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Hi Folks,
I recently bought a 1981 Mercury Capri (my first car ever!).
I have noticed a few problems with the car :
1. It gives very low gas mileage (something like
11 miles / gallon ; I hear other car owners speak of
gas-mileage figures like 25 miles/gallon (wow!) etc.).
2. When I start the car, it goes into high idling (something
like 1500 (or is it 15000 ?) rpm. After driving 4 or 5 miles,
it comes down to 300 (or 3000?) rpm.
I would like to know if there is any way by which I can fix these
problems. Or is it natural for an old car like this ? (it has
done about 117,000 miles). Someone suggested that I change/rebuild/
recondition the carburettor. I am not prepared to do it
unless I am sure it will fix the problem. And yes, I got the
car tuned-up recently (within the last 200 miles or so).
Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Please respond
by email since I don't scan this newsgroup regularly.
Thanks.
Regards,
--Sudhi.
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Sira Gopinath Sudhindranath. email : sudhi@ucs.usl.edu. | rec.autos |
Does anyone have a rear wheel for a PD they'd like to part with?
Does anyone know where I might find one salvage?
As long as I'm getting the GIVI luggage for Brunnhilde and have
the room, I thought I'd carry a spare.
Ride Free,
Bill
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johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu prez=BIMC KotV KotRR
DoD #00314 AMA #580924 SPI = 7.18 WMTC #0002 KotD #0001
Yamabeemer fj100gs1200pdr650 Special and a Volvo. What more could anyone ask? | rec.motorcycles |
I don't personally, but Clay just posted it. Yes, we do.
Unfortunately, it shows that Lopez wasn't as good an example as Nieves would
have been, since his last year numbers were out of line with the previous
years (which I didn't have access to).
The point remains, though; knowing a guy's minor league history is as good
as knowing his major league history, if you know how to read it.
The MLE is not a *projection*, it's an *equivalence*. It's a "this is how
well he hit *last* year, in major league terms" rating. So, in essence, he
has *already* reached it. I would guess (Bob? Clay?) that essentially half
of all players surpass their previous MLEs in their rookie seasons. Maybe
more than half, since all of these players are young and improving.
Did they? Offerman may have been the difference between 4th or 5th place
and last place, but no more.
Sure; they didn't have anyone better. I suppose they might have gutted the
farm system to acquire Jay Bell or Spike Owen or somebody if they were really
in contention.
If you'd read what I wrote, you'd be less amazed. Nowhere do I claim to put
any credence in spring training. Quite the contrary; I said that Lopez hadn't
done anything that even the bozos who *do* put credence in spring training
could interpret as "failure". Just because I think spring training numbers
are meaningless doesn't mean that Bobby Cox does; it's just a case of ruling
out one possible explanation for sending Lopez down.
Keith Mitchell did very very well at AA, AAA, and the majors over a season,
then did very, very poorly for a year in AAA.
| rec.sport.baseball |
1) The next time you get stoped by a cop, never never never admit to anything.
2) Don't volunteer any information.
3) When a retoracle question is ask by the cop, like "...it <looked> like you were going kinda fast coming down highway 12. You <must have> been going at least 70 or 75?" -- the correct reponse is to deny it. This technique is employed by police to help establish guilt, especially when (9 times out of 10) he/she is not sure who was doing the speeding. If the cop is unsure this may be the difference of him letting you off the hook or getting the tissue.
Hope this helps for next time. | rec.motorcycles |
Playoff leaders as of April 19, 1993
Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM
M.Lemieux PIT 1 2 2 4 0 0
Juneau BOS 1 1 3 4 0 0
Noonan CHI 1 3 0 3 0 0
Mogilny BUF 1 2 1 3 0 0
Neely BOS 1 2 1 3 0 0
Brown STL 1 1 2 3 0 0
Jagr PIT 1 1 2 3 0 0
Oates BOS 1 0 3 3 0 0
Carson LA 1 2 0 2 0 0
Hunter WAS 1 2 0 2 0 0
Stevens NJ 1 2 0 2 0 0
Cullen TOR 1 1 1 2 0 0
Hull STL 1 1 1 2 0 0
Khristich WAS 1 1 1 2 0 0
Linden VAN 1 1 1 2 0 0
Racine DET 1 1 1 2 0 0
Shanahan STL 1 1 1 2 0 0
Sydor LA 1 1 1 2 0 0
Yzerman DET 1 1 1 2 0 0
Bure VAN 1 0 2 2 0 0
Coffey DET 1 0 2 2 0 0
Drake DET 1 0 2 2 0 0
Emerson STL 1 0 2 2 0 0
G.Courtnall VAN 1 0 2 2 0 0
Johansson WAS 1 0 2 2 0 0
Lapointe QUE 1 0 2 2 0 0
Niedermayer NJ 1 0 2 2 0 0
Ramsey PIT 1 0 2 2 0 0
Sandstrom LA 1 0 2 2 0 0
Smehlik BUF 1 0 2 2 0 0
Stevens PIT 1 0 2 2 0 0
Adams VAN 1 1 0 1 0 0
Barr NJ 1 1 0 1 0 0
Bellows MON 1 1 0 1 0 0
Burr DET 1 1 0 1 0 0
Chiasson DET 1 1 0 1 0 0
Craven VAN 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dahlquist CAL 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dionne MON 1 1 0 1 0 0
Felsner STL 1 1 0 1 0 0
Ferraro NYI 1 1 0 1 0 0
Francis PIT 1 1 0 1 0 0
Gilmour TOR 1 1 0 1 0 0
Hannan BUF 1 1 0 1 0 0
Heinze BOS 1 1 0 1 0 0
Howe DET 1 1 0 1 0 0
Huddy LA 1 1 0 1 0 0
King WIN 1 1 0 1 0 0
LaFontaine BUF 1 1 0 1 0 0
Lefebvre TOR 1 1 0 1 0 0
McSorley LA 1 1 0 1 0 0
Millen LA 1 1 0 1 0 0
Ronning VAN 1 1 0 1 0 0
Rucinsky QUE 1 1 0 1 0 0
Sakic QUE 1 1 0 1 0 0
Sheppard DET 1 1 0 1 0 0
Steen WIN 1 1 0 1 0 0
Suter CAL 1 1 0 1 0 0
Sweeney BUF 1 1 0 1 0 0
Tipett PIT 1 1 0 1 0 0
Yawney CAL 1 1 0 1 0 0
Young QUE 1 1 0 1 0 0
Barnes WIN 1 0 1 1 0 0
Borschevsky TOR 1 0 1 1 0 0
Brunet MON 1 0 1 1 0 0
Chelios CHI 1 0 1 1 0 0
Ciccarelli DET 1 0 1 1 0 0
Clark TOR 1 0 1 1 0 0
Desjardins MON 1 0 1 1 0 0
Dipietro MON 1 0 1 1 0 0
Donnelly LA 1 0 1 1 0 0
Driver NJ 1 0 1 1 0 0
Duchesne QUE 1 0 1 1 0 0
Ellett TOR 1 0 1 1 0 0
Elynuik WAS 1 0 1 1 0 0
Flatley NYI 1 0 1 1 0 0
Fleury CAL 1 0 1 1 0 0
Gallant DET 1 0 1 1 0 0
Gill TOR 1 0 1 1 0 0
Granato LA 1 0 1 1 0 0
Gretzky LA 1 0 1 1 0 0
Guerin NJ 1 0 1 1 0 0
Hawerchuk BUF 1 0 1 1 0 0
Holik NJ 1 0 1 1 0 0
Housley WIN 1 0 1 1 0 0
Janney STL 1 0 1 1 0 0
K.Brown CHI 1 0 1 1 0 0
Khmylev BUF 1 0 1 1 0 0
Krygier WAS 1 0 1 1 0 0
Larmer CHI 1 0 1 1 0 0
MacInnis CAL 1 0 1 1 0 0
Matteau CHI 1 0 1 1 0 0
McEachern PIT 1 0 1 1 0 0
McLean VAN 1 0 1 1 0 0
McRae STL 1 0 1 1 0 0
Mullen PIT 1 0 1 1 0 0
Muller MON 1 0 1 1 0 0
Murphy PIT 1 0 1 1 0 0
Murzyn VAN 1 0 1 1 0 0
Otto CAL 1 0 1 1 0 0
Pearson TOR 1 0 1 1 0 0
Pivonka WAS 1 0 1 1 0 0
Primeau DET 1 0 1 1 0 0
Probert DET 1 0 1 1 0 0
Reichel CAL 1 0 1 1 0 0
Ricci QUE 1 0 1 1 0 0
Robitaille LA 1 0 1 1 0 0
Roenick CHI 1 0 1 1 0 0
Samuelsson PIT 1 0 1 1 0 0
Semak NJ 1 0 1 1 0 0
Shannon WIN 1 0 1 1 0 0
Shuchuk LA 1 0 1 1 0 0
Sundin QUE 1 0 1 1 0 0
Sutter CHI 1 0 1 1 0 0
Taylor LA 1 0 1 1 0 0
Tocchet PIT 1 0 1 1 0 0
Vaske NYI 1 0 1 1 0 0
-- | rec.sport.hockey |
Sherri Nichols writes
Or a young Don Bordello...
There's a strong possibility that the Bucs have absolutely no other catching
prospects in the minors at this point -- at least nobody ready for any serious
AAA/majors duty. The main reason they might have stayed with Prince could be
just age, especially if Spanky was creeping toward his mid-30s or something.
All things considered, though, I'd be a lot more comfortable with Spanky behind
the plate than Prince. Isn't there decent backup backstop out there looking
for work?
| rec.sport.baseball |
Stankiewicz? I doubt it.
Koufax was one of two Jewish HOFs: the other is Hank Greenberg.
Other good players: Buddy Myer, Johnny Kling, Norm and Larry Sherry,
Ken Holtzman, Saul Rogovin, Ed Reulbach.
There have been over 150 Jewish major leaguers. A few years ago there
was an article about someone who keeps track of this in Spy magazine;
the article was entitled "Jews on First," of course.
There have also been at least two books on the subject. | rec.sport.baseball |
Hey Valentine, I don't see Boston with any world series rings on their
fingers. Damn, Morris now has three and probably the Hall of Fame in his
future. Therefore, I would have to say Toronto easily made the best
signing. And don't tell me Boston will win this year. They won't
even be in the top 4 in the division, more like 6th. | rec.sport.baseball |
I see one thing wrong with your strategy.
The boy who cried wolf.
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Jorg Klinger | GSXR1100 | If you only new who
Arch. & Eng. Services |"Lost Horizons" CR500 | I think I am.
UManitoba, Man. Ca. |"The Embalmer" IT175 | - anonymous | rec.motorcycles |
How long can the Leafs play short-handed and still be expected to
score? They did some fine penely-killing in the first (2 men down
for a couple of minutes at one point) but they just couldn't keep it
up. They spent virtually the entire game either short-handed or
just coming off a penelty -- as soon as they'd get re-grouped, they're
penalized again!
Sheesh -- like Gilmour said after the 1st -- you can't go calling
every little push an shove in a game like that. And if you're going
to, you have to do it for both teams.
Pearson (one of my four favorite Leafs) played like a bonehead -- I
saw him personally screw up at least 2 good scoring opportunities, and
then he got that *bonehead* 5-minute major high-sticking penalty.
Cullen has gotten stronger since his return from injury a hand-full of
games ago and he played a good game. If the other players on his line
can smarten up, that line should do okay. Clark's got to get tough --
he's got to intimidate and go for the net. Send Clark up the left
wing over the blue line a couple times... his patented wrist shot will
put some numbers on the board... and Pearson... heck, maybe he should
be benched.
I hate to repeat Grapes, but where the heck was Foligno? Zezel can't
do all the checking himself -- and get MacLlwain on the move... we
need some speed out there! Keep Potvin in net, he did okay
considering... although (like I said a couple weeks ago) Potvin
messed up in a couple games in the AHL playoffs last year -- he can
easily do it again.
My prediction last week was Toronto in 7 -- that the games DET wins
will be blow-outs and the game TOR wins will be close -- I still stand
by that.
Don't fret, Leafs fans, in order to win in 7, the other team has to
win 3! :-)
Burns is going to make some magic -- he'll mix up some lines. Match
the Wings line-per-line. He'll have his team checking hard, and he'll
never let them get out-numbered in their own end. The Leafs will win
Wednesday night... and will take 1 or their home games (probably the
first one). | rec.sport.hockey |
Am I the only person who thinks the Reds sleeveless uniforms are
ugly? Yet another reason why they won't win the NL West! ;)
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Eric Roush fierkelab@ bchm.biochem.duke.edu
"I am a Marxist, of the Groucho sort"
Grafitti, Paris, 1968
TANSTAAFL! (although the Internet comes close.) | rec.sport.baseball |
Would anyone out there in DoDland be able to help me out in giving me
a contact to purchase a pair of military air-borne combat boots (9 1/2
D in size). These boots (so I have read here on rec.moto) are calf
height boots that use only velcro for enclosure. I have phoned around
and nobody seems to carry such an item. I admit I have not gone into
the deepest bowels of NYC yet for the search but I have made some
calls to several of the bigger army/navy type stores with no luck.
Anyone out there know of a place that does carry such an item as well
as does mail order? Any help would be appreciated. | rec.motorcycles |
Me too! I would like any park or action gif or jpeg about baseball. | rec.sport.baseball |
Is it just me, or does Bichette look totally lost in the outfield? He
misplayed Martinez fly-out into a double against the Expos, misplayed
Alou's single into a triple (Alou tagged out at 3rd after over-sliding
the bag) and now he misplays another out into a 3 run triple...add in his
wonderful batting average and we have one heck of a player! | rec.sport.baseball |
It seemed pretty conclusive to me. The puck clearly hit the crossbar
and then came down on the line. And the announcers, admittedly homers,
kept harping about how they "must have had a different view upstairs"
because it was obvious to them, and, I would have thought, to anyone who
saw the replay, that the puck didn't go in. The referee originally
signalled no goal but the video replay "judges" initiated contact with
the referee to claim that a goal was in fact scored. This, to me, is
unheard of. Seeing stuff like this happen gives me a bad feeling about
the Leaf chances this year.
cordially, as always,
rm
| rec.sport.hockey |
Someone tell me there's a :-) hidden here somewhere... ???
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David Rex Wood -- davewood@cs.colorado.edu -- University of Colorado at Boulder | rec.sport.baseball |
The V-max goes in a strait line like shit shrough a goose.
In the corners, I'd rather ride a Honda 305 Dream. | rec.motorcycles |
I haven't seen enough Royals' games to judge his tactics, so you may have
a point here. But:
IMO, the Royals don't have a chance to win the pennant even if McRae
suddenly began channeling for John McGraw. OK, they have some decent
pitchers. But when your offense consists of bums like Gagne and Lind
and McReynolds and McRae and an over-the-hill Brett, you're not going
to finish .500 unless McGraw brings Christy Mathewson back with him.
I'd say it is hard to evaluate a manager when all of his hitters suck. | rec.sport.baseball |
Had an '83 Alliance for a long time. It was a comfortable but sluggish
car. I got very used to the horn on the stalk, after a couple months worth
of getting used to it. After I bought my next car, a Chevy, it took me
for-EVER to get used to the horn on the steering wheel again!
jim grey
jwg@acd4.acd.com | rec.autos |
Prestone. I buy it at ShopKo for less
than that a _gallon_. BMW has even more
expensive stuff than Kawasaki (must be
from grapes only grown in certain parts of
the fatherland), but BMW Dave* said "Don't
worry about it -- just change it yearly and
keep it topped off". It's been keeping
Gretchen happy since '87, so I guess it's OK.
Kept my Rabbit's aluminum radiator hoppy for
12 years and 130,000 miles, too, so I guess
it's aluminum safe.
*Former owner of the late lamented Rochester
BMW Motorcycles and all around good guy.
--
Pooder - Rochester, MN - DoD #591
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"What Do *You* Care What Other People Think?" -- Richard Feynman
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I share garage space with: Gretchen - '86 K75 Harvey - '72 CB500 | rec.motorcycles |
If you hold off, there are a number of interesting convertibles coming
to market in the next few years.
The new LeBaron will be based on the Mitsubishi Galant, which should
be an improvement over the current model.
The new PL compact will have a convertible option (also a chrysler
product)
Kia, makers of the Ford Festiva is planning a larger convertible. | rec.autos |
how do you know this? did lasorda say, before the game, "here's the
lineup i'm using. i'm batting strawman fourth because the primadonna
insists on batting cleanup"?
if this is true (note that i don't think it is), lasorda should be
fired for at least two reasons:
1) publicly humiliating his players;
2) knuckling under to his players wishes.
however, i think that the more likely explanation is that lasorda
wanted strawberry to bat fourth, and that you hate strawberry. | rec.sport.baseball |
Really? What makes you think the Islanders have a better shot? They
couldn't even beat the Whalers in two games!
(Well, since you're a Pens fans the whole question is moot. I think
the teams most likely to beat the Pens are the Bruins, Nordiques, and
Blackhawks but I don't think they can really do it. :-)) | rec.sport.hockey |
While not exactly a service incident, I had a similar experience recently
when I bought a new truck.
I had picked out the vehicle I wanted and after a little haggling we
agreed on a price. I wrote them a check for the down payment plus tax
and license and told them I'd be back that evening to pick up the truck.
When I returned, I had to wait about an hour before the finance guy could
get to me. When I finally got in there, everything went smoothly until he
started adding up the numbers. He then discovered that they had
miscalculated the tax & license by about $150. He then said he needed
another $150 from me. I said we had already agreed on a price and it was
their problem, I wasn't giving them any more money. The finance guy then
brought in the manager on duty who proceeded to give me a hard time. I
reminded him that I was the customer and I didn't think I should be
treated like that and that if he didn't back off he could forget the whole
deal. He made some smart remark so I told him where he could stick it,
snatched back my check and left. Needless to say, they were not pleased by
the turn of events.
Early the next morning I got a call from the general sales manager wanting
to know what happened. I related the story and he apologised profusely and
asked if there was anything they could do to change my mind. I told him
that if they gave me the truck for free I probably still wouldn't take it,
that there were other dealers in town, I was a repeat customer of theirs
and that they should learn how to treat customers,etc,etc...I was still
pretty steamed about the whole affair. He gave me the line about hating to
lose a customer and they would try to find a solution, etc, etc. I told
him not to bother, thanks, I'd go somewhere else.
A couple hours later, the owner of the dealership called me, all
apologetic, etc, etc, etc, and said that they would cover the $150 plus
knock another $400 off the price of the truck. I told him I'd think about
it and he gave me his private, direct phone number, his secretary's name,
and assured me that they valued me as a customer, etc etc etc....
I thought about it for a few hours and discussed it with my wife and we
decided, what the hell...that was a pretty decent deal, so I called him
back and accepted his offer. When I went back the next day to pick up the
truck, I received the royal treatment. Everyone seemed to know about the
incident, even the lot boy. Everything went smoothly and I was out of
there in my new truck in about 30 mins.
So, I guess I'm a reasonably satisfied customer. However, it should not
have happened in the first place. I was a bit shocked to have a sales
person talk to me like that. I don't expect them to bow and grovel, but I
sure don't expect to be given a hard time either, esp. when it's their
mistake.
Anyway, I'm happy with the truck and it turned out to be a couple hundred
dollars under invoice and they paid most of the first year's license fee.
I'm not sure whether I'll go back to that dealer, tho. | rec.autos |
Car and Driver rated the 325is (1988) at 7.2 0-60 , 1/4 at 15.2 (after 30k miles) last time I checked 8#}.
Automobile magazine rated new 325is 1/4 mile@16.2.
Gee , aint quotiin funner than the dickens!
Sounds like we need a race. I'll let you have the newer version. Can someone out there lend me a 1988 325is for a day 8-]. I wont hurt it, I promise.
| rec.autos |
Relying on Canadian tourists and transplanted Northeasterners to
support a team in Miami is crazy; espaecially when you have really deserving
cities without a team such as San Diego & Milwaukee. I wish the Panthers or
whatever their name is well but if they can't sell to Hispanics, they're in
deep doo-doo. Already, there are rumors that Tampa may move to Milwaukee.
| rec.sport.hockey |
Well, since someone probably wanted to know, here's this year's playoff
matchups on the left, and what the matchups would be next year under the
new alignment and playoff-matchup rules. The same 16 teams make the playoffs
under next year's rules, and three of the first round matchups are the same
(QUE-MTL, CHI-STL, VAN-WIN).
PIT --+ +-- CHI | PIT --+ +-- CHI
+---+ +---+ | +---+ +---+
NJ --+ | | +-- STL | BUF --+ | | +-- STL
+---+ +---+ | +---+ +---+
WAS --+ | | | | +-- DET | QUE --+ | | | | +-- TOR
+---+ | | +---+ | +---+ | | +---+
NYI --+ | | +-- TOR | MTL --+ | | +-- CAL
+------+ | +------+
BOS --+ | | +-- VAN | WAS --+ | | +-- VAN
+---+ | | +---+ | +---+ | | +---+
BUF --+ | | | | +-- WIN | NJ --+ | | | | +-- WIN
+---+ +---+ | +---+ +---+
QUE --+ | | +-- CAL | BOS --+ | | +-- DET
+---+ +---+ | +---+ +---+
MTL --+ +-- LA | NYI --+ +-- LA
====================================================================
Jim Murawski
Sr. Software Engineer (412) 268-2650 [office]
Administrative Computing and (412) 268-6868 [fax]
Information Services jjm+@andrew.cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon University Office: UCC 155
4910 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
"Le Mieux! Le Magnifique! Soixante Six! Claude...NON!" | rec.sport.hockey |
As I've mentioned in the rules posting, I will be out of town until the
day before the entry deadline, so I won't be able to respond to your
messages until April 18.
I would be grateful if someone could repost the rules and instructions for
the playoff pool sometime next week, for the benefit of those who missed the
first two postings.
Thanks.
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Andrew Scott | andrew@idacom.hp.com
HP IDACOM Telecom Operation | (403) 462-0666 ext. 253 | rec.sport.hockey |
Right. ROM numbers (easy to remember) 100 mph ~= 150 ft/sec.
tom coradeschi <+> tcora@pica.army.mil | rec.motorcycles |
You think that's bad? I'm in Bowling Green, OH, and we get ABC from
Toledo. Well, the cable co. decided to totally pre-empt the game (no tape
delay, no nothing) for a stupid telethon! Hockey is very big around here,
too. I had to listen to "my" Penguins win on my car radio out in the
parking lot. I can just be thankful for a strong radio because being 230
miles from Pittsburgh, the reception usually isn't good at all. I can't
believe I picked it up during the middle of the day. | rec.sport.hockey |
I can't think of another subject that generates as much contradictory
advice as traffic laws and their enforcement. Everybody's got an
opinion and is dead certain they are right. Yet acurate information is
extremely difficult to come by. The DMV doesn't know. Cops don't
know. Your traffic school instructor doesn't know. The vehicle code
only tells part of the story. Judges choose to interpret the laws in a
wide variety of ways. And the public at large? I seldom hear any
advice that doesn't disagree with something I've experienced.
If you don't believe me I suggest you get a copy of the vehicle code,
study it, and then sit in on a day or two of court and see what really
happens. Read "Fight Your Ticket" too, but don't miss the little
section at the end where it says your chances are lousy and you're
basically screwed.
As you may have guessed, I'm pretty down on the system here in
California. I've carefully prepared for court, bringing witnesses and
revealing serious holes in the officer's story, only to be slapped with
the maximum allowable fine (plus assessments of over 100%) - the
message clear that the judge does not appreciate John Q Public trying
his own cases.
So here's my advice when you find yourself with a ticket: Take traffic
school if you can. If it's a serious matter get a lawyer. A lawyer
can present the exact same case as you, the difference is the
sentence. | rec.motorcycles |
I've been saying that for at least 2 years now and even the A's conditioning
guru told Jose he was carrying too much weight and losing some would help
his back.Although I don't for one second believe Jose used steroids,his
back problems are very similar to problems alot of steroid users experience
because they are simply carrying too much weight on their frame(see Jeff
Bregel ex 49er as a textbook example), and IMHO Jose is too big for his
frame.
I can't imagine how to estimate bat speed, but its pretty obvious that
Jose is missing fastballs he used to hit, likely due to his back.
I don't know, he had an even more open stance when he first came up with
the A's, and had no problems with it then. It might be that pre-back
problems, he was quick enough to cover up any deficiencies the stance
caused, but now he's lost just enough bat speed that the stance hurts
him. The old saying if you're hot its a trigger mechanism, if you're
cold, its a hitch.
The biggest problem IMHO is he never has found a stance he's comfortable
with for more than a few months. He changes his stance so much, he loses
track of where the strike zone is. In Wednesday's night game, he was
clearly mad at strike calls on both corners that looked pretty good to
me. I think he no longer knows where the strike zone really is because
he's changed his stance so much.
I'm also a bit concerned that because he's got Palmer and Gonzalez hitting
all the homeruns, he'll become competitive, swing even harder and screw
himself up even worse. LaRussa always said that Canseco's famous batting
practice homer shows did him more harm than good as they encouraged
bad hitting habits.
| rec.sport.baseball |
As far as I know Dusseldorf has only one Canadian-German forward (i.e. a player
who was born in Canada but now has a German passport).
Benoit Doucet became german by marriing a german and he is going to play
for Germany in the WC.
The other Canada-born forwards are:
Peter-John Lee (has British passport)
Chris Valentine
Dale Dercatch
Steve Gootas
Earl Spry (?)
At the moment there are only three German-born forwards coming into my mind:
Bernd Trunschka, Andreas Brockmann, Ernst Koepf
| rec.sport.hockey |
I'm looking for a replacement radio/tape player for a 1984
Toyota Tercel. Standard off-the-shelf unit is fine, but
every place I've gone to (Service Merchandise, etc.) doesn't
have my car in its model application book. I want to just
take out the old radio, and slide in the new, with minimal time
spent hooking it up and adjusting the dashboard.
If you have put in a new unit in a similar car, I'd like to hear
what brand, how easy it was to do the change, and any other
relevant information.
Please answer via E-mail.
Thanks, Tom Ostrand
| rec.autos |
No, that sounds pretty reasonable for that car and that city.
Unless you have an accident, you won't need more. If you plan on
paying for the car with a credit card, check and see if your card
automatically covers rental cars. Also, your own auto insurance may
cover rental cars also.
Most rental companies here offer extra insurance when you rent, and
require you to initial in several spots if you don't want it. The
credit cards and personal auto insurance provide the same sort of
coverage that the rental agency is trying to sell.
I have never rented from Alamo, so I don't know if they follow this
same practice.
Yes. It is a compact 2-door, probably a bit dull performance and
acceleration-wise, but very adequate. It will have an automatic
transmission, AM/FM stereo, air conditioning, and possibly power
windows and door locks.
Joe
| rec.autos |
No one should EVER rely on just a magazine to determine what car they
buy, I don't care what magazine. Btw, I subscribe to three other
auto rags, I just think CU is getting a bum rap by these macho men
from hell who think real men should read . . . .
Statements like what you said above have no meaning. People keep on
saying "CU is only good for dishwashing detergent" or as you
all they say.
If there were as critical of themsevles as they are of CU maybe there
would be some real content.
john
| rec.autos |
This is true as evinced by the popularity of shaft-drive drag bikes. | rec.motorcycles |
Locked away, waiting for the tape-delay to start ...
It's nice that the Devils are starting out their playoffs on network
television ... too bad that their playoff game has been preempted on
WABC-AM for an early-season Yankees baseball game!
It's a 12-2 win by the Texas Rangers ... and they're delaying the
tape-delay by another half-hour for the ballgame "highlights"!!!
gld | rec.sport.hockey |
Sheesh. The rumor mill strikes again. But let's just assume this were true.
My question is this:
What would Montreal give San Jose if the Sharks got first pick and took Daigle?
| rec.sport.hockey |
For Sale 1988 Honda CBR600 (Hurricane). I bought the bike at the end of
last summer and although I love it, the bills are forcing me to part with
it. The bike has a little more than 6000 miles on it and runs very strong.
It is in nead of a tune-up and possibly break pads but the rubber is good.
I am also tossing in a TankBag and a KIWI Helmet. Asking $3000.00 or best
offer. Add hits newspaper 04-20-93 and Micronews 04-23-93. Interested
parties can call 206-635-2006 during the day and 889-1510 in the evenings
no later than 11:00PM.
| rec.motorcycles |
Philadelphia at Chicago: Teams tied for 1st after Sunday
Dick Redding battled Chet Brewer in the first game of a dramatic four
game series. One Friday, one Saturday, and a good-old Sunday doubleheader.
"What could be better," declared Ernie Banks. Perhaps the fact that the Cubs
are challenging?
"It's pitching, it's always been pitching that we've lacked," announced
Ryne Sandberg. "If we can get by Brewer, then beat Carlton, Alexander, or
Bunning - preferrably 2 of the last three - we'll know we might be able to
win.
"Lord, I hope we pull it off."
The Phils scored once in the top of the first; Richie Ashburn singled, Pete
Rose followed with a hit, sending Ashburn around second. Kiki Cuyler cut
the ball off in left center, and threw a bullet in to Ernie Banks, who threw
to Ron Santo to get Ashburn at third. Rose went to second on the play.
Christobel Torrienti lifted a long fly to center, moving Pete Rose to
third. Schmidt was walked - the Cubs were absolutely refusing to let him
beat them. Both Torrienti and Schmidt will likely draw 130-150 walks this
year. Chuck Klein is starting to hit very well, and he lashed a double into a
gap in right-center. "Cool Papa" Bell's speed allowed him to cut the ball off
and prevent Schmidt from scoring. Nellie Fox was walked, and Bob Boone
grounded out to second, ending the threat.
"Teams are starting to realize that you don't have to pitch to Schmidt or
Torrienti, and that is lowering their run total. It puts a lot of pressure on
Klein and Dick Allen (who platoons with Chuck Klein and occasionally spells
Rose at first), and it's a credit to the Phillies that they've been able to
sustain their pace. The picthers have slumped at times." So came the
analysis from Frank Chance.
The Cubs got that run back when Bell bunted for a hit, Thomas' grounder
moved him to second, and - after Sandberg made out - Billy Williams singled
home a run. In the sixth, Ron Santo launched a two-run homer to make it
3-1. Dick Redding got in trouble in the eighth, as Schmidt singled and Klein
singled him to third. Ed Reulbach entered to face Fox, but Dick Allen popped
out of the dugout to hit. Allen doubled to right, but luckily for the Cubs,
Williams had moved to left and Andre Dawson had been inserted for defense.
He fired a bullet to home plate to keep Klein at third. Lance Parrish, hitting
for Boone, was walked, and Bruce Sutter entered. Larry Bowa grounded into
a 1-2-3 double play, but Ed Delahanty walked as a pinch-hitter. Desiring a
strikeout, since Ashburn was likely to attempt a bunt hit with the quick
Trillo pinch-running at third, Chance brought in Lee Smith, who induced a
pop-up to the catcher from the speedy centerfielder, ending the inning. The
Cubs took the win, 3-2, moving a game behind the Phillies.
Steve Carlton was called upon to battle 3-Finger Brown Saturday. To get
another righthander in the lineup, Ron Santo moved to first and Bill Madlock
played third. Unfortunately, Brown allowed six doubles, and the Cub bullpen
was worn down even more, as the Cubs tried to maintain a lead against
Lefty. Madlock, batting sixth, had knocked two doubles of his own, driving
home four runs. Gabby Hartnett hit two home runs, and Cuyler added
another, and the score was 8-6, Cubs after six innings. The Phillie bullpen
had more troubles in the bottom of the eighth, as the Cubs grabbed 3 more
runs to ice an 11-7 triumph.
Sunday's twin bill saw Cool Papa Bell gather seven straight hits at one
point, including a rare outside-the-park home run in the second game, off
Robin Roberts. Grover Alexander of the Phils took the first contest, 4-2, but
the Cubs captured the second one 5-4, with Waddell gaining the win. Bruce
Sutter tossed two innings for the save, though he allowed one run in the
eighth. The Cardinals stood half a game behind these co-leaders, and would
conclude their series with the Expos on Monday.
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Montreal at St. Louis(August 3-6): 3-way tie for 1st
Dennis Martinez is on a roll, and he continued it versus John Tudor Friday.
The Expos have a wide variety of hitters, and - while they aren't among the
all-time greats, they are getting the job done. After winning their first
first two games, they suddenly found themselves only 2 1/2 games out of
first in this wacky season.
Martinez triumphed 5-3 on Friday, and WIlliams outdueled Dizzy Dean 3-2
Saturday. However, the Cardinals refused to give up, winning 6-2 on Sunday.
The Cards captured Monday's game, too, as Steve Carlton outdueled Steve
Rogers 3-2. "We're really good against ground ball pitchers because of our
team speed," remarked Lou Brock. "I don't see why we can't win this
division."
The Phillies and Cubs may have some reasons for them. Two-thirds of
the way through the season, there is a 3-way tie for first.
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New York at Pittsburgh(August 3-6): 3 straight 3-2 wins for Bucs,
now 2 back - but in 4th!
"When your team is in a slump like we are, the worst thing is to play in a
pitcher's park like this," spoke Gil Hodges before the series. Keith
Hernandez added that "their defense takes away quite a few runs per year,
and it must be giving them an extra 6-7 wins." The Pirates have made only
26 errors all season, 6 ahead of the second place Dodgers. Error totals tend
to be around 50 for the best defensive All-Time teams.
Rube Foster defeated Sid Fernandez 5-2 Friday, and Candelaria outshone
Seaver 3-2 Saturday, in a game featuring some outstanding defense. When
Nolan Ryan and two relivers 6-hit the Mets in another 3-2 win Sunday, the
Pirates could once again look forward to a victory getting them back to the
.500 mark. They had been unable to several times in the past month. Bert
Blyleven met Dwight Gooden in the afternoon game. Both pitchers possessed
fantastic stuff, and the only runs scored through eight innings were on home
runs - a solo shot by Rusty Staub of the Mets and a two-run blast by Ralph
Kiner for the Pirates. The Mets' Darryl Strawberry singled home a run in the
top of the ninth off Jesse Orosco, working his second inning, after Mookie
Wilson pinch-ran for Gary Carter at second. With one out and a runner on
first, Lee Mazilli was sent in to pinch-hit. The Pirates countered with Kent
Tekulve, placing him in the fifth spot in the order and putting Barry Bonds in
left field as the ninth place hitter. Tekulve induced a groundout forcing
Strawberry at second. He slid hard into Honus Wagner, preventing the
Pirates from turning their fifth double play of the afternoon. Tekulve
allowed a hit, but Clemente threw Mazilli out at third from near the right
field line, ending the inning. Tug McGraw relieved Randy Myers, who entered
to pitch the eighth, and got one out before Bonds launched a rocket to deep
center, running through the stop sign at third to score an inside-the-park
homer to win. The Pirates had scored an improbable 3 straight 3-2 wins,
and had moved to within 2 games of first place, with seven weeks to go.
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San Francisco at Boswaukta(August 3-5):
Another Sunday doubleheader appeared on the schedule, as the Giants
managed to close the gap on the other teams thanks to some starting
pitching that just wouldn't tire. In fact, reported manager John McGraw,
"once this rough part of the schedule is over, maybe as early as this coming
week, we may shift to a 4-man rotation again for a little while."
Juan Marichal continued his hot pitching Friday, beating Lew Burdette and
the Braves 4-1. Willie Mays had all four r.b.i.s on 3 hits. Rick Reuschel
faced Joe Niekro Saturday in a slugfest. The Braves' park had been a homer
haven, but this took the cake, as the Giants won a seesaw affair 16-13.
Willie Mays had three homers, Willie McCovey, Eddie Matthews, and Don
Baylor had two, and Hank Aaron, Ernie Lombardi, Biz Mackey, and Mel Ott had
one each. The Braves had collected 149 home runs going into Sunday's
doubleheader, putting them on a pace for 223, which would be 4 short of the
National League record. They were still a tad behind the '61 Yankees' pace.
They had allowed over 120, though. Vida Blue actually got the win after
retiring 2 batters in the fifth. He allowed only a run in the sixth, but
faltered in the seventh. Joe McGinnity earned the save.
In the doubleheader, the Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm failed to hold a lead in the
first game, but Hank Aaron homered off Bill Foster in the eighth as the
Braves won, 4-3. The Giants took the second game, however, by a 6-2 score.
The homer by Aaron was a magical #150 by the Braves; however, they fell to
three game below .500, making a comeback extremely unlikely.
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San Diego at Cincinnati(Aug. 3-5): Randy Jones faced Ewell
Blackwell in the first of this 3-game series, and the Padres felt rather
good. With Don Mattingly straining his back in the last Cleveland game, the
trade looked even better. McGriff's batting average was even rising. Of
course, the bench was very poor, and Joe Gordon was only adequate in the
outfield, but these were minor problems, since the pitching was holding up.
Jones pitched a good game Friday, and won 6-3. McGriff launched two
home runs. Mel Harder earned a win with the help of Mark Davis and Ray
Narleski Saturday; 5-4 was the final score. Tom Candiotti battled Satchel
Paige to a 3-3 tie through eight innings before departing. The game was
scoreless for 4 more innings until the thirteenth. Paige had departed after
10, and John Franco hurled a scoreless inning. Tom Browning was working
his second scoreless inning, when Dave Winfield doubled with one out and
Joe Gordon was pitched around. Thurm Munson doubled both runners home,
and the Padres gamed a 5-3 win. The three-game sweep had pulled the
Giants into a tie with the Reds. Though the Reds denied it, the highly
emotional series with the Dodgers may have taken too much out of them.
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Brookangeles at Houston(August 3-5):
Another series capped off by a weekend doubleheader took place in the
wide open plains of the Astrodome. The Astros sent Joe Niekro to the hill in
the first game, opposite Don Drysdale. "Normally," Drysdale remarked, "I
would be challenging hitter by being ready to throw at them. I can't afford
to with this team, though; we have to get our own runners going; we can't
Davis will get decked once."
The fact that Glenn Davis leads the team in homers with six (!) is
primarily why he would be decked, but it should be understood that his
current pace would give him nine for the season. The hitting on this team is
a little better, but the power is all doubles and triples. Still, Carl Furillo is
the main reason no Astro home runs were hit over the weekend, as he threw
two runners out trying for inside-the-park homers. For those unaware of
the nastness of the Astros' park, they have a 23-foot high gray wall all
around the outfield; balls must be hit into the seats to be home runs. The
foul poles are 355 feet from home plate, but the alleys are 400 feet away,
with center field at 420 feet. "It's as if some three-year-old threw a
tantrum and told his playmates: 'If I can't hit home runs, nobody will hit
home runs'," remarked Roy Campanella.
The Dodgers stole five bases Friday, but the Astros decided to revitalize
the Baltimore chopping that had failed 6 weeks before; for tonight, anyway,
Davis, Jim Wynn, and Jose Cruz did not have to mess with their swings,
according to the manager. After Poles and Willie Wells reached base via the
Baltimore chop, Drysdale decked Jose Cruz with a pitch. He responded with
a two-run double, but Wynn - playing first for Davis - popped up, and the
Astros didn't score any more in that inning. They did score 3 in the fourth to
erase a 3-2 deficit, and the Astros wound up winning 6-4. They threatened
to do even better the next game, as Tommy John would be their opponent.
Walt Alston met privately with the starters at 6 A.M. before the game.
"I think I know how we can beat the Baltimore Chop," he explained.
"How can we do that," Pee Wee Reese wondered.
"They're going to be beating the ball down, so we've got to be ready to
throw on the run. Steve will start at first to dig balls out of the dirt, but I
want all of you to practice your barehanded picks and throws. We'll go with
a shallow infield almost the whole time."
The plan almost worked. Mike Scott allowed only two runs through eight
innings, but the Astros got three; two of them scored when Bill Doran
pushed a bunt into the outfield in the fourth with runners on second and
third. 3-2 Astros was the final, with Dave Smith earning another save. The
Dodgers scored a victory in the first game of the twin bill Sunday, as Nolan
Ryan walked five, three of whom scored in a 4-1 Dodger win. Fernando
Valenzuela lost the second game 4-2 to Don Sutton, however, as the Dodgers'
thirteen stolen bases in the series proved to not be enough.
"We're mostly a power team," remarked Ron Cey. "Jackie and, when he
plays, Maury Wills are our only real speed demons, though a couple other
plays can do it now and then. We're sunk in a place like the Astrodome. I
guess that's why they're so successful there." Indeed, it seems that
basestealing teams give them the most trouble in the dome. The 'Stros
swiped 12 bases in 16 attempts, giving them 230 on the season.
Standings after these weekend series:
A.L.East
Team W L GB
New York 68 42 --
Cleveland 65 46 3.5
Detroit 64 46 4
Boston 64 47 4.5
Baltimore 59 52 9.5
Toronto 43 69 25.5
Washington 39 73 28
A.L.West
Oaksaselphia 63 48 --
Minnesota 61 48 1
Chicago 59 53 4.5
Kansas City 57 54 6.5
California 57 56 8
Milwaukee 45 66 17
Seattle 32 78 31.5
N.L.East
Chicago 57 53 --
Philadelphia 58 54 --
St. Louis 58 54 --
Pittsburgh 56 56 2
Montreal 53 56 3.5
New York 48 64 10
N.L.West
Brookangeles 66 46 --
Cincinnati 66 47 0.5
San Francisco 65 46 0.5
Boswaukta 54 56 11
Houston 50 61 17.5
San Diego 36 75 29.5 | rec.sport.baseball |
BO JACKSON 1963
1988 KCR 437 106 16 4 23 28 29 7 .253 67 .243 .288 .455
1989 KCR 517 134 19 5 33 41 27 10 .274 92 .259 .314 .507
1990 KCR 405 110 17 1 27 44 16 9 .286 77 .272 .343 .519
1991 CWS 71 16 3 0 3 12 0 1 .240 10 .225 .337 .394
MAJ 1430 366 55 10 86 125 72 27 .270 246 .256 .316 .489
MAJ 598 153 23 4 36 52 30 11
This is what Jackson looked like in 88-91, with everything converted
to a neutral park, on the basis of run production. His equivalent
average started at .253 in 88, was up to .274 in 89 and 286 in 90. So
let us say he had established, in his last two seasons, a .280 level
of play.
That is good. Very good, in fact. But it probably doesn't make the top
ten in the league. The 10th best EQA in the AL in 1992 was Dave
Winfield's .296; Thomas was first at .350. First in the NL was Bonds,
an incroyable .378; tenth was Bip Roberts, .297. But .280 is better
than any season in the past five years by Joe Carter; it is about what
Mattingly had in 1988 (.285); what Felix Jose had the last two years;
just ahead of Time Raines' five-year average; better than Ryan
Klesko's MLEs.
He got more attention from the media than was warranted from his
baseball playing, though; his hype was a lot better than his hitting.
That is the basis for the net.comments about him being overrated. The
media would have you beleive he was a great hitter. I think he was a
good, maybe very good hitter. He was IMO, something like the 30th best
hitter in the majors. | rec.sport.baseball |
I thought the red light went on...thus, in the review, the presumption
would be to find conclusive evidence that the puck did not go in the
net...from the replays I say, even from the rear, the evidence wasn't
conclusive that the puck was in or out...in my opinion... | rec.sport.hockey |
rec.sport.hockey |
|
As you point out, the experiments would be difficult. But we know
enough about the physics of the situation to do some calculations.
There are in fact three effects contributing to leaning the bike over
to begin a turn.
1. Gyro effect causing a torque which twists the bike over.
2. Contact patch having shifted to one side, causing bike to fall over.
3. Contact patch being accelerated to the side, causing a
torque which twists the bike over.
Take an average bike/rider, average bike wheel, and at speeds of 5,
15, and 50 mph (say) calculate how much twist of the bars would be
needed to produce (say) 20 degrees of lean in (say) 2 seconds by each
effect alone. My guess is that at slow speeds 2 is dominant, and at
high speeds 3 is dominant, and at all speeds 1 contributes not far off
bugger all, relatively speaking.
By the way, a similar problem is this: how does a runner who wants to
run round a corner get leaned into the corner fast? Is there a running
group where we could start "counter-footing" arguments and have them
all falling over as they tried to work out how they go round corners? | rec.motorcycles |
OK, you asked for it!
I guess that doesn't bode well for the Cubs then does it?
| rec.sport.baseball |
...
And send him a shift key too... | rec.sport.baseball |
In rec.autos you write:
This McLaren auto-transmission (I still think it's only half auto,
but You may be right) has NOTHING to do with Your GM, Chrysler, Volvo,
or whatever auto transmission. It's a normal manual transmission
gearbox with clutch and all, but there are servo motors, which do
the shifting.
That means, there is no power loss in the drivetrain (if You take out
minimal mechanical friction), and the sami-auto transmissions
(Ferrari, Williams, McLaren(?),...) don't tell You, when to shift,
either. However, these transmissions share an important disadvantage
with Your stock auto-trannie: They are EXPENSIVE.
As long as these servo-shifted gearboxes aren't available on
'normal' cars I'm gonna stick with my manual. I just can't see an
advantage to make up for two grand I lose in this deal and the
loss in mileage and power (except maybe in real heavy traffic). But
then I drive mostly on the autobahn and country roads anyway.
There's no point in making a religion out of this, I just wanted to
point out a few technical facts and MY OWN opinion, so there's
no need for a flame war.
Have a safe ride | rec.autos |
Hello, my friends and I are running the Homewood Fantasy Baseball
League (pure fantasy baseball teams). Unfortunely, we are running the league
using Earl Weaver Baseball II with the Comm. Disk II and we need the stats
for the 1992 season. (Preferably the 1992 Major League Stat Disk) We have
the '92 total stats but EWB2 needs the split stats otherwise we have 200
inning games because the Comm. Disk turns total stats into vs. L's stats
unless you know both right and left -handed stats. | rec.sport.baseball |
Any advice on HOW to buy a Land Cruiser? My local Toyota dealer says they
get two a year, and if I want one I can just get on the waiting list.
Forget about a test drive or even kicking the tires.
And if they are that rare, I doubt there is much of a parts inventory on
hand.
| rec.autos |
The Honda ST1100 was designed by Honda in Germany, originally for the
European market, as competition for the BMW 'K' series. Check it out.
Tony | rec.motorcycles |
And you wrote an *excellent* report about it.
I understand (from an unreliable source) that Canseco was considered
expendable by the A's when he refused to accept any coaching about
his batting stance. The A's brain trust came to believe that his
back problems were exacerbated, if not caused, by having a wide open
stance, closing it quickly and then swinging with a lot of torque
(that's a paraphrase of what I remember).
In any event, Canseco took the road that he and he alone would decide
his stance, and the A's began to believe that he would either reinjure
himself or begin to lose his ability to hit for both average and power.
Apparently, you sound like LaRussa.
The A's also objected about this.
Again, I'm just repeating something I heard. But possibly the cause
and effect is the reverse of that.
-- The Beastmaster
| rec.sport.baseball |
rec.motorcycles |
|
Request for opinions:
Which is better - a one-piece Aerostitch or a two-piece Aerostitch?
We're looking for more than "Well, the 2-pc is more versatile, but the
1-pc is better protection,..."
Thanks in advance,
Nadine
What is best? Books have been written on that! But in regard to
AeroStich it really depends on your particular size, shape and needs.
If you upper and lower body are not proportional (according to aero
dimensions) then it probably is going to be better mixing and matching
the 2 piece suit. I have the 2 piece suit and I am very happy with it.
Having my life quota of scars from crashing off road, I am very
concerned with good protection and I believe that the difference in
protection between the 1 and 2 piece suits is almost negligible. I
think the optional hip pads and back protector make much more of a
difference. One thing that is nice about the 2 piece is if you go
somewhere and then want to walk around for a while (still with jacket)
you can just detach and stow the pants.
One thing to note is that Goldfine has problems getting a good fit for
many women (with standard suits). Supposedly for smaller women (and
petite men for that matter) the 1 piece will fit better.
Another recommendation is to pay for mods if you need them. I wish I
got 2-3 inches added to my pant legs. I find the Long suits are not
really that long (I can't imagine how short the standard suits must
be).
| rec.motorcycles |
} In article <1993Apr14.175545.3528@alleg.edu>, millits@yankee.org (Sam
}
} i'm telling you, sam, three l's. call up mom and ask.
}
} bob vesterman.
}
yeah, and in case even that isn't enough to prompt boy genius
"Sam" to pick up a paper and see how "his" name is spelled,
here's another hint: the single "L" comes between the two "I"s... | rec.sport.baseball |
I don't buy this at all. Roy was the reason the game was tied... and that
would *not* have been the case had Dionne kept his cool.
Hextall gave up 2 very questionable goals himself ...
Both Dionne's and Bellows' shots were misplayed by Hextall, but just because
his gaffes were early in the game, no one seems to care. Roy stood on his head
for the first 15 minutes of the game when the Nords were rushing from
end-to-end. Kamensky's mini-break after the tying goal and the first shot by
Young in OT were both excellent chances stopped by Roy. Roy outplayed Hextall
for most of the game, but Roy becomes the villain and Hextall the hero
because Roy's team didn't make full use of their opportunities.
Hextall, on the other hand, had a lot of lucky bounces ... he played very
well, but the Haller shot off the post in OT, the rebound bouncing over
Bellows' stick, the Brunet breakaway, the 3 chances for LeClair ... all
those opportunities were *not* finished off by Montreal, and it cost them.
Hextall wasn't particularly brilliant on those plays ...
Sure, no excuse ... but it was just the 1 goal. The timing stank, but against
an explosive team like Quebec, they gave them 1 opportunity too many with
a powerplay that was totally unnecessary.
I disagree. Roy played well because he wasn't screened the whole night.
The defense, for the 1st time this season, played remarkably, keeping Sakic,
Nolan, and Sundin out of the slot most of the night.
This most certainly was a team loss... Leclair missed his opportunities,
as did Bellows and Brunet. Dionne took a bad penalty. Damphousse and Lebeau
were *silent*. Carbonneau and Savard were a step behind all night. Roy gave
up the bad goal. Roy, by no means, can be singled out for this loss.
And Hextall didn't on Dionne's goal? Please. Roy is paid big money because
that is his value compared to other goalies ... and he still is in the top 5,
when you consider the defense, or lack of one, that played in front of him
for most of the season.
The Montreal media is the quickest to heap praise and then hurl derogatory
comments against the Habs. They are no better than uninformed fans. Why should
they read the papers? They played 58 minutes of "Burnsian" hockey to shut
down Quebec. All they need tonight, and for the rest of the series is the
extra 2.
Red Light to face Quebec...rubbish. That's a guaranteed way to end the
series 4-0. Who would be taught a lesson by this ?
The fans, the media, and Racicot, perhaps. Certainly not the rest of the team.
If you mean the goal should never have gone in, because there should never
have been an OT, then I agree. But the goal itself was a great piece of work
by Young. Roy had both the near and far posts covered, but Young flipped the
puck up under Roy's arm as he wrapped-around the net ... not a bad goal at all. | rec.sport.hockey |
Just a quick note about Manon's immediate future: Rumor has it(USA Today's spor
ts page) that she will be playing with Tampa Bay's affiliate in the ECHL(I Thin
k. It's been a couple of days. :)) She will supposedly be competing for the num
ber 2 goaltender spot. I think, after her performance, which was damn good for
someone who hasn't played squat all year, that we'll be seeing a lot more of h
er in Atlanta in the years to come.
Ward | rec.sport.hockey |
The subject line says it all. Is it terribly difficult to get tickets
to Penguins games, especially now that they are in the playoffs? Would
it be easy to find scalpers outside of the Igloo selling tickets? | rec.sport.hockey |
A friend of mine is cnsidering buying a new car, and is considering the
Subaru Impreza or the Nissan Altima right now. Which of these two cars
would you recommend. We definately want an airbag and ABS, and room for
tall people and long legs.
If you have other suggestions for cars under $13K after dealing I'd be
interested
in you opinions as well.
PLEASE send replies to sem1@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu, no tthis address. | rec.autos |
Woops! This is rec.sport.hockey! Not rec.sport.golf! Hope you check the
newsgroup header next time before posting!
Steve
| rec.sport.hockey |
Ok, it seems that everyone else in canada was treated to the
REAL ABC telecast while only the people on ROGERS TV in Surrey BC
were treated to two channels with Don "I stink as a Commentator" Whitman
doing the play-by-play. | rec.sport.hockey |
I've been saying this for quite some time, but being absent from the
net for a while I figured I'd stick my neck out a bit...
The Royals will set the record for fewest runs scored by an AL
team since the inception of the DH rule. (p.s. any ideas what this is?)
They will fall easily short of 600 runs, that's for damn sure. I can't
believe these media fools picking them to win the division (like our
Tom Gage of the Detroit News claiming Herk Robinson is some kind of
genius for the trades/aquisitions he's made)
c-ya
Sean
| rec.sport.baseball |
GAME(S) OF 4/15
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ADIRONDACK 6 CDI 2 (Adirondack leads series, 1-0)
=================================================
FIRST ROUND
Springfield Indians vs Providence Bruins
Gm 1: Springfield 3 PROVIDENCE 2
Gm 2: Springfield 5 PROVIDENCE 4
Gm 3: 4/16 Providence at Springfield
Gm 4: 4/17 Providence at Springfield
Gm 5: 4/22 Springfield at Providence *
Gm 6: 4/24 Providence at Springfield *
Gm 7: 4/27 Springfield at Providence *
CD Islanders vs Adirondack Red Wings
Gm 1: ADIRONDACK 6 CDI 2
Gm 2: 4/17 CDI at Adirondack
Gm 3: 4/18 Adirondack at CDI
Gm 4: 4/21 Adirondack at CDI
Gm 5: 4/23 CDI at Adirondack *
Gm 6: 4/24 Adirondack at CDI *
Gm 7: 4/26 CDI at Adirondack *
Baltimore Skipjacks at Binghamton Rangers
Gm 1: 4/16 Baltimore at Binghamton
Gm 2: 4/17 Baltimore at Binghamton
Gm 3: 4/23 Binghamton at Baltimore
Gm 4: 4/24 Binghamton at Baltimore
Gm 5: 4/26 Baltimore at Binghamton *
Gm 6: 4/28 Binghmaton at Baltimore *
Gm 7: 4/30 Baltimore at Binghamton *
Utica Devils vs Rochester Americans
Gm 1: 4/16 Utica at Rochester
Gm 2: 4/17 Utica at Rochester
Gm 3: 4/20 Rochester at Utica
Gm 4: 4/22 Rochester at Utica
Gm 5: 4/24 Utica at Rochester *
Gm 6: 4/26 Rochester at Utica *
Gm 7: 4/28 Utica at Rochester *
Moncton Hawks vs St John's Maple Leafs
Gm 1: St John's 4 Moncton 2
Gm 2: 4/17 Moncton vs St John's at Halifax
Gm 3: 4/21 St John's at Moncton
Gm 4: 4/23 St John's at Moncton
Gm 5: 4/26 Moncton vs St John's at Halifax *
Gm 6: 4/28 St John's at Moncton *
Gm 7: 4/30 Moncton vs St John's at Halifax *
Cape Breton Oilers vs Fredericton Canadiens
Gm 1: Fredericton 4 Cape Breton 3 (2OT)
Gm 2: 4/16 Cape Breton at Fredericton
Gm 3: 4/20 Fredericton at Cape Breton
Gm 4: 4/22 Fredericton at Cape Breton
Gm 5: 4/24 Cape Breton at Fredericton *
Gm 6: 4/26 Fredericton at Cape Breton *
Gm 7: 4/28 Cape Breton at Fredericton * | rec.sport.hockey |
My Honda Accord just hit the magic 100,000 mile mark and now
all sorts of things are beginning to go bad. The latest problem
I am experiencing is with my brakes. They still stop the
car fine, but once I am stopped completely, my brake pedal
will sink another 2 or 3 inches all by itself. If feels really
strange, and I am worried my brakes will quit working one of
these days.
I checked my brake fluid, and the reservoir was full, but the
fluid itself looked really dirty (like dirty oil). I called
my mechanic and he told me I need a new brake master cylinder,
which will cost me a whopping $250-300.
I was just wondering if anyone out there has experienced this
sort of thing. If so, is my mechanic being honest? Or do I
simply need to have my brakes bled and new fluid put in?
Any help you could provide would be appreciated. Please send
replies directly to me, as I rarely have a chance to read this
list. I will post the responses if there is any interest.
Thanks, | rec.autos |
I'm thinking about becoming a bike owner this year
w/o any bike experience thus far. I figure that getting a
decent used bike for under $1K the thing would pay for itself
while I'm at grad school (car permits are $$$ where I'm going
and who want's to ride a bus). I'm looking for advice
on a first bike - best models/years. I'm NOT looking for
an old loud roaring thing that sounds like a monster. The
quit whirring of newer engines is more to my liking.
Apprec any advice.
Thanks, | rec.motorcycles |
Three, actually. I believe I discussed countersteering a horse
before.
Basically, there are two ways to steer a horse, plow-rein and
neck-rein. Plow-reining steers him by keeping the reins separate, and
you pull in the direction you wish to go. Neck-reining steers a horse
by holding the reins together in one hand, and pulling against the
horse's neck in the direction you wish to go. When training a
plow-steering horse to neck-rein, one technique is to cross the reins
under his necks. Thus, when neck-reining to the left, the right rein
pulls against the right side of the neck, but the left side of the bit
(which the horse is used to from his plow-reining days).
Are you sorry you asked yet?
| rec.motorcycles |
:
: Of course, penalties will have to be changed:
:
: Roughing: Chauvanistic Males Being Aggressive
: Slashing: Chauvanistic Males Venting Frustration
: Fighting: Proof That Males Cannot Cope With Their Feelings
:
NO NO NO! since all the penalties fall into three classes, there should
only be three penalties:
1. Foul (Any illegal contact with the other player or his stick with your
body or stick). If you get 5 you are out for the game.
2. Unsportsmanlike contact. (An intentional foul). This inlcludes all the
current flavours of roughing, fighting and boarding. If you get two you
are thrown out of the game, and fined.
3. Technical foul. Bad mouthing the ref, by player or coach. Penalty shot
is awarded. Two and you are thrown out of the game.
Besides the penalty shot for one technical, if the team gets 5 penalties
in a period, the opposing team gets a penalty shot for every additional one,
until the end of the period. The victim gets two shots if he/she was in
the act of shooting when the foul ocured.
This works well for several reasons. First, penalty shots are the most
exciting thing in hockey, right? So, it follows that the more the better.
Next, when the player is setting up for a penalty shot, the network can
take a commercial. Finally, with only three penalties, the network
announcers (Don Meredith, Dick Vitale, John Madden, Pat Summerall, and
Marv Levy, among others) will be able to tell the viewers what happened before
the PA announcer says it.
Oh, one other rule. When a goal is scored (10-20 times a period), the play
cannot resume until the PA announcer announces it. This way, the network
can sneak in a few more commercials. Then, once the PA announcer has told
them who scored, the TV announcer can tell you the viewer, and even have a
chance of pronouncing his name right.
Seriously, though, I actually went to see a NBA basketball game last week,
for the first time in my life. I was amazed how boring it was. The play is
so slow they actually had fans come out for things like free-throw shooting
contests DURING THE PERIOD!. Of course the 'Laker Girls' get to do their
routines at least 6-8 times during the game, and not just between periods
either. There is a whistle every 30 seconds on average, maybe less. The
game is 48 minutes, with 2 minutes between quarters 1-2 and 3-4 and a
10 minute halftime, and it still takes over 2 hours.
The reason for this has to be TV. There is plenty of room to throw in
commercials, and have the announcer jabber while nothing else is happening.
On TV, basketball is fairly entertaining, IMHO. But, it is better to watch
it on TV than to be there. If this is the road the NHL is following, then
it truly is a sad day.
Enough for now. | rec.sport.hockey |
Um. How many games have the Orioles won?
He is, or will be.
No, currently there's no room for him in the rotation. Key is having
a Most Impressive April. Abbott is pitching well. Perez is back.
Wickman has pitched his way into the rotation, and is holding his spot
with an outstanding performance his last time out. And Kamieniecki
isn't doing too poorly himself.
If the Yankees find themselves in need of a starter, Militello will
get another chance. Until then, he'll have to wait in line. | rec.sport.baseball |
=8^/ Nothing like giving newbies a land rocket to practice on.
Yup. Accelerate right into the back of an 18-wheel truck.
Um. How's the easiest way to get newbies of the road? :)
Regards, Ted.
| rec.motorcycles |
And Boris Majorov has made a 1+1 year deal with Tappara. | rec.sport.hockey |
1993 CALDER CUP PLAYOFF SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
home team in CAPS *=if necesary
=============================================
FIRST ROUND
Springfield Indians vs Providence Bruins
Gm 1: Springfield 3 PROVIDENCE 2
Gm 2: Springfield 5 PROVIDENCE 4
Gm 3: 4/16 Providence at Springfield
CD Islanders vs Adirondack Red Wings
Gm 1: Last night, CDI at Adirondack
Gm 2: 4/17 CDI at Adirondack
Gm 3: 4/18 Adirondack at CDI
Gm 4: 4/21 Adirondack at CDI
Gm 5: 4/23 CDI at Adirondack *
Gm 6: 4/24 Adirondack at CDI *
Gm 7: 4/26 CDI at Adirondack *
Baltimore Skipjacks at Binghamton Rangers
Gm 1: 4/16 Baltimore at Binghamton
Gm 2: 4/17 Baltimore at Binghamton
Gm 3: 4/23 Binghamton at Baltimore
Gm 4: 4/24 Binghamton at Baltimore
Gm 5: 4/26 Baltimore at Binghamton *
Gm 6: 4/28 Binghmaton at Baltimore *
Gm 7: 4/30 Baltimore at Binghamton *
Utica Devils vs Rochester Americans
Gm 1: 4/16 Utica at Rochester
Gm 2: 4/17 Utica at Rochester
Gm 3: 4/20 Rochester at Utica
Gm 4: 4/22 Rochester at Utica
Gm 5: 4/24 Utica at Rochester *
Gm 6: 4/26 Rochester at Utica *
Gm 7: 4/28 Utica at Rochester *
Moncton Hawks vs St John's Maple Leafs
Gm 1: St John's 4 Moncton 2
Gm 2: 4/17 Moncton vs St John's at Halifax
Gm 3: 4/21 St John's at Moncton
Cape Breton Oilers vs Fredericton Canadiens
Gm 1: Fredericton 4 Cape Breton 3 (2OT)
Gm 2: 4/16 Cape Breton at Fredericton
Unfortunately the newspaper didnt list complete playoff skeds for
series that already began. Also, the paper has not listed final
standings so their posting might be delayed until early next
week (Hockey News). | rec.sport.hockey |
: What is a general rule of thumb for sobriety and cycling? Couple hours after
: you "feel" sober? What? Or should I just work with "If I drink tonight, I
: don't ride until tomorrow"?
It depends on how badly you want to live. The FAA says "eight hours, bottle
to throttle" for pilots but recommends twenty-four hours. The FARs specify
a blood/alcohol level of 0.4 as legally drunk, I think, which is more than
twice as strict as DWI minimums.
BTW, alcohol metabolizes in your blood at a fixed rate -- one beer/hour will
keep your blood/alcohol level barely street-legal. Coffee, hyperventilation
and other bar tricks won't speed it up nor will they fool Mr. Ranger. | rec.motorcycles |
Another user recently requested info about the Shadow/Sundance
cars, but I haven't seen any public responses.
What are people's experiences with these cars?
Daryl | rec.autos |
In regards ot some of the posts concerning bias in articles of k bikes
versis /2's or boxers of a later date or whatever.. Jeezzz, Lighten up!
I wrote the slash two blues for a bit of humor which seems to be lacking
in the MOA Owners News, when most of the stuff is "I rode the the first
day, I saw that, I rode there the second day, I saw this"
any body out there know were the sense if humor went in people?
I though I still had mine, but I dunno...
Regards
Craig Vechorik
BMW MOA Ambassador #9462
DOD #843
And hey, I just want ya'll to vote.. O.K.? for SOMEBODY instead of throwing
it in the trash...
| rec.motorcycles |
There's an article in Motorcycling a couple of months back specifically on
women's attire for serious and not-so-serious riding. They do mention who
makes stuff specific for women's dimensions, and what also works OK enough as
well. Bates will make custom jackets and leathers for a reasonable charge.
-- | rec.motorcycles |
This is not good advice. A couple of years I was involved in a low-speed
getoff in which I landed on my back on the pavement. My head (helmeted)
hit the pavement with a "clunk", leaving a couple of dings and chips in the
paint at the point of impact, but no other visible damage. I called the
helmet manufacturer and inquired about damage. They said that the way a
fiberglass shell works is to first give, then delaminate, then crack.
This is the way fiberglass serves to spread the force of the impact over a
wider area. After the fiberglass has done its thing, the crushable foam
liner takes care of absorbing (hopefully) the remaining impact force.
They told me that the second stage of fiberglass functionality (delamination
of the glass/resin layers) can occur with NO visible signs, either inside or
outside of the helmet. They suggested that I send them the helmet and they
would inspect it (including X-raying). I did so. They sent back the helmet
with a letter stating that that they could find no damage that would
compromise the ability of the helmet to provide maximum protection.
(I suspect that this letter would eliminate their being able to claim
prior damage to the helmet in the event I were to sue them.)
The bottom line, though, is that it appears that a helmets integrity
can be compromised with no visible signs. The only way to know for sure
is to send it back and have it inspected. Note that some helmet
manufacturers provide inspections services and some do not. Another point
to consider when purchasing a lid.
| rec.motorcycles |
Because Greyhound has apparently gotten around to installing their
RADAR collision-prevention system. They use RADAR to monitor how close
other vehicles are and how fast their relative speeds are, and signals
a warning to the driver if they're coming up on something too fast
or are getting too close.
This is all I remember from the news reports a few months back; at
the time, they were only talking about the possibility of installing
the system. (They didn't mention how it worked in bumper-to-bumper
traffic, or how it discriminated between a Camaro approaching at
120mph and ye olde bridge support in the median being approached
at 60mph on a curve.)
I do recall something about progressive stages of warnings, from
flashing lights to audible warnings--ie, it goes from a red "Too
close" light to hysterically screaming "WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!" :-)
James | rec.autos |
How many runs will be scored in Denver?
I don't know.
but some idea can be gotten by looking at the runs scored in
Mile High Stadium during the last few years of the Bears/Zephyrs
tenure in the American Association.
Here's the total runs scored per game in Zephyrs games,
all league games and the ratio. I found the same ratios for HR.
Year rpg lea ratio hrpg lea ratio
1992 10.22 9.10 1.12 1.65 1.58 1.04
1991 9.53 8.87 1.07 1.41 1.26 1.12
1990 10.71 8.72 1.23 1.49 1.24 1.20
1989 9.07 8.34 1.09 1.27 1.11 1.14
1988 9.90 8.37 1.18 1.29 1.08 1.19
1987 12.55 10.70 1.17 2.39 1.92 1.24
1986 9.45 9.33 1.01 1.35 1.38 .98
1985 9.50 8.54 1.11 1.53 1.34 1.14
1984 9.99 9.10 1.10 1.55 1.59 .97
1983 10.60 9.99 1.06 2.03 1.74 1.17
1982 11.29 10.35 1.09 2.24 1.91 1.17
1981 10.29 9.25 1.11 1.43 1.49 .96
1980 10.59 9.43 1.12 1.63 1.46 1.12
1446/13-->1.11 1444/13-->1.11
It seems pretty clear that Denver will have a large effect
on runs scored (I'll stick with my prediction from last year
that it'll be one of the top 3 in the NL this year)
and a fairly large effect on Homeruns - though apparently not as large as
Atlanta, Wrigley, Cincinnati and San Diego.
Still it ought to be a pretty decent home run park. | rec.sport.baseball |
Right. So who cares which PLAYER gets credited, as long as the TEAM
gets more runs? If a player helps the TEAM get more R and RBI, but
doesn't score them all himself, who cares?
Consider:
Player A: single.
Player B: grounder to short; reaches on the force at 2nd.
Player C: Double, B to 3rd.
Player D: Sac fly.
B gets a run, D gets an RBI. Are you *sure* they helped the team
more than A and C? Think hard, now.
As you wish. | rec.sport.baseball |
Here's one I remember: (sort of)
Yogi's asleep in a hotel room late at night and gets a call from someone.
After he answers the phone the person at the other end asks if he woke Yogi
up. Yogi answered, "No, the phone did." | rec.sport.baseball |
Sounds more like an Opel GT. Neat cars, fun to drive. Sold through
Buick from 196? through 1973 (if I remember correctly). I believe it
was in '72 that there were some engine mods made such that parts
were not interchangeable with the older models. Parts are thus much
harder to come by for the later models. Parts in general are not
too difficult to find. At one time JC Whitney carried some stuff
including a brand new (not remfg) long block. Either a GT or a
Kharman Ghia (hmm that spelling looks hosed) will be my next project. | rec.autos |
So what's the deal with Bill Wirtz? Apparently, the Blackhawks - St.
Louis game was a standing room only sell out as usual, but the Hawks
reported the attendace as 16,199. Gee, I wonder if Wirtz is planning to
use this as justification for continuing to keep home games off of TV?
What a schmuck.
In other TV news, the Penguins announced yesterday that they will have 3
fewer broadcast TV games, and will have 22(!) games on some sort of
subscription / pay-per-view system. Yuck. | rec.sport.hockey |
A lot of teams carry 3 catchers on their 25 man roster,
but the 3rd catcher is seldom ever used. He is only
insurance in case of extra innings or the 2nd catcher
is injured during a game. So to free up this roster
spot for an extra pinch hitter or reliever, why not
invoke a catcher re-substitution rule:
If the last roster catcher on a team is
injured during a game, the team is permitted
to substitute in his place for defensive purposes
a catcher who has previously been yanked from
the game.
Given this rule, a team wouldn't need 3 roster
catchers. The 3rd catcher could be playing
in AAA or be a non-roster bullpen catcher. | rec.sport.baseball |
While I agree with you on that formal training is essential for safe riding,
I disagree strongly with your original point. The point of formal training
must be to prepare riders for the road. Preparedness is in my opinion
to know as much as possible. So, to exclude some aspects of riding a bike
in a course is wrong IMHO. Now to countersteering in particular.
Countersteering is something that must be trained. A common reaction among
new bikers (or bicycle riders) in an emergency situation, is to steer the
motorcycle like a bicycle. As we know this makes the motorcycle go in the
direction opposite to what was intended. Needless to say, this is dangerous.
I have a specific example: A rider in a left turn. The rider thinks he/she
is to close to the right shoulder of the road, and tries to steer the
motorcycle to the left by pulling the left handle and pushing the right
handle. The motorcycle straightens up and goes off the road.
A worse scenario: The same rider, same turn. In the middle of the turn
the rider sees a truck coming towards him/her. The panicking rider tries
to steer the motorcycle away from the truck and crashes right into it.
The main function of a riding course is to teach how to avoid emergency
situations, AND what to do if in one. Thus, the knowledge (and training) of
countersteering is IMHO a must in any riding course. | rec.motorcycles |
There are ALWAYS scalpers with tickets outside the Arena. You might have
to pay a few bucks extra, but you can always find them. Look on the
street under the message board, or out on the street in front of the Hyatt,
or even around Gate 1. The later you buy them, the less money you'll pay,
and during the regular season you could usually find some for near face
value or below if you wait until game time. Might be better to pick them
up earlier now, though. | rec.sport.hockey |
Vielen dank
Desperate Fan | rec.sport.hockey |
You can also just put the detector off to the side on the dash so the cop
doesn't see it right away...Valentine is the best detector by far (as stated
by Car and Driver) and even tells you what direction the radar is coming from.
It also gives the amount of "threats" it is picking up, so if you go through
the same place everyday, and it always goes off there, you can glance at the
number of "threats" the Valentine is detecting to see if it is a genuine cop.
It's about $300 and you can only get it factory direct..one problem.
Rob Fusi
rwf2@lehigh.edu | rec.autos |
%I say buy out Henderson's contract and let him go bag groceries. Next
%season, you'll be able to sign him for nothing. That goes for any bitching
%ball player. | rec.sport.baseball |
Their number is 1-800-541-4716
they are based in Chicago, IL in case
you need to call dir assistance.
Their prices are more down to earth than
ANY other source for car innards/outers.
They will send you a free catalog. | rec.autos |
Stuff deleted... | rec.autos |
You make it sound like this behavior is new. It isn't. A lot of
pedestrian bridges have fencing that curls up over the sidewalk to
make this kind of think a lot harder to do.
I don't understand the mentality myself, but then again I couldn't
figure out MOVE! (I'm glad they bombed 'em) or the Waco Wackos either.
(Newsgroup list trimmed significantly) | rec.autos |
Hmmmm.....I wondered where that hubcap went.
| rec.motorcycles |
Could anyone recommend a mail order distributor for
hockey equipment.
Thanks in Advance
Wayne | rec.sport.hockey |
"Through a single data point, you can draw any line you want."
-- Dr. S. Bart Childs, Professor, Texas A&M Dept. of Computer Science
Both my pastor's late model Corolla and my father's 1987 Stanza
have demonstrated the "falling door seals" problem. | rec.autos |
Finally, an objective source. Alomar's a great player, but so is Baerga.
Nice to see the objective source cited rather than "my dad's bigger than
your dad" posts. | rec.sport.baseball |
I remember one he hit circa 1976 at Wrigley Field that went across
the street (in dead center field) and hit a house on the roof. He
whiffed a lot, but when he *did* connect, watch out!
--
#include <std_disclaimer.h> | rec.sport.baseball |
A little supplement Basic Mike's info :
For Sundday's opener on ABC, these are the announcing crews :
Devils/Isles at Pittsburgh - Gary Thorne(play-by-play),Bill Clement(color)
and Al Morganti roaming the halls outside the dressing rooms.
This telecast will primarily seen on the East Coast.
St.Louis at Chicago - Mike Emrick(play - by play),Jim Schoendfeld(color)
and Tom Mees roaming the halls.
This telecast will primarily be seen in the Midwest and parts of the South.
LA at Calgary - Al "Do You Believe in Mircales?" Michaels(play by play),
John Davidson(color) and Mark Jones as a roaming reporter.
This telecast will be seen in the Western USA.
Montreal's naitive,Jon Saunders will be hosting in the studio.
ABC will do "Up and Close and Personal" with Mario during Saturday's
Wide World of Sports(4:30EDT).
Sunday will be the first NHL playoff or regular network telecast in 13 years...
not counting those silly All-Star games on NBC for the last few years...
For Sunday's games,ABC will use 8 mikes(2 behind on the goal),super-super-slo-mo,
close-ups of player's faces at face-offs. ESPN/ABC will not be able to
use its new favorite toy,the ice-level shot, in Pittsburgh where too many
seats would have to removed to employ it...
In case of a blowout in progress in Pittsburgh,ABC will switch to Chicago
game but will come back to the Pittsburgh game for updates or if the game
gets closer(Ha!)..
ABC expects huge ratings(by hockey standards) since all 3 Top US TV-markets
are involved - NY metro area(NY Islanders/NJ Devils),Chicago(BlackHawks),
and LA(Kings).
Stay tuned,
Thanks Mike, | rec.sport.hockey |
I don't
Well, no problem! But I get pretty annoyed when they swing at non-strikes
and make outs. Especially ball four on the 3-2 counts...
Dave | rec.sport.baseball |
It sounds like you got the cam timing off..........
| rec.motorcycles |
I'm in Edmonton, and while that's usually (or at least OFTEN) the case,
here we were "treated" to the actual ABC telecast of the Kings/Flames
game. I'm with whoever said it earlier - Don Witless (er, Whitman) is
a poor commentator, and not just for hockey. Normally, if the Oilers
were still playing (augh), I would turn off the sound and listen to
the radio broadcast to get decent play-by-play announcing. | rec.sport.hockey |