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Race relations with the police is a tense subject these days. Here's the latest example that may make you shake your head.
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Week 13 of the 2014 NFL season was filled with important games. A potential Super Bowl preview didn't disappoint, and the playoff picture began to take shape in both conferences. Here's a recap of this week's action:
Rivalry week lived up to its name as several big games came down to the wire and knocked some powerhouses out of playoff contention.
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This summer, the Scooby Doo gang is crossing over yet again with the wrestlers of the WWE for an animated feature.
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Warner Animation Group touted "S.C.O.O.B." at CinemaCon as "our shot at unlocking the entire Hanna-Barbera universe."
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Hulk Hogan has announced he will star in a sequel to Scooby Doo! WrestleMania Mystery alongside the animated crime-solving canine.
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In Translation: Strategic implications of Turkey's failed coup/
Last weekend's aborted coup in Turkey, and the crackdown that has followed it, has been the focus of excellent think-pieces in the last week (such as this excellent piece by Aaron Stein). Most are concerned with the domestic implications for Turkey and the ambitions of President Erdogan. In the Arab world, reaction has been divided and mostly concerned with the strategic implications for the region, particularly as it came as Ankara had announced an effort to patch up its relations with neighbors. The most concrete element of this new policy that has been achieved thus far is the discreet settlement reached with Israel over the Mavi Marmara incident, and the potentially most significant element were overtures to Russia and Syria. (Reconciliation with Egypt, also floated prior to the coup, seems unlikely after Egypt so clearly welcomed the putsch.)
In the article below, the commentator Abdel Bari Atwan (whom I find relatively equidistant these days from the main Arab "concerned parties" in the new regional great game) focuses in on the potential of a reversal of Turkish policy on Syria. Atwan wagered that the issue might be addressed in Wednesday's National Security Council meeting in Ankara (it does not appear to have been) but this is one issue worth watching.
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The Tampa Bay Rays continue their 10-game West Coast trip on Friday, when they open a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners. Tampa Bay dropped to 2-5 on its trek with a loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. The Rays, who split the four-game set in Los Angeles, fell 6 1/2 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East but remained 2 1/2 ahead of the New York Yankees for the second wild card.
Tampa Bay registered just six hits in Thursday's loss, including a double by James Loney that drove in the team's only two runs. The Mariners return home from an eight-game road trip that concluded with a 13-inning loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon. Seattle, which went 4-4 on the trek, host three-game sets against Tampa Bay and the Houston Astros before embarking on a 10-game road trip.
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PITCHING MATCHUP: Rays RH Alex Cobb (8-3, 2.82 ERA) vs. Mariners RH Hisashi Iwakuma (12-6, 2.92)
Cobb tossed his first complete game of the season at Oakland on Saturday but suffered the loss after allowing two runs and five hits in eight innings. It was the first setback since April 30 for the 25-year-old, who went 5-0 over his previous 11 outings. Cobb is 2-2 with a 3.10 ERA in four career starts against the Mariners.
Iwakuma was forced to settle for a no-decision at Houston on Sunday despite scattering six hits over seven scoreless innings. The 32-year-old native of Japan has yielded a total of seven runs over 27 frames while going 2-0 in his last four starts. Iwakuma did not factor in the decision in his only career start against Tampa Bay last season, allowing two runs and six hits over six innings.
1. Tampa Bay 3B Evan Longoria's next strikeout with be his career-high 141st of the season.
2. The Mariners have scored six runs in each of their last two games after totaling seven over their previous four contests.
3. Seattle leads the major leagues with 25 first-inning home runs.
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HOSTILITIES in the fight game took a turn for the genuine yesterday when Antonio Tarver's trainer, Buddy McGirt, suggested Danny Green might be loading his gloves with illegal plaster of Paris.
Tarver has promised he will walk out of their IBO cruiserweight title fight as late as when the fighters are being gloved up if he believes Green's hands are illegally wrapped.
The accusation has brought a fresh edge to the tension between the fighters ahead of Wednesday's fight at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
McGirt was called in to prepare Tarver only two weeks ago and said one of his chief responsibilities is to ensure nothing illegal occurs in the dressing room.
"The first thing I am going to do," McGirt said yesterday, picking up a napkin, "is go to his wraps and go like that."
He snapped the napkin.
"If there's dust, the fight's off," he said. "And I want to see the gloves come out of the plastic bag in the dressing room.
"You can't tell me 'We took them out down the hall'. As Antonio says, 'If they do, bye, bye, we're going home'. If it don't happen, kiss our ass on Star Search, we're goin' home."
McGirt is in Australia after Tarver called him to say he needed him.
Since arriving, McGirt has taken calls from Roy Jones Jr - who Green beat in 2009 and who promotes McGirt's son, Buddy Jr - telling him to be careful.
He said others have called too, including some associated with another Green opponent, BJ Flores. Flores demanded two officials attend while Green's hands were wrapped before their fight.
"When I told people I was coming here everybody has been calling me saying watch this, watch that, don't trust them, don't do this, don't do that," McGirt said.
Jones went back to America after his first round knock out claiming Green's hands were illegally wrapped. He has also claimed Green's wraps were covered in plaster of Paris, and he filed a complaint with the NSW Combat Sports Authority demanding an independent investigation. His handlers had originally complained before the fight about Green's wraps, forcing them to again be inspected and ruled legal, with Green claiming it was an attempt to unsettle him.
There has never been any evidence provided or even considered that Green did anything illegal.
A sprinkle of dust from Green's wraps, as McGirt fears, would suggest that plaster of Paris which, once inside the glove and when the hands start to sweat - if not with a little added water, to quicken the affect - soon solidify into a plaster cast like that used to protect broken limbs.
"If they want to get too cagey and start causing unnecessary drama for no reason, then dust and moths will be flying out of their wallets," Green said.
Green is irritated by the accusation, but not surprised. Two years ago Antonio Margarito was caught with loaded hand wraps in the dressing room before fighting Shane Mosley for the WBA welterweight title. Mosley's trainer Naazim Richardson caught the cheating during wrapping and Margarito, after a hiding by Mosley, was later suspended.
The most famous incidence of dressingroom *******y involved trainer, "Panama" Al Lewis, who was suspended for life after removing stuffing from Luis Resto's gloves against Billy Collins in 1983, Resto later also revealing his wraps were also laced with plaster of Paris.
So long as no dust sprinkles from Green's wraps and the fight goes ahead, Green (31-3) should prove too strong for Tarver (28-6) and become the first to stop him.
However McGirt said Tarver is more focused for this fight than he has been in recent fights and promises to attack Green's greatest weakness, angles.
"We're gonna make him think he's on a merry-go-round," McGirt said.
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Re: Tarver worried about getting plastered
this is a clear sign tarver is doubting his ability make no mistake my thoughts initially were that tarver would take this fight dominating within six rounds the smokecscreen has lifted tarver will lose and much like the other busted ass yanks will whine from across the pacific about unfair advantages these *****es can't leave home without their mamas
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Re: Tarver worried about getting plastered
he should be more worried about the fact that he is 7yrs past his prime and should be retired on a Florida beach and not getting whipped by Green.. c'mon Danny fight Huck or Cunningham already!!
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Its a good way to break the ice! , alot of people also forget Tarvers shoulder injury he had been nursing for a bit over a year. Wonders if that will play any part in the fight. Its not really been mention much around here. Hyder come out today saying all these champs want Danny, well the cat is out of the bag now so i wonder what they will do. Time to fight someone whos not approaching their 50s and is a current CW champ. Time is running out and the public are becoming more and more aware of this circus act.
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Re: Tarver worried about getting plastered
Tarver was interviewed on Wide World of Sports on Sunday 17/7/2011 and said that Danny settled with RJJ out of court for the hand wrap incident. Why would Green settle if he is innocent? Bit strange how Ken Sutcliffe or nobody since has made further comments about it.
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Horror tale with a twist, Final Destination tells the story of teenager with strange premonitions about death and the mysterious accidental deaths that follow his life. Directed by X-Files veteran James Wong.
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Death Be Not Deep Fried
The "time to make the donuts" guy from the Dunkin' Donuts commercials diesof diabetes. Okay, he was 87 and was going to die of something sooner or later, but the cause of his death seems oddly appropriate.
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Did these commercials not run in Seattle? This guy is all over the news and I can't for the life of me ever recall seeing these commercials. And I watched A LOT of tv in the 80s and 90s.
The commercials ran everywhere I ever lived. For years I would say "time to make the donuts" when I sat down to write Savage Love. Ah, memories.
You should've said:
"That'sa spicy meatball!"
It reminds me of when Dave Thomas of Wendy's died of a heart attack. And it's rumored that the dizziness that led to Dr. Atkins' slip, fall and subsequent death may have been a byproduct of a carb deficiency :P
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Alan Moores beautiful monsters, a trio of traitors and tricksters. Ultima from Top Ten was secretly a junkie who later rampaged at Neopolis superpolice station. Ozymandias from Watchmen betrayed his former allies as part of a grand plan to unite almost-warring nations. And TAO (Tactically Augmented Organism) manipulated his fellow WildCATs into fighting in a super gang war he orchestrated, among other sneaky things.
TAO! Yay, I love him, he could out-manipulate Ozy any day of the week!
Another fun fact about TAO, he was the one who orchestrated the events that led to The Authority taking over America.
Awesome work particualr like your Ozmandias
Fantastic grouping man! I admit, I did have to look up TAO, but I know the old school Wildcats!
Thanks! TAO is a creep, and he really p.o.'ed the original members plus Savant when he was revealed as a traitor.
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nice but you could have put in Kid Miricle(marvel)Man on tis list as well
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I believe the pitcher to
I believe the pitcher to look at is CC Sabathia.
He's huge!!!!
Like I have statd many
Like I have statd many times, I can really care less about steroids.
Baseball has had cheaters throughout their history. and Will continue. From HOF Gaylord Perry using a spitball to HOF Ruth using a corked bat to future HOF Sosa using a corked bat to HOF crednetialed Palmeiro using sterdoids. I can go on and on (Canseco, Giambi, Caminitti, pitchers using sandpaper, Tavarez and others using pine tar, George Brett using pine tar, players popping greenies, etc.)
Unforutnately it is an accepted part of baseball culture and lore and hopefully the steroid testing is starting to break that idea up, but until then, so many players have and are cheating and nobody knows who is.
It is unfortunate, but I really not care too much.
I don't care for these kind
I don't care for these kind of rumors, but they will continue to grow as long as the players maintain their wall of denial and silence. The refusal of all players (including the clean ones) to step forward and tell what they know about PED use in baseball has come back to haunt them.
Frankly, they brought this on themselves.
What do you mean "what they
What do you mean "what they know about PED use"? Are you calling on players to come forward and call out players who are using?
Christian-- That is an
Christian-- That is an interesting thought. When Kennesaw Mountain Landis laid down the law about gambling in baseball, aside from calling out the players who were doing the gambling, he also stated that any player who "has knowledge" of any gambling/fixing and didn't come forward would also be held accountable. (See the closing minutes of "Eight Men Out"). If the steroid issue is being looked at as harshly, then perhaps players should come forward.
(Aside) Christian, you
Why shouldn't they come
Why shouldn't they come forward with what they know? Using steroids is illegal and it's highly unethical on the players part who allow the people to continue using them to say the least. It is also at the point where they are borderline accomplices. It's illegal. Why should they not come forward and "narc" on the ones breaking the laws of the United States?
> It is also at the point
> It is also at the point where they are borderline accomplices
See, this is what I'm talking about. No, they aren't "borderline accomplices." Use of steroids by some players in MLB does not implicate other, non-using players.
It doesn't implicate them as
It doesn't implicate them as being steroid users, but they have a responsibility to protect the so-called integrity of the game. Right? And to do that at this point means you have to narc on those using. This is just from a baseball standpoint. From the legal standpoint, they have a responsibility as citizens to do so.
I don't see any difference
I don't see any difference between those using and those who allow it to continue. GMs, owerner, managers, coaches and some players all allow it to continue. If you know who uses and say nothing, you are as responsible as the one who is using.
There is now a system in
There is now a system in place, collectively bargained by the players and management, to identify and punish players who are breaking the rules and therefore damaging the integrity of the game. All indications are that, since the implementation of this plan, use of PEDs has decreased. What would be gained by having players narc on their teammates?
"Mere presence at the scene
"Mere presence at the scene of a crime and even knowledge that a crime is being committed are not sufficient to establish that a person either directed or aided and abetted the crime."
Christian, I agree that it
Christian, I agree that it is probably a little unfair to speculate about Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon being involved with steroids when the only basis for their involvement is scanty rumors and hearsay.
However, I would say that speculation is far from libel, particularly because all statements are expressions of opinion, and there has been, at least from my person, neither reckless disregard for the truth of my speculation nor knowledge that my speculation is verifiably false. With that said, most of us (including myself) have been merely speculating on the RUMOR that Roger Clemens has possibly violated the drug policy. Few have actually even stated an opinion, e.g. "I believe Roger Clemens did steroids," etc.
With that said, I think the case is entirely different when there is some evidence, scant as it may be, that a player was involved with steroids. Mark McGwire, for example, though he has not admitted to steroid use certainly has been implicated by Canseco's book and he didn't help himself (legally or in the court of public opinion) by his tight-lipped non-denial denials. By refusing to comment on the situation, he and others like him have, in my mind, lost the right to have their privacy and their careers respected by an "innocent until proven guilty" claim. Unless they are ready to explain their involvement or non-involvement with steroids, even with a flat denial, rather than be evasive, they open themselves up to rampant and, at times, reckless speculation.
If you know that a crime has
If you know that a crime has been committed, what is the right thing to do?
Comparing cork bats and
Comparing cork bats and spitballs to steroid usage is like comparing jay walking to grand auto theft.
I know people who are coke
I know people who are coke users. I choose not to rat them out because I don't believe it's any of my business. If I were dragged into to court, or asked by a detective, I'd tell the truth. But I don't think it's my responsibility to try to get them caught. Again -- none of my business.
However, I don't think speculating on internet boards about clemens is wrong. I happen to have some questions about how he's been able to do what he's done, and I don't think it's wrong to pose them, particularly when the steriod issue is so big right now. And because we have no way of knowing everyone who is or isn't using, to say that the use of some doesn't implicate other non-users is off the mark. The use of some DOES implicate that others might be using. If we know for a fact who the non-users are, then yes, they aren't implicated. But if we don't ask questions about what we don't know, then what is baseball's motivation to tell the truth and clean up the sport?
What about Carlton Fish and
What about Carlton Fish and Nolan Ryan? Both were effective into their mid 40's at demanding positions.
Were they PED users?
Sometimes you just have to understand that genetic anamolies come along and they are not chemically enhanced.
Since (I believe) I
Since (I believe) I originally dropped the bomb about this little rumor yesterday on TCR, I feel compelled to chime in. Christian, your observations about the unfairness of mindless, petty speculation regarding guys that "fit the profile" of a steroid user are dead on. It's an unfortunate byproduct of the testing era, and it's easy for innocent guys to get lumped in with the guilty, which is a sad and unfair thing.
However, this is different.
My source for this rumor is connected and has reason to know these things. (He is not affiliated with the Cubs in any way.) He called the Palmiero thing before it happened, and he hasn't falsely called any positive tests (that is, he's 1 for 1 I guess). I hesitated to even post the rumor because (1) I don't have any personal knowledge about its truth and (2) I could conceivably be putting my friend at risk if it is indeed true and the leak could get traced back to him. In retrospect I shouldn't have posted it -- I got a little carried away by the magnitude of the news. So, I was relieved to find out that the rumor was already "out there" when I made my post and I wasn't breaking any news at all, because it took the edge off of those factors.
I wish I could be more specific about why I believe this to be true, but I can't. My only guidance to everybody on TCR now is that you should not discard the rumor now because so many idiots and jackasses are running around spreading it on the radio, in elevators, etc. I have very little doubt that it's true. What I have no idea about is when the news might break -- my source has (understandably) clammed up and is a little nervous right now.
None of you really know me so I don't expect anyone to take this at face value. More importantly, it is of course possible that my source is simply wrong and that this rumor is baseless.
But, it's not.
Cheating is cheating. There
Cheating is cheating. There may be several different degrees, but it is ALL wrong and been going on in baseball FOREVER. But you are right taking steroids is worse than a spitball.
It another 20 years though it will be something else that will come out to help players that will be cheating. What will it be???
Yes, that's one possibility.
Yes, that's one possibility. Another is that they are chemically enhanced after all. Neither is a proven fact.
We don't know for sure, and now that we do know steroids are being used, we need to ask questions like this until the sport is cleaned up. Baseball knows what it has to do if it wants to make the speculation stop. It has find a way to PROVE to the public that its players are clean.
It's important to keep in
It's important to keep in mind that steroid use was not always a prohibited activity: for a large portion of time, comparing steroids to spitballs would be comparing jaywalking to taking a nap or eating a taco. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but with the exception of the minors, whoever juiced was working within the legal framework of the game. They might not have been within the legal framework of the country--I have no idea what parts of the Controlled Substances Act applied to steroids at the time, but I don't really care for that law anyway, so others can discuss implications on that front.
The players' job isn't to police the game or maintain integrity, unless they think it'll help them cash pension or managerial checks. The owners are the ones with, presumably, a bigger interest in the medium- and long-term stability of the game and its revenues. They had the power to get the rules changed, they took their time to do so, and they're still doing a bad job if it's true that MLB sat on Palmeiro's test for months.
The idea of innocent until
The idea of innocent until proven guilty applies only to receiving punishment. It has nothing to do with opinion. For instance, look at OJ. He's never been proven guilty, so he's innocent, right? But I'm not going to change my personal opinion based on what an obviously confused jury decided.
And 433 -- I read somewhere that Bud Selig denied that Clemens tested +. Would he really do this if it was true? What's he going to look like when he has to announce it later?
I still think Clemens uses something. But I'm more inclined to think that this testing + thing might not be true.
I guess we'll find out.
Justin -- interesting about
Justin -- interesting about Selig's denial -- if that's true, I agree that would be a key indicator that it's not true. I hadn't seen that though -- in fact I was thinking that the fact that there hasn't been an official denial of this pervasing rumor was telling, because MLB hasn't hesitated to squelch false rumors.
Carlton Fish? Is he related
Carlton Fish? Is he related to Charlie Tuna?
I can't find the quote from
I can't find the quote from Selig, but I don't think he specifically denied that Clemens had tested positive. I think what he denied was that the MLB was holding back a bunch of positive results because there were "big names" involved.
Bob- Carlton Fish was backed
Carlton Fish was backed up by Abe Vigoda.
I can't find the exact quote
I can't find the exact quote either. I'm trying to locate it. I read it on the ESPN board, but now I can't find it.
this was posted in the
this was posted in the previous thread, but here's a link
[Re: Clemens]
He has been so close to perfect that he has become the object of a silly series of rumors. Talk-show gossip has him as one of the 50 or so big-leaguers who have tested positive for steroids.
There's just one problem with those rumors. They're not true.
"They're absolutely not true," commissioner Bud Selig told me Thursday. "I don't know where this stuff comes from. I know this kind of stuff is out there. This isn't journalism's finest hour. Some people ought to be ashamed."
Clemens got a rousing ovation as he walked off the mound in the seventh inning. The crowd of 29,844 knew watching Clemens isn't like watching anyone else.
Too bad it ended badly. Too bad it's this kind of season.
I think we can put an end to the discussion now, right? No way Selig comes out with that and reverses direction in a few weeks or so....
Richard Justice the Houston
Richard Justice the Houston baseball writer. Check out his column at the Houston Chronicle Website.
Selig says the rumors "are absolutely not true." He goes on to say, "I don't know where this stuff comes from. I know this kind of stuff is out there. This isn't journalism's finest hour. Some people ought to be ashamed."
I'm not ashamed though. I still think the Rocket might be using some special fuel.
Rob beat me to it. But
Rob beat me to it. But there it is.
It's probably not libel or
It's probably not libel or slander because these statements are usually stated as opinion (rather than, for example, "I saw Clemens take steroids") and Clemens is a public figure, which means that the person has to either knowingly make a false statement or have a reckless disregard for the truth, which is a rather high bar. That doesn't mean Clemens can't sue, it's just not likely he'd get past the summary judgment hurdle.
Palmeiro probably would have had a good case against Canseco if Canseco can't show that he actually did do steroids, and it is interesting, as some have pointed out, that he and the Angelos legal machine didn't actually file suit (did they?). Now, of course, he wouldn't have a chance.
ESPN has to take some blame
ESPN has to take some blame for this rumor going out of control. According to Neyer it was being talked about in the newsroom as of 3 ET yesterday. I don't think every net rumor makes it all the way to ESPN so this rumor had to have some reiable source behind it. They had 3 hours between the Neyer chat and the 6 ET SportsCenter to get MLB reaction on it. They could have killed it sooner.
Players shouldn't narc on
Players shouldn't narc on other players using steroids. While using steroids is worse than corking a bat or whatever, throwing the World Series for gamblers is much, much worse than if the entire major league was on steroids.
Anybody hear if Murton was
Anybody hear if Murton was sent down yet?
BTW, according to Dusty, he has a team "full of kids" I could see the bullpen I guess, but as a team:
Average age is 27, and if you have 2-3 years of expereience, I will not refer to that player as a "kid." Patterson, Prior, Zambrano..etc.
I think that a pitcher should go to Iowa, and Murton should stay in LF.
Yeah, but how many times do
Yeah, but how many times do we hears "it's an outright lie" or "there's not truth..." yada, yada, yada. Guess what? Two days later, it happens.
So I wont' take Bud's word either. I guess it comes down to this - if it is announced, then it is true. If we all sit here for days, months, years with no announcement, then it is not true. Everything else in between people killing time in their day (or in my case, until the Cub game comes on).
I posted this on the other
I posted this on the other thread but it seemed relevant here as well:
Believe it or not, I wouldn't DFA Macias. He has been, it pains me to say it, somewhat useful of late. If there is further injury to our infield, he might even prove more so.
I'd consider DFA'ing Hollandsworth. There's no way in hell (or at least shouldn't be) any way he's back with the team next year, and the Cubs might be able to get something for him in a trade. With Lawton, Burnitz, Patterson, Hairston, and Murton capable of playing one or more outfield positions, he has lost his utility.
um, except when you hear
um, except when you hear those things, it's in very general terms....
Bud was answering a direct question about Roger Clemens and iif it comes out later that he lied and Clemens is suspended, then how stupid would he look. It's one thing if he was talking in general terms, but that was a direct response about a specific question about a specific player. You couple that with the MLB and UNION press release on August 10th that also COMPLETELY DENOUNCED all rumors saying that "Reports of large numbers of positive tests currently unreported are totally false. Reports of big-name players having the reporting of their test results delayed are totally false," and Bud saying only one "young player -- as in, not a star -- was currently in the steroids system", I don't know how anyone cannot take that at face value.
Bud just suspended Palmeiro after he reached 3000 hits, about the only worst things he could have done was to suspend Maddux after he reached 3000 K's and Bonds if he ever passes Ruth and Aaron. I think it's fairly obvious that baseball isn't going to cover up for anybody.
"It's probably not libel or
"It's probably not libel or slander because these statements are usually stated as opinion"
Usually, but not always. I've seen plenty of articles/comments that mention in passing that so-and-so uses steroids. Not, "I think [player] uses steroids," but an unequivocal statement that he does. That's not opinion, that's a statement of fact.
I was just listening to
I was just listening to Richard Justice on XM radio and he reiterated what he wrote in his column. He also said that there is currently one player who has tested positive but who has not yet been announced, a player described by Selig as a "low-level" player. IOW, not Clemens, and not Johnny Damon (the other name popping up in rumors recently).
Right Ruz. I'd think that a
Right Ruz. I'd think that a libel/slander case against Canseco would be possible, although the concept of malice must also be proven.
That's why I always assumed Rose was guilty of gambling, because he never sued Dowd or baseball over their findings. If the people who Cancseco outed never sue, I'd assume they are also guilty. But again, that malice bugaboo might be enought to prevent a suit, I'm not a lawyer.
"I think it's fairly obvious
"I think it's fairly obvious that baseball isn't going to cover up for anybody."
I think that's exactly right. Although, with the Palmeiro scandal, they might be willing to delay for a while. Nonetheless, I think if Clemens (or, even less likely, Damon) were to be busted for steroids, we would find out about it. The idea that MLB would cover up for them just because they are Clemens and Damon is ludicrous as I stated earlier today in the previous thread.
I'll also say that, having read the comments of Selig and Damon and other reports of denials by MLB, I think it very unlikely these rumors are true. Surely all involved would be mum about it if there was any shred of truth to the matter.
Of course, I don't know whom 433's source is but it just doesn't seem likely that any major steroid news will come on the heels of all these denials.
Ranch: the legal standard is
Ranch: the legal standard is "actual malice", which basically means you either knew it was false or had no evidence it was true and lots of reasons to think it wasn't true. Describing yourself as an eyewitness or participant to events that didn't happen certainly qualifies.
The official announcement on
The official announcement on Hairston is up now - he was activated and Murton was optioned to AAA. Disappointing, but expected.
Damon's comments are
Damon's comments are interesting-
``No way,'' Damon said. ``If I tested something positive for anything, then someone threw something in the (sample)."
Sort of what happen to Raffy huh? I got a mickey with a roid roofy in it.
That will be the new defense, "The gatorade at Yankee stadium was spiked!!"
Murton optioned. Now Dusty
Murton optioned.
Now Dusty won't have to be hogtied with all "these kids".
The Cubs Management is
The Cubs Management is reckless IF they are going to "option" Murton to AAA...What has Hollandsworth done for the team recently...? Why not send Wellemeyer to Iowa...? The Cubs need all their BEST HITTERS as they have very little margin for error in the next few series. What if Cox was managing the Cubs right now...Would he "option" Murton to AAA...? I think we know the answer. Cox demands performance - from veterans and from rookies. Dusty needs to wake up and carefully make wise decsions in the days ahead.
Ok. This move sucks. Murton
Ok. This move sucks. Murton is performing faitly well in a platoon role. Where the f--- is Hairston going to play? Is Lawton playing that well? Is Patterson? Hollandsworth(less)? Burnitz...
Jesus....Great job, we know you're hitting .339, and have been patient at the plate, but we need another middle infielder/veteran blah, blah, blah.
This is pathetic, and doesnt make sense, regardless if Murton has to "tweak some areas" or if "we wish his arm was a little stronger."
Murton Shmurton and contact
Murton Shmurton and contact hitting left fielder with little to no pop in his bat. BLECH! Dime a dozen.
Damon: 'Roid rumor
Why would you ever want to
Why would you ever want to use Wellemeyer again uless you were ahead by about 10 runs...? He can't seem to throw strikes under pressure...If your in the Cubs Bullpen you need to be able to do that...It should be VERY CLEAR that Wellemeyer needs to go back down to Iowa to work on his command and control...The Cubs can't afford to gamble with a pitcher like him right now...We also need an offense that will be very productive in EVERY GAME...It's a no-brainer to keep Murton on your roster in the next 2 weeks that have A LOT of crucial MUST WIN games in them.
Murton will be back in 10
Murton will be back in 10 days or so. I also agree on paper it is not the best move, but I'm not so sure who else they could really send down...I'm not sure if we could send down Holly, I don't think it would make sense to send down CPat at this point, and we know Lawton isn't going anywhere
Dusty actually said some very nice things about Murton the otherday (aside from his throwing arm) but then mentioned something about how they've got other players on the roster that are paid a lot to play. The pessimist in me says that dusty feels he needs to play veterans to make sure they earn their paychecks. The other side of me says that maybe that was referring to an upper management/owndership dictate that expensive players aren't going to be sent to the minors.
Anyway, I'm curious as to what Holly's options are...but I do know Dusty likes his defence, so maybe that is why he Holly is still with the team...solely for a late inning defensive replacement with Lawton starting in Left.
What else could they
What else could they do?
Maybe get rid of macias? Hariston does everything Macias does but better defensely and obp.
No wonder the kids come up here looking like deer's in headlights. They have no chance.
deer.. I know I'm an idiot.
deer.. I know I'm an idiot.
Scott, going into Colorado
Scott, going into Colorado we need an extra arm....also we have had that many arms the entire year, I can't see any sign that they would change now.
Also, Welly has pitched once since his return...it was an absolutely atrocious outing...but I'm not sure if that in itself signifies that welly is worthless....if nothing else, if the cubs are down 10-2 on Sunday in the 3rd inning, he can come in to eat up innings.
Name another Cub OF hitting
Name another Cub OF hitting .339 with some sense of direction at the plate, Chad? Well...?
I am not comparing the 2 by any means, but how many HRs did Palmeiro have as a rookie? 8 in 1988, 8 in 1989...While Murton wont become a 35-35 HR guy, 15-20 isnt unreasonable.
..and Williams is getting
..and Williams is getting skipped, so he could throw in the 'pen this weekend, so the "we need another arm" argument is weak...
"Name another Cub OF hitting
"Name another Cub OF hitting .339 with some sense of direction at the plate, Chad? Well...?"
too small of a sample to look at BA alone...but he certainly does have potential.
As for comparing Murton's home run prowess to Palmeiro'sudden jump in homers....well, you may want to rethink that comparison in light of current knowledge as if nothing else, it puts into doubt many of Raffy's 500 Homers....but I get your point.
"It should be VERY CLEAR
"It should be VERY CLEAR that Wellemeyer needs to go back down to Iowa to work on his command and control..."
But that's why Wellemeyer was sent down in the first place and that's what he did work on. I don't know. I'm willing to give the kind another chance or two. Probably not in a pressure situation, but still a chance.
Reading his comments after the Astro game, it sounded as if he was having a lot of difficulty in making the quick transition from the rotation to the pen. I'm beginning to think that Wellemeyer can actually be a pretty decent pitcher when he keeps his head in the game. However, his problem is that he is ULTRA delicate -- he's not a versatile, utility-type pitcher a la Glendon Rusch. Wellemeyer needs a defined role that he can stick to and plan for. If he keeps getting sent down to Iowa and putting in the rotation there, and then gets called up to be put in the pen here, how is that going to help? If he is sent down, he needs to be put in the pen in Iowa and the brought back up when he's adjusted to that role. Maybe that means relegating to him a reliever-for-life status. Maybe not. The point is, the recent treatment of him is not working and the Cubs need to find something that does.
Palmeiro problaby not a good
Palmeiro problaby not a good example.
I prefer Murton to a young Sandberg.
You think that robust
You think that robust average was going to stay there? He had a hot start like many rookies do (pitchers haven't figured out the weaknesses yet) and has been going south ever since. Here, look at his last 6 games:
So that's 4/20 which is .200 with an OBP of .250 WOW!
Well then Williams gives us
Well then Williams gives us 1 more arm for Colorado then we had before...which is probably necessary...It may not be a perfect argument, but it's hardly "weak". Given what the cubs have done all year long there was no real possibility the Cubs would have dropped an arm going into Colorado.
I getcha Jacos, Adam...I was
I getcha Jacos, Adam...I was just looking for an example, and that was the first one.
Also, good point on Welly...if he's in the pen here, put him in the pen at Iowa....
Yeah but Sandberg played a
Yeah but Sandberg played a marvelous second base. At second, you can have a guy with out much production. Same with short stop. You need more production from left field. You don't need a good glove out there, you need a big stick. So what I'm saying is that Sandberg's numbers are HOF for a second baseman but for a left fielder....
Murton went 2/5 against
Murton went 2/5 against Pettite, with his 1st HR....I don't expect him to hit .460, but you are missing the point.
Lets pick that small of a sample size, and then see how they're doing..geez...
He has still played well, and replacing him with a mediocre veteran, who is out of position in the OF, is just not right.
For the remainder of this
For the remainder of this year, Macias is going to outplay Murton?
You want Murton up there
You want Murton up there with two outs in the ninth? Not me. I would never put a rookie in to pinch hit.
August Stat: 4/22, .182 SLG,
August Stat:
4/22, .182 SLG, .217 OBP, .318 SLG in 8 games
Now that is a tiny sample, and I still think Murton has some good potential (although not as good as what people were saying when he was hitting .460 after his first 10 games). But I don't think this option will have a significant effect one way or another. The number of at bats he'd have before September 1 with Hairy, Lawton, Cpat and Burnitz on the team would have a tiny effect on the games. It may not have been the best move...but at least, Murton can play everyday in the minors, and then get a ton of playing time in September assming we are out of the race.
Wow, Chad, six games.
Wow, Chad, six games. That's impressive. Sample variance is a completely neutral concept having nothing to do with Scout's Honor, Moneyball, Ozzie Guillen or Billy Beane, and it's really going to pay off for overall understanding of the game if we can get everyone off their "X-for-his-last-30" fix. It's because otherwise educated and active baseball fans still prefer to think these terms means something that the rest of us have to suffer through John Kruk every time we watch highlights.
This also isn't about production from left field: it is about having the best possible combination of bench players. We have a surfeit of left/middle infielders. Jose Macias is 412 for his last 1588. Here are some facts about that number:
- it's big enough to be meaningful
- it, along with a complete lack of other offensive production, means he sucks
It doesn't matter what he's done in the last month, i.e. have his balls fall for singles. But we'll still have people who'll leap to defend some combination of Hendry, Dusty, and Macias, which is more of a curse than any damned goat.
*What about Carlton Fish and
*What about Carlton Fish and Nolan Ryan? Both were effective into their mid 40's at demanding positions.*
Nolan Ryan was on the '92 Rangers with Canseco, Juan Gone, Pudge and Palmeiro, so who knows?
And Adam, I agree, the Cubs
And Adam, I agree, the Cubs are done, the practical significance is nil... but god damn, for all the talk about taking care of players' psyches, this is not the message you send to a guy that's had legitimate success in sporadic opportunities.
"Jose told they were
"Jose told they were Advil."-Nolan Ryan
*Damon: 'Roid rumor
*Damon: 'Roid rumor wrong*
Raffi: Well, I NEVER.
What's the point of printing denials?
I agree looking at 6 games
I agree looking at 6 games or even 8 games as I did is WAY too small. but so is looking at the first 10 games or so and proclaiming Murton a hero and savior as many did here....
but going back 1500 at-bats to judge a role player/sub who gets 1/4 of the atbats of a starter is ridiculous in my opinion. the 119 at bats he has this year is plenty of indication as to what he will do in a continued limited roll with this team.
hell, 1488 at bats ago, Sosa was a powerful offensive weapon.
I used his entire career
I used his entire career because there's no stretch where he's performed any better than this: he's literally made a living hitting this badly. There aren't any peaks or valleys like one'll find with a Sosa or Burnitz type.
For me it comes down to the
For me it comes down to the fact that a .285 hitter with a .310 or so OBP who is a switch hitter limiting opposing late inning match ups, with an ability to play 4-5 positions on the field is a very wothwhile commodity for a seldom used player. I would never trust the guy for anything more than a spot start to give someone a rest, but off the bench and as a fill in, I think putting Macais up there in a late inning situation is as good, or better than all other options we have right now.
"What about Carlton Fish and
"What about Carlton Fish and Nolan Ryan? Both were effective into their mid 40's at demanding positions."
They were not putting up the best numbers in their career or in the history of the game either like Clemens.
Just a quick roid rumor
Just a quick roid rumor update.
Like everybody else, I'm starting to believe it's false. My "source" has moved from nervous to annoyed today -- if I had to guess I'd say he feels duped by someone close to things (which may be a story in itself). It's odd how this developed, and my takeaway is that there is some complexity to this story that we may never know about -- more than just the typical baseless rumor.
I'll let you guys know as/if I find more info out. In any case, it looks like I'll be apologizing for spreading a false rumor (although I had the best intentions, as did my source!).
Are you all seriously
Are you all seriously justifying the demotion of Murton based off of six games? Come on. Look at what Holly has one in August! Murton is a better player right now than either Holly or Macias. With the addition of Nomar and Hairston back to the lineup, Macias' "abilities" are no longer needed.
There is little reason to keep either of them on this team.
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Some perspective (mostly for my own benefit): Dan Straily beat MadBum 2-1 today as the Reds took 2 of 3 in SF. Giants are 2-9 since the break and their lead over LA is down to 2.5 games. So, yeah...baseball. It'll drive ya nuts.
McNutt / Archer didn't work out well for us.
The floor is more valuable than the ceiling. It's the same reason we drafted Kris Bryant instead of Jon Gray.
Apparently the Yankees had the choice of either Gleyber Torres or Eloy Jimenez in the Chapman deal, and they chose Torres.
Chapman shouldn't be reserved anymore on 40 man.
Interesting split on Heyward according to ESPN. As a CF, his slash line .292/.363/.375/.738. At RF: .212/.204/.300/.604. 21/72 as a CF, 58/273 as a RF.
He's also been better when batting 2nd, but he had a nice start in the 6 hole, but has slumped ever since. He was heating up before the All Star break, but is only hitting .108 in the 2nd half.
When we played the Reds with Chapman, I always thought of it as an eight-inning game. So now other teams have eight innings to try to get a lead against the Cubs. Should be a challenge, assuming three or four Cubs ever start hitting again.
I don't really try to get to know and like these players personally. I'm rooting for laundry, for the most part. Exceptions might be when a player makes trouble in the clubhouse or in the dugout. (Zambrano and Bradley come to mind. Also Papelbon.) But I don't think Chapman is one of those jerks.
Unfortunately, a pretty good summary. It looks like next year Heyward will be getting yet another batting stance adjustment.
The recent good news has been Baez. I'm afraid about the next league adjustment on him, though, which is probably right around the corner.
Bryant I don't worry about too much. Just not seeing the ball well right now. He'll turn it around. Russell's been good with men in scoring position all year and he's 22ish. He'll be fine but next year is likely to be his breakout year.
If Travis' back-to-back-to-back walks cost Hendricks the ERA title, that would really suck.
Edit: "A lifeless loss to a lousy Sox team."
This place is a real downer after a loss to the Sox.
I expect they will go 5-9 games above .500 the rest of the year. 96-98 wins will win the Division.
They should have one more 2-3 week hot streak in them.
However, several players are just "average" for the last month: Zobrist, Ross, Russell, Ceasar. Montero is terrible, plus he cannot throw anyone out. -WAR. Heyward is abysmal at the plate, but a plus in the OF. Still with RISP he has been terrible. KB has not been driving in runs as of late. But Apparently the team is still above average with RISP according to S Sahadev.
I came to that realization tonight. I kept expecting them to play better, but now I realize they aren't going to. They are a .500 team now.
- They have one reliable starting pitcher. Jake's magic is gone, and it doesn't look like it's coming back. Lester has been lousy recently. Lackey's ERA goes up every time he pitches.
- Heyward has been dead weight all year. I can't remember a single series where he was a significant offensive contributor. Not one. Great defense, but but if he were hitting .270 with 10 HR and played average defense, the Cubs would be better off.
new rule...no one's allowed to throw k.bryant a changeup
Team is .500 since early May and is playing like a .500 team. Lack of offense seems to be putting a lot of pressure on the pitchers...and they aren't handling it terribly well.
.500 the rest of the way still may win the division though.
...i hate espn.
nothing like settling into a cubs game to get a few minutes cutaway for an ortiz AB in the 6th inning of the det/bos game.
oh, at least they're doing split screen now...i guess.


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Richard Joseph Lodrigue, 23, a native of Houma and resident of Dulac, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003.
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He is survived by his fiancee, Jessica Plaisance; his parents, Lawrence and Eva Crepel Lodrigue; his grandmother, Bessie Lodrigue; one daughter, Jaelyn Michelle Lodrigue; three sisters, Dawn, Denise and Samantha Lodrigue; and two nephews, Nicholas Lodrigue and Jordan Thomas.
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the meeting of the general synod, the governing body of the Church of England, in York.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the meeting of the general synod, the governing body of the Church of England, in York.
The synod is set to decide on whether to allow women into its top ranks as bishops.
The vote comes 18 months after a previous attempt was blocked. It was passed by the Houses of Bishops and Clergy but was six lay members' votes short in the House of Laity.
The historic vote will take place at the University of York where the Synod has been meeting since Friday.
So what are the issues behind a debate which has divided the Church for more than 20 years since the appointment of the first women priests was approved? Our Q&A on the vote explains the background.
The general synod has voted Yes to appointing women bishops in the Church of England.
The House of Bishops recorded 37 votes in favour, two against with one abstention. The House of Clergy had 162 in favour, 25 against and four abstentions. The House of Laity voted 152 for, 45 against with five abstentions.
The legislation that the general synod voted on contained concessions for traditionalists unwilling to serve under a woman bishop - giving them the right to ask for a male alternative and to take disputes to an independent arbitrator.
The traditionalists had argued that they would lose their legal right to the care of a male bishop, and enter an uncertain future relying heavily on the goodwill of future women bishops.


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In a new report and interactive released today, "The Plummeting Labor Market Fortunes of Teens and Young Adults," researchers from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program examine data for the employment prospects of teens and young adults in the nation's top 100 metropolitan areas. "On a number of measures—employment rates, labor force underutilization, unemployment, and year-round joblessness—teens and young adults fared poorly, and sometimes disastrously," the report's authors write. "This report provides a number of strategies to reduce youth joblessness and labor force underutilization."
Below are tables that summarize just some of the data available and used in the interactive, which you can use to look up different rates for each of the 100 metro areas, as well as other indicators for each location. The complete data sheet is here [.xls].
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In "A Modus Vivendi?" (January 13), the editors of Commonweal speak impersonally, not to say a bit evasively: "There seems little chance that the teaching [of the Catholic Church on sex and marriage] will change in the foreseeable future." But one can scarcely avoid hearing this as equivalently the more personal, not to say faintly confrontational "There seems little chance that the pope and bishops will change the teaching [of the Catholic Church on sex and marriage] in the foreseeable future."
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Here's what I want to tell everyone who's apprehensive or even just inquisitive about yoga. I want you to know that yoga is an invitation. You are welcome. I don't care if you've never, ever stepped foot in a yoga studio before. Actually, just knowing that will make me more excited to show you the kind of pure peace yoga can usher into your life. I don't care if you can't touch your toes. Yoga is not a for-flexible-folks-only club (no way!). I don't care if you're uncoordinated and have no balance. I'm actually pretty confident that you are far more coordinated and capable of balancing than you believe. I don't care if you have the tightest hamstrings in the history of twentysomethings or fiftysomethings. In fact, yoga might help you have a little bit more love for your crazy tight legs.
Lastly, I don't mind if you come to me and say, "I hated that Kundalini class more than anything." From my perspective, that's like saying you don't like strawberry flavored ice cream. It doesn't mean you hate every single kind of ice cream, right? Maybe you'll try a different variety of yoga and fall in love with it. Maybe you won't. I firmly believe you will find yoga if and when you are supposed to. I'm not interested in meddling with that process whatsoever.
I repeat variations of the above in short versions or long versions to interested parties, and I find myself more conscious of the responsibility yoga teachers and experienced practitioners have to build an inclusive community. Our sisters, cousins, coworkers, brothers, bosses, mothers and boyfriends can all benefit from yoga in the same way we do. And each time we go out of our way to show a new student where to leave his or her shoes before they enter the studio or how to set up his or her mat, we take our yoga practice off the mat and into our lives. Each time we admit that we too are not perfect that there are poses we can't do because of old injuries or because we still need to build up more strength, we reinforce the idea that yoga welcomes you exactly as you are.


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Pivotal Johnson propels Australia
Australia had to rely on the all-round talents of Mitchell Johnson to claim a 50-run win against West Indies side to open their ICC Champions Trophy title defence in Johannesburg today.
Batting first, the Australians had been given a solid start on a tricky Wanderers wicket by skipper Ricky Ponting as he hit 79, but when he fell as one of five wickets for 51 runs the reigning world champions were in danger of being upstaged by a Windies cast of relative unknowns.
Australia were 171 for seven when Johnson strode out to bat, but he belied the situation to smash his way to his maiden ODI half-century and help Australia recover to a score of 275 for eight.
Johnson then provided the crucial moment in the field when an 86-run stand between Andre Fletcher and Travis Dowlin, who made 54 and 55 respectively had the Windies on course for victory at 124 for one.
Johnson ran out Fletcher with a rocket direct-hit throw from mid-off and from there the Windies folded to be all out for 225 in 46.5 overs.
West Indies, without their big names, had provided little resistence with the bat in their opening game against Pakistan when they were routed for just 133.
They lost opener Devon Smith for just 17 when he was bowled by Peter Siddle in the sixth over but Fletcher and Dowlin then steadily progressed the score en-route to half centuries.
The pair had looked untroubled on an improving surface to take the score to 124 in the 25th over before Fletcher timed a drive to Johnson's left at mid-off and immediately set off only to be caught short when the quick's throw hit the stumps.
Brett Lee then claimed the key wicket of Dowlin when he top-edged an attempted pull which wicketkeeper Tim Paine expertly held onto with a diving catch after turning and racing back 20 metres.
The Windies were still well-placed at that stage with the score on 170 for four in the 37th over, but their lack of experience told in the final overs as they opted to employ big hitting when the required rate of six an over did not require such risk taking.
David Bernard had swung adventurously without luck on numerous occasions before Siddle eventually bowled him with a yorker to wend him back for eight before Shane Watson removed Darren Sammy for 20, who did hit back-to-back sixes off Johnson, and Floyd Reifer for 28 in the same over.
Eventually the Windies were bowled out for 225 when Kemar Roach top-edged Nathan Hauritz to Johnson at short third man.
Australia were indebted to Johnson's 79 off just 49 balls as they recovered from their mid-innings collapse.
They had lost Watson from the first ball of the game when he was bowled by an inswinging Roach yorker before Paine and Ponting overcame the tricky early conditions to put on 85.
When Paine fell for a watchful 33, caught by wicketkeeper Chadwick Walton off Bernard, Ponting increased the tempo smashing 17 from one Roach over as he reached his 50 from 63 balls.
But the skipper was one of five wickets to fall for just 51 runs in mid-innings as Australia stuttered.
The impressive Nikita Miller, who took 2-24, had Ponting stumped by Walton, before also turning one through the defences of Cameron White as Australia plunged to 171 for seven in the 40th over.
They were in danger of posting an inadequate total until Johnson and Lee combined in a quick stand of 70 from 52 balls, marked by Johnson's big hitting.
They quickly hit Sammy for back-to-back sixes over the mid-wicket ropes before taking 21 off the penultimate over to complete his recovery mission.


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Candy Dawson Boyd (born August 8, 1946) is an American writer, activist and educator. She is an author of more than six children's books focused on African-American youth.
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Candy Dawson Boyd was born in 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. Her birth name is Marguerite Cecille Dawson. Her parents were Mary Ruth Ridley and Julian Dawson. Boyd had two siblings and she was the oldest of the three. Her mother and father divorced. Boyd was raised by her mother. They lived in South Chicago. Boyd attended racially segregated elementary and middle schools. The library she used was also segregated. The library books were used from white schools that no longer wanted them. She graduated from high school in 1962.[1]
After high school she went to Northeastern Illinois University. She dropped out of college to get involved with the Civil Rights Movement.[1] She worked for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.[2] She eventually graduated in 1967 with her Bachelor of Arts. After graduation, Boyd taught locally in Chicago. She moved in Berkeley, California in 1971 and commenced work towards her master's degree. She received her master's in 1978. She received the Ph.D in 1982.[1] Both degrees came from the University of California, Berkeley.[2] Boyd also worked for Rainbow/PUSH.[3]
While teaching in California, she became concerned about the lack of quality books for children. She started writing children's books. She took children's writing classes at the Berkeley Public Library.[1] She then started to work full-time in training teachers. As of 2007, she was serving as director of Reading and Language Arts at Saint Mary's College of California.[1] She is the first African American to have tenure at Saint Mary's. Boyd is married. She lives in San Pablo, California.[2]
Boyd writes children's books that are "inspiring, positive, and realistic." Themes in her work include love, friendship, death, rejection, personal responsibility, taking care of others and coping with failure. Many of her books focus around African American youth and aim to fight African-American stereotypes.[1] Her books also pull influence from her experience in the Civil Rights movement. Her first book was A Circle of Gold. The book was awarded a Coretta Scott King Award.[2]
- 1992, Professor of the Year, St. Mary's College of California[3]
- Breadsticks & Blessing Places. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (1985). ISBN 0027092909
- Charlie Pippin. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2011). ISBN 1442452323
- Chevrolet Saturdays. London: Puffin (1995). ISBN 0140368590
- Circle of Gold. New York: Scholastic (1984). ISBN 0590401491
- Daddy, Daddy, Be There. New York: Philomel (1995). ISBN 0399227458
- A Different Beat. London: Puffin (1996). ISBN 0140365826
- Fall Secrets. London: Puffin (1994). ISBN 0140365834
- Forever Friends. London: Puffin (1986). ISBN 0140320776
- (with Peter Afflerbach, James Beers, Camille Blachowicz, and Deborah Diffily) Scott Foresman Reading: Fantastic Voyage. Glenview: Scott Foresman & Co. (2000). ISBN 0673596478
- ^ a b c d e f Yolanda Williams Page (January 2007). Encyclopedia of African American women writers. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-0-313-33429-0. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Henrietta M. Smith (1994). The Coretta Scott King awards book: from vision to reality. American Library Association. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-8389-3441-8. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Chapel Hill William L. Andrews E. Maynard Adams Professor of English University of North Carolina; Frances Smith Foster Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and Women's Studies Emory University; Chapel Hill Trudier Harris J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of English University of North Carolina (January 16, 2001). The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature. Oxford University Press. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-19-803175-8. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Writers from Chicago, Illinois
- Northeastern Illinois University alumni
- Activists for African-American civil rights
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- American children's writers
- Saint Mary's College of California
- People from San Pablo, California
- Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area


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