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Original recipe yields 2 dozen cookies
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Remove the cinnamon packet from the mix and reserve 1/3 cup for later.
- In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix, the rest of the packet of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and black pepper. Mix in the egg and shortening until a dough forms. Form dough into 1 inch balls, roll the balls in the reserved cinnamon packet and place them 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops are cracked and puffy. Let cookies set on cookie sheets until completely cool.
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I too doubled the recipe because I used Krusteaz brand Cinnamon Crumb Cake mix. When they cool, they become very thin, but crispy and delicious! I was surprised by how much I liked the hint of black pepper. What an interesting cookie. I will be making again!
These are fantastic ! My husband loves me to make mini-cinnamon crumb cupcakes for work. They are so time consuming. I had a box of Krusteaz Cinnamon Crumb Cake mix in the pantry, so I used this recipe ( doubled...the box was 1 lb. 5 oz.), used a 1 1/2" scoop, rolling the sides and top, but not the bottom ( afraid that the sugar would melt and burn the bottom of the cookies), baked for 12 minutes ( the tops did not crack...didn't matter)...made 36 unbelievably great cookies. Now when he asks for his cinnamon cakes, he is getting these ( and I am sure , with no complaints. He hasn't tasted them yet , but I know he will love them.) Thank you soooooo much !
The explanation of this cookie does not do it justice. My family has absolutly fallen in love with them! And they're addictive too!
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Amount Per Serving (24 total)
- Calories
- 93 cal
- 5%
- Fat
- 6 g
- 9%
- Carbs
- 9.3 g
- 3%
- Protein
- 0.6 g
- 1%
- Cholesterol
- 9 mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 49 mg
- 2%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Also, a bill signed last month by Gov. Dave Heineman exempts cigar bars. But only cigars, not cigarettes, could be smoked there. That exemption doesn't go into effect until September.
Nebraska's chief medical officer, Dr. Joann Schaefer, says the smoking ban will improve the health of all Nebraskans.
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The 2014 Hines Park Time Trial will be held on Sunday July 27th at Hines Park (Helms Haven Picnic Shelter this year). This is an event in the Michigan Challenge Series! Mail in registration is now closed. On-line registration ends Tuesday July 22nd. On-line late registration ends Thursday July 24th. There is no possibility to sign up after that time and there will be NO DAY OF EVENT REGISTRATION. Please sign up now, THIS IS IT!!
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This event is open to all racers and tourists. This is the Race of Truth, yourself against the clock; give it a try!
We can credit K.I.Sawyer with creating the highway center line and, by extension, the yellow line rule that we all must observe during our road races.
(As you can see on the sign, Sawyer basically took credit for the idea of his underling. Isn't that always the case?)
The yellow line rule is just one of many rules in the rulebook designed to keep riders safe on the roadway. It's one of the easiest to violate accidentally and probably the most dangerous. It's also one of the harder ones to enforce for an official who is riding in the passenger seat of a follow vehicle. Sight lines are limited. Depth perception is challenging. And distractions with other aspects of the job make it difficult, which is why they rely on the collective eyeballs of the peloton to self-police itself.
Don't be that rider who takes advantage of this hard-to-enforce rule. Never cross the yellow line to advance your position. And always keep in mind the danger of oncoming traffic for yourself and your fellow competitors. Even if you don't cross the line, your riding may force others out into the opposing lane.
Making it to the finish safely should be your ultimate goal.
In the meantime, be proud of the fact that the YLR has its roots in Marquette County, Michigan in 1917.
You will receive a fine for presenting your bib number incorrectly (that is, pinning it on upside down or in an incorrect position) during the Tour de France, but the number 13 is actually exempted from this rule?
Not exactly sure where the tradition of pinning #13 upside down started, but it also applies to team cars in the caravan which are numbered according to their riders' position on GC.
Tony Martin, during the recent Tour de Suisse, wore #13 right-side up and lost that race on the last day to Rui Costa.
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Syracuse Crunch coach Jon Coopers original thought was that winger Ondrej Palat piled up all those points with Drummondville of the QMJHL two seasons ago because he was a linemate of superstar Sean Couturier.
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The 49ers put veteran C Eric Heitmann on injured reserve on Tuesday, opening up a roster spot for rookie LB Thaddeus Gibson.
Heitmann, a ninth-year veteran, has not played this season after suffering a neck injury in training camp. He started all 16 games last season.
The Niners claimed Gibson off waivers from the Steelers on Monday.
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A smart town doesn't let the natural presence of reindeer, snowy backdrops, and a location straddling the Arctic Circle go to waste. Take Napapiiri, in Lapland, Finland, a place with conditions prime for holiday revelers and where Christmas fantasies abound. The region boasts two major St. Nick-themed parks: The Santa Claus Village, a popular amusement park which draws families from all over Europe and Santa Park, which is geared more toward children, but features impressive ice sculptures and quaint shops.
While there's truth to the notion that there's no place like home for the holidays, there are places to visit at Christmastime, like Napapiiri, that offer a yuletide experience to rival any. We worked with travel experts at Lonely Planet and Frommer's to compile a list of holiday destinations that celebrate Christmas festivities unlike any other.
In Pictures: The World's Top Christmas Destinations
Some locations, such as New York, are old Yuletide standbys that are much more impressive in person. The tree at Rockefeller Center is almost certainly the world's most famous Christmas tree, but it's only the centerpiece for a city-wide Christmas display. "You can make a pretty strong case that more people care about the lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center than the one at the White House," says Jason Clampet, senior editor at Frommers. "And there's something about the holiday decorations that makes even locals gawk like tourists," especially when the snow falls during those lucky years. Nothing beats carriage rides through Central Park, the elaborate department store displays, and strolls through the some of the city's classic brownstone-lined streets. And it's not just Manhattan that puts on a show during the holidays. Neighborhoods such as Dyker Heights in Brooklyn and Ozone Park in Queens are famous for their over-the-top Christmas decoration competitions.
Some destinations are more unexpected, but upon closer inspection have unique Christmas traditions in ways you might never have considered. It's further from Santa's home base and native climate, but Christmas in Puerto Rico gets going early in December, and after the 25th becomes an intense two-week affair filled with food, family and parties. Visitors should expect an offering of coquito, a rum and coconut-based drink that is similar to eggnog, – delicious and dangerous, depending on the family bartender. Stay in Old San Juan and make sure to enjoy the seasonal Puerto Rican holiday food, such as the meat and spice-filled pastries known as pasteles, or pernil, a seasoned, baked pork shoulder that's on almost every table. Shake off old sledding traditions and visit the surfer's paradise of Rincon while you're visiting warmer climes. The festivities don't stop until January 6, Three Kings Day, where Puerto Rican families get together for one last Christmas party.
Want more of an old-school approach to your holiday pursuits? Book a ticket to Amsterdam, the country where Santa Claus himself was born. The Dutch Christmas celebration is a bifurcated affair, with Sinterklaas arriving on December 5 to bring all of the good children gifts (and take the bad kids away to Spain), and Christmas being celebrated on the 25th, a time reserved for family and close friends. No matter what time you arrive, you'll be greeted by a city that positively twinkles with white lights everywhere you look, with reflections from the city's canals creating a magnificent mirroring effect–that is, unless you've hit one of those lucky Christmases when the temperature drops enough to turn the canals to ice.
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"Everyone hop[es] the canals will freeze over," says Tom Hall, a London-based travel editor for Lonely Planet. "If they freeze over early enough, they have this massive ice-skating event, where everyone gets out onto the canals to skate around."
Not exactly a Christmas miracle, but definitely a sight to behold.
Great article about favorite Christmas' destinations but I must commend you on your decision to include Puerto Rico and the wonderful and amazing way in which you described the island's "special" Navidad! Mentioning coquito, pasteles, roasted pork, and a whole month of parrandas transported me back to the island! Thanks!
Christmas in Puerto Rico is very unique, I always stay at the Doubletree by Hilton San Juan because of the great service and easy access to everything we want to see. Guavate is a must do during Christmas and you must try the morcilla and yuca mojo!!
I love this article about Christmas. Being a native New Yorker I agree about the magic of the holidays in NYC! Every year I can't wait to see "the" tree and take pictures of Rockefeller Center and all the beautiful store decorated windows. It is a tradition in our family. Spending pre-Christmas in San Juan Puerto Rico and wishing we were staying for Christmas. The festive holiday spirit is everywhere. We went shopping in Plaza de las Americas and it was really nice walking into every store and being so politely and warmly greeted. Seriously, EVERYONE was nice, welcomed us warmly and politely and were very helpful. I sadly report that you won't have the same nice experience in New York! Here in San Juan PR the old fashioned Spanish heritage politeness abounds. Even in restaurants, in the hotels and even in the elevators everyone is polite and you will be greeted with Buenos Diaz or Buena Tarde or Buena Noches. When they say Bienvenidos (welcome) they mean it! Being so used to New York it took me a little while to open up but quickly got the hint that is a joy to be so open and friendly. Maybe I will convert the New Yorkers when I return! This article was on target! Sonia Christian Bendt
Great stuff!!! Christmas in Puerto Rico is very unique; I always stay at the Doubletree by Hilton San Juan because of the great service and easy access to everything we want to see. Guavate is a must do during Christmas and you must try the morcilla!!!
Interesting article, especially as it mentions Napapiiri in Finland. Just in case some readers are wondering, this small area is actually part of Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland. Rovaniemi has plenty of flights daily linking it to Helsinki in the south, and there are also direct flights from a number of European cities. Being the regional capital, there are numerous other attractions in Rovaniemi, for adults and children alike – you can read more about them at http://www.discoveringfinland.com/travel/regions-cities/lapland/rovaniemi/
Aside from that, since when did St. Nicholas become dutch? Surely he was born in Greece and lived most of his life in an area that is now part of Turkey?
Check out the Simmons Family's Dancing Christmas Lights Show located at 68000 Estio Road in Cathedral City, CA (only a few miles from Palm Springs). Recently named Best Christmas Lights Display in America by The Early Show on CBS, the show is one of the largest and #1 rated computer-controlled and animated Christmas lights shows in the country. The show for 2011 boasts more than 110,000 eco-friendly LED lights, five miles of cabling, over 350 independent lighting channels, 24-foot tall Mega Christmas Tree, Leaping Light Arches, Shooting Stars, and much more!
The show's lights are synchronized to holiday music via special computer hardware and software, which makes the lights "dance" to the music. The music is broadcasted via short-range radio from the Simmons home on 107.5 FM "The Icicle" and features popular holiday hits. Television and radio personality Rich Fields, provides the narration. Rich is the former show announcer for game shows "The Price Is Right" and "Wheel of Fortune."
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HOUSTON – Two people were taken into custody following an early-morning break-in at a northside elementary school on Monday, Houston police said.
Officers said they received a call around 3 a.m. about someone breaking into Sherman Elementary School.
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July marks the fourth straight month of private-sector gains above 200,000 but it's fewer than June's 281,000.
Florida homeowners are more optimistic about the rising value of their homes than are homeowners nationwide.
Florida hurricane tax to end in January
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Meeting My Host Family
Within my first six months in Ukraine I lived with threedifferent host families. They were all great and really helped me to get adjusted to life in Ukraine. However that doesn't mean it was always easy to live with them, often it wasn't. I particularly remember when I got to my training site of Rokytne; a town of 15,000 people, three hours south of Kyiv; I was unsure if I'd be able to handle living with my first host family. There was my first impression of four members of that family.
Kateryna was the mother. On the first night she told me the days of the week and months in Ukrainian then drilled me on it; seemed quite disappointed that I hadn't memorized all that vocabulary after hearing it one time. I couldn't answer her question as to how many kilos I weigh, she said that she wanted me to weigh 100 kilos before I left, which I later found out equaled 220 pounds (meaning that I would have to gain about 60 pounds) She was very insistent that I take a "shower" at 6pm then tried to send me to bed at 7pm. I think our trainer Mila told her that on the first day to just feed me and send me to be and I had hard time convincing her to let me stay up. Many gold teeth.
Vasyl was the father. At first my interaction with him was limited to him being frustrated at my failure to understand him. He kind of scared me because when I couldn't understand him he would repeat himself louder. So he would be annoyed that I wouldn't simply tell him if I wanted lemon-aid or not and I would be desperately trying to figure out what this hollering mad man wanted. We go on well after I learned a bit of Ukrainian.
Sasha was the 24 year old son. On the first night he took pains to tell me that he did eight of something in Kyiv during the Orange Revolution though I never figured out exactly what that was. Sasha also went through some trouble to tell me (with pride) that he worked at McDonald's in Portugal, that his girlfriend was 16 years old and that he liked to dance to techno music. Sasha had a shirt covered with nonsensical English words like "a dog is coming in aft" and "Emotional Colors." There was something about a stupid person but I didn't know how to convey that without insulting him.
Oleg was the 33 year old son. I interacted with him the most, he would point at something and name it repeatedly in Ukrainian and wait for me to say it in English. He could speak a little English but he didn't really have any grammar. Oleg had a daughter of his own, six years old. When she was born he moved to Portugal where he could earn more working as an illegal day labor (he had a college degree). Sometimes he mixed Portuguese into his speech, I think because I was a foreigner and it was a foreign language he thought I might understand it. We would become stuck in our conversation and he would say "No problem." I tried to ask him how to say "problem" in Ukrainian, to which he responded "Problem in Ukraine? AIDS." But added that I was better off in Ukraine than in "Africa or Baghdad." He owned his own house but was renting it out to Mila, we shared a phone number though I didn't really know how that worked since her house was across town. I distinctly recall that it was across town because it took a solid hour to walk there over icy roads. On my first full day in Rokytne I slipped on the ice and fell. It hurt so bad I couldn't see. I could barely move my right arm for a few days afterwords. Oleg said some Vodka would fix it.
The living room had a poster of Brittany Spears and a picture of a dragon encircling the earth that read "Hollywood Super-Monster." There were dubbed old American movies on TV, but they didn't take out the English dialog, they just talked over it. At a quick glance the household bathroom seemed normal but there was actually no running water. There was a sink, its water came from a tank that had to be filled with a bucket. The bath had no faucet, one sat inside it and dumped a bucket over yourself. After using the toilet you had to dump a bucket of water down it. I was later told that the toilet was not intended for bowel movements and that I should use the outhouse for that.
So yeah, my first impression was kind of "What have I got myself into?" I did not know if I could make it. Of course I did, I saw my Peace Corps Service out to the end and I'm glad I did. A nice touch would be to now say that I still keep in touch with my host families. But no, I don't. Living with a host family forced me to learn Ukrainian and taught me about local customs, but it is something I never want to do again.


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Comets baseball season ends with 14-9 loss to PH
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- BY Joe Chandler
The Halifax County High School baseball team saw its bid for a berth in the Northwest Region Tournament take a big hit in a 14-9 loss to Patrick Henry High School Wednesday night in its Western Valley District Tournament semi-final game at Halifax County High School.
With the loss, the Comets then needed help from GW-Danville in the night's other district tournament semi-final game, but got no help from the district's regular-season champion.
With the 14-9 loss to Patrick Henry High School and GW's 11-8 loss to Franklin County High School, the Comets were eliminated from post-season play, with their bid for a berth in next week's Northwest Region Tournament coming to a sudden end.
The Comets needed either a win over Patrick Henry High School or a GW win over Franklin County High School to earn a berth in the Northwest Region Tournament.
"We dug ourselves a hole and we've got to live with it," Comets Head Coach Kelvin Davis said after his team's loss to Patrick Henry High School.
"It's unfortunate because we have a pretty solid team."
The Comets had beaten Patrick Henry High School in both of the two regular-season games, but had nothing for the Patriots in Wednesday night's district tournament semi-final game.
Patrick Henry High School, which had beaten GW and Franklin County High School on back-to-back nights and was playing its third key district game in as many nights, rang up an 11-0 lead on the Comets in four innings, and then had to hold on as the Comets punched in four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and added five more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning in a late-game rally that ultimately fell short.
Over the course of the three games, the Patriots put a total of 43 runs on the scoreboard. They scored 17 runs against GW on Monday, scored 12 against Franklin County High School Tuesday night and put up 14 runs in Wednesday night's win over the Comets.
The Comets struggled with pitching throughout the game, using four pitchers including starter Colby Grissom and relievers Ryan Powell, Thomas Cole and Chase Wilkerson. Between them, they gave up 10 walks and 11 hits, while recording only six strikeouts. Six of the walks allowed by the Comets came in the first three innings of the game.
"That (pitching) was a big area of concern coming into the season," Davis pointed out.
"It (inconsistent pitching) has been showing itself all season. The guys are giving me everything they've got. I can't say enough about that. It's just unfortunate."
At the plate, the Comets had 14 hits in the game, but had only five hits off of Patrick Henry High School sophomore Jimmy Butler through the first four innings.
Davis said the mental strain of his players seeing the Patriots take an 11-run lead in the first three innings of the game affected the offensive performance.
"Mentally, that can wear you down," Davis said.
"When you're in the field a long time and the other team gets several runs up on you, it mentally wears you down. I think that's what happened with our bats. We got it together later in the game, but mentally, at the plate at the beginning of the game it started to accumulate and it affected us."
The Comets' bats came alive in a four-run rally in the fifth inning, a rally that featured a two-RBI triple from Tristan Howerton. Patrick Henry High School answered with two runs in the top of the sixth inning to go up 13-4 and then saw the Comets plate five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 13-9.
A two-RBI double by Rufus Jeffress and a two-RBI single by Tyler Stephens were the key hits in the sixth-inning rally.
Howerton and Avery Anderson led the Comets with three hits each. Jeffress and Stephens had two hits each and Ryan Yates, Will Harris, Nick Anderson and Dustin Crews all had one hit each.
Patrick Henry High School had 11 hits in the game, with Evan Deierle leading the Patriots with three hits that included a three-run homer in the third inning and five RBIs. Jake Wright and Justin Snellings each had two hits for Patrick Henry High School. Wright had two RBIs.


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ALBANY -- Senate Democrats spent hours on the chamber floor debating and railing against the 2013 budget deal crafted, in part, by Senate Republicans and their five breakaway Democratic allies. But, when all was done, most Democrats ended up voting for the major budget bills.
Blame the way the budget is put together, one Senate Democrat, Michael Gianaris, noted during the early morning debate in the wee hours this morning. While there is, in the eyes of Senate Democrats, plenty of bad in the budget, it ends up being hard to vote against things like state aid for schools or funding for local governments contained in the bills that can total hundreds of pages apiece.
Thus, the votes on the last round of budget bills in the Senate:
* state operations: 56-3
* aid to localities: 51-9
* legislature and judiciary: 55-5
* mental hygiene: 34-26 (that's the one with the big cuts to developmentally disabled programs)
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When the 2012 Oklahoma deer season opened this week thousands of bowhunter's hit the woods pursuing our state's most popular game species. In fact, I'm already receiving success stories from lucky hunters having tagged large, mature bucks on opening day. For most, this success came from years of hard work and implementing Quality Deer Management (QDM) strategies.
QDM is hugely popular as more hunters are taking on the role of herd and habitat manager. As with anything, there are myths and misconceptions that may arise over time and deer management is no different. One common question hunters ask regarding herd management is the myth of whether "cull" bucks exist. These hunters are referring to a buck which appears to carry "genetically-inferior" antlers.
This trend in deer hunting likely began with hunters watching shows filmed on high-fenced properties. This myth and others such as "inferior spike bucks" probably began in South Texas where many properties have intensive breeding programs in place and are high-fenced. After watching these shows, hunters then began trying to apply these strategies on much smaller (and much lower-fenced), real-world properties while hunting free-range deer. Under these conditions (most common in Oklahoma) hunters, by implementing these "culling" practices, are only decreasing the potential pool of mature bucks they could be hunting years later. There is no genetic benefit or alteration taking place at a whole-herd level by harvesting a few "scrub" bucks. Removing one or even fifty bucks from a free-ranging herd based on good or bad antler genetics is like taking a drop of water out of Lake Eufaula. You have done something, but what you did made no impact on a broad scale.
Many hunters think a small or abnormal-racked buck is somehow genetically inferior to other "good" bucks when in fact, the deer is likely just young. Remember, the buck in question had a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother that all carried his genes and identifying these individuals in a free-range situation is impossible. Bottom line, the family tree of an individual deer is enormous and there is no way to manipulate it without a high fence.
Along with the desire to balance buck to doe sex ratios by harvesting an adequate number of does, most hunters are also passing young bucks today more than ever. While this is a good thing, some hunters are still not ready to take that next step and pass young bucks. As deer biologists and other natural resource professionals are strongly encouraging hunters to take does for the freezer and pass young bucks, some hunters are using the term "cull" as justification to harvest a young, small-racked buck. Bottom line, if hunters want to harvest any-age bucks, they should do so because they want to, not because they've somehow been led to believe they are manipulating "genetics". Genetics are complicated, especially when it comes to wild animals and their genotypic makeup is extremely variable and largely misunderstood. In fact, many small-racked bucks may carry genes for large antlers and even though they may not express them, this does not mean their sons or grandsons will not. Some small-racked bucks may sire world-class sons or vice-versa. Also, hunters should remember that a buck's mother provides half of his genes and there is no way to "cull" does based on antler size or shape.
Another set of factors hunters do not consider is that most bucks with small or miss-matched side to side antlers are exhibiting those traits due to, but not limited to, herd density/dynamics issues, environmental constraints, or from some form of physical injury. These are normally caused from an antler pedicle injury, bodily injury, or other environmental factors which have nothing to do with genetics. Obviously these injury or environmentally-induced antler characteristics will not be passed down to their offspring. In other words, if you lose part of an ear during a boxing match, this trait won't be passed on to your children as it has nothing to do with genetics.
All young bucks grow larger antlers as they age until some point in their lives when this growth peaks. If managing for larger-antlered bucks, hunters should set age requirements for harvesting any buck. Bucks meeting the estimated age category chosen (4.5, 5.5 etc.) are eligible for harvest; and those who do not should be passed regardless of antler size or shape. If the basic principles of deer management such as balancing sex ratios, reducing herd densities, allowing all bucks to reach mature age classes, and completing extensive habitat improvements are not being addressed, things like "genetics" should never be considered. In fact, unless you hunt a high-fenced property, antler genetics should not be discussed at all.
Many studies, including two from Texas on the King and Comanche Ranches, have proven "culling" did not improve antler size in successive generations. To put things in perspective, from 2006 to 2010 on the Comanche Ranch, researchers using helicopters and net guns captured 2,113 bucks on 113,000 acres and removed individuals based on various "antler culling" criteria. The results after 4 years of intense culling showed no changes in the average antler score for the age classes among treatments. Few properties can replicate this level of management or study further solidifying the fact that "culling" has no place in managing and hunting free-range deer.
Heath Herje is an agribusiness educator for Cleveland County Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. He writes a periodic column for The Transcript. He can be reached at 405-321-4774.


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NORMAN — Oklahoma remained perfect on the season Friday with a 5-2 win over UC Santa Barbara at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
Brittany Williams and Lauren Chamberlain led the offense for the Sooners, with Williams going a perfect 3 for 3 at the plate with two RBIs while Chamberlain hit her seventh home run of the season.
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NORMAN — It's unclear just what's been behind Josh Heupel's gameday struggles since his elevation to co-offensive coordinator and play-caller.
Perhaps he has struggled to see the game through Landry Jones' eyes rather than only his own.
Perhaps, as a dropback passer lacking outsized physical talent but able to see plays develop in front of him a beat or two faster than everybody else, he has tended to draw up game plans that would have worked terrifically for the 2000 Sooners but not so much for the 2011 and 2012 Sooners.
Perhaps Heupel has been influenced by Mike Leach to a fault, because Leach was going to keep doing what he was doing, consequences be damned. Asking Leach to run clock or the ball tended to be futile inquiries; and that remains the best insight as to why OU simply refused to run the ball in Stillwater last season.
You must coordinate the offense you have (against the defense you're playing), not the one you wish.
Heupel, though, is on a roll.
One game, but it counts.
Today is his chance to prove his development has legs, whether it's the continuation of the increasingly physical and sped-up Sooners, an offense that knows its run-game batting order, willing to use its running backs in the passing game, or one that's still building, adding new wrinkles on top of recent wrinkles.
What it can't be is an offense that beats its head against the wall.
Scoring points isn't enough.
Last year's Texas Tech loss is the best example. OU lit the scoreboard, eventually, when talent and desperation came together for one crazy flourish. But the game was lost early, when OU, directionless, went nowhere.
There have been two trailblazing Stoops era offensive minds at OU: Leach and Kevin Wilson. And there have been two who did very well with the tools available: Mark Mangino and Chuck Long.
It would be fun to believe Heupel has a suppressed mad scientist inside him, like Leach, or that he walks in tune to the busy, frenetic and easily bored disposition of Wilson, whose never-a-dull-moment offensive symphonies could be more than even the band could bear. But Heupel's best bet, it would seem, is to follow in the tradition of Mangino and Long, making the most of what he has as well as he can.
Mangino had Huepel for the 2000 national championship run, as well as the retrospective influence of Leach. Long had Jason White and Adrian Peterson, an embarrassment of riches. On the way to the 2004 BCS national championship game, Long actually held the offensive reins back, the better to condition the troops to prevail when times turned tough.
Heupel has Jones, a line that that keeps taking hits, talent out wide, though it's short on experience, and a bullpen of good runners, though it's unclear how good.
It's no picnic.
He must do more than stay out of the way. He must scheme, make the right call and hope his players bail him out when he doesn't.
Gameplans may be overrated, for everything happens on the field, but a week ago he seemed to have one and it made all the difference in the world.
Heupel needs to do it again.
Clay Horning writes for the Norman Transcript.
Sooners' offensive coordinator needs an encore
NORMAN — It's unclear just what's been behind Josh Heupel's gameday struggles since his elevation to co-offensive coordinator and play-caller.
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Wisconsin Energy increases dividend 13%
Wisconsin Energy Corp. (WEC) raised its dividend 13% Thursday and announced a policy that could pave the way for more dividend increases in the next several years.
In recent years, the Milwaukee-based parent company of We Energies has been moving to bring its dividends in line with its peers in the utility sector. Dividends were cut more than a decade ago to help raise money to finance construction of new power plants.
As signaled last month, Wisconsin Energy will increase its dividend by 4 cents, to 34 cents a share. The dividend is payable March 1 to shareholders of record on Feb. 14.
In another move, Wisconsin Energy affirmed a policy that calls for the company to reach a dividend payout ratio of 60% of earnings in 2014. It also adopted a policy that targets a dividend payout ratio approaching 65% to 70% of earnings in 2017.
"This revised policy is consistent with our key financial goals: to maintain strong 'A' category credit ratings at our utilities and fund new investment opportunities without issuing additional shares of common stock," said Gale Klappa, chairman and chief executive, in a statement.
Separately, Wisconsin Energy elected Henry Knueppel, retired chairman and chief executive of Regal Beloit Corp., to its board of directors.
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What is excellent about it?
Hmmm, didn't we just receive notice of a rate increase?
I am SO sick an tired of hearing about the great big bonuses, HUGE salaries and mega-dividends while I am PAYING THROUGH THE NOSE. There is NO JUSTIFICATION for these HUGE profits from a regulated monopoly. TURN WEENERGIES INTO A CONSUMER OWNED CO-OP and send the FAT CATS PACKING!
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A lot I would guess
What's wrong with this picture? We get a raise in our rate and the stock holders get in increased dividend?
Oink, oink.
Here's novel idea, how about plowing that 13% increase into a rate reduction passed on to the WEnergies customers? I don't see any of this, warm winter, raise the rates, insulate your home to conserve, rates go up. PSC should taken out back and beaten. And let's pay through the nose for those WEnergies execs packages too. Something is wrong here in Wisconsin.Hide replies
"PSC should be taken out back and beaten" Definitely in favor of that!!! Public Service is as much an oxymoron as Not For Profit.
When will the citizens of Wisconsin unite. The great Gale Klappa just announced they want to take 70% of earnings and pay them out as dividends while at the same time not issuing more shares of stock to fund capital projects as an ultimate goal. Wisconsin residents better get ready to pay through the teeth.
Well, it's pretty obvious that the electrical rate we all pay doesn't NEED to be increased...I'm tired of the fact that what should be a PUBLIC utility raises rates to subsidize investors, not because of actual production costs.


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Members of Long Island's Congressional delegation intend to change the way they meet and greet their constituents in the aftermath of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona this weekend.
In an indication of how the Tucson bloodbath has swiftly altered the political landscape, (D-2nd) will hold meetings with voters at fire houses around his district, which includes much of Plainview and the western portion of Suffolk County.
"I have decided to increase the safety and comfort of my constituents by holding future congressional community meetings in local volunteer fire departments," Israel said as an addendum to an opinion piece he wrote which was published in "Our local firefighters lead us in safety and security and I appreciate their willingness to host these meetings in the future."
Others are making changes as well:
Rep. Peter King, (R-3rd) will alert local police to his community events, something he didn't do previously. "I'm going to be keeping my eyes and ears open a bit more than I have in the past," King, the Long Island delegation's only Republican, said in a televised interview. King's district encompasses a portion of Plainview and much of eastern Nassau County.
Jared L. Loughner, a disturbed 22-year-old college dropout, stands accused in the shooting which left six people dead Saturday, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl, and wounded 14 others. Giffords was shot at point-blank range in the head; her condition remains critical. The shooting took place outside a supermarket where Giffords was meeting constituents of Arizona's 9th Congressional District. Loughner was subdued at the scene by witnesses.
Three of the dead were constituents of Giffords' district in their 70s, typical of many older Americans who actively participate in public meetings with elected representatives.
In published reports, Israel said Suffolk County Police requested a meeting with him and Rep. Tim Bishop (D-1) on Monday to discuss their security needs. Police want advance notice of public events, which are usually held at libraries, supermarkets and schools, so they can increase the police presence.
Israel could not be immediately reached for further comment.
Volunteer fire departments would likely be open to hosting public events, said Tom McDonough, Chief of the , but they may pose new issues.
"We're very community minded," McDonough said. "It might give a sense of security, but we don't have metal detectors and we don't know who is going to show up."
McDonough suggested that elected officials consider holding meetings at court houses, which have standing security details and screening devices.
"Again, we're very community oriented, but I can't guarantee anyone's security in the firehouse," he said. "We're not peace officers. We're firefighters."
The shooting rampage has stirred a firestorm of debate about political vitriole on the airwaves. Giffords' Congressional district in Tucson was "targeted" on a map with cross-hairs by Sarah Palin's political operatives.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-4), whose husband was killed and son was shot by a gunman in 1993, issued a statement this weekend saying that meeting with the public was one of the "greatest privileges" of being American:
"As someone who's experienced senseless gun violence firsthand...this is clearly an illustration of why we must all work together to fight gun violence in America and keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of the wrong people," McCarthy said.


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We find ourselves on CatholicMatch.com because our lives are guided by our faith and because we remain hopeful that we will be able to find earthly love with someone who shares that faith.
In my search for a life partner, I have spent hours wondering about the signals given during a date, trying to interpret the real meaning of seemingly innocuous behavior (including the most vexing of all: when "I'll call you" really means "Have a nice life").
Surely there are times when dating can seem like its own form of penance.
After going on a first date, I often reflect upon what the fellow might have thought of me. Did he find me attractive, intelligent and witty enough? Did he think I was interesting? Did I laugh enough at his jokes? Did I react to his life story with sufficient fascination? ("Wow, I've never met anyone who collects snails.").
And yet, the reflective season of Lent has shifted my thinking. I left Mass yesterday wondering not how men might view me, but how God views me. Does He see me as someone who is always asking Him for something or as someone who is thanking Him for what I have? Does He view me as someone who gives actual time to those in need or who just writes a check because it's easier? Does He see in me someone living according to the tenets of my faith?
Lent is a time to reflect upon my life and to refocus on being the best person that God intended me to be.
And to cast aside the worry of what that snail-collector thinks about me…at least for 40 days.
Reflection question: What worry should you cast aside this Lent?
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Thanks, Judith, for helping me to think and laugh at the same time…great meditation! "…dating can seem like its own form of penance…" Lol!
I liked your article. I just wanted to make you aware that some of us are unable to do acts of charity because of personal and medical reasons. What I do is write a check. All of the charities I give to are very greatful for the donation.
If you're not unconcious – and most of us have been that sick at least once. we can pray! It IS the MOST powerful thing we humans can do!!!! We need no money or even much time! I pray while I walk to the car, wait at a stop light! I't's a wonderful gift to be able to write a check! I used to be able to but can now only pray, and I think the prayer is more valuable in some ways! God bless you in your search!
Goodnight and God be with you!
I think your article is cute and straight to a good point. It is rather funny, don't you think, that we women do so much analyzing in relationships. The thing is, so do guys, yet they would probably never admit it to us. I agree with you, that all of us need to try to do more hands on for others. I can't give as often as I would like, so I do try to be there for others and help out whenever possible. In my job have had the opportunity to work along side some people who are homeless or jobless, and it sure has opened my eyes. People are people and deserve to be treated with dignity, no matter what their circumstances. God Bless you Judith. And may we all find that special someone this year.
You could go to Petco and see the gorgeous golden Peruvian snails at Petco. It would give you a chance at a genuinely enthusiastic conversation opener.
This touches on something that I am trying to keep in mind. God has brought me here and if I can help someone else along their journey I will have learned a valuable lesson. It is not all about me…it is all about God!
Ahhhh another very intelligent woman! THAT is what makes dating very tough. PERIOD!
My very simple idea is that if I really pray with the greatest faith I can muster and strive to be pleasing to God every moment of every day then what ever is supposed to happen will happen. I'm trying this online dating because I live in a very small town! I'm never disappointed, I always try to be my very best self for God and therefore other people. So I'm confidant that when God opens a door or shuts it – it happened for a reason, I'm content to never understanding why – beyond knowing that I'm being looked after in the most perfect way! Please think about this, I hope I made it understandable. Have Faith and everything will work out for your good!
Here's a response to "I'll Call You." Date who follow through on their word in their relationship with you. He says he's this . . . does he behavior reflect that . . .? Does the nature of your relationship dynamics reflect a man who cares about your person, your faith? judith you are worthy of a call when someone says they will. And you certainly are entitled to explaination as to why they faile to do so. In my view, when a man asks you out, he has entered into a benign contract. One in which there are unspoken perhaps, but clear expectations. Honesty. many things are flexible, but making an agreement to call someone and failing to do so is impolite and it violates the single most important foundation of any relationship (perhaps the toughest) Honesty, integrity . . . so even if he calls to say . . . he won't ask you out again . . . (painful though it may be). it is a sign of respect . . . an honorable man — to a woman worthy to be honored and respected.


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A gray female seal pup with suffering from dehydration and deep wounds on its back side and fore flippers was rescued Tuesday after being discovered Monday on Lewis Walk in Cherry Grove, according to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation.
The pup measures just under three feet in length and weighs approximately 35 pounds.
"She was originally reported on Monday to our program. Due to her reported condition on Monday our team left her for monitoring as it had to respond to juvenile harp seal reported in the Rockaways. Her initial physical examination revealed an injury to her left side. She is also underweight and suffering from dehydration," said Kimberly Durham, rescue program director, told Patch.
Gray seals are often found in local waters during January and February, according to Durham.
"Our survey team reported large numbers of gray seals hauled out on Gull island last week," said Durham. When a seal is found teams are dispatched and animals are assessed, she added.
The seal is now recovering at the group's rehabilitation facility, based at the Long Island Aquarium, along with 20 sea turtles, one harbor porpoise and four other seal patients receiving care.
Residents who spot an injured marine mammal or sea turtle is asked to call the group's hotline at 631-369-9829.
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Peter Avdoulos, the diving coach at Springfield College, was honored twice. He was named the NEWMAC Men's Diving Coach of the Year, as well as the NEWMAC Women's Diving Coach of the Year for the 2011-12 season. He has earned the NEWMAC Men's Diving Coach of the Year award nine times, including the last five in a row. He has coached 10 NEWMAC Men's Divers of the Year.
Avdoulos has also won the NEWMAC Women's Coach of the Year award four times, and has coached three NEWMAC Women's Divers of the Year.
Continuing in the world of diving, SC junior Kenny Pancoast (Monroe, Conn.) has been named this year's NEWMAC Men's Diver of the Year. He captured the one-meter diving event at the NEWMAC Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at MIT to complete a sweep of the diving events. Pancoast scored an NCAA A cut mark of 531.95 in the one-meter. Pancoast totaled 505.35 to claim his first conference title in the three-meter two days prior.
Finally, sophomore Kellie Pennington (Monson, Mass.) has been named the NEWMAC Women's Swimmer of the Year for the second year in a row. On the third day of the championships, she turned in one of the most impressive performances of the meet in the women's 100 freestyle. She broke her own NEWMAC meet, open, and school record with an NCAA A cut effort of 49.94, breaking the magic "50-second barrier" for the first time in NEWMAC and Springfield College history. It was Pennington's third individual win of the championships.
On the first day of the championships, Pennington took home the 50 free title, turning in a meet record time of 23.09, breaking her own mark set last year. Pennington's time was also an NCAA A cut and re-established her school record.
On the second day of the meet, Kellie Pennington continued to be a star, setting yet another school record in her winning effort in the 100 fly. She swam an NCAA "A" cut time of 55.83 seconds in that event.
Overall, Pennington also contributed to three additional winning relays, and one more relay in which the team placed second.


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The office of U.S. Rep. John Lewis has confirmed that his wife, Lillian, died Monday morning in Atlanta.
Details on her death were not available late Monday.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Lillian Lewis grew up in Los Angeles and developed a lifelong interest in Africa. She taught in Nigeria in 1960 in a student program and later returned to Africa in the Peace Corps. The newspaper said,
It was after taking a job as a librarian at Atlanta University (the predecessor, with Clark College, of today's Clark Atlanta University) that she met her husband at a 1967 New Year's Eve party at the home of television personality and civil rights activist Xernona Clayton. Clayton and another movement veteran, Dr. Bernard LaFayette, played matchmaker.
The two began a courtship, often double-dating with Julian and Alice Bond, movement friends who would become bitter rivals when Bond and Lewis opposed each other in a 1986 congressional race.
Lewis, a Democrat, and his wife were married in December 1968 at Ebenezer Baptist Church by the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. They have a son, John-Miles Lewis.
Mrs. Lewis was said to have played a major role in the civil rights movement at the side of the longtime congressman from Georgia.
No word yet has been given as it relates to funeral arrangements or cause of death.
John Lewis was a civil rights leader before being elected to Congress. He represents the 5th District in Georgia, which includes Decatur and part of Avondale Estates.
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Get in your car, drive around and you will see parents pulling up to a stop light with a baby or very young child in the back seat, and the adult will pick up their cell phone to see who sent them a message.
Big mistake! Ninety percent of a child's brain development occurs in the first 5 years of a child's life. Language development starts from the moment they're born with children hearing sounds from the mother, father and other family members. Watching their lips, to see how sounds are formed is essential to good language development.
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A 23-YEAR-OLD Great Harwood man tried to bite off his handcuffs after being arrested when trouble broke out at a Hallowe'en party.
Benjamin Mark Todd told Blackburn magistrates he had struck out because he thought the other man was going to hit him.
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Fair-goers packed up their livestock, ribbons and plaques on Saturday as the 84th annual Vigo County Fair concluded.
Like past years, the fair board will meet later this month to come to consensus on what changes will be made in the 2014 Vigo County Fair.
"The process is in place for another successful fair next year," said Jennifer Cook, president of the 2013 Wabash Valley Fair board. "We will meet as a board, and assess this year's flaws and make the changes that we believe will make next year's fair run even smoother."
Overall, this year has been successful coming off of last year's drought, Cook said.
"It was a wonderful week at the fair," she said. "It only rained one day [Wednesday] which canceled the race — that was a disappointment."
Some renovations were made since the 2012 fair, she said.
Since last year was so hot, the board decided to permanently air condition the exhibit hall, Cook added. People could cool off in the exhibit hall and enjoy the 4-H projects that were displayed in the building.
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Other event renovations consisted of introducing new acts to the Rick's Smokehouse and Pepsi stage. She said the acts were "very well received." Some of the new acts included Levi Riggs, a country musician, and Silly Safaris Live Animals. Based on the attendance of this year's events, the board has started planning for next year's free stage events.
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"Individual breakfast pies that can be made ahead of time, and microwaved as needed. My 3 year old grandson loves them, and they are finger food for the little ones. The big guys love them too. I fix hash browns and gravy as side dishes for the big guys, and it is a huge hit!"
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Original recipe yields 10 servings
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- In a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, combine sausage, onion and green pepper. Cook until sausage is evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
- Separate the dough into 10 individual biscuits. Flatten each biscuit out, then line the bottom and sides of 10 muffin cups. Evenly distribute sausage mixture between the cups. Mix together the eggs and milk, and divide between the cups. Sprinkle tops with shredded cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, or until filling is set.
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These were good, however it turned into a FIASCO! What ever you do, do not use "Grands" as your biscuit dough. They rose so much that the egg mixture spilled over the sides & burnt on the bottom of the oven. I love the idea, and next time will bake them in individual remikins. Thanks Jeanne!
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These are pretty good! I made them for my husband and I to have something quick in the morning before he heads off to work. It's nice to be able to have something hpt and hearty tasting without the mess of cleaning up breakfast dishes first thing in the morning! I made mine with a smaller amount of hot italian sausage (maybe 1/4 pound) to cut back on the fat and calories and I used a tube of eight "flaky layer" biscuits and used only about 3/4 of a biscuit rolled out for each one so I ended up with 12 "pies", and increased the eggs to 4. I also omitted the onion and green peppers and added a little black pepper and onion powder to the egg mixture. They turned out great!! This a great recipe because you can custom make them however your family likes their eggs! A sprinkle of tabasco sauce on top, and we've got breakfast!
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LOVE THESE! I appreciate how customizable this recipe is. After reading other reviews, I decided to try using my own biscuits versus the refrigerated type. I'd never done this before, but I mixed dough for one batch of biscuits using a ready-made biscuit mix. I kneaded it together in a big lump, rolled it out, and tore off 11 palm-sized chunks-I rolled them into balls and then flattened them into the cups on my muffin pan, using a spoon to create sort of a well inside my dough cups. I decided to use sage sausage as my sausage mixture without the other veggies-and made the rest of the recipe per the instructions. Used a glass pyrex measuring cup to pour eggs into the muffin cups. Turned out beautifully! We've refrigerated the leftover pies and discovered that a 10 second zap in the microwave does the trick for those. Fun, delicious recipe, thanks for sharing!
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Amount Per Serving (10 total)
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- 12%
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- 24%
- Carbs
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- 5%
- Protein
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- 21%
- Cholesterol
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- 30%
- Sodium
- 719 mg
- 29%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Race 3: COUNTY CORRECTIONS (5) was the beaten favorite at the maiden allowance level and drops in for a tag second time out. Colt has good works to be a major player today. FRANKLIN (8) should improve second off the layoff. MR. CHOW (7) needs a sharp break to leap forward today.
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Nick Evans Signs with Pirates
Nick Evans has signed a minor-league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, presumably with an invitation to spring training.
Good move for Nick, who — ironically — may have an opportunity to platoon with lefthanded-hitting Garret Jones at first base.
I say "ironically" because it was less than two weeks ago that I compared Evans to Jones. Whether Evans gets a fair shot at regular MLB duty is dependent upon what direction the Pirates go to fill first base; there is buzz that they may bring back veteran Derrek Lee for another year. The 36-year-old Lee posted a .982 OPS in 28 games after being acquired from Baltimore at the trade deadline last year.
If the Bucs choose not to fill first base with Lee or another veteran free agent, Evans would probably battle with Matt Hague — who is, essentially, the Pittsburgh version of Nick Evans. Hague is a 26-year-old, righthanded-hitting first baseman / third baseman who has hit well in the minors, flashed some power, but just hasn't had an extended opportunity to prove himself in the bigs. Sound familiar?
As you know I've been a big supporter of Nick Evans, and I'll continue to quietly root for him. Good luck, Nick.
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Comments3 Responses to "Nick Evans Signs with Pirates"
I really don't know why he'd sign with the Buccos unless that was his only offer. Their outfield is filled with high upside kids in McCutcheon, Tabata and Pressley and they aren't giving up on Alvarez at 3rd yet. A 50/50 shot at a platoon at first if they don't sign Lee isn't a very good spot to be in. Maybe they promised him a bench job.
An "invite" to Spring Training on a bad team?
I wish him well, but if this is the best offer, well, it isn't really that impressive. Not surprising, on the other hand, for a player that repeatedly was put on waivers and never picked up though you'd think SOME team would find use for him.
in other Mets AAAA news, Pat Misch has signed a minor league deal with the Phillies.