The first person I thought of when I heard about Mark DeRosa was Eddy Curry.
Curry also suffered from an irregular heartbeat, and that was a major factor in the Bulls trading Curry to the Knicks.
On the bright side, Curry hasn't had any subsequent problems with his heart. And basketball is a more physically demanding sport.
DeRosa doesn't sound very concerned about his condition, even though he's flying to Chicago today to consult a cardiologist. Hopefully, he can live with it and manage it the way he's been doing for years.
Should it affect the way the Cubs are pursuing Baltimore's Brian Roberts? Sounds like the Cubs have been all-in from the beginning, so there may not be much more they can do. Besides, even if this hadn't surfaced with DeRosa - and the Cubs knews about the condition all along - Roberts still is more of a difference-maker.
I always think of Hank Gaethers
I hope DeRosa's ok.
As for Curry; the way he played, I always thought his problem was that he didn't have any heart at all. Curry and Wallace have a lot in common.
no matter how young you are or how fit you think you may be everyone should have regular checkups. young active men with heart problems should be a wake up call for all of us who feel as if we are impervious to falling ill.
Roman, could you explain something to me? Why aren't comments posted in order? I know they end up chronological, but sometimes it takes a while to see my comments. I know I posted something in between 4:56 pm and 11:41 pm last night, but it's not here; last week, it took 2 days to get my comments posted on the Aramis thread, and that only happened after sweet-talking Ricky into finding them. I could incorporate more sweet-talk in my comments if that would help, but you know how the other bloggers are so easily distracted.
BRING
THE
KID
BACK!
(Ricky at least tries to post my comments.)
Roman responds: That hurt. And he's supposed to be helping me post anyway.
Sorry. Well, then Ricky's not doing a very good job keeping up. Should I direct more sweet-talk his way? It worked the first time.
Ricky, sweetie - u there? Post my stuff, 'kay?
Zell Sees Start of Housing Recovery in the Spring
26 Feb 2008 | AM ET
The US economy will avoid recession as the housing market begins to recover this spring, according to billionaire investor Sam Zell.
Speaking on "Squawk Box" this morning, Zell attributed much of the current economic troubles to fear-mongering and politicking by Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
"Obviously what we have going on is an attempt to create a self-fulfilling prophecy," said Zell, chairman of Equity Investments Group and owner of the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and other companies. "We have two Democratic candidates who are vying with each other to describe the economic situation worse.
"The reality is that if you live on Wall Street and you're in the credit markets the world couldn't be worse. If you're a farmer and you're getting $25 for your wheat, you're having a great time. If you're a CEO and you've got a balance sheet that's bullet-proof, you're in a great position. This whole thing is way out of control, way out of hand."
Zell said that although he doesn't try to pick bottoms in markets he believes housing has hit its nadir and will turn around this spring as inventory clears out.
As for the credit situation, he projected that once markdowns are out of the way banks will begin to regain their footing.
In the wide-ranging interview, Zell also voiced support for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
"I think he should be renewed when his term is up. I think one of the positives of the United States is having people in the position of the Federal Reserve (chairman) for long periods of time," Zell said.
"I think Bernanke's reduction in interest rates has been spot-on, because basically we're going to fix the credit markets by creating a big enough spread between the risk-free cost of capital and what's available so that greed overtakes fear and the game begins again."):
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