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Bay Area Steve
January 18th, 2010
2:40 pm
Shoot, that woulda been a perfect spot for a methinks. Miss ya, bobj.
Bravissimo
January 18th, 2010
2:46 pm
Dob…while I may not agree with you about Radiohead…I Defintily agree with you about Ms. Cruz!..I love to hear her talk, what a woman!
TnBrian
January 18th, 2010
2:52 pm
Lew, the only thing more crazy than Sheets asking for serious dollars is if some GM actually gives it to him.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
2:52 pm
darren -
Beating Cal when they were #12…turns out to be worth nothing. Beating North Carolina when ranked #4…turns out to be very little. Beating Florida when they were ranked #11….seeing a pattern here?
SU is a good team, not doubt. But the best, “hands down”? I can think of 4 or 5 teams that are arguably better.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
2:53 pm
darren -
To add to that, the “best” team they have played in my opinion (Pitt), it a team to which they lost.
Hillbilly
January 18th, 2010
2:54 pm
+HB, I think Miss Lakosky deserved an honorable mention.
BAS, Tiffany Lakosky is way hotter than Miranda Lambert and she is a professional hunter. But her yankee accent pisses me off. But enough with the pickiness. Enjoy more of Ms. Lakosky
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
3:07 pm
I just listened to MLK’s “I have a dream” speech in full on ESPN radio… 1st time I have heard the whole thing… powerful stuff…
now what about Johnny Damon ???
TnBrian
January 18th, 2010
3:11 pm
Weird, haven’t heard so much as a peep anywhere about Nady for a long while and as soon as I say something about it all the sudden the Cubs have interest in him. I bet he’ll be real cheap, like $2-3M cheap and Wren should be all over him. Though I think Melky won’t be as easy to trade as some think because he’s not necessarily cheap, maybe Atl. could keep he and Diaz and when Heyward is ready in the summer put Melky on the block. Teams get more desperate by then, always do.
TnBrian
January 18th, 2010
3:16 pm
“now what about Johnny Damon” dogsbrekky
You asking me or just asking what people think of him in general? I think the majority of fans would like to have him hitting leadoff for us at the right price, but anything that involves Boras and the Yankees things start to get real dramatic. Very unpredictable.
nolie
January 18th, 2010
3:17 pm
What you can say about Bonds is that he kept it clean for the longest of any of the big sluggers of the era. He was still pretty skinny at the end of the 90s, when he probably looked around and said “F-this, everyone hates me and they love McGwire and Sosa? Those cheating douches? China Grove
I have a friend who knows Bonds fairly well and he says that Barry has an almost pathological need for respect. He also said that Bonds was very disappointed to lose the vote for Player of the Decade to Griffey. That might have contributed to his decision also. It’s a shame cause he was a great player without it.
JasonInFL
January 18th, 2010
3:23 pm
Salamander, have to disagree with you on Tool and 10,000 days. It is every bit as good as Lateralus…actually, a touch better. The Pot is a great song. Maynard is anything but a hack.
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
3:23 pm
Isn’t supposedly the whole reason Bonds decided to use steroids because he saw Sosa and McGwire getting all the attention and he said, why are they getting all the attention when I’m better than them?
SeATLlite
January 18th, 2010
3:25 pm
Hey DOB,
I know the AJC doesn’t let any of you guys vote on things like HOF, as you’ve mentioned. You may have discussed the reason before, but if so, I missed it. Why don’t they let you vote? What’s the rationale?
Skeeterleg
January 18th, 2010
3:26 pm
DOB – Did I read that correctly that AJC doesn’t allow HOF voting? Why is that?
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
3:26 pm
Bonds – the best player I have seen outside of Maddog.. but his hr averages went from 35 per year pre ‘roids to 51 per year in the 6 years post 98…. maybe the hof should take 33% of hr’s off those who were caught cheating for the period they were suspected of using… means McGwire would have in the mid 400s for hr
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
3:28 pm
Bonds was still one of the best players without steroids. He hit for .avg, stole bases, and hit for power. What if the Braves would have had Bonds during the 90s?
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
3:33 pm
Primus is a pretty cool band to listen to, if not for their music, then for their musical abilities.
darren
January 18th, 2010
3:38 pm
Heath you made no mention of the #1 RPI ranking…and in the Latest Bracketology http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology they are the #1 seed overall. they have a better strength of schedule than all the teams ranked ahead of them and are 4-0 against ranked teams on the road, no other team in the country has that resume.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
3:38 pm
VJ -
Here is something from Joey Brackets:
Frank (Lawrence, KS)
Joe, can The Tribe wind up w/ an at-large out of the CAA?
Joe Lunardi (3:37 PM)
The odds are against it, Frank. The key is avoiding any more bad losses (like UNCW at home!).
darren
January 18th, 2010
3:38 pm
heath please tell me those that you mentioned as better
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
3:39 pm
joerochester – you ever seen Paul Mahos and New Life Crisis about NY state ?
Saw him last week in Bridgehampton…. the dude can really sing !
Heath
January 18th, 2010
3:42 pm
darren -
Look, I’m not saying that SU is not a good team, nor am I saying that they “can’t” win or even become the best team. The argument that they are the best “hands down” is just extreme. You have to beat the teams on your schedule and there are two teams that have yet to lose and a third (KU) who I think has more talent and a better chance to be the best right now than SU. I have SU as the fourth best team right now. And Joey Brackets has UT as the overall #1.
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
3:43 pm
Heath – after reading all of your cooking posts… you have inspired me
I am making a slow veal mushroom with “cayenne pepper” kick stew right now…………..
gonna boil down that meat for a few hours for perfection !
nolie
January 18th, 2010
3:44 pm
Isn’t supposedly the whole reason Bonds decided to use steroids because he saw Sosa and McGwire getting all the attention and he said, why are they getting all the attention when I’m better than them? joe r
pretty much the same thing as with losing to Griffey. he felt under respected all around IMO.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
3:46 pm
darren -
UT UK and KU in no particular order could be argued to be better than SU right now… and don’t sleep on Villanova either.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
3:47 pm
dogsbrekky -
And just like everyone else, I respond to you with:
Got enough for me? When’s dinner?
Daslied
January 18th, 2010
3:48 pm
joerochester
What if the Braves would have had Bonds during the 90s?
Then they wouldn’t have had Maddux.
darren
January 18th, 2010
3:50 pm
heath I believe joey brackets has something like a 95% rate of being right…Texas and nova in my opinion are the only teams that could match up with syracuse , kansas no way, kentucky and mr wall would fair just like memphis did against them (cant crack that zone)…..no hopefully after me pumping up the cuse they dont lay and egg against ND tonight!
Salamander
January 18th, 2010
3:52 pm
Salamander, have to disagree with you on Tool and 10,000 days. It is every bit as good as Lateralus…actually, a touch better. The Pot is a great song. Maynard is anything but a hack.
I decided to listen to bits of 10,000 Days again before responding, including the song you specified… We’ll have to agree to disagree. Maynard ruins this band (for me).
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
3:53 pm
dogs.. never have seen them.
Rochester is having a jazz festival this summer, though, with a lot of goods acts. If I get a chance I might check it out. Jeff Beck and Bernie Williams are playing there.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
3:55 pm
darren -
As a fan of SU, you have every right feel that your team is the best…and they might be in the end…we’ll see. There just is not imperical evidence right now that suggests SU is the best “hands down”…especially since the wins they have against ranked opponents (that I listed above) have turned out to be less and less impressive as time goes on.
Everyone knows that I am a UK fan. I think that they have a chance to win, but I am not blinded by my love for them to say that they are the best “hands down”. Objectively, I still like Texas and KU better than UK right now. But, if you as DOB about some of his KU teams when Roy was the coach, the “best” team doesn’t always win.
China Grove
January 18th, 2010
3:56 pm
Springsteen fans, check out the Rage Against the Machine cover of Tom Joad. Tom Morello does some sick stuff with the tune, and for me personally it’s two of my faves blended in an unholy melange of power of grace.
Man, I sure hope we don’t get Eric Byrnes. I’ve heard he’s got some attitude issues, I guess most would if they were .220 hitters with that kind of pay. At least it’d be at the minimum, but I’d still rather not have him. Schafer will be ready once he gets his swings in at AAA.
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
3:56 pm
Rage’s Ghost of Tom Joad is awesome. They’re “Renegades of Funk” is superb too.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
3:56 pm
*empirical… oops. *sorry*
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
3:57 pm
their*
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
3:57 pm
rochester – love Jeff Beck, great style on the guitar
heath – I am ex military…. always enough for plenty of company
darren
January 18th, 2010
3:58 pm
very true heath…do you think that wal would be as impressive if he was playing in the big east, ive seen him play alot this year and wonder how he would do with physical play
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
4:02 pm
I should go see an Syracuse game this year. I only live about an hour away. Anyone recommend any games that look to be like they could be good?
GoBraves123
January 18th, 2010
4:02 pm
DOB, did you ever see the film Once? If so, have you listened to Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova’s newest album? They perform under the name Swell Season.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
4:03 pm
darren -
Wall played pretty well in NY against UConn. Though, I should say, as good as Wall is, it would be foolish to discount the talent around him. I agree with those that say UK has the best over-all “talent” in the starting five but that their lack of experience and depth put them behind Texas and KU. Blesoe, Patterson, and Cousins are all NBA talents. Good luck to your team.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
4:04 pm
dogsbrekky -
Sweet. Love good home-cookin’. Tryin’ to figure out what to do this week.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
4:09 pm
You know, I have to say. I was sooooo disappointed with the casting and over-all acting product of the new Star Wars movies. There was so much potential there…. oh and The Empire Strikes Back was the best of all of them.
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
4:12 pm
I’ve never seen one Star Wars movie in its entirety.
China Grove
January 18th, 2010
4:13 pm
Rage is probably the concert I’d pay the most money to see, I’m a 90’s-raised radical after all. Haven’t had anywhere near an opportunity to see them and fear I won’t anytime soon. Any fans should definitely check out Morello’s acoustic stuff – actually I think that most of the folks here would really like it. He performs under the moniker “The Nightwatchman”, it’s some very well written stuff with great commentaries on contemporary affairs.
Time to hit the booze, ladies and gents. Apologies for my actions in advance.
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
4:14 pm
The 1st Star Wars is still the best… IMHO
China Grove
January 18th, 2010
4:15 pm
testing? Is there a reason why my comments aren’t being posted? This is the kind of censorship they had under Stalin.
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
4:16 pm
Heath I love to cook and bake but everything ends up spicy… just love my mega hot chillies and Cayenne Pepper and jalapenos…. ever tried peanut butter/sate chilli “oven baked” cheesecake… awesome stuff… especially with a good glass or 5 of syrah !
Heath
January 18th, 2010
4:16 pm
joe -
Best “bad guy” music in a movie is the Star Wars music. You hear those french horns belting out that music and it just sounds like something bad is gonna happen.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
4:18 pm
dogsbrekky -
Sounds like we have a lot in common for food preferences….hate bland food. The more spice, the better! I like food so spicy it makes my nose run!
Barrett
January 18th, 2010
4:20 pm
“DOB, did you ever see the film Once? If so, have you listened to Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova’s newest album? They perform under the name Swell Season.” -GoBraves123
Glen Hansard is part of another good band, the Frames. If you haven’t given them a listen, do. It’s good stuff. Burn the Maps is my favorite album of thiers.
China Grove
January 18th, 2010
4:21 pm
dogs, Heath
I’m with you guys on the spicy front. Tonight I’m cooking southern in honour of MLK, though.
tiger297
January 18th, 2010
4:22 pm
brekky how did you work out of that hole from this am?
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
4:24 pm
tiger – I did not realize it was a holiday… none of my stops went off and I stopped out near 11am with a massive loss on the missus’ account… luckily I made plenty early this month on my own larger account to appease her……….. pretty stupid of me getting drunk and having positions on before a holiday !
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
4:25 pm
just saw these 2 great little kids on Ellen… doing some Mike Jackson,, great stuff
Redstick19
January 18th, 2010
4:26 pm
DOB-
Is there a feeling amongst baseball writers that the longer Johnny Damon goes without signing with the Yankees, then more likely it becomes he signs with Braves? I have no major likes or dislikes when it comes to him in a Braves uniform… just asking outta curiosity, really. I mean, who else is interested in him that would not have stepped up and made an offer by now, right?
tiger297
January 18th, 2010
4:30 pm
Heath ur a kentucky fan right do you know who Matt May is?
Frank Robinson (Rockmart)
January 18th, 2010
4:30 pm
Maynard ruins Tool? Wow, I always thought Maynard was Tool! As you said, agree to disagree. I love all of Maynard’s bands.
tiger297
January 18th, 2010
4:31 pm
brekky did you see Lew’s comments earlier about spring training…going down b4 the games start as opposed to going to watch exhibition games?
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
4:32 pm
Frank Robinson
You ever hear A Perfect Circle’s version of “Imagine” by John Lennon./
Heyward
January 18th, 2010
4:35 pm
7.8 million for Uggla
Frank Robinson (Rockmart)
January 18th, 2010
4:37 pm
joe,
I have not. But I will check it out now.
Anders
January 18th, 2010
4:38 pm
At the end of the day you want the logo to represent where this guy made his greatest impact,” Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson said at a recent news conference (DOB’S Blog)
Has a pitcher EVER had a greater impact on a team than Tom Glavine did that last September as a Met and more specifically that last unfinished 1st inning that fateful October Sunday afternoon? Sounds like he wears a Met lid into the old hall based on this. {:
Daslied
January 18th, 2010
4:38 pm
Glen Hansard is part of another good band, the Frames. If you haven’t given them a listen, do. It’s good stuff. Burn the Maps is my favorite album of thiers.
Seconded! Love that album.
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
4:42 pm
Do you think McCann will be a Brave for life?
Anders
January 18th, 2010
4:44 pm
Do you think McCann will be a Brave for life? (joerochester)
Nope. The DH position will be calling in about 5 years. Too good a hitter to sit behind that plate forever. Too bad a non-catching body to play anywhere else. IMO anyway.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
4:48 pm
tiger297 -
What of Matt May?
tiger297
January 18th, 2010
4:51 pm
heath
as a UK fan figured you might know who he was…my better 1/2’s cousin and he hung out with us over the weekend (except for the time he was at the auburn game)
are you in Kentucky somewhere or local to Atlanta…the cooking comments have me curious LOL
China Grove
January 18th, 2010
4:52 pm
I’d like to see McCann stay, but I can imagine he’ll be a DH late in his career. Especially with his splits against lrighties, he could be a good platoon when he’s in his mid-late thirties, everyday against righties and occasionally against a southpaw.
The Good Lord willing, he’ll win a ring in Atlanta. But if this doesn’t happen, I can see him making the best decision for himself and going to an AL contender for a good number of years. Once a guy stops playing D, it’s amazing how long he can stick it out.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
4:53 pm
tiger297 -
(I presume you mean of catspause.)
Heath
January 18th, 2010
4:55 pm
tiger297 -
I grew up near Louisville (Ft. Knox/Radcliff/E-town area). I am currently in Cleveland, Ohio…but I am not sure for how much longer. A return to Ky this summer/fall seems like a very good possibility.
DAP
January 18th, 2010
4:59 pm
anders Has a pitcher EVER had a greater impact on a team than Tom Glavine did that last September as a Met and more specifically that last unfinished 1st inning that fateful October Sunday afternoon?
how about october 28th 1995? unless you are a self centered mets fan, pitching lights out in the clinching game of a world series has much more impact.
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
4:59 pm
tiger – what dates ? if one goes before the games start when do you get there and what can we see…. I I assume the practice sessions are open
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
5:00 pm
McCann will NOT leave the ATL… he is happy on the loot he gets..
watching the “Hurt Locker” again on HDTV… great great movie
JayDub
January 18th, 2010
5:00 pm
DOB … I’m a bit behind on the blog. Just saw the Prine talk from early in the morning.
Connected him to baseball … I’ll just say I think of him and “Lake Marie” every time I go to see a game at Brewer’s Miller Park.
“There was four Italian sausages …. and they was sssssssssizzlin’!”
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
5:01 pm
Heath,
I was in Cleveland this past summer. I spent 3 days in the hotel that was next to the penthouses where Lebron James.
tiger297
January 18th, 2010
5:02 pm
yes from Ashley Judd’s only source of news on UK LOL
my better 1/2’s family is from louisville so we go up there pretty regularly, will actually be up there this weekend for my youngest son’s 2nd bday
I spent 3 years in cleveland (actually lived in westlake) back in the late ’90’s when the jake was selling out every game. Not a bad place I actually enjoyed it but the winters could be very brutal.
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
5:02 pm
where Lebron James stayed*
Anders
January 18th, 2010
5:03 pm
how about october 28th 1995? unless you are a self centered mets fan, pitching lights out in the clinching game of a world series has much more impact.(DAP)
Some radar you got their guy. You weren’t guarding the entrance to Pearl Harbor some 65 years ago – were ya?
Heath
January 18th, 2010
5:03 pm
joerochester -
Many more leaving Cleveland than coming. One of the worse places (and Ohio as a whole) the last few years.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
5:04 pm
tiger297 -
Yes…the winters are too much sometimes. I’ll be very happy to move outta here. I actually live closer to Akron than Cleveland.
nolie
January 18th, 2010
5:05 pm
HEATH I agree. EMPIRE STRIKES BACK is the best. PHANTOM MENACE is the worst IMO
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
5:07 pm
Heath,
My g/f and I were very surprised how dead the downtown area was. A guy who lived in the area we were at said that the suburbs are more crowded.
DAP
January 18th, 2010
5:07 pm
anders, im not sure what that means. i was born on pearl harbor day, but i wasnt “their”. :- )
tiger297
January 18th, 2010
5:07 pm
one of my best friends lives in fairlawn which should be close to you right? I can remember the day I decided to leave, I looked at the 10 day forecast and the largest number was 8. That’s tough on a boy from south louisiana ya know
TnBrian
January 18th, 2010
5:07 pm
Of course, McCann could just make a move to 1st base when he and they feel it’s time for a position change. Let me guess, he’s too fat and slow to play a position that features Delgado,Berkman and other 1st baseman that have played that position and are below average there. Gallaraga was a big, slow guy, but he could scoop them out with the best of em and I could see McCann being a AG over there someday.
Anders
January 18th, 2010
5:07 pm
McCann will NOT leave the ATL… he is happy on the loot he gets..(dogsbrekky)
Happier than Glavine and Maddux were back when they were winning all those games and titles – yet left for the loot anyway? He’ll be worth more as a DH some day than a catcher imo.At least for an extended deal.
Brave4life
January 18th, 2010
5:08 pm
IM WITH COCO
Heath
January 18th, 2010
5:09 pm
joerochester -
Just no work here anymore. What once was a place crawling with manufacturing-related work, is quite the shell of it’s former self.
Anders
January 18th, 2010
5:09 pm
DAP – I was joking about Glavine. Went right over your head. You can connect the dots from there – I hope.
China Grove
January 18th, 2010
5:09 pm
exactly Anders Galarraga.
TennesseePaul
January 18th, 2010
5:09 pm
McGwire has gotten the rawest of the raw deals from the panel of roiders including Bonds, Arod, and Clemens. Perhaps this is because more people liked the guy than the others. I don’t know.
I can understand a HOF voter refusing to vote for a ‘roider on principle. But attempting to describe him as one dimensional player while casting a vote for a DH seems ridiculous, as I’ve read some voters logic on other sites.
Of all “those cheating douches” Sosa is by far the biggest douche of the entire era. Say what you will about McGwire’s course of action at the Congressional hearing, Sosa pretended he couldn’t understand English. That was Sosa’s defense.
On top of all of that, Sosa corked his bat.
That guy went from hitting .257/.308/.469/.777 with a 106 OPS+ over 9 seasons (averaging 23 HR and 77 RBI a season)
to hitting .302/.391/.635/1.027 with a 162 OPS+ over 6 seasons (averaging 55 HR and 135 RBI a season). He practically doubled his home run pace, going from hitting a HR once every 19+ at bats to hitting one once very 10+ at bats… all while suckin down the juice, corking his bat… and forgetting how to speak a language.
Heath
January 18th, 2010
5:10 pm
tiger297 -
The only reason I have stayed this long is my g/f. I hate this place. Your recollection of the 10-day forecast is a regular one during the winters here. Ugh. Ky isn’t as warm as Louisiana, but snow is still pretty rare there too.
tiger297
January 18th, 2010
5:10 pm
brekky Lew’s comment is below to put it in context he said he goes soon after pitchers and catchers report. Cost $12 bucks to get in and very little crowds and he also indicated the closer to start of games the more focused and less interactive the players tend to get. Still haven’t decided what I’m going to do yet…
tiger-The practices usually start around 9:00, though you can get autographs at the players’ entrance before hand. Practices last until around 12:30-1:00 with players straggling out for an hour or more afterwards.
You can go to the back fields and watch the pitchers (and later the minor leaguers), go down to the bating cages (great place for autographs), or stay up at the main field and watch BP and fielding/running drills. You also get to see the ML pitchers throw BP. Also a good place for autographs. Bobby Cox signs up there as do coaches and most of the players who will sign while waiting for their BP turn or right after (some won’t sign at all).
keylargo
January 18th, 2010
5:11 pm
Bonds was still one of the best players without steroids. He hit for .avg, stole bases, and hit for power. What if the Braves would have had Bonds during the 90s?joerochester
Back when the blog was discussing who was more valuable, a pitcher or a position player, I asked what would have happened if the Braves had traded Steve Avery for the Pirates Barry Bonds in 1992. Avery was hurt soon thereafter and Bonds blossomed into the most potent offensive player. The only thing certain would be the Braves would have won more than one World Series.
But would Bonds have gone the steroid rout being the leader of the Braves in the 90’s? Supposedly, and that is really not certain, the Braves had clean players, but a few, led by a catcher who left at the end of the season looking like Joe Torre and came back looking like Jose Canseco, were in question.
dogsbrekky
January 18th, 2010
5:11 pm
Anders – a bit hard to guard the entrance to a harbor as in Pearl Harbor when the Japs were coming in by air in size…
and I saw the Glavine Mets game and remember it in detail… he was putrid that day but had a heap of blooped singles against, errors and bad luck as well… still your mutts effed up many more games then just that ONE
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
5:12 pm
Heath–
Very similar to this area, too. Kodak layed off a lot of people.
Anders
January 18th, 2010
5:13 pm
TnBrian – So why don’t they just move McCann to first now? Or do you expect his feet will improve as he ages and plays 145 games a year behind the plate? If the Braves thought he could play first they would have moved his bat there already. It’s not like he’s Johnny Bench behind the dish.
TennesseePaul
January 18th, 2010
5:14 pm
led by a catcher who left at the end of the season looking like Joe Torre and came back looking like Jose Canseco, were in question
Todd Pratt?
joerochester
January 18th, 2010
5:15 pm
Anders,
You act like every great catcher moves to DH or 1B.
China Grove
January 18th, 2010
5:15 pm
What’s going on in Cleveland can happen almost anywhere, all across the northeast and midwest it’ll happen first, it’s been bad in manufacturing towns and cities in Canada too. I grew up in a mill town that was very prosperous and clean only 10 or 15 years back. During that time it was voted “best small town in the country” a couple of times. Well, most of the mill jobs are gone – the unions been decimated, and the pay and benefits have been decimated with it. No money in the local economy anymore and now a lot of the service industry is going under too. Now there’s crack cocaine, poverty, crime. Walking through the halls of my old high school is already depressing – empty classrooms, brawls, drugs. And this is in Canada!
This is why we like Springsteen. Take a listen to “My Hometown”, it echoes my sentiments exactly.