Yogi's Top 25

The top 25 sayings from the incomparable Yogi Berra.

1. "It's like deja vu all over again."
2. "We made too many wrong mistakes."
3. "You can observe a lot just by watching."
4. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
5. "He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
6. "If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be."
7. "If you don't know where you're going, you might end up some place else."
8. Responding to a question about remarks attributed to him that he did not think were his:"I really didn't say everything I said."
9. "The future ain't what it use to be."
10. "I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house."
11. On why he no longer went to Ruggeri's, a St. Louis restaurant:
"Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded."
12. "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."
13. "We have deep depth."
14. "All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
15. When giving directions to Joe Garagiola to his New Jersey home, which is accessible by two routes: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
16. "Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
17. "Never answer anonymous letters."
18. On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary."
19. "The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."
20. "Half the lies they tell about me aren't true."
21. As a general comment on baseball: "90% of the game is half mental."
22. "I don't know (if they were men or women running naked across the field). They had bags over their heads."
23. "It gets late early out there."
24. Carmen Berra, Yogi's wife asked: "Yogi, you are from St. Louis , we live in New Jersey , and you played ball in New York . If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" Yogi's answer: "Surprise me."
25. "It ain't over till it's over.

Words from Rich

All wealth is created through the private sector.  Government cannot create wealth.  It generates its revenues by taking money from one section of the the populace and returning it to another section - minus administrative fees.
  
Government was never intended to be an engine of growth or wealth creation in this country.  Such a thing would be unthinkable to our founders.  They feared the excesses of government above all else.

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Words from Thomas Jefferson

I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.

CM Dynasty Minor League 7-15-2012

San Diego Chickens

1.      Jurickson Profar , Texas Rangers

2.      Manny Banuelos, New York Yankees

3.      Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals

4.      Joe Wieland, San Diego Padres

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1.      Billy Hamilton, Cincinnati Reds

2.      Christian Yelich, Seattle Mariners

3.      Hak-Ju-Lee, Tampa Bay Rays

4.      Michael Inoa, Oakland Athletics

Tri State Turmoil

1.      Dylan Bundy, Baltimore Orioles

2.      Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners

3.      Nick Castanellos, Detroit Tigers

4.      Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox

white sox

1.      Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals

2.      James Paxton, Seattle Mariners

3.      Jedd Gyorko, San Diego Padres

JerseyHitmen

1.      Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles

2.      Gary Brown, San Francisco Giants

3.      Jonathan Singleton, Houston Astros

4.      Oscar Taveras, St. Louis Cardinals

Teutonic Knights

1.      Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins

2.      Will Myers, Kansas City Royals

3.      Carlos Martinez, St. Louis Cardinals

4.      Jake Odorizzi , Kansas City Royals

FSTB

1.      Tyler Skaggs, Arizona Diamondbacks

2.      Rymer Liriano, San Diego Padres

3.      Yasmani Grandal, San Diego Padres

4.      Eddie Rosario, Minnesota Twins

Milwaukee Braves

1.      Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates

2.      Danny Hultzen, Seattle Mariners

3.      Archie Bradley, Arizona Diamondbacks

4.      A.J Cole, Oakland Athletics

Brooklyn Mets

1.      Jacob Turner, Detroit Tigers

2.      Brad Peacock, Oakland Athletics

3.      Matt Adams, St. Louis Cardinals

Skip Caray’s Ghost

1.      Randall Delgado, Atlanta Braves

2.      Mike Montgomery, Kansas City Royals

3.      Mike Olt, Texas Rangers

4.      Brandon Jacobs, Minnesota Twins

Planet 10

1.      Bubba Starling, Kansas City Royals

2.      Robbie Erlin, San Diego Padres

3.      Martin Perez, Texas Rangers

4.      Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians

Outlaws United AARP

1.      Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals

2.      Brett Jackson, Chicago Cubs

3.      Jake Marisnack, Toronto Blue Jays

4.      Kaleb Cowart, Los Angles Angels

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1.      Starling Marte, Pittsburgh Pirates

2.      Jameson Tallion, Pittsburgh Pirates

3.      Zack Wheeler, New York Mets

4.      Tim Wheeler, Colorado Rockies

Hockey Nation

1.      Travis d’Arnaud, Toronto Blue Jays

2.      Anthony Gose, Toronto Blue Jays

3.      Jarred Cosart, Houston Astros

4.      Jean Segura, Los Angeles Angels

Transactions

May 4^th:  Brooklyn Mets called up Will Middlebrooks.

May 10th:  White Sox traded Matt Adams to Brooklyn Mets.
            August 2nd:  Brooklyn Mets called up Matt Harvey.

Celebrate Recovery

For anyone struggling with alcohol or other forms of addiction, here's a great program for recovery.  Over half the men in prison are there due to addiction.  Don't be one of them.

Draft Day Manifesto

Very good (albeit long) article by Matthew Berry on executing your fantasy football draft. 

A Good Website

For a good political website, check out http://www.realclearpolitics.com/. By averaging out the various polls, they have an excellent record of predicting election outcomes.

Words from Rich

How can compassion be built on debt? Compassion is evidenced by sacrifice, not by spending the next generation's money.