky2qj3jHZSOztBm59rJqeiF8XyCh9ftw9P5TLmPXGdm6s8IgcXpNu7JrVxNJz_3ZMYjvBkmBjE9rPNAfgqWqWxTvY2i4_n9LBWUCst_gFdbg3dEqw/s320/llws.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103502631671395682" border="0" /></a>Dalton Carriker hit an <a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070826&content_id=2172326&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnered=rss_mlb">extra innings solo home run</a> to win the Little League World Series for is Warner Robins, GA team.<br /><br />Mike and Tony on PTI had an amusing bit about whether he can ever top this moment in his life.<br /><br />That might be a good question but my take on this is that success from coming through in the clutch on the sports field carries over into other aspects of life for a long time which is what makes sports such a great thing for kids to be involved with.<br /><br />I had a little bit of luck in this regard on the basketball court (much, much smaller scale) and the confidence instilled is real and stays on. Good for him.Roger Nusbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10403866461076610941noreply@blogger.com0