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Dec. 10, 2012 -- St. Teresa's Academy auction gala
They are thrilled. They are excited. They are very, very happy. And they have reason to be! Despite a troubled economy, the annual auction gala at St. Teresa's Academy raised more than $425,000 the other night to help fund Catholic education for young women who attend the all-girls high school in Kansas City.
As I stood at the podium, helping call out bids with George Nigro and his brothers serving as spotters, I was amazed at the prices some of the auction items were bringing. Income generated during the evening enables the school to continue the work begun by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who founded the school in 1866. They would have been proud.
"In our third century of providing an outstanding education for young women in the Kansas City community, the mission of the founding Sisters is flourishing," STA President Nan Tiehen Bone told supporters.
I am always proud to be a part of the special evening in part because I have three daughters who are graduates of St. Teresa's Academy, even though fundraising has not always been so financially successful.
Our oldest daughter, Jennifer, was getting ready to attend STA when Ruth and I attended a fundraising event there in 1984. We immediately saw the need to step things up and set in motion a more determined effort to raise money. We were instrumental in taking a small informal evening of trying to sell merchandise to an upscale gala that attracted big bidders and big items to bid on. Staff members Terri
Egelhoff and Joan Jordan were assigned to lend their excellent expertise.
In the years that have followed, many have said without the increase in revenue generated by a big-time fundraising auction event, St. Teresa's Academy could have closed because of lack of money. Fortunately, that never happened. The gamble of going big time really paid off and today the school is financially solid and many young women will continue to receive Catholic education in the tradition of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
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By Peter Bergen
March 18, 2014
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak told reporters over the weekend that "deliberate" action by somebody on board accounted for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 veering off course.
Could the mystery of Malaysia Airlines 370 then be explained as an act of terrorism?
To answer that you have to assess both the capabilities and the intentions of the known terrorist groups that might want to hijack such a plane. And you have to ask the question: Cui bono? For whose benefit?
The al Qaeda-affiliated group, Jemaah Islamiyah, has a presence in Malaysia as well as in the Philippines and Indonesia. But the group has been under sustained law enforcement pressure for more than a decade after it bombed nightclubs on the Indonesian island of Bali in 2002, killing more than 200 people, mostly Western tourists. The group has also carried out bombings at the Australian Embassy in Indonesia and the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
However, the capabilities of the once-potent Jemaah Islamiyah have eroded over time. And would Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist militant group, target for attack the air carrier of a majority Muslim country on which quite a number of Muslims were likely traveling? It is more plausible that the group would select a Western airline because Western embassies and Western brand-name hotels have been the focus of their previous attacks and plots.
A terrorist group that might have a motive is the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, a separatist group in China founded by Uyghurs that has had some historical ties to al Qaeda and the Taliban. The Uyghurs are an ethnic group in western China who are Muslim. The group has conducted a number of terrorist attacks in China.
Uyghur terrorists might have a motive to hijack the Malaysia Airlines flight as it was bound for Beijing and most of the passengers were Chinese. But Uyghur militants have operated almost exclusively inside China. And when they have tried to mount hijackings in the past they have been complete flops. On March 9, 2008, a 19-year old Uyghur woman attempted to set off some kind of explosive device on a flight from the Xinjiang Uyghur region en route to Beijing. The flight crew detained the woman before she could detonate the device.
Four year later, on June 29, 2012, half a dozen Uyghur men attempted to take control of an aircraft flying in the Xinjiang Uyghur region using pieces of a metal crutch that had been sharpened to make crude weapons. This plot was also foiled.
Bolstering the view that Uyghur terrorists did not hijack the Malaysia Airlines flight, on Tuesday a Chinese official said that background checks on the passengers on the plane produced no evidence that any of the Chinese citizens on board were involved in terrorism.
Beyond Uyghur militants or operatives of Jemaah Islamiyah, might there be other terrorist groups with the motivation and capability of pulling off the hijacking of the Malaysia Airlines flight?
It doesn't seem so. If this were a hijacking for political purposes, the hijacking would have been followed by an act designed to send a political message, such as the planes hijacked on 9/11 that were then flown into the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
Or there would be set of demands, as was the case with the Indian Airlines flight that was hijacked to Kandahar, Afghanistan, by militant Kashmiri separatists in December 1999. They demanded the release of leading militants in Indian jails, a demand to which the Indian government acceded.
Or there would be a credible claim of responsibility. The one claim of responsibility so far is from an outfit calling itself the Chinese Martyrs' Brigade. This claim is not deemed to be credible. Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein told reporterslast week: "There is no sound or credible grounds to justify their claims.'"
If the diversion of Malaysia Airlines 370 was not an act of terrorism, the other likely scenarios are a pilot suicide attempt, the piracy of the plane for some kind of economic reason or the commandeering of the aircraft by someone with an idiosyncratic motive that will only become clear over time.
Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad."
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/17/opinion/bergen-flight-370-terrorism-role/
URL: http://www.newageislam.com/current-affairs/peter-bergen/did-terrorists-take-control-of-flight-370?/d/56198


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I profoundly disagree with that assertion... and so does Geisler.Kurieuo wrote:@DB, Scripture itself forms "tradition". You just cannot separate Scripture from Christian tradition, or vice-versa.
A Defense of Sola Scriptura
http://www.equip.org/article/a-defense- ... scriptura/
BTW... I like Geisler too.
I had to get up to do some work in the middle of the night so I looked at your paper.Please read my old paper on sources of theology to understand more deeply I'm getting at, reading through to my concluding statements.
To summarize my position
I agree with the following from your article:
"In defining Christian tradition, Bradley Hanson writes that it "generally refers to Christian teachings and practices outside of the Bible that are handed down from generation to generation."
"Vincent is saying that tradition should be accepted as a valid theological source, but not as authoritative as Scripture."
I profoundly disagree with the following:
"So if Scripture originated from tradition (that is, from the development and passing on of early Christian beliefs), it would seem to be a logical conclusion that Scripture is authoritatively beneath tradition."
"So rather than Scripture being something separate from tradition, it appears to be a deposit from early Christian tradition."
I do not believe that Scripture is a function or deposit of tradition.
I believe Scripture is a function of:
- The inspiration of the Holy Spirit
- The Authority of Jesus
- The Authority of the Apostles.
The early Church did not make Scripture Authoritative.
I believe the early Church recognized the Authority already inherent in Scripture.
This is why I agree with Heiser regarding the difference in the authority of Scripture itself, and the authority of "tradition".
In Christ


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SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Mount Holyoke College took advantage of a nine-goal flurry in the second half to hold off Western Connecticut State University in a 21-14 non-conference win on Thursday evening. The game, which saw three players post five goals apiece, put the Lyons at a 5-5 overall record while the Colonials slip to 2-5 overall.
Locked in an 11-11 battle with 17:31 to play in the game, MHC sophomore Julia Bell (Longmeadow, Mass./Wilbraham and Monson) tipped the scales in the Lyons favor with the go-ahead goal on the free position. It was momentum that Mount Holyoke would not relinquish as eight more goals, including another from Bell and two each from senior captains Naomi Miller (Augusta, Maine/Cony) and Brianne Phelan (Quincy, Mass./Quincy) made it a 20-11 game with 7:41 left to play.
The Colonials responded as junior Kelsey Heaton (New Milford, Conn./New Milford) pounded in an unassisted shot less than 30 seconds later. Senior Kirsten Hudock (Newtown, Conn./Newtown) added a tally on the free position to cut the deficit to 20-13 at the 6:05 mark, but MHC senior Liz Randolph (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) fired in her third of the game to put the Lyons up by eight (21-13) once again.
Senior Hyla Costello (Southington, Conn./Southington), who paced Western Connecticut with a game-best five goals, chipped in with her 25 goal of the season at the 3:28 mark but the Lyons took advantage of back-to-back yellow cards charged to the Colonials to hold on to the ball for the remainder of the contest.
The visitors opened the game's scoring as first year Destinee Carey (New Milford, Conn./New Milford) scored less than three minutes into the game. Three straight from the Lyons, including the 100th goal of Bell's career, gave Mount Holyoke the 3-1 lead. The Colonials rebounded late in the half as a tally from Costello and two straight from Carey made it an 8-6 game in favor of MHC at halftime.
Mount Holyoke opened the second half with three straight, with a pair coming off the stick of sophomore Catherine Ryan (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow), who finished with a game-best five goals. Despite the 11-6 lead, Western Connecticut continued to press, scoring five straight, including three in a row from Costello to push the score to the 11-11 margin.
Ryan and Miller both paced the Lyons offense, recording a game-best five tallies. Ryan also added an assist. Randolph finished with three goals and a game-high four assists, while junior captain Kirsten Kilburn (North Branford, Conn./North Branford) posted three goals and a game-high seven draw controls.
Costello led the way for Western Connecticut State, adding an assist, three ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers to her totals. Carey finished with four goals and an assist, while Hudock added three goals.
In goal, Mount Holyoke sophomore Katherine Kayser-Hirsh (Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional) recorded nine saves before giving way to first year Mariesa Mazzone (Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy) over the final 3:46 of the game. She made no saves. For the Colonials, senior Karli Portney (Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore) made a number of solid stops, finishing with 11 for the game.
The game, which lasted just over two hours, saw Mount Holyoke hold the advantage in shots (42-24), ground balls (19-14) and draw controls (21-16). Western Connecticut State was an impressive 14-of-21 on clear attempts, while the Lyons were 8-of-15.
Both teams return to action on Saturday as Mount Holyoke travels to Wellesley (12pm), while Western Connecticut State hosts Rhode Island College (1pm).


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|Letter from Mary Jones to Cromwell Anson Jones, 1878 April 1
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|Willis April 1st 1878 My Dear Son, I write you today to ask you whether you could let me have the loan of fifty dol -lars for a short time, to assist in paying for a Lot for Gaston to put his Mill on; for three reasons do I make the request. In hauling in our effects he hurt one of his horses Shoulders so that he has not been able to do a single days work with his team & has had to buy feed for them now near a month - but for this hurt he could have made considerable money by hauling as there is plenty of such work here to be done I had a talk with Gaston today in regard to how much he could make pr. month with his Mill - putting it at the lowest estimate he said from twenty to twenty five dollars pr. month selling both corn & meal he will have all Mr. Irvings custom[ers], and all from out in his former neighborhood beside I would not apply to you in his behalf under any other circumstances for obvious reasons But we are here and powerless to do anything until a lot can be purchased to have a place to set his Mill to work. The lot can be purchased at a cost of 75. dollars cash down no credit on purchasing one lot is given ---------------------------------------------------------- I will here mention that Gaston does not know of my intention of applying to you for any aid. But in case you can spare the amount I will see that it is returned to you, even if in ten, or twenty dollars pr. month until it is all paid. Doct Jordan told Gas last week that hw could let him have 25. dollars but only for a month Sallie opened her school last Monday(today week) with only three scholars beside her two & Elliot. She had the promise of more today - but no others have come in. We hear these kind of remarks being made "that if we ever expect to have a good school all should patronize one" - And not divide the business" Sallie looks a somewhat discour aged today And said it would not pay her to give so much time to teaching with so few schollars. She has not as yet been able to engage any music pupils. People are too poor to even send their children to any kind of school unless they can pay in some kind of traffic, or barter. I can but think it is fortunate that poverty is not a penal offense, if it was pretty much all Montgomery Co. would be in Limbo. But a good crop would improve things here wonderfully ------------------------------------------------------------- I had a letter as late as the 25 of March from Sam he had made quite a Tour about the City in Company with Doct. Uhler to show him all that was of most interest . He writes in good spirits "Says he is studying hard all the time he is not at work" that he has al- -ready made three sets of teeth, and that he has all he can do &c &c evidently he is getting his ideas expanded !!! Last though not least I was made very happy by hearing that my Judicial baby had entirely recovered his health Let me hear from you very soon Gaston expects to start our for his Mill in a day or two, as the ground is now becoming quite dry, or sufficiently so it is believed to enable him to get it brought in with ox teams With much love and many blessings from Your Mother Mary Jones My reason for writing with a pencil is I am so nervous all the time
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On Nov. 7 American Express will present The Drop: Divided & United — Music of The Civil War at 7:30pm., featuring performances by Chris Hillman, John Doe and Lee Ann Womack, as well a panel discussion with the performers. Amoeba is proud to sponsor the event. Tickets are $15; you can pick them up here.
The show kicks off the album Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War, which features songs from the Civil War era, as picked by Randall Poster, a music supervisor who has worked with the likes of Wes Anderson, Martin Scorcese and Todd Haynes. The album, out Nov. 5 on ATO Records, is available for preorder now and includes 32 tracks on two discs, with appearances by the aforementioned artists plus Loretta Lynn, Steve Earle, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dolly Parton and many more.


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury has resumed deliberations in the case of a Wisconsin man accused of starving and torturing his teenage daughter.
Dane County Circuit Judge Julie Genovese ordered the jury to resume its work at 10:22 a.m. Friday.
Jurors began deliberations in the man's three-week trial Thursday afternoon. They worked for nearly 9-1/2 hours before sending Genovese a note saying they couldn't agree on a verdict and asking if they could go home. The judge dismissed them for the night but told them to return Friday morning and continue their discussions.
Prosecutors have charged the Madison man with a half-dozen child abuse-related counts. The Associated Press isn't naming him to avoid identifying the girl, who has alleged her stepbrother sexually assaulted her.


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DrTeeth wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Mar 2017 14:21:39 PST, just as I was about to take a herb,
> I would love to know the reason for this too! It has been known about
> for ages and I assume that if it were popular, it would have been done
> by now.
I assume you meant "... if it were POSSIBLE ...".


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Charles Darwin gets 4,000 write-in votes in Athens against Paul Broun — Charles Darwin, the 19th-century naturalist who laid the foundations for evolutionary theory, received nearly 4,000 write-in votes in Athens-Clarke County in balloting for the 10th Congressional District seat retained Tuesday …
Discussion: The Raw Story, Political Insider, New York Magazine, The PJ Tatler, Inside Higher Ed and Election 2012
David Ferguson / The Raw Story: Charles Darwin gets 4,000 votes against 'lies from the pit of Hell' congressman
Jgalloway / Political Insider: Your daily jolt: 'You could see riots in the streets,' says Saxby Chambliss
Bridget Johnson / The PJ Tatler: Darwin Gets 4,000 Votes Vs. Creationist Congressman
Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed: Creationist Lawmaker Loses Votes to Charles Darwin
Natalie Jennings / Election 2012: Charles Darwin earns nearly 4,000 write-in votes against Ga. Rep. Broun
Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Alert! The entire GOP elite seems to be trying to sell out en masse on immigration. Not only Boehner, but Cantor. And Hannity (who works for pro-amnesty world citizen Rupert Murdoch). Even Krauthammer. ... Maybe these people are convinced the larger GOP project can be saved simply by caving on just this one issue.
Discussion: protein wisdom, Belmont Club, Politico, ABCNEWS, Washington Monthly, National Review, Power Line, The Hill, Roger Ailes and Ballot Box
Richard Fernandez / Belmont Club: And the Band Played On — It was another November in a year long ago.
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico: Hannity's immigration evolution draws praise from conservative Latino group
Jordan Fabian / ABCNEWS: Has the GOP Reached a Tipping Point on Immigration?
Heather Mac Donald / National Review: Re: Why Hispanics Don't Vote for Republicans
Scott Johnson / Power Line: In search of the Hispanic vote
Daniel Strauss / The Hill: Boehner 'confident' GOP, Obama can reach deal on immigration reform
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box: Graham: Immigration reform must be dealt with 'once and for all'
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Speaker 'Confident' of Deal With White House on Immigration
Speaker 'Confident' of Deal With White House on Immigration
Discussion: The Atlantic Online, The Huffington Post, Sky Dancing, Mediaite, Colorlines, National Review and Politico
Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic Online: The Next Trillion-Dollar Stimulus? It's Immigration Reform
Benjamin Hart / The Huffington Post: Sean Hannity Flips On Immigration Reform, Now Supports Pathway To Citizenship
Dakinikat / Sky Dancing: Faustian Bargains and other deals
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: John Boehner Presser On Fiscal Cliff: I Hope '2013 Is Finally The Year' For A Grand Bargain
Seth Freed Wessler / Colorlines: Trying to Stay Relevant, Boehner Says GOP Will Back Immigration Reform
Reihan Salam / National Review: Heather Mac Donald and Matt Yglesias on Latino Voters
David Nather / Politico: John Boehner: 'Obamacare is the law of the land'
Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
Peter Morrison, Texas GOP Official, Calls For 'Amicable Divorce' From 'Maggots' Who Voted For Obama … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Elections 2012, Elections 2012, Barack Obama , Barack Obama 2012 , Video, Election 2012, Obama Reelection, Peter Morrison, Peter Morrison Secession …
Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and theGrio
Bud Kennedy / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Hardin GOP official: 'Maggots' elected Obama
Hardin GOP official: 'Maggots' elected Obama
Discussion: Gawker
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker: Texas GOP Official Calls for Territorial Separation from Obama-Voting 'Maggots'
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Tammy Baldwin To Ron Johnson: 'I'm Quite Confident' I Understand The Federal Budget … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Ron Johnson, Elections 2012, Tammy Baldwin, Tammy Baldwin Senate, Tommy Thompson, Ron Johnson Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin Ron Johnson, Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin, Wisconsin Politics, Politics News
Discussion: AMERICAblog and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Lee Enterprises / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Baldwin reflects on victory
AP Interview: Baldwin reflects on victory
Discussion: AMERICAblog, The Atlantic Online and Daily Kos
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog: Sen. Tammy Baldwin responds to Sen. "Tiny Johnson"s offer to mansplain the budget
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online: Please Proceed, Senator
Obama Ends Tradition Of Post-Reelection Press Conferences — No questions, please. — (Getty) — President Obama delivered a statement today, his first to the White House press corps since winning reelection, calling for a balanced approach to fix the deficit that included cuts and revenue increases.
Discussion: Hot Air, DCist and The Impolitic
Mary Katharine Ham / Hot Air: Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren makes her debut in super-awkward press conference
Benjamin R. Freed / DCist: In First Post-Election Speech, Obama Asks for Tax Hike on Wealthy and Avoids Taking Questions
Libby Spencer / The Impolitic: Dear White House Press Corps
Chris Cassidy / Boston Herald:
Awkward first press conference for senator-elect Warren — A jittery U.S. senator-elect Elizabeth Warren gave one-sentence answers, ducked questions and even passed one on to Gov. Deval Patrick in an awkward first press conference since the election. — Warren spoke for a total of less …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller, The College Fix and National Review
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller: One of the old stereotypes about Native Americans is that they're very taciturn.
Nathan Harden / The College Fix: Elizabeth Warren Bombs First Post-Election Press Conference (VIDEO)
Jillian Kay Melchior / National Review: Obama Speaks on the Economy
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
For Romney, All His Career Options Are Still Open. Except One. — BOSTON — They predict he will write a book, convinced that the daily diary he kept on the campaign trail would make for a compelling read. — They speculate that he will return to the corridors of finance …
Discussion: New York Magazine, Mediaite, Business Insider, The Fix and Hot Air
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: Touré: 'I Do Want To See Mitt Romney In The White House' As Obama's 'Secretary Of Business'
Helaine Olen / Forbes:
Mitt Romney's Campaign Cancels Staffers' Credit Cards In The Middle Of The Night — US Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney loads into a car on his way to the airport in North Canton, Ohio before flying to Pensacola, Florida, on October 27, 2012. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)
Discussion: Esquire, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Raw Story, Angry Black Lady Chronicles and Washington Examiner
William / Alan Colmes' Liberaland: Romney Campaign Cancels Staffers' Credit Cards During Concession Speech
David Ferguson / The Raw Story: Romney staffers stranded when campaign killed credit cards on election night
Imani Gandy / Angry Black Lady Chronicles: Mitt Romney Aides Had to Pay for Their Own Cabs Home on Election Night
Nikki Schwab / Washington Examiner: Romney staffers get cut off
Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge:
Guest Post: The Next Four Years Won't Be As Good As The Last — Submitted by Lance Roberts of Street Talk Live, — The people have spoken and President Obama will serve another four years presiding over the United States. Furthermore, there is very little change to the makeup of the House …
Discussion: protein wisdom, Sense of Events and Questions and Observations
Jeff G. / protein wisdom: The Wile E Coyote presidency
Donald Sensing / Sense of Events: The market reacts to Obama's fiscal cliff remarks (updated)
Bruce McQuain / Questions and Observations: In reality, it's all about math


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1973 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Cards
The 1973 O-Pee-Chee Baseball Cards are very simular to the 1973 Topps cards, except for the words "Printed in Canada" on the back, and that the player biography and stats are in both French as well as English. The 1973 OPC set consists of 660 cards, measuring 2 ½" by 3 ½". Although the 1973 Topps set was printed and issued at different times with increasing scarcity amongst the higher-numbered 6th & 7th series of cards, the 1973 O-Pee-Chee set was printed and issued at the same time, causing all of the series to have the same population. The 1973 O-Pee-Chee cards were also printed on a different paper stock and many of the cards have "rough cut" edges.
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Mets-to-be set to square off at future home
They hope to be rotation-mates at Citi Field in the future. But Sunday, Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero, ranked by MLB.com as the Mets' No. 3 and No. 8 prospects, will be dueling partners. Syndergaard will throw the first pitch of the Futures Game for the United States team; Montero will follow him in the bottom of the first as the starter for the World Team.
It is not the first time an all-host starting pitching tandem has occurred in the Futures Game. Last year. in Kansas City, Jake Odorizzi started for the U.S. and Yordano Ventura took the ball for the World. Both were Royals prospects, though Odorizzi is now with the Tampa Bay Rays.
In previous years, there has been one starter from the host team's organization, but only 2012 and 2013 have managed the double feature. Tyler Skaggs started in Arizona in 2011, Justin Verlander got that honor in Detroit in 2005 and Neal Cotts started in Chicago in 2003.


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She got her start in show business as a pre-teen, and by the time she was fifteen there were pictures of her taped up in the whack shacks (bedroom) of every young boy's bedroom across America. In the fall of 2008, her debut record, co-written by the Jonas Brothers, was released on Hollywood Records. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 89,000 copies during the first week of its release.
Since then, this pop goddess has gone on to release two additional records, star in various movies that no one in this office would ever watch and give unruly stiffies to a cornucopia of dirty old men all over the world.


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Moe is being interrogated by El Al as I type this, which means that her stock market/foreign policy-illuminating "Evening Purge" will be on hiatus until she returns from The Homeland next week. (My homeland, she keeps telling me. Not hers. Whatevs.) And so, back by not popular demand, my Bush-hating, animal-loving "End of Days"! Anyway, enjoy, peeps!
- A musical about the life and times of Clay Aiken and his obsessive fans is no longer bound for Broadway. [TMZ]
- Next time someone tells you you're rude for yawning at them, correct them and explain that you're actually empathizing. [News.com.au]
- Raise the legal drinking age in England? Fuck no! [BBC]
- New Jersey Buddhists have released animals bought in NYC's Chinatown into the wilds of New Jersey, hoping they reach their "karmic potential." Run, Thumper, run! [MSNBC]
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- What? The Bush administration is going to label another group of Arab / Middle Eastern folk terrorists? Shocking. [NYT]
- So many fantasies, coming true: Barack Obama. To appear on The Tyra Banks Show. Please God let Ms. J show up for that one to give our boy Barry O some runway stomping tips! [ABC News]
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Remember when OneDrive bumped up their free storage tier and made the storage included with Office 365 1TB from the 25GB that it used to be? Well, that was only a few months ago. Now, as they announced on the OneDrive blog on October 27, Microsoft is making the OneDrive storage unlimited for Office 365 Home, Personal and University subscribers.
The upgrade to unlimited storage rolls out today and there is a priority list for those who would like to see it early. I was one of those, and I got an email later in the day that while the upgrade to unlimited is in progress, the storage in my Office 365 Home account is bumped to 10TB, ten times the current allocation of 1TB.
So now, a customer can potentially get the full desktop Office suite for a PC/Mac, unlock editing features for tablet (iPad), get 60 minutes of Skype world calling to over 60 countries, use Office Online and Office Mobile on smartphones and unlimited storage for only $6.99 per month.
The above deal becomes even sweeter when there is a need for more than one user to be on the subscription. In such a case, a customer can get Office 365 Home which provides the same features for 5 users for $8.33 per month.
This is another move in the trend for cloud storage to become virtually free, tied closely to other services that companies like Microsoft, Google and to some extent, Apple provide. Here's what Microsoft's blog post said:
While unlimited storage is another important milestone for OneDrive we believe the true value of cloud storage is only realized when it is tightly integrated with the tools people use to communicate, create, and collaborate, both personally and professionally. That is why unlimited storage is just one small part of our broader promise to deliver a single experience across work and life that helps people store, sync, share, and collaborate on all the files that are important to them, all while meeting the security and compliance needs of even the most stringent organizations.
While Microsoft and Google have been really aggressive with their pricing, Apple has been a little reserved in how aggressive they get with the storage pricing. However, the biggest impact of such pricing moves are the likes of Box and Dropbox. For these companies, storage is a key factor but for platform makers like Microsoft, Google and Apple, adding storage inexpensively is not a big deal. How will Box and Dropbox combat this move? Your guess is as good as mine.


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So this past weekend, in lieu of working out at all, I was doing lots and lots of wedding activities. This weekend I'm going to make up for the non running by putting in some miles and I'm looking forward to running tomorrow morning as well. A lot of people have told me that I'm far ahead of schedule with planning, which is great. I also have to take into account that during the month of August, I'll be in Europe for the month, and September – December are crazy, crazy times at work, so I won't really be able to do anything at all during those months besides conceal the black circles under my eyes. Once January comes around, we'll only be a little over a month away! So I know right now is prime time for me to keep chugging away with the planning. So this weekend some wedding activities included something that sounded like the most fun of all wedding planning, and included awesome food, the tasting! Since we are getting married in Camarillo, CA, we made the hour and fourty five minute drive out to Main Course CA's kitchen for the tasting. We were greeted with a huge Welcome Bryan and Danica sign and the table was set so cute! I was so excited. I have been working with Rachel from Main Course for a little over a month on the menu, which was all totally her doing and I was SO excited to actually get to meet her, and sit down and have a feast!
When we arrived, we sat down to a veggie tray and warm foccacia bread, which was the most amazing bread I've possibly ever had. Straight out of the oven, it was melting in our mouths. Everything that Main Course CA does is farm fresh and all their sauces are home made. What a difference that makes, their ranch, my favorite dipping sauce, was amazing and the butter for the breads was seriously something to write home about. Bryan loved the fact that everything was made there. He is the cook in our relationship and always is making his own sauces and food at the firehouse. It's really bad at his station to 'pick up sauce at the market' and they think that all sauces must be hand made. This proves that they are a little crazy. After that we polished off the great veggie tray and bread basket, we had the three appetizers we are having passed at the cocktail reception.
I forgot to take a picture of this before I took a huge bite it but the cheese, the Kobe beef and the perfect amount of pickle. SOLD on the mini slider! I am a mini slider lover and always get them at many different places, but man, this one was Bryan's dad's favorite! It was so fresh and cooked to perfection.
The little fries in the willow cups had ketchup at the bottom and they were great. I really loved the presentation and how easy everything was to eat and carry. I always feel like I want to eat appetizers, but then it's like where do you hold it and hold your drink and the napkin, it's a lot going on. But these were perfect and the perfect amount of fries and crispiness!
But these, these were AMAZING! They are little mini corn dogs, with mustard and a little salsa, all made out of farm fresh ingredients. Now, I love a good corn dog, but this with a whole wheat bun was DELICIOUS! I didn't realize what a difference it makes, but it did. These were Bryan's favorites. He loved it all but he was raving about the corn dogs, and I was too! The little plates they come on are adorable and convenient.
They had an awesome sangria and served coke with our meal which is also going to be served at the reception and will be what the flowers are in on the tables! There was so much thought that went into the meal and the sangria was amazing. I am so over the moon with everything that Main Course has done.
Then it was onto the meal that will be served at the reception. Rachel and Allison took such great care of us, and it was just a delicious meal, we couldn't stop eating.
Clockwise: We had the salad, which was really good and I even had a little bit. That's saying a lot because I don't eat salad. It had a light dressing and was almost like eating fresh veggies instead of a regular salad. Next we had an amazingly moist chicken with a tomato salsa on top of it. I was surprised how great the chicken was because a lot of time, the chicken can get dried out. Then there were the short ribs which melted in your mouth, the horseradish was the best I've had, and again, I don't even like horseradish sauce. It was so sweet and had a hint of apple. Yum. Then we had my request, the macaroni and cheese, which was by far, some of the best mac and cheese I've had! It had the perfect crust and the tomatoes in it were so fresh and it was cooked perfectly and Parmesan cheese is a personal fave. The grilled veggies captured the wood fire taste perfectly. Bryan's dad compared them to veggies from a perfect BBQ and finally the fingerling potatoes with the tomato sauce were the perfect compliment to the meal! I was in food heaven, for sure! Throughout the entire meal we couldn't stop talking about how great everything was and tried to pace ourselves for the icing on the cake, well pie!
We both don't really like cake, so we opted for pie for our reception. It matches our vintage country look we are going for as well. It was gorgeous and the whipped cream was maybe the best thing I've tasted, ever! It was perfect and not overwhelming at all and totally matched the pie flavor. It was overall the best meal I've had in a long, long time. Rachel and Main Course totally outdid themselves and I am so excited for everyone to eat all of it at the wedding! Bryan's parents were in love with the food and thought everything was great as well.
So I would say, the wedding tasting was a huge success! We are so excited to work with Main Course and know our food will be amazing at the wedding. I am so thankful for how hands on they are with me and how helpful they have been from the start. Rachel totally understands my vision and I'm so excited to have her team there for me on my wedding day!


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On Friday we stopped breastfeeding.
946 days.
31 months and 1 day.
2 years and 7 months and 1 day.
One of the longest, most rewarding, and most fulfilling jobs I have ever had. Yes : I said "jobs" – because whilst it was wonderful and tender and wrought with hormones and body doubt and body gratitude and self doubt and self care and self neglect and ideological ambition and realistic set backs and unwaivering perseverance and effortless ease and sublime miraculous grace : it was work. Holy work. I do see it as me having chosen to take on a job to nourish you, my child. A job commissioned by nature to fulfill as long as we both enjoyed the process and relationship of nourishing and nurturing / drinking and receiving. It was nourishment and nurturing of a complex and multifaceted nature. A journey and a relationship shrouded in blissful connection and sometimes underpinned by deep struggle. A journey that has naturally ended at the perfect moment; for both of us.
I still can't quite believe that it is over; and to be honest it isn't quite "over" as we are still talking about it between us: still touching Ninnie and feeling together how Ninnie is changing, laughing together at the incredulity of there being no more milk drinking. Ninnie is your name for my milky breasts – you know the word "breasts" but refer to my breasts (still now a few days later) as Ninnie.
If anyone would have told me when I was a few weeks pregnant that I would breastfeed you for this long I would have laughed in their face(!!!) I thought I would breastfeed for 9-12 months until you transitioned into food, and didn't need the calories anymore….but then there you were, and my natural instincts blossomed and my rational mind was convinced after doing the research….and there you were: relishing the milk. Loving your safe haven from the exciting world, your body growing and flourishing so powerfully, your immunity and your health so strong – your desire to continue so palpable as each and every time you arrived at the breast your body relaxed and your nervous system reset.
We breastfed through a lot. We breastfed through our mutual recovery from a Caesarean birth after a long labour; for a few days we supplemented here and there as my milk supply came through – and despite the gruelling pumping schedule we breastfed through it. We breastfed through your Upper Lip Tie and for 9 weeks we breastfed with a nipple shield. We breastfed through the protracted death of my granny; your great grandmother. We breastfed through your first teeth, and your first mild fever. We breastfed through the arrival of each and every tooth that arrived – and at 12 months you had 14 teeth…each one bringing fresh chafing for my resilient nipples. we breastfed through the second level three day doula training I attended when you were 12 weeks old – your loving aunty bringing you at breaks and lunchtime. We breastfed through the flashbacks I started to have as part of the PTSD that was triggered in those first few months post partum; we breastfed through the ensuing migraines. We breastfed through a move to the UK for a few months; through the emotional rollercoasted that turned out to be. We breastfed through our happy return to Amsterdam. We breastfed through the first student births I attended, we breastfed through the "interuption to service" that the births and the hospital internships brought. You even had the privilege of breastfeeding from a friend whilst I was at the first full overnight birth. We breastfed through your first virus and your salmonella. We breastfed through your learning to walk and your increased sleep talking – thankfully no sleepwalking yet. We breastfed through the uncertain months of the beginning of self employment; me often reassured that whilst I wasn't able to afford to put organic food and line caught salmon on our table as I had wanted – at least I could still offer you the breast -and that was as close to organic as it gets right?! We breastfed through your start at nursery, we breastfed through your decision to use the potty and the toilet. We breastfed though 2 years and 7 months of single parenting; and whilst a lot of parents in partnerships may not understand that there is a difference…that is no mean feat!
So how did it all come to an end?
On Friday night as we went about settling down for sleep after stories and tooth brushing; you said "Big Ninnie first" and out of nowhere I heard myself say "It is almost time to stop breastfeeding Jasper. You are a really big boy now, you can do so much for yourself, and Ninnie's job is done – you don't need to drink Ninnie anymore." Your concern was initially mainly if you could drink from Ninnie tonight – naturally – your primary concern at 2y 7m is the present and immediate moment and the moment playing out in such a way that pleases you!!!
I cherished you as much as you would let me whilst you drank. I stroked your toddler head, your long blonde hair – totally different from the dark dark brown head of hair you were born with. I felt the size of your head; the solidity of it. I reminisced back to the first days of our journey when despite weighing 4.448kg at birth; you felt so tiny and fragile in my arms next to my blossoming bouncing balloon like breasts. I felt the full length of your little but solid toddler body next to mine and realised happily that you too will probably remember our breastfeeding journey in the longer term. This makes me so happy.
I have whispered into your ears at various points in the days since with tears in my eyes and my throat choked; "Ninnie will always love you – even though there is no more milk for you to drink; you can still put your head on the soft roundness and remember all the lovely milk you have enjoyed."
The next night as we turned out the light after stories I invited you into my arm for a cuddle and you said; "Can I have Ninnie?" I smile in the half light (expecting the worst) and say "Oh no – we have stopped drinking Ninnie remember?" Tired after a lovely long day you say; "Oh yeah!" and lie back in your sheepskin.
Falling asleep the next afternoon; you are fidgetty and can't get comfortable. You lie vertically on my body, your head over my heart, your arm outstretched over "Big Ninnie" (my right one) and fall asleep like that. I cherish the closeness; my heart hurting for you a little. Is it my projection or is this you searching for reassurance?
Last night you tried again – with a knowing and cheeky grin as you ask; "Can I have a little drink?" I laugh and say "Noooooo – the milk is gone now…."
"A tiny drink? A really really short drink?" you venture.
I reply with a clear voice defying my mental uncertainty; "Oh that would be so nice wouldn't it; but Ninnie doesn't have milk anymore – feel how wobbly they are now! They are very different now…." I'm half wondering if I should actually offer you some but the dread of the feeling of the dwindling milk being drawn up through the already very different feeling ducts persuades me not to(!)
I am so PROUD of you that you seem able to navigate this change with such confidence. Seeking out affirmations of our love and attachment, yes, but in what seems to be a secure manner. Our relationship is changing again – again! Oh how the wonderous journey of parenthood embodies the only certainhood we have in life: that nothing is certain – that nothing lasts forever.
In these last days of our breastfeeding journey (is it appropriate to say "The Wrap Up"?!?! Too soon maybe?!?!) I have laughed, I have cried, I have massaged and soothed my breasts in deep loving gratitude, I have reflected a lot on what the breastfeeding journey has meant for me, what I hope it has meant for you, and what it has meant for us as a mother and son. There are so many memories – some fleeting and funny, some raw and intense, some euphoric, some I have shared with others, some that will simply remain between you and I; and some that I hold close in my own heart just for me. It is also incredibly beautiful; that on the day that our journey stopped – the breastfeeding journey of a dear dear friend and her absolutely scrumptious newborn daughter began. The cycle continues!
I want to end with gratitude. Gratitude for you and your unwaivering determination from just minutes old, gratitude for your grunting and sucking and stroking and patting and burping and slurping, gratitude for my breasts and my body, gratitude for the healing nature of our "successful" breastfeeding journey after a birth journey that wasn't what I had hoped for us, and last but not least – deep gratitude for all the people around us. The women, the dearest friends and family, the birthworkers and teachers, and the supporters who made our journey possible with their glasses of water, the delicious nibbles and snacks, the warming tea, the hand on the shoulder, the gentle reminders about techniques in those early days. Gratitude for their understanding when everything stopped so that I could sit down and nourish you; the knowing loving glances in cafes; the spoken words of tenderness, encouragement and support on the days when I was hollow eyed and "over it"; and everybody and every act of support in little and big ways since: THANK YOU.


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It is Sunday and time for the latest installment of DearMYRTLE's BEST of the Internet for Genealogists Awards. You are probably spending time with family and friends over this long Easter weekend. -- Don't worry, these wonderful sites will still be there when you get back to your research.
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The BEST of the Internet for Genealogists – 23 March 2008 awards go to:
BLOG: "Salamanca and a Common Problem" posted by Lynn Turner AG on his Hispanic Genealogy blog. "Believe it or not one of the biggest problems I face in Hispanic genealogy is misspelled town names. Last year I spent 2 months trying to find Baloria, Soria, Spain (spelled Baloria in a birth certificate), only to find that the town was actually spelled Valloria." Spelling is a problem faced by all genealogists, so check out Lynn's blog to learn about some solutions. See also: Versión de Español / Castellano
INSTRUCTION: PhotoLoom News postings explaining how we can better archive our old family photos, to ensure future generations will benefit.
DATABASE SITE: FindAGrave.com helps you find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc. Search 22 million grave records. Also searchable through WorldVitalRecords.com.
SCANNED IMAGE SITE: The Historical Newspaper Collection at www.GenealogyBank.com where you can "find names and keywords in over 112.3+ million articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements and other items published in more than 500,000 issues of over 2,400 historical U.S. newspapers. New content added monthly." Click to see the title list. When Ol' Myrt was visiting with some of the Certified Genealogists that presented at the Utah Genealogical Association's Salt Lake Institute, there was a lively discussion about how this newspaper collection has helped them with research for their clients.
PODCAST: Michael O'Laughlin hosts the "Missouri Irish History & Legend: Ireland to America" podcast series posted at the Irish Roots Café. Also available through iTunes.
VIDEO: "Creating a Protective Book Box" posted on Family Tree Magazine's YouTube space. Assistant editor Grace Dobush shows you how to make a protective book box for your fragile keepsakes. Download the PDFwith detailed instructions and a list of materials. This project requires book binder board, PVA (polyvinyl acetate) glue and acid-free paper.
COMMENTARY: Jana Lloyd's Leonis or Lewis? Some Quick Tips for Finding Your Ancestors in the Census published at Ancestry.com 05 August 2007. See especially Jana's thoughts for getting around the errors in addition to actual census image challenges to illustrate each point.
INNOVATION: IS IT DOWN FOR EVERYONE or JUST ME is a Google service brought to my attention by Gina Trapani on the Lifehacker blog. If you are having trouble getting to a website, and are wondering if the site isn't working properly use this service to "ping" the site in question. If it IS working properly, then you know it IS your computer, the network, your browser or ??? Tonight I had trouble getting through to RootsWeb mailing list archives, and so I asked "Is it down for everyone or just me" to check. Within less than a few seconds, I received the report: "It's not just you! Rootsweb.ancestry.com looks down from here."
MOST INTERESTING THREAD: First Name Quirks Message Board at Ancestry.com. Drury for Joseph? Zenda? Milney? Make a posting to add to this thread.
ETHNIC STUDIES: Price & Associates' "Expert Links: English Family History & Genealogy" was something I learned about from Nathan W. Murphy, MA, AG® as he presented the top 25 English Genealogy Websites at the March 2008 Brigham Young University Computerized Genealogy conference. You can bet he knows his research. They've instituted a bi-monthly spotlight on a particular website, which is currently "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1872). A key source for English research, these digitized volumes identify civil registration districts, nearby towns, and population counts for every parish in England. Detailed descriptions help genealogists gain a 'sense of place' for localities where ancestors resided. Courtesy: A Vision of Britain through Time, produced by the Great Britain Historical Geographical Information System (Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth)" See also the archive of previous featured sites.
Please note that this week's award winners may have published the spotlighted content earlier, it is just that this week Ol' Myrt here stumbled across them and wishes to honor excellent work.
If you have suggestions for winning genealogy content be sure to drop me a line. After all, we get by with a little help from our friends.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
Your friend in genealogy.
© 2008 Pat Richley All Rights Reserved.


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I would eliminate third base, plant trees in the outfield, and replace all the existing players with hot Amish women.
I would require all new stadiums. And they would all have to be built on lands owned and operated by Native American tribes. They would get the franchises for free, so long as they install slot machines in the bleachers and cigar shops in the restrooms.
To reduce overall player salaries, I would eliminate the center-fielder position. I would replace it with a big jumbotron which would show select splatter/vengeance exploitation films from the late 70's, such as "I Spit on Your Grave" and "Last House on the Left."
I would also reduce the game to 8 innings, and allow the fans to shoot toy arrows, with rubber tips, at the team managers and batboys.
No announcement yet.
If you were king for a day, how would you change baseball for the better?
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I'd install a hard salary cap & floor with TV revenues split equally amongst all teams, regardless if a team had it's own network or not....period.
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I would stuff Bud Selig and B*rry B*nds into the trunk of a big muscle car from the 70s. Then I would just crash it into **** until it stopped running.
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And I had a MUCH better idea than Bud Selig, re: the All-Star game he "called" as a tie for lack of pitchers a few years ago. MY IDEA would've had the phone lines burning up across America that night, as the game's ratings would have set all-time records! And baseball wouldda received well-deserved great publicity.
How, you ask?
Simple ... follow the rules.
Out of pitchers? Too bad .... but put somebody on that mound to pitch to the next batter, or I'll award him first base! See? THE RULES OF THE GAME! That's what would happen in a regular game ... the ump would wait a few moments, then penalize the team in the field for delay of game, and award the batter first base. THAT'S the rules of the game.
Back to that All-Star game ... so, Dusty Baker (or whomever) is out of useable pitchers? Put a SS or LF on the mound. The players would laugh and get red-faced as they swing for the fences, but ground to short ... it would be a Home-Run Derby during a game, and many balls would fly outta the park. Every Joe Six-Pack in America would be on the phone, calling their buddies:It would only last 20 or 30 minutes tops, but imagine the fun as 10 or more runs are scored until we have a winner. (I was screaming at the TV!)"Dude! Turn the game on! You gotta see this! Adam Dunn is pitching to David Ortiz! No, serious, dude ... and Thome is on deck! No, dude ... they ran outta pitchers!"
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My idea to improve the game is more simple: if the batter doesn't swing at the pitch, he cannot leave the batter's box.
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The late great Hunter S. Thompson provided the following suggestions for baseball. This was part of his espn page 2 column...which I guess is dead now...so there is no link.
Hi, folks. My name is Thompson, and I don't have much space for this high-speed presentation, so let's get started and see how tight we can make it. My job is to devise a whole new set of rules and concepts to shorten the time it takes to play a game of Major League BASEBALL, or any other kind.
Everybody agrees that Baseball games Must be shortened, but nobody is really Working on it. ... And meanwhile, the games get longer and longer. The good old "meat in the seats" argument won't work after midnight, when the seats are mainly Empty, and TV networks get nasty when they start having to refund money to advertisers when the ratings sink lower and lower. Pro wrestling and golf are bigger draws than baseball games. ... I have not been to a live baseball game in 20 years, and I hope I Never see another one. Not even the New Rules would drag me back to the Ballpark -- but I am a Doctor of Wisdom, a professional man, and some of my friends in the Business have asked me to have a look at this problem, which I have, and this is my solution, for good or ill.
I am keenly aware of the angst and bitter squabbling that will erupt when somebody tries to screw with the National Pastime. ... But it must be done, and if I don't do it somebody else will. So here's the plan.
ELIMINATE THE PITCHER: This will knock at least one hour off the length of a game, which is now up to 3:42. One World Series game took five hours and 20 minutes, which is unacceptable to everybody except the Pitchers. Yes. ... So we will ELIMINATE THE PITCHERS, and they won't be missed. Pitchers, as a group, are pampered little swine with too much money and no real effect on the game except to drag it out and interrupt the action.
LIMIT ALL GAMES TO THREE (3) HOURS: Like football and basketball and hockey, the Baseball game will end at a fixed time. THE SCORE, at that moment, WILL BE FINAL, based on an accumulation of TOTAL BASES IN 3 hours.
ALL BASE-RUNNERS MAY RUN TO ANY BASE (but not backward) -- First to Third, Second to Home, etc. And with NO PITCHER in the game, this frantic scrambling across the infield will be Feasible and Tempting.
ALL "PITCHING", by the way, will be done by a fine-tuned PITCHING MACHINE that pops up out of the mound, delivers a remote-controlled "pitch" at the batter, and then drops back out of sight, to free up the whole infield for running. ... If a batter hits a home run with the bases loaded, for instance, his team will score 16 total bases (or 16 points). But, if it's 3 up and 3 down in an inning, that team will score Zero points.
Think of 22-5, perhaps, or 88-55. Yes sir, we will have Huge scores and constant speedy action for three straight hours.
The heroes of the game will be CATCHERS, not Pitchers. The CATCHER will dominate the game and be the highest-paid player. ... With no Pitcher and no Mound to disrupt the flow, runners on base will be moving at the crack of the bat, and it will be the catcher's job to shut them down or pick them off whenever possible. Foot-speed and a bazooka throwing arm will be paramount. ... There will be no more of this bull about Bullpens and Managers scratching their heads on TV for hours on end, no more lame pick-off throws to first, no more waving off signs and agonized close-ups while pop fouls bounce off the roof.
No, there will be no such thing as a base on balls. Each batter will get five "pitches" from the robot -- only FIVE (5) and if he doesn't get a hit by then, he is Out. ... And the CATCHER will control the kind of drop or curve or speed he wants the machine to throw. And it will obey.
Those damn pitching machines can put a Slider past you at 98 miles an hour five times in a row, with no problem. They can throw hideous wavering knuckleballs and half-moon curves -- all depending and according to what the CATCHER wants to dial up on his remote-control unit. He can even order that the batter be whacked in the ribs by a 102-mph fastball, although that will cost his team TWO (2) bases, instead of one. And you won't want to have some poor Cuban drilled in the ribs when you're nursing a 31-30 lead.
OK, folks, that's it for now. I am already late, and I have written too many words -- but the Concept is sound, I think, and there is a clear and desperate Need for it. ...
Next spring ESPN will put my theories to the test by sponsoring a series of "New Rules" baseball games in New York, Chicago, Omaha and Seattle, among others. ...Tickets will be sold and big-time sports talent will be employed. The success or failure of these Games will determine the fate of Baseball in America.
Purists will bitch and whine, but so what? Purists will Always bitch and whine. That is their function. Res Ipsa Loquitor.
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If you were king for a day, how would you change baseball for the better?If you were king for a day, how would you change baseball for the better? Here's one man's pitch ... Baseball
By Chris Jenkins
June 19, 2006
Allen H. Selig and I, sad to say, have pretty much the same haircut. Also the same befuddled look on our faces at all hours of the day.
Bud's had his turn as commissioner of baseball and pretty much botched the job. Under his watch, the World Series went dark and baseball's reputation grew even darker, the darkest since the Black Sox scandal.
When the game came rushing back in 1998 toward unprecedented popularity, it did so under false pretenses and came at a steep price. The escalated salaries and new ballparks, almost all built one way or another on a foundation of illegal performance-enhancing drugs, drove the prices sky-high and made the national pastime less accessible to its fans.
You have to give it to him, though. Bud figured out a way to make the All-Star Game meaningful.
Anyway, after 14 years, it should be somebody else's turn at the top. Might as well be mine.
As acting commissioner (isn't that precisely how Bud started?), these are my demands:
Blood tests. Every day.
Better yet. Leeches. The mere thought of those slimy little bloodsuckers should be enough to finally convince even the steroidin'est, HGH'in'est, most geeked-up ballplayer to stay clean.
All bats must be made of the same type of wood, and not the modern balsa kind that explodes when a hitter taps home plate with it. If the MLBPA is truly all about protecting its players, it should institute a safety standard for bat makers to follow. Might even save a few trees ... not to mention lives. Seriously. Somebody's going to get killed, either on the field or in the stands.
Pitchers hereafter shall be allowed to touch their fingers to mouths on the mound. Hell, let 'em all load up from here to Niagara Falls. Given the claustrophobic size of the new ballparks, the diminished art of pitching and crackdown on various other juices, a lot of these guys will be needing all the help their arms can get.
Baseball folk will cease using "too expensive" as an excuse for anything, particularly a more elaborate form of drug testing. The average player salary is up to $2.3 million a year. The Washington Nationals just sold for $420 million, a nice little windfall for owners of the 29 other teams, most of whom already are raking it in hand over tightly wadded fist. Whatever thousands of dollars the best tests available would cost – and the restored credibility they would bring – it's car-wash money to these dudes.
First pitch on playoff and World Series games are to be delivered before the monologues by either Letterman or Leno, whichever comes first. Ratings may be boffo for postseason games that start in prime time and are commercialized out to last until 1:30 a.m. on the East Coast, but the game is losing generation after generation of kids either in bed or crashed on the couch when Albert Pujols hits that 14th-inning homer to the moon. Try a day game one World Series weekend. Just once. For old time's sake.
Each club can feel free to install an espresso machine, and uniformed attendant, next to the Gatorade cooler in its dugout. Put it in the place of the old amphetamine jar.
The NL West ... aw, never mind.
To level the playing field, institute the "designated pitcher" in the American League, whereby each club can identify one pitcher in every game who'll face only the opponent's designated hitter.
On second thought, that's stupid. Do away with the DH altogether. Now!
Every person in America should receive the gift of just one more inning of Vin Scully before it's too late.
A crack team of archaeologists and paleontologists will be commissioned to present irrefutable proof to the networks that there is life outside Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park.
The embarrassingly hopeless franchise owned by David Glass hereby is renamed the Kansas City Boils. Or, perhaps more fittingly, the Royal Flush. At the very least, withhold the franchise's revenue-sharing check.
A bonfire is to be built in downtown Cooperstown to burn the infernal "Book" that almost every manager seems to use as his Bible.
With every intentional walk, the batter will be given not only first base, but second as well. Hey, fair's fair. The guys getting the four-finger treatment – Barry Bonds, Pujols, Jim Thome – are in scoring position when they step up to the plate anyway.
Electrodes are to be placed strategically beneath the mound and batter's boxes, set at just 120 volts and planted at cleat depth, timed to go off every 30 seconds between pitches. It's the latest and most desperate, but far more entertaining, attempt at speeding up what's already the slowest game this side of Australian-rules mah-jong.
The "unwritten rules" are to be written. Just so everybody can see how dumb they – the rules, that is – really are.
Bring back the cheap seats. By the thousands.
Finally, but most importantly, and most impossibly, the attitude of major league players (and even some minor leaguers) has to change. Down with the jockocracy. That "it's-our-world" mentality and sense of entitlement that permeates baseball at every professional level – far more than any other sport – is what got it into such a huge mess. The commissioner intends this not as a wholesale indictment. There are still some great ballplayers who are greater guys who understand they have to live by the same rules as the rest of society. But even most of them looked the other way while the cheats dragged their game into the quagmire.
P.S. For every game in which Bonds doesn't hit a home run – going back to the date of his possibly perjurious grand jury testimony – a homer will be subtracted from his career total.
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