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In the patent literature, the term "prior art" is virtually synonymous with "state of the art," the standard against which any claimed improvement is necessarily judged. Normally, "state of the art" implies the latest technology, and thus, what's considered the prior art tends to change over time.
There is a category of devices in which this seemingly self-evident fact does not hold true.
The paper clip is one of the simplest of useful things. In its most familiar embodiment, it's formed by making three bends in a four-inch length of wire to produce what has been described as a loop within a loop. Architects and product designers often place this inexpensive little object on top-10 lists of iconic designs, by which they mean things that have a certain aesthetic cachet.
To engineers, design depends more on function than on form. Whereas an architect or product designer may tend to hold in his or her mind an image of the paper clip as a pristine, silvery, metallic object photographed against a contrasting dark background, an engineer is more likely to imagine the thing in the functional context of holding together a sheaf of papers. In that configuration, it's not so much an object of aesthetic beauty than of functional cleverness.
The classic loop-within-a-loop paper clip is known as the Gem, after the late 19th-century stationery firm Gem Ltd., which first made and sold it. Because no patent was taken out on the innovative clip, other manufacturers of office products soon copied, marketed, and sold it.
But, as engineers and designers well know, no design is perfect. The Gem clip was known to have a number of shortcomings. In particular, its rough wire ends tend to scratch and tear paper. As a result, as early as the end of the 19th century, inventors began to come up with clever modifications for which patents were issued for improved functionality.
But if no design is perfect, then it follows that no derivative design is perfect. For every advantage embodied in a new paper clip design, there appeared to be an equal and opposite disadvantage. For example, one common solution to the problem of a wire end tearing paper was to form the end into a very tight eye. This certainly did work, but at a price: The tighter bending radius demanded the use of steel that was more resistant to cracking, which meant a more expensive raw material.
Thus, the Gem, for all of its real and perceived faults, remained the state of the art, and so the prior art against which all challengers were judged. This was true at the beginning of the 20th century, and it remained true at the beginning of the 21st, as hundreds of patents for improved paper clips attest. In other words, the Gem still represents a happy medium of design.
In part because it has held its exalted technological position for over a century, the Gem has become a challenge that many an inventor -- amateur and professional alike -- has taken up. The simplicity of the device entices inventors into thinking they can do what no one before them has done: Displace the Gem from its position of superiority in technological elegance, product design, and market share.
When these dreamers are not turning over a Gem in their fingers, contemplating its pluses and minuses, these proposers of new paper clips are devisers of medical devices, manufacturers of automotive wire products, and designers of office chairs. They have all shared the same ambition: To succeed where countless inventors before them have failed.


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Airing of the grievances: Houston, I have a problem.
When MLB.com was in its infancy back in the early 2000s, reporters and producers received an email from our higher-ups a couple of weeks before the start of Spring Training, giving us a list of old and worn-out cliches that we were NEVER to use in our copy or headlines.
Spring Has Sprung. Hope Springs Eternal. Baseball's in Full Swing. And on and on.
I sent an email back, asking as politely as possible, "Can we add, 'Houston, We Have a Problem' to that list?"
That was (at least) 11 years ago. I can't recall if that line ever did appear on Astros.com or MLB.com, but even if it didn't, it's only a small victory. Because it shows up everywhere else.
It seems that whenever the Astros (and quite possibly the Rockets, Texans and other Houston sports teams) are in turmoil, and have, well, a problem, the headline writers spend all of four seconds coming up with something that properly illustrates the issues surrounding the team in trouble.
Houston, We Have a Problem.
Neat. Congratulations. Well done. Now, please stop.
I try to picture the process by which an editor chooses that particular headline. It's late at night, he's editing a story about the Astros sinking in the standings. He has his index finger pressed firmly against his chin. He's looking up at the ceiling, deep in thought. And then it hits him. His eyes light up. Yes. Yes. Yes. He smiles. He types. He inwardly congratulates himself for coming up with the most clever play on words in the history of the English language.
Houston, he writes. We Have a Problem.
How has no one thought of this before? he wonders. It's perfect. Four decades ago, the Apollo 13 space mission was aborted because of an exploding oxygen tank, and the astronauts inside sent a message back to the command center: "Houston, we have a problem." And now, a Houston sports team stinks.
Using "Houston, We Have a Problem" solves two issues: It is a quick fix — a convenient headline to slap onto a story and call it a night. It also allows for the editor to have to spend no time actually coming up with something creative. Or timely.
The Astros are getting a lot of national attention lately, and I do not begrudge the writers from jumping on this story. It's not easy to do what the Astros are pulling off, losing at such an alarming pace that although they were within a game of .500 as late as the end of May, they're now on pace to surpass last year's club record 106 losses. It's mind-boggling. So I understand the need to follow along.
While the Astros are being shoved into the unfortunate national spotlight, this seems like as good a time as any to try to at least attempt to ceremoniously retire "Houston, we have a problem." Heck, if the Rangers can launch an entire in-stadium campaign to kill the Wave, the least we can do in the Bayou City is wipe out a worn-out cliched phrase that should have gone away around the same time The Brady Bunch went off the air.
The phrase isn't even accurate. The actual words uttered by the Apollo 13 crew were "Houston, we've had a problem." That is less dramatic, obviously, because it indicates there was a problem, but there isn't one anymore. That wouldn't work for headline purposes. Readers aren't going to be nearly as interested if they think the problem that once existed has been solved.
So, "Houston, We Have a Problem" works better. And the Astros have complied over the years by giving the headline writers plenty of opportunities to use it. Consider:
2000 — The Astros, coming off three straight division titles, move into their gorgeous new downtown ballpark and spend the first half of the season on pace to lose 120 games.
"Houston, We Have a Problem."
2001 — Larry Dierker, in his fifth year of managing, watches his Astros get swept, again, in the Division Series. Rumors swirl that he will be fired. He is.
"Houston, We Have a Problem."
2004 — Roy Oswalt and Michael Barrett have a contentious relationship, which creates friction between the Astros and Cubs and adds a delicious subplot every time the two teams meet. Oswalt throws at Barrett during a game at Minute Maid Park, is ejected, and Jeff Bagwell gets mad at Oswalt for getting thrown out of a game during a time the Astros are making a push for the Wild Card. Bagwell's never spoken out against a teammate, ever. Houston media is all over it. (No, not really.)
"Houston, We Have a Problem."
2006 — Coming off a World Series appearance, the Astros cannot recapture the magic and are not in any kind of race, until the last week of the season when the Cardinals help out by putting together an eight-day nose dive.
"Houston, We Have a Problem."
2007 — the team is worse, and Phil Garner is fired.
"Houston, We Have a Problem."
2008 — hellooooo Hurricane Ike.
"Houston, We Have a Problem."
2009 — the oldest roster in baseball costs $100 million and finishes fifth.
"Houston, We Have a Problem."
In short, we get it. Houston is the Space City. Astronauts live here. There are times when the Houston sports teams aren't very good. "Houston, We Have a Problem" was once clever and apropos.
In 1972-ish.
Isn't it time to move on?
15 Comments
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Tell me more about that Rangers trying to get rid of the wave thing.
thanks for saying what we all are thinking!
I love it!
Yes, time to move on!
really this is all you have?
Yes, let's send the phrase to it's grave already!
Well stated Alyson! Don't forget the play on words with this overused catchphrase too. Remember all the "Houston We Have a Pennant" headlines in 2005?
Like the next day when the Astros lost, the wrap up on the astros website read "Houston has a problem, and it's name is Gallardo" or something to that effect.
How many times did I hear, "heart of a champion" during Olympic broadcasts? Too many!
Standing ovation. Any reporter who uses this as a headline or even within the article ought to be slapped.

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A six-goal run early in the game helped paved the way for Ursinus to beat Dickinson 14-10 in a Centennial Conference showdown. The Bears won their sixth straight game to improve to 8-1 for the season. Photos by Kevin P. Tucker.
April 4, 2016
USILA D3 Poll: RIT Trails Salisbury; Ithaca In
April 2, 2016
D-III Men's Roundup: Ursinus Shows Staying Power
The No. 17 Ursinus men's lacrosse team stated its case for an emphatic return to the national rankings Saturday, building a sizable lead and riding it to a 14-10 triumph over Dickinson.
March 30, 2016
Last-Second Goal Sends RIT Past Middlebury
Braden Wallace's goal with 5.8 seconds left sealed RIT's comeback win over Middlebury at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday.
March 29, 2016
MD3 Notes: RIT "Hosts" Middlebury in Big-Stage Showdown
The Carrier Dome plays host to a key DIII men's tilt Wednesday, as No. 2 RIT takes on No. 9 Middlebury in one of many small college contests played on the biggest stages in the game.
March 28, 2016
USILA D3 Poll: Salisbury Takes Over No. 1
March 26, 2016
D-III Men's Roundup: Bowdoin Stuns Middlebury in OT
Shawn Daly scored 50 seconds into OT to give the Polar Bears a 9-8 victory over Middlebury and 5-1 record. Cortland and Christopher Newport also scored big wins on the day.
March 24, 2016
MD3 Notes: Thompson Bringing UVa Lessons to Captains
Former Virginia standout Mikey Thompson's first season as head coach at Christopher Newport (Va.) is going well, with the Captains landing in this week's Top 20.
March 22, 2016
Stevenson Upsets Top-Ranked Tufts 11-10
Stevenson's defense forced 13 turnovers and the Mustangs shocked No. 1 Tufts 11-10, giving the two-time defending national champion Jumbos their first non-conference loss since 2014.
March 21, 2016
USILA D2 Poll: Tamps Bumps to No. 3
March 21, 2016
USILA D3 Poll: Shuffle Continues Outside Solid Top 3
March 19, 2016
D-III Men's Roundup: RIT, Denison Sweep Weekend
RIT and Denison were the biggest winners when the dust settled on the Green Turtle Classic, after host Stevenson suffered a setback in the finale Saturday.
March 18, 2016
DIII Men's Roundup: Stevenson D Keys Upset of Cabrini
Stevenson improved to 3-3 and handed Cabrini its first loss with a 7-4 victory to close day one of the Greene Turtle Classic, while Amherst needed OT to top Cortland.
March 18, 2016
York Continues to Impress in Win Over Nazareth
No. 6 York pulled away late to earn a 13-8 victory over No. 8 Nazareth and improve to 7-0 as Friday action unfolded at Stevenson University.
March 17, 2016
MD3 Notebook: Tufts Not Slowed by Late Start
NESCAC rules and New England weather make defending champion Tufts one of the later teams to start play, but that hasn't slowed the Jumbos down so far.
March 16, 2016
D-III Men's Roundup: Salisbury Dominates War on the Shore
No. 2 Salibury led 9-1 after one half and continue to control the game through the second half, leading to a 14-2 win over Washington College.
March 15, 2016
Photos: Berry at Washington College (NCAA Men's)
Washington College won its third straight game, beating Berry 9-4 on Saturday in Chestertown. Berry is coached by former WAC player Curtis Gilbert. Photos by Kevin P. Tucker.
March 14, 2016
USILA D3 Poll: Salisbury, Tufts Stay On Top
March 12, 2016
D-III Men's Roundup: Korvin Leads Stevenson Past Cortland
Wade Korvin scored five goals to lead the Stevenson men's lacrosse team to a 13-6 upset victory at No. 15 Cortland.
March 9, 2016
MD3 Notes: Offensive Depth Aids York's Dominance
York (Pa.) coach Brandon Childs credits its offensive depth for its jump in the Nike/LM Top 20 and boost in the team's confidence. Plus, Frostburg State is on the rise, while Kyle Howard-Johnson steps up big for Tufts.
March 9, 2016
York Shows Staying Power with Win over Gettysburg
Days after beating Roanoke on the road, York answered with a 9-7 home win over No. 5 Gettysburg to improve to 5-0 for the first time in school history.
March 7, 2016
USILA/Nike DIII Poll: Salisbury Gaining Ground
March 6, 2016
Salisbury Outlasts Ohio Wesleyan in OT
March 5, 2016
Small College Roundup: Tufts Survives Stevens' Test
Two-time defending champion Tufts got all it could handle from No. 20 Stevens, but rallied for the win in its season opener to headline the small college Saturday slate.
March 5, 2016
Photo Gallery: Tufts at Stevens (NCAA Men)
Two-time defending Division III champion Tufts needed a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Stevens 14-13 in its season opener. Photos by Rich Barnes
March 2, 2016
D-III Men's Roundup: York Turns Tables on Roanoke
York rode a five-goal run opening the third quarter to a 12-6 upset of No. 9-ranked Roanoke on Wednesday, while Endicott upended No. 16 Union 13-12 in double overtime to signal its likely return to the Top 20.
February 29, 2016
USILA/NIKE Division III Men's Lacrosse Coaches Poll
February 27, 2016
Small College Roundup: Cabrini Rallies to Upset Lynchburg
Evan Downey's OT game-winner capped a late comeback as No. 18 Cabrini downed No. 4 Limestone to highlight a busy early day in the small college world.
February 27, 2016
#LMLive GameDay: Terps Two-Fer on Tap
Maryland's men and women take to the road for marquee matchups Saturday. The men are at Ivy favorite Yale in a Top 10 showdown, while the women are in Chapel Hill for an NCAA championship game rematch with North Carolina.
February 27, 2016
Photos: Lynchburg at Cabrini (NCAA Men)
Evan Downey scored the game-winning goal in overtime as No. 18 Cabrini upset No. 4 Lynchburg 9-8. Downey led Cabrini with three goals. Photos by Kevin P. Tucker.
February 25, 2016
McManus Comes Up Big as Roanoke Downs Denison
Goalie Burke McManus made eight second-half saves, including two in the waning minutes, and Roanoke scored the game's last two goals Thursday in an 8-7 victory over Denison.
February 22, 2016
USILA Division III Poll - February 22, 2016
Tufts remains No. 1, but Salisbury picked up a pair of first place votes after beating Lynchburg.
February 18, 2016
Lax Sports Network to Broadcast Stevenson Games
Lax Sports Network has announced that it will air three Stevenson regular season games, and all eight games of the March 18-19 Mustang Classic, which features eight powerhouse NCAA Division III teams competing.
February 18, 2016
Photos: Lynchburg at Salisbury (NCAA Men)
Salisbury trailed by three entering the fourth quarter, but dominated the final 15 minutes to beat Lynchburg 14-11 on Wednesday afternoon. Lynchburg ended Salisbury's season a year ago in the NCAA quarterfinals. Photos by Kevin P. Tucker.
February 17, 2016
Salisbury Flexes Muscle, Rallies Past Lynchburg
Trailing 11-8 entering the final quarter, No. 4 Salisbury rode the hot shooting of junior Carson Kalama to storm past No. 2 Lynchburg 14-11 on Wednesday afternoon, avenging a pair of losses to the Hornets from 2015.
February 10, 2016
Tufts Aiming for Third Straight Division III Crown
With many of the nation's top players returning in the NCAA men's Division III ranks, it's not surprising that Tufts is our selection to repeat as champs in the Nike/LM Top 20. A preview of what to look for in 2016.
February 10, 2016
Tufts' Uppgren is Nike/LM D-III Men's PPOY
John Uppgren has scored more than 120 points EACH of the last two seasons while leading Tufts to consecutive NCAA Division III championships. The Minnesota native credits hockey for part of his development.
February 10, 2016
Nike/LM Preseason All-Americans: Division III Men
Amherst's Quinn Moroney led the nation with a staggering 83 assists last season. He's one of 12 players named to Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Division III All-American team.
February 9, 2016
Frick Chosen to Head North Central (Minn.) Men's Team
February 7, 2016
Video: Tufts Lacrosse 'Back to Back' Documentary
JumbosLaxTV was at it again, chronicling the Tufts men's lacrosse team's journey to the 2015 NCAA Division III championship.
January 26, 2016
Inside the February Edition of Lacrosse Magazine
A year after Denver upheld its preseason No. 1 ranking, we're looking west(ish) again at Notre Dame, whose Big Three of Matt Kavanagh, Sergio Perkovic and Matt Landis grace the cover of this special NCAA preview edition.
January 23, 2016
Saturday School: Nine Lessons From LaxCon
The US Lacrosse National Convention is all about learning. Here are nine lessons from some of the leaders of the sport from Saturday's sessions at LaxCon.
January 21, 2016
Cavanagh Moves to Western Connecticut State
Ryan Cavanagh, previously head coach at SUNY Plattsburgh, has been named Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at Western Connecticut State University.
January 19, 2016
Hunt Named Colby Interim Head Coach
Jon Hunt, a former Colby assistant, has been named the team's interim head coach, taking over for head coach Jack Sandler, who died suddenly in November.
December 21, 2015
LM Preseason Player of the Year: Division III Men
Austin Stewart smashed a seemingly unbreakable record with 109 goals last year in leading Lynchburg to the NCAA finals. He faces strong competition for LM's Preseason Player of the Year with Matt Hossack (RIT), Quinn Moroney (Amherst), John Uppgren (Tufts) and Luke Wooters (Nazareth).
December 14, 2015
USILA, Headstrong Foundation Join Forces
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) and the HEADstrong Foundation are proud to announce an historic partnership aimed at raising cancer awareness and funds for improving the quality of life for cancer patients and their families.
December 7, 2015
USILA Announces Sponsorship with Lids Team Sports
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) has announced a major partnership with Lids Team Sports (LTS).
December 4, 2015
Remembering Colby's Jack Sandler
Russ Ollis, a senior on the Colby men's lacrosse team, penned a moving piece on his former coach in Colby's student newspaper. Sandler died on November 19.
December 2, 2015
#BestofLax Finalists for Best Men's Coach of 2015
Mike Daly led Tufts to its second straight NCAA Division III title, Joe Spallina led the star-studded Lizards to the MLL title, Bill Tierney gave Denver its first NCAA Division I title and John Tillman led Maryland's surprising run to the title game.
November 20, 2015
Colby Head Coach Jack Sandler, 35, Passes Away
Colby men's lacrosse head coach Jack Sandler died Thursday night while on a recruiting trip after reportedly collapsing on a treadmill at a hotel. He was 35.
November 11, 2015
St. Joseph's on Long Island Adds Men's Lacrosse
November 10, 2015
Amherst Lacrosse Run Benefits St. Louis School
A grueling 16-mile run by the men's lacrosse team at Amherst College has helped raise more than $20,000 for the North Side Community School in St. Louis.
November 4, 2015
Get Your 'Stache On for Mustache Madness
Mustache Madness, headed by former Virginia defenseman Ken Clausen, and benefiting the HEADstrong Foundation, continues to roll on its seventh year.
October 26, 2015
USILA Joins Forces with Nike
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) has agreed to a partnership with Nike to be the official uniform and apparel provider of USILA's annual all-star game through 2018.
October 20, 2015
Randy Fraser Named Head Coach at Regis
Randy Fraser, a Springfield grad who played for more than a decade in the National Lacrosse League, has been named as the head coach at Regis (Mass.) College.
October 20, 2015
Five Questions: Lax Sports Network COO Rob Wallace
The Lax Sports Network, billed as a 24-hour digital home of lacrosse programming, debuts Jan. 5, 2016. We caught up with the network's leadership to learn more about it.
October 16, 2015
The Science, Art and Feel of the Lacrosse Timeout
Every coach has a theory and strategy when it comes to the mid-game timeout. How successful are those approaches? Well, we're in a results business.
October 12, 2015
Photo Gallery: Northeast Classic (Men's Fall Ball)
Ten NCAA and a Canadian college team converged Sunday in the Northeast Classic at Thayer (Mass.) Academy, with proceeds benefiting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Photos by Andy Lewis.
October 11, 2015
Photo Gallery: Edward T. Coombs Tournament
Marist hosted a mix of Division I, II and III teams at Hatboro-Horsham (Pa.) for the fourth-annual fall ball shootout benefiting the Edward Taylor Coombs Foundation. Photos by Kevin P. Tucker.
October 10, 2015
30 in 30: Who's Due For a Breakthrough in 2016?
We know who the top returning players and teams are, but who else is ready to break into that conversation in 2016?
October 7, 2015
30 in 30: College Teams Use Fall Ball to Give Back
Long a staple of the fall lacrosse calendar, charity events have become a key aspect of many teams' schedules, giving back to a variety of causes.
October 2, 2015
Griemsman Named Interim Coach at Calvin
October 1, 2015
Torie Named Head Coach at Augustana
September 24, 2015
Northwestern (Minn.) Adding Men's Lacrosse in '17
September 22, 2015
30 in 30: Endicott's Hagarty Comfortable in the Shadow
Sean Quirk built the powerful Endicott program from scratch, but now he's hung up the whistle. Despite the long shadow cast by his predecessor, Eric Hagarty is ready to lead the Gulls.
September 19, 2015
Longtime Officials Coordinator Warren Kimber Dies
Warren Kimber (right), the longtime national coordinator of officials for the NCAA and district assigning director for the USILA, died on Thursday.
September 16, 2015
Kear Named Head Coach at Skidmore
September 9, 2015
30 in 30: Amherst's Moroney All About One Dimension
He's made his name dishing the ball, earning Amherst's Quinn Moroney an unwarranted label. If Moroney does have only one dimension, it's all about winning.
September 9, 2015
Holtz Named Head Coach at Olivet
August 31, 2015
A Midsummer Night's Power Ranking: Men's Div. III
The 2015 season is in the books and the '16 campaign is just a concept. That must mean it's time for Jac Coyne's Midsummer Night's Power Rankings, a look at what could be in store for the upcoming season.
August 24, 2015
Jason Childs Takes Over St. Mary's (Md.) Program
August 11, 2015
Rashad Devoe Named Head Coach at Beloit
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D-III Men's Roundup: Fay, Bates Foil Tufts Again
Charlie Fay scored his sixth goal with 2:48 left in double overtime to lift No. 12 Bates to a wild 19-18 victory over No. 3 Tufts on Tuesday.
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D-III Men's Roundup: Denison Stuns OWU With Late Run
Denison clawed back from a four-goal deficit in the final four minutes to topple Ohio Wesleyan in OT for the NCAC title, while the NESCAC started its tournament with another stunner.


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Industry Studies
Awards for Scholarship
Over the years the Industry Studies program acknowledged outstanding research through various prizes for doctoral dissertations, journal articles, and books. Past winners of the Industry Studies Dissertation Award, Industry Studies Best Paper Prize, and the Industry Studies Best Book Award are recognized below. The Industry Studies Dissertation Prize is now awarded through the Industry Studies Association.
Industry Studies Dissertation Award
The Industry Studies program is inviting submissions for the annual Dissertation Award competition. The goal of the prize is to reward outstanding doctoral research in the area of industry studies. Industry studies research demonstrates significant personal investment in developing an understanding of the markets, firms and institutions that characterize a particular industry. Generally, this involves the integration of direct observation with appropriate theory and analysis. The award is accompanied by a $1,500 honorarium for first prize and a $750 honorarium for second prize.
To be eligible for the competition, candidates must have completed a doctoral dissertation in economics, management, engineering, political science, or in a related or interdisciplinary field in the previous academic year.
2009 Industry Studies Dissertation Award
- Institute for Work & Employment Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009
- "Information Technology and the Employment Relationship: Workers in IT in American Healthcare"
- Nominated by Dr. Thomas A. Kochan of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, May 2009
- "Vertical Interaction in Open Software Engineering Communities"
- Nominated by Dr. James D. Herbsleb of Carnegie Mellon University
2008 Industry Studies Dissertation Award
- Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 2008
- "Efficiency in Energy Production and Consumption"
- Nominated by Dr. Severin Borenstein of the University of California at Berkeley
- Industrial Engineering and Management, Helsinki School of Economics, January 2008
- "Organizational Diversity and Industry Evolution: The Entry of Modern Biotechnology Firms in Finland, 1973-2006"
- Nominated by Dr. Juha-Annti Lamberg of the Helsinki University of Technology
2007 Industry Studies Dissertation Award
- Health Policy and Management, Harvard University, March 2007
- "Organizational Learning in Health Care: A Multi-Method Study of Quality Improvement Collaboratives"
- Nominated by Professor Amy C. Edmondson, Harvard Business School
- City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley, December 2006
- "Internationalization of Research and Development: Evidence from the Semiconductor and Wireless Telecommunications Industries"
- Nominated by Professor Stephen S. Cohen, University of California at Berkeley
2006 Industry Studies Dissertation Award
- Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, September 2005
- "Innovation in Automotive Emission Control Technologies: Government Actions, Sources of Innovation, and Innovation Strategies"
- Nominated by Professor David Hounshell, Carnegie Mellon University
- Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, January 2006
- "Negotiating Flexibility: The Politics of Call Center Restructuring in the US and Germany"
- Nominated by Professor Rosemary Batt, Cornell University
2005 Industry Studies Dissertation Award
- Urban and Regional Studies, MIT June 2005
- "A Spatial Structuring Approach to IT Use and Workplace Change: What's space got to do with it?"
- Nominated by Professor Frank Levy, MIT
- Political Science, MIT, June 2005
- "Innovation and the State: Development Strategies for High Technology Industries in a World of Fragmented Production: Israel, Ireland, and Taiwan"
- Nominated by Professor Richard Lester, MIT
Industry Studies Best Book Award
This prize was awarded in 2006-2008 but has now been discontinued. Past winners are:
2008: Karen E. Polenske, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Technology-Energy-Environment-Health (TEEH) Chain in China
2007: Jeffrey Liker, University of Michigan. The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer and
Matthias Holweg, Cambridge University, and Frits Pil, University of Pittsburgh. The Second Century
2006: Jody Hoffer Gittell, Brandeis University. The Southwest Airlines Way: Using the Power of Relationships to Achieve High Performance
Industry Studies Best Paper Prize
This prize was awarded in 2006-2008 but has now been discontinued. Past winners are:
2008: Juha-Antti Lamberg, Helsinki University of Technology, and Henrikki Tikkanen, Helsinki School of Economics, "Changing Sources of Competitive Advantage: Cognition and Path Dependence in the Finnish Retail Industry 1945-1995;" and
Frank T. Rothaermel, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Andrew Hess, University of Virginia, "Building Dynamic Capabilities: Innovation Driven by Individual-, Firm-, and Network-Level Effects"
Honorable mention was awarded to John E. Taylor, Columbia University, "The Antecedents of Successful Three-Dimensional Computer-Aided Design Implementation in Design and Construction Networks"
2006 - 2007: Michael G. Jacobides, London Business School, "Industry change through Vertical Disintegration: How and Why Markets Emerged in Mortgage Banking"
Carrie R. Leana and Frits K. Pil, University of Pittsburgh, "Social Capital and Organizational Performance: Evidence from Urban Public Schools"
Sonali K. Shah, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "Motivation, Governance, and the Viability of Hybrid Forms in Open Source Software Development"
Honorable mentions were awarded to: Sebastian K. Fixson, University of Michigan, Young Ro, University of Michigan - Dearborn, and Jeffrey K. Liker, University of Michigan, "Modularisation and Outsourcing: Who Drives Whom? A study of generational sequences in the US automotive cockpit industry" and
Stephen H. Lopez, The Ohio State University, "Emotional Labor and Organized Emotional Care"


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I was at the game tonight and let me tell you guys it was great. Intense, competitive, matchup the whole entire game. We smacked them up with heir lucky ass 3 pointers that were circus shots.
Meh, no big deal. We played more games...and we've had arguably the tougher schedule. Our second half is supposed to be a bit easier.
Lillard said we won because we got the calls.. bs
Gonna be a fun weekend reguardless...
warriors, suns, clippers, heat are 4 of the next 7 games for Houston..
Will Kobe return to Lakers to play Houston? Hope Kobe beats them lol
Hey both played like dog meat the last time they played head to head (Aldridge and love). I laugh that david lee thinks he belongs in the conversation. The warriors tears are delicious. We are so much better than they are, clips need to get them out of their heads.
I think our rook played his way into some more minutes. Good job, Reggie.
After this game, Blake is officially scoring 24.2 points a game!
Best PF's
Dirk (Almost wanted to put at #4)
Blake has really separated himself from every PF, he's putting up Love-type #'s with Griffin-type wins. Bosh is probably the most underrated player in the league right now which is weird when you are considered part of a Big 3. I would put Dirk ahead of LMA if the Mavs were winning just a tad bit more which they have been doing lately, but soon Dirk will pass LMA.
Don't get many calls shooting 30-footers.
For sure, but don't get too excited. Doc isn't known as a lover of rookies.
Wait. This game set the record for most lead changes in NBA history?
Absolutely, man. I don't have the blind rookie-love that some guys here do... (cough... Trey Thompkins... cough).
Portland is the definition of a soft team lol. All night
I was screaming just get physical with them and watch
them start disappearing.
Blake and DJ started getting physical with LMA and he got quiet
as a church mouse.
If you let him stand at 17ft untouched he'll
murder you all game.
Great win for the team. CP3 proving why he is the
best PG in the world, and why anyone that was saying trade
him should be shot.
On a side note. Bullock is looking really good. Might
be time to get him some more minutes.
Stotts seemed to imply it as well. Sore losers, they play the most finesse brand of basketball I've ever seen. Blake is grinding it out In The paint. They sent DJ to the line intentionally at least twice, they need to be quiet
I almost forget about Trey "No Trey Ball" Thompkins. He was our Mullens before Mullens and Brian Cook was our Mullens before everybody.
This was a great team win!
I'm excited to see this team with a healthy roster. Most of these teams are starting to click yet we haven't had a healthy team for most of the season, but are still tied for #3 in the west.
If the defense starts to click by the end of this season I think we have a really great chance to make it to the finals.
That's bogus, obviously there are going to be bad calls in any game, but I didn't see too many bad calls help us. On the other had, it seemed the refs were quick to swallow their whistle against us unless we missed the shot..
They should have been earlier, but as division leaders, we're guaranteed top 4. We're tied in games over .500, but since we've played 2 more games, they have a slight edge in win %
Sure, the choking hurt them, but their 6 point possession really helped keep them in it, it all balances out at some point.
I have been for K'LO and LA as the two best PF in the Game with BG 3rd, but "Man", I just look at BG game as a Whole scoring in the Post, on the Perimeter and on the Fast Break to go along with his hustle points, and I just can't find a more Well Rounded Big Man that's just Beasting at every level like BG. I have to say the Last Month or so he's been the Best Big Man in Basketball and Playing like a top 5 player. I just don't think anybody is better than him at PF or C right now. And I think besides the Hatters, everybody has started to come to this conclusion as well.
This game was a huge telling point for me when it comes to who the best is. Good thing CP3 was back for this one, I was Hopping it would be the Case.
Tonight was a good night, I got to witness the Clips smack up the Blazers live at Staples, and I met Darren Collison! Wooo lol
I am still concerned about our small forward/backup big situation. Need to try to make a move at the deadline and not be afraid of disrupting chemistry. like last year. Turkoglu is not so bad but that's it.
Felt so good to get a big win over a top. It had been a while since our last big win like this.
DJ didn't do a bad job but a ten foot wall on wheels couldn't have stopped LMA.
What's up with BG? He schooled LMA in the paint. That drive was LeBronesque. Bunny layups? Where did that come from. Every game a new weapon. This guy may be unstoppable by PO's. Also he's getting more calls since he's being so aggressive. Maybe they think he has to earn his fouls like if plays tough he'll get them.
This is great news to wake up to.
I am a bit confused as to why Houston are above us in the standings even though they have a marginally worse percentage and we are division leaders and they aren't?
That's what I was hoping for, and what I heard worked against LA the night before. Perkins bodying him up early and making him uncomfortable. DJ doesn't do this as much as I'd want him to. Which I would think for as fast as he is, he would be more comfortable with doing it than most centers.
I also would like them going to DJ a bit more on the offensive side when guards aren't sneaking over to help. If you are going to throw Robin on Blake then make LA work on both ends. Blake does a better job of bodying up, but LA has pretty good height advantage on him.
Great win, I was frustrated with all the contested 3's they were making. Mo was pissing me off, he seemed to be trying to get chippy with our guys throughout the game. DJ was frustrating me with all the ball watching, but those clutch FT's and the late steal made up for it.
This is how Blake's improved free throw shooting has helped his game A LOT. He is no longer afraid of drawing fouls.
In fairness, it's not just Blake and CP3, Jamal DJ and Collison help us win also especially Jamal and DJ who hit their very important FT to nail the game.
Both Dudley and Bullock put in good shifts last night, Barnes not as much but he had done ok the few games before that. Bullock getting any minutes that would normally go to Green would be fine from here out. Our wing play has some possible solutions without making any moves; worst case we just use Paul-Crawford and one of Collison or Redick late.
Our bigs on the other hand are a mess, I'm fairly confident we'll add one, although I'm thinking a scrap free agent is probably more likely than a trade; maybe a really low end trade like our Bledsoe trade exception for a cheap big could work.
Bullock can't be trusted in the post season - he is a rookie who is barely playing. Barnes and Dudley are incredibly sub par compared to their equivalents on other teams, especially in west.
We can't even use that trade exception unless we send something out. We're within approx. 1.5mil of the hard cap. It's got to be trades or Hedo-type signings. Slim pickings
Our other SF's are not lighting the world on fire. Got to give the kid a chance in real games with extended minutes. Tonight he looked good.
I wasn't too surprised. He hasn't been able to practice Ft shooting for about a month after his shoulder injury.
Let's hope we only have to wait a week for the next one.
Think the back up bigs played well considering limited play. Hedo did his job helping run the defense and Hollins got a key putback and charge called late in the game. Pefrect situation Hollins would be our third C though. Would be nice to have a third big body big that is why I am for getting Jason Thompson for our bench.
Can anyone tell me out of experience where is a good place to sit for my next clippers game? I was looking at the premieres, which one is better, pr2, pr1, or pr11? If anyone can let me know id appreciate it, thanks.
He is definitely earning and has earned more minutes. He plays more aggressive than and is a better defender and rebounder than Dudley. It really just makes a lot of sense to develop him and bring him in the rotation more. Especially with the playoffs getting closer
I think Bullock be first SF off the bench, to give Barnes a rest.
Man that Reggie impressed me, that beautiful fastbreak contested layup, and the 3 with a hand in his face, he's not bad on defense, I was actually surprised he was taken out rather quickly.
Don't think thats going to happen this season. Next year he'll get more time and be an intricate part of the rotation. Long term he's in the Clippers plans and that's why I don't think he'll be involved in any dead line trade deals....unless something to good to be true falls into our lap.
I suppose, but this game felt very winnable for us. The offense really broke down there at the end, forcing up bad shot after bad shots. Meanwhile, the Clippers got it together on defense and made us pay for our mistakes.


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Today I have been reviewing my notes on Thomas KINGHORN (3x great grandfather) from London to see what else I need to research and it occurred to me that I was still hadn't entered some of the details for his third wife, my 3x great grandmother Isabella GRAHAM.
From the census I knew she was from a place called Staindrop, Durham and from her marriage certificate that her father's name was Joseph GRAHAM (and he was a labourer, no surprise there). Using this information I had previously located a baptism record for Isabella on the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot Site but hadn't really followed it up.
One of the datasets on the pilot search is the Diocese of Durham Bishops' Transcripts, which includes Staindrop parish. This collection isn't index, so it has been a case of going through page by page searching the baptisms, but that isn't so different from looking at the microfilm, or the original register for that matter.
The image quality is pretty good, certainly as good as you would find on some of the pay to view records on other sites. The image download speed is pretty good as well, the only thing that I did find annoying is that there aren't (or don't appear to be) any keyboard shortcuts. It would be nice to be able to move around the images and go to the next image without having to use the mouse all the time. Still it is a very good site and free, so I can't really complain.
As this is the bishops' transcripts it has the burials as well as baptisms and marriages, so with any luck and a bit more searching I expect to be able to find the burials of Isabella's parents (Joseph GRAHAM and Elizabeth STAMP) in the same parish, as well as baptism records for her siblings.
Some of the baptism entries I have found (pre-1813) are quite detailed, for instance it list the number of the child (eg 3rd, 4th or 5th) and gives Joseph's wife as Elizabeth daughter of Robert STAMP, which gets me another generation back.


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Virtually no family history took place last week, I spent quite a bit of time thinking about family history but did really get down to doing much work.
Really the only bit of work I did was on the LEWRY family of Bolney, Sussex investigating the relationship to a probable new distant cousin, who contacted me. The good news is that we are all most certainly related (probably 5th cousins) but I don't have enough evidence to hand to prove it conclusively. This week I will try to get together the evidence I do have and put together a reasonable argument for the relationship.
I did spend a little time on the housekeeping of my database, looking to fill in some gaps on the first two wives of Thomas KINGHORN, but didn't really spend much time on them. I found a couple of records on the Ancestry.co.uk London Parish Register Collections, but haven't saved them yet or entered the details in my database. It must try to do that this week.
As everyone was talking about it I thought I ought to take a look at the new familysearch website, but having previously checked out the pilot/beta versions of the site I didn't really spend much time there. I will probably write-up my thoughts in a blog post this week. It will probably prove useful in the future, but at the moment it doesn't seem to have the content I need, nor do I have the time to investigate the site fully at the moment.
I am going to have to blame Christmas and the cold weather for my lack of family history research this week. With most of my Christmas preparations sorted out now I hope that I can get back down to some family history this week. I also want to try put together a couple of new pages on my blog both of which will act as an index, one for my ancestral profile posts and the other for the sections of the two long distance paths I have walked (the South Downs Way and Capital Ring).


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Yankees cooling at deadline
— Hopefully no one started stitching Jarrod Washburn's Yankees jersey together. Brian Cashman said yesterday that everything seems to have cooled in advance of Thursday's non-waivers trade deadline, and that includes Washburn. The New York Post reports that the Mariners not only want the Yankees to take on all of the $13.6 million remaining on Washburn's contract, but also to surrender a quality prospect. Richie Sexson may believe Washburn will be a great fit, but not at that price.
— It looks like Jose Molina and Chad Moeller are the catching tandem for the rest of the year, with Jorge Posada out. Cashman isn't painting a rosy picture about the possibility of upgrading behind the plate. Now we know why Moeller hung around so long as a third catcher. They were lucky to sneak him through waivers one time, and Cashman wasn't about to take the risk again.
— Phil Hughes and Carl Pavano (yes, that Carl Pavano) are set to pitch in a rehab game tonight for Class-A Charleston, taking on the Asheville Tourists lineup. The game was moved from Florida due to inclement weather. Random aside: the Tourists were the team that Crash Davis finished up his career with in 'Bull Durham.'
— Xavier Nady changed his number from 29 to 22 and promptly hit his first home run in pinstripes. This would be a good place to write something wise about Kei Igawa's impact on the uniform. … Mark Melancon and Chase Wright have been promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, reports Mike Ashmore.
As a complete offshoot, I'm pumped about the Sirius-XM merger. I've been a Sirius subscriber for years and had to add XM service for its MLB coverage. Having both services on one radio is going to make my driving more enjoyable (and affordable). $12.95 a month for radio is quickly becoming a luxury, but once upon a time people didn't think cable television would fly either.
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Rasner pitched ok last night, they were in position for the offense to strike before things went haywire there. I don't expect pitchers to be perfect every pitch, Ras did adequately and above average for most nights… Marte blew in that crucial AB against Huff.
Our offense though, aside from the late wakeup call sucked it for the first 7. Cabrera had been on a 1-5 streak and we couldn't make him pay?
This is what gets me about this team, we play up, we play down, hell I bet if we played little league SOMEHOW this team would manage to come out on the field 2′ shorter!
I realize there's still a small window with a bit of sun shining through that represents hope, but I'm afraid the sun has set on this season. Like I said yesterday, if this team isn't dealing for a SP, then what's the difference if they bring in Pavano for a start over Ras or whomever? Now they can wait 'til we're completely out of it for all I care (which may not be long now), but holding out hope that we can overtake the likes of the Rays and/or Boston with the way we're so up and down is getting hard to do.
Jeter comes out and does the pitcher favors swinging at first pitches when they already had us down 2-0. That's just not smart, I don't care how good it looks coming down the pipe!
And of course, Betemit in the clutch? Are you kidding me?! I had turned the game off and looked at the scoreboard, saw we rallied, turned it back on to see we had 2 out, two on and freaking Betemit at the plate!? I waited about the whole two seconds it took to see pitch 1… and knew then that Girardi was leaving him in?!? Oh hell no.
That was inexcusable… period. Sexson or Nady should've been in there pinchin. Hell Girardi himself, ANYONE but Betemit.
It's time to move Pontoon and Rasner out of the rotation. Kennedy is as ready as he's going to be if they plan to use him this season. it's time to get him up to the Bronx. It's also time to give another farm hand a shot too. Jason Jones is 10-5 with Trenton and SWB with a 2.9 era. Phil Coke looks like he could use a shot. But it's time to do something. Hell, I'd even give Igawa another shot.
We're already facing 4 very long games. We've lost this series and face the very real prospect of being at least 8 back of the Rays by next week. The Rays have Detroit and Cleveland coming up after the Jays. The SUCHS have Oakland and KC. We're really looking at pushing double digits back by next week. We could be TIED with the SUCHS for second place right now. TIED with the possibiity of going ahead by a game tonight. Instead, we've sucked SSA!!!
Makes no difference…. Season's done now. Unless someone shoots half the halo's team in the leg, they are going to be unbeatable. You think we couldn't beat them before? HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA. they are making the SUCHS look as foolish as we do against the O's.
Pavano and Hughes both had good outings in their rehab appearances. IPK pitched another solid game in AAA (it seems to be a trend though, he pitches exceptionally well at AAA then stains his pants at the MLB level), so our staff does have help coming, to fill some of it's holes. I am EXTREMELY disappointed that the Yankees allowed Teixeira to go to one of their AL rivals, the Angels, for very little too I might add. We better hope he doesn't have an immediate impact on that offense, or we could be facing 4 very LONG games ahead of us. Yankees brass, read this very carefully and use it… AFTER THE SEASON WHEN MARK TEIXEIRA BECOMES A FREE AGENT, YOU DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWERS TO SIGN HIM TO A 5-7 YEAR DEAL THAT NOBODY CAN MATCH…. There I said it finally.
But on a more annoyingly serious note, I am so fed up with this team right now, and because my life is so dull and boring at the present time, I have nothing else to do but bitch and complain about this $200m team.
The biggest complaint I have is betemit not being pinch hit for in that spot. I can live with everything else-Huff had a good game and I loved how cabrera got tossed….BUT you have total control over who bats and who doesn't, and not putting Sexon in was a HUGE mistake for Giarardi. The yankees had a great chance to gain ground on the sox and keep pace with the dumbo rays and now they are 4GAMES out, and the next team they play are the angels-with mark texeira to boot.
i don't expect much from this week. Or the rest of this summer. Now you all see why i didn't jump around all nimbly-bimbly when they took 2/3 3 from the dead sox and swept 6 from the A's/Twins? Apparantly, that trade did nothing for us but prolong the inevitable….Wilson betemit striking out in another big spot. Why are you going to trade for two bigtime players and STILL have him on the team???
After spending about 2 hrs watching family guy and robot chicken, I have come to the conclusions that seth mcfarlane is the coolest guy in the history of TV.
YANKEES MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD July 29, 2008
Scranton/WB 8
Syracuse (Blue Jays) 1
W: I. Kennedy (3-2, 2.06); L: R. Romero (0-1, 2.25)
HR: SWB: B. Broussard (8).
Altoona (Pirates) 4
Trenton 2
W: J. Mateo (6-1, 2.68); L: A. Claggett (2-2, 1.37)
HR: None.
Tampa 1
Lakeland (Tigers) 7
W: J. Nickerson (9-3, 3.59); L: R. Pope (6-5, 3.20)
HR: LAK: J. Justice (7), J. Skelton (3).
Asheville (Rockies) 2
Charleston 4
W: P. Hughes (1-0, 0.00); L: B. Billings (8-8, 3.73); SV: J. Ortiz (27)
HR: None.
Staten Island 8
Lowell (Red Sox) 6
W: A. Shive (5-2, 2.63); L: D. Britton (0-2, 5.02); SV: B. Rulon (2)
HR: STA: A. Maruszak (4), D. Adams (2).
GCL Phillies 8
GCLYankees 4
W: R. Bergh (3-0, 0.90); L: M. Obradovich (1-1, 3.86)
HR: PHL: J. Murphy (2).
You may also see http://www.yankeesdaily.com for details.
I agree Michael. I love Mo and there isn't a closer in the bigs I'd rather have come in to a save situation to lock down a game than him. HOWEVER, I don't want to see him in in non-save opportunities anymore. I don't know if his mindset is different going in or what, but he is a different pitcher when he comes in during a tie game or trailing, than he is when a save is on the line.
It's also a HUGE disappointment that the Angels traded for Teixeira. I heard one GM say that the Nady trade was total BS and that the Pirates got basically hosed. How about this trade?????? Ok Kotchmann is a good 1B, but NOWHERE near the caliber of Teixeira. Oh and who the hell is the pitcher they threw in the deal, some AA pitcher who isn't even close to being a top prospect in the Angels' organization. As a matter of fact, this pitcher wouldn't even be a top prospect in the Royals' organization… Are you telling me the Yankees couldn't offer a package of similar standards to pull Teixeira from Atlanta??!?!?!?!??! We could've given them 2 pitching prospects, one basically garbage AA prospect like the Angels gave up (pick from a list of Phil Coke, George Kontos, Steven White, etc.) as well as a AAA prospect (pick from IPK, Chase Wright, Steven Jackson, etc.) and/or even a seperate pitcher on our 40-man roster (Scott Patterson, David Robertson, Rasner, etc.). The majority of those names are FAR better "prospects" than this Marek clown. We most likely couldn't trade the equivalent to Kotchmann, but we have positional prospects that could've been thrown in (Gardner or Christian [I don't see them both playing important roles on our team anytime in the next 4+ years], Eric Duncan, Cody Ransom, Juan Miranda, just to name a few). Unless we sign Teixeira as a FA, our 1B situation is going to be awful for the next 5ish years.
Someone explain to me how we can sweep two teams over 500 in the A's and Twins, take two out of three to the BoSuxs, then drop 2 games to the 51-55 Orioles. What a joke! We have to get rid of Betemit!! Like mentioned in an above blog..Why'd we sign Sexson, who's got a 300+ average against lefties and leave him on the bench at such a pivitol moment in the game. This just in…Brian Cashman had to deny rumors from various sources that the reason Wilson Betemit is still on the team and not designated for assignment is due to the fact that Hal Steinbrenner is boinking Wilson Betemits 17 year old sister. More to come on this story…
I'll bet they got cocky. Like everyone the Yankees play was supposed to lay down because their opponents have an interlocking NY on their jersey. New flash, a-holes, no one is going to give us a damn thing. Get your sorry butts in there and TAKE it!!!!!
At least Sexon would have struck out with style.
I'm done with this tonight. Family Guy is on. Lata!
I thought rasner did a good job today… Blame this one the two "studs" in the bullpen, Marte and Rivera. They need to get a large part of the blame for this one. If If IF…
My head is spinning. This game gave me a head ache.
So, let me get this straight, I had to miss the game today. NADY didn't start? Why? What was the point in getting him if your're going to sit him 3 games into his tenure? Is Girardi trying to piss us off? You know, if I had a .330 hitter, I would sit him too. Lord knows Wilson Betamit needs his reps. DFA Betamit? NO WAY!!!!!!!! I like watching him strike out over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over………..and over
He Shouldn't even be on the team.
Why on godsgreenearth do they have richie sexon? I would MUCH rather have Sexon up then Betemit. Sexon at least has SOME talent where Betemit is a strike out waiting to happen.
He had is "one" moment this year…ONE. Get rid of him. If you want a back-up infielder, bring up Gonzo and get this bum off the team.
AND, mariano gave up the gofer ball to huff, so if we are going top get on the O for not coming through in times before, we need to get on Mo for the STUPID pitch selection against Huff. The O gave us 2 in the 8th and 9 in the 9th. Lets give them some credit.
BAD LOSS tonight. BAD BAD BAD. One of the worst all year.
Wilson Betemit is the human strike-out minus the power of sexon.
THIS SUCKS. Send hawkins and betemit to the twins for a bag of donuts. GET RID OF Betemit!!!! PLEASE!!!
This is PATHETIC!!!!!! What's the point in giving us hope only to turn right around and take a dump all over everything? 4 losses in a row? 2 to BALTIMORE? Why don't they just lose 4 more and negate the entire start of the second half? LOSERS!!!!!!!!! Hughes and Wang, please o please hurry back, because I can't take another start by Rasner or Ponson. These 2 clowns SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nady should have been in today, also Molina who's been getting on base more these days
Girardi better YELL at them tonight, later y'all
Oh forget it. Please don't bring in Rivera unless its a save.
HOW does he give up a HR to Huff like this?
That sucks. He gives ya good at bats, though. Nady will be alright here.
So now we NEED Damon and Jeter to get on in the 9th.
AND can we have our bullpen hold these guys to 6 runs? PLEASE????
Thank you!!! its about time they tossed someone for hitting one of our players.
We had at least 10 guys thrown at and hit w/out a single person getting tossed. I can actually watch this game now. AT LEAST It feels fair now.
He just gave up a double on a safe call that Roberts was b-itching about, then he drills the guy who busted him w/ a HR…it looks bad.
Good. TOSS HIM. Whats good for the goose, is good for the gander.
'Bout freaking time….
well, it could be worse.. Boston doesn't have one hit through 8 innings – Lackey has a no-no in progress
um, did we get the right marte? Its Damaso, right? Then who is this guy on the mound? Felix Heredia?
yeah, great. Now I'm sick. bases clearing double????
This season is lost, seriously….if we drop 3 games in a row like this…we are lucky to be 3 games out.
not only is this libeup sleep walking, I am getting all sorts of choppyness from MLB.TV. I don't know if its my machine or if its just MLB.TV and their servers…
OH great. Marte gives up a hit. Bases loaded, 0 outs, huff up.
Ugh….maybe I shouldnt' watch….
ALMOST a slam….yuck. Ugly.
How can anyone be excited about Pavano possibly making a return to the Yankees?!?!? As a Yankee he has done nothing but pitch batting practice, and pitching batting practice for the opposing team is not a good idea! I think Pavano should be a loowed another chance but not when we are in third place in the division unless it is absolutely neccesary. So what if Pavano has more experience than Raz, Kennedy, and Hughes put together, he hasn't pitched against big league hitters in years (a couple games a year doesn't count). Next year get him on a low contract yea definately give hime a chance but not this ate into the season unless we are in the playoffs. And Pavano's experience in the post season means absolutely nothing!!!! When a guy does not face major league hitters they are not going to be effective. Hughes and Kennedy will both get the call before Pavano!!!!! And the Yankees do NOT need another bat. Where in this lineup do you put another bat? Tell me! The only way to add anotehr bat would require getting rid of Melky and placing Nady in center. Then we are already saying bye bye to Abreu next year. Nady will be our right fielder and no one will want Damon or Matsui. That would mean Gardner or austin Jackson will be our starting cf. however, if Melky is traded the trade will be based around a pitcher. The Yankees bats can only heat up.
Adding Pavano Puts Yanks in hole ???? You gotta be kidding….If the Yanks have to chose between starting Pavano, Hughes, and Kennedy…Pavano is hands down better than Hughes and Kennedy, neither have shown zip this year…whereas Pavano is an experienced major league pitcher who has a) pitched successfully in a pennant race and b) effectively in the playoffs and World Series (part of the staff with Beckett when Marlins scuttled the Yanks with good pitching). Pavano is recovering from tommy John surgery…Our Docs have deemed his surgery to be successful…All Pavano has to do is build his arm strength and regain his controll and he will contribute as a number 4 in the rotation…Tonites performance should determine if Rasner can hold down number 5. Yanks should forget about acquiring mediocre pitchers like JarroD Washburn, Bronson Arroyo, or Paul Byrd…these three will add nothing to our rotation and really put the Yanks in the "hole"…plus r Yanks really need a power Bat…Giambi has struck out 10 of his last 16 at bats…he is about done for the year…Damon is playing with one wing….Abreu, Rodriguez will go into their slumber once again.
5 innings, 2 runs…not bad. this guy has heart, at least.
If we actually get another pitcher, then I say take Monsoon out of the rotation and leave raz in. Ponson is a fat ***** toad.
IF Rasner can hold it down through six full innings, then the Yankees can bring in their awesome bullpen, and i think they can win this game when the bats wake up
actually, Rasner's doing a okay job of holding the Orioles down.. it's the bats that are a problem
Game over man! The Angels got Texeira. This sucks.
THIS SUCKS. royally.
Watch-they trade for ramirez and it won't even matter if we make the playoffs.
IRKED. I am IRKED.
aaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!! the same nightmare 3 days in a row!!!!
the offense needs Viagra, and the pitchers are tossing batting practice!
whew!!!!!!!! only 2 runs down.. could've been worse
put A-Rod in as 3B, bring Nady for left field and have Damon as DH
man, i have this recurring nightmare that the Yankees keep getting scored on and can't get any runs themselves
the nigtmares happened Sunday then Monday.. and now today
I am losing it Matt! Losing it for someone that can pitch (SP), be it the beerman, Pavano or some PTBNL!! Like Hawkins, these guys ain't cuttin' the mustard… You're right though, deep down I don't want to see Pavano on the hill… but if we're not dealin' and we keep seeing the law of (mediocre) averages applying to Ras and Ponson, then are we waiting for Phil or what other option besides Wang who only takes care of one of the two!?
At least we could get OUR money's worth and boo him off the mound 'one last time'…😛
Wang and Hughes will take spots. Hughes to the pen in the playoffs
Cano is getting more patient at the plate.
Twins, Tigers interested in Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins | Yankees | Interested: Tigers? Twins?
The Minnesota Twins have shown interest in LaTroy Hawkins, who was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees this past weekend, Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Hawkins is making $3.5 million this season and any team that would pick him up would have to pay the remaining $1.25 million owed to him. The Yankees have 10 days to trade him or send him through waivers, after which he would be a free agent and a team could sign him for about $140,000.
Christensen reports on Tuesday that the Detroit Tigers are interested in Hawkins as well. They have had their own set of bullpen problems in the past few weeks and hope signing Hawkins would alleviate some of the issues.
I don't think that Posada will ever catch again. He will be converted to 1B or DH. Molina is a good catcher but a weak bat. I agree with Level Boss, starting pitching is the most critical asset to a World Series Championship in 2008.
just watch Rasner pitch today, and you're gonna want a solid starter more than another bat right now
a catcher yes.. but the overriding concern now i think is starting pitching.. don't know if there's too many options for the Yankees now
there's a report that Matsui could be back in about two weeks
so, it's not another bat the yankees need.. it's one or two starters they need
The Angels also sent a minor league pitcher to the Braves. The Angels will be the only team allowed to negotiate now and for a week or two after the World Series. Since Mark is a MD native who went to school in GA, there should be some doubt about him signing with a West Coast team. If anyone else signs him, the compensating draft picks will now go to the Angels!
the Yankees have a nice chance of picking up a game today..
Halladay's pitching against Tampa Bay, and Lackey's pitching against Boston
Well I hear ya Robert, but if they've got very similar numbers and the Angels made the deal anyway… why?
Isn't Tex's value a bit higher than Kotchman's or would they be considerably the same?
Does LA now have the inside track to sign Tex or must they wait until the season is over? This part I am not up to speed on…
I realize there are factors that make the trade look so-so, but if we covet Tex for what he can do for this team, he has to be just as valuable on that Angel team and in their lineup… so from that aspect yes I think they got better at the least, and considering how well they've fared against us in recent years, that seems to tip the scale a bit further in their favor that's all…
I was really holding out some hope we could land this guy… guess we'll have to go another route!
Ok, onto the game… let's go Ras!! Let's Go Yank-ees!!
Much better? They traded Kotchman hitting .287 with 12 HRs for Teixeira who is hitting .283 with 20 HRs!
LevelBoss, prolly no linebreaks to save storage space as linebreaks still require bytes of space to store…
I still like the older version better… this poor thing is constantly refreshing trying to keep up with each blog listed and posted to and just doesn't seem to be able to keep up!
LevelBoss, prolly no linebreaks to save storage space as linebreaks still require bytes of space to store…
I still like the older version better… this poor thing is constantly refreshing trying to keep up with each blog listed and posted to and just doesn't seem to be able to keep up!
LevelBoss, prolly no linebreaks to save storage space as linebreaks still require bytes of space to store…
I still like the older version better… this poor thing is constantly refreshing trying to keep up with each blog listed and posted to and just doesn't seem to be able to keep up!
Teixeira is an Angel!
"Matsui hoping to return in two weeks"
how would that work out? Nady's playing left field and Johnny's at DH
i'm thinking – because Melky's not hitting so well – that Johnny would play left field, Nady would play center, and Matsui would be DH with Giambi at first; then your lineup would be..
(why doesn't this thing put in linebreaks?????)
i'd say that's a fairly strong lineup!
"Matsui hoping to return in two weeks"
how would that work out? Nady's playing left field and Johnny's at DH
i'm thinking – because Melky's not hitting so well – that Johnny would play left field, Nady would play center, and Matsui would be DH with Giambi at first; then your lineup would be..
(why doesn't this thing put in linebreaks?????)
i'd say that's a fairly strong lineup!
Hey guys … it's funny you bring the travel thing up. I just finished Mike Shropshire's book about covering the '75 Rangers and couldn't help but think it'd be great to have the luxury of traveling with the team.
The Yankees fly out the night of games (not the morning after), have an easy path through security, great food on the charter flight and never get stuck with the middle seat flying coach between a husband and wife who like the window and aisle, but want to "chat" from New York to San Francisco.
Not that, uh, that ever happened to me or anything.
Since I work for Major League Baseball, not the Yankees, we don't fly with the team – none of the print reporters do. The only media allowed on the charter flight are the broadcasters from the YES Network, etc. So if you're taking the earliest flight to Toronto from Newark Airport on, say, Aug. 19, I guarantee I'll probably be on your flight, so come and say hello.
Of the names mentioned, the most intriguing to me is Saltalamacchia. He's a switch hitter and also plays first base. We could have both positions covered with one player if Posada is unable to catch next year.
Posted by Jayson Stark
Add the Dodgers and Yankees to the list of teams that have expressed some level of interest in Mark Teixeira.
According to clubs that have spoken with the Braves, the bulk of their conversations continue to be with the four primary teams identified Monday — the Diamondbacks, Angels, Rays and Red Sox. However, there are indications now that the Dodgers and Yankees have "flirted" with the Braves on Teixeira in the past 24 hours, said an official of one team that spoke with the Atlanta brass.
Clubs involved in these discussions believe the Braves plan to take much of the day Tuesday narrowing their focus with each of the clubs involved and zeroing in on which available names make the most sense. They would then try to close in on a deal with the team, or teams, they think provide the best fit over the next 24 hours.
According to teams in this mix, the Braves aren't necessarily insisting on getting a first baseman back, but they've made it clear that's their preference. And if they don't get a first baseman in return, they still are prioritizing a big league-ready bat as the centerpiece of any trade.
Posted by Peter Gammons
The Rangers are one of the only teams with catching depth in Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Gerald Laird, Taylor Teagarden and Max Ramirez, and nearly eight teams have been trying to deal for one. The Yankees are one of several clubs in on Laird, and Boston is in on Teagarden.
You guys keep writing about the 2009 rotation. I can care less about 2009. Win now and the Yanks have a good chance, if they can get a starting pitcher that all he has to do for now is win 3 games in august and 1 or 2 september and they have a good shot. Tampa is coming back to the pack, Boston is in disarray, ozzie can go crazy at anytime. So the real competion to me (my opinion) is the Angels. They have a team that yanks match well againist, if they play fundermental baseball like the angels play. You guys talking 2009, 39 to 41 wins and Yanks are in.
Molina just isn't in the best shape this year to catch everyday…its sad because if he laid off the Yucca rolls and ate a salad or some brown rice he'd be in better shape…I just ate a yucca roll..they are addictive!
Yo, the Yanks have got to get one of the Rangers' catchers! I don't care what Cashman says. I respect what Molina has done behind the plate and how he has worked with the pitching staff, but damn man get another catcher. I think Peter Gammons on ESPN.com is reporting the Yanks' interest in Laird, he would be a sick addition. I know Saltalamacchia is unhappy about not being able to catch full time. I'll be happy with either one. I'm guessing it would cost an Ian Kenndey type of player to pull off that deal, the Rangers need pitching as always.
Most selfish ballplayer in sports.
THIS is the face of your franchise, redsuckers nation?
How sad….
Bryan, how come the Yankees organization doesn't fly you with the rest of the team? do you have to drive everywhere including cross-country trips?
That lefty starter will be CC Sabathia. For every 10 million dollars that ANY other teams offer him, we can offer 15 million. I see the rotation shaping up like this for 2009:
Seems pretty damn lights out to me….
That lefty starter will be CC Sabathia. For every 10 million dollars that ANY other teams offer him, we can offer 15 million. I see the rotation shaping up like this for 2009:
Seems pretty damn lights out to me….
Britton is on the Yankees' 40. I'm not sure why he's not listed on the site, must be a glitch.
I'm with Chaz. We've pissed enough dough at this dope over the last almost 4 years. If he's healthy, he goes to the hill if for nothing else but to be resoundly booed by the Yankee Faithful as he walks off the mound with a 7 run deficit in the second inning. If he gives us ANYTHING, anything at all, it will be a plus. We've got Wang, Hughes, Kennedy, Pavano all a possibility to come back this season with only 2 positions to fill. Wang's not going anywhere. I honestly think that what we see from Hughes and Kennedy will determine what we do in the off season. Joba and Wang are locks for next year. Moose and Pettitte are questions. Both are pitching themselves into contention for being re-upped. That leaves only 1 other spot. I dont want to see us go into a season without a lefty arm in the rotation, been there done that so either Pettitte gets signed or we pick up another, I think the former. Moose is still a question. We'll see.
I'm with Chaz. We've pissed enough dough at this dope over the last almost 4 years. If he's healthy, he goes to the hill if for nothing else but to be resoundly booed by the Yankee Faithful as he walks off the mound with a 7 run deficit in the second inning. If he gives us ANYTHING, anything at all, it will be a plus. We've got Wang, Hughes, Kennedy, Pavano all a possibility to come back this season with only 2 positions to fill. Wang's not going anywhere. I honestly think that what we see from Hughes and Kennedy will determine what we do in the off season. Joba and Wang are locks for next year. Moose and Pettitte are questions. Both are pitching themselves into contention for being re-upped. That leaves only 1 other spot. I dont want to see us go into a season without a lefty arm in the rotation, been there done that so either Pettitte gets signed or we pick up another, I think the former. Moose is still a question. We'll see.
I'm with Chaz. We've pissed enough dough at this dope over the last almost 4 years. If he's healthy, he goes to the hill if for nothing else but to be resoundly booed by the Yankee Faithful as he walks off the mound with a 7 run deficit in the second inning. If he gives us ANYTHING, anything at all, it will be a plus. We've got Wang, Hughes, Kennedy, Pavano all a possibility to come back this season with only 2 positions to fill. Wang's not going anywhere. I honestly think that what we see from Hughes and Kennedy will determine what we do in the off season. Joba and Wang are locks for next year. Moose and Pettitte are questions. Both are pitching themselves into contention for being re-upped. That leaves only 1 other spot. I dont want to see us go into a season without a lefty arm in the rotation, been there done that so either Pettitte gets signed or we pick up another, I think the former. Moose is still a question. We'll see.
fjr69 …
Great article about "pitch-counts" [in the Charlotte Observer – by Stan Olsen] that you posted in your comments on July 27th at 12:51 p.m, on Bombers Beat: "The Yankees are, hot, hot, hot" post … The pitch-count, and over use of the bullpen, in recent years, has really changed the game [for the worse, in my view] … Hopefully, some Manager, and, or, Baseball Organization, will start to change this trend soon, and let the starters throw 120-130 pitches in their starts [going 7-8-9 innings on a more consistent basis], and stop over-using the bullpen … Teams should depend mostly on the closers, and not go to these "so-called" "middle-relievers" as much as they do now … Jimmy [27NYY] …
YANKEES MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD July 29, 2008
Syracuse (Blue Jays) 7p
Altoona (Pirates) 7:05p
Lakeland (Tigers) 7p
Asheville (Rockies) 7:05p
Staten Island
Lowell (Red Sox) 7:05p
GCL Phillies 12p
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YANKEES MINOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD July 28, 2008
Scranton/WB 4
Rochester (Twins) 7
W: P. Humber (6-7, 5.38); L: A. Horne (2-3, 5.63); SV: B. Korecky (16)
HR: SWB: C. Ransom (20), B. Broussard (7).
Altoona (Pirates) 3
Trenton 1
W: J. Shortslef (4-2, 2.42); L: M. Gardner (3-4, 3.12); SV: J. Sues (1)
HR: ALT: J. Bowers (5).
Tampa 6
Lakeland (Tigers) 5
W: J. Stephens (3-4, 5.16); L: D. Below (5-7, 4.19); SV: J. Schmidt (10)
HR: TAM: A. Perez (8).
Hickory (Pirates) 6
Charleston 0
W: M. McSwain (4-4, 1.78); L: L. Pendleton (6-7, 3.43)
HR: None.
Brooklyn (Mets) 5
Staten Island 2
W: S. Shaw (3-2, 2.31); L: N. Montgomery (0-1, 3.00); SV: S. Clyne (6)
HR: BRO: J. Servidio (3), S. Ratliff (2), J. Satin (2). STA: D. Brewer (1).
GCL Tigers POSTPONED
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