I am jumping up and down every other minute shouting: "yay"

I can't believe my Giants won. It must be because Andy rooted for them. <g>

OB food: I made this awesome clam dip with Greek yogurt. 0% fat and
really yummy with fresh dill and scallions.

Yay Giants!!!!
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Wasn't that fun? First time I ever saw a guy sit down and refuse to put his
feet over the goal line. I don't know much about the 'running the clock'
rules. Glad Mr. Esther was here to explain or I would have been awake a
long time wondering, "What was he doing?" Polly


"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
eb.com...
>I am jumping up and down every other minute shouting: "yay"
>
> I can't believe my Giants won. It must be because Andy rooted for them.
> <g>
>
> OB food: I made this awesome clam dip with Greek yogurt. 0% fat and
> really yummy with fresh dill and scallions.
>
> Yay Giants!!!!
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
> Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

"Polly Esther" > wrote in
:

> Wasn't that fun? First time I ever saw a guy sit down and refuse to
> put his feet over the goal line. I don't know much about the 'running
> the clock' rules. Glad Mr. Esther was here to explain or I would have
> been awake a long time wondering, "What was he doing?" Polly


So the clock kept running till he put his feet in goal?


I was scratching my head for awhile after that one!!

--
Peter
Tasmania
Australia

On 2/5/2012 9:06 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> I am jumping up and down every other minute shouting: "yay"
>
> I can't believe my Giants won. It must be because Andy rooted for them. <g>
>
> OB food: I made this awesome clam dip with Greek yogurt. 0% fat and
> really yummy with fresh dill and scallions.
>
> Yay Giants!!!!

Hurray for you Spouse had two $5-bets with a couple of his friends
that New England would win. Oh well, there goes that $6-lottery win
from the other week - hehehehe.

Sky

--

Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

On 2/5/2012 10:42 PM, I'm back on the laptop wrote:
> "Polly > wrote in
> :
>
>> Wasn't that fun? First time I ever saw a guy sit down and refuse to
>> put his feet over the goal line. I don't know much about the 'running
>> the clock' rules. Glad Mr. Esther was here to explain or I would have
>> been awake a long time wondering, "What was he doing?" Polly
>
>
> So the clock kept running till he put his feet in goal?
>
>
> I was scratching my head for awhile after that one!!

The Patriots let him score, they wanted him to score because
then there was plenty of time for them to get a touchdown.
But if the Giants didn't score there, and took their time
about it, they could wind the clock down and win with a field
goal.

I say all it would take is a bad snap and a missed kick and
that strategy wouldn't look so great.

nancy

On 2/5/2012 10:06 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> I am jumping up and down every other minute shouting: "yay"
>
> I can't believe my Giants won. It must be because Andy rooted for them. <g>
>
> OB food: I made this awesome clam dip with Greek yogurt. 0% fat and
> really yummy with fresh dill and scallions.
>
> Yay Giants!!!!

It was an exciting game!

On 2/5/2012 10:39 PM, Polly Esther wrote:

> Wasn't that fun? First time I ever saw a guy sit down and refuse to put
> his feet over the goal line. I don't know much about the 'running the
> clock' rules. Glad Mr. Esther was here to explain or I would have been
> awake a long time wondering, "What was he doing?"

I wondered about that, too. It was only when they explained about 58
seconds left that I understood.

On Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:06:27 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>I am jumping up and down every other minute shouting: "yay"
>
>I can't believe my Giants won. It must be because Andy rooted for them. <g>
>
>OB food: I made this awesome clam dip with Greek yogurt. 0% fat and
>really yummy with fresh dill and scallions.
>
>Yay Giants!!!!

I didn't think they were playing baseball, but I guess the weather in
San Francisco is mild enough. Who did they play?

Nancy Young > wrote in news:4f2f5089$0$533
:

> On 2/5/2012 10:42 PM, I'm back on the laptop wrote:
>> "Polly > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Wasn't that fun? First time I ever saw a guy sit down and refuse to
>>> put his feet over the goal line. I don't know much about the
'running
>>> the clock' rules. Glad Mr. Esther was here to explain or I would
have
>>> been awake a long time wondering, "What was he doing?" Polly
>>
>>
>> So the clock kept running till he put his feet in goal?
>>
>>
>> I was scratching my head for awhile after that one!!
>
> The Patriots let him score, they wanted him to score because
> then there was plenty of time for them to get a touchdown.
> But if the Giants didn't score there, and took their time
> about it, they could wind the clock down and win with a field
> goal.
>
> I say all it would take is a bad snap and a missed kick and
> that strategy wouldn't look so great.
>


Oh well, the Patriots took a gamble and lost. No guts, no glory :-)

Congrats to the Nuu York Giants..... it's always good when an underdog
gets up and wins.


--
Peter
Tasmania
Australia

..
>
> >Yay Giants!!!!
>
> I didn't think they were playing baseball, but I guess the weather in
> San Francisco is mild enough. *Who did they play?

Wasn't the game played in Indianapolis? My knowledge of football is
the same as yours.

Harriet & critters

On Feb 6, 4:16*am, Andy > wrote:
> Janet Wilder > wrote:
> > I am jumping up and down every other minute shouting: *"yay"
>
> > I can't believe my Giants won. It must be because Andy rooted for
> > them. <g>
>
> > OB food: * I made this awesome clam dip with Greek yogurt. 0% fat and
> > really yummy with fresh dill and scallions.
>
> > Yay Giants!!!!
>
> Janet,
>
> Oh yeah!!! It was my 0.000,000,000,001% fanship that did it!
>
> Congrats!
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

We don't care too much 'Why' Andy, it was good to win.

Last time they won the Superbowl we were in Aruba for our daughters
wedding, and her hubby grew up in South Boston, so you know he is a
rabid Pats fan. The Marriott put up a huge screen and projected the
game on it, and turned it into a giant party(and raised the prices of
wings, etc, & buckets of beer, boo hiss on them for the greed)Lots of
good natured joshing going on for the days preceeding the game. Paul
told Hubby that win was his dowry for Laura yesterday aftn, wonder
what he is saying now.

In article >,
Nancy Young > wrote:

> I say all it would take is a bad snap and a missed kick and
> that strategy wouldn't look so great.

Or any one of a thousand things. I read that the Pat's coach said a
field goal from that distance is 90 percent. Giving away a touchdown for
a minutes play when you need a touchdown is something altogether
different. His decision certainly showed his confidence in Brady's
skills. But then the vagaries of chance kicked in again.
I don't normally watch a whole Superbowl unless the 49ers are in it, but
I did this one. I enjoyed it and saw something you don't see "ever"; an
offensive back that didn't really want to score a touchdown.

leo

On Feb 5, 9:06*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> I am jumping up and down every other minute shouting: *"yay"
>
> I can't believe my Giants won. It must be because Andy rooted for them. <g>
>
> OB food: * I made this awesome clam dip with Greek yogurt. 0% fat and
> really yummy with fresh dill and scallions.
>
> Yay Giants!!!!

My whole family was rooting for the Patriots to lose. They are hands
down the most hated team in the history of football. I saw a pic of
Rush Limbaugh picking his nose in the Patriot's owner's club box.
Dinner tonight, chicken fried steak made with thick cut strip steak
and breaded with Bob's Red Mill gluten flour.

Oh, and that pass where Manning threaded the needle--like he'd done
several other times that evening--to Mario Manningham, and Manningham
got both feet down was amazing.

> --
> Janet Wilder

--Bryan

On 2/6/2012 6:43 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

> Nancy > wrote:
>
>> I say all it would take is a bad snap and a missed kick and
>> that strategy wouldn't look so great.
>
> Or any one of a thousand things. I read that the Pat's coach said a
> field goal from that distance is 90 percent. Giving away a touchdown for
> a minutes play when you need a touchdown is something altogether
> different. His decision certainly showed his confidence in Brady's
> skills. But then the vagaries of chance kicked in again.
> I don't normally watch a whole Superbowl unless the 49ers are in it, but
> I did this one. I enjoyed it and saw something you don't see "ever"; an
> offensive back that didn't really want to score a touchdown.

It was a good game. I don't expect less from the Pats or the
Giants, and they always seem to keep it close. Just one of those
matchups. It was kind of funny watching the guy try not to get
into the end zone, but with his foot and ankle problems I wonder
if he could have stopped his own momentum once it got going.

I can't believe how quickly that game ended. Every time I
checked it was the next quarter already, it seemed like.

nancy

On Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:19:07 -0800 (PST), "critters & me in azusa, ca"
> wrote:

>.
>>
>> >Yay Giants!!!!
>>
>> I didn't think they were playing baseball, but I guess the weather in
>> San Francisco is mild enough. *Who did they play?
>
>Wasn't the game played in Indianapolis? My knowledge of football is
>the same as yours.
>
>Harriet & critters

True, but their is also a baseball team of the same name that moved to
SF decades ago.

Bryan wrote:
>
> My whole family was rooting for the Patriots to lose. They are hands
> down the most hated team in the history of football.

WTF?
That's the stupidest thing that I've ever heard. The Patriots are certainly
not the most hated team in the history of football. You need to add some
carbs to your diet, Bryan...there's evidently too much fat collecting in
your pea-sized brainette.

Also....I've never heard of ppl "hating" a team. Every one has their
favorite team but no one I know has a favorite hated team. Very strange.
Did Tom Brady do your wife or something?

I was hoping for a Patriots win but the Giants bested them that day. Good
for them! They are also a great football team!


> I saw a pic of
> Rush Limbaugh picking his nose in the Patriot's owner's club box.

Oh....I get it now. Rush must be a Patriots fan and you hate them because
he likes them. So you are a high-fat eating liberal democrap and hate
anything associated with Rush. LOL!

Not that it matters to you but you've lost many points with me. I want my
pea soup recipe back, dammit. ehehehhe

Gary

On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:33 -0500, Gary > wrote:

..there's evidently too much fat collecting in
>your pea-sized brainette.
>
>Also....I've never heard of ppl "hating" a team. Every one has their
>favorite team but no one I know has a favorite hated team. Very strange.

Talk to Yankee or Red Sox fans.

Boron

On Feb 7, 11:54*am, Boron Elgar > wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:33 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
> .there's evidently too much fat collecting in
>
> >your pea-sized brainette.
>
> >Also....I've never heard of ppl "hating" a team. *Every one has their
> >favorite team but no one I know has a favorite hated team. *Very strange.
>
> Talk to Yankee or Red Sox fans.
>
> Boron

I hate Yankee and Red Sox fans.

On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:59:49 -0800 (PST), Chemo the Clown
> wrote:

>On Feb 7, 11:54*am, Boron Elgar > wrote:
>> On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:33 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>> .there's evidently too much fat collecting in
>>
>> >your pea-sized brainette.
>>
>> >Also....I've never heard of ppl "hating" a team. *Every one has their
>> >favorite team but no one I know has a favorite hated team. *Very strange.
>>
>> Talk to Yankee or Red Sox fans.
>>
>> Boron
>
>I hate Yankee and Red Sox fans.


Irrelevant.

Boron

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/5/2012 10:42 PM, I'm back on the laptop wrote:
>> "Polly > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Wasn't that fun? First time I ever saw a guy sit down and refuse to
>>> put his feet over the goal line. I don't know much about the 'running
>>> the clock' rules. Glad Mr. Esther was here to explain or I would have
>>> been awake a long time wondering, "What was he doing?" Polly
>>
>>
>> So the clock kept running till he put his feet in goal?
>>
>>
>> I was scratching my head for awhile after that one!!
>
> The Patriots let him score, they wanted him to score because
> then there was plenty of time for them to get a touchdown.

There was plenty of time for them to get a touchdown because they weren't
even trying earlier.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Feb 7, 1:24*pm, Gary > wrote:
> Bryan wrote:
>
> > My whole family was rooting for the Patriots to lose. *They are hands
> > down the most hated team in the history of football.
>
> WTF?
> That's the stupidest thing that I've ever heard. The Patriots are certainly
> not the most hated team in the history of football. *You need to add some
> carbs to your diet, Bryan...there's evidently too much fat collecting in
> your pea-sized brainette.
>
> Also....I've never heard of ppl "hating" a team. *Every one has their
> favorite team but no one I know has a favorite hated team.

20-25 years ago, the Dallas Cowboys were the most hated team in the
NFL.
Almost everybody who isn't a New Yorker dislikes the Yankees. I don't
know much about hockey, and nothing about basketball.

> Very strange. Did Tom Brady do your wife or something?

Type the words "belichick" and "cheater" into Google. I got 229,000
results.
>
> I was hoping for a Patriots win but the Giants bested them that day. Good
> for them! They are also a great football team!

Brady's wife was right. Pats' receivers did drop too many passes, and
Giants' receivers made remarkable catches. Brady made a lot of good
throws, but Manning was astounding. He threaded the needle through
double coverage in one of the best passing performances I've ever seen
in a Super Bowl. Nothing flashy, just perfectly thrown balls. Eli is
a really likable player, unlike his whiny brother, who buy his body
language and facial expressions, could be Gisele Brady's twin.
>
> > I saw a pic of Rush Limbaugh picking his nose in the Patriot's owner's club box.
>
> Oh....I get it now. *Rush must be a Patriots fan and you hate them because
> he likes them. So you are a high-fat eating liberal democrap and hate
> anything associated with Rush. LOL!

I am definitely a Democrat. I just voted in our stupid beauty contest
primary (what a waste of money). Missouri has a stupid open primary
system where you can choose which party's primary to vote in on
election day. So I voted in the GOP primary for that nasty mix of
surgical lube and fecal matter, Rick Santorum. I detest Santorum more
than any of the others, but Gingrich didn't make it onto our ballot.
I hope to see the slugfest go on as long as possible so the sociopath
Romney is maximally damaged. I disagree strongly with Gingrich and
Santorum, but they and the fruitcake Ron Paul are all men of
principles--just principles I happen to disagree with. Romney has his
more moderate past, but he'd say anything to win. The only values I'm
certain he has is "greed is good."

Rush used to be a Houston Oilers fan, and I never hated *them*. I
just thought the pic was funny.
>
> Not that it matters to you but you've lost many points with me. I want my
> pea soup recipe back, dammit. *ehehehhe

I don't like peas anyway, though coincidentally I'm making peas
tonight for my wife and son. I'll be having a salad instead.
>
> Gary

--Bryan

On 2/7/2012 6:26 PM, Bryan wrote:

> 20-25 years ago, the Dallas Cowboys were the most hated team in the
> NFL.
> Almost everybody who isn't a New Yorker dislikes the Yankees. I don't
> know much about hockey, and nothing about basketball.

Clearly. The Yanks have fans all over the country.

nancy

On 2/7/2012 6:26 PM, Bryan wrote:

> On Feb 7, 1:24 pm, > wrote:
>
> Bryan wrote:
>>
>>> My whole family was rooting for the Patriots to lose. They are hands
>>> down the most hated team in the history of football.
>>
>> WTF?
>> That's the stupidest thing that I've ever heard. The Patriots are certainly
>> not the most hated team in the history of football. You need to add some
>> carbs to your diet, Bryan...there's evidently too much fat collecting in
>> your pea-sized brainette.
>>

snip
>
>> Very strange. Did Tom Brady do your wife or something?
>
> Type the words "belichick" and "cheater" into Google. I got 229,000
> results.

My mom grew up in MA and said the same thing about him. She's a die hard
Redskins fan now, but she'd cheer on anyone playing the Pats because of
Bill Belichick.

snip

On Feb 7, 7:12*pm, Nancy Young > wrote:
> On 2/7/2012 6:26 PM, Bryan wrote:
>
> > 20-25 years ago, the Dallas Cowboys were the most hated team in the
> > NFL.
> > Almost everybody who isn't a New Yorker dislikes the Yankees. *I don't
> > know much about hockey, and nothing about basketball.
>
> Clearly. *The Yanks have fans all over the country.

Sure, because New Yorkers tend to be more mobile, but the Yankees are
still hated by more people all over America than any other MLB team.
>
> nancy

--Bryan

On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:12:48 -0800 (PST), Bryan
> wrote:

>On Feb 7, 7:12*pm, Nancy Young > wrote:
>> On 2/7/2012 6:26 PM, Bryan wrote:
>>
>> > 20-25 years ago, the Dallas Cowboys were the most hated team in the
>> > NFL.
>> > Almost everybody who isn't a New Yorker dislikes the Yankees. *I don't
>> > know much about hockey, and nothing about basketball.
>>
>> Clearly. *The Yanks have fans all over the country.
>
>Sure, because New Yorkers tend to be more mobile, but the Yankees are
>still hated by more people all over America than any other MLB team.

I gave up all team sports when the Dodgers left Brooklyn... DIE yoose
bums!

On 2/7/2012 9:12 PM, Bryan wrote:
> On Feb 7, 7:12 pm, Nancy > wrote:
>> On 2/7/2012 6:26 PM, Bryan wrote:
>>
>>> 20-25 years ago, the Dallas Cowboys were the most hated team in the
>>> NFL.
>>> Almost everybody who isn't a New Yorker dislikes the Yankees. I don't
>>> know much about hockey, and nothing about basketball.
>>
>> Clearly. The Yanks have fans all over the country.
>
> Sure, because New Yorkers tend to be more mobile, but the Yankees are
> still hated by more people all over America than any other MLB team.

I'll have to see the cite on that. All I hear is lots of
cheering for them at away games. Not that I care, boo hoo
Yankees haters.

nancy

My wife and I live in Manhattan and attended the theater on Saturday
night, February 5th. When the show was over, we exited the theater (one
block from Times Square) and were happily informed that the Giants won.
People were jumping up and down. some formed a conga line and others
were cheering. We watched the joyous crowd and got caught up in the
thrill of the moment. A happy ending to a wonderful day!
-Ron-

On 2/7/2012 1:54 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:33 -0500, > wrote:
>
> .there's evidently too much fat collecting in
>> your pea-sized brainette.
>>
>> Also....I've never heard of ppl "hating" a team. Every one has their
>> favorite team but no one I know has a favorite hated team. Very strange.
>
> Talk to Yankee or Red Sox fans.
>

I was thinking the same thing. :-) I'm married to a rabid Yankee fan.
He actually rode the Boston Subways wearing a Yankee cap. If looks could
kill, I would have been widowed that day.


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On 2/7/2012 7:12 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 2/7/2012 6:26 PM, Bryan wrote:
>
>> 20-25 years ago, the Dallas Cowboys were the most hated team in the
>> NFL.
>> Almost everybody who isn't a New Yorker dislikes the Yankees. I don't
>> know much about hockey, and nothing about basketball.
>
> Clearly. The Yanks have fans all over the country.
>
> nancy

Very true. We have gone to Yankee games in many major cities and there
is always a large amount of folks in Yankee tee shirts and caps. In
Baltimore at least half the fans are Yankee fans who drive down for the
games. It's cheaper in Baltimore than in New York to see a game, even
with the travel.

We go the Yankee Ranger series in Arlington, TX every year and almost
half the crowd are in Yankee gear. Even on the West Coast, we've found
Yankee fans to be no less than 1/4 of the population at a game when the
Yankees come to town

I don't care what city (or even country) you are in, there is always
someone with a Yankee cap.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On 2/7/2012 9:31 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 2/7/2012 9:12 PM, Bryan wrote:
>> On Feb 7, 7:12 pm, Nancy > wrote:
>>> On 2/7/2012 6:26 PM, Bryan wrote:
>>>
>>>> 20-25 years ago, the Dallas Cowboys were the most hated team in the
>>>> NFL.
>>>> Almost everybody who isn't a New Yorker dislikes the Yankees. I don't
>>>> know much about hockey, and nothing about basketball.
>>>
>>> Clearly. The Yanks have fans all over the country.
>>
>> Sure, because New Yorkers tend to be more mobile, but the Yankees are
>> still hated by more people all over America than any other MLB team.
>
> I'll have to see the cite on that. All I hear is lots of
> cheering for them at away games. Not that I care, boo hoo
> Yankees haters.
>

Since we go to many of those games and see the percentage of Yankee
fans, I'm going to agree with Nancy and disagree with Bryan.


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On 2/7/2012 11:17 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 2/7/2012 7:12 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> Clearly. The Yanks have fans all over the country.

> Very true. We have gone to Yankee games in many major cities and there
> is always a large amount of folks in Yankee tee shirts and caps. In
> Baltimore at least half the fans are Yankee fans who drive down for the
> games. It's cheaper in Baltimore than in New York to see a game, even
> with the travel.

I'd love to see the Yanks play at Camden Yards.

> We go the Yankee Ranger series in Arlington, TX every year and almost
> half the crowd are in Yankee gear. Even on the West Coast, we've found
> Yankee fans to be no less than 1/4 of the population at a game when the
> Yankees come to town

Other teams love to play them because they sell so many tickets.
Sometimes there's that second where the crowd cheers make you
think they're at home.
>
> I don't care what city (or even country) you are in, there is always
> someone with a Yankee cap.

Your husband was the brave one in Boston. I never thought much
about the Red Sox one way or another until I happened to be in
Boston right after they were knocked out of the playoffs. They
were not kidding ****ed off, I was glad I didn't have a NY cap
on then. Yowsa.

nancy

On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:31:14 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:



>>>> Almost everybody who isn't a New Yorker dislikes the Yankees. I don't
>>>> know much about hockey, and nothing about basketball.
>>>
>>> Clearly. The Yanks have fans all over the country.
>>
>> Sure, because New Yorkers tend to be more mobile, but the Yankees are
>> still hated by more people all over America than any other MLB team.
>
>I'll have to see the cite on that. All I hear is lots of
>cheering for them at away games. Not that I care, boo hoo
>Yankees haters.
>
>nancy

I don't have a cite, but the Yankees are certainly the most
controversial team, for or against, in the country. They have plenty
of fans around the country, but I seem just as many strongly disliking
them.

Over the years, they have been the winingest, the highest paid, and
have had the most prime donna players around. Take a poll of people
and ask who owns/owned various teams. Many can tell you about
Steinebrenner, but how many others can they name?

On 2/8/2012 6:05 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:31:14 -0500, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> I'll have to see the cite on that. All I hear is lots of
>> cheering for them at away games. Not that I care, boo hoo
>> Yankees haters.

> I don't have a cite, but the Yankees are certainly the most
> controversial team, for or against, in the country. They have plenty
> of fans around the country, but I seem just as many strongly disliking
> them.
>
> Over the years, they have been the winingest, the highest paid, and
> have had the most prime donna players around.

Prima donna players? Just curious, who is that? I'm certainly
not going to argue with you; me, I see a lot of players who worked
hard for many years to be on the team and make the Yankees story
what it is.

Certainly NYC has it's share of high profile business personalities,
Steinbrenner fits the mold. I didn't always agree with him but I
respected him.

nancy

On Feb 7, 10:40*pm, Nancy Young > wrote:
> On 2/7/2012 11:17 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> > On 2/7/2012 7:12 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> >> Clearly. The Yanks have fans all over the country.
> > Very true. We have gone to Yankee games in many major cities and there
> > is always a large amount of folks in Yankee tee shirts and caps. In
> > Baltimore at least half the fans are Yankee fans who drive down for the
> > games. It's cheaper in Baltimore than in New York to see a game, even
> > with the travel.
>
> I'd love to see the Yanks play at Camden Yards.
>
> > We go the Yankee Ranger series in Arlington, TX every year and almost
> > half the crowd are in Yankee gear. Even on the West Coast, we've found
> > Yankee fans to be no less than 1/4 of the population at a game when the
> > Yankees come to town
>
> Other teams love to play them because they sell so many tickets.
> Sometimes there's that second where the crowd cheers make you
> think they're at home.
>
>
>
> > I don't care what city (or even country) you are in, there is always
> > someone with a Yankee cap.
>
> Your husband was the brave one in Boston. *I never thought much
> about the Red Sox one way or another until I happened to be in
> Boston right after they were knocked out of the playoffs. *They
> were not kidding ****ed off, I was glad I didn't have a NY cap
> on then. *Yowsa.
>
There are huge numbers of fans who go one way or another between
Chicago and St. Louis, but I've never seen any hostility. I'd never
hesitate to wear a Cards cap in Chicago.
http://cdn.jockpost.com/wp-content/u...lb-fan-map.jpg

> nancy

--Bryan

Bryan wrote:
>
> On Feb 7, 1:24 pm, Gary wrote:
> > I was hoping for a Patriots win but the Giants bested them that day. Good
> > for them! They are also a great football team!
>
> Brady's wife was right.

Brady's wife is pretty hot too.

> Pats' receivers did drop too many passes, and
> Giants' receivers made remarkable catches. Brady made a lot of good
> throws, but Manning was astounding.

It was a good game with two top teams.

Did anyone notice at the beginning of the game where they did the coin toss
to see who would kick and who would receive? There were about 4 players
from each team lined up there. I thought this was funny - the Giants
standing there were all much taller than the Patriots standing there. My
first thought was, "Damn....they really *ARE* giants."

Gary

On 2/8/2012 7:07 AM, Bryan wrote:
> On Feb 7, 10:40 pm, Nancy > wrote:

>> Your husband was the brave one in Boston. I never thought much
>> about the Red Sox one way or another until I happened to be in
>> Boston right after they were knocked out of the playoffs. They
>> were not kidding ****ed off, I was glad I didn't have a NY cap
>> on then. Yowsa.
>>
> There are huge numbers of fans who go one way or another between
> Chicago and St. Louis, but I've never seen any hostility. I'd never
> hesitate to wear a Cards cap in Chicago.
> http://cdn.jockpost.com/wp-content/u...lb-fan-map.jpg

I am a lifelong Yankees fan, my family immigrated to the Bronx
from Ireland in the early 1900s, my dad was a Yankees fan. I
never thought anything of the Red Sox one way or another aside
from them being an opposing team like any other. If there was
a team I couldn't stand, it was the Mets because their fans
were so annoying. I genuinely had no idea of this hatred from
the Sox fans until that day in that bar.

Oh, well. Unfortunately, in recent times some fans have been
turning violent against away fans, and I don't mean in Boston
or even about baseball. Sad and disturbing.

nancy

> Bryan > wrote:
>
>Missouri has a stupid open primary
> system where you can choose which party's primary to vote in on
> election day.

Illinois does that. When I walk up to my precinct on the day of the
primary I ask what parties are available. If there's a Libertarian
ticket I ask for it. If look through the list of other parties hoping
that there will be some choice, any choice, other than the Democrans or
Republicrats. I gave up on them a long time ago. I've voted Green in
primaries.

Let's see if I understand the problem. In Illinois the result of the
primary is binding on the deligates to the national convention. The
only way they can vote otherwise is if the candidate they were
instructed to vote for gives his votes to someone else. If I understand
correctly the primary results in Missouri are advisory, right? Yuck.

California has an amazing system that could qualify as a literacy test.
According to national rules political parties can only count their own
members during primary elections. According to California rules voters
declare their party affiliation when they register yet anyone can vote
for members of any party. The end result is anyone who votes for a
member of any other party wastes that vote. I knew folks who registered
on the day of the deadline to be able to change to the party they wanted
to effect the most because of this rule. I also knew folks who never
got it and claimed to vote all over the board. Thus wasting their votes.

On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:39:50 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:



>>
>> Over the years, they have been the winingest, the highest paid, and
>> have had the most prima donna players around.
>
>Prima donna players? Just curious, who is that? I'm certainly
>not going to argue with you; me, I see a lot of players who worked
>hard for many years to be on the team and make the Yankees story
>what it is.
>
>Certainly NYC has it's share of high profile business personalities,
>Steinbrenner fits the mold. I didn't always agree with him but I
>respected him.
>
>nancy

About half the players in MLB, NFL, NBA, etc. can qualify. Every team
has them.