TyCobb

Averaged .400+ for a five-year span. Voted into the Hall of Fame with the highest percentage of votes before modern era (98.23%) Stole home plate 36 times... Once stole home twice in the same game off the same pitcher. You are a smart man. Here's an amazing historical excerpt from Al Stump's book to support this (long but good): "'Gentlemen, pay close attention today. I'll show you something new. For the first time in my life, I will be deliberately going for home runs. For years I've been reading comparisons about how others hit as against my style. So I'm going to give you a demonstration.' "His challenge was as explicit as one could get. In the first inning against St. Louis, dropping and closing his hands from the Cobb spread grip to use the whole bat, the Peach hit a Bullet Joe Bush fastball (and none were faster) into the right-field pavilion. In the second inning, he drove a slow curve by Elam Vangilder completely over tthe pavilion and onto Grand Avenue. In the eight inning, he homered for the third time against reliever Milt Gaston. Mixed in with the four-basers were a double and two singles. His 6 for 6 set a major-league record for total bases of 16 in one game. That remains the American League record today; through sixty-nine years it has not been beaten, only tied. "All of this came on that May 5 in a 'warm-up' way. His home run eruption had given Detroit a 14-8 win. The next day he singled his first time up, running his string of consecutive base hits to nine. Then he homered twice, off two left-handers, Dave Danforth and Chet Falk, while Detroit pounded the Browns, 11-4. Five home runs in two straight games has not been surpassed since then, through more than six decades, whether by Ruth or any other batsman. It remains a modern-day record... In accumulating 25 total bases in two successive games, he set another still-existing mark. Years later, historians would peer at the old typeset and whistle at what the read. "In forty-eight hours of 1925 he had made his point, massively, that home runs were not difficult to accumulate, that he could wallop for long distances with anyone when inclined to do so, but that superior, inside ways to play the game existed. After this 'big five,' he returned to spraying his hits. ... 'There's no doubt in my mind that Ty is the best all-around hitter who ever lived,' reiterated Tris Speaker. 'He can bunt, chop-hit, deliver long drives, or put balls out of sight'." (Al Stump, Cobb, p.362-363) Say what you want about Ruth, Gehrig, and the others. Cobb's contemporaries said he was the greatest.

Why do you think you deserve a team like the Razor Spikes?

Amazing that W. could trick the Clintons while still the governor of Texas. That's quite a feat for someone supposedly so dumb.

Hope this helps: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 107th Congress - 2nd Session as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate. October 11, 2002, 12:50 AM Vote Summary: A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq. YEAs 77 NAYs 23 YEAs included: Hillary Clinton John Edwards Joe Biden Barbara Feinstein Harry Ried

In case you missed it, they did.

Uncalled for. Definitely.

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I'd say the fairest bet is Dem vs. Rep in '08. If he rejected that, maybe he's not as confident as he likes to appear. Or maybe he thinks the whole idea is dumb. Who knows? But D vs. R in '08 is the way to go.

What's obvious is that you want the comfort of pretty much knowing Hillary is the Dem nominee, but you want your opponent to pick a Repub out of the hat and gamble that he won't get nominated. That way you may be playing with a stacked deck come election time. That's what's obvious. However, I agree with Rattlesnake. Hillary gets smashed in the general election. I'd just like to see you bet apples against apples, so to speak.

Why don't you guys quit crying over each other and make a real bet like Torridjoe and I in '04? Republican vs. Democrat in '08. Loser walks.

Christmas songs typically have great stories behind them. Here's a link to an audio broadcast about these stories: Stories behind the songs of Christmas Just click on an audio format and listen online.

This is a good suggestion. They bring out these skewers of meat and it's all-you-can-eat. I recommend the pineapple slices and caramel dip for dessert. Teppanyaki Japanese restaurant in Epcot's circle of nations - This is absolutely my favorite restaurant in Disney. Great atmosphere, great food. These two are not really the most kid-friendly you will find, but it'll be a nice change of pace for you and the wife. Kind of expensive, even for Disney standards. But you're not going to Disney to save money, right?

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Travis Henry wins appeal...no suspension!

2008 draft seedings with original owner of pick in parenthesis (link): 1.01 Tanks Metal Militia 1.02 Hell Monkeys 1.03 The Posse 1.04 East Alabama 2 Irons 1.05 TyCobb (from 420 In Progress) 1.06 The Posse (from The Mystery Machine) 1.07 New York Titty-Twisters 1.08 The Mystery Machine (from Horsemen) 1.09 New York Titty-Twisters (from Springfield Isotopes) 1.10 Buddyryeguy 1.11 TyCobb (from Frequent Bowel Movements) 1.12 Panty Pilferers 1.13 Super Bowl loser 1.14 Super Bowl champion