On Clutchiness

Every couple months, Sean (oldest friend, die-hard Yanks fan) and I argue about Derek Jeter.  I am informed by baseballprospectus.com and other baseball analysts. He watches more games than I do and has played team sports his whole life. Needless to say, we have different views on topics like clubhouse chemistry and clutch hitting. Along [...]

Coming soon to a theatre near you: the 2010’s

So we all thought that describing the current decade (after the ease of The Eighties and The Nineties) was tricky. Apparently we halfhearted settled on The Aughts. But what the hell are we going to do with the next decade? Wikipedia suggests “The Tens.” Maybe The Teens is an option?

Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Dreadful wind and rain

Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Dreadful wind and rain
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Sage observation, on a day when I’m sad and angry all over again

Things happen and then they don’t happen.
New York a Fortress City? Future Seen on 9/12 Didn’t Happen – NYTimes.com

[HD] We Built This City – Starship [ 720p Up Scaling + HQ Audio ]

Finally listening to Amberland 2009. First set alternates Pgroove tunes and eighties covers, to hilarious effect. Mr. Transistor had multiple teases/verses of this one. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this video before. It. is. FANTASTIC.
[HD] We Built This City – Starship [ 720p Up Scaling + HQ Audio ]
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Faith No More – Epic Music Video

Off the charts Unintentional Comedy. I remember some of this video but I had totally forgotten the CONSTANT lightning bolts.
Faith No More – Epic Music Video
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Spoken as a true NY Asshole

Posted by me in a reply to a comment bemoaning the stacked odds against Pittsburgh and other small markets about this baseball article, reposted here for posterity:
Looking at Nate’s numbers (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6182), you’d have to combine the populations of the bottom 5-7 teams (including your Pirates) to add up to the Yankees population share. The Yanks [...]

Another Quotable Quote

“… death is the only god who comes when you call.” Roger Zelazny, “24 views of Mt Fuji, by Hokusai”

Tilt Shift Movies

Very cool (hat tip to Bob Harris): http://vimeo.com/channels/keithloutitssydney

Washington – Clementine

Washington – Clementine
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