The city was a buzz with all the action.

And it didn’t take long for all the signs to go up around the city. Buses, cabbies, and huge signs went up in support of the Yankees.

I would have like to have made it to the parade but it was at the other end of the city - about 90 blocks from where we were staying - However, I did get the T-shirt.

I’ve got myself a blue World Series Championship T-shirt.

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We developed a league and have 10 folks join in with their teams. And this past Monday was to be the draft.

Well I had done my homework and picked out several possible players for my team. All that was left was to pick them in the draft.

Thus the problem.

Here I sat at my computer at home at the set hour for the live draft, waiting for something to appear on the home page of our league. Nothing popped up and I clicked on everything I knew to, but nothing happened.

Frustration began to set in and after an hour I just gave up.

About two hours after the draft, I got back online and noticed that somehow, a team had been picked for me. Some are OK, but I would have rather had some of my New Orleans boys on the team, being a Saints fan and all.

But for now, I guess my team will do.

I hope the rest of the Fantasy season, goes a little better.

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I can testify to that. Every time I saw Jim Rice on the docks he had a smile on his face. It didn’t matter if he was up to his elbows in cleaning fish, unloading fish or just messing around on the boat — the smile was there. He was the white-haired deckhand aboard the Gentle Winds with Capt. Greg Marler.

Anyhow, Jim passed away on Sunday in his home in Destin. I understand he got to do what he loved on the last day of his life — fish — and with his kids.

You know that’s the way to go, doing what you love right up to the last few hours.

And who knows when your hour is coming — so get about doing what you love - with the ones you love.

As for Mr. Jim, your smile will be missed on the docks.

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The catches of red snapper have been incredible. It’s hard for me to believe that anyone can think we have a shortage of red snapper.

Almost every boat that has been out in the last month have caught  their limit (two per person) and had to throw back just as many.

But remember Aug. 14 is the last day to keep red snapper.

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The anglers still load up and go, and they come back with plenty of fish. And Monday was no different.

I saw everything from red snapper, king mackerel and grouper on the boards.

But you know, why should the rain slow fishing down — The fish are already wet.

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Yesterday, the Sunrise brought in an unusal little fish. It was bright red with a touch of neon yellow on the tail.

Some thought it was a creol snapper others a hog snapper. If you have any ideas or have caught one of these let me know.

Thanks for the help.

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I believe in ball games - there are winners and losers.

But I also believe in “good sportsmanship.”

Well Saturday’s Easter Egg hunt at Morgan Sports Center turned into a race for a “big special egg” that was placed out in the middle of the hunting field. Never mind the other 9,999 eggs that were on the field - they all wanted the “big egg.”

Kids racing for eggs is one thing, but when the parents get involved - it can sometimes get ridiculous. And that’s what I saw on Saturday.

At one point I saw a Dad dragging — and I mean dragging like a blanket  — his 5 year old daughter across the field in an effort to get to the “big egg” before the others. Well they didn’t make it in time, but when the Dad finally stopped running, and his daughter could stand up - I saw her wiping her eyes.

Now what fun is there in that.

I say let the kids hunt the eggs. So what if they didn’t get the “big egg” loaded down with Hot Wheels stuff.

It’s not the end of the world — it’s just an egg hunt. And there will be others.

Besides what are we teaching the kids, when they think Big is better. A lot  of good things come in small packages.

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So I thought I would share it –

Pompano Beach resident Tim Maddock and his angling crew caught and released 50 sailfish off Key West Thursday, while tuning up for the World Sailfish Championship that begins next Tuesday.

Maddock, who owns the Vitamin Sea Too, a 33-foot Contender, fished with Mike Reisert of Pompano Beach; Chris Zidar of Boca Raton; Jon Kreig, Deerfield Beach, Chris Meek of Pompano; and Mike Dinnen of Fort Lauderdale.

For certain the 50 releases in a single day of fishing is a Florida Keys record, said Mike Weinhofer, World Sailfish Championship director and it could be a state record. The previous Keys record was 37 sailfish releases in one day, achieved in May 2005 by Captain Marty Lewis on the Main Attraction off Marathon.

The International Game Fish Association does not keep records for releases, according to World Record Coordinator Becky Wright. A call to the Billfish Foundation was not returned Friday, perhaps due to the Good Friday holiday.

“The fish were just pouring through,” Maddock said. “We had 60 bites and caught 50 of them.”

Maddock said he ran out of bait three times, borrowing each time from a nearby boat.

Maddock hopes the hot sailfishing continues into next week for the WSC which features three days of fishing and one lay day. Eighty boats are to compete for a cash prize purse of $1.6 million, Weinhofer said.

“The World Sailfish tournament is in its seventh year and it’s never been won with more than 15 fish,” Maddock said. “Timing is everything.”

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At the time he picked North Carolina, Michigan State, UConn and Pittsburg to make it to the Final Four.

Not bad — the only one he missed was Villanova.

Way to go Geoff.

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