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I dunno - where the bat is now could be the point of impact. You guys are prolly right though.

He could've just hit it though, no?

I've read that its both easier and harder to hit with the sacks drunk. Easier because the pressure is on the pitcher to throw strikes. Harder because the batter tends to press to get the big hit. So basically my post adds nothing to this thread.

="Zvon"] Has Wright already hit that ball or is he about to?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Kansas City is hitless in the fourth in Detroit. When was the last Opening Day no-hitter? I seem to remember one, but I'm not sure. Bob Feller - Indians. Don't know what year though. Its a great trivia question: There was a game played where one team's batting statistics remained the same as they were before the game. How could that be? Opening Day no-hitter. OE: April 16, 1941

You're right - 1 seat = $500.00 x 81 games = $40,500.00 per seat. 4 seats = $2,000.00 per game = $162,500.00 for 81 games. He will pay it, or rather his company will, because well, they can. They are not too happy about it though.

metirish wrote: Crazy, so for one seat it will cost him $40.500 for 81 games, and he has how many seats? 4 seats. $2,000.00 per.

AG/DC wrote: Folks don't sing public to anything in the United States I do. Honed my singing in public in college on Thursday $1 Import Nights at Maggies on Marshall Street, singing into Molson bottles. 'Mony Mony' would be a good sing-a-long except 'Ride the pony' can be (and was) easily substituted with 'fucking bullshit!' and at the breaks singing 'Get laid! Get fucked!' really slides in there nicely.

Well - they are looking for a 'sing-a-long'.

Today's Lineup as per The Post: Reyes Castillo Wright Beltran Delgado Pagan Church Schneider Santana

That's a good perk. We utilize EI at my father-in-law's house in Mass. on weekends during the summer. It'll be nice to get the hometown feed if its available via cable. I wish they'd add the postgame wrap-ups too though.

And EVERYBODY knows the words - it's perfect Is there a team that already uses it?

Apparently not.

="Benjamin Grimm"].. unless he pulls a Tim Leary. How dare you!

Speaking of predictions and me now being Tom Glavine (<-------), I saw that John Kruk picks the Braves to win the division based on their pitching. Hudson, Smoltz and Glavine in particular. Has he watched Glavine the past few years? These guys look at 13-8 last year and think - wow, Tom Glavine, 13-8. Boy he's still got it! He who laughs last I guess.

And the '84 version blows chunks anyway.

Here. Seriously considering investing in a Slingbox.

My brother-in-law has been a season ticket holder at Shea since 1962. His family is fairly wealthy and they have a company that generates quite a bit of cash. As a result they have season tickets to the Mets, Yanks, Rangers and Knicks. their seats at all the venues are excellent. Two rows behind the dugout at Yankee Stadium, 6 rows off the field at Shea, about 10 rows back from the court at Knicks games and right on the glass for Rangers games. Not surprisingly these seats are pricey. The seats at Shea have been between $85.00 - $100.00 per seat per game so I'm guessing the Yankee seats have been comparable. The email that he recently got from the Yankees about the prices at the new Yankee Stadium are just unbelievable though. If he wants the same seats in a similar location at the new place they will cost him $500.00 per seat per game. Yes - $500.00 per seat, per game. Kinda lets you see what's in store for Mets fans. Here's a copy of the email he got: ]Dear Ticket License Holder, Today marks a very significant moment in the history of our legendary franchise. In our great tradition of providing the very best experience for our fans, we have arrived at the precipice of unveiling plans for our new home...the new Yankee Stadium! While our address will continue to be 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, there are many new, exciting and significant changes that are being made to upgrade our new home, changes that will make you proud to be with us at every game. As you will learn in the coming months, we have made certain that the new Yankee Stadium will feature the finest and most state-of-the-art amenities while maintaining the look and feel of the current Yankee Stadium and splendidly embodying the celebrated history and tradition you've grown accustomed to as a loyal Yankees fan. ==> New Yankee Stadium Premium Offerings The new Yankee Stadium will have select Premium Offerings, for which we have already received an enormous number of unsolicited requests. To learn more about the Premium Offerings in the new Yankee Stadium please go to www.yankees.com/yankeespremium or click the following link: <> http://click.mlb.com/ct/click?q=1d-6b6jIGQS7gGfrbERlmgcRfmJRWugnU9R If you are interested in "upgrading" to one of the Premium Offerings, click on the "I am interested in Premium Offerings" link and you will be directed to login for "My Yankees Account". Once you have accessed your "My Yankees Account" click "Edit Personal Preferences" to complete a short questionnaire and you will be added to our upgrade list. A member of our Premium Offerings staff will contact you during the 2008 Season. If you have questions or need additional information please e-mail us at premium@yankees.com. During the 2008 Season, you will receive official New Yankee Stadium Relocation Program information, which will contain a Relocation Guide and other related materials. The Relocation Guide will detail our comprehensive Relocation Program as well as your options for securing seat locations at the new Yankee Stadium. It will also contain information detailing the criteria used to establish the Relocation Program. 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Trost Chief Operating Officer New York Yankees ************************************************************ WARNING: DURING ALL BATTING PRACTICES, FIELDING PRACTICES, WARM-UPS AND THE COURSE OF THE GAME EXPERIENCE, HARD HIT BASEBALLS AND BATS AND FRAGMENTS THEREOF MAY BE THROWN OR HIT INTO THE STANDS. FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY, PLEASE STAY ALERT AND BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS. ANY GUEST WHO IS CONCERNED WITH HIS OR HER SEAT LOCATION SHOULD CONTACT ANY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR AN ALTERNATE SEAT LOCATION. Time, Opponent, Date and Club Rosters, including the New York Yankees roster, are subject to change. *********************************************************** yankees.com respects your privacy. Please review our privacy policy >> http://click.mlb.com/ct/click?q=32-GAjIIrQNjHxatsoDFrXxZJA7~NsYxKPR You are receiving this service-related e-mail as a Yankees Season Ticket Licensee. E-mail is yankees.com's primary communication for service-related communications and updates. 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Why do they need my name, email address and birth date in order for me to vote? This is bullshit - just another way for them to make money. It never stops. Amazing.

Curly Shuffle's not really a sing-a-long though I kinda like 'Build Me Up Buttercup' for that. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison - Gay. I'll Be There For You - The Rembrandts - Very gay. I'm A Believer - The Monkees - Eh. Not slow enough for this purpose. Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett - No idea. I Love Rock N' Roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Doesn't have enough cross-generational appeal Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi - God no. Movin' Out - Billy Joel - Please, no. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond - My problem with this is that its a Red Sox tradition. Waitin' On A Sunny Day - Bruce Springsteen - Um, no.

Always liked Doug Glanville. New York Times March 26, 2008 Op-Extra Guest Columnist | Heading Home The Boys of Spring By DOUG GLANVILLE Baseball has begun � in Tokyo, as the game expands worldwide � but the teams other than the Red Sox and A�s are still in Florida and Arizona, and for a few more days they�re all contenders. That�s part of what�s so great about spring training: anything is possible; every team starts from the same point, zero wins and zero losses. Players from all over the world descend upon sunny climes, just as hopeful as their fans. I was once one of those players. Even though I retired from professional baseball three years ago, my internal clock is set to go off in March, telling me that I am supposed to be putting on a uniform. I�ve discovered that watering my rooftop garden is not a worthy substitute for getting grass stains on my pants from making a great diving catch in the outfield. Now I have to rely on my memory to soothe my instincts. Since a baseball player has the memory of an elephant, my first spring training with the Chicago Cubs might as well have happened yesterday. Like any other young person entering a new career, a rookie player has not a clue. I recall the brochure the Cubs handed out telling us the training complex was �just four short blocks from your hotel.� Of course, we were so happy to don the professional attire of a big league team, we believed anything. They neglected to tell us that four blocks in Mesa, Ariz., is measured by King Kong�s shoes. We walked for over a mile in the chill of the Arizona morning � who would have thought it could get so cold in the desert? � and came back midday with the heat of the sun bearing down on our right shoulders. I went from scarf to tank top in about five hours. Our hotel was not the Ritz-Carlton either. There were four phones lines serving the Maricopa Inn, so players ran home after practice to beat their teammates for an open line. If you lagged, you had to be ready to explain to your girlfriend or parents why you called three hours after practice ended. My first roommate was a sleepwalker. He woke up in the middle of the night yelling at shadows; once he crawled into my twin bed after a late-night rant. After that I slept with one eye open and a Pro Stock model M159 baseball bat nearby. But for those who persevere, stay healthy and �have what it takes,� one fateful spring a Big League promotion will be finally granted, and the stakes go through the roof overnight. The day I walked into my first big-league practice, my locker was sandwiched between those of Randy Myers, an All-Star reliever, and Ryne Sandberg, now a Hall of Famer. Myers had equipped his locker with grenades, tasers and the keys to what I am sure was the first Hummer sold in the United States. But when I saw my jersey with my name on the back hanging next to Sandberg�s No. 23, I knew I had truly arrived. It did not last for long. That spring, the major league pitchers gave me a long and thorough dose of reality. Everyone who makes it to big league camp was a baseball legend at some point in his life. It was big fish from big and small ponds thrust into the biggest pond of their lives, most of us just trying to find some plankton of an opportunity in the last slot of a 25-man team. I had sparkling college All-America and first-round draft pick credentials, but I found out pretty quickly that I didn�t have any idea how to approach a major league curve ball. So, as my batting average plummeted and I gathered a hefty collection of broken bats from mistimed swings, I knew the call into the manager�s office was coming. The spring was coming to an end � it was time to go back to the minor leagues, leave the good life of weekly cash stipends and rubbing shoulders with some of my baseball heroes. Maybe next year. Well, after three more of those annual demotions in the principal�s office, I eventually figured out the game. Chicago�s manager, Jim Riggleman, pulled me aside and finally told me, �Congratulations, you made the team.� I still hadn�t quite mastered that major league curve ball, but I had learned the patterns of a pitcher, partly from listening in on the wisdom of our shortstop, Shawon Dunston, and first-baseman Mark Grace as they debated baseball etiquette, and also just from watching true professionals go about their business. I�ll always remember one of my instructors telling me, �To be successful in this game, you have to give up the best years of your life.� At the time, it sounded strange. What young man in America wouldn�t think, �How else better to spend my best years?� Later, I understood the sacrifice you have to make to be the best at anything, but the innocence of a player coming to their first spring training makes a profound statement like my instructor�s bounce off like Teflon. I smile when I think about that young player arriving at his first major league camp, setting up his locker in one of the cathedrals of the game. I�ll never head to spring training again as a player, but I will always look forward to the feeling of excitement that still rises in my heart every March. Doug Glanville, who played nine years in the major leagues for the Cubs, Phillies and Rangers, is writing this guest column during the 2008 baseball season. Glanville served on the executive subcommittee of the Major League Baseball Players Association and is currently a consultant with Baseball Factory, a high-school player development program. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 with a degree in systems science and engineering.

I gave it a 7. Remember liking it. I am a fan of two of the 'Vacation' movies - 'Vacation' and 'Christmas Vacation' 'Christmas Vacation' was less about Chevy and all about Randy Quaid. Didjaknow - that the actress that played Randy Quaid's daughter, Cousin Vicki (the one that felt she was a good French kisser because 'Daddy says I'm the best'), in the original 'Vacation' was Jane Krakowski who now plays Jenna on '30 Rock'?

AG/DC wrote: I know we're supposed to have our favorite flavors and all. But why care who anchors the early news? Their job is to read. Agreed, it would be nice if she could read.

I know she's a Mets fan, I'll give her that. Fine I'll watch her stupid show. Does anybody really need it recorded?

You know - I would consider watching it but she is just so insufferable. How she has held her anchor job for - what - 20 years now? is beyond me. She can't get through one newscast without stumbling through her script (literally, she can't. Watch her one time - you'll see), she has this annoying laugh that she throws at you at just inappropriate times, mispronounces names - important, well-known names! - and I don't think that even Chuck likes her. My animosity has nothing to do with her killing Jessica Savitch in a jealous rage and making it look like an accident in case you were wondering.