282RA, ignore that man behind the curtain. I know that the smell and noise emanating from there make it hard, but pay him no mind. And whatever you do, I beg you, please don't like a cigarette. No open flame of any kind. He will get his in the spring/early summer when his corporate partners show up unannounced, drink his booze, spoil his kids, feed his dogs stuff that makes them shit uncontrollably, eat all his food, flirt with his wife, make some music, screw up his reputation in Bremen ...... and then leave. One of his partners will be wearing World Champion Detroit Tigers paraphanelia. The other partner will have a 6'3" mustacheo, trapped in a 5'5" body, wearing yellow and green, screaming alternately "gee" and "haw", muttering about next year, and bitching at having to drink 12 year old Jamesons instead of the Scottish swill he has become accustomed to.

I believe it will be over in 5, but let us not forget that this is the World Series. Whoever gets there will be motivated mightily. Personally I hope its the Mets, just because there will be lots of folks in New Jersey pulling for them, and I (of course) will be wearing my Tigers stuff.

Marv Throneberry??????

Mick