Because I hate baseball
 

Lyonnaise means sliced into wedges. Lyonnaise slices would be too big for a potato salad, IMHO - I'll bet this will be one of those where you have the choice of eating a bunch of different things soaked in sauce one at a time rather than having the flavors of all of them blend and marry. Try mine instead.

Because I hate baseball
 

Bruce lived beside my ex-boyfriend. He once came over and said "um, I need to fix my bike. Do you have a wrench [of some variety - I don't remember what]?". So exciting!!!

A-Rod
 

Hi!

It's Time
 

Jesus Christ. Didn't I just say that I thought it was horrible? I was explaining to you that the reason people were upset was because they couldn't possibly have seen the replay 50 times in super slow motion. Without it, it looks like the worst call ever. That's not a justification, you lunatic. But you have to admit, if they showed the replay on the Jumbotron directly after the controversial call (which they never do out of respect to the umps), it wouldn't have happened.

But let's be real here. This shit happens all the time. It is absolutely despicable. But it happens all over the place. Let me just add that last year, in Game 7, Embree and Timlin were warming up in the pen and they were hearing it pretty good from the fans. Timlin purposefully threw a fastball as hard as he could into the crowd. Players are stupid in this sense (see various incidents that happened this year). Fans are stupid as well. But stop acting so superior. Everyone already knows you shouldn't assault someone for something this stupid.

And the display of police in riot gear was the dumbest, waste of time and energy I've ever seen at a game.

TM

Because I hate baseball
 

Actually, the onions should be sliced as thin as possible. Lyonnaise doesn't mean wedges. See the definition above.

A-Rod
 

Westlaw is working again!

According to Section 6.1 of the MLB Umpire Manual, "While contact may occur between a fielder and runner during a tag attempt, a runner is not allowed to use his hands or arms to commit an obviously malicious or unsportsmanlike act."

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According to Rule 2.00 from the Official Baseball Rules, "If the umpire declares the batter, batter runner, or a runner out for interference, all other runners shall return to the last base that was in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference."

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Rule on A-Rod interference,
from the Official Baseball Rules

Rule 2.00.
Interference:
(a) Offensive interference is an act by the team at-bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play. If the umpire declares the batter, batter runner, or a runner out for interference, all other runners shall return to the last base that was in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference, unless otherwise provided by these rules. In the event the batter runner has not reached first base, all runners shall return to the base last occupied at the time of the pitch.


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playof...ory?id=1905510

Because I hate baseball
 

This wasn't your friend was it?

Bruce: Open Letters
Obtained from: Kids in the Hall FAQ
Open Letter to the Guy Who Stole Bruce's Bike Wheel
Transcribed by: janet_langdon@magic.ca
Scott [Voice-Over]: And now Bruce McCulloch with an open letter to the guy that stole his bike wheel.
[Bruce enters, bike lowered from above. Lots of "Ah"s from the audience]

Bruce: Well, why did you do it? Are you some sort of jerk or something? It's *my* front wheel! What did you think, that I'd -- drive home and not notice it was stolen? What are you then? Some sort of *prick*? Some sort of idiot? Some sort of thief? What would you do with just my front wheel anyway? What good would just one wheel be? You human loser! Well, why didn't you buy your own wheel if you wanted one so badly. That's what I did.

[Music starts as Bruce turns away and stops when he turns back.]

Well, don't you think I need that wheel? Well, well, what were you thinking? JERK!

Scott [Voice-Over]:That was Bruce McCulloch with an open letter to the guy that stole his bike wheel.



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Open Letter to the People Who Watched the Guy Steal Bruce's Bike Wheel
Transcribed by: Tom Walsh
Scott [Voice-Over]: And now Bruce McCulloch with an open letter to the people who watched the guy steal his bike wheel.
[Bruce enters, bike lowered from above]

Bruce: Well, you knew it wasn't his wheel! What did you think? He was coming back for the rest of his bike later? Well, why didn't you do something? Why didn't you say something? You human piece of apathy! Why didn't you say, "Hey! That's not your wheel! That could be Bruce McCulloch's wheel! We love him! And he loved that wheel!" Just eatin' brunch. Well, didn't you think I needed it? I did! Well, look at that! Feast on that act of violence! Good work, Einstein! Pus!

Scott [Voice-Over]: That was Bruce McCulloch with an open letter to the people who watched while the guy stole his bike wheel.

[Bumper video of Bruce walking his incomplete bike.]



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Credit to Kids in the Hall/Broadway Video

http://www.kithfan.org/work/transcri...bikewheel.html

An open letter to my client
 

I'm inhouse. You are paying me for my legal services regardless of whether or not I do any work. I'm not going to bill you for a phone call. I'm not going to bill you if you talk to me on the elevator. I'm not going to bill you if you make me do 30 hours of legal research on something trivial.

Yes, I know that I will, from time to time, tell you that you can't do something that you really, really, really, really want to do. I will, however, help you figure out how to do something similar that you can do. Trust me, it is abundantly clear that I know more about these things that you do. And it's a hell of a bigger pain in your ass when I come in after the fact than the ten minute "how can we do this?" phone call would have been.

It's Time
 

Well done, Ollie. (Bastard.) I was too tired to come up with a George-related haiku last night. Now I won't bother. (Bastard.)

A-Rod
 

Root for the Astros.

An open letter to my client
 

You forgot to credit Bruce.

Because I hate baseball
 

Please tell me someone got the "fingerling potatoes" "small penises" joke.

I like the italicization of the fancy foreign words. It made me feel uncultured, like I'm someone who would write about penis size in a public forum.

A-Rod
 

And for another long, hard fought contest in this excellent series between NY and Boston. I'm hoping for at least 16 innnings. How exciting would that be?

A-Rod
 

2.
Red Sox fans are the lesser of 4 evils. Patriots fans are the worst, followed by the Celtics and Bruins. At least the Bruins and Red Sox fans are somewhat knowledgeable about the sports they play. The Revolution fans are the best, all 20 of us.

It's amusing to watch Sox games with my best friend. Most of the time I can't believe we are watching the same game.

I became a Red Sox fan back in the 70's. It was my way of being anti-Yankee since the Mets never did much.

Go Astros! Because I want to see what happens to Clemens when he faces his old team (either one).

It's Time
 

No, you said you started to think it was horrible, but then changed you mind because the fans wouldn't be able to see the replay. My point was there is no excuse, even if it were the worst call ever.

And the everybody does it thing is lame too. It's true to a degree, but Yankees fans, followed closely by Boston fans, are head and shoulders worse than any place else, at least for baseball (football is a different story - there it's Philly and Oakland, with yes, unfortunately, Baltimore trailing somewhat in third but still above the rest of the pack - but violence is just as unacceptable).

Just to be clear, I'm not saying that all Yankees fans (or even most) suck. I'm just saying that there seems to be a certain large number that just can't quite seem to get it's just a game.