<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post1455733450524890636..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>17</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8246850308935242080</id><published>2009-11-06T13:43:29.919-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-06T13:43:29.919-05:00</updated><title type='text'>stv ptrmir&#xa;&#xa;i couldn&amp;#39;t agree more&#xa;i&amp;#39;m stil...</title><summary type='text'>stv ptrmir&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i couldn&amp;#39;t agree more&lt;br /&gt;i&amp;#39;m still hurting &lt;br /&gt;for the loss of santana&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;maybe if twins management would be as hardscrabble and rough and tumble as some of the players&lt;br /&gt;they would take those risks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i&amp;#39;m still stunned that the twins won the AL central&lt;br /&gt;i was at that game&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;despite it all ron writes a little history lesson&lt;br </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/8246850308935242080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/8246850308935242080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257533009919#c8246850308935242080' title=''/><author><name>jh</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10043530995274885830</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='14' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GGxzozVkZvg/SoNWqdZHBoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/IGjF8tvmWwg/S220/sculpture_crop2%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1850634495"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 06, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5524213261991002184</id><published>2009-11-06T11:04:09.220-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-06T11:04:09.220-05:00</updated><title type='text'>It is good to be a Twins fan, though I came by it ...</title><summary type='text'>It is good to be a Twins fan, though I came by it via Oliva, Killebrew &amp;amp; Carew, and suffered through Calvin Griffith&amp;#39;s financial limitations.  Rooting for a team has little to do with payroll size and more to do with dynamic players (and as Chomsky puts it the training in &amp;quot;irrational jingoism&amp;quot; that is being a sports fan).  The problem with the Twins and the current MLB economic </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/5524213261991002184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/5524213261991002184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257523449220#c5524213261991002184' title=''/><author><name>speterme</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/17055890133721456106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1987501952"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 06, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4334398316551884592</id><published>2009-11-06T09:56:04.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-06T09:56:04.004-05:00</updated><title type='text'>It might be worth it to offer donation boxes for t...</title><summary type='text'>It might be worth it to offer donation boxes for teams. Then fans can raise the funds for better pitchers. ; )</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/4334398316551884592'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/4334398316551884592'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257519364004#c4334398316551884592' title=''/><author><name>Pirooz M. Kalayeh</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/03711464117933514834</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f8KPGEGJNIE/SnwRpyKK0QI/AAAAAAAACkA/MWRttZGygVU/S220/IMG_0401.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-2103391390"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 06, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5626327115552749563</id><published>2009-11-06T00:01:47.390-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-06T00:01:47.390-05:00</updated><title type='text'>tom king thanks for the stats&#xa;i think the twins ar...</title><summary type='text'>tom king thanks for the stats&lt;br /&gt;i think the twins are the best team in baseball&lt;br /&gt;they spend less and get more&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;after the spectacle it&amp;#39;s all over but the nausea&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;how about a rule that says at least one girl has to be on the field in the line-up loosen things up a bit...for one inning they must use a regulation size softball&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the game needs some creative </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/5626327115552749563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/5626327115552749563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257483707390#c5626327115552749563' title=''/><author><name>jh</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10043530995274885830</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='14' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GGxzozVkZvg/SoNWqdZHBoI/AAAAAAAAAAM/IGjF8tvmWwg/S220/sculpture_crop2%5B1%5D.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1850634495"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 06, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8730783358550365380</id><published>2009-11-05T20:14:23.196-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T20:14:23.196-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ted Williams&amp;#39; cryogenically frozen head is bei...</title><summary type='text'>Ted Williams&amp;#39; cryogenically frozen head is being kept in a basement in Scottsdale Arizona against his family&amp;#39;s will.  More here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/20/national/main533849.shtml&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Headhunters of Arizona captured the head after a lengthy legal battle.  One of the good things about poetry is that no one much cares, so the chances of becoming a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/8730783358550365380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/8730783358550365380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257470063196#c8730783358550365380' title=''/><author><name>Kirby Olson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1262696662"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1391765607322196327</id><published>2009-11-05T19:37:18.643-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T19:37:18.643-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The 2009 payroll for the playoff teams (and their ...</title><summary type='text'>The 2009 payroll for the playoff teams (and their ranking by the thirty MLB teams):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Yankees $201M&lt;br /&gt;4. Red Sox $123&lt;br /&gt;6. Angels $114&lt;br /&gt;7. Phillies $113&lt;br /&gt;9. Dodgers $100&lt;br /&gt;13. Cards $88&lt;br /&gt;18. Rockies $75&lt;br /&gt;24. Twins $65&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Marlins are at the bottom with $37M.  And for you Met fans, you come in at #2 with #136M. So why not be a Rockies fan like me?  </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/1391765607322196327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/1391765607322196327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257467838643#c1391765607322196327' title=''/><author><name>Tom King</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/14211378281642641041</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_B33zvHDC_m4/SUcFrpLUEeI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jrXdJmzJcfs/S220/Tom+playing+cornet+08.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1642046747"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-8822283097469929775</id><published>2009-11-05T14:13:11.130-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T14:13:11.130-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Curt Flood lives!&#xa;But try telling a group of stude...</title><summary type='text'>Curt Flood lives!&lt;br /&gt;But try telling a group of students who think baseball players make too much money why Flood was a hero.  Not easy.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/8822283097469929775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/8822283097469929775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257448391130#c8822283097469929775' title=''/><author><name>Susan</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11149093537815104761</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-916968898"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5011712490029001169</id><published>2009-11-05T11:01:04.433-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T11:01:04.433-05:00</updated><title type='text'>First-pitch Feliz? We love him, but he is being tr...</title><summary type='text'>First-pitch Feliz? We love him, but he is being treated as good hands, no hit by the team here. The Giants tried to use him to protect Barry Bonds and he was overmatched at that task. Here he is the number seven hitter, and could drop to number eight with nobody complaining.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/5011712490029001169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/5011712490029001169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257436864433#c5011712490029001169' title=''/><author><name>Ron</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09250950725876683923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/silliman/silliman2a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-660918411"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-6028897672845908559</id><published>2009-11-05T10:47:08.734-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T10:47:08.734-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How long did it take Feliz to wear out his welcome...</title><summary type='text'>How long did it take Feliz to wear out his welcome?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had him in San Francisco for eight years, and boy did we get tired of his bush-league hitting.  Meaningless home runs, complete lack of discipline at the plate--swinging at balls two feet outside (at least he doesn&amp;#39;t seem to be doing that anymore!)--an apparent unwillingness to address the bad habits.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rollins and </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/6028897672845908559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/6028897672845908559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257436028734#c6028897672845908559' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-6156827349068597085</id><published>2009-11-05T10:20:30.546-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T10:20:30.546-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Watching the Yankees jump around last night made m...</title><summary type='text'>Watching the Yankees jump around last night made me wonder what it means to be a &amp;quot;champion.&amp;quot;  The audio system kicked out Queen&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;We Are the Champions&amp;quot; instead of the usual post-Yankee victory Sinatra&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;New York, New York&amp;quot; -- and I watched Jorge Pasada stumble around not really knowing what to do with himself.  I think he spent so much time walking from the</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/6156827349068597085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/6156827349068597085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257434430546#c6156827349068597085' title=''/><author><name>speterme</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/17055890133721456106</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1987501952"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1994905324904376159</id><published>2009-11-05T09:44:27.457-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T09:44:27.457-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Probably a good time to start reading this, Ron:&#xa;&#xa;...</title><summary type='text'>Probably a good time to start reading this, Ron:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.firejoemorgan.com/</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/1994905324904376159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/1994905324904376159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257432267457#c1994905324904376159' title=''/><author><name>Amish Trivedi</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839976680249253602</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mPfhUEoPnU0/SYpxS8Lh8ZI/AAAAAAAAAQw/aWbjRciM9H8/S220/2.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-832955061"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1868479580248745789</id><published>2009-11-05T09:12:46.884-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T09:12:46.884-05:00</updated><title type='text'>&amp;gt; We&amp;#39;re always&#xa;&#xa;Me too. (Steinbrenner&amp;#39;s...</title><summary type='text'>&amp;gt; We&amp;#39;re always&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Me too. (Steinbrenner&amp;#39;s some large percentage responsible for my preference to watch games in Queens.) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can you recommend any literature on how to grant rights to the suppliers of labor without ahem tilting the playing field to the undue advantage of any part of those who demand labor. (Please restrict the ratio of 19th century Germans on that list </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/1868479580248745789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/1868479580248745789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257430366884#c1868479580248745789' title=''/><author><name>Jordan</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10451174274596699645</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/68/168671726_f87b53b572_m.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1484709122"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-290445494293585367</id><published>2009-11-05T08:48:08.374-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T08:48:08.374-05:00</updated><title type='text'>my deepest sympathy for your devastating loss.</title><summary type='text'>my deepest sympathy for your devastating loss.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/290445494293585367'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/290445494293585367'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257428888374#c290445494293585367' title=''/><author><name>ZYZZYVA</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10198580705465008538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_z9CYJgFnlhA/SS2cGBu_ivI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/dnNzwqMv5sI/S220/howard.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-804650042"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2664346986865075842</id><published>2009-11-05T08:46:57.063-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T08:46:57.063-05:00</updated><title type='text'>We&amp;#39;re always pro-Curt Flood here, but not pro-...</title><summary type='text'>We&amp;#39;re always pro-Curt Flood here, but not pro-George Steinbrenner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, yes, Utley was everything he could be, one of the three best second basemen in history (the others being Rogers Hornsby, the only 2B with a higher OPS than Ut, and Joe Morgan).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There should also be a rule that requires baseball to use Jon Miller &amp;amp; Joe Morgan (now the best baseball color guy in </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/2664346986865075842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/2664346986865075842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257428817063#c2664346986865075842' title=''/><author><name>Ron</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09250950725876683923</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/silliman/silliman2a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-660918411"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2648992270741173057</id><published>2009-11-05T08:27:01.031-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T08:27:01.031-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hmm, is this a pro- or anti-Curt Flood post, I can...</title><summary type='text'>Hmm, is this a pro- or anti-Curt Flood post, I can&amp;#39;t tell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, didn&amp;#39;t Utley have a memorably great series. Reggie-level great.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/2648992270741173057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/2648992270741173057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257427621031#c2648992270741173057' title=''/><author><name>Jordan</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10451174274596699645</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://static.flickr.com/68/168671726_f87b53b572_m.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1484709122"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5020212312376568890</id><published>2009-11-05T07:34:39.746-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T07:34:39.746-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Another victory for big corporate money!  My frien...</title><summary type='text'>Another victory for big corporate money!  My friends who are Yankees fans all say the same thing, &amp;quot;All the money in the world doesn&amp;#39;t guarantee you the World Series...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No, but it sure guarantees you that your team will have more shots at it than anyone else...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another victory for big corporate money....</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/5020212312376568890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/5020212312376568890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257424479746#c5020212312376568890' title=''/><author><name>Name: Matthew Guenette</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06901074740673802260</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-188382328"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2413777448551791927</id><published>2009-11-05T04:41:54.130-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T04:41:54.130-05:00</updated><title type='text'>well  the Redskins spent more  for their present d...</title><summary type='text'>well  the Redskins spent more  for their present dull-to-zilch team... and just look at what the money bought them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and&lt;br /&gt;we-the-people recentlyn went into great hock to buy 4 failing greedy banks, 3 pharmaceuticals,  a cpl of auto companies, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AND  just look what &amp;quot;we&amp;quot; got!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ZILCH.  Heck, &amp;quot;it s not&lt;br /&gt;the economy, stupid,&amp;quot;  It s our </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/2413777448551791927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1455733450524890636/comments/default/2413777448551791927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html?showComment=1257414114130#c2413777448551791927' title=''/><author><name>Ed Baker</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11285310130024785775</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_SpwtdDR0utk/R3Owpv1OTyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/5uapZyaJmtY/S220/Ed++by+Evie+Baker'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-it-came-down-to-finally-was-fact.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1455733450524890636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1455733450524890636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-771816173"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 05, 2009"/></entry></feed>