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JMG

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May 31 12 11:06 AM

Mr. Wonderful

I had no idea Roberto Clemente was that LARGE of a man!

I saw Clemente play at Wrigley in the '60's vs. the Cubs and he looked pretty much average size back in those days.

How come you got no hair on that melon of yours, Juan Gris?

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Juan Gris

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May 31 12 11:20 AM

Obi-Wan Grease

QUOTE (JMG @ May 31, 2012 12:06 pm)

I had no idea Roberto Clemente was that LARGE of a man!

I saw Clemente play at Wrigley in the '60's vs. the Cubs and he looked pretty much average size back in those days.

Me neither! There was a Willie Stargell statue as well and he may have been even bigger.

QUOTE (JMG @ May 31, 2012 12:06 pm)

How come you got no hair on that melon of yours, Juan Gris?

The ladies love it. And the haircuts are cheap.

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JMG

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May 31 12 12:06 PM

Mr. Wonderful

QUOTE (Juan Gris @ May 31, 2012 11:20 am)

QUOTE (JMG @ May 31, 2012 12:06 pm)

How come you got no hair on that melon of yours, Juan Gris?

The ladies love it. And the haircuts are cheap.

Those are very good reasons. On the other hand, the ladies can't keep from running their hands through my long, flowing, golden...ah...grayish...locks. At least that's what the voices inside my head keep telling me.

As a side note, I've had the same guy cutting my hair for the last 36 years! That is an amazing run. You'd think one of us would've died by now.

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Juan Gris

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May 31 12 12:22 PM

Obi-Wan Grease

QUOTE (JMG @ May 31, 2012 01:06 pm)

As a side note, I've had the same guy cutting my hair for the last 36 years! That is an amazing run. You'd think one of us would've died by now.

That's funny you mention that because just last week my Dad's barber for some 40-odd years just up and retired without telling anyone.

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JMG

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May 31 12 5:44 PM

Mr. Wonderful

QUOTE (Juan Gris @ May 31, 2012 12:22 pm)

QUOTE (JMG @ May 31, 2012 01:06 pm)

As a side note, I've had the same guy cutting my hair for the last 36 years! That is an amazing run. You'd think one of us would've died by now.

That's funny you mention that because just last week my Dad's barber for some 40-odd years just up and retired without telling anyone.

That is weird, I'd think he'd at least tell someone so they could say good-bye and good luck. My guy has ran his own shop for about 34 years, he's moved several times over the years but always in the area so I've stuck with him. Most of his clientele are females, that's where the money is for a hair dresser, but he also has lots of men that go to him. I get my hair cut every two or three months...sometimes longer.

He also has a side business renting sea-type storage vans to construction sites and he has several investments. He's a pretty smart cookie, connected, knows lots of people so I'll bet he's done well for himself. We even went to the same high school but he was two years ahead of me and we didn't know each other back then.

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Jayo

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May 31 12 7:33 PM

Chick With Brains

Things aren't looking too good for the Phillies right now, with Roy Halladay joining Ryan Howard and Chase Utley on the DL.

My reality check bounced.

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Juan Gris

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May 31 12 7:45 PM

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JMG, the only question I can think of concerning your barber: is he a Cubs or White Sox fan (or do you not mix business with pleasure or, in the Cubs case, pain)?

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JMG

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May 31 12 11:05 PM

Mr. Wonderful

QUOTE (Juan Gris @ May 31, 2012 07:45 pm)

JMG, the only question I can think of concerning your barber: is he a Cubs or White Sox fan (or do you not mix business with pleasure or, in the Cubs case, pain)?

Actually Juan, he's a White Sox fan but he balances that out by being a die-hard Bears fan like me. So, it's all good. On the other hand, my brother-in-law is a White Sox fan and a Packer fan but he's a good dude, we understand each other so we get along like peas and carrots. So that's all good as well. But when the Bears and Packers play each other, we don't watch the game together. That way, peace in the family is maintained.

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Dan Hollis

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May 31 12 11:24 PM

Gilbert and Sullivan State Trooper

QUOTE (JMG @ June 01, 2012 12:05 am)

That way, peace in the family is maintained.

Peace, yes, but what about the carrots?

Thanks to Dr. Moreau for surprising me with this signature. It beats peach brandy!
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JMG

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Jun 1 12 5:36 AM

Mr. Wonderful

QUOTE (Dan Hollis @ May 31, 2012 11:24 pm)

QUOTE (JMG @ June 01, 2012 12:05 am)

That way, peace in the family is maintained.

Peace, yes, but what about the carrots?

I already mentioned the 'peas', Dan. Why? You got something against 'peas'?

Are you one of those people that like peas, but doesn't like pea soup? I know people that like carrots, but don't like carrot cake. It's all quite vexing.

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Dan Hollis

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Jun 1 12 10:48 AM

Gilbert and Sullivan State Trooper

QUOTE (JMG @ June 01, 2012 06:36 am)

You got something against 'peas'?

Not at all. I always say, "Give peas a chance!"

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TZRider

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Jun 1 12 8:49 PM

Mets just got their first no-hitter. Nicely done Santana. twilightzonewor/clap.gif

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Dan Hollis

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Jun 1 12 8:51 PM

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You beat me to the punch, TZR, but as long I was getting it ready:

JOHAN SANTANA PITCHES FIRST NO-HITTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK METS!!!

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Juan Gris

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Jun 1 12 9:57 PM

Obi-Wan Grease

My Dad and I were just in the middle of a long car ride during which I was able to find the Mets game on XM Radio - suffice it to say we had a lot of fun listening to the final 2 innings. And the best thing, the very best thing of all, is that it was against the Cardinals! twilightzonewor/metal.gif

How great does it feel, Dan, to finally see a no-hitter after 8,020 games?

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Dan Hollis

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Jun 1 12 10:49 PM

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QUOTE (Juan Gris @ June 01, 2012 10:57 pm)

How great does it feel, Dan, to finally see a no-hitter after 8,020 games?

Alone in my room, I was literally driven to tears. I could have held them back, but why bother? I still remember the heartbreak of Tom Seaver's "imperfect game," broken up by the Cubs' Jimmy Qualls in 1969 with two outs to go and over 59,000 fans at Shea.

I came amazingly close to missing the game altogether. Some of my friends are in a local production of Assassins, and I was thinking of going. I passed on it because it was too close to curtain time to guarantee seats would be available, and there are more performances in the run.

Even the Mets' two World Championships didn't affect me as strongly. My only comparable feeling of sports elation was the 1995 Stanley Cup victory by the Devils, because that was one I watched in person.

Last year Jose Reyes provided the Mets' first batting title. All that's lacking now in Mets history is an MVP.

Thanks to Dr. Moreau for surprising me with this signature. It beats peach brandy!
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TZRider

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Jun 1 12 11:19 PM

QUOTE (Dan Hollis @ June 01, 2012 09:49 pm)

I came amazingly close to missing the game altogether. Some of my friends are in a local production of Assassins, and I was thinking of going. I passed on it because it was too close to curtain time to guarantee seats would be available, and there are more performances in the run.

Had you missed this game it would have been more gruesome then Henry Bemis breaking his glasses. Well, thank goodness you didn't. Congrats!

I thought ESPN might show the 9th inning, but when they weren't cutting over I watched the 9th online at MLB.com where they were showing it as a free cut-in.

The Mets threw their first no-hitter this season and the Mariners had their first perfect game thrown against them. Talk about two opposite ends of the spectrum.

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Juan Gris

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Jun 2 12 9:06 AM

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QUOTE (Dan Hollis @ June 01, 2012 11:49 pm)

QUOTE (Juan Gris @ June 01, 2012 10:57 pm)

How great does it feel, Dan, to finally see a no-hitter after 8,020 games?

Alone in my room, I was literally driven to tears. I could have held them back, but why bother? I still remember the heartbreak of Tom Seaver's "imperfect game," broken up by the Cubs' Jimmy Qualls in 1969 with two outs to go and over 59,000 fans at Shea.

It's the moments like these that make me feel sorry for the folks that aren't fans of baseball, a sport where history can be made or rewritten with every pitch.

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Dan Hollis

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Jun 2 12 11:18 AM

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QUOTE (TZRider @ June 02, 2012 12:19 am)

I thought ESPN might show the 9th inning, but when they weren't cutting over I watched the 9th online at MLB.com where they were showing it as a free cut-in.

MLB Network tapped into SNY's Mets coverage to show the entire ninth inning. That's the right place to go nowadays for any breaking MLB news.

Thanks to Dr. Moreau for surprising me with this signature. It beats peach brandy!
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TZRider

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Jun 3 12 9:08 AM

QUOTE (Dan Hollis @ June 02, 2012 10:18 am)

QUOTE (TZRider @ June 02, 2012 12:19 am)

I thought ESPN might show the 9th inning, but when they weren't cutting over I watched the 9th online at MLB.com where they were showing it as a free cut-in.

MLB Network tapped into SNY's Mets coverage to show the entire ninth inning. That's the right place to go nowadays for any breaking MLB news.

I believe it and I've wanted it for years. Unfortunately, MLB Network has never been available on my cable company. There is new ownership now, so perhaps that situation will improve.

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Juan Gris

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Jun 7 12 6:29 PM

Obi-Wan Grease

Here's a very well written article on why Joey Votto is the best hitter in baseball today. All baseball fans should enjoy this article (unless you hate the Reds with a passion

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