The Old Blog

Grady Little says that, if he had to do it again, he would still leave Pedro Martinez in Game 7 of the ALCS. Knowing what he knows now (that Pedro will lose), he would still do it. There should be no other reason necessary to fire him.

But if you need one, here it is: Grady says now that he’s “not sure” that he wants to manage the Red Sox next season.

So he’s sure that he would send Pedro Martinez out to let the Yankees tie the game and break the hearts of millions, but he’s not sure he wants to manage the highest-scoring club in the American League.

Does anybody have Jimy Williams‘ phone number?

Update
Here’s the Daily Quickie’s take:
More from Grady: “All I know is that when I left there, there was some hesitation,” he said. “That’s all I need to know.” Hard to believe that with that kind of perceptiveness, he blew the ALCS.

Famous Western bad guy Jack Elam and music star Elliott Smith both died yesterday, Smith by his own hand. They will be missed.

Update
“Rerun” (Fred Berry) also died, completing the very quick trifecta.

My little brother turned 22 yesterday. If you know him, shoot him an email.

Dennis Miller may run for senate in California. And Republicans accuse Janeane Garofalo of using her status as a comedienne to spread her political views.

83-year-old New Zealander Arthur Pegler, who hit two women while driving his car, has appealed the charge that accuses him of “dangerous driving.” Pegler’s attorney, Daniel Vincent, argued that, as an old man, Pegler was “doing the best he can” to drive carefully. An example of this was Pegler’s pulling into traffic while blinded by the sun–sure, he’s driving blind, but he was going slowly.

Oh, this isn’t an isolated incident. Pegler hit a pedestrian 10 years ago, too, when he was merely 73.

Two days, four meetings, and 25 hours later, I’m still a journalist–albeit one without an office yet. Does anyone near Brookline know of some office space for rent?

David Blaine is free! In related news, having sex with his (hot) girlfriend could kill him.

In other news, nobody cares.

Tomorrow is my first day as a reporter at the Brookline Bulletin, a new offering from the Bulletin family of newspapers. I have no clue how much blogging time this will leave me, but I’ll do my best to update things regularly.

Gregg Easterbrook, AKA TMQ, has been fired from ESPN’s website because of comments he made on his New Republic blog last Monday. It’s bad enough to come across as anti-Semitic, but when you personally insult your boss (Michael Eisner, head of Disney/ABC/ESPN/Mighty Ducks) as well, it’s only a matter of time before all traces of your existence (and your column) are wiped from the company’s servers.

However, as Atrios points out, at least he has fodder for a new column bemoaning media conglomerate consolidation.

In addition to the “I Love Jesus Minnesota” t-shirts for sale, I want one of these Ann Coulter classics, too!

(So buy stuff through my Amazon links!)