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The Warriors need a center, right? It looks like they're not quite dumb enough to overpay DJ so much that he signs with them instead of the Clippers. (I mean, are they really ready to pay a guy who averaged 7/7 with a 14.8 PER $11-12M/yr? Wouldn't they rather pay someone else that kind of money?) But their options at center are running thin: Tyson Chandler has signed with the Knicks, Marc Gasol looks like he'll be going to Houston for a near max deal (and never seemed to be on their radar). Nene's going to be ridiculously overpaid wherever he goes, which is probably Denver (or NJ). Dwight Howard's not coming either.
So after those big guys land somewhere outside of the Bay Area, the Warriors are not going to have a lot of options to fill the hole at center. Hey! If the Clippers keep DJ, won't they be looking to trade Kaman? Would the Warriors want him? Does Golden State have anything of similar value that the Clippers would want? Maybe! It's a match made in...desperation!
So Golden State can rule out D Howard, M Gasol, T Chandler, Nene, and D Jordan, leaving them to contemplate the following options at center:
Samuel Dalembert: Probably going to Houston or Dallas, but should the Dubs throw $11M/yr at him? Yikes.
Spencer Hawes: A front line of David Lee and Spencer Hawes? Good luck with all that defense, Mark Mackson's been talking about
Kurt Thomas: [Signed with Portland today] I thought that made sense for about 2 seconds until I realized we're talking about 57-year old Kurt Thomas on a running team that's struggling to make the playoffs.
Joel Przybilla: I don't think the Vanilla Gorilla is going to excite anyone in Oakland
Aaron Gray: Included for sake of completeness, not basketball skills
Jarron Collins: Might as well start Biedrins.
OK, so given the other options, Kaman might sound pretty good to the Warriors. Most people would say that Kaman's not really suited for a running team like the Warriors, but he's actually very quick up and down the court. His interior defense would be an upgrade that might fit with their new emphasis on defense. He's a two-way player, a legit 7-footer, a true center, a former All Star, not insanely overpaid, and an expiring contract. Hopefully they don't know that, in the words of Kim Hughes, "he's totally retarded."
But who would the Clippers ask for in return? Scanning their roster and payroll does not produce any immediately obvious choices. Most of their players are either too good (Curry, Ellis) or too terrible (Biedrins) for the Clippers to have interest.
Monta Ellis: Warriors front office laughs and slam the phone down.
Stephen Curry: Warriors laugh and change their number.
David Lee: Better than Kaman. But mostly, the Dubs aren't ready to admit they overpaid for him.
Charlie Bell: Showed up drunk to his recent DUI hearing. Was amnestied while I was typing this. Seriously.
Andris Biedrins: When asked if Biedrins was going to be the starter on the team, Mark Jackson answered, "He is definitely a center on this basketball team." This is why we're talking about a trade.
Acie Law: Career 9.9 PER and one of the few veteran NBA players I know nothing about. But apparently, even ESPN has no idea who he is either! When I tried to look him up on #NBArank, he appears to have not made it into the top 500 players. So there are at least 50 guys who won't even be on a roster who are better than him. No thanks.
Al Thornton: Pass! Seriously. Pass the ball. Oh, I see. Al, a "pass" is something you can do with the basketball other than jab step and shoot contested long 2-pointers.
I doubt Golden State would want to give up any rookies for Kaman, and they'd have to include some more salary as well - probably at least $5M/yr. So I'm counting these guys as non-starters in a Kaman trade.
Klay Thompson: I think the Warriors are pretty high on him, and he might actually be a good fit with Clippers since he's a shooter with decent length at 6'7". Draftexpress gives him a best case comparison of Mike Miller in prime, which is pretty great, but it sounds like he might be more of a Marco Belinelli.
Jeremy Tyler: 39th pick, purchased from Charlotte. Tyler is a 6'10" 260 PF/C and I don't think the Dubs want to give up any young bigs.
Charles Jenkins: The Warriors' 2011 2nd round pick. Kaman for a 2nd rounder? Meh. Why bother?
Lou Amundson: Veteran role player PF/C. I loved his energy and the way he played in Phoenix 2 years ago. His $2.4M, 1yr deal means another player would have to be included. Also, he replicates a lot of what DJ does: no offense, great leaping ability, horrific free throw shooter.
Ekpe Udoh: Second year PF/C and the #6 overall pick in 2010. $3.3M/yr salary means the Dubs would need to include another couple million in salary. But I have the sense the Warriors would like to keep him to try to develop him - after all, he was a pretty high pick. He's also the Warriors' other young big man, along with rookie Klay Thompson, which also makes them likely to want to keep him if possible. Mark Jackson seems optimistic about his potential. But I think the Clippers would be interested, even if only as a trade asset.
Reggie Williams: [UPDATE: Citizen Thretch pointed out that RWilliams has been waived by GSW, presumably to create cpa space for DJ's offer] 4th-year SG/SF and #283 in ESPN's #NBArank. Career PER of 15.3 is above average, as his is 40.5 3P%. His miniscule (for the NBA!) salary of $762,195 means the Dubs need to throw in a lot more salary. He's got nice length at 6'6". Sign and trade?
Dorell Wright: 6'9" SF who finished 3rd for Most Improved Player last year. He's not a great player, but he can completely fill it up from deep. He led the league with 194 3-pointers last year on 37.6% 3P shooting. I'm not sure if the Warriors would move him for Kaman, but I think it would be intriguing. Having a serious outside threat at SF (something Caron Butler is NOT) is something that probably everyone Clipsnation would like to have. ESPN had him at 152 for #NBArank, while Kaman was at 88, so on paper, the Warriors would be getting the bigger player, as well as trading a small for a big.
Wright is a decent rebounder, with career 6.0 boards per 36 minutes. Morevoer, you'd think he's only a gunner who never passes, but his Assist Ratio for last year isn't terrible at 14.9. That ranks 21st among small forwards, ahead of Trevor Ariza, Mike Dunleavy, and Luol Deng, and just 3 spots behind Grant Hill, Tashaun Prince, and Carlos Delfino, all of whom are tied wih a 15.7 Assist Ratio. Last year, Wright ranked 15th in PER amongst SFs, with a 15.07.
Wright's $3.8M/yr salary is not quite enough to match straight up, but if the Warriors aren't feeling Lou Amundson, they could include him to make the salaries match. They might want the Clippers to take back Biedrins' contract (3yrs @ $9M/yr), which would be tough to swallow.So it can't be a straight up trade; the salaries don't match. What are the options?
Wright + Amundson might be asking for too much and I don't think the Clippers have a minor asset that would be worth parting with. Perhaps one of the Clipper rookies, like Trey Thompson?
Wright + Biedrins wouldn't work from the Clippers' perspective, but what could the Warriors do to sweeten the deal? Could the Clippers find a taker for Biedrins' albatross of a contract? If they can't, the Clippers are going to have a problem retaining all of their rookies, and Dorell Wright - league 3PM leader or not - isn't worth that. The Warriors would need to include a first round pick or someone like Klay Thompson or Udoh. Not sure either side likes this deal.
Wright + Williams would mean the Clippers would get back 2 great shooters for Kaman. The Warriors are going to want more than Kaman, and I don't think the Clips pay the price for both of these guys. [Williams has been waived. Could be a nice shooter behind EJ/Butler to pick up in free agency for cheap?]
I'd love to hear my fellow citizens' thoughts on how the Warriors value Wright and their other players. Of course, much depends on Golden State's level of desperation to fill the hole in the paint, and we know the options are slim. But would they be willing to give up a guy that led the league in 3-pointers and finished third in MIP last year? With Curry, Ellis, David Lee, Reggie Williams, and their rookies, the Warriors have a lot of offensive options on the perimeter, even without Wright. Maybe they'd consider parting with him for a legit center?


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Yanks have two kinds of players on their summer shopping listBy
According to Jon Heyman, the Yankees' shopping list for the summer includes two kinds of a players: a relief pitcher, and a hitter to presumably replace the perpetually injured Nick Johnson. Yesterday we heard they were likely to look for a versatile outfielder, which I guess could help form some kind of four-headed outfielder/designated hitter monster. As for the bullpen … meh. I hate trading for relievers just because they're so volatile. Why give up an asset for complete unpredictability?
Is it just me, or does it seem like a summer rumor season started a little early this year?
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It ain't you, but it's also later in the season than I think we realize.
It's June in a few days. I've realized that once I started fulltime work, time seems slower. When I was in college and then out of it and unemployed, I'd wake up one morning and wonder where the last 2 months had gone.
Mike, it gets late earlier around here.
it was 90 degrees a couple days ago….
It's the Oswalt talks that have got things going ealry.
Why would they need to replace Nick Johnson? He has a really high OBP.
They are just exploring several options. It is natural to do that when you have a weak link.
Vazques struggling prompting Yanks to look for new starter.
Johnson being on 60 day DL prompting Yanks to look for a solid OBP hitter.
No matter what people say, Yanks stay with in house craps until July or August. That is final.
No matter what people say, Yanks stay with in house craps until July or August. That is final.
Unless you work for the Yankees you don't know that. And I doubt you work for the Yankees.
Because the only OBP he's got right now is On Bench Percentage. And you're right, it's 1.000.
Plus he's going to need to rehab the wrist. I wouldn't count on too many contributions from NJ this season, unfortunately.
This "Because the only OBP he's got right now is On Bench Percentage. " is too funny !!!
Lance Berkman for DH !
No thanks. He's fighting injury issues of his own and we really can't afford to trade for him and have him break too.
i'm not a big fan of trading for relievers normally….but i'm not on the (chan) HO Train or the Serge Wagon and we really don't know when/IF we'll get Ace back.
Melancon, Hirsh, Nova (later), McAllister (later), Albaladejo, etc etc. Just throw a bunch of shit at the wall and see what sticks.
This is the approach I believe should be taken to the bullpen in general, except Albaladejo. I just wished that they tried this when Tyler Clippard was still on the 25 man. Unless they get an actual good reliever (there's very few in baseball, maybe 15 that are different than the fungible group of relievers) or a good relief prospect, I'm pretty against trading for a reliever.
What about Carlos Quentin? I think he would make a great get for an extra outfielder/DH.
I was going to say something about how he's too good for a deal like this, then I remembered it's the White Sox. We can probably get him for a similar package we got Hinske for.
That's a great buy low option right there. Plus it would involve Cashman dealing with Kenny Williams and that's always a good thing.
manny = better
NJ over Damon that was great/
its wasn't NJ over Damon. It was NJ over Matsui and Granderson over Damon. and Matsui isn't exactly tearing it up this year .238/.311/.394
neither is damon actually: .276/.380/.417 (.218/.322/.372 in may)
It's a real shame Johnson got hurt. He was OBPing through the roof despite a poor average and it was only a matter of time before he started hitting.
Its always a shame NJ gets hurt, unfortunately he always gets hurt
I know its off topic (sorry) but ESPNNY is reporting ARod not in lineup tonight. Does anyone know why ?
he has been DFAed to make a room for Granderson. He gets rest.
Granderson will bat 2nd hole. Oh my fucking god, Yanks are toast.
Traded for Heath Bell!
It is official. Winn is gone.
Off topic police. And I know when they start a thread about it you'll be whining about how slow they are here.
I think it's you working for MLBTR and whatnot. All these national outlets. Sellout!
I hate trading for relievers just because they're so volatile. Why give up an asset for complete unpredictability?
Good point. Can anyone remember the last decent mid-season addition to the Yankee bullpen that was acquired via trade? I can't think of one offhand. I doubt it will happen this year either. The wild card seems to have especially killed off the possibility of shoring up a bullpen mid-season. GMs hang on to strong bullpen guys like they're gold…and rightfully so. You're not getting help on the waiver wire or via a cheap pickup. Anyone who might actually have an impact will be costly.
Graeme Lloyd in '96. Terrible in the regular season, unhittable in the postseason.
Marte too, postseason success came the year after being traded mid-season.
I really can't think of a good DH or Reliever that I would require good prospects. If it is C or maybe B level prospects sure, but not A.
Even though it's too early to really to predict the market, I'd love to see Matt Thornton or Billy Wagner in our bullpen. I've always wanted a left that could get both lefts and righties out, but was extra nasty on the lefties. Too many great left handed sluggers in the AL East to risk it.
Niether the Braves or the White Sox offer the bat we're supposedly interested in, but I think that we'd be a lot better off promoting Jesus Montero if he heats up than acquire a new bat. Have Montero and Posada share the catching and designated hitter duties, with Frankie Cervelli on the bench as a backup.
1. Jeter – SS
2. Swisher – RF
3. Teixeira – 1B
4. Rodriguez – 3B
5. Cano- 2B
6. Posada – DH
7. Granderson – LF
8. Montero – C
9. Gardner – CF
Tell me that lineup, with a CC-AJ-Hughes-Andy-Vazquez rotation, Cervelli-Russo-Pena-Thames bench, and a bullpen with arms like Rivera-Joba-Thornton/Wagner-Robertson-Marte bullpen isn't one of best (if not the best) overall teams in baseball. We don't need a bat, we might not even need an arm, but we definitely don't need a bat.
Especially if this Miranda/Thames platoon produces some solid results. Thames can crush lefties as a DH and I've liked what I've seen from Miranada, the dude has some serious power.
I can tell you that without those additions the team is still one of the best teams in baseball.
There are some problems though:
1. Montero isn't ready for the majors
2. Braves have to be out of the WC in July, no guarantee that happens, they still have a quality rotation, and in the NL that gives you a chance. Plus it's Cox's last year, they're going to be buyers to try and make it.
3. Sox have a 3m option on Thornton, and will probably non-tender Jenks, even if they dont it's unlikely they'd move Thornton
I agree 110%, this team is one of the best in the majors.
1. So far, that appears to be the case. Promoting Montero is 100% contingent on him heating up and making some strides as a player. Having said that, I am not sure his bat has much more developing that the Major Leagues would hamper. It's more about his defense I'd say.
2. Just pointing out a quality lefty I'd love to have in the bullpen. It's far too early to say that who is going to be a contender and who isn't, who will be available and who won't be. The Braves are likely to be contenders from where I am sitting, but I'd think they would be willing to move Wagner as their pitching is a strength as you noted and the do have Takashi Saito. They need a bat, I don't know if we will have a bat to give them, but I would think they'd be willing to move Wagner to get one.
3. Almost the same story here as stated above. White Sox just don't have a chance as far as I'm concerned with the Twins in the AL Central and the Yankees/Red Sox/Rays/Rangers/Angels looking like far better Wild Card candidates. Just rumors support this theory, but like I said with Wagner, it was more looking at the kind of reliever I'd want to acquire.
it seemed like from 96-03 as we headed to the middle of the summer was when all of the big sluggers like Juan Gone, McGwire, Sosa, Canseco, Justice, Fielder, Matt Williams and even lower level sluggers like Henry Rodriguez & my personal favorite Lee Stevens (purely for how ridiculously excited a friend of mine was when he picked up Lee Stevens for his fantasy team and thought he had saved his season) would be at least on the block till the deadline.
Even knowing what I know about most of those guys now, I kinda miss when those kind of "exciting" bats were attainable to a stale lineup, no matter how temporary the drought is. Carlos Quentin could probably be had for a respectable offer, but no one of any magnitude is likely to be acquired for a minimal package unless the Red Sox need to fleece the Pirates or Indians for someone.
Hopefully the Thames/Miranda platoon can get it done at DH.
Good grief…please stop copying Cashman when refering to human beings as "asset's".
javy for manny or ethier. a 5th starter that we can't use in the playoffs is something we don't need. especially when we have 4 other sick starters to work with
None of this will matter unless the Captain, Tex, and Arod start earning their big salaries by boosting their production.
"Why give up an asset for complete unpredictability?"
when your asset is one of the worst starters in the AL, unpredictability may be better
If the Nationals fall back somewhat in the tight NL East, does Adam Dunn make sense for the Yanks. He's a masher who the Yanks could hide at DH. He fits the Nick Johnson OBP school of thought but adds some power to the mix with a tad more durability.
As a Nationals and Yankees fan, I've always liked Austin Kearns. he could fit in at DH or as a backup OF
Never mind, I should have looked at his BABIP first.

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The Flinstones meet the Samantha and Darrin from Bewitched
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The Flinstones meet the Samantha and Darrin from Bewitched
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Looooove the flintstones
@agapereign I'm not bitching; I just asked a simple question. I didn't expect everyone to flame me for it. And I watched this video because I wanted to watch a crossover (I searched for "crossover") and this was the first result where I recognized the shows but haven't seen it yet.
@IceMetalPunk WELL, If you don't like The Flintstones, then WHY are you watching them on Youtube? So you can bitch about it???
weird cross over.
It would of been funnyer I thuink if they actually showed Sam and Darien go back in time
I have never seen this epidsode of the Flintstones with Bewitched in them before, why can't the BBC not show these epidsodes as well?
@sfkforever EXCUSE ME??????? what does that have to do with anything? that was so wrong to say something like that! GROW UP!
@maleficentdiva when masturebating???
I wish I had magic powers so I could clean up like that!
I love Elizabeth Montgomery's voice ! its so relaxing
you're dog loves chocolate cookies! that could kill a dog! oh well (lol!) dino's really a dinosaur anyhow.
@Aeolis7 it was cool too, because the hanna barberra people made the animated Bewitched opening. this was a great crossover!
One of the best episode in the whole series. I love that they used Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York's voices!
That's the voices of Dick York and Elizabeth Montgomery did their "Bewitched" roles in this classic episode of "The Flintstones".
This is my favorite episode!
Wilma: "Don't worry, we've got automatic toothbrushes, too!" oh my, that's legal and domestic pornography in the fifties!!!
Dino is like Courage the Cowardly Dog
dayum, the shit that people will find to argue over on youtube. it's a damned cartoon…it's cute…it's supposed to make you feel good not test your mental prowess. if you're a mensa and you need more mental stimulation than what the flintstones can provide, then you don't plop down in front of the tube expecting the theory or relativity. bewitched starts off with a little cartoon similar to the flintstones so it's not so far-fetched that someone had the idea to do a full cartoon with them.
@agapereign Geez, relax. I wasn't demanding an explanation, I was just wondering if there was one. That's not the reason I couldn't watch this; I just don't like the Flintstones much to begin with. If I didn't have an imagination, then boy would it be hard to write all the stories and poems that I do in my spare time.
Having an imagination doesn't mean I have to like the Flintstones, does it?
@IceMetalPunk Who cares why they were there?? I was a kid when this came out and to be honest, I loved Bewitched and really couldn't give a dam# WHY they were on Flintstones. I just loved the fact that they were. You can't watch more than 4 minutes, fine. Don't. You probably don't have much of an imagination anyway.
@BornYesterday0126 It is for a fact.
@IceMetalPunk…everything didn't have to be logical back then…we didn't think anything about it.
@IceMetalPunk I am thinking that they should have explained it too, but back then if shows were on the same network or such they often did cameos on other shows. It wasn't as often a tv/cartoon crossover but I can remember a few.
@Jellogel How about, "I know that." But since Bewitched is not, and since they usually explain these things in crossovers, I thought perhaps they did so here.
@IceMetalPunk how about, it's a cartoon?
Has anybody seen the Flinstones episode where Fred goes to astronaut training and takes the IQ test?


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National Tuesdays
De Warren Haas
A collection of polaroids taken in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. The photos were taken with a traditional Polaroid camera as well as a toy Holga camera with a polaroid back. Arbitrary comments accompany the photos.
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HI! we're leading the 1°Italian Instant festival, in October in Milan. It will be very important and the first in europe to and in the contempoarry art day. we'll have shows, performance, conferences, workshops, the museum of polaroid cameras and also we'll have a space dedicated to publications on the instant photographyt.If you want to be among the protagonists of this festival with your book. write to: info.polaroiders [at] gmail.com (set subjet: "iso600: pubblication-your name surname") to have more information.Hope to hear soon from you,Carmen
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A couple of years ago I wrote a column about the changes that were going on at the French Lick Springs Resort. My husband and I finally got a chance to go back there, so I can report first-hand on the changes.
My overall impression is, "Wow! What a difference a half a billion dollars makes!"
That's for the whole complex, including the West Baden Springs Hotel, which used about $200 million of that.
When we first arrived in French Lick we were too early to check in so we visited the West Baden hotel. I had been in it in the past when it was a dilapidated hunk of concrete and tiles.
After West Baden, we met with Dave Harner, Director of Golf, who took us for a drive up to see the work in progress at the new Pete Dye Course.
This course is going to be unbelievably beautiful while being very nasty and mean at the same time. The site is on a hill behind the resorts magnificently appointed with an historic mansion, built in the 1920s by the son of Thomas Taggart, the entrepreneur behind the French Lick Resort.
It will be used as an inn for high rollers and VIPs. The view from the mansion is spectacular, being on the second-highest point in Indiana. The building that was at one time the carriage house and servants quarters will be used as the pro shop.
The course will be one of Pete Dye's best — or at least most feared — and friends of his have told me that he thinks it is his best. It will be over 8,000 yards from the back tees, with narrow fairways and small greens. If you miss the fairway, you're not just in the rough, you're down a steep slope or in a lake.
There are three man-made lakes on the course, with pumps to make a waterfall, making for a gorgeous but intimidating hazard. Another feature of the course is sandstone boulders. Dye used stones dug up from the site to build tee boxes and reinforced areas. He did not use any railroad ties on this course. His new trick is the "volcanoes" that he has placed inside of waste bunkers. They are mounds topped with sand traps. They don't really come into play on the course, unless you hit a horrible shot, but they are intimidating to see and would not be much fun to have to play out of.
The Pete Dye Course at French Lick is scheduled to open in May 2009. It, like Pebble Beach, will be more of a course that you just have to play once, because the greens fees will be $250, plus a tip for the mandatory caddie for your group.
After spending the night in a very comfortable and beautifully appointed room in The French Lick Springs Resort, following a fantastic meal at the 1875 Steakhouse, Andy and I got to play some golf at the course formerly known as The Hill Course. It was revamped and rejuvenated for about $5 million, going back to the original Donald Ross drawings to get it right.
They restored 35 bunkers to the course, all featuring the Ross flat bottoms and deep faces. All of the greens were restored to their original shape, which was either rectangular or square. They made the eighth green less severely sloped, making a better hole.
The carts are equipped with GPS, which is very helpful, but doesn't quite let you off the hook. With all of the hills and valleys, you have to do your own addition of yardage when faced with an elevated shot. The course plays to 7,000 yards from the back tees, 5,400 yards from the forward tees, but the elevation changes make it seem much longer.
The clubhouse has been remodeled too, and includes a very nice bar and restaurant. Items of interest in the pro shop that are worth seeing are the original Donald Ross drawings of each hole, and the napkin that Pete Dye used to lay out his original design of his new course.
Of particular interest when you first enter the pro shop is a picture on the wall from the 1924 PGA Championship, played on the hill course. Not only does the picture include many famous and not-so-famous golfers from a bygone era, it includes Walter Hagen and James Barnes in it twice. They ran around behind the photographer as he panned the field from left to right and got in line at the far end before the lens reached them. You can see this picture by going to a Website called oldgolfpros.com.
In 2010 the PGA Club Pros Championship will be played at French Lick. The first 36 holes will be played at the Donald Ross Course then the lucky ones to make the cut get to be humbled by the Pete Dye Course.
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Terre Haute Savings Bank Senior Men — National Division standings: SMC 55, Page's Market No. 1 53, Paitson Bros. 50, Pizza Hut 49, Lough Bros. 39, T.H. Savings Bank 38, Fore Seasons Golf Complex 35, Complete Kitchen and Bath 33. Low gross: Fred Keenan 34. Low net: Charles Montgomery, Keenan, Tom Cundiff 31. American Division standings: Callahan Funeral Home 52, Poplar Flower Shop 49, VFW No. 972 48, Spring Clean Car Wash 46, Page's Market No. 2 42, Salt of the Earth 39, Pabst Painting 36. Low gross: Darrell Guerin 40. Low net: Charles Miranda 29.
Ft. Harrison Ladies 9-hole — Low gross: Rita Neal. Low net: Carolyn Sweeting. Low putts: Mary Shake. Chip-in: Mary Add Baker.
Mark's Par Three Men's Senior — Standings: Tabco 143, Midwest Gas 140, Vigo Bowl 139, Sycamore Chevrolet 138, Dew Drop Inn 136, Mattingly Collision 129, Old National Trust 125, Fuson Cadillac 106. Low gross: James Stricklin 34. Low net: Dennis Hayes 26. Closest to pin: Larry Stewart (7). Longest drive: Marvin Mericle (4). Longest putt: Don McVeigh (1).
Rea Park Women's Tuesday 18-hole — Low gross: Shelva Gaither 82. Low net: Gaither and Shawn Durand 63. Bridies: Marie Spurr (1), Sandy Stabler (2, 16). Chip-ins: Beth Lowe (4, 11), Stabler (12), Susan Amerman (17).
Rea Park Ladies Wednesday Evening 9-hole — Standings as of 7/30: Meyer-Clements 24, Newton-Petty 23, Swalls-Mozley 23, Padgett-Snow 23, Pair-Bedwell 20, Honselman-Hiatt 19, Cannon-Atterson 18, Mann-Rusk 17, Durand-Hyde 16, Hamilton-Harden 16, Bocard-Luttrell 15, Lanke-Johnson 14, Horrall-Mahalek 13, McCord-Ugo 11. Low gross: Stephanie Meyer 35. Low net: Meyer 31. Chip-ins: Shawn Durand, Eileen Mann, Shirley Padgett, Josie Swalls.


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Main :: POD HD
Support forums for all POD HD products
by Zangon595 on 2012-12-12 01:24:10
Hey guys, I hadn't updated my Pod HD400 for a while, so I downloaded about 6 months of updates today...and I have to say, it made everything alot muddier. Even my patch that's only a tube screamer in the pre and a noise gate made my amp sound like it was being played 19 football fields away. So, I tried playing with some output settings...I can't recall what I was using before, but in the selection of options asking to switch between "Combo Front, Combo Amp, Stack Front, Stack Amp", all of them sound either far too muddy or far too bright. I'm running a 6505+ head into an Avatar cab with V30's, going for more of a "Cut gain, boost mids, snarly" tone. Anyone notice mud in their Pod over the last few updates? If so, any advice?
Edit: I've tried boosting some of the highs in my patches to make them less muddy, but I can't brighten up the tone without getting a "honky" response. My 6505+ sounds like an overdriven country guitar when I set the Treble on my tube screamer anywhere past 20%.
by Zangon595 on 2012-12-13 10:23:44
by mazuwa on 2012-12-13 22:52:54
I'm a HD500 owner. But have you done the factory reset after firmware update? It might also reset your Output Mode. Check it.
by Zangon595 on 2012-12-14 09:24:28
I couldn't figure out how to do the factory reset. I've been told you hold down the left "arrow" selection while powering it on, but when I did that, nothing happened. It did reset my output mode, but none of them sound the same as they did before, all are either too harsh or too muddy.
by scottyo78 on 2012-12-14 17:38:46
This is how to do the resets for the HD500... not sure if it's the same for the HD400. But once there, you can poke around further if needed to find a more specific answer.


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Fun With ESPN Player HeadshotsBy
The Yankees were rained out tonight, and I don't think anyone is the mood for in-depth analysis and what not at this hour of the night/early in the morning, so instead I give you this: The 25 Most Terribly Awesome ESPN Head Shots. That one of Henry Blanco is called the "your wife just filed for divorce and wants half your sh!t." Fitting, ain't it?
It's not exactly the most politically correct or safe for work link, so click at your own risk. All 25 are equally hilarious though, just in case you need a laugh on this Yankees baseball-less night.
(h/t BtB)
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Travis Snider is amazing. It's not just the mustache, it's the neck too.
very funny , loved the travis snyder caption lol
I lost it when I got to Rafael Perez…
2 former Yankee farmhands, Jhonny Nunez and Tyler Clippard. No wonder they traded them.
the Brian Tallet caption was hilarious
I am giggling like a little girl looking at these.
I think my favorite was probably Anthony Ortega's Fun Fact of the Day!
This is too much! I'm relieved no Yankees are on this (no current ones at least).
Apparently being inbred and a professional athlete are not exclusive. Still dying over here.
oh my god this is freaking hilarious, Rafael Perez is by far the best one. I burst out laughing whenever i see that. Henry Blanco, Chris Archer, Luis Valbuena, Anthony Ortega and Ramon Castro are also hilarious.
The captions for Mangini, Archer, Cameron, Blanco and Snider are great. But they don't come close to the brilliance of Chavez, Casto and Wallace.
Also, Jon Rauch is one freaky looking dude. And is Matusz's neck really that long?
That was VERY entertaining, thanks for the laughs!
But in the player's defense, I think it's all the cameraman's fault. I actually took the trouble to look through all the Yankees' shots, and they didn't look too hot, either. Couldn't recognize half of them!
LOL, those headshots are awesome XD. It's hard to pick the best one, they're all pretty hilarious.
Matt Treanor does look like an idiot. But he gets to have sex with Misty May. He gets a free pass for everything, including his stupid face, for that reason.
ramon castro is def my fav. this link was awesome hahahaha thanks guys
Without baseball what the hell would these guys do?
I am usually at work when games are going on so I watch on gamecast where you see the headshots all the time. My co-workers and I always laugh at the ridiculous ones. Wily Mo Pena used to have a funny one when he was with the Sawks with his cap pulled way down over his eyes. Scotty Brosius had about the worst pic ever. It looked like the cameraman caught him completely by surprise.
Someone needs to tell Youk to take his Bong hits AFTER taking the picture!
This post was classic, that website is pretty good too. Anyone have others of similar hilarity/subject-matter/quality?
(I promise it will not take away from my RAB time which takes up a good 50% of my internet time)
semi-related to that:
Anyone know if "Fack Youk" is no more? Seems like it hasn't been updated since last October.
Sadly I think they don't have the time any more. Too bad, that was really one of my favorite Yankee sites.