Farmer Ted

Edge and I saw a Strawberry poseur at RFK last year. I think he was sitting next to HoJo IIRC.

From the Way-back Machine: Ohio student punished for wearing Steelers jersey By The Associated Press September 17, 1999 NORWALK, Ohio - School officials have apologized to a boy who was forced to sit in a corner for wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers black and gold jersey on his school's Cleveland Browns' spirit day. Ten-year-old Eric Nutter and his mother, Debbie, have long been Steelers fans. So when Western Reserve Middle School marked the return of the Browns to the NFL on Friday, the fifth-grader didn't wear the Ohio team's brown and orange. He came to the school wearing a Kordell Stewart jersey, honoring Pittsburgh's quarterback. While he expected some flack from his classmates, he was surprised when his teacher, Brent Maillard, had him turn his desk around in the back of the classroom. "I had to turn around the whole time to see what was going on," Eric told The [Lorain, Ohio] Morning Journal, in a story published Wednesday. "I didn't like it." After about two hours, Eric changed into a Cleveland Indians T-shirt for gym class. He kept the baseball team shirt on for the rest of the day, and he was allowed to place his desk back in its normal position. Eric's devotion was rewarded Sunday night, when the Steelers beat the Browns 43-0 in Cleveland. Maillard and Thomas Turner, the school's principal, met with Eric's parents Monday and found out they were angry after the boy came home from school in tears. "Until then, we didn't have any idea at all that he had been upset," Turner said. "On Friday, he kind of thought that it was funny. His desk was only moved back a couple of feet, and he only had to sit sideways. "But it was all in fun. Apparently at some point his feelings were hurt." Eric told WKYC-TV in Cleveland that he got a phone call from Stewart. "He asked me how good I was doing in school and told me that if I have any more problems with his jersey that he'll come down and help me," Eric said. Eric's stepfather, Robert Counts, has asked Western Reserve Superintendent Dennis Bahmer to discipline the teacher, who has been verbally reprimanded. "We expressed our concerns to the family and apologized, and the teacher did the same," Bahmer said. "It's one of those things that started out in fun, but for some reason was not taken that way."

Buffalo is cool with me. Good lakefront entertainment spots. Of course, early season is not weather-friendly.

I've been through enough of this stuff this season that I'm actually becoming immune to the bullpen suckage. Sad but true.

It's Darth Vader eve.

Kingman posing in front of a beer tap. Classic.

That's not good.

Being used today for 9/11 remembrance purposes I suppose. Good use for them. I liked the NYPD hats.

Something doesn't look right with those Mets caps. Dark Blue or is my TV totally messed up?

It would have been a much better story if you said Daybidrye's girlfriend was doing the videotaping.

Orel in 1988. 59-straight scoreless innings. Fucker.

Baseball is for Kids. Bring that sign back, along with the $75 seats, $8 beer, and $5 cotton candy that the kids can't friggin afford.

Was he our Brian Bannister trade?

Organ music only at the ballpark. Yeah, I said Organ.

Would still like the Mets to cut through the muckety red tape and move the AAA team to Brooklyn and add 5,000 more seats.

Buffalo stadium review: http://www.ballparkreviews.com/buffalo/buffalo.htm Syracuse Stadium review: http://www.ballparkreviews.com/syracuse/pc.htm

Lotso Jacksonville University ties, speak up Daniel Murphy.

There was buzz in Buffalo about an expansion team at one time. I think it was Florida and Colorado that won out that go-round. The stadium there, apparently, can expand to about 35,000 if need be.

Is Corey Hart the long lost son of Randall Tex Cobb?

Roider.

Mrs. Ted came across a photo of American Idol David Cook taking BP at Shea. Pinstripe jersey, blue hat, hacking at it left handed. I'll try to pull it up if I can find it. I'm guessing he's not a Mets lovin' big shot, rather "I'll dress up in the (name city) uniform to show 'em I'm down with (name team)".

Santana. Complete game or bust.

It's another way for the Mets brass to throw two more games on the season ticket package. Greedy suits.

Weis, it was nice, enjoy the Italian Ice.

I'm so fucking pissed today. No game on the tube last night. Whatever the fucking reason, Comcast said I should have been getting it but wasn't. Hello, I have the MLB package, it has to be somewhere Assjack. Had to follow along with the ESPN gamecast on the computer and that shit site was two innings slow. Needless to say I was going blind looking at the computer, glancing off to check score updates on the Blackberry all the while going into a trance watching Hillary in that God aweful pant suit, two shades brighter than a friggin Coast Guard life preserver. How the hell do you blow 7-0? This isn't Little League. Shit, Jerry, kick 'em in the ****s. Game plan vs. the Mets: Tire out the starting pitcher and you're golden. That's rich.