Last year was the first year of my annual soundtrack project. Here's this year's CD:

1. Pixies: "Where Is My Mind?"
2. People Under The Stairs: "The Dig"
3. Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"
4. Devo: "Turn Around"
5. They Might Be Giants: "I Should Be Allowed To Think"
6. Belle & Sebastian: "White Collar Boy"
7. The Dubliners: "Irish Rover"
8. Simple Minds: "The American"
9. The Smiths: "What Difference Does It Make?"
10. Man...or Astro-man?: "Lo batt"
11. The Ventures: "Pedal Pusher"
12. The Romantics: "When I Look in Your Eyes"
13. The Alias Brothers: "Seven"
14. Dangerdoom: "Old School"
15. Beck: "Hell Yes"
16. Bad Brains: "Big Takeover"
17. Goodbye Harry: "They"
18. Bad Religion: "American Jesus"
19. Green Day: "Scattered"
20. NOFX: "It’s My Job To Keep Punk Rock Elite"
21. Samiam: "Sunshine"
22. Smashing Pumpkins: "Bodies"
23. Rush: "Tom Sawyer"
24. The Bad Plus: "And Here We Test Our Powers Of Observation"

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Slate has a story about former Major League pitcher Don Carman answering his fan mail a decade-and-a-half late because he recently found a box of letters that were misplaced when he moved.

One thing that makes postgame interviews with baseball players useless are the cliche responses they give...which is why I found this part of the article funny:

After enduring years worth of questions from benighted sports writers ("How'd it feel out there today, Don?"), Carman compiled a list of 37 suitably vapid answers that could be applied to almost any query. These included: "Baseball's a funny game"; "I just want to help the club any way I can"; "I didn't have my good stuff, but I battled 'em"; and, a personal favorite, "We have a different hero every day." Carman posted the list above his locker with a note that told writers, "You saw the game ... take what you need."

Of course, what was a joke to Don Carman are legitimate answers for most players today. You can read his entire list of answers here.

I can watch this again and again and again...