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Posted on 23 August 2014 by WNST Staff
Posted on 06 June 2014 by WNST Staff
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland right hander Jake Stinnett has been selected in the second round (45th overall) of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago Cubs.
Stinnett is the 15th Terrapin to be drafted over the last four years and is the highest-selected Maryland player since Brett Cecil was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round (38th overall pick) of the 2007 draft.
A second team All-ACC selection as a senior, Stinnett has served as Maryland's Friday night ace throughout the 2014 campaign leading the Terps to their first NCAA Super Regional appearance in program history this weekend against Virginia.
The Vista, Calif., native has compiled a 7-6 record in 15 starts (2.65 ERA), striking out a program-record and ACC-best 130 batters in 112.0 innings this season. Opponents are hitting just .192 against the righty hurler, which ranks third in the ACC.
This season, Stinnett accomplished a feat not seen in the ACC since 2006 winning weekly player of the week honors four times.
Stinnett was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 29th round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but chose to remain at Maryland for his senior season.
Posted on 31 May 2014 by Tony Wisniewski
It's not that he's not good enough.
Jeff Samardzija is pitching as well as anyone in the Big Leagues. His 1.68 ERA, along with his 1.06 WHIP are certainly stats to write home about. By any estimation, the Cubs' current ace is a bona fide number-one starter on the majority of the seven-plus teams who are currently coveting his services.
But, while his 2014 numbers have been stellar through the end of May, baseball has a way of making players turn into who they really are. And, over the long haul, Samardzija isn't an ace and probably isn't worth the asking price of a king's ransom, two first-borns, and nude pictures of the acquiring team's GM's wife.
The Orioles, sitting at a game below-.500 aren't only "a player away" from being a true contender. They're at least a starter, a closer, a left fielder, and a fast table-setting leadoff hitter away from being the class of the AL East. This, coupled with the hard-luck the club has faced with injuries thus far, makes it a no-brainer to pump the brakes on the idea of sending the likes of Dylan Bundy, Kevin Gausman, or Eddy Rodriguez to the Cubs in exchange for a 29-year-old starter who has never won double-digit games in the Major Leagues.
Some will make the argument that Samardzija would be a perennial double-digit wins guy if he had any offensive support–but what pitcher wouldn't? The same argument could be made for the Bud Norris', Miguel Gonzalez's, and Wei-yin Chen's of the world; each of whom are capable of 10-12 wins with some decent four-plus runs per game type of support.
Bringing a pitcher like Samardzija to Baltimore in exchange for two potential front-end starters isn't the type of trade that creates long-term success. It's a stop-gap. It's a short-term "what have you done for me lately" type of move.
For what it's worth, if you look at the Cubs rotation, Samardzija's numbers aren't even the best of the bunch. In fact, Oriole castoff Jason Hammel, has five wins and a WHIP of 0.91. And, if you want to argue that "wins" are an overblown statistic, please, go for it. But keep in mind, at the end of the season, the teams that play in October play because of that very statistic.
Some guys are winner and some aren't. There are intangibles that some pitchers have and others don't. Before falling in love with the idea that "wins" don't matter, or "Samardzija would be great on another team," I'll toss out some names like the aforementioned Norris, C.J. Wilson, Edwin Jackson, and all of the other pitchers who have convinced fans and front office execs that their mediocrity is based on their surroundings.
When he gets traded, and there's no doubt he will, Samardzija will help out wherever he goes. He'll bolster a contending team's rotation.
But the Orioles don't really need that. They need to make the long-play, and he's the wrong guy for anything like that.
Posted on 28 May 2014 by Luke Jones
The Orioles need better starting pitching and they need an ace if they truly want to compete for a World Series title.
That cry has been uttered by fans and media alike for the better part of two years — even longer if you prefer going back to the free-agent departure of Mike Mussina after the 2000 season — as the rotation has mostly been comprised of arms with the ability of No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 starters who have often struggled to pitch deep into games, leaving the bullpen overworked and eventually worn out.
It comes as no surprise to see the reaction to a CBS Chicago report suggesting the Orioles are the "leading team of interest" in Cubs starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija, who currently sports a miniscule 1.68 earned run average through his first 11 starts of the 2014 season. That mark is second in the majors despite the 29-year-old being limited to a 1-4 record pitching for the woeful Cubs.
There's no disputing Samardzija being a talented pitcher as he would be a clear upgrade in the starting rotation, but he's also expected to be one of the top commodities available on the open market this summer. And that's why it's a dangerous proposition to bid on a solid pitcher who's having a career season if you're the Orioles or any club hot after his services.
As desperate as the Orioles should be for better starting pitching with their best competitive window closing after the 2015 season when Matt Wieters and Chris Davis are both scheduled to become free agents, Samardzija needs to be viewed for who he really is and not what the Orioles want him to be. The right-hander is off to an unbelievable start, but his 3.90 career ERA and 4.34 ERA pitching in the National League Central only last year suggest he isn't much more than a solid upgrade and is not someone worth gutting a top-heavy minor-league system to acquire.
In other words, the Orioles wouldn't be getting a David Price or a Cliff Lee in adding the 6-foot-5 right-hander to the starting rotation. And pitching in the American League East is a different story than the National League.
The Cubs are undoubtedly looking for a king's ransom in exchange for Samardzija's services, and there will be plenty of clubs looking to acquire him, which will further drive up the price. Should the Orioles be willing to part with some combination of top pitching prospects Kevin Gausman, Dylan Bundy, Hunter Harvey, and Eduardo Rodriguez in order to land him?
It's true that the Orioles have far too often been disappointed in waiting for a slew of top prospects to realize their potential in recent years, but that doesn't mean executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette should willingly fork over what few minor-league pieces he has for what history suggests is an improvement but not a dynamic difference-maker to put the Orioles over the top. It will ultimately come down to Chicago's asking price and how many teams are sold on Samardzija's start in 2014 and the idea of him truly being an ace.
Is Samardzija — who is eligible for free agency after the 2015 season — worth the combination of Rodriguez and 21-year-old second baseman Jonathan Schoop or the package of one of Gausman, Bundy, or Harvey and a lower-level prospect? Perhaps, but if other clubs are willing to exceed that kind of a deal, the Orioles must remember that Samardzija's 66 career starts prior to 2014 suggest he's not even as good as Ubaldo Jimenez.
Despite his tiny ERA, Samardzija is averaging 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 2014 — actually down from his career average of 8.5 — and a .269 batting average on balls in play against him provides statistical evidence suggesting he won't sustain his incredible start, which even the layman would predict anyway.
It's a difficult call as the Orioles appeared to signal during spring training that they're finally "going for it" after investing $50 million in Jimenez and signing slugger Nelson Cruz to a one-year, $8 million contract. Throwing money at free-agent commodities is one thing, but giving up young and cheap talent in a farm system needing more depth is a dangerous proposition if you're not overwhelmed with what you're getting in return.
The Orioles know their best window for competing is closing with Cruz, J.J. Hardy, and Nick Markakis set to become free agents after this season and Davis and Wieters the year after. If there were ever a time for the Orioles to pull the trigger on a blockbuster deal, it's now, particularly with the AL East looking very average.
But is the Chicago pitcher the right target?
Samardzija would improve the rotation, but whether the Orioles would be so much better with him that Duquette should pony up a couple of his top pitching prospects is open for debate.
And the history before the first two months of 2014 suggests the answer is probably not.
Posted on 02 February 2014 by WNST Staff
The Chicago Cubs have invited 24 non-roster players to major league spring training, which begins Thursday, February 13 when pitchers and catchers are invited to report in advance of their first formal workout on Friday, February 14 at Cubs Park in Mesa, Ariz.
Position players are invited to report to camp Tuesday, February 18 with the team's first full squad workout Wednesday, February 19.
The following nine pitchers have been invited to major league camp: right-handed pitchers Marcus Hatley, Kyle Hendricks, Carlos Pimentel, Armando Rivero and Brian Schlitter, as well as left-handed pitchers Tommy Hottovy, Eric Jokisch, Jonathan Sanchez and Tsuyoshi Wada.
Five infielders have been invited to major league camp: Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Ryan Roberts, Chris Valaika and Jeudy Valdez.
Seven outfielders have been invited to big league camp: Albert Almora, Chris Coghlan, Aaron Cunningham, Ryan Kalish, Mitch Maier, Darnell McDonald and Casper Wells.
Three catchers have been invited to big league camp: John Baker, Rafael Lopez and Eli Whiteside.
Additionally, minor league catchers Luis Flores and Will Remillard will assist at times in big league camp.
Posted on 23 December 2013 by WNST Staff
The Orioles today announced that they have claimed RHP LIAM HENDRIKS off of waivers from the Cubs.
Hendriks, 24, was claimed off of waivers by the Cubs from Minnesota on December 13. He appeared in 10 games (eight starts) for the Twins in 2013, going 1-3 with a 6.85 ERA (47.1IP, 36ER). He also made 16 starts for Triple-A Rochester. Originally signed by Minnesota as an international free agent in 2007, Hendriks will be the third Australian-born Oriole in club history when he makes his debut, joining JOHN STEPHENS (2002) and DAMIAN MOSS (2003). In six minor league seasons in the Minnesota organization, Hendriks went 42-28 with a 2.99 ERA (580.1IP, 193ER) in 100 games (98 starts).
With this move, the Orioles now have 39 players on the 40-man roster.
Posted on 02 July 2013 by WNST Staff
The Orioles today announced that they have acquired RHP SCOTT FELDMAN and CA STEVE CLEVENGER from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RHPs JAKE ARRIETA and PEDRO STROP and INTERNATIONAL SIGNING BONUS SLOTS 3 and 4. Clevenger has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk.
Additionally, OF NOLAN REIMOLD has been activated from the 15-day disabled list.
Feldman, 30, is 7-6 with a 3.46 ERA (91.0IP, 35ER) and nine Quality Starts in 15 outings for the Cubs this season, including a 4-1 mark and 2.25 ERA (40.0IP, 10ER) in six starts in May. He is 46-50 with a 4.66 ERA (818.2IP, 424ER) in 219 career games (116 starts) over nine seasons with Texas (2005-12) and the Cubs (2013). Since 2011, Feldman has improved his strikeout rate to 17.8% of batters faced and lowered his walk rate to 6.4%, compared to 12.7% and 8.4%, respectively, over the first six years of his career.
"Feldman is a proven starter with postseason experience who should help stabilize our rotation for the second half," Orioles Executive VP of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette said.
He appeared in nine postseason games for Texas in 2011, going 1-0 with a 3.29 ERA (13.2IP, 5ER) while pitching in the ALDS (one game), ALCS (three games) and World Series (five games). Feldman set career-highs with 17 wins, 31 starts and 189.2 innings pitched for the Rangers in 2009.
"We're having a good season & need to stabilize our starting pitching to advance to the playoffs," Duquette told MASN. "And that's what this deal is aimed to addressed."
Feldman, who was scheduled to start Tuesday for the Cubs against the Oakland Athletics, will fly out to Chicago tonight to join the Orioles, and will start Wednesday against the White Sox, according to an interview Feldman did with Sirius XM.
"I know Maryland's known for Crabcakes and Football," Feldman joked while on with former GM Jim Bowden.
He will be the third Hawaiian-born player in Orioles history, joining INF LENN SAKATA (1980-85) and LHP SID FERNANDEZ (1994-95).
Clevenger, 27, has batted .327/.426/.596 in 15 games for Triple-A Iowa and is 1-for-8 in eight games for the Cubs this season. He is a .199/.262/.275 hitter in 79 major league games with the Cubs since 2011. The Baltimore-born Clevenger was selected by the Cubs in the 7th round of the 2006 First Year Player Draft and has batted .310/.372/.429 in 563 career minor league games. He graduated from Mount St. Joseph's High School.
Arrieta, 27, is 1-2 with a 7.23 ERA (23.2IP, 19ER) in five starts for the Orioles this season. He has gone 20-25 with a 5.46 ERA (358.0IP, 217ER) in 69 games (63 starts) in four seasons with Baltimore after being selected by the O's in the 5th round of the 2007 First Year Player Draft.
Arrieta was shocked by the trade, but ultimately he understood the decision the Orioles had to make, and he knows that it benefits both he and the two clubs involved.
"I think for both sides, it kind of came to that fork in the road and they chose to make a trade," Arrieta told the Sun. "I think that is really the best way to look at it. This is something that is going to do me a lot of good."
Strop, 28, is 0-3 with a 7.25 ERA (22.1IP, 18ER) in 29 games for the Orioles this season. He went 7-5 with a 3.30 ERA (101.0IP, 37ER) and three saves in 111 games for the Orioles after being acquired on September 1, 2011 from Texas.
"It was frustrating knowing you can do better than what you are doing," Strop told MLB.com.
Reimold, 29, was placed on the disabled list on May 12 with a right hamstring strain. He is batting .188/.257/.327 in 31 games for the Orioles this season.
The Orioles will not have to make a corresponding roster move with Reimold until Feldman arrives with the team.
Posted on 14 March 2012 by WNST Staff
Odds to win the 2012 World Series
Philadelphia Phillies 11/2
New York Yankees 13/2
Los Angeles Angels 7/1
Detroit Tigers 8/1
Texas Rangers 10/1
Boston Red Sox 10/1
San Francisco Giants 15/1
Tampa Bay Rays 18/1
Miami Marlins 20/1
Cincinnati Reds 20/1
Atlanta Braves 22/1
St. Louis Cardinals 25/1
Arizona Diamondbacks 28/1
Milwaukee Brewers 28/1
Washington Nationals 30/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 40/1
Toronto Blue Jays 40/1
Chicago Cubs 40/1
Colorado Rockies 40/1
Cleveland Indians 60/1
Chicago White Sox 65/1
Minnesota Twins 75/1
Kansas City Royals 80/1
New York Mets 80/1
Oakland Athletics 80/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 100/1
San Diego Padres 100/1
Seattle Mariners 100/1
Baltimore Orioles 150/1
Houston Astros 200/1
Odds to win the 2012 AL Pennant
New York Yankees 13/4
Los Angeles Angels 7/2
Detroit Tigers 4/1
Boston Red Sox 11/2
Texas Rangers 11/2
Tampa Bay Rays 9/1
Toronto Blue Jays 22/1
Cleveland Indians 28/1
Chicago White Sox 35/1
Kansas City Royals 40/1
Oakland Athletics 40/1
Minnesota Twins 40/1
Seattle Mariners 60/1
Baltimore Orioles 75/1
Odds to win the 2012 NL Pennant
Philadelphia Phillies 9/4
San Francisco Giants 7/1
Atlanta Braves 9/1
Cincinnati Reds 9/1
Miami Marlins 9/1
St. Louis Cardinals 11/1
Milwaukee Brewers 14/1
Washington Nationals 15/1
Arizona Diamondbacks 14/1
Colorado Rockies 18/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 18/1
Chicago Cubs 22/1
New York Mets 40/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 40/1
San Diego Padres 50/1
Houston Astros 100/1
Odds to win the 2012 AL East
New York Yankees 2/3
Boston Red Sox 3/1
Tampa Bay Rays 9/2
Toronto Blue Jays 12/1
Baltimore Orioles 100/1
Odds to win the 2012 AL Central
Detroit Tigers 1/4
Cleveland Indians 10/1
Kansas City Royals 12/1
Chicago White Sox 12/1
Minnesota Twins 16/1
Odds to win the 2012 AL West
Los Angeles Angels 4/5
Texas Rangers 1/1
Oakland Athletics 30/1
Seattle Mariners 45/1
Odds to win the 2012 NL East
Philadelphia Phillies 1/2
Miami Marlins 11/2
Atlanta Braves 6/1
Washington Nationals 8/1
New York Mets 50/1
Odds to win the 2012 NL Central
Cincinnati Reds 7/5
St. Louis Cardinals 2/1
Milwaukee Brewers 11/4
Chicago Cubs 18/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 30/1
Houston Astros 100/1
Odds to win the 2012 NL West
San Francisco Giants 5/4
Arizona Diamondbacks 2/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 11/2
Colorado Rockies 7/1
San Diego Padres 15/1
Over/Under Regular Season Win Totals
Arizona Diamondbacks 86½
Atlanta Braves 86½
Baltimore Orioles 69½
Boston Red Sox 90½
Chicago Cubs 73½
Chicago White Sox 75½
Cincinnati Reds 87½
Cleveland Indians 78½
Colorado Rockies 80½
Detroit Tigers 91½
Miami Marlins 85½
Houston Astros 63½
Kansas City Royals 78½
Los Angeles Angels 91½
Los Angeles Dodgers 80½
Milwaukee Brewers 85½
Minnesota Twins 72½
New York Mets 73½
New York Yankees 93½
Oakland Athletics 72½
Philadelphia Phillies 93½
Pittsburgh Pirates 72½
San Diego Padres 73½
San Francisco Giants 87½
Seattle Mariners 71½
St. Louis Cardinals 85½
Tampa Bay Rays 86½
Texas Rangers 91½
Toronto Blue Jays 81½
Washington Nationals 83½
courtesy of Bovada, (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV).
Posted on 30 May 2011 by Glenn Clark
Honorable Mention: Boxing-Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (Saturday 10pm from Los Angeles live on HBO), Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals-Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson (Saturday 9pm from Atlantic City live on Showtime); Arena Football: AFL Jacksonville Sharks @ New Orleans VooDoo (Friday 8pm from New Orleans live on NFL Network)
10. Rihanna/Cee-Lo Green (Saturday 7:30pm 1st Mariner Arena); New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys (Friday 7:30pm Verizon Center); Gabriel Iglesias/Russell Peters/Lisa Lampinelli (Friday 8pm Patriot Center); Creedence Clearwater Revisited/Three Dog Night (Friday 6pm Pier Six Pavilion); Capital Jazz Fest feat. Herbie Hancock, Natalie Cole, etc. (Friday-Sunday Merriweather Post Pavilion); Matt and Kim (Wednesday 7pm Rams Head Live), Steel Pulse (Saturday 8pm Rams Head Live); Against Me! (Friday 7pm Recher Theatre), Bang Tango/Kip Winger (Saturday 6:30pm Recher Theatre); Chuck Brown (Saturday 8pm & 11pm Rams Head On Stage); Death Cab For Cutie (Friday 8pm 9:30 Club); The Bridge (Wednesday 8pm 8×10 Club); Bone Thugs N Harmony (Tuesday 7pm Bourbon Street); Bill Cosby (Thursday 8pm Wolf Trap), Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (Sunday 2pm Wolf Trap); Brian Wilson (Monday 8pm Wolf Trap); Kenny Chesney/Zac Brown Band (Saturday 4:30pm FedEx Field); The Script (Sunday 7:30pm D.A.R. Constitution Hall); "X-Men: First Class" opens in theaters (Friday); Monster-Mania Con 18 (Friday-Sunday Baltimore Marriott Hunt Valley Inn)
First of all, there is simply no excuse if you're not listening to The Bridge. They're local, they're outstanding and they're really good looking. (Did I just say that?)
There's a really good chance I stand across the water and watch Three Dog Night. I mean, wouldn't you?
I'm a little embarrassed by how much I enjoy The Script. I feel like I might as well be a chick.
I can't believe Zac Brown Band has to open for Kenny Chesney. Lord knows it should be the other way around…
9. Auto Racing: NASCAR STP 400 (Sunday 1pm from Kansas City, KS live on FOX)
I never really enjoyed watching auto racing to begin with, so I have to assume that the racing gods will be willing to make sure every race ends with someone doing something idiotic on the last lap just to make sure we have something to talk about the next day, right?
For what it's worth, I'm sure JR Hildebrand will always appreciate the Christmas cards he'll get from Jean Van De Velde FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
"Thinking about you pal. Know if must be tough…again."
And then there's Dale Earnhardt Jr. I get the feeling he just didn't want the Chicago Cubs to feel like they didn't have company.
8. Golf: PGA Tour The Memorial (Thursday & Friday 3pm live on Golf Channel, Saturday 3pm Sunday 2:30pm live on CBS. All golf from Dublin, OH); Champions Tour Principal Charity Classic (Friday 6:30pm Saturday & Sunday 7:30pm from West Des Moines, IA live on Golf Channel); LPGA Tour ShopRite LPGA Classic (Friday 12pm Saturday 5pm Sunday 4:30pm from Galloway, NJ on Golf Channel); Nationwide Tour Melwood Prince George's County Open presented by Under Armour (Thursday & Friday 12:30pm Saturday 2:30pm Sunday 1:30pm from University of Maryland Golf Course in College Park live on Golf Channel)
At last week's event, some guy I've never heard of beat some guy I've never heard of in a playoff. But good news! The guy who won is the nephew of some girl I've never heard of.
Former Terrapins coach Gary Williams is the host of the Nationwide Tour event this weekend, which means I'd almost think about caring about it.
If he makes a decent putt in the Pro-Am, I can only pray he celebrates accordingly…
7. Mixed Martial Arts: The Ultimate Fighter Finale-Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos (Saturday 9pm from Las Vegas live on SpikeTV)
Saturday night's event is highlighted by Clay Guida vs. Anthony Pettis. You may remember Pettis as the author of THE GREATEST MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF MMA….
Holy hell I still don't believe that happened.
6. Soccer: Team USA vs. Spain (Saturday 4:30pm from Foxborough, MA live on ESPN), Team USA Women vs. Mexico (Sunday 2pm from Harrison, NJ live on ESPN2); MLS-DC United @ Los Angeles Galaxy (Friday 11pm from Los Angeles live on Fox Soccer Channel)
Understand-I WILL be rooting for the Red, White & Blue Saturday afternoon. That being said, it doesn't change the fact that my heart will always belong to Spain's Paz Vega. It is what it is.
5. Scripps National Spelling Bee (Preliminaries Wednesday 8am live on ESPN3.com, Semifinals Thursday 10am live on ESPN, Finals Thursday 8:30pm live on ESPN. All spelling from National Harbor in DC)
The bad news: Erin Andrews is no longer involved in Spelling Bee coverage.
The good news: I'm pretty sure no one will have to spell "sardoodledom" ever again…
4. NBA Playoffs: NBA Finals-Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat (Game 1 Tuesday 9pm from Miami live on ABC, Game 2 Thursday 9pm from Miami live on ABC, Game 3 Sunday 8pm from Dallas live on ABC)
Two things we can agree about as Americans.
One-we love our military. God bless.
Two-we of course hate LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
This is where things get sticky, because rarely as Americans have we ever knowingly accepted anything about Germany, so our upcoming love affair with Dirk Nowitzki is going to be uncomfortable at best.
Let's remember though-without the Germans, we wouldn't have ever had "Beerfest"…
Yep, go Mavs!
3. NHL Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals-Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks (Game 1 Wednesday 8pm from Vancouver live on NBC, Game 2 Saturday 8pm from Vancouver live on NBC, Game 3 Monday 8pm from Boston live on VERSUS)
Another tricky spot here. We can either root for Canada…or we can root for a city that gave us the Red Sox and the worst sports "reporter" in Charm City. (You know who you are…and I'm sure you're reading!)
So…let's always remember that Canada gave us Our Lady Peace…
And the great Pamela Anderson…
So….let's go Canucks!
2. Council of Ravens Roosts Convention (Thursday-Sunday throughout Ocean City); 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hears NFL appeal of ruling lifting lockout (Friday St. Louis)
You never know who you might bump into down in Ocean City during Ravens Roosts weekend. For example, you MIGHT bump into Sergio Kindle and Brian Billick…
OR you might bump into the legendary Intern Genna, who I believe has a permanent address in OC…
(Edit from GMC: She's the one on the right. I'm sure you can stumble upon her at Seacrets…where you might find Ray Rice too.)
1. Tennis: ATP Tour & WTA Tour French Open (Tuesday & Wednesday 8am Thursday 5am Friday 7am live on Tennis Channel, Tuesday & Wednesday 12pm Thursday 8am live on ESPN2, Friday 11am Saturday-Women's Final & Sunday-Men's Final 9am live on NBC)
No American men are around for Week 2 of a grand slam event. Say it with me in your best Jim Nantz voice, "A Tradition Unlike Any Other."
Clearly the highlight of Roland Garros thus far has already been documented by Deadspin.
And since we have nothing to REALLY talk about here, here's one more picture of Maria Sharapova. I mean, why not?
Flexing my mic muscles since 1983…
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Posted on 30 March 2011 by Glenn Clark
When Nestor Aparicio told me Wednesday would be the day I would scribe my Baltimore Orioles preview piece, I chuckled a bit. I'm sure he had no idea of the symbolism involved.
If you listen to "The Morning Reaction" on AM1570 WNST (and you certainly should), you probably know that Wednesday marks the first time I've taken a vacation since returning to the Charm City airwaves in 2008.
I'm headed to Phoenix, which is where I lived and worked for two years after leaving CBS Radio here in Baltimore.
Just before departing CBS for the Valley of the Sun, I heard that Nasty was organizing an event called "Free The Birds". I will admit now that upon hearing of the event, my thoughts (in my head and on-air) were along the lines of "what a blowhard."
It wasn't until I got to Arizona that I truly understood what Nestor was doing.
My only full season of MLB coverage in Arizona came in 2007. I was there for the end of the 2006 season and half of the 2008 season-but '07 was my only full year of covering baseball-specifically the Arizona Diamondbacks.
It you'll remember, 2007 was the year the D-Backs went on an improbable run to the NL West crown and a trip to the NLCS (where they would ultimately be dismissed by the Colorado Rockies).
The 2007 Diamondbacks were a special group. They were a young team (CF Chris Young, RF Justin Upton, SS Stephen Drew, 1B Conor Jackson and 3B Mark Reynolds were all at the beginning of their careers) with a few "journeymen" type veterans (1B Tony Clark, 2B Orlando Hudson and LF Eric Byrnes) sprinkled in.
Their pitching staff (led by stars Brandon Webb and Randy Johnson) was clearly what carried them to October, but even that group included some journeymen, as Doug Davis and Livan Hernandez held down rotation spots.
They were a fun team that found success from Opening Day until the postseason, and it made the entire summer in Phoenix sort of magical.
Every game in every series at Chase Field (and away from Chase Field) mattered. Every game had a story line. Every game had underlying drama.
Every game was discussed by sports fans the next day on radio, around water coolers and on social media accounts (MySpace was the most popular at the time) throughout the state.
As someone who wasn't from Phoenix (and who actually went to Chase Field for three games in June looking like the above and below pictures), I had no emotional ties to the D-Backs. Yet as the season continued, I found myself more and more emotionally invested as the city where I resided came down with a case of Diamondbacks fever.
I even found myself in a public fight with Diamondbacks President/CEO Derrick Hall before NLDS Game 1 against the Chicago Cubs-arguing with him that the team shouldn't play "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the 7th Inning Stretch because it would give too much encouragement to the Cubs fans in attendance.
I REALLY didn't care in my heart whether or not the Diamondbacks won the series. My team (the O's) had just polished off their 10th consecutive losing season. Yet for some reason, the magic of the Diamondbacks' accomplishment had touched even a dyed-in-the-wool Birds fan like myself.
It was then…in October of 2007…that I finally understood what Nestor (and company) were trying to say.
I hadn't experienced that type of feeling as an Orioles fan in a decade.
I haven't experienced it since then of course either.
The last time a meaningful game was played in Baltimore was in October of 1997, when Tony Fernandez crushed both Armando Benitez and the dreams of every 14 year old kid at Perry Hall High School like myself.
I at least got to see a meaningful game as a high school freshman. We're now approaching a time where area kids will enter high school having not been alive for a single meaningful baseball game.
It's real.
After seeing the Diamondbacks' magical run and the way even a transient city like Phoenix was carried away by a season of baseball-I knew that "Free The Birds" was about the desire to finally see the city of Baltimore again experience the same thing.
And we all know just how much the city of Baltimore really needs to experience something like that.
That brings us to the 2011 Baltimore Orioles.
What's happened with this franchise since 1997 isn't the fault of President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail, Manager Buck Showalter, DH Vladimir Guerrero or any other player, coach or front office member…with one glaring exception-but we'll leave Peter Angelos alone this time.
Just because the past 13 seasons aren't the fault of the overwhelming majority of the principles involved in 2011 season doesn't mean that the issues surrounding the past 13 seasons can suddenly be ignored.
Whether they like it or not, the 2011 Baltimore Orioles carry the burden of the failures of recent teams.
Just as the 2010 Baltimore Orioles did…and the 2009 Baltimore Orioles did…and the 2012 Baltimore Orioles will if this team doesn't succeed.
The team (and most notably CF Adam Jones, who recently made some colorful comments to the Baltimore Sun) will be reminded of that when they report to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday, April 22nd to open a six game homestand against the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
It will be a somewhat painful reminder that what happened between 1998-2010 is still very much an issue to fans in Baltimore today.
The 2011 Baltimore Orioles will have to accept the desperation of a fanbase deprived of a winner for 13 cities every time they step on a baseball diamond.
We'll find out over the next six months whether or not they can handle the responsibility.
The early returns have been questionable. Jones has popped off about the fanbase, Showalter took time in an interview to worry about the money Red Sox GM Theo Epstein is spending and how Yankees SS Derek Jeter stands at the plate.
The Orioles (and Orioles fans) cannot afford to waste their time this season worrying about anything other than winning baseball games.
They're fighting a battle that won't be easy. While most pundits agree this team is better than they have been in recent years-few believe they will be better than the Yankees, Red Sox or even the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. Few believe that meaningful games will return to OPACY after the All-Star Game this season.
The Orioles will look to do their best to prove those pundits wrong, and it won't be easy.
In the meantime, they'll have to try to win back an entire city. There will always be a group of hardcore fans that will support a team emotionally and economically no matter what the results are-but this team will look to re-establish a broader level of support beyond that group.
To do so-the only thing they can concern themselves with is winning.
In fact, the Orioles would be wise to channel Al Davis and consider a "Just Win, Baby" mentality for 2011.
If they do so-Jones won't have to worry about who is in the stands when the Yanks come back to town this August. Showalter won't have to worry about how much money any other team in Major League Baseball spends.
The 2011 Baltimore Orioles just need to worry about winning.
Nothing else.
If they can win even enough to have their name on the Wild Card race list when the Yanks visit this August-the feeling at those games will be even more special than what I experienced at playoff games in Phoenix in 2007.
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Despite the introduction of chain bath and body specialty stores, customers still return to this State Street favorite to pick up their private line of bar and liquid soaps, lotion, shampoo, conditioner and custom scents as well as Burt Bee's product, Crabtree & Evelyn and Pacifica goodies.
Bauer and Beckwith had the foresight to carry (now) well-known L'Occitane en Provence and Crabtree & Evelyn product lines, and have always offered natural and biodegradable potions—something that's hot right now.
"Our customers have great loyalty. We have second- and third-generation customers," notes Bauer, proudly. "Things have caught up with us—we've been here from the beginning."
Mason Pearson brushes are revered by top hairstylists for their boar bristles, which help bring shine to locks. $80–$170
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Police, firefighters and emergency personnel responded to 59 Hawthorne Hill Road at 10:13 p.m. By the time firefighters arrived, heavy fire had enveloped the 2½ story home.
Fire Chief Richard Fowler said firefighters sounded a second alarm to bring in additional fire trucks to transport water to the scene.
"We could always use extra personnel, but the primary reason was the tankers," Fowler said.
Fowler said local crews were assisted at the scene by firefighters from Alton, Barnstead, Middleton, Milton, New Durham, Rochester, Strafford and Wolfeboro. Somersworth firefighters provided station coverage.
Paramedics from Frisbie Memorial Hospital responded to the scene, but Fowler said there were no injuries.
Fowler praised the decision at the last town meeting approving purchase a new fire engine. The telescoping lights on the new engine were a crucial asset at the fire Monday.
"It lit up the fire grounds like a football field," Fowler said, the light enabled firefighters to move around safely and avoid debris.
"We appreciate all we get from the town. They've been very supportive of the fire department," Fowler said.
Fowler said firefighters were able to prevent the fire from damaging a 1968 Ford and spreading to the nearby garage, which sustained some melted siding due to the heat from the home.
"The car and the garage were steaming, but the wind was going our way," Fowler said. "If it wasn't, we probably would have lost it."
Fowler said the home was reduced to charred rubble but was insured.
Firefighters returned to the scene Tuesday to spray a thick layer of foam into the ruins to extinguish remaining hotspots.
"As everything fell into the basement … there's a lot of hot embers," Fowler said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Offensive Line Looks To Step Up vs. EaglesPosted by on December 22, 2010 – 2:06 pm
Since the Vikings have posted only17 points in their last 2 games, a host of different aspects of the offense could be blamed for their current woes. Vikings Interim Head Coach Leslie Frazier mentioned that the offensive line is one area that is looking to improve in order to have an opportunity to win this Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.
"We'll have to play our best game on both sides of the football up front," Frazier said during his Wednesday press conference. "In particular with our offensive line."
As Mike mentioned in his "Setting The Table" segment, the Eagles defense is not as stout as other defenses the Vikings have faced this year, ranking 13th overall and 21st in scoring defense, but their front 4 features fluid formations that are always changing from play to play.
"The Eagles have a fast front," Frazier acknowledged. "They do a great job of moving around and very seldom do they get stuck on the line of scrimmage. They are always moving. So our offensive line will be challenged probably as well as they have been in a game this season."
The attributes of the Eagles front 4 that Frazier alluded to are obviously a hurdle the offensive line will have to overcome in order to improve, but this will all have to be done without their regular starting guards. Both Anthony Herrera and Steve Hutchinson are on injured reserve, and although the offensive line has been without both of them for 3 weeks now, it is still a struggle to find cohesiveness. Especially for C John Sullivan, who has been working with a different G beside side him since Herrera suffered a season-ending injury against the Packers over a month ago.
"It's been a little bit tougher for him in some ways," Frazier said of Sullivan. "But he's responded quite well. There have been moments where he found himself, and this has been more of late, where he has to take control of our offensive line. More so than he would have if Steve were there or Anthony were there. It's a different mindset for him, but he's responded to it and I think that he's become more confident as time has gone on and this is one of those weeks that he'll have to become a captain for us on that offensive line."
Losing an All-Pro player such as Hutchinson to injured reserve has a dramatic impact on the play of the offensive line, but Frazier mentioned that his replacement – rookie Chris DeGeare – has stepped in nicely.
"He's gotten better," Frazier said. "There's been moments where he's struggled, which we thought he would being a young guy and playing as much as he's had to play. But overall, we've seen some consistency, we've seen him not back down to situations and we expect him to get better as time goes on."
Injury-plagued or not, the Vikings offensive line will have to step up to secure a win against another team vying to clinch its division.
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By LAVikes on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
No QB stands a chance behind our O-line. c u n LA.
By Titus on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
What was that LAVikes– "our" denotes you are a fan of the Minnesota Vikings. You cannot say "our" while pressing for the Minnesota Vikings to change location and name. IT is the Minnesota Vikings, so try again. Rewrite the post without "our," you can do it.
By NovaScotiaVike on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Just another example of "California Dreamin'" on such a winter's day.
By Titus on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Hey Nova— they are just trying to stir the pot and rile the fans because, without Chilly, there is not a lot to argue. We have a heat wave here.
By NovaScotiaVike on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
L.A. Vikes,you'll be all right, you guys still have Roller Derby.
By LAVikes on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
And you, my friends, have no clue. The nation mocks you. We have better college stadiums than the chipmunks do. c u n LA!!!!!!!!!!!!
By LAVikes on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
@Titus How did the Lakers' get their name? We don't have a lot of lakes in SoCal.
By Titus on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
LA Vikes, so what? My original post is not in question– there is a Minnesota in front of Vikings. What do you not understand?
By NovaScotiaVike on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Titus, let him rant. He's probably posting to the Chargers and Bills too.
By Titus on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
I guess the stereotypes about LA are true— like totally dude, we know it all. Keep rolling the green cigarettes LA Vikes, keep that Californian dreamin gig swirling between your ears. What a life.
By NovaScotiaVike on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
How did that Ram thing work out?
By NovaScotiaVike on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
How did that Raider thing work out?
By Titus on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Nova, both those teams met the Terminator.
By NovaScotiaVike on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
How true, Titus.
By Pete on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
The Offensive line needs to step up, or this is going to be another blow out game.
By Shawn on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Yea I agree Pete, I cant believe our OL gave up 40 points its just ridiculous … and if the OL doesnt play better Eagles will score on every drive … the OL has to be prepared for DeSean Jackson , hes a big play guy and our OL has been giving up big plays all year ….
By Titus on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Shawn, you mean the defensive line?
By NovaScotiaVike on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
I think Shawn was being a tad sarcastic.
By Shawn on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
lol no , just felt very sarcastic … and thats what came out, and Ive always been a fan of defense …. and I know the ravens have been to the super bowl scoring not much more than 14 points a game … AND THE FACT MADIEU WILLIAMS PLAYS FOR US … sarcastic frusteration , thats all
By Shawn on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
I miss having a big time safety … Joey Browner, Todd Scott , Robert Griffith, Darren Sharper … to these group of clowns we have played the last 2 years
By Shawn on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
hahah thanx Nova
By NovaScotiaVike on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Shawn, "The Sarcastic Banana" would be a great name for a rock band!
By Titus on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Joey Browner, the Karate kid.
By Shawn on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
you better patent that Nova , fill in the rest later
By Shawn on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
i meant THIS group of clowns
By Shawn on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Orlando Thomas
By Titus on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Well, I better get a bike ride in.
By paul on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
COME-ON Hutchinson suck it up and play.
By Titus on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
anybody home
By Arrow86 on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
I'm home Titus: If you biked off the frustration of this team the last few games, you probably smoked the tires right off the rims. Great safeties, you guys touched on them all. Browner, had the team had the success of the Niners more people would be talking about he and Ronnie Lott. Orlando Thomas could lay the lumber to people. The other night the Bear safety gave support to the run and stopped Gerhart on 3rd and 2 with a 1 yard gain. Our current safeties A) take horrible angles and allow the receiver to get behind them and B) Seem like they are undersized. At this point, I'd almost try Antoine at safety.
By Arrow86 on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
Hey Paully: Quit bustin' Hutch's b-a-l-l-s. The guy is not a wuss. We have line problems, but he's not the problem. All-pro in Seattle, All-pro in Minny! He's always been consistent.
By pc on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
The last 6 games last year, especially the NFC championship game made it very apparent we needed to upgrade the O-Line in the offseason. When we did absolutely nothing I knew it was going to be our downfall this year which it was. You guys got it correct, no QB could play well with the way that line has played this year, including Hutch. The man can run block but he's terrible in space when pass blocking. Him and McKinney have been absolute SIVS this year. At least Hutch looks like he's trying which is more then I can say about McKinnie. I never see him without his hands on his hips looking like he could care less that he just let some rookie run around him and knock out a future hall of famer for the last time. I can't believe the Vikings did not see this weakness after watching Favre get absolutely pummled for 60 minutes against the Saints.
By Stephanie on Dec 22, 2010 | Reply
As much as the o-line hasn't played well this season, part of the problem has been the injuries. there have been 3 different centers this season and other guys have had to shift to fill in at different times. so that hasn't helped. there hasn't been any consistency on the line and that makes it hard to play well as a group. that being said, you'd think they could still protect the QB just a little bit?
By DRS on Dec 23, 2010 | Reply
LAVikes did your mother drop you on your head when you were a wee baby? For you do not know your history well do you. Where did the Lakers come from, Minnesota I thinks. (10,000 lakes)
By SmileyStar on Dec 23, 2010 | Reply
PC – When the media asked Childress earlier this season about all the hits Favre was taking: Childress stated, That's what happens when you don't get rid of the ball. He (Favre) needs to get the ball of his hands quicker.
By mr smiff on Dec 23, 2010 | Reply
Smiley, Favre gets hit whether he gets rid of the ball or not. And Childress is wrong. That's what happens when you don't protect your qb.
By mr smiff on Dec 23, 2010 | Reply
Smiley, Favre gets hit whether he gets rid of the b@ll or not. And Childress is wrong. That's what happens when you don't protect your qb.
By mr smiff on Dec 23, 2010 | Reply
Stupid double post.
By NO O'Line on Dec 23, 2010 | Reply
The oline is terrible. I know they have had injuries, but they weren't blocking very well when everyone was healthy. This team is in need of a major overhaul. The vikings will not even be in the last two games. Philly will Kill them and the Lions will also win.
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Boffins create super flies that need almost no sleep
In a scientific triumph whose significance would be difficult to exaggerate, American boffins have managed to create a breed of special flies which require hardly any sleep. The wakeful insects are the brainchild of Paul Shaw, PhD, of the Washington University in St Louis (WUSTL). According to WUSTL, "Shaw's lab was the first to …
Just what we need here in Australia, flies that never sleep!
Stone the flaming crows!
Genitic Improvement of Flies
All we need now is "a fly that can get through the open half of a half-open window" and "an off switch for small children".
RIP Mr Adams
Just what we needed
an end to the misery of dozy flies. Thank you science.
Mind you, are these flies Spanish? If you powder 'em and smoke 'em, will they keep you up all night, nudge nudge!
I for one
welcome our new insomniac insectoid overlords.
Drug addiction?
"Overall, the flies are able to perform better than they should, given how much sleep they miss," says Shaw's fellow fly-breeder Laurent Seugnet. "That makes it tempting to speculate that insomnia is like drug addiction."
Does this mean that drug addiction allows one to perform better than expected? Is this particular boffin implying that I should go out and smoke some crack in order to improve my performance at work?
The Vancouver Public Library has a film called, from memory, "Superfly" by a group called "films for the humanities & sciences", a brit group, I think. The fruit fly, Drosophila Melanogaster, carried much of the original studies on evolution and genetics in the labs of Thomas Morgan and was, IIRC, the species from which the homeobox genes studies and discoveries originated. It's a model species like the mouse and a portal for translation of genetic and evolution studies to the public sphere. Don't know if it's been subjected to studies of illicit drug use.
Huh !
will perform better ??
what do they perform ? they fly to shit and lay eggs then go eat.
if it was a honey bee i would understand the term "perform"
That's exactly what they did ...
Why did I immediately picture a fly with a huge 'fro when I read that?
Mine's the one with the Shaft DVD in the pocket.
A what now?
"experts in neurodegeneration in flies"
Do they ever wake up thinking "I've wasted my life..." ?
Purpose at last!
So - if they are willing to pay some cretin staggering amounts of money to breed sleepless flies, then surely, surely, someone in this world will employ me as a professional cunnilinguist! I knew there is a God!! Now to my resume'...
Hah, first the termites, now the superflies?
And the termites already learned to drive a car! Can you imagine how much knowledge these flies would be able to cram into their brain? Insectoid overlords, indeed!
* Maybe it's just a big marketing ploy, to sell more insecticide...
Cant see how no one has mentioned the original super fly
Whoopty Doo.
How does this help with *MY* sleep disorder?
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The Bucks took control early on the way to a 108-93 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
Marquis Daniels, starting at small forward, helped Milwaukee get off to a solid start as he scored 10 of his 18 points in the first quarter.
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The Bucks held a 21-point lead when coach Scott Skiles went to his bench with 6:09 remaining, and the Bobcats trimmed their deficit to nine points in the final 2 minutes but could not get any closer.
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Rethink code cohesion
Scott Bain's book Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development published by Addison Wesley looks at how to deliver and maintain robust, reliable, and cost-effective systems. In this, the second of five Reg Dev extracts, Scott tackles the complex subject of cohesion as a step to building simple …
Nice article
The most complete description of cohesion I have ever read is in Meilr Page-Jones' ancient classic "The Practical Guide to Structured Systems Design".
As the title suggests, this book somewhat pre-dates the OO idiom, but I still keep it around. Quality never goes out of style.
The comments on team cohesion...
.. are correct in the coding use of cohesion, but totally wrong in the normal usage of the word:
"1. the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
2. Physics. the molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them"
To complain about people referring to teams as cohesive because they are cohesive is misleading and nonsensical - it's expecting to people to use a normal word in a specific computer science way out of the context of the computer science world, which is unrealistic and ridiculous.
Other than that, a good article!
Yes, a nice article
Makes sense so much that don't present your ideas if looking a job in a huge software company as a developer. I tried and was told that I don't understand objects? Good luck for them getting out of the mess later. Yes, it did work a long time ago and it still works (obejcts or no objects!) to make testable and maintainable systems.
Evil Graham beat me to it
Just goes to show how old concepts come back again ... I think I remember Tom DeMarco in his little red book on OOAnalysis(or was the OODesign book) - or was it one of his Australian disciples (Rob Thomsett) saying that the principles of structured programming/analysis/design held true in an object world.
Smiley 'cause if ED is only SD with Objects I am in !
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24 Servings
Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup chopped nuts
36 Rolo candies, halved
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For most of you Friday is a welcome sight as you are looking forward to the weekend, have a few beers, relax and throw some steaks on the grill; however for me, this Friday...not so. Today is Friday and it's a grave reminder that my time has run out.; as it is HS and MS football season in Hardin County Kentucky and the "dead period" is over which means that two players who bare the same name as I must return tojoin their teammates as they prepare for yet another season. As a father it is one of the things I always looked forward to with their older brother as well as when I played and coached them on youth teams. My youngest son...I have never seen him play Middle School football and I likely never will. It's sad but it is a part of the realities of life. I have responsibilities to them as a father which unfortunately keeps me from actually being there to see either of them play. Crazy ain't it. But that's what grownups do when you have children that you are responsible for. You make the hard decisions so that hopefully, they won't have to when it's their turn.
I've waited patiently since the X-mas break and visit for the privilege of working with and training my sons this summer prior to their seasons starting. See, it's not about me but them. Some may have gotten tired of my "Project Build-A-Beast" posts, pictures and comments. To you I say..."Tell it to my balls!" As I really don't give a damn. I got to get up and 5 days a week since 7 June I got to work out with my sons every morning and afternoons. I know some father's that don't have the time to do this nor do they care. And that's ok for them as it's my choice to do what I do for my sons. Not necessarily to make up for lost time but because they are my sons and I want to see them be the best theycan be.
Life is short and childhood is getting shorter every single year. My father wasn't able to be there for me and help me with sports and or train. I have the knowledge, ability and time to so I'd be a fool not to. I have watched and listened to Rome and Jeff, smile, laugh, argue and throw up (twice LOL) since we started this lil venture. I have watched my younger son's face display disappointment when he was slapped with the reality that he wasn't as strong as he thought he was and then beam with joy when he pressed just over 70lbs over his head. I've watched his form like a hawk and have gone from correcting his every move to "Good rep son" as he'd finish a set. He is smart and he has learned as well as worked hard with me. They were here for father's day which made it that much sweeter too.
My middle son...I'm just as proud of him too. He came 3 weeks later and dove right into our Cross-fit
football sessions. I was impressed but mostly proud of his strength and desire. He has a good work ethic that I attribute to his own personal desire to excel on the field. Yeah...he argued and cried some too but that's to be expected. But the pics and conversations they provided me with are some I will treasure for a life time. My sons are growing up fast and I've missed so much. But having my summer cut short by their commitment to football and their teammates are something a father can only be proud of not jealous or angry.
So tonight we will take in a movie Rome and Jeff are dying to see and we will surely laugh and get to bed late. Arise early and hit the road for the airport in Raleigh where their journey back to KY awaits them along with their respective coaches and teammates. Yes they have missed a week but they won't be behind physically because they put in work this summer. It pains me that I don't get to see them play as I got to be there and watch their older brother play. On some levels I feel a lil cheated but as I said…as an adult, sometimes you have to do the things you don't want to do until you get to do the things you want to do. I love my sons with all my heart and they know this to be true. As I am their biggest fan and supporter of all that they choose to do. So Rome and Jeff…I've enjoyed our summer and I'm happy for every day I got to spend with you. I've enjoyed the jokes, debates, smiles, frowns, looks and the laughter. I've enjoyed the arguing and the whining. I've enjoyed being pissed off at you and enjoyed smiling at you. But most of all…I've simply enjoyed…just being your father. Love you always your biggest fan…Dad.