Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Best Show Logs, or Reason 1,419 Why My Brain Hates Me

A while back, I decided to work my way forward in the Best Show Archives, all the way from the first archived show from 2000. I started listening to the show two years ago, and wanted to ground myself in … Read on! —->

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“Classic” Scratchbomb: Win George Steinbrenner’s Rep

The pic to your right is one of the banner headlines for the NY Post sports section this morning. George Steinbrenner visiting the Yankees in Tampa is, apparently, a huge deal. And Joba Chamberlain’s eight great innings against the Rays … Read on! —->

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1999 Project: Games 66-69

Click here for an intro/manifesto on The 1999 Project. June 17, 1999: Mets 4, Cardinals 3 Bruce Benedict piloted the Mets for the second and final game of Bobby Valentine’s suspension. This outing in St. Louis was a bit more … Read on! —->

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Angry Mets Fan Shakes Fist at Cloud

That last post was my funny-ha-ha one over the current Mets mess. Here’s my Howard Beale extravaganza. First off, I shouldn’t have to give two rats’ deuces about the VP for player development. I doubt a fan of any other … Read on! —->

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Omar Minaya’s Master Class in Throwing Gasoline on a Fire

I’ve called this press conference to discuss recent actions by our VP for player relations, Tony Bernazard. But I’m not just going to announce his dismissal and take a few questions. No, that would be far too simple for this … Read on! —->

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The Pete Rose/Bud Selig Conference

Thanks for coming to see me, Pete. I’m just gonna lay it out on the line with you: I’m not gonna be commissioner forever, and I wanna make sure the only legacies I leave aren’t steroids and All Star Game … Read on! —->

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1999 Project: Games 63-65

Click here for an intro/manifesto on The 1999 Project. June 14, 1999: Reds 8, Mets 4 The opener of the Mets’ second series of the year at the former Riverfront Stadium (then called Cinergi Field) was notable mostly for an … Read on! —->

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“A German Shepherd Is Coming Your Way”

Robert Popper–one of the geniuses behind Look Around You and Radio Spiritworld–posted this video to his webbed site. It is one of the funniest clips I’ve since The Winnebago Man. (It would be the funniest, had I not recently exposed … Read on! —->

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Lou Dobbs Gets to the Bottom of Everything

The debate rages–RAGES!–on about President Obama’s place of birth. Obama insists he was born in the US, and government officials in his supposed native state of Hawaii and elsewhere say they’ve seen his birth certificate and it’s valid. But since … Read on! —->

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Adventures in Public Access Cable, or, Forever in Blue Screens!

Earlier this week, I saw this sports talk program on Queens Public Access. You know, this guy seems to know what he’s talking about regarding the NBA draft, but I feel like he’s undermining his points in some way. I … Read on! —->

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