Postseason ace Beckett shelled as Angels win 5-4

" Josh Beckett waited four extra days for a chance to show his postseason brilliance. That shine wore off with his very first pitch. The Red Sox right-hander had the worst outing of his 10 postseason starts as...

Britain to sign deal for biggest ever UK aircraft carriers

The UNited Kingdom is set to develop some gigantic aircraft carriers, the largest ever seen from the UK."The Ministry of Defence is poised to sign contracts worth around £3 billion for two 65,000-ton ships.The Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales will be built at Govan in...

D-Backs stay hot, down Rockies

Even though the season has barely started, it is clear that the D-backs will be the team to beat in the NL West. Anyone who say the young talent emerge over the past few years can see they are now starting to mature at the same time and actually feeding off of one another's...

Spammers Hijack Youtube Tools... Makes Me Crabby

There's lots of spam on Youtube, this we all know. After a long day of flagging (carrots for the good stuff, big ol' stick for the spam), yours truly has been known to rock over to Youtube in search of amateur...

Edwards announces for Prez

"I just noticed the blurb on cable news, John Edwards (trial lawyer-NC) was in the lower 9th in NewOrleans. He announced his candidacy for the ‘08 Democrat nomination. The photo op was framed nicely. Edwards in...

The Implicit Arrogance of Steve Rubel

So, I subscribe to Rubel's blog and I have to say, I usually quite like his stuff.  However, his most recent post is indicative of the annoying arrogance that has become part and parcel of the so called A...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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