Buying the door

There is big problem in Miami Beach called buying the door, it is a practice of some cab drivers paying door men for choice rides.

Hummm sounds familiar hotel's like the Hyatt Westshore, and others in and around Tampa, where certain drivers seem to get the better rides, and the dispatchers in jest (we hope) are always telling some drivers that the Hyatt needed donut's sandwiches etc etc etc.

I had a call from the Harbor Island Hotel a while back, the fare was standing outside I asked there name and it matched the name that I was given by dispatch so I loaded there luggage and we about to pull away when the door men came running out, he asked my fare "don't you want the cab I called for you"?

The fare told him we never asked you for a cab and and they called themselves, at that point a cab plus pulled alongside and right after that my fare told me they where going to Orlando with the doorman right there, I smiled at him and said oh now I get your game and left.

So make no mistake people this goes on each and every day and it happens everywhere and anywhere, and with how bad the economy is it is with out question it is worse now then it ever is, so lets watch out and be safe out there everyone.

The Rays

The following is from Roto World that is sent to me every day.,
Wade Davis followed up his excellent big-league debut with a rough outing against the Red Sox last week, giving up eight runs while recording eight outs. He bounced back in a huge way Thursday with a complete-game shutout of the Orioles, allowing just four hits and two walks while striking out 10. He also threw 124 pitches, which is a high for any Rays starter this season, so keep an eye on his next outing. With that said here are a few of my ideas for next year. I am still hoping that the Rays can go on a huge winning streak. But if they don't I really think that they should find a way to do something with B>J> Upton. I still think that he can help the team. Maybe a fire under his ass. With his speed he should be able to beat out a lot of those slow roller to the left side of the diamond. Pete Rose vintage, run like hell on every hit ball. If he doesn't want to sit his butt on the bench. It is esy to see why Longeria's batting average is creeping up, he has played through the pain since he came back from DL. But of course that is what great players do. I am wondering why folks aren't starting to compare him to the vacuum cleaner. Yeah first name "Brooks"

Something special happend last night

Above is the grapic shown at Yankee Stadium last night after Derek Jeter hit a line drive past the diving first baseman of the Orioles for a single to right field, for his 2722 hit of his star studded career in pin stripes, it put him past Yankee great Lou Gehrig the "iron horse" for most hits by a Yankee.

You can hate the Yankee's all you want, I did growing up in Brooklyn and my co-author does but you have to give this guy his due, he plays hard every day, runs out every routine ground ball and pop up, who does that these days, not many.

Some feel he has a chance to pass 4000 hits and maybe Pete Rose, though I don't think he is the type to "hang on" for a record or the cash for a year or more if he feels it would hurt the team, for those who don't get it he is all about the team, an example of where his head is at, on Wednesday after his third hit of the night which tied him with Gehrig, he was worried all the fuss had showed up the Rays.

I don't know how many more good years he has left in his 35 year old body, and after last season where he failed to hit 300+ for the first time in a while, this year has been a pleasant surprise he is batting 331 and will hit about 20 home runs and 80 RBI's.

All I can add to this is I hope he does pass Rose, but most of all he leaves on his terms and with the dignity he has always brought to the game.

His mom said so

Tampa Buc's news Cadillac Williams didn't learn of his place atop the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' running back depth chart from his coach. He heard it first from his mother.
"Yeah, she called me all excited and told me and I was like, 'Wow, where did you see that?' '' Williams said of his mother, Sherry, who lives in Alabama. "She said it was on the crawl on TV.
"I had a lot of people call and text me and I just said, 'I wasn't informed, guys, but I guess so. I can't confirm it.' ''
It's confirmed now. Williams, who is trying to bounce back from a second major knee injury, will start Sunday's season opener against the Cowboys.
The promotion comes as a bit of a surprise because of who else the Bucs have in their backfield. Returning starter Earnest Graham topped the depth chart during the preseason and Derrick Ward was obtained in free agency.
It's a crowded backfield, but the Bucs believe they can wear people down by rotating all three backs.
That Williams likely will get the ball first is a testament to his hard work in coming back from a second patellar tendon injury.
"Yeah, it was a surprise," Williams said of earning the top spot on the depth chart. "But I knew if I could come in here and show some of the old flash and compete, I was pretty comfortable with my chances.''
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Don't drive near this place

This is Jericho, Arkansas a typical small southern town of 150 people with 7 cops.

Now most people would think 7 cops in a town of 150 is an awful lot of cops, but they are needed to man all the town's speed traps and to keep the peace.

Yes the police of Jericho have many duty's, what you may ask?

Oh like shoot the town's fire chief in front of a judge over one of the many speeding tickets given out hard to believe but true, you can only imagine what they would do to a wise cracking cab driver?

The very best thing about all this is no one can remember which of the 7 cops did the shooting and the only charges D.A. could come up with was a possible misdemeanor for the fire chief for the scuffle that preceded the shot being fired.

If you would like to read the zany story its at: www.boingboing.net/2009/09/04/speed-trap-happy-cop.html

Be sure to read the comments!!

A few things to think about

I just found 3 story's among my Google news alerts that caught my eye, yeah I have not been posting much and some of these are a week old.

It seems the electric cab's-cart's may be on there way back, I think there has been some political arm twisting behind closed door's, because the Public Transportation Commission has rewritten the rule's on these cart's since according the law's they had no jurisdiction with them in the first place.

We may not agree with all this but are stuck with it, I also have to say some drivers dislike of short runs back when things where better may have brought this on.

There has been several cab drivers getting beat up and robbed in Trinidad, I would have thought before starting this blog with my co-writer that all that went on there was sea, sun and fun, but reading the alerts from news outlets from around the world I know violence vs cab drivers is at an epidemic level everywhere.

Patrick Kane and the story that can't seem to go away or stop being a thorn in the side of any cab driver who read about it. The latest I have read (and its several days old) if from his team, the Chicago Black Hawk's just one line from this latest story tells it all "we are so happy this is all over it have been very difficult on Patrick and his family", do I need to say more.

Worst game of the year

To start with I am still a Rays fan. But last night was the worst that I have ever seen them play. To quote the "animal" of 620 WDAE, gold glove my ass. Why Joe Maddan started Andy Sonnanstine in such as important game beat the shit out of me. Made 91 pitches, to the tune of 8 hits, 5 runs of which 3 were earned. This folks in just 4 innings. Wow a ready made triple play, na, Evan Longoria bobbled the ball, than made a bad throw to first, when the ball should have been thrown to second. Than a two hop ground ball to Iwamora for a ready made double play, opps missed it. Not to be left out Pena after hitting a deep shot for a homer, missed a routine grounder. Lets not forget Carl Crawford our MVP of theAll-Star game, missing a fly ball that he normally catches while writing a letter home. 7th inning I believe bases loaded with none I say none out. Not even the hint of a run. Lastly B.J. Upton. How long will they put up with his lack of anything, other than being able to run down fly balls. 141 strike out for a speed murchant. Than when Crawford found the infield pulled around to the right Whih his burning speed, why square around to bunt rather than drag it down the line. The only person who could have thrown him out would be Brooks Robinson. But as I said in the beginning I live in Tampa and I will pull for them when they play.