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To: SiouxPal who wrote (149610)	10/23/2008 7:45:56 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361077

Rays Pregame Bits community.abcactionnews.com Two changes in Joe Maddon's Game 2 lineup for the Phillies. Rocco Baldelli returns to rightfield. Rocco will bat 8th. Cliff Floyd will be the DH and bat 6th. The Rays are desperate to find the bats after losing to Cole Hamels 3-2 in Game 1. Baldelli and Floyd have both belted home runs in this postseason. Once again, the atmosphere before Game 2 is totally different than the ALCS. The Trop will be filled again, but there isn't the electricity or urgency like there was during the Red Sox showdowns. The Rays know that will not be the case in Philadelphia. How about some trivia? Which Rays player has the most postseason experience? Reliever Chad Bradford with 22 games. Just four markets have won a Super Bowl, World Series and Stanley Cup. The Rays are hoping to become the 5th. Which cities have won all three? Boston, New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh. Tampa Bay would love to join that elite group. Published Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:10 PM

To: SiouxPal who wrote (149610)	10/23/2008 8:02:59 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361077

if one drinks tequila... properly.. there are no memories... except the daze after

To: SiouxPal who wrote (149610)	10/23/2008 8:28:22 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 361077

Mac lookin DOA come Election Night.. Help "Make It So.." VOTE..VOTE..VOTE... Latest Obama advocates: Opie, Andy Griffith, Fonz By JAKE COYLE, AP As the election nears, Ron Howard is getting desperate. In a video posted Thursday on Funnyordie.com, the actor-turned-director reprises his role on "The Andy Griffith Show" as a way to rally support for Barack Obama. While speaking into the camera, Howard has his beard shaved, dons a youthful red wig and puts on the kind of outfit he would have only worn as Opie Taylor in the `60s. "I've never done this before and I hope never to do it again, but I guess you could say I'm feeling pretty desperate these days," explains Howard. "So as a demonstration of my sincerity, this is for you America." Then, in black-and-white, Howard sits down in the woods to talk to "Pa": Andy Griffith. Griffith advises Howard-as-Opie that he'll be able to vote someday, so long as he eludes the butterfly ballot. That's not the only old TV show revisited by Howard, who years ago traded child stardom for directing movies like "A Beautiful Mind" and this fall's "Frost/Nixon." Another wardrobe change prepares him to step back into "Happy Days," the beloved show that ran from 1974-1984 in which Howard played Richie Cunningham. Standing in front of a vintage car and clad in a leather jacket is Henry Winkler, once again with the unmistakable coif — and greaser demeanor — of the Fonze. Winkler, still having some trouble with his pronunciation, tells Howard this election is everyone's chance to right a wr-wr-wrong. Stepping back out of character, Howard says he, Griffith and Winkler returned to their television roots to urge support for Obama and "really think through this important election." The video is the latest clip from FunnyOrDie.com, which has made news this election season by putting Hollywood celebrities in funny political videos. The site, which was co-founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, has produced popular videos featuring Paris Hilton in a mock campaign ad and Gina Gershon as Sarah Palin. Because the videos are produced quickly — McKay and company can dispatch a small crew in just hours — the site can create timely videos related to the news. In another video posted this week, Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones suggest their solution to the economic crisis: "Puppies!" The video came together when Howard called Judd Apatow, the director and producer who is a partner with FunnyOrDie. Apatow referred him to McKay, who wrote a draft of the script with Howard's input. Jake Szymanski, who directed the Hilton video, shot it. "We were all in TV heaven," McKay said in an e-mailed statement. "I mean, it's the Fonz and Andy Griffith. Those were my second Fathers."