Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V4 #265

[PiquaASTMGR@wesnet.com (Piqua, Ohio Asst. City Manager)]

The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest wrote:
> 
> The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest
>  Wednesday, August 13 1997 Volume 04 : Number 265
> 
> In this issue:
> 
>         Re: Fw: Wife 1.0
>         Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V4 #264
>         Re: Fw: Wife 1.0
>         rece davis predictions
>         Rick Fox
>         PIPPIN
>         Re: NBA - land of greed?
>         Re: NBA - land of greed?
>         off topic:Bird's Pacers
>         Re: NBA - land of greed?
>         (NBA) stars in their eyes?
>         Rick Fox (fwd)
>         Re: rece davis predictions
>         Re: Land of Greed
>         Re:Fox
>         Dee Brown
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 18:20:45 -0400
> From: pio@edu15.coe.ufl.edu (mark piotrowski)
> Subject: Re: Fw: Wife 1.0
> 
> Could we PLEASE not post non-celtics (and at the very least non-sports)
> stuff to this list.  We can't agree on the Celtics nevermind whether
> "humor" like this is appropriate/offensive/boring/etc.
> 
> I've seen other lists become catch-all lists for any type of post.  I'm on
> this list b/c I love the C's not for anything else.
> 
> mark piotrowski
> 
> >> Some software humor for your amusement
> >>
> >>
> >> Upgrading from Girlfriend 1.0 to Wife 1.0
> >
> >
> > Last year a friend of mine upgraded from GirlFriend 1.0 to
> > Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving very little
> > system resources available for other applications.
> >
> > He is now noticing that Wife 1.0 is also spawning Child
> > Processes which are further consuming valuable resources.
> >
> > No mention of this particular phenomenon was included in the product
> >brochure or the documentation, though other users have informed him that
> >this is to be expected due to the nature of the application.  Not only
> >that, Wife 1.0
> > installs itself such that it is always launched at system
> > initialization, where it can monitor all other system activity.  He's
> >finding that some applications such as PokerNight 10.3, BeerBash 2.5, and
> >PubNight 7.0 are no longer able to run in the system at all, crashing the
> >system when selected (even though they always worked fine before).
> >
> >
> >During installation, Wife 1.0 provides no option as to the installation of
> >undesired Plug-ins such as MotherInLaw 55.8 and SisterInLaw Beta release.
> >Also, system performance seems to diminish with each passing day.
> >
> >  Some features he'd like to see in the upcoming Wife 2.0:
> > A *Don't remind me again* button A Minimize Button
> > An install shield feature that allows Wife 2.0 to be installed
> > with the option to uninstall at any time without the loss of cache and
> >other system resources.
> >
> > An option to run the network driver in promiscuous mode
> > which would allow the system's hardware probe feature to be much more
> >useful.
> >
> >  I myself decided to avoid the headaches associated with
> > Wife 1.0 by sticking with Girlfriend 2.0.  Even here, however, I found
> >many problems.  Apparently you cannot install Girlfriend 2.0 on top of
> >Girlfriend 1.0.  You must uninstall Girlfriend 1.0 first.  Other users say
> >this is a long
> >standing bug that I should have known about.  Apparently the versions of
> >GirlFriend have conflicts over shared use of the I/O port.
> >
> >You would think they would have fixed such a stupid bug by now.  To make
> >matters worse, the uninstall program for Girlfriend 1.0 doesn't work very
> >well leaving undesirable traces of the application in the system.
> >
> >Another thing * all versions of GirlFriend continually popup
> > little annoying messages about the advantages of upgrading to Wife 1.0
> >
> >
> >
> > **** BUG WARNING ****
> >> Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug.  If you try to install
> >> Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney
> >files before doing the uninstall itself.  Then Mistress 1.1 will refuse to
> >install; claiming
> >> insufficient resources.
> >>
> >>
> >> **** BUG WORK AROUNDS ****
> >>
> > To avoid this bug, try installing Mistress 1.1 on a different
> > system and never run any file transfer applications such as Laplink 6.0.
> >Also, beware of similar shareware applications that have been known to
> >carry viruses that may affect Wife 1.0.  Another solution would be to run
> >Mistress 1.1 via a UseNet provider under an anonymous name.  Here
> >> again, beware of the viruses which can accidentally be
> >> downloaded from the UseNet.Pain Sharing Technology.
> >>
> >> **** SPECIAL NOTICE ****
> >> Any attemp to uninstall Wife 1.0 will be impossible legally**
> >> without the use of Shylock 1.0 (available online at
> >> www.dewey.cheatem.andhow.com).  Shylock 1.0 is a very
> >> complicated program (unique source code * lawyerese) and is not available
> >for purchase, but must be leased at rates running $120/hr. and up and
> >requires multiple helper applications (like CivilCourt, RM105 and others)
> >> that require additional user fees.  The removal process is very costly
> >and time consuming, often involving the alteration of many previously
> >overlooked or *hidden* files like SAP.EXE and CUSTODY.EXE.
> >
> > These files often require a complete reformatting of the
> > user's harddrive with new and unusual partioning (at best) or
> >> complete loss and removal * forcing the user to rebuild most of the
> >system from scratch.  When corrupted, Wife 1.0 mutates into the most
> >sophisticated and catastrophic virus known.  While Shylock 1.0 often
> >results in the ultimate removal of Wife 1.0 and successful reconfiguration
> >of
> >> user's system resources and function, the long term process sometimes
> >leads users' to try extreme antivirus programs such as **HITMAN 4.U. (While
> >> sometimes successful and available at bargain prices
> >> through underground networks, the use of this unregistered, undocumented
> >and
> >> untraceable shareware program, HITMAN 4.U. is extremely
> >> risky and can subject the user to be plagued by inescapable terminal
> >> viruses like *JAIL99+* or *DEATHROW* and *GASCHAMBER*).
> >>
> >>  Known side effects of Shylock 1.0 relate to depleted system resources
> >and memory loss which often leads users to reinstall upgrades like Wife
> >2.0, 3.0, and later releases if available.
> >
> >One firewall that can protect users attempting upgrades to Wife 2.0 is a
> >simple and often ignored file within Shylock 1.0 *. PRE-NUP.EXE !!
> >>
> >>
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 18:35:29 -0400
> From: Jonathan McIntyre <jmc@ptc.com>
> Subject: Re: The Boston Celtics Mailing List Digest V4 #264
> 
> Marc said:
> > 1) DNA evidence links Marv Albert to assault. Blood recovered from victim's
> > back and semen samples from skin and underwear match Albert's with a 1 to
> > 2.6 billion chance of being someone else. But as I figure it there are at
> > least 4 billion people on the planet -- so that's only a 2/3 chance that it
> > could be him.
> 
> You're joking about that 2/3 chance thing, right?  Tell me that was just a joke,
> please.  The chance is almost precisely 100% that it's him, disregarding
> foul play in processing evidence, tampering with the evidence, etc.  All that
> the 4 billion number tells you is that it's likely that there are only 1 or 2
> people on this planet who'll match the DNA found, and Marv Albert is one of them.
> The chance that there is one other person in the world who would match is
> probably pretty good, but even if someone else matches it would be quite an
> amazing coincidence if that were the person who commited this act.
> 
> Jon
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 16:28:39 -0700
> From: "JLyell" <jlyell@concentric.net>
> Subject: Re: Fw: Wife 1.0
> 
> Chill out Mark ! It's the offseason, I haven't seen many meaningful Celtic
> posts in a while . If you don't like it just don't  read it !  It's that
> easy.
> 
> >
> > Could we PLEASE not post non-celtics (and at the very least non-sports)
> stuff to this list.  We can't agree on the Celtics nevermind whether
> "humor" like this is appropriate/offensive/boring/etc.
> >
> > I've seen other lists become catch-all lists for any type of post.  I'm
> on this list b/c I love the C's not for anything else.
> >
> > mark piotrowski
> >
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:32:17 EDT
> From: Alex Wang <awang@MIT.EDU>
> Subject: rece davis predictions
> 
> ESPN's Rece Davis predicts that the Celtics make the playoffs
> in a SportsZone chat.
> 
> Given the six year $102M offer that Garnett just rejected,
> any guesses on how much Antoine will demand? My guess would be
> $13-15M per year average.
> 
> Alex
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:45:41 -0400
> From: ed.boggess@northnap.citynet.net (Ed Boggess)
> Subject: Rick Fox
> 
> Hey Gregory. I didn't get to see Fox on HBO last night. I heard he did a
> great job. But this is not his acting debut. He was first featured in the
> basketball movie "Eddie" starring Whoopi Goldberg. He was a player for the
> Knicks.
> 
> - -Bird33
> 
> >Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 07:04:31 -0500
> >From: gh18@juno.com (Gregory Hurst)
> >Subject: Rick Fox
> >Did anyone catch Rick Fox's acting  debut on HBO last night?
> >Greg
> >gh18@juno.com
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 22:11:00 -0400
> From: Dorine Pratt <norine@sover.net>
> Subject: PIPPIN
> 
> Hi.  Just read a post about Pippin's foot injury being more serious than
> previously thought.  Sounds a little like Kevin McHale, doesn't it?
> Playing in the finals on that bad foot.  Pretty much is what ended his
> career.  If you will recall, when the Pippin deal was being discussed, I
> said I thought Pippin would be injury prone from now on.  For whatever
> reason it didn't, I'm glad the deal for him didn't go through.  I was
> glad anyway, because I didn't want him, but now I'm really glad.  Just
> what the Celts didn't need, another bench sitter earning megabucks.
> 
> Another thought - I have never wanted to subscribe to HBO, but this is
> the second time in a month I've wished we had it, however briefly.  The
> second time to have seen Rick Fox.
> Dorine
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 23:33:38 -0400
> From: bocelts@scsn.net (R. Bentz Kirby)
> Subject: Re: NBA - land of greed?
> 
> Phe Meas wrote:
> <snip>
> > I think, we, as fan should put an end to this by not going to anymore
> > games, not buying any NBA merchandise including sneakers endorsed by
> > players. We should just watch the game on TV.
> 
> Yeah, that's fine for those of you with cable and/or satellite but what
> about us with just NBC?
> - --
> Bentz
> bocelts@scsn.net
> 
> http://www.scsn.net/users/sclaw
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 23:44:06 -0400
> From: bocelts@scsn.net (R. Bentz Kirby)
> Subject: Re: NBA - land of greed?
> 
> Jim McMaster wrote:
> <snip>
> >
> > The NBA still has not tapped pay-per-view in a serious way, but that
> > is
> > probably their last serious source of cash.  When they make it so only
> > the
> > wealthy can afford to see games, the mass fan base will disappear and
> > the
> > whole structure will come crashing down.  I will be sorry when that
> > happens,
> > but I do not see any other outcome.
> > --
> > Jim McMaster
> > mailto:mcmaster@sweng.stortek.com
> 
> Jim:
> 
> You said a lot here and I believe it is true.  My last post was a point,
> that I don't have cable and they have missed me already.  Second, I have
> been saying for years that pro sports are going to move to pay per view.
> I have already stopped watching football, and baseball has moved to
> cable.
> 
> The truth is that the rich and the corporations finance the league.
> (that and consessions.)  The average joe is fairly well squeezed out, or
> else is a die hard fan.  In Charlotte they built an arena for the
> Hornets.  Now, Shinn is going to move them.  Why, he can't make money
> without the luxury boxes.  So, I suspect as the only strong tie I have
> with sports is the Celtics, that in the near future, the only games I
> will watch are my children's soccer matchs.
> 
> And btw, I went to the NCAA in Davidson several years ago when SC made
> the final four.  It was a lot more exciting and fun than going to see
> the Hornets play.  And I went to sleep during the Panthers game.   So, I
> say sports as we know them are dead, we are just waiting for the wake.
> 
> Sad but true.
> 
> - --
> Bentz
> bocelts@scsn.net
> 
> http://www.scsn.net/users/sclaw
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 22:18:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Roy Enrile <renrile@qualcomm.com>
> Subject: off topic:Bird's Pacers
> 
> I think Larry's team could be pretty deadly the next couple of years.
> He should have no problem relating with the deep playoff
> experienced, mature players(alot of them played against him).
> They're full of throwback, unselfish ballplayers.
> Even Jalen Rose has only shown maturity on the court.
> 
> Mullin, Jackson, Mckey are about the best passers at
> their position.  Miller and Smits and the davis boys are
> excellent.
> 
> If Larry turns out to be a decent game coach, look for them
> to come in 2nd in the east.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 00:26:02 -0700
> From: arsilva@ix.netcom.com
> Subject: Re: NBA - land of greed?
> 
> Jim McMaster wrote:
> 
> > The NBA still has not tapped pay-per-view in a serious way, but that is
> > probably their last serious source of cash.  When they make it so only the
> > wealthy can afford to see games, the mass fan base will disappear and the
> > whole structure will come crashing down.  I will be sorry when that happens,
> > but I do not see any other outcome.
> 
> Unfortunately the change has already started. Earlier this year I was in
> Seattle and noticed that the Kings were in town to play the Sonics but
> when I tuned to the station in my hotel room it was scrambled. Well as
> it turned out it was on Pay per view. I know the Spurs PPV games too. It
> just might be only a matter of time 'til all teams go to this. I agree
> that alienation may be the outcome.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 05:36:36 -0400
> From: "Belanger,Roger" <rbelange@foxboro.com>
> Subject: (NBA) stars in their eyes?
> 
> Thought you all might enjoy this story from the Providence Journal.
> 
> Roger B.
> 
> 8.10.97 01:03:21
> BILL REYNOLDS
> (NBA) stars in their eyes? Not these amateurs=20
> Would you believe that a team of Rhode Island playground basketball
> players recently beat a team that included NBA players Rick Fox and
> David Wesley?=20
> 
> No, you say?=20
> 
> Call it the basketball equivalent of a fish story.=20
> 
> It occurred two week at ago, at the annual ``Oar and Anchor Classic,'' a
> tournament in Falmouth on Cape Cod. It's been played every summer for 18
> years on an outdoor court across the street from the beach in Falmouth
> Heights. As Ed Leary, who runs the tournament says, ``We've had seven
> NBA players play in it and none of them have ever won it.''=20
> 
> The tradition continues.=20
> 
> Barely.=20
> 
> To understand how unbelievable this is, consider the Rhode Island team:=20
> 
> Patrick Lynch, 32, a former Brown star, is a prosecutor in the
> attorney's general office.=20
> 
> Dana Smith, who played at Rhode Island College and also is in his early
> 30s, is a police officer in the courthouse in Providence.=20
> 
> Kevin Kolek is a former high school teammate of Lynch at St. Ray's.=20
> 
> Robert Williams, another ex-St. Ray's player, is an assistant coach at
> Shea High School.=20
> 
> Kyle-Ivey Jones, the ex-URI player, teaches in Pawtucket.=20
> 
> Troy Smith, who once played at RIC, teaches in New Jersey.=20
> 
> All with a basketball r sum certainly.=20
> 
> Still good playground players, certainly.=20
> 
> But all a long way from playing in the FleetCenter for the Celtics.=20
> 
> The Rhode Islanders already had won their semifinal game and were in a
> pizza place across the street when they heard that Rick Fox had showed
> up to play for the Boston team in their semifinal game. The same Rick
> Fox who was the Celtics' captain last year.=20
> 
> ``We were laughing with each other,'' Lynch said. ``Things like, `who's
> next, Larry Bird? Kevin McHale?' It became like a running joke.''=20
> 
> Later in the afternoon, when they went back to the court to start
> preparing for the final game, they saw David Wesley, last year's
> starting point guard for the Celtics who recently signed with the
> Charlotte Hornets.=20
> 
> ``Now it really became a joke,'' Lynch said. ``We kept looking for
> someone else from the Celtics to show up. But we were excited, too. When
> else are we going to get the chance to play against NBA guys?''=20
> 
> Fox and Wesley have spent the summer in the news. Both were free agents
> at the end of last season. Both were essentially passed over by the
> Celtics for financial reasons. Still, they were basketball royalty at
> this outdoor court in Falmouth. They signed autographs. People wanted to
> shake their hands. News of their arrival swelled the crowd ringing the
> court. The NBA doesn't come to Falmouth Heights all that often.=20
> 
> The Boston team also included ex-Friar Trent Forbes, plus a couple of
> other guys with good size, so the thinking was that the Rhode Island
> team was going to be little more than fodder for Fox and Wesley and the
> Boston gang, some local version of the Washington Generals lying down
> for the Harlem Globetrotters.=20
> 
> ``We were like this sloppy little team from Rhode Island,'' Lynch said.
> ``On paper we had no chance.''=20
> 
> Then the game started.=20
> 
> Kolek opened the game with a long 3-pointer, Ivey-Jones scored inside,
> Lynch bombed in a three. Bing, bang, boom. Before Fox and Wesley were
> even into the flow of the game, they were down big. Kind of like playing
> for last year's Celtics.=20
> 
> Outdoor basketball also can be a great equalizer. The wind. The
> peculiarities of the court. All the subtleties that go into making
> playground basketball different than a regulation game played indoors.=20
> 
> ``We also had played a lot together,'' Lynch said, ``and they came
> together on the fly.''=20
> 
> Still, by halftime, it was apparent a big upset was in the works. The
> Rhode Island team was up by nine, and all the pressure was on Fox and
> Wesley. NBA players aren't supposed to lose to lawyers and teachers, no
> matter where the game is played. NBA players don't want to be
> embarrassed, even if it's a July afternoon on the Cape in front of a few
> hundred people lining a small outdoor court. It's one thing to lose to
> Michael and the Bulls in the United Center, quite another to lose to a
> bunch of guys who have to go back to the office or the classroom the
> next morning.=20
> 
> ``The second half was a total grind,'' Lynch said. ``They didn't want to
> lose.''=20
> 
> In the end, though, the Rhode Island team hung on, 66-62. Ivey-Jones
> scored 21, Troy Smith got 18, Lynch 16. Wesley led the Boston team with
> 30. Fox? Fox had eight.=20
> 
> ``Some of the guys on the Boston team were upset afterwards,'' said
> Lynch, ``but Fox and Wesley were gracious. They were quiet, but they
> didn't run and hide. I admire them for that. In a way I felt for them.
> They had nothing to win and everything to lose.''=20
> 
> And there's no doubt that for Fox and Wesley the game was quickly
> forgotten, just some minor blip on a much larger radar screen. Come the
> fall they will be back to the NBA, back to a basketball life that has
> little to do with a small outdoor court across the street from the beach
> at Falmouth Heights.=20
> 
> Still, for the guys on the Rhode Island team, it's one of those magical
> basketball moments. Everyone who has ever played secretely measures
> themselves against the best, wonders how they'd do if they ever really
> get the chance. Everyone fantasizes about the NBA, the sport's Oz, the
> magical kingdom that always seems so far away. But for a a couple of
> hours on a summer afternoon in Falmouth, the gap between who advances in
> basketball and who doesn't seemed a little narrower.=20
> 
> ``It was just one of those games we're going to remember forever,'' said
> Patrick Lynch.=20
> 
> The day they beat the two NBA players.=20
> 
> The story they'll be telling around the water cooler some day and no one
> will believe them.=20
> 
> A basketball version of a fish story.=20
> 
> Copyright =A9 1997 The Providence Journal Company
> Produced by www.projo.com
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 09:26:55 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Tony Alberghini <tone@Synopsys.COM>
> Subject: Rick Fox (fwd)
> 
> Sorry, but wrong again. I believe Fox made his acting debut in the Movie
> Blue Chips. Oddly enough, if memory serves me correct, in the movie,
> Fox (from UNC) played a Hoosier on Bobby Knight's Indiana squad.
> 
> On a current Celtic note. Does anybody know the list of players that Rick
> invited to these two "questionable" Mini-Camps at the end of August?
> 
> Tone
> 
> >
> > Hey Gregory. I didn't get to see Fox on HBO last night. I heard he did a
> > great job. But this is not his acting debut. He was first featured in the
> > basketball movie "Eddie" starring Whoopi Goldberg. He was a player for the
> > Knicks.
> >
> > -Bird33
> >
> > >Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 07:04:31 -0500
> > >From: gh18@juno.com (Gregory Hurst)
> > >Subject: Rick Fox
> > >Did anyone catch Rick Fox's acting  debut on HBO last night?
> > >Greg
> > >gh18@juno.com
> >
> >
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:20:38 EST
> From: "MICHAEL ZAINO" <mz3096@student.law.duke.edu>
> Subject: Re: rece davis predictions
> 
> > To:            celtics@igtc.com
> > Subject:       rece davis predictions
> > Date:          Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:32:17 EDT
> > From:          Alex Wang <awang@MIT.EDU>
> 
> > ESPN's Rece Davis predicts that the Celtics make the playoffs
> > in a SportsZone chat.
> >
> > Given the six year $102M offer that Garnett just rejected,
> > any guesses on how much Antoine will demand? My guess would be
> > $13-15M per year average
> > Alex
> 
> Antoine will want closer to $20MM per year. Given the salary
> inflation that is going to occur next summer, 20MM might actually be
> low. Of course it all depends on how well he (and the team to some
> extent) play this season and next.
> 
> Mike
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 09:29:21 -0500
> From: bob miller <bob@mymenus.com>
> Subject: Re: Land of Greed
> 
> > > After reading the article about Garnett's rejection of the 6-year $102
> > > million contract, I began to worry. How long can this go on???? Salaries
> > > are increasing too much. I think there should be a limit on how much a
> > > player can be paid. If nobody stops it, ticket prices will multiply very
> > > rapidly.
> >
> > The short answer is, it will go on as long as the owners can still make a
> > profit.  A limit on salaries is called "restraint of trade", and is illegal
> > under the anti-trust laws, unless the players agree to it.  The veterans
> >were
> > willing to agree to it on behalf of rookies not yet in the league, but just
> > try to limit their salaries, and watch the lawyers get rich.
> 
> But their salaries are already limited by the [unfathomable] salary cap,
> which they agreed to eons ago when the league was in poor financial shape.
> At some point, players will demand that the cap must go. That'll be real
> interesting...
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 11:53:23 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Jamey Rallis <rallis@vgi.com>
> Subject: Re:Fox
> 
> Television debut, maybe, but not his acting debut.  Fox already appeared
> in a bit role in a movie (with Whoopie Goldberg????).  I didn't see the
> movie itself, but he was shown in some clips of the movie.
> 
> - -Jamey
> 
> - --------------------------------------------------
> From: gh18@juno.com (Gregory Hurst)
> Subject: Rick Fox
> 
> Did anyone catch Rick Fox's acting  debut on HBO last night?
> 
> Greg
> gh18@juno.com
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 12:12:09 -0400 (EDT)
> From: JoshFarber@aol.com
> Subject: Dee Brown
> 
> Does anyone have a copy of sunday's article about Dee Brown???
> Can you send it to me???
> 
> Thanx!!!
> 
> Josh
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
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>     Anonymous FTP at ftp://ftp.igtc.com/pub/pmm/celticsMoney, the damnable green greed, will  kill pro sports.  Screw  all of the money-loving 
scummy owners, players and agents.   The CBA and minor league baseball are still fun and 
reasonable, but for how long-?.  Pro sports will be on pay-per-view in the next five 
years leaving all us schmoes out in the cold.  These guys like Joey Belle, Kevin Garnett 
and others passing on tremendous sums of money.   God help us.  These teams charging $40 
for a crappy seat with 25,000 others.  God help us.  These agents - "Don't get me 
started".  They're ruining the sport and these pathetic, naive, goofy kids who haven't 
had two nickels to rub together (now they're rubbing "multi-million dollar bills" 
together).   Solution, boycot all the games and products.  Don't pay the $25 autograph 
signing admission fees and the signing prices.  Don't buy the Nike shoes and the other 
sponsors' products (including the company who buys the rights to the stadium name- Don't 
bank with Fleet).  Let them move-  if cities are stupid enough to heavily subsidize a 
team for 4 years only to see them move, they'll finally get the message:  $50 million 
and 50 million don't equal 75 million!   If you're a taxpayer, get after anyone involved 
in the process - "Build it, heavily subsidize the team handing over all the revenues, 
and someone will come (for 4 years)".

- -Andy, the Celts/Sox Fan from SW Ohio