Jun
14th
Sat
14th
The Red Bank Rat Pack.
Summer is officially here. This is a far cry from the first picture I posted of the Belmar beach…excuse me, the shore.
Jun
1st
Sun
1st
A Walking Tour of Red Bank
You may remember early in this blog that I did a photo tour of Belmar, the Shore town where I live. I thought I would do the same thing for Red Bank, the Central Jersey town where I work.
The Navesink River. One of the rivers referred to in Two River Theater. I still haven’t figured out what the second one is.
Broad Street. The main drag in Red Bank is lined with high end shops and trendy eateries.
They say Kevin Smith drops in from time to time. I went inside for the first time. It was as silent as a library and there were at least 3 guys that could have passed for The Simpsons’ Comic Book Guy.
May
29th
Thu
29th
Just For the Heck Of It
My 10 favorite Chicago Cubs catchers since 1990:
1. Joe Girardi
The current NY Yankees manager looks just like Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now.
2. Hector Villanueva
I think it was a Hector Villanueva joke in an email to Will that inspired this list.
3. Geovany Soto
The second year catcher has potential to move to the top of the list. Soon.
4. Damon Berryhill
Because I loved that ’89 team.
5. Rick Wilkins
The anchor of those terrible Cubs teams of the early ‘90s.
6. Scott Servais
The anchor of those terrible Cubs teams of the late ‘90s.
7. Rick Wrona
Wrona was the fourth catcher on the depth chart in 1990, behind Girardi, Berryhill and Villanueva. A truly remarkable year.
8. Jose Molina
Ok, so I honestly had no idea that he ever played for the Cubs, but no list of catchers is complete without one of the Molina brothers.
9. Michael Barrett
If he hadn’t brawled with Z in the dugout a week after this he would have been much higher on the list.
10. Pat Cline
One of the most hyped prospects in the farm system during the ‘90s, Cline never made it to the majors.
May
28th
Wed
28th
This Week In Politics
Is it just me, or does this Scott McClellan thing remind you of Milton from Office Space? Completely incompetent, no business dealing with people, then when no one is looking, he burns down the building. David Gregory is doing everything short of dancing around the MSNBC set shouting, “I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!”
In local news, Tuesday is the New Jersey state primary election. There is a heated race for the Democratic Senate nomination between the incumbent, 84 year old Frank Lautenberg, and Representative Rob Andrews. No Republican has won a Senate seat in New Jersey in 36 years, and this year’s candidates are not very inspiring. So, the primary will essentially choose the general election winner.
Lautenberg is a New Jersey icon, but the Newark Star-Ledger has endorsed Andrews, who is more of a moderate. I’ve just begun my research in making a decision. Anyone have any thoughts?
May
24th
Sat
24th
Pilgrimage to the House that Ruth Built
I had to get to Yankee Stadium at least once before before they tear it down at the end of the season.
Unfortunately, I didn’t put any thought into my choice of t-shirt. It ended up inspiring a “Boston Sucks” chant from a handful of fans. Which is a little funny since I’m pretty neutral in the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.
