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Boo! Hiss!

Suzanne Reisman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:22:33 -0600

Like Marybeth, I'm a Mets fan. (And a Cubs Fan. Fat lot of good all that spending did for either of those teams, huh?) However, I am disgusted with the way the Yankees have robbed the people of New York City, particularly the Bronx, for their new stadium. I ranted about it at my blog today, but in short, the Yankees wanted a new stadium, they took one of the few public parks in the South Bronx to build it on, taxpayers gave them all sorts of financing, and the Yankees have yet to live up to their word that they will create new parks to replace the one they grabbed.

Note that the Bronx is the poorest urban county in the United States, and the South Bronx is the poorest neighborhood in the Bronx. Also, the Bronx has the highest obseity rates in NYC. So, seriously, who needs the park more? This is case of the wealthy and entitled stealing from the poor makes me so angry. So no, I am not celebrating a Yankees win because it was such a loss for so many people. Bah!

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Baseball

marybeth494 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:33:27 -0600

As a Mets fan, this was a tough year, World Series wise. However, what's getting me through is there's only 106 days til pitchers and catchers. And as someone pointed out, in the new season, my team is tied for first place:)

Love this!

paulag01 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:31:12 -0600

OK I love this conversation on so so many levels. Thanks for writing about it!

I'd say let's put Tamika Catchings and some Candace Parker in there (or a whole host of WNBA stars) as well...so he can get the full effect with emphasis.

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I'll take Pelosi

Devra Renner — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:46:04 -0600

She's playing. Right?

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oooh ooh we get to pick who we're guarding now?

Erin Kotecki Vest — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:56:24 -0600

Awesome. Geithner is all mine.

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Devra Renner — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:08:58 -0600

I think I may live in your head.

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That was my ploy

Sarah — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:35:02 -0600

I just spelled it wrong to throw him off of his game.

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Arne you glad his name is Arne

Devra Renner — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:30:49 -0600

But maybe you're calling him "Arnie" so he'll be caught off guard and I can run around him and get my left-handed lay up shot. I bet that's your plan...

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Devra, you can guard

Sarah — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:19:19 -0600

Devra, you can guard Arnie Duncan.

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I can't play center, but I can handle point guard

Devra Renner — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:58:10 -0600

I just need to get some new Chucks and I'll be RTG.

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So, you, me, Lieberman...

Sarah — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:21:25 -0600

We really only need two more ladies.

You and Nancy can stay at my house.

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I declared myself basketball eligible too

Erin Kotecki Vest — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:07:37 -0600

...but I really don't have anywhere NEAR Lieberman's credentials.

Also- I assume we'd play with a men's ball, not a women's ball. I mean, there are some 'practical' reasons you might not play co-ed. But if it's pickup games? Heck yes... time to lace up ladies.

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Are you Really Surprised?

Bama_Grad98 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:58:27 -0500

As a woman, I mean no offense, but it is just now dawning on you that Leach is a jerk? We take football pretty seriously where I am from and this behavior is just showing how bad the situation is at Texas Tech. Nothing makes that come to light faster than losing. In my opinion, the team showed they had no class last season by the way that guy that liked to paint his face up some linemen and another little squirt - RB I believe- behaved during the Ole Miss game. That attitude is put in place by the coach, folks. Leach knew he didn't have diddly when last year's seniors and Crabtree left Lubbock, and that is why he tried SO hard to get another job. Every time our job has been open, he has tried to make himself a candidate in the media for it. Trouble is, no body wants him. Leach is a gimmick coach. They may get you a bit of success but they get figured out by the better coaches. The board at Tech as well as the president of the school doesn't like him and he thinks he is coaching at a second rate school, too. That is what is boiling over in these truly childish and unprofessional comments. He is simply lashing out because he wanted out and couldn't get out. I think after losing to the punching bag of the Big 12 in A & M, the school may be a bit less stringent on negotiating a way to get Leach out of Lubbock. As far as the girlfriends go, well them and the players families are the only ones that would be telling them how great they are.

Wow. What a total douchebag!

dianaelee — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:27:54 -0500

Wow. What a total douchebag! I've liked him because I appreciate his approach to football and think he has a great mind for the game, but apparently he has absolutely no standards or class. What a total jerkoff move.

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Surprisingly Emotional

PositivelyAnna — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:35:47 -0500

I was in DC this weekend to support a friend in the marathon. I was surprised by how emotional I was. Each one of the 30,000 runners were amazing and the fact that there were so many supporters cheering for people they don't even know was very overwhelming.

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