I'm outta here, folks. On vacation for the next two weeks. Will mostly be home, although I'll take a quick trip to a super-secret location for New Year's and see how my 4-year-old son does on skis.
I'd like to thank all of you, with the utmost sincerity, who have become regular visitors and commenters here. I really enjoy the interaction. Now that I'm getting the hang of this blogging thing, the second calendar year should be more fun.
So before we shut down for a while, here are some recommended New Year's resolutions:
Barry Bonds - Sign lots of autographs in the San Francisco area. Hope that some of those people turn out to be jurors.
Brian Cashman - No more ultimatums.
Roger Clemens - Build a time machine. Go to 1998. Just say no.
Ken Davidoff - Get back to your college weight.
Joe Girardi - Peacefully coexist with your fellow employees
Randy Levine - One word: Subtlety
Paul Lo Duca - Cut back on the personalized, hand-written notes (scroll down).
Omar Minaya - Lose Rickey Henderson's phone number.
Jonathan Papelbon - Train that dog.
Andy Pettitte - Give the confession/apology thing another shot. Remember, humility scores the most points.
Willie Randolph - Find your smile.
Jose Reyes - Save some gas in the tank for September
Alex Rodriguez - More Buffett, less Boras.
Jimmy Rollins - Think bigger than just the division.
Bud Selig - Look up "Conflict of interest" in the dictionary. Memorize it. Forbid it.
Hank Steinbrenner - Quit smoking, but keep talking!
Joe Torre - Rest Scott Proctor at least twice a week.
Go ahead and submit your own recommendations here.
Happy and healthy 2008 to all of you and yours. See you in the new year.
Comments (9)
Mo Vaughn-Focus less on the pasta and more on the whole grain cereal. Have a good vacation Ken
Enjoy - rest and relax....we will all chip in for a new metal detector that you can use on the beach in Tampa this February!
Good recommendations! Have a nice vacation!! You are already very good at this "blogging thing" and I think your insights are excellent. They certainly make me think, and rethink. I also love the inside information.
My recommendations:
1. A-Rod - RELAX and drop the pretense.
2. Hank S. - RELAX and smile once in a while. Stop chain smoking.
3. Randy Levine - Go back to a behind the scenes role.
4. Curt Schilling - Talk and write less. Much less.
5. Manny Ramirez - Get a new tailor. Get a uniform that fits and get your hair cut.
6. Lou Pinella - Shave at least once a day. Make that twice a day.
7. Pete Rose - Be a little humble. After all these years, admit you blew it and finally take full responsibility for your actions and your ultimate fate.
8. Andy Pettite - Make a full, sincere apology for letting down people that admired you.
Thanks for the great blog, Ken. Enjoy your vacation.
Hey Ken.
Enjoy the time off and stay off the double black diamonds. Why do I picture you on the bunny trail?!
Be well and we look forward to your blog in 2008.
~Howard
I agree with most of what you said, but I'm just responding to wish you and yours a happy, healthy new year.
Have a great vacation, Ken! As for Andy Pettite, come on. No doctor in his right mind would prescribe HGH for an injury, it is used for dwarfism and for other people with growth problems. Andy is just as phony as the rest of them.
Ken,
Your Wolverines finally won a bowl game, celebrate with the chili fries and leave the weight on chunky.
Also, when you get back from vacation, please teach Kat O'Brien how to read the Mitchell report because she keeps writing that Andy Pettitte did nothing illegal.
Indeed, Greg, these are good times for U-M - but I have begun the diet nonetheless. As for Kat and Pettitte, Kat is referring to the fact that HGH was not banned by baseball in 2002 - hence there is no legal ground for a suspension. Was HGH banned by U.S. law in 2002? Of course it was.