Yankee4Life

Updated to 6-11 ...What a tough week in here for me this week. Or at least I should say a tough past few days. That's more accurate. I don't want to go on and elaborate, but when you do this kind of job on a message board it is safe to say you won't make everyone happy. You want to, but you always come up short. Anyway, move on. This will be a good week, you always have to hope. ...I always seem to have the bad habit of searching around on the TV and finding a really good movie on it that I really want to see and it always seems to be almost done. Why can't I find it when it first starts? ...Telling you right now, if you only grab one mod from here this week please make it Ty Wiggin's box score extractor. That guy is amazing. ...Not all new versions of things are good upgrades. I tried to upgrade to Yahoo IM v7.5 and it kept crashing on me when I tried to start it. The latest YIM has voice and phone options. So I said what the heck, I'll try it, After I didn't get it to work I went right back to version 6.0 and now I can log back on to YIM and I can live happily ever after. ...Thanks a lot Yankees. Only that team can show how good they can play this game early in the week against Boston and then show how bad to play this game later on the week. Inconsistent is how you describe them. And oh yeah, Randy Johnson is for real. Really bad. ...Looked at my X-Box yesterday with the thought of turning it on. Resisted once again. ...I really wish it would warm up around here so the grass would stop growing this fast. ...Five more weeks I believe until my vacation. I should know this. Let me check. No I was wrong, I only work four more weeks and I got the second week of July off to do the work I was born to do: nothing. ...I can't say enough about Sony CDR's. They are dependable. Others I like are Fuji and Imation. I never have a problem with them. It's those cheap *&$&^*( ones with no name on it that sometimes screw me up. ...My favorite part of Sunday is right now. Early morning and everyone here is still asleep. Nothing beats the quiet. ...My speakers almost broke yesterday. I made a mistake of listening to a .mp3 from Mark from some group called Moorish Delta 7. I couldn't make out one thing they said.

Ok, that works. Now the next game I play I use kraw's layout and compare the two. Now I got to try to figure out how to put the player photos on this, then I will be ok

God damnit What the hell did I do wrong?

Wonderful, just wonderful. What a great utility. Here's my latest game, and it was fun reading about it after I completed it. 1941 Yankees

Hory, I didn't think you knew about this thread. Welcome. And I wish you would post here on Sundays.

Well, let me help you get started. Wave goodbye to JDK

No you are not. You shouldn't even have that one. Put a new one up please Emil. I hardly see your posts so that could be one of the reasons why you've had this up for so long. There is a rule for no animated avatars. I'm sorry.

Yes it is KC, until JDK tried to hijack this thread.

JDK has been on this board for over two years now and has 58 total posts. I just checked out all his posts and most of them deal with insults towards someone else in here. He doesn't post much, but he makes his potshots count. Now JDK, don't post in this thread ever again. And if you ever want to see post 59, I suggest you show a bit more respect to Mark.

That is pretty hot. Thank you Dan.

Mark, what does that mean in English? 29 celcius is what in fahrenhiet?

Some people (like me) didn't know where to get .NET framework to help run this program so Mark gave me a link for it and I thought I would put it this thread in case any of you need this to run the Box Score Extractor: Net Framework.

Updated to 6-4 ...Ahh, there's nothing like a sunny summer morning as I sit here typing this out with my window open listening for the neighborhood to wake up for the day. Trouble is, today is not the day for it because it's pouring over here and it has been since early yesterday morning. We were only supposed to get "passing showers" but I guess they decided to pull over and stay awhile. ...One more thing about the rain and I'll end it with that. I was supposed to go and see the AAA Yankee team, the Columbus Clippers yesterday but it got rained out. Today there is a scheduled doubleheader and it looks like that is in doubt too. And this is the only time Columbus comes to town in 2006. ...Melky Cabrera really has my interest on the Yankees now. This kid has a great arm! He can hit and run and he is getting more confident each day. I am hoping that Sheffield is not signed next year so Cabrera has a place. ...I know it might be a bit early to wish some of you a happy summer off, but I don't want to forget to do it. Enjoy it and don't waste it. There's only a handful of summers that you have for yourselves before you start working or do whatever you will do in life. I had all my summers and I didn't waste a single one. They were the happiest times in my life. ...Last night the wife was looking at a catalog and I asked her what she was looking for. She replied "Christmas ideas for other people." True story. How the hell do you respond to that? I don't want to think about that crap until November. ...The puppy's operation went well and now she is running around the house like she was before and I'm tripping over her like I was before. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I love that dog. ...I guess I will pull for the Mavericks to win the NBA title instead of Miami because I like the state of Texas much better then I like Florida because Florida sucks. And in the NHL, Carolina and Edmonton are very close to pick. That's a toss up, although the guys in here that follow hockey more closely than I do might disagree. ...The Red Sox come to Yankee Stadium this week and I hope Scott Proctor gets a chance to get even with Money Ramirez in one of the games. ...And a big thank you goes to Roger Clemens for remaining in Houston to pitch for those guys and not coming to New York to steal more of the Yankees' money. ...Are any of you sick of getting sales calls? Well here's a tip for you the next time you get someone on the line that "is calling about this great new offer". When you find out it is a sales call, set the phone down on the table and get back to watching tv or whatever you are doing. Pretty soon they will get the hint and hang up.

Thank you RAM for coming in here and posting. Excellent post!

Snepp, can you PM it to me? When I click to download it, a new page opens up and then it times out on me. I don't know why.

DAMN. I have no idea why I can not download this.

I tried this wonderful utility last night and today. Before I go on, I would also like to thank tywiggins for this great mod. I think this is going to be another one of the "must have" mods for this game along with Fuzz's Studio, Hory's portraits and KC's uniforms. Please take a look at my boxscore. It said No Game Log: At least one at-bat was simmed or managed. Well, I never did anything like that. I wonder what happened?

Updated to 5-28 ...My little dog got fixed the other day and she's doing fine now. When the operation was going on I was nervous. It's amazing that a little seven pound dog that I've only had since February already has me wrapped around her little paw. ...Sometimes the way people drive when they cut in front of you, tailgate you or do whatever the hell they want can literally drive me up a wall. No pun intended. I don't want to go into examples because I bet I can fill the next two or three pages with them. The worst thing they do is what I call the "phantom stop." I'm sure you've seen it. Some idiot gets to a stop sign, drives past it, stops for a millisecond and drives out in front of you. ...I want to go on record right now to say I don't want Dontrelle Willis in a Yankee uniform. I don't want the Yankees to trade their top prospect in Phillip Hughes for him, or really anybody. If Hughes is supposed to be that good, I want to see him win games for the Yankees and no one else. ...Al Leiter is the best new announcer I have heard in a long time. He just joined the YES Network team this year and he really has a lot to add. He's informative, he's funny, he knows the game and he understands the game and the players and explains things well. He's the opposite of Michael Kay. ...Tribetime made a thread here the other day and after I read it and watched the video it scared the hell out of me. Now my question is what can be done? ...I was informed the other day that there is still a big fight going on about US citizens being required to get a passport to go to Canada starting next year. From what I heard it is not official yet but I've been looking around for some information on this and I can't find any. I don't want to get a passport because it is going to cost me over 100 dollars. I'm no terrorist, I just want to see the Yankees and I promise not to beat up any Canadian if the Yankees lose when I am there. Promise! ...Back in March I cancelled my X-Box live account. I was given a confirmation number that I saved to prove that I cancelled the account before it got automatically removed. I was told everything was all set. Well, I got my bank statement the other day and exactly 37 days after I called and cancelled my account, Microsoft decided to bill me for another year of X-box live. After spending twenty minutes on the phone last night, I think it is all straightened out. I think. The moral of this story is don't trust Microsoft, but most people know that already. ...Forty dollars to fill my gas tank on Friday. Prices like that might limit summer holiday travel this year. I know one guy who drove to Florida last month from where I live (upstate New York) and he kept track of all the money he spent on gas. It came to a total of $521. 8O ...I think the kids in school today have it a lot tougher then I did when I was in school. ...Speaking about school, it's almost time to close those doors for another summer. I always loved this time of year. ...Happy Memorial Day for all the fallen vets.

:pistols: :pistols: I hope that helped. :)

Updated to 5-21 ...Nothing is as monotonous as having to work week after week. Usually I can deal with it, but there are times when I wish I could just walk away for awhile. ...Hey, it's a brand new day! Who's the next Yankee to get injured? ...My little dog goes to get spayed this Thursday. She has to stay overnight at the vet and we pick her up on Friday. Hell yeah I am nervous. It will be the first day she'll be away from me and I am not looking forward to it at all. ...Was running errands yesterday after I got out of work and I saw a huge soccer tournament going on. Depressed the heck out of me seeing these young kids playing soccer instead of being on the ball field playing baseball. When I was a kid there were no organized soccer leagues. Hell, we never even played it. ...I really dislike interleague play. The Yankees always seem to get the harder schedule in this as compared to Boston. Why? The Yankees have to play the Mets six times. Boston only plays them three times and of course, all games at Fenway Park. ...We had one of those DVR recorders put in yesterday by DirecTV. That's where you can record shows when you are not there. Now I got to figure out how to use the darn thing. ...One thing I don't like is sour cream. I don't like having that poured on anything I plan on eating. ...You want a pretty good drink to grab for the upcoming summer? Try Propel. It's a great tasting, low sugar drink by the makers of Gatorade and it comes in various flavors. This commercial was brought to you by Propel. ...Wednesday is D-Day for me. Car inspection day. Oh, I hope it doesn't cost too much.

Today I've learned more about rice than I care to know.

Come to think of it, you are right. May I suggest Rice-a-Roni, the San Fransisco treat? Those people make some very nice rice.

Well, since it's you, you can post on Monday. As far as Uncle Ben's rice goes, I usually have better results cooking it on the stove instead of the microwave. Stir it up every once in awhile, add a little water and it's fine.

Updated to 5-14 ...Six hundred dollars for the 60 gig PS3!!! No kidding. 600 dollars. And the 20 gig one is only going to cost $499. What a bargain. Sony has just priced themselves out of the console game market. ...Went to see Poseidon last night and it was pretty good. If you guys want to enjoy a nice movie, I think you'd like it. This movie is a remake from the 1972 movie "The Poseidon Adventure" which was pretty good itself. All I kept on thinking is when that movie was going on is that I've never make it through if I were there. ...I have now gone to openly rooting against Bernie Williams each and every time he is at bat. His play in the field has become nothing but a liability. The sooner he is released the better. ...I still play on occasion All Star Baseball on the X-Box. Acclaim, which is no longer around, didn't make that bad of a baseball game. They even had rumors of a PC game years ago but they were having too much financial problems to do that. ...From my first looks at it, Baseball Mogul 2007 looks like the potential to be a very fun game. ...Hideki Matsui's injury was costly for the Yankees, but his fans in his home country of Japan are really upset about this. This has been front page news and headlining TV news there for the first few days after it happened. I just hope we don't go making a stupid trade. The players we havem like Melky Cabrera, can do just fine. We don't need to get people like Loafin' Soriano ( are you kidding me) or anyone else to fill in. ...I just hate mowing my lawn. But at the same time I would rather mow it then shovel it. ...I bought me a nice left handed pitching wedge last year at a flea market and after I did the lawn, I chipped around in the backyard with some golf balls. I didn't see that one of the dogs came outside and on my second swing, I came within two inches of the poor dog's head. Scared the hell out of me. I then put the club away. I'm not destined to play golf unless it is on Links 2003. ...Saluting the college kids in our forum for a second. Enjoy your summer off, you guys deserve it. ...And happy Mother's Day to all the mothers.

Updated to 5-7 ...I like going to Staples to get my "office" supplies even though I don't have an office. I mean to say I go there to get pens and paper and stuff like that. Sometimes they have good deals, and sometimes they are behind the times. Example? They are still selling MVP Baseball 2005 for $29.99 ...Those guys that made the *1961 season did a great job. In fact, as soon as I get done doing this, I am going to play a 1961 Yankee game. And coming soon is the Negro League mod. I'll need a whole new computer just for these mods. ...Anyone ever go to a flea market? I've gone to a few. It's 90% junk that you would throw out to the curb and 10% not so bad stuff. The trouble is, it is hard to find the good things. I saw one guy have for sale last year at a flea market in Avon, New York rusted spoons. No kidding. ...Some guy paid $30,000 to play wiffle ball with David Ortiz. That I just can't believe. ...I went to a Catholic High School and the other day I found out that the tuition there was almost $5,000 a year. If that was like that when I was there, I'd of had to go to public schools. Even by today's standards they are overcharging. ...I missed Smallville this week so I downloaded the episode and then this morning I accidentally deleted it. I didn't realize I did that until a half hour went by. Oh well, I'll be sure to watch the season finale this Thursday. ...I hope KC comes in this thread today to give us and update on his phone and that it is good news. ...If any of you guys don't know, this website has a MVP 05 baseball league going. This is my shameless plug to promote it. A lot of people are in it, along with djeagles, who is a regular poster in this thread. I'm not in it because I just can't. But if anyone wants to be in for the next league, go sign up. ...The White Sox signed Jeff Nelson to a minor league contract the other day. He always was a favorite of mine. I wonder why the Yankees didn't keep him after he returned to New York in 2003? He would have helped a lot. ...Took a look at the X-Box 360 the other day. And it is a good as advertised graphic-wise. The guy who owns the X-Box has MLB 2k6 from 2k Sports and that game just doesn't look right. The online rosters are up to date as of March 22nd. For a company that has the corner market on baseball games, this is inexcuseable. ...I don't care for Philadelphia fans that much but they really gave it to Barry Bonds this past week, so that was ok. And when Bonds passes Ruth it will be a crime. ...The collective bargaining act ends this year. That is what I am paying attention to as much as the Yankee season.