Yankee Batboy tell all
(New York ,New York)At age 15, Luis Castillo lived the dream, Castillo was a batboy for the New York Yankees from 1998 until 2005 .Castillo ran errands for A-Rod, caught warm-up pitches with Andy Pettitte and David Cone, and partied with Ruben Sierra. In those days batboys did not have to sign confidentiality agreement. Which leads us to his new memoir, "Clubhouse Confidential." were Castillo divulges Yankee player secrets.
Opening Day 1998 was his first day on the job , Castillo says he didn't know what to expect. he quickly learned that the tradition is that every bat boy gets a nickname from Derek Jeter himself . Castillo says that Jeter was easygoing ,joked a lot ,and teased everyone as a way to bond with his fellow team mates.
Castillo claims that Jeter and some of the players were terrific tippers. Roger Clemens would tip $3,000 at the end of the year. Posada gave him $7,000. A-Rod kicked in $1,400. A sizable amount, but when A-Rod found out that other players were tipping more, he bumped his tips up. Making sure he was the best tipper in the league. Castillo says A-Rod tipped $100 a week to make sure there was a creatine shake waiting for him after each home game.
One day, President Clinton walked into the clubhouse with four Secret Service agents. Players were being polite as hell with him until Jeter in full uniform, on the way out to the field paused just long enough to say: "Hey, Mr. President, you staying out of trouble?"
Castillo says that stadium operations, used a "Red Alert." system when owner George Steinbrenner arrived.Manager of Stadium Operations would punch in a special code into the walkie -talkie system and the word would spread like wild fire. Casitillo describes the lave hate relationship the team had with Steinbrenner and players like David Cone would often rib the over protective owner.
Despite Steinbrenners penchant to micro manage the team Joe Torre never let it interfere with his game .Torre would say , "This is what the Boss wants, but this is what we're going to do." Torre was usually focused no matter what the situation and kept his nose to the grindstone. The only one thing that ever distracted him from work, was the pony's and Torre would often have the OTB channel on his TV in his office.
http://brewagrownupsguidetovice.blogspot.com/2011/08/yankee-batboy-new-tell-all.html
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Cycling in and around town I have picked up a couple of tips I want to pass on
Cycling in and around town I have picked up a couple of tips I want to pass on
PJ Blogger
Ridgewood NJ - Cycling in and around town I have picked up three tips I want to pass on;
First cyclists and drivers look at the road from two entirely different perspectives ; the cyclist is connected by every nuance , bump ,lawn sprinkler , pot hole and road condition while the drivers perspective is much farther removed. Cyclist often look to avoid road hazards that drivers hardly notice.
Next a cyclist must be extremely vigilant. No amount of safety gear can stand up to the impact of a 3000 pound automobile.This makes vigilance the single most important safety feature for the cyclist. Always remember it is up the rider to protect themselves. anticipate and be on the defensive.
And finally wear extremely bright clothing. Don't underestimate how difficult it can be for a driver to see you .The brighter the better . It helps the driver notice you sooner. ,and makes you a more visible target . A couple of seconds can be the difference between a trip to the corner store and a trip to the emergency room .
http://www.theridgewoodblog.net/2011/07/cycling-in-and-around-town-i-have.html
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Systemic Mortgage Fraud : MERS clouding titles of 60 million homes
Systemic Mortgage Fraud : MERS clouding titles of 60 million homes
Several months ago, members of the NJ Tea Party Coalition took on the problem of Systemic Mortgage Fraud, producing informative pieces that can be seen here and here. Also check out these Mortgage Legal Templates. Laura and Al sat down on the set of Tea Time to discuss the issue.
NJ Tea Party Coalition gave WNBC-TV Chris Glorioso our “Specter of Mortgage Fraud” report in February 2011. Chris produced a segment on MERS clouding titles of 60 million homes, which aired on WNBC-TV NY on March 16.
Link to news segment:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/County-Clerks-Seek-Millions-From-Mortgage-Giant-117559673.html
We spoke to Chris after his segment aired. He said he gave our “Specter of Mortgage Fraud” presentation to NBC Network News Division, who planned to produce a special series based on our report’s information. The network produced a 4- part series, reported by NBC Lisa Meyers and broadcast on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. The links to the news segments re-broadcast on MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619//vp/42938017#42938017
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTqp-ktvK_Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlzdBLVd8HY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4hIufEoiM
http://www.theridgewoodblog.net/2011/06/systemic-mortgage-fraud-mers-clouding.html
Several months ago, members of the NJ Tea Party Coalition took on the problem of Systemic Mortgage Fraud, producing informative pieces that can be seen here and here. Also check out these Mortgage Legal Templates. Laura and Al sat down on the set of Tea Time to discuss the issue.
NJ Tea Party Coalition gave WNBC-TV Chris Glorioso our “Specter of Mortgage Fraud” report in February 2011. Chris produced a segment on MERS clouding titles of 60 million homes, which aired on WNBC-TV NY on March 16.
Link to news segment:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/County-Clerks-Seek-Millions-From-Mortgage-Giant-117559673.html
We spoke to Chris after his segment aired. He said he gave our “Specter of Mortgage Fraud” presentation to NBC Network News Division, who planned to produce a special series based on our report’s information. The network produced a 4- part series, reported by NBC Lisa Meyers and broadcast on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. The links to the news segments re-broadcast on MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619//vp/42938017#42938017
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTqp-ktvK_Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlzdBLVd8HY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4hIufEoiM
http://www.theridgewoodblog.net/2011/06/systemic-mortgage-fraud-mers-clouding.html
WHO IS SOHAIL MOHAMMED? WHY DID GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE APPOINT HIM TO THE NEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT?
WHO IS SOHAIL MOHAMMED? WHY DID GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE APPOINT HIM TO THE NEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT?
Ron DuBois Bogota, NJ
BACKGROUND:
Sohail Mohammed is a Muslim Attorney, a member of the mosque in Passaic County, friend of its leader, Imam Quatanani, friend of Governor Chris Christie, and board member of the Muslim American Union, a radical Muslim group that shares leadership with other Muslim groups, known to have raised funds for Hamas, a direct creation of, and militant arm of, the Muslim Brotherhood.
Imam Quatanani is the head of the Passaic County Islamic Center Mosque, which Christie has visited numerous times, starting way back when he was an Assistant Prosecutor. Quatanani replaced the previous Imam in Passaic County, who was prosecuted for raising funds for terrorism. When Quatanani entered this country, he lied on his application and omitted the fact that he had spent time in jail in Israel, on terror-related charges, as well as his being a member of Hamas. The result was that the Department of Homeland Security tried to deport Quatanani, who by then had become a close personal friend of now-Governor Christie.
SYNOPSIS:
o Assistant Prosecutor Chris Christie befriends Imam Quatanani, of Passaic County Mosque.
o Christie meets Sohail Mohammed, lawyer, friend of Imam Quatanani, who attends Passaic Mosque. Mohammed is on the Board of Directors of the American Muslim Union, which shares leadership with groups that raised funds for Hamas.
o Homeland Security tries to deport Imam Quatanani, member of Hamas, with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
o Christie, along with others, leaped to the defense of Quatanani, who was capable of delivering the Muslim vote. Christie sent Assistant U.S. Attorney, Charles Mc Kenna, to give a character reference at Quatanani's hearing. Christie later appointed Mc Kenna head of the N.J. Department of Homeland Security.
o Sohail Mohammed defends Quatanani in court.
o Mohammed wins the case, and Quatanani is not deported. In October, 2009, the Board of Immigration Appeals sent the case back to the original judge, Judge Riefkohl, after finding that the Israeli evidence, and various Agents' testimonies, disallowed by Riefkohl, were valid. (I haven't found a final disposition of the case)
o Christie appoints Sohail Mohammed to a seat on the New Jersey Superior Court.
THE DANGER
Sohail Mohammed has NO CHOICE, as a Muslim under Islam, but to put Shariah law above the Constitution. Their core belief on the subject is that Shariah was given directly by God, and the Constitution was created by man. In Islam, God's law trumps the law of man. The two are the total antithesis of each other.
The simple bottom-line reason that the appointment should not be made is this: We have all read, in recent months, of American judges resolving cases using Shariah law. This is totally unconstitutional, but this is how Shariah is creeping into every area of our culture and undermining it. In every such case, those judges were overturned on appeal. With appointments such as Christie is making, practicing Muslims governed by Shariah, are moving up the judicial ladder. Eventually, when a lower court rules according to Shariah, an appeal to a higher court will be heard by a Muslim judge, and the original, unconstitutional, ruling will be upheld. This would be the beginning of the end of Constitutional Law. The fact is, any practicing Muslim, who believes in Shariah law, should automatically be disqualified from the bench, because they believe Shariah law takes precedence, and will lie to anyone questioning them about it, since lying to an Infidel to advance Islam is acceptable and proper in Islam, if it furthers Islam. That's in the Quran, and this is fact, not Islamophobia.
http://www.theridgewoodblog.net/2011/06/who-is-sohail-mohammed-why-did-governor.html
Ron DuBois Bogota, NJ
BACKGROUND:
Sohail Mohammed is a Muslim Attorney, a member of the mosque in Passaic County, friend of its leader, Imam Quatanani, friend of Governor Chris Christie, and board member of the Muslim American Union, a radical Muslim group that shares leadership with other Muslim groups, known to have raised funds for Hamas, a direct creation of, and militant arm of, the Muslim Brotherhood.
Imam Quatanani is the head of the Passaic County Islamic Center Mosque, which Christie has visited numerous times, starting way back when he was an Assistant Prosecutor. Quatanani replaced the previous Imam in Passaic County, who was prosecuted for raising funds for terrorism. When Quatanani entered this country, he lied on his application and omitted the fact that he had spent time in jail in Israel, on terror-related charges, as well as his being a member of Hamas. The result was that the Department of Homeland Security tried to deport Quatanani, who by then had become a close personal friend of now-Governor Christie.
SYNOPSIS:
o Assistant Prosecutor Chris Christie befriends Imam Quatanani, of Passaic County Mosque.
o Christie meets Sohail Mohammed, lawyer, friend of Imam Quatanani, who attends Passaic Mosque. Mohammed is on the Board of Directors of the American Muslim Union, which shares leadership with groups that raised funds for Hamas.
o Homeland Security tries to deport Imam Quatanani, member of Hamas, with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
o Christie, along with others, leaped to the defense of Quatanani, who was capable of delivering the Muslim vote. Christie sent Assistant U.S. Attorney, Charles Mc Kenna, to give a character reference at Quatanani's hearing. Christie later appointed Mc Kenna head of the N.J. Department of Homeland Security.
o Sohail Mohammed defends Quatanani in court.
o Mohammed wins the case, and Quatanani is not deported. In October, 2009, the Board of Immigration Appeals sent the case back to the original judge, Judge Riefkohl, after finding that the Israeli evidence, and various Agents' testimonies, disallowed by Riefkohl, were valid. (I haven't found a final disposition of the case)
o Christie appoints Sohail Mohammed to a seat on the New Jersey Superior Court.
THE DANGER
Sohail Mohammed has NO CHOICE, as a Muslim under Islam, but to put Shariah law above the Constitution. Their core belief on the subject is that Shariah was given directly by God, and the Constitution was created by man. In Islam, God's law trumps the law of man. The two are the total antithesis of each other.
The simple bottom-line reason that the appointment should not be made is this: We have all read, in recent months, of American judges resolving cases using Shariah law. This is totally unconstitutional, but this is how Shariah is creeping into every area of our culture and undermining it. In every such case, those judges were overturned on appeal. With appointments such as Christie is making, practicing Muslims governed by Shariah, are moving up the judicial ladder. Eventually, when a lower court rules according to Shariah, an appeal to a higher court will be heard by a Muslim judge, and the original, unconstitutional, ruling will be upheld. This would be the beginning of the end of Constitutional Law. The fact is, any practicing Muslim, who believes in Shariah law, should automatically be disqualified from the bench, because they believe Shariah law takes precedence, and will lie to anyone questioning them about it, since lying to an Infidel to advance Islam is acceptable and proper in Islam, if it furthers Islam. That's in the Quran, and this is fact, not Islamophobia.
http://www.theridgewoodblog.net/2011/06/who-is-sohail-mohammed-why-did-governor.html
Monday, June 13, 2011
Sarah Palin Trojan Horse to the mainstream media
Sarah Palin Trojan Horse to the mainstream media
PJ Bogger
Some where out there a band of paparazzi mainstream media types are chasing Sarah Palin from cost to cost . In a game of cat and mouse Palin continues in her quest to prove to everyone that the mainstream media is both a biased arm of her detractors and a propaganda arm for the cause of socialism though out the world.
Then came the "gotcha " moment for the paparazzi I mean the mainstream media types and they of coarse took the bait hook line and sinker ,unfortunately for them and for many fans of the now famous Longfellow poem , Palin has read American history and like many people the mainstream media has not (http://www.newser.com/story/120316/historians-say-sarah-palin-was-right-about-paul-revere.html )
Since schools no longer teach American history and have long since replaced it with a more easily manipulated format like social studies we are now on our 4th generation of students that simply have no clue as to the miracle of the birth of this nation.
No where is that more apparent than in the mainstream media and their , "inside" the belt way big government types who continue to deny, degrade and misrepresent our heritage and history .
Whether you like ,love or hate Sarah Palin , you have to be struck by the abject stupidity of the mainstream media ,their arrogance and their "we always know better" attitude after all these are the folks that told us John Kerry was going to win by a land slide , and Carter would beat Reagan or Dewey would beat Truman . These are the folks that told us we were no match for Saddam Hussien and his war machine or that we had no battle plan in Iraq or that Bush was a draft dodger or Al Gore discovered the internet.
Palin is doing right now what so many Americans cant do but would love too,she is spending her time as a Trojan horse showing the mainstream media to be the fools they are .
Now the nit-wits blinded by ideology are going to go through 24,000 pages of Palin's documents and 13,000 emails ,taking the bait yet again and of coarse taking their eye off the ball while the economy teeters on the verge of another great depression and the world is destabilizing. So far the emails have suggested nothing more than an idealistic, conscientious, humorous and humane woman slightly like many of us bemused by the world of politics, gothcha !
Monday, June 6, 2011
BREAKING NEWS: Soo Hyeon Park lawsuit against the Village to proceed
BREAKING NEWS: Soo Hyeon Park lawsuit against the Village to proceed
the Staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ- A Bergen County Superior Court judge on Friday has tossed out the Village of Ridgewood's motion for summery judgement in the case of the 13 year old boy Soo Hyeon Park who drowned at Graydon pool in the 2008 .In laymen's terms the judge denied the Village's motion to dismiss the case.
The judge also ruled against the Village's "third party actions filed against against the parents of a 13-year-old Korean boy who drowned at Graydon Pool during that summer and the boys two teenage friends and their parents, all Ridgewood residents , as members of Graydon Pool. With the Villages motions now thrown out the case is now set to proceed .
The case has been unusually long due to the complexity and depth or issues at play.
Sources close to the case have also made it clear that they are in no way aliened with any of the parties involved in either the "Action Park "or Preserve Historical Graydon groups and that their duty is to represent the plaintiffs in their lawsuit against the Village. This action in no way should be misrepresented by either group or any particular person as meaningful to their cause. Sources close to the case reiterated that ," a new pool not my cause".
In an event that shocked the entire town Soo Hyeon Park died tragically on July 15, 2008. Park drowned in the deep end of Graydon pool. The boy’s family filed a complaint with Bergen County Superior Court on Feb. 19, 2009, claiming the village was negligent in the drowning ,seeking "pecuniary damages and losses." The Village responded by filing a "third party action" on Feb. 3rd . The complaint "alleged negligence" against the boy’s parents, Youn Wha Jung and Seong Wook Park and the boys two teenage friends and their parents.
www.theridgewoodblog.net
the Staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ- A Bergen County Superior Court judge on Friday has tossed out the Village of Ridgewood's motion for summery judgement in the case of the 13 year old boy Soo Hyeon Park who drowned at Graydon pool in the 2008 .In laymen's terms the judge denied the Village's motion to dismiss the case.
The judge also ruled against the Village's "third party actions filed against against the parents of a 13-year-old Korean boy who drowned at Graydon Pool during that summer and the boys two teenage friends and their parents, all Ridgewood residents , as members of Graydon Pool. With the Villages motions now thrown out the case is now set to proceed .
The case has been unusually long due to the complexity and depth or issues at play.
Sources close to the case have also made it clear that they are in no way aliened with any of the parties involved in either the "Action Park "or Preserve Historical Graydon groups and that their duty is to represent the plaintiffs in their lawsuit against the Village. This action in no way should be misrepresented by either group or any particular person as meaningful to their cause. Sources close to the case reiterated that ," a new pool not my cause".
In an event that shocked the entire town Soo Hyeon Park died tragically on July 15, 2008. Park drowned in the deep end of Graydon pool. The boy’s family filed a complaint with Bergen County Superior Court on Feb. 19, 2009, claiming the village was negligent in the drowning ,seeking "pecuniary damages and losses." The Village responded by filing a "third party action" on Feb. 3rd . The complaint "alleged negligence" against the boy’s parents, Youn Wha Jung and Seong Wook Park and the boys two teenage friends and their parents.
www.theridgewoodblog.net
Thursday, May 5, 2011
My Experience on the Glenn Beck Show
My Experience on the Glenn Beck Show
By Jason A. Vigorito
I recently attended, as a live audience member, one of Glenn Beck’s last episodes for his television program on Fox News. I went with two friends, Barry Walksy and our friend Jay. The show was taped Tuesday, April 19, and aired Friday, April 22 at 5 PM.
Everyone’s asked how we got on the program. Jay, on a whim, emailed the show to get tickets. One of Glenn’s representatives, Mina, responded a day later and reserved three for us. We considered ourselves pretty lucky because, after talking with other audience members, our reservations were made quickly, whereas others waited weeks to get theirs. We were e-mailed a questionnaire asking us for contact information and wanting questions pertinent to that night’s topic: “a look at how much our country has changed in the past two years.” It was Part 1 of a three-part series. It was an audience participation, townhall-styled taping, with questions regarding: leftist/socialist players and policies, Obama’s advisors, the dollar, America’s stature in the world.
What was it like??? Well, we showed up at the Fox News building (News Corp.) in mid-town Manhattan around 5 PM. Security started screening around 5:15 and we were led to a large waiting room, furnished with food and beverages. After that day’s taping, we were led into the studio at around 6:15. Glenn was busy reviewing notes. Television does indeed make things look bigger than they actually are. The studio was small, seating 40 of us, with Glenn’s desk in the middle and three of his famous chalkboards lining the wall with their magnetic pictures of different people and organizations. (There were dozens more boards and pictures behind the studio’s temporary walls!) There were many cameras, lights, bundles of wire. The studio crew was mostly younger people, which we found interesting.
Did you really get to talk on the show??? The three of us sat right behind that night’s special guests: Kevin Williamson, an editor at National Review, and author Richard Poe. Quite a few of us got to interact with Glenn and the guests. During one commercial break Glenn asked, “Where’s Jason from NJ?” I raised my hand and he said I had an excellent question about Cass Sunstein, Obama’s regulatory czar. The people around me were like, “ Whooaa, good for you!” So, my big on-air moment was half-way through the show asking the night’s first question: what are some specific regulations Sunstein has tweaked? Glenn, Kevin, and Richard gave some lengthy answers. And during the next break, high-five’s went around.
The taping ended close to 7:30. Barry, Jay, and two women (on my left) talked with Glenn briefly and shook his hand. I was like, “I don’t need to shake his hand, I got to talk with him on national tv!” which got a few laughs. As we left the building, we were given copies of The 5,000 Year Leap and The Real George Washington, two books Glenn highly recommends. I also got to talk with Kevin, which was great.
Glenn was very friendly, cordial, and personable that night. He was down-to- earth and very sharp, deciding how to run the episode real-time during the commercial breaks without much prep. When you watch his show, you get the real deal—straight talk without pretense or acting. Our respect for Glenn Beck only strengthened that night….
http://www.theridgewoodblog.net/2011/05/my-experience-on-glenn-beck-show.html
By Jason A. Vigorito
I recently attended, as a live audience member, one of Glenn Beck’s last episodes for his television program on Fox News. I went with two friends, Barry Walksy and our friend Jay. The show was taped Tuesday, April 19, and aired Friday, April 22 at 5 PM.
Everyone’s asked how we got on the program. Jay, on a whim, emailed the show to get tickets. One of Glenn’s representatives, Mina, responded a day later and reserved three for us. We considered ourselves pretty lucky because, after talking with other audience members, our reservations were made quickly, whereas others waited weeks to get theirs. We were e-mailed a questionnaire asking us for contact information and wanting questions pertinent to that night’s topic: “a look at how much our country has changed in the past two years.” It was Part 1 of a three-part series. It was an audience participation, townhall-styled taping, with questions regarding: leftist/socialist players and policies, Obama’s advisors, the dollar, America’s stature in the world.
What was it like??? Well, we showed up at the Fox News building (News Corp.) in mid-town Manhattan around 5 PM. Security started screening around 5:15 and we were led to a large waiting room, furnished with food and beverages. After that day’s taping, we were led into the studio at around 6:15. Glenn was busy reviewing notes. Television does indeed make things look bigger than they actually are. The studio was small, seating 40 of us, with Glenn’s desk in the middle and three of his famous chalkboards lining the wall with their magnetic pictures of different people and organizations. (There were dozens more boards and pictures behind the studio’s temporary walls!) There were many cameras, lights, bundles of wire. The studio crew was mostly younger people, which we found interesting.
Did you really get to talk on the show??? The three of us sat right behind that night’s special guests: Kevin Williamson, an editor at National Review, and author Richard Poe. Quite a few of us got to interact with Glenn and the guests. During one commercial break Glenn asked, “Where’s Jason from NJ?” I raised my hand and he said I had an excellent question about Cass Sunstein, Obama’s regulatory czar. The people around me were like, “ Whooaa, good for you!” So, my big on-air moment was half-way through the show asking the night’s first question: what are some specific regulations Sunstein has tweaked? Glenn, Kevin, and Richard gave some lengthy answers. And during the next break, high-five’s went around.
The taping ended close to 7:30. Barry, Jay, and two women (on my left) talked with Glenn briefly and shook his hand. I was like, “I don’t need to shake his hand, I got to talk with him on national tv!” which got a few laughs. As we left the building, we were given copies of The 5,000 Year Leap and The Real George Washington, two books Glenn highly recommends. I also got to talk with Kevin, which was great.
Glenn was very friendly, cordial, and personable that night. He was down-to- earth and very sharp, deciding how to run the episode real-time during the commercial breaks without much prep. When you watch his show, you get the real deal—straight talk without pretense or acting. Our respect for Glenn Beck only strengthened that night….
http://www.theridgewoodblog.net/2011/05/my-experience-on-glenn-beck-show.html
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