Friday, October 19, 2007

Friday short takes

-- N4N got a good feeling when old friend Kevin Millar offered encouragement to Sox Nation before the start of Game 5 with the Indians. It was probably El Bencho who approached Fox, rather than the other way around.

-- Joe Torre is a classy guy, but he let himself twist in the wind too long, IMHO, before deciding to walk.

-- Not much of a surprise here, but RI Report has the details on Buddy Cianci seeming bound for a gig with Channel 6.

-- Governor Carcieri continues his media offensive with an appearance Sunday on 10 News Conference.

-- Matt has the details on the special House District 22 election slated for Tuesday.

-- Two noteworthy events next week: Obama campaign manager David Plouffe will be in town for a fundraiser Tuesday, 5-7, at the Providence Black Repertory Company, and Cherry Arnold hosts her DVD-release party at the Biltmore Thursday.

-- Events this weekend: Eric Jay Dolin, the author of Leviathan, about the bygone whaling industry, talks tomorrow afternoon at the PPL; Circle A Cycles, everyone's favorite anarchist bike manufacturer, has an open house at its new digs on Sunday.

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10/19/2007 4:28:54 PM by Not For Nothing | Comments [4] |
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Saturday, October 20, 2007 12:10:28 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

I object to the saturation coverage of Joe Torre while the season is still active. Managers getting fired/hired are stories for after the playoffs, not during.

I think I've heard Peter Gammons mention occasionally that in the world of baseball, there's a strong overlap between the "national" media and the New York media. Torre ad nauseam is proving this to be the case.

I predict that the Red Sox need to score 5 or more runs to win tonight.

Andrew

Monday, October 22, 2007 8:46:45 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

I hear you on the excessive coverage, Andrew, but considering the high profile of the Yankees and Torre, it seems rather inevitable.

Ian Donnis

Monday, October 22, 2007 12:21:17 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

But the important thing is that the Red Sox got their 5 runs on Saturday, and that they didn't need them all!!

Andrew

Monday, October 22, 2007 4:19:55 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

I'll drink to that!

Ian Donnis

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