What's wrong with Tommy John?
Nothing, once he had the Tommy John surgery. It's just that he's wasn't quite as good a pitcher as Bert Blyleven (or Jack Morris, IMO).
Does anybody else miss the Mayor? 'I just want to be a big snake.'
Xander ,'End of Days'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DXMachina - Jan 04, 2005 10:51:22 am PST #2885 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Jesse - Jan 04, 2005 10:52:30 am PST #2886 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I've got the Fugees, or someone.
Calli - Jan 04, 2005 10:52:41 am PST #2887 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've been seeing ads for Flipper with a very young Elijah Wood on some channel or other. Aside from broader shoulders and looking like he might shave occasionally, he hasn't changed that much over the years.
Also, spam sender name of the day: Sneeringly E. Wrongful
Frankenbuddha - Jan 04, 2005 10:53:17 am PST #2888 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And my brain just goes right to Minnie Ripperton.
And ND sends me to John Stamos' older brother and exploding cattle.
Has anyone mentioned MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS? It's a Boston classic. I also remember being hugely fond of a book called NORMAN THE DOORMAN (and I may have the Norman part wrong) about a mouse living in a museum who creates a mouse museum out of mousetraps.
Jesse - Jan 04, 2005 10:57:12 am PST #2889 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Mmmm....Make Way for Ducklings.... Lack! Mack! Nack! Pack!
Teena Marie! Not the Fugees! Turns out, it's not that helpful to google "ooh la la la."
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2005 10:57:14 am PST #2890 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nutty - Jan 04, 2005 10:57:35 am PST #2891 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
What's wrong with Tommy John?
I was going to say, he had a crap elbow. Luckily, he took up with a bunch of surgeons, and now, despite his not making the HOF (yet if ever), we'll always know his name. Better that than dying of a new disease, right?
(Although it creeps me out that Tommy John surgery is so common -- and that some people may be getting it just to get a better fastball, rather than because their arms have become jelly. I'm a big opponent of the idea of "improvement" surgery, and look more-than-cockeyed at the idea of stopgap medical treatment of any kind.)
Calli - Jan 04, 2005 10:57:43 am PST #2892 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I liked I See What I See which came out in the early '60s, I think. Amazon.com doesn't show it in the first several pages of searching, so I doubt it's still in print. Basically, an overly literal kid gets scared into having an imagination.
I also loved The ice-cream cone coot, And other rare birds by Arnold Lobel. And when I read it to a roommate's toddler niece she seemed to like it as well.
DXMachina - Jan 04, 2005 11:01:39 am PST #2893 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Better that than dying of a new disease, right?
Right. Tommy John surgery is a far better fate than Lou Gehrig's disease.
sarameg - Jan 04, 2005 11:05:30 am PST #2894 of 10002
There's a Nightmare in My Closet for a little older age range. (sorry if has already been mentioned.)
I wanted my own monster SO BAD.