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And in 6.2 innings this year, he's given up 3 times as many runs as he gave up with the mets last year. I guess he came over to the Mets mid-year last year so that's not all that telling either... What I do know is that this guy was filthy for the Mets last year for the first time in his career since 2003, then he tests positive for steroids and now is back to being the scrub the Marlins and Indians thought they were trading away.

Guillermo Mota is single-handedly putting to rest any questions people may have had about whether steroids can impact the performance of pitchers. 2006 ERA and WHIP with Mets: 1.00 and 0.83 2007 ERA and WHIP with Mets: 8.10 and 1.95

Latest (useless) internet rumor: HBO sells all seven seasons on DVD and if you buy the whole set the blacked out scene is not blacked out.

No one at the water cooler today is focused on the good times. I love it. Chase is amazing. The more I think about it, the more I love last night's episode.

Is that right? I don't remember that. Huh.

Yes!!

I liked the ending. Tony in jail or Tony dead wouldn't have made me happier. But that being said, the hardest part about the ending is what I had feared all along. See above. That last scene will live for the ages. I heard my heart beating as I watched it. One of the most powerful scenes on TV that I can remember. A great run. I loved this episode.

Seconded.

I would like to nominate the "virtual waiting room" as the most f*cking ridiculous and annoying development in the history of online ticketing since the "order processing charge" was created to pair with the already existing and oxymoronic "convenience charge."

When a pitcher is throwing a no-hitter, I often see TV cameras pan the dugout and see that the pitcher is sitting completely by himself on the bench. To the point that it is almost laughable. No one goes within 10 feet of him. I suppose it's possible that the team does this on a nonspeaking basis, but still, the fact that the pitcher is throwing a no-no is certainly acknowledged by the players in the dugout. Obviously, I don't sit in MLB dugouts so I dont know what happens, but either way, I have a hard time seeing why people would get all bent out of shape about fans mentioning it. As a

I think the tradition is that no one speaks to the pitcher during a no-hitter. For fear of saying something or doing something (i.e., anything) to break his concentration or rhythm. I am sure that the other players on the team mention it to each other. But even if they don't, folks in the stands (and certainly folks on internet message boards) are not included in the group of people that should avoid mentionining a no-hitter in progress. Jesus, people. Frankly, even tv/radio announcers of ballgames blurt it out in the 5th inning these days.

new spoon is great, I think. Not their best, although some seem to think it is (e.g., Sasha Frere-Jones from the New Yorker).

I am going tonight. Apparently, the Bitter Tears and Cutis Harvey also perform, and doors are at 7pm. Anyone have any tips on when I should show up?

Yeah, this place is dead anyway. edit: just messin around. I will check it out.

Are you two high?

I felt the same way about Midnight's Children. And I can't explain it either.

Like I said earlier, I am just here for Paul McCartney's observations.

Ditto.

The random Paul McCartney posts in this thread are the only reason I keep checking out this thread.

I actually know the guys that created that site. Pretty amusing that it found it's way over here. Its a pretty funny site, and much of the entertainment is in the comments section. I stopped going to the site mostly because I wasn't crazy about the tunes they were picking and the commenters seemed pretty lame. Good luck. Take those comments with a grain of salt. Folks can be harsh on there.

Is this really what we've come to here?

Thanks for the heads up. I will be going on Thursday now. Saw them earlier this year at Southpaw in Brooklyn (first time) and I thought they were great.

No, of course not. My point was that I know people who liked that Radiohead book.

What are we arguing about now?

Not quite. Plenty of laws are passed to ensure people's right to life, liberty and happiness. Including but not limited to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That law forces businesses to provide certain service to customers without regard to race. That law forces a burger joint in Georgia to serve a burger to a black man. It's not quite as black and white as you are making it out to be here (no pun intended). Many would argue that the right to life, liberty, happiness by definition would include health care. And that "forcing" citizens to provide it is no different than forcing a burger