Monthly Archives: June 2009

1999 Project: Games 57-59

Click here for an intro/manifesto on The 1999 Project. June 7, 1999: Mets 8, Blue Jays 2 The Mets had just snapped an eight-game losing steak and left the limelight of the Subway Series behind. But the media (and the … Read on! —->

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Government Just Doesn’t Work. Except When It Does

Living in NYC, I’m never at a loss to find something to complain about, as far as local government is concerned. Oh man, the government. Don’t get me started about the government! I believe Mayor Bloomberg got most of his … Read on! —->

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Off to Never-Neverland

Since I spent several hours yesterday writing totally insensitive tweets about Michael Jackson’s death (like this one), I thought it would be a good idea if I spent five minutes not speaking ill of the dead. I “liked” Michael Jackson … Read on! —->

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1999 Project: Games 54-56 (The End of the Beginning)

Click here for an intro/manifesto on The 1999 Project. June 4, 1999: Yankees 4, Mets 3 After a horrific homestand, the Mets couldn’t have been looking forward to the media hoopla of the Subway Series (although Mike Piazza told reporters … Read on! —->

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Your Math Teacher Was Right: Graphs Can Be Fun!

I have no idea how this escaped my notice up until this point. But I’ve seen several people post and/or tweet about it in the past few days, so allow me to jump on the bandwagon way too late. This … Read on! —->

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Governor Sanford Has a Lost Weekend

Where have I been? Out. I went out. I was gone for four days? No, I don’t think so. No, I’m pretty sure I was just out for the afternoon. Today’s Wednesday? Really? Yeah, I guess I was gone for … Read on! —->

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Why Yes, I Do Have Time for Joint Pain

I’m a busy man with an active lifestyle. A lot of people count on me at my job. And a lot of people count on me at home. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have time for joint pain. On … Read on! —->

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Omar Minaya and Mike Francesa Star in *M*A*S*H*, CitiField Edition

Welcome bu-hack to the program. My next guest is the general manager of the Mets, Omar Minaya, who’s gotta be feelin pretty blue these days. Run it down for me. What’s the litany of injuries?Well, Carlos Delgado’s got a torn … Read on! —->

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Hear Me! Feel Me! Touch Me! Wait, Just the First One

Do you enjoy the sound of my voice as much as I do? Then check out today’s edition of Behind the Bricks, a podcast hosted by Brian Mollica, a good friend and a very funny guy. On this show, I … Read on! —->

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Scratchbomb: Now With Even More Self-Promotion!

Just wanted to alert the masses to a new commenting feature. If you come up with a brilliant bon mot, and you want other people to know about, you can post said comment to Twitter. In order to enable this … Read on! —->

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