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Mother EarthMy body is the earth;See how under this bruiseA seed of malcontent sleeps.See what grows out of each poreAs the pain pours over again.There is rust in my fingerbedsThat poisons the rootsOf all good that hopes to grow here.I am the convulsing, revolutionof the convoluted Earth...I am the tectonic blades that clashand shout when I curl up and hide.You will feel me when I tremble,and fear me when I explodefor under the magmanimous skinThere burns a core of hateThat can't be marred by human hand.
The White ThingsNothing is as far away as a minute ago.No matter how hard you row against the tidewe can never reach it, never return there.It's hard to sleep in the light of my regretsthat creeps through curtain and barriersto rot away and bleach all things white.It's hard to sleep knowing that no distanceis as far away as sixty small seconds ago.Immalleable, we rot, and things turn white.
MatterIt is only a matter of timeuntil the stone lays down with the sheepand sleeps.Rested firmly above the holeswhere our eyes used to be.It is only a matter of matteruntil epitaph and eulogy diminish to dustand sleepbecomes the eternal home,not where our souls used to be.It is only a matter of factthat our words will become reductionist, redundant,and sleepilythe world will forgetwhere our words used to be.
GrowthI remember the day I caught him 'gardening'. His cheeks stained cherry with the brisk wind that trotted beside him up and down the smothered garden path. He dropped a seed as his feet brushed past each other. Up and down he walked, a solemn lieutenant. I asked him what he was doing and those wide sky eyes reflected the ice as he told me he was trying to grow flowers for his mother. I looked at the seeds spilt on the snow and told him that they could never grow in these circumstances. I will never forget the clench in my heart when he responded, with a child's tongue; "I know".
A chance secondI lie awake, staring at the cornices.3AM: my fingers worry at the corners of my sheet.My anxiety worries at the corners of my rib.I bite and tug and huff out my miseryAs the silence keeps me awake.I lay with pressure of your absencePressing down over my nose and mouth.A soft asphixiation of the heart, of the sanity.It is a hot grey night in London.You are awake, startled by the sunlight.7AM: you can't lift your weighty skull from the sheet.The day sirens, but you stay, settled,Under the weight of your shroud, your loss,Only the silence keeps you awake.Unknowingly, for the first time in weeksWe are unintentionally in sync;Laid out in funerial colours as we die.It is a dull blue day in Dubai.
Sometimes, it's the little things.He always told me I was deep.An unfiltered distillation of a humanitarian ocean.He accepted me, gills and all - He knew that I needed my eccentricities to breathe under the seascrapers of pollution that hung over my head. Or he said he did.At the end of it all,he tugged the gills open to expose me; my innards trailed across the coral reef as I swam trustingly forward, hoping for the best. I tried to believe.I believed him, gills and all -But eventually, he left me, with holes in my sides Where he had spooned out my intestines To tether them to a boulder. I tried to breathe.He always told me I was deep.It must have been a surprise to read: Death by puddle.
ParchmentI speared you with a black-ink pen.I tried to balance the weightof our weare-worn shoulders.Tried to counter it with beautyand hopefulness , with my hopes,persistence & with my dark love.They came to see it in hundreds,Droves, of similarly seekinghope and a reason to continue.Reasons to love, even when ithurts. Reasons to try when thevast weight of differences 'tweenus can't be fixed by addinga single strike of strength through the middle. Our love wasn't strong enough for poetry to save. It crumbled to nothing but the paper beneath the pen, and my half broken voice whispering atale of our forgotten, broken, love.
40810If only you were soulless.If you were mindless, blind,you and I could make a beautiful disaster.The press would write of our brief affair;they'd paint me (the woman in red) as pathetic.They will not consider how I need your loveor how it pains me so deeply to throw myself at you.I will not be remembered as a poet warrior.I'll be the eternal survivor no more.All who think of me will shake their bowed headsand tearfully remark; If only you were soulless. If you were mindless, blind, You wouldn't have been such a bloody disaster.
In absence of a poem.I chewed my pen to the niband swallowed the ink thoughtlessly,but no matter how long I thought,I couldn't say what you mean to me.I tried, I tried and I tested,every word in my diminutive range,but I screwed up more pieces of paperand happened upon something strange;I noticed words, which have served me,for all of my formative years,had no power to convey my gratitudefor the times that you dried my tears.Whenever I doubt myself (often),You're the one who tells me I'm wrongYou lift up my chin and remind me, waitfor the good things that will come along.I can't find a way to express howyou are the saving grace in my head.So words can't tell you how I love you -I hope my silence will tell you instead.
RestlessI've been living in the same breathy dreamfor too many days now; I'm bed-ridden andstale and I reek of those moments that comefull throttle like a car crash on a winter night this is evolution where weak hearts are afraid of the shadows and where everything changes, an apologetic wind births no remorse; he will move on—anchored ship set sail, I am the sunken wreckage that never learned how to swim. he will move on, Darwin says I never had a chanceI wish I were the textbook sadness,symptom and solution and endurancebut I've spent too long sleeping on thethoughts of shooting stars and gravityand reasons, scientific calculations withthrice-checked proofs for the skepticsthat don't believe in the sleight of hand magicreality wants to implyno,I am not the insomniac writer withbetter things to do than sleep; I amthe heavy bones afraid of whatlies in the darkness beneaththe skeletons of childhood monstersand p
Cosmic SymphonyThe notes build up deep within youburning at your coresnaking through your veins until your skin hums red-hot with fire.They say the sun is hottestwhen you are just barely out of reach.It is there you shall ignite.But if I managedto slip past your blistering coronapast the halo of light that surrounds you -and stroke your scorching surfacewould I find the rightto burn with you?And maybeI could learn to play youlike the instrument you are.Helios, god of the sun,your surface shudders with sound,melodious vibrationsunfit for such ears as mine.Yet still I wonder what you would sound likeif my hands would not
(c)loves and (c)loversi am no artist's muse, i am no ship's harbor i am no hero's weaker heel, i am no good earth's floweri have never been your lovernor have i ever kissed you,- not even once though i dream of you (c)love-scented, with lips shaped like a lucky (c)lover's- kissing you and to be kissed by you over and overi can never profess,not even confess note: even to myselfi stay standing, (b)raving the cold nights,pretty much batty and bootless yet again, the absence of you weighs metric tons on my ringing ear, shivering nape, and repressed shoulderyou dam(n) me withyour body;you are my river's boulder,untapped territory,and undefined border
Before The Stars FadeThe world has grown smaller, more insignificantLittle men run about in the darkness, screaming their inanitiesQuiet listening is abandoned in favor of shouting louderover the top of one's neighborsDreams once soft and sweet have become meat for themto tear apart and grind with their teeth, demanding recognitionBut no one is ever fulfilled, untiringly grasping at shadowsThe world shrinks a little more, and children grow up fastI can hear the screaming and shouting from my bed, throughclosed windows, all want to make their presence knownSeeing like a cat, hearing like a bat, I feel the need to go out andshout with them, to howl my existence, toeat fresh dreamsDying is no way to live, but its all we seem capable of doingLast one on earth, please turn off the lightsMaybe we can remember one dream that hasn't been mauled, one last timeOne smile before the stars all fade and we're left with nothingand become nothing
Lingerhow can i move forward,when the fingerprints of my insecuritiesare still lingering within my chest,pressing against my ribs like piano keys?i am just waiting, for the day,when the saddest parts of meare overcome with songs of serenity.
caring for p(o)etsscribbling down vicious verses ontissue napkins while seated atthe corner of a sidewalk cafe isabout as romantic, raw andhonest a p(o)et -outside of the four corners of your bedpost-can getif you've got that person dreading overdrafts and dreams on end -of you, for you-consider yourself a new ownerit is now time totame this p(o)et's perverse maneyou've got your hands ona fragile purebredwhich can be very tricky forfirst timers
She Was a Stormcloudshe was a stormcloud, and you loved her,and the two of you took walks and worenothing but promises,broken chains andstrands of pinkish pearls.and the two of you kissed under trees that attracted silver lightning(metal branches scraped the sky, and you, always faithful,tipped your coat over her head to keep her dry.)but she never stayed that way.in an instant, she had whirled into the rainand danced without clothes,without cares,without you.and she left youwith the pain of frostbite on your naked skinwhere you trusted her to kiss you warm,and you thought you heard her laughterwhen the sun came out again the next day,and the next.butshe was a stormcloud, and you loved her,and you didn't know it at the time butstormclouds lie(and they neverlove youback. )
ZenSometimesIn the zen gardenRocks contemplate people
snakeI will slough offall my feelings for youlike a second skinfor somebody elseto slip into
OIt permeates everythingIt is the cells. It is the cellin which I am rotting.The sheen over my eye,the flesh I rip from the side of my nail,the teeth I grind it with.The tears, blood and sweat.It is below carbon and hydrogen,embedded in the air I breathe.It is sleeping under my fingernails,It is the undeniable, genetic, atomic truth.Oh, my oxygen permeates everything.It is the cell.
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I said that the prelims were probably worth skipping over when I gave my earlier analysis... and I'm glad to say that feel like I was wrong. Don't get me wrong, I realize that no one here is going to set the UFC on fire and become a household name... but household names aren't the only fighters capable of putting on a fun fight.
I will express a great amount of disappointment within myself though. I ended up being correct on exactly zero of my picks on the preliminaries. Calls for me to quit may occur at this point, but ya'll can bite me. Everyone has bad nights and I know that many others had similar views as I did.
Now for a closer look...
Yui Chul Nam defeated Kazuki Tokudome via Decision
Nam came out on fire and absolutely dominated the first round. He ended up showing why you want to use technique and pace yourself though as he was unable to end the fight and ended up gassing himself, showing pretty much nothing after the first round. As a result, a much more paced Tokudome took control of the second round and kept Nam grounded the whole time. The third round went back and forth and though both were exhausted, went all the way to the end. In the end, Nam did just enough to pull it out in the early candidate for Fight of the Night.
Nam got lucky. A lot of people may disagree with me upon watching this match, but he threw everything he had in that first round and was lucky that he caught a second wind in the last round to allow him to squeak by a much more disciplined Tokudome. He won't be able to do that and expect to win very often, especially as his level of competition climbs. That isn't to say he didn't impress at all as he showed incredible strength and some solid wrestling as well. If he learns to pace himself and execute with technique, he could climb very high in the division. A fun match for him would be Rashid Magomedov who survived a hell of a predicament from Tony Martin in his UFC debut. Could he do the same with Nam?
Tokudome's stock went up in that loss. He showed he is among the toughest in the organization weathering a 1st round storm that very few could have weathered and coming back to damn near take the W away from Nam. In the end though, the beating he took early on was severe enough that it was affecting his performance late in the fight. Dana White loves guys that bring it though (remember how long he kept Leonard Garcia around?) and he'll be back. Where to go with him isn't so obvious. My best guess would be to match him up with the green Tony Martin.
Vaughan Lee defeated Nam Phan via Decision
Where has this Vaughan Lee been? Lee had a confidence and aggression that he had never previously shown inside the Octagon and took it to the always tough Phan. He had an air about him that screamed that he felt that he was untouchable... and he really seemed to be. He mixed up his strikes very efficiently attacking the body as well as the head and even through in some spinning kicks. Phan, despite not quitting as is always the case with him, never seemed to get into a rhythm. Anytime he landed something, Lee had a counter in the bag.
Lee has never looked better. His jab was much improved and was the biggest weapon against Phan being able to find a rhythm which ended up being key. He spent most of the fight stalking Phan which hasn't been his fighting style up to this point and though I would have likely laughed if you had told me he would have done that before the fight, he did it very effectively. He has talked about dropping down to the flyweight division which certainly seems to be a possibility for him as he has never been a large bantamweight. Louis Gaudinot and Phil Harris square off next week in England. The winner would be a great first test for Lee at flyweight.
Phan did what Phan does: absorb a lot of blows and prove why he is one of the toughest SOB's in the UFC. Problem is he needs to show more than just toughness if he wants to pick up some victories. He has some good offensive boxing once he finds his range, but his defense is horrible as every match he ends up eating more shots than anyone should. The loss puts him at 2-6 in the UFC and a very likely candidate to get cut. It isn't that I dislike him... but I would feel the fact that most of his opponents seem to have the fight of their lives against him is a bad indicator of the caliber of fighter he is. The best way for me to put it: I'm not even going to recommend a next opponent.
Anying Wang defeated Albert Cheng via TKO 1st Round
Wang came out aggressive and showed a lot more to his striking than he displayed on the reality show. Time well spent after the conclusion apparently. He landed some efficient head kicks and punches to completely swell up Cheng's eye to the point that he could no longer see out of it and have the doctor call an end to the match. Cheng didn't want the match to stop to give him some credit, but he looked very tentative out there and the fact that he wasn't able to land a takedown spelled doom for him.
Wang is just 22 years old. Aside from his nationality, that is the best thing that he has going for him. Cheng was far from a UFC caliaber fighter, but was a nice victory to have under his belt nonetheless. If China can develop some decent coaching and fight camps, Wang could end up making some noise. I'd be patient with him though and make sure not to throw him in the deep end yet... which might mean not matching him up with anyone on the current roster. Li Peng Zhang (the TUF winner) is the only possible opponent I could think of. I still think it would be better to wait and let him develop and have him face a debutant.
Cheng never showed a whole lot on his feet whether it be on the show or in his few fights previous. But the fact that he had a better feel for the MMA scene being from North America should have made a difference and it didn't. He's a natural lightweight which might get him one more opportunity, but at 29 and with time already spent with a North American camp, I really don't think that it will.
Mark Eddiva defeated Tuerxun Jumabieke via Decision
Now I feel stupid. I pointed out that Jumabieke struggled with range and similar to what Eddiva possesses and I picked him to win anyway. Damn. Live and learn. Eddiva showed a lot more strength than what I expected and kept constant pressure on Jumabieke. I had ripped on Eddiva's wrestling too, but he showed much better technique than what he had previously shown. Eddiva's striking looked much better than before as well. Basically, the three years since Eddiva last fought have been well spent improving in all phases of his game.
At 28, Eddiva isn't the greatest prospect considering where he is at for this stage of his career. But he is certainly capable of developing into a division mainstay for the Asian cards. Even though I don't think he is going to be an awesome prospect, he can still get better than what he is at this point and become a stiff challenge for anyone. He was lucky he wasn't penalized for some of the shots he landed such as a knee to the face of his grounded opponent. He'll need to make sure he cleans up his game in the process or he'll become the new version of Maximo Blanco. There doesn't seem to be another fighter on the roster I would want to match him up with... unless the TUF China featherweight final takes place soon. Whoever wins between Ning Guangyou and Jianping Yang would be a good choice for Eddiva's next opponent.
I was very surprised at how stiff Jumabieke looked on his feet and his lack of strength. I'll admit that he is a natural bantamweight and that it is only natural that he got outmuscled... but the wrestling he had previously shown indicated that he shouldn't have been manhandled as he was. His nationality will buy him some time, but he'll need to show better technique if he wants to be a staple. Michinori Tanaka is a recent UFC signing from Japan. I'm not sure when the next Asian card is expected to take place, but this would be an ideal fight for the two youngsters.


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Greensburg — Posted below are the Decatur County sports digest announcents for Jan. 9.
Thursday, Jan. 10
GB swimming at S. Dearborn, 6 p.m.
GB girls vs North, 6 p.m. JV
SD girls vs Waldron, 6:30 p.m. (no JV)
Friday, Jan. 11 (JV at 6 p.m.)
ND boys vs South Ripley
GB boys at Batesville
SD boys at Morristown
Open gym at GCHS fieldhouse
The Decatur County Parks and Recreation Department is offering open gym at the GCHS Fieldhouse on Sundays from 2 to 9 p.m. Take advantage of this opportunity to play basketball, volleyball or walk on the indoor track. This is being offered free of charge by the Parks and Recreation Department.
Pirate 7A boys top Bulldogs
The Greensburg 7A boys basketball team returned to action at Batesville with a 42-26 victory. Batesville led after the first stanza 10-9 before the Pirates picked up their defense holding the Bulldogs to four points in the second period and trailing 19-14 at halftime.
Our defense and holding our turnovers down was the difference," said coach Bob Barker, who added that Kyle Sellers did a nice job on the boards with a season high eight rebounds. Luke Lozier and Brayton Owens pulled down six boards each. Lozier had 18 points to lead all scorers. Tucker Bailey had 12 points and three assists. Sellers had six points, Owens four and Nick Heil rounded out the scoring with two. Lozier had three steals, while Heil, Tucker and Ty Hall picked off one each.
North C-team overcomes South rally
The North Decatur boys C-team defeated South Decatur in a clash that became a second-half thriller.
North led 12-4 after the first quarer and 19-6 at halftime, but South reduced the 13-point hole to just five with a 12-4 third-quarter run. The Cougars outscored the Chargers 10-8, but it was not enough.
Austin Brown led North with eight points, while Brian Williamson followed with seven. Arek Holloway scored six points, Derek Hocker and Justin Weisenbach each chipped in three and Landon Crites and Eric Moorman rounded out the scoring with two apiece.


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06/18/2012 21:17
The Cold War may have ended 20 years ago, but not much in the way of Russian policy has changed since then.
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For the past decade, Russia has seen considerable growth under President-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who has presented himself as a stable figure that provides ordinary Russians with a greater standard of living. Russia continues to be afflicted, however, with internal and external problems including: persistent and endemic corruption, a myopic political establishment, crumbling infrastructure, limited trade outside oil and gas, an often erratic foreign policy and the denial of civil and political rights to segments of the Russian population. How Putin will tread the treacherous road ahead will determine Russia's role and influence in the international arena for years to come.
In response to the 2011 legislative elections, which were marred by irregularities, a series of unprecedented demonstrations threatened the legitimacy of Mr. Putin's rule as well as the oligarchic state that has endured under his watch. The official reaction to the protests was unsurprisingly harsh as the assumed longevity of Mr. Putin was placed under intense scrutiny by domestic and foreign observers.
Putin has become increasingly more assertive in his efforts to consolidate power after the flawed elections. There was little hope for reform after Putin replaced the majority of his cabinet, which is now staffed by loyalists, thus ensuring the continuity of his near dictatorial style as he begins his third term.
INSTEAD OF a blanket crackdown, the Russian state allowed some protests to continue relatively unobstructed, but now there are signs of potential censure and governmental hostility toward freedom of expression and individual civil and political rights.
The parliament is currently considering a bill that will dramatically increase fines for those involved in unauthorized protests, in an attempt to halt the recent spate of non-traditional (and nonviolent) demonstrations that seek to preserve the momentum of last year's groundswell. What is clear from the protests, and Putin's response, is that Russia needs to "reset" its relationship with its own people by respecting their right to freedom of speech and assembly, and work toward shaping a political system that is more inclusive and transparent.
In addition to the political malaise, Russian society is plagued by rampant corruption. Freedom House labels Russia as being "not free," and Russia ranks pitifully low on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. The public has little choice but to succumb with deep resentment and fervent frustration to the corrupt system, which governs many aspects of their lives.
Seventy percent of small business owners have reported paying a bribe, and only 17% believe the court system treats everyone in an equal manner. Despite the massive wealth that has been created, the state of Russian infrastructure is a shameful reminder of how corruption robs the Russian people of their rights and well-being. Unless the pervasive corruption is dealt with concretely, Russia will languish behind other global powers while resorting more often to flexing its muscles domestically instead of engaging in real reforms and creating a more democratic and just society.
Economically, Russia has had remarkable success in the past decade; GDP has skyrocketed and the state was able to make effective use of its bulging oil export revenues. In stark contrast to the instability of the Yeltsin years, Putin was able to ride a wave of strong economic development and cultivate the image of a strong leader that was respected or, at the very least, tolerated by the general public. Under the surface, however, Russia's supposed economic success failed to reach ordinary people. In an ironic twist, Russia's poor had more purchasing power in the 1990s and as their real income declined, the top few percent of Russian society doubled their wealth.
FURTHERMORE, RUSSIA'S overreliance on a small range of exports, which mainly include oil, natural gas, chemicals and military hardware, is unsustainable given the volatility of the oil and gas markets in particular. For a country that enjoys a growing economy, the prospect of future growth in Russia will not be realized unless the Russian economy diversifies and begins a systematic cleanup of its corrupt economic practices to give small businesses a fair stake in an environment of economic growth.
Indeed, there is no reason why Russia cannot become an industrial powerhouse; it is entirely conceivable that items labeled "made in Russia," which are a rarity nowadays, could one day be rolling out of Russian factories for Western consumption.
As I have noted before, Russian foreign policy has been largely selfdefeating and reminiscent of an antiquated Cold War style of state relations. Russia's muscular approach to foreign policy originates from its massive nuclear stockpile, which though it outnumbers that of the United States is considerably less modernized, and its riches in oil and gas, the price of which is subject to supply and demand. Other than that, Russia enjoys a unique position in international affairs: as a member of the Quartet that deals with the Israel-Palestine conflict, a member of the P5+1 negotiating team with Iran concerning its nuclear program, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with veto power and a member of the G-8.
These characteristics enable Russia to exercise a significant diplomatic influence over the course of many international issues. That said, Russia's abominable position on Syria paints Moscow in a terrible light in the eyes of the Arab world and puts it at odds with the wider international community.
Although it is understandable that Russia wants to preserve its regional influence and augment that by maintaining its naval base in Syria – its last bastion in the Middle East from the Soviet era – there is no excuse for its blind support of President Assad, which makes the Kremlin an accomplice to the ongoing massacre of the Syrian people.
In fact, Russia's stern opposition to forcing President Assad out of power may well precipitate an allout civil war that the Kremlin is, presumably, trying to avoid. Russia could still maintain its influence in the region by working with the Syrian opposition. There should be no doubt, however, that Russia's contemporary foreign relations are based on an unsustainable path that is destined for failure, to which the Syrian tragic development attests.
The announcement made at the recent NATO summit that the European missile shield program was "up and running" was interpreted by Russia as a clear and unambiguous provocation and a sign that NATO was seeking to blunt Russian ambition. Putin responded in kind by successfully testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile, which followed a previous statement from a top Russian general which suggested that a pre-emptive strike against NATO launch sites was possible if an agreement on missile defense could not be reached.
This brinkmanship has significant political and geostrategic overtones and it may backfire. Moscow knows that an expanding NATO places further limitations on its ability to carve out spheres of influence, in which it hopes to create a "Eurasian union" that ensures Russian regional dominance.
The Cold War may have ended 20 years ago, but not much in the way of Russian policy has changed since then. Given all of Russia's wealth, its immense resources, the endurance of its people, and its unique diplomatic role, Putin can further enhance Russia's international standing by changing course now instead of continuing to slide backwards. Unless Russia resets itself, it will miss a rare opportunity to become a responsible and respected global leader.
The writer is a professor of International Relations and Middle East Studies at New York University.
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Former Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski kicked off the program, exhorting those in attendance to continue to support the electric vehicle industry. Kulongoski had a strong hand in the formation of Drive Oregon, which is funded by the state.
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Coming into the season, the players we were concerned about were Alfonso Soriano, Geovany Soto, and the middle IF mishmash. Well, so far Soriano and Soto are leading the team in OPS, while Mike Fontenot and Jeff Baker look like the makings of a productive-enough platoon. We can be concerned that Fukudome has given up his patience without getting a return in SLG, but it's early. (Check here for a nice summary of the Cubs' hitting.)
What really stands out is Aramis Ramirez' awful cold streak. And, yes, it's early. Yes, as I say over and over again, all hitters have bad months some time. But look more closely at Rami's numbers. His strikeout rate has ballooned to 34%. His line drive rate is way down at 7%. His fly ball rate has jumped to 70%. It seems safe to conclude that while part of this is bad luck (.132 BABIP), another part is a swing that is just off.
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I expect Ramirez will get this worked out. He's too good a hitter for this to continue. And the luck alone will change and help.
And that said, it is early, but this is part of why I'm optimistic about this offense right now. The overall RS line is not good, but when you break the team down into its component parts, I like what I'm seeing from the players that were question marks going into the season.
Soriano will have a cold streak and cool down. But he looks like he's a lot closer to the old Sori than the '09 injured Sori.
Fontenot's AVG will fall, and if he doesn't add some SLG, he won't be as productive as he looks right now. But I think by mid-season, we'll have a SS-2B rotation that will be above average.
Soto's 2009 had a bad BABIP; it looks like he's going to be closer to '08 than '09.
Dome concerns me; he just doesn't fit with Lou. But I think we'll trade him eventually anyway, and Colvin is hanging in there v. MLB pitching.
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