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I saw a lot of that in Berlin, Germany, too. People voluntarily chose not to 'erase' the memories. Some things should never be forgotten. Also in Dresden, Germany as well, my dad tells me they have pictures of the city burning after the allied saturation bombings (some of which occurred as a punishment after the war was over), in the most unexpected places, such as public toilets, auto shops and some other places where otherwise you woudln't expect to see such pictures.

I didn't read your last update but I just had to come here and let it be heard: For the money he was asking, bye bye Cano! Enjoy the rain, the overpriced coffee and watching re-runs of "The Killing". It was nice knowing you. The Yankees already gave two large contracts this offseason who may not turn out so well in the end, in addition to the ones they already have. I was actually hoping he'd stay, just on the fact that I don't think he's as lazy as Y4L does, but that's way too much money! Does anybody else think that Jay-Z was actually hoping the Mariners wouldn't pay? As for Granderson, somebody should have told him that it's allright to hit a single from time to time. We all understood that you can put them over the short porch in right field, you just didn't have to try to do that EVERY TIME! I believe he could have been way more productive if he was better managed by the Yankees (not just by Binder Joe, who I happen to like quite a bit). Like we've seen in the past 3-4 years, home runs are important but they're not everything.

That's pretty funny Jay! Tottenham's real life manager is actually portuguese. That being said, I'm not his biggest fan, he used to coach for a team I truly hate. And because I know you guys in America like to make fun of european soccer, let me just help you with that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMpxZDS1gSI

The difference between men and women: http://vivas.fi/what-is-the-difference-between-women-and-men-2/

Thank you.

Me vs. Phones So, I have mentioned before that I dislike all these new smartphones and things like that. I also believe I have mentioned here that I have a phone, which I bought used 6 years ago. One time I dropped it and cracked it's screen, so instead of buying a new phone, I just found an online store that sells screens, and just like that I kept the old phone working. Which brings me to last week, when the Mrs. was made aware of this great new promotion by our cell-phone provider which allowed us to buy one of those shiny new brilliant excellent marvelous smartphones at a great discount if we used our 'client points'. (Don't know if there is such a thing in the US, but here you accumulate points by paying your phone bills, buying a new phone, etc, etc). There were only enough points in our account for one new phone at a discount and we had to borrow my brother-in-law's points. No problem, apparently. So, thinking all this could be done online, there we go and spend some hours trying to do it through the provider's website. No go. Next day, we go to the store, where we learn that we can in fact borrow another person's points, if we change our accounts to his name. We also learn that the promotion is the equivalent of 10 dollars more if the phone is bought on the store, instead of online. By now I'm starting to get just a tiny bit frustrated, but OK. We end up getting one phone - for her - because the borrowing of the points will take another day or so, and this way I can do it online and save those 10 dollars. After two days, when the damned points are finally placed in the account, we order my phone online. They then call us to set a date for delivery. Thursday, anytime from 9am to 1pm. Allright, cool. I'm a bit busy right now, but I can spare those 4 hours. It's for a good reason, I keep telling myself. So, meanwhile, I'm getting a little fed-up of this running around. The Mrs. using her brand new shiny phone like there's no tomorrow is a little unnerving too. I swear to God, on monday she went to the toilet, and 40 minutes later I went to find her there, playing with her new phone. I was worried something bad might have happened, and there she was, using some new app that will forever change our lives! Moving on, it is now thursday, 12:30am. I tell her: 'I bet my toes that they're not going to show up...' - 'How could you know that?' 1.05 pm, OK, now I'm officially angry. I'm running late to teach a class, there's a bunch of errands I could have taken care of this morning and I sat like an idiot waiting for a phone. And then comes the call: 'Um...uh...We're on our way now...right? Allright?' 'The hell you are! You may take that freaking thing and shove it up, way way up where the sun don't shine and see if it still rings!' That last bit might have been a little too much on my part, but I just kept thinking about how I held up my end of this deal and they didn't. Other than the 4 valuable hours of my time, all the other running around...Man! Adopting a baby in China might be easier than buying that phone! So, I happily stayed with my old, crappy, beat-up phone, which amazingly does most of what this new piece of crap does. It cost me around 80 dollars 6 years ago. Talk about a bargain! Best thing is, the battery still lasts me 2-3 days, easily. And I use it quite a bit. Just yesterday my brother-in-law was telling me about all the cool features on his phone, and then tells me the battery won't last half a day. Why in the hell would you have a phone with all those things if you won't ever be able to use it because the battery is always dead? It's like buying an 18-wheeler to drive around in New York city, just doesn't make sense. Sorry for the long text, I really needed to write this... I really, really, really hate these idiosyncrasies with new technologies. And I really, really, really love my old phone. PS: I've grown to dislike christmas more and more each year for the same reasons. I thought I was the only one.

I've been away from this post for some time now. I've missed reading it. On the matter of the cop in uniform scaring some kids, it makes me think: Why would kids be afraid of cops? Aren't they supposed to be the good guys? The guy you look for if you get lost? Are they Al Capone's kids or something? In Portugal we have a saying: When you don't want something to get done, name a commitee. That seems to be true all over the world. I feel for that german guy. Women are more or less the same all over the world, and I'm sure 'the time you left me behind' will come up in the future and not always to point out how much fun it was. I hope those differences, unlike poor Paul Hogan's, can be reconcilable (does this word exist??) My dear and beloved mrs is a bit clumsy. Since I'm an athlete in a combat sport, I often get bumps and bruises and stuff like that. And she always manages to accidentally hit me where it hurts. It might be on my toe or my sore neck or whatever, she will hurt me 'by accident' she says. (over the years I've doubted this statement many times...) Then there was this one time when she had a terrible headache and I accidentally turned and elbowed her right on the face (I swear it was an accident). It was a hard elbow, one of those that ehco through the house. Still can't bring that up as a 'funny story'. Women... I'm done talking about A-Rod. Every other day there is some brand new absurdity regarding his life, his doctors, his drugs, his lawyers fighting MLB lawyers, etc. It's just too much. And on top of that, the SOB has been the single most expensive singles hitter in the majors for the past 3 years. (Guess I wasn't done afterall) I've missed Yankees baseball, but since there really isn't any where I live, I'll watch whatever I can find. And now let's all root for the Cardinals, just because they're playing - as Y4L brilliantly put it - 'You-know-who'. I may not know that much about baseball, but I do know this: If the Yankees are not going to use their minor league system, they might as well just not have one, and save the money for something else. Not that I have anything againts Jayson Nix, but if a farm system can't produce a player who can play some defense and hit over .200 then why bother? Stars can't be 'produced', they are born and then correctly polished in the minors or not. But role players can be produced and turned into valuable contributors. Just look at the Cardinals and the Rays. For me, this is where the Yankees have been lacking for years. I don't mind if they go out and outspend other teams for a player that can not be produced in-house. We're lacking something, let's go get it, whether it is an ace pitcher, a leadoff hitter, a slugger, doesn't matter. There is no excuse however for having to go out and spend money on a guy like Nix, no matter how little money it is. I always wonder why the Yankees have great prospects in the low minors, and by the time they've reached AA or AAA, all their potential is gone. I know Y4L isn't Cano's greatest fan, but I recently read something that made sense to me: Would you rather have a 'lazy' Cano who plays 160 games a year, or a 'dive-for-every-ball' guy like Utley who is always injured? I think if the price is right (which it won't be) the Yankees should bring him back. Have a great week everybody!

This post is one of the reasons I'm saving for a PS3.

Just want to point out that it's niceto read that Phil Hughes is not of much importance. Just made me feel good.

I only know this because the guy played for the Yankees: - It's Luis Polonia instead of Louis. Still, everything looks great.

It's the eye of the tiger!!!

If you create a player, name him Rizzuto and move him to the Yankees, he should automatically wear #10, right? So, if you change the name of that same player, while he is on the Yankees roster, to something else (in this case Chambliss) the game automatically changes his number?

Yeah, the Mrs. is going to kill me...

Roger Maris' #9 was retired on July 21, 1984. And you're making me want to buy a ps3...

I don't own the game, but is Rizzuto present in it? Maybe in some classic team or something? If Rizzuto appears in the game, maybe you can't assign #10 because it is 'locked'.

I wonder if a 3D printer could be used to make A-Rod a new brain. On second thought, whenever he dies, and if brain transplants are an option then, I'd be the first in line to get his, because it's never been used, brand new.

I forgot to say something that I've been meaning to share with you guys for a while. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu we have something called 'The Baseball Choke'. It is called like that because you grip the other person's Gi like you would a baseball bat. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26fV60MJsvc

How is it possible that a tea pot can look like hitler? Or anyone else for that matter. That one left me curious! It generally takes me one plate appearance to be disappointed in A-Roid. ONE. Steinbrenner must be doing something else when the Yankees play. Hecklers are just people who didn't listen when their parents said: 'Don't interrupt!' You should blame the parents as much as the hecklers themselves. You mentioned Steven Seagal and I have to say something, I just do. OK, the man does know a lot about martial arts and fighting and all, but he thinks he's THE BEST and THE ONLY ONE that knows that stuff. That is obviously no true, as shown when he urinated on his pants while getting choked out by a Judo master. If you wanna talk about someone who pulled the race card on a very unfortunate situation you should google the name 'Lloyd Irvin'. And this is the last time I'll ever type his name or remember that he is associated with Jiu-Jitsu. I sincerelly believe that hell would be too good for someone like him. Muslim fundamentalists and women's rights...Yeah, right... Burn Notice is going to end? Man, I love that show... I read somewhere that most of the gadgets Mike uses in the show were previously tested by the special effects/props guy and that to a degree they all work. (Would love to see that 'making of') The situation in Mexico is just terrible...People are missing because cartels are killing them by the dozen.

Y4L: That's true. On the other hand, I remember Kirstie Alley before she looked like Warren Sapp.

Wow, models and actresses actually weighed more than 50 pounds?!?!?!?!??! Seriously now, cool stuff.

And you had to achieve all this greatness right after I start a new franchise, lol... Had to be. I knew I should wait!!!!! Seriously now, looking forward to test your new stuff The less diving plays, the better.

George Brett is walking into a no-win situation. Those young hitters need something more than a different hitting coach. By all accounts the potential is there, but they haven't been able to put it together. The Royals have done a lot of right things, but whether it is the park they play, the hitting coach or just bad luck, they haven't put it together. I see a lot of trades in their future.. That Amanda Bynes girl is definitely someone to keep track of in the next couple of years. She will do a lot more dumb stuff in no time. It's as much of a sure thing as there is. For her future I see...well, a lot of John Stewart jokes. Muslims are not all the same, nor all evil. However, they do need to get with the program and respect the rules of wherever they decide to travel and live. You're absolutely right when you say that if someone pulled this kind of crap in a muslim country, all kinds of trouble would arise from it. I don't know why but there seems to be this mentality of "that's just the way they are", and I think that's a load of crap. They disrespect traditions and local costumes wherever they go and they get away with it 99% of the times. This happens in the UK, in France, in the US, in a lot of other places. They have to understand this: My house, my rules. Don't like it, fine. Leave. Poor Justin Bimbo...He must have been terrified. Have you ever heard the kid talk? First time I've seen a brain dead person talk. And sing. And dance. I understand that teenage girls love him, but anything more than that It's beyond comprehensible. You guys in the US need to relax, take a deep breath and just let kids be kids. IMO this is one of the reasons why everybody sues each other once they grow up. And I just love the way the Rays run their organization. One of the few sports teams that truly holds their athletes to a higher standard, and don't just slap them on the wrist whenever they do something stupid. Do you think the Yankees could get that reporter along with Chase Headly for next season????