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[toasty]

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dude, where i live.... there is an airport called republic airport here on long island, and that is where Air force one flies into for anything in NY... my house is due south and they come off the ocean to the ariport right over my house. and dude, when air force one comes in with an escort of F-16's, flying at about 300 feet above your head..... holy shit.... for the last few times, the escort fighters will fly back down to maryland but take a minute to have some low altitude fun over the bay out the back of my house... god i sit there like ''i would give up a years pay to fuck around in that thing for a few hours...""

Good news: get to watch fighter jets doing really stuff
Bad news: means that Bush is in your town.

[toasty]

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god i sit there like ''i would give up a years pay to fuck around in that thing for a few hours...""

you can fly a Mig for less than a year's pay:

http://www.flymig.com/

can I have the balance of your salary as a finder's fee?

[thesightless]

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no. an emphatic no.

[toasty]

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got my seats upgraded. on the field, row 5.

[toasty]

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what a game! Eckstein was playing out of his mind, going 4 for 5, and Rolen was hitting the ball well, too. Really, though, just good small ball and taking advantage of every opportunity the Tigers (or the weather) gave them.

Busch was pandemonium after the game. Dogs and cats, living together, the whole nine yards. Can't wait for tonight (assuming this rain clears)...

[Jenks]

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what a game! Eckstein was playing out of his mind, going 4 for 5, and Rolen was hitting the ball well, too. Really, though, just good small ball and taking advantage of every opportunity the Tigers (or the weather) gave them.

Busch was pandemonium after the game. Dogs and cats, living together, the whole nine yards. Can't wait for tonight (assuming this rain clears)...

definitely going out tonight to catch the game near the stadium.

[toasty]

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definitely going out tonight to catch the game near the stadium.

I haven't been to Paddy O's all season, but couldn't resist last night. It wasn't as impossibly crowded as I would have expected -- guess the crop of bars that have popped up around the stadium, and the fact that they basically charge in-stadium prices for beer, have diluted the crowd some. Still a good time, though.

Have you been to Shannon's yet? It looks cool, but I'm always coming from the opposite direction and haven't had the chance. Might check that out tonight, unless tradition once again takes hold and I end up at Paddy O's after the game...

[thesightless]

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hey jimbo, just turned my phone on..

your text i got it.

yeah, big game by david, couple of lucky breaks with the two big errors by granderson and rodney, and boom, ya grab the lead, and also, you definetely found your new closer.

but history warns us that each tigers/ cards series is won by the loser of game 4... eeery.

[Jenks]

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you definetely found your new closer.

yep...did you see the filth he was throwing?

[thesightless]

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i still cant get over the fact that pooholes isnt a factor yet. but i did call taht the other 3 would be (jim,scott,dave)

and tonight, i get to see weaver rip shit.... i cant beleive he found himself finally.

[toasty]

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i still cant get over the fact that pooholes isnt a factor yet.

I was thinking about this, too. He is a factor to the extent that he is probably going to be a baserunner most of the time he comes to the plate -- he's obviously intentionally walked quite a bit, but there are also a number of "unintentional" intentional walks he draws as well, where they just won't throw him anything worth swinging at. As a result, despite his disappointing batting average, he led the team in runs scored in the Divisional Series and the LCS, and he's second only to the resurgent Rolen in runs scored in the World Series.

That said, he's been in a number of situations where he's had runners in scoring position and they've had to challenge him, and he hasn't come through. That's disappointing. Good news, though, is that we've demonstrated that we don't need him to have a big game to win. It's our pitching staff and a team effort that have carried us to this point.

[Jenks]

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From a strategy standpoint, having poohole in the 3 hole changes the makeup of the lineup wether he's murdering the ball or striking out. Pitchers know what he's capable of, and that fear creates all sorts of problems for Detroit, and lifts the Cards. As you said, they're still pitching around him, thankfully the rest of the order is picking it up. Heard Dusty Baker say on ESPN "If you lose, fine, you lose, but you don't let their best player beat you." (talking about pujols in the nlcs)

[thesightless]

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yes, but in big games, players like albert and arod need to be able to hit a pitchers pitch in a tough spot, when they arent being walked. he, like alex, hasnt done it yet. but from our end, the pitchers knew alex was LOST, so they didnt walk him.

[Jenks]

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eeeehhhh, i know you just didn't compare alex to albert. lol.

[thesightless]

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outside of this year, they are essentially the same player. albert hits a little higher average, arod is better in the feild and on the basepath. other than that, they have fairly identical numbers and performances in the postseason.