KUSTER and DeJOIE Hussle to Monadnock Country after Concord

They hustled (4.00 / 5)

Pete Rose probably hussled his way to his bookie's office.

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by: JimC @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 08:07:40 AM CDT

Charlie Hustle (4.00 / 2)

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 13:06:10 PM CDT

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I like this !!! "Dancing with the Stars" (0.00 / 0)

... and you should have seen them in Jaffrey last night !!!  Contagious - Real toe tapper !!!

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by: kdhalloran @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 14:29:35 PM CDT

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A sarcastic nickname (0.00 / 0)

"Who does he think he is, Charlie Hustle?" -- Mickey Mantle

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by: JimC @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 14:53:48 PM CDT

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yup (4.00 / 1)

http://baseball.suite101.com/a...
9. Pete Rose - Charlie Hustle

His nickname was created by Mickey Mantle. During spring training of 1963, the New York Yankees were playing the Cincinnati Reds. Pete Rose, a rookie at the time, was taking batting practice with Mantle looking on. After his final practice swing drove a ball into center field, Rose took off down the first base line as if the game had already started. Mantle, for his wisecracking attitude, yelled over to Rose very loudly, "Boy, you're a real Charlie Hustle, ain't ya?"

and it stuck
Read more: http://baseball.suite101.com/a...

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 15:51:18 PM CDT

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Which players hold the records for most career home runs and RBIs in World Series history? (4.00 / 1)

Both records are held by Mickey Mantle who had 18 home runs and 40 RBIs in 65 World Series games.  

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 16:03:43 PM CDT

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The effects of osteomyelitis in his youth (4.00 / 1)

caught up to the Mick along with notorious drinking and his legs gave out.
"If I knew I'd live this long, I would have taken better care of myself."

and this one is for you DD...
"A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide."

Earlier in his career he was the fastest man in baseball..3.1 seconds from 1st to 3rd.

Mickey won the Triple Crown in 1956 with .353 batting average, 52 home runs and 130 RBIs.  Mickey is the only switch hitter to win the Triple Crown.

All Time Record for Highest Batting Average in a Season by a SH in the modern era .365 (1957)

Since Jeter has passed him and Gehrig for hits, this list is slightly outdated but still amazing....Yankee and MLB records abound

All Time Leader in Games Played   2,401
All Time Leader in At Bats 8,102
Career Strikeouts 1,710
Third All Time Leader (behind Ruth & Gehrig) in hits 2,415
Second All Time Leader - Home Runs (behind Ruth) 536
Third All Time Leader (behind Ruth & Gehrig) in RBIs 1509
Third All Time Leader (behind Ruth & Gehrig) in extra base hits 952
Most Home Runs hit at Yankee Stadium 266
Third All Time Leader (behind Ruth & Gehrig) in runs scored 1677
Fielding Records
Most Putouts by a Centerfielder 4,273
Career Fewest Average Number of Errors per year 6.5
Most Career Total of Fielding Chances by a Center-fielder 4460

Switch Hitting Records
Major League
All Time Record for Highest Batting Average in a Season by a SH in the modern era .365 (1957)
All Time Record for Most RBIs in a Season by a SH 130
All Time Record for Most Walks in a Season by a SH 146
The Most Lifetime Walks by a SH in MLB History 1734
Most Lifetime Strikeouts by a SH in MLB History 1710
Most Seasons (Lifetime) Leading the League in Strikeouts by a SH 5
Most Home Run Titles by SH in MLB history 4
Most Consecutive Years of Leading the League in Strikeouts by SH 3
First and only SH to win the Triple Crown 1956
Highest Slugging Average by a SH in MLB history .705 (1956)
Most Home Runs by a SH in a single season 54 (1961)
Most Career Home Runs by a SH 536
Highest Career Slugging Average by a SH  .557

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 08:14:55 AM CDT

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Ever see 61*? (0.00 / 0)

Good movie, and apparently pretty factual. Not great, but much better than, say, Mr. Saturday Night.

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by: JimC @ Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 08:57:07 AM CDT

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I lived it. (4.00 / 1)

Sat in right field bleachers waiting for Maris to hit to me but he never did.Saw the Tigers(Kaline and Cash, Lolich), Orioles...(Brooks Robinson)Senators w/(Killibrew)then became Twins in '61. We never went to a Red Sox game...they weren't even on the radar. No haters here, just no competition in those days.
They would always fade. Until 1967...

Red Sox fans know 1967 as the season of the "Impossible Dream." The slogan refers to the hit song from the popular musical play "Man of La Mancha." 1967 saw one of the great pennant races in baseball history with four teams in the AL pennant race until almost the last game. The BoSox had finished the 1966 season in ninth place, but they found new life with Yastrzemski as the team went to the 1967 World Series. Yastrzemski won the American League Triple Crown (the most recent player to accomplish such a feat), hitting .326 with 44 home runs and 121 RBIs. He finished one vote short of a unanimous MVP selection, as a Minnesota sportswriter placed Twins center fielder César Tovar first on his ballot.[28] But the Red Sox lost the series - again to the St. Louis Cardinals, in seven games. Legendary pitcher Bob Gibson stymied the Red Sox winning three games.

We had a transistor on the bus and someone held it to the window as we came back from a HS soccer game. We all rooted for the Sox ! How could you not ? Its a game man, and they won the League title by being the best.Yaz was the man. But as they say. 'good pitching beats good hitting'. Gibson was perhaps the best big game pitcher of his era.

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 09:59:42 AM CDT

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1967: our first color TV; Yaz was the reason. n/t (4.00 / 1)

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by: GreyMike @ Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 22:15:55 PM CDT

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our HD (0.00 / 0)

was purchased so we could see the Giants beat everybody and ruin a 'perfect' season.
Best consecutive road record in NFL history....

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Fri Oct 23, 2009 at 09:43:13 AM CDT

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And, unlike A-Fraud, he didn't need anabolic steroids to do it! (0.00 / 0)

Kudos to Mick!  Ah, back in the days when the Yankees didn't need to cheat to win. . .  

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by: Dartmouth Dem @ Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 09:58:27 AM CDT

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baby n/t (0.00 / 0)

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 10:00:14 AM CDT

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baby n/t (0.00 / 0)

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 10:00:20 AM CDT

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so (0.00 / 0)

 Are you advocating Boston turn in the 04 and 07 trophies due to 'No Mas' Papi and 'Its all about me' Manny taking the juice, or just bloviating from here to eternity? You never miss a chance to tear someone down, and hijack a thread that has nothing to do with YOU.  

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 10:12:21 AM CDT

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??? (0.00 / 0)

Emperor, I didn't "hijack" a thread -- I responded to your comments about baseball with truthful representations of A-Fraud's pharmaceutical escapades.  No harm there.

Big Papi never did anabolic steroids.  (He's fat, not muscled.)  Papi took over-the-counter Dominican nutritional supplements, which -- like everything else in that country -- are completely unregulated.  Unlike A-Fraud, he answered questions about this openly and without apology.  

3-0.

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by: Dartmouth Dem @ Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 11:19:57 AM CDT

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Which players hold the records for most career home runs and RBIs in World Series history? (0.00 / 0)

Both records are held by Mickey Mantle who had 18 home runs and 40 RBIs in 65 World Series games.  

"Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does." Allen Ginsberg

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by: JonnyBBad @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 16:03:48 PM CDT

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I'd rachet this down (0.00 / 0)

Like this will be a hit in "the enclaves:"

his commitment to incremental bi-partisanship

Friendly advice.

www.KusterforCongress.com  

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 08:24:45 AM CDT

That's Joe's decision (0.00 / 0)

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by: kdhalloran @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 14:19:05 PM CDT

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That's Joe's decision (0.00 / 0)

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by: kdhalloran @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 14:19:06 PM CDT

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I mean that's John's decision, not mine ... I don work on his or Annie's staff (4.00 / 1)

... he talked about doing legislation incrementally, not "my way or the highway" and his strategy of always having at least one Republican sponsor in legislation he files was controversial in the meeting and stimulated a question given the impossible current partisan climate.  So what do you mean by "the enclaves" ???

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by: kdhalloran @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 14:26:05 PM CDT

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Innocent Bystander (0.00 / 0)

KD,
I was talking past you, sorry.

The enclave reference goes back a ways. It's, elwood if I may be so bold, simultaneously an affirmation of the bluing of NH, while concurrently pushing back on a somewhat Manchester centric vision of NH politics.


www.KusterforCongress.com  

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 14:42:23 PM CDT

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Keene Sentinel on Annie & John in Jaffrey last night (4.00 / 1)

From today's Keene Sentinel - http://sentinelsource.com/arti...

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by: kdhalloran @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 15:24:11 PM CDT

Kuster supports a public option. (0.00 / 0)

Kuster said she is "passionately pro-choice," supports a public health-care option "with affordable access for all, but not at any cost, or we'll all go broke," and stressed the environmental and strategic importance of energy independence.

It better be over before Annie gets to DC, but it is good to see her state her convictions.

www.KusterforCongress.com  

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 15:52:07 PM CDT

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Paper mangled Annie's statement on Health Care Reform (0.00 / 0)

"... affordable access for all, but not at any cost, or we'll all go broke" makes no sense.

We're already going broke - hence Annie's principled stand on 1)the right to affordable health care for all and 2) an public option to drive down health insurance costs ... that's what Annie stands for ...

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by: kdhalloran @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 16:00:48 PM CDT

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Bi-Partisanship and John DeJoie (4.00 / 2)

If you read the Sentinel article DeJoie's statement regarding bi-partisanship was a little different then stated above.

According to the Sentinel report...
"DeJoie and Kuster each described themselves as bipartisan.

DeJoie noted the Democrats were the overwhelming minority in the Statehouse when he arrived there.

"You want to talk about having to work across the aisle - you couldn't accomplish anything without getting Republicans on board," DeJoie said.

He pointed to the signing into law in 2005 of the state version of Michelle's Law, which extended health insurance coverage for college students who need to take medical leaves of absence and previously were required to remain in school to stay covered.

A similar bill was recently signed into law at the federal level.

"This is an indication of what we can all do when we all work together," DeJoie said.

"Republicans have good ideas now and then," he said. "But being bipartisan means also having the strength and the convictions to know when to dig in your heels and say, 'I would rather have this bill die than become a shell of what it was.' "

I don't believe DeJoie is planning to work only incremently to accopmlish things such as healthcare reform.

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by: katbeep @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 15:58:46 PM CDT

Early Dump (0.00 / 0)

It's hard to say, health care reform being what it is these days, but the "B" word may not play well in the primary. No matter who uses it.

I'm a moderate/centrist type, so I eat this stuff up. Not sure how far centrism will fly in 2010, especially in a contested primary.

Well, the quotes are out there for the post primary pivot.

www.KusterforCongress.com  

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 16:12:37 PM CDT

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It's an interesting question - (4.00 / 4)

amplified by our "join-vote-quit" primary rules that let independents play the field. The calculation may be different here than in many states.

Worth a diary and thread sometime.

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by: elwood @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 18:25:44 PM CDT

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I was there --- I heard him. He makes sense in NH, but DC ??? (0.00 / 0)

You comments are correct vis a vis his statement that bi-partisanship has its limits, and he made sense on that point.  But he also explained why Michelle's law in NH is still very restrictive - that is, a 12 month window for a child under 26 who becomes gravely ill and will got be required to be a full time student.  12 months for a young person with cancer is NOT a lot of time - and believe me, these insurance companies will be waiting on the day after the 365 days to CANCEL the insurance REGARDLESS of the prognosis. John talked WHY they took the bill instead of rejecting it as insufficient because "the more fair and comprehensive the qualifications for continued coverage, the more objections and obstacles that block the way to reform."  Also reasonable - to a point.  CONGRESS is a different environment than NH, and in these days and for those of us who voted for "Change we can believe in" and the obstructionist "PARTY OF NO!" this "incremental bi-partisanship" has its limits in the wake of "Dont Ask Don't Tell" and  DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act).  Principles and People matter more than policies and parties.  We shall see which champion - the Fearless Fire Fighter and the Resolute Family Advocate triumphs.  In fact, I hope they both do!

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by: kdhalloran @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 16:20:03 PM CDT

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