Right. We’re talking about some other guy with the same medical condition. You’re backtracking like Garo Yepremian. Please stop.

I’m ROFLMAO though at your post, because clearly you have mastered shaving your arse and walking backwards!!!

“[Sickels] preserved the bones from his leg and donated them to the Army Medical Museum in a small coffin-shaped box, along with a visiting card marked, “With the compliments of Major General D.E.S.” For several years thereafter, he reportedly visited the limb on the anniversary of the amputation.”

Thinking more on the subject, Bates will probably continue keeping his rib in his back pocket until and if reaches AA and pitchers bat on occasion. Otherwise, this could lead to either some inappropriate Tim Raines-type headfirst slides or a nasty butt wound.

I was offline for a few days because my Dell flat panel monitor crapped out and it took me some time to get my head around what the best deal out there was and what features I should set as a prerequisite, but I finally decided to go with a 23″ Hanns-G HD monitor, and it was a very good choice as it’s awesome!

For anyone out there who has to make a similar decision, here’s some additional input for you. I contacted a top monitor repair service here in Southern California and spoke with one of their head technicians before making a final decision. Here are some good tips he gave me:

* Don’t buy off-brand, regardless of the specs, because you’ll likely find yourself having to buy another monitor in 6-18 months;
* Don’t bother with an extended warranty, because they typically don’t cover the actual screen itself, which is what fails most of the time.
* Any monitor that’s not HD is obsolete. You may not need an HD monitor right now, but you’ll regret not having purchased one later.

“Colin Bates, a 20-year-old pitcher at the University of North Carolina, keeps his rib in his back pocket during games. In North Carolina’s appearances at the College World Series last month, television announcers mentioned Bates’ surgery and the rib in his pocket.”

Bates was a Vermont Lake Monster (Nationals A-/NYP) last season. I bet he still carries it.

Oh, and Vincent if I’m a “douchebag”, that would make you a used tampon, because you were the first one in!

Adam was walking around the Garden of Eden feeling very lonely, so God asked Adam, “What is wrong with you?”

Adam said, “Lord, I don’t have anyone to talk to.”

God said, “Then I will give you a companion, and she will be called a ‘woman’. This person will cook for you and wash your clothes, she will always agree with every decision you make. She will bear your children and never ask you to get up in the middle of the night to take care of them. She will not nag you, and will always be the first to admit she was wrong when you’ve had a disagreement. She will never have a headache, and will freely give ‘love’ and compassion whenever needed. She will never question your behaviour or the company you keep. She will support you and understand that you have important decisions to make throughout your life and don’t have time for nonsense…”

Adam asked God, “What will this woman cost?”

God said, “An arm and a leg…”

Adam said, “What can I get for just a rib?”

Here’s to hoping Hughes gets better soon, the guy was on his way to where he wanted to be. What a shame.