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I mentioned my PTO bias earlier which is keyed by the fact that my father and 2 of his brothers all served in the PTO, each choosing a different branch, Navy, USAAC, US Engineers. I also absolutely love USNaval air, along with the USN and the USMC. I like BoB just fine, think it an excellent...

And that is your opinion. I thought The Pacific superior in all aspects, especially the brutal action. -- Al

Good comparison between SPR and TRL. I have always preferred TRL, by a large margin. The sound track and cinematography alone buries SPR. Loved the terrain of Guadalcanal and the sequence where the GI's are crawling through that high grass, not knowing what's a foot ahead of them, is one of the...

Honestly, I liked The Pacific better than I did Band of Brothers, but that just might be my PTO bias, my USN bias, my USMC bias, and beating the nation responsible for Pearl Harbor bias. Don't see how it lost money. -- Al

I admit I haven't payed close attention to the post season awards and nominees, but what did I miss that Spencer Strider is not a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award? He only led the league (and MLB) in wins with 20 and strikeouts with 281, and had a respectable ERA at 3.86. How does a pitcher...

Despite their crap out in the playoffs, the O's had a fantastic year. It continued this week as Brandon Hyde won Manager of the Year in the AL. The O's were also rewarded with the Rookie of the Year, going to Gunnar Henderson. Both awards were unanimous, with Hyde and Henderson garnering all the...

Brilliant work. After viewing the Kharkov shots, I had to turn my heat on as they made me cold just to look at them. -- Al

The Russians chopped the Germans up, Lend Lease helped buy them time, but the invasion of Russia was a fatal German mistake. That said, Hitler lost WW2 when he declared war on the USA, making Roosevelt's problem of how to get the US into the European war a far easier political puzzle. Without...

Painting military miniatures, Stadden, if memory serves. -- Al

Iran keeps messing with Israel and pushes Israel to the brink, then Iran will end up with a lot of glass and no sand. -- Al

Looking like 2024 before new aircraft. Patience is a virtue, I think... -- Al

Re: Royal Aircraft Factory BE 12 - The worst Britisg single seat fighter of WWI? Really a brilliant conversion of a little known aircraft. I have hoped for years for someone to do a BE-2 because it was such an important aircraft, although the BE-12 was much less so. The BE-2 did yeoman service...

My vote for biggest shocker yesterday goes to Army rolling over Air Force. AF went into the game #25 in the polls, undefeated at 8-0, and playing well. Army had 2 wins and had looked pretty hapless. Army totally dominated, winning 23-3. I'm at a complete loss to explain this stunning upset...

The whole 'squad' needs to be booted from office and charged with sedition. They positively infuriate me beyond description. -- Al

Hard to describe the excitement around the signing of Ted Williams as Manager for the Washington Senators back in 1969. It was like winning the Lotto. DC thought the Senators would be on top of the baseball world or at least hoping Williams would prove a winner for a perennial loser. And...

Also really enjoyed the original. The main Japanese actor, Hiroyuki Sanada, is the actor that played the right-hand man Uijo in The Last Samurai. -- Al

Congratulations to the Texas Rangers for winning their first WS title in franchise history. Have to admit that they were my team, (along with the Orioles), when they played in DC as the expansion team Washington Senators back in the mists of 1960's history. 50+ years is a long time for Ranger...

Bit of a shootout last night that was never really in doubt. I tuned out late with Texas up 11-1. That blown Game #1 sure is looming large for Arizona. Instead of possibly being up 2-0, they are now down 1-3 and are in deep doo-doo. Arizona looks done but stranger things have happened. -- Al

Doesn't surprise me. Might have been even lower if it was Arizona v Minnesota... -- Al

Good series so far. No rooting interest but the baseball has been good. Have watched all the games so far and have been entertained. The fans have been enthusiastic, so I am guessing MLB is happy with the show although i have no idea what TV ratings are like. -- Al