R. Rich

Hey JP-era!

Sure you do.

I look forward to seeing it soon.

'spose I could: It's a nickname for a nickname. My nickname in college was "Richie Rich". While waiting for a pool table at the student union one day, I wrote "R. Rich" on the waiting list, and the name just stuck. Awww! You were so close, too.

One of these years, I'll have to make the trip down to Miami for a game. I hope you all have a blast there.

I think mine is pretty self explanatory.

No, it's "ua$$".

Maybe Texas should be upset that the Sooners don't do what the Longhorns do when the two teams meet: lose. If those damn Sooners would just give the game to Texas...

You're no fun.

I figured I'd have a bowl of soup and a glass of ice water.

Cool. I still don't know what my wife's work schedule will be, which will make a difference in when we'll be able to come up and go back home. I'm hoping we can be at Nick Tahou's the Friday before (new year's eve) for the usual meeting of the WNYTBDGPS. If I don't catch you there, I'll see you before the game.

They always do.

I did forget about Tony Gwynn's batting average. D'oh! Gwynn is one of the good guys in baseball.

It's not baseball altogether I don't get into, it's MLB. I still think going to a minor league game is a lot of fun. I'm in no hurry to become a fan of MLB any time soon.

Everyone did?

No matter how big you are, there's always someone bigger.

I hope they don't have their 2nd string in. I'll be at that game, and I certainly don't want to see a bunch of backups playing. I'm sure Psycho Ward 86 doesn't want that to happen also.

Hey!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Finally! A topic worth discussing! I've been wanting to bash Drew Barrymore's skull in for years, and now there's a forum for it!!

I agree. Aren't you guys drew, I mean, through with this yet?

Not true. I'm not a meanie. I'm THE meanie!!

Yep. Three things I remember about that (leading up to the strike): 1. Some pitcher (forgot who) being taken out of a game giving the finger (both hands) to the fans all the way to the dugout. 2. Some player (again, forgot who) saying something to the effect of, "I don't care about the fans..." in a postgame press conference when asked about fan reaction to whatever incident he was involved in that day. 3. The team I rooted for, the Montreal Expos, had the best record in the major leagues leading up to that strike, ruining any chance they ever had at getting to the World Series. The signs were there for me. I'm perfectly fine with pro and college football, college basketball, and even the occasional pro basketball game, though I'm losing interest in that too, especially with the level of immaturity in the players and with the recent trade my team, the Houston Rockets, made to acquire Tracy McGrady at the expense of Cuttino Mobley and one of my favorite players, Steve Francis.

I'm no longer a baseball fan, but I do know that Cal Ripken had a very good career, streak or no streak.

Maybe I'll check it out once it hits the premium channels.