Here's how the rosters should look. These are the most deserving...
C Brian McCann
1B Albert Pujols
2B Chase Utley
3B Mark Reynolds
SS Hanley Ramirez
OF Raul Ibanez
OF Ryan Braun
OF Adam Dunn
Tim Lincecum
Dan Haren
Matt Cain
Jason Marquis
Chad Billingsley
Johan Santana
Josh Johnson
Heath Bell
Francisco Rodriguez
Francisco Cordero
Jonathan Broxton
C Joe Mauer
1B Miguel Cabrera
2B Aaron Hill
3B Evan Longoria
SS Derek Jeter
OF Ichiro Suzuki
OF Carl Crawford
OF Torri Hunter
Roy Halladay
Zach Greinke
Edwin Jackson
Kevin Millwood
Felix Hernandez
Jered Weaver
Mark Buehrle
Joe Nathan
Mariano Rivera
Jonathan Papelbon
George Sherrill
Sunday, July 5, 2009
MY 2008 IN REVIEW
Here's a brief and sporadic pictorial of my 2008. It's hit and miss, and purposefully non-conclusive. If someone feels a key happening was left out, it'll be alright...
Downtown with Meg.
Drive to Peoria and Bradley game with Joey.
Drive to Bloomington to see Walk Hard.
Eat at Gray's for first time since moving back.
Mustache March.
Fly to Albuquerque.
Drove to Arch Madness.
Wrigley Opening Day with Dad.
First of many Indians' Opening Nights with Meg.
Earthquake in Indiana.
Drive to Wrigley with Joey.
Mighty Flood of June.
Hanging it up at Grainger.
Reunion show with Jason.
Cubs trade for Rich Harden.
Tractor pulls are cool, right?
Meg and I drive to Peoria. See Ryno for first time.
Olympics.
Jamie, Jackie, and I drive back to Illinois.
Cubs game in Cincy with Meg.
Bears over Colts in Lucas Oil opener.
Full circle. Indians finale.
Welcome To Autumn party.
Finally a trip to Smokey Bones.
Ping-pong with Savannah.
A real neat guy gets President.
Candles and Carols with Megan. 19 degrees that night.
Drive to Nashville with Megan for no reason.
Christmas Eve.
The waning moments. I thought it'd never end.
Downtown with Meg.
Drive to Peoria and Bradley game with Joey.
Drive to Bloomington to see Walk Hard.
Eat at Gray's for first time since moving back.
Mustache March.
Fly to Albuquerque.
Drove to Arch Madness.
Wrigley Opening Day with Dad.
First of many Indians' Opening Nights with Meg.
Earthquake in Indiana.
Drive to Wrigley with Joey.
Mighty Flood of June.
Hanging it up at Grainger.
Reunion show with Jason.
Cubs trade for Rich Harden.
Tractor pulls are cool, right?
Meg and I drive to Peoria. See Ryno for first time.
Olympics.
Jamie, Jackie, and I drive back to Illinois.
Cubs game in Cincy with Meg.
Bears over Colts in Lucas Oil opener.
Full circle. Indians finale.
Welcome To Autumn party.
Finally a trip to Smokey Bones.
Ping-pong with Savannah.
A real neat guy gets President.
Candles and Carols with Megan. 19 degrees that night.
Drive to Nashville with Megan for no reason.
Christmas Eve.
The waning moments. I thought it'd never end.
Monday, June 29, 2009
2008 In Review
Time for my year-end lists... The entries might not be in any particular order within the categories.
TOP BOOK READ
Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey
MOVIES IN THEATER
Semi Pro
Leatherheads
U2 3D
Four Christmases
Madagascar II
DINING EXPERIENCES
The Cheesecake Factory (2.13)
Pipers Cafe and Grand Manor (4.16)
Fujiyama (5.31)
Pappadeaux (9.6)
The Polo Club (12.24)
SPORTING HIGHLIGHTS
Attend Cubs Opening Day with Dad (3.31)
Bulls win draft lottery (5.20)
Cubs trade for Rich Harden (7.8)
See Ryne Sandberg in person at Chiefs' game (8.2)
Bears ruin Lucas Oil Stadium opener (9.7)
SONGS OF THE YEAR
"Kingdom of Comfort" - Deliriou5?
"Equally Skilled" - Jon Foreman"
"Missing Something" - Autovaughn
"Falling For You" - Leeland
"Yours" (with new verse) - Steven Curtis Chapman
ALBUMS RELEASED
Kingdom of Comfort - Delirou5?
Viva la Vida - Coldplay
Day & Age - The Killers
Jon Foreman - Spring and Summer
Opposite Way - Leeland
MOST LISTENED-TO CDs DURING THE YEAR
Kingdom of Comfort - Delirou5?
Viva la Vida - Coldplay
Opposite Way - Leeland
Sam's Town - The Killers
Never Going Back to OK - The Afters
TOP RANDOM PEOPLE I TALKED TO THROUGH MY JOB
Frank Caliendo
Dan Patrick
Eric Gordon
Helio Castronevez
Marty Brennaman
MUST-HAVE PRODUCT DISCOVERY
ACT Restoring Mouth Wash
VERSE OF THE YEAR
1 Peter 5:10
LYRIC
"Don't let anyone say that it's just a game / For I've seen other teams and it's never the same / When you're born in Chicago you're blessed and you're healed / The first time you walk in to Wrigley Field." - Eddie Vedder ("All The Way")
"I will be patient as the Lord / Punishes me for the wrongs I've done against Him / After that He'll take my case / Bringing me to light and to justice / For all I have suffered / And both of His hands are equally skilled at ruining evil / Equally skilled / At judging the judges / Equally skilled / At administering justice..." - Jon Foreman ("Equally Skilled")
"I've walked the valley of death's shadow / So deep and dark that I could barely breathe / I've had to let go of more than I could bear / And questioned everything that I believe / But still even here / in this great darkness / A comfort and hope come breaking through / As I can say in life or death / God we belong to you." - Steven Curtis Chapman ("Yours" [Maria version])
"You could stay awhile longer / We could stay up and talk about last summer / We could go down to the water / Watch the sunset going under... / You've got nothing I could ever hold against you / I got fatal flaws to call my own / Please don't go, please don't leave me alone / A mirror is so much harder to hold / I met a man who's looking for perfection / Sad he never met a girl who's good enough / His eyes are getting old, like they'd love to love again / Such a lonely man, such a lonely man..." - Jon Foreman ("A Mirror Is Harder To Hold")
QUOTE
"The people who want to make money get paid for what they know. ...if you don't embrace the rate of change by growing your brain, you're going to be left standing on a dusty road with no money in your pocket. You are going to have to be a reader to win. You will be lower income if you're not a reader, if you just used to be a reader...I don't care if you got your Master's degree."-- Dave Ramsey.
MOST DREADED PHRASE OF THE YEAR
"In the new environment..."
OTHER MAIN HIGHLIGHTS
New Year's Eve prayer with Megan at church.
Driving to Bloomington late at night in the snow with Megan.
Walking into Wrigley Field for the first time with Dad.
Playing a reuninon show with Jason.
Sitting on our corner hill--watching a lightning show and listening to the Cubs with Dad.
HUGE DISAPPOINTMENTS
Cubs swept in playoffs.
Chris one-on-one.
Flooding at the station on June 7th.
Election day.
Scrape up Dad's family van in downtown parking garage.
(Busted water pipe at transmitter on December 7th.)
(Kyle Orton hurt; Bears' season derailed.)
(My PEX review at Grainger.)
TOP BOOK READ
Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey
MOVIES IN THEATER
Semi Pro
Leatherheads
U2 3D
Four Christmases
Madagascar II
DINING EXPERIENCES
The Cheesecake Factory (2.13)
Pipers Cafe and Grand Manor (4.16)
Fujiyama (5.31)
Pappadeaux (9.6)
The Polo Club (12.24)
SPORTING HIGHLIGHTS
Attend Cubs Opening Day with Dad (3.31)
Bulls win draft lottery (5.20)
Cubs trade for Rich Harden (7.8)
See Ryne Sandberg in person at Chiefs' game (8.2)
Bears ruin Lucas Oil Stadium opener (9.7)
SONGS OF THE YEAR
"Kingdom of Comfort" - Deliriou5?
"Equally Skilled" - Jon Foreman"
"Missing Something" - Autovaughn
"Falling For You" - Leeland
"Yours" (with new verse) - Steven Curtis Chapman
ALBUMS RELEASED
Kingdom of Comfort - Delirou5?
Viva la Vida - Coldplay
Day & Age - The Killers
Jon Foreman - Spring and Summer
Opposite Way - Leeland
MOST LISTENED-TO CDs DURING THE YEAR
Kingdom of Comfort - Delirou5?
Viva la Vida - Coldplay
Opposite Way - Leeland
Sam's Town - The Killers
Never Going Back to OK - The Afters
TOP RANDOM PEOPLE I TALKED TO THROUGH MY JOB
Frank Caliendo
Dan Patrick
Eric Gordon
Helio Castronevez
Marty Brennaman
MUST-HAVE PRODUCT DISCOVERY
ACT Restoring Mouth Wash
VERSE OF THE YEAR
1 Peter 5:10
LYRIC
"Don't let anyone say that it's just a game / For I've seen other teams and it's never the same / When you're born in Chicago you're blessed and you're healed / The first time you walk in to Wrigley Field." - Eddie Vedder ("All The Way")
"I will be patient as the Lord / Punishes me for the wrongs I've done against Him / After that He'll take my case / Bringing me to light and to justice / For all I have suffered / And both of His hands are equally skilled at ruining evil / Equally skilled / At judging the judges / Equally skilled / At administering justice..." - Jon Foreman ("Equally Skilled")
"I've walked the valley of death's shadow / So deep and dark that I could barely breathe / I've had to let go of more than I could bear / And questioned everything that I believe / But still even here / in this great darkness / A comfort and hope come breaking through / As I can say in life or death / God we belong to you." - Steven Curtis Chapman ("Yours" [Maria version])
"You could stay awhile longer / We could stay up and talk about last summer / We could go down to the water / Watch the sunset going under... / You've got nothing I could ever hold against you / I got fatal flaws to call my own / Please don't go, please don't leave me alone / A mirror is so much harder to hold / I met a man who's looking for perfection / Sad he never met a girl who's good enough / His eyes are getting old, like they'd love to love again / Such a lonely man, such a lonely man..." - Jon Foreman ("A Mirror Is Harder To Hold")
QUOTE
"The people who want to make money get paid for what they know. ...if you don't embrace the rate of change by growing your brain, you're going to be left standing on a dusty road with no money in your pocket. You are going to have to be a reader to win. You will be lower income if you're not a reader, if you just used to be a reader...I don't care if you got your Master's degree."-- Dave Ramsey.
MOST DREADED PHRASE OF THE YEAR
"In the new environment..."
OTHER MAIN HIGHLIGHTS
New Year's Eve prayer with Megan at church.
Driving to Bloomington late at night in the snow with Megan.
Walking into Wrigley Field for the first time with Dad.
Playing a reuninon show with Jason.
Sitting on our corner hill--watching a lightning show and listening to the Cubs with Dad.
HUGE DISAPPOINTMENTS
Cubs swept in playoffs.
Chris one-on-one.
Flooding at the station on June 7th.
Election day.
Scrape up Dad's family van in downtown parking garage.
(Busted water pipe at transmitter on December 7th.)
(Kyle Orton hurt; Bears' season derailed.)
(My PEX review at Grainger.)
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