Daily Archives: October 25, 2002

RIP, Paul Wellstone

MyDD pays tribute to Paul Wellstone in a fitting fashion by casting his vote today. I join him and many others in saluting a truly principled man who served his country with valor. Rest in peace, Senator. Continue reading

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Tis better to have linked and lost…

From TNR’s &c blog comes this story about race baiting in the Michigan governor’s race. TNR notes that the fairly nasty ad run by trailing Republican Dick Posthumus (ed. note: Oh, the juvenile humor potential in a name like “Dick … Continue reading Continue reading

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SNL and the Dead Parrot

Did you know that John Cleese and Michael Palin once did a guest shot on Saturday Night Live where they did the famous “Dead Parrot” sketch and apparently bombed? Mark Evanier has the details here (scroll down), here, and here. Continue reading

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An axis of one

Ginger has retired. Michael has always published infrequently. Ted went on hiatus Wednesday. Rob joined him yesterday. If it makes anyone feel better, I’m not going anywhere. Enjoy the break, but do hurry back, y’all. It’s lonely being an axis … Continue reading Continue reading

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MasterCard Memorable Moments

Derek Zumsteg snarks all over the whole overblown Baseball’s Most Memorable Moments As Brought To You By MasterCard thing. I’m right there with him. What makes a moment memorable is what it meant to you at the time and what … Continue reading Continue reading

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More on aggressive baserunning

I wrote that last post in a bit of a hurry, so this morning I’d like to spend a bit more time with the subject of aggressive baserunning and risk/reward ratios. Of the three aggressive baserunning decisions the Angels made … Continue reading Continue reading

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