"Two baseball executives said the Yankees made a savvy decision by not claiming Ramirez. One executive said the Red Sox undoubtedly put Ramirez on waivers to try to entice the Yankees to take his albatross of a contract, knowing the Yankees are one of the only teams that could afford him and also realizing that in Steinbrenner they have an owner who is impulsive enough to do it. Again, here is a dazzling addition to your already expensive fleet, George. Just grab the payment book as well.
Boston's attempt to goad Steinbrenner into taking one of the most devastating hitters in the major leagues and a player who grew up near Yankee Stadium was fascinating. The Yankees spent a few hours discussing the issue on Wednesday, but had decided by yesterday morning that the positives of adding Ramirez (lots of offense) did not outweigh the negatives (lots of unpredictability from a moody 31-year-old and lots of unexpected money funneling back to a chief competitor)."
"He who learns must suffer and even in our sleep the pain we cannot forget falls drop by drop upon our heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Horatio's Drive : The Car | PBS: "Horatio Nelson Jackson's 1903 Winton touring car, the 'Vermont,' will be a major artifact displayed in America on the Move, a new exhibition opening at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on November 22. The 26,000-square-foot exhibition will anchor the General Motors Hall of Transportation and will feature more than 300 other transportation artifacts — from an 1810s National Road marker to the 199-ton, 92-foot-long '1401' locomotive to a 1970s shipping container — showcased in period settings"
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
When Should You Put Your Dog Down? - How to make a decision you never want to make. By Jon Katz: "To love dogs is to know death and to accept that there's never a time we are more morally obliged to speak for them than when they face the end of their lives."
Walkthrough: Writing Text to a Document Using an XML Schema: "Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System
Walkthrough: Writing Text to a Document Using an XML Schema"
Walkthrough: Writing Text to a Document Using an XML Schema"
Dev Shed - Doing More With XML Schemas (part 1) - Nesting Season: "Doing More With XML Schemas (part 1)"
Monday, October 27, 2003
Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / Little unsure he wants job: "'If Grady Little is not back with the Red Sox, he'll be somewhere,' Little said. 'I'll be another ghost, fully capable of haunting.'"
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