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Best Italian restaurant in NYC
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- Italianinmyheart Nov 9, 2006 02:51 PM
Hi all,
it is my very first post and I think it will be controversial...sort of opening a can of warms...
I am searching for the best italian restaurant in NYC.
By best I am refering to
1. Clean
2. Truly Italian (what is with spaghetti and meatballs?? The do not do that in Italy!)
3. Great service and ambience
4. Cost is average or above, but a couple will not pay more than $200 (wine inclusive)
re: Wilfrid
Absolutely right, Wilfrid.
And "the" definitely have spaghetti and meatballs in Italy. They call it maccheroni alla chitarra con polpettine.
That having been said, I'd guess something like Cacio e Pepe might be what the OP is looking for.
re: Wilfrid
I don't agree that $200 is modest. The only issue is wine - and if consumption and selection is in control, $200 is reasonable expectation.
re: Wilfrid
First criteria "clean" really put me off, this is about food, not hotels!
That said I like Il Molino - it is very clean but also very expensive.
Il Mulino
86 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012
re: bronwen
Il Mulino is a shameless tourist rip off.
Decent food, but absolutely insane prices.
Nobody gets out of there for $200 for 2.
No way.
For the kind of splurge that Il Mulino inflicts you'd be better off (by far) at someplace like Marea.
Welcome to the site! I think that for that price you can eat at some of the most expensive places, such aa Babbo, if you order right. But I think what you want is the best small pleasant place with food and atmosphere evocative of Italy. Le Zie comes to mind, but there are many others.
I assume when you say "truly Italian", you want to eliminate places that serve Italian-American. If you are looking for some places that serve authentic Italian, there are many. I personally like Teodora in midtown. Whenever I eat there it seems like half the customers are speaking Italian. Under $200.00 with wine is possible, depending upon the quality and quantity ordered.They also own Bianca which is also very good. I would second Le Zie and add Da Andrea. Keep in mind that many of the Italian restaurants specialize in a region of Italy. These are only a few but there are so many that I am sure you will have plenty of recs.
re: bobby06877
Not necessarily - look at the places the OP lists as his favorite restaurants. Mediocre / Red Sauce places.
1. Chianti (B'klyn)
2. Arte Cafe (UES)
3. Marco Polo (B'klyn)
4. Tuscan Grill (Rockfeller
re: chow_gal
Arte Cafe is actually on the UWS and I was just there this past wknd - DO NOT GO! The service is horrendous, not to mention slow. They charged an extra $130 on my credit card and it took over FIVE phone calls to get it back. To top it off, the food isn't even that great. Go somewhere where they appreciate your business. Okay, I am done ranting now. :)
re: yoyoma25
I agree!! If you want to spend some more money go to his other place, Babbo. Lupa truely does remind me of ,eals I have had in Italy.
re: yoyoma25
Lupa is my vote - it is one of my favorites. The next place to visit that I haven't tried is L'Impero I have heard rave reviews of it as well.
re: yoyoma25
Agreed- LUPA for sure. Never let's you down.
re: bobjbkln
Went to Frost for the first time during the summer. It was very good. Old fashioned Italian.
re: jmspivey
I've never even heard of Joanna's. Could you tell us more about it?
re: Dave Feldman
Joanna's is closed for now, and is going to reopen in the space in the Hotel Wales previously occupied by 92. I went once - it's v. near where I live - I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food, esp. for the $25 prix fixe lunch, but turned off a bit by the pink table cloths/decor. Will be interesting to see how it is when it reopens.
re: MMRuth
I've been a steady customer at Joanna's for the past six years and there have NEVER been any pink tablecloths, only white. The walls were a peachy pink, but they worked well with the black and white photographs and gave the place a cozy feel.
And yes, the food was lovely.
re: jmspivey
you have got to be kidding w Joanna's!!!!! one of the few places we had to return meals!!!! 3 of us went-tried it twicw to give it a second chance-never again!!!!!!!
re: UES Mayor
They've reopened now - tried it twice - just not v. exciting and expensive for what you get.
Authentic Italian to me means sauces that dont taste like they are out of a can, gnocchi so fresh they do not taste like pasta, FRECH olive oil less than year old, bolognese sauce to die for, GREAT veal and incredible risotto and ravioli.
Some one above makes great point--FIRST you have to express you desire for Italian Region--Piemonte differnt from Tuscan different than Emiglio--etc....
Next you have to define price range.
Right now San Domenico on Central Park South in real come-back mode--and IF you love truffles their truffle courses are insane...Baboo very hard to beat with GREAT wine list...Osteria del Circo is moderate price with GREAT bolognese with wild boar ragu and great risotto--best moderate price I've found
Bar Pitti = bueno bonito y barato. West Village.
Good, beautiful and cheap!
Try the Rigatoni Pitti for a superb supper or lunch...Boun apetito!
Also, try Le Zie 2000 in Chelsea 7th Ave and 20th St.
re: mlb202
mlb can you tell us about what you ate at Campagnola? I have always wanted to try this place as I love their sister place downtown.
re: MMRuth
Great question, I did not know they had a sister restaurant
re: MMRuth
sorry..did not see until now....they are connected with Ecco on Chambeers Street, a place I like a lot, with the caveat that you order from the long list of blackboard specials.
re: mlb202
I grew up in NYC and live a block from Campagnola, and I must wonder where you've eaten Italian in the city to have had the best Italian meal ever there. It's good (not great, but good), but SOOOO overpriced, and I think there is better Italian in the city, even just in the general neighborhood. I think people tend to be very taken with things like the enormous wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano and the exhorbitant antipasti they have. For that kind of money, go over to Lex and get a better meal at the Italian place next to Lumi....the name is escaping me right now...anyone who knows what I'm talking about, chime in :)
re: nattie23nyc
Sette Mezzo?
re: gregoryclaude
I had a lovely, simple meal at Sette Mezzo, but it cost an arm and a leg. For that type of money, I want food that will challenge my tastebuds and waiters that know what they are doing, not just have a charming accent. Take the train somewhere if you are in the East 70s. You'll be happy elsewhere.
re: jdog120
I second Crispo.
Queen Italian Restaraunt
84 Court St.
Brooklyn , NY 11201
Phone: (718) 596-5955
Its in downtown Brooklyn and very easy to get to from Manhattan. A friend took me here and the food was quite good.
Personally, I'd do L'Impero. Don't really know what "authentic" Italian may mean to you, but the food there is delicious, period.
I highly recommend:
Trattoria L'Incontro
21-76 31st Street, near Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria, Queens, (718) 721-3532.
re: carolinadawg
I'm a longtime regular and have repeatedly recommended it here, but I would say that their food is consistently good, even very good, and a good value, but rarely fantastic.
re: carolinadawg
Unfortunately it's now closed.
re: visciole
carolinadawg made that post over 30 months ago...
Robertos is the place but I also like perbacco's. Although the service at paerbacco's has varied from great to barely passable/
I just went to Babbo a week ago...probably the 6th or 7th time I've been over the last 5 years. Either they've gone downhill, or I got them on an "off" night. Usually love the pasta tasting menu (which 2 people could do for less than $200 inc. wine). Unfortunately the pastas weren't properly cooked, weren't served hot, or weren't properly seasoned. I had a much better meal at Del Posto a few days later.
re: maryanne
Please start a new topic, that way you'll get more responses.
Ill admit to not having hit most of the ones listed here, but my best experience so far has been Crispo in the Village.
Reasonably priced, fresh fresh pasta, terrific meats and cheeses and a great atmosphere.
re: yankeefan
Scalini Fedeli and Sandros on the Upper East Side
Word on the street is Babbo. Haven't been so lucky as to try yet.
I like to eats.
I'd highly recommend A Voce. Everytime I go I have a great meal. Andrew Carmellini is a great chef, and you can tell he pays attention to all the details. The fresh ricotta from italy spread on grilled bread is hard to beat!
I went to NYC for the first time a week ago and went to Little Italy. I had the best meal ever at Il Palazzo (bowl of pasta in white sauce, prosciutto, mushrooms). Wow! I had a great seat by the window and the service was excellent! Italian music played in the background and the glass of wine was the best I've ever had.
re: paris221966
I like Felidia (upper east side) and Bellavitae (village)
re: paris221966
In reply to paris221966: Il Palazzo is very good indeed! Definitely the best in Little Italy (which normally isn't saying much, but this is a fine restaurant with helpful service that shouldn't be missed. We've been there many times, sitting both inside and outside on the bustling sidewalk.)
re: ribbons
Not on "Mullberry" street, but Emilio's Ballato is the best italian restaurant in Little Italy/Nolita area hands down.
re: shanshan
Being the best Italian restaurant in Little Italy is like being the worlds tallest midget, not much of an accomplishment.
re: KTinNYC
fair enough.. but there are folks who like to eat in the area.. its good to know what your options are.. that is all the post intended to say..
Da Umberto - 17th bet 6&7 wonderful - best suckling pig in the city! Also incredible breaded chicken with fresh mozz & fresh tomatoes (not sauce).
re: webvanman
It's considered a bit gauche on this board to suggest places in Little Italy but it is a fun area and I really like Il Cortile.
re: rae305
I totally agree - very authentic Pugliese cuisine. Great fireplace and garden. It only takes a few minutes to mistake the fact that you're still in NY.
Foodwise, Crispo is in my opinion the best overall. I have never spent more than $120 for 2 people for 2 courses and a bottle of wine. The food is always fresh, interesting and delicious, and the menu is quite varied. I go there very often and never get bored with the menu. The veal breast parmesan is a wonderful variation on a (usually boring or awful) classic. Such simple things as mozzarella with roasted peppers and sausage-stuffed sage leaves rise to new heights here.
In the higher end category, I consider Babbo to be the most pleasant overall dining experience. The food is innovative without straying too much from "true Italian". And it is really not so expensive for what you get, including a well-chosen selection of moderately priced wines.
Of course the answer to this questions is subjective, but there are a lot of BAD suggestions in this thread.
When I want a good and authentic Italian meal, I go to one of these places for the following reasons:
1. Aurora SoHo. The food is outstanding and sitting at the bar gets you fresh air from the open storefront doors and some solid people watching.
2. Pepolino. The owners are from one of my favorite restaurants in Florence: Cibreo. Their Italian food might be the best I've had in the States. Most of the staff is off-the-boat Florentine and they know their stuff. Outdoor tables here too, 2 interior dining rooms.
3. Bar Pitti. The food is simple, authentic and priced right. The outdoor tables in front are such a scene, you wonder why they bother making such good food. They could probably make money serving less.
4. Morandi. The food is better now than it's ever been, it's a beautiful space and the menu is varied and well-planned. There is little issue here with authenticity at all and their wines by the glass are impressive.
5. Arturo's. Old-school, red-sauce, pizza joint with good Italian-American dishes prepared with fresh ingredients and offered inexpensively. Not gourmet, or even authentic "Italian", but never a bad meal here. The live jazz music adds unparalleled old Village charm.
Other honorable mentions: Crispo, Lavagna, Scarpetta,
re: il Trifulau
It is a 2 year old thread: some of the places aren't even in business. And some of your suggestions weren't even open then.
re: chow_gal
chow gal - I don't see anything wrong with il Trifulau opening up this old thread because he added new information and newer restaurants to a 2 year old thread.
re: Beau711
I didn't re-open it and all my suggestions are well over two years old.
re: il Trifulau
My two cents:
1. Al di La
2. Babbo
3. Lupa
4. Bar Pitti
5. Da Tommaso (the one on 86th St in Bensonhurst; not the place with the same name in midtown)
re: ropa vieja
Have you tried Sandro's, on the UES? Definitely worth going:
The branzino is also fabulous.
re: patriciarichter
Agree with Falai, but IMHO it's in a different league than Lavagna (very good, can get very noisy) and Locanda Verde (more of a lunch place to me). I have not been to the others. To be fair I have only been to Locanda Verde once, been to Lavagna many times.
Interesting to see what's happened since the original 2006 post!
re: financialdistrictresident
This is an old thread!
I was searching the Board for Italian suggestions . . .
Convivio and Falai (2 other locations are open) are closed. I haven't been to Crispo in ages. SO went to Lavagna recently.
Ciano's our current favorite.
re: ropa vieja
I thought the food was generally very good, with some spots of brilliance. Honestly, while the atmosphere is somewhat charming, it wouldn't be my first pick in restaurants for that reason (particularly when you factor in the seedy street that it is on). What I like about it, and what goes to the first poster's question, is that it is both good and authentic. There are other great Italian restaurants in the city, but many are not classic Italian. I was VERY impressed with Locanda Verde, for instance, but I wouldn't put it on a list of traditional Italian restaurants.
re: sushiman
How so?
re: KTinNYC
That means that if you went to Italy, you would not be able to find food like Mario cooks.
re: sushiman
uhhhh, imho thats inaccurate
polpetine e saghetti!! of course we eat it!!
r u italian? maybe it isn't common in the area where u r from...
This is a very old thread. But since it just resurfaced, I would say that of the restaurants I've been to, Ai Fiori is unequivocally the best Italian restaurant in New York and the two meals that I had there recently are two of the best meals I've ever had in New York. Furthermore, their cocktails are just as great as their food. It is expensive, but all the hounds that raved about it deserve thanks for steering me toward it.
Ai Fiori
400 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018
re: Pan
Interesting that you consider Ai Fiori an Italian restaurant. Even though Michael White is known to be cooking Italian for a few years, I wouldn't think of Ai Fiori as Italian (putting aside the pasta dishes). I do agree, though, the four meals I have had there since opening have been better than the previous one. Yes Marea is quit good but still don't think as Italian since the focus is fish (again, quit good). Any suggestions for red sauce Italian in the metro area?
re: martyl9
Ai Fiori is Ligurian. Italy has a very long coastline, and Liguria is one of the regions with the longest coastlines. Fish is central to quite a few regional Italian styles, and there are many, many other styles of pasta than red sauce. Also, since Liguria is in Northern Italy, its cuisine is considerably different from the Southern Italian styles that have mainly served as wellsprings of Italian-American cooking. Nothing I ate at Ai Fiori in two trips struck me as not Italian, though some of the cocktails were quite obviously American-style.
However, I've always liked good spaghetti and meatballs, clam sauce, etc. While I've had good experiences at John's of 12th St., putting its name in the same reply as Ai Fiori is extremely incongruous. There's no comparison whatsoever, in the sense that Ai Fiori is incredibly refined and sublime cuisine at high prices, while John's of 12th is very good traditional Italian-American cuisine with friendly, helpful service in a place redolent of New York history, at moderate prices. But if you want red sauce in Manhattan, I think you'll have a good time at John's of 12th. I've been there twice and find it reliable and pleasant.
However, you'll probably want to post to the Outer Boroughs board for some Brooklyn and Queens recommendations that hounds prefer.
John's of 12th Street
302 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003
Ai Fiori
400 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018
Sfoglia (my personal favorite, get the daily handmade pasta dishes)
1402 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128
228 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10014
240 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019
Firstly I'd like to say I've had delicious spaghetti and meatballs in Italy. That IS Italian. As far as the best Italian restaurant in NYC, that is too difficult to answer. It depends on what dish you want.
For real ITALIAN lasagna Osteria Morini I think has the best. For Fish perhaps Marea. Ennio and Michael's ( now closed) had great rabbit, Bar Piti has some good pasta dishes. There is no best, just many great places for real Italian and real Italian/American
Bar Pitti
268 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014
240 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019
Osteria Morini
218 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012
re: foodwhisperer
Zio in Flatiron district is excellent. Chef from Naples, great food, wine and service. I have tried a number of the manhattan suggestions here and Zio is right up the top of the list. West 19th between 5 and 6th Ave. i was the on Saturday and had excellent antipasti and a great agnello washed down with a classic Aglianico. The weekend before I was in Rome so these guys had to work!
Me and my friends (we are all italians expats) agree that the best authentic italian food can be found at:
Felice in the Upper East
Aurora in Soho
Cipriani Downtown in Soho
Lupa in the Greenwhich Village
Casa Lever in Midtown North
Fiore in Brooklyn
I heard great things about Del Posto and Babbo but I've personally never been there...
For excellent Sicilian food, I recommend Piccola Cucina, recently opened (spring 2013) in SOHO at 196 Spring St. Homemade in-house fresh pasta, cooked perfectly. Fabulous grilled octopus, great wine selection, best cannolis we've ever had. Clean-yes, and beautiful & intimate. Truly Italian- yes, truly Sicilian, chef and waiter are from Sicily. Great service & ambience - yes, attentive but unobtrusive, friendly. Cost is very reasonable, easily a couple will not pay more than $200 (wine inclusive).
Sfoglia on 92nd St and Lex. I go there several times a month and the food is always fresh. All pastas are housemade, the antipasti della casa changes EVERY DAY depending on availability of ingredients, as does the wine list (probably every few weeks). The wine is not cheap but if you are looking for great (northern Italian) food that changes with the season and good service, this place is great. Also very clean (I've seen the crew go in and change the trash, clean the sinks, etc.)


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Let me share with you a story that I tell during my firesides that everyone gasps out of shock to. An experience that happened to me- due to my appearance- that when I say it everyone reacts the way I did when it happened. Although, truth be told, if it wasn't me telling the story to them, it could of very well been any of them that did the same thing as this man did.
This happened 3 years ago; my very first day in Utah after the long, uncomfortable and terrifying trek across the country by myself to a new place where I didn't know a single person. I moved, against my will, because I knew that's what Heavenly Father wanted me to do. I moved regardless of how hard it was and regardless of the fact I had no idea why I needed to be here. And I was scared. Not just because it was new, but because of the warnings I received from so many people. "Al, don't move to Utah. No one will like you. Al, if you move to Utah, you will NOT fit in." That was really hard to hear and I tried my hardest to ignore those remarks.
So here I am, my very first day across the country in my new home, and what am I suppose to do now? I haven't the slightest idea. Heavenly Father didn't tell me that much yet, haha. I ended up at Cafe Rio- we don't have those back home- and you have to know I have a thing for tacos. So, you have to visualize this, you know how the line kind of snakes around, so you are in a big group of people while waiting? Well, I was right in the middle of it. And I was holding a church book in my hands. It was more of a grasp/hug to this book; it was a biography on one of the prophets. And while I was waiting in line I felt very tense. I could feel stares in every direction; it felt like lasers. I stood there stiff trying to ignore it but I couldn't. I could physically feel the stares from everyone. Finally, the guy next to me tapped my on the arm and said, "You know...it's pretty ironic you look the way you do holding that book."
My heart broke. Stomach knotted. Eyes teary.
It took a bit for me to react. So many emotions ran through me, and I had to decide which one I was going to express to him. What I so badly wanted to do was to turn to him, and yell. Yell and cry to him, "Do you know what I just went through?! Do you know how hard this is! Do you know who- and what- I had to give up to be here, and I don't even know why!"
How badly I wanted to walk around everywhere with my scriptures so that the 'lasers' would stop. And they didn't. I so badly wanted people to see me for who I've become. I literally craved more than anything for people to just know that I was trying. That's it. That I was trying. And they couldn't, and it hurt me so badly that it became physically exhausting.
How easy it would have been to yell at him. How easy it would have been to get mad. To get offended. How easy it would have been to not just take it out on him, or the people of the city as a whole. But furthermore, how easy it would have been to be upset and confused towards Heavenly Father for leading me to such a place with so many lack of answers, answers that would have been very comforting during those experiences that so frequently occurred. How hard it was at this time to have just been baptized, still with such a small sliver of knowledge of the gospel and feel that. To not have any boys talk to me because they are looking for temple-worthy girls. Because they are looking for someone I do not exactly portray, that they didn't even talk to me.
Yeah- how easy it would have been to feel and react that way. But I fought it. I decided otherwise.
I turned to this man in Café Rio. I introduced myself. I shook his hand. I smiled so big and simply said, "I just got baptized; this is my first day here!" I said it with happiness. I said it with pride. With confidence.
How different things would have gone if I didn't do that. I had to make a decision. And it's a decision I have to make every day. One you have to make every day. Several times a day. And what that is is to choose to get mad. Choose to get offended. Bothered. Confused. Or….not. The decision to keep going. The decision to be happy and follow the spirit and counsel given….or not. Choose to have faith. Choose to trust. Or not. What it came down to- and what it always will come down to- is choose God. Or not. And I already chose who I wanted to follow, didn't I? That is what happens when you get baptized.
To keep in mind, always, that everyone is at different spots in life. Everyone needs to learn different things, different ways. And to know, that I could maybe be the one to help them learn to not get mad and prove them right, but to be me and prove otherwise. It's a question I often thought of following my baptism and my family's disapproval, and that is, 'How do you teach someone that doesn't want to listen?' 'How do you teach someone that you may never get to speak with or meet?' And after much thought an prayer, I came up with an answer. An answer that inspired this blog to be started in the first place. An answer that inspire me to make Youtube videos. an answer that triggered my 'March Madness' traveling all over speaking for the pasttwo years and that is, by example. Teach by example. What happiness that has brought! How many incredible people I have met because of that decision. How many incredible experiences! How many blessings.
When those times arise where you have to make that same decision I did, think to yourself, 'is this worth giving up my eternal salvation?' Is that comment your ward member said to you worth giving up your eternal happiness? Is that look someone just gave you worth giving up the profound, indescribable blessings Heavenly Father has to give to you? Is it worth stopping yourself from returning to live with Him again? Is it worth your exaltation?
To all those that feel that they do not fit in, I tell you with confidence, that you're wrong. To all those who are afraid to return because of past mistakes, I say, Come! To all those who sit there offended and holding yourselves back, I ask, is it still worth it?
This gospel is for you.
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Dear Pete:Dasch arrived in Washington late Thursday and checked into the Mayflower Hotel. After breakfast the following morning he phoned the Information Service of the U.S. government and asked the young woman who answered to explain the difference between the FBI and the Secret Service. "She asked me what the purpose of my visit was," he later recalled, "and I told her that I had to make a statement of military as well as of political value." Directed to phone the FBI, Dasch ended up speaking to Agent Duane Traynor, who listened politely as Dasch identified himself as George John Dasch, the leader of a team of eight saboteurs who had just arrived from Germany. Traynor told him to remain in his room so that FBI agents could escort him to the Justice Department.
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I'm leaving you, believing that you take good care of yourself and also of the other boys. You may rest assured, that I shall try to straighten everything out to the very best possibility. My bag and clothes I'll put in your room. Your hotel bill is paid by me, including this day. If anything extraordinary should happen, I'll get in touch with you directly.
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Whereas the safety of the United States demands that all enemies who have entered upon the territory of the United States as part of an invasion or predatory incursion ... should be promptly tried in accordance with the Law of War; now, therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, ... do hereby proclaim that all persons who are subjects, citizens or residents of any nation at war with the United States or who give obedience to or act under the direction of any such nation, and who during time of war enter or attempt to enter the United States or any territory or possession thereof, through coastal or boundary defenses, and are charged with committing or attempting or preparing to commit sabotage, espionage, hostile or warlike acts, or violations of the law of war, shall be subject to the law of war and to the jurisdiction of military tribunals; and that such persons shall not be privileged to seek any remedy or maintain any proceeding, directly or indirectly, or to have any such remedy or proceeding sought on their behalf, in the courts of the United States.The wording of the proclamation was broad enough to cover almost any remotely similar future offense.
Dasch and Burger were helpful in apprehending the others and in making out the proof. However, up to now, they have refused to testify. The Judge Advocate General and I intend to ask the Commission to impose the death penalty on them because we think they had some intention to go through with their plans when they landed and are therefore legally guilty. If the Commission sentences all eight to death, we will probably be prepared to recommend that you grant some clemency to Dasch and Burger. At the very least, however, they should be detained à la Rudolph Hess until after the war. Burger wants no publicity if he receives clemency. He prefers death to endangering his family. Dasch, however, seems to prefer the publicity, and it might be useful to make him somewhat of a hero, thus encouraging other German agents to turn in their fellows.Dasch and Burger finally did testify. Dasch claimed that the sole reason he had entered sabotage school was to escape Germany, and Ristine again pointed out Dasch's failure to harm Cullen, despite the orders he was under to subdue and take back to the submarine anybody he encountered. Burger was the last to testify; he said that he was an American citizen who had served in two National Guard units, earning two honorable discharges. After his return to Germany, he said, he quickly became disillusioned with the Nazi Party and began to plot a return to the United States. The lawyers defending him pointed out that he had cooperated with the FBI agents when they came to his hotel room, and that his interrogation had actually been more useful than Dasch's, with far more detailed descriptions of the school for saboteurs and of his colleagues.


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"Perhaps the single most important reason the Black [Power] Movement did not work was that black men did not realize they could not wage struggle without the full involvement of women. And in that sense they made a mistake that the blacks of the post-slavery period would have been least likely to have made. Women, traditionally, want more than anything to keep things together. Women are hard workers and they require little compensation. Women are sometimes willing to die much more quickly than men. Women vote. Women march. Women perform tedious tasks. And women cannot be paid off for the death and suffering of their children. Look at how important women have been to the liberation struggles in Africa. By negating the importance of their role, the efficiency of the Black [Power] Movement was obliterated. It was just a lot of black men strutting around with afros."


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Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. That?s the old saying treasured by stodgy history teachers and dreaded by kids struggling under the weight of overstuffed social studies textbooks everywhere.
But it?s okay with Ciji Ware. In fact, she believes we all repeat the past?whether we remember it or not. And it?s a key concept in her newest release, MIDNIGHT ON JULIA STREET, a ?dual? story in the tradition of films like ?The Frenchman?s Daughter? and ?Dead Again,? as well as her previous book, A Cottage by the Sea.
Triggered by her sense of smell,
MIDNIGHT?S modern-day heroine relives the incidents of her ancestors through flashback-like sequences.
?I take the knowledge of the past but link it to the present, to answer the question, ?How is the past still influencing us?? Usually a trauma echoes down from the past, affecting the hero and heroine, whether it be alcoholism or illness or something emotional.?
Ciji plumbed her own family?s past when she left an illustrious career as a TV reporter to ?join the family business??writing. Her ancestors include William Ware, who wrote the historical novel Zenobia, Henry Ware, who wrote a number of religious tomes and Sarah Ware Perry, who wrote romantic fiction! Another of her ancestors, Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon, was the inspiration for her first novel, Island of the Swans, which was re-issued last year.
Like Island, MIDNIGHT was also partly inspired by Ciji?s own ancestors. A romantic novel of intrigue set in New Orleans, MIDNIGHT features a present-day storyline about a take-no-prisoners TV journalist (just a bit autobiographical, says Ciji) and a historical preservationist who are fighting to save a beautiful Greek Revival building. The structure?s origins are mysteriously linked to those of their own ancestors during the Golden Age in the Big Easy. Ciji?s great-aunt Madge McCullough, the family genealogist, told Ciji the story of her many-generations-removed grandmother who fell in love with the carpenter who built her father?s house in Pittsburgh. The duo eloped to New Orleans, and their story makes up the historical part of MIDNIGHT.
To create the story?s modern-day frame, Ciji intertwined their tale with a current event in New Orleans, a big fight between the city council and a historical preservation society over the fate of a building that had once belonged to a consortium of free men of color who had pooled their money to buy the building. Interestingly enough, the predominantly black city council was in favor of demolishing the building and erecting a hotel in its place to bolster the economy.
?Some may say [this novel is about] playing a race card, but there were people of all colors on both sides. It?s really a story of how the community [members] had to educate themselves and rediscover their personal histories.?
The tale has a happy ending. ?In real life, the building is still sitting there but no one?s really touched it since. In my story
of course, the building is rehabbed and goes on to have a bright, beautiful future.?
In the sequel to MIDNIGHT, titled Last Night in Natchez, which will be released in 2000, a harpist retreats from her professional problems in New York to the south. When she arrives in Natchez, harps in parlors all over the city begin playing at midnight. Then the hero, a handsome nature photographer in town to photograph the birds Audubon painted 160 years ago, finds that the creatures are mysteriously dying in droves.
Known for her richly detailed plots with their ?painless? injections of history, Ciji researches her books for an average of six months, spending about half the time reading in libraries and the other half
visiting the places and conducting interviews with historians and other people that are relevant to her novel.
?I really see history as a human story. I?m a storyteller, not a historian, but I pride myself, as a reporter, on getting all the facts right.?
After the amassed facts are sorted out, it?s up to Ciji to piece it all together and create a seamlessly interwoven narrative with two distinct stories. ?It?s kind of like doing a 3-D puzzle that is multi-layered but makes a beautiful picture at the end. But even after three books, I sometimes have days where I want to hurl my laptop against the wall.?
To add to that aggravation, while she was in the midst of puzzling things out
for MIDNIGHT, Ciji was adrift in a sea of cardboard boxes and packing tape. She
and her husband had recently relocated
for his new position as publisher/managing editor of the personal finance website Quicken.com and while trying to find a place closer to Silicon Valley, the couple moved to three different places in one year?six packing jobs total!
?It was horrible! We moved into one condo and the guy next door was a registered gun owner and a manic depressive who had stopped taking his medication! He was slipping angry diatribes under all the neighbors? doors so we had to get out of there. I?ll
probably use it in a book someday!?
Danger averted, the couple finally settled into a lovely home in San Francisco?s Nob Hill district, where they can hear the trolleys clanging past and the bells of the Grace Cathedral chiming on the hour. A true happy ending.
Readers can contact Ciji Ware c/o Ballantine Books, 201 E. 50th Street, New York, NY 10022.
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Diamondbacks Fire Manager Kirk Gibson
Brian D. Kersey/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks fired manager Kirk Gibson on Friday after hiring new general manager Dave Stewart.
Gibson won the NL's manager of the year award three years ago after leading Arizona to the playoffs.
"Kirk has done an admirable job under difficult circumstances, and we are grateful for his professionalism and his dedicated service to the organization over the past eight years," chief baseball officer Tony La Russa said in a statement.
"We feel like it is time for a fresh start, and with our recent restructuring in baseball operations, we want to get started immediately moving in a new direction. We are also appreciative of Alan Trammell for all that he has done for the D-backs and have great respect for what both men have accomplished in the game of baseball."
Gibson had a 353-375 record during four seasons with the club.
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Diamondbacks Hire Dave Stewart as New General Manger
Tom Szcaerbowski/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks are turning to former starting pitcher Dave Stewart to help turn the franchise around as the team has hired him to become their new general manager.
Chief Baseball Officer Tony La Russa believes Stewart is the right man for the job.
"I've known Stew for nearly three decades," La Russa said in the team's statement, "and his diverse background includes championships on the field both as a player and coach, in the front office and in contract negotiations as a player representative."
Stewart becomes the fourth general manager in franchise history. He is the only current general manager to play and coach in the majors, and is the fourth active general manager to have played in the Major Leagues.
The team also named De Jon Watson senior vice president/baseball operations.
The Diamondbacks have been an inconsistent franchise in recent years. In 2014, they are facing another lost season as they sit at 63-96 heading into Friday night, which is the worst record in all of baseball.
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ESPN: Diamondbacks Fire General Manager Kevin Towers
Mike McGinnis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After about four years on the job, ESPN reports that the Arizona Diamondbacks have fired general manager Kevin Towers.
Entering Friday, the Diamondbacks sit at 59-81 and 19 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
Towers first season with the team was a success as they won the NL West after going 94-68, but that was as good as it got for Towers in Arizona. The team went 81-81 the next two seasons, and this year they have a last-place squad.
Towers traded away players like Justin Upton, Adam Eaton, Gerardo Parra, Ian Kennedy, Trevor Bauer, and Martin Prado. Yet the team has seen very little return from trading away these players. As a result, the club's performance on the field has suffered.
What is even more alarming is that many of those players have found success since being traded away that they never had while playing for the club.
It is unknown if manager Kirk Gibson will be brought back or not.
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Nationals Walk-Off Again, Earn 10th-Straight Win
Mike McGinnis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) --The Washington Nationals won for the fifth time in six games on a walk-off, this time on a throwing error, as they beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 Thursday.
The Nationals have now won 10 straight.Denard Span scored the winning run when Anthony Rendon hit a ground ball to third baseman Jordan Pacheco. Pacheco proceeded to throw the ball past the first baseman and into the camera well. That allowed Span, who started the play on second base, to be rewarded home. Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez pitched seven innings of scoreless ball allowing four hits and three walks while striking out six, and Rafael Soriano (4-1) pitched a perfect ninth for the win.
Washington (73-53) become the first team since the 1986 Astros to win five games via the walk-off in a six-game span.
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Nationals Win Third Straight Via Walk-Off
Gary Bogdon/MLB Photos via Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- For the third consecutive game, the Washington Nationals earned a walk-off victory, this time beating Arizona on an Adam LaRoche solo home run in the 11th. The previous two walk-offs came against Pittsburgh, helping to sweep the Pirates.
"I got every bit of it, I did," said the 34-year-old LaRoche, who hit his first career walk-off homer. "Just a crazy few days. I don't know how we've gotten these walk-off situations the last few days, but we have and have been able to grind back."
The Diamondbacks (53-72) led 3-2 going to the bottom of the eighth, thanks to a Didi Gregorious homer. Washington (70-53) followed with a pair of runs in their at-bat, taking a 4-3 lead into the ninth. Tyler Clippard came on to save the game for the Nationals but gave up a game-tying shot to David Peralta.
Both teams had chances to score in extras, none better than Arizona's attempt in the top of the 11th. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases with nobody out, but Craig Stammen somehow worked out of it, not allowing a single run. With two outs in the bottom of the inning, LaRoche launched a pitch off Will Harris for the win.
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Sources: McCutchen Headed to DL
David Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates could be losing star center fielder Andrew McCutchen for a month. The team is expected to place the outfielder on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, but sources say McCutchen could be out for at least three weeks due to an oblique injury.
The injury came in the eighth inning of Sunday's contest with Arizona. After hitting a sacrifice fly in the eighth, McCutchen grabbed his left side while jogging to first but needed help entering the dugout.
The 2013 National League MVP is hitting .311 with 17 homers and 67 RBI's this year.
McCutchen has never been on the disabled list in his career. Since reaching the Majors in 2009, he has missed a grand total of 25 games. The Pirates are currently one-and-a-half games behind division leading Milwaukee and half a game back of the second wild-card spot.
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Diamondbacks Place Goldschmidt on 15-Day DL
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- All Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday with a fractured left hand.
Goldschmidt was hit by an Ernesto Frieri pitch in the ninth inning of the team's 9-4 loss Friday to the Pittsburgh Pirates. There's no timetable for Goldschmidt's return.
"You always want to get back as quickly as possible and play, but you need to be safe about it, too," Goldschmidt said. "If it's ready and they're going to let me, yes, I want to play, play every day, as much as I can. I'll work hard at the rehab, and if there's a way to speed it up as much as I can while being smart about it, I'll do anything that they'll allow."
In 109 games this season, Goldschmidt is hitting .300 with 19 home runs, 69 RBIs, 75 runs scored and a .396 on-base percentage.
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Arizona Diamondbacks Recall RHP Trevor Cahill
iStock/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have recalled righthanded pitcher Trevor Cahill from Triple-A Reno and reassigned righthander Mike Bolsinger.
In 19 games with the D-Backs this season, Cahill is 1-6 with a 5.66 ERA and a 1.74 WHIP. He has struck out 44 batters in 41 1-3 innings of work.
On the season with Arizona, Bolsinger is 1-6 with a 5.50 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in 10 appearances. He has struck out 48 batters in 52 1-3 innings.
At the All-Star break, the Diamondbacks are 40-56, 13 1-2 games behind the National League West division leaders, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Grand Slams From Posey, Bumgarner Give Giants Win
Brian D. Kersey/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey launched the second grand slam of his career in the bottom of the fifth inning, giving the Giants a 4-1 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks. One inning later, pitcher Madison Bumgarner did the same in an 8-4 win.
It was the first time in Major League Baseball history that batterymates each hit grand slams in the same game. For Bumgarner, it was his second slam of 2014 as he became the first pitcher in 48 seasons to complete that feat. Tony Cloninger hit two in one game for Atlanta, against the Giants, at Candlestick Park in 1966.
"That's pretty cool," Bumgarner said after the win. "This game is full of strange statistics. It seems like there is a first every day. It's crazy to get that many opportunities as a pitcher."
The righty went 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits, while striking out five. Bumgarner (10-7) ended a three-game personal losing streak as the Giants (52-43) won five of their final nine games before the All-Star break.
Vidal Nuno (0-1) took the loss in his second start for Arizona, giving up four runs on six hits in just five innings. The Diamondbacks (40-56) have lost five of their last 13 games.
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Scoreboard Roundup – 7/9/14
Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- World Cup - Semifinals: Argentina 0 (4) - Netherlands 0 (2)
MLB: Detroit Tigers 4 (50-37) - Los Angeles Dodgers 1 (51-42)
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 (39-54) - Miami Marlins 3 (44-47) 10 innings
Los Angeles Angels 8 (53-37) - Toronto Blue Jays 7 (48-45)
Colorado Rockies 6 (39-53) - San Diego Padres 3 (40-51)
Washington Nationals 6 (49-40) – Baltimore Orioles 2 (49-41)
New York Mets 4 (42-49) – Atlanta Braves 1 (49-42)
Cincinnati Reds 4 (49-42) – Chicago Cubs 1 (38-52)
Boston Red Sox 5 (40-51) – Chicago White Sox 4 (44-48)
Kansas City Royals 5 (47-43) – Tampa Bay Rays 4 (42-52)
Philadelphia Phillies 4 (40-51) – Milwaukee Brewers 1 (52-40)
Houston Astros 8 (39-54) - Texas Rangers 4 (38-53)
St. Louis Cardinals 5 (50-42) - Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (47-44)
New York Yankees 5 (46-44) - Cleveland Indians 4 (44-46) - 14 Innings
Minnesota Twins 8 (41-49) - Seattle Mariners 1 (49-42)
San Francisco Giants 5 (50-41) - Oakland Athletics 2 (57-34)
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Scoreboard Roundup – 7/7/14
Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- MLB: Baltimore Orioles 8 (49-40) – Washington Nationals 2 (48-40) 11 Innings
New York Mets 4 (40-49) – Atlanta Braves 3 (49-40) 11 Innings
Cincinnati Reds 9 (46-42) – Chicago Cubs 3 (38-49)
Chicago White Sox 4 (43-47) – Boston Red Sox 0 (39-50)
Kansas City Royals 6 (46-42) – Tampa Bay Rays 0 (41-51)
New York Yankees 5 (45-43) – Cleveland Indians 3 (43-45)
Houston Astros 12 (37-54) - Texas Rangers 7 (38-51)
Seattle Mariners 2 (49-40) - Minnesota Twins 0 (39-49)
Arizona Diamondbacks 9 (38-53) - Miami Marlins 1 (43-46)
San Diego Padres 6 (40-49) - Colorado Rockies 1 (37-53)
St. Louis Cardinals 2 (48-42) - Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (47-42)
Philadelphia Phillies 3 (38-51) - Milwaukee Brewers 2 (52-38)
Oakland Athletics 5 (56-33) - San Francisco Giants 0 (49-40)
Los Angeles Angels 5 (52-36) - Toronto Blue Jays 2 (47-44)
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Bronson Arroyo Placed on DL for First Time
Stephen Dunn/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks placed starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo on the disabled list for the first time in his career on Monday.
The 37-year-old starting pitcher was sent to the 15-day DL with right elbow tendonitis, ending Arroyo's 369 consecutive-starts streak.
The only player with a longer active starts streak is the Toronto Blue Jays' Mark Buehrle (443).
"It's really unfortunate when it's a guy who has an unblemished record when it comes to posting up each and every time," Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers said. "But it would have been hard to run him back out there again, going to war as he says, against AK-47s with his little .22. He still found a way to win, which was amazing."
Arroyo has pitched in 15 major league seasons. During that time, Arroyo pitched 2,364 2/3 innings, compiling a 145-131 record with a 4.53 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 642 walks and 1,526 strikeouts.
Outfielder Roger Kieschnick was recalled from Triple-A Reno to take Arroyo's roster spot.
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Scoreboard Roundup – 6/10/14
Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs 111 - Miami Heat 92 (Spurs lead series, 2-1.)
MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks 4 (29-38) – Houston Astros 1 (29-37)
Chicago Cubs 7 (26-36) – Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (30-34)
Philadelphia Phillies 5 (26-36) – San Diego Padres 2 (28-36)
Minnesota Twins 4 (30-33) – Toronto Blue Jays 0 (39-27)
New York Mets 6 (29-35) – Milwaukee Brewers 2 (38-27)
St. Louis Cardinals 1 (34-31) – Tampa Bay Rays 0 (24-42)
Kansas City Royals 9 (32-32) - Cleveland Indians 5 (33-32)
Miami Marlins 8 (34-30) - Texas Rangers 5 (31-34)
Atlanta Braves 13 (34-29) - Colorado Rockies 10 (29-35)
Boston Red Sox 1 (29-35) - Baltimore 0 (32-31)
Washington Nationals 2 (34-29) - San Francisco 1 (42-23)
New York Yankees 3 (32-31) - Seattle Mariners 2 (34-30)
Los Angeles Angels 2 (36-28) - Oakland Athletics 1 (39-26) 14 Innings
Detroit Tigers (33-27) @ Chicago White Sox (32-33) (postponed; rain)
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Diamondbacks Place Outfielder A.J. Pollock on the DL with Hand Injury
Brian D. Kersey/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- Just as he was starting to emerge as a breakout player in the National League, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder A.J. Pollack will miss five to eight weeks with a fractured hand.
Pollock suffered the injury on Saturday when he was struck in the right hand by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto.
"Polo was one of our hottest offensive guy," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "Losing him we're going to miss some offense. We're going to have to look at ways to make up that difference."
This is a tough break for the Diamondbacks and specifically Pollock. He's been one of the hottest hitters in all of Major League Baseball in the month of May. Pollock is tied for the National League lead in triples, seventh in slugging percentage, tied for seventh in doubles, and tied for eight in extra-base hits.
The Angels are also dealing with injuries to outfielder Mark Trumbo, starting pitcher Patrick Corbin, and set-up man David Hernandez.
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Scoreboard Roundup – 5/30/14
Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Miami Heat 117 - Indiana Pacers 92 (Heat win series, 4-2)
NHL Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks 4 - Los Angeles Kings 3 (Series Tied, 3-3)
MLB: Washington Nationals 9 (26-27) - Texas Rangers 2 (28-27)
Atlanta Braves 3 (29-25) - Miami Marlins 2 (28-26)
Minnesota Twins 6 (25-27) - New York Yankees 1 (28-25)
Kansas City Royals 6 (26-28) - Toronto Blue Jays 1 (32-24)
Cleveland Indians 5 (25-30) - Colorado Rockies 2 (28-26)
Milwaukee Brewers 11 (33-22) - Chicago Cubs 5 (19-33)
San Diego Padres 4 (25-30) - Chicago White Sox 1 (28-28)
Boston Red Sox 3 (25-29) - Tampa Bay Rays 2 (23-32) - 10 Innings
Houston Astros 2 (24-32) - Baltimore Orioles 1 (26-27)
San Francisco Giants 9 (36-19) - St. Louis Cardinals 4 (29-26)
Philadelphia Phillies 6 (24-28) - New York Mets 5 (25-29) - 14 Innings
San Francisco Giants 9 (36-19) - St. Louis Cardinals 4 (29-26)
Cincinnati Reds 6 (24-29) - Arizona Diamondbacks 4 (23-34)
Detroit Tigers 6 (31-20) - Seattle Mariners 3 (26-28)
Oakland Athletics 9 (33-22) - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5 (30-24)
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (25-29) - Los Angeles Dodgers 1 (29-27)
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Scoreboard Roundup – 5/23/14
Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- MLB: Detroit Tigers 7 (28-16) - Texas Rangers 2 (23-25)
Toronto Blue Jays 3 (27-22) - Oakland Athletics 2 (30-18)
Cincinnati Reds 5 (22-24) - St. Louis Cardinals 3 (26-22)
Baltimore Orioles 8 (24-22) - Cleveland Indians 4 (23-26)
Milwaukee Brewers 9 (29-20) - Miami Marlins 5 (25-24)
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (21-26) - Washington Nationals 3 (24-24)
Tampa Bay Rays 1 (21-28) - Boston Red Sox 0 (20-27)
Atlanta Braves 3 (27-20) - Colorado Rockies 2 (26-22)
Los Angeles Dodgers (26-23) - Philadelphia Phillies 0 (20-25)
Chicago White Sox 6 (25-25) - New York Yankees 5 (24-23)
Seattle Mariners 6 (24-23) - Houston Astros 1 (17-32)
San Francisco Giants 6 (30-18) - Minnesota Twins 2 (23-22)
Los Angeles Angels 6 (27-20) - Kansas City Royals 1 (23-24)
Arizona Diamondbacks (18-31) Vs. New York Mets (21-25) postponed
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Tony La Russa Excited to Help the Diamondbacks Turn Things Around
Rich Piling/MLB Photos via Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- With his managerial career behind him, Tony La Russa is heading to the front office, joining the Arizona Diamondbacks as the team's chief baseball officer.
La Russa has been out of baseball since the end of the 2011 season when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals. Now he's turning attention to the Diamondbacks.
"The one message is that there's never an excuse to back off the effort," La Russa said. "If times are tough, you can't back off it. If times are good, you don't back off and take if for granted. You just remind them who's watching. Your fans are watching."
Through 44 games, the Diamondbacks have been a dissappointing, with a record of 18-28, 5th in the NL West.
La Russa will have to answer only to owner Ken Kendrick and team president Derrick Hall, meaning he has authority over general manager Kevin Towers.
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Goldschmidt Leads Rout of Dodgers
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(PHOENIX, Ariz.) -- Paul Goldschmidt had two home runs and six RBI's as the Arizona Diamondbacks routed Los Angeles 18-7 on Saturday. Clayton Kershaw (2-1) could not get out of the second inning, giving up seven runs in the loss.
"We hadn't really broken out this year and tonight we did," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "Anybody they threw at us, we were patient, got good pitches to hit and hammered them."
Los Angeles attempted multiple comebacks, closing the gap to 9-7 in the top of the sixth inning. However, the Diamondbacks never let up, scoring nine unanswered runs over their final three at-bats. Goldschmidt blasted a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to make it a 13-7 game before adding a two-run shot in the eighth.
"It was nice because we hadn't been scoring much lately, this entire year," Goldschmidt said. "We've had better at-bats lately and tonight was a really, really good effort."
A.J. Pollock and Eric Chavez also went yard for Arizona while Martin Prado drove in three runs and Chris Owens finished a single shy of the cycle. Chase Anderson (2-0) got the win despite giving up five runs in five and one-third innings.
The Diamondbacks set franchise records for hits in a nine inning game (21), extra base hits (13) and triples with inning, doing it three times in the second. Meanwhile, Yasiel Puig's two-run homer set a Dodger record for consecutive games with an extra-base hit (9) and tied another franchise mark for consecutive games with an RBI (8).
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La Russa Takes Over Diamondbacks
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tony La Russa is back in Major League Baseball, joining the Arizona Diamondbacks front office. La Russa was introduced Saturday as the chief baseball officer for the Diamondbacks and will oversee all baseball operations.
"It's the first day I woke up and I felt a difference," La Russa said. "Because for the first time since then you're back with an organization and at the end of the day you're going to be judged by how well your contribution is to the organization's competition. That's how I grew up."
Arizona is off to one of the worst starts in franchise history, sitting 11 games below five-hundred. This will the first stint in a Major League front office for the Hall of Famer. As part of his new role, La Russa will report directly to team president Derrick Hall and work with manager Kirk Gibson and general manager Kevin Towers to build a new future for the Diamondbacks.
A two-time World Series champion manager, La Russa left baseball in 2011 after leading the St. Louis Cardinals to another title. He recently was a special assistant to commissioner Bud Selig before accepting a position with Arizona. La Russa also guided the Oakland Athletics to a world title in 1989 joining Sparky Anderson as the only two managers to win a championship in both leagues.
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Diamondbacks Hire La Russa as Chief Baseball Officer
Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks hired Hall-of-Fame manager Tony La Russa as their chief baseball officer Saturday.
La Russa has been hired to help turnaround a team that is currently one of the worst in baseball.
"The entire organization is obviously frustrated with the results on the field and we are looking to improve,"Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall said. "Tony brings us a wealth of knowledge, experience and success, and will work closely with Kevin and Kirk in evaluating our current state to determine the future of our baseball operations. He is excited and enthusiastic about the challenge, and we are fortunate to have this Hall of Famer on board and a part of the team."
La Russa recently served as a special assistant to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig.
La Russa, who spent 33 big league seasons as a manager, is third all-time in managerial wins and also led three teams to World Series titles, the last coming in 2011.
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1. Let Zach Kline Develop
Cal's quarterback woes may have contributed to Jeff Tedford's ouster more than anything else. Since Aaron Rodgers' 2004 departure, each successor has been asked to reverse the Golden Bears' fortunes — all unsuccessfully. Whether it was Nate Longshore, Kevin Riley or Zach Maynard, Cal has simply been unable to find an answer to run the offense.
Sonny Dykes is known for developing quarterbacks, but the keyword is develop. Zach Kline came to Cal with lofty exceptions as a four-star recruit and Rivals.com's second ranked Pro Set quarterback in the 2012 signing class.
Tedford may have been able to placate some of his detractors by lifting Kline's redshirt, akin to Rick Neuheisel with Brett Hundley at UCLA. Not doing so gave Kline an extra year to mature, and as a result, he'll be fundamental in Dykes' project. His growth is ongoing, and he cannot be benched at the first sign of struggle. Kline's play is a long-term investment.
2. Stay Out Of Holes
The 2012 Golden Bears were outscored in every quarter, but first quarters were particularly unforgiving. Cal mustered just 34 points in the first 15 minutes of games — that's less than a field goal an outing, on average. Conversely, opponents deluged the Golden Bears with 107 first quarter points.
That translates to Cal trailing every game by a touchdown. In five games, the Golden Bears failed to score at all in the opening stanza. Two of those games — vs. Nevada and Washington — Cal lost by one score. That opening period sets a tone, and for Cal, that tone was decidedly negative.
3. Trust The Process
Dykes proved he can build something special in short order at Louisiana Tech. He won 17 games his final two years there, but needed to suffer through a trying initial campaign while getting his players acclimated to the new system. Cal has pieces, but the Golden Bears face a demanding schedule — both Ohio State and Northwestern are on the non-conference slate, in addition to the challenging Pac-12 — so a bowl game might be an unattainable goal in Year One.
Progress this season is going to be measured in inches. More noticeable results will come in Year Two.
1. Beat Stanford
Pretty simple, right? Well, not necessarily. Stanford had an answer for the quick-strike Oregon offense no opponent has since Auburn in the BCS championship game. Even in the Ducks' 2011 opener loss to LSU, the Ducks managed 27 points.
Oregon's version of the spread offense is designed to bewilder the opponent. The Ducks must find a way to have that advantage once more against a savvy Stanford defense. The tables were completely turned in 2012.
2. What's Good For The Goose Is Good For The Gander…Or Duck
Oregon was without a Heisman Trophy candidate last season, despite running back Kenjon Barner and quarterback Marcus Mariota putting up worthy statistics. On another team, they are not sharing the spotlight and possibly going to New York come December. Similarly, the Duck receivers have passes spread pretty evenly among them — not because any are lacking in talent. Quite the opposite. They are all so talented,
Mariota and De'Anthony Thomas could both be Heisman caliber, but letting individual accolades take a backseat to the team cause has been this program's model.
3. Remind Little Brother Who Big Brother Is
Twice in as many years, late season losses have been the Ducks' BCS championship undoing. Oregon faces a tough slate in its Halloween-to-Thanksgiving stretch, starting with UCLA before the marquee showdown with Stanford. UO must also travel to Arizona, where another Duck team's title dreams were snuffed in 2007.
The Civil War ends it as always, and Oregon has dominated the series in recent years. However, a talented Beaver bunch could be in the hunt for the Pac-12 North title come the regular season finale. Late November games — particularly late November home games — have been vexing. The potential for heartbreak when OSU visits is high, unless the Ducks do what they've done so effectively every year since 2008: dominate their in-state rivals.
1. Find A Quarterback & Stick With Him
Cody Vaz and Sean Mannion swapped quarterbacking duties down the stretch. It's no wonder then that all four of the Beavers' losses came on or after Oct. 27. Granted, those final weeks featured the meat of the Beavers' schedule, but that's all the more reason to have stability at the position.
Mannion and Vaz have their positive and negative qualities. Mannion is more of a risk taker, prone to mistakes Vaz might not make, but also more likely to strike it rich with the big play. Head coach Mike Riley cannot afford another season of musical chairs if the Beavers are to develop the right chemistry.
2. Become Road Warriors
Washington and Stanford both come to Reser Stadium in 2013. Both beat Oregon State in 2012, by three and four points. Logic dictates that home field advantage swings the pendulum in the Beavers' favor. Oregon State also gets USC in Reser, where the Trojans have suffered some noteworthy defeats in recent years. Those are three huge wins for Oregon State's conference championship resume.
But to have a fighting shot at the program's first trip to Pasadena in five decades, Oregon State cannot slip up away from home. Washington State, Cal and Utah all have upset potential. A late season trek down to Arizona State is a biggie.
3. Take Home The Platypus
It's been six years since Oregon State won the Civil War. Just once since the Platypus Trophy was found and restored has it resided in Corvallis.
Riley has accomplished much as OSU's head coach, but Oregon remains something of a white whale for his program. Harpooning it could be the step the Beavers need to regain some bragging rights in their home state, and punch tickets to the Rose Bowl Game.
1. Dominate With Defense
Stanford boasted the nation's No. 17 scoring defense last season — no easy feat in a conference predicated on explosive offense. This season's group might actually be better; perhaps good enough to power Stanford into the final BCS championship game.
The Cardinal won an astounding eight games by single digits last year. A few plays break differently, and the program's first Rose Bowl win since 1971 could end very differently. To avoid walking a similar razor's edge, this particularly deep and talented defense must impose its will on opposing offenses. Create separation in the first half with turnovers, punts forced deep in the opponents' own territory, and put the offense in positions to succeed.
2. Ball Control, Ball Control, Ball Control
Stanford is a defensive-oriented team. As such, it's imperative the Cardinal offense dominate time of possession. One would seem to correlate directly with the other, and indeed, Stanford had a 31:43 average time of possession a season ago. In its two losses to Washington and Notre Dame, the Cardinal had a near even split with UW and lost the possession battle to the Irish.
With star tailback Stepfan Taylor gone, the Cardinal must find a new one to dominate the ground game. Tyler Gaffney's return from a professional baseball sabbatical certainly helps, but either quarterback Kevin Hogan or senior running back Anthony Wilkerson must emerge as a reliable rushing option.
3. Find Kevin Hogan Targets
Stanford loses an overwhelming majority of its receiving corps from last season, whether it be wideout Drew Terrell or tight ends Levine Toilolo and Zach Ertz. Gaffney's shown an ability to operate in the passing game, so his return gives Hogan one viable option.
However, the Cardinal need production from other sources that haven't yet stepped into the spotlight during this three-year run of success. Michael Rector is one possibility; Ty Montgomery is another. Each was solid during spring season, but off-season workout prowess does not always translate to fall Saturdays.
1. The Price Is Right
Keith Price can be an outstanding quarterback. He demonstrated as much in 2011 when, among Pac-12 Conference quarterbacks, only Heisman finalist and should-have-been Heisman finalist Matt Barkley were better. Was last season's regression the anomaly? Or was his stellar sophomore campaign the aberration?
The Huskies open with a very good defensive team in Boise State. The Broncos boasted the nation's No. 5 pass defense in 2012, and return seven starters on that side of the ball. So long as he's adequate, the critics should hold judgment on Price until after Week 1.
2. Hold Home Field
The old Husky Stadium was one of the most feared venues in the West, particularly for night games. Its spooky lighting and raucous crowd gave UW teams a psychological edge. Seattle remains one of the best home field advantages in the conference, evident in the Huskies' home wins over Stanford and Oregon State. Such victories were critical
Washington plays a brutal road slate: at UCLA. At Arizona State. At Stanford. At Oregon State. Getting over that seven-win hump is contingent on the Huskies holding serve at Husky Stadium. The lower rung foes like Cal, Colorado and Washington State are of less concern than season opening opponent Boise State, Arizona or Oregon. UW must take care of the lesser foes at home, and go no worse than 2-1 against the latter three to put itself in position for that long-awaited, breakout season.
3. Win Eight
Three straight bowl appearances is nice after Washington floundered for much of the 2000s, but the seven-win barrier is becoming a millstone. Steve Sarkisian came to UW to restore its past glory, not be a merely decent team not quite on par with the Pac's elite.
Washington faces a difficult schedule, so contending for the conference championship this season may not be a realistic goal. However, eight wins make for a tangible benchmark of progress as Sarkisian continues his rebuild. Eight wins are especially meaningful against a schedule as strong as the Huskies'.
1. Halliday's Your Huckleberry
Mike Leach switched between Jeff Tuel and Connor Halliday last season. With Tuel now gone, it's Halliday's show to operate. He's a talented passer with the ability to be Washington State's offensive cornerstone. With a bevy of proven wide receivers returning, the possibility for the Cougars to put up big points is there.
2. Steal One In Martin
The Cougars are unlikely to be favorites too often in 2013; particularly not in Pac-12 play. Still, they play in one of the most unique environments in the conference. Travel to the Palouse is no walk in the park, and cold temperatures can be unforgiving. The combination makes for upset potential.
Look no further than Washington State's 2011 win over Arizona State. Stealing a similar victory this season is important to the program's progress. Maybe ASU again? The Sun Devils come in on Halloween night, when Martin Stadium promises to be rocking, and the temperatures promise to be decidedly un-Tempe-like.
Wazzu also hosts Utah on Thanksgiving weekend.
3. Build On The Apple Cup Momentum
Wazzu's start to 2012 is not particularly accommodating. The Cougars travel to Auburn in Week 1. And while the Tigers are themselves rebuilding, lower tier Pac-12 teams never fare well in the South. Then in Week 2, Washington State travels to USC. The Cougars have not beaten the Trojans since WSU's 2002 Rose Bowl campaign.
A win over a good Washington team to cap Leach's debut season gives the Cougars a tangible result to look to for inspiration in Year 2. Auburn and USC are favorites, and WSU may not win those games. However, giving each a competitive game with two likely Ws against Southern Utah and Idaho awaiting should extend the Cougars' momentum into a stretch that includes Stanford, Cal, and the Oregons.
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