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That's as may be, but rather than go back and forth between the entry and the book, it's more efficient to use the book, and in the case we're talking about, the book and the entry contradict each other. While praise for Greg Kot and his book is not universal, I would trust someone that works for one of the leading newspapers in the U.S. over an anonymous Wikipedia adder-to. I imagine that much of what is on Wikipedia is right, or at least right enough to satisfy one's own intellectual curiosity, but at the news organization I work for, we don't allow our writers to cite it.

Yeah, those bats with the long tongues. They're awsoem!

Monkey unlocks pen, eludes zoo staff Tue Jul 31, 11:12 PM ET TUPELO, Miss. - The Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo asked residents Tuesday to help in the recovery of a white-faced capuchin monkey that apparently managed to unlock his pen and escape. Oliver freed himself at about 8 a.m. and led park staff on a chase through the park's trail system before eventually eluding them. Park employee Ann Stewart said Oliver will respond to his own name and may take bait of bananas, marshmallow or grapes. She urged people to call the park if they spot the mammal. "He will bite. People around here have

I would take Kot's book over the seductively-easy-to-use-but-FULL-OF-DAMNED-LIES Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is handy, but it is not God. I could go in there and change to say, "Ear candling is the greatest thing of all time, every doctor on Earth agrees." That said, I don't like fire that close to me, so I'll stick to the other way of removing earwax - employing small bats to use their long tongues to scrape it out.

Cite source, please. And what do you have against rocking?

Yes. He's being touted as a significant upgrade over Valentin or Gotay. We shall see. I think the matter will hinge upon Pedro Martinez. If he does not win some games against Atlanta ...

I don't know too much about Luis Castillo, but he is now the second baseman for the Mets.

Tabloid Eaten by Aliens! Fake Columnist Loses His Job! By CATE DOTY In Ed Anger

"The Relief Pitcher: Baseball's New Hero" by my man John Thorn. Very interesting account of relief pitching.

This song is one of Wilco's greatest achievements.

I think that can be arranged. I write snappier headlines after I've had a few.

This puts a lot of pressure on Pedro Martinez to come back and not suck.

For $5.99 (iTunes), that Maps album is not too bad at all.

It's in Woodstock.

From an NYT article today: Though we think of emoticons, or

My dad and I did Chicago (Oak Park) to New York (Hyde Park) in about 12 hours, with only one stop at a Wendy's in Buttfuck, Pa. Hard to find a decent cup of coffee between there and here.

"Bad Stuff About the Mets"

Boris Karloff as "The Mummy" plays a better first base than Carlos Delgado.

What is that, ping pong or something?

Eh, you never can tell. Ballplayers are human beings, not mathematical models. Fate plays a large role in how people's careers turn out.

It will require some coordination and reshuffling, but I may be able to do a Tuesday night dinner. Couldn't stay all night, though.

Other than Strat-o-Matic, I'm not sure there is a method.

I can do any night but Tuesday.