"Only Nemesis remains, stronger than ever."

In the words of the late, lamented Doghouse Riley, I heart Charles P. Pierce.

Blue Monday, Blind Boy Fuller edition

Of course.

Final word has to go to Jeter: “I know that there’s a lot of people that have much more talent than I do, throughout the course of my career, not just now. I can honestly say I don’t think anyone played harder. I don’t. Maybe just as hard, but I don’t think anyone had more of an effort. Every single day I went out there and tried to have respect for the game, play as hard as I possibly could. I did it here in New York, which I think is much more difficult to do. I’m happy for that.”

Number 2.  Derek Jeter.  Number 2.

Disturbing

Even more so when stripped down like this.

Blue Monday, Booker White edition

The final curtain

If noted Jeter-hater, Paul Campos, is becoming a fanboy, then I don't know what to say.  I do predict that there will be many bro-tears over the next 10 days or so.

I heard a rumor about rain in CA

Muffin Man for a Friday

Blue Monday, Jimi Hendrix edition

In a funk

The butch coalition

A reminder, once again, of the bullet the American people (and the rest of the world, for that matter) dodged in 2008.

Blue Monday, Little Walter edition