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He won two with the Pirates in the early nineties when the Braves were in the NL West and the Pirates were in the East. In 1993, he signed with the Giants and played one year in the same division with Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz and did win the MVP that year. Then they re-aligned. When I think of the mid-late nineties, I remember the teams in the AL: Yankees, Orioles, Indians, and Griffey's Mariners being a little better than the best of the NL. --Mike.

Sure go ahead. Though my go to argument would be "Griffey played better competition in the American League so Bond's stats would be better" and I'm not sure how true that actually is.

Very good eye, bobs. I'm not surprised this has been lost in the hysteria to bury Joyce, but it's spot on. --Mike

In Joyce's defense all he learned about umpiring came from this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-S-eeInJVk

If you haven't yet it's linked on the front page of ESPN.com. Interesting story from this morning's fallout Denkinger, happy he's no longer associated with the biggest cock up in modern umpiring, supports replay

Brilliantly done, but it could have been a bit longer (it's under an hour). Still it hits everything in his short career.

It was 43 years ago today...

I had Sixth Sense ruined for me when about halfway through the movie someone in the theater shouted: Oh I get it, he's dead. Oy! --Mike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjoefTJ14PQ&feature=related

Hucknall will forever be railroaded to me by the great line at the end of the 24 Hour Party People when Tony Wilson sees God "it's a pity you didn't sign the Smiths, but you were right about Mick Hucknall his music is rubbish and he's a ginger."

Arlo Guthrie: Alice's Restaurant Massacre (Alice's Restaurant). --Mike

I used to hear "I will always die so you can remember me" in Company in My Back as "I will always die so fucking remember me." --Mike

Eels: Grace Kelly Blues (Daises of the Galaxy).

The pride of Charleston, West Virginia. --Mike

The Stones: Sympathy for the Devil (Beggars Banquet) The Stones: Let’s Spend the Night Together (Between the Buttons) Neutral Milk Hotel: Song Against Sex (On Avery Island) Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells A Story (Every Picture Tells A Story) The Beach Boys: Our Prayer (Smile) The Band: Tears of Rage (Big Pink) Radiohead: Airbag (Ok Computer) Brian Eno: No One Receiving (Before and After Science) The Beatles: Taxman (Revolver).

I think they should have got Bill Murray to sing on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXAE5hsb-2M

Good, for a second there I thought you had just dismissed Eric Clapton's parts on While my Guitar Gently Weeps as rubbish. Feist is used to great effect on the Broken Social Scene records, and I like her solo stuff all right (not enough to listen to, but enough to illegally download). But, well I don't think You and I is Poor Places or even, you know, good, but I don't think that has a whole lot to do with her. Carla Bozulich

Living Room shows are no longer circulated, they were for the first couple of years, but we got word from Jeff through Sue that the recordings really were meant to be kept among the people that attended the shows. I'd point you in the direction of that thread, but frankly it isn't very fun to read. --Mike

"Hi, I've got a tape I want to play."

I remixed it and muted all of Pat and John's parts. The three of us are no longer speaking, I don't want to talk about it. --Mike

I remember when they first played Wilco The Song on Colbert I was extremely underwhelmed. I remember paraphrasing this scene in the film 24 Hour Party People where Tony Wilson played by Steve Coogan is listening to A Certain Radio unveil their new jazz direction and he starts riffing "jazz is the last refuse of the untalented, jazz musicians enjoy themselves far more than anyone listening to them, it's like theater it's what you when you can't get a gig." I changed those lines to "writing a song with your band's name in it is the last refuse of the untalented" after Colbert. Since, it has g

Talking Heads: Born Under Punches (Remain in Light).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez7V74MBNug "Carelessness is what I miss, And that's how I think of you." Says it all doesn't it?

The YHF demo of Venus is on my shortlist of the greatest things Wilco has ever done, it gets the nod in the first category. Sugar Baby kicks all kinds of ass, I always skip to it on bootlegs. The final one might be the toughest, but I really like Jay's mandolin on She's a Jar. When they were together, they were capable of genius. We're fortunate to have ample evidence of it. --Mike

Looks cool... frantically googling. --Mike