1970 Martin D-28

This is my 1970 Martin D-28 guitar. I've had it for about two years now. Jimmy Page used a slightly newer D-28 (the 1971 model) in the studio version of "Going To California." I also believe the late New Age guitarist, Michael Hedges, used a '71 in some of his studio work. I feel this 34-year old guitar is just getting broke in!

[The hunt for] A Red October -- Epilogue

Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox and their fans for their victory over the Cardinals in a 4-game sweep. The BoSox put a new meaning to the term "finishing strong" by winning 8 games in a row after being down 0-3 to the New York Yankees.

A couple of thoughts gleaned from ESPN Radio driving to work this morning:

• The Red Sox are the first team since the 1961 Yankees to win the World Series with two players hitting 35 home runs or more. Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz accomplished this feat for the BoSox with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris last doing it for the Yankees. What it tells me is that pitching and defense still win championships. In this Series, the Red Sox had those too.
• Would the Red Sox have won if they had traded for Alex Rodriguez as they planned during the last off-season? Instead of Manny Ramirez (the Series MVP) in left field, they would have had A-Rod at shortstop. (If rumors are true, Nomar Garciapara would have been traded to the White Sox for Magglio Ordonez so Rodriguez-Ordonez would have replaced Ramirez-Garciapara.) Interesting!
• Boston manager Terry Francona joined Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenley as managers winning the World Series as rookie managers. Hopefully Francona will have a longer tenure than Brenley enjoyed with the D-backs.
• As much as Fox TV tried, the Red Sox (1918) had only the third longest drought in baseball (and in professional sports, for that matter). Our beloved Cubs (1908) and White Sox (1917) have gone the longest without winning the World Series. The Red Sox were last in the Series in 1986 with the Cubs playing in 1945 and the White Sox playing in 1959.

Those of us in Chicago can now look forward to the remainder of the Bears season and, of course, the Chicago Bulls! :-)

[The hunt for] A Red October -- Part III

To paraphrase a noted New England politician: I picked the Cardinals to win the World Series before I picked them to lose!

More on the Chicago Cubs 2005 schedule

After I posted the Cubs 2005 schedule, I found out that it now appears on their website in calendar format.

Chicago Cubs 2005 Schedule

From the Chicago Cubs newsgroup. Looks like some great match-ups in June!

April
4-5-6 @ Arizona
8-9-10 Milwaukee
11-12-13 San Diego
15-16-17 @ Pittsburgh
18-19 @ Cincinnati
20-21 @ St. Louis
22-23-24 Pittsburgh
25-26-27 Cincinnati
29-30 @ Houston

May
1 @ Houston
3-4-5 @ Milwaukee
6-7-8 Philadelphia
9-10-11 New York Mets
13-14-15 @ Washington D.C. (or wherever the Expos play)
17-18 @ Pittsburgh
20-21-22 Chicago White Sox
23-24-25 Houston
26-27-28-29 Colorado
30-31 @ Los Angeles

June
1 - @ Los Angeles
2-3-4-5 @ San Diego
6-7-8 Toronto
10-11-12 Boston
13-14-15 Florida
17-18-19 @ New York Yankees
20-21-22-23 @ Milwaukee Brewers
24-25-26 @ Chicago White Sox
28-29-30 Milwaukee

July
1-2-3 Washington D.C.
4-5-6-7 @ Atlanta
8-9-10 @ Florida
11-12-13-14 ALL STAR BREAK
15-16-17 Pittsburgh
18-19-20-21 @ Cincinnati
22-23-24 St. Louis
25-26-27 San Francisco
28-29-30-31 @ Arizona

August
2-3-4 @ Philadelphia
5-6-7 @ New York Mets
8-9-10 Cincinnati
11-12-13-14 St. Louis
15-16-17 @ Houston
19-20-21 @ Colorado
22-23-24 Atlanta
26-27-28 Florida
29-30-31 Los Angeles

September
2-3-4 @ Pittsburgh
5-6-7 @ St. Louis
8-9-10-11 @ San Francisco
12-13-14 Cincinnati
15-16-17-19 St. Louis
20-21-22 @ Milwaukee
23-24-25 Houston
27-28 Pittsburgh
29-30 @ Houston

October
1-2 @ Houston