"Denial" is apparently the name of a building on the Upper East Side.
 

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Start by getting rid of a young left hander for an old left hander with a history of injuries.* Makes sense to me. Heck, so long as he goes to a National League team, who cares about losing the guy who has been the big-game pitcher for the Yanks over the last several years?

Here's a realistic article about the Pettite thing. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/12/sp...l?pagewanted=1

*Yes, Kevin Brown is a great pitcher. When he's healthy.

Not Bob, NFH, ncs
 

The Not Family has increased considerably lately. Please consider Not Fucking, or at least Not Reproducing further. I consider myself to be Not Notophobic. But there are so many of you now that it is Not Funny.

Speaking of Watches...
 

A watch, a piece of kinetic art that has more or less utility, depending upon the aesthetic of the wearer. One can be a bargain at $500 or an outrageous expense at $69.99. I'd imagine you'd be utterly baffled by my Patek Philippe.

But then, I can't begin to understand why you'd pay money for a two-wheeled death machine that leaves your hair and skin feeling gritty and bugs in your teeth. And just out of curiosity, how much do you suppose you've sunk into a bunch of stuff that you use to remove yourself from any place that has toilets and kitchens?

Not Bob, NFH, ncs
 

Ditto on the Star Trek characters, 'kay? Between you and Seven of Nine, I think we are set.

Not Bob, NFH, ncs
 

There are also too many of you who simply are NotFunny.

Speaking of Watches...
 

There is some disconnect in your mind that won't allow you to connect the words "watch," "value," and "under $500" (which is quite a broad range), but I assure you irony is not to blame.

Anyway, what's wrong with spending a little on a nice watch? It's not like you're plopping down $15,000 on a gawdy jewel-speckled Rolex. It's a couple hundred bucks on an understated, stylish watch that will last till the day you die and then some. How is that a bad thing?

Not Bob, NFH, ncs
 

It is all Not My Fault and Not Amusing To Me, I assure you.

I will Not Stop Fucking. But I will agree to Not Discontinue My Birth Control either. G'day.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Probably. I just can't DO those Roman numeral thingies.

The difference, I think, is that I don't buy the mink potscrubber or the jewel-encrusted tent peg. A good tent peg is almost a zenlike thing, but adding rubies around the top and then speaking of value seems . . . well . . . different.

Speaking of Watches...
 

You're probably right. "Value" has, in my warped and dim mind, a different meaning than the one you are likely applying here.

"Denial" is apparently the name of a building on the Upper East Side.
 

One more time (and I'm happy ESPN said it AFTER I already said it yesterday).

Vasquez is the Pettite replacement. And several years younger.

Brown is the Roger replacement. And several years younger.

I think our staff potentially got better - that being said, I'm all about loyalty to local sports heroes and would liked to have kept Andy around another 5 years - and have "46" join future Retirees "2", "22", and "42" on the Left field wall.

edited to add:
And actually, "EL Duque" was our big game pitcher - after Jimmy Key was our big game pitcher. Stop revising history.

Not Bob, NFH, ncs
 

Assclench, please. My avatar was not chosen out of my affinity for Star Trek in general or one wholly unbelievable episode in particular (let's face it, Kirk got lucky, and not for the first time). I chose my avatar simply as a way of relating a concept to feeble mammal minds that otherwise may have difficulty grasping the idea of shifting shapes. And, if I may say so, my breasticle day picture was hot.

Well fed on a proper diet of human blood, prefereably that of blonde-haired blue-eyed children, I can choose to appear fully human and operate freely in society. '96 was an excellent year for children, particularly in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

But this is distracting us from more important issues. What's the deal with white guys who date asian chicks exclusively?

Not Bob, NFH, ncs
 

I have absolutely nothing to do with the recent increase in the family.

NotBob, what do you have to say for yourself?

Speaking of Watches...
 

Depends what you have to do to make it last past your death.

Think "Pulp Fiction."

Not Bob, NFH, ncs
 

The 2000 vintage blonde-haired blue-eyed children are not aging nearly so well. No reason for you to visit the Willamette Valley again. Nope, nothing to see here. Move along, lizard.

Ollie (think I can get a 3-year-old to wear a wig and brown contact lenses?) Ramone

george/cashman/pettitte
 

I no longer place all the blame on Cashman and Steinbrenner for losing Pettitte. It looks to me like his mind was made up long ago (as NotBob seemed to have known).

Here is a breakdown of the negotiations:

October 25: "At the conclusion of the World Series, I told Andy we'd be in touch with him soon."

Early November: "Prior to Andy electing to go free agent, I made a get-us-started offer to Randy, of $10 (million) for three (years). His response was, he would take it to Andy. He also said Andy wanted to test the market, see his market-value, and asked if we would give him patience.
"This was new to him, and something he had earned. We had to respect that. Free agency means free choice."

Late November: "We wanted to get something done before Thanksgiving. I presented a series of concept offers ... $11 (million) for three (years), will that work? ... $17 over three, plus some deferred ... a $12 for three idea was thrown back.
"We exchanged concepts back and forth."

December 10, 7 p.m.: "Last night I got their first official counter-offer, $52 for four [years] 'to get his attention.' There was no guarantee that he would take it."

December 10, 10:30 p.m.: "We responded, $13 for three, with the third-year guaranteed on some concepts, which I'd rather not get into."

December 11, 10:30 a.m.: "They informed us they made the decision to go to Houston."

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASAp...=.jsp&c_id=nya
_________

TM

Not Bob, NFH, ncs
 

Just keep manufacturing children, sweetheart.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Uh-huh. And your motorcycle was the cheapest scooter on the lot? Or does spending a few grand to go faster, look cooler, and rev louder equate to "value" in your mind, while spending a few hundred bucks to have something you wear everyday look good and function perfectly equates to "waste of money"?

And is your kayak one of those red plastic ones that we had in summer camp?

The difference is that you and wonk are different people making different choices about how to spend your hard-earned money. Until you spend most of your feeding the poor, stop pontificating about why your choices are morally superior to anyone else's.

Not Bob, NFH, ncs
 

That'a an easy one. They are into submissive chicks. It's not due to inner turmoil. It is more of a fetish.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Right. The main thing wrong with spending $15k on a watch is that most of us can't.

Oh perfect little Gucci bag...no vapid society skeletor would ever love you so much as I....

Speaking of Watches...
 

They weren't talking about $15k watches, they were talking about watches "under $500." Which is a good bit more than I've ever spent on a watch, but less than what I'll spend on a really nice dinner for two.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Either way. The money's still better invested in the handbag. Plus dinner.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Yesterday, the music poll (I think it was) left me thinking you were a lot younger than I had thought before.

Now, I think you're a lot older, and have lost your sense of humor, and can't quite get your grasp around giving someone a hard time, for fun, for calling a $500 watch a "good value".

(And, when the day comes when I try to justify my bike as a "good value", well, roll me over and call me Sidd.)

;)

Speaking of Watches...
 

My god. Are you serious? I don't think you could do that here if you tried.

(Well, maybe with a $350 bottle of wine.)

Speaking of Watches...
 

my watch, i think around $400, a Hamilton ventura was extravagent for me for watches. I lose them so I don't spend typically. It was a good purchase, I'm happy I got it, But agree I'm not sure it is a good value.

Speaking of Watches...
 

It all goes to MR's point that my disconnect is not with the idea of buying fun toys, but with calling a fur sink a "good value".

Speaking of Watches...
 

Why do I love you so much lately?

Speaking of Watches...
 

Good lord. Why would I travel to West of Butt-fuck to have that special, once-or-twice-a-year dinner? I'm really no fan of woodchuck pate.

Random article
 

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2003/...rms/index.html

[drunkenness gene found in worms: "He and the other scientists dosed hundreds of thousands of worms with enough alcohol that they would be too drunk to drive legally."]

The image of a blotto worm behind the wheel just tickled me.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Was it the way I brought you to screaming multiple orgasms the other night?

(that was you, wasn't it?)

Speaking of Watches...
 

Because you love vapid, overblown, moralistic speeches that miss the point entirely, too?

Speaking of Watches...
 

I was thinking the same thing. I've eaten in Sidd's neighborhood quite a bit, and I think it would even be tough there (absent a really expensive wine or one hell of a tip). Around these parts, it would take a) more food than I'd ever really want (i.e., 2 appetizers, 2 salads, 2 soups, 2 entrees, 2 deserts) and a lot of high-end booze (cocktails, a couple of really good wines, cognac).

Maybe Sidd was talking about dinner with the stripper. With tipping, that could easily top $500.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Where the hell's your sense of humor?

Geez, people cannot even make a joke around here without the cranky pants types going on the attack.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Wouldn't surprise me if Sidd had to pay for it.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Try Gary Danko sometime. Well worth it (I know, Bilmore -- how could a $500 dinner be well worth it, if that's not something that you would spend your money on?).

I can recommend a good splurge restaurant in Paris, too. Plan to spend at least three hours eating a multicourse meal




5th Amendment.

Speaking of Watches...
 

Because it's bonus season?

Speaking of Watches...
 

Did someone say woodchuck pate?

http://www.unclejedcountry.com/images/jed.jpg

Weeel doggies, that's good eatin!!!

Speaking of Watches...
 

My god, you're right -- I should be taking sense-of-humor lessons from you.

When I can pluck the pebble from the folds of Bilmore's wattle, I will be ready to leave here.....

Speaking of Watches...
 

You know, assjack, you've already (I suspect) realized that you missed the point of my post entirely and are just keeping up this pretense of what you wish I had said so you don't have to admit that you gave your standard "don't tread on me" speech one more time unnecessarily, so why put in the effort any more?

(Must be Friday.)

Speaking of Watches...
 

Yeah, I forgot to thank you for those drinks, didn't I? thanks.


p.s. you spelled "two" wrong

Speaking of Watches...
 

Confidential to Bilmore: Definitely order "la pâtisserie a formé comme un singe." Take my word for it. Just watching a French waiter fall into a millstream from laughing is a good value at 13 Euros.