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It Just Takes One...
...lunkhead to ruin it for everybody.
So as I and many others guessed a few weeks back, there was going to be somebody that was going to throw all semblance of logic and reason out the window and not vote for Greg Maddux. And while there may be others, Ken Gurnick was the first vote identified as leaving Maddux off their ballot. In and of itself, this is hardly a big deal, I mean there are plenty of worthy Hall of Famers on this year's ballot and while I may question your sanity and lucidness for putting others ahead of Greg Maddux, with a limit of just 10 choices, maybe, just maybe you just ran out of room and figured Maddux will have 14 more years to get in.
Nah, Ken Gurnick isn't voting for Greg Maddux because, "those who played during the period of PED use, I won't vote for any of them."
He only put one name on his ballot and that's Jack Morris.
There are plenty of more talented writers that have already dissected Gurnick's one paragraph explanation of his vote. And the one major flaw in Gurnick's "reasoning" is that he has apparently cracked the code of exactly when the PED era began and ended and whatever that code is, it means despite the careers of Maddux and Morris overlapping over 9 seasons, one is clean and one is tainted.
By what I've gathered on Twitter so far, Gurnick seems like a good enough guy from other reporters that know him and in the end, Maddux will still get in this year and possibly still have the highest vote total of all-time. Unfortunately Gurnick will still get to vote next year and while there's an argument to be made that it's just one man's opinion, an opinion on the Hall of Fame with the gift of an actual ballot should be based on some facts, and it's hard to see which ones he used in this case.
Set phasers to kill
Gurnick: "I only voted for Jack Morris because I wanted to exclude everyone from the steroid era."
Canseco (1986), 3 RBIs vs Jack Morris including a 2 run HR. Morris gets the win (classic modus operandi for Morris).
...and so goes the dividing line that starts the steroid era.
So much for Ken Gurnick getting his PhD in Baseball Theory. Greg Maddux tests positive for the Hall of Fame.
Barney...not so much.
Barney...not so much.
I'm willing to bet he will
I'm willing to bet he will not be in starting line up by all star break.
Well yes, and the ivy will be
Well yes, and the ivy will be green by then, too. The pressure is on TheoCorp now, and after the Super 2 deadline, anyone who looks remotely ready gets their shot. The most likely candidate, as long as he doesn't bomb in Iowa, is Alcantara, and heylook!, there's no one within 100 miles blocking him there right now.
The last few winters, it's been cheap sign-and-flip veterans. This winter, it's Jose Vera and a whole lot of open space to plant some kids.
I predict underwhelming
I predict underwhelming improvement for the Chicago Cubs next year. No, Barney is not going to have some amazing regression to the mean. There are reasons, other than statistics, that Barney and Castro had put up weak numbers last season- That is, Barney is a mediocre player and Castro swings at shitty pitches. It's not all about the numbers.
I realize I sound a bit like an old grumpy Cubs fan here, but I am excited about the next few years. I think the investment in the farm system will begin to percolate. It will be very interesting to see what comes out of it.
""Greg was the only pitcher I
""Greg was the only pitcher I've ever seen who never practiced from the wind-up between starts — only from the stretch," Kasten said. "He said, 'From the wind-up, I only try to keep the ball in the park. I'm good at that. But the only time I have to really pitch is from the stretch with men on base. So that's all I practice.'"
Kasten wondered, "Why hasn't anyone else thought of that?""
These blog/rumor-era
These blog/rumor-era reporters like Ken Gurnick- I don't trust any of them.
jeff kent at 15.2% is kinda a
jeff kent at 15.2% is kinda a joke...it's not like the HOF is loaded with 2nd basemen.
sure he wasn't a defensive superstar, but he was good enough to play there. it's not like he was the mike piazza of 2nd basemen.
Probably better than trying
Probably better than trying to woo him in Chicago in January.
dan le batard (the dude who
dan le batard (the dude who "sold" his HOF vote to Deadspin) got his HOF vote taken away and banned from BBWAA for a year
Dan, the short loaf of french
Dan, the short loaf of french bread?
gregg doyel summed up the
gregg doyel summed up the whole experiment well...
"So in the end, what did Le Batard hurt? Himself, even if it doesn't take any imagination to envision some in the younger crowd -- meaning, people younger than me -- celebrating his vote as a victory for ironical hipsters and dimwitted bro's. Anarchy, bro. LOL!"
...mostly based upon Deadspin readers actually (shockingly, imo) putting together a rather respectable and non-controversial ballot in his name...Greg Maddux, Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine, Mike Piazza, Craig Biggio, Edgar Martinez, Jeff Bagwell, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Curt Schilling.
bonds is the only "really?" guy, but far from stunningly controversial.
he tripped over his dog.
he tripped over his dog.
"He was running up the stairs and clipped me," Holland said Saturday. "I hit my knee on the step, and if it wasn't for me grabbing the rail, I might have fallen all the way down the stairs and cracked my head open."
...his dog's name is "wrigley"
Every time I hear about
Every time I hear about athlete "tripping over dog" injury I'd bet alcohol had something to do with it. Can't prove it, but always raises and eyebrow with me.
Drunk dogs are most
Drunk dogs are most definitely trouble.
my favorite is jeff kent
my favorite is jeff kent breaking his wrist while washing his truck. he had plenty of time to think of something good...and that's what he came up with.
i guess it's better than "i broke my wrist doing wheelies on a highway with my motorcycle" though...which is what really happened.
I always liked this one...
I always liked this one...Drunk Deer?
Clint Barmes, INF, Rockies
The 2005 NL Rookie of the Year candidate short-circuited his season, and ultimately his career, by taking a tumble on a flight of stairs while carrying groceries. Barmes, who injured his left shoulder (fractured clavicle), later admitted he was actually hauling a slab of deer meat procured while hunting with teammate Todd Helton.
Kent was trying to get around
Kent was trying to get around a clause in his contract that limited his activities on his motorcycle. If he had a motorcycle related injury, his contract could have been voided by the Giants.
"Bob Nightengale of USA Today
"Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that arbitrator Fredric Horowitz has ruled that Alex Rodriguez receive a 162-game suspension."
...and arod's gonna "fight in federal court" the decision.
arod has also stated he plans
arod has also stated he plans on showing up for and playing in spring training (allowed under the CBA, even if suspended in-season).
that should be an interesting media circus if he insists on showing up.
yanks have his loot off the books next year, but they owe him 3/61 after that (plus incentives...which he's 6HR away from starting).
ken rosenthall on MLB Network says he's "talked to some lawyers" about the whole taking-it-up-in-court thing and he says no one believes it can go anywhere because the MLBPA + MLB both agreed to this process and that the arbitrator's decision is final.
Dylan Hernandez reporting
Dylan Hernandez reporting that Yankees, Angels, and Dodgers are the finalists on Tanaka. Ho hum.
Don't despair. There should
Don't despair. There should be plenty of TMJ patients out there that the Cubs can add to their roster and rehab for the rest of the year while the team sputters along again and they add one more year to the "Cubs will be competitive in ..." line.
the cubs need to free up 40
the cubs need to free up 40-60m from the payroll to build new non-pedestrian bridges filled with ads and paying lawyer fees for fighting the neighborhood and lobbying the city.
they are counting so much on the youth movement bats. for the sake of the fans...and 2015...i hope this gamble works out.
i don't see the cubs getting involved with h.ramirez, p.sandoval, or c.headley...which is about all that's worth mentioning in next year's FA bat class as impact players...and that's a kinda thin class to begin with.
Cause of course overspending
Cause of course overspending in years and money on overpriced FAs isn't a gamble...
You simultaneously repeatedly bash their plan and here admit the FAs out there suck. Instead of yet another sarcastic comment about their payroll how about you tell us how the Cubs should have spent their money in the past several years that would have allowed them to win a World Series.
it's a joke about it with a
it's a joke about it with a legit comment afterwards on where it's going. some people don't buy into "you gotta spend it on something"...some do. this team hasn't cleared up a little loot...they've cleared up a ton of loot.
jeff passan weighs in (from friday)...in a much harsher manner...
...if you check twitter or some other blogs you'll see others besides the (seemingly) minority here who think that this team acting like vagrants and putting all their eggs in one basket with these kids is one hell of a risky gamble that is going to play itself out regardless of whether the cubs spend some the 30+ million they have free or not...one has nothing to do with the other. ...and this is a conservative 30+m...this is a market that could afford much more of a payroll commitment.
it's double-"really?" when the hottest off-season news has revolved around fighting the city/neighborhood and all the renovations/advertising they're trying to add to the park rather than players. it should neither be shocking or upsetting at this point. this is yet another off-season where the fans know to expect failure before spring training has even begun.
the 2015 FA bats are a very thin crop...if it doesn't come in-house for 2015 with the bats it's gonna take trades or yet another punt year.
also, on a me-to-you point...how many times do we go through this? you've made the "you say all the FAs suck" (which isn't true)..."make me a list of World Series players to sign"..."your sarcasm/criticism-of-the-plan sucks"...statements many times and i've stated what i've written above many times. what's written above is what i'm trying to say...seriously...there is no list i'm hiding...or an alternate plan. I'M FINE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE KIDS...SERIOUSLY...I UNDERSTAND IT...I "GET" IT. that said...we're near the end-game of the plan coming of age and there's money to spend...there's even more money to spend if the team wants to start acting like they're a team playing in chicago. spending money on a a couple guys when you have 30+m free'd up and could spend more when needed (and when that "tv money" comes in) doesn't mean all the kids and what they're doing suddenly goes in the toilet. what the kids are doing is nearly totally independent of what's being done with money. besides that, if LA/BOS/MIA/TOR/etc has taught up anything lately there's ways around being "stuck" with a contract unless the guy sucks, is injured, or has a no/limited-trade.
...also, btw...i still believe the cubs are in strong on tanaka and are going to throw serious loot at him whether he accepts it or not. i just hope tanaka is strong on chicago and/or the cubs don't get outbid. i don't think he'll make/break the club, especially in 2014, but well...gotta spend the loot on something.
1). Basically every team
1). Basically every team wanting to truly win it all gambles. Yes waiting for young players is a gamble. So is giving players long contracts, especially pitchers. Yankees gambled repeatedly with huge payrolls and expensive contracts and it hasn't paid off in years. Baseball is gambling and either play big or go home IMO.
2). We don't know their financial situation or if they're as flush with money as you say
3). If we assume they do have lots of money, you keep saying they have to spend it on something (as if it just goes away if they don't. It doesn't and can be spend in the future). Yet you never say who they should spend it on. You dismiss a lot of free agents but aren't ever willing to say "sign this guy." Who is out there you would have spent money on? If you buy into the plan, who out there would have made you excited to watch but wouldn't have crippled us years and money wise. There is no one I have seen to sign that would have made us a contender that wasn't commanding way too many years for way too much money and this team was far beyond one big contract to become successful.
4). This team has spent money and not just on ads. It spent it on revamping the minor league facilities, on those international players. Things that will help us be good long term but don't show up in major league payroll. I personally hope they are stockpiling money so they overspend on FAs in a year or two. I don't want to see a couple feel good signings that won't actually accomplish anything but waste some money when it's pointless to spend.
"Yet you never say who they
"Yet you never say who they should spend it on."
this doesn't matter... sign choo. sign cano. sign ellsbury. sign tanaka. sign whoever. act like billionaire owners and sign cano and choo....then sign tanaka on top of that. will any of them be a good deal? no. are FA signings of impact players ever a good deal? very rarely. you don't look for deals there. you look for deals on support, short reclamation projects, locking up youth in-house early, etc.
the youth movement is supposed to be damn close. it's supposed to be peeking in next year and trickling in steady 2015+.
you want to gamble one way. i want to gamble another way. big deal. it shouldn't upset you that someone wants to go about this in a more diverse way...especially when spending money on a free agent has pretty much 0 impact on developing youth unless losing for draft picks is something you find desirable as an on-going "solution" even though we're about to get the 4th year in a row of mega-low draft picks...and it's shaping up to add a 5th. the core is there...now work it.
they've sunk 13m into a wasted e.jackson year...and there's looking to be another wasted 13m e.jackson year this coming year. it's not like they're totally opposed to spending money when it's available even if it means sucking up a little bit now for benefit later. it's looking a lot like they're sinking 26m into 2 wasted years of e.jackson hoping for some upside on the last 2 years and 26m when (f'n hopefully) they're done playing small market team.
"I personally hope they are stockpiling money so they overspend on FAs in a year or two."
...yeah, that's what the "next year's FA bats are lacking" part of my post above talked about...and the "hope the youth bats they're counting on deliver" part is about. if they're looking to overspend on FA's next year then they better need only pitching because there's plenty of it...not much in the way of bats except some 3rd basemen and h.ramirez 3rd/SS. there's a lot...a whole lot...riding on the crop of bats they've collected being ready to deliver.
also, while hoping they're stockpiling money is neat to hope for...myself...i seriously doubt we're seeing mid-season shaving of double-digit millions and low payrolls in preparation for fun time spending on instant 150+ million payrolls.
That's the problem, right?
That's the problem, right? The free agency system has become absolutely absurd. Tanaka hasn't even pitched one day in the majors and he's about to sign a contract for $100 million+ and God knows how many years. I'm glad the Cubs were in on that, but that could also end up being a disaster for the Dodgers (I'm kinda assuming he's going to L.A). Shin-Soo Choo is going to be 38 by the end of his contract, and he's not a power guy. In four years we're going to be reading about how Texas is trying to dump his contract. As a Cubs fan I find all of this very frustrating because I want the Cubs to sign a free agent to steady the ship a bit, but who? This team could really use a veteran clubhouse leader, and they're just not going to get it. I'd like TheoCorp to hurry the hell up, somehow (but don't ask me how), and it does bother me some now that some in the press are now starting to ask "IF" the Cubs will compete in 2015. In my mind, Theo is paid big bucks to figure all this impossible stuff out, and not competing in 2015 seems pretty unacceptable to me. Having said that, it's kind of hard to criticize their approach. It's the only viable one there is. But it's maddening to think we have to watch another crap team next year. But, fuck it, maybe Rizzo and Castro will turn it around and they'll be at least slightly watchable, and maybe Baez will force their hand, too.
honestly, especially given
honestly, especially given what theo's done in BOS with spending money...i don't think him or jed are the problem...nor do i think they're saving up in some piggy bank for some breakout reason to spend loot. they gave e.jackson 4/52 knowing the team wasn't going to be 2013 ready or (as it now seems) 2014 ready.
the cubs have billionaire owners and no issues with revenue or profits on the team level..
Cubs all-time team by player
Cubs all-time team by player-season. First in a 30-part series.
jeremy guthrie...team player.
jeremy guthrie...team player...
"The Royals have reworked their contract with Jeremy Guthrie, adding a $10 million mutual option for 2016.
Guthrie will make $8 million in 2014 rather than $11 million and his new mutual option will include a $3.2 million buyout. It's the same amount of guaranteed money as the originally-agreed-to deal and clears some room in the Royals' budget to make more upgrades this winter."
also, from the department of same-as-it-ever-was...
"Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago reports that the Cubs and Jeff Samardzija are still very far apart on a potential contract extension."
RE: Brian Roberts
RE: Brian Roberts
Damn You Yankees! Damn you all to hell!!!
Cubs first big offseason
Backwards baseball caps are
Backwards baseball caps are so 90s
"The Cubs say the mascot will
"The Cubs say the mascot will not be on top of the dugout between innings, tossing T-shirts or hot dogs into the stands, and it won't disrupt the game. Instead, Clark will greet fans as they enter Wrigley Field, and also stop by the ballpark's "First Timers Booth" to welcome new guests. On family Sundays, the mascot will help kids run the bases after the game."
...at least that's a positive. i was not looking forward to seeing a costumed version of that running around the park.
does Clark say Woo?
does Clark say Woo?
based on the backlash from
based on the backlash from rolling out "clark"...teams from here on out should wait to unveil a new mascot in a year where there's actually things going on in your team's offseason other than plans for more ad space in/around the park, mega screen television scoreboards, fighting with the neighborhood/city, and a $4m low-tier closer is your team's #1 addition when there's less than a month before pitchers/catchers report.
it's getting a little silly/rage/hopelessness out there on the innerwebs.
warning, stay away from twitter searches on the subject...or venture into it if you can ignore the rage/hopelessness and enjoy the jokes.
an otherwise non-newsworthy/non-issue thing has blown up. deadspin already has 2 articles about it...including a contest to "do something horrible" to the new mascot. teams roll out lame mascots all the time (some teams have multiple mascots, many of which their own fans don't find out until way later) and stuff like this doesn't happen.
ex-Cub, Thomas Neal signs
ex-Cub, Thomas Neal signs with the Reds, to a minor league deal with a spring invite.
He was my all time favorite Cub. Well, maybe not all time. Well, maybe not favorite.
Favorite # 54?
Favorite # 54?
Interesting comment posted
Interesting comment posted over on the Cubs Den about how the sale of the Cubs by Zell to the Ricketts is restricting the Cubs' spending. Basically, Zell was trying to avoid taxes by retaining a 5% share in the Cubs and requiring the Ricketts' purchase to be financed by debt. I've heard bits and pieces of this before, but this guy lays out some specifics in a much more understandable manner than I've heard so far.
Here's the comment:
"The payroll had to come down to comply with the CBA debt service rules. The tax-avoiding leveraged partnership Zell insisted on left the team with over $700 million in debt according to The Tribune Company's audited financial statements. The team's debt can not exceed 8 times EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation & amortization). Since the Ricketts family took over, the Cubs have had turn a profit of at least $87.5 million each and every year to comply with the CBA. The Cubs payroll was not constrained by debt concerns prior to the "sale" to the Ricketts family. It should be a surprise to no one that payroll would have to significantly decline to meet the CBA requirement, especially with new revenue streams still on hold. The leveraged partnership has to run at least 7 years for Zell's tax-avoidance scheme to have any chance of succeeding in tax court, as the IRS has already began auditing Zell's Cubs & Newsday transactions. That would take us until Oct. 27, 2016 when the debt could be paid down/off without generating a taxable event for The Tribune Company. I believe we need to wait until the Ricketts family has complete autonomy while running the team before we can fairly judge them with regards to being cheap."
A later comment adds:
"When Zell took over The Tribune Company and tried to make it a not-for-profit entity in form, if not by name, by turning it into a S-Corporation owned entirely by its ESOP, MLB had little say in how Zell constructed the deal structure of The Tribune Company's divestiture of the Cubs. MLB would have a say in the potential new owners, but if Zell was determined to construct the "sale" in a manner which would avoid the Built-In-Gains Tax resulting from the conversion to a S-Corporation, how could MLB make him structure the deal in any other way. I really think Sam Zell did more to hurt the Cubs in less two years than anyone realizes. The financial statements for The Tribune Company can be found at:
Look closely at Note 5 and Note 9 to truly get verification of my assertions.
I have no inside information as to figures for the current operation of the Cubs, but I think it can be reasonably concluded that the current financial restraint can be attributed to the leveraged partnership deal structure."
The comments are by a guy whose handle is "rdacpa" and about a third of the page down on the article on this page: http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2014/01/thought...
So basically, the bottom line
So basically, the bottom line on all of this is that the Ricketts family's hands are tied by the terms of the sale to the Tribune Co. until Oct. 27, 2016. Until then, they have carry a large amount of debt financing and they will need additional revenue streams if they wish to spend more as a ratio to that debt. After Oct. 27, 2016, they can pay off that debt if they wish and be much more free to spend money on major league payroll, etc. (because they would no longer need to offset the high debt with higher profits, per the CBA debt rules).
Ugh. Zell.
Ugh. Zell.
New term?
New term?
from todays Sun Times:
Clark still was trying to figure out how to respond to his ''fans'' via social media.
"Still figryuing out how 2 tyype with these big pawz. Will gett lessons for @Cubs. Come back soon!!" Clark tweeted.
''Just find the L key," tweeted @LarryVonKurtze.
Did the Cubs really hire the
Did the Cubs really hire the MLBPA head as their mascot?
I am surprised to hear that
I am surprised to hear that Baez will start at AAA and that there is any chance that he might see the big leagues before September.
"The plan, though, is for Baez, 21, to open the 2014 season at Triple-A Iowa. How long he stays there will depend on his performance, and if he continues on the same track, it most likely won't be long."
I hope the Cubs sign Nyjer
I hope the Cubs sign Nyjer Morgan to a one year deal. If this team is going to suck balls, at least give me a guy with a split personality to watch.
indians, minor league deal.
indians, minor league deal.
don't understand that one...last thing CLE has room for on the MLB level is another lefty OF'r. he can make it, but he's going to have to out-compete some dudes.
He's the guy that used to
He's the guy that used to play 3rd for the Yankees, right?
Seriously, the death threats thing, if true, is pretty f'king serious. I hope they get to the bottom of that and put somebody in jail for it if it's true.
Also, number 8 is very interesting and says something important about how us silly humans try to justify our actions- no matter how wrong they are.
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Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.


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Serves 4 |
Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 0 minutes
3 cups mixed baby salad greens
1/2 cup cucumber, sliced into rounds
1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
1/4 cup pitted Kalamata or black olives
1/2 cup Eden Whole Leaf Dulse, soaked 3 min. and coarsely chopped
1/4 cup Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 cup Eden Brown Rice Vinegar
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Place all salad greens, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, olives, and dulse in a salad bowl. Mix the oil, vinegar and lemon juice together and spoon over the salad. Toss to mix.
American, Beans, Gluten-Free, Low Sodium, Macrobiotic, No Sweetener Added, Oils, Salad, Sea Vegetables, Vegan, Vinegars, Wheat-Free

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Last spring, the University of Washington Botanic Gardens hosted a bioblitz to take a stab at identifying the myriad organisms for which Washington Park Arboretum is home. Last week, we continued this effort but with a focus on fungus. During Bioblitz: Mushroom Edition, Puget Sound Mycological Society members teamed up with over 60 citizen scientists for a full day of mushroom hunting that by sundown netted approximately 500 specimens.
The folks from PSMS had been with us in the spring for the all-taxa bioblitz, and had expressed a desire to come back in the fall during prime mushroom season. The mushroom people I've met in Seattle are like that – deeply passionate, and genuinely enamored with their quarry. As for the 60 more or less random people that showed up on this predictably drizzle October day, they were almost as diverse as the mushrooms that were collected. (I say almost because everyone smelled pretty good; the same cannot be said for the mushrooms.) But what is it about mushrooms that so captures our collective curiosity? It's a difficult question to answer because the answer differs depending on who you ask.
I participated in all three of the 2-hour hunts, and attended Marian Maxwell's presentation on "The Role of Mushrooms in the Ecosystem", and so I had the chance to mingle with a good number of attendees. I hunted briefly in the afternoon with Alex, a recent transplant from California where he worked as an environmental educator – a man after my own heart. Alex likes the way mushrooms force one to slow down and really look at one's surroundings, even under one's surroundings. He used to do this on hikes with kids in California. I've done this with fieldtrip groups at the arboretum, and I can verify the mesmerizing power of fungi. Alex and I agreed that anything with the power to keep a group of 4th graders captivated for any real span of time borders on miraculous.
That being said, often times kids make the best mushroom hunters. The Allgood family, with their two young daughters, joined us for much of the day (including the lecture), and contributed dozens of carefully collected specimens to our total. The Allgoods are avid P-patchers who believe that the healthiest food is the food you grow yourself. The desire to learn more about a potentially free, natural and local food source is what brought them out.
With the "eat local" movement gaining momentum and food security conversations becoming household, being able to forage for ones food is in vogue and mushrooms are poster children, and why not. They're abundant, extremely varied, the right ones are delicious, and you're simply harvesting a fruit much like any other (but without the maintenance), so there's no harm done. The trick of course is finding the right ones.
The edibility and lure of foraging for ones food was a common tie among many who came out. Colin, a UW freshman only months into his college experience, is already tiring of "dorm food". While the Arboretum cannot be considered a place to go harvesting 'shaggy parasols' (it's illegal to take anything out of this Seattle treasure), Colin was very pleased to rescue the handful we collected from their immanent fate in the compost pile and eager to get out into the mountains to find his own secret spot.
That's what my wife likes about mushroom hunting – the hunting part. The idea of going home with something tasty to eat is secondary to the thrill of the hunt. Having a mission to focus on helps to quiet her ADD brain and allows for a much more enjoyable hike with a husband who is perfectly happy wandering aimlessly through the woods. This example speaks to an indirect medicinal property that mushrooms hold, but there are some mushrooms such as the Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis), which only grows on old growth, that are being researched by pharmaceutical companies for their anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and possibly anti-cancer properties.
Of course there are others who are less interested in the potential for mushrooms to heal the body and more interested in the potential for mushrooms to heal the mind. David, who I met during the morning hunt, though "out there" by conventional standards, is a deeply spiritual man who loves everything about mushrooms, including the ability of some to alter reality. The hallucinogenic properties of mushrooms are well known and well documented in cultures around the world. In many of these cultures, only the most revered members of the society – the shamans, medicine men and mystics are allowed to meddle with these powerful substances. After all, these seemingly innocuous forest dwellers can kill you and every year even experienced mycologists die from eating mushrooms they believed to be safe.
Marian touched on the toxicology of some mushrooms during her talk, describing it as a self-defense mechanism and a way for one mushroom species to stake out turf over another. Often times, but not always, these mushrooms with toxic properties are categorized as parasites – the potentially harmful group that steals nutrients from host plants weakening and eventually killing them. Unfortunately, an example of this group, the Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea), was found living on some of our trees. But that's part of why we do these bioblitzes, to better know our 230 acres and how to manage them.
Marian also talked about a group of mushrooms called symbionts. These are mutualists that actually benefit their associated host. Examples include some of the more highly sought after mushrooms such as chanterelles and truffles. This group is extremely difficult to cultivate because the symbiotic relationship between tree and mushroom takes several decades to form. Once formed, however, the mushroom benefits by obtaining some of the sugars produced by the tree, and the tree benefits because the intricate mycelial network inhabiting the root zone greatly expands the trees ability to take in water and nutrients (as well as fight off potentially harmful diseases).
I envision roots wrapped in wooly sweaters wicking in the good stuff and keeping out the bad. The really cool part is that specific mushrooms are associated with specific trees, and so once the relationship is established you can go back to the same tree year after year and expect to find the same type of mushroom. This is dependent of course on time of year, weather conditions, and assuming you've gotten there first! I think this is what I really like about mushrooms – they so beautifully illustrate the interconnected nature of nature. If you know the tree you're looking at, you'll know what mushroom to look for, and maybe even what kind of bird or other critter to expect nearby. A balanced forest ecosystem is like a well choreographed dance, each dance playing an indispensible role and strengthening the overall composition.
The third group of mushrooms that Marian talked about was the saprophytes. These are the forest recyclers that obtain their nutrients by breaking down decaying matter. By doing so, these nutrients are made available to be taken up and used again. This group was by far the best represented of what we found owing to the time of year and abundance of decaying matter (fallen leaves and mulch). Because of this, there are already murmurs among our PSMS partners to come again next year, but a little earlier in the season in hopes of finding different species. So stay tuned, and regardless of what it is about mushrooms that tickles your fancy, come join us next time and take part in this ongoing citizen science experiment to see what we can find living in this wonderland of urban nature that is the Washington Park Arboretum.
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June B. Walker, a pioneer as a woman in the construction business, died Wednesday after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. She was 93 and lived in Canterbury Woods retirement community, Amherst.
A native of Buffalo, the former June Seufert graduated from the Buffalo Seminary and from business college.
She worked briefly in banking prior to marrying Stuart A. Walker of Buffalo in 1941.She raised three sons while serving as an active school and community volunteer and member of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church and the Graduates Association of the Buffalo Seminary. In her retirement, she was an active member of the Twentieth-Century Club.
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LORETTO - The calendar has turned to 2013, and perhaps the fortunes of the St. Francis University Red Flash have turned, too.
After losing its first 11 games, St. Francis finally hit the win column Thursday night by trimming Central Connecticut State, 67-60, in the Northeast Conference opener for both squads at the DeGol Arena.
A monster performance by sophomore forward Earl Brown keyed SFU's first win under rookie head coach Rob Krimmel. Brown, a 6-foot-6, 206-pounder from Philadelphia, scored 16 points and grabbed 25 rebounds in 35 minutes.
The 25 rebounds [seven offense, 18 defense] were the second most in NEC history, falling one short of the 26-rebound effort by Long Island's Carey Scurry against Marist on Feb. 2, 1983. ESPN reported that Brown's 25 boards were the most by a Division I player since Morgan State's Kevin Thompson picked off 25 in a 2009 game.
"Absolutely, it feels good," Krimmel said of the win. "The attitude and work ethic of the team have been good all season.
"We had a great talk after Cornell [79-67 loss] and said good wasn't good enough," Krimmel said. "We each have to bring a little more to the table. The makeup of our conference is that everyone's on the same playing field. We all started 0-0 [tonight]. There's not an at-large bid [to the NCAA] so our ultimate goal is to win the conference championship and, despite what our record was coming in tonight, our goal was still attainable."
During that talk after Cornell, Krimmel said he and his staff defined players' roles.
"We talked to Earl about rebounding and he obviously took that challenge," Krimmel said. "Talking about [roles] and doing them are two different things, and we had four great days of practice.
"Today was our opportunity to put those words into action."
The visiting Blue Devils led most of the first half until SFU's Umar Shannon nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 27-27 tie.
"We got down early, but stuck to the game plan and battled back," Krimmel said. "That shot by Umar was a big boost."
It was Earl Brown's show in the second half. He scored the first six points after intermission, contributed a couple of monster dunks later, and the Red Flash led by as many as 13 on three occasions.
"I saw the lane open and took it," Brown said, laughing about the dunks.
"We challenged our guys to get to the glass and create their own shots," Krimmel said. "It's nice to have Earl back and have him healthy. He got a concussion in late November after the Notre Dame game, and he's a big part of what we're going to do here."
Shannon finished with 19 points, Brown 16 and Ronnie Drinnon and Dominque Major 12 each.
"I figured most of my points would come from rebounds," the soft-spoken Brown said. "I figured I'd play hard defense and rebound.
"I'm an energy guy and like to get the guys pumped up," he said. "The win feels really good, but we're not going to celebrate because we have a long road ahead of us."
"The guys followed the scouting report and were focused," Krimmel noted. "They took away what Central Connecticut does really well. I'm proud of our guys. They defended and rebounded, and that's what won the game."
CCSU coach Howie Dickenman was impressed with SFU's play.
"We were outplayed," Dickenman said. "Their defense was outstanding. We couldn't penetrate against their man. Credit to Rob and his staff. They were well-prepared."
The CCSU coach praised the individual play of Brown.
"Terrific," Dickenman said. "He should be player-of-the-week in the league even if he doesn't get another point or another rebound Saturday [vs. Bryant.]
"It's about tenacity and wanting rebounds," Dickenman noted. "He thought every missed shot was his. His name was on the ball.
"The kid was a monster."
CCSU (4-8): Burbage 1-6 2-2 4, Peel 1-7 0-0 2, Vinales 9-22 3-3 23, McMillan 1-2 3-4 5, Hunter 4-15 7-11 18, Hurd 0-0 0-0 0, Efese 0-2 3-4 3, Allen 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 18-59 18-24 60.
ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (1-11): E. Brown 8-11 0-4 16, Mosley 1-3 1-2 3, Shannon 5-13 7-8 19, Whyatt 0-2 0-0 0, G. Brown 1-8 2-2 5, Major 4-10 0-0 12, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Ervin 0-2 0-0 0, Drinnon 4-4 4-4 12. Totals 23-53 14-20 67.
Halftime-Tied 27-27. 3-Point Goals-CCSU 6-17 (Hunter 3-8, Vinales 2-4, Allen 1-2, Burbage 0-3), St. Francis (Pa.) 7-24 (Major 4-9, Shannon 2-8, G. Brown 1-5, Ervin 0-1, Whyatt 0-1). Fouled Out-Hunter, Mosley. Rebounds-CCSU 33 (Hunter 10), St. Francis (Pa.) 43 (E. Brown 25). Assists-CCSU 8 (Vinales 3), St. Francis (Pa.) 15 (Shannon 8). Total Fouls-CCSU 15, St. Francis (Pa.) 19. A-581.


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Background: ENG after autoHCT involves stromal elements of the stem cell niche. We present a retrospective analysis of marrow biopsies (BM) from patients with myeloma prior to autoHCT and correlate stromal variables with ENG.
Methods: BM done just prior to autoHCT from 26 patients (pts) with good engraftment and those from 12 pts with delayed engraftment, were compared. Hematoxylin/eosin stained sections were examined for: stromal components (fat, regenerating adipocytes, fat necrosis, stromal edema, granular degeneration, vascular sinusoids and hemorrhage); bone remodeling (osteoblasts vs osteoclasts); hematopoeisis (endosteal vs peri-sinusoidal hematopoesis); cellularity; and reticulin fibrosis. Reticulin fibrosis was graded using Gomori's silver and Trichrome stains. Duration of disease before autoHCT; total viable CD34 stem cells infused; time to WBC ENG (ANC>500) and platelet ENG (20,000/mm3 and 50,000/mm3) were determined. Univariate and multivariate regression were applied to determine, the correlation of significant stromal parameters with ENG between groups and for the two groups combined.
Results: Median time to WBC ENG among good and poor engrafters was 12 and 14.5 days respectively. Median time to platelet count of 20,000/cmm and 50,000/cmm for good engrafters was 12.5 and 16 days respectively and for poor engrafters it was 45.5 and 57 days respectively. Endosteal hematopoesis was significantly correlated with WBC and platelet ENG (p < 0.01 and Hazards ratio of > 2.7). Stromal vascularity was significantly associated with platelet ENG but not WBC ENG (p < 0.05 and p > 0.1 respectively). Osteoblastic activity showed significant correlation with WBC ENG (p = 0.003) and platelet ENG to 20,000 (p = 0.016). In univariate analysis between the groups, osteoblastic activity had marginal significance in good engrafters (OR 8.3 with p = 0.05) as did stromal vascularity (OR 8.1 and p = 0.06). No other variables were statistically significant.
Conclusions: Pretransplant BM evaluation for stromal elements such as endosteal hematopoesis, stromal vascularity and osteoblastic activity may be useful to predict good WBC and platelet ENG.


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Scientists have developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology for detecting blood biomarkers that generates an eye-visible color change reaction and, they claim, is up to 10 times more sensitive than traditional ELISA or PCR-based techniques. The researchers at Imperial College London (U.K.) hope their plasmonic ELISA could form the basis of a qualitative diagnostic test suitable for use in countries where sophisticated equipment isn't available.
In a conventional sandwich ELISA, the target molecule in a sample binds to a capture antibody that is immobilized on a substrate. The bound target molecule is then recognized and bound by a primary antibody, essentially generating a sandwich of target between two antibodies. Detection is carried out using an enzyme-linked secondary antibody that binds to the primary antibody, and converts a substrate into a colored reporter. The intensity of the color indicates the concentration of the target. While the results can be visible to the naked eye if the target is present at high enough concentrations, in practice the color intensity is quantified by measuring the absorbance using a plate-reader.
In the new technology developed by Molly M. Stevens, Ph.D., and Roberto de la Rica, Ph.D., the enzyme bound to the secondary antibody is harnessed to control the growth of gold nanoparticles in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. If there is no analyte present, and thus the enzyme-linked secondary antibody doesn't bind to the primary antibody, the reduction of gold ions in the presence of hydrogen peroxide occurs at a fast rate, and near-spherical nonaggregated gold nanoparticles are generated, which causes the solution to turn a red color. If the analyte is present, the hydrogen peroxide is used up in the presence of catalase enzyme, and so gold nanoparticle growth is slowed, and clumps of nanoparticles form. In this event, the solution turns blue.
The team tested plasmonic ELISAs designed to detect either prostate specific antigen (PSA), or the HIV-1 capsid antigen p24, using blood samples from human patients and controls. Results from both sets of studies showed the technique to be highly sensitive, and generated a color-change reaction that was easily visible to the naked eye, even at concentrations of target that wouldn't generate a positive result using traditional ELISA or nucleic acid-based approaches.
And while plasmonic ELISA is qualitative, rather than quantitative, this potential drawback is offset by the sensitivity of the technique, the Imperial team claims. "Our approach affords for improved sensitivity, does not require sophisticated instrumentation, and is ten times cheaper, which could allow more tests to be performed for better screening of many diseases," Dr. Stevens claims.
The potential to use the technique as an alternative to gold standard nucleic acid-based tests for detecting HIV is particularly encouraging, the researchers state in their published paper in Nature Nanotechnology. "The detection of p24 holds great promise for the diagnosis of HIV infection in laboratories with fewer resources where expensive nucleic acid-based tests may not be available...The methodology proposed here could potentially be adapted for the detection of any analyte as long as antibodies directed against it were available, therefore making plasmonic ELISA a versatile tool for the detection of other clinically relevant molecules using the naked eye."
Drs. Stevens and de la Rica describe the plasmonic ELISA technology in a paper titled "Plasmonic ELISA for the ultrasensitive detection of disease biomarkers with the naked eye."
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She was an educated Jewish woman with a degree in physical therapy when she was interrogated by the Nazis on Nov. 10, 1938, the day after Kristallnacht — the beginning of the Holocaust.
For an entire day she stood while being questioned, speaking only when spoken to and not complaining about being tired, hungry or needing to use the bathroom. Finally, her inquisitors kicked her out on the street with other Jewish women, saying she was too brave. Together, the women were forced to scrub anti-Semitic graffiti off the streets with toothbrushes.
When they didn't work quickly enough, they were beaten with whips and rifle butts.
By 1938, "Margit" as she pronounced her name, was married to Walter Freudenberg, had a young son named Henry and was living through Hitler's reign of terror. She told a reporter in 1992 that if she closed her eyes she could still see truckloads of Jewish brothers and sisters being taken off to concentration camps. But it wasn't her fate. Margot Strauss Freudenberg died Monday at 105, leaving a legacy of hope and love in place of the hatred that was thrown at her family.
It took time to get out of Germany with her small family and her parents — leaving behind a home where her family could trace their roots to the 1700s — to move to a foreign country where they didn't know the language.
She said she remembered an idyllic childhood taking long walks in the woods with her physician father, going to the opera with him, and watching as he made house calls and never wrote bills to his patients.
And she also remembered the day that her father made her read "Mein Kampf" by Hitler to understand his hatred of Jews.
It wasn't until 1939 that her family finally got out of Germany, staying with an uncle in England until they could immigrate to Charleston in 1940.
Her sister lived in Greenville and steered the family to the city. They arrived in 1940 with $2.50. Some members of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim took the family in, although there were others who didn't want refugees.
Freudenberg became the family breadwinner. In her heart she had always wanted to be a doctor, so she treated physical ailments instead. Without papers, she had to go on interviews where doctors quizzed her on her knowledge.
Her drive was to earn enough money to see her son graduate from The Citadel, which he did. She joined a cancer drive, and her tireless work for others began in earnest. She lost her husband in 1952, but even that didn't stop her love of learning and working for others. She was often quoted as saying that she was repaying her debt to America for taking her family in.
"She was just beloved in our congregation," said David Jaffee, president of the congregation of KKBE. "She was one of those people that everyone connected with. It didn't matter what their age."
He remembers fondly talking with Freudenberg because she remembered his mother so well. "Margot's life was like the American Dream. She built a life across a broad spectrum."
And he remembers the tiny woman had a twinkle about her and an acerbic sense of humor.
"She was always after her son, Henry, about what he was doing, but it was in a good way," Jaffee said. It's now her grandson who runs the family business, and there are five great-grandchildren.
In 1970, she opened the first Hope Lodge in the United States for those receiving cancer treatment away from home. It was her vision that the Hope Lodge be free of charge, and a place of peace.
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At her 99th birthday party, she told the board and volunteers that what she wanted for her 100th was to see hammers expanding the Hope Lodge from eight to 17 rooms, according to Sundi Herring, the current manager.
"It became a mission to raise the money, and she got her wish," Herring said.
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Not much beats hot shooting.
The ThunderWolves learned that lesson the hard way Tuesday.
The Fort Lewis College women�s basketball team used a 14-0 run early in the second half to jump out to a big lead, eventually leading by as many as 21 points before holding off CSU-Pueblo�s rally attempt to win 78-67 on Tuesday in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout quarterfinals at Whalen Gymnasium.
The first half was a back-and-forth effort, with FLC taking a 29-27 lead into the locker room.
The first 14 minutes of the second half were anything but. The Skyhawks hit six of their first seven 3-point attempts out of the locker room after going just 1 of 11 in the first half, and their up-tempo attack overwhelmed the ThunderWolves (18-9).
�That�s exactly what we talked about at halftime was we wanted to push tempo,� FLC head coach Jason Flores said. �We wanted to get out and run, and we started to do that, and we got easy looks that got us into a good rhythm.�
CSU-Pueblo battled back from there, using an 11-0 run to make things interesting, eventually cutting the lead down to 72-65 on a Jenay Locke bucket with 2 minutes to go.
�We took some shots that we probably shouldn�t have taken. ... Just part of the game. It was a little run that they made, and we had to counteract that,� Flores said.
But a Christie Groh bucket and four Ashley Kuchar free throws sealed the deal from there, keeping FLC alive in its quest for a third consecutive Shootout title.
In her final college game in her hometown, FLC point guard Katerina Garcia was fantastic, nearly contributing a triple-double with 12 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Her ability to get out and run the transition offense provided FLC with easy buckets in the second half, and it opened up a drive-and-kick attack that helped FLC shoot 8 of 14 from 3 after halftime.
�It was great. It was fun to play (Tuesday), and, you know, I�ll remember this for the rest of my life,� a misty-eyed Garcia said of her final home game.
And the Skyhawks followed their point guard�s lead, assisting on 24 of 28 made field goals.
�When you drive, they tend to collapse, and when they collapse, that gives you four open other players, and everybody was hitting (Tuesday),� Garcia said.
FLC matched Laurel Kearsley�s output in the post. Kearsley scored 20 points despite constant hedging on the part of FLC�s guards, but Katie Nehf was bothered by foul trouble and scored just four.
Meanwhile, Groh scored 18 points and pulled in five rebounds, while Mary Brinton came off the bench to add 12 points and eight rebounds.
�All the guards were penetrating and kicking, and we were getting some easy layups just because of the guard�s drives,� Groh said.
Erika Richards chipped in 15 points, while Kuchar scored 13 for the Skyhawks, who won the rebounding battle 37-36 and forced 15 turnovers.
Erica Hicks and Alex Evans had 12 apiece for CSU-Pueblo.
FLC, the No. 4 seed in the RMAC Shootout, now has won 17 of its last 20 games, and the Skyhawks (18-9, 16-6 RMAC) will get a shot at revenge against fourth-ranked and No. 1 seed Colorado Mesa (26-1, 21-1 RMAC) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Mavericks stopped FLC�s nine-game winning streak in a tense 76-68 battle Saturday in Grand Junction.
Colorado Mesa defeated 8-seed Regis 74-50 in its quarterfinal Tuesday night in Grand Junction.
And when asked if the Skyhawks were looking forward to another shot at the Mavericks, Garcia put forth an emphatic yes before Flores took the reins.
�We had a really good streak going that got snapped there. We did what we needed to do (Tuesday), and we�re going to go back there, and it�s going to be another great atmosphere,� Flores said.


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MOUNT UNION - Northern Bedford has a strong-armed quarterback, plenty of tall, athletic receiving targets and a solid running game featuring a couple talented backs.
Defensively, the Black Panthers have surrendered a total of just 48 points over their first six games.
It's no surprise then, with everything taken into consideration, that all of those games have ended in Black Panthers victories.
The latest came Friday night at the Mount Union High School Athletic Field, when Northern Bedford defeated the host Trojans, 28-7, behind a 230-yard passing game from junior quarterback Blake Over, who completed 16 of 20. Tayler Pressel, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior tight end, caught nine Over tosses for 142 yards, while senior halfback Conner Kagarise rushed for 123 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns, including a 95-yard, fourth-quarter scoring run that put the game on ice.
Northern shrugged off an early 7-0 deficit to improve to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Inter-County Conference's Gold Division.
"We kept a nice balance,'' said Northern coach Jeff Batzel, whose team rolled up 154 of its 374 yards in total offense on the ground. "Our passing game has really been clicking, and we had some nice runs tonight.''
Mount Union took a 7-0 lead when sophomore quarterback Trevon Walker polished off the Trojans' first possession with a 22-yard touchdown run around the right side. But Northern dominated the scoreboard the rest of the way.
Kagarise's 6-yard run capped a 60-yard first-quarter Northern Bedford drive that was highlighted by Over's completions of 20 yards to 6-5 junior wideout Kyler Diehl and 30 yards to 6-4, 190-pound senior wideout Zach Pressel - Tayler Pressel's twin brother.
The Pressel twins and Diehl possess intimidating reach when Over throws the football, creating matchup problems for just about every team that Northern will face this year.
"They're all tall and they present some problems for [opposing secondaries],'' Batzel said of the Pressel twins and Diehl. "And Blake has some good instincts and has been delivering the ball well.''
Northern took a 14-7 halftime lead when junior fullback Caleb Ebersole ran 3 yards for a touchdown with 80 seconds left in the second quarter. Diehl and Tayler Pressel both made a couple decent catches on the drive, with Pressel snaring a big 16-yard pass at the Mount Union 12.
Mount Union had a couple promising scoring opportunities fizzle in the red zone in both the second and fourth quarters. The Trojans were whistled for six penalties totaling 70 yards in the game, and a holding penalty proved costly in the first scoring drive fizzling.
"We had some breakdowns,'' said Mount Union coach Corey Wertz, whose team dropped to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the division. "We had way too many penalties. We've got to cut them down. Missed assignments and penalties were big in this game.''
Northern Bedford wrapped a 55-yard, nine-play touchdown drive on Ebersole's second 3-yard scoring run, with 9:50 left in the fourth quarter. Tayler Pressel caught four Over passes totaling 72 yards on the drive, including a 24-yard third-down throw to the Mount Union 3, as Northern took a 21-7 lead.
Kagarise's 95-yard touchdown bolt down the right side two minutes later sealed the deal for the Black Panthers.
"Our defense bent but did not break tonight,'' Batzel said. "Mount Union is a good team. We had to scratch and claw for this win.''
Northern Bedford7 7 0 14 - 28
Mount Union7 0 0 0 - 7
First quarter
MU-Walker 22 run (Lassasetta kick), 8:51.
NB-Kagarise 6 run (Bequeath kick), 1:31.
Second quarter
NB-Ebersole 3 run (Bequeath kick), 1:20.
Fourth quarter
NB-Ebersole 3 run (Bequeath kick), 9:50.
NB-Kagarise 95 run (Bequeath kick), 7:49.
RUSHING: Northern Bedford-Kagarise 12-123, Ebersole 8-26, Diehl 1-5, Brallier 1-4, Hoover 2-2, Batzel 1-0, Z. Pressel 1-(-3), Over 1-(-3). Mount Union-D. Smith 17-97, Walker 9-30, Brown 8-30, D. Kylor 2-13, C. Kylor 2-12, Loner 1-0.
PASSING: Northern Bedford-Over 16-20-2-230. Mount Union-Walker 5-13-0-51, House 1-1-0-12.
RECEIVING: Northern Bedford-T. Pressel 9-142, Diehl 3-52, Z. Pressel 3-33, Ebersole 1-3. Mount Union-J. Smith 3-37, Brown 2-14, Henry 1-12.
INTERCEPTIONS: Mount Union-D. Smith, Fortson.
First downs1613
Yards rushing26-15439-182
Passing (cmp.-att.-int.)16-20-26-14-0
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Last year, 226 volunteers picked up more than 2,584 pounds of trash from 35 miles of shoreline. Volunteer support is urgently needed to help reduce litter on Tahoe beaches.
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its spanish for 'know what i mean?'
yes, you can have a polish dog, but we put a
"special ingredient" in it, comprendes?
"special ingredient" in it, comprendes?
dari beejabeeja Kamis, 18 Januari 2007
Buddy, pal, bff. Often used by Amir Blumenfeld.
Amir: Hey, comprende. Door's locked.
Jake: Yeah, I'm trying to get some work done.
Jake: Yeah, I'm trying to get some work done.
dari Oh Sheesh Minggu, 07 Februari 2010


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It is a phrase that is very universal. Shooting the Jay means everything from completing the task at hand to dominating your field. If you are shooting the jay you have to be taking care of business.
I was at work shooting the jay!, My friend absolutely shot the jay last night with that hottie., If he knew what he was doing he would have shot the jay. You should get out there and Shoot The Jay!
door Peter Suhmthinmore 5 april 2009
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A phrase used during basketball to tell your teammate to shoot after you've passed the ball. the "jay" being the shot.
Kobe comes off the screen and passes it to the corner, "shoot the jay clement!"
door TIm 17 december 2007


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