Lifted Up

OK, now you've reminded me somehow of Charlie Finley and his aptitude for uniform redecorating.

Do we get to see part 2 next week, Rocky?

Sounds like one of those jokes that can be used in different settings by subbing different names, long as it isn't copyrighted, and it sure doesn't sound like it is.

or else switch to umpiring...but there's much dough in that! The Indians have always had a groom-the-young-starts methodology. Then the ones that make it consistently big wind up going to the Yankees or elsewhere.

I wish I could call a guy out who makes 20 mil a year!

Yea, Raf, pretty please? :)

What'd I miss...I didn't see him mentioned, except indirectly (staff) in a quote.

If it keeps up, the Big Three bailout could come from this sport.

Congrats! A little faster than mine, I guess. I mean, it must be, looking at our post rates per day.

Well, Few will deny that TWI was a big part of our lives, be it good or bad, even for someone like me who was in only 4 and a half years. If I am the only one who has ever had dreams about their time, then Galveston Bay will get 4 inches of snow in July (Not just December like last night!).

That's about how I was when I first got it. She wrote her account as she lived it; a main reason IMO the reader can live it also. Of course, covering some of the same events and people partly at the same time and place i was in (8th corps apprentice and first residence year) also helped me understand the reality of what she went through.

Well, I'll still be rooting for CC. I'll root for him to pull off a Carlton-style Cy Young...20 plus winds for a last place team.

Well, I guess that is logical. If you have invested $160 million bucks in someone or something, it is worth a chunk to be sure you can get some return on your investment! But I won't argue your first point, yea the timing is odd. But that applies to some other asking for dough that's going around these days in and out of the sports world.

It's not just the numbers IMO. I don't think I have come across any great discovery when I am talking about the time it takes a person to talk about something traumatic. I think most people outside of the TWI world can understand at least somewhat about why victims of any abuse often don't talk about it right away. As far as Rita's apparently sarcastic comment about Kristen remembering events in "extreme detail", well, TWI life, no matter how good or bad we think of it, was a big part of most peoples' lives, and I think most of us could remember lots of little details. If Rita thinks Kristen is remembering too much detail to not be making it up, well, just for one for example, regarding that first 8th corps residence year, I could put both Kristen and Rita to shame I am sure with my memory of details of that year (see my not so humble remark on one of my early posts on this thread). But be assured, Kristen does a very good job remembering, and remembers correctly from that year.

She hasn't even ignored me, and I'm an alien on this thread.

Yea, I've noticed that, whether or not a person is willing to reveal her/his age, there is rarely any hesitation about becoming a grandparent. (expecting here, BTW).

You mean like one of those cash strapped businesses that can't find enough money to pay it's poor workers??? I've often wondered how much people like the team physician and others get.

"Is it a cult? That's something for each individual to decide." I like that approach. Or should I say your overall approach. Give your account...what you experienced; what happened to you. IMO That is much better and more effective than lecturing on the evils of cults and mind control. More effective, at least, with those who have not made up their minds or who don't know. With those who have already been in, and/or someone seeking help, the approach can certainly be different.

Okay, then how about let's call this thread wide open again for now; anyone with an idea can jump in. (I don't have one right now).

CC is a lock to go with the Yankees after all, from what I am reading today. No further comments at this time!

That didn't work out like I planned; the wrong person made the first post after mine; I wanted to see if someone could get it without any helpful hints!

Really??? Now how would I have known that???

Sounds like you're busy. That's okay; I'm sure someone else will be around (George at least) to take a shot at this one. When it comes to trying to maintain a family-friendly atmosphere, we are outgunned, outnumbered and out of our minds if we think they’re not going to be bombarded with words and images of sex.

Is there a way to know more about that paper? just from a curious former 8th corps.

At the time I got that 1966 package, the general admission price...which included a very big percentage of the available seats...were still a buck and a half. I don't remember what my dad paid when he took me to see the Dodgers in the Coliseum in the '50s, and the Angels at Wrigley Field in LA in 1961. I remember well the cheap Disneyland prices, but that is .