Jesse Spector

Tuesday, June 28th

Just Wondering...

Alexander Hamilton, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia

...why do the Founding Fathers always look constipated?

06.28.05 @ 3:22 AM EST [Link]

Monday, June 27th

Re-wire That Jaw!

I've never liked Jeremy Roenick, and while it's wrong to wish injury on someone, let's just say it was poetic justice when his jaw had to be wired shut. Now, perhaps more people will share my distaste for hockey's biggest loudmouth after he told fans to "kiss my ass." What a clown.

06.27.05 @ 11:30 PM EST [Link]

Thursday, June 23rd

Project Baseball: Part 18

Back in April, the Yankees scored 19 runs against the Devil Rays. The next day, I saw the two teams play again, and the Rays knocked Randy Johnson around.

Tuesday, the Yanks scored 20 against Tampa. And what happens the next day? I'm there again... Devil Rays 5, Yankees 3.

06.23.05 @ 9:14 AM EST [Click For More...]

Tuesday, June 21st

Come Hungry!

I had no idea that PETA has a roster of "veg-friendly" ballparks. The fact that Philadelphia, home of the delicious Schmitter, is on the list... well, I guess the vegetarians don't eat that one. And the Come Hungry Pirates of Pittsburgh have made the list as well, which encourages all their fans to emulate the team and live up to the Come Hungry slogan, including vegetarians.

No word on whether this also applies to their nonexistent minor league affiliate, the Come Hungry Pirates of the San Fernando Valley. (Cue "Tonight Show" theme.)

06.21.05 @ 12:44 PM EST [Link]

Monday, June 20th

Go Smarty Jones!

At the casino in the Bahamas, they had a horse racing game that played about every two minutes. You put in a quarter and bet on a horse from 1 to 6, and the mechanical horses would run, usually according to their odds. It was a fun way to pass some time if you'd been taking a beating at blackjack.

06.20.05 @ 12:43 PM EST [Click For More...]

Saturday, June 18th

Wish I Was There

Cable Beach, Bahamas

Vacation already seems like so long ago. I should have missed my flight home. Instead, tonight will offer the chance to stay at work nice and late to wait for the Mets' game in Seattle to end. West Coast teams who schedule Saturday night games should be disbanded. All of them. Oh well, it's all just a countdown to the next vacation, whenever it may come...

06.18.05 @ 12:55 PM EST [Link]

Wednesday, June 15th

Project Baseball: Part 17

The Pirates come to the Bronx for their first game at Yankee Stadium since the 1960 World Series... with the season 39 percent done, I'm 57 percent of the way to my goal of seeing all 30 MLB teams in person this season. The schedule is about to catch up with me, though -- the next two games I have tickets for feature repeat visitors to New York, including one by the Phillies, who I'll be seeing for the fourth time this year when they make their second visit to Shea. So, this is it for adding new teams to the list until July 5, when the Orioles come back this way.

There are 13 teams left on the docket: the Blue Jays, Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Indians, Nationals, Orioles, Padres, Rockies, Royals, Twins and White Sox.

The funny thing is that as much as I feel like I'm "ahead" of the curve right now, the whole thing is on a schedule (duh), and I know that the schedule doesn't call for the completion of Project Baseball until the very last day of the 2005 Major League Baseball season. I just hope it doesn't rain that day.

Anyway, on to the exciting interleague duel between the New York Yankees and those Come Hungry Pirates of Pittsburgh. (Yes, "Come Hungry" is the Pirates' slogan this year. Don't believe me? Check out their site)

06.15.05 @ 9:11 AM EST [Click For More...]

Sunday, June 12th

Hurry Up!

Deli Delivery, Astoria

Maybe the one-piece pants/shoes combination helps this guy to go faster...

06.12.05 @ 1:20 PM EST [Link]

Friday, June 10th

All Things Considered...

$1 Panties
...thrifty lingerie shoppers would rather be in Philadelphia.

06.10.05 @ 2:50 AM EST [Link]

Wednesday, June 8th

Project Baseball: Parts 15 & 16

Che Phanatic

Philadelphia was the site for the latest installments of Project Baseball. And Citizens Bank Park is home to the world's largest picture of the Phillie Phanatic, in perhaps something of an homage to Che Guevara. My friend Will and I have thought for some time that Yankee Stadium should have an equally large photo of George Steinbrenner, only perched above the playing field, and with the ability to shoot lasers at any underperforming players.

So far as I know, this Phanatic, which doesn't face the field anyway, has no laser capabilities. If it did, David Bell would surely be covered in laser welts by now.

06.08.05 @ 4:35 PM EST [Click For More...]