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I'm pretty sure the guy who lives next door to my parents is a serial killer
I hate when that happens.
Got more details?
Like, possible victims? Modus operandi? Poured a new patio?
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Not everyone who buys Lubriderm is bad…ReplyCancel
My husband keeps thinking the old lady next to us has died. She hasn't,,,but whenever we don't see her for awhile he comments that she's dead. I really wish he would stop it,,,,ReplyCancel
Is this where we post stories about our neighbors?ReplyCancel
Everyone has that neighbor.ReplyCancel
My old neighbor was accused of killing his missing wife. .. This was in jacksonville in 1993… And the news station came out and asked me if I thought he did it and I said yes. .. What the hell was I thinking I was on the 6o clock news. .. anyways they never found his wife but a year later he was arrested for killing his mom. ..greg somebody….fyi it was a nice neighborhood!ReplyCancel
I dated a neurosurgeon who, I came to believe, had offed his first wife.
But you didn't hear that from me. Not to mention is was entirely insane to think such a thing! Ha, silly me.
We have neighbors up the road that blacked out their windows. They're total creepers.ReplyCancel
Somebody has been watching too much Investigative Discovery. LoLReplyCancel
Holy cow Gator, you were on the news saying it? Did you move after that?
Obviously it being 21 yrs later and you still being with is, you're okay. So I hope you don't mind that your story made me laugh.
"Yes I think John Doe 4 houses down from me killed his wife"
(next day going out to get the paper)
"Uh, Hey John. How's it going?"ReplyCancel
Wow Gator!
I was going to bring up the homeless guy living on my next door neighbors' porch, that I give electricity to for his TV…or mention the crack head on the other side that burned down his backdoor mudroom trying to hide the pipe he just hit, from his girlfriend.
GatorGirl, that's even creepier than a missing wife!ReplyCancel
I think, technically, we're not allowed to talk about our neighbours here. It's OFF TOPIC! So anything but what Enty posted above.
How is your day off?? We missed you yesterday!ReplyCancel
Dang Gator, you should write! Tight sentance with a great end! " ..with the muzzle taped.." Gave me chills. ( I read it in the cold case voiceover of Bill Kurtis 😀 )ReplyCancel
Yeah and when I heard he got arrested I was like yay they found that poor girl and the news was no he killed his mom. ..I did not see that coming. .. But the night they dug up his yard we all got our lawn chairs out and watched and I called the local fox news station and said get over here you're getting scooped! Haha dumb recent journalism graduate I wasReplyCancel
Whoa Gator, I just looked that up.
Looks like he admitted to killing the wife (didn't want to pay divorce settlement. Tied her up, she tried to hop her way out of the house, dragged her back in by her hair and put her in the trunk of her car) but wouldn't tell where the body is.
Killed his mom because he thought she would turn him in.
You just never know with neighbors, huh?ReplyCancel
Jax has a beach?
The things you learn.ReplyCancel
Picked up some FRREEEE plants after spending the night at a friends house after a Season 4 marathon of Downtown Abbey.
I am now lollygagging as opposed to planting 😀
@Reno – Martin Scorsese did the same thing back when he was on coke.ReplyCancel
this Greg Thomas? Sounds creepy.
Don't call the LAPD, Enty. You're better off buying your Dad a big baseball bat.ReplyCancel
I had a neighbor like that. He looked like Ted Kaczynski. He'd be out in his front yard in the middle of the night digging holes. Never came out in the daylight. Weirdo… Also in FL… other side though, P'cola.ReplyCancel
I lived in Edinburgh in the mid 90's and when the photo was released of the Dunblane killer, I thought for sure it was this weird dude I'd shared a flat with for a few weeks when I first arrived. He used to get really drunk (not unusual for a Scot) and have fights with his 'girlfriend' who I worked out was just him talking in a very high voice….to himself! Very creepy…..he wasn't the Dunblane guy but the resemblance was uncanny….ReplyCancel
"US and Russian 'military dolphins' specially trained in underwater combat could face off for the first time as tensions in Ukraine deteriorate further."
OT on the OT.
At first when I saw this news headline I was sad, but then my imagination kicked in. I would describe myself as pre-coffee giddy.ReplyCancel
Right after I finished college I worked at a restaurant afternoons and evenings. A girl who had recently moved to Ontario from British Columbia was hired. The ladies were talking about famous people that they knew or had known. The BC girl piped up: "My ex was famous". When I asked who it was, she said she had dated Clifford Olsen. (serial killer).ReplyCancel
My ex and I lived in L.A. in one of those apartment buildings shaped in a rectangle where you can see everyone walk by. There was an unassuming guy across the way. One day I said, "That's the kind of guy who you find out later is a serial murderer." Every time we saw him come home, I'd say "The murderer is home" and my husband would crack up laughing. Poor guy was probably the nicest guy ever. I bet you thought I'd end this story by saying that he WAS in fact a murderer. Sorry to disappoint. 😉ReplyCancel
Well, geez, Enty, until they're caught every serial killer has to live SOMEWHERE.
I have to say, I've had some pretty interesting neighbours but I don't think any of them has ever killed anyone. Actually, the safest I ever felt was when I lived two houses down from a drug dealer. Really nice guy with lots of big friends. He just wanted to sell his wares and didn't want any trouble, but if trouble came to visit our street it got dealt with pretty efficiently.ReplyCancel
My sister and I are pretty certain her next door neighbor is planning to kill another neighbor. He always used to be pretty nice but then he lost his shit when his wife left him. The guy rarely sleeps and is outside working in his yard all the time. One time my sister looked out her window and found him standing in her back yard (it was raining), walking around in circles and talking to himself. He became friends with another neighbor, a single woman, but he wants more and she keeps turning down his advances. Now he's PISSED and he's gotten aggressive enough with her that she has filed a restraining order. There is a vacant house next door to this woman that is up for sale. This weekend, the crazy guy was telling my sister that he thinks there is a squatter in the house – some mysterious "black guy" that nobody else in the neighborhood has seen. My theory is that he's plotting to kill her and to blame it on the "black guy" squatting in the vacant house next door. I don't really know what to do with this, though. I mean, I'm probably just paranoid because I watch too much Investigation Discovery. But what if I'm not and he really *is* up to something??ReplyCancel
In my (limited) experience Cee Kay, it wasn't the drug dealers themselves that caused problems – it was their addict customers. The portion of them that preferred using other people's money to fund their habit, at any rate. Opportunistic theft went up a lot.ReplyCancel
That's really freaky Chief2224- one of those deals where it will almost certainly be okay, but if it isn't you'll regret inaction.
I think I'd tell the single woman neighbour about this mystery person – and see if it's possible to get some authorities to look into the 'squatter,' because maybe just showing that action has occurred will stop his hand.ReplyCancel
Alita you should get the police involved. We had a case in Toronto where an old house was slated for demolition out in the middle of a field somewhere, when someone was doing a final walk through they discovered a dungeon in the basement, newly built with restraints and everything. Ended up being that some guy blamed a woman for stealing his wife, and had planned to kidnap her and keep./torture here there. Had spent months getting his chamber ready and no one noticed. Creepy.ReplyCancel
"torture HER there". The woman had befriended the wife and encouraged said wife to leave abusive husband.ReplyCancel
Yeah, but guys they're like Mennonites or something. It's a brother, his disabled brother and the girlfriend of brother #1. She wears the hair cover and long homespun skirts always. Also they have like tent revival thingies in their back yard. They are weird!ReplyCancel


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I agree. I just wonder how many are "victims" and how many are publicity seekers wanting to jump on the bandwagon?
I'm not particularly fond of ER and if I'm honest that was my first thought too. But I'm beginning to think Saville had things over people in high places and to all intents and purposes *was* fireproof. I bet many people had threatened to expose him but were either intimidated out of it or were threatened with losing their jobs. And he wasn't alone was he? If he went down, several others would come down with him, so they probably ensured people were hushed up.
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A bit of background. I was unable to BF for the first 2 days of my ds's life because he was in the NICU, then they gave him formula--I pumped the whole time. We started BFing when we came home (when he was 4 days old), and had to deal with nipple confusion. However, within a week, he was latching on and feeding without a problem. Unfortunately, I had to go back to work when he was 8 weeks old. I had to supplement with formula while he was in day care because I hadn't pumped and frozen enough to maintain BM bottles for day care. I still nursed at night and on the weekends. From the beginning, the most I could ever pump was 5 ounces, and that was from both breasts for about 30 minutes.
After I returned to work, I wasn't so diligent about pumping, so my milk started to dry up after about three weeks. I was heart broken. Well, after one horrible weekend of trying bottles only, I was miserable, ds was miserable--heck, even my df was miserable!! I decided to try to re-establish my milk. I started pumping twice a day at work, and spending all of my time with my ds with him on my breast. It worked! I went from pumping only one ounce out of both breasts after two pumping sessions (pathetic, I know), to an average of 9 ounces a day. I am currently eating oatmeal every morning and supplementing with Fennugreek and Mother's Milk tea. I also drink an average of 100 ounces of water per day and watch my diet.
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If you have players in many different locations, the beauty of DYNASTY League Baseball Online is that it can easily manage your league and update stats, standings and leaders in real time. This is a first for Baseball simulations. Never before have real time draft leagues been available for Baseball simulation games. Previously each league member would have to export his league file and send it to a central commissioner who would then have to import each league file and then export and send the files back to each league member so that league members could import the updated file again. Of course that is far from real time and in today's connected world it is downright prehistoric to have to go through all that drudgery to update your stats, standings and leaders.
You join a league and then choose a franchise that includes the matching ball park and then draft your team with a fictional $300 budget from the most recent season of DYNASTY League Baseball player cards that continues each future season when the new season player cards are released in a Dynasty play format. Draft day consists of a Major League draft in which you draft your 25 man roster and then a Minor league draft of 8 additional players that you can call up and send down during the season for a total of 33 players under your control.
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CARLISLE, Pa. – The No. 6-ranked
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conference schedule unbeaten, holding off visiting Franklin &
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Sophomore Matt Cherry (Radnor, Pa./Radnor) put the Devils on the board early with an assist from first-year Brian Gleason (Darien, Conn./Darien) just 47 seconds into the game. F&M's Matt Gillan tied the game midway through the period, scoring unassisted at the 8:16 mark.
That would trigger a 3-1 run for the Diplomats. Junior Ward Gruppo (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Prep) went straight to goal, finding the net with 2:57 to play in the first period. Tristan Miller and Andrew Setian tallied goals in the final eight seconds to give F&M a 3-2 lead at the end of one.
First-year Parker Waldron (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) finished on a fast break, scoring off an assist from Gleason. Sophomore midfielder Brandon Palladino (Basking Ridge, N.J./Basking Ridge) set up the play with an interception, feeding Gleason with a lead pass to even the game, 3-3.
The teams traded goals with Gillan finding the net at the 6:34 mark. Gleason added another assist, finding Christian Beitel (Newtown, Conn./Newtown) for the first of his four goals on the afternoon, with 4:14 to play in the half. The Diplomats answered once again, pulling in front, 5-4 at halftime, behind a tally from Connor Hewett.
The Red Devils came out hot to open the second half, trying to gain some breathing room with three goals in the opening 2:02 of the quarter. Sophomore Nick Leon (Chevy Chase, Md./Gonzaga) tallied the first of three unassisted goals just 45 seconds into the third.
Gruppo and Cherry struck at the 13:41 mark and at 12:58, respectively, to give the Devils a 7-5 lead.
Miller pulled the Diplomats within one and Keith Murray tied the game with one second remaining the period as nothing was resolved after three quarters of play.
Beitel took over to start the fourth quarter, netting a natural hat-trick to give Dickinson a 10-7 advantage. He finished an assist from Palladino at the 12:27 mark and netted a pass from Cherry with 11:14 left to play. Beitel finished the trick, scoring unassisted with 6:20 remaining in regulation.
Franklin & Marshall wasn't quite finished for the day. Harrison Jones kept the Diplomats within striking distance, scoring off an assist from Colin McKew with 5:12 still left to play.
The Devil defense would hold, however, for the final of 10-8. Beitel led the attack with four goals while Cherry tallied two goals and an assist, and Gruppo scored twice.
Palladino controlled a game-high six ground balls, causing three turnovers to go with an assist. Peter Zouck (Baltimore, Md./Gilman) controlled five GBs and caused a pair of turnovers. Draper Donley (Lutherville, Md./St. Paul's) picked up four GBs, playing solid on defense with senior John Haire (Darien, Conn./Darien).
Jack O'Connor (New Vernon, N.J./Delbarton) stepped in to face-off, winning four and controlling four GBs.
Sophomore goaltender Greg Hanley (Laurel Hollow, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) made 16 saves , including nine in the second half to improve to 13-1 in the Devil net.
Andrew Setian led the Diplomats (8-6, 3-5), winning 14-of-20 face-offs to go with an assist. Cameron Setian made 12 saves in goal for F&M.
The Red Devils improve to 14-1 overall and 8-0 in the Centennial Conference. They will host the conference tournament next Friday and Sunday at Biddle Field.
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The Parking DTF created six options to supplement the six options included in the Feasibility Study & Needs Analysis prepared by SCA Engineering. The options created by the DTF are described below. As of this posting (February 23, 2000), the DTF is investigating some of the options in more detail, weighing the pros and cons of all eleven options, and preparing to make a recommendation. To learn how to provide input to the DTF, return the DTF Home Page.
- Option 7: Minor Reconfiguration of B, C, and F Lots
- Total Net New Parking: 400 Stalls
- Estimated cost: $400,000
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- Option 8: Parking on the Evergreen Parkway
- Total Net New Parking: 380�520 Stalls
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Option 8 involves closing one two-lane side of the Parkway and configuring this area to accommodate one-way, 45-degree angled parking. The DTF estimated that about 0.67 miles of the parkway would be needed for 380 additional parking stalls (0.94 miles for 520 stalls). There are also city busses that pass this area every thirty minutes. Barriers and signs would be installed to direct traffic. Shelter/shuttle stops would be built along this route.
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Option 9 would involve the purchase of the vacant lot at the SW corner of the Parkway (Kaiser) and Cooper Point Rd. A lot would be constructed on this site and a shuttle van would be purchased and staffed during peak use hours. Two different city bus routes service this area. This site has been recently cleared and filled.
- Option 10: Purchase parking space from Capital Mall and shuttle to campus
- Total Net New Parking: 100 - 150 Stalls
- Estimated cost: $###
Option 10 involves renting space from Capital Mall and shuttling users to campus. Similar to Options 8 and 9, this would entail purchasing and staffing a shuttle van. Environmental impacts would be minimized because Capital Mall is already paved.
- Option 11: Build a New Lot on Old "Soil Farm," the remediated land across from the college on Overhulse
- Total Net New Parking: 70 � 80 Stalls
- Estimated cost: $150,000
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- Option 12: Reconfigure lots B and C.
- Total Net New Parking: 360 Stalls
- Estimated cost: $####
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Well, I just ordered the Whittlestone manual off ebay, so we'll see how that goes when I get it. Will keep y'all posted! :)
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Well, I just ordered the Whittlestone manual off ebay, so we'll see how that goes when I get it. Will keep y'all posted! :)
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Hey all, I got that Whittlestone Manual Expresser, works very well and is nice and gentle. Just thought I'd give you guys the update. Good luck!
Superbabe, is the Whittlestone Manual pump pretty quiet? Is it at all uncomfortable for your wrist or hand to squeeze the handle? I have the electric Whittlestone and I LOVE it!! In fact today I pulled out my old Pump In Style that I used 4 years ago with my son. I was unable to get any milk at all after just having nursed my daughter. I thought maybe she had done an extra good job at emptying my breasts. But I decided to try the Whittlestone quickly and see if it was able to get anything. Low and behold I got almost 2 ounces. I know the method that Whittlestone uses to express milk works great for me. But I am a little concerned about any noise the manual pump may make as far as creaking or squeeking or something when you squeeze the handle. Curious what your findings were. Thanks! Gigi
The Whittlestone Manual is quite quiet, but I find that I get a bit less with it than using my Pump In Style Advance (2006 model). Hard or easy to use? Well, nothing beats an electric pump, but it is very easy to use. There is a dial on the side to adjust suction. I only got it for the convenience of shopping or travelling. I pump in family washrooms or in the car when I'm out and about. I've heard that the Whittlestone Electric is good, but it's not hospital grade when compared to the PISA; which ultimately gets more milk out of me. Good luck! PS: best place to get the Whittlestone Manual is on Ebay.


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Updating a previous item, the injury that cost Dwayne Allen the second half of Sunday's opener was to Allen's hip.
Packers OLB Nick Perry (hand) could miss the rest of the season.
Michael Thomas (foot) didn't practice Wednesday.
Updating a previous item, Theo Riddick missed Wednesday's practice with a wrist injury.
ESPN's Dan Graziano reports the Browns plan to start Robert Griffin III against the Bengals.
Jeremy Maclin (groin) was removed from the Week 14 injury report and will play Thursday night against the Raiders.
Marquess Wilson (groin) did not practice Wednesday.
Trevor Siemian (foot) returned to a limited practice Wednesday.
Coach Gary Kubiak said Justin Forsett will play Week 14 against the Titans and "split" the running back work with Devontae Booker.
Luke Kuechly (concussion) returned to a limited practice on Wednesday.
The Tampa Bay Times' Greg Auman believes Doug Martin is still the Bucs' "primary" running back heading into Week 14 against the Saints.
Jordan Reed (shoulder) participated in individual drills Wednesday.


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Knicks win. Easy sailing. Should be easier then beating Olimpia Milano.
At the one and only, mecca of basketball; Madison Square Garden
First off lets start by introducing the Toronto Raptors Starting 5
Opposing player to watch:Ed Davis
this guy has been impressive since being called up from the D-league and it seems as if he's getting better by the game. he's averaging a mediocre 7.3 and 6.3 so to the naked it eye it would seem that he's just another solid role player. However, thats in roughly a shade under 20 minutes a game. This kid has the mix of offensive skill and effort that his impact goes beyond the stat line. As the season progresses and the raptors continue to fall out of the playoff race( though they are surprisingly 8th ) his minutes should increase. I could have easily chosen A.Johnson for Calderon for this section but i decided to go with a new player someone not mentioned but could very well come in and have himself a great solid game.Now dont get me wrong, he's no player to change a defense for , yet, though he could come off the bench and hurt us( as others have done in the past ). dont give him the space or confidence to get going offensive as it could cause problems for us later on.
At PG
At SG
At SF
At PF
At C
Player profile
Shawne Williams:
Lets face it you didnt expect this, we all knew the dude could shoot, but not like this. sure the more attractive option for this section could've been STAT, Felton, Chandler, or even Turiaf. but i chose this guy for a reason simply because- i didnt expect this, not now not later in the season, not ever. This is the same guy who was on his last chance to save a once promising career, this is the guy who's had a few embarassing brush ins with the law, this is the same guy who became an enemy to NYK fans not because of his on court play, but for simply beating out the son of an NYK legend. I was infuriated with the choice, but this dude deserves to be here. Sure i have to see this out of him more often and for a longer stretch before my full verdict is in; but boy is this guy doing a good job of shutting me up as well as other fellow Knick fanatics. Shooting the lights out of the basketball at a whopping 83% from the 3point land shooting it so good that every shot looks good, making D'antoni's statement that galo was the best 3-point shooter ever, let alone the team, look laughable. Again he wont shoot 83% all year but ill take 43%. If he could maintain his form and stroke it would give us the spacing that we need as he would be in the game with Gallo giving us 2 lethal 3point shooters, they could come in and space the floor as teams would have to respect the 3 as well as amare's low post game and feltons drive. i like where this is going. and Williams; way to shut me up
Who else did you expect? This is his town now. let the MVP chants rain down the garden.
Coach's Corner
keys to victory:
1. Defense- of course this is going to be on the list. Last time we faced them our defense was solid and for the most part forced them into bad shots, defense well and deny the rim and we get transition points- which leads me to my next point
2. Run; Early and Often- Jump on them early and take them out of their rhythm with our running and shooting and we should quite them down and get this one over with. once we get that early lead, stretch it and keep running.
3. Confidence- were at home and have been playing real well, continue to do what we've been doing and take what we did last time we faced them( just a few days ago). Play with confidence and it'll show in our shooting.
4. Take away the 3- simple as that, Bayless got off way too many 3's last time for my liking we cover them tight and take that shot away.
Ronny Turiaf
No doubt he's a defensive presence especially in the paint. makes players think twice about driving it in. and thats what we need especially since A.Johnson had his way around the rim last time we faced off. Turiaf allows us to add someone to push him around down low and make it harder on him. his passing has been underrated as he finds the cutter on multiple occasions.
knicks win 103-89. We jump on them early and stay attacking, Gallo has a game better then he's had in the last few games as last game gave me the vibe he's due for his bi weekly good stretch expect him and Williams to add 3point shots and STAT to do his thing. On to the next one.
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DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Knicks win. Easy sailing. Should be easier then beating Olimpia Milano.
bare with me i havent done one in about a year, i got a lot of ideas flowing and will implement them for my next one.
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
i dunno last time we faced them was easy sailing but we cant take em lightly their very capable of beating a good team. stay on top of them and limit the 3's and we should coast again.
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Great Thread. The Knicks will win.
Amar'e Stoudemire >>> anyone on the Raptors.
It should be close, though. The Raptors got blown out in their last 2 games, so they'll probably show some desperation.
Go Knicks!
Jeremon Linbury
Word, STAT has been nothing short of spectacular. the way he plays makes everyone around him that much better and efficient.
yea i agree about the raptors coming out looking to get on a roll early but we got to deny that. from the get go we have to make them adjust to our style and play our game
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Nice game thread Datprince!! Like the analysis..
Looking foward to another win. Go Knicks!!
nice thread.
Knicks should win this and win well.
Everybody Loves Raymond and STAT will dominate
Nice thread.
Looking forward to Knicks games more and more.
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Great thread bro. The Knicks have been cruising against the lower eshelon teams, let's continue the trend tomorrow!
thanks fellas, feels good to make one again. damn its been a while.
the excitement is mounting more and more by the game. im loving this team right now,
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Nice thread.
We need to make sure we don't give them too many easy buckets. If we play hard and play well and come out of the gate strong with some good P&R play and good floor spacing, we'll win the game.
If we get complacent and allow them to get away with hitting open 3's and getting easy fast break points, then we'll lose.
Let's hope for the former.
Great thread.If only mines was this clean
do what they have done the last 5 and were good.
btw anyone who lives in NYC, is the buzz back for the Knicks in the streets or will it be awhile before the city starts to get behind them fully.
huge knicks fan in canada here, and loving the team so far this year....stoudamire has played beyond my expectations, fields has been a great surprise, felton gives us the pg we've needed for ages (can score if he needs to but unselfish), chandler has been a great role player, and good teams have a need for role players (ask miami about that), and the team in general is buying in to the system and playing hard. that said, i think the raps are going to give them a harder ride and a closer game than the last time we played them. the raps are up and down, and i think they're going to bring more to the table than last time we played them. knicks win, but pull it out in the last 4 mins of the 4th.


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In this 2007-8 Knick Season
The BEST team to compare the Knicks with is there across the River rivals the Nets, whom beat the Knicks (Terrible) twice in the Preseason with just their Bench Players.
Looking at the Nets roster and than the Knicks roster you will see all the Knicks weakest positions. You can start with looking and grading at the starting PG and his PG-backup:
Jason Kidd = A+, Armstrong = B
Marbury = C+, Nate = B+
The above PG difference is a Major factor of concern on the confidence of the rest of the players on the roster. Especially when you look at the PG's prime partner in the backcourt his SG.
Carter = A-, Wright = C+
Crawford = C-, Jones = C- too.
That is why they call the Nets "The BIG-3" (PG, SG, SF),
and now the chemistry that is taken place on the Boston Cetics will also be called the "BIG-3" too (SG, SF, PF).
The Knicks dont have a BIG-3 in their Starting lineup, the closest the Knicks could come to a BIG-3 line-up is in their Bench-Players in PF-Lee, SF-Balkman, and Combo Nate Robinson.
SG-D-Nichols would have become a great scorer inside that Bench lineup, especially wid the addition of PF-Zach Randolph.
The Knicks been very WEAK at SG position since the days of "Ward, Houston, and Van Horn (or Sprewell)".
The Knicks best SG since then has been Combo-Guard Nate.
That is why I was so happy wid 6.8 Rookie SG-D-Nichols, with Crawford still imature decision making and poor FG percentage, Q.Rich slowness from back injury, and Fred Jones past against NBA competition, that Rookie SG-Demetris Nichols would have eased his way into the SG-Rotation with his Peremeter shooting when we needed it the most (the unknown Rookie).
I think its time for me to stay away from the Knicks after they Cut D-Nichols. Isiah Thomas have to get FIRED! this 15 man lineup is not going anywhere without a healthy Lee, Balkman, Nate, and Collins for 82 games.
D-Nichols was suppose to be the Scorer on the Bench-Crew.
But Isiah Thomas want all the scoring in his "Play-Book" to just go to "Marbury, Crawford, Q.Rich, Zach, and Curry".
I'm FINISHED with Isiah Thomas FAKE Plan for this Knick-Team, it has'nt Worked for him in "Four-Seasons" (with 5 Coaches), and it started to look like it was going to workout well for him in the offseason with the addition of Two pure Peremeter Shooters "Zach Randolph & Demetris Nichols", but Isiah goes and CUT D-Nich.
Meaning us Knick-Fans has to depend on inconsistent Crawford & Fred Jones at the SG position for points this season.
The Knicks BEST "Three-Guard-Offense" consist of Marbury, Nate, and D-Nich, or Nate, Collins, and Jones.
Seeee ya!!!!!

Kiyamn, would you please not put the "breaking news" sign infront of an ordinary angry-fan-post? Apart from that I somehow agree with your opinion except that I don't think Nichols would have made much of a difference this year.
Also there seem to be a few attitude issues going on with Nichols.
"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand."
Kurt Vonnegut
how u going give antoine wright a C+ and then give crawford a C-, and what u mean they beat us wit their bench, the only starter who didnt play big minutes was Jkidd, u just find ways to make the knicks look bad
Of all the things Thomas should be fired for you think the straw that broke it all was releasing Nicholas? That is laughable. I can see the point of views to remove Thomas. The bad signings, not making the playoffs, lack of chemistry but you talk as if Nicholas would have seen major playing time if he were here. I've agreed with you guys on that 'IF' Curry and Randolph can't figure it out and make the play offs this year then Thomas should go. But if he can get this team to play as a team and Randolph/Curry complement each other he should stay. It's way, way to early to really see what these guys will do. How can you grade any player with out bias in the pre-season?
their big 3 all played 30+ minutes last night and it was a closer game than the first one without kidd. with your "grades" obviously kidd gets the a+ but armstrong a b and marbury a c+? i would hope youre basing it on the game/ i didnt see the game but i seriously doubt armstrong will ever outplay marbury for an extended stretch. we have 2 guys who if you add up their weight make up a big 3...thats close enough right? and randolph pure perimeter shooter? he has that dimension but thats not all he does. i personally feel we should be playing q and balkma together and bring a combination of nate/craw/chandler off the bench at the 2-3 spots with maybe jeffries thrown in for defense.
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Nate = C
Marbury = B
Kidd = A
Armstrong - C-
Crawford = C+
Jones = C
Carter = A-
Wright = C-
This guy knows what he's talking about just about every damn time he posts.
It's a long read but it's very worthwhile I think.

Originally Posted by kosmovitelli
I already talked about Nichols and Jordan being cut in another thread but I have a few more thoughts to share.
As they say, if you don't learn from your past mistakes you're doomed to repeat them.
Let's rewind the tape and go one year back : end of october 2006.
The season is about to start, same as usual, rosters have to be set and you cannot have more than 15 players.
Q : What's the situation with the Knicks ?
Early september, the team has 16 guaranteed contracts on the roster.
So we buy out Maurice Taylor to trim the roster to 15. Then we add 4 players (Paul Miller, Elton Brown, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Milone Clark) for training camp and pre-season. As often none of them is good enough to be kept and they're all cut. So there is no immediate need to buy out Jalen Rose (and his $14M contract). Still Dolan accepts.

Stephon Marbury ............. $17,184,375
Steve Francis ............... $15,070,000
Jalen Rose .................. $14,601,500 [released 10/30/06]
Eddy Curry .................. $8,171,103
Quentin Richardson .......... $7,525,500
Malik Rose .................. $7,525,397
Jamal Crawford .............. $7,200,000
Jerome James ................ $5,400,000
Jared Jeffries .............. $5,215,000
Channing Frye ............... $2,325,000
Renaldo Balkman ............. $1,191,240
Nate Robinson ............... $1,185,480
Kelvin Cato ................. $1,071,225 [minimum, counts $744,551]
David Lee ................... $926,040
Mardy Collins ............... $899,880
Paul Miller ................. $100,000 [released 10/25/06]
Elton Brown ................. $100,000 [released 10/25/06]
Nikoloz Tskitishvili ................. $100,000 [released 10/25/06]
Milone Clark ................. $100,000 [released 10/25/06]
Maurice Taylor .............. $7,500,000 [released 9/29/06]

Basically the situation already happened last year and we had to cut Maurice Taylor in september to trim the roster to 15.
Keep in mind, Dolan already had to pay Larry Brown $18M one month before training camp (this year MSG is due to pay $11M to Anucha unless they appeal).
Buying out Jalen Rose was a good idea since it prevented Isiah Thomas from trading him later for a longer contract.
And the added bonus of trimming the roster to 14 : having the flexibility to sign Randolph Morris just before the end of the season. Isiah Thomas saw potential in that dude and immediatly snatched him while he could.
Basically Isiah Thomas turned Jalen Rose into Randolph Morris. If Jalen had not been cut we wouldn't have Morris.
One could say we bought Randolph Morris for $14M (the price of waving Rose). Anyway that's another indication why flexibility is important.
So coming to the june draft, we had 15 players under contract (14 from the roster that ended the season with 33 wins + Randolph Morris).
Before the draft, we already had 15 guaranteed contracts, it should have raised red signals upstairs in the organization.
How will the front office sort this situation out : making a 2 for 3 trade !
Trading Channing Frye and Steve Francis for Zach Randolph, Dan Dickau and Fred Jones.
Now, after the trade, you have 16 guaranteed contracts. We can all understand Isiah's infatuation with Zach Randolph and the "small" price he had to pay (Frye and Francis). No problem with that. Even if I was against that trade, adding Randolph to the team is a strategy you can somehow comprehend. I can understand if Isiah had to take all three contracts to make the trade. No problem.
But here we are, Frye and Francis are gone, we have 13 contracts. Obviously we'll keep Zack so it's 14. Isiah coached Fred Jones in Indiana, some even said at the time he was the one who convinced Donnie Walsh to select him (Walsh was rumored to have another player in mind). Isiah knows he's likely to keep Jones. Obviously he knows Fred Jones and doesn't need to review his skills during training camp and pre-season to decide if he's going to be retained or not. It makes 15 guaranteed contracts already. As Zach Randolph and Fred Jones will be kept, Dan Dickau is the only contract we can unload.
Knowing all that, what's next for Isiah ?
He trades a 2008 second round pick for the rights to Demetrius Nichols.
So we have 16 guaranteed contracts + a young prospect who (with Isiah's eye for talent) may be good enough to be kept. And, indeed, during summer games, we can see the kid has potential.
After summer league, Isiah has a problem : Demetrius Nichols fires his agent and refuses (that's his right) to go to Europe (Italy). Nichols claims he never accepted to go to Italy and it was a trick by his agent to get paid (obviously an agent is paid more if his player is drafted, even late in the 2d round).
As John Hollinger stated in his article today, this is typical mismanagement. For starters it's pretty rare for american players to go to Europe when they know they can make it to the NBA now (Nichols is coveted by a few teams and knows he has a shot in the NBA) and it's unlikely Nichols promised going to Italy. He was drafted at #53, very late in the second round when there's absolutely no guarantee to make the roster of your team. Basically it's better to be undrafted than being drafted so late in the 2nd round because if you're undrafted you can showcase yourself during summer league games with any team and after that you can sign with any team. You're not tied with a team. Undrafted players and second round picks make the same kind of money ($100,000 or $200,000). It's a he said/she said case but I really doubt Nichols accepted going to Europe while he perfectly knew if he went undrafted he had all summer to find an NBA team willing to give him a shot for this season. I believe it was the doing of his agent. It probably went like this : Isiah sees Nichols stock dropping fast and available late in the second round, he calls his agent and ask him if Nichols would accept going to Europe, the agent says "sure he will" without caring to ask Nichols first (not to screw him up but he probably thought it wouldn't be a problem for him). After the draft his agent tells him he ain't good enough to play in the NBA now and he'd better go to Italy for one year (his agent already found him a team there). Nichols is unhapy but he accepts his fate. Then comes summer leagues, Nichols find out he's good enough to play in the NBA this year and probably thinks if he goes to Europe and the Knicks still have 15 guaranteed contracts next year what happens ? There's the draft and we have our pick so it makes another guaranteed contract to add. Will there be room for Nichols next year ? Hmm ?
Obviously any sane mind would rather play in the US if given the chance than play in Europe. Some claim Nichols screwed Isiah Thomas but Isiah Thomas could very well screw Nichols next year by asking him to remain in Europe another year. There was no guarantee Nichols would make the roster next year. So it was pretty foolish to make that trade based on the asumption Nichols would go to Europe.
The situation this year :

Stephon Marbury
Zach Randolph
Eddy Curry
Quentin Richardson
Jamal Crawford
Malik Rose
Jerome James
Jared Jeffries
Fred Jones
Renaldo Balkman
Nate Robinson
Wilson Chandler
David Lee
Mardy Collins
Randolph Morris
Jared Jeffries
Demetrius Nichols
Walker Russell Jr
Allan Houston

Before training camp, we had 15 guaranteed contracts and 4 unguaranteed (Nichols, Jordan, Houston and Russel).
Last season we had two players in the last year of their contract (Jalen Rose and Mo taylor). Same situation this year with Dickau and Jones.
So, here we are, september 2007, a few days before training camp and still 16 guaranteed contracts and one prospect (Demetrius Nichols).
Almost three months have passed since the NBA draft but Isiah Thomas was unable to swing a trade to trim the roster. What is he waiting for ?
But wait, now here comes a trade !! To trim the roster ?
No ! To expand it ! Two days before training camp, Isiah Thomas trades a future second round pick and cash ($3 million) to the Clippers for the rights to Jared Jordan.
Isiah couldn't make room for Nichols but what the hell, he's creating more headaches by adding another prospect we will likely not be able to keep.
A few days after the trade, Isiah Thomas released Dan Dickau ($3M) and he joined the Clippers.
Basically the Clips got Dan Dickau for free (paid with Knicks cash considerations) + a swap of 2n round picks (Jared Jordan for a future second round pick). Now that Jordan is released they can even sign him back!
Now, the Knicks waived one guaranteed contract (Dickau) but it doesn't open a roster spot. We went from 16 to 15 guaranteed contracts.
You have to wonder why the front office felt the need to trade a 2nd rounder and waste $3M while we already had problems finding room for Nichols.
One important thing to notice is Fred Jones contract is worth $3M. Basically the money was there to buy out Fred Jones. Instead of using it to give the Clips $3M (to pay Dickau's contract), Isiah Thomas could have used that cash to buy out Fred Jones.
He didn't do it. You may ask why ?
Simply because, as I said earlier, he had no intention of buying out Fred Jones. He already knew very well the player, he surely didn't need 4 months, training camp and pre-season to decide if he was going to keep Fed Jones. He knew it from the start.
Basically Isiah Thomas wasted two future second rounders (the ones he traded to Portland and LA Clippers) for nothing. He knew from the start it would be difficult to keep those prospects but he still did it. Maybe he thought Dolan would accept another buy out of an albatross contract (Jerome James).
At least you can understand Nichols (it happened 4 months ago) but Jared Jordan ???? It happened after we knew James wasn't going to be bought out and it happened after Anucha's fiasco in court (MSG paying $11M).
So it was pretty stupid to waste another second round pick and $3M for Jared Jordan.
Should we fire Isiah Thomas over this ? Of course not.
As Hollinger stated in his article, these two blunders would probably rank #20 or #21 in Isiah's long list of mistakes. But it's a perfect example of what's going wrong in the organization : mismanaging assets and ressources, not defining a real direction for the team (are we rebuilding ? retooling ? chasing the playoffs ? what are we doing exactly?).
I won't lie and pretend Nichols and Jordan will be All Stars. Can't say they are going to be scrubs either. I don't know.
But I do know mismanaging assets is a trademark of this organization.
I do know this happened because the front office doesn't care about cap flexibility, the front office signed players for max MLE contracts like they were essential and we couldn't pass on them (James and Jeffries). I do this happened because we are handcuffed by several albatross contracts on our roster (and it was the same 4 years ago when Layden waived a guaranteed contract, Travis Knight, and a young prospect, Matt Carroll to trim the roster to 15).
Thanks to our roster flexibility last year (and thanks to Jalen Rose's buy out), we were able to sign Randolph Morris late in the season. The funny thing is Randolph Morris costed $14M and Isiah's fans were happy and claimed Morris would have been a 1st rounder, Isiah was a genius.
Now that Nichols is waived, the same people pretend Fred Jones or Jerome James are more valuable than Nichols ! LOL
Obviously if the situation was reversed, Isiah released Fred Jones and kept Nichols, the same people would sing a different tume and praise Nichols to death.
Guess what ? If you go that route and claim we missed the playoffs because of injuries last year, Jalen Rose would have been valuable to replace Jamal Crawford after his season ending injury in february. Morris didn't play last season. So obviously Jalen Rose would have been more valuable than Morris. Would you rather have veteran Jalen Rose for one year (and a shot at the playoffs) or Randolph Morris (a small price gamble that may payoff big dividends, building for the future) ? Would you rather have Fred Jones for one year (and a shot at the playoffs) or Demetrius Nichols (same as Morris) ?
It leads to an interesting question : why did we keep Fred Jones over Nichols or Jordan ?
Obviously Fred Jones is the better player now and will help more this season (just like Jalen would have helped more than Morris last season)and thats the reason Isiah kept Jones.
My point here is this is a perfect example of our situation : we're not rebuilding, we're trying to make the playoffs at all cost, the front office doesn't care about our situation in 3 or 4 years. They only care about the current season and the playoffs.
For the future of the team, it may have been best to keep Nichols and waive Fred Jones.
What we saw today isn't really a big deal, it's not a massive blunder but it's another clear indication there is no plan, no direction at the top. The front office is clueless when it comes to our future. We have some young players, some assets but also some overpaid garbage and veterans.
Last year, Isiah drafted a promising young forward in Balkman, yet he still signed Jared Jeffries to that awful contract like he was absolutely needed on the team.
Last year, David Lee proved to be a promising young power forfard (Rookie All Star MVP) and Isiah trades for another PF in Zach Randolph. Zero chance for Lee to be a starter.
Isiah claimed we were building around Eddy Curry then he adds a redundant playe next to him in the paint (he's not giving Curry the best situation to succeed).
This year, we could add another promising G/F (Nichols) and look for the future but we keep the veteran Jones instead (a one year rental, he's an expiring contract), chasing an elusive trip to the playoffs (and save Isiah's job).
We have 15 guaranteed contracts. Fred Jones won't be retained at the end of the season (we'll have to make room to our 2008 1st round pick).
It's a sad day, by cutting Nichols and Jordan, not only we waived two players with potential but we wasted two future second round picks (the ones we traded to get the rights to those guys) and $3M. Money which could have been used to buy out Fred Jones and build for the future instead of going all in and chasing the playoffs at all costs.
I'm not crying over Nichols or Jordan but really this is a sad day for the Knicks. Another year of mismanaging assets, being handcuffed by the bloated contracts on our roster and having little flexibility to improve (only from within). It's like groundhog day, we're living the same season over and over again.
The sad thing is as long as the front office doesn't choose between rebuilding and making the playoffs, it will be that way.
To end this, I will say that this thread isn't meant to bash Isiah Thomas or to rehash old stuff but to single out our past mistakes and how we should change things in order not to make the same mistakes again in the future. Since 2001, we've been stucked in the middle of nowhere (not bad enough to be rewarded by a top lottery pick but not good enough to make the playoffs). We refused to accept being mediocre and chased constantly the playoffs each season. And it leads us to our present : so little flexibility we had to waive two second rounders we traded for.
We're a mess simply because this organization has no plan, no direction to begin with.
Frankly I'm fine with the GM making mistakes but its getting tired to see the same mistakes being made over and over again.
We cannot change the terrible trades and signings Scott Layden and Isiah Thomas made but we can surely change our future..
Nichols and Jordan have been cut, we have to get over it but we should learn our lesson and make flexibility a top priority for the team. We're not doomed to suck forever. Things can change if we start being more fiscally responsible, if we stop overpaying, if we stop wasting draft picks and if we stop trading short contracts for longer contracts.
Maybe the organization should read this :

A major reason a lot of people don't go after their dreams is they spend too much of their valuable time dwelling on what has happened in the past. They use up their precious, present moments mulling over the things they can't do anything about.
It doesn't matter whether the events that took place in your past were good or bad, favorable or unfavorable, there's absolutely nothing you can do to change them now.
The most productive thing you can do with past events is to accept each one as a learning experience, and use the lessons to help you make better decisions and take better actions toward your goals and aspirations.
If you don't learn from your past mistakes and experiences, you'll likely end up committing them again.
One of the most harmful things you can do is to repeat a past mistake because you didn't learn from it the first time.
It's fine to make mistakes. That's how we, as human beings, learn and grow.
Remember, it took Thomas Edison more than 10,000 tries before he invented the incandescent lamp (light bulb). This great inventor knew it was OK to make mistakes, as long he learned from each one.
Can you imagine where we would be today if he hadn't learned from his past errors and kept repeating them 10,000 times?
We might still be using candles.

It was a bit long but thanks for your time if you read till the end.

i cant wait till opening night i really think this is they year the knicks r going to do something special, i kno knick fans say it every year but this year is different, David lee and nate robinson r alot better. Marbury Will hav a good season with all the assist he will pile up. Another reason y i cant wait till opening night is because im a knick yankee and jet fan and lets just say the yankees hav problems and the jets have major isssues, so lets go knicks!!!!!
Based on how good each player played against Nets on friday:
Starbury= B
Jamal= C+
Nate= B+
Lee= B
Curry= B+
Zack= A
Chandler= C+
Fred= B
We still lost we have to find a way to defeat the Nets. I think RJ hurt JJ on purpose cause he was frustrating him on defense. Just a thought he wasnt going for the ball.


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New York Giants fan Adam Merchant Jr., 15, of Barre, and his parents, Heather and Adam Sr., display some of the autographed Giants items he acquired while visiting the team to fullfill his dreams through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The younger Merchant has Berkitt's lymphoma, a cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
Credit a kid from Vermont, whose last best carefree memory may have been watching his favorite football team — the New York Giants — nip the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl this year, with reminding his gridiron heroes just who they are and what they are supposed to be made of.
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It is a story that Adam Merchant Jr. — "A.J." to the folks in his family — may never grow tired of telling, and that's saying something for a boy who has told it, retold it and then told it again since time mercifully expired on the Giants' 38-10 drubbing of the visiting Packers at the Meadowlands on Sunday night.
"I've told it many times," said Merchant, who was at the game, prowling the sidelines in the first quarter and celebrating in the locker room after it was over.
"It was amazing," he said of the experience. "It's a dream to do what I've done these past few days."
Make that a wish, because that is precisely what earned Merchant, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 Burkitt's lymphoma in March, an unexpected speaking part after the team's practice Friday.
Merchant made a wish.
Not the kind that landed him on a family-friendly trip to Disney World, though the brother of two younger siblings — Cody, 13, and Taylor, 7 — said that did cross his mind when he was quizzed about what he wanted by the folks at Make-A-Wish Vermont. Instead, he listened to his mother, Heather, and indulged himself.
"My mom told me: 'This is your wish. Do exactly what you want,'" he recalled. "And the only thing I wanted was to come and watch the Giants play."
When Merchant learned that his wish was granted, he had no idea he'd be reading his name in the New York Post or hearing it on ESPN.
"I was only expecting to watch the game," he said sheepishly, describing attending a team practice as a bonus, access to the locker room as "incredible," and the opportunity to say a few words to his team a complete and total surprise.
Merchant didn't fumble. He uttered what seemed to him to be seven barely audible words in as "go get 'em" a kind of way as he could muster on the spot.
"I said: 'Let's go show that we're world champs,'" he said, explaining that while the New York news media captured the essence of what he said they tweaked it a little.
Merchant is too happy to care. "It all means the same thing."
The Giants went out and did what he told them to, and many players patted him on the back and thanked him for his words after the game.
"It made me feel good that something so small could inspire people I look up to," he said.
There really aren't words for that kind of feeling, and after struggling to find one on Tuesday he did something he doesn't do often. He gave up and settled on "amazing."
That sounds about right for a wish that, thanks to Hurricane Sandy, didn't quite go according to script but turned out way better than Merchant could have imagined.
But for the storm, Merchant and his family would have traveled to New Jersey for the Giants' Nov. 4 home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers — an ugly loss that started a two-game skid. That losing streak is over, and if Merchant's words had something to do with that it's OK with him, because he feels a kinship with the team he has fervently followed since he was 8. He has celebrated two Super Bowl victories, both over the Patriots, in his young life, and the last one couldn't have come at a better time.
"It's something that I could actually be happy about, when I was diagnosed, that my favorite football team had won the Super Bowl," said Merchant, who is in remission after aggressive chemotherapy that forced him to break down the Giants' draft from a hospital bed in Burlington this year.
Those treatments were over by mid-June, and Merchant, a sophomore at Spaulding High School, returned to school this fall and is hoping to be back on the football field next year.
The young defensive tackle got to meet his favorite player, Jason Pierre-Paul, and struck up a friendship with Justin Tuck — returning home with Tuck's game jersey after a post-game pep talk.
Merchant said Tuck suffered a cut on his eyelid during the game.
"(Tuck) said: 'Man, I don't know how much more of this I can take,'" he recalled. "I said: 'You've got to take more,' and he said: 'I will.'"
Giants coach Tom Coughlin might want to consider putting Merchant on speed dial — not just because he gives a good pre-game speech but also because he is one lucky kid. If not for an emergency appendectomy in March his cancer probably wouldn't have been caught in time to be successfully treated.
"It was a godsend," Heather Merchant said of the acute appendicitis that allowed doctors to detect her son's tumor very early.
The younger Merchant said Tuck suggested he return for an upcoming home game against the Washington Redskins, and he made it clear that he's a team player.
"I told them I'll be available if they need me," he said.
Merchant, whose wish included a Thanksgiving dinner of buffalo burgers that his mother prepared in their New Jersey hotel room Thursday, said he planned to be back in school today after an unusually long holiday weekend and expected he'd have to tell his story more than a few more times.
"I don't think I'll ever get tired of telling it," he said. "It was just so ... amazing."
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Congrats to the latest MLBlogs Leaders!…
In the great tradition started by the tremendous Yankees blogger, Jimmy Curran, I dedicate this blog to #12 (thanks to the latest Leaders List for Fan Blogs that Mark posted on Friday). There are so many great bloggers on the list, and it is certainly an honor and privilege to be among such outstanding writers and fans. Congratulations to everyone who made the list! MLBlogs is the premier baseball blogging site because of all of you!
For number 12, I thought about who I should write about. Unfortunately, the Yankees current #12 is not someone that I've been enamored with. I have openly expressed a desire for the Yankees to pursue third base options other than Cody Ransom, so he's out. Then there's Alfonso Soriano. He was fun to watch as a Yankee, but he's toiling at Wrigley Field these days. So, I decided to write about the first Yankees #12 that I distinctly remember.
Jim Spencer, known for his excellent fielding skills, played for a few American League clubs in the early 1970's (most notably the California Angels, although I probably remember him more as a member of the Chicago White Sox).
Spencer came to the Yankees in 1978, and played in 71 games for the World Championship club that staged one of the greatest comebacks ever against the Boston Red Sox. It was a season that was highlighted by Bucky (bleeping) Dent's home run in the one game play-off at Fenway Park. .
Spencer was the batter who preceded Dent before his historic homer, but he popped out with two runners on base. Can you imagine how much differently we would have remembered Spencer had he hit the home run instead of Dent?
In 1979, Spencer hit a career high of 23 home runs. He ended his career with the Oakland A's in 1982.
I can still remember the comments Jim Spencer made about Catfish Hunter during the pitcher's funeral in 1999. "When we won in '78, the team headed to New York for a ticker tape parade — 27 blocks, 27 million people. I was in it, Jimmy was only interested in coming home to Hertford (NC). Deer hunting season opened the next day," remembered Spencer. "He was the kind of player whose competitive drive spilled over to his teammates." Considering that Hunter was one of my personal favorites, I recall being very touched about Spencer's words since everyone knew how much the outdoors meant to Catfish.
Sadly, just three years later, Spencer was taken from us too soon when he died from a heart attack. He will always be remembered as part of the historic 1978 World Champions that included Hunter, Dent, Goose Gossage, Thurman Munson, Chris Chambliss, Graig Nettles, Willie Randolph, Mickey Rivers, Reggie Jackson, Lou Piniella, Cliff Johnson, Paul Blair, Roy White and others…
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It was a slow day for Yankees news on Friday.
CC Sabathia looked ready to roll in his spring training win over the Cincinnati Reds (retiring 16 consecutive batters at one point).
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It sounds as though Joe Girardi will be announcing the starting centerfielder later this weekend, with Brett Gardner the most likely selection. It's great that both Brett and Melky Cabrera had such good springs. Just because one may be selected as the starter now does not mean that the other won't be starting by June, or prevent Mike Cameron from arriving prior to the trade deadline. But all things considered, I like the intangibles that Brett brings to the lineup. His blazing speed is very exciting, and he makes things happen on the base paths. But I also recognize that Austin Jackson will enter the mix next year, or perhaps even later this year. So, nothing is set in stone in centerfield.
If the decision is between Alfredo Aceves and Brett Tomko, I'd go with Aceves…
I liked Derek Jeter's comment about leading off instead of batting second: "You hit 60 seconds earlier than you normally do."
It doesn't sound like David Robertson will make the club. I am hopeful that if he is sent down, he'll continue to improve and make a speedy return to the Bronx.
As spring training nears an end, I am very pleased with the progress made by several areas of concern, most notably Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera. I am dreading the day Mo walks off the mound for the final time.
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There is continued concern over Joba's loss of speed on his fastball. After routinely hitting the gun at 98 MPH last season, he's been more in the 88 to 92 MPH range and only hit 94 MPH a couple of times in his last start. The Yankees and Joba don't seem concerned, but there are definitely some mechanics that need to be worked out. This could be a defining moment for pitching coach Dave Eiland.
I was pleased to hear that Aaron Boone's open heart surgery went well on Thursday. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery!
It's going to be a fun year in the American League East as even the Orioles and Blue Jays have solid talent on their teams. Maybe not enough to contend, but they'll have a say in the eventual Division winner.
Regardless of what happens, I have a feeling that this will be a very special year for all of us (baseball fans, not just Yankees fans). It's the dawn of a great season…
Have a great day!
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First of all – that last picture was too cute! Ah…1978! I was at the game at Fenway Park that setup the playoff game. I can remember before the game even began, a huge cheer went up through the crowd when the Yankees score was posted out on the scoreboard. Of course, it took us all a few minutes to realize that the Yankees game had not started yet and that the scorekeeper was having some fun! Great dedication blog and thanks for some great memories today!
Loved that picture! Great dedication blog. I liked Derek Jeter's comment too. That's pretty funny.
Ahhh…1978. what a good year.🙂
Nice post, Scott and the little hamster is cute !
Thanks for that great trip down memory lane, Scott. I'd forgotten all about Jim Spencer, so I really enjoyed reading about him. Very pleased with last night's CC-Mo showing against the Reds, but I wonder about Joba. Hm. Hopefully, he just needs to build arm strength?
I'm number 39 on that list… I'm trying to find significance to the number 39 so I can make a post similar to this… haha wish me luck
You should have done it to Jed Lowrie! I mean we wouldn't mind another Red Sox blog and you might need to get ahead so when the Red Sox win by 20 you have 19 to do.🙂
Congratulations on the #12 ranking! And that last picture is adorable.
I sure hope we win it all this year, we haven't won since 2000! 9 years is too long for the Yankees to wait. Do you think we will trade Swisher for a decent, experienced third baseman? I said on my blog that Mora would fill in nicely.
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JULIA – It still seems like 1978 wasn't that long ago, but then I look in the mirror or see pictures of Graig Nettles or Jim Rice, and realize 'yeah it was a long time ago'.
MELISSA – Thanks! I always like the way DJ downplays attention brought on himself.
CANUCK – As a mentioned on one of your blogs, 1978 was a great year because of you. The Yankees world championship was nice, but c'mon, the world wouldn't be the same without you!
JANE – For some reason, every time I see someone put on #12 for the Yankees, I think of Jim Spencer. I don't know why. It's not like he was a superstar. But he did fill his role very nicely, and he was a great team guy. Maybe I always appreciated those attributes.
JONNNNNN – For you, the first person that I would have thought about was Dave Parker. I've never been so impressed with a throwing arm like his. He had a cannon, and it was incredible to watch him nail runners at home plate. 1979 was a tough year for me as a Yankees fan, but watching the '79 Pirates win it all helped ease the pain. That was a very special Pirates team, and Parker was at the forefront.
BOB – I haven't lost yet! I am hopeful that there are no more Red Sox blogs in my future! I know…you disagree! LOL!
SHELLEY – Thanks for the comments!
SHORTPORCH – I don't think the Yankees will trade Swisher (primarily due to his contract, combined with his versatility to back up first and the outfield positions). But I would like for the Yanks to pursue other options for 3B.
MANOMAN – Thanks!
Congrats on #12. I was guessing Wade Boggs would be the guy for the tribute😉
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Hi, Scott …
Great dedication in honor of Jim Spencer !!! … I'll always remember him as a great fielding first baseman with the perfect Yankee Stadium swing as a lefthanded pull-hitter with some power hitting into the short rightfield porch area !!! … The 1978 Yankees are one of my all-time favorite Yankee teams and are the true definition of a "team" who would go out there on the field and play hard; and, could win against any other team in the history of baseball !!! …….. It's sad that Jim Spencer died way to young; but, we will always have special memories of his great defensive skills and of the great 1978 Yankees team !!!
Regarding some other Yankee news …
* I like Brett Gardner as the starting centerfielder. His speed will give the Yankees an added dimension in the lineup that will be very similar to Mickey Rivers back on the late 1970's Yankee Championship teams. That's why I would like to see Gardner lead-off — but, I guess he needs to prove himself first before batting lead-off !!!
* Derek Jeter can really hit anywhere in the lineup, and I think he will have an outstanding year in 2009 with another .300+ batting average. Jeter's leadership and intangibles will also be major reasons why the Yankees will win this year !!!
* Finally, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, and Hideki Matsui all had a very productive spring training, and I think will be fine in 2009 … Also, the starting pitching looks awesome, and the rotation of: CC, Wang, A.J., Andy, and Joba should give us excellent pitching performances every time each starter takes the mound !!!
Nice dedication post, Scott !!!
And, thanks for featuring my name in your above post !!!
"Go Yankees" !!!
Take care, Scott !!!
— Jimmy [27NYY], "BY&L"


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