Now that Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have been elected to the Hall of Fame, the discussions begin in earnest once more. Did they deserve it? Who is going in next year? Which player not in deserves it the most? Murph or Hawk or neither?
Rickey was a lock. Period.
Rice was a great player and, in my opinion, a Hall of Famer. He led MLB in hits, runs, and RBIs from 1975-1986. Enough said. Read the rest of this entry »
I chose to comment on an article that a friend sent me about the potential rise of “prarie populism,” et cetera. I link to Pat Buchanan and his take on what Obama’s decisions might be with regard to our economy.
Non-linked stuff: I am still shellshocked from the goings-on in Chestnut Hill. Coach Jags is out a week ago, and at the time I write this, his replacement is yet to be named. The Dentist’s boys took it to the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, then lost to the mighty Crimson and were subsequently ruined by the Hurricanes. On the heels (pun?) of this, Coach York’s squad is scuffling. Gene “Old Navy” DeFilippo needs to pull the right strings… and quick.
Rod Dreher — A Populist Prarie Fire from the Right?
Isn’t the “Palinism” Dreher writes about really just electoral politics by another name? Co-opting and deflecting “legitimate populist anger by allowing its adherents to hate elites without really challenging the system” sounds not only like Palinism, but Bidenism just as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Since I have been Oscar Mike for much of the Holiday season and still am, a links post is about all I can muster until I return to the wintry confines of the Rose City. I ushered in the New Year in San Francisco after watching the Ducks of the University of Oregon emerge triumphant over the Cowboys from Oklahoma State University in San Diego the previous night. I saw my Eagles get thumped over a Black & Tan and a couple Firestone Union Jack IPAs at Buffalo’s in San Luis Obispo’s downtown where we also saw the barnburning Sun Bowl come to a conclusion, Beavers mincing-up the Panthers 3-0.
Interesting stories to consider: Read the rest of this entry »
PJB on Bush 43 and his new “protectionism.” Another great take on the mix between domestic politics, international economies and a common sense, non-ideological take on how to deal with our addled state. “Indeed, Toyota claims losses for the first time in 70 years—though how Toyota’s management was able to keep sales up in 1945, when Gen. Curtis LeMay’s B-29s were conducting their nightly visits, escapes me.”
In other news, The Bowl Odyssey limps along once again. Holiday Bowl is the destination. This is the second visit to the San Diego classic. 2009-10 Bowl Season looks to be back on track in full force. Interested parties looking to sponsor… drop me a line.
Hope all had a Merry Christmas. Good wishes on a fantastic New Year. As someone wrote to the Oregonian in the last few days, put “A White Christmas” on the Most Overrated Things list… My current, yet temporary, digs in SoCal–the hive of villainy it might be–still beats the global-warming-free zone of Merkleystan in the general comfortability standard for this December.
What is the point of “public transportation” if the public cannot use it? For most folks, socked in because of this recent “Arctic Blast” in the Pacific Northwest, general failure of this glorified “system” is demonstrated notwithstanding its foundation largely built upon ineptitude and waste. MAX stops working at crucial stops. Greyhound shutters its doors. Amtrak decides it is not okay to do business just when people are turning to it. Airlines cancel flights while others remain grounded. Dripping in irony, the reality is that the personal automobile remains the most convenient means of transportation for the individual and the family. Read the rest of this entry »
The Big Redhead on Bobby Gross. Thanks T$ for the link.
Just wondering, did Bill or Bobby inspire BRoy last night in some transcendant way? I am throwing my hat in the ring … Brandon Roy for MVP. Ice-cold warrior he is.
Republicans block the “auto bailout?” The Democrats are all for it? So one is bad and one is good? This strict demarcation is false and misleads the undereducated American who just reads headlines.
The New York Times received notice of my existence today.
Perhaps it will not fall on deaf ears. We shall see.
Regarding “Soda Tax Plan Sparks Debate”
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PJB on “The Toyota Republicans.” If you are averse to the GOP in the first place, this might drive it home. The Republican Party needs a new way. So do the Dems, but that’s another matter entirely.
Why aren’t Oklahoma and Texas rematching for the National Title? A man with a 1992 Ph.D. in Love from the School of Hard Knocks would say they should or perhaps it should be Florida vs. USC. What say you White Owl?
A parsed version of my “Ted in the crosshairs again” post appeared in The Sunday Oregonian this morning.
