Sigh...you're always living in the past. How many of those championships have the Yankees won <B>this year</B>? That's what I thought...exact same number as the Cubs. And Tampa Bay, come to think of it.

(Padgett only wishes he could have some of the meds I appear to be on.)

Speaking of Tampa Bay, after losing the last 2 to the Angels, the Sox lose last night in extra innings to Tampa Bay. I'm so freakin' bitter! :mad:

Not as bitter as me and the Redbirds go to the Top of the 9th leading 2-0 and give up three runs. THEN if that wasn't enough, they get a runner on third with 1 out and can't score him. Grrrrrrr :mad:

Here's an interesting link:

http://www.tmz.com/2007/07/23/mindy-...does-it-again/

Now you're asking what does this off-topic link have to do with the off-topic baseball thread and why does this bitter repulsive excuse for a human being have to clog the internet and this forum with such trivial tedious nonsense...well I'll tell you what it has to do with the off-topic baseball thread...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...,3975882.story

So there. I hope I was able to overcome your repulsion (loosely paraphrased from The Pirates of Penzance of course).

Barry Zito (0-6 in April) gets demoted to the bullpen. Ouch. That's a lot of money to kiss away for the Giants.

Sox try to break a 5 game losing streak tonight against Roy Halliday. He's struggled a little this season, so I'm hoping he doesn't snap out of it tonight against Lester.

Rays are tied for first in the division 25 games into the season. Unbelievable.

Padgett.........

Today is leetle Looie's 70th birthday.

Slickest shortstop I've ever seen.

He was truly a magician out there in the infield. When I was in little league (actually, it was just a league our park district sponsored - we never had "real" Little League were I lived) I alternated between shortstop (mostly) and pitcher. For some reason I can't remember, I had two gloves. One was an Aparicio autographed Wilson and the other was a Don Larson Spaulding. I would change them depending on which position I played that game. I remember when I first got the Wilson, "breaking in" the pocket by putting a ball in the pocket, tying the glove tightly with twine and putting it under my mattress at night for a few nights.

Ah, memories of childhood.

I know the Nellie Fox glove was the A2000, I think Looie's was the A2002

Hey, I found your glove.........

http://www.jedi404.com/aparicoglstore.jpg

The Libertarian essayist is pitching against the Red Sox? :eek:
How embarrassing it will be should they lose! :p

http://royhalliday.home.mindspring.com/ROYHOME.HTM

Here's a first.... someone even more annoying than Chuck.

What have you got against Libertarians? :D

I thought the A2000 didn't have an autograph. I had a friend whose dad worked for Wilson. He had one of the first ones.

Nothing.... anybody who would dedicate their life to mastering the dewey decimal system is just OK with me.

LOL!! :D

Sox snap the 5-game losing streak (and a 7-game losing streak to Toronto) with a 1-0 win in the bottom of the ninth. Lester and HallAday both pitched extremely well. A couple of interesting decisions by Francona in the bottom of the ninth (leaving Crisp in to lead off, not pinch-running for Ortiz), but it all worked out when Vernon Wells bobbled Youkalis' base hit allowing Big Papi to score the winning run without a throw. Whew!

And the Yanks are losing 6-2 at the moment. . .