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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
I found my shoes. Yes, this is a good thing. Theyd been lost for a long time. Two years and some change. ?These were my tuxedo shoes and theyve only been worn twice.
It would be inaccurate of me to say Id lost my shoes because my shoes never really went anywhere unless they were attached to my feet, and these shoes hadnt been attached to my feet since my son got married in 2010. Theyd been sitting right where I put them when I got home, and if were being frank here I didnt really put them where they were found. I more like chucked them, up the stairs some 15 feet in the air, over the railing to come to rest in the far corner of the landing.
So how could I lose them if they didnt move from where Id chucked them?
That, my friends, is the question of the day.
Flash forward six months to early December. Id had enough of the clutter. In a fit of disgusted anger I cleaned up and started chucking clothes.
Two piles those I kept and those I wanted to throw away one pile in my bedroom where I could do laundry and the second pile stacked in the corner upstairs on the landing right on top of my shoes.
Over the last two years that pile has grown significantly because I never throw anything away. So, this was one big pile; actually more mountain than pile.
For more than two weeks I looked for my tuxedo shoes. I could say I tore my apartment apart, but it was already torn apart before I started looking for my shoes.
There were only so many places my shoes could hide in my apartment. There simply isnt that much room and I didnt throw them away because I never throw anything away.
This isnt the first time Ive lost things in plain sight. There was the issue with my missing pants a couple years back, and then the whole thing with the missing bag of French fries.
How do you lose a pair of pants, anyway? I know, why ask about pants? How do you lose a 5-pound bag of French fries?
I understand theres only one place you can put French fries and thats the freezer, and even after tearing the freezer apart three times I could not find the missing bag of fries. It took a week to find the fries all sogged-out and starting to mold in the top cabinet perched next to a box of Capn Crunch.
The pants situation was somewhat similar to the tux shoes in that they were covered up by something else and hidden. But as usual, after weeks of fruitless searching for my shoes I was struck by an epiphany as I emerged from the shower just five minutes before I was to leave for Atlanta and my daughters wedding, resigned to the fact Id be going sans tuxedo shoes.
Where are the tuxedo shoes?
They are not where you looked Old Grasshopper but where you havent looked only then will they be found.
And thats when I regarded the mountain of clothes. I grabbed a shovel and started digging. And voila, I found my shoes. The search for Jimmy Hoffa was easier.
Sometimes its really scary being me.
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My dad and Ivy, reading If You Give A Cat A Cupcake.
It was pretty much one of those moments that I never wanted to end.
treasure this...and keep taking lots of pictures. i miss this kind of thing the most since my dad died last year. i breaks my heart that my girls won't remember him b/c they are so young (maybe my oldest some)...but i did take a lot of pictures that i can show them.
this photo is priceless!
Oh rebecca you have me in tears!!
That is the sweetest post I read today!!!! I have some of those moment too, when you just want to keep it forever, to press pause on life and just cherish it!ReplyDelete
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I love this, so much. My heart grew so much the first time my dad held Luke. I don't know why, but there is something so special about watching him as a grandfather.ReplyDelete
Thanks, now I'm crying!ReplyDelete
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I'm so thankful for my father in law since I have no relationship with my own father. Our children are blessed to have good grandparents in their lives.ReplyDelete
A "precious" moment indeed. :)ReplyDelete


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A helicopter containing infinite swag.
Oh no a Swagcopter! The swag is inevitable.
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When you dress so stupidly usually caused by celebrity and society influenced that people from helicopters or high altitudes can pinpoint you.
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I have actually never read anime didnt even know it existed. Gotcha - with whats left of my life
the reading format of animeis called mangaand manga contains more detail than the anime
not necessarily, in bleach tite kubo wanted to add the forest of menos into the manga but it was cut due to time restrictions. so in the anime that was added along with the character ashido. so if you want the full experience check out both the anime and the manga because they complement each other.
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How would the Dairy Security Act impact your dairy?
How would the Dairy Security Act impact your dairy?
An economic study by a six-member team gives everyone a look at how participation in the Dairy Security Act would work if it becomes dairy policy.
by Corey Geiger, Hoard's Dairyman Managing Editor
The farm bill came very close to passage last year. As part of that comprehensive national farm law, the Dairy Security Act (DSA) would have become the dairy portion of the farm bill. As Congress picks up the discussion this year, how would the DSA affect dairy producers? According to University of Minnesota's Marin Bozic, there are two key questions:
Is the Dairy Security Act a good program?
If this program becomes law, is it good for me to participate?
"These are two different questions. We will focus on the second question, 'If this program becomes law, is it good for me to participate?'" Bozic told those attending the National Dairy Producers Conference in Indianapolis, Ind. on April 8.
"There are four angles to DSA participation decision," Bozic said when discussing how dairy producers might look at the program. "We will look at each of these four issues:
1. Catastrophic risk insurance
2. Revenue enhancement
3. Stabilization program impacts on your farm
4. Policy risk.
"This program does work as catastrophic risk insurance," said Bozic, who explained that at $6 per hundredweight coverage it would shield producers against extremely low margins. In his example, he simulated conditions for a 150-cow dairy. "It pays you the most when you need it the most, even though it is better than just breaking even on average," said Bozic, whose slides for the talk can be found under the subhead "Presentation" at http://marinbozic.info/page_cv.php.
However, there is a difference between catastrophic insurance and revenue enhancement (points one and two outlined above). "When evaluating the DSA for revenue enhancement, one must look at the long-term effect of participating or not participating in the program," he said when discussing the comprehensive study that six economists from four universities collaborated on over the past year.
Bozic then evaluated how an expanding dairy would have been impacted by the DSA. The hypothetical dairy grew from 30 million pounds of shipped milk in 2005 to 55 million pounds in 2012? In this example, the dairy producer insured for a $6.50 margin each year.
On that example dairy, using actual market conditions from 2008 to 2012, the cumulative net revenue from 2008 to 2012 was high. It would be $542,914 over that time. (For more detail, see Bozic's slide deck, mentioned above.) It should be noted that looking at historical data can be an imperfect way to look at economic circumstances.
"You can not make a sound argument that a program is subsidized just by looking at the realized indemnities," said Bozic when discussing the program that would receive government support. "To make the argument that the margins are subsidized, you need to look at the average long-term effect of passive participation," he said. "Take a look at the cumulative expected net revenue if you just insure at $6.50. It is over $500,000 (in this example). That's the evidence that the premiums are subsidized," said Bozic. "Further evidence that the program, in addition to providing catastrophic risk insurance, actually has a revenue enhancement effect.
"The other way to talk about it . . . when you lose the program gives you a lot," said Bozic. "When your milk check is better than expected, you lose much less. So over a number of years, it does enhance your revenue compared to not participating," he concluded.
What about the stabilization component? Some dairy producers are vocally concerned about this component. "One of the biggest fears, I grew a lot. Does this look like a place that would be for the stabilization program? I doubled my farm's milk production. Do I want stabilization or supply management?" Bozic said, as he summarized and quoted concerns that some dairy producers have about the program.
"If you want to argue that stabilization will hamper your growth, please do so after looking at my graphs," said Bozic, as he showed a slide that compared actual milk marketings to either a one year (last year's base) or the three-month base which are the two comparison options when regulating milk flow in the proposed DSA. "If you can't clearly see which line is which, that is exactly my point," said Bozic. "The three-month stabilization base does allow you to grow."
Towards the end of Bozic's presentation, he discussed the fourth point, policy risk. "While private markets can offer some price protections, only the government will sell you insurance against expected low margins," noted Bozic when discussing the potential legislation. That was definitely the case in 2012 as the drought caused an unexpected shock to the market and high feed prices eroded margins. Bozic also explained that if a producer believes that this policy could spin milk supply out of equilibrium and depress milk prices, it's a reason to consider participation, as you will not be able to use futures markets to insure against a long-term decline in milk prices.
Bottom line, summarizing the four-points of Bozic's presentation:
Is the need for catastrophic risk insurance satisfied with the proposed policy reforms?
Yes. The programs effectively reduce extreme margin risk.
Do proposed policy reforms enhance revenue?
Yes. Premiums are affordable even when utilizing passive risk management strategies.
Will the Dairy Market Stabilization Program hurt me?
You have to figure it out for your operation. Stabilization base can closely follow growing milk markets.
Is there a 'policy risk' — will proposed reforms raise the milk supply and reduce milk prices?
If you believe that 'policy risk' is non-negligible, you should evaluate if staying outside the DSA could hurt you.
For those who want to listen to Bozic's entire presentation and read his slide deck, go to http://marinbozic.info/page_cv.php and scroll down to: Presentations: Dairy Programs in the 2013 Farm Bill: How would they work for your farm? 2013 National Dairy Producers Conference, Indianapolis, Ind., April 2013 (podcast).
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NCIS - Season 9 Episodes
NCIS - Season 9
At the close of Season 8, the team suspects they have found another port-to-port killer who is bound to target someone at NCIS next. Upon finding answers, they discover secrets that could make or break the team. As Season 9 begins, the team is back at work in the field, and some of their cases hit close to home. One of McGee's family members may be involved in a murder, and we find Tony working on a special SecNav case that takes a dangerous turn.
"Nature of the Beast"
Tony, working on special assignment from SecNav, is discovered shot with blood on the scene. Gibbs informs Tony that he shot an NCIS agent but, unfortunately, Tony has no memory of that night. While Tony tries to regain his memory, the team works to figure out what Tony's special assignment actually is, fearing he may have been the actual target in the shooting and the killer is still out there.
The NCIS team uncovers a startling surprise after a young Marine shows up to his homecoming party with a fatal stab wound.
"Penelope's Papers"
The line between McGee's personal and professional life is blurred when NCIS uncovers a connection between his grandmother and the murder of a Navy lieutenant. Lily Tomlin guest stars as McGee's Grandmother.
"Enemy on the Hill"
The NCIS team searches for the person and motive behind a contract killer targeting a Navy Lieutenant Commander. Meanwhile, Abby uncovers new information about her family after undergoing tests for a kidney donation.
"Safe Harbor"
A Coast Guard Petty officer is shot and killed in what looks to be an abandoned ship. When NCIS arrive they discover Farid Bawali and his family of four, seeking asylum, locked behind service panels on the ship. Through stool samples Abby determines that there wasn't anyone else on the ship other than the Bawali family. They weren't being held captive and one of them is our shooter. Further investigation yields that Farid is wanted in connection with a 1984 bombing in Lebanon. His wife, Miriam, confesses to shooting the Petty Officer but it's clear she's covering for someone. Ziva connects with Miriam and we get a glimpse of the mother she always yearned for. Farid accuses his rebellious son, Rafiq, as being the shooter in an attempt to deflect all the attention on their other son, Hakim, who is planning to carry out his father's wishes to bomb the Norfolk port in a suicide bombing mission. The team tries to find the perfect woman for Gibbs.
NCIS investigates the death of Lt. Jason Simms when his body is found on the side of a remote highway. Toxicology results indicate 'ecstasy' in his system and an abnormal amount of water in his body. Our victim was drowned in his own skin. Simms' wife left him after he cheated on her one too many times. Suggestions of a serial killer arise when another victim, Samuel Alcott, is found in the same manner nearby. Alcott also cheated on his wife and both he and Simms were seeking counseling through the military. Ducky's new lady friend, Dr. Mary Courtney, has the team gossiping about his love life. In a coincidental and disturbing turn of events it's revealed that Ducky's new girlfriend was the killer. Dr. Courtney was the administrator for the family service center that Simms and Alcott were treated in. In her psychotic reality she killed for Ducky in an attempt to show him something he'd never seen before.
"Devil's Triangle"
NCIS investigates the mysterious disappearance of Victor Sterling when his abandoned car is found outside a drive thru that was just robbed. In the restaurant the team finds the two employees shot to death and put in the freezer. To complicate mattes, Victor's wife, Diane, happens to be Gibb's and Fornell's ex-wife. Gibbs and Fornell bicker on how best to handle their very opinionated ex-wife. Victor, a Homeland Security paper pusher, was last seen on surveillance entering a housing facility that stores employee data that he would audit monthly. Unbeknownst to Diane, Victor had millions of dollars stored in an offshore account. In the end it's revealed that Victor's was kidnapped and forced to steal data, from the Homeland Security storage site, that contained the ingredients for making a virus that if airborne would kill instantly. Abby gets information that leads our team to a Armed Forces football game where it's believed our killer is about to release the virus. Our team is stunned when they track down our killer to find out that it's none other than Victor's boss, Thomas Pearce, who was seemingly so helpful throughout the investigation. Diane tells Gibbs that she still loves him.
"Engaged (1)"
When a military plane, carrying the remains of six Marines killed in Afghanistan, goes down killing all but one of the crew, NCIS is on scene to investigate if it was an accident of foul play. Lt. Commander Chaplain Danielle Burke comes in to assist the team with reaching out to the families of the deceased. What they discover is that the remains of Lt. Emilia Flores, which was supposed to be on that plane, is not among any of the DNA recovered after the crash. Flores was attached to a male infantry unit and would go into sensitive regions to interact with the Afghan women. Her latest mission was to help build a school for girls which went against the customary belief that girls should not be educated. Insurgents blew up the school and all that was found of Flores was her dog tags. We also learn that she fell in love with American contractor working in the region who tried to convince her to leave. In a recent class photo that Flores took, Gibbs notices a mysterious inscription on a ring that one of the Afghan teachers wore. The inscription is discovered to be the symbol of an insurgent group who was sending female suicide bombers into the school posing as teachers. Live surveillance video shows Flores escaping with some of the children and heading towards the mountains. However, we watch as she's caught trying to escape. Commandant of the Marines, Charles Ellison, tells Gibbs to go to Afghanistan to rescue Flores and not to come home without her. Gibb's has flashbacks of his younger Marine years when he had to compete against women. To be continued.
"Engaged (2)"
With the hope that Lt. Gabriela Flores is still alive, Gibbs and Ziva fly to the military base in Afghanistan to investigate Flores' whereabouts. Their primary mission is to find Soraya Zoranj, the terrorist who, disguised as a caring teacher, orchestrated all the recent attacks on the girls' school. Her religious ideology condemns girls being educated. Tony and McGee tell Gibbs that Soraya has two siblings: Osman, an older brother who died in an I.E.D. explosion, and Asa, a younger brother who's studying law in Washington D.C. Through Asa's interrogation, it is revealed that he is involved in the same terrorist organization as Soraya. Back in Afghanistan, Gibbs and Ziva question Kinah and Lala—the girls saved by Flores. They tell Gibbs that Flores is definitely alive. Using the oil residue found on the bottom of the girls' shoes, Abby compares its chemical makeup to the OPEC database and pinpoints the exact location of origin of the oil. Using this information, Gibbs and Ziva rescue Flores and arrest Soraya. However, Flores' Captain is killed in the attack. Back in D.C., Gibbs interrogates Soraya and Asa, who reveal that their brother, Osman is still alive and in America. The team discovers that Osman's next target is domestic, he's planning on blowing up school busses transporting girls to a field trip at a local museum. By torturing Asa, Gibbs finds out that Osman is continuing Soraya's work by detonating a bomb very soon. Although Asa doesn't know the exact details, Gibbs determines that Osman will detonate bombs on school buses filled with school girls returning from field trip. Just in time, the NCIS team arrives at the scene and Osman is arrested.
"Sins of The Father"
When Tony's father, Tony DiNozzo Sr., is found passed out in a Rolls Royce with the dead body of Lt. Brian Massey in the trunk, the NCIS team investigates. Although Tony wants to prove his father's innocence, Gibbs commands him to stay away. Tony Sr. was involved in a land development deal with Massey, and Massey cheated him out of a huge finder's fee. With a strong motive and no alibi (he was drunk and doesn't remember much), Tony Sr. is the prime suspect. Ducky and Abby find a sliver of glass stuck in Massey's head and discover that he was killed with a very expensive bottle of wine owned by Tony Sr. Meanwhile, Lt. Cdr. Stephanie Wallace arrives to the squad room and explains that Massey wanted to provide her with incriminating information on a case she was currently working on. Lt Dennis, a hot shot pilot was involved in plane crash where he ejected safely but his navigator was killed, claimed it was an accident but it's soon revealed that it was pilot error and Dennis is to blame. Dennis admits to his pilot error mistake but is adamant that he had nothing to do with Masey's death. Against orders, Tony discovers that his father left a bar last night with a mysterious girl. When Abby finds out Senior was drugged with roofies, his innocence is finally proven. Linda, the girl at the bar, is an employee of Massey who was working with her boyfriend and co-worker, Craig Hunt. When Massey fired Hunt as his lawyer and cheated him out the executor's fees, Hunt murdered him and framed Senior. With the culprit finally arrested, Gibbs, Tony, and Senior enjoy a nice Thanksgiving dinner.
"Newborn King"
When Cpt. Jake Marsden is assassinated in a hotel suite on Christmas Eve, the NCIS discovers that there was a woman traveling with Marsden and attempts to track her down. By tracing phone calls made from the hotel they find Lt. Elizabeth Reynolds, nine months pregnant, hiding in a fitting room at a local mall. On the way back to NCIS the car carrying Gibbs, Ziva and Elizabeth breaks down forcing them to find shelter in a closed gas station. Elizabeth reveals that she was involved and got pregnant with a local fisherman named Amir when she was stationed in Afghanistan. Amir was killed a few months later and following his death Elizabeth was sent home to work stateside. In the past week she noticed three black SUV's following her which prompted her to call her friend Marsden for protection. He wasn't the target, Elizabeth was. Abby discovers that Amir was actually the sole heir of the Mayat tribe, a very wealthy and powerful family that controlled a critical piece of land right outside Kabul. If Elizabeth has a baby boy he would be the sole heir to the land. McGee speculates that the Department of Defense wants Elizabeth's baby to use as a bargaining tool for a piece of land the US military wants to build a highway through for weapon shipments. We ultimately discover and track down the men who are after Elizabeth and they turn out to be trained Russian mercenaries hired by the Mayat tribe hoping to use the baby a bargaining chip to keep the land. Elizabeth goes into labor at the gas station and Gibbs helps her deliver the baby, who turns out be a healthy baby girl. Wendy, Tony's ex-fiance, invites him to Christmas dinner. Palmer finds the courage to stand up to his soon to be father-in-law when he comes to visit for the holidays.
When Navy Commander James Barnway is found shot in a crashed pick-up tuck, the NCIS team investigate the case and quickly learn that a mysterious blonde woman was with him. Barnay's wife explains that a navy friend called him asking for help. Using the GPS, Abby finds the truck's point of origin, leading them to a motel where its surveillance footage guides them to the woman's whereabouts. Much to their surprise, she's former NCIS agent EJ Barrett, who is on the run from Stratton. EJ identifies Barnay's murderer as Marcellus Dane, a former navy seal turned assassin who works for Stratton. Lathan identifies Stratton as Phantom Eight member Cpt. Jonathan Cole. However, Latham is working with Cole and he tells Cole that EJ and Tony are in a cabin in Old Rag Mountain, and Cole kills Latham to avoid any loose ends. Cole fires a grenade launcher at what he believes is the safe house, but he is tracked down and arrested. All of it was a trap: Latham was fed fake information and EJ and Tony are actually at a completely different location. EJ is finally at peace and Jarvis offers her a position as a secret NCIS agent.
"A Desperate Man"
When Naval Commander Maya Burris is found dead from a sniper's bullet, the NCIS realize the killer's aptitude for cleaning up the crime scene indicates a familiarity with police procedure. A likely suspect is her husband, Nick, a D.C. homicide detective who benefits from her death with a $400,000 life insurance policy. However, he appears devastated by the murder and Tony helps him cope by promising to bring his wife's killer to justice. Ziva tries to avoid her boyfriend, CIA Agent Ray Cruz, after being stood up on a date, but when he later proposes to her, Ziva seriously considers marriage even while Tony seems conflicted by the news. Meanwhile, the team discovers that Maya was trying to bring down a renowned terrorist organization and she frequently met with Barry Norton, a former embassy liaison turned traitor who was selling government secrets to the terrorists. The NCIS believe that Norton killed Maya after she threatened to expose him, but things take a turn when Norton himself shows up dead and the team realizes he was the target all along – Maya was simply collateral damage. Tracing Norton's cell history leads them to the actual hitman: Ray, who was sent to kill Norton as a matter of national security. Ziva is devastated and calls things off with Ray, even as his career is now ruined.
"Life Before His Eyes"
During a routine stop for his morning coffee, Gibbs finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun, forcing him to question choices he has made in the past and present, on the 200th episode of NCIS. Guest stars Muse Watson, as Mike Franks, Ralph Waite, as Jackson Gibbs, Joe Spano, as Senior FBI Agent T.C. Fornell, Darby Stanchfield, as Shannon Gibbs and Rudolf Martin, as Ari Haswari, return for the milestone episode.
NCIS investigates the mysterious death of two vigilante community activist who were shot and killed in a flower shop. It turns out that our victims were part of an organization that would dress in superhero costumes and canvas neighborhoods to weed out crime. Wendy Morgan, a local newspaper reporter, tells NCIS that one our victims Cpt. Jack Wallace called her and wanted to meet with her regarding classified information about nuclear energy. Vance gets Morgan to hold off on going to the press regarding Wallace's death in exchange on being the first person they contact when new information is made available. Morgan also happens to be Tony's ex-fiance. Wendy's life is also threatened when someone tries to go after her. Some of the superhero crime fighting was posted online and Abby tracks it down to Clarence Tobbett, trust-fund baby who runs an anti-gang outreach group. It turns out that Clarence's father, Wayne Tobbett, was a slumlord and would buy buildings for cheap in gang related neighborhoods. The super-heros would clean up the area and with crime down property values go up. Unbeknownst to Clarence, his father was eliminating the very people that he emulated. Wendy was also working on fluff piece exposing the real estate scam in the area which prompted Wayne to try and get rid of her as well. Tony struggles with his unresolved emotion toward Wendy and why she broke up with him.
"Psych Out"
When Navy reservist and psychologist, Robert Banks, is found hanging in his home, it appears to be more than just a suicide after the NCIS learn that the man was working on a highly-classified case for the Defense Department and someone on the inside was using subterfuge to slowly drive him insane. While Gibbs goes toe-to-toe with Dr. Samantha Ryan, the ambiguous director of PsyOps, who seems to know more than she's letting on, the team tracks down Banks' field operator, Brian Mitchell, who points them in the direction of a PsyOps lieutenant dismissed by Banks six months prior. The team links the lieutenant to Banks' death, but realize that the man is being framed by another PsyOps liaison – Mitchell. In the end, Banks' death was for far more personal reasons than they originally believed: Mitchell was obsessed with Banks' teenage daughter and killed her father for her so she could receive his $4 million life insurance policy.
"Need to Know"
The NCIS investigate the murder of Leland Wiley, a naval officer who meant to disclose classified information about an arms dealer in exchange for a plea bargain. While they track down the man who killed Wiley, the team also keeps surveillance on the arms dealer, Agah Bayar, who visits Washington with an alluring model, Ava Baransky. After learning that Wiley stole stealth technology schematics and meant to sell them to Bayar, Gibbs sends a nervous Dorneget on his first field assignment to detain Baransky for questioning about Bayar. However, Gibbs runs up against the DIA, which tries to close down NCIS's operation without disclosing why. When NCIS locates the man who murdered Wiley, he reveals that he was hired by a female Russian intelligence agent, Ava Baransky, and she is the one buying the stealth technology. After Baransky escapes the country, Dorneget sweats over failing his first mission, but Gibbs learns that it was all part of a DIA sting to sabotage Russian stealth communication research. Dorneget reveals to McGee that he's gay.
"The Tell"
When the Secretary of the Navy is shot, it turns out to be an elaborate ruse by PsyOps and NCIS to draw out a hacker who is blackmailing the Navy into renewing their contract with Philip Wickes' shipbuilding company, which faces bankruptcy. The NCIS hope that Wickes will be left vulnerable thinking his old friend, the Navy Secretary, was killed, and he will confess to the blackmail. While Samantha Ryan works with Gibbs to interrogate Wickes, the rest of the team becomes aware of their attraction. Meanwhile, with the hacker releasing files from the Navy's research lab, AUTEC, Wickes reveals that former employee Lawrence Ridgeway had a connection to AUTEC, but the man is killed before NCIS can question him. The team eventually tracks down the hacker, who was hired to steal $300 million from a government account in Ridgeway's name; it turns out Ridgeway was the actual target, the AUTEC blackmail just a distraction. In the end, Wickes helps expose the real culprit: his half-brother, who hired the hacker and shot Ridgeway in order to save the family company from going under.
"The Good Son"
When a petty officer is found dead and Vance's brother-in-law, Michael Thomas, becomes a murder suspect, Vance puts pressure on Gibbs to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Tony is disgruntled by a negative performance review and is determined to prove it wrong by being less chatty in the field...however unlikely a mission. At first the murder case looks to have clear motive when NCIS discover the officer's best friend was sleeping with the officer's girlfriend. But when the team uncovers an underground gambling ring that the officer lost all his money at and which Thomas was a part of, they're able to link the murder back to him: the two got in a fight and Thomas accidentally killed him. Thomas begs Vance to help him out, but the director realizes he can't save him this time; however guilty he feels for letting his brother-in-law down, sometimes you have to let people go.
"The Missionary Position"
When a Marine lieutenant's body falls from the sky, NCIS link the crime to the disappearance of a Navy chaplain – both were on a medical outreach mission in South American cartel country. Believing the chaplain may still be held by Columbian rebels working with the cartels, Ziva and Tony jet off to South America and work with Ziva's friend, retired Interpol agent Monique Lisson, to assist in a rescue operation. Meanwhile, Gibbs discovers that the missionaries leading the outreach mission were actually CIA agents, and Ryan is forced to confess a secret: the medical outreach programs are actually a CIA ruse, used to acquire DNA samples to track down known cartel leaders. In South America, Ziva, Tony, and Lisson locate the CIA agents, who assist them in a successful rescue operation of the chaplain. Finally, Jimmy stresses over whom to pick as best man for his upcoming nuptials, but decides to go with Abby, while Gibbs steps up his relationship with Ryan and asks her to stop playing mind games with him.
When NCIS investigate a mysterious fire at United Equinox, a Navy-contracted electronics company, Gibbs recognizes the fire's victim as a former member of Watcher Fleet (NCIS black ops). There's a connection: four years ago, United Equinox developed a secret Fleet project called Aquamarine. While the team tries to identify what Aquamarine is all about, the arsonist sets his next blaze on a cargo ship, with the fire ignited by the ship's faulty wiring. However, it turns out the wiring is supplied by United Equinox, leading Gibbs to conclude that the Aquamarine project is about the wiring in naval warships. Whoever knows this wiring is faulty can easily incinerate a ship, even the whole fleet. The team races to track down the arsonist, only to discover that the man is a hired gun used to acquire the Aquamarine secret for his employer. Believing a terrorist threat is now loaming, NCIS nervously await the next attack. Meanwhile, Tony is confronted by a secret from his past when a Baltimore arson investigator joins the case.
"Playing With Fire"
With the Navy on high alert to a terrorist attack, NCIS get news of the thermite explosion aboard the USS Brewer and learn that the arsonist, a civilian mechanic, was killed in his own blaze. Meanwhile, as the team continues to investigate the Bruce Johnson case, they discover Korean-scripted documents in Johnson's house as well as in the mechanic's quarters aboard the Brewer, thereby connecting the two attacks and suggesting the North Koreans could be behind it all. However, the team realizes the Korean script is merely a front for coded instructions of where to attack and when by an unknown employer. NCIS Agent and former Gibb's protégé Stan Burley (from #106) contacts the team about the discovery of thermite in Italy and suggests the next attack might go down onboard a nuclear aircraft carrier stationed there. Tony and Ziva jet off to Italy and pose as crewmen aboard the ship in order to capture the arsonist, who admits to being hired by Harper Dearing, CEO of a technology empire. When Gibbs tries to arrest Dearing at his corporate office, it turns out the man hasn't been seen or heard from in over a year, and suddenly, Dearing has become NCIS' most wanted man.
"Up In Smoke"
While at the dentist NCIS Probationary Agent Ned Dorneget discovers a bug that was implanted into one of his fillings. The patent of the bug leads them to none other than the newest member of NCIS' most wanted list, Harper Dearing (established in #208). It turns out that the dentist who performed the implant was forced and paid to bug Dorneget by one of Dearing's henchmen. Vincent Maple, President of Dearing's company, complies with NCIS and reminds us that he hasn't had contact with Dearing in over a year. While questioning the dentist, NCIS gets a call from Dearing in MTAC and it's clear that he's targeting the Navy, specifically Navy ships. Tensions rise when the team discovers that Dearing was just in the Navy Yard and by the time we get there all that is left is a model boat with Gibb's daughter's name on it, Kelly. Dr. Ryan reveals that Dearing had a son in the Navy who was killed in an attack on a Navy ship. The early warning system in place was defected which could have stopped the attack. Dearing is trying to teach the Navy a lesson by blowing up Navy ships with the same defected systems. We track down the call that Dearing made and it leads us to the warehouse where we believe he's keeping the materials used to blow up the ships. However, we discover an empty warehouse with just a watchman and duffle bag full of money to be delivered to a local address. The team stages Palmer's bachelor party near the drop location to try and squeeze out Dearing, however it's Vincent Maple who arrives to pick up the bag of cash. Maple was running his own con by having Dearing's money sent to a warehouse as accounts payable then picking it up and sending it to his overseas account. Dearing knew what was going on and used it as a decoy to distract our team and to rat out Maple. The team tries to figure out Dearing's next attack until they get a call that Director Vance has gone missing. To be continued...
"Till Death Do Us Part"
Terrorism threatens to shake the foundations of the Navy and NCIS, when the team continues to be eluded by the newest member of the NCIS Most Wanted Wall. Meanwhile, Jimmy Palmer's destination wedding is impacted by the case. Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Samantha Ryan, Scott Wolf returns as Jonathan Cole and Richard Schiff returns as Harper Dearing.


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Vitters' Stick Leads Cubs to Victory at Talking Stick
Josh Vitters singled twice and ripped an RBI double, Carlos Penalver doubled twice, scored a run, and knocked-in another, Trey Lang tossed three innings of no-run no-hit ball, and catcher Lance Rymel threw out five baseruners (four caught stealing and one picked-off), as the Cubs edged the Rockies 5-4 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning at Dust Storm Field at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort east of Scottsdale, AZ.
Vitters was placed on the AAA Iowa Cubs DL with a back strain earlier this month, and before that he missed most of MLB Spring Training with a quad strain. He is presently on a rehab assignment with the EXST Cubs, and he played 1st base for five innings today and batted four times (once each in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings). All three of his hits were rockets, and even the F-7 out was a near HR. (He also played 3rd base in yesterday's intrasquad game -- see below).
Cubs 2012 1st round draft pick Albert Almora (broken hamate bone during Minor League Camp) has started taking pre-game BP with the other position players, so I would think he will probably be seeing some EXST game action very soon, and then perhaps get moved-up to Kane County sometime next month.
Here is the box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
X. Josh Vitters, 1B: 3-4 (1B, 1B, F-7, 2B, R, RBI)
NOTE: Vitters batted four times, hitting 2nd in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings
1a. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF: 2-4 (F-7, 1B, 1B, K)
1b. Kevin Encarnacion, CF: 1-1 (2B)
2a. David Bote, 2B: 0-3 (F-9, F-8, 6-3)
2b. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 1-2 (F-7, 1B, RBI)
3a. Xavier Batista, DH #1: 0-2 (K, F-8, BB, R)
3b. Jacob Rogers, 1B: 0-2 (F-9, 1-6-3 DP)
4. Yasiel Balaguert, RF: 0-4 (P-3, K, L-9, L-4)
5a. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 2-3 (2B, L-4, 1B, R)
5b. Brad Zapenas, 3B: 0-1 (K)
6a. Carlos Penalver, SS: 2-3 (F-8, 2B, 2B, R, RBI)
6b. Francisco Sanchez, SS: 0-1 (5-3)
7a. Garrett Schlecht, LF: 0-1 (4-3, F-7 SF, BB, RBI)
7b. Roberto Caro, LF: 0-1 (K)
8. Lance Rymel, C: 1-4 (K, K, K, 1B, R)
9a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST THREE TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
9b. Justin Marra, DH #2: 0-1 (F-8)
1. Kyler Burke: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 36 pitches (23 strikes), 1/3 GO/FO
2. Trey Lang: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 38 pitches (20 strikes), 3/2 GO/FO
3. Anthony Prieto: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches (13 strikes), 1/0 GO/FO
4. Daniel Adrian: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 35 pitches (25 strikes), 1/2 GO/FO
5. Carlos Martinez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches (7 strikes), 1/2 GO/FO
1. SS Francisco Sanchez - E-6 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely - eventually scored unearned run)
2. 2B Danny Lockhart - E-4 (two-base throwing error trying to double runner off 1st base allowed runner to advance to 3rd)
Lance Rymel: 4-4 CS, 1 PO
WEATHER: Sunny and a bit breezy with temperatures in the 80's
NOTE: It wasn't a Cactus League Extended Spring Training game. but the Cubs did play a nine-inning intrasquad game yesterday (Thursday) at Fitch Park Field #4 (formerly known as "Field #3")
Veteran MLB RHP Guillermo Moscoso got the start for Squad "B" and he was absolutely dominating, throwing five innings (74 pitches) of two-hit shutout ball with ten strikeouts. He was sent to Extended Spring Training (after being outrighted) to get stretched-out as a starting pitcher after getting almost no innings in MLB Spring Training games with KC and TOR. He could be headed to the Iowa Cubs starting rotation in the near-future.
RHP Duane Underwood threw three innings of one-hit shutout ball for Squad "A," but he struggled with his command (46 pitches - only 22 strikes), walking three.
Josh Vitters (on the Iowa DL with a back strain) saw his first game action in a couple of weeks, playing 3B for five innings and batting four times. He went 0-3 (6-3, P-4, 1-3) with a walk.
Kevin Encarnacion tripled twice for Squad "A,", and Jeffrey Baez doubled and tripled for Squad "B." Both had an RBI.
Bryant Flete left the game after being struck above the right eye with a bad-hop single.
Three of the pitchers who arrived from the Dominican Academy after the start of Extended Spring Training pitched in the intrasquad game. 22-year old RHRP Juan Francisco was dialing it up to 97, but he had zero command of his secondary stuff (he was consistently bouncing his slider in front of the plate), 19-year old Dominican RHP Alexander Santana (who was at AZ Instructs post-2011) looked great, throwing two easy 1-2-3 innings with two strikeouts and four ground outs (he could be the ace of the AZL Cubs starting rotation). and 19-year old Venezuelan LHP Angel Mejias threw 1.1 IP with two strikeouts.
6'6 230+ 24-year old ex-Diamondbacks minor league RHP Orbandy Rodriguez (formerly known as "Manuel Gil") and 17-year old Venezuelan LHP Carlos Rodriguez threw two innings a piece in a "sim" game on Field #3 (formerly Field #2) on Monday, so they will probably be getting into an EXST game pretty soon. I have not seen RHP Jorge Diaz or LHP Luis Villalba throw in a "sim" game yet (both were at Extended Spring Training last year), but they may have done so on a day when the EXST Cubs were on the road.
Here is the box score frrom yesterday's intrasquad game:
1. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF: 0-4 (K, F-8, 1-3, 4-3)
2. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 1-4 (K, K, 2B, K, R, 2 RBI)
3a. Xavier Batista, RF: 0-2 (K, 5-3)
3b. Kevin Encarnacion, RF: 2-2 (3B, 3B, RBI)
4. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 0-3 (K, K, F-8, BB)
5. Jacob Rogers, 1B: 0-4 (L-8, K, F-7, K)
6a. Jose Dore, LF: 1-3 (2B, K, 3-U)
6b. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
7a. Bryant Flete, SS: 0-1 (K)
7b. Francisco Sanchez, SS: 1-3 (1B, P-4, F-9, SB, PO)
8a. Alberto Mineo, C: 0-1 (6-3)
8b. Justin Marra, C: 2-2 (1B, 2B, R)
9a. Neftali Rosario, DH #1: 0-2 (K, K)
9b. Dong-Yub Kim, PH: 0-1 (K)
10a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
10b. Rony Rodriguez, DH #2: 0-1 (BB, 1-3, R)
X. Josh Vitters, 3B: 0-3 (6-3, P-4, BB, 1-3)
NOTE: Vitters batted four times, hitting 2nd in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings
1a. Rashad Carwford, CF: 1-2 (K, BB, 1B)
1b. Brad Zapenas, PH: 0-1 (6-3)
2a. Frandy de la Rosa, SS: 0-3 (1-3, 3-1, 3-1)
2b. Lance Rymel, PH: 0-1 (6-3)
3a. Wilfredo Petit, C-DH: 0-2 (E-6, BB, 6-3)
3b. Erick Castillo, C: 0-1 (4-3)
4. Trevor Gretzky, 1B: 0-2 (BB, P-2, F-7)
5. Carlos Escobar, DH-C-DH: 0-2 (P-3, 5-3 DP, BB, R)
6. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 2-3 (2B, K, 3B, RBI)
7. David Bote, 2B: 2-3 (1B, 1B, F-7, CS)
8a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
8b. Mark Malave, 3B: 0-1 (BB, 1-3)
9a. Reggie Golden, LF: 0-2 (K, F-7)
9b. Roberto Caro, LF: 0-1 (K)
10a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
10b. Garrett Schlecht, DH #2: 0-1 (K)
1. Dayan Diaz: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 35 pitches (23 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
NOTE: Bottom of 2nd inning was stopped with two outs when Diaz reached his pre-planned max pitch limit
2. Duane Underwood: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 46 pitches (22 strikes), 4/2 GO/FO
3. Ethan Elias: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 29 pitches (14 strikes), 2/3 GO/FO
4. Alexander Santana: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches (16 strikes), 4/0 GO/FO
1. Guillermo Moscoso: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K, 1 PO, 74 pitches (46 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO
2. Hunter Ackerman: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 32 pitches (18 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO
3. Angel Mejias: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 26 pitches (13 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
4. Juan Francisco: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches (11 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
SS Bryant Flete - E-6 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely)
Alberto Mineo: 1-1 CS
Wilfredo Petit: 0-1 CS
1. LF Jose Dore - threw out batter (David Bote) 7-4 trying to stretch single into double
2. CF Shawon Dunston Jr - threw out baserunner (Mark Malave) trying to score from 2nd base on single
Tony Four-Sacks with a 2-run
Tony Four-Sacks with a 2-run HR in the first off LeBlanc.
make that a 2nd 2-run HR on
make that a 2nd 2-run HR on the night.
.193 with 8HR...carlos pena approves.
and another 2-run HR for Tony
and another 2-run HR for Tony Four-Sacks...
impressive, most impressive
no one seems to be calling
no one seems to be calling feldman out for not touching the rubber before delivering the ball. on many pitches you can see a clear line of soil between his shoe and the rubber...he's not even making casual side-contact with the rubber.
also, the ump has a crazy big zone for both pitchers tonight.
ILB Jon Bostic from Florida
ILB Jon Bostic from Florida is the 2nd round pick
Love, absolutely love this
Love, absolutely love this pick. You know who Bostic reminds me of? Lance Briggs. Now, that said, he really might be a better fit outside, but we needed youth and athleticism at LB.
I had mixed feelings about our first pick. I like Kyle Long a ton (people forget how coveted he was out of HS as a OL prospect, before deciding to pursue baseball). I think he can play guard, I think he can play tackle. But ... you move Carimi inside, sign decent veterans in Slauson/Britton, add Bushrod outside, and still have Jon Scott as a swing tackle. Now, that said, Britton never panned out the way some hoped, and Slauson is at best a stopgap, so you needed more OL at some point. Still ... first? Particularly when there were other needs. IAt some point, you need to add CB youth. Maybe you get lucky in the 4th/5th and find someone.
All that said, we did need more OL talent. I think the Long pick is as much a signal to the interior players (namely, Carimi, as the veterans are clear stopgaps) as it is to J'Marcus Webb. If Webb doesn't step it up at RT, it isn't hard to imagine Kyle Long getting a shot to be the RT of the future.
Agree on the Long pick -
Agree on the Long pick - might have been a reach but I really like his game. You can dream on him being an LT but definitely think he could play LG or RT at a high level.
I thought Briggs too when I saw Bostic. He can run a bit faster though. Not seeing the OLB for him, I think he's a better fit inside.
On my phone I get team stream
On my phone I get team stream/bleacher report which is really not a very good app so I obviously haven't done my app homework regarding sports, but they had two reports on Bostic. One said he had lots of speed and wouldn't just be a two down LB and the other said he didn't have great speed and relied on a physical game and would be primarily a two down LB. Oh well. I don't know enough about college football to have an opinion. About either pick, really.
All I know is that I wanted the Bears to address the O Line and linebacker position in the draft. Or maybe defensive line @ my mantra you can never have too many good linemen. I'm really glad that Emery has taken the O Line seriously this year - he didn't last year, not really, and I wonder if Trestman, on coming in said, "hey, look, you're gonna kill Cutler and throw away his final season here if you don't clean up the O Line". If he said that, I already like him.
A lot of people thought Emery was reaching but he at least recognized the areas of need. I agree with you on CB - need to get some young help there. It's also encouraging that you like Bostic so much. It does sound like at a bare minimum he'll be good on the outside. And from what I've read, he really fits the Chicago linebacker mold - he seems to enjoy fighting with offensive linemen.
He's a fast and athletic guy
He's a fast and athletic guy (fastest time of middle LBs) who needs work on instincts and getting to the ball handler.
It's interesting because I think both players can be good but both are more long term projects and not year one difference makers imo. I don't think our team is currently good enough to compete for the SB and so I'm wondering if they're really looking more at a short term rebuild despite their words to the contrary.
My guess is that Emery and Co
My guess is that Emery and Co. are viewing the roster as one that doesn't have a lot of holes, and as such, he's going for upside. Pre-draft, I was fine with the options at OL. I figured we could get decent interior guard play from Carimi/Slauson/Britton etceteras. I was fine with the LB options, as James Anderson and DJ Williams looked to be decent stopgaps. This isn't to say our options at those positions were great, but we had decent enough options there. If Long and Bostic get on the field in base packages in Year 1, then that's a testament to them.
That said, I'm befuddled at the lack of a CB pick. Their 5th round pick is about to come up, but this late in the juncture, you are just hoping for luck. I guess, with the way they aggressively attacked OL this year, CB may be the focus next year, but ... would've been nice to get a young body in. I like Khaseem Greene, but I didn't see the need to draft both Greene and Bostic. Guess the CB value was that much lower than Greene's in the 4th.
On paper, I like how this roster looks. I don't love Bushrod, but Kromer believes in him, and on paper, Bushrod/Webb should be our best tackle combination since ... what the Tait days? The skill talent looks solid, and on paper, probably a good fit for Trestman's system. We finally got a decent-solid TE, someone who offers good all-around ability. Defensively, assuming Melton continues to develop, the front four should be solid, and the LB's should be more rangy than before. If I have a concern, it's at CB. That said, I think this is a team that can compete for the playoffs in the NFC, and if a lot of things go right, perhaps do more. A long way to go.
That said, one thing that hasn't been talked about as much is that this is a huge year for Jay Cutler. Emery's basically saying to him - no more excuses. It's his contract year. I'm a big Jay Cutler fan, and now, he has, on paper, an improved OL, and if Jeffry develops at WR, his most talented WR crew, and a TE weapon.
Imo it's difficult to
Imo it's difficult to overrate how bad our o-line has been. Cutler (and Forte) made them seem even better then they looked with his scrambling ability and ability to make something out of nothing. They couldn't even block on max protect. It was an atrocious line and anything will be an improvement. Cutler has already proven himself way too often and I'm sort of tired of hearing that this has to be the year he proves himself and I don't think what they have gotten is that much of an improvement.
Imo this is the year for the line (and coaches) to prove to Cutler they know what they're doing.
The first and second round
The first and second round picks were puzzling. In the first I would have selected any of the three guys that were picked directly after the Bears. Second round I would have taken the LB from K. State instead. I don't know why they always insist on taking project players instead of guy that could contribute right away. The previous regime was guilty of this too. Meh, Go Cubs.
I've been a fan of Cutler
I've been a fan of Cutler since his college days. Thought it wasn't even close that he was the best QB in his draft class. I agree the supporting cast has been bad, and the skill talent hasn't been that good (while Cutler can be blamed for some of the interceptions, too often, it was a poor route by Earl Bennett or Johnny Knox or someone, or a WR not coming back for ball).
That said, the big thing is, this is his contract year. It's hard to say that the current OL isn't much of an improvement. Bushrod has at least shown that he's a solid NFL starting left tackle. That was our biggest problem in recent years. The talent level at guard/RT was never that horrendous, but without a solid LT, you end up having to max protect, or have TE's/RB's chip, which diminishes the potential of the pass game (or you "Martz" it, and don't chip, and get your QB killed). Is Bushrod a stud? Probably not. Could Webb, with more time, have developed into Bushrod-ish? Perhaps, but Bushrod is an upgrade now. Webb, physically, is a good fit at RT. We still have a concern in the middle, but I understand them wanting a veteran presence in Garza there.
One thing to be said is that this is probably the best offensive system for Cutler's skillset. It should run fairly similar to what the Shanahan's did in Denver.
We drafted an OT? Odd. A bit over-kill on Emery's part. Granted, it's the 5th round, but very curious that they didn't see value anywhere else, ranging from RB, to QB, to C, to CB, to DL. Not the biggest deal, but a bit odd.
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Holy shit those were bombs
I hope you won't be offended
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That second one was a sight
That second one was a sight to behold. It was a batting practice pitch - a change up that just sort of floated in without any movement, and Rizzo made the guy pay.
Twitter win for Matt Garza!
Twitter win for Matt Garza!
Maybe they can actually teach him how to field RT
@mickgillispie: Great to see Matt Garza talking PFP's with the Smokies pitchers
@bleedcubbieblue I appreciate your support, but lets keep your snide comments quiet! Way to be a supportive fan! #douche
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a.rizzo and d.barney both
a.rizzo and d.barney both make it to .200 BA tonight.
these AAA teams are awesome to play against.
k.gregg coming in for the
k.gregg coming in for the save...so much lulz.
Yeah, buddy!!
Yeah, buddy!!
Hi AZ Phil,
Hi AZ Phil,
What's the story on Orbandy Rodriguez (formerly known as "Manuel Gil")? He sure sounds interesting, if for no other reason, just for his size.
Also, is Daury Torrez still hurt? I remember you listing him in the list of those rehabbing earlier in the spring.
Jim Bowden's survey of GMs
Jim Bowden's survey of GMs ranks Jason McLeod second as most likely to be the next up-and-coming GM in baseball.
We'll see how the next couple
Edit: I misread this post and totally forgot who McLeod was.
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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.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The Sierra hills are alive with the sound of music. One reason may be the arrival of Jim Krupa, the new music director for Incline High School, who began playing out as a professional keyboardist and singer when he was 13.
Passionate to grow as a musician, he soon learned how to play guitar, bass, drums and all of the brass. Wanting to increase his writing, arranging, reading, conducting and teaching skills, he received a B.A. in Music from Arizona State University (vocal major), where he was the first chair pianist in the school's jazz band.
After graduating, he went on to receive his masters from Biola University, then made his living as a church music director, a private and college music teacher, a performer and a studio musician, performing on and/or arranging more than 100 CDs and jingles.
He received an ADDY award for the best musical arrangement in a Reno, Nevada-based commercial. In 2011, he was offered a 15-week contract with Holland America to be a ship pianist, but turned it down to become a music teacher at Clark High School in Las Vegas, which has the largest high school music program in the state. This year, he was asked to be the head of Clark's piano department, but chose to take the music position at Incline High School.
His plans are to make the music program at Incline High School match the quality (and quantity) of what's going on with Rita Whitaker-Haun at Incline Elementary School and John Mueller at Incline Middle School. These three public school music directors for Incline Village are meeting on a regular basis with the goal of having a K-12, exciting, systematic and integrated music program which positively enriches the lives of the students and the community.
Jim and his wife Bonnie, the instructional coach for Sparks Middle School, live in S.W. Reno. They have 3 children and 2 (adorable and brilliant) grand-children.
Come see Mr. Jim Krupa's music debut on Monday, Dec. 17, at 5:30 p.m. in the Incline High School small gym. For details, contact the school at 775-832-4260.


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Although the Philippines is not a natural skating country, they have a naturally talented figure skater that began turning heads last season: Michael Christian Martinez.
by Tatjana Flade
Although the Philippines is not a natural skating country, they have a naturally talented figure skater that began turning heads last season: Michael Christian Martinez.
What a great story, Paula!
It does bring up the which came first, chicken or egg problem.
Michael Christian is really the first outstanding native Philippines skater, as the article says. Does having all those "fly in, compete, fly back to other home countries" skaters at Philippine Nationals inspire young skaters, or does it slow their international progress, and discourage kids living in the Philippines from ever becoming serious skaters?
I would so like to be able to ask him whether it helped or hurt?
That's a very good article!
Training back home must be very difficult for him. MoA's rink, although Olympic-sized, is very crowded. Same goes for the smaller rinks. To make it this far despite the difficulties and lack of support shows how talented and dedicated he is. I admire his mom even more. It's very, very difficult to support an athlete for a sport like this and even more if you're a single parent. I hope he gets more support from now on and that he does well in his future competitions. Will be rooting for him!
OMG. I am very excited on the prospects of the Philippines in figure skating. With Caluza, Martinez and Samantha Cabiles (finally transferring to the Philippines), I will definitely root for my kababayans (countrymen) this years.
And I agree with roma. The rink at MoA is a difficult place to practice on. It's more link a rink for recreational purposes than for training. Whatever happened to the rink at SM Megamall? O_o
Sochi has just gotten more interesting. ^_^
Thanks for this article!!! What a struggle he, and his mom, have confronted! He seems so poised, dedicated, and mature for such a young person. Congrats on all of his achievements thus far and wishing him, many, many more including representing Philippines in Sochi!!
I really should pay more attention to the junior circuit. I would love to root for a countryman in Sochi!
And yes, that rink in the Mall of Asia is bad. I don't skate there that often because it's far and there's always too many people
As for the climate issue, that could be surmounted if skating becomes economically viable enough to devote the electrical power to a good-sized rink.. Look at the U.S., where for many years one center of skating has been California--not known for its long winters.
I know. So proud of the up and coming Filipinos.
From Michael Martinez, Christopher Caluza and Meliisa Bulanghagui!
Remember we also have two pairs next year: Carli Powers/David Powers, and Khloe Bautista/Tyler Harris.


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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The fur, the wild eyes, bass, beats, movement and madness are coming back to Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe. SnowGlobe Music Festival launches into its second year Saturday afternoon.Despite some subtle changes to the festival, attendees can expect another raucous undertaking. Organizers have switched the stage direction to appease neighbors bothered by the noise. They've added a big-air ski and snowboard demonstration and brought in local DJs to play the new silent disco tent.This year, the main attraction, the music, is as thunderous, enlivening and danceable as ever. If you're headed over to the festival, here are a few acts that are worth spending the final moments of 2012 with. For tickets and to learn more, visit SnowGlobeMusicFestival.com.
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I don't think either side has been negotiating in good faith. Which is why fans should be pissed off at the players and the league for screwing up such a simple negotiation and losing at least 1/2 a season.
If the league was ready to negotiate in January, why haven't they started yet.
Sorry, but I don't believe the owners had any plan to lock the players out in September when this was discussed in January. I bet the owners thought a deal could be made. They just didn't expect Fehr to come to the table in late June and then delay until the end of July before handing over his first proposal.
If he didn't mean it, Uncle Gary shouldn't have said it. Then again, he knew he was going to "turn the key" on 15/09/2012.
Sorry, but the players are not going to get any sympathy from me. The players were making over 70% of the revenues before the 04-05 lockout. Over 70%. Does that seem right to anyone because it certainly doesn't to me.
i think this "we were wronged" attitude is partly to blame in all of this
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SHIPPENSBURG - Everyone knew that Charles Wilson-Adams was capable of capturing Class AA boys high jump gold, but, after a disappointing showing at districts for the second straight year, the Tyrone Area High School junior was finding clearing medium-6-foot heights at states to be a slippery situation.
Turns out there was a good reason for that.
"In practice this week, we were doing five-steps, and I was getting 6-4 and 6-5 easily. When I didn't get it here, it was really frustrating me. Another thing was that my shoes actually started melting because it was so hot. I'd slip, then I'd have to wipe it with my towel, and I'd have to try it again,'' Wilson-Adams said. "I just used more speed and got more power.''
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Tyrone junior Charles Wilson-Adams cleared 6-feet-8 inches to win the PIAA?Class AA high jump title Saturday.
Once Wilson-Adams made the adjustment, the heat was squarely on his competition, and they were the ones melting under his glare.
Wilson-Adams cleared 6 feet, 8 inches to overcome a very strong field and win his event at the PIAA Track and Field Championships on a scorching Saturday afternoon at Shippensburg University's Seth Grove Stadium.
When asked how it felt to have the gold medal placed around his neck, Wilson-Adams' eyes lit up. He described almost surreal emotions.
"It feels great. This is the best feeling in my life. It feels great,'' Wilson-Adams said. "It was so weird, because I always knew that I could win, but, deep down inside, I don't think I knew that it would happen. It was strange. Now that I got it, I can't explain how great I feel.''
Schuylkill Valley's Jared Horne finished second at 6-7. Northern Bedford junior Zach Pressel medaled for the second year in a row by jumping 6-5; this time it gave him fourth place.
Horne was clean through 6-6, meaning Wilson-Adams was going to have to keep going to new heights to beat him. That was fine with Wilson-Adams.
Wilson-Adams had cleared as high as 6-10 this spring and even had achieved 6-8 on multiple occasions, so it was apparent he was a major threat. However, the rest of the field was challenging - he only was seeded as one of several competitors tied for seventh. Six other jumpers had seeding heights of 6-5 or higher.
"Seeds really mean nothing. I knew coming in I was a low seed, but that actually motivated me,'' Wilson-Adams said. "I knew I could do better than that.''
Regardless of what a competitor does during the year, seeding at states - in fact, even qualifying for states - is based entirely on performance at the district meet. As a sophomore, Wilson-Adams clearly had the ability to medal at states, but he didn't finish in the top two or meet the state qualifying at the 6-AA championships.
At this year's district meet, history seemed to be repeating itself. However, this time, Wilson-Adams managed to adance, albeit with a 6-4 result that was far below his expectations.
Wilson-Adams, who feels his speed is the biggest key to his success, chalked that up to being fatigued from competing in the triple jump at the same time in the high jump and being out of rhythm. He said he made few changes as he prepared for the PIAA meet.
"It never pressured me. I just knew that no matter how high I could jump, it matters what I do on that day,'' Wilson-Adams said. "I was just focused.
"I was just trying to come out today and do everything to perfection.''
Wilson-Adams always had the tools to succeed in the event. Former Golden Eagle track coach Tony Yaniello convinced him to take up the high jump after watching the now-6-footer dunking in basketball ... in seventh grade. More recently, he's been working with Wally Miller from Somerset to improve his technique to get the most out of his raw skills.
Wilson-Adams would like to continue high jumping in college, but there's still a lot of time before that becomes a reality.
"I get letters in college, but my mom keeps them,'' Wilson-Adams said. "I'm not allowed to read them, because school comes first. That's her rule.''
The fifth-place finisher last season, Pressel was happy if not entirely satisfied with his result.
"I felt pretty good. I wanted to get 6-7, but it didn't work out that way. I still got fourth. That's better than last year,'' Pressel said. "I had some doubts that I would be able to repeat last year's place, just knowing there were all these good jumpers.''
Pressel's height actually tied him with Jacob Herbstritt of Elk County Catholic, but the latter garnered the better finish because he had fewer misses.
Pressel described his initiation to the event as basically a roll of the dice.
"They just kind of threw me in there because they knew I could jump somewhat. It just took off from there,'' Pressel said.
It appears to have paid off, and he'll be back next year to try to give Wilson-Adams a run for his money.
"Hopefully I can get 6-7 eventually and maybe event 6-8,'' Pressel said.
Two other area boys also were in the event. Northern Bedford's Justin Baker and Penn Cambria's James Mardula finished as part of a six-way tie for 12th. Both made 6-0.


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A man went to Monte Carlo to try and make his fortune. Whilst he
was there he had an opportunity to bet on the outcome of rolling
dice. He was offered the same odds for each of the following
outcomes: At least 1 six with 6 dice. At least 2 sixes with 12
dice. At least 3 sixes with 18 dice.
Two bags contain different numbers of red and blue marbles. A marble is removed from one of the bags. The marble is blue. What is the probability that it was removed from bag A?
You have two bags, four red balls and four white balls. You must
put all the balls in the bags although you are allowed to have one
bag empty. How should you distribute the balls between the two bags
so as to make the probability of choosing a red ball as small as
possible and what will the probability be in that case?
A gambler bets half the money in his pocket on the toss of a coin, winning an equal amount for a head and losing his money if the result is a tail. He repeats this many times, each time betting half the total money he has. After $2n$ plays he has won exactly $n$ times. Has he more money, the same amount or less money than he started with?