You think you had a stressful evening? Can you imagine sitting in a window seat on the left side of the plane on that little Delta plane that got clipped by the Air France jumbo jet?
In the wake of their Airbus 380 clipping a smaller plane at JFK airport, Air France has, however, changed some of their protocols. For example, Happy Hour for pilots will not begin until AFTER the plane is in the air.
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Wednesday night may be the last NBA game in Sacramento, as the team may move to Anaheim. Although frustrated Kings fans may say they watched their last professional game a few years ago.
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Former Egyptian president Mubarak allegedly suffered a heart attack brought on by the stress of being about to be questioned by prosecutors. Some are skeptical. As opposed to no one who would be surprised if Vice President Cheney had a heart attack after the stress of today’s falling oil prices.
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Glenn Beck has apparently said he doesn’t see Sarah Palin running for president and said Palin “has done some damage to her political brand.” Interesting comment from a guy who proved himself too crazy for Fox News.
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It’s not a typo, Cleveland is in first place in the AL Central. The last time the Indians had such an unexpectedly good week, Custer was involved.
Meanwhile Mets fans got some good news Tuesday with no bullpen collapse against the Rockies; the game was rained out.
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A shout out to all those Giants fans who have been clamoring since spring training for Aaron Rowand to get a chance for more playing time. The same fans presumably who had Butler and VCU in the Final Four.
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There are three California hockey teams in this year’s NHL playoffs. Asked for a response, most Californians responded “We have hockey teams?”
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And regarding the trivia question from a couple nights ago.
The current largest capacity stadium in Major League Baseball is Dodger Stadium, 56,000. (Presumably between the third and seventh innings.)
The smallest for years WAS Fenway Park, but its capacity has been increased to 39,928., making PNC Park in Pittsburgh the true smallest, at 38,496.
But here’s where it gets interesting/stupid. Tropicana Field can easily hold over 42,000 during the postseason, but they only open up about 37,000 seats for most home games. And the Oakland A’s have closed off their upper deck in recent years, selling only about 35,000 seats, although they once had a crowd of over 55,000 in 2002. (Personally, I think if you can adjust seating capacity as easily as removing a tarp, that being called the smallest doesn’t count.)
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