I've been extremely lucky that most times I've gone to Yankee Stadium in the 
past 5 years (some 20 times, approximately), I've gotten to see Coney pitch 
time and again.  I was more than upset, though, that I didn't get to see the 
perfecto, of all games when it happened, though!!!>:( (I was in Israel, and 
just happened to find out about it because this kid from Nebraska on our trip 
who was a Yankee fan bought a copy of The Jerusalem Post, and was rubbing it 
the back page headline, which caught my eye...)  However, I do have some 
other great memories of him pitching.

The first game I ever saw him pitch was in 1995; this was also right around 
the time I'd started to get a little interested in baseball, so it was also 
the first time I'd ever heard of him PERIOD, when on the way to the game, my 
mom's friend mentioned "oh they have the good guy pitching for them tonite.  
David Cone."  Don't know why, but from that night on I was hooked -- you know 
how you become attached to something all of a sudden and you don't know why?  
That's how I felt that night.  (BTW, the Yanks won that night 5-4... but I 
can't remember if Coney got the win or not!)  It was almost as if, going into 
the '96 season, you pulled for the guy just because there was something about 
him that stole your heart, too.  I think he got everyone when that whole 
aneurysm thing came out.

I'll never forget the day he came back -- September 1, I believe -- and 
purposely making sure I was home to watch the game against Oakland on TV.  
And as he went out I thought to myself "maybe he'll pitch a no-hitter today". 
 No joke-- and as you all know, he came pretty darn close; Rivera and a 
stupid umpire just messed him up.  He seemed untouchable that day.

I was also at the "rubber game" of the first ever Yankee-Mets Series (1997) 
when David pitched 6 innings of no-hit ball before those blasted Mets broke 
it open and tied it up, giving Coney another notorious no-decision.  (Of 
course, it made me happy when Tino got the game-winning hit, but that's 
another story...)  But the best game I was ever at, ironically, was one of 
the worst games Cone ever pitched; game 1 of the 1997 playoffs where Raines, 
Jeter, and O'Neill went back-to-back-to-back over the fence to get the Yanx 
out of a hole where Cone had given up 6 runs in 2 innings; probably his only 
poor performance ever in a playoff game. :(  It hurt to see him give up all 
those runs, and for people to mumble, "well is his career over yer?", because 
for me especially, I didn't want it all to end yet -- it was just too soon.

And that's still how I feel now; I just don't think it's time yet to say 
goodbye, and don't want it all to be over like that.  I'm still clinging to 
the hope that Coney will have a good second half, which means a few more 
glorious years left in that arm of his.

~Pen~

I found the article!!!!!!!!!  Thanx a million, Jenn! :) 

http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000709mag-baseball.html
(I hope this works...)

It's a really good picture of him...:) (Add it to your page, KC, before the 
site changes!)

--PEN4

Britt,

Thanks so much for telling us your "up close and 
personal" report about Coney!  I'm glad that at least he 
is in good spirits and not getting down about things.  
It sounds like he was having a really good time, and 
that's exactly the way I think of him, as a real fun guy!

Thanks again,

Ally :)

My Cone memory is from the first time I watched a game on TV. It was the last
game he pitched before being put on the DL with an aneurysm. I think that game
was what made me a true Yankee fan. That's why I love David, I credit him with
making me fall in love with this team.

I also remember seeing him with the Mets and seeing several fans with cones on
their heads during the sports news one night. I distinctly remember saying,
"that's cute, his name is David *Cone* and those are the Cone-heads" (weird
memory huh?) lol

But my all time favorite memory is Coney's perfect game.  I nearly threw a fit
during the rain delay cause I figured the game would be called off. And when
the last hitter (Orlando Cabrera) popped up to Brosius I started jumping up and
down. Then I sank on to my bed and began crying hysterically. That is what
Coney has always meant to me. And ever since Wells' perfecto, my one wish was
to see Coney pitch one, too.

http://www.geocities.com/coney36_nyy/

Penguin--  I can't access that link because I'm not registered at the NY
Times site!! :( :(  Though I am highly intrigued about this article (and
picture, too!!)  If anyone could kindly send it to [email protected] I
would *so* appreciate it!!! :)  Also, who is this Yankee fan in
Nebraska..??  I thought I was alone out here!! ;)  Great stories!!

Take care~ ~ ~ ~ ~
               --KC <<<<:)

I posted this somewhere else, but thought I'd share it w/ the list also...

K, during my brief 2-wk accounting trip that took me to VA, DC, and NY, I got 
to meet several interesting people (accountants, of course).  One of the 
people I met had a client who was and still is Coney's marketing agent.  
Anyway, he told me that during the 80s they had this banquet thing, and he 
sat at a table w/ Cone and the marketing agent.  All of a sudden, this woman 
started screaming b/c a man had stolen her purse..so what did Cone do?  He 
got up, ran after the man at full speed, knocked him down and beat him up til 
the man gave up the purse.  The man was all bruised and beaten when Cone 
stopped hitting him.

That's the story...I thought it was weird and funny...I cannot imagine Cone 
doing that, guess it just shows how he's dedicated to doing whatever he's 
doing, whatever that might be...

~Jen (Jaycee)

Good morning all

Got Dan Patrick's book "outtakes" and to my surprise he had a chat with our
David!!!  Quite a candid chat too!!  I would love to share it with everyone,
but since it's printed in a book and I have no scanner (or computer skills
for that matter) I don't know how to get it out to you all.  Any
suggestions?????

thanks Laura


p.s. this news just cleared we got another pitcher..... Denny Naegle (sp?)
we got him for a bunch of minors including ed yarnell.  Hey Britt, btw I'm
going to Minn too!!!:)))  I believe we also are staying at their hotel.
e-mail me and we can discuss!!!

I remember when the article first came out in ESPN Magazine. I actually
saved the article on my computer, but sadly it's been lost since then.
However, I perused ESPN.com and found an excerpt of it:

http://espn.go.com/espninc/magazine/columns/patrickbookexcerpts/502958.html

Enjoy!

Thanks for posting the web site...  I wish I could get the whole interview-
that was the lite portion of it.  Like I said before he was a little
candid... in a cute way though.

have a great day!!!

http://www.geocities.com/coney36_nyy/

Hi everyone!  Wow, so many great E-mails...thank you everyone for your
stories, I enjoyed reading them so much!

ansky24-- I thought your story was so sweet!!  I cried too when I saw his
perfect game, I just loved to see him so happy!  He is who totally made me
a Yankee fan, too.  I mean, I'd watch Yankee games with friends every now
and then, and I had always had respect for them for their contributions to
baseball history...but if it weren't for Cone, I wouldn't be the Yankee
fan I am now...

Jaycee-- Holy cow...your story was very interesting!!!  I got a kick out
of reading it...I can't imagine him beating the crap out of someone, but I
can *so* imagine him doing it for a good cause...hee hee!  What a knight!
;)

Laura & Adrian--  Wow, what a cool article!  Thanks for posting the
excerpt, now I want to read the whole thing!  I guess I'll have to run out
and get the book...I love candid stuff like that!!

Oh!  That article that was posted about the pitchers vs. hitters was very
interesting...I had no idea there was such a social conflict, but I can't
say it's very surprising, either...I know I've gotten very irritated at
the Yankee hitters from time to time, but that's because I'm partial to a
certain pitcher!  So now when I do watch baseball I tend to be more of a
pitcher fan, and when they do badly I just feel upset for them instead of
angry.  The points made about how they may play only once every 5 days or
whatever as opposed to playing everyday like the other players brought up
some good arguments, but still it's frustrating if a pitcher has a bad
outing because he has to wait 5 days before he can right it.  Any other
player can have an off night, and then go out there the next night and
make everyone forget about the night before.  I guess there are pros and
cons to both sides of the story...like the article said, I guess they are
just two different breeds...;)

Take care! ~ ~ ~ ~
            --KC <<<<:)

OK, guys about the article... registering with NYTimes.com is FREE, and takes 
like 2 seconds.  It's the other stuff that costs money (archives, etc.)  
Luckily, because the article's this week, I found a way in around the 
archives.  KC and whoever else, I can still upload the picture and send it to 
you guys, if you want; I was just afraid something might go wrong, so I just 
posted the URL instead.

~PEN~

Very very cool :)
I wish they had more up there! But I"m still surprised that DC is up there at
all :)
Yay!
Lilyana

That's so cool!  How brave of him to just run up and chase after that guy... My
hero :)

Lilyana

Hello all

thought I send everyone some articles from the ny post- there is one called
"now its Cone's turn"(just click on it and scroll down).

I feel the pressure is really on him to shine, he even declined to talk to
reporters yesterday after the win!!  We got our direct tv installed so I
will (finally) be able to watch him in the comfort of my own home (thank
goodness, no more endless searching for sports bars that have msg
available).  Well just wanted to say hi and sending out positive vibes to
coney for goodluck!!!


have a great day
go david!!!


Laura

Well, I hope Coney can do what he's done so well during the past years: get a 
"W" in his record.  I will be keeping my fingers (and toes) crossed tonight, 
and hope that he will pitch great against the Phillies and get a much-wanted 
*win*.  My dad won't be happy with me (he's a huge Phillies fan) but I'll 
still cheer for the Yanks.  Go Coney!

Jaycee :)

Looks like he blew it again last night.  He told the media after the
game that he wasn't getting the job done and that he was hurting the
team.  

I feel bad for him.  It is so hard not to be frustrated with him.
Whenever he used to pitch, prior to the PG, I used to feel like - here
comes a really good shot at another win, Coney's pitching.  Now I'm
scared on his day, because I feel like - oh no, here comes another loss
- I hate when I feel that way about soomeone on the team, but it does
happen from time to time over the years.

Not sure what he should do.  They all say he still has his stuff, but he
is having trouble with his location.  He gave up 6 runs last night
(might have been only five if Jeter made that one play but that's
questionable).  

Cone also said something to the affect of - I'll either start pitching
better or I'll pitch himself off the team.

I think he should volunteer to go down to Columbus or Tampa for a few
weeks to work out whatever the problem is with Billy Connors.  When
Roger was on the DL he went to Tampa and I'm sure they worked on what
was wrong with his pitching at that time.  Maybe that is what Cone needs
to do.  No shame in taking the steps to fix what is partially broken.  

Kat

In a message dated 7/18/00 7:40:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] 
writes:

> I feel bad for him.  It is so hard not to be frustrated with him.
>  Whenever he used to pitch, prior to the PG, I used to feel like - here
>  comes a really good shot at another win, Coney's pitching.  Now I'm
>  scared on his day, because I feel like - oh no, here comes another loss
>  - I hate when I feel that way about someone on the team, but it does
>  happen from time to time over the years.

I don't know who wouldn't be frustrated with him. It almost makes me cry 
knowing that he's suffering so much with his pitching. :( 

>  Not sure what he should do.  They all say he still has his stuff, but he
>  is having trouble with his location.  He gave up 6 runs last night
>  (might have been only five if Jeter made that one play but that's
>  questionable).  

I think he should work in the bullpen a bit and than try some relief pitching 
before returning to starting. He's gotta work more on his breaking ball and 
use a bit more of his fastball. JMO. 

-kris

http://www.geocities.com/coney36_nyy/

Hello everyone...Yes, our Cone is still struggling, and it is very hard
watching him do so.  I really don't know what the best thing to do would
be, I have mixed feelings about the bullpen and the minors, but maybe that
little vacation to Tampa like Kris suggested could help if it aided Roger
in any way.  It really is comforting though to know that Torre continues
to believe Cone's stuff is still good and that he still has the ability to
win.  He said something about how he's still striking out batters, and if
he had lost it, then he wouldn't even be doing that.  I see a lot of truth
in that.  I still don't think Cone has been pitching that badly, however
when he makes a mistake it's just a really big one unfortunately, like 2
and 3 run homeruns.  I just hope for his sake he can get past this, I hate
to see him so unhappy with himself.  I know it's difficult to not be
frustrated with his performance right now, but don't give up yet!  He will
be starting again soon, and hopefully it will be a successful one...

Laura-- Thanks for the article!  It was very emotional....

Jaycee & lilyana--  Good to hear from you!  It's really nice to know that
great fans like you are still behind our Cone!

The page has been updated....

Thanks for writing everyone!  Take care & keep the faith~ ~ ~ ~
                                      --KC <<<<:)

It was a fastball. Fastballs don't roll.

Outside of that, I agree. Cone got four runs, and if he were pitching like himself, it would be enough. But it is ludicrous to say, "Hey, Cone got 8 runs." He did not give up the grand slam to Abreu, and the Yankees scored the four runs which eventually made the game close again after he left. When he left, the Yankees were down by two.

Cone's fall hasn't been natural. I mean, it's artificial. It just isn't right.

I'm convinced that it can't just be chalked up to age. He went 9-4 with a 2.65 ERA through the perfect game, and since then he's something like 4-13 with an ERA in the high-fives. That just doesn't naturally happen.

Another sign: his good innings are really good. He's not just fooling them when he has good innings. He's actually getting them out and making them look bad at the plate. He's Jaime Navarro when he's bad and David Cone when he's good, not Jaime Navarro when he's bad and Mark Gardner when he's good.

He hasn't had trouble striking out hitters, and he makes a heck of a lot of good pitches each game. But when he makes a bad pitch, it leaves the ballpark. It seems that whenever a hitter or two gets on base, some demon takes control of his arm and makes him throw a poor pitch. And it always leaves the ballpark.

He's made too many good pitches and been too good in his good innings to think that he's just wasting away. As Peter Gammons said, "I wouldn't bury him yet."

Another thing I just thought of: he's averaging around five and two-thirds innings per start. That's incredible for someone with his record and ERA. I don't know of any pitcher in memory with numbers like he has with so many innings per start.

Torre is a fairly quick hook, so don't chalk it up to that. I think it is another sign that his numbers really don't reflect the whole story.

Gammons says that Torre will probably give Cone 4-6 more starts to prove himself. Let's give them to him. As bad as it looks now, I think there's a chance we might see dramatic improvement.

-----

The Yankees forum on the Times website is highly recommended. I've been there over two and a half years, and I may never stop visiting.

Adrian

Good afternoon fellow court memebers!!!

Well my positive vibes must have gotten to Tino instead of David last night
(big sigh....).  Anyway, I was so happy for Tino though.  Watching the
pitching last night was just terrible- David certainly doesn't have a good
poker face, the poor thing you could totally tell he was frustrated!!!

The post-game show was hard to watch too.  He really is a trooper and I will
be rooting for him on Saturday when he pitches next.  Then... hopefully (I'm
prayin) that I'll be able to see him in Minnesota.  Can't wait for that.

Anyway, I'm sure most of you are from the NY area, but I thought I'd send
today's sports section to those of us who aren't as lucky to live in the Big
Apple.  I wish these articles spoke of a Cone win, but oh well...

Thanks for the update on the home page KC

have a good day!!!
Laura

ps- the papers are the post and daily news

Hi K.C & everyone

I guess there is not much to say today. To be honest I am not really sure 
what to think right now. But one thing is for sure Joe said that David is 
starting when his turn comes, so let us hope for the best. Besides, El Duque 
may be out for a bit. So David really needs to step up & quickly.

Anyway here`s a great read from Verducci on David.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/tom_verducci/news/2000/07/18/verducci_insider/

Enjoy
Y.A

GULP.... that was hard to read.  It can't possibly get worse... can it???

Laura

Hi everyone!  This is very very hard for me, I can't 
even imagine how Coney feels!  Great article in SI.com, 
thanks!  One good thing that I read in that article is 
that he doesn't want to bounce around the league as a 
relief pitcher, which is good, I really want him to go 
out as a Yankee, and I really hope he can turn things 
around so this won't be his last year.

Anyway, just wanted to thank all of you for the 
articles, and let's all think positive!

Take care - keep smiling...:)

Just thought I'd send out a happy thought!  A year ago 
today, I was sitting in the stands at Yankee Stadium, 
thinking "well, it's really hot, so we'll see the Yogi 
Berra thing and then leave".  I was also thinking that I 
couldn't believe I spent $20 on a disposable camera 
because we left our camera at home and we wanted some 
pictures of the Yogi Berra ceremonies.  Well, next thing 
you know, it was about the fifth inning, and JP was 
like, "something's happenning here, look at your 
scorecard".  So I did, but I didn't want to say anything 
(you know, that bad luck thing).  Then...it was the 
seventh inning and people were starting to murmur, and I 
was telling them all, "stop, you're not supposed to say 
anything".  You try shushing a whole section, ha ha!  
Well, we all know what happenned next...Scotty catches 
the last out, "a perfect game, baseball immortality for 
David Cone"!

Just wanted to send a happy memory today!

Keep smiling...

Ally :)

wow, you are soooo incredibly lucky to have gone to Coney's perfect game! 
You should email some of those pictures to the court:) I sat and watched the 
game with my mom and dad. I remember running to get my radio and taping the 
last out, which i listened to a couple times today, it gives me chills every 
time i hear it! As I am writting this email MSG just played the last out and 
interviews with Coney and Girardi. What a great day that was!

Eyde

Hey, guys! I forgot all about this! I have a link that you can use to listen
to Cone's perfect game on Realplayer! I'm not sure how long this link will
work, but as of now it's still functioning!

It's a tiny-sized link (95 bytes or less than a tenth of a kilobyte) and
will take almost no time to download. It's just a shortcut that takes you to
the server that has the perfect game on it. I saved it when I first listened
to it a year ago.

Just download it and double-click it and it will play on Realplayer
automatically! If you want to save it for posterity, hook up your sound card
to your stereo and record it on audiotape! That's what I did!

I have a question. Does anyone on this site tape Cone starts? I've been
taping Cone's starts regularly since 1997 and irregularly since 1995. Does
anyone want to trade old Cone starts with me? I love saving his games on
tape and am always looking to get as many as I can. There's so much I
haven't seen of him. I'm open for trades!

Enjoy the perfect game on radio!

DC (my name on the NY Times Yankees forum)

If anyone has trouble with the link, e-mail me!

DC

http://www.geocities.com/coney36_nyy/

Hey everyone...Wow, a lot of stuff to address..!  First of all, I'd like
to thank you all for your input on the list!  I enjoy reading all of your
messages, and it is great to see such loyal support for Cone...

Laura-- Thank you so much for sending us all those articles and little
tidbits, I really appreciate it!  With the charity bit, I didn't know
whether to smile or cry...I mean I think it is so wonderful that even
after all he must be going through and everything that is on his mind, he
can still take time away from himself to help others, he really is a good
person.  About the book, a-- I didn't know you could already order
it!...and b-- just the mere thought of "readers cooling on Cone" just
burns me.  I can't believe that would happen just because he is struggling
right now, though some people just really surprise you sometimes.  I can't
wait for the book to come out, I think it will be great reading and I'm
excited that I know I can order it now!  Too cool!  In the article it
mentioned Cone saying to use his New York mag profile for the bio...and if
he means the article that was printed last year, here is the link to said
article for those of you who have not read it:
http://www.newyorkmag.com/page.cfm?page_id=2138&position=1

Aaron-- Also, thank you for the SI article...it was a very good article,
as heart-breaking as it was to read!! :(

Ally-- As always I adore your messages...Your special memory letter gave
me a great warm-heart moment, and I agree with you about not wanting Cone
to bounce around as a relief pitcher, and to retire as a Yankee.  That is
just how it should be, for it to be any other way just isn't right.

Gerald-- Thank you for the Perfect Game link!  I'll have to put it on the
site once I get the perfect game page working.  Also thank you for the Fox
5 address, I hope it works out!

Now today's game...I am very upset for Cone!  He pitched pretty well,
threw a good number of strikes and got a lot of guys to ground out and fly
out.  He still gave up a homerun which is a habit he needs to break, but
still he only gave up 3 runs in his 6 innings, and he only walked 2, which
I thought was fabulous!  To me I think this shows that his control is
strengthening and that he still has the ability to pitch well.  I am just
so frustrated that the bats couldn't hit more off of a guy with an ERA
over 9, but mostly I'm frustrated at the bullpen...Cone may not have been
able to get the win, but he surely didn't deserve that dang loss!  I hope
he feels better about his pitching at least, surely he knows he did pretty
well...

The page has been updated...sorry about the lengthy letter!!  I hope I
didn't bore anyone! ;)

Take care~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
                --KC <<<<:)

Was I mad at that game!!!!!  The Yankees even scored ENOUGH runs for him to 
win, and he STILL gets pinned with the loss even though that bullpen decides 
to walk 9 guys; wonder if it would've been different had Cone stayed in for 
the 7th inning.  Unfortunately, even though on a normal day he would've 
gotten the win handily (especially with the way the Yankees are playing as of 
late) he's now 1-9, and has surpassed the infamous Andy Hawkins of the world 
for the longest dry spell ever.  Ick.  But I guess we have to look at the 
brighter side... at least he lowered his ERA considerably... and at least we 
KNOW that he CAN still pitch effectively.  Maybe it's the team's problem, and 
less his...

Oh and KC, thanx for the article on Coney!  It's exactly the kind of bio I 
was looking for.

Here's to next time,
~Pen~

Good morning my sad fellow court members :-(

Thanks for all the articles and info.  DC I too saw that interview( that you
posted) it was awful-  I thought about posting some of the NY paper's sunday
articles but I thought why bother, you guys get the point on how s****y he
feels.

Anyway, Ally and sue (chi-town girl) would love to see pics of the forum
party.  We sat glued to the computer this weekend just to see what all you
guys were up to!!!

Hey Sue,  no luck at ESPN zone- so we went to a small bar called timothy
o'tooles just east of Michigan Ave. Right by McClurg Court  They promised me
they could always show our team:-)  Thanks for going an cheering our sweet
boy on, sorry the forum party couldn't see a yankee win... we must keep the
faith guys he will win a game... he just has to!!!

Well I am leaving Friday for Minnesota (I am so excited) however, I am a
little p****d off cuz I miss Coney by one stupid day. He pitches Thursday
:-((  So that means Friday will be Denny, Saturday Clemens, then Sunday?????

If anyone is going this weekend to Minnesota please e-mail me.  KC my little
journalist do you want me to pack you in my suitcase???

take care and have a great day!!
Laura <:-)

http://www.geocities.com/coney36_nyy/

Hey everyone!  I am sending out this special note to let you all know I
have *finally* finished and posted the Cone biography on the site!  Just
click the biography link on the home page and it should take you there...I
hope it is to your liking...!

DC-- Thank you for transcripting that interview here...As sad as it was to
read, I'm still glad I got to read it.  I just hate seeing him go through
this, I really do, words cannot even express how I feel about it all...I
just want to see David get through this, just like you all do.  I should
have known he would still be upset over the loss even though his pitching
was by no means bad, I guess it was just wishful thinking on my part
hoping he would at least be somewhat consoled in the fact that he had a
good performance.  I agree that he just needs a win...one dang win and I
think that'll be enough to pull him out of this...I know he can do it, and
I'm with you in never giving up on him...:)

Laura-- I hope you have a wonderful time in Minnesota, though I'm so sorry
you'll miss Cone's start!  I really wish I could go, I'd love to just hop
into your suitcase! haha!  Anyhow, you have a good trip, and we can't wait
to hear about it when you get back!  I'm thinking I can make it to Kansas
City in September, though...we'll see...!

Penguin-- Glad you liked the article!  I think Ally actually sent that my
way once upon a time, so she's the one to thank! ;)  I thought it was
excellent, myself...;)

Oh...and P.S.-- my name isn't Karen...! ;)

Take care! ~ ~ ~~ ~ 
               --KC <<<<:)

Hey all

Great post KC...  haven't checked out the bio page, but can't wait! I'm sure
it's wonderful!!!  Thanks for taking the time to do this stuff for us Coney
fans

Just an FYI to us Yankee fans who can't get to see all the games... it's
gonna be on ESPN tomorrow nite!!!  Unfortunately, we won't be see our Coney,
but they might show him in the dugout!!!  anyway, thought you all should
know.

Have a great day
Laura

KC~
Great job on the biography!  Cone sure has been through alot, hasn't he? :)
Thanks for putting that up.


~Jaycee

Good afternoon all....

Well, tonight is another start for our David.  Let's see in the past 3 days
the Yanks have scored over 20 something runs right???  Do you think their
bats will be cold tonight???  Will it be the usual "no run support" thing.
Sorry I am being so cynical here but would really like to see him have a
win.  So again, I am sending out positive vibes to our David.  When I see
him tomorrow, I'll ask him if he got them;-))

Tomorrow is the big day- off the Minnesota I go, camera in tow of course,
but unfortunately, don't have a digital camera so you computer gurus will
have to tell me how to post them ok???

Chi-town thanks for your e-mail, been kind of busy- I'll write you when I
get back.  Speaking of Chi-Town- her forum trip sounded just totally
wonderful.  What do you think guys.... should we do a coney's court party.
Kinda of silly I know, but maybe we could shoot for the Kansas City game.  I
don't know- we could do it for our webmaster. Get it?? KC in KC going to see
Coney who's from KC.  Think about it.  We still have time to do some
planning.  Might be a big distance from our NY friends, but maybe not so
much for those of us who live in the middle of the country!!!

OK guys... wish me luck this weekend.  And go Coney!!!

Have a great day
Laura