Michael Lewis has a generally very good piece in Vanity Fair on the AIG Financial Products mess, filing in some bits that were missing from the equation. He does go a bit overboard in saying nice things about Jake DeSantis, the man who wrote the New York Times " Dear AIG: I Quit! " op ed. To me, it was another case of Wall Street, and its co-conspirators not getting it. Anyone in a normal...
A Tale Of Two Pitchers It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times. Rodrigo Lopez last pitched a big league game on July 26, 2007 with the Rockies . Rodrigo Lopez allowed just two runs on six hits and a walk against the Mets on Friday night. Rodrigo Lopez kept the Mets off-balance and gave his team a good chance to win the game. Livan Hernandez has started more games and thrown more innings...
View full size photo uploaded July 3, 2009 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, EVERYBODY! Today, our great nation turns 233 years old. And to commemorate that, Americans all over will celebrate their own way. Some will host a barbecue. Some will drink massive quantities of alcohol. Some will head to the beach. Some will shoot off some fireworks. Some will do any combination of those activities. And then there are some...
Charlie Cook, one of our favorite political analysts, emails his reaction to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin resigning earlier today. I'm not surprised that Palin isn't running for re-election, but resigning did catch me off guard. I wonder whether it will be possible to be a sitting governor in 2011 and 2012 while running for the Republican nomination, but particularly from a state as far away from Iowa,...
4th of July weekend could be the dead period in the NFL. It has been forever since minicamp, and it will feel like an eternity until training camp starts (about a month!). That's why almost every blog is making little gimmicks just to put something out. I will say that I am liking what 18to88 is doing. I am a Reds fan and it is hard to find baseball blogs I enjoy, and 18to88 is the right level of fandom...
Happy Independence Day. James Brown & The Famous Flames - America Is My Home Pt. 1 (3:20) James Brown & The Famous Flames - America Is My Home Pt. 2 (3:28)
When the United Football League makes its debut in October, Michael Vick could be one of its players. Michael Huyghue, the commissioner of the four-team league, said the UFL was willing to give Vick a place to play - provided there were no pending legal issues. His rights belong to Orlando.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Tony Stewart will start from a familiar spot Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. The Sprint Cup points leader was awarded the pole for the Coke Zero 400 when rain washed out qualifying Friday.
John Abraham and Katrina Kaif have been voted as the most eligible single in bollywood celebrities in an online poll.The poll conducted by matrimonial Website................ Read more
International, The 2009 , USA , Germany Genres: Drama | Thriller Actors: Fabrice Scott Nicholai Yeshinski Alessandro Fabrizi Alberto Cerutti Remy Auberjonois Sam Purvitz Patrick Baladi Douglas White Luca Barbareschi Anders Bramsen Odd Guy at Guggenheim Daniel Burress Artist Luca Calvani Enzo Calvini Pasquale Cassalia Politician Chris Henry Coffey Alex Cranmer Guggenheim Manager Logan Crawford CWNN...
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