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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ended his nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday, which gave Thursday late-night shows a change to examine it. The Daily Show highlighted Paul’s refueling technique, while Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert looked at the reason Paul was utilizing the filibuster: The Obama Administration’s use of drones.
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I'm not so sure about that, though. What the suspension means to me is that both teams are going to have to rely on their pitching depth more than they would have had last night's game been played in its entirety. And as I argued yesterday, the Tigers' rotation depth is their biggest advantage over the Yankees.
I suppose we'll find out soon enough, as Doug Fister and Ivan Nova take over for Verlander and CC Sabathia. The forecast is once again iffy, so it could be another long night in the Bronx...
AL DIVISION SERIES - GAME 1 (cont.)
DETROIT TIGERS at NEW YORK YANKEES
Where: Yankee Stadium
Gametime: 8:37 p.m.
TV: TBS
Radio: WTEM (980 AM), WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), XM 178
Weather: Chance of rain, 60 degrees, Wind 9 mph out to RF
STARTING LINEUPS
TIGERS
CF Austin Jackson
RF Magglio Ordonez
LF Delmon Young
1B Miguel Cabrera
DH Victor Martinez
C Alex Avila
2B Ryan Raburn
SS Jhonny Peralta
3B Brandon Inge
(P Doug Fister) Ivan Nova)
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What stinks for the Tigers is that Leyland had his lineup set up to face a LHP, now that same line-up has to be on the field to face a RHP. Rayburn, Inge wouldn't have been on the field. Seeing that Verlander & Fister are both RHP, doesn't matter to Girardi. Course there is a reason the Yankees have the best record in the league, Dang it.
Cute son, Mark!
Awwww, that's adorable! Thanks, Mark. (I felt the same way, kid, and I only stayed up through the end of the Rays/Rangers game.)
(Also: daggone Yankees.)
Brian's picture is precious.
That is one cute baby!
Nice pic Mark!
Joe S. said...
I'll agree with Anonymous@4:28. Flores, Lannan and Marrero for a legit leadoff guy or a strong #3 pitcher would be a good move, if any other team will bite.
For once, we have quality quantity to trade for quality quality.
October 1, 2011 4:35 PM
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To name names as a trade like that is just bush league.
Nyjer is a legit leadoff hitter, you want to trade Flores, Lannan and Marrero for him?
Please don't play armchair GM with ridiculous stuff like that.
Do you realize how valuable a mid-3.80's ERA lefty pitcher with 2 years of team control is worth? Yah, John Lannan by himself is very valuable if Rizzo was going to dangle him out there.
Josh Willingham was a legit 100 RBI guy based on 162 games, a player most teams would covet and his negatives were his health and his minus defense. The Nats got 2 players in return. An oft injured and slumping Minor League OF and a relief pitcher with no options.
The A's made it known they need a middle of the order bat. Should the Nats have received Dallas Braden, Landon Powell and Brandon Allen instead? Those 3 names were the A's 2010 equivalent to Flores, Lannan and Marrero.
Since I brought up Willingham, here is where Rizzo screwed up again. Willingham is a Type A Free Agent. The A's got 1 year of Willingham and now can let him walk and receive 2 Comp picks for Willingham.
I will play some armchair GM. I don't see a good trade Rizzo made since the last off-season. His best move was walking away from trading Drew Storen. I still believe Rizzo would have traded Storen straight up for Denard Span.
Who saw the play in the Texas game where BJ Upton was caught stealing 3rd base? It brought back visions of Nyjer, bad jump in a critical situation. Of course the batter ends up hitting a single after that.
Cool picture, Mark. How is he sleeping? That is a key variable right now, IMO.
Did NatsJack ever follow up on his Instructional League post? I saw one against the baby Braves a few posts ago, with a 'more-to-come' sign off, but can't find the later ones. Any help pointing me in the right direction would be much appreciated.
Speaking of the bubeleh, I just happened to notice that a few nice items are still available on his Amazon baby registry (which, as y'all may recall, is in his mom Rachel's name). I'm just saying... :-)
Gonat, in hindsight that Willinghan trade was not good for the Nats. At the time was there doubt of Willinghans health. That's the only reason to make that trade as a dump and run.
It has been mentioned before that since StanK left, Rizzo has embarked on a path of trade desperation. His proposed trade for Greinke would have decimated the Nats if that trade went through.
If Rizzo would propose a ridiculous trade like the Greinke, he may be capable of another outlandish trade like Nyjer for Lannan, Flores and Marrero.
A great segue into Top GMs according to Buster Olney.
Bright minds are next undervalued asset
Anon8, I saw it. Also saw him saying, um, "dang" or some such after it occurred.
Good article about FP in the Post today.
natsfan1a--I didn't know about that registry. Thanks for the tip!
You're welcome, Outsider.
Oldguy, I saw that as well. Don't know if something may have hit the cutting room floor, but I found it interesting that FP talked about how much he'd learned this season but didn't mention his (experienced) partner. Hope to see both Bob and FP in the booth next year.
Gonat, I'm a different "Joe S" then you took issue with, but I don't agree with you about the Willingham trade being a poor one, at least not yet. Yes Josh had a good stats year with Oakland, but keep in mind that he plays AL with the DH and he wasn't facing the pitching staffs of the Phillies and Braves for 36 games. Also while Cory Brown was injured in spring training, and again when he got called up, he did come on strong late in the minors. Coaches had dicked around with his stance and swing, he slumped, then threw all of it out and went back to his approach that he had used successfully in the past.Lo and behold, he he went back to being a very good hitter, and thus the call up. Coaches should leave hitters that hit alone, at least until they don't hit. He's also been a very good OF before his ST injury. Will he mature into a ML player? We'll see. As to HRod, again we'll see, but I won't throw a raw kid with a 101plus fastball under the bus after what little we've seen of him. This kid came in late in the spring due to visa problems, has had very little time with the team's coaching staff. He has control issues, but also seems to have self confidence issues. Steve and Davey apparently made noticeable progress on both fronts. My point is that Rizzo traded Josh Willingham, for two prospects. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss either prospect after one season. Also, though Michael Morse will probably never be a gold glove OF, Willingham gets very lousy jumps and then runs terrible routes to the ball. Rizzo's emphasis was on improving defense and getting rid of Josh was a big start.
OTOH, Willingham did strongly imply in interviews after the trade that he couldn't get out oh here fast enough. And there is no guarantee he'd have done here what he did there. And then there's the whole Morse thing.
Still, they could have used that bat, and Morse mughr have gotten in at first base anyway.
Also from a Post item, and reading between the lines, a tip o' the curmudgeonly cap to D'back's hitting coach Don Byalor, who is back with the team after a health scare (I'm having fun imagining in what manner he may have "requested" to be released from the hospital). Wishing him no further health scares, even if I'm not rooting for his team (excerpt of piece below).
In other news, is it just me, or does that Brewers beast mode gesture seem a bit much? Of course, I wasn't a fan of the Rangers antler/claw thing either back in the day.
Baylor fainted after eating breakfast in the clubhouse, and one of the team’s trainers caught him as he fell. Baylor hadn’t shown any signs that he was feeling ill, either at a team dinner on Thursday night or Friday morning.
“I remember having breakfast. That’s it,” Baylor said.
Baylor was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he spent Friday night for observation, and doctors released him when he requested to be let go at 8 a.m. He doesn’t anticipate any other problems with the medication because he’s not planning on taking it again.
“I threw it in the garbage,” Baylor said.
The excerpt, of course, starting after my Brewers-related comment.
I prefer my Seabiscuit to be in schnitzel form (and, of course, well pounded), but that's just me. ;-)
Joe, I didn't mind trading him for a deal that made sense. My problem was the bounty he got back. It was like Rizzo trading Nyjer as if he were in a hurry.
Rizzo was in such a hurry to get rid of Willingham that I too thought he was "broken". Seeing that Willingham was healthy and would trend back to career numbers made the deal a good one for Oakland. Now they get 2 top Comp picks that the Nats could have used for the farm system.
For Seabiscuit, of course Josh felt that way after treated like yesterday's trash. Josh is an absolute gentleman, he has feelings though.
Bottomline, I just think Rizzo on his own hasn't been a good trader.
Wally.... had too much going on yesterday with all the playoff games and college football plus some company in town.
However.... I've now seen the Nats FIL team twice and either the Nats organization is really, really good or the Braves are really really bad because in the two games, I've seen 12 innings of baseball and the Nats are winning 17 - 0 cumulatively. Monday I'll see the Nats against the Tigers at Disney and then I'll get to see two games against the Astros later in the week.
But back to Friday..... Matt Purke seems to be still gaining arm strength because he only broke 90 once in the 1 2/3 innings and was mostly in the 88 mph range. His command was all over the place as he walked 2 and hit a guy while striking out 2 and giving up a double for the only hit against him.
His secondary pitches appear to be major league ready as he showed a solid slider at about 84 and a curve at 77 - 79 mph with a real good change up at 82. He will probably finish out the FIL season next week and then go to Arizona and join the rest of the guys that left Friday.
I'd say Sammy Solis is that full season ahead of Purke as of now but if Purke gets back to the 94 - 95 range, he may actually warrant that roster spot they gave him for signing.
All in all he finished with 34 total pitches, 17 strikes and 17 balls.
Blake Monar followed Purke and actually looked better. Another lefthander with shoulder injury history, drafted in the 12th round out of Indiana Monar went 3 an 1/3 innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 1 with no walks. He threw 36 pitches with 26 strikes and 10 balls. Like Purke, he hung around the 88 - 90 range with better sink,a quality breaking pitch around 80 to go with a pretty good straight change.
He'll probably start next season at Hagerstown but could start at Potomac.
Last year about this time I saw a righthander throw 2 innings of relief that impressed me named Ryan Mattheus and this year we have the equivalent in a guy named Christian Garcia.
Drafted in the third round by the NY Yankees in 2004 he was originally touted as a top arm in their organization ranked right along Phil Hughes . This past spring after 6 years and TWO TJ surgeries, the Yankees got tired of watching him rehab and released him.
Folks, if this guy is finally healthy the Nats have found another guy with terrific stuff wit a major League slider at 86 and a fastball at 95.
I would expect, if he stays healthy, that they start him at Harrisburg as he just turned 26.
The one guy that keeps squaring up everything thrown at him (at least in the 7 AB's I've seen) is Mike Taylor. This kid may be the "organization guy" Rizzo referenced earlier this year as a future center fielder and lead off guy.
His minor league numbers to date do not indicate a typical lead off hitter but that's what Instructional League baseball is all about and the Nats are working him hard towards that end.
The kid is 20 yo, 6'2" and about 190 with a ton of natural ability. I've seen him take pitches to RF for doubles and turn on a Tommy Hanson slider for a 400' shot to left field. He seems to get good break on balls hit his way but I haven't seen his arm tested yet. I'm looking forward to seeing him three times this week.
As to the Yankees and Tigers, I don't think that I've ever seen a team benefit from a rain delay/postponement as much as the Yankees did by not having to face Verlander and from switching from LH CC to RH Nova against the batting order that Leyland had, as Dawn said earlier.".
NatsJack, thanks for the update. That is great insight. Purke is the guy to watch and I think you are correct that he is ramping up. The reason the Nats paid so much was to get a hard throwing lefty.
I think it is great that other players there like Christian Garcia are catching your eye.
Taylor's numbers didn't impress me although I have heard he has "tools".
NatsJack in Florida said...".
October 2, 2011 12:14 PM
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That's where you are wrong. I am not bashing Rizzo. When he made the trade I thought he knew Willingham couldn't return to form.
I am not a hindsight guy. I think he needed to trade Willingham. He just didn't get a good enough package in return.
This is a CAUTIONARY TALE to everyone here who proposes crazy ideas which sent me off on a tangent.
Yah, lets trade LANNAN, FLORES and MARRERO for 1 player.
I actually think Lannan will improve further in 2012.
Sorry Gonat...I don't mean to place you in that category but there are others that continually bash Rizzo for almost any reason. As for what we got "at the time", others have pointed out that both Brown and Hrod were considered prospects at the time and I'm pretty sure any compensatory picks we would have received this year (had he stayed and had similar #'s)would cost considerably more in bonus signing than what those two cost and would be developmentally further away..
NatsJack in Florida said....
October 2, 2011 1:07 PM
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Its my pet peeve that ticks me off. They name Lannan like he is a throw-away like they did on July 31st with Ian Desmond..
1a will remember from another post I made why they are not trading Desi, namely: "Emilio Bonifacio."
Guys mature at different rates. Desi's mind was not totally in the game until after the baby was born--and later I heard about Willie Harris' having a baby stillborn, so you can understand that. Desi cleaned up his D a lot, and in September his O got better. You got a dynamite DP combo with him and Espi, and watching Desi leap for balls is a pleasure. If LaRoche can come back at anything near full strength, the infield is set and you armchair GM's can worry about other stuf...
I don't do arm-chair GM speculation but seeing as how I was mentioned specifically, duly noted re. Desi. ;-)
oh, I don't know it is fun to play GM when we have no Nats games to watch.
Anyways, one more guy I am interested in through trade is Sanchez from Giants. His only glitch is # of walks I believe.
Thanks Mark for the pic.
NatsLady said....
October 2, 2011 1:19 PM
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I don't think anyone thought he could score on that hit. It would have been 1st and 3rd with 1 out though.
It was possibly the negative turning point in the game for the Rays.
Its laughable. "I am willing to trade Lannan with Flores and Marrero for a lead-off hitter". I won't tell you who I want back in return. I am just willing to give up 1 starting pitcher and a catcher who can be a starter on many teams and a Rookie 1st baseman.
Doesn't everybody who comments on this blog play at being arm-chair GM's? There is no harm in speculating (we do not have any power anyway), we do it because it's fun, doesn't cost a thing, etc. Belittling someone's opinion is "bush league", and frankly un-American, free-speech and all that.
NatsJack - thanks for the updates from Fla. It will be pretty interesting to watch Purke go through his progressions. From what Rizzo said when they signed him, I was hoping that Purke was showing a little more velocity, but time will tell. I had heard good things on Taylor, and nice to hear that he continues to show improvement. Have you seen Meyer or Rendon play?
I appreciate the first hand accounts, and look forward to more.
Dawn, if you're referring to my comment, I wasn't belittling anyone's opinion. I don't do the armchair GM thing myself, but I would not try to tell anyone else whether or not they should do so (which is not to say that I always read such speculation, because I might just scroll through any given comment in that vein, particularly if it's quite lengthy). NatsLady mentioned me specifically as regards a trade discussion, and as I don't do the armchair GM thing, I wanted to clarify that I've not commented as which player should be traded or not. As I've said before, whatever it takes to get (the collective, not the specific) you through the season.
(or rather, through the offseason)
Dawn, sure you can do it, just give both sides of the trade.
Then again, maybe Dawn was responding to NatsJack's comment. In which case, never mind, 'cause he can handle his own bidness. :-)
new post - but with no cute baby picture
Yay! :-) Wait, booo! :-(
Natsfan1a, I was referring to GoNat's comment, it seemed a bit harsh to me. Tend to scroll through arm-chair GM stuff, there is so much that goes on behind the scenes that we don't know.
Thanks, Dawn. I didn't read the whole thread the first time. Agree re. behind the scenes stuff. | http://www.natsinsider.com/2011/10/alds-game-1-cont-tigers-at-yankees.html?showComment=1317593252689 | 2013-05-18T10:44:56 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Tim K of ESPN said Buerhle will get 4the years and doesn't think the Nats will give it to him.
"4th" not 4the.. stupid auto correct!
jd, come on, these guys aren't saving lives, they are all overpaid. Its a thin free agent market with simple economics of price goes up when supply is low.
MicheleS, that's interesting and hope TimKurj is wrong. If Buehrle wants 4 years then essentially you are into about CJ Wilson type of demands and can go to 5 years w/ CJ as he is younger..
Rizzo has a calendar/budget for the next several years. It's 2015-2016 when things start to get expensive around here, so he can go four for Buehrle, but not four for Wilson.
whoops, make that *not SIX for Wilson
"There was a connection there," the GM said.
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Didn't Bush (the lesser) say something similar about Vladimir Putin after their first meeting? And how did that work out??
"We can base that on facts and names, and not just concepts and philosophies."
This is how you slap Stan Kasten in the face in public and get away with it..
@longterm - In past years, the Nationals were'nt where players came to die; It's where zombie players came to earn a final paycheck.
Gonat and others
You are missing my point. The point is that you are not getting enough for the money with Buehrle if you have to pay him $40 mil + for 3 years. I am not against spending money I just want a better return for the money..
This is such a better move for "the staff" than CJ... we all know how great Livan was for us... this is our new Livan, minus those incredible curve balls that even I thought i could hit!! hope we get it done!!
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PS... i do miss Livan already...
Mark Bueuhle would be my first choice, if we make any deal at all. Roy O. would be my second choice, but for only one year, with an option for a second year. CJ Wilson for six years? Walk away from that.. | http://www.natsinsider.com/2011/12/nats-like-chances-of-landing-buehrle.html?showComment=1323214631979 | 2013-05-18T10:42:10 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Nationals."
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Why am I not surprised?
Why am I not surprised?
They are hiding something! Surely this is an injury similar to Wilson Ramos and it's going to put Zimmerman on the sidelines for months if not years! Way to go with the horrible long term extension Rizzo. He may look good when pitchers just fall into his lap, I could have picked Stratensburger but what else has he done? He can't build any offense, he has guys like Espinosa and Desmonds swinging and missing at everything and he pays TONS of money for injury prone one year wonders like Morse and expects us to be good?
This team's quick start was an illusion, they won when no one could hit because of the cold weather, now that it is warming up and other team's bats are getting hot we are getting exposed. We are making AAA quality pitchers look like Nolan Ryan.
I expect a sub-.500 record this year, I also expect that Zimmerman, Morse and Storen will not play another inning.
Fire Rizzo! Hire a real GM how knows how to build a true team!
What a shocker.....
Darin H. said...
I could have picked Stratensburger...
Desmonds swinging and missing...
Clearly you don't watch this team.
Le sigh.
Darin H., find another blog. Just a waste of a post.
McPoop is back.
How can Davey keep saying "he likes what he sees" when his sluggers remain on the DL, no one of substance is hitting, and the team is in the midst of a 5-game losing streak? What team is Davey watching or, more to the point, coaching?
Davey is trying to stay positive. Its amazing when you tell someone they are good they actually believe it and start hitting.
Its building momentum and getting on a roll.
Darin H is a idiot. And ill take a cold zim bat over another week of him in the minors.
Darin H is a idiot. And ill take a cold zim bat over another week of him in the minors.
I would have liked to have seen Zimmerman chomping at the bit to get back for at least the last game of this "Take Back the Park" series against our dreaded divisional rival as we battle to stay in 1st place on a prime time Sunday night game...
But I guess that is not how he rolls...
Davey is trying to stay positive. Its amazing when you tell someone they are good they actually believe it and start hitting.
Yep, exactly. But, he is capable of changing rapidly as is necessary. In Moore's case he is not yet a major league outfielder. He's still a first baseman. Otherwise, he might be in the lineup instead of Nady.
howl31.. I am guessing RZ is chomping at the bit to get back.
Darin H.. Decaf.. Buddy...
Maybe that was an ironic post? Or not.
Wait--what injury to Wilson Ramos?
Point taken, I'm sure Zimm wants to get back... my thought is colored by my disapointment...
I guess I would like to see him chomping that bit so hard that nothing could stop him from getting back to play the Phils... after all, the story says "He feels great"...
Hopefully when he picks up the bat again on Friday, everything will be cool and his name will be penciled into the lineup on Sunday... I can only hope...
Possibly he was thinking of Flores.
NatsLady said...
Wait--what injury to Wilson Ramos?
May 02, 2012 6:07 PM
1a, or LaRoche. You know I am easily confooooosed.
Me, too, NatsLady. :-)
1a.... NatsLady......he's a troll....there is no thinking involved.
Darin H: Leader in the clubhouse, for silliest post of the year... Hurry back and post, any time! Comic relief like that is perfect for the end of a five game losing streak {:^D
Woooooooooo Hooooooooooooo!! Oh, did I already post that? Oh, well. :-)
1a, in case you didn't say it before, I'm going to follow up with a
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
Oh really? Not on Sunday? I'm so surprised.
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It'll be Edwin Jackson against Madison Bumgarner, so the Nationals counter with a right-handed-heavy lineup that includes Tyler Moore at first base and Mark DeRosa in right field.
Hope everyone enjoys a fun and safe Independence Day, whether here at the ballpark or at home with friends and family. Plenty of updates to come, so please check back...
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 11:05 a.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv, MLB Network (outside D.C. market)
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM), XM 188
Weather: Partly cloudy, 89 degrees, Wind 8 mph LF to RF
NATIONALS (46-32)
2B Danny Espinosa
CF Bryce Harper
3B Ryan Zimmerman
LF Michael Morse
SS Ian Desmond
1B Tyler Moore
RF Mark DeRosa
C Jhonatan Solano
RHP Edwin Jackson
GIANTS (45-36)
CF Gregor Blanco
2B Emmanuel Burriss
LF Melky Cabrera
C Buster Posey
3B Pablo Sandoval
1B Brandon Belt
RF Nate Schierholtz
SS Brandon Crawford
LHP Madison Bumgarner
UMPIRES
HP Jerry Meals, 1B Gary Darling (cc), 2B Paul Emmel, 3B Scott Barry
11:08 a.m. -- And we are underway. The crowd is still filing in, perhaps struggling to get here so early. But it looks like it could be a full house, or very close to one.
11:25 a.m. -- Edwin Jackson started this one off by walking Gregor Blanco on five pitches. And it only went downhill from there. Melky Cabrera singled to right, with Mark DeRosa making a terrible decision to fire a throw from right field through the cutoff man and all the way to third base, even though he had no chance to throw out Blanco. In the end, that didn't really make a difference, though, because after Buster Posey drove one run home on a slow roller, Pablo Sandoval crushed a meatball of a pitch from Jackson into the center-field bleachers to give the Giants a 3-0 lead. Jackson has now surrendered 17 earned runs in 16 first innings this year, which equates to a 9.56 ERA. That's not good.
11:42 a.m. -- Jackson wasn't entirely sharp in the top of the second, either, but he was better and avoided giving up a run. He didn't get any help from DeRosa, who looked awful trying to track down Brandon Crawford's drive to right. Hasn't been a good start to this game for the veteran utilityman. Still 3-0 Giants heading to the bottom of the second.
11:56 a.m. -- As has often been the case this season, Jackson is getting better with each passing inning. He retired the side in the third, never letting the ball leave the infield, and he's retired five in a row now. His teammates, however, have yet to record a hit off Madison Bumgarner through two innings.
12:14 p.m. -- If you're an opposing pitcher, is there anything you want to see less right now than Ian Desmond at the plate with the bases loaded? The All-Star shortstop does it again, roping a two-out, two-run single up the middle in the bottom of the third. That came a few minutes after Ryan Zimmerman came within inches of a three-run homer, settling instead for an RBI double off the top of the wall. Put them together, and this is now a 3-3 game heading to the fourth. Desmond, meanwhile, now has 47 RBI in Game 79 of the season. I'm not sure even the most optimistic of Desmond fans could have foreseen that.
12:23 p.m. -- By the way, 25 of Desmond's 47 RBI this season have come with two outs. That seems like a lot to me.
12:35 p.m. -- Ladies and gentlemen: The Onion strikes again! Jhonatan Solano with an opposite-field homer to put the Nats up 4-3 in the fourth. He's now hitting .385 with two homers and six RBI in extremely limited playing time. This is the Nats' FIFTH-string catcher, remember.
12:48 p.m. -- It's pretty remarkable how Jackson is able to so consistently bounce back from bad first innings. He's now retired 12 of the last 14 he's faced and is through the fifth having allowed only those three early runs.
1:01 p.m. -- Barkeep, another round of ... well, you get the idea by now. Zim does it again, mashing a two-run homer to right-center to continue his torrid run at the plate. And then seconds later, Morse drills a solo shot into the right-field bullpen. These guys are just hammering the ball to the opposite field today. It's 7-3 Nats after five.
1:20 p.m. -- Well, Jackson is finally done, unable to complete the sixth inning. Not that it was entirely his fault. The Mark DeRosa Right Field Clinic continues, and it's not pretty as the veteran misplays Sandoval's drive into an RBI double. At 7-4, Davey Johnson decided to pull his starter and brought in Tom Gorzelanny to get out of the sixth. All things considered, Jackson did a nice job to salvage a decent start out of what looked terrible after the first inning.
1:36 p.m. -- Hey, DeRosa caught a ball! Seventh-inning stretch, still 7-4.
1:44 p.m. -- We head to the eighth, and here is Sean Burnett trying to protect a 3-run lead. He's been very good at that this year.
2:00 p.m. -- Rick Ankiel gets into the act with a two-run shot in the eighth. That's the fourth home run hit by the Nationals to right field today. It's 9-4 now.
2:21 p.m. -- That'll do it. The Nats win 9-4 to improve to 47-32. At 15 games over .500, they've matched their highwater mark of the season.
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I am ready, coffee in hand. How about you? Go Nats!!!!!
I'm with you baseballswami! Coffee in one hand cigar in the other! :-)
GYFNG!!!!
I'll be watching MASN on TV today. Let's get'em again boys!!! GYFNG!!!
TyMo!!!!
Hot dogs for breakfast!! At the park with friends!! No better way to celebrate the 4th!
GYFNG!!!
I was a bit surprised when the Giants pulled Messrs. Cabrera, Sandoval, and Posey so early last night, effectively throwing in the towel on game one in the fifth inning (if memory serves) to -- presumably -- focus on games two and three. Given that both teams had an off-day on Monday and that we're still only at the season's half-way point, that struck me as premature (even given the Nats' big lead).
And apparently the Giants came here a day early to adjust.
MEMO TO: E. JACKSON
FROM: D. JOHNSON
FYI, THE ALTITUDE OF NATIONALS STADIUM IS 16 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
Eugene, time will tell. Davey went with his starters into the bottom of the 9th after the long rain delay. Bochy was too early and Davey waited too long. Niche conceded the game in the 6th.
Meant bottom of the 8th
Sandy Leon is officially off the DL and back w/ Harrisburg. Glad he is healthy again, he was the emergency call up since Solano was on Syracuse's DL when Ramos tore his ACL.
Great to see all this catching depth, even after the departure of Norris.
Norris BTW is doing well during his first 2 weeks up:
.333/.375/.533 with 2 HRs & 6 RBIs in 8 games & 30 ABs
NCNatsie....That means Edwin needs to keep his pitches at no more than 18' above sea level because it was the elevation of his pitches that killed him in Denver.
Ejax is due to have a good game . We need a strong run up to the break. Miami for 4 after the break in their place.
anyone catch Reid's editorial:
Reid
I know there are some who would like to land Greinke, even as a rental for the rest of the season and others who strongly oppose. I fall into the latter category, what I don't understand from Reid is why he didn't offer any specific scenarios. Instead, he was very general in what the team should offer for Greinke.
There really are only a handful of sports jockeys and columnist who know the Nats. I wish writers / DJs like Reid would not feel obligated to cover the Nats and just leave it to the experts.
Wow!I like this starting time!finally I can follows the Nats in the afternoon(it's 5p.m. here)!Go Nats!!!!
Is it me or does beer taste different at 11:00 AM?
CN, completely agree with you on Reid and Greinke. Going into the postseason with Gio, JZimm, EJax, and Det would be a rotation most teams would kill for.
5 pitch walk
CN,
I don't have a problem with Jason Reid not offering specific scenarios (in terms of whom the Nats might have to give up to get Zack Greinke). But the real question is whether the Nats would be getting a three-month 'rental' or whether the deal included a longer-term contract (or contract extension). And I assume that a longer-term deal would mean that Edwin Jackson would be moving on after this year (or even earlier, perhaps?). One point where I agree with Mr. Reid is that acquiring Mr. Greinke would deny him to the Braves (or Phillies), which would be an added advantage of such a move. I'm not quite ready to advocate for such a trade, but I don't see it as far-fetched either.
Are we worried yet? Watching Bryce go after that ball in the outfield- he has very long strides, gets there quickly and looks smooth out there. Good news as we may need it today.
Now we're worried. Come on, offense!
Leadoff walks will kill you. That has nothing to do with altitude.
Why can't EJax get out of the first inning without giving up runs? Any opinions?
11 millions of "why??"... -.-"
I'm guessing Bryce may have problems with this lefty.
I have no say in it, I think Greinke is too inconsistent and won't fit into the clubhouse here. That's my 2 cents.
Go after Dempster if he comes back healthy or Wandy.
Gonat.....If Greinke wasn't a good clubhouse guy, Rizzo would never have gone after him last Winter.
NatsJack, don't be so sure.
Zim drilled one, unfortunately, Bum did his best goalie impression and prevented it from going into CF for an RBI single. instead, it's a 1-3 groundout...
Absent specific evidence to the contrary, I'm with NatsJack on that one. Rizzo has been really consistent, and successful, on that point.
Zim runs like a catcher now.
DeRosa is actually making me miss Michael Morse in RF...
Eugene,
I find it hard to believe that the Nats are going to offer the $140M it may take to tie down Greinke long-term.
As I type that, Giants get a one-out double roped over DeRosa's head in RF.
m20832: One would think something related to his pre-game prep. Not looking at(or digesting)film, scouting reports would be one guess. Just doesn't seem ready to go.
Or, maybe just good old-fashioned nerves.
Wow, that was a catchable ball by Crawford over DeRosa.
Kind of funny to read the comments about Bochy cashing it in last night after reading the story about the minor league coach who was suspended for a year for throwing a game in the 17th inning because he didn't want to risk injury to position players who had to pitch. Double standard anyone?
Sofa,
Morse has made plenty of plays using every bit of his 6'5+ frame. Morse might very well have had that it his glove.
Have I mentioned that I like this Solano kid?
Greinke hasnt had issues the Brewers. He supposedly did with the Royals. Still, he is inconsistent and not good on the road.
Hopefully this is where EJax begins to settle down, since this will be his 2nd time thru the lineup. He gets out of a jam there, time for the bottom half of the lineup to generate some offense in the 2nd.
Double standard anyone?
Well, not really the same. Teams have come back with their bench in the game. There was that Cubs game earlier in the season, where they blew a big lead. Ask the Brewers. As I understand it, the manager in that minor league game told his position player, who was pitching, to deliberately balk in the winning run. I see a qualitative difference there.
Wow, that's a bad AB. Struck out AND got picked off.
Morse has made plenty of plays using every bit of his 6'5+ frame. Morse might very well have had that it his glove.
Maybe. The trouble there was the lack of a jump, and a bad route, neither of which is Morse's strong suit.
And another really forgettable AB, 3U on a check swing "whoopsie." Man, I hope he gets back on track soon.
Gonat,
You don't have to worry about it. The Nats don't have the pieces it takes to get Greinke who is just about the best pitcher in the NL (with the possible exception of Dickey).
Why does the home team look tired? Disappointed EJax didn't come out firing. He got home early last night. He shouldn't be tired.
Derosa is the Matt Stairs of 2012... Rizzo must dig really deep into the dumpster to find these turkeys.
Really mind-boggling how effective EJax is after the first time thru the lineup. Night & Day. They should have him pitch batting practice to the opposing team to get rid of the yips...
JD, don't quote me WAR.
OK, let's go get something!
GYFNG
Gonat,
OK, what do you want to use ? W/L - check. ERA - check. K/BB - check, HR per 9 innings - check.
let me guess; the eye test.
Nothing new with Ejax. His past performance shows a very high era in the first. Just takes him a while to get the feel. You just hope he doen't give up too much and hope your offense can overcome it. We need some hits..
JD.....I'm with you on Greinke but you have to admit, the home/road splits are pretty strange.
btw Gonat. why not WAR?
Nats are going for the record of least pitches thrown by opposing pitcher.
Teams have come back with their bench in the game.... I see a qualitative difference there.
Well, obviously there's a difference. But Bochy thought it was better to protect and rest his players by essentially giving up on the game. It was clear what he was doing and everyone thinks its fine. Heck, NL thinks that Davey tosses in the towel regularly when he uses the back end of our bullpen. Yet, this poor guy who thought it was better to protect his young, minor league players by giving up on the game, gets banned from the dugout for a year. Whatever difference there is doesn't merit such a draconian sanction.
maybe not. two, two-out singles by Espi and Harper for Zimm.
Derosa is the Matt Stairs of 2012... Rizzo must dig really deep into the dumpster to find these turkeys.
But but but, didn't you see that good hit last night??
I thought that was a no-doubter by Zim.
Steve, so did Zim.
surprised harper did not score from first. good to see we got one back, let's keep going.
Nats making Bumgarner work in this inning.
DESI does it again with 2 outs and a runner on 3rd. That is the definition of clutch.
Desi for President!!!!
Way to pick them up, Dessie!! No harm done on the missed HR by Zim. That's 5 straight runners reaching w/ 2 outs!
there is no such thing as clutch hitting in baseball. :P
anyways, good to see our number four pitcher is keeping up with their #2 pitcher.
Nice 2 out rally against a good pitcher.
FP with some great intel. He just said that Bumgarner woke up this morning at 7:30AM and he did the same yesterday to get used to time zone and early start.
The heat and long inning got to him.
TyMo seems different to me since he got picked off last week. Anyone else think so?
New game!
I won't be greedy but TyMo had him on the ropes.
Is it my imagination or have the Nats been really clutch with 2 outs this year?
Desi now batting .326 with 2 outs and RISP. That is clutch. I don't have the stats on whether or not that leads the Majors. Is ELIAS listening?
Sweet clutch hitting from Desmond. Wow. Zim misses a 3 run bomb by inches, but Desi comes through.
I just feel like Jackson works a little slow.
Nice to see the bats still alive.
Solano is pretty good. Nice DP!!!
Steve, I just quoted you on Twitter. I see the Nats Twitter also did. Coincidence?
Ejax missed his spot inside by laying one over the plate. No matter, it's a 4-6-3 inning ending DP on a great scoop on a hard it ball.
EJax is miraculously at 16 pitches/inning thru 4 after a horrific first.
Now that the Nats have gotten back in the game, those posters that only come out when they are losing can go back to lurking.
I didn't know Solano before, I am starting to now. I want to see him more. I see him as a possible 1A. Expect 3 catchers on the Nats roster in September.
NatsJack, don't stir them up. Most of them don't have power.
Actually, there has only been one of those posters today.
Ghost......2004 here in Central Florida convinced me to invest in a whole house generator.
Solano!!!!!!!
The Nats also like Leon a lot, but he needs more seasoning. That said, the Onion puts the Nats on top!!!!
Did I mention I like this Solano kid?
Wow!!! Ejax takes a huge swing. Would've been something if he went back to back w/ Solano.
Funny that most of us were wondering about what the Nats would do after trading Norris. C is still well-stocked, the backstop is in good hands, my friends.
Solano should get more playing time. He is a better hitter than Flores.
NatsJack, I learned that living in the Pacific. Generators are our friends. Even when you have power, somebody else doesn't.
So he is only 5 ' 9 ". Tons of energy. I have talked a lo about the three rookie position players, but we have 4 really good ones. That is just amazing!
No need to trade fo a veteran backup catcher. Solano is great @ calling the game and protecting the ball from going to the backstop. He's got a great bat too..
Cooling rooms by Section 202 are a godsend.
Yogi Berra was only 5'7'".
NatsJack in Florida said...
Ghost......2004 here in Central Florida convinced me to invest in a whole house generator.
July 04, 2012 12:31 PM
I have a portable generator at my main residence and it has multiple outlets. One goes to DirecTV, one to my TV, one to my fridge.
On the road, I use cell service to power my MLB.TV and a technology called Slingbox which allows me to watch MASN on my laptop.
phil,
Solano has had 27 PA's. Maybe too soon to declare him a better hitter than Flores.
Morse has an uncanny ability to get to the ball. He's a lumbering mofo out there, but he seems to make the play more often than not, even with a bad hammy.
NatsJack in Florida said....
July 04, 2012 12:38 PM
I like his comfort level with the pitchers. Its a confidence. That's what I really like about Ramos. The HR was a bonus.
Solano has looked better than I had anticipated but before you know he's the real deal you have to see what happens after the league has seen him for 2 to 3 months. This is why it's still early to conclude on TyMo; he's still a work in progress.
Ghost,
Good observations re Solano.
Ghost ......mine provides 400 amp service and is on an auromatic transfer switch.
When you work as the construction guy for an Architect that specializes in Police, Fire, and Emergency Ops Centers, you have an advantage in getting stuff.
If EJax could start inning #1 like his middle innings, he would look like an Ace.
Nice, through mid-5 with the lead!
So about the catchers/ pitchers. I was watching last night and it appears that JZim has started calling his own game. I have seen our pitchers just throw whatever the catcher puts down, the game goes pretty quickly then. Does anyone know if our pitchers generally do/do not call their own games? Or if they only do it with Solano and let Flo call their games? My observation has been that Strasburg and Jordan are the only ones consistently calling their own game with both catchers at this point. Anyone know anything about that ?
Edwin is pitching really well now. He has a 1st inning problem in that it takes him an inning to get a feel for his pitches but he usually bounces back if the damage isn't too bad.
I was hoping for 7 innings from him today but it looks more like 6 now.
Happy 4th everyone !!!
NJ, Ghost, and everyone else who enjoys insulting negative commenters whenever the Nats play well -- lay off. You're boring. At most, the Nats will win 60% of their games, and our hitters will succeed 3 out of 10 times. You'll be "proven" wrong just as often as they will. I like a difference of opinion here, not just a cheering section.
JD said...
Ghost,
Good observations re Solano.
July 04, 2012 12:42 PM
Its truly amazing for a Rookie thrust into this. I want to see him 2 days a week. Just 2. Let's see how he does.
Gonat......I've come to expect the 1st inning stuff from EJax....3 is about as bad as I can handle and I consider 1 a good first inning.
Bryce Harper is the Rookie I really like. Bryce must think its Sunday. 2 hits in another day game.
NatsJack in Florida said...
Gonat......I've come to expect the 1st inning stuff from EJax....3 is about as bad as I can handle and I consider 1 a good first inning.
July 04, 2012 12:49 PM
JZim was once that way. The Cat had him throw a simulated 1st inning. It certainly cuts your day shorter but it has to be worth trying something different.
EJax's Ace game against the Orioles was due to getting thru the 1st quickly and 1-2-3.
ZIMMY!!!
Sound the horn!!!! Holiday time for Zim!!!!
Wow, I thought that was dbl in the gap, instead, it's a line drive homer over the RF scoreboard!!!!
This is a beast of a pitching staff our guys are facing too, mind you!
That makes it official.....Zim is back.....and I mean ALL the way back.
Zim is getting locked in.
Good news for Nats nation !!
Is this really Bum? LOL we are HOT as the weather right now.
These guys are hittin'.... ( captain obvious )
Back 2 Back!!!
BEAST MODE!!!! Bumgarner's road ERA is taking a beating & his regular ERA is toast.
GORSE Hacking!
Murderer's row...Harper, Zimmerman, Morse
Back to back fireworks!!!!
The Beast!!!!
Holy crap, these guys are scary!
Too bad this team is so dependent on pitching....If only they could hit.
early fireworks!!
NatsJack, yeah, Rizzo is running this team into the ground by not benching Zim & Espi. Morse is clearly showing the effects of missing the first 2 months of the season too.
Trust me, I get disappointed when our team doesn't produce. Fact of the matter is, this team is competing and the team is filled with a roster full of guys 27 & under, which gives us a lot of hope.
You'd swear we were in the Phillies position by reading some of the posts on here.
NatsJack in Florida said...Too bad this team is so dependent on pitching....If only they could hit.
Well, everyone knows their batting coach is teh sux.
Just wish TyMo can find that stroke. Not good that he is struggling. It was bound to happen. Not getting regular starts.
My head is spinning. Who would have thought we'd beat up both Lincecum and Bumgarner? Matt Cain, you're next! This lineup is on fire. And what a great time for the bats to come alive. E-Jax and JZnn, both hard luck starters so far this year, must be pinching themselves.
Now take DeRosa out of this lineup and insert Werth; platoon Brown with TyMo and have Lombo spell Espi, Desi and Zim.
No need to trade for any more bats; just 1 more pitcher to take the SS slot and we have a shot to go far.
Cain is much more experienced and has been a better pitcher this season than Bum and Timmy. Having said that our offense has been on fire since that trip to Coors and that cortisone shot for Zim. Wish he had done that sooner.
Bumgarner's ERA from 2.79 at the bottom of the 2nd to 3.27 at the bottom of the 5th.
EJax with a leadoff walk can't make Davey happy.
No need to start putting people on , Edwin. This game is far from out of reach for a good hitting , first place team like the Giants. Hold it together.
Faraz, don't we all. What a difference.
JD. I agree that Solano has only had limited at bats. However, he has a nice, aggressive swing with good results. He does not swing at bad pitches. I think it is prudent off of what we have seen to play him more than once or twice a week.
Firm, I don't know exactly what you said and it doesn't matter. I am laughing.
Firm Possession, My Gorsehacken Sofa said...some tendentious hotel will post a long exegesis...
Two questions:
1) Is that the first time ever that those two words have appeared in a baseball blog post...?
2) Is that something I have to hit you for?
phil, some teams may not even have a scouting report on Solano. Keep that in mind. Get excited about his defense and you won't be disappointed. The offense is a bonus.
Traveling solo, I once stayed in a tendentious hotel in Jackson, Mississippi. I will never do that again.
Time for DeRosa to take a seat once the Giants bring in the RH pitcher.
Rough game for DeRosa. I'm still sticking to my guns that Morse would've made those two tough plays out there b/c of his length.
What do they say about lead-off walks?
I don't know, but wouldn't Tendentious Hotel make a good name for a rock band?
Go ahead and hit me if you like, I'll take my base and steal another one.
Man, DeRosa is killing EJax out there. Another very catchable ball. Pretty sure Morse would have gotten to that.
Harper would have caught that ball in RF.
I love that Geico possum commercial.
Love having a plethora of lefties in the 'pen for just games like this.
phil dunton said...
Harper would have caught that ball in RF.
Harper would have caught that ball even if he'd been playing LEFT field.
Two lead-off walks lead to two runs by the Giants. EJax otherwise showed great control in the game. Two bad he couldn't go six and be PH for in the bottom of the inning.
phil dunton said...
Harper would have caught that ball in RF.
July 04, 2012 1:12 PM
Still a tough play although DeRosa was playing plenty deep.
Harper would have caught that ball in RF.
So would Morse. So would Bernadina. Lucky for us, DeRosa made the last out in the last inning, so he can be doubleswitched.
Wow, "tendentious hotel" is a thing. Go figure. Just don't click on any of the links if you google it.
somebody tell me we got a guy in derosa who cant hit or catch. Horrible effort. this aint over. This aint little league not everyone has to play.
Tendentious.
Exegesis.
Plethora.
A very erudite group here today.
Firm Possession, My Gorsehacken Sofa said...
Wow, "tendentious hotel" is a thing. Go figure. Just don't click on any of the links if you google it.
If those aren't spam traps, there's no such animal.
I'm not a Gorzo hater by any means, but I was holding my breath on a 3 run homer... Good work Gorzo.
A very erudite group here today.
Well-educated, too.
In a similar vein, I actually hold out hope for Henry, and last night was a great way to slowly break him in, but keep him away from the mound today!
Gorzo!!! Bochy with his first managerial mistake.
No consistencey from this umpire. That miss catch by Dagrossnis changed momentum. gotta get it back here.
Ghost, It isn't like Flores is a hitting machine. His offense is marginal at best. I am nonly saying Solano should get more playing time because he has produced. If he fades, then we go back to playing him once a week.
And Sofa covers the gamut from exegesis to pulling a hotel move on somebody. Gotta love it.
Pretty sure I've mentioned it already. Like this Cebolla kid.
Solano again! Nice stolen base!
I'm gettin in the mood to listen to Lefty and Pancho...
Onion Ambush!
Man, this is good stuff.
Wait, that's not duct tape on Solano's wrist, is it?
Davey went for the knockout punch with Espi instead of busting. Nothing to show for that.
Onion powder, uh I mean power.
Pancho and Lefty
Here ya go! Kind of a downer song, though.
DeRosa made that play! Nice 1-2-3
To DeRosa:
"Just when I think you couldn't sink any lower, you do something... and totally redeem yourself!"
-Lloyd Christmas
DeRosa is starting to get the hang of it, maybe?
Did I mention I like this, too?
Not much of a segue from Townes Van Zant, but it's eclectic in here. Must be the heat.
Gonat said...
Davey went for the knockout punch with Espi instead of busting. Nothing to show for that.
July 04, 2012 1:31 PM
Its the calculated risk in this game. Bunt them and let Bryce do his thing with men on 2nd and 3rd or play for the big inning.
The risk of Espi hitting into a DP was a small risk and it happened.
Oh well, get 'em in the 7th.
Can Cliff Lee get his 1st win today? Hate to pull for the Philthies but I will today against the Mets. 0-0 into the bottom of their 3rd.
Davey with the athletic outfield. Glad to see that! Burnie and Bernie in the game!
The Phils can beat the Mets' bullpen, Ghost. Works for me.
If Burnie could teach Gio that slider, Gio would be the best lefty starter in the Majors.
No love for Solano on MLB's front page. I mean he also homered off of Bum. Should mention his name also.
Sofa-Lefty & Pancho/Pancho & Lefty...my Spanish ain't so good.
Downer you're right and I love Booker T much better to boot. Donald Duck Dunn just passed I believe. Love that Stax sound. Did you ever youtube that Norway show with Booker T and the MGs as the band backing Otis, and Arthur Conley, and Sam & Dave? Same & Dave dance incredibly through a 7 minute+ version of Hold On.
Hitting for the cycle here...
Nice 8th by the Nats. Burnett doing his thing.
Did I mention Chris Young with a Perfect Game in the 4th. The Philthies really do look like a last place team.
Chris Young's Perfect Game and no hitter just ended.
Let's make this a non-save situation.
Good jinx on Chris Young.
Ank the Tank!!!!
And that's almost exactly what I meant.
If only the Nats had a bench.
Lefty & Pancho/Pancho & Lefty...my Spanish ain't so good.
Maybe, but you're encendido! That's funny.
As is Rick Ankiel!
Surface! Surface!
ANK!!! JUST AMAZED BY THE OFFENSE!
NatsJack, you wrote exactly what I was thinking. Bernadina w/ a single. Ankiel with a HR. Solano with a great game. OK, TyMo has struggled. JayB can complain about that.
Oh, and he will.
OK, TyMo has struggled. JayB can complain about that.
That's what 222 was talking about, wasn't it?
Clay Hensley won't be available tomorrow. Threw 21 pitches. Giants using up a lot of relievers and didn't have to pitch the 9th last night and probably won't have to today.
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Okay, Mark, I think you posted this one before the umpire called it an out.
Gotta Luv Nats baseball! Let's shell Cain tomorrow and get the sweep!
47-32...Let's keep it up!
GYFNG!!!
Only 36 more wins to reach Mick's prediction.
NatsJack, did you make the bet?
Any time you get two wins in 24 hours it's a good thing. Especially against another first place team.
EJax is now 5-4. Take those W's any way you can.
WOW that is pretty low, 2.64. That would be best era on our rotation and ninth or tenth best in NL.
if dodgers win tonight, giants would be another team we have sent under .500 or out of first place. great game!!
No bet. Just genuine chastisement.
Faraz, EJax's ERA and troubled 1st innings has been discussed here numerous times. Its not a secret and has been his achilles heel. Once he figures it out, he will truly be an Ace.
If Rizzo thinks that the Cat can fix him, sign him now to an extension and also NEVER let him pitch in Colorado again.
The Nats have possibly 4 stud catchers. Clearly Ramos and Flores and Solano is on "stud watch". Leon could join the catcher quarter also.
WOOOOO HOOOOOOO!! Great game! Lets go for the sweep tomorrow! !!
And Freitas in Potomac is a huge bat. Catching is covered big time.
NatsJack, I think that is what made Norris expendable. Unfortunately trading 3 pitchers from depth is Rizzo's biggest hole between AA and AAA.
I don't think Rizzo can afford the top pitchers because the Farm System can't afford that big of a hit. I think Wandy is a salary dump and that is what Rizzo has to concentrate on + I like the idea of another lefty.
JZim, Gio, EJax, Wandy, and Detwiler/Lannan/Wang
I also think that Rizzo should do whatever he can to run up the price on Greinke. Hamels is the big prize in all this being the Top Lefty out there.
I could also see teams coveting Tyler Moore and Lombardozzi and a young catcher. I wouldn't do it.
I think Wandy would be a good acquisition for us. I would be against the pounds of flesh Greinke will cost. His splits are a concern. The nats are clicking right now and I hope they keep it up .
Detwiler pitching on an extra day's rest against Cain who hasn't been stealth since his perfect game.
Nats have already won the series and a sweep would be great!!!
I'm OK with Wandy.
Our best trade piece arms are out with injuries, although there are several guys like Karns who other scouts might rate well and consider as solid prospects.
baseballswami, I would take Greinke, no problem until you get the invoice (if you know what I mean) or as you said the "poundS of flesh" with emphasis on the plural of pound.
Definitely better to pay the cash on Wandy or take a chance on Dempster (if healthy) if the pound of flesh isn't too painful.
Phil's ahead of the Mets . Phil's looking hitterish. That's fine for today. Cliff lee may finally get a win. Still very early. Would love to see the mets drop one.
baseballswami, just saw the 3 spot. Can they hold the 3-2 lead.
Looks like except for that first inning, everything went our way. I don't read "in-game" comments but I am betting people were hemorrhaging after that first inning. I love having the radio on, doing yard work, and then running in to watch when something really exciting happens. Its just a great situation and I actually get a lot done. I don't want to jump on JayB because I know deep down he is a fan but this win just points to our bench and how well Davey uses it. Solano, Bernadina, Ankiel all made huge contributions and bringing the two outfielders plus LaRoche in for defense is just huge plus. Seems like everything Davey does lately turns to gold. Also love how Zimmerman has had just a great week and I am guessing Peric will be ok with him staying at 3rd for a little while longer.
Can't wait to watch the next 3 in person.
Go Nats!!!
Re: Deadline moves.
We should be driving up the price big time, and not paying big time.
While strategic to block other NL Easters from getting Greinke, it is also a move made out of weakness in that we let others dictate what we do. This would seem to be a sure fire way to 1) get into salary problems 2) farm system depletion problems and 3) possible team chemistry problems.
If we can get a Wandy or Dempster etc w/extensions for $$$ and a single prospect who is not currently producing in the Bigs, might be ok for insurance. But Let ATL have Greinke...after we drive the price up and deplete their team and farm system. Then we steal it this year anyway, and are better set up for the next 5 years. IMO
realdealnats, that is the strategy then while everyone is fixated on Greinke, Garza, and Hamels, swoop in and get Wandy or Dempster.
Mark wrote: Key stat: How clutch has Desmond been? Well, 25 of his 47 RBI this season have come with two outs. That doesn't sound like an anomaly.
It may not be terribly unusual, when you think about it. It's easier to get RBIs when there are men on base - that's why leadoff hitters don't generally lead the league in that category. When you come up with two outs, that means there have been a few guys at the plate ahead of you, and there's a pretty good chance that someone got on base during that time (apart from the two guys who made out, obviously).
Might be interesting to see what the overall MLB stats are in that area.
Mets lost. That just clinched the Nats will be in 1st place at the All Star break!
Not only do I get to watch the Fish continue their nose dive, I get to watch Nyjer and his antics as well. Fish/Brew Crew at 4:05PM
Expecting fireworks, Natsjack? Between Nyjer and Ozzie there are bound to be some.
I'm not sure I get the rationale for a Wandy or other 2nd tier deadline trade. At this rate, Stras should last well into September, and in the playoffs you usually just need 3 top pitchers. Gio / JZim / Edwin seem like they would all be better than Wandy, and Ross is looking solid if we do need a fourth.
DaveB.....the Nats are now serious players. If there are pieces in play that solidify your position in the playoff hunt, you can't stand idlely by and watch others improve their position. You have to send the message.
Even if you don't get the deal done, you have to exert influence over the deals that are made.
I am amazed that the Mets are in second place, I keep thinking they are going to implode soon, but when?
As far as our Nats go... this is exciting! Jason Reid's column is spot on, however, I would be weary of giving up a key player to get a stud pitcher.
The key questions that have to be answered if the Nats are going to play in October are..
1) With Strass shut down (as he should be), there will be a void that most of us thought Wang would fill, he will not. We have to hope Detweiler can be the 5th the rest of the way. Does this mean that Lannan has to be the 5th pitcher while Det becomes number 4?
2) Offensively, I agree with Jason Reid, we go with what we have and with Werth and Tracy back why add any other hitter?
3) This question is for Peric and Gonat... if we did get an Upton or a Bourne, where the heck would they play?? I think adding another hitter would be foolish, this as got to be about adding a pitcher and that is all.
Todd Coffey having his second tommy John. Stinks for him. Lots of pitchers keeping the docs in business.
100 degrees in Milwaukee and the stadium is open.
swami... I never heard of 2 tommy john surgeries?
If I recall correctly, when Rizzo was hunting a possible trade for Greinke the Nats offered up Jordan Zmann, Storen, Espinosa and a top minor league prospect. Hindsight tells me that was way too much to offer and I'm glad that deal didn't get done. If we had to offer up something comparabe like that now to get him I say let Zack stay in Milwaulkee.
1924 night is an awesome idea, kudos to the Lerners... only thing, I do not think the players names on were on the back of the jersey in 1924... I could be wrong
Knox... your right and thank God that never happen!
Mick - he is not the only one. Can you even imagine? He's a really good guy.
Just finished reading Reid's piece on Greinke. I don't think we should make a move for him. Yes, it sounds very exciting when you put it like this, "Strasburg-Gio-Greinke-Zimmermann-Jackson"; but i am afraid price might be a bit steep for our farm.
agreed swami.. I just never heard up until now a 2nd surgery of that type. I hope J zmm and strass NEVER have to do that again.
Kyle Drabek and Brian Wilson are both out with their second one right now. Scary, huh?
I listed to the Giants radio broadcast today...They spent a lot of time saying there was a "jet stream" blowing out to right field and the Nats were taking advantage of their "quirky ballpark"
I've seen about 100 games at Nats Park, and right center is a grave yard! Yes, the ball flies down the line into the Nats bullpen, but not sure what these radio guys were seeing. Just can't accept the fact that their starters got smoked 2 days in a row
The Nats reliever in Syracuse, Christian Garcia, is a 2 time TJ guy.
If anybody saw the Ozzie Guillen rant after the Fish loss yesterday where he crushed the entire team, he did that in the locker room and not in his office. Players gotta love that
btw if you watch solano's HR on mlb, Carp mentions that Zimm and Morse homers in those seats as Solano is rounding bases. Guess what happens next?
also danny plays awesome defense if you didn't know. :D
thanks Natslady, I did. MarkZ quoted a different number, 2.64 though.
Does Jason Reid have a fascination with the Brewers? First, he said the Nats needed to sign Prince Fielder for 1st base. Now he's suggesting they rent Greinke for the end of the season for when Stras is shut down.
Rizzo thinks long term -- he gave up prospects for Gio before the season started, but Gio was 1st year arbitration eligible, so they would have had him for three years anyway, and they signed him to an extension, so he'll be under club control until 2018.
I don't get the desperation to "win now". Sure, it would be great to go to the WS this year, but the reason we're having this conversation at all is because Rizzo and company have managed the assets in the farm system so that we have enough depth to have four serviceable catchers, and enough hitting to weather the issues with our big bats. (Zimm, Morse, Werth)
Haha..jw maybe's Jason Reid's next column will advocate for a trade to get Bernie Brewer and Bob Uecker for a Screech and Ray Knight..
from my rough calculations, that don't include today's start, my number is closer to 2.64 than 2.24.
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Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!! That was a fun morning, er afternoon, er, day at the park.
btw, as Solano's at-bat started, I said, "time for a fun run from the Onion." The rest is history. You're welcome. :-)
p.s. I was LOLing at the scoreboard for Sandoval's last at-bat. "Hey, look! All he needs is the triple. Poor Panda. Not sure how that happens unless the ball gets lodged under a wall or something." But, after looking, danged if he didn't hit for the cycle in Denver last year. I guess I did read about that. :-) | http://www.natsinsider.com/2012/07/instant-analysis-nats-9-giants-4.html?showComment=1341426430449 | 2013-05-18T10:32:30 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
As the rest of the sporting world worries about Stephen Strasburg's impending shutdown and the supposedly crushing effect it will have on the Nationals' championship aspirations, other members of the majors' best rotation simply take the mound and do their part to carry this team to new heights.
The national discussion about the Nationals' rotation has been focused on Strasburg, with perhaps a little bit of love sprinkled in for Jordan Zimmermann and Gio Gonzalez. All the while, Edwin Jackson has quietly gone about his business, churning out innings and getting stronger and more effective as the regular season reaches its final month.
"People keep talking about Stras. You know, Edwin Jackson is a heck of a pitcher," Jayson Werth said following Thursday night's 8-1 triumph over the Cardinals. "He's a big-game pitcher. He won big games last year, late in the year, in the postseason. Take Stras out and put Edwin in. I like it."
What's not to like? With eight dominant innings Thursday night against the NL's most productive lineup, Jackson continued his late-August surge and carried the Nationals to a rousing victory in the opener of an 11-game homestand.
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GREAT WIN!!! Let's do another one tomorrow.
You know it will be a good night when EJax makes it through the 1st with "good stuff".
The Jayson Werth that I always remembered owning us is the one who sprinkled doubles and triples all over the field. I think that guy is back and will be more fun than the power, HR guy some people think he needs to be.
Interesting comments from Jackson specifically on "Pitch to contact"
K's just happen!
Off topic but Kilgore says Stras stayed late at Marlins Park after getting shelled by the Marlins. He analyzed his performance with Suzuki and Randy Knorr. No mention of McCatty. Hmmmm . . .
Knorr controls running game both offensively and defensive
ly according to either Charles or Dave.
Rizzo, thanks for saving Stras arm for the Yankee years. If we dont win these year is ok , since Rizzo never expect to happen , and dont prepare for this. After we spend all that money going to the games in the bad years, Rizzo telling us to keep waiting .
NatsNut, give me the Jayson Werth who is getting on-base at a .400 clip in the lead-off.
The way he sees lots of pitches and frustrates the pitchers will play into the hands of Bryce Harper who is getting hot again.
Jimmy Rollins was pulled again last night after not running out a popup. Charlie Manual pulled no punches after the game.
Manny Acta had the same issue with his catcher Santana.
Food for thought.... If Nats win tonight it is win number 80.
This would be 80 wins, at least 5 and a half up going into Sept 1... who would have thunk it, lol
Gonat... looking at the standings, it is not far fetched to see the Phillies catching fire, passing both Pirates and Cards for a Wild Card. The problem with my scenario is Nats play Phillies 6 more times which means they, the Phillies would probably have to win both sseries.
And now John Lannan is channeling his inner "Tom Glavine" and is chomping at the bit to return to the Nats rotation.
NatsJack...I think what Lannan has done in both starts for Nats can not be under estimated... looking forward to seeing John in September
five out of ten series for phillies against serious contenders, braves, reds, and nats.
astros on the other hand, are likely to be the first team since 2003 Tigers to win less than 50 games in a season. They are at 40 wins right now and will have to win at least ten or more (which they have done twice this season but won exactly eight games in last two months) to get past 50.
mick....just cheked the Wild Card standings and thr Phillies have a near impossible task.
Last year the Rays snuck in after being 9 games out on Sept. first but all they needed was the monumental collapse of 1 team, the Red Sox.
For the Phillies to sneak in, they will need 3 of the following to collapse like the Red Sox,the Braves, Cardinals, Dodgers and Pirates. Pretty tough.
NatsJack... your probably right and I never thought about how many had to collapse
Faraz Shaikh interesting
That's right NatsJack. both Rays and Cards were top wild card contenders.
OK gang, what time tomorrow are the rosters expanded, is it all 15 over night or over a few days? maybe peric can best answer this one and of course.... other than Lannan and Brown, what other players are joining us?
Fast Eddie,
Per Amanda's Article, McCatty was with them.
here is the Link:
Stras after loss
Davey is on record as saying he only needs another middle infielder, back-up catcher and pinch-runner. The rest of the call-ups will join an extended Goon Squad and get little to no playing time.
Add either Solano or Leon and watch for a 40 man move to get Christian Garcia to go along with Brown and Lannan and possibly Eury Perez.
In spite of what others may tell you, Davey wants to maintain focus on the guys that got us here.
that makes sense.... does Garcia and Perez get any playing time?
Eury Perez is raking
Sept. 1 begins at midnight. You probably won't see players brought up before their minor league season ends after this weekend, for whomever is coming.
I want to thank the Nats for losing almost all of their games while I was away on vacation so I wasn't tempted to spend my time reading all the commentary here. And for playing so well last night as I returned so I was hardly tempted at all to switch over to the RNC. I'll be back at NatsPark tonight, hoping that the newly revived offense is for real because Wainwright is a really good pitcher (Garcia really isn't).
I did spend some time in airports reading the comments about the game two nights ago and wanted to point out something about the Harper ejection that didn't seem to get much notice. At least on the replay on the little screen on my iPhone, it appeared that the helmet bounced and almost hit CB Buckner. In fact, as some noted, he didn't really see the helmet being thrown at all. But he certainly noticed it as it rebounded very close to his feet.
In light of that, I'm not surprised Harper was tossed and I don't have a problem with the call at all. It's one thing to punish your equipment in frustration (maybe they shouldn't but lots of players do it and don't get tossed), it's quite another to punish it and endanger others. Not that a bouncing helmet is much of a danger, but a splintering bat sure is and Harper probably should have been tossed for that too. Let's hope this ejection finally scares Harper straight on these silly outbursts.
Ok, I'm back in the swing of things. Can't wait for tonight.
Perez definitely pinch runs and Garcia would situational relieve.
Hard to see Eury like I said a month ago being any more than a pinch runner and a pinch bunter.
222....a clear shot from the side shows the helmet passed 5' + or - in front of Bucknor.
ha, I just came back from tracking down the Comak report on the battery's staying after class, but I see that Michele beat me to it. Well done.
Nice win last night, and Edwin looked great. Reminded me of that complete game of his earlier in the season. Was great to see the shout-out for Lannan on the broadcast as well. Wish I could get out there sooner than Monday but I don't know that I can talk my hubby into picking up another weekend game. :-)
222.....and for the record, just about all of us were in favor of Bryce getting tossed.
We're just glad it happened in the 9th inning of a blowout win in August instead of the 1st inning of a play off game. It should count as a fairly inexpensive lesson for the kid.
Jimmy Rollins back to being the center of anger in Philly. I hope he once again calls them frontrunners.
I saw him Livo to 1st on the popup. Supposedly third time he has done it and this time the popup was dropped.
Dysfunction in Philly, who would have thunk it.
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Michele:
Thanks for setting the record straight on McCatty being in the Stras post-game analysis session. Kilgore didn't mention him in his article.
Probably Maya too for low-leverage innings, since they're paying him anyway.
82 wins would be the Nats record, but it would take 96 for the franchise one. I think that's possible, perhaps even likely. 17-15 would be a lackluster finish for this squad. But the goal would be the division, then the best NL record, obviously.
Nats biggest need on September 1st is bullpen arms. The big story is what happens to HenRod.
It was so great being there last night! One thing we noticed that hasn't popped up anywhere was when Bryce walked back to the dugout after being called out on first, he kicked the dirt on the warning track some. It made our whole chunk of fans go, "aw!" And EJax was in a ZONE!
It's so nice to wake up and there's still baseball, and they are still playing well. You walk in the park, and that flag is still at the top of the pole, where it's been almost all season.
They have a web service in the regular seats now, where you can order food and drink to come to you. Problem is, as we all know: NO GETTING ONLINE! You can read twitter, and you can text, but posting to NI is impossible these days, and I never got the "seat service" site to load. Just wondered if anyone here had the same experience? I will say that once I get to my seat, I don't leave unless it's an emergency. ANyway....go NATS!
Ken Rosenthal with another Boras-hate article today on Stras.
The hate runneth over.
222.....and for the record, just about all of us were in favor of Bryce getting tossed.
At the time, I too thought the helmet bouncing past startled Bucknor, and that's why he reacted. Just my impression. Oh, and that look Bryce gets in his eyes sometimes--I remembered last night where I've seen it before. Mike Tyson.
Hate on the guy like a slimy defense attorney, but Boras is really good at his job.
That's the thing about defense, everybody hates it until it's you he's defending.
Yeah, JaneB, I know what you mean. They're playing so well, I barely have to drink at all to get through a game.
where is KenR's article? I couldn't find it at msn.
NJ, yeah, I saw that most were in favor. Not all though, and a few commenters were unnecessarily harsh on Buckner, comparing him to Angel, JoeW, LazD etc. for wanting to make the game about him. In this instance he simply didn't deserve the criticism.
Kind of sad the Nats need to serve up all these ticket deals for a weekend series vs. the playoff contending Cards. Must be the holiday or something.
Faraz, I think it's this one.
C'mon, we're complaining now about getting half-price tix?
JaneB, re. the flags: to think that early in the season, I had my husband take a pic of it because "you don't know how long it will be up there." heh.
Re. communications at the park: my not-so-smart phone is good mainly for texting at the ballpark, and I don't do it all that much - mainly to check in with baseball buddies I'm meeting or to send my player of the game vote. That's okay because trying to watch the game and keep score is about all I can handle at once. :-)
Thanks to sec3 for the tix discount info, although it's more about the time commitment for the hubster.
NatsJack. Rosenthal is going to catch hell for that article.
Faraz......Fox Sports.com.
I just tweeted Rosenthall and told him how disappointed I was in the article. I told him it showed a total lack of understanding.
He tweeted back "of what?". I tweeted " the developemental process of a young arm. The Nats shut down Alex Meyer this season at 130 innings as part of the organizational approach to developement." No word back yet.
Jack, FWIW, I thought it read like a cheap shot, myself.
Although, cheap shots at powerful people should usually get a pass, I think. So there's that.
Well, imho, this part in particular is hogwash:
"With that, there would have been no story, nothing to distract from the Nationals’ brilliant season"
Because they would have just found something else to stir the pot about. Well, this pot is refusing to be stirred, so there! Yawn. :-)
thanks guys. reading it right now.
nice response on that tweet NatsJack.
eh, one can make a point without taking a cheap shot, regardless of whether the target is powerful. Cheap shots say more about the shooter than the shootee, as it were. imho.
NatsJack..Don't think your reply went back to Ken.
Michele....I sent it as a text.
Just resent it as a tweet.
great feedback on the rosters
Sec.3, My Sofa said...
Faraz, I think it's this one.
August 31, 2012 9:54 AM
That's the one. I'm glad you all are pissed after reading it. The guy is a hater because he is an insider with all the agents but Boras. The 2 have a history together and basically you don't cross Boras but unfortunately Kenny has the power of the pen and is sticking it to the Nats and Stras because of Boras.
Of course Kenny acts like he is being objective. Yah, whatever.
I think one of the things that is funny about all the National media blowing this out of proportion with Stras is that they get hammered by Nats fans and it dies down. ESPN has tried to get fans to take the bait and everyone backs Rizzo.
So in a way, our resonable responses and defense of Rizzo is a major buzz kill for the Media. I like that.
Gonna be hard to keep the best record in MLB for the next few days... (We actually got it back .608 to the Reds' .606). Reds get the Stros (who may not win another game this season).
Their schedule is Astros, Fils, Astros (again);
Other than the Astros, their schedule is rsimilar to ours, Cubs, Brewers, Marlins, Dodgers, and final series against the Cards.
They also have six against the Pirates (home and away). If the Pirates can hang in there, I'd say we have a good shot at finishing with the better record. Can't believe I'm scoreboard watching like this!!!
Good point, Michele.
So in a way, our resonable responses and defense of Rizzo is a major buzz kill for the Media. I like that.
"Oh, and that look Bryce gets in his eyes sometimes--I remembered last night where I've seen it before. Mike Tyson."
Heh, heh. I love that attitude, the new Natitude. Contrast his body language with Rollins. I know Harp will mature and mellow, but I hope he takes his time about it. The vets don't want to look bad dogging it when a 19-year-old rookie is going all out, all the time.
My favorite part of last night's game was Harp's AB in the 6th, with runners on 1st and 3rd. The Cards saw what he can do with a FB in the 1st inning, so their reliever throws him a junk change-up on the outside of the zone. Harp did not ry to kill it, this time. He just dialed it back and took a well-timed swing to poke a soft liner over the SS's head into left center for an RBI single.
If he keeps hitting like that, he will bat over .300 the rest of the way. He has reprogrammed his approach at the plate. In a later AB, he took another outside pitch and hit a liner to deep left. It was caught for an out, but he is putting balls in play, now, on pitches that he used to swing at, wildly, and miss.
The Cyborg is back. At just the right time.
Is it me, or do the Nats hurlers (excepting GIO) alway seem to do better with JFlo calling the game? Last night, Flo and EJax were dominating the Cards - 10 Ks.
Danny Rouhier on 106.7 spent his first 1/2 hour on nothing but Nats. This is great. I think the rest of the show will be mostly Redskins but its progress.
He starts the show by describing the play where Bryce is playing shallow against a Cards player (couldn't remember his name) who is like the Little League kid who wears blue jeans to the game instead of baseball pants and the outfielders all play him shallow and further describes the Cards player as the girl in a co-ed softball game that everyone plays shallow.
Then the player gets hold of one and Harper gets back on it to catch the ball.
That's exactly how I would say it Paul Blair style - except when he did it against Cliff Lee he (and the team) got burned.
I would rather see him playing a little more conservative. There is more chance of getting burned than stealing away a single in my opinion but I have to say, I enjoyed Danny Rouhier starting his radio show discussing that play.
Speaking only for myself, I don't care all that much about maintaining the best record in MLB. I care more about maintaining a lead in the division (and, of course, the p-p-pl, uh, yeah, that).
JaneB, I have a wifi card I bring with me to games. That way I can be online if I want, but I rarely do as my attention is more focused on the game than NI or Twitter. Don't laugh..
Laddie, Harp's RBI single is exactly how he won a game with a walk-off single earlier in the season..
Ghost, doesn't Werth like to play shallow? (He's gotten burned a couple of times since coming back and I wondered if he shouldn't player deeper until his legs are completely "under him"). I would guess Bryce is taking his cues from Jayson.
Hey everybody! How about 2 straight games with no stolen bases against us, huh!? Of course limited base runners and a left handed starter on Wednesday help but I'll takei it.
Emotionally, I want the Nats to have the best record in the NL. But logically, maybe being the number 2 isn't bad.
The way the divisions stand today, as the number one the Nats would get either the Cards or the Braves, while the Reds play the Giants. I know that either team that wins the wild card play-in would be a bit depleted, but the Cards and the Braves are both pretty formidable.
On the other hand, if the Nats were the 2 seed, they'd be playing the Giants more likely than not. That's been a better match-up for the Nationals this season.
I never thought I'd be considering all these kinds of things! It's pretty awesome.
JaneB -- we should have dropped by last night! Lynn and I were in ASG half price seats near our usual in 135.
Re the mobile ordering, two things. One is that friends elsewhere in the Park last night used it and said the food came really quickly but there was an unmentioned 15% service charge on top of the already steep ballpark prices. Caveat emptor.
Second, if you want to try it, you might try the MLB "At the Ballpark" app, which has a function for "Order Food and Drink". I assume but don't know for sure that that's the same function as the Mobile Ordering website.
I've had the same cellphone Internet access issues as everyone else, but maybe using that MLB app would work at your seats. I've gotten more reliable wifi access via "Guest" on the 1st level concessions concourse -- which of course defeats the benefits of mobile ordering.
Read the article. Complete drek. And a day after he wrote an insightful one about the O's.
Bottom line is, I don't care how much influence Boras has with Rizzo and vice-versa. The Nats are in FIRST PLACE, and a lot of the credit is probably due to both of them, Boras for sending his clients here and Rizzo for signing them. Rosenthal is obviously on the outside looking in, and doesn't like it, so stirs up trouble whenever he can.
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True, but that then leaves them open to the kind of deep liner he hit to left later in the game. They can counter one possibility, but not both. I have a very good feeling the kid is about to go on a tear. He probably won't catch Conigliaro, but he could very well pass Ott, and almost certainly will out-HR Junior.
Nats only need to worry about continuing to win as winning the Division is the goal. The Wild Card is not how you want to get in. If the Nats end up with the best record, great. If not, they can't control what the Reds are doing.
Keep your eye on the prize (win the Division).
NatsJack,
AT the end of the day, who gives a s*** what Ken Rosenthal or for that matter anyone else thinks?
I listened to David Cone on the Steven A Smith show last week and he was actually furious at Rizzo for shutting down Stras basically saying that the Nats have no proof that extended use will harm him.
Firstly of all I don't understand his agenda here. If the Nats fans are behind Rizzo on this why does every one else feel so invested in this?
Secondly, who the heck do all these guys think they are elevating themselves to experts? have any of the talking heads studied historical data? have they spoken with Dr. Mathews, Dr Yochum? have they looked at MRI's?
I bet you dollars to doughnuts that Rizzo has done his homework here. Allowing Stras to continue would have been the easy way out for him. Heck the managers and GM's who ruined Prior's career are still working.
Good points about the seeding, Melissa.
On Harper, I liked FP's story about the kid sitting next to him on the plane and observing that he'd passed the Mick. Also, Tater Trot update for sec 222 and other interested parties. Harper beat his personal best time last night.
"Hey everybody! How about 2 straight games with no stolen bases against us, huh!?"
Tough to steal 2nd base after you've just struck out. Only 2 walks and only 4 measly hits, plus they were several runs behind almost from the start, and they are not a running team, anyway.
Give EJax some credit for holding them on, but the game situation made it unlikely for them to try and steal, especially since they don't have many guys who are good at it.
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As locked in as Harp is, hoping for that Oppo Taco!
NatsLady beat me to it.
Anyone that has MLB Radio, PLEASE listen and let us know what the discussion is.
There seem to be a few Nats fans (a decided minority) who are "against" the shutdown. Other than those people, who are invested and presumably buying tickets, I don't give a pin for "opinions."
Rosenthal's article makes no sense at all. How is he delving into Rizzo's psyche to determine Rizzo wants to be "off the hook." If you've watched Rizzo at all, you've seen that he puts himself ON the hook to shield players and Davey. For example, when JZ hit Hamels in retribution for Hamels hitting Bryce, Rizzo went all "macho man" and look who didn't get suspended--Jordan Zimmermann.
And I really don't get the vitriol from non-Nats fans. What is it, exactly, that Rizzo is depriving them of?
MicheleS, I have nothing against Lasorda but can't imagine Riggleman and Lidge have anything to contribute to the discussion except sour grapes....
"I bet you dollars to doughnuts that Rizzo has done his homework here. Allowing Stras to continue would have been the easy way out for him. Heck the managers and GM's who ruined Prior's career are still working."
Well-stated, with the added virtue of being true. Give all the credit in the world to Rizzo for putting the interests of his player and the team ahead of avoiding the flak coming his way from commentators with no skin in the game, and no career to lose.
Cardinals will go the rest of the series and possibly the season without Furcal. Yadier Molina still seems to have lingering issues from the blow to the head against the Pirates.
Ghost of Steve M has it exactly right at 10:46 a.m.; you don't want to be in the 'play-in' game -- I just can't call it the playoffs -- but you can't really control whether you're the first, second, or third seed. And given that teams often are on hot streaks heading into the playoffs (viz. last year's Cardinals, the Rockies of a few years back), even the team coming out of the play-in game may be a team you don't want to face until you really have to. There's just no way of predicting that. Focus on winning the division, avoid distractions (e.g., the Strasburg saga), stay healthy, and GYFNG!
I'm also in the "don't give a pin for opinions" category but, fwiw, a recent Bog item had Riggleman backing the shutdown.
The great thing about MLB Network also televising your team is their technology and different perspective.
They showed EJax's slider in freeze frames just falling off of the table. The batters were reacting as a fastball and couldn't adjust their swing as the bottom fell out.
Contrast JZim's tight slider with late break that induces grounders and poor contact and a few swing and misses.
Another great time for the Nats to shine on National TV.
(er, speaking of Prior)
NatsLady said...
Read the article. Complete drek. And a day after he wrote an insightful one about the O's.
Rosenthal got his start as an O's beat writer for the Baltimore Sun. Which means that he not only has an anti-Nationals bias, he has an anti-Washington bias since he had to compete with the Washington Post who were also covering the O's at the time as "their team."
Ghost
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You are undoubtedly right about that. Harp has been waiting for those FBs, and has demonstrated, conclusively, why it is really, really dumb to give him one to hit. His performance last night and in Miami, where he hit with authority to LF, has given me cause to believe he is finally adjusting to the slow, outside breaking stuff.
He has only been at it for a few games. I think we are just seeing the beginning of what he will do with those pitches, in the future. I am optimistic about how that eventually will play out. He certainly has enough pop to reach the LF seats, with any pitch, if he can square it up. Making good contact is a very promising start.
It is going to be fun watching that kid as he realizes all that potential.
BTW.. Avery is on MLB Radio and would be curious as to what he and Lidge have to say. Riggleman has already stated his in in Rizzo's camp.
I love watching the Kid.
I've winced at some of his antics -- bashing his eyebrow on the recoil, smashing his bat at the plate and throwing his helmet -- but I'm 50 and I realize he's still 19 years old.
By all accounts he's a decent felliow from a fine family. His mistakes are on the field -- not off of the field -- and they come from a good place, a burning desire to win.
Through Davey, Zim and Werth Bryce will learn to temper his passionate displays. Meanwhile, we can enjoy his great talent and what it promises for the future.
It's thrilling, isn't it?
Thanks Eugene. I just think you can only control what is in front of you. The Nats don't play the Reds or Giants any more in the regular season.
The best situation is the Nats and Reds with the 2 best records and having a showdown in the NLCS.
No offense to the Reds and their fans but outside of Cueto the Reds don't have the arms the Nats do and their reliance on Aroldis Chapman at some point will disappoint as his arm racks up the innings (just ask the Barves). Last year Aroldis threw 50 innings and now he is at 64 innings and counting - not a good recipe in my opinion. They are a good offensive team that has been on a roll.
Good pitching beats good hitting.
MicheleS said...
BTW.. Avery is on MLB Radio and would be curious as to what he and Lidge have to say. Riggleman has already stated his in in Rizzo's camp.
August 31, 2012 11:14 AM
Avery is the one you want to hear. No clue what Lidge will say. Riggleman went thru Kerry Wood and never wants anyone to live the guilt he has felt about that for the last 14 years.
did you guys know Rudy Giuliani commented on shutdown during Meet the Press? and Terry Bradshaw and troy Aikman as well? I did not know. This is getting ridiculous.
FWIW, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell supports Rizzo in the StrasNoMas.
No clue what Lidge will say.
Lidge is on record saying that a big reason for his flameout and ultimate DFA this season is that he came back too soon from his injury. So it would seem he'd be in favor of an approach that puts doctor's recommendations and consideration of a player's health above the "win at all cost" mentality.
Faraz, I think everyone wants to get in on it. I'm waiting for Romney or Obama to comment on it for a good laugh.
pRAA, good perspective on that. It seems the only ones on the other side of the arguement are looking for "shock jock" value like the idiot Dibble and Kenny is just doing it to poke Boras. Aikman and Bradshaw? Do they even know who Strasburg is?
I bet one of the presidential debates will be strasburg shutdown, even if he is shutdown by that time.
Ghost.... I think Latos could pitch for the Nats but beyond him and Cuetos, I agree.
And NatsJack made another excellent point. The Nats shut down Meyer after 130 innings. This is how the Nats operate; it's consistent and it's based on doing everything possible to maximize a pitcher's health.
NatsJack, I would take Latos circa 2011 although he's looking better now with all that run support!
Is Ryan Mattheus not the biggest goof? Love the guy and have to think he would make a great mime after baseball.
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Can somebody explain to me why Rizzo did not found a way for Stras to finish the season? The way it look we are going to lose our # 1 with almost 3 weeks left in the season and no division won yet . If Stras developed any issue during the season and have to go to the disable list that was the end? Even in May, June, and July? Because he can miss a start? Rizzo position is incredible, and I can see everybody here is ok with it, because of the dream that we are going to be better next year .Keep drinking the kool aid .......
why do you think we won't be as good next season as this season?
Wait, what?? Strasburg is going to be shut down?!! Why has no one been discussing this?
And while we're at it, can somebody please explain why they haven't found a way to get Wilson Ramos healthy and ready to play? It's been months, where's the proof he can't play? And the Time-Machine Willie Mays...why hasn't Rizzo found a way to get the Time Machine Willie Mays here?
Taino in DC-- I don't think everyone is OK with it expecting to win the WS next year. I think people respect putting the player's health before an all-out killer drive to win THIS year, which might not happen anyway. I'm not saying the Nats are as good without Stras as with him, but the Nats are pretty d*** good with the rest of the rotation and the offense, so it's not as if we are trashing our chances for this year by shutting Stras down. So let's talk about this year.
The Nats are 99% to go to the playoffs. No guarantee, of course, but they would have to fold massively not to get to even the WC. It's hard to imagine that John Lannan making 2 or 3 starts in September--John Lannan who is fresh and VERY MOTIVATED--is going to reduce the chances by that much over a tired and still-rehabbing Strasburg.
SO then you are left with the issue of the playoffs. Stras is already at 150 innings. If he makes 2 or 3 more starts that takes him up to 170-180, which is max for the shutdown. It doesn't matter if he skips a start, the innings he would pitch IN SEPTEMBER brings him to the max, and so he will not pitch in the playoffs, period.
Now, if you want to argue Rizzo & Co. should have done something different from the start, OK, but that is a lot of hindsight. If they had put Stras in the bullpen like Medlen, the Nats might be in Atlanta's position, scrambling to grab a WC spot. Let's say Stras is 15-6 now, but he came out of the bullpen and went 10-3. Those five games could easily be the difference, and who is to say he would have been effective out of the bullpen, he's never been a reliever in his life.
So, Taino, I respect your opinion as a fellow Nats fan, but I disagree with it.
Count Taino in DC as another one that doesn't understand how pitching develpoement works.
Forget Time Machine players, it's cyborgs or nothing for me.
And it had better be pennant mode, too, or I'm not playing. humph!
Count Taino in DC as another one that doesn't understand how pitching development works.
It's not just that--nobody is born knowing this stuff. It's that it's been explained and explained sixteen different ways, daily, since early May, and people still ask the same questions as if they were rhetorical.
GOOGLE, people. Google.
And is Count Taino related to Count Damoney?
NatsLady said....
Wow. Didn't you forget the raft with the inflatable life vests?
I don't even own half that stuff. God bless you, NL, you must keep the U-Haul business in the black.
Sunshine--right, forgot.
--umbrella :)
What, no water? :-)
I like to take a poncho rather than an umbrella (less bulky and lighter).
Here's the thing, NJ and Sec 3. Not everybody has been here since Day 1 on Stras, and when you google, you get a mess. Yes, I'm tired of going over and over the issues, but if Taino is a Nats fan and just "discovering" this site, or an infrequent entrant, then why shouldn't we run over the arguments again? I'd like every Nats fans to understand where Rizzo is coming from--even if in the end, they don't agree.
As regards the "kook-aid", that doesn't apply to next year--that came from the disbelief, and gradual BELIEF that the Nats could be a contending team THIS YEAR. No one's drinking Kool-Aid about next year, when haven't finished this year's pitcher-full (sorry, couldn't resist).
We don't know what the team will look like next year. We can guess--a lot of the guys are young or under long-term contracts. But who foresaw we were getting Gio or EJax? Who knew Desi would be an All-Star and Ramos would sit out most of the year?
All we know at this point is that the best medical opinion recommends not pushing Stras and to follow the JZ programme. There is no new medical information at this point. So, Rizzo is sticking with the plan despite the "new" information that the Nats are in the playoff hunt.
1a--water I buy on 1/2 street, so yes, water. But not food, my one indulgence is the ballpark food.
The umbrella doubles as a parasol.
NL, I love your preparation. On that, we're in the same boat. I'm cooking chicken outside right now for club sandwiches tonight. I'm bringing my own frozen water. I refuse to give the Lerners -- or more likely, Stubhub -- anything but the ticket price.
WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY off-topic, but it's a blue moon tonight. To find out what that means (two full moons in a month), here's the definitive word. And, no, the moon will not appear blue -- just the Cardinals batters.
From the article: Harper "...he [Werth] really fires me up and gets me going."
Yes, because as we all know, without Werth there to light a fire under his lazy butt, Harper would be mailing it in, not running out popups, Livo-ing down to first on grounders, and so on.
So the phone rings this am and it's Cunegonde calling from work.
"Hey, I have an idea what we can do tonight."
"What's that?" I ask, bracing myself for a suggestion that we go see the remake of "Steel Magnolias" or somesuch.
"Why don't we go to the ball game? I checked StubHub and there are tickets in our usual area for reasonable prices."
Two years ago, the woman couldn't have picked out Stephen Strasburg in a lineup that consisted of Strasburg and three ham sandwiches.
Section 219, row E.
Should still be good seats on that promo, Candide. Of course, it's still 94 degrees. That'll roast your onions.
NatsLady, normally I'd agree. Like I said, nobody is born knowing this stuff. But I've seen that screen name in here more than a few times. I don't mind not knowing, it's lazy and negative that get on my nerves.
NL, I splurge on ballpark food, too. Good call on the umbrella/parasol.
@Candide: That's my dream woman. I'm taking The Lovely Wife, but she's not that enthusiastic. But she's coming off a root canal, so some of the novocaine but still be in effect by the time she eyes Clint.
It's when that 'caine starts wearing off, there's going to be a emotional price extracted.
Sec.3, those seats will be nicely in the shade well before first pitch. Cunegonde insists; she buys SPF 3000 sunscreen by the truckload, else the only way you'd be able to distinguish her from a steamed lobster is by her lack of claws.
Okay, and lack of an exoskeleton.
And antennae.
And six legs.
And a tail.
And inability to live long under water.
But apart from that...
Sunshine_Bobby, you need to get her to watch the games on TV a little more. Last night, we were watching (toggling to the Republican convention during commercials - for some reason our picture-in-picture doesn't work...) Camera briefly catches Detwiler in the dugout. Cunegonde says, "He's kinda cute..." and Det immediately begins picking his nose.
When they notice that some of the players are good-looking, you've won half the battle. Have your wife watching whenever Zimm comes to bat; every woman I know thinks he's a dreamboat.
NatsLady. Keep preaching because we are going to keep hearing about StrasNoMas until Opening Day next year.
MicheleS said...NatsLady. Keep preaching because we are going to keep hearing about StrasNoMas until Opening Day next year.
Just because the ignoramuses (ignorami?) keep talking doesn't mean we have to listen.
Every now and then, during a lengthy (weeks, months, even years) argument, you sometimes realize that you've heard all the arguments you're going to hear from both sides. You realize that you've heard not a single argument combining both facts and logic that has changed your mind from whatever your position may be, and that since you are probably not going to live forever, there's no point in listening to those arguments again. It doesn't mean you're close-minded - indeed, you've thought about the issue at hand at some length. But why should you waste your life arguing the same point over and over and over again?
So when you hear someone complain that Strasburg shouldn't be shut down, that the Nats can stretch him out by skipping starts or pitching every 6th day or working out of the bull pen or being put into cryogenic suspended animation four days a week*, you're perfectly justified in ignoring it. As the saying goes, "I'm not deaf - I'm just ignoring you."
*(Okay, I haven't heard THAT argument...)
Excellent advice, Candide. Will do.
If I'm in divorce court by Monday noon, will not hold anyone liable.
Candide, good points and I tend to apply them whether or not I've heard a given argument (armchair GM or otherwise) a number of times. It's not likely that either person will change the other's mind and imho it's a waste of energy to try. It can also indicate a lack of respect for the other person's capacity to form and hold an opinion of their own. That said, I think some folks just like to debate. :-)
(Oh, and I like to look at the coaches and managers. They're more my demographic these days. :-)) | http://www.natsinsider.com/2012/08/jacksons-gem-kicks-off-homestand.html?showComment=1346425783053 | 2013-05-18T10:13:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post8783564183273779958..comments2010-06-10T17:50:35.402-04:00Comments on Nats Insider: A belated draft recapMark Zuckerman Tyler Hanks kicking in part of his small signin...Is Tyler Hanks kicking in part of his small signing bonus to Harper? I doubt he would have ever popped up on the radar screen except for all of the scouts watching Bryce play this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-37963855591684913792010-06-10T17:19:01.786-04:002010-06-10T17:19:01.786-04:00<i>What the heck is with all the shortstops early?...<i>What the heck is with all the shortstops early? </i><br /><br />Think about it - the best athletes you played high school baseball with played short and pitched. Stands to reason draft them, with the thought that you can always move him to a less-challenging position if he produces offensively.Sean - It was already established that the Cubs d...Swang - It was already established that the Cubs drafted Bryan Harper this week. The point was that Bryan Harper in 2008 was drafted coincidentally by the Washington Nationals.<br /><br />Here was Bryan Harper's 2008 Draft Card:<br /><br />Selected by Washington Nationals in 31st Round (931st overall)Steve M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-71763340488016963132010-06-10T14:44:10.853-04:002010-06-10T14:44:10.853-04:00The cubbies got Harper's brother.The cubbies got Harper's brother.swangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-25624280434583155082010-06-10T14:43:07.009-04:002010-06-10T14:43:07.009-04:00"Les in NC said... Was there ever any though..."Les in NC said... <br />Was there ever any thought to drafting Bryan Harper (he went in the 26th round to the Cubs)?" <br /><br />Yah, the Nats drafted him out of High School and he opted for College.Anonymous8noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-47728548245372771002010-06-10T14:29:20.612-04:002010-06-10T14:29:20.612-04:00Les in NC said... "Was there ever any though...Les in NC said... <br />"Was there ever any thought to drafting Bryan Harper (he went in the 26th round to the Cubs)?"<br /><br />26th round is like drawing names out of a hat. If there was any thought to it, probably just because they drafted Bryce.N. Cognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-63796632951425139872010-06-10T14:27:12.676-04:002010-06-10T14:27:12.676-04:00From Bratislava: So did anyone draft Harper's...From Bratislava: So did anyone draft Harper's brother?Laurel there ever any thought to drafting Bryan Harpe...Was there ever any thought to drafting Bryan Harper (he went in the 26th round to the Cubs)?Les in NCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-47695495173700114162010-06-10T13:47:34.974-04:002010-06-10T13:47:34.974-04:00<i>Kris Kline said...There will be a few guys up t...<i>Kris Kline said...There will be a few guys up there that will be Mike's focus: Harper, Cole, Solis will be a little battle. But we'll get them done."</i><br /><br />Hague wasn't mentioned, so will he be easy? <br /><br />I like that Kline said "WE'LL GET THEM DONE".<br /><br />Bryce Harper and AJ Cole will be the 2 that they will have the most challenge to get signed I forsee.Steve M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-8810779228128749112010-06-10T13:42:21.434-04:002010-06-10T13:42:21.434-04:00What the heck is with all the shortstops early?What the heck is with all the shortstops early?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com | http://www.natsinsider.com/feeds/8783564183273779958/comments/default | 2013-05-18T10:25:36 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Obama’s Pity Party
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Obama has nothing to run on. He is a complete and total disaster.
Obama looked like a complete idiot yesterday when he went authoritative on that Daily Caller Reporter. The man simply has no class.
When asked why this amnesty program would help Americans (Obama's own claim) – Obama looked like he would explode. He's clearly unhinged.
DSM-IV-TR 301.81 –"
Yeah, President Caligula Van Der Sloot Kardashian clearly has all the symptoms.
Seen almost daily in the fact that he loves to hang with the same folk. Shallow, ego driven celebrities.
He never seeks to associate with the brilliant, successful entrepreneurs that drive the economy. Well he does the facebook kid, but he stole his idea. And that is a fluke, actually.
The cult of personality.
Heck, Petro. You could have scratched-out "Narcissistic Personality Disorder" and replaced it with "Liberal".
Here… let me help you with that Petro…
"…non compos mentis, dunderhead, fop, fool, imbecile, nincompoop, asinine, backward, deranged, dim-witted, dull, fatuous, feeble-minded, idiotic, imbecilic, inane, ludicrous, moronic, simple, simple-minded, slow, thick, witless, blockhead, dolt, donkey, dope, dunce, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, jerk*, nitwit, numbskull, simpleton*, twit, ignoramus…"
Let me know if I missed any. I'm going to get started on the rest of the Administration now….
"pure evil".
Ah! Good. Your doing Soros…
I will keep working on Admin. We should meet up somewhere in the middle very soon.
That is a good analysis of the situation.
The idiot/ non savant obama reads history like a 10 year old. He sees no context.
The fact is that most if not all of the issues of our economy have been caused by the regressives and their socialist policies.
Picking and choosing bits and pieces of history to excuse his extremely poor governance is not the way to win any election.
He would actually be better off on he knees, begging for forgiveness and another term.
Will not happen. He is burnt toast.
When will it be time for the "media" to begin giving Romney EQUAL TIME???
THE Current Occupant's advantage is glaring… the commieCRAT will not self-regulate, when it comes to using OUR airtime & the LSM to promote his reelection.
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November 6 2012 11:00 pm PST (unfortunately).
Jan 20,2013 12:00pm
218days
or
5235hours
or
314104minutes
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18846290seconds
At least we could skip the commercials. Would someone please hit the fast forward?
And as I stated yesterday on another thread, 10 years after that until we no longer have to pay for his secret service protection. 1/20/23. I know I will feel better knowing that I am not paying for that anymore.
We/I plan on giving him a more secure governance. Maybe life.
In gitmo.
Under guard.
For treason.
Would you really want to miss all the missteps he makes as well as the campaign does though? Come on, admit it. Those are going to be funny.
Yeah… like… his missteps are sinking us up to our necks in the quagmire. That's a real knee slapper.
… real knee slapper. LMAO… Dang it Duuuuh, you always crack me up!
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I don't know, one. I'm kinda enjoying the coverage the way it stands right now. It seems every time oby speaks these days, he's shooting himself in the foot. He's also the most over-exposed "celebrity" to ever appear on the political scene. People have grown extremely weary of "the one's" visage interrupting their lives on a daily basis.
I'd say it's all the better to let people truly tire of obungler, and then let the summer season of political ads present a fresh new vision of a fresh new candidate, giving the media far less time to spin the Romney campaign into something it's not.
I won't indulge in the 'exposure' argument… Seems Rush may have covered that pretty well yesterday. I will advise, though, that I am ALWAYS looking at these matters from the 'oby' voter POV, not ours. I often wonder if his following even know who the other candidate is…
How many of these chillins lil' o addressed know Mitt Romney is the (R) candidate opposing him? I don't have much good to say about Hannity (bores me to tears) but I will say he and Beck's 'man-on-the-street' i-views targeting college age kids, and convenience store employees were hilarious, informative and scary as HELL!!!
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"I am ALWAYS looking at these matters from the 'oby' voter POV"
Well, if I wanted to be funny, I'd say you should get your mind out of the gutter. : )
"How many of these chillins lil' o addressed know Mitt Romney is the (R) candidate opposing him?"
Not many, I'm sure. But I am still convinced that when this campaign season is in full swing up until November, we're going to see more money spent on political ads than we've ever seen in our lifetimes. Between the ridiculous monies that the campaigns will be spending, to the HUGE fortunes amassed by the Super PACs, exposure of both candidates is NOT gonna be a problem. But "over-exposure" just might be.
Just consider the messages these "kids" will be getting this summer as they're all hopelessly unemployed. One side will be pressing the message of "fairness," while the "new guy" will be talking about JOBS. I'm betting that these young skulls full of mush will be better persuaded by their own self interest.
If you lived in a hotly-contested swing state, John, you'd see that this thing is already in "full swing." Watch any TV news program on a Denver station, whether locally produced or from a network, and you won't get through a single commercial break without seeing one of President Potemkin's spots and one of Romney's ads, plus one or two thrown in by the various PACs for good measure. King Putt's saturation campaign started in mid-May; Romney's started a couple of weeks later.
Yippee! Only 4 1/2 months left until the election!
:-/
That's all pretty funny stuff, HF.
What's odd is that I live in Fl, a supposed swing state (though I can't believe obooger has a chance here). The only "problem" is that I watch just about ZERO commercial television, so if they're flooding the networks, I wouldn't even know about it. I get my news from internet sources, and my TV entertainment is commercial-free movie channels.
Still in all, I've heard that the opposing sides are purchasing 10 or 12 million dollar ad runs, and that can seem like a lot, but when you consider that each of the campaigns will have at least a half billion to spend, and the Super PACs will probably have even more, I think we're only at the start of the tsunami that's about to come.
Yep. I'll bet FL is even worse than CO: RCP's average of polls taken in the Sunshine State over the last month is Romney +0.2 percent, which is as close to a dead heat as one can get. (CO, by contrast, is King Putt +1.8 amid a slew of socialist-leaning polls. Rasmussen has it as a dead tie. Hmmm…) Then there's FL's 20 electoral-vote surplus over CO. A tsunami in Florida? Sounds like a prescription for a never-ending meteorite bombardment to me.
One point that never seems to get mention is the fact that this "grand speech," this "major economic address," this latest "game-changer" event, was delivered in front of a ………………………. community college audience? Are you kidding me?
I once attended community college. I was 18/19 years old, and just about as sophisticated as any 18/19 year old. That is to say, not very. This president's penchant for trolling increasingly youthful audiences, for me, has descended into the truly "creepy." I'm talking "hitler youth" kind of creepy.
While I realize that oby's universe of mindless sycophants is shrinking rapidly, I find his obsession with youthful adoration to be quite disturbing.
He's really still just a kid their age, in his mind. He thought he was running for class prez in '08…
A lot of people seem to be hinting at something I thought of recently. From what we've learned about oby's past, particularly his high school aged obsession with drugs, I truly believe he suffers from an acute mental retardation; an arrested development from an early age.
If you strip away the "Harvard credentials" and the teleprompter oratory, and just consider his attitudes and reactions, they bear a striking parallel to that of a typical, 17 yo boy. He's impetuous. He's convinced that he has "all the answers." He's infatuated by domineering women. He's moody, vacillating between the "ultra-cool" persona, and the hostility of a spurned young boy, fresh out of the throes of puberty.
It seems to me that regardless of the affects of his age, the deepest part of the "man" is still stuck in the "choom gang" days of his youth.
… consider his attitudes and reactions, they bear a striking parallel to that of a typical, 17 yo boy.
Yes John, that was the basis of my comment. I've had that opinion for four years, after watching him speak to a crowd of young folks in his first campaign. It was clear he was "in his element", knew all their buzz-words, and the topics that interest them to a tee. He is the consummate petulant child, IMO.
How 'America' fell for this guy's schtick amazes me to this very day.
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"How 'America' fell for this guy's schtick amazes me to this very day."
Well, you gotta remember that there are a LOT of other "choom gang" Americans of voting age out there.
Well, you gotta remember that there are a LOT of other "choom gang" Americans of voting age out there.
Yeah, and that is the perfect argument against legalizing pot, IMO. WTH do we need with more of this type of citizen. LOL… unless we could have a drug test to qualify to vote. I could GO for that! Perhaps a hell of a bunch of them would happily opt out of voting, in that case. Hummm…
It would be a sort of natural sorting process.
A really good point.
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Mavericks News
2012
December 2012
- December 10: Preview: Mavs try to continue dominance over streaking Kings
- December 09: Recap: Mayo outduels Harden, Mavs battle to 8th straight W over Rockets
- December 08: Shootaround report: Marion doubtful, Mavs concentrate on containing Harden
- December 08: Preview: Banged-up Mavs try to extend streak vs. Rockets to conclude road trip
- December 07: Recap: Despite injuries, Mavs outshine Suns in thrilling road win
- December 06: Preview: Mavs head to Phoenix looking to end road woes
- December 06: Recap: Mavs' turnovers play perfectly into Clippers' hands to start road trip
- December 05: Shootaround report: Dirk progresses to on-the-court drills; Mavs try to match Clippers' confidence
- December 05: Preview: Familiar faces meet up as Mavs travel to L.A. for matchup vs. Clippers
- December 03: Practice report (12/3/12): Carlisle stresses balance, Fisher grows comfortable in Dallas
- December 02: Recap: Mayo, Brand lift Mavs to W in Fisher's debut
- December 01: Preview: Fisher makes debut with hungry Pistons in town
November 2012
- November 30: Practice report (11/30/12): Mavs integrate Fisher into the fold
- November 29: Mavs Spotlight: Fisher's leadership should immediately help young Mavs
- November 28: Recap: Bulls drop short-handed Mavs to third straight L; Fisher signing to come Thursday
- November 28: Preview: Mavs, Bulls set for battle minus MVPs
- November 27: Recap: Sixers ruin Brand's return to Philly, hold off charging Mavs late
- November 26: Mavs Spotlight: Carlisle, Mavs 'circle the wagons' after loss to Lakers before road back-to-back
- November 24: Recap: Lakers avenge season-opening loss by routing Mavs at home
- November 24: Preview: Mavs welcome road-weary Lakers to end homestand
- November 22: Recap: Mavs' second-half surge ruins Kidd's return to Big D
- November 22: Recap: Mavs' second-half surge ruins Kidd's return to Big D
- November 21: Recap: Mavs' second-half surge ruins Kidd's return to Big D
- November 20: Dirk: 'I think I’m still about a couple weeks out'
- November 20: Recap: Warriors 105 at Mavericks 101 F/OT; Warriors outlast Mavs in OT
- November 19: Preview: Balanced Mavs try to continue dominance over Warriors to begin homestand
- November 17: Recap: Team effort, bench play ends Mavs' road woes in Cleveland
- November 17: Preview: Mavs slide into Cleveland in search of much-needed road W
- November 16: Recap: Mavericks 83 at Pacers 103; Indy tops Mavs in Marion's return
- November 16: Preview: Mavericks (5-4) at Pacers (3-6); Mavs could welcome back Marion in Indy
- November 14: Recap: Wizards 101 at Mavericks 107; Mavs outlast winless Wizards to end three-game skid
- November 14: Preview: Wizards (0-6) at Mavericks (4-4); Mavs look to get back on track vs. winless Wizards
- November 13: Practice report (11/13/12): Carlisle preaches defense, rebounding amid three-game skid
- November 12: Recap: Timberwolves 90 at Mavericks 82; T-Wolves scratch through Mavs for third straight L
- November 12: Preview: Timberwolves (4-2) at Mavericks (4-3); Battle of banged-up teams as Mavs host T-Wolves
- November 10: Recap: Mavericks 97 at Bobcats 101 F/OT; Bobcats claw through Mavs in OT to end streak at 16
- November 10: Preview: Mavericks (4-2) at Bobcats (1-3); Mavs go for 17-0 all-time versus Bobcats
- November 09: Recap: Mavericks 94 at Knicks 104; Turnovers, Knicks end Mavs' win streak at 3
- November 09: Preview: Mavericks (4-1) at Knicks (3-0); streaking Mavs head into Madison Square Garden
- November 07: Recap: Raptors 104 at Mavericks 109; Short-handed Mavs sweep homestand with W over Raptors
- November 07: Preview: Toronto Raptors (1-3) at Dallas Mavericks (3-1); Minus Marion, short-handed Mavs welcome in Raptors
- November 06: Practice report (11/06/12): Mavs prep to play minus Marion for at least 3 games
- November 06: Mavs Spotlight: Mayo assumes Mavs' No. 1 scoring role without Dirk
- November 05: Recap: Trail Blazers 91 at Mavericks 114; Mayo explodes again, sparks Mavs' runaway W over Blazers
- November 05: Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (2-1) at Dallas Mavericks (2-1); Mavs welcome Stotts, Aldridge, Lillard to Big D
- November 03: Recap: Bobcats 99 at Mavericks 126; Mayo leads Mavs' offensive explosion
- November 03: Preview: Charlotte Bobcats (1-0) at Dallas Mavericks (1-1) -- New-look Mavs attempt to rebound in home opener
October 2012
- October 31: Recap: Mavericks 94 at Jazz 113 -- Short-handed Mavs stumble in Salt Lake City
- October 31: Preview: Mavericks (1-0) at Jazz (0-0) – Scrappy Mavs soar to Salt Lake after thrilling win in L.A.
- October 31: Recap: Mavericks 99 at Lakers 91 – Balanced Mavs ruin Lakers debuts for Nash, Howard
- October 30: Preview: Mavericks (0-0) at Lakers (0-0) – New-look Mavs tip season against Lakers in L.A.
- October 28: Practice report (10/28/12): 15-man roster deadline looms; Mavs prepare for season opener
- October 26: Preseason recap: Charlotte Bobcats 82 at Dallas Mavericks 99; Marion leads Mavs to W in preseason finale
- October 26: Preseason game preview: Charlotte Bobcats (1-6) at Dallas Mavericks (3-4)
- October 25: Training Camp Report: Day 26 - Mavs' veterans keep team focused through injuries, West's suspension
- October 24: Preseason game recap: Dallas Mavericks 76 at Oklahoma City 88
- October 24: Preseason game preview: Dallas Mavericks (3-3) at Oklahoma City Thunder (3-3)
- October 23: Mavs Spotlight: Community of Mavs stepping up to fill Nowitzki's void
- October 22: Preseason recap: New Orleans Hornets 74 at Dallas Mavericks 87 -- Shorthanded Mavs slug out W
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Wizards Name Don Newman Assistant Coach
WASHINGTON, DC – The Washington Wizards announced today that Don Newman will join Randy Wittman’s staff as an assistant coach.
Newman brings more than 20 years of coaching experience to the Wizards’ staff, including the past seven seasons as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. During his successful tenure with the Spurs, Newman worked under Gregg Popovich and helped lead San Antonio to a pair of NBA Championships (2005 and 2007), a pair of Western Conference championships (2005 and 2007) and five Division titles (2005, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2012). In each of Newman’s seven seasons on the bench, the Spurs won 50 or more games, including a 50-16 mark last season en route to a Southwest Division title.
“Don is an outstanding coach and a great addition to our staff,” said Wizards Head Coach Randy Wittman. “He brings championship experience from his time with the Spurs and has been very successful in every stop of his career.”
Newman originally joined the NBA as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1999. In his four seasons with the Bucks, Milwaukee made three playoff appearances and won the Central Division title in the 2000-01 season. Newman served as an assistant with the New Jersey during the 2003-04 season, in which the Nets captured the Atlantic Division title and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. He also served as an assistant for USA Basketball during the 2002 World Championships.
Newman spent 10 years in college basketball prior to his time in the NBA. He served as a head coach with Sacramento State (1992-97) and was named the interim head coach at Arizona State in 1997, leading the Sun Devils to an 18-14 record and a trip to the NIT Tournament. Newman also had stints as an assistant coach with Oregon and Washington State.
Newman played three seasons of basketball at the University of Idaho (after spending his freshman year at LSU) and was originally drafted by two NBA teams. After being selected by Indiana in the fourth round of the 1979 Draft (as a junior eligible selection), he was selected by Boston in the third round of the 1980 Draft. He played three seasons in the CBA (for the Montana Golden Nuggets where George Karl was his head coach) and also played seven seasons in the CFL. He was invited to training camp with both the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Jets. | http://www.nba.com/wizards/wizards-name-don-newman-assistant-coach | 2013-05-18T10:25:30 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
How to Build a Model Train: Model Trains For Beginners Review
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Model Trains For Beginners explains the fundamentals of building a model train layout, as well as how to create functional layouts and how to build realistic-looking scenery.
This e-book also gives you tips on how to figure out how much money you'll need before you start building. There's practical information as well, including tips on how to avoid electrical shorts in your turnouts and the 7 common household items you can incorporate in your model to act as fences, rocks, roads and more. The book also reveals secrets to creating realistic effects, such as rust, mud and tire marks on your rolling stock.
Model Trains For Beginners is packed with all the information you need to get your dream train layout on the right track!
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TALLAHASSEE: Doctors and other medical providers would be barred from asking patients - or the parents of child patients - if they have guns in their home (HB 155) | http://www.nbc-2.com/story/13825425/2011/01/11/dont-ask-gun-bill-introduced | 2013-05-18T10:32:42 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
BLACKSBURG, VA - The jury in the case against Virginia Tech has ruled in favor of the families, awarding $4 million to each family. However, state law limits that amount to $100,000 each.
Closing arguments were made this morning, then deliberation began. The issue being whether the school did enough to warn the campus on the day of 2007's deadly shooting rampage.
The Virginia Tech review panel called it "recommendations" when it admonished Tech for the way it handled the initial aftermath of the West A.J murders.
The Feds fined Tech $55,000, after the U.S. Department of Education found the university violated a campus safety law.
But Tech, and the state, have never really been given the chance to defend themselves this vigorously before.
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SOURCE: Michell Instruments Inc.
Michell Instruments now offers an intrinsically safe version of their popular and reliable Easidew Moisture Transmitter which can easily retrofit existing installations.
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Michell Instruments has upgraded its popular dew-point transmitter to retrofit existing 3/4” UNF installations. The Easidew IS intrinsically safe dew-point transmitter now offers this additional process connection making the Easidew IS easy to retrofit into existing installations in US and US-influenced market areas such as the Middle East and South America. European customers similarly benefit from the newly available G½” BSP connection, which is the standard connection across Europe.
The Easidew IS’s benefits include its wide measurement range of -100°C to +20°C dew-point temperature with ±2°C accuracy. The transmitter is rugged enough to withstand extreme industrial conditions. Applications for the Easidew IS dew-point transmitter include monitoring moisture in air reduction and gas generation facilities, controlling moisture levels in natural gas conditioning skids and monitoring moisture in hazardous areas within the power generation industry.
All Michell Easidew transmitters use an advanced ceramic moisture sensor. This sensor is coupled with microprocessor-based measurement circuits to produce a calibrated unit which is fully interchangeable. Because the calibration data is stored within the transmitter, calibration service is carried out quickly and easily. Michell offers a Sensor Service Exchange program that provides very distinct advantage. When an order is placed for a Service Exchange, a replacement sensor/transmitter is shipped to the customer within 24 hours. Upon receipt, the replacement transmitter is simply swapped with the installed transmitter. The old transmitter is then returned to Michell Instruments to be recycled. The benefit of this program is, no process downtime!
The Easidew IS now has IECEx in addition to ATEX, FM and CSA intrinsically safe certification. With this additional certification, the Easidew IS is suitable for use around the world in zones 0, 1 and 2 as well as Class 1, Division 1 locations.
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UPDATED Wednesday, September 26, 2012 --- 3:35 p.m.
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Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2012 --- 8:45 a.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The federal government says two Wisconsin state agencies have failed to follow federal law and their own policies in issuing economic development grants.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports ( ) that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sent a strongly worded letter to Gov. Scott Walker's administration on Aug. 12 ordering them to improve the distribution of economic development money.
Department of Administration spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis tells.
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Recycled I-10 Twin Span rubble used to build new artificial fishing reef
POSTED: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 7:00am
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 7:04am
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA — CCA and Conservation Partners are building a Fishing Pier Reef with recycled I-10 twin span rubble.
The Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of Louisiana, Shell Oil Company, The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and Bertucci Contractors will begin construction next week on a new artificial reef in Lake Pontchartrain, to be built around the base of the new St. Tammany Fishing Pier in Slidell.
The reef is being built using recycled material taken from the old I-10 Twin Span Bridges that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The new "St. Tammany Fishing Pier Reef" will be the third reef built by CCA and LDWF in Lake Pontchartrain using material from the damaged bridges. The South Shore Reef and the Kim and Dudley Vandenborre reefs were built in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
In 2012, St. Tammany Parish completed construction on the St. Tammany Fishing Pier, using two 1,500 foot spans of the old I-10 bridges. The opening weekend saw thousands of area anglers fishing the pier, and it has remained a very popular and productive fishing spot for anglers and their families. At the grand opening, CCA Volunteers gave out free rods and reels to the first 200 kids on the pier.
The recycled material will be broken down into 6-8 inch diameter pieces or smaller, and will be placed between the two spans.
The St. Tammany Fishing Pier will be the 12th built by CCA in recent years, and the 5th to utilize recycled material. In 2012, CCA and their partners completed the Brad Vincent Reef in Calcasieu Lake and the Buras High School Reef in Breton Sound. Later this spring CCA will build its 13th reef near Cypremort Point, in Vermilion Bay. Funding for the St. Tammany Pier Reef was provided by Shell Oil Company, CCA’s Building Conservation Trust and LDWF’s Artificial Reef Trust Fund. Continuing support of CCA’s Artificial Reef Program is provided by the Paul Candies Family.
CCA Louisiana is the largest marine resource conservation group of its kind in the state. Entering its 30th year with more than 30,000 members and volunteers in 24 local chapters, CCA has been active in state, national and international fisheries management issues since 1977. | http://www.nbc33tv.com/news/local-news/recycled-i-10-twin-span-r | 2013-05-18T10:21:47 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Louisiana Lottery celebrates 20 year anniversary with contest
Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) — The Louisiana Lottery is sponsoring a T-shirt design contest to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Louisiana residents that are at least 21 years old can submit original artwork they feel best illustrates the Lottery’s cultural and fiscal contributions to our state, all within the theme, 20 Years of Winning Numbers.
The winning artwork will appear on a commemorative T-shirt to be distributed in conjunction with Sept 6, the launch of the Lottery’s 20th anniversary collection of scratch-off games.
“We think the contest will be a great way to showcase the creativity and artistic talent of our players as we rally around contributions the Lottery has made to our state,” explained Lottery President Rose Hudson. “As a community, we love to celebrate with events, fairs and festivals dedicated to great food, music and what makes us uniquely ‘Louisiana’. T-shirts commemorating those celebrations are very popular among our players.”
Entries for the Lottery’s 20th Anniversary T-Shirt Design Contest will only be accepted electronically, and detailed entry specifications are being provided on a special contest website,. The site also allows visitors to share the information on their Facebook pages or tweet news about the contest on Twitter. | http://www.nbc33tv.com/news/louisiana-lottery-celebrates-20-year-anniversary-with-contest | 2013-05-18T10:44:05 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 30: Alex Smith #11 of the San Francisco 49ers calls out the play in the first quarter against the New York Jets on September 30, 2012 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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The real Usain Bolt stops by "SNL's" vice presidential debate to dispute Paul Ryan's athletic prowess.
Vice presidential debate moderator Martha Raddatz's take-no-prisoners approach and Joe Biden’s smile and laughs while facing off against Paul Ryan set social media ablaze on Thursday.
This week’s "Saturday Night Live" was eerily similar. Well, except for Olympic legend Usain Bolt also making a guest appearance to call out Taran Killam's Paul Ryan for claiming a "sub-four-minute mile" and win at the London Olympics in the 100-meters.
"You didn't finish. You weren't even there," Bolt said in a cameo.
Earlier, Kate McKinnon’s portrayal of debate moderator Martha Raddatz was just as tough as the real one. During the mock debate, McKinnon warned the candidates not to test her. She was also critical of the first presidential debate’s moderator, PBS’s Jim Lehrer and was equally skeptical of both men’s overall importance in the presidential campaign.
“Oh and as a final reminder, your performance tonight is extremely unlikely to affect the presidential campaign," she said. "So just have fun with it.”
Jason Sudeikis’ interruptions as Biden, coupled with wanton smiling, mirrored the vice president’s body language towards his opponent on Thursday.
Killam's Paul Ryan translated Biden's use of the word "malarkey" as "Irish."
"Irish is I come over there and smack that dumb look off your face," Sudeikis shot back, also adding, “You don’t scare me, shark eyes.”
It wasn't the only jab about Ryan’s eyes.
“Congressman Ryan, I’ve just been told that America’s small children would like you to stop looking directly into the lens. Apparently, they find it upsetting,” McKinnon said after one of Ryan’s remarks.
Both Sudeikis and Killam (when he wasn't drinking water) portrayed candidates who struggled on the issues. Ryan refused to be specific on his economic plan, but backed up his vague stance with impressive hand gestures. Biden responded to a jab about high unemployment in his hometown by saying, "Things may be bad where you live, but I guarantee you it is a paradise next to the burning coal heap that is Scranton, Pennsylvania."
This week’s Weekend Update continued the vice presidential debate rant going.
“Congressman Ryan prepared for the debate by studying policy and holding practice debates,” Seth Meyers said. “And I think Biden prepared by shot gunning Red Bull and watching Yosemite Sam cartoons.”
Meyers also threw a zinger or two at Mitt Romney.
“He flip-flops more than freshly-caught trout,” he said.
The “Update” host didn’t forget about Barack Obama either.
“You practiced for the last debate with John Kerry. Don’t do that,” he said. “Find someone more exciting to spar with like Al Gore or an old rusty birdcage.”
The segment’s special guest, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington (played by Nasim Pedrad) shared her thoughts on the vice presidential nominees as well.
On Ryan:
“Paul Ryan is alluring in that nice guy next door kind of way. He’s has the muscles and the money and your family loves him, but if you’ve seen any Lifetime movie, you just know he’s going to kill you.”
On Biden:
“He possesses some real feminine qualities…every time he referred to Paul Ryan, he said 'my friend this and “my friend that'. Only a woman would call someone their friend and then bitch about them for 90 minutes.” | http://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/celebrity/NATL-Vice-Presidential-Debate-gets-SNL-Treatment-174061301.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:22 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Mitt Romney took over the "Top Ten" presentation duties from David Letterman on Monday — and got in a few digs at himself and one at arch rival Newt Gingrich.
As usual, the jokes came mostly at the expense of Romney's photogenic look and involved some puns on his unusual name — but one acknowledged the dead heat in which Romney and the former House Speaker are locked in the polls.
The former Massachusetts governor, who's been on "The Late Show" before, listed the "Top 10 Things Mitt Romney Would Like To Say To The American People."
Number 10: "Isn't it time for a president who looks like a 1970s game show host?"
Number two: "Newt Gingrich? Really?"
And number one: "It's a hair piece." | http://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/television/NATL-Mitt-Romney-Gets-His-Own-Top-Ten-on-Letterman-135912998.html | 2013-05-18T11:05:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Fort Worth city council members unanimously approved tax breaks Tuesday night for an electronics assembly plant that promised to bring 500 jobs to the Alliance area.
Q-Edge plans to locate an electonics assembly and distribution center in the 445,000-square-foot building that was formerly occupied by cell-phone manufacturer Nokia.
The facility is located at at US Highway 377 and State Highway 170.
If approved, Fort Worth would provide maximum tax breaks worth a maximum of $158,000.
In return, Q-Edge would commit to hire 350 full-time employees by the end of the first full year of operations and 500 full-time jobs by the end of the third year. Also, at least half the employees would have to live in Fort Worth. | http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/500-Jobs-Coming-to-Fort-Worth.html | 2013-05-18T10:33:06 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
A 7-year-old Texas boy who died during a Southern California vacation was killed by flesh-eating bacteria.
The San Diego County medical examiner's office says Tevita Alatini died on July 10 after the infection spread to muscle tissue. The office didn't say how he might have contracted the infection.
Authorities say the boy also had anemia caused by an autoimmune condition and that contributed to his death. NBC San Diego reports the boy died after the infection spread to muscle tissue.
Tevita was hospitalized only days after he and his family arrived in San Diego County last month from Spring, Texas.
His uncle, Sione Niko, told the North County Times that the boy became increasingly sick and his parents noticed a red spot under his arm. | http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Flesh-Eating-Bacteria-Killed-Texas-Boy-in-Calif-168005656.html | 2013-05-18T10:14:26 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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A nice weather pattern has set up across South Florida, that should maintain the next few days mainly dry.
Only a 20 percent chance of rain will be in the forecast through Tuesday, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. East winds at 10-15 mph the next few days should keep most of the storms on the west coast.
By mid-week, the afternoon storms will return.
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ATLANTA — Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine — was highly credible.
"This is a very good group of researchers," said Kelly Brownell, director of Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.
Far away from fast food.
Low-carb group lost more weight..
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WASHINGTON — The government's case was circumstantial but seemingly damning.
Army scientist Bruce Ivins had possession of purified anthrax spores linked to the deadly 2001 attacks. He worked alone.
He submitted false anthrax samples to FBI officials to throw investigators off his trail. He tried to frame unnamed co-workers and threatened to kill anyone who wronged him.
When investigators asked Ivins about his "late laboratory work hours," the brilliant yet deeply troubled 62-year-old didn't have an explanation.
As the circumstantial evidence mounted, authorities said, they were certain they had the perpetrator of the five anthrax poisoning deaths that followed closely after the airliner terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Then, when investigators told Ivins they were going to charge him in the deaths, he committed suicide.
"We regret that we will not have the opportunity to present evidence to the jury," U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor said Wednesday as court documents in the case were unsealed and the government made its case publicly.
Ivins was solely responsible for the anthrax attacks, the government declared, saying only he had custody of highly purified anthrax spores with "certain genetic mutations identical" to the poison used in the attacks. Investigators also said they had traced back to his lab the type of envelopes used to send the deadly powder through the mails.
Ivins' attorney, Paul Kemp, said the government was "taking a weird guy and convicting him of mass murder" without real evidence.
Taylor conceded the evidence was largely, if not wholly, circumstantial. Noting that Ivins would have been entitled to a presumption of innocence, Taylor nevertheless said prosecutors were confident "we could prove his guilt to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt."
Portrait of increasingly desperate man
The newly released court records depict Ivins, who had been troubled by mental health problems for years, as increasingly desperate documents said. the case in 2002. The government recently paid $6 million to settle a lawsuit by Hatfill, who worked in the same lab as Ivins.
Taylor said investigators concluded in 2005 that Hatfill couldn't have had access to a crucial flask of anthrax spores.
The prosecutor called the flask the murder weapon in the worst case of bioterror in the nation's history.."
Private meetings with victims' families
Wednesday's documents were released as FBI Director Robert Mueller met privately with families of the victims of the attacks to lay out the evidence officials.
As for motive, investigators seemed to offer two possible reasons for the attacks: that the brilliant scientist wanted to bolster support for a vaccine he helped create and that the anti-abortion Catholic targeted two pro-choice Catholic lawmakers..
"It is a very compelling case," said Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., who attended a briefing for lawmakers and staff.
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa called for a congressional investigation.
The government material describes at length painstaking scientific efforts to trace the source of the anthrax that was used in the attacks.
Tracking the anthrax.
Investigators also reported seizing three cardboard boxes labeled "Paul Kemp ... attorney client privilege."
Ivins' cars and his safe deposit box also were searched..
Allegations that Ivins sought to mislead investigators ran through the material made public.
A picture of deception.
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"Chuck Norris didn't break a sweat filming the newest World of Warcraft television spot. Instead, he made the director cry and then cooled himself with the tears.".
Of course, one can't help but wonder: Does Chuck Norris really play "World of Warcraft"?
Oh right ... Chuck Norris doesn't play games. He beats them.. | http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/chuck-norris-lends-his-face-fists-world-warcraft-118952?franchiseSlug=ingame | 2013-05-18T10:54:06 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: It's not just people who are suffering in this flood. Wild animals are finding themselves homeless as well, pushed into places you would never normally find them. NBC 's Thanh Truong has that report from Mississippi .
THANH TRUONG reporting: The worst flood in more than half a century has already swallowed millions of acres of land, sending thousands of residents to seek higher ground while countless wild animals struggle to do the same. This coyote in Mississippi swims for its life.
Mr. RANDY NEWELL (Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks): Animals are just like humans. It's about survival. They want to live.
TRUONG: Natural habitats for so many species are underwater.
Mr. NEWELL: All they're looking for, just like any other animal, is dry ground. They just want to be dry.
TRUONG: Leaving many stranded, like this raccoon on top of a pole and a wild hog in water. Deer, accustomed to roaming freely, instead racing to whatever dry land they can find.
Mr. NEWELL: For the wildlife it's just -- it's such a stressful situation. These animals are running. That's why we're seeing deer/vehicle collisions.
TRUONG: On Lake Chotard in Mississippi , alligators are closer to neighborhoods than ever before. As we traveled into flooded communities, water moccasins swimming along what used to be streets is a common sight. These homes are located next to some of the most prime hunting grounds in the state of Mississippi . The flooding is pushing animals away from those areas and towards civilization. As animals are flushed out, unlikely encounters are taking place. Neighbors here say a gator claimed a dog.
Unidentified Woman: They say the alligator got the other dog.
Mr. RAY McMILLEN (Tennessee Wildlife Resource Officer): As far as the alligators, they just have more room to roam. So if, you know, people see them, just stay away from them. They're not going to bother you if you don't bother them.
TRUONG: Wildlife officers say the impact on these animals and their future generations is unclear. For now it's simply about staying above water. Thanh Truong, NBC News, Lake Chotard, Mississippi . | http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/43028839 | 2013-05-18T10:43:10 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, laughs as Mark Zuckerberg, right, founder and CEO of Facebook, talks about his donation of $100 million to help Newark public schools during a press conference at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. Also there is N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, not in picture.
Six weeks after Facebook's founder announced a $100 million donation to reform schools in Newark, critics definitely don't like some of the early spending choices.
One of the first acts is knocking on 91,000 doors to ask Newark residents for suggestions on how to improve the schools. The Partnership for Newark, which was set up to raise $100 million to match young billionaire Mark Zuckerberg's gift, expects that effort, plus advertising and public relations costs, will total $1 million.
The chairman of the state Assembly's education committee tells the Star-Ledger of Newark the results will be predictable and the cost is high.
"So much hope was generated from the $100 million gift, and to have the first million spent in a questionable manner is not the way to start this program off on the right foot," said Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan, a Democrat from South Plainfield. "The premise of community outreach is always a good idea, but $1 million is an awful lot of money to reach a result which is kind of self-evident."
Defenders say the outreach campaign will help determine how the remainder of the $200 million will be spent and will help nurture community support for the project.
"The whole idea is to have everything aligned and have one clear strategy," said Jennifer Holleran, acting director of Startup: Education, the umbrella foundation founded by Zuckerberg. "It's all to be targeted around the reforms." | http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Critics-Denounce-Spending-for-Facebooks-100M-Newark-Gift-107502234.html | 2013-05-18T11:05:41 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Hollywood paid its respects to one of the biggest stars of the fashion world on Thursday.
"RIP Mr. McQueen," Tweeted Kristin Chenoweth, one of the many stars to remember late designer Alexander McQueen, who was found dead in his London residence on Thursday – a shocking start to New York Fashion Week.
"Alexander invited me to my very 1st fashion show (his in London.)," Tweeted Janet Jackson. "There will NEVER b another! Today we lost a True Genius… He possessed a unique creativity that will never be recaptured."
"I just found out Alexander McQueen died!!! I'm in shock! So sad! I'm wearing one of his dresses now! He was such a talented designer," Kim Kardashian Tweeted early Thursday morning.
"RIP Alexander McQueen. so so sad. such a huge loss. He was one of my favorite designers," Tyra Banks Tweeted. "He will be missed."
"ALEXANDER MCQUEEN…you made big bottomed and not so big bottomed girls all over the world look stunning," added Kirstie Alley. "come back soon..give it another go."
Adam Lambert Tweeted simply, "Rip McQueen," and Dita Von Teese added, "Rest in peace, Mr. McQueen."
"Wow I am really saddened by alexander mcqueen's death. Suicide is not the answer. I pray the family will be at peace," Tweeted "Glee" star Amber Riley, while Kelly Osbourne Tweeted, "I cant stop thinknig (sic) about lee I am just devastated my heart goes out to annabelle nelson who is his best friend!"
The loss struck stars ranging from the world of hip-hop (Russell Simmons, who wrote, "Nice guy committed suicide. Hurts to hear.") to "The Hills" ("No, no, no omg so sad," Stephanie Pratt Tweeted).
And Madonna herself released a statement to Access Hollywood in memory of the designer, calling the loss "a tragedy."
"Lee McQueen was a truly unique visionary in the world of fashion," the fashion-forward star said in the statement. "A creator of beauty. What a tragedy."
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One week after the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., and on the same day the National Rifle Association called for armed guards in schools, a celebrity-laden PSA was released with one simple message: "Enough."
Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Julianne Moore, Ellen DeGeneres, Paul Rudd, Sarah Silverman, Will Ferrell, Jeremy Renner and Michelle Williams are among the bold-faced names lending their voices to DemandAPlan.org - a partnership between Mayors Against Illegal Guns and survivors of recent mass shootings that was set up in July. Watch the video below.
"How many more?" they ask in the stark, black and white 90-second video. "How many more colleges? How many more classrooms? How many more movie theaters? How many more shopping malls? How many more houses of faith? How many more street corners? Enough. Demand a plan right now."
According to their website, DemandAPlan and their 700,000 supporters "will continue to demand that the President and Congress tell us the concrete steps they will take to prevent 34 Americans from being murdered with guns each and every day. And we will continue to press all of our elected leaders to protect every American’s right to safety and security, without living in fear of gun violence."
The video debuted the same day that NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre called for armed guards in schools across the country, and blamed the entertainment industry for exposing children to a violent culture through movies, video games, music and television.
," said LaPierre during the press conference. "And then they have the nerve to call it entertainment."
Only one day previous to LaPierre's remarks, Chris Dodd, head of the Motion Picture Association of America, issued a statement saying that the movie studios wanted to express .” | http://www.nbcsandiego.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Beyonce-Jon-Hamm-Gwyneth-Paltrow-Chris-Rock-Release-PSA-For-Gun-Control-184464621.html | 2013-05-18T10:56:01 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Tomas Vokoun allowed three goals on 34 shots in a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers Sunday.
Vokoun might be the league's best backup netminder and he proved capable tonight by holding off one of the league's better clubs. Expect him to see his share of action, but don't expect him to wrest the starter's role away from Marc-Andre Fleury.
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The athletics director at Allegheny is a former Trinity basketball star who still ranks among the school's all-time leaders in steals. Get to know Portia.
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The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA championships. Full list.
A coordinated process for championship bids in all divisions will be used to award more than 500 preliminary and final host sites.
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The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is pleased to announce that the University of Detroit Mercy has won the $25,000 grand prize in the 2002 NCARB Prize for Creative Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy competition. During NCARB's recent conference in Boston, Massachusetts, UDM's entry detailing the Detroit Collaborative Design Center was honored for its community outreach in urban settings throughout the United States.As envisioned by former Council president Peter Steffian, FAIA, the NCARB Prize recognizes the creative integration of architectural education and practice. Architecture schools with NAAB accredited degree programs were invited to submit established projects, completed or in progress by the end of the fall 2001 semester, that demonstrated creative initiatives that bring together the academy and the profession within the studio curriculum.The Detroit Collaborative Center was founded in 1994 as a nonprofit organization for applied research in architectural design and neighborhood development. The Design Center, which has a full-time staff of architects, intern architects, and planners, provides design services for nonprofit community organizations. Students are involved in the Center in a variety of ways including participating in the Neighborhood Design Studio, co-op experiences, directed studies, research and as volunteers.A jury comprising the members of the Council's Practice Education Task Force and five deans of NAAB-accredited architectural programs, chosen by NCARB's regional leadership, selected six overall winners from 48 entries. The other NCARB Prize winning submissions—from Arizona State University, Auburn University, Miami University, North Carolina State University, and the University of Pennsylvania—each received a $7,500 cash award.The 2002 NCARB Prize jury members were:. Michiel M. Bourdrez, AIA, director, professional services, served as the staff liaison to the NCARB Prize jury.
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We report on the effect of chromatic dispersion on coherence length and noise of Fourier Domain Mode Locked (FDML) lasers. An FDML laser with a sweep range of 100 nm around 1550 nm has been investigated. Cavity configurations with and without dispersion compensation have been analyzed using different widths of the intra-cavity optical band-pass filter. The measurements are compared to non-FDML wavelength swept laser sources. Based on these observations, a simple model is developed providing a connection between timing, photon cavity lifetime and characteristic time constant of the filter. In an optimized configuration, an instantaneous laser linewidth of 20 pm is observed, corresponding to a 10x narrowing compared to the intra-cavity optical bandpass filter. A relative intensity noise of -133 dBc/Hz or 0.2% at 100 MHz detection bandwidth during sweep operation is observed. For optimum operation, the filter drive frequency has to be set within 2 ppm or 120 mHz at 51 kHz.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. craign@lppi.ucsf.edu
To determine the efficacy of antidepressants in people with depression and dementia.
A systematic review and meta-analysis based on a literature search of Medline and Cochrane Trials Registry for acute-phase, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-design, random-assignment trials of antidepressants marketed in the United States.
Outpatient clinics, inpatient units, residential settings.
People with criterion-based diagnoses of dementia and depression.
Numbers of participants randomized; baseline and end point depression scale scores; and response, remission, and discontinuation rates were extracted. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed for response and remission rates, change scores using standardized mean differences, and discontinuation rates. Sensitivity analyses were planned to examine effects of depression diagnosis, severity, and trial duration.
Seven trials with 330 participants met selection criteria. The odds ratio (OR) for six trials reporting response rates with antidepressant and placebo was 2.12 (95% confidence interval (CI)=0.95-4.70; Z=1.84, P=.07). The OR for five trials reporting remission rates was 1.97 (95% CI=0.85-4.55; Z=1.59, P=.11). Both analyses demonstrated heterogeneity. The standardized mean difference in trials was 0.29 (95% CI=0.02-0.60, Z=1.86, P=.06). This analysis did not demonstrate significant heterogeneity. Adverse event discontinuation rates (9.0%) were not significantly higher with drug than placebo (6.0%), and were low.
The evidence for antidepressant treatment of people with depression and dementia, although suggestive, does not confirm efficacy. All of the trials were significantly underpowered to detect differences, resulting in inconclusive findings. Variable trial methods, comorbid conditions, and differences in antidepressants employed further confounded findings.
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We isolated three human testis-specific genes by a differential mRNA display method. The cDNAs contained open reading frames of 1620, 453, and 333 nucleotides, encoding 540, 151, and.
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The School Debate
I would just like to comment on “What’s in a Child?” (Aug. 31), regarding the value of children and home schooling. I am in full support of the home-schooling movement (having home-schooled up to five children at a time myself). I love my children and enjoy just spending time with them. But even as an enthusiastic home-schooler, I used to feel uncomfortable with some of the prideful tones that articles and speakers at home-schooling conferences would take. Yes, very often home-schooled children are quite polite and articulate, and they know their faith well. The families are close and loving. However, to say that this can be found only in home-schooling families is untrue. We all know many faithful families of all sizes where the children attend school but do not fit the stereotypes Mrs. Selmys seems to want to paint these families as. The mothers are caring and loving and are not just counting the days until school starts again. The children are polite and articulate, and they help younger siblings at home. They are not necessarily being chauffeured from one expensive extracurricular activity to another, and they are definitely not “domesticated monkeys.”
I have always felt that those of us who have been called to home school should not foster an “us against them” mentality. For many families, home schooling is the best choice, and the children thrive. But there is not one fool-proof way to raise bright-eyed, faith-filled children. I have known many home-schooled families where children do things that are supposed to be typical of those (gasp!) school children. In other words, they complain about doing chores, they are impolite to adults, and exhibit bullying tendencies at home-schooling gatherings. I have even known home-schooled teens to rebel against what their parents have tried to teach them. None of this should surprise us — or make us want to throw in the towel. I just believe that a little humility goes a long way.
How a child ultimately turns out is so much a matter of God’s grace and is such a mystery that it would be foolish to suggest that one method of education (home-based or school) is far superior to another. Raising children for God’s Kingdom is so much more than a certain formula or method. Let us stop drawing lines in the sand that pit home-schoolers against those who send their children to school.
Ingrid Waclawik
Arnprior, Ontario
More Than One Issue
Donald DeMarco had “A Dream of Obama” (Sept. 14). I had a dream about a Republican president who sent sons and daughters to war. Then another Republican president came along and sent more sons and daughters to war. Many sons and daughters did not come home from the war.
I awoke from the dream and realized that I wasn’t dreaming. My son, Joe, was one who didn’t come home from the first Republican president’s war.
I realized — not in a dream — that the upcoming U.S. presidential election is not a one-issue election, as DeMarco implies.
Joseph P. Nolan
Waterbury, Connecticut
A Return to Chastity
I read with interest a letter from Matt Leachman, Iowa Park, Texas (“Detrimental Divorce,” Aug. 31), wherein he commented on the practice of using quote marks around the word “marriage” when referring to same-sex “marriage.”
He touched on a subject that I think has been largely ignored: chastity. I think the discussion regarding homosexual “marriage” would bear more fruit over the long run if the central issue was addressed first. Similar to the abortion debate, we should start at the beginning — and work forward. The argument against abortion starts at conception and works forward in a very methodical manner, which seems to be finally resonating in our culture. People are beginning to find the fact that life begins at conception reasonable and compelling, and that if you don’t defend life at its earliest stages, you weaken defense of life at all stages.
The focus on the disorder of same-sex attraction generally fails to address the central issues of chastity and sanctity. I would like to suggest that beginning at the beginning may yield better long-term results over time.
Mr. Leachman is correct. “Marriage” between people in general, and Catholics in particular, before a justice of the peace and not before God is not a sacramental marriage — any more for them than it is for homosexuals. Failing to focus on this makes it easy to sidetrack debate with challenges of Church prejudice against homosexuals and charges of repression, etc. While these charges are groundless, they still distract from the reality: There is a general failure of respect for chastity. The general attitude toward acceptance of premarital sex in our society simply opens the door to experimentation of all sorts, and that, of course, can lead people to explore deviant sex of all types, including with the same sex.
Pope John Paul II’s theology of the body is the basis for this discourse. The nature and sanctity of the sexual relationship between man and woman should be as urgent a topic of discussion as is the abortion debate. In fact, a return to chastity would do more to prevent abortion than any legislation.
Mark Connolly
Carrollton, Texas
True Family Values
The letters by Connie Derrick and Matt Leachman are good, thoughtful commentary on the defense of marriage that advocates need to ponder (“Detrimental Divorce,” Aug. 31). As all good Christians know, same-sex behavior is condemned as an abomination in the Old and New Testaments. Likewise the Scriptures condemn divorce and remarriage as adultery in regard to male and female sexual behavior. With all this condemnation of immoral variants of family or interpersonal activity, one wonders whether the practitioners of one or the other behavior end up in a deeper state of perdition.
Advocates of pro-family values and the defense of marriage seem to focus a lot on the abominable behavior and not much on the adulterous behavior. But statistically, adulterous activity is far more common and seems to have many more negative consequences for society, due to the inevitable destruction of biological family bonds and the psychological dislocation of the offspring involved.
Has it ever occurred to your readers that the political party most associated with the family-values crusade has had divorced and remarried champions as its core leadership? A former movie actor and president from California and a current senator and candidate for the presidency from Arizona seem to be strange champions of Bible-based family values. Perhaps there is a little hypocrisy here regarding these politicians and their pro-family supporters?
Maybe the meeting some weeks ago of Archbishop Chaput of Denver with John McCain had the marriage status of the candidate as the first topic of moral concern. With the wise counsel of the archbishop, we can only hope that John can see the error of his ways and return the good grace of his first and non-sinful marriage for the sake of his salvation, the good of society and the preservation of traditional marriage.
When the bishops finally get on board with a constitutional amendment to ban divorce and remarriage, we know that they will be fully enforcing the teachings and doctrine of the holy Roman Catholic Church regarding the full spectrum of family morality and values as binding on all citizens of the nation. Praise God!
Brother Terrence Lauerman, O.Praem.
St. Norbert Abbey
De Pere, Wisconsin
No Tattoos
As a parent who hopes to watch her children grow up to be tattoo-less adults, I read the article “Tattoo Taboos” (Sept. 7) with interest.
I wanted to share something a dear friend pointed out to me a few years ago while our children swam together. My little ones were adorned with temporary tattoos they had received at a parade. My friend asked them why they would put them on their bodies, and she then remarked how a temporary tattoo can be a baby step towards a permanent tattoo. That made sense to me! We have never used a temporary tattoo since.
Lora Cavanna
Coppell, Texas
Mary and Christendom
I write in praise of Joseph Pronechen’s piece, “The Meaning of ‘Mary’” (Sept. 7). Many times throughout Western history, Mary has been credited with greatly aiding in the defense of Christendom. One is reminded of Charles Martel beating back the Moors at Poitiers, France, in 732, Don Juan and his unlikely naval victory over the fleet of the Turks at Lepanto, Greece, in 1571, and then the gates of Vienna, Austria. Defending the outskirts of Vienna, Jan Sobieski, vastly outnumbered by the Islamic forces of the Ottoman Empire, saved Western civilization and Christendom from near-certain extinction. This was the last Islamic siege of the West until Sept. 11, 2001 — which makes the author’s dating of this event so puzzling.
Hilaire Belloc in The Great Heresies, writes of Sobieski’s valiant defense as occurring on Sept. 11, 1683. Belloc wrote this in 1938, and in that monumental essay on “Mohammedanism,” he presciently stated that Islam would rise again. He was singular in this opinion at the time, and he has been proved correct. Some historians argue that Sobieski arrived on Sept. 11, and the battle ensued in the early morning hours of Sept. 12. Apparently, the Islamic warriors of 9/11 also thought their last great humiliation at the hands of the West occurred on Sept. 11, or they would not have chosen this hallowed date for meting out their vengeance. Perhaps they were operating off of a different calendar, but Belloc was not alone in choosing Sept. 11 as the correct date for this momentous battle. He was the lone sentinel warning of Islam’s resurgence against the West.
Scott Bloch
Hilaire Belloc Society
Alexandria, Virginia
Correction
A front page article about a ballot initiative in Connecticut that could help protect traditional marriage (“Connecticut Marriage Politics,” Sept. 14) misidentified a Quinnipiac law professor as William Duncan. His name is actually William Dunlap. The Register regrets the. | http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/letters_september_28_2008/ | 2013-05-18T10:12:31 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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FROM: Mike Hagburg
RE: Rule 47.1, N.D.R.App.P.; Certification of Questions of Law By District Court
Chapter 32-24, N.D.C.C., authorizes district courts to certify questions of law to the Supreme Court. Rule 47.1, with an initial reference to ch. 32-24, also authorizes district courts to certify questions of law to the Supreme Court.
The current rule restates some, but not all, of the relevant statutory provisions. Some of the statutory provisions not included or referenced in the rule are referred to in the explanatory note. For example, the note (second paragraph) advises that certification is discretionary with the district court, and that the Supreme Court may refuse to answer a question, citing § 32-24-02.
The rule specifies the contents of a certification order, which is not addressed directly in the statutes, and the form of a question. Beyond this, the rule restates certain provisions of the statutes in a more understandable manner.
The proposed amendments to Rule 47.1 combine the relevant provisions of N.D.C.C. ch. 32-24 with the rule. With this change, chapter 32-24 (N.D.C.C. §§ 32-24-01, 32-24-02, 32-24-03 and 32-24-04) is superseded.
In addition, the amendments generally track the form and style of the 1998 amendments to the federal appellate rules--the language and organization of the rule are amended to make the rule more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. Much of the language is taken from Rule 47.
Rule 47.1 (a)(1) provides that the district court may certify a question on the motion of any party to a civil or a criminal proceeding. However, § 32-24-01 provides that a question may be certified "on the application of the attorney for the plaintiff or defendant in a civil case, and upon the application of the attorneys for the plaintiff and defendant in a criminal cause . . . ." In other words, either party may request the court to certify a question in a civil action, but both parties must join in the request in a criminal action. The Committee may want to discuss whether to continue this distinction in the rule.
An additional matter the Committee may wish to address is the serving and filing of briefs, referenced in Rule 47.1 (b)(3) and Rule 47.1 (c)(2). The Committee may wish to address whether to designate specific time guidelines for service and filing for purposes of uniformity and consistency.
Fees and costs are addressed in Rule 47.1 (c)(3). Rule 39, N.D.R.App.P., provides that fees and costs are to be shared among the parties unless either the district court or the Supreme Court, upon motion of a party, orders otherwise. Section 32-24-03, N.D.C.C., provides that, in a criminal action, the record is to be certified at the expense of the state or a county if the defendant is indigent. | http://www.ndcourts.gov/court/JP/Agendas/April2002/Mrule47.1.app.wpd.htm | 2013-05-18T11:03:08 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
A GREAT DAY TRIP SPONSPORED BY THE NEW ENGLAND AIR MUSEUM on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012NEAM is running a motorcoach trip which will take us to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. to be followed by lunch at the Park Restaurant in Highland Falls, N.Y. After lunch we will travel on to Litchfield, Conn. for a visit to the beautiful Haight-Brown Vineyard where we will enjoy a wine tasting & service to include a variety of eight wines. Each participant will receive a Haight-Brown Vineyard signature wine stem and a 10% discount on all retail purchases. Our West Point Tour will last for 1.5 hours with a guide on our bus. There will be stops at the Main Cadet Chapel, Trophy Point, Battle Monument, the Monument to the Great Chain and the Parade Field.Our Motorcoach will depart from the Museum at 7:45am and will return by 6:00pm. PAYMENT- Full payment will guarantee your place(s). Reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis for 54 participants. Payment includes transportation, gratuity for the driver, West Point tour, lunch and gratuity at the Park Restaurant and wine tasting including gratuity at the Haight-Brown Vineyard. Cost is $125 per person.
NOTE- Remember to bring your Drivers License as ID which is required for the West Point Tour.
Lunch Choice - Hot Open Roast Beef, Turkey or Ham Sandwich with Mashed Potatoes and Vegetables ~ Caesar Salad topped with Grilled Chicken ~ Ranch Chicken Wrap Deluxe served with French Fries and Cole Slaw ~ Fried Flounder Platter served with French Fries and Cole Slaw ~ Grilled Marinated Chicken with home made Salsa served with Cottage Cheese, Lettuce and Tomato. Make your lunch choices upon arrival. Wine Samples - Chardonnay ~ Covertside White ~ Railway White ~ Riesling, Picnic Red ~ Morning Harvest ~ Big Red ~ Honey Nut Apple and Strawberry Bliss. | http://www.neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=909:west-point-trip&catid=2&Itemid=170 | 2013-05-18T11:02:59 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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The event that took place in the year 1690 on the Androscoggin River has been told and retold many times. In most cases the writers relied on one particular document without searching for any other account. Often the writers were more interested in telling a good story than in accurately reporting an event that occurred well before the time of any of their readers. Some writers took a great deal of liberty in describing the event. The story needs to be told in an unbiased and more complete way. However, in fairness to those earlier writers, our research has not been successful in determining the truth. Therefore, we offer you the sources we located during our research. Judge for yourself, what happened at Laurel Hill in September 1690.
Ne-Do-Ba Comment - - - Please remember this was a time of war - the third war between Maine Abenaki and English Settlers.
Church's Orders - The first document is a transcript of the orders received by Maj. Church just prior to setting out on the expedition.
The Official Report - This document is a letter (or formal account) written by Major Benjamin Church, shortly after the event occurred. As it is a detailed military report to his superiors, it should be considered "the true accounting of the expedition". However, by the time he writes this report, he has experienced "many cross things falling" and some of his actions may already have been questioned. He may be trying to make a "good" accounting of his actions. In any event, this letter is the only document found that can be considered a "first hand" account.
Below is a map of the Laurel Hill area of Auburn, where the "Indian Fort" once stood.
His Son's Version - This document is found in a book originally written and published in 1716 by Thomas Church, son of Benjamin Church. It was reprinted in 1772, and again in the early 1800s with extensive notes by historian Samuel G. Drake. The transcript that we provide you here comes from the 1989 Heritage Books reprint of the 1829 second edition by Samuel Drake. Thomas Church supposedly had access to his father's journals, letters, reports, etc. and to his father, who was still alive but quite aged at the time of the writing. It should also be noted that Thomas was born after this event took place, so his knowledge of the subject is second hand.
The Mysterious Document - The source of this story is a true mystery. It appeared in the Lewiston Journal in 1881 and provides us with a different picture of events just prior to the skirmish at the fort. However, it creates more questions than answers. The writer takes liberty to create dialog for Church (which could not possibly be known) and this makes all other dialog in the story suspicious of accuracy. But, would this writer have been so bold as to create an entire event? Perhaps the writer (identified only as H.F.B) was a descendant of one of the soldiers with access to a journal or oral history. But why are these two soldiers never mentioned in any other account?
What the early Historians had to say - This last document contains accounts written by early historians. They may have had access to information or oral accounts from soldiers with Church.
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Welcome to WINGDALE, NY 12594
12594 is a sparsely populated, rural zip code in Wingdale, New York. The population is primarily white, and mostly married couples. Housing prices here (average $154,100) are fairly typical for the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown metro area.
The median age here is 34. There are 1,924 men and 1,694 women. The median age for men is 32.3 while for women the median age is 35.
12594 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 42 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Podgorica, Montenegro!) and -74 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 431 feet above sea level.
Neighborhoods in Zip Code 12 Wingdale, NY
Average Home Value in 12594: $154,618
- White Population: 3,022
- Black Population: 383
- Hispanic Population: 280
- Asian Population: 46
- Hawaiian Population: 0
- Indian Population: 9
- Male Population: 1,924
- Female Population: 1,694
- Median Age: 34.0
- Median Age of Males: 32.3
- Median Age of Females: 35.0
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- Average House Value: $154,100
- Average Annual Household Income: $56,871
- Businesses: 62
- Employees: 550
- Annual Payroll: $18,883,000
The Politics
- Congressional District: 19, 20
- Congressional District Land Area: 1401.0, 7017.0
- Sr Senator: Charles E. Schumer (D)
- Jr Senator: Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
- US House Representative: John J. Hall (D)
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- County FIPS Code: 027
- State FIPS Code: 36
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BT and Talk Talk have announced that their broadband and phone services are suffering from a “total loss of service” after damage to cabling cut homes connectivity across the UK.
Checking the BT service status page shows that “Suspected Cable Thefts & damage caused by 3rd parties” is the cause of the outages across various areas across the UK. BT says the issue only impacts a “small number” of users, but we couldn’t tell you what BT defines as small.
The affected BT areas are:
- Larne – 028286,0282827 (Northern Ireland)
- Llandovery – 01550
- Bishops Waltham – 014898
- Wrexham – 01978
- Grove Park – 02032, 02088, 02082, 02084 (London area)
- Faraday – 0201, 0203, 0207 (London area, estimated restore date 21/11/12).
- Hatfield Woodhouse – 01302 (London area, estimated restore date 16/11/2012).
- London Sidcup 02032, 02083, 02082, 02089 (London area, estimated restore date 19/11/2012).
- North Benfleet- 012685, 012687 (estimated restore date 19/11/2012)
- Binbrook – 01472 (estimated restore date 23/11/2012)
Talk Talk are also reporting service outages. According to their service status page, a major network fault is affecting the following areas:
- Northern England (Northumerland, Gateshead, County Durham and Darlington)
- Newport
- Ardrossan
- Newquay
- Bedford
- Kettering
- Whitburn
- Wallsend
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At Gamescom, the company announced that it was working on five new projects, with news that the projects were being spearheaded by multiple people within the company. A second Shadow Complex title would not come as a surprise, due to the fact that the original game was extremely well received. Releasing exclusively on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace in 2009, the game was a side-scroller designed in a similar vein to Metroid and Castlevania. The story told within the original Shadow Complex links in with the novel Empire, by Orson Scott Card. The end of the game ties in with the story of the novel, and Card's Hidden Empire, which was released a few months after the game, is meant to also tie in.
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The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy!
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“military people have a tendency to stay with what’s tried, true and proven”….
well, of course. when you only have one chance to get it correct, and the downside of getting it wrong is unacceptable, what else would he expect us to do??
CAPT-
Preach on. While some might say that the arsenal ship concept exists to some degree in the SSGN class, even the thought that there *might* be 150-odd cruise missiles and 60-odd SEALs off your coast, but you can not be sure, will never be nearly as awe-inspiring as the sight of that big gray bird farm proving that we care enough to send the very best.
There is not, and will not in the near-term, be a better power-projecting platform than a big deck carrier. Bring all the gadgets you want in its place, they will not match up to the power a CVBG brings to bear.
And add to that what MajMike said, which was my initial, knee-jerk reaction…
Keep the [hell, build more] big deck carriers. Design the next generation swarming UAVs to operate from them, in concert with manned aircraft, for the long range strike mission.
Agree that manned aircraft are irreplacable for the CAS mission.
Gotta stay the course as the world’s maritime 800lb gorilla. Otherwise we’re just a frigate navy–useful for chasing pirates but not projecting power.
Besides, Army grunts think operating from a 30kt badass open 24/7 all-you-can-eat DFAC [with its own airfield] is really kinda kewl…
We do have small carriers last time I checked. I guess you’d have to ask the Marines how effective of a platform they are.
“Carter-era” pretty much says it all.
I second Jonboy’s sentiments.
Please tell me Admiral Turner did NOT graduate from USNA with Carter…
Babs, It’s my undersrtanding that Turner was a BMOC at the USNA when the future peanut farmer entered and that since then Carter has always held him (Turner) in awe. Best
PS.I’am sure Lex and the other sea going types wince when reminded that these two GOOBERS are USNA grads
You know, there are few things on this planet that I can say I truly hate. Islamic fascists, Mujahdeen, Jihadists, Enemies of the US in all forms, Adm Turner, Hippies, Seditionists, Traitors. Yep! ’bout covers it.
I’m tempted to add Murtha but there is just something so sad about a man that loses his backbone and falls prey to senility.
Keep the carriers. If nothing else than the fact that their wash stirs up the baitfish which in turn raises the billfish. Heh!
Phooey. I’m still mad because the Navy retired the last of the battleships!
Well, nothing says you’re really interested than seeing a flight of Hornets fly over your little burg, which tells you Uncle Sugar has one of his portable airfields stationed somewhere over the horizon. Hell yes, let’s keep the big deck carriers! Having said that, just why the hell did we screw the Kennedy over so badly, that we are now at the point where there is no other fiscally responsible choice but put her out of her misery? And having beat, banged, burned, and welded on her for the past five years, yes, I know how bad she really is. Oh, and yes, dear, we are STILL working on her, STILL pouring taxpayer dollars on her, STILL sending the JFK out to sea for 3 days every 3 months, for God knows what reason, when she is NOT certified by AirLant for flight ops.
Bemused in Mayport….
Byron, For this unenlightened landlubber… “how did we screw the Kennedy” over ? Best
Reframe the debate.
Resolved, a nation dependant upon trade with other nations should not have a Navy armed with capital ships.
Hey Ima…buzz off. The only reason we have trade with other nations is that we have open sea lanes and open air corridors. Now how do you think they got that way? Does Wolf Pack mean anything to you?
Lex-This writing is worthy of the Proceedings. Submit it.
Inquiring minds want to know:
Yes, what is wrong with the USS JFK?
Why did ADM Bourda commit suicide?
I believe it was that self-same ADM Bourda who convincingly demonstrated that mine warfare was the mostly deadly weapon in WWII and its cost effectiveness left submarines (the usual braggards) far behind, not to mention the carriers. Of course we are on the way to scrapping mine warfare pretty much altogether. At a cocktail party in Washington the mine guys probably couldn’t hold a candle to the flyboys and their industry reps, even if they were invited.
You have a war with China, it seems to me, that that there strait between Taiwan and the mainland is gonna get chock full ‘o mines in a trice. But I’m ‘way over my paygrade now. Just thinkin.
Ever since the JFK left a SLEP half-finished, and became a “training carrier”, and then, less than a year later, went through a quick overhaul to get her to deploy for six months, her material condition has slowly been going in the crapper. In 2002, her CO, XO, CHENG, and various and sundry others were relieved. Since then, she’s had another CO relieved (after running over a dhow in the Gulf). In 2003, she went through a major overhaul. I’ve heard various figures bandied about, and my best guess, after talking to the other folks who worked her for 11 months, was around a half billion dollars. I know for a FACT, that the jobs I worked on were band aids. There was a lot more very thin steel that by the book should have been replaced. And this folks, is on the DC deck..you know, the one that’s supposed to keep your ship from sinking? I’ve worked on her off and on since then, and we’re still sticking band aids on her. To get her ready for sea again, and good to go for 3 more years, would probably cost about 3 LPD-17s (gag).
And don’t get me started on the crew. Lets just say, I’m real glad when I walk off the JFK, to go work on any other ship, and get to deal with real sailors.
By the way, I’ve worked on the Forrestal and Saratoga a lot. I loved working on them. Got a little teary eyed when I saw the flag come down for the last time, too. I won’t miss the JFK, not at all.
Not for the first time Ima, you mystify me. Substituting logically, “Resolved: A person dependent upon employment should not support the police.”
See what I mean?
All you have to do is mention “Carter era” and my first reaction is to ignore whatever that person might say or think, and then I begin to get actively angry. How is it that these disgraced people, including the namesake, Jimmah himself, continue to get any respect in the Mainstream Media or anywhere??
Does the crew of SSN 23 get any extra razzing because of their boat’s namesake?
Where is B2?
I will opine the unfortunate tack that Navair took towards the all Hornet deck has left the carrier wide open to this latest political attack…
Turns out this article was rather prescient after all…
How about this instead,
Resolved: A person whose livelihood depends upon private property rights should not support the police.
Real world counter example. Convenience stores almost always give free coffee to police.
And don?
I’d think if what you say is true with poor leadership, band-aid solutions and no apparent ability to do the job (launch and retrieve those things with wings) it’s less than suprising the crew is wondering exactly why they bother.
Oh and BTW, if this is coming back up surely the Battleship argument is coming around soon, I think I just heard Chap scream somewhere.
ADM Turner is confusing the weapons system (air wing) with the platform (CVN).
Then again, I dismiss pretty much anything that comes out of the mouth of anybody who is from the Carter administration.
[...] Read his entire post here. [...]
Byron, Thanks for response. I de-coded CHENG as Chief Enginner…obvious but SLEP, DC deck and 3LPD-17s… not so obvious to this Dog… Best
I strongly recommend that Ima Fake change his/her nom de blog to “Ima Flake”. Best
SLEP = “service life extension program,” a major overhaul that went essentially unfunded. It was back in the glorious 90′s (peace dividend!) when we were playing a shell game with carriers, JFK being the “reserve” carrier that Byron touches on, which ended up doing all the same heavy lifting as all the “active” carriers, only with a great deal less maintenance. The sailors bore the brunt of the repair effort using quick-fixes and workarounds, because the labor was bought and paid for – unlike the shipyards, who work for profit on contract.
When you put band-aids on top of band-aids, eventually something breaks. Maybe it’s the morale of people who know that we shouldn’t have been doing business this way. Maybe it’s a piece of gear that ends up costing someone his life, or his command pin.
The DC deck is the damage control deck, the highest watertight level. If leaks get past the bulkheads there, she’s going over, and then she’s going down.
LPD-17′s are our new acquisition program for amphibious transport docks. Not everyone is a fan.
Ima’s just having us on:
“Don?
“Don’t forget free trade. We liberals love free trade!
Plus, when you love free trade, you love a strong navy. Somebody has to protect your traders” — Ima Fake, 17 APR 2006
Lex, Many thanks for the primer on navy lingo…
Re Ima, the thought did cross my mind that Ima was as you say “just having us on” but no matter, my recomendation stands…”Ima Flake”… descriptive, evocative and well earned… Best
PS, I rejected “Ima a Polemicist” as just to klunky
Turner was an idiot then and some things don’t change!
I don’t think I was having you on. If you reframe the debate, the answer becomes obvious; as you all pointed out.
When the question under debate is complicated, one can lose the thread of the idea. Big deck – small deck ect. When you consider what a CV is, a capital ship, then it becomes obvious that a nation dependant upon trade needs a strong blue-water navy able to keep open the trade routes which are our life blood.
I was trying for the opposite of Sophism; simplicity. I said reframe the debate, so that the intellectually correct position is percieved. At least I used the right “capital.”
CAPT Lex,
I note that all the other submariners here have said pretty much the same thing as I will. As long as the American people expect to fight wars with overwhelming force and pinpoint accuracy, the future of the big deck carrier and the fantastic Men and machines they carry will be secure. I echo the comment that you can send a submarine or a destroyer off some far flung coast to announce your presence or intentions, but when you really want to show how much you truly care, you send the best.
And that is a CV/CVN Battle Group with 60+ machines designed to rain absolute Death and Destruction with a mere glance and a flyby.
I always loved to have a CVN in my periscope cross hairs. It made me feel important.
But it also made me realize there is nothing — NOTHING — in this world feared more than the pilots, jets, ships, Men and machines of the United States Navy Carrier Battle Group. Congress (and the Navy leadership) can have the carriers and their weapons systems for the boneyard only when they pry them from my cold dead hands.
God Bless, sir. Pass my highest regards to the Lord while you are up there communing with Him.
Subsunk
This past weekend I was in Boston and made a point to go by our oldest capital ship. Hey, we did not have a lot of money, but heavily armed speed and Florida live oak makes an awesome combination.
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle of the sea!
This Rand study is here is worth the read:
It takes a woman to bring sense to this debate. If any of you were on the debate team in college, you’d see what she was trying to do. Argue a point by showing how silly the other side was. It must be hard to be a woman in the Navy.
Been there, done the debate. CVV project. See Carter wanting to have it forward based in places such as Pusan, Suda, Oslo, Degio Garcia as part of his RDF program. See Carter wanted these ships optimized for the ASW mission but could also support the troops ashore with VSTOL aircraft (which were then all the rage in the late 70′s and early 80′s, sort of like some other aircraft hmmm!).
See all the CNO’s from Zumwalt up to Holloway give it half hearted support, see Senator Carl Vinsion (A Democratic Senator no less) quash it and threaten to take all the money away from the Navy if they even think of this again. See the RAND think tank, GAO, CBO all say that it would of been more expensive to buy and operate then the current Nimitz class of ships then being built and it would of been even more expensive to operate then the Forrestall or Midway class carriers over a life time. The numbers with regards to time on station, number of sorties generated, sea states it would of been able to operate in, let alone the effect that one or two of the large Soviet cruise missiles (like the AS-4 Kitchen or AS-6 Kingfish) would of done to the ship or even just a simple torpedo since the ship was being planned to only have 2 rudders and 2 props.
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The news was announced via a Tweet from an event employee during a live event in San Jose where the three vendors were pitching their vision of "The Virtualized Dynamic Data Center." Although I wasn't there, the two-hour spiel was likely the roadshow version of the architectural paper the three released in May." However, Cisco confirmed the project with me.
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Today, the sharing of infrastructure is mostly done the software-as-a-service way, at the database level, says George Gilbert, partner of TechAlpha, a strategy consulting firm to the technology industry. The database keeps track of who owns which element.
But many companies want better security, more control for compliance needs and just plain more isolation than SaaS clouds can provide -- especially when they are shifting their own apps to the cloud. What the three amigos would be building would be take the server, storage, network component and partition them so that they think they own the joint but they are really sharing the underlying physical hardware.
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To those of us who know iPhone owners, the idea that at least some would experience an emotion like romantic love doesn’t sound far-fetched at all. But this short piece unleashed a firestorm of controversy and attacks from skeptical neuroscientists.
Is it true love?
Neuroscience post-doc Tal Yarkoni wrote a detailed criticism in the [citation needed] blog: the New York Times blows it big time on brain imaging. Yarkoni presents a lengthy analysis of how brain imaging can and should be interpreted, and concluded that what Lindstrom saw wasn’t “love:”!”
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One commentary that didn’t pull any punches was at the Mind Hacks blog, which led with the rather unusual headline, “The New York Times wees itself in public.” The Times article clearly hit a nerve (that’s a figure of speech, not a neuroscientific claim):
The New York Times has just pissed its neuroscientific pants in public and is now running round the streets announcing the fact in an op-ed that could as easily been titled ‘Smell my wee!’…
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A gaggle of neuroscientists (is there a more appropriate collective noun?) put together a letter for publication in the NYTimes refuting the original editorial – here’s the uncut version.
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The unfortunate fallout from this controversy is that neuromarketing being pilloried as pseudoscientific claptrap will slow legitimate efforts in the field. And this sort of thing will continue as long as all of the serious work in the field is being done by private firms. The two related problems with this are:
- Neuromarketing companies that know what they are doing and producing great client results (assuming such firms exist) would be crazy to publish all of their data and the details of their methods and techniques.
- Neuromarketing firms that don’t know what they are doing (assuming such firms exist) can use the same “secret sauce” excuse for not publishing data.
The only solution to this conundrum is serious academic research using the same tools employed by private efforts. I just returned from the University of Akron’s conference on the Consumer Mind, and I’m excited that sooner or later we’ll start seeing peer-reviewed research from Akron and other institutions. (I’ll have a more detailed description of what’s going on in Akron soon!)
Academic research and some degree of transparency by commercial firms will go a long way to avoiding flaps like the current one. And instead of arguing about whether we “love” our iphone vs. finding it cool, fun, or whatever, instead let’s see if we can use imaging techniques to identify and refine the next amazingly popular product.
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10. October 2011 at 9:23 am
Roger -
Unfortunately Martin Lindstrom and similar “NeuroPop” authors would prefer to sell books and increase their appearance fees then ensure good science. The op-ed piece achieved its goal, i.e. more publicity about the new book and let the New York Times take the hit. It is a continuation of the problem Erik du Plessis identified, “the marketing of neuromarketing”.
As for your Neuro-Prescription, I agree with your assessment (and put Sands Research in category #1) but would also add that start-ups in consumer neuroscience are being held up to different standards. There is a vast amount of academic research regarding the various fields of neuro-imaging methods that are being applied. Sometimes, the MR community does not want to accept or may even ignore decades of accepted principles in the field, i.e. the rise and fall of Emsense. As for transparency, eight companies worked together on the first Phase of ARF’s Neurostandards Study and will continue in this effort. ARF last week provided an excellent presentation on the various neuroscience methods being used, the strengths and weaknesses of each method, and recommended that the MR community needs to embrace neuroscience.
However, the bottom line is the market will decide on whether neuromarketing survives not approval or disapproval from the academic world. If clients feel they are receiving a good ROI, neuromarketing will continue to grow. Considering it has only been a few years and how young this field is, I have seen the market move from early and simplistic “report card” type studies of finished work to where a majority of the work is pre-production studies (storyboards, animatics, product and packaging design, etc.) which, combined with traditional methodologies, provides actionable insights on how to improve the content. Major brands are repeat customers and building their own neuromarketing labs. They are not waiting for a yes or no vote from academia.
Of course, we will work with academia to explore the new areas of research and provide the next generation of “neuromarketers”. For several of the firms that do not make it to the op-ed section of the Times, this is already underway. The work of these neuromarketing firms will sustain the field and produce the best fruit, not the showmen with limited knowledge of how to grow anything but their own personal brand.
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10. October 2011 at 1:01 pm
I agree, Ron, that consistently strong results with clients are critical, particularly for individual companies. I do think academic underpinnings for the base concepts are important, too, if only to avoid the constant bashing of the entire industry by other academics.
Roger
Twitter: cirquedumot
10. October 2011 at 4:25 pm
Good old Akron U, my family came from Akron. Nice to see a mention. I admit this is my first reactions without having read the piece. I will have to take a critical look at what was presented.
It is an intersting study. I would like to see some more information then just a brain scan. I would suspect that if the were feeling “love” this would also account for increased levels of oxytocin. I haven’t read the piece yet, I don’t know if they measured any chemical reactions.
Phones are a stand in for family and loved ones. I suspect that this has been amplified with the iphone and the way it connects us with the world. I think it would be hard to tell from a scan alone if the love was just for the iphone or a triggering of the emotions connected with them.
I guess the best test would of course to see the attitudes if study participants that screen for these factors. As well as the scans of individuals who didn’t have smart phones. I would like to see how these results compare.
Hmm I wonder if people who have the iphone and if it is true and people actually do produce higher levels of oxytocin, will they eventually get numb to it much like two people in a relationship?
Ive read that once the “honeymoon” phase is over its simply our bodies becoming used to those increased levels of oxytocin, people claim that the “spark” is out of the relationship, but really its just the body adjusting to the higher levels of chemicals swirling around in our bloodstream…. or at least that’s what I’ve been lead to believe based upon the random books I’ve read about the subject.
I wonder if the same thing would be true with people who are “in love” with the iphone? I suppose this would be impossible to find out considering people usually replace their phones almost every year, but its still interesting to think about.
Roger
Thanks for sharing all the articles on this, but I would love to know your point of view as well. You appear to be avoiding coming down on any side. In my opinion there are a lot of truths in neuroscience but the reality is that the science is still relatively undeveloped. I don’t think Martin Lindstrom’s hyping of poorly supported research will help the industry. What’s your take?
Thanks,
Neil
Twitter: m_wall
11. October 2011 at 6:31 am
As the first commenter noted, people like this Lindstrom joker just end up giving neuromarketing a bad name. I firmly believe there is some genuinely interesting and useful science to be done in the realm of our relation with branding and advertising; unfortunately nobody seems to be doing it!
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11. October 2011 at 6:51 am
Susan, I agree with your points. One of the issues with fMRI studies is that the sample size is necessarily small due to the cost of the equipment. That’s one reason why most commercial neuromarketing firms have focused on EEG. And “good old Akron U” has a very impressive focus on marketing, with the Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing and the Suarez Applied Marketing Research Labs.
Neil, I think the work being done at Akron and elsewhere will help this problem a lot.
Twitter: rogerdooley
11. October 2011 at 7:17 am
Neil, I’m not an expert in interpreting fMRI scans, and in any case don’t have access to all the data. Clearly, dozens of academic neuroscientists disagree with Lindstrom’s interpretation of “love.”
I do think that academics and neuromarketers have totally different objectives in using tools like fMRI and EEG. The scientists want to tease out the details of how our brains work, while marketers want to know which ads (or products) are more appealing and effective. As a marketer, if I can see a pattern of brain activation that correlates with people really liking a product, that’s all I need to know. While it’s tempting to start labeling the emotions involved and proposing theoretical interpretations of what’s being observed, none of that is necessary if the patterns are shown to have strong predictive power.
Personally, I don’t care if it’s “love,” “really intriguing,” or “wow, cool!” If I can repeat the findings for products that people really like, and show that less exciting products produce different activation patterns, that’s enough.
Roger
Twitter: m_wall
11. October 2011 at 7:33 am
Excellent point Roger – as a marketing person, you really don’t need to know exactly what the results *mean* in a scientific sense – all you need to know is that the technology works. Unfortunately it’s very tempting to start putting interpretations on these things – scientists get beaten down by reviewers of their papers if the take the interpretations even slightly beyond the data, so we’re trained not to do that kind of thing.
Roger
I agree regarding the practical application, although without the ‘why?’ the ‘what?’ may have limited marketing use. However, I’m not clear from Lindstrom’s article whether there was proper experimentation including a “control” and some of the fluff around the findings distracts from the real implications they may have. More importantly, I’m not clear of what predictive value his data has.
Neil
I am really surprised (probably my naivete) that you think neuromarketing firms have developed so much data, I had until this point assumed it was a fairly small niche area using existing academic research and applying it to marketing (probably because that is what I do). How much research do they do? Does it dwarf the academic research in this area?
I think this is a bit of a storm in teacup, I am glad the NYT article got slapped around because that is a public service, helping to educate the public about neuroscience. But if private firms are willing to employ a neuromarketing agency without doing basic due dilligence on the research they are given, then frankly more fool them.
Twitter: razwanawahid
17. October 2011 at 11:16 am
Roger – I don’t know much about brain activity, but what I do know is this – I certainly treat my phone like it’s a friend! I may be a huge weirdo, but I would think most post people would attest to feeling like they’ve lost a limb if their phone is not with them.
Great post.
- Razwana
Twitter: rogerdooley
17. October 2011 at 11:23 am
Razwana, we all tend to treat electronic devices like people – see Computers As People: Happy Customers and Automation. Your “phone as friend” situation is totally believable.
Roger
Twitter: razwanawahid
17. October 2011 at 4:06 pm
Interesting reading … I would imagine this is the appeal of something like TiVo when it predicts what TV shows you are interested in! I don’t watch TV but a friend of mine is hooked since this piece of software now knows him rather well !
- Razwana
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(Jell-O shots).
• No jumping from bridges, dams or trees.
• No littering.
NEW: The only allowable recreation on the Guadalupe River when flows are above 1000cfs are kayaking and rafting. | http://www.newbraunfelswintertexans.com/newbraunfelsvisitors/toobing.htm | 2013-05-18T10:52:12 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Boys Indoor Track
Amesbury 52, Triton 33
Nick Fiorella (hurdles), Doug Masi (dash), Jim Stone (2-mile), John Ellen (1,000), Ben Cullen (high jump) and Perry Mroz (shot put) won individual events for Amesbury (1-0).
“This was a good way to start off the season against a well-coached Triton team,” Amesbury coach Ernie Bissaillon said.
For Triton, Jake Eaton (300) and Dmitri Hunt (600) posted victories in individual events. The 4x400 relay team of Eaton, Hunt, Brandon Duford and Matt Anderson also placed first.
Girls Indoor Track
Triton 47, Amesbury 38
Kerstin Darsney placed first in the hurdles and high jump for Triton in its opener. Kelsie Ferris (dash), Liz Willmonton (2-mile), Laura Frackiewicz (600) and Triton’s 4x400 relay of Darsney, Frackiewicz, Ferris and Bridget Moran also placed first.
“I couldn’t be happier with the result,” Triton coach Joe Colbert said. “We have a great mix of veteran juniors and seniors and younger, talented kids that contributed. Amesbury is pretty strong. To compete that way in our first meet gives me a lot of optimism for the upcoming season.”
Alexis Boswell (300), Natalie Dawes (1,000), Julia Shorter (mile) and Marissa Randall (shot put) won individual events for the Indians (0-1).
Boys Basketball
Triton 49, Ipswich 40
Zak Alaoui led Triton to an opening-night victory with 19 points. Paul Dacy added 12 points and seven assists. Travis Kneeland paced Triton with 11 rebounds and six blocks.
Girls Basketball
Saugus 38, Triton 13
Kaitlyn Muldowney had four points and six rebounds for Triton (0-1). Harley Wood added four points. | http://www.newburyportnews.com/sports/x520559601/Amesbury-boys-track-team-beats-Triton | 2013-05-18T11:03:21 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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By David Farrell Taking Care of Business From An Artist Perspective Perception is everything, right? Imagine you are looking for work. Then, imagine having a resume that has incorrect contact information, and gaps in the resume wide enough to drive a Mack truck through. NCM weekly goes to a great deal of effort to pull together a wide variety of data points to populate the review pages. It's not always easy. More → | http://www.newcanadianmusic.ca/?field_genre_tid=200 | 2013-05-18T10:41:33 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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The author of The Celestine Prophecy (Warner 1993) ,.”
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Patrick Poole in this Pajamas Media piece entitled "What Senators Didn't Hear About Somali American Jihadists" raises a basic disturbing question about why our FBI and Senator Lieberman's Homeland Security and Government Committee (HSGAC) staff continually evade the realities of Muslim extremism in hearings over the past two years. His sub-text message in his jeremiad is clear: | http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/19993 | 2013-05-18T10:13:15 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Rated 5 / 5 stars Apr 12, 2013
Superb job; she radiates strength and determination, yet is elegant and graceful at the same time. Perhaps Ludmilla would be a good name.
Rated 5 / 5 stars Jul 12, 2012
if she doesn't have a name you should call her Jane Doe
Rated 5 / 5 stars Jun 25, 2012
U got skill
Rated 5 / 5 stars Jun 17, 2012
Arica Night, thats seams a fitting name.
I keep reading this as Africa Night XD Can we switch the spelling to Erica? | http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/maskedguardian/nameless-character?context=interval:month.ratings:etm.category:fine-art.offset:3 | 2013-05-18T10:14:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Charmander
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This took about 5 to 6 hours to make.
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Rated 5 / 5 stars Feb 11, 2013
Nice job! I love the nerd charmander drawing! | http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/shom42/charmander | 2013-05-18T10:33:56 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
March 2, 2008
fun but...
the controls for me were really constricting. and there should be an option that lets you decide what controls go where
Rated 5 / 5 stars March 2, 2008
Awesome
Love this game.
THE CAKE IS A LIE!!
Rated 5 / 5 stars March 2, 2008
lovely
I really like this game. It is nice made, with a lot of puzzels. Its also very detailed. The game starts to get heavy on lvl 30(if you havent noticed that). I also like the console. People really should play this game. Its worth a rating higher then 10, but since 10 is the highest, wel...
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars March 2, 2008
great
hmm I played the flash version before I actually played the 'real' portal itself, and after playing this the actual 3d game is fun but it feels like a waste of money because the 2d version is just as good.. but it would rock even better when there was a level editor or just more levels, just so the game would last longer, because I thought it was too short (that goes for the real portal too btw)
Rated 4 / 5 stars March 2, 2008
i love the real portal
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Salad Fingers Episode 9
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After a 3 year gap, Salad Fingers returns in his longest episode yet.
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Rated 5 / 5 stars May 10, 2012
Gman Heres your answer:He was a normal man but he had a chemical imbalance he was turned into a freak and hes does well sort of hes in newground rumble that counts right?
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i just love saled fingers. it so dark and twisted yet so interresting and funny but at the same time it just amazion. how do u do it man keep it up
Rated 5 / 5 stars May 26, 2011
3 years...
And we have another beautifully grotesque episode of Salad Fingers. I waited so long. And it worth! The graphic are better, more creepier. Just perfect. I really can't write review about this. Its 10/10 5/5. No meter what. | http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/570825/review_sort/score/review_page/6?footer_feature=users | 2013-05-18T10:44:31 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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At foot of ramp turn left at light then turn left again at next light (this is Black Rock Turnpike) – follow approximately 2½ miles through shopping district to where the road forks (you will see a Blockbuster in the shopping center in the middle of the fork) – keep to your right and follow down the hill until you come to the I95 overpass (about 1 mile) – get over to the extreme left under the overpass and follow around to the traffic light – after you go through the light bear right up the hill (between Syms and piano store) to next traffic light. Bigelow is first driveway on the right after light.
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Understanding car leases
Created on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 09:58 Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:20 Published on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 09:58 Written by Damon Carr Hits: 2991
The primary benefits of leasing a car are—little to no down payment and low monthly payments. A car lease may be the cheapest way for you to get into a nice car but it’s the most expensive way to buy a car. The cheapest way to purchase a car is to pay cash. The second cheapest way to purchase a car is to finance it. The most expensive way to purchase a car is to lease it. In other words, by leasing a car you’re able to get into a car you cannot afford while maximizing the profits for the car dealer. At the end of the lease, they get the car back. They then sell it, earning more profit on the same car. Sounds like a great deal— if you’re a car dealership.
I strongly recommend that you never lease a car. When you lease a car, you are, in effect, renting your lifestyle. You may have the look of someone who is prosperous and who is on the move, but the very nature of leasing a car robs you of your future wealth. Here’s why. When you lease, you’ve obligated yourself to car payments forever. I define carsickness as the queasy feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when it’s time to make the car payment. I despise car payments because I understand the concept of opportunity cost. Car payments are what keeps the middle class from advancing to the wealthy class. The average car payment is approximately $400 per month. Do you want to have a car payment of $400 or more for life? I hope not. I would rather you invest the $400 toward future goals. This amount invested every month over 25 years with an average 10 percent rate of return would grow to $535,000. If the balance on your car is equal to or more than the balance in your retirement account pull over—your retirement plan has flat tires.
The pitch and the truth about
car leases
The pitch—lower monthly payments. Because you only pay for the portion of the car or truck that you actually use, your monthly payments are 30-60 percent lower than for a purchase loan of the same term.
The truth—cars depreciate in value of about 40 to 50 percent over four years. The reason why the payments are lower on leases is because you’re paying for the depreciation of the car plus interest fees and more fees as opposed to the purchase price plus interest and fees. After the dust settles, you’ve shelled out thousands of dollars for the right to return the car to the dealer.
The pitch—more car, more often. Since your monthly payments are lower, you get more car for the same money and drive a brand new vehicle every two to four years, depending on the term length of your leases.
The truth—when you consider the total cost of making car payments forever, the price you’ll pay for the thrill of the new car smell every two years is enormous. They sell air fresheners with the new car scent at a fraction of the cost.
The pitch—fewer maintenance headaches. Most people like to lease for a term that coincides with the length, in months, of the manufacturer’s warranty coverage so that if something goes wrong with their car, it’s always covered.
The truth—the same warranty exists on the car whether you buy it or lease it. Furthermore, the items that are covered under the warranty have a low probability of breaking down. That’s why they insured it. A manufacturer’s warranty is a marketing tactic known as “risk reversal.” It’s the manufacturers way of guaranteeing that you’re buying a quality car. Extended warranties are huge profit centers for the dealership and/or manufacturer. You’re better off banking the money as opposed to paying for an extended warranty.
The pitch—no used-car hassles. With leasing, the headaches of selling a used car are eliminated. When your lease ends, you simply turn it back to the leasing company and walk away, unless you decide to buy it or trade it.
The truth—you’ll experience a headache right around the time the leasing company begins to add on various fees for violation of mile restrictions and excess wear and tear on the vehicle.
If you still persist on having a car lease, here are some terms you should know:
Capitalized cost—total cost of the car.
Capitalized cost reduction—down payment, cash value of trade-in and/or any rebates or discounts.
Residual value—the estimated value of the car at the end of the lease.
Depreciation—the amount charged for the vehicles decline in value through normal use
Money factor—this is the cost of financing the car. The money factor is similar to the interest rate charged on a car loan.
Early termination—this is a charged assessed if you decide to end the lease early.
Excessive wear and use—in the event you go over and above the mile limitation, you’ll be charged additional fees.
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Kevin, Kevin, Kevin... Let me just start by assuming that you have worked in a number of poor schools, have an intimate knowledge of the many struggles that face such populations of students and parents - where drugs, crime, prison, delinquency, and behavioral problems are manifest. Let me also assume you've taught at schools where everyone seems generally contented, well rested, fed, secure in their homes and beds. Let me also assume that you have worked with feckless administrations that have no comprehensive vision for a school, and fail to provide vital support where it is needed most - such as disciplinary policy, student intervention, or a basic level of staff leadership building. And you've seen amazing principles that give powerpoint presentations to staff, check in on them frequently, make an effort to hear their concerns and make sure they are well supported, both inside the school and in the community. I'll also assume that you have worked with classrooms full of students whose parents are unavailable for contact, either because they don't return calls or because their phone has been disconnected. Or in some cases you've maybe found an older sibling who has promised to try and help a student with his or her homework because the parent works late and there is no one else around. You've worked in buildings that are falling apart, where extra duties are arbitrarily assigned, or schedules are changed at the last minute, usually by memo. I'll assume you've sat with administrators who have never taught in the kind of environment you have (if they have taught at all), have little content knowledge, have no rapport with children and yet are very comfortable filling in the bubbles on a little evaluation form that they base entirely on about 15 minutes total of your teaching. You've smiled as they complimented you on how nicely you've displayed every single standard for your grade in letters too small to read further than 2 feet away yet somehow manage to take up half a classroom wall. I'll also assume you've had a teacher next door who likes to bad-mouth students in racial tones, yet gets along so well with the principle that despite her daily yelling and obvious lack of management skills somehow manages to keep her job. I'll assume you've struggled with the dilemma of how much to lower your standards in order to keep a student from deciding to give up completely. That you've struggled with what to do with the student who you only see for brief periods of the day, who is grade levels behind, and whose sole mission in life appears to be to do the very minimum to get by, much less make any attempt whatsoever to answer the state tests correctly. I'll assume you've given up your sanity in a daily effort to be the one constant a kid's life, in a world that keeps failing them, for the promise of a decent, salaried union job, with summers off, in which you can reflect on what to do better next year and not worry whether your asshole boss is going to fire you because his boss just didn't like you. Let me assume that you have seen really good teachers, as well as really bad ones. But for the most part they had their own unique style and that what worked for one didn't always work for another. You saw amazing feats of courage and honesty, dedication and sacrifice, as well as depression, anger, panic, confusion and hopelessness. You saw teachers have good years, then bad. You saw some who were amazing in some areas - such as emotional rapport or enthusiasm, yet weak in others, such as discipline or routine. And vice-versa. You saw different classrooms bring out different dynamics. You saw some teachers barely using any of the curriculum, yet achieving great results. You saw others sticking to the script literally minute by minute, and never seeming to get much out of their kids. And so what do you think when you hear the rhetoric of the new progressive reformers: accountability, high standards, incentives, charters, evil unions and all the rest? Does any of it seem like it might make much of a difference? Are unions really standing in the way of good teaching? Are charter schools, with the same population and budget going to be any better at sustaining a positive culture of learning and success than public schools? Just because some schools are able to be effective in the current model despite the odds, does that mean that we should continue that model and blame the majority of cases where the model has broken down for any number of reasons? Is the problem really that all the bad teachers just happen to be at the poorest schools with the most difficult, disadvantaged populations the farthest behind academically, while all the good teachers just happen to be at the nicest schools, with the wealthiest parents and best behaved, most prepared children? Because I assumed the former, I'll also assume the answers to the latter. To the extent that this wasn't reflected in your piece, I'll pretend that it represented some kind of satire about how out-of-touch wonks who graduated from college and went straight into some think tank, read their copy of education week cover to cover and have a completely idealized and unrealistic impression of what goes on in the classrooms they pretend to write about, much less the actual neighborhoods in which these classrooms exist, and who sit in their cozy DC offices and pen odes to some newfangled Utopian scheme that simply won't work on a national or state-wide basis. Because surely, the cognitive dissonance would be just too much to bear. It would be like Orwell climbing out of the coal muck and then writing about how those lazy miners just need to pep up a bit and work a bit smarter in order to avoid those pesky injuries. I'll end with a prescription you seem to think is required of Ms. Ravitch before she goes poking holes in your grand new theories. The achievement gap in America is entirely structural. Our current system basically acts as though there is no such thing as socio-economic status, and that it has little bearing on education outcomes. The new reformers never tire of presenting examples of schools which do with public money what other schools can't. That's fine as far as it goes, which isn't very far. These schools often get outside money, require excessive and unsustainable, non-market-scalable sacrifices from their teachers, or simply enjoy the tidy convenience of having their stars align. The long of the matter is that we are expecting to get similar outcomes with very different populations. If you know the first thing about early childhood and SES in education, you know that poor kids are disadvantaged in many ways, and that shows up in their ability to perform at school. The website schoolperformancemaps.com shows rather neatly just how wedded SES is to API, giving a detailed look at the geography of achievement. Title I funding is a drop in the bucket. While some of it is good, and targeted, it needs to be ramped up tremendously, and expanded beyond the school walls. These are community problems after all that we are talking about. Susan Neuman has done good work on determining what kinds of targeted community programs have produced results in early childhood. The Harlem Children's Zone has incorporated much of this philosophy into its plans. Literally, direct intervention needs to be happening in hospitals - actually sooner. Poor mothers need to be enrolled in parenting programs. Environmental monitoring needs to be done to check for lead and other toxins. Community initiatives need to be created that expand on the public library model, into technology and learning clinics, where parents can learn everything from English to nutrition, to discipline and cognitive behavioral training. Home nurse visits need to be made an integral part of every poor child's life. Academic progress can be monitored, as well as emotional and health check-ups. Because as it stands right now, the kid shows up in Kindergarten out of the blue. He gets a free lunch, and is shunted into a class with 30 other kids. The teacher is then expected to get every body at or above grade level in a positive, rewarding and healthy manner so that school is a place they actually enjoy. But then they're out the door and on their own until tomorrow. Neither the school nor the teacher has the adequate resources to guarantee that every single kid that comes through that door - and then leaves 13 years later - can be adequately said to not have been "left behind". Society has simply not made the commitment, either because of a lack of will or understanding that what we are talking about is nothing less than ending generational poverty as we know it. All this talk of reform is mere diddling around the margins, promising the world and delivering little change at all. In fact, the further the new reformers go towards burning teachers at the stake, the harder it will have become. Because no one in their right mind will be attracted to such a failing, dysfunctional system that offers no promise as a respectable career (I think that's what Diane meant when she referred to "professionalism"), or advocacy for a job that already requires such emotional sacrifice already (remember, it's called "teaching"), let alone being asked to single-handedly end poverty and social immobility.
- elirector
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