http://sanerdudette.today.com Just another Today.com weblog Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:38:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mark Fidrych, a crazy, off-the-wall but talented former major league pitcher was found dead underneath a truck at his home today at age 54. The right-hander was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1976 when he had a 19-9 record with a 2.34 ERA and 24 complete games. He ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/04/14/mark-the-bird-fidrych-dead-at-age-54/ The game that was played on Friday at Yankee Stadium will never show up in the standings but will be remembered forever. As a test run for the beautiful new Yankee Stadium, the Yankees and the Chicago Cubs met for a two game exhibition series. As a bonus for fans, ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/04/05/the-new-yankee-stadium-opens/ When the new Yankee Stadium hosts its first game tomorrow, it will sound different from the old Yankee Stadium because Bob Sheppard's clear, crisp voice will not be emanating from the public address system. Sheppard, 98, is recovering from a bronchial infection, and is rumored to be considering retirement. ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/04/02/bob-sheppard-the-voice-of-yankee-stadium/ Well I was had today. In my job as head of credit risk monitoring for a major international bank, I was cc'd on a e-mail which was sent by the person in charge of our modeling team to the traders. The gist of the mail was that in ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/04/01/april-fool/ On the heels of another story about executive compensation at AIG, there was a story about AIG paying billions of dollars in TARP funds to Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and other investment banks. All the press I have read on this is way too vague and imply that there ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/03/16/tarp-funds-enable-aig-to-meet-margin-calls/ />Tough times are hitting all of us, but Ryanair, Europe's largest discount air carrier is contemplating having its passengers pay to use its in-flight toilets. Ryanair raised its net income forecast on Dec. 2 for the year ending March 31 to 50 million euros ($63 million), citing that the falling price ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/02/28/an-idea-that-may-not-fly/ When I began my career in banking over 25 years ago, I was hired by Citibank. John Reed had just taken the helm and the 1980's were a heady period for the powerful bank. It is difficult to fathom the fact that Citi has fallen so far and ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/02/27/citigroup-gets-another-rescue/ Today bank regulators released details of the stress tests the 19 largest banks will be subject to in the coming weeks. The goal is to determine the value of the assets on the balance sheets and to see whether banks have enough capital to withstand the economic downturn as ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/02/26/is-the-worst-case-bad-enough/ Llindsay Vonn was edged out by German Skier Gina Stechert by just one-hundreth of a second in yesterday's downhill race at Tarvisio, Italy. Vonn missed the opportunity to set a United States women's record of 19 World Cup victories. Vonn skied with a surgically repaired tendon in her thumb which ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/02/23/vonn-sets-her-sights-on-vancouver/ The town of Lake Placid, nestled in the Adirondack Mountains is a superb destination all four seasons a year. This weekend, it was transformed into a mini-olympic village as it played host to the Empire State Winter Games, an ameteur athletic event for qualifying New York State residents. The alpine skiing ... http://sanerdudette.today.com/2009/02/22/alpine-skiing-highlights-empire-state-winter-games/