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Taking a lesson from Cal RipkenBy
As Cal Ripken neared the twilight years of his Big League career, he grew to recognize his defensive limitations. A career short stop, in 1996, during his age 35 season, he played a handful of games at third base before moving there permanently the next season. He moved over with the recognition that 23-year-olds are better equipped to handle the demands of short stop than 36-year-olds.
In the Bronx, the Yanks' short stop will soon undergo similar growing pains. Derek Jeter has played 13 years at short, and during an injury-plagued 2007, it seemed that he had lost a bit from his already slow first step. The rumblings, as we've discussed over the last few days, for Jeter to move from short have grown louder over the last few seasons.
Derek, however, will have none of that talk quite yet. As Mark Feinsand from the Daily News reports, Derek wants to stick it out at short:
he plans on playing shortstop through the final three years of his current contract, and on remaining there for however many years he plays beyond 2010.
"That's the plan," Jeter said. "I haven't really thought about how long I'm playing. I take it one year at a time; I don't sit down and say, 'Well, I hope I'm playing in two-thousand whatever.' It's a tough question, because I haven't really thought about it much."
Could Jeter, who has been named to eight American League All-Star teams in his 12 big-league seasons – four as the league's starting shortstop – ever see himself playing another position?
"Right now?" Jeter said, "No."
Now, Yankee fans will be up in arms over Jeter's quotes. "He's being selfish," they'll say. It's not for the good of the team for him to stick it out at short.
But that's just silly. No baseball player will ever admit to the media that they're losing a step or two at their natural position. No one will say that age is catching up to them, that they're slowing down and that, yeah, they probably shouldn't be playing short stop. It just doesn't happen.
Right now, the Yanks need Derek Jeter as short stop. While people can fantasize about A-Rod's moving back to short, in reality, he hasn't played there in 2003, and there's no guarantee that he would still be a solid short stop.
When the time comes, I believe Derek will take a page from the Cal Ripken book and recognize when it's time to move from the demands of short. It's not going to happen yet, but it will.
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If there is any "consensus," is first the best spot? And if so, would Teixeira or another option be more preferable? I just can't imagine us without Jeter…he's not Bernie yet, so I would say no.
the problem is, Cal had room to move to 3rd where Jeter has someone there who blocks that natural transition.
he's also said he doesnt envision himself in the OF, and the fans could argue that he doesnt produce offensively enough to make a Carlos Guillen-type move to 1B.
and then there is the issue of who you are replacing the captain for… Alberto Gonzales is apparently as slick as they come defensively at SS, but is he really going to be the one to push DJ? We could all dream about Carmen Angelini, but he's got 3 or 4 years of development, at the minimum. The Salcedo kid might be a better prospect than Angelini, but he's only 16, and word has it his final choice is between the Yankees and the Indians.
its been mentioned that the best place for him would be 2B, because he does go to his right much better than his left, but you've got Robby there for the foreseeable future. However, scouts have said that Robby could eventually grow out of the position, and maybe he's the one who transitions to LF?
You could slide Robby to LF to take over for Damon and Matsui for 2010, see Jeter at 2B, and hope that Alberto Gonzales proves he can hit enough to be an everyday SS, or you've got to take some of that young pitching and make a move on the trade market or FA market.
I think Furcal is a FA after 2008, but i cant see any scenerio where Jeter is moved from SS the first year in the new stadium…
how about some of the other young positional players; Sublett? Snyder? Can these guys play SS as a stop gap for a season or two if need be?
My biggest concern for moving Jeter is who plays SS. I think he would be best in LF but I don't see him there any time soon. I don't see him at first, I think Arod would be better at first. I think Arod is not going to short. They need a young, Jeter-esque guy at Short. The real problem with his moving is who moves into his spot.
TurnTwo and Mike A., perfectly puy.
Jeter and Cano should just swap positions.
Given Jeter's recent comments about what he worked on this past winter, I think he understands he can't play shortstop for the rest of his career. At least he acknowledges it and worked on his quickness and explosiveness to try to fight aging. I think he'll bounce back defensively this year. Go Yankees!
Bounce back to what? Below average instead of horrendous?
Also, I like the future outfield of Tabata, Jeter, and Jackson.
i am sick and tired of hearing about derek jeter being a team player who is only concerned with winning. over the last few years, he refused to give shortstop to a clearly better defender in alex rodriguez when he first came over, then he stood idly by while alex rodriguez was crucified by the media and fans, and now is clearly refusing to consider changing positions even though he cost the team 30+ outs in the field last year.
derek is a great hitter and maybe even a nice guy (although i doubt it), but how on earth can he be considered unselfish and a great leader???
How many of you have given up your job, willingly to the new guy? Or to a friend {and I use that word loosely in this example} who doesn't even seem to respect you and what accomplishments you had achieved? Jeter wasn't asked to give up his SS job and he would have been crazy to say to Arod-man, take my job here in New York, after your trade to our adversary the Red Sox fell through. You may be the highest paid SS ever in history and MVP once but you are may have my job….well just because. Come on, some of you are just out in left fields yourselves. As much as the media plays up how bad his defensive skills are, we all truly know, he is still better than most of the SS still playing. He'll go to another postion when he and the team think he has no further option at SS. The Yankees have never had problems letting players know they are no longer needed at certain places or on the team.
It's not a fair comparison to ask John Doe if he's given up his job willingly to someone else. Sports are completely different. This situation involves a team and everybody should do what's best for the team. There is a lot of money involved here and continuing to win can only help put more in each guy's pockets.
I'll reserve comment on whether or not jeter should move. That's for you yankee fans to argue, but I will say Red sox fans will probably cheer if he does move. Even if he has limited range and quickness, he has an uncanny ability to be where he needs to be in important situations.
ac, to answer your question, i wouldn't willingly give up my position, but then again i probably wouldn't be praised for my team-first efforts either.
adam, i couldnt have said it better myself
Why fix something that ain't broke? Because he's a Yankee he has to be the best short stop in the league? And they would move him to open the position for who? Just answer this– is he still effective and productive? Of course. My opinion is that the handful of jeter articles on the different yankee blogs are getting a bit ridiculous, there has not been a significant decline in abilities…even last year, an "off" year defensively, he was one of the best in the league. Only about 6 of the everyday shortstops had a better fielding percentage and out of the top 10 SS with most innings played only 2 had less errors than jeter.
Seems to me the issue shouldn't even be up for discussion yet….
Errors and fielding percentage only take into account the balls that a fielder gets to. Anyone who understands Jeter's defensive deficiencies knows that his primary weakness is that there are a ton of balls, up the middle to Jeter's left, that he does not get to at all. Now, those are not factored into his FP or E, so Jeter looks good by those limited metrics. But in terms of being asset or liability defensively, Jeter is a huge liability at a position like SS where there is such a significant priority placed on defense.
Perhaps this option seems plausible: Jeter moves to third and A-Rod moves to first. Surely, A-Rod's offensive numbers are sliiightly better than league average at first.
When you consider that Jeter's biggest weakness is moving to his left, it seems that switching him to 3B doesn't really fix the problem. If anything, Jeter needs to move to LF, 1B or CF. CF is an issue because he eventually be blocking AJax there, and if Jeter doesn't handle one position switch well, moving him twice might not be realistic.
At least the issue is being raised.
This shouldn't be an issue at this time because a) Jeter is still an offensive force and b) there is no obvious replacement. As Ben points out, Alex hasn't played the position in 4 years, and the Attorney General's line from last year is .266/.319/.379. Ouch! If fans are upset w/ Jete's defense, imagine their ire w/ that kind of offense.
I believe this will become a real issue when Jeter's offensive production starts to decline and/or when an obviously better option is major league ready. But until that time comes, sit back and enjoy watching one of the best shortstops to ever play the game, and, barring injury, the first Yankee in history to amass 3,000 career hits.
Two years ago he almost won an MVP… this year we shouldn't put up with him at short. Great fans we've got.
If you think you can replace him – go ahead you don't deserve him.
He almost won the mvp because of his offensive season. He is a poor defensive shortstop. Anyone who doesn't admit that has their head in the sand.
Look at the numbers he's not #1 but he's not just average either.
Yep. He's below average defensively. All the metrics have him in the bottom quarter.
Which numbers? Are you still going with FP and E as relevant metrics? If you look at some advanced defensive metrics (admittedly, these are probably the least reliable statistics in baseball, but they're still far better than FP and E), Jeter is at best, among the worst defensive SS in baseball. At worst, he is, defensively, the worst position player in baseball relative to his position.
The problem with moving Jeter to CF is it's probably too late. This would have been a good idea when Jeter was a few years younger. Remember, Yount made the move at 29. Let's say that Jeter and the Yankees get religion on this issue and decide to move him to CF in 2009. He'll turn 35 mid-season. Bernie Williams had already lost his range in CF by that point, so it's unreasonable to assume Jeter will be all that good out there, especially since he's lost a step at short because of leg injuries. LF might be a better option and it just so happens there could be an opening there next year.
The obvious solution is the toughest. They should flip Jeter and A-Rod. Jeter has a strong arm, and he won't have to range too far at 3B, so he might actually be a very solid defender. If A-Rod still has decent SS range, the Yankees would be a better defensive team. Yet, for obvious political reasons, I don't see it happening. LF seems to be Derek's next stop.
I think this is ridiculous. The guy is an average shortstop defensively. And everyone is hanging on to that as if he is a detriment. Guess what they scored 900 runs last year thats why they made the playoffs. But that offense wont keep up- Bobby Abreu is all but gone next year, Jorge Posada is 37 years old (and if were talking about defense- Jorge is clearly below average and he cant call a game), no one here thinks Melky is better than a 4th outfielder, Johnny Damon and Matsui are on their last legs, so the offense comes down to Jeter, Arod, and Cano. Guess what, your not giving up that bat at shortstop, his defense shows up bad on paper, but how many times for those of us who actually watched the games did we say Derek Jeter's defense just caused that L.
Ill tell you this much, find out if one of the "big three" work out, then find out who is going to be in the bullpen (that should take a while), then find out who can play first base for them, then find out how many games Jorge can catch this year, then find out how many innings Mike mussina can actually throw, then lets see if Joe Girardi can do more then get people run and lose weight, then figure out who takes over in rightfield and leftfield next year…then we can debate on whether Derek Jeter is a legitimate problem at shortstop.
And for those who say Derek Jeter should have moved in 2004. Im skeptical whether he was even asked, Im also skeptical if he could have made the transition to third like Arod did (which is a testament to Arod's athletic ability not a knock to Jeter). Just like Joe Torre he is a human being, he isn't as infallible as the media and the fans have painted him. But there is no one else on this team that I feel hurts as much as we do when this team loses. And there is no one, including Arod, who could have been put in his position in 1996 at age 22 and kept a level head and maintained his game (Exhibit A is Jose Reyes in 2007). So yes he isnt perfect, but with all this he is the Captain and he is a true blue Yankee, and for those of us that ripped the people who mistreated Arod or booed Mariano in 2005, this is even more embarrassing.
He's not average defensively. As to your point about the offense we'll be losing, we'll have money to replace some of those bats and some very good young offensive players on the horizon. Austin Jackson and Tabata are on the way. All our young pitching gives us payroll flexibility to bring in some big bats as well.
All our young pitching hasnt accomplished anything yet so its hard to bank on them. As for his defense, I asked a question that you failed to answer, which is how many times did those balls up the middle cost the Yankees a game. And the answer is there on paper as well. The guy was second in the AL at shortstop with 24 win shares. Which includes defensive statistics, so in his grand detriment the team, the guy was the second best shortstop in the AL and tied for fifth in the MLB. So name the replacements that you want. Do you want Mark Texiera, whens the last time the Yankees committed big dollars to a first baseman, how did that work out. And if they do get him where does Posada next year which is the real imminent position change? What about Jesus Montero, where does he play in two or three years?
And now Jeter is expendable or can moved because of Austin Jackson who has had possibly one half of a good season in AA and a good winter league. Tabata is 19 and just came off a hand injury and still hasnt shown any power in the minor leagues. How about we see some things before we start replacing or displacing the guy who contributed the third most win shares of any player on the team last year.
win shares are not a valid defensice metric.
they are not based on play by play data so they have little to no value.
your entire premise is misguided.
Jeter HAS cost the yankees games by not turning batted balls into out that an average SS would have.
why is that so hard to accept?
But win shares as an overall metric to a player's value is pretty accurate, in that it takes into account both offensive and defensive skills. And as for defensive it accounts for what zone rating and other things dont account for, ballpark, actual rotations, and everything that as gene Michael pointed out is not accounted for in other sabermetric calculations, which also have inherent deficiencies. And as far as actual results, it does demonstrate that Jeter is below average, but that his overall value makes him better than 80% of the leagues other shortstops. Put it this way Tony Pena Jr. and Jack Wilson had nearly double the amount of defensive win shares but did that make them more valuable to the team? Would the Yankees have been better off with them at shortstop? No, his defense is average to below average but his overall ability justifies maintain him at shortstop. He maybe overrated defensively (the gold gloves) but that doesn't mean his defense is enough of a detriment to be having this conversation without any logical replacement on the team or even on the horizon. The orioles had Mike Bordick, who actually made sense. Who takes Jeter's place? Answer that question and then start having this conversation. In the mean time some people should try maintain some level of appreciation for what this guy does. And the real issue is behind the plate, as Jorge is awful as a catcher- cant block the plate on relays, he cant call a game, and he is average on blocking balls in the dirt.
it does demonstrate that Jeter is below average, but that his overall value makes him better than 80% of the leagues other shortstops
i am not arguing this fact.
i completely agree that Jeter is still a better overall player than most of the SS's in the league.
my point about win shares is that they are not based on play-by-play data, so their value is extremely limited.
they are really just a souped up version of fielding %:
"Essentially, James has selected four defensive statistics to evaluate positions. Here they are by position, listed in order of importance:
Shortstops: Assists, Double Plays, Errors and Putouts "
that was my point. not really useful at all, b/c it doesn't really tell us anything about range. that's really all i was saying.
your follow-up clarifies what you were trying to say, and is pretty reasonable.
i apologize for the snarkiness in my comment further down the page.
never a need to apologize, this is what makes this stuff fun. I think there is difference to saying Jeter's defense is below average and saying that him playing shortstop is a detriment to the team. Like I said Ben is right there will come a day when they have to move him. But at this stage were probably two or three years away from that.
Oh no. Their not proven. Its time for Yankees fans to get away from this mindset if not relying on young players because they aren't proven. I'll bank on Hughes and Joba becoming very good starting pitchers. Ian Kennedy as well and there is a lot more on the way. I'll also bank on a bunch of position players on the way. Tex is certainly an option and there will be other bats out there as well. Jeter moving to left field will improve our defense up the middle. We gave up 20 more runs than the average shortstop because of Jeter's defense. I don't know what that translates to in terms of wins, but its something that needs to be improved upon. And it will only get worse as Jeter gets older.
Im not the one saying they shouldnt rely on their youth but thats a distinct thought then rushing out some of the reliable veterans who were largely responsible for 94 wins last year. And its fine to have high hopes for the big three but reality tells you that perhaps one of them will be able to contribute what Derek Jeter does in his diminished capacity. As for relying on kids like Tabata and Jackson, thats great and they should develop them but Ricky Ledee and Ruben Rivera might lend some support to holding on to a guy like Jeter, who in his age 33 season managed to be a vital part of the team.
And for those who criticize stats and for those who embrace them, explain how Jeter contributed more win shares last year than Jimmy Rollins and then tell me he needs to get moved.
Ben is right that at some point, probably at the conclusion of this contract, Jeter needs to give up his position. But that debate should come up when there is logical replacement and when its actually necessary. The question of status in NY, newspapers are still scared to death of attacking him as evidenced by the follow up article to the UPENN analysis piece. And more importantly, the fact that Arod moved happened, its no longer a point of contention. And I dont think the Yankees failure in the first round had anything to do with Arod playing third and Jeter playing short.
i meant more defensive win shares than Jimmy Rollins.
because defensive win shares are not a valid stat. that's why.
you should do a little research about the numbers you are using to prove your points.
see my comment above.
There is no way Derek Jeter can be called a defensive liability under any rating scale. I'll admit his range up the middle in below average, but the overall package is solid. I guess the plays he makes to his right don't count. Or the pop-flys that he runs down. Or his relay throws. He doesn't boot many routine plays and doesn't have any Knoblach issues throwing the ball. He isn't Ozzie Smith, but he isn't BJ Upton either.
Oh yeah, he can hit pretty good too.
Actually, he certainly can be called a defensive liability, which I know because he is. Pick your metric, and if it's any more sophisticated than Errors/FP, it identifies him as a liability. You can deny the conclusion that he should be moved, but you're just flat out, factually wrong to deny this. Some of the metrics show him putting up some of the worst defensive seasons ever. I love Jeter too, but that's just something you'll have to deal with.
It's not a love affair thing. I've watched 75% of the Yankees' games over that last 10 years and I know what I see. He is not a defensive liability. It doesn't always have to be a best or worst thing. He made a few "bad" errors last year, but I don't think he was 100%. According to my balls that should have been fielded by an above average SS rating, Jeter scored a +6.
Anyone who chooses to use a stat like Zone Rating to make their point really needs to take some time to understand how it is calculated. By definition, Zone Rating doesn't consider the hole between SS and 3B (zone G) to be in the SS's zone. Therefore, any SS who is stronger going to his right than his left is going to penalized. ZR favors Shortstops who are better going up the middle. Also, Zone Rating only looks at ground balls. It doesn't consider a player's ability to handle line drives or pop ups. So a shortstop who cheats up the middle – like Vizquel and Furcal – and has absolutely no range on pop ups is going to have a higher ZR than a shortstop who tends to play towards the 3B hole – like Jeter and Michael Young.
A statistic like Range Factor/9 innings also has it's limitations. It's really no better than Fielding % because it gives more credit to players who play on teams with groundball pitchers. It also doesn't take into account the length of the inning. A shortstop who let's two groudballs sneak by him while handling two easy ground balls will have a better RF than the shortstop who makes a great play on the only ball hit to him. Over 162 games, it will probably even out, but a good statistic shouldn't rely on things evening themselves out.
Like most fans, I agree that Jeter is below average on balls hit up the middle, but he is above average on the other skills needed by a shortstop – tracking pop ups, positioning on relays, charging balls, not making errors in key spots, etc. Until there is a metric that effectively captures those activities, it will be impossible to truly quantify any player's defensive contribution.
This is an important point.
Be careful with how you use statistics that have have dependencies. The reason a stat like OPS+/ERA+ works is because you factor out park and pitcher/league dependencies. These stats also aren't perfect, but they're a hell of a lot more reliable for objective comparison than fielding statistics.
I'm always highly skeptical of fielding statistics. For starters, a lot of them don't have their methodologies posted, or are too convoluted to realistically use. Second, almost all of them rely on the game situation, the team's pitchers (ground ball vs fly-ball), or park conditions. I don't see how you can objectively use these metrics, even over 162 games.
Is Jeter sub-league-average defensively? Probably. What is the actual cost to the team in wins or even runs? My guess is little-to-none, and my guess is going to be as good as yours.
Let's not forget his much below average arm in terms of accuracy. His throws are rarely right on target, and those lazy sidearm tosses are usually bad throws.
I still think all you stat heads are reading into things too much.
Me too! Baseball is a game that revels in statistics and for over a hundred years the fans were happy with the ones that were available. Then the sabermatricians got involved and created a few stats that we began to rely on, OPS being just one of them, now it seems like people just want to overanalyze the game and will come to rely on any new stat that comes along. As Steve (a different one) has pointed out, some of the new measurements just don't hold water in this argument.
Let's just trade Jeter so we don't have to worry about his defense anymore. I'm sure that'll make most of the stat-heads happy.
It's that type of reaction to genuine assessment via statistical analysis that makes any reasonable discussion on the matter impossible. Suggesting the idea of trading Jeter to appease those who are comfortable seeing baseball in statistical terms is ridulous, even in jest. I'm pretty sure that even those who have criticized Jeter's defensive skills, as have I, are all die-hard Yankee fans just like you are.
It was 100% pure sarcasm. I'm with you for the most part.
Fair enough – I just didn't pick up on the sarcasm. I guess the sad part is that there are some fans who would jump to that conclusion in complete seriousness.
watching 140+ Yankee games/year, i would classify DJ's D as such:
Arm accuracy – below average
Arm strength – average
Range to left – well below average
Range to right – below average
Charging in – average
Fly balls – above average
Turning the DP – average
Making a relay throw – above average
this adds up to about a below average SS. that seems right to me. i really dont think DJ is a horrible SS.
to all who disagree with the above ratings, it would be fun to see others rate him.
moving DJ is very complex. it shouldn't be seriously posed to him until, 1) a decent replacement is found, and 2) there's a spot for DJ elsewhere where he doesn't block someone better. i really dont see that coming anytime soon, so it'll be interesting to see what ultimately happens.
you much not watch any other games then because I've seen Jeter make more big plays in one season than any other shortstop inthe league may make in his career.
Part of the problem with judging Jeter on the basis of "big plays" is that he makes a lot of routine plays look tough. For example, the trademark Jeter play of tracking a ground ball to his right, backhanding the ball, jumping, throwing, pumping his fist – well, aside from the fist pump, it all looks better than it needs to. If Jeter had a better first step, he'd be more likely to field that grounder square to the ball; if he set his feet, pivoted and threw to first, his throws would be more likely to be stronger and more accurate. Almost because Jeter is able to overcome his own defensive weaknesses in making that play does it become memorable. Would we laud an outfielder that has to make diving catches when others can get to the ball without diving? I guess most of us probably would – but if it's happening on balls that he shouldn't have to dive for, those memorable plays are not really a good thing.
Not to go off subject for too long, but your premise of players making routine plays look difficult has been my argument against Jim Edmonds for years. He is the master of one thing and one thing only and it isn't defense. It's the catch and dive and I'm sure you all know what I mean. It's timing the ball just right so you can intentionally make a routine, or even a moderately difficult play, look incredible. I'm not saying that's the case with Jeter, it's more likely his lack of range, but as a Red Sox fan, I'll never forget the dive into the seats along the third base line a few years ago. It was definitely one of the best plays I've ever seen. Every player loses some range as they get older and that's the case with Jeter as well. I'll be very curious to see what happens 2-3 years down the road if all of their youth pans out. Will there even be room for him on the team?
Jim Edmonds definitely came to mind as I was writing about someone who made plays look even harder than they should have. Contrast that with a younger Andruw Jones that got to everything with such ease that it looked as if it was hit right at him.
I don't care if A-rod was a better shortstop in 2004 when he came, Jeter is the great Yankee shortstop. He'll always be that even if he does change positions but that's obviously not needed yet. I really don't care if Jeter's D gave up 30 runs last year (supposedly) because I will bet you that his bat gave us much more than 30 runs over anybody else we could have paid to play the position better. The fact of the matter is if he were hitting .267 with no power and D like that, he'd be moved (or more likely released) but he's obviously not to that point.
Once Jeter stops producing at such an elite level (as far as shortstops are concerned), I'm sure he will get moved to a less difficult defensive position such as third or first where his bat will be either average or below average. If I were a betting man, I'd put him at first where he'd probably shine defensively even though his bat might not play there. The only reason I say that is that this is the Yankees and the outfield will be stocked with power bats plus some more power at 2nd (Cano), 3rd (A-rod should keep it up for awhile) and Catcher (one of those guys has to turn out) so they can let Jeter continue doing what he does which is get on base and hussle. I guarantee you that it won't happen until there's another obvious solution at shortstop however
Elite SS production is Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes, even Jimmy Rollins. Jeter is very good offensively, but not elite. You do make a good point about Jeter generating more runs offensively than he costs the Yankees defensively, and there really aren't any holes in the lineup that make sense for Jeter to switch to, at least without a clear replacement at SS, even if it were just a defensive specialist that could provide league-average offense.
I think many people, myself included, wonder if A-Rod could play a better SS than Jeter (if I'm being completely honest, I doubt it – A-Rod seems to have lost a step himself since the days when he was considered an excellent defensive SS), defensively speaking. And even if he could, what does that mean for Jeter? A move to 3B (not necessarily a big improvement given Jeter's defensive skill set, but at least it's a less significant defensive position), or could a Betemit/Ensberg platoon take 3B and then move Jeter to 1B? That's a lot of position switches.
i disagree that Jeter is not elite offensively.
an OBP-heavy OPS+ of around 120-125 is certainly elite for a SS.
he had a little bit of a down year in 2007, but he is certainly a better offensive player than Jimmy Rollins. one season does not make Rollins better.
his defense at SS is clearly below average, but Jeter's bat is good enough to play almost anywhere on the field.
this notion that Jeter can't play 1B or the OF because his bat isn't good enough is nonsense.
Jeter career: .317/.388/.462
Mattingly: .307/.358/.471
Tino Martinez: .271/.344/.471
Mark Grace: .303/.383/.442
Jeter's bat plays anywhere on the field unless we think Tino or Mattingly weren't good enough to play 1B.
Jeter doesn't hit as many HRs, but he also doesn't make as many outs.
If his bat stops producing, he won't be able to justify playing him at an offensive position like first or left field. The fact that's he's such a good hitter is why you put at him at first now. Get an average hitting guy who can field and move Jeter to first and its a net positive for the team.
It won't be a net positive for the team if the guy taking over shortstop is considerably less skilled offensively than whoever Jeter is pushing off of first, that's the issue here. I also like the comp to Tino and Mattingly but the fact is those are career numbers. If he goes over there and hits .290/.345/.385 then he's hurting the team offensively unless his heir can put up a line at least close to what a firstbasemen should.
yes, but if he hits .290/.345/.385 while playing his typical defense at shortstop, he'd be a terrible player at SS too.
I don't know if I'd say he'd be terrible but he would not longer be above average for sure. I agree that if someone is behind him just tearing up the minors batting .290/.345/.385 would look horrible but if there's nobody showing promise behind him then you might as well keep him. It's not like elite shortstops often hit the free agent market afterall
Another thing to consider, I suppose, is the connection between IF defense and the types of pitchers employed by any team. As Wang has emerged as the Yankees' ace, Jeter's defensive flaws have become more exposed. Part of that is due to a natural progression – Jeter is getting older, after all – but part of it is tied to pitching. 2007 was Jeter's worst season in years, defensively. Atop the rotation? Wang and Pettitte – two guys who force a lot of ground balls. Even Mussina is at the point where he's striking less people out.
I guess my point is, as bad as Jeter is defensively, the emergence of the big three, and hopefully an increasing focus on strikeout pitchers going forward, will do a lot to help hide Jeter's defensive weaknesses.
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Jeter continues to deny all thoughts of moving off his SS position. When asked, he insists that he's the Yankees shortstop and that he's looking forward trotting out to short on Opening Day of the new stadium next year.
After 2009, when Damon and Matsui's contracts are up, Jeter moves to LF. ARod stays at third, stating that he doesn't want to keep bouncing around and that he's happy with the way his defense at third is improving. Carmen Angelini continues to impress at Trenton, and the Yanks set an ETA of mid-2010 for his ML debut. To fill the gap, the Yankees sign Jack Wilson to a two-year deal.


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PORTLAND -- A Unit 8 follow-up to an investigation into an email scam targeting Portland businesses found that the scam is now targeting individual consumers.
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A playground fight turned into a gang turf killing in the South Bay. In the end, a 14-year-old boy is dead, left battered and broken on a basketball court. Tonight, outrage and cries for the senseless killing to stop. NBC Bay Area's George Kiriyama reports from San Jose.
The Santa Clara County Coroner on Thursday identified the boy who was beaten in Roosevelt Park on Friday night , and died a few days later, as 14-year-old Heriberto Reyes of San Jose.
The eighth grader at Bernal Intermediate School died Monday at Regional Medical Center.
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After the apple cup this year, I listened to Softy on KJR just to hear him eat sock after the Cougs beat his Dawgs. What he said surprised me. He said: I am so Psyched, because there is a new era in UW football, and this 0-12 crap is done! He went on about how the natural universe will be restored and UW will again be on top. I laughed, as a cougar fan about how he could not face the reality of another cougar apple cup win and the fact that UW football is as low as low gets.
Yesterday, the cougs were ousted from play, and the last of the players that heavily impacted our three strait postseason run played their last game. It was disappointing to say the least as they underperformed against a WCC squad. But a few hours after the game, reality set in. And boy is reality exciting.
We have a future. We have a great coach that truly wants to be here. We have two players on the all-freshman team. One is a sweet, sweet shooter when he's on and the other is an athletic big man who has a future on all-conference teams. Another freshman we rely on as our top guard defender. Late in the season, he actually showed some offensive promise. We have more depth that will be underclassman next year. Late in the year, Harthun showed his freshman jitters had passed, and he was a capable ball handler and shooter. Lodwick will get some playing time next year and he will have plenty of playing time to find his shot. And as anyone who has watched him in pre-game warm-ups knows, he has a great shot. Charlie Enquist has came in a few times and showed he has the ability to play center next year. We have some unproven guys, who could emerge as contributors eventually. Wetherill, Boeke, and Watson could fill that mold.
We've got a great class coming in as well. Xavier Thames could be an impact point guard with range. Then there's Anthony Brown. He is a shooter, but he can also get to the hoop and draw contact. The 6-5 Shaddle Park grad could be a starter as early as next year. We have David Chadwick who seems like he follows the mold of Cowgill and Forrest. There's also the aussie Motum, who sounds like another capable PF.
We will have growing pains next year, but boy is the future exciting. I can't even imagine Thompson, Casto, and Capers as seniors. They seem so much more polished then the young guys we have had lately. Koprivicia will still be there next year too, and he could be valuable. Tony will be there too. Maybe he won't play who we want, maybe he doesn't get everything right. But he was a National coach of the year, and he has the potential to do it again some day. Thank goodness he wants to do it as a cougar. I will miss this senior class. I will miss Harmeling's good nights, I will miss Baynes' consistency, I will miss Forrest's mid-range shot, and boy, will I miss Rochestie's scoring and leadership. But without them, we'll be alright. I can't wait for the future of cougar basketball. Now I know how Softy felt after the apple cup. It's not about ignoring the past and present. It's about the raw excitement of the future possibilities that propels sports. Forget what just happened. It may be bitter now, but man is the future sweet.
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It's not like we didn't try to fix it. But once a tie is tied once around a young child's neck, they try to avoid that harrowing deal in the near future. Unfortunately, not adjusting his tie caused the poorly placed knot to be preserved for posterity in the form of pictures. Oh well.
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Dear Journalism,
Some people threw you a party last night, but I doubt you had much fun.
The event, organized by Birmingham's NPR station 90.3 WBHM, was called Issues & Ales: The Future of Journalism in North Central Alabama.
So many people in the room kept lamenting about how the Internet is changing you and changing you for the worse. I can appreciate their position. The Birmingham News, the city's paper of record, is, as of this week, no longer a daily paper. While it produces and posts online content every day, it now only publishes a print product three times a week.
One person in the room even suggested that you change your name. He said that you aren't about keeping a "journal" so why do we call you "journalism."
But Andre Natta, editor of community news website The Terminal and one of the special guest speakers at this shindig, stepped in and said, "The journal we are keeping is the journal of the communities that we serve."
And I believe this journal isn't any less important just because it's moving in a more digital-focused direction.
Journalism, I still believe you can save the world.
|WBHM General Manager Scott Hanley (far left) with the panelists.
From left: Vickii Howell, Andre Natta, Kyle Whitmire, and Bob Sims.
Another attendee questioned whether or not you will still be able to preserve our history, as you once did, in your new form.
Vickii Howell, another special guest and editor of BirminghamView.com suggested that because of the Internet that recorded history can be even richer. The Internet democratizes information so that we can now see history through multiple lenses, she said.
I must admit there were moments when everyone in the room disappeared and I began to think about us, about our rocky relationship.
I'm not even sure how you feel about me these days. You're probably mad at me. You probably feel like you've become my #2, that I'm a part-time lover, that I treat you like the "side chick" as the kids say.
It's true. In July 2009 I left you to become a full-time educator.
But I missed you like crazy. So I started freelancing for every newspaper, magazine and website that I could write for because I needed you.
I know this isn't how we imagined our life together would be when I was 15 and dreaming of starting a magazine. But I hope you'll stick with me, nonetheless.
And I hope the people of Birmingham, and every city, will stick with you.
Someone in the crowd wanted to know how the local paper will be able to retain high quality content amid all the changes. Bob Sims, content director for AL.com, an online hub for news from around Alabama and another panelist at this event, said he was confident that the passion of the people who work for the news organization would ensure this.
"People work in journalism because they have a passion for good storytelling," he said.
Good storytelling – that's what you are, journalism, and that's why I yearn to be called one of your own. I miss being called a journalist.
These stories may be told in different ways nowadays, but that doesn't change who you are. You are still the field I fell in love with so many years ago.
And so I write -- even if it means juggling three regular freelance gigs with a full-time teaching job and, getting an arrive of 5 hours of sleep a night. No matter what, I will write.
Kyle Whitmire, another guest speaker and local politics and news reporter for The Birmingham News, shared that he was in high school when he decided he wanted to be "a newspaper man." While he still obviously cherishes the newspaper, he is not naïve about the realities of the industry. Yet, he's optimistic still.
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Kyle Whitmire, another guest speaker and local politics and news reporter for The Birmingham News, shared that he was in high school when he decided he wanted to be "a newspaper man." While he still obviously cherishes the newspaper, he is not naïve about the realities of the industry. Yet, he's optimistic still.
"I may not end my career as a newspaper man," he said, "but I hope I will end my career as a journalist."
What I'm trying to say, journalism, is I hope we can be together forever.
Yours truly,
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What was it like for Mary and Joseph on the eve of Christ's birth? It was probably cold – just as it's been in Dixon recently – and critical for the couple to find a safe, warm place to have their baby.
Each year around Christmastime Dixon families re-enact Mary and Joseph's struggle to find lodging during a nine-day celebration called Las Posadas.
Throughout the week, members of have gathered at the church's hall and host families' homes throughout Dixon to celebrate Las Posadas – posada is the Spanish word for accommodations.
"This is a Mexican tradition that's been passed down from our ancestors," said Olga Lopez, who helped organize Thursday's posada.
Lopez said Las Posadas is a tradition in Mexico and in Dixon as well. Parishioners at St. Peter's have been re-enacting Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem for 30 years or more.
On Thursday, about 50 church members gathered at the church's hall and split up into two groups. One group was known as the outside group, representing Mary and Joseph. The other group was called the inside group, representing the innkeeper.
Each group took turns singing traditional songs – the outside group's songs requested lodging from the inside group; the inside group's songs denied the lodging at first. After the outside group convinced the inside group to grant lodging, the inside group opened its doors and the two groups became one in song and prayer.
Traditionally, the posada takes place at the home of a host family, one family for each of the nine days of the celebration that begins on Dec. 16 and lasts until Christmas Eve. Las Posadas lasts nine days to symbolize the nine months of pregnancy.
Thursday's posada, sponsored by the Legion of Mary, took place inside the church's hall and drew mostly women and children. The children are a focal point of Las Posadas and are given gifts and small bags of candy and treats called aguinaldos. Often, a piñata or two can be found at the celebrations and adults enjoy traditional Mexican meals such as tamales, atole (corn sugar drink), hot chocolate and coffee.
Lopez said in Mexico, Las Posadas is widely celebrated with grandeur with whole neighborhoods participating in the festivities. She said Dixon families keep that tradition alive locally as a way to celebrate the birth of Christ.
In case you missed last night's posada, parishioners will once again gather at the church's hall tonight to celebrate. The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit the church's web site or call (707) 678-9424.


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Now that homosexuals can marry, the Defense of Marriage Act not withstanding, let's consider other concepts of marriage. Compassionate liberals often opine that anything goes if it does not harm others. Thus, we have homosexual marriage, recreational marijuana, homeless encampments, consensual recreation sex, embracing illegal immigrants, etc. Homosexuals who want to marry, and their supporters, tout long-lasting "loving and committed relationships" should be respected and legally codified with marriage. Fine. Let's consider other relationships. Let's say, for example, I have decided, after long "loving relationships" with other women not my wife, that I want to marry them also. My wife agrees. Alternatively, my wife, after long and "loving relationships" with other men, has decided she wants to marry them also. I agree. Surely our liberal friends would agree to these marriages as the relationships are "loving and committed" and mutually agreeable to all concerned. No harm, no foul. We have just asked that polygamy and polyandry, now rightly considered immoral and illegal, be made legal, codified, and accepted. Neither of the above relationships, however, harms anyone. The relationships are unearthly, but "loving and committed."
The children of these marriages would have "loving and committed" parents. Those are some justifications for homosexual marriage, aren't they? To carry this argument to an illogical absurd extreme, why can't I marry my dogs, cat, etc? We have been in long and lasting "loving relationships," albeit nonsexual, and marriage codifies their status. Pandora's box has been opened. Beware the consequences.


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Union Busting in the Wal-Mart Age
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Wal-Mart said it was shuttering the store in Jonquiere, Quebec, in response to unreasonable demands from union negotiators, which would make it impossible for the store to sustain its business. The United Food & Commercial Workers Canada last week asked Quebec labor officials to appoint a mediator, saying that negotiations had reached an impasse. (...)
The store in Jonquiere, about 240 miles northeast of Montreal, became the first unionized Wal-Mart store in North America last September after the bargaining unit was certified by provincial labor officials. Since then, workers at a second Quebec store have also been granted union status. Neither had reached a contract.
The union efforts at both stores are part of a larger chess game labor organizers are waging with Wal-Mart at stores across Canada. The campaign, financed by UFCW money from both Canada and the United States, is also geared to captured the attention of workers in Wal-Mart's home country.
The closest a U.S. union has ever come to winning a battle with Wal-Mart was in 2000, at a store in Jacksonville, Texas. In that store, 11 workers -- all members of the store's meatpacking department -- voted to join and be represented by the UFCW.
That effort failed when Wal-Mart eliminated the job of meatcutter companywide, and moved away from in-store meatcutting to stocking only prewrapped meat.That Wal-Mart was willing to close a store rather than see it unionize does not surprise me. I am actually a little more shocked that they would eliminate the job of meat cutter worldwide to prevent eleven people from unionizing. Either way, it shows just how serious they are about busting unions.
It will be interesting to see what happens at the other store in Canada now. Also, if for some reason you were still hopping at Wal-Mart, hopefully this story will keep you from doing so in the future. For more inofrmation and resources on Wal-Mart, check out purple ocean both here and here.


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FILE - Former New England Patriots football tight end Aaron Hernandez stands during a bail hearing in Fall River Superior Court in this June 27, 2013 file photo taken in Fall River, Mass. An associate of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez said he was told Hernandez fired the shots that resulted in the death of a semi-pro football player, according to documents filed in Florida. The records say Hernandez associate Carlos Ortiz told Massachusetts investigators that another man, Ernest Wallace, said Hernandez shot Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's home in North Attleborough. (AP Photo/Boston Herald, Ted Fitzgerald, Pool)
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On Wednesday I joined my fellow booksellers Ken Sanders and Betsy Burton in the KUER studios for our annual summer reading show. It was as much fun to prepare for as to do. Below is a shot of us all in studio as I'm singing praises for The Weirdness, a spring release by Jeremy P. Bushnell.
And here is my list of Summer Reading recommendations for adults. Kids books will follow.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Euphoria by Lily King
Shotgun Lovesongs by Nicholas Butler
Us Conductors by Sean Michaels
Weirdness by Jeremy P. Bushnell
Art of Neil Gaiman by Hayley Campbell
Badluck Way: A Year on the Ragged Edge by Bryce Andrews
Blood Will Out by Walter Kirn
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
Carsick by John Waters
Egg: A Culinary Exploration of the World's Most Versatile Ingredient by Mark Ruhlman
How About Never -- Is Never Good Enough For You?: My Life in Cartoons by Bob Mankoff
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg
Joseph's Temples: The Dynamic Relationship Between Freemasonry and Mormonism by Michael Homer
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away by Rebecca Goldstein
Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
There Goes Gravity by Lisa Robinson
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I remember watching the Flip Play live and thinking "that just saved the season." The Yankees were down two games-to-none in the best-of-five ALDS but had a slim 1-0 lead in the seventh inning when Terrence Long lined Mike Mussina's final pitch of the game into the right field corner. Shane Spencer threw to no one in particular but Jeter intercepted the throw and flipped to the plate for the out. It was a play you never expect to see. Mariano Rivera went two innings for the save, the Yankees won both Games Four and Five, and the rest was history. Just remarkable.
Here is your open thread for the night. The Cardinals and Red Sox are playing Game Five of the World Series at 8pm ET on FOX (Adam Wainwright vs. Jon Lester) and you've also got Monday Night Football (Seahawks vs. Rams). The Rangers are (finally) playing their home opener as well. Talk about any of those games or anything else right here. Enjoy.
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Could someone please explain why Workman, and not Uehara was charged with the loss in game 3 (the obstruction game). Craig, who scored the winning run, reached on a double against Uehara. Molina, who reached off of Workman, was thrown out at the plate prior to the obstruction. Every box score I find gives the loss to Workman.
apparently the logic is that Workman put the potential game-winning run on base, so he's ultimately the one responsible for the L, even though it wasn't his runner that scored. doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me — but in cases like this it is a judgement call on the part of the official scorer, there are no set rules.
Yes, I guess the official scorer has the leeway to make such a decision. Very much appreciate the reply.
No37 year old hitter built like David Ortiz has ever hit the way he is hitting unless he was on steroids. So while arod is being crucified probably baseball's biggest ped user big needle in poopie proven steroid cheat Ortiz is celebrated and loved. Cannot wait to see selig give Ortiz the world series mvp trophy.
A clip from SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy where Ferrell as Alex Trebek said, "For the love of god, shut your mouth!" springs to mind.
That was way inside.
So at this rate Boston will won the World Series and still have something about which their precious little ugly bearded heads can whine.
Well, the Cards seem to have lost their balls…
That paper airplane was funny.
"I wonder what John Farrell is going to do with a loose & warm Uehara waiting in the bullpen"
-Tim McCarver
No matter who wins this series, both teams have accomplished a lot more than the Yanks in the past dozen years, and that is something that may continue for a little while longer
Or maybe not. YCPB.
If the sox win, does that mean these idiots will finally shave their chin pussies?
Matheny like Leyland last year brought a limpness team to the world series. These hitters are making these overrated pitchers look like Cy Young pitchers.
Another world series where the better team look rusty and no ounce of passion. Hope Beltran enjoyed the world series because this team not goanna win two in Fenway.
Given how the rest of 2013 turned out, I guess its fitting that in the end the Sox will probably wind up winning it all. Still, though, screw them.
Major meltdown over at Lohud tonight by the looks of it. I'm not sure how many of you frequent the comment section over there, but it's been batshit crazy for a long long time now. Always good for several laughs, but reflects really bad on Yankee fans. Really really bad examples if an outsider is looking in. It is audible laugh out loud funny though.
Lohud always had somewhat of a hard edge but what's going on now is insane. You have a poster with multiple accounts harassing the parents of posters. In what world is that ok.
LoHud, or NoMaas if you happen to be not Caucasian, not a Christian or not straight.
LoHud is a disaster. Chad Jennings should nuke the whole thing and start over. It's like The Island of Doctor Moreau meets Michael Keaton's Dream Team. About two or three people in that hornet's nest of crazy that could make it in the real world without voices in their heads screaming RedRum. The rest just live their lives out online, "caring" for each other and their childish alliances, like they do in Dungeons and Dragons.
Yea it's pretty bad over there. Not sure what Chad can do besides banning the person that is threatening other posters and posting their personal information. A lot of the posters have left and refused to come back.
There is a > 0% chance that Chad himself IS that poster, trying to napalm the place
Anyone hoping the yanks kick the tires around on Scott Kazmir? Hes still under 30, and has seemingly learned to pitch and has really improved his accuracy and BB/K ratio.. Hes been through alot, and along the way, i think he learned how to actually Pitch. Hes also a lefty, and we only got CC as of now. I woulden't mind seeing if we can get him for the back end of the rotation, maybe even if we sign Maholm.. It'd be a cheaper way to fill the rotation out, and then we could spend are money on Cano, Choo, Reynolds,Ryan, and McCann..
Hey, theres some serious upside and potential in that rotation.
And are lineup would be beastly
Gardy CF
Jeter DH(also some short, but more mix with DH this yr)
Cano 2B
Sori LF
Tex 1B
Choo RF
McCann C
Reynolds 3B
Ryan SS
Also we could DH Ichiro and Wells when Jeter is at short.. All i know, is that lineup would be beastly! Thats 1998 beastly! Of course thats assuming everyones healthy..
I don't agree – there are alot of Ks in that lineup
But next year, at least, we may not have a choice
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So back to the stereotypes about retarded people. When I tell people that I love my work with my retarded clients, they invariably conjure up a picture of a drooling monobrow with one arm curled into his chest and a shit-eating grin on his face. This is a stereotype of a retarded person. Here are some others: All retarded people are happy-go-lucky; all retarded people pull their shorts up as high as they can; all retarded people have bathroom accidents; all retarded people want to hug you. In reality, retarded people are just like you and me: They come in all shapes and sizes. They, too, put their pants on one leg at a time. It's just that sometimes they put theirs on backward.
Here are some facts about retarded people. First, they are zero-bullshit. If you are a jerk, they will call you on it. If you have a booger hanging out, they'll damn sure let you know. That's all I've ever asked for from a friend.
Retarded people never make fun of someone else, never point and laugh at anybody. In fact, my clients generally see the good in everyone. All of these are generalizations, and of course there are exceptions to the rule, but mostly these are the reasons why I love my work.
There is, however, one stereotype about retarded people that is true, one broad brushstroke that one can make about them all: Good gosh a'mighty, retarded people love them some Huey Lewis. Part of the reason is that Huey is apparently a sweetheart who does a lot of volunteer work with people who have developmental disabilities. But another big part is the music.
My clients have a favorite record, and it's not Fore! or Picture This. Nope, everyone loves the soundtrack to Back to the Future, on which one finds the song "Back in Time." It's a testament to the songwriting prowess of the News, who were asked to write a song for a movie in which the protagonist goes back in time. They put their heads together and came up with the perfect song, a song called "Back in Time." You see, there's no pathos or back story to News songs. They are straightforward ("Stuck With You"), energetic ("The Power of Love"), and easy to relate to ("Hip to Be Square"). These truths are appreciated by a wide variety of music lovers, some of whom just happen to be mentally retarded.
The county fair takes place at the base of the Marin Civic Center, a Disney-ish building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Huey would be playing on an island in the middle of a lake.
Bobbi, my date for the evening, is one of my best friends in the program. She is all heart, with an easy laugh, Down syndrome, and a wicked crush on Huey. She first met the songster when she was just 7 years old. She was sure that Huey would remember her.
Bobbi and I arrived a full three hours before the show was set to start, certain we would find decent seating. Bobbi's about 5 feet tall with poor eyesight, and wouldn't be able to see shit if we were stuck in the back. Unfortunately, sitting on my shoulders would be out of the question, because she weighs 200 pounds. When we got there, all of the seats were taken up with retirees in visors and their various beach towels, jackets, and backpacks that they had used to save seats for their brood. I had a hard time not going up to them and saying, "No savesies!," especially after circling the joint for 15 minutes with Bobbi to no avail.
The chivalry of people, or lack thereof, never ceases to amaze me. Bobbi cannot walk very well; she has a sort of circular gait like Billy Barty's. It's easy to see that she has to struggle to get around. Yet no one offered a chair for her to sit in, afraid that he would lose his valuable Huey-viewy. Either that or the two of us were invisible. I've found that it's easy to tune out people with disabilities, and most people do. We ended up standing on the lawn to the right of the stage.
Bobbi had brought her 25th-anniversary DVD that I had given her for her birthday, a couple of Huey tapes, and a Sharpie so the singer could sign them. I went to buy her a Coke and a Polish sausage before we settled in.
"No beans," she reminded me, our inside joke. Whenever we go anywhere -- hamburger joint, Chinese restaurant, Mexican place -- she always tells the waiter to "hold the beans." Apparently she had a bad reaction a while back, and has been vigilant about legumes in her diet ever since.
"Right," I replied as usual, "extra beans, comin' up."
As I walked to the sausage hut, my attention was immediately drawn to a middle-aged woman in the front row who was crying hysterically. She was clutching a CD, wearing mismatched, age-inappropriate clothes, and rocking back and forth. "They won't let me go up to the stage!" she yelled. "I won't see Huey!" She was telling this to anyone who would listen as if the people around her had known her all her life. She was retarded. Among the several hundred or so gathered for the concert, roughly 10 percent seemed to have some sort of developmental disability. Huey really is a phenomenon; it's not just with my clients.


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Re: Letters to the Editor in the Herald.
Let me start by saying what I said as my opening comments to the Tourism Development Council meeting last week: "I am pro tourism."
I have been working with the TDC and Manatee County in a very cooperative spirit for the last six months. I have never said that I do not want tourists on the island.
I am for anyone coming to the island for a day or a year, especially if they are respectful of the citizens who live here while they are here. That means not leaving trash out on the beach and streets, not using private property without the owner's permission, being respectful of neighbors with regard to noise, parking, etc.
We are also a community, not just a tourist destination. Respect is the key word. You would not expect anything less from people living in your neighborhoods in your respective cities.
We realize that we need X amount of parking spaces for public access for our beach renourishment. If fact, we are working very closely with Manatee County to make sure we comply with all the criteria for beach renourishment. We have always complied with this rule and intend on doing so going forward.
We try very hard to manage by facts at City Hall. It is easy to take things out of context and not get the total picture, which will many times lead to the wrong assertions.
The ideas that we have been proposing or discussing are both tourist and community friendly.
My door is always open to discuss anything, anytime with anyone.
Carmel Monti, Mayor, Holmes BeachHolmes Beach


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Members of the First Baptist Church of Corbin are sewing for a good cause with their new "mission focused" craft club.
"We wanted to do something that would provide both fellowship and a service," said co-organizer Shari Huff.
The first craft project the club is undertaking is pillowcase dresses that when completed will be sent to the Mango Tree Children's Home in Haiti, according to Huff. She and her mother-in-law, Pat, started the church craft club to get the church and community involved in mission-based services.
The idea to send the dresses to Haiti came compliments of Huff's brother-in-law, Dave, who visited the area around a year ago and saw the great need, especially in the orphanages.
"My mother-in-law and our music minister, Paul Sims, were talking about projects that we could do, and they came up with the idea of pillowcase dresses," Huff said. The original goal was to make 100 dresses to send, and the club has already made around 60. Huff believes the church will surpass that goal of 100 dresses by October when the church plans to send the dresses to Haiti.
"It has been amazing; we have had a good response. It has helped to bring the church and the community together," Huff said.
The club is making hair bands and decorating flip-flops to complete the ensembles and send to the Mango Tree Children's Home as well. The orphanage is located in the Santos area of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. It currently houses about 70 children between the ages of 2 and 17, with more always needing a home. The area has many displaced children as a result of an earthquake that struck Port-Au-Prince in early January 2010, leaving more than 2 million people homeless. It is estimated that approximately 350,000 orphans lived in Haiti before the earthquake.
"There is just such a need there that we wanted to do something," Huff said.
Beginning crafters are welcome to participate in the church craft club projects as well, according to Huff.
"There is absolutely no experience necessary. If you can use a pair of scissors, you can help us; we have even had some gentlemen participating," Huff said.
After this initial project is completed, the club plans on doing another service project, though the project has not been set yet.
"It's been wonderful to get together and fellowship with one another while working on a project that will help others; my mother-in-law brings snacks and we have a great time," Huff said.


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It may have been Paul Revere that first uttered these familiar words alerting naturalists around the Boston area that the annual spotted salamander migration to their breeding pools was happening, but then again maybe not...regardless, there is no doubt that the cry of "The Salamanders are Coming, The Salamanders are Coming!" is accurate. Although we are still in the midst of winter and more cold, lousy and probably even snowy weather is certain to come, the signs of spring are all around. I've already seen the first snowdrop in full bloom, daffodils and hyacinths are pushing their green tips up everywhere, huge flocks of blackbirds are all around and there was a red-winged blackbird on territory the other day. But none of that signals the end of winter and the chaotic nature-filled fun of spring to me more then the migration of spotted salamanders to the breeding pools along Beekman Road.
Last night with the rain, on a whim I took a drive over to Beekman Road. I was certain it was too early in the season and has been too cold to find anything. But I was wrong! After about 10 minutes I saw a large intrepid male Spotted salamander crossing the road. It's funny how fast a year can pass since the last time I saw one out there. I stayed for a while and saw two more and moved them safely off the road too. So, it is safe to say, that at least for me, Mother Nature can throw everything she wants at East Brunswick, but winter is officially over and spring has sprung. I don't need a date on a calendar to know when spring starts, I use the Spotted salamanders as my date.
Visit the Friends website for lots of information on this incredible natural phenomenon and the history of our road closures. Each year in late winter or early spring depending on the weather, the last remaining population of Spotted salamanders in East Brunswick cross Beekman Road as they have done for millenia to get to their breeding pools in the woods along the road. Unfortunately crossing the road in large numbers puts them at great risk. It is guaranteed that car-salamander interactions always go to the car. Ten years ago, we noticed that this was happening and along with the township and Police Department decided that closing the road on migration nights in February and March (and occasionally in April) was the right thing to do, especially since this is the last place in town that Spotted salamanders survive.
So, for the past 10 years we have been trying to predict the migration and close the road to protect and save our Spotted salamanders. We continue to be the only town in New Jersey and one of the few in the country to do this. East Brunswick has been a leader on this focusing attention on the Spotted salamander migration and how perilous it can be. The Town, the Environmental Commission and the Friends have received numerous awards and accolades for our efforts. When we close the road we invite everyone out to see what is happening and hopefully to spot a Spotted salamander. When you see that first one, no matter how many years you do this, we are certain it will be the highlight of spring.
We post regular updates on the Friends website and on the Patch about when we think the migration might occur and why. Consider joining the Friends for the most up to date information, it's free.
And a HUGE WORD OF CAUTION! NEVER, and we mean NEVER, venture out onto Beekman Road when it is not closed. It is simply not safe. The road is very dark and drivers often go very fast and are not expecting anyone out there. Visit the road when we close it and with some luck you will get to see a big fat Spotted salamander crossing the road. We guarantee when you do, you will never forget it!


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This holographic glitter was first spotted on the blog last week and I've worn it almost every day since. I'm completely obsessed. I've never been someone that was distracted by sparkly shiny things but there's something about a glitter that glistens like this that has me hooked. It really is like magic! In the same post, I mentioned my long standing desire to own China Glaze Fairy Dust and over the weekend I finally ordered a bottle. As if by fate, I had an email from Nail Polish Direct declaring a China Glaze sale and took it as a sign from the Fairy gods!
The blue base colour is piCture pOlish Whimsy and the purple holographic polish is China Glaze When Stars Collide.
It's all topped off with a coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer.


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Tom Schmelzer, Darwin, and the Church
Take a gander at Tom Schmelzer's fabulously eccentric 2009 installation, "Homo Bulla, or the sacred baboon" composed from baboon, carpet, bishop's ring and miter, and a bubble machine. The piece is a reaction to the Archbishop of Canterbury's apology to Charles Darwin on the 200th anniversary of his birthday, September 14th, 2008: "Charles Darwin, 200 years from your birth, the Church of England owes you an apology for misunderstanding you and, by getting our first reaction wrong, encouraging others to misunderstand you still." See more of Schmelzer's work at http://www.tomschmelzer.com/


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DERRY — It's not every day one gets to see and hear the likes of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Beyonce all performing on the same stage.
But for one local woman, a musical dream came true in the form of a contest win that sent her to the Grammy Awards Jan. 26 in Los Angeles.
Erin Columbare won tickets to see the 56th annual music awards show through radio station Mix 104.1.
Columbare, a self-professed awards show "junkie," entered the contest not thinking anything would happen.
She also jokingly asked her husband Mike if he could get time off from work just in case they needed to fly to California.
Columbare, an assistant to the vice president of administration at Northern Essex Community College, found out she won while driving down Interstate 495. The Mix and its DJs called to give her the good news.
That began a 45-hour whirlwind trip to the West Coast, with the radio station picking up the tab for airfare, hotel and Grammy tickets.
Prior to that, the couple, married in October, had to secure proper attire for the occasion. Men's Warehouse arranged for a last-minute tuxedo fitting and one of Columbare's relatives helped secure a red carpet-worthy gown for the big night.
The proper Grammy look also included a professional makeup and hair appointment.
"It was fun to feel like a princess," Columbare said.
Once arriving in California, the couple did a little sightseeing and then got a good night's sleep before the next day's music festivities.
While they didn't get to walk the red carpet like the star Grammy attendees, Columbare said they did sit in the balcony section of the Staples Center amid some "American Idol" contestants.
The show started and it was a night of a lifetime, Columbare said.
All the performances were fantastic, she said. One of her favorite moments was hearing Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr sing "Happy Birthday" to one of the show's producers.
"It was such fun," she said. "It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip. We took everything in and enjoyed every minute. We knew it would never happen again."


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July 28, 2014
For the first time in 38 years, Tomahawk's annual Venison Feed did not serve deer meat in its burgers. The decades-old tradition is always done the day before gun-deer season opens, but concerns over Chronic Wasting Disease have changed the event in more ways than one.
"We really felt that in just keeping things safe for the community and our visitors," said Kim Swisher, Executive Vice President for Tomahawk's Chamber of Commerce. "We should go with beef this year."
Deer meat for this annual event has always been donated, but this made it hard to know for sure where it came from. Insurance companies bidding to cover the cookout, said they would not do it this year if people served venison.


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Paraguayan javelin thrower Leryn Franco has conceded she is more likely to be named 'London's hottest Olympian' than actually win a medal at the Games.
Speaking to Y! Sport's Martin Rogers Franco was certainly frank about her chances
"My situation is different from most of the other javelin throwers," Franco said. "I am not just an athlete. I have to be honest, my career is really in the media.
Franco was Yahoo's second-most searched Olympian, trailing only Michael Phelps, at the 2008 Beijing Games and was voted the most attractive competitor by several men's magazines.
"If people open a magazine, they can see me there. Modelling and fashion is my job, too. It takes up much of my time and enables me to make money," she told Rogers. "It is flattering to me that people find me good-looking and enjoy seeing me wearing good fashion items."The South American stunner finished 51st in Beijing and is not expected to crack the top 20 in London.
"I am not expecting a medal," Franco said. "The competition is very strong and there are athletes who are stronger than me. But I treat it seriously and I want to do my personal best. For me the best reward is just to be here. Getting to the Olympics is like a medal for me."


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until the Vatican revealed they were just kidding
someone who posts controversial and usually irrelevant or off-topic messages
(actually, a infallable revelation from god Himself, as this is a matter of Faith and Morals),
I could have more accurately described Benedict's purging of Purgatory for some...that Purgatory will not exist for those who visit Lourdes.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."- Winston Churchill
The fact is my innate drive for reality caused me to question almost all DOGMA
The fact is my innate drive for reality caused me to question almost all DOGMA, I do not consider myself "Disaffected" from Catholicism, but having become a fully actualized Homo Sapiens.
"For the record then, the Pope said..."
For devout Catholics fearful of a long stint in purgatory — a vast metaphysical holding area where the faithful believe they will go to be "purified" prior to their admittance to heaven — the Pope had some encouraging news this week: there's an easier way.Pope Benedict XVI has decreed that Catholics can cut short their future purgatory stays by visiting a holy shrine in Lourdes, France, a site where believers say the Virgin Mary appeared to a shephardess in 1858. Catholic pilgrims who visit Lourdes from now through next year, which will mark the 150th anniversary of the miracle claim, will receive an "indulgence" from the Pope, which he says will speed the trip to heaven."The door for indulgences is not always open, though, and for years after the Vatican Council reforms of the 1960s, they were rarely offered — until 2000, when Pope John Paul II started using them to attract pilgrims to World Youth Day," reports the New York Times' Mike Nizza. "The pilgrimage, which must be made in the next year, can be accomplished using Vatican charter flights that began over the summer."For Catholics not in a position to jaunt off to France, prayer at other select sites during a ten-day span in February may also do the trick. According to the BBC, the Pope indicated that "believers who prayed at places of worship dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes from 2-11 February next year — or who were unable to make the journey — would also be able to receive indulgences." "The spirit always has to be one of trust in Christ and trust in the words of Christ to his apostles," Father Jonathan Morris, a priest, told the BBC. "And those words were this: 'What you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven; and what you loose on Earth will be loosed in Heaven.' If those words are true, and if the Pope understands them correctly, indulgences really do work."In 1998, Pope John Paul II announced that Catholic penitents would receive indulgences for such good deeds as quitting smoking, abstaining from alcohol, or performing a charitable act. "Indulgences are an ancient form of church-granted amnesty from certain forms of punishment, in this life or hereafter, for sin," the Times reported then. "The medieval church sold indulgences, a practice that drove Martin Luther to rebel, beginning the Reformation. They remain a source of theological debate between Protestants and Catholics..."
the Pope said Purgatory ... do not apply to you if you visit certain places
since He doesn't know what is in your heart
(actually, a infallable revelation from god Himself, as this is a matter of Faith and Morals), It's only considered infallible by the Catholic Church if the Pope speaks ex cathedra. That's only happened once, back in the 1800s.By the way, the link you provided doesn't say that the Pope has declared that Purgatory doesn't exist.Written By: Steverino
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