Love for sale.  Who will buy?  Who would like to sample my supply?  Who’s prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?  -Billie Holliday

Public Service Announcement:  Ok, here we go!  Now I hate the Yankees as much as the next guy.  Probably more so.  When I was growing up, there was no one I hated more than Thurman Munson.  I was a Carlton Fisk guy.  That was that.  But as much as I hated Thurman, 26 years ago, when he died decades before his time in the fiery wreckage of a blue pinstriped jet, I was saddened.  Things just weren’t the same anymore.  The rivalry was never again as intense as it was with Munson in the mix.  That brings me to this.  My good friends over at Steady Burn found Thurman Munson’s pilot’s license for sale on EBAY.  Just gross.

Peace out Thurman.  Six two and Even!

Two hula girls go round the outside, round the outside, round the outside… -Eminem

Public Service Announcement:  OK, here we go!  I know.  I know.  I’ve missed a lot.  A whole lot.  But I’m here today to make it up to you.  Just when I’m about to tear into the Yankees, this happens.  By now, it’s not breaking news.  But it’s still heart breaking.  I do not know much about Cory Lidle.  I know he pitched for the Yankees.  I know he had family.  I know he had friends.  I know he crashed a plane into a building.  When the news first broke, my brain went immediately to terrorists.  When I heard it was Cory Lidle, my brain then clicked to Thurman Munson. Funny how the brain works.  Then I thought of all those athletes who had so much to lose, seemingly determined to lose it all.             Read More »