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People are debating whether or not Curt Schilling belongs in the Hall of Fame. When, exactly, did the Hall of Fame become the Hall of Math? A common argument against Schilling is that Bert Blyleven had better numbers, or Tommy John had a slightly lower [(walks/inning * park-adjusted ERA)/(K/balk ratio in day games * the square root of switch-hitting opponents' batting average on artificial turf)] so there's no way Schilling should get in until they do. Hogwash. Schilling was a very good regula... More ...

I know it's early to be thinking about winter, but if you're concerned about heating costs, this might be the thing for you. A fireplace - or even a pit - and all the conservative literature you can handle, just about as cheap as newspaper. With the added bonus of watching certain faces crinkle in the flames. Good times. ... More ...

Youth in Revolt has a "limited" release on December 5th. Um....need more information please!!! I will go to New York for this if I must. LA or Cannes will be tricky. But maybe since CD Payne went to Harvard, Boston will be one of the first cities to get it. How am I going to keep myself occupied for five more months? ... More ...

For someone who spent 96.4% of his sixteenth year on the Commodore 64, it's surprising how fast video games and I parted ways. I finally bought a Playstation to play sports games (about 45 minutes after I got it home, they announced the release of the PS2) and I fumbled with Guitar Hero once for about 20 forgettable minutes. But your Wiis and your XBoxes and such are foreign to me. So I read this article, on the next 25 years of video games, with a healthy mixture of fear and awe. Some highli... More ...

After the parade, I decided to take a roundabout, fairly scenic route home. So I found myself on an MBTA bus in Revere, where this astounding conversation took place. Our dramatis personae include our two main characters - let's call them Paul and Louie. You know the type. Friendly, chatty, maybe - and I mean this in the least cruel way possible - a little soft in the head. The kind of guys who will come up to you at the bus stop and make you wish you had headphones on, because they're too d... More ...

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"I got my own. I got my own. I hope we made you proud." - Kevin Garnett, to Bill Russell. ... More ...

Mid-August. Somewhere in Greater Boston. There will be some sort of celebration to commemorate ten years of sporadic posting, epic procrastination and occasional yuks. Yes, the BunkoSquad 10th Anniversary Party. If you're reading this, consider yourself invited. Please please PLEASE email me (bunkosquad@gmail.com) if you think you can make it and want to get updates when I know more. ... More ...

Presenting.....The Big LOLbowski. ... More ...

Please don't pick Hillary Clinton for your Vice-President. She's spent months trashing you. You really don't want her friends and advisors trying to shoehorn themselves into your campaign. And I just can't get out of my mind the image of Bill knocking you unconscious with a 2x4 seconds after you take the Oath of Office, while Hillary declares you incapacitated, invokes the 25th Amendment, and pardons Bill in one breath. Sure, Hillary's "open to the idea" of running for VP. In the s... More ...

While I've been living the high life, making the circuit of hot spots such as Auburn and Westford, I have one friend in Japan, another leaving this week for Ireland, one going to Mexico soon, and a couple people who went to South America. And then there are my two friends who just completed an incredible cross-country road trip. Laurie has pictures, and more pictures, and a detailed travelogue at her site, everything in blue. She also made good on her promises to (a)send me a stack of postcard... More ...

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PERSON 1: Are you going to see Sex and the City this weekend? (PERSON 2 and PERSON 3 laugh) PERSON 3: No, I don't think so. PERSON 1: seems like a perfect thing for a single guy to do; go sit in a room full of women... PERSON 2: True. PERSON 3: Yeah, but what a waste of $10. Wouldn't it be better to just be outside the theater when the movie let out? PERSON 2: Like you're crouching in a duck blind. PERSON 1: Right, and ask someone coming out, "How was it? Would you like to get a drink and... More ...

After successfully bringing down the Absolut Vodka company over its plans to claim the Southwest for Mexico, and running Dunkin Donuts out of business because of Rachael Ray's scary Arab scarf, conservative columnist and Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin called for a complete boycott of the Keebler Company after a recent nightmare in which elves perpetrated a terrorist attack on American soil. "Keebler has some explaining to do!", led a 3,400-word screed on Malkin's website against ... More ...

Dear Media: If you keep running the same weak-ass stories every year, I'm going to keep running the same weak-ass blog posts in response every year. It's just that simple. Originally posted 4/4/2007: [opening bombastic paragraph omitted] The annual forecasts for hurricane season from CSU and the NOAA say it will be an active hurricane season. Well, duh. Why is this news? OF COURSE they're going to say it's an active hurricane season. Let's look at what their choices are:   THEY PREDICT... More ...

Not nearly enough, I say! Oh, it's for defrauding investors, not for creating the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. I guess that sounds about right, then. ... More ...

The dozens of you who wouldn't stand up this morning to let the blind lady have your seat set a record that will be hard to match. ... More ...

Write a novel DJ an 80s Party (done, Oct. 2001) See a game in every major league park Finish my damn movie countdown Take Sean Connery and Patrick Stuart to IHoP and get them to order the "Rooty Tooty Fresh & Fruity" Something involving Liz Phair and/or Zooey Deschanel that isn't really something I want to discuss in public Go to Europe Be there for a no-hitter (done, May 2008) ... More ...

Which means I am in the market for a portable rocket launcher. I am 100% serious. ICE CREAM TRUCK: [plays "Turkey in the Straw"]...Hello!!!!! ME: [aims, fires] Goodbye! ... More ...