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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 02, 2017, 10:10:00 am »
Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on November 02, 2017, 08:18:54 am
We defeated over half a billion in payroll between Bos, NY, and LA.

+1

Dodgers $265,149,292
Yankees $224,458,752
Red Sox $222,552,008
Total $712,160,052

Astros at league average $149,964,177

http://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/2017/

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 11:34:40 pm »
Quote from: doyce7 on November 01, 2017, 11:33:39 pm
If you had told me this 3 weeks ago I would have laughed in your face

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You could probably say that about most of the events that transpired. What a season!!! Thanks everyone!!

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 10:12:36 pm »
Chance we see Keuchel and Verlander for all of our starters.

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 09:19:07 pm »
Just played Game of Thrones theme song...

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 09:00:00 pm »
Kershaw due up third...

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 08:14:34 pm »
World Series records for extra base hits [8] and total bases [29]

-Dick Justice

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 08:13:12 pm »
Quote from: astrox on November 01, 2017, 08:09:40 pm
That’s 4 games in a row for Springer to go yard, right?


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Yes, and is the first player to do it in a single series. Others have spanned a couple of series, but he is the first on this.

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 08:07:33 pm »
"First pitcher with a World Series Game 7 RBI since Jesse Orosco in 1986"

Ryan Spaeder

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 08:06:07 pm »
Lance can rake!!

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 08:01:24 pm »
Yes!!!

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 07:58:03 pm »
Kershaw getting loose.

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 07:53:11 pm »
Lance, I just aged 2 years.

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 7 - For All the Marbles 11-1-2017
« on: November 01, 2017, 07:41:55 pm »
Nice pitch Lance!!

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Talk Zone / Re: Game 7
« on: November 01, 2017, 11:38:30 am »
Bit of an oopsie by Wegner back in August:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-joe-maddon-third-strike-call-20170813-story.html

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 11:36:11 pm »
Quote from: baron on October 29, 2017, 11:33:34 pm
Maybe McCann can straighten out one of those smashes he's hit foul today . . .

BOOM!!

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 11:05:57 pm »
You guys are awesome. What a crazy game!!?! I picked the wrong week to quit [_______].

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 11:02:01 pm »
Just tuning in. Anything doing so far?

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 08:27:34 pm »
Wood with a no hitter through 4. Think about that, Alex.

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 08:17:58 pm »
Filthy!

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 08:01:47 pm »
79, 97, 95, 95, 97, 96 mphs

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 07:53:26 pm »
They could have asked the third base umpire for assistance, but didn't. Not reviewable.

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 07:46:45 pm »
Odd that Puig ran.

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 11:08:07 pm »
BOOM

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:50:03 pm »
No one warming up

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:47:24 pm »
Tandem starting for the win

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALDS Game 4: Astros vs. Red Sox
« on: October 09, 2017, 02:19:26 pm »
Wow. Sparks admits he was off on that call. They mention Keuchel available on normal rest G5, if necessary.

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALDS Game 4: Astros vs. Red Sox
« on: October 09, 2017, 02:07:53 pm »
Sparks: "probably just a bullpen"...

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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALDS Game 4: Astros vs. Red Sox
« on: October 09, 2017, 01:43:26 pm »
Wow!!

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Beer and Queso / Re: One other question... (Rockets/Texans Boards)
« on: February 13, 2010, 10:21:33 am »
He was one of the reasons I became an Astros fan. One year, he hit more home runs than all but one other team in his league in the minors. I was sooo excited about adding his bat to the major league team that already included Glenn Davis. I was a kid then & didn't know that prospects didn't always pan out. When I think of Eric Anthony, I think of the baseball through the lens of a 10-year-old. It's more fun that way.

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Beer and Queso / One other question... (Rockets/Texans Boards)
« on: February 13, 2010, 09:49:20 am »
Are there equivalent boards regarding the Rockets and Texans? I have followed clutchfans and texanstalk, but there apparently aren't enough Jim R's around to keep down the troll population around those parts. Anything more the the vain of TZ/OWA/SNS?

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Beer and Queso / Re: What name does...
« on: February 13, 2010, 09:46:22 am »
Hey thanks.

Wow. 9 months for me to figure that out? I knew something was entirely wrong with the world, and now it is all beginning to make sense. I guess I blacked out the last 9 months of Astros news. Certainly a shame.

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Beer and Queso / What name does...
« on: February 12, 2010, 07:20:46 pm »
...pravata now go by? Long-time lurker, but haven't visited in a while. He's always worth a read.

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Talk Zone / Re: Follow SpikesNStars.com on Twitter!
« on: April 20, 2009, 08:55:15 pm »
I just read this thread, requested to be Alyson's FB friend & she accepted right away. She has some cool 'Stros pictures up. I love interneting.

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Talk Zone / Re: Van Halen
« on: December 20, 2007, 02:00:22 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on December 20, 2007, 09:13:43 am
I suspect that many who are so adament about their particular favorites being the only "real" music have never been musicians themselves. 

I bet your band sucked.

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Talk Zone / Re: Question for Limey re: World Cup draw
« on: December 09, 2005, 05:04:37 pm »
Follow-up: How is the Sweden, Paraguay & T&T draw?

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Talk Zone / Re: Question for Limey re: World Cup draw
« on: December 09, 2005, 04:23:33 pm »
Sweet.  I don't have t.v. access, but the Yahoo & ESPN coverage seem pretty good.  Thanks.

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Talk Zone / Question for Limey re: World Cup draw
« on: December 09, 2005, 04:17:33 pm »
Late notice, but who is carrying the best coverage?  2 minutes to answer....

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Talk Zone / Re: Best. Season. Ever!
« on: October 27, 2005, 01:22:11 am »
Well put.  Thanks OWA.

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Talk Zone / Re: World Series, Game One ? Astros at White Sox
« on: October 22, 2005, 08:00:47 pm »
Well done, CraigTB.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 05:11:17 pm »
I'm trying to entertain Alkie, not you.  And the comment about BZ school was a reference to the TZ (I think) days when everyone gave him trouble out being a fancy, smart school boy, as he just proved by telling us about the lecture he was in.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 05:05:00 pm »
How so?  I know I have a lot to learn from you, based on where you went to school.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 05:01:20 pm »
Sporadic, thank you.  I'm totally catching on now.  Just a few more good ones, and I'll know what a joke is.  By the way, was that collaborative work, or just you?

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 04:37:51 pm »
Alkie, I think that's all I got.  They're not giving me much to work with.  Before too long, it'll just get to name calling.  And be honest, that's not good reading.  Hey, it's already 2:39.  Go get 'em Astros.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 04:35:49 pm »
Hey, send me the comedian's handbook when you get done writing it.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 04:27:17 pm »
I got your joke how you intended it, I just thought you must have not read the entire thread.  What would have made more sense would be to say "I bet St. Louisans vacation in Oklahoma".  But you didn't, you jackanape.  I hope you and Wulawhorn have a good time circle-jerking about this thread.  You both seem pretty dumb.  What do you do for a living anyway?

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 04:17:09 pm »
Sorry, misunderstood...

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 04:13:46 pm »
Alkie, your points are irrelevant, irreverant, misguided and greatly overstated.  Are we getting closer to game time?

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 04:11:30 pm »
Sporadic, let me dumb it down for you.  Wulaw made claims about St. Louis being a suck-city.  I replied that it wasn't.  If you missed it, I also mentioned that I have been all over the world.  I think St. Louis isn't too bad.  Are there better places to visit?  Yes.  Would I ever vacation here if I wasn't already here?  No.  Would I do the same with Houston?  No.  It's all a matter of taste.  And mine is more out-of-the-country type.  Do you need more dumb in the post?

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 04:07:30 pm »
Wulawhorn - now you are just getting bitter.  And you miss sarcasm.  Unless I had some good friends there, a nice house, a cool kid, a lovely wife, etc., etc., Oklahoma would be a terrible place to visit as far as I know.  

I thought you mentioned you could be zen-like anywhere, and now you are joking that going on vacation to Oklahoma is dumb.  Yikes, what did they teach at Wash U?  I'll have to talk to my friends in the legal department to make sure simple businessmen-not-lawyers shouldn't get in, because their reasoning and debating skills are not that great afterwards.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 03:57:35 pm »
Quote:

Quote:

I bet you take vacations to Oklahoma



This is the best thing I've ever read. HOF.



I'm not sure I get it.  And maybe by responding I'll further direct the insult towards myself.

My most recent vacations have been in Italy and England.  I was in Oklahoma once, not too long after the bombing, and I was just driving through to get to Santa Fe.  So, no, I don't vacation there.

I was writing about St. Louisans, not about me, you dyke.  Is that how you spell that?  When does the game start?

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....or STL vs. HOU
« on: October 19, 2005, 03:37:00 pm »
Funny enough, and to fuel the stereotype of St. Louis, the band I was in was called Backwater Draw.  It seemed to go over well here....   Oh, well, maybe we are all provincial jerkwater fags.  But I still love the Astros.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 03:34:28 pm »
And so here I am, with a little piss on my leg, none-the-better for it.  NTTAWT.

You enjoy Houston, I'll enjoy St. Louis.  But fuck, no, motherfuck the fucking Cards, those shitcans.  Good luck, 'stros.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 02:37:30 pm »
MRaup, you are right.  Living in St. Louis and supporting the Astros can be tough.  Having it in my board name is humorous to me b/c no one here can understand why I don't support the Cardinals.  Now, that's provincial.

Also, when I used to go by the name Eric Anthony, it would dig up bad memories for people, so I switched.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 02:33:28 pm »
No, there is no expectation here.  You of all people should know - if someone is writing about something authoritatively, which you believe to be untrue, it is sometimes worth pointing out that their beliefs are not universal.  No more, no less.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 02:22:49 pm »
I'm not sure why you insist on people giving you fellatio & me putting things up my ass.  While this is a possibility -"I am about as far outside the norm of the typical Wash U student as there probably has ever been" - you are just assessing yourself against the Wash U law group, and not normal people.  I've spent considerable time in that building and also have a masters degree from a different department at the school - I think my stereotype is pretty valid.

I love your main argument.  You initially make these sometimes untrue, sometimes exaggerated statements about St. Louis, then you ignore my point for point responses, and then you bring up the small part that I didn't directly address. "Pretty much everything you said there is not true or is an exaggeration" was my original statement & I'll stick to it.

So, here I will discuss your inferiority / "provincial town" comment.  I will go with the definition of "provincial" to be "Limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered."  Is St. Louis an international hub?  No, but it does have some international flavor.  I won't bore you with the history of the town.  It is safe to say that people who live here are generally at least 3rd or 4th generation legal immigrants.  That is, it is not "Little Mexico" or anything.

As for your use of the word "provincial", it depends on the context.  This is a very provincial country we live in.  Is St. Louis provincial within the context of living in a provincial county?  Maybe, but what is wrong with people being okay with living in a nice, stable town?

Whenever companies are relocated out of St. Louis, you'll find that the workers mostly stay.  It is well known around town that St. Louisans love St. Louis.  I would think if "they" felt inferior, wouldn't they just move to Chicago?  People with multi-city international backgrounds (typical Wash U student) might feel inferior living here, but the locals don't.

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 01:47:47 pm »
My experience has told me that people in St. Louis that like ?St. Louis style? pizza, do not do so ?just? because it is local as you said.  They like it because it tastes good to them.  Personally, I think it is pretty decent pizza, as long as you are in the mood for it (same goes with that heavy, Chicago style pizza).

There are many good restaurants outside of the Hill (which I think you exaggerated by calling it ?decent?).  In your three years here, did you go down to Soulard, or hit any of the restaurants on Grand?  I think they match up pretty well with Papa-whatevers.

I never was a big bar-hopper, but my band played down in Soulard a lot & it was a very good time.  Of course it doesn?t hold a candle to Chicago or Austin, etc., but good times can certainly be had.

Weather preferences are very subjective, but I personally like 4 seasons.  Houston has 2 ? summer and not summer.  I like a little snow, but, again, that is subjective.

?They have suck beer as you only get Bud products at most bars.? The first part of the sentence is untrue and the second part of the sentence is a wild exaggeration.

Thanks for presenting your living & traveling credentials.  I won?t bore you with mine, but suffice it to say they are of equal merit as yours, and include living on two other continents.

STL vs. Houston in terms of cities is not my call to make.  Both cities have their pros & cons.  While I hate St. Louis sports, people here are generally nice.  The town has a zoning policy that makes sense.  The food is good.  And perhaps most importantly, my wife is from here.  Personal decision.

I?m not sure why you have permitted the people of St. Louis to give you fellatio, but based on the number of posts you have today, it might be out of the excitement of the day.  I?ll gladly pass you message along to Betsy, the 65 year-old accounting clerk near my office, though.

I?ve found that arguing over the internet with a lawyer, from Wash U, nonetheless, is about as productive as pissing in the wind.  No matter how good of a stream you have, and how well you?ve worked with the elements, chances are you?re not going to be able to avoid the piss.  So, don?t count on a long battle with me.

Go Astros!!!

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Talk Zone / Re: Billy Wagner quote....
« on: October 19, 2005, 01:02:28 pm »
Quote:

They have nasty Pizza...and they love it just b/c it is local.  There is some ??decent?? Italian food, but other than that the food scene ??sucks??.  There is not a lot fun to do, the bar district sucks, the weather is ??miserable?? (think same awful h-town summer- but with cold ass weather for 4 or 5 months with snow during the winter). They have suck beer as you only get Bud products at most bars.



Pretty much everything you said there is not true or is an exaggeration.  I've lived in STL on and off for 10 years & Houston for 7.  I do agree with the rest of your post re:Cards fans.  As I consider the source (Wash U law school student), I am not surprised by what you wrote.

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Talk Zone / Re: Thank you...
« on: October 14, 2005, 09:49:09 am »
Quote:

Quote:

...for making Cardinals spirit week at the office a little easier to take.  Jakes.



Wow.  That must suck.  "Hey everybody... wear red to work today.  We'll sing spirited songs and serve hot dogs in the lunchroom."



Sans the song part, your post is pretty much what was sent out by the HR department on Tuesday.  Cardinals Casual Week - I'd say 95% of people here wear jeans & a red Cardinals shirt. All. Three. Days.

They ask me how I can live in STL & not be a Cards fan, to which I reply, so if you moved to Chicago & had Cubs spirit week, would you wear Cubs gear?  They're usually too dumbstruck to respond.

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Talk Zone / Thank you...
« on: October 14, 2005, 12:39:34 am »
...for making Cardinals spirit week at the office a little easier to take.  Jakes.

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