"My name is Matthew J. White ... billionaire. I own a fastball and some rock."

http://www.reade.com/Particle_Briefings/spec_gra2.html

a ton of broken mica would be twenty cubic feet. I think your neighbors would complain if you parked that in your driveway. And how would you dispose of it? It's not like Homer's pile of sugar, where you could at least sell the bees it lured back to the bee industrial complex.

I just don't think you've thought this through.

Do you have Newfoundlanders moving to Toronto after they hit it rich by unexpectedly finding out that large schools of cod have made it back to the Grand Banks?

http://www.insidesocal.com/mlb/archives/2007/02/day_2_recap.html

5 - Warren Buffett loves rock quarries for exactly that reason. Rocks are expensive to transport. Unless you're talking about building materials with wide application (i.e., slate), usually the competition is limited by the cost of diesel, how close you are to a railhead, etc. Competition tends to be self-limiting.

Noted without JD Drew-related comment.

It's a brave new Gonzo world.

I don't know how to feel about that.

LaRoche spent the off-season rehabilitating his surgically repaired left shoulder in Arizona. The shoulder gave him problems for three years, especially when he swung the bat hard.

Yet the deepest pain he felt was not getting a September call-up by the Dodgers.

"I was kind of disappointed," he said. "I didn't know why. That's why I'm here early. I have a legitimate chance of making the team and I want it to start now."

So, will The Mustache interpret this as arrogance/entitlement/Hot Doggery?

Take that rant, cross "Elliot Ness" and insert "Digger Phelps" for my feelings.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0094226/quotes

All of my grudges have a long documented history and much of my background work is on file at the National Archives.

If you ask an archivist for it, s/he will deny its existence. But, trust me on this, it's there. You just have to ask the right person.

No chance to see the glory of Chase Budinger.

(Daniel Stern:) "This hole, this quarry hole is mine!"

Now I don't have to feel sorry for him if he's cut in spring training.

For what that's worth, which is $6.99.

Juan Pierre haters should probably skip over their fantasy section on outfielders...

The most UCLA has attempted in one game is 61 against USC back in 1956.

They fouled a lot in basketball back then.

Refreshing.

One DT poster must be very, very, very, very sad.

The team benches are on the baselines and note the dead space along the sidelines.

Aaron Gray has only two points against the Huskies?

Teams which play there regularly find ways to adapt. But coaches unfamiliar with the gym say the hardest adjustment is trying to coach when their team is at the opposite end of the court.

As you might expect, Vandy has a gaudy overall won-lost record there. And Florida isn't the first No. 1 to fall at Vandy. In fact, the last 3 have--Florida today, Kentucky '93, and North Carolina '87. Vandy's 5-4 overall vs. No. 1s at home (got Kentucky in '59 and '64 also), but a more realistic 5-13 vs. No. 1s overall.

A funny but degrading moment came in Lubbock vs. Texas Tech years ago. From the book Dynamite! 75 Years of Vanderbilt Basketball, Vandy radio broadcaster Larry Munson gave this account:

"This one's going down to the wire, folks. Hang on. We've got Gish coming into the game. It'll be Vandy's ball out of bounds. Wait a minute. What's this? Gish has lost his pants! Bob Polk (Vandy coach) has pulled off Lance Gish's pants in front of six thousand screaming fans! The place is going crazy."

In the excitement of the game, Polk was helping Gish out of his warm-up pants and accidentally grabbed his shorts in addition. The embarrassed Gish did make a pair of crucial free throws to help the Commodores win the game by two.

"Productive out." Kinda like it..

Florida goes down at Vandy. Kentucky loses at Alabama. UT gets clocked at South Carolina.

Reminds me of a quote--from Georgia women's coach Andy Landers, I think--that once he stared coaching in the SEC, he slept like a baby.

Woke up every 20 minutes, screaming...

Da-da.

No others come to mind. But given my mind, that may not mean a whole lot.

BTW, if Cajun Dodger's around, Geaux Dodgers!

Anyone see this in today's Dodgers notes column on mlb.com? Cracked me up more than it worried me.
"Brad Penny did throw off a mound with some of the other starters. Penny did his conditioning on indoor machines, which isn't unusual for him, but the club revealed he suffered a slight knee sprain during the Christmas break. Penny said he was tripped up by his retriever on the grounds of his California home, but he had no discomfort Saturday."

Did the Cal fans storm the court after their OT win against OSU?

But I can attest that Vandy is a darned unfriendly place to play. And I truly dislike Florida, especially the overrated (and dirty) Joakim Noah.

Pierre addressed familiar criticism that his on-base percentage (.350 overall, .330 last year) is inadequate for a leadoff hitter.

"I know that's the knock on me," he said. "I put the ball in play. It's a catch-22 kind of deal. I try to walk, but opposing pitchers and managers figure the worst they'll give up is a double [because he lacks home-run power] so most pitchers pound the strike zone. But I could be more selective."

I guess I'm encouraged that he at least knows why I think he's no good.

So what are the qualifications for a team's fans to storm the court/football field? A win over a top 5 team?

And no, sorry to disappoint Bob. No rushing the court today.

http://tinyurl.com/2oxdgh

Please print up the rules, get them laminated and take them to your next college basketball game.

USC at Arizona State tomorrow.

GAUX Dodgers

(think MarGAUX Hemingway)

or even GOT Dodgers
(nothing to do with milk - more with escarGOT)

but

GEAUX DiMaggio
(wiz a-euh franctch accent bien sur…)

(or Ferguson for those that prefer that the discussion remain Dodger-centric…)

My favorite player is Juan Pierre. I just love how he gets so many hits, and steals all the bases. He's also got a really cool head.

My all-time favorite player is Cal Ripken Jr. Did you know that in 1991, Cal had a 17.0 WARP3, which was higher than Barry's WARP3 when he hit 73 home runs? Really, it was! That's the greatest season ever by a shortstop...And I wasn't even born yet!

Also, my favorite DT poster is my Dad, Greg. My least favorite poster is a tie between that Andrew guy and the D4P guy. They both seem so mean! I also like ice cream.

My Dad's not married. I overheard someone say I was a "love child." I asked my Dad what that means, and he said that means I'm his child, and he loves me.

Down with love, eh...?

http://tinyurl.com/da9d5

Audioslave had a handful of great songs.

And what does it have to do with making fun of Daniel's kids?

How could you hate Audioslave? At the very least, you have to like "Like a Stone", "Be Yourself", and "Doesn't Remind Me"...

I agree with that. I think a few of their songs are great, and the rest I don't care much about. But the great songs are enough to make me think kindly of them.

Is it possible for anybody in the world to have worse taste? Really? Is there somebody that likes Ishtar and Tuvan throat music? Pistachio ice cream and the Holocaust? Corduroy pants and the Thompson Twins?

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There are bands that I feel the same way about, so I can understand your perspective.

I only know who Tom Morello is because of his participation in Audioslave.

I stand by Down With Love.

In support of or in opposition to...?

Rage Against the Machine is every kid I've ever taught in high school. Loud and passionate and unbelievably stupid.

Kinda like people who scream about WARP and VORP but have never played professional baseball...

I write music. I'm an artist. I understand the world.

I played baseball. I was a professional athlete. I understand the game.

All feeling...all intuition...Zero logic.

1. High feeling...High intuition...Low logic
2. Low feeling...Low intution...High logic
3. High feeling...High intuition...High logic

It's my bread and butter.

It's one of those things that you have to give up...Like driving a VW Bus and growing your hair out long. It's only a memory.

I mean, really. Imagine a teacher like D4P or Andrew. I might quit school and join a gang.

I bet Bob would be great.

Amen. If schools had quality vocational programs, like they used to have, high schools would be a much better place. At some point, becoming a plumber or electrician became less than noble. The demise of vocational education is a total disaster. Kids should learn valuable trades.

I am now a believer in the Shimmin School System.

I have students that I want to punch in the face. How horrible is that?

If teachers could torture students like baseball coaches can, the world would be a better place.

No. It wouldn't. Most of your co-workers are not to be trusted with that sort of authority. That's the extra-super-terrific thing about my plan. Fewer students means fewer teachers. It's not a perfect plan since the people picking which teachers to dump would be the same morons (for the most part; some administrators aren't useless, just like some teachers aren't) who hired them in the first place. But it'd be a start.

Class Size: 30

Kids you absolutely love: 5
Kids you'll forget next quarter: 7
Kids You like, but are bad students: 4
Kids that disrupt your class, but you still like:2
Kids that just exist: 8
Kids that you want to beat with a fungo: 4

Pierre addressed familiar criticism that his on-base percentage (.350 overall, .330 last year) is inadequate for a leadoff hitter.

"I know that's the knock on me," he said. "I put the ball in play. It's a catch-22 kind of deal. I try to walk, but opposing pitchers and managers figure the worst they'll give up is a double [because he lacks home-run power] so most pitchers pound the strike zone. But I could be more selective."

Yep.

I call everyone by their last name (Ms. Smith or Mr. Smith, etc.)

I do that to, including the year I taught at Yale, where I was maybe one of two faculty members on campus who had that custom (the other being one of my former teachers there, who was a great guy, and sort-of a contemporary American version of Cato the Elder). Of course, now that I teach at Navy, it's not really required, but the general norm is for even the civilians to call the midshipmen by their family names. But, really, I do think there's far too much familiarity in High School and College classrooms nowadays--people frequently forgot that familiarity breeds contempt.

WWSH

4. Low feeling...High intuition...High logic
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I have many intelligent young students that listen to 'Rage' (including one getting his Phd in Biology).

Not having the time to ask him his feelings on the subject, i can imagine him saying:

Then there are those who only profess to have

4. Low feeling...High intuition...High logic

and use that mask to get billion dollar contracts from the US government for the deadweight company that they used to lead before becoming vice-president…
Mill, Smith and Burke taken to their logical conclusion…
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(fungo bat 'em? 'cause they don't toe the line and listen to too much "Rage"?)
(Or hit 'em over the head with a copy of "Atlas Shrugged"?)
(or send'em off to Iraq?)
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Bearing in mind that the reference is very

Low feeling...Low intuition...High logic

I can't imagine a lovechild ever being conceived with the middle name Wynton.

(unless the reference is Wynton Kelly…
W.M.'s actual namesake)

Louis, Miles, Dizzy, Freddie or Woody(Shaw) certainly, but not Wynton…

http://tinyurl.com/2a56vz

I assume NCLB stands for No Child Left Behind?

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the irony in that sentence is downright Orwellian.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100436/