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This creep'll be hard to find: Guy With Neckbeard, Spider Hand Tattoo & Cheek Piercing Wanted For Groping 12-Yr-Old Subway Rider http://gothamist.com/2015/04/30/central_casting.php

The Who to Release 1982 Concert Film From Shea Stadium by Nick DeRiso April 30, 2015 11:19 AM The Who will release a concert film from Oct. 13, 1982, for the first time as part of their 50th anniversary celebration. You can check out �Love Reign O�er Me� � from Live at Shea Stadium 1982, which is due June 30 on DVD, Blu-ray and digital video formats � above. The 1982 tour followed the release of It�s Hard, the Who�s second studio album after drummer Kenney Jones took over for the late Keith Moon, and features a number of songs from that album that were never performed live again. A complete track listing, which also includes classic moments like �Won�t Get Fooled Again� and �My Generation,� can be found below. Live at Shea Stadium 1982 features footage from the second of the Who�s two nights at the former home of New York�s Jets and Mets. Roger Daltrey, the late John Entwistle and Pete Townshend didn�t tour again until 1989, and by then Jones had been replaced by Simon Phillips. The Who�s �Live at Shea Stadium 1982? Track Listing �Substitute� �I Can�t Explain �Dangerous� �Sister Disco� �The Quiet One� �It�s Hard� �Eminence Front� �Behind Blue Eyes� �Baba O�Riley� �I�m One� �The Punk and the Godfather� �Drowned� �Tattoo� �Cry If You Want� �Who Are You� �Pinball Wizard� �See Me Feel Me� �Love Reign O�er Me� �Long Live Rock� �Won�t Get Fooled Again� �Young Man Blues� �Naked Eye� �I Saw Her Standing There� �Summertime Blues� �Twist and Shout� Read More: The Who to Release 1982 Concert Film From Shea Stadium | http://ultimateclassicrock.com/who-live-at-shea-stadium/?trackback=tsmclip

Subway rider wanted for allegedly groping 12-year-old boy on train Police released this sketch of a man suspected of groping a 12-year-old boy on April, 23, 2015, while they rode aboard a northbound N train in Queens. (Photo: NYPD) QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) � A man is still at large Thursday after he allegedly groped a 12-year-old boy while the pair rode aboard a subway train in Queens, police said. It happened shortly before 3 p.m. on April 23 while the pair was riding a northbound N train, police said. The attacker grabbed the boy�s genital area then exited the train at the 36 Avenue station. Police released a sketch of the culprit Thursday asking for the public�s help to find him. He�s described as a white male with a full beard. He was wearing black sunglasses, a red hooded sweatshirt, a Mets baseball cap, gray jeans and black boots at the time of the attack. The groper has a spider tattoo on his left hand a silver stud piercing by his right eye, police said. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). http://pix11.com/2015/04/30/subway-rider-wanted-for-allegedly-groping-12-year-old-boy-on-train/

Jack Leathersich ‏@LeatherRocket Nearest Chipotle to Citifield: 44 Great Neck Road, Great Neck NY #CrushMurderThatBurrito Update: 90-15 Queens Blvd. 1.7 miles from Citi Field 70-30 Austin Street, Forest Hills 2.1 miles from Citi Field

Great. You're disagreeing with me on this and it's all resting on that Tejada is OBP'ing five one-thousandths of a point higher than league average for a #2 hitter. This disagreement has been going on for two hours and you probably didn't even know that number until 45 seconds before your last post. This isn't as big a deal as either of us are making it out to be because Wright's out, Wright should be back soon, and yesterday's was a C lineup, even accounting for the drop off in quality from all of the current injuries. But if Tejada truly belongs in the #2 slot, then this team has another problem. Being average does not get you into the post-season. And if forced to carry some average hitters, I'd prefer that they be bottom of the order hitters.

Edgy MD wrote: Rotting for the Mets. That's hardcore. I caught that typo before I submitted my post. Analyze away.

Frayed Knot wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: So do you want your #2 hitter to be just a tick above average in OBP? I don't. Now if your overall offense sucks, that's another thing. Thanks to this terrible lineup construction tradition, fans accept (and I don't necessarily say "youse") a #2 hitter that's average, or even crappy, because, you know, what does his crappiness matter if he can sac bunt the leadoff guy over to the next base? Put a crappy hitter in the #2 hole and compound that dumb move by having him intentionally destroying a chance for a big inning, even in the first inning, right before the most potent hitters are due up. Not sure that 15 to 20 points is a "tick" above average, nor am I trying to make an argument for Tejada batting 2nd I'm clarifying that a .327 lifetime OBA ins't "crap" just because calling it so helps make whatever point you're trying to make. I think you're simplifying things. A .327 OBP might not be "crappy" when compared against everybody else's OBP, including every pitcher, your Rey Ordonez's and the fringe guys that don't stick around long enough to register in most fan's memories two or three years down the line. But it's a crappy OBP for the #2 hitter on the team I'm rotting for.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Here's my solution: Don't drop the DH suddenly, leaving owners stuck with contracts. Instead, say that the rule will expire in five years. Or eight years. Or ten. That leaves plenty of time to plan for the change. And to appease the union, expand the active roster from 25 players to 27. Or 28. This has always been my solution, too. Notwithstanding the DH issue though, I think MLB's due for a roster expansion anyway, given the dramatic impact pitch-counts have had on the game and rosters, essentially requiring teams to trim their bench from about seven position player subs to four or five. The reduced bench limits strategies maybe even more so than the DH itself. Roster construction in today's game is more crucial than ever, is my guess.

Edgy MD wrote: All that matters to me is his relative on-base-iness to Juan Lagares (.304 obp), and Lagares' relative slugginess to his. Yeah. I agree with you on that larger point: yesterday's eight position starters, collectively, was the real problem.

So do you want your #2 hitter to be just a tick above average in OBP? I don't. Now if your overall offense sucks, that's another thing. Thanks to this terrible lineup construction tradition, fans accept (and I don't necessarily say "youse") a #2 hitter that's average, or even crappy, because, you know, what does his crappiness matter if he can sac bunt the leadoff guy over to the next base? Put a crappy hitter in the #2 hole and compound that dumb move by having him intentionally destroying a chance for a big inning, even in the first inning, right before the most potent hitters are due up.

Well, I don't think he's that crappy. At least with regard to his on-base abilities. He's not my first choice, but considering the spring training array of starters they were going with yesterday, he would have been the one I'd have gone for in that position. Tejada's lifetime OBP is .327. That's crap in my book, although, yeah, so was yesterday's collection of position starters. Fun fact: William Friedkin preferred Jackie Gleason over Gene Hackman for the role of Popeye Doyle in The French Connection. "Bang! Zoom!"

Edgy MD wrote: If I'm starting Tejada, I bat him second.... Tejada's no #2 hitter. Not that there aren't a shitload of former and current managers who reflexively put some crappy light hitting crappy hitter in that slot. I'm looking right at you, Wee Willie SmallBalls. The #2 slot is the most abused and misunderstood slot in a baseball lineup.

Empty Seats: Orioles Close Baseball Game to the Public After Baltimore Riots By M. Alex Johnson With Baltimore under a nighttime curfew and police and National Guard troops deployed across the city after a night of riots, the Baltimore Orioles canceled a second straight game Tuesday and said their game Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox would be played behind closed doors in an empty stadium. The Orioles, whose stadium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, isn't far from where the worst violence occurred Monday night, are clearing town after almost 200 people were arrested and 15 buildings were set on fire Monday night as police clashed with crowds protesting the death last week of Freddie Gray in police custody. Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox will be closed to the public, the team said. Fans will get to watch the game only on television, devoid of cheering, booing and abuse of the umpires. The games that were called off Monday and Tuesday will be made up Thursday in a double-header. The Tampa Bay Rays were scheduled to be in Baltimore for three games Friday through Sunday, but those games will be moved to Tampa, Florida, instead. "We believe that these decisions are in the best interests of fan safety and the deployment of city resources," Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said. The odd spectacle is almost unprecedented in professional American sports, but it isn't unknown in Europe, especially in soccer, usually to avoid riots between rival groups of fans or to punish teams whose fans have misbehaved. The national soccer teams of Croatia and Italy are scheduled to play a European Championship match June 12 in Zagreb behind closed doors after Croatian fans yelled racist abuse, set off fireworks and threw rocks and bottles during a match against Norway on March 28. http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/baltimore-unrest/orioles-close-baseball-games-public-after-baltimore-riots-n349856 [fimg=544]http://rlv.zcache.com/what_if_they_gave_a_war_and_nobody_came_poster-r76fed6d694f447d7a5beb186842ee110_i3579_8byvr_1024.jpg[/fimg]

Purple plaid unis would've also been a change of pace. And memorable.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: The stupid Marlins often wear MIAMI at home and MARLINS on the road. New-look Miami has marginalized its team name "Marlins" from their imagery to such a degree, that I wonder if the team would prefer, deep down, to be called the Miami Miamians, instead. [fimg=655]http://www.nasljerseys.com/ABA/Images/Floridians/Floridians%2070-71%20Home%20Larry%20Jones%20Back.jpg[/fimg]

Miami Cool. New York pals Frankie and Jackie take their friendship down South to Miami Beach. Years earlier, The Great One vomited all over Sinatra at the Polo Grounds during the Shot Heard Round the World game. [fimg=855:2mrhju3o]http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/sites/default/files/Jackie%20Gleason%20Frank%20Sinatra.jpg[/fimg:2mrhju3o]

Article, please? Or link? I can't find this "train wreck" piece.

Frayed Knot wrote: Was Nixon ever photographed NOT in a suit? Secret Service scubadiver fishes suitless Nixon's ball out of the pond while Miami Beach Jackie lends an iron for support. [fimg=755]http://www.robsmith.biz/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/64e32_GLEASON.jpeg[/fimg]

Miami Beach Jackie and the President on the links. Palm trees trimmed by Montero's Tree Service.

The last place Nats have the NL's second worst record.

"I thought Kathy Kersh was fast, but that was before I met Terry Collins's wife". [fimg=577]http://www.spookyisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Siren.jpg[/fimg]

Terry Collins's wife shows off those Miami Art Deco touches to her Collins Avenue pad.

Terry Collins's wife raves about the Montero Tree Service trim. [fimg=444:3jbxp7lx]http://d3rm69wky8vagu.cloudfront.net/article-photos/large/1.166906.jpg[/fimg:3jbxp7lx]

If you're in Miami and need your palm tree trimmed, Montero's your man. (Walking distance from the Miami-Dade County Cemetery). Certified arborist on Angie's List since 2006. www.angieslist.com/companylist/us/fl/mi ... 253083.htm