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- prima Jan 30, 2013 09:38 AM
Noticed Torani syrups, Tazo tea, several brands of coffee, pasta, pasta sauce, olive oil, balsamic and kettle corn at the Winners near SLM. Anyone have recs for food bought at Winners lately?
Considering everything at Winners is "second hand" stock I wouldn't touch any food there.
re: sbug206
re: sbug206
Older or surplus or slightly irregular stock is not the same as second hand.
In any case, Winners has some great food finds but if you're not into that sort of thing then to each their own I suppose.
re: sbug206
The expiration date on the products I purchased are 6 months+ away from now. None of the food items looked like they had been dumped at the Front St Winners from other stores. Maybe Winners is selling overstock from another company or a middle man, but it's not secondhand, and it's not old stock.
After accidentally purchasing "past their expiration date" stale nuts from the Bloor St Williams & Sonoma, I check expiration dates before purchasing anything, anywhere.
I've bought the Dave's Gourmet pasta sauce I saw today, at other relatively upscale markets. http://store.davesgourmet.com/SearchR... I'm happy to see it is available at Winners.
re: prima
You're such a scrounger, prima ;)
I agree the quality is fine and I've never had an issue with expiration dates. I don't find Winners' prices are that cheap for some of the more common food items, such as Lindt bars (can generally be had on sale at one of the drugstore chains) or Walker's shortbread for example. I have gotten decent quality vanilla at a good price at Home Sense but they didn't have it last time I needed it.
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Ha! I was going to change my handle to primathescrounger. :)
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re: sbug206
I'm pretty sure the food isn't 2nd hand. The case is usually the company is rebranding or repackaging and they want to get rid of the old stock for this reason. Theres not a thing wrong with the food. I love the fact that I can buy things like coconut sugar and agave syrup for a quarter of what it costs in the grocery store.
re: sbug206
It is not true that everything at Winners is second hand. I know this for a fact as a once supplier of theirs. Some food product is actually produced for Winners as a regular retailer, and other goods are distressed stock where the distributor/manufacturer needs to unload a few truckloads long before expiry.
There is no difference between a company shipping to Winners and a company shipping to Holts. The goods come from the same warehouse using the same truck.
Like others mentioned, just watch the dates and watch the seal. There ARE times when the the food is from another retailer, or sent too close to expiry.
Great food finds at Winners!
GREAT idea for a thread btw! Thanks
re: sbug206
If the upscale dollar store vibe appeals, go for it. The last place I'd shop for food.
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You're welcome to it all.
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A lot of their offerings are months old. Coffee and tea are two examples. Coffee from large roasting companies often has a stale date one year away. Winners can pick it up when it is close to the date and offer a good price. I tried a bag once, and it was stale and oxidized. I can't think of any really fresh packaged products at Winners or Homesense, yet I would buy a few things like smoked paprika, bomba rice, salt, or saffron there.
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For sure! Like anywhere you need to watch labels and expiry. I have great luck with health foods, snacks, spices, sauces and dried fruits.
If I have time to spare (because it is often not productive), I like going there to look for imported butter cookies, ones that are hard to be found elsewhere. One of my favourites I keep seeing are butter cookies from Brittany (or at least France, I think), with apple bits inside.
They are certainly not inexpensive, though.
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+1 on the salts!
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Just to chime in, found Himalayan Pink Sea Salt at Bulk Barn. Got a nice little bag of it for a buck something.
As with anything else at Winners you have to be selective. A lot of their food can be more expensive than comparative quality other places, for example olive oil. That being said, I have found some great bargains there as well. Once they had DO (Denominacion de Origin) paella rice from Spain and I bought up every bag I could find. Also interesting risotto rice from Italy, not just Superfino Arborio but also Vialone Nano and Carnaroli. I also get a lot of very good teas there, though I usually wait until it is on clearance for around $3 a box.
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i buy truffle oil from Winners and Marshalls in the US. Also pick up good deals on Starbucks coffee and other flavoured coffees. And some olive oil. And lots of Godiva and Lindt chocolates for the office.
I am happy with the quality.
I see lots of salsa and dips that I typically can find in US stores and airports. Usually $2 or $3 below retail. I do not buy those but prices are alright.
We've purchased whole bean coffee. Many different varities, most of it comes from the U.S., but as mentioned, check the dates. Over half of what they had at the Thornhill store (actually it was Homesense, but same thing), had expired last time I was there. Usually you can get something decent for about $10.
I bought some rum cake there and it could not have been moister! You could smell the fumes after opening the wrapper.
I recently bought Guittard Rouge Cocoa Powder and their Grand Cacao Drinking chocolate at Winners. They were $6 each. I was pretty happy to see them there.
I've also purchased Kona Coffee (50% Kona and 50% hawaiian beans) for $10. It was a 1 lb bag and the expiry date was a good 8 months away. The flavour was really nice. Balanced, bold, low acidity, and with a touch of caramel notes.
Snacks are pretty much my go to at Winners. I really love their Turkish Delight. It's better than anything else I've found retail (not homemade or from an authentic Middle Eastern/Mediterrean store) and you get over a 1 lb for $4.
bhuja crunch seasoned peas - great tasting healthy snack!
Organic Traditions Cacao Nibs. Some of the best I've had.
Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame Wasabi and Regular flavour are both very good too!
Haven't tried the Chicago mix pick popcorn yet which looks great nor the Pop Gourmet Popcorn.
Found these at both winners and homesense
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Pop Gourmet Popcorn was fantastic. Its a large bag of 8 or 10 single serving bags. Two flavours. Both very rich! The cheese and caramel is very much like the true Chicago style cheese popcorn (Garretts). The other is a caramel corn with almond roca mixed in. Both flavours require napkins!
re: justsayn
I'm going to look for Pop at my local Winners...thanks for mentioning it!
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Also very tasty as it turns out... Wild thymes in the kitchen mamas original bbq sauce
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There was an apple and cinnamon spread that I got there that was not only super tasty, but also not full of crap. I would buy that again
I actually scoped out the food section just because of this thread! Found one remaining jar of Dave's Gourmet Masala Marinara pasta sauce (expiry 2015) - it was great and I would definitely buy it again. A different take on pasta sauce with some interesting flavours - not sure who else in the GTA carries that brand though.
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I saw some other flavours of Dave's Gourmet pasta sauce at Whole Foods this week, $8.99 a jar, iirc.
I really like the Gary Poppins popcorn - the Chicago mix style one (cheddar + caramel and there's one w/ kettle too). It's pretty expensive (5.99 for a pack usually) but it's addictive and definitely reminds me of Garrett's!
Saw some Stonewall Kitchen Jam at my local Winners for $4.99, as well as some Illy coffee.
Quite a few Kcups available from various coffee companies I'm not familiar with.
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I'M THE kid sister, and anything my big sister did to include me was fine with me.
Mary Christine had the car and the driver's license. I had the patience and the time. She drove, and I enjoyed the view from the passenger seat.
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By Chuck Schaeffer 11/11/2014 Permalink Comments Posted in Public Sector CRM
The retail technology landscape is beginning to catch up to the business drivers changing the retail industry. Make no mistake, the retail industry in incurring unprecedented change. The consumer is more connected, informed and empowered which has forever changed the balance of power. Brand advertising continues to lose effectiveness in favor of consumer generated content on social media. Consumer loyalty is harder to come by, and consumer showrooming will continue to challenge brick and mortar retailers.
These types of market shifts require new technologies to support more fluid business strategies. The days of relying upon back-office merchandising, supply chain and POS systems are over. These systems are still necessary, but now only a part of a more expanded technology portfolio needed to deliver relevant, personalized and contextual consumer engagement throughout an end to end customer experience across channels and devices.
However, before jumping into a slew of point solutions I recommend considering an IT portfolio approach that aids flexibility and closely aligns to the most salient changes impacting retail business strategy. The below framework is a deviation of Gartner's Pace application strategy that I've adapted to accommodate retail. More retail technology framework...
By Chuck Schaeffer 10/5/2014 Permalink Comments Posted in Retail Software
CRM for financial services is like CRM in no other industry.
Financial services CRM is all about Know Your Customer (KYC), onboarding, householding, AML, FATCA and other processes that have no comparisons in other industries. I'm going to use this blog post to show how managing and automating these financial services industry processes within CRM software satisfies users, increases productivity, contributes to a 360 degree customer view and lowers overall IT cost.
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By Chuck Schaeffer 8/12/2014 Permalink Comments Posted in Industry Software
There's a long standing myth that your top 20% of sales staff deliver 80% of the sales. However, that statistic is not supported by the research. CSO Insights offers the best sales performance research available and when I recently spoke with CSO Insights partner Barry Trailer he reaffirmed that as measured in their annual Sales Performance Optimization research studies, 20% of sales people pretty consistently deliver just over 60% of sales revenues. Understanding this figure is important when in implementing systemic improvements.
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By Chuck Schaeffer 7/1/2014 Permalink Comments Posted in Sales Software
In my prior blog posts I discussed CPQ software benefits and best practices. I'm going to continue this manufacturing sales automation thread with the next step in the journey which is Contract Lifecycle Management.
Configure Price Quote (CPQ) software can save sales people time and improve accuracy when creating highly configurable or complex quotes. But that's not where the complexity ends. Once the customer agrees to the quote the proposal or contracting process begins. Proposals for highly configured products often include or accompany Master Service Agreements (MSA), Statements of Work (SOW), specification documents, warranty documents and other terms and conditions that standy in the way of a completed sale.
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software can bring the same automation, repeatability and speed to the contracting process as CPQ software brings to the quoting process. In fact, when CPQ software is integrated with CLM software it's a smooth and continuous process. More CLM software ...
By Chuck Schaeffer 6/23/2014 Permalink Comments Posted in CRM Software
There's lots of chatter about today's partnership announcement by Microsoft and Salesforce.com. From my perspective the announcement itself is yawn-worthy, but looking a bit deeper it does show strong signs in how the CRM software industry is evolving, and how the competitive landscape is clearly changing.
The substance of the announcement is that Salesforce.com will integrate its platform and applications to Microsoft Office, Office 365 and Windows; Salesforce ExactTarget will continue to run on SQL Server and possibly Azure; and Salesforce1 will support Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 later this year, at least in a preview mode.
At first blush it may appear that Microsoft is the beneficiary of this announcement. But in reality, despite Salesforce's meteoric rise and unmatched CRM market share, failing to support the Microsoft platform products firmly entrenched among their common customers was far more troublesome to Salesforce than Microsoft.
Salesforce.com's early bet on Google Apps was a loser and their Outlook integration has always been subpar. This announcement shows they will remedy these weaknesses, and come out much stronger for it. More Microsoft + Salesforce ...
By Chuck Schaeffer 5/29/2014 Permalink Comments (5) Posted in CRM Software
The marketing automation software space is getting pretty crowded. And notwithstanding the fact that the technology offers a tremendous demand gen opportunity to acquire more leads for the top of the funnel and potentially increase revenue cycle velocity, the category is in need of innovation.
If you think about, nearly all marketing automation software solutions perform the same five business processes – digital lead tracking/acquisition, lead scoring, nurture campaigns, lead transfer to sales and lead analytics. For some years I've been an advocate in suggesting new channels and new revenue cycle processes but to date only Eloqua and Marketo have picked up on pushing marketing automation to become more extensible.
Callidus Software, more commonly known as CallidusCloud, may be assembling the tools necessary to show the innovation and differentiation I've been advocating. But to understand a speculative future, it's helpful to recognize their recent past. The company acquired LeadFormix and its 200 customers in January 2012. The product was underwhelming but continued organic development suggests it may become a contender. More CallidusCloud ...
By Chuck Schaeffer 5/19/2014 Permalink Comments (10) Posted in Marketing
CRM for financial services is like CRM in no other industry.
Financial services CRM is all about KYC (Know Your Customer), onboarding, householding, AML, FATCA and other processes that have no similar comparisons in other industries. I'm going to use this blog post to show how managing and automating these financial services industry processes within CRM software satisfies users, increases productivity, contributes to a 360 degree customer view and lowers overall IT cost.
KYC is predominantly a risk mitigation technique designed to prevent financial services firms from being used, intentionally or unintentionally, for illicit or illegal activities.
Know Your Customer processes are designed to verify client identity, adhere to banking regulations and comply with a plethora of compliance measures such as anti-bribery, identity theft, money laundering and terrorist financing. The most common KYC processes focus on client onboarding (i.e. client identity), new policy onboarding and monitoring of client financial transactions.
From an operational perspective, using onboarding process guides in the CRM software increases ease of use, ensures compliance steps (both the sequence and completeness of steps) and provides a visual queue of where a client's process stands at any point in time. The CRM system can also then be used for client or KYC alerts, notifications and reporting, such as the Incomplete KYC report I create for pretty much every financial services client. Below are two sample illustrations of onboarding process guides that are part of the client contact record in the CRM system. The first is a 5 stage KYC new customer onboarding and the second is a 4 step new Life Insurance policy. More Financial Services CRM ...
By Chuck Schaeffer 5/5/2014 Permalink Comments Posted in FSI CRM
Yogi Berra once advised "In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is."
Retail CRM has become an underlying platform supporting proven business development strategies — such as omni-channel communications, customer experience (CX) management, social media engagement, loyalty programs, retail marketing automation and mobility among others — but for too many retailers these practices still appear to be theories.
The gap between retail leaders and laggards is growing. Despite the retail industry research, retail best practices and numerous case studies, many retailers sit the sidelines with regard to new consumer engagement methods and technology adoption. These retailers know their customers are ahead of them but defer innovative retail strategies and in turn find themselves perpetually behind their customers.
It reminds me of the 1990's when retailers took a slow approach to creating their websites, and later their ecommerce platforms. And like that era, today's consumers who expect to connect with their new and favorite brands over social, mobile and other channels are not a fad and are not going away. Retailers can adopt consumer strategies and supporting technologies now or they can wait until these strategies themselves become commoditized. Adopting them before competitors will result in increased consumer engagement and improved business performance.
22 years after the phrase Customer Relationship Management was coined, retailers are adopting CRM in mass for the first time. So why now? Because for the first time brands, manufacturers, retailers and others are pursuing direct relationships with consumers. More Retail CRM ...
By Chuck Schaeffer 3/28/2014 Permalink Comments Posted in Retail CRM
Microsoft Convergence returned to the Georgia World Congress Center and ended today with a flurry of announcements and product plans that made this 18th Convergence far more notable than most. I'll use this blog post to comment on the big picture — which is most certainly going to impact all other facets of the company — and then explore some of the specifics behind the Dynamics CRM announcements.
Change is in the Air
Microsoft has undergone more top leadership changes in the last 30 days than in the last 30 years and we're already seeing signs that more change is on the horizon. On February 4 Satya Nadella became the third CEO of Microsoft. It's not lost on the Dynamics channel that he previously followed the legendary Doug Burgum as the VP of the Business Solutions Division, albeit for a very short period of about 6 months.
It was never on the agenda, but I expected this Convergence to be a coming out conference for Nadella. I suspected he would show up to meet 12,000 of his best customers, partners and advocates and rock the place. That never happened. What a lost opportunity.
Microsoft also has a new Chairman of the Board. John Thompson is relatively new to the board at about two years, but is regarded as the lead independent member. Many acknowledge him as the driver who accelerated Steve Ballmer's departure and who headed the special committee to find Ballmer's successor. He's got a lot riding on Nadella and I firmly expect these two to introduce a much needed change to what has been an uneasy status quo at Microsoft. More Microsoft Convergence ...
By Chuck Schaeffer 3/7/2014 Permalink Comments Posted in Microsoft
In my prior blog post I shared my lead scoring framework. Just as accurate lead scoring is a prerequisite to delivering sales-ready leads to the sales force, sales transfer and follow-through is the process that both gets sales-ready leads to the sales person and validates whether the lead scoring is working or not. However, the sales lead transfer process creates a blind spot, requires sales and marketing alignment to work and as most CMOs and marketing automation consultants will attest represents the single greatest breakdown point in the lead generation process.
The mechanics of assigning scored leads to sales people are simple. However, lead assignment in the absence of accompanying processes does little to ensure that leads are followed through or combat the perennial problem of lead leakage. The biggest surprise for most business development leaders when defining the optimal lead transfer procedure is understanding the prerequisites which must be in place long before leads and forwarded from marketing to sales. Consider these best practices when designing your lead distribution process. More lead distribution ...
By Chuck Schaeffer 2/7/2014 Permalink Comments Posted in Marketing
Lead scoring is the process of ranking a leads fit, interest and propensity to buy by assigning or removing point values to the lead based on explicit (demographics and profile fit) and implicit (behaviors and activities) attributes.
Successful lead scoring enables marketing to prioritize leads, send (only) sales-ready leads to the sales team, nurture the not-yet-sales ready leads until they become qualified and reduce the perennial problem of lead leakage. From a payback perspective, Marketing Sherpa reports that "On average, organizations that use lead scoring experience a 77% lift in lead generation ROI, over organizations that do not use lead scoring."
But scoring leads is easier said than done. Interpreting a lead's digital footprints in order to gauge their persona, preferences, position in the purchase cycle and propensity to buy is a sophisticated undertaking. Marketing Sherpa also reports that 79% of marketers have not yet implemented lead scoring, which contributes to another recent report from Gartner which shares that 70% of sales leads are either not properly leveraged or completely ignored. More lead scoring ...
By Chuck Schaeffer 1/27/2014 Permalink Comments (15) Posted in Marketing
Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs have become a strategic asset for the many forward thinking and customer-centric CEOs, CMOs and customer experience leaders. In fact, in the 2013 Best Practices of the Best Marketers Research Report, Chief Marketing Officers whose performance ranked them in the top quartile used VoC programs a whopping 68% more often than their lower performing peers.
It's been my experience that most companies think they know what their customers' want—and more often than not they are either partially correct or incomplete. Either scenario results with a cascading effect that degrades product R&D, marketing communications, sales effectiveness, services delivery and customer experience (CX) objectives. The negative financial impact incurred in any one of these areas is a significant hidden loss than goes unrecognized by most business leaders.
If you don't already have a VoC program, here's a 10 step approach and some best practices to get you going.
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By Chuck Schaeffer 1/13/2014 Permalink Comments (17) Posted in CRM Strategy
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The 6th Cavalry could be on the move.
Catoosa County commissioners voted Tuesday to set aside money to explore buying the 107-year-old gymnasium in Fort Oglethorpe and moving the 6th Cavalry Museum to the building.
Catoosa County already had pledged $150,000 from the special purpose local option sales tax to retrofit the current museum. Its home, the former health department building on Barnhardt Circle, needs work to bring bathrooms and entryways up to code for wheelchair accessibility.
Officials say the $150,000 for the renovations could be applied instead to the purchase, so commissioners voted to approve a maximum of $200,000 in additional SPOST funding. Commissioner Ken Marks said the money would be less if the appraisal comes in under $350,000.
Commissioner Jim Cutler was the lone dissenting vote.
"I'm not against historical [spending], I'm just trying to hold money back for Ringgold and Graysville," he said. Cutler's district encompasses both of those areas.
He said the county wasn't committing to spend any money, but merely was setting it aside while the opportunity was explored.
"There's a lot of ifs," he said.
Fort Oglethorpe Mayor Lynn Long has championed the LaFayette Road area along U.S. Highway 27 south of Battlefield Parkway for redevelopment, but said no one from the city was consulted about the county's plan. He said he has plenty of questions about the building's maintenance and the museum's moving expenses.
"We had no idea that that was going to happen," he said. "Whose building is it going to be?"
Long and Marks both are running for mayor, and both have said they would work to bring economic development to the city.
Museum Director Chris McKeever said she had been eyeing the former gym, which now houses a consignment shop named Tootie's Treasures, for years. While planning the renovations, McKeever approached owner Judy O'Neal to see if she had any interest in selling.
"That location would be excellent," McKeever said of the 10,000-square-foot building. "Any time you're on the major road where everyone is traveling, it's a good idea."
The new location would provide frontage on LaFayette Road, and the building already meets accessibility standards, according to O'Neal and McKeever.
O'Neal, who also owns UCTV, said she wasn't looking to unload the property but would sell it to the county or city for the museum for $350,000.
"I would like to see that part of the town revitalized, and I think that would be a start for them," she said. O'Neal said the 8-year-old consignment shop would move to a new location.
Marks said he expects the commission to be able to take action on the property at its first meeting in September.
Andy began working at the Times Free Press in July 2008 as a general assignment reporter before focusing on Northwest Georgia and Georgia politics in May of 2009. Before coming to the Times Free Press, Andy worked for the Anniston Star, the Rome News Tribune and the Campus Carrier at Berry College, where he graduated with a communications degree in 2006. He is pursuing a master's degree in business administration at the University of Tennessee ...


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It was mostly a great day for eastern Washington high school basketball teams last Saturday. The region captured five gold balls, synonymous with state basketball championships.
For the first time in the history of the B's, Colton won boy's and girl's championships on Saturday. The Colton girls, defining the word "dynasty," captured an unprecedented sixth straight state championship.
The Pullman High boys, ranked no. 1 or no. 2 for most of the season, annexed a second straight state championship for the Greyhounds' six seniors.
First timers
Gonzaga Prep's girls, who had never before won a state tournament game, won it all Saturday, rallying to beat Mt. Rainier.
Speaking of dynasties, Colfax's girls brought home the State 2B crown.
In the State 1B boy's title game Saturday in the Spokane Arena, Jake Straughan, the school record-holder for points in a career (1,440), led his Wildcats to a 59-46 win over the Pomeroy Pirates and the title.
He scored his team's first eight points and teamed, like he has all season long, with fellow senior Dalton Patchen (21 points, 19 rebounds) for 46 of the team's 59 points.
Who said you can't win a state title with two offensive threats?
The Colton girls, not to be outdone, won its 44th straight on Saturday with a 57-26 blowout of Tekoa-Oakesdale in the title game.
The Wildcats outscored T-O 24-0 in the third quarter after leading 33-26 at halftime.
Zoe Moser led Colton with 26 points. Sister Jenna added 22 more.
Colton beat TO badly four times this winter.
TO got up 46 shots. Colton took 76.
Colton will miss senior Jenna Moser, who leaves the school with 1,477 career points.
Colfax (24-6) won the State girl's 2B title in Spokane Arena with a gritty 45-38 win over Toutle Lake (25-1). The Bulldogs never scored more than 49 points in any of their three state tournament games last week, but CHS held opponents to an average of 31 points.
Eight in 13 years
Yes, defense wins championships. Colfax, relying heavily on the defensive end, has won eight titles in the last 13 seasons. It was the first time in three years CHS has made the State field.
Pullman, led by 5-6 Idaho bound (where he will play receiver) David Ungerer's six points in overtime, captured its second straight 2A title with a 64-58 win over Lynden Saturday afternoon in the Yakima SunDome.
Pullman (23-2) was forced into overtime after blowing an eight-point lead over the Lions in the game's final minutes.
Ungerer and All-Stater Race Martin were both named to the All-Tournament team. Martin was the tourney MVP.
AJ Miles led PHS with 21 points.
In the 2A boy's consolation game, Clarkston (23-4), who finished second to Pullman during the GNL regular season and in the District 7 2A playoffs, claimed fourth place with a 41-26 rout of Mark Morris
Kage Sobotta was in double figures for the third straight game with 10 points for the Bantams.
Quick Clarkston limited Mark Morris to a paltry 19 percent from the field.
The trophy is the second for Clarkston in its sixth boy's State 2A appearance.
In the girl's 2A consolation round on Saturday, White River blew past GNL and district champion East Valley, 65-55.
In a foul-fest, White River hit 25 of 43 free throws to hold off the Knights (21-5), who finished sixth.
Led by tournament MVP Julie Spencer, W.F. West ran past Mark Morris 48-37 to annex the girl's 2A championship at the SunDome. Spencer scored 20 points to lead the Bearcats (25-2).
W.F. West got a measure of revenge for a 2013 state championship loss to Mark Morris.
First title
In the 4A girl's championship in the Tacoma Dome last Saturday, Gonzaga Prep (25-1) overcame a 12-point deficit to edge Mt. Rainier 53-51.
Mt. Rainier (25-4) built a 41-29 lead early in the third period before G-Prep was able to change the script by going to an extended 2-3 zone that the Spokane private school had never even practiced.
Washington State University-bound Tramaine Isbell scored a tournament high 34 points to lead transfer-fueled Garfield (27-1) to a 68-59 win in the boy's 4A championship over Richland (25-1). It was Garfield's first state title since 1998.
It may have been sloppy at times, but unbeaten Rainier Beach won its third straight State 3A boy's title with a 47-45 win over Eastside Catholic last Saturday night in Tacoma.
Djuan Piper drilled an off-balance jumper from just outside the foul line inside the game's final 10 seconds.
The win marks the eighth state title for Beach, who with the win will compete for a national prep championship in New York City.
Cleveland won a second straight girl's 3A title with a 54-46 win over Bishop Blanchet in Tacoma.
In the 1A boy's title game in Yakima, tournament MVP Brady Widner scored 21 points to lead Zillah to a 52-46 win over King's. The win capped a perfect 27-0 season for the Leopards, playing in their third title game in the last four years.
Zillah lost title games in 2011 and 2012.
In the 1A girl's title game, Kara Bajema led Lynden Christian (25-3) to a 55-40 win over King's.
Dragon slayers
In the 2B boy's title game back in Spokane, St. George's saw its bid for a second straight state championship go up in smoke when Morton-White Pass slipped past the Dragons 54-51 Saturday night.
The game marked the first time unbeaten teams had matched up for a B title game since 1966.
The Timberwolves won 27 games this season by an average of more than 30 points. That certainly wasn't going to happen against a veteran St. Geo team that handed two-time State 2A champion Pullman one of its two losses this season (Clarkston was the other team).
The Dragons (29-1) saw its 49-game winning streak come to an end.
St. Geo rallied in the second half, cutting deeply into a 40-27 Morton-White pass lead late in the third quarter. St. George's pulled to within 50-49 late in the fourth quarter, but the Dragons missed their final three shots and hit only 12 of 21 at the free throw line.


text: Obama Tumblr Interview: Mass Shootings 'Have Become Run of the Mill,' 'Stunning' No Gun Control Passed Print article Send a Tip by AWR Hawkins 10 Jun 2014 post a comment On June 10 Obama took part in Q and A session hosted by Tumblr in which he said "mass shootings have become run of the mill" and the U.S. is "the only developed country... where this happens." Canada is "developed;" earlier on June 10 Breitbart News reported about a shooting in Moncton, New Brunswick, in which a gunman shot five Royal Canadian Mounted Police, killing three and leaving two in critical condition. However, to Obama, it's America that should be ashamed, and his "biggest frustration" is that Americans will not take "basic steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage." He said it was "stunning" that the heinous crime at Sandy Hook Elementary came and went without new gun control laws. Politico reports Obama made his remarks "hours after a school shooting in Oregon." The shooting was a heinous crime in which one person was killed before the gunman killed himself. That is not indicative of a mass shooting, but a homicide/suicide. Follow AWR Hawkins on Twitter @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at email@example.com.


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Industrial production in core countries plummets in May
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Industrial production in France, Italy and the Netherlands surprised sharply to the downside in May, joining Europe's powerhouse Germany, which earlier this week reported output suffered the biggest monthly drop >>
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Heatwave warning: 'Harden up' attitude not helping
Katherine Feeney An extreme heat event in 2050 could kill over 1000 Brisbane people in a few days unless emergency response strategies were significantly improved, according to a damning new report on heatwaves.
Hot week ahead for Brisbane
Katherine Feeney Sydney, eat your heart out. Brisbane's got a whole week of heatwave conditions to look forward to.
Cool change to hit Brisbane Monday
Katherine Feeney A strong, cool southerly change will bring welcome relief to residents in Brisbane on Monday, signalling a pause to the sweltering heatwave conditions.
Winds keep emergency services on high alert
Katherine Feeney Severe fire conditions caused by hot, dry, fresh and gusty northwest to westerly winds are keeping emergency services on high alert as fires continue to burn across the state.
Man suffers burns and homestead razed in separate fires
Katherine Feeney A Monto man has airlifted to hospital with burns and a homestead totally destroyed by fires that continue to rage across Queensland even as cooler weather conditions offer salve to those sweltering...
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Katherine Feeney The threatening skies over Brisbane are expected to be more bark than bite, despite light showers expected until Tuesday morning.
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Future Eligibles
Hall of Fame Weekend 2015 will be held July 24-27 with the Induction on Sunday, July 26. Future Hall of Fame Weekends are historically held the last Sunday in July in upcoming years.
Players who received 5% or more in the 2014 election, but less than the 75% needed to be inducted, and are eligible for 2015:
|Craig Biggio
|Mike Piazza
|Jeff Bagwell
|Tim Raines
|Roger Clemens
|Barry Bonds
|Lee Smith
|Curt Schilling
|Edgar Martínez
|Alan Trammell
|Mike Mussina
|Jeff Kent
|Fred McGriff
|Mark McGwire
|Larry Walker
|Don Mattingly
|Sammy Sosa
Provided that they remain retired, the following are partial lists of former Major League ballplayers who will become eligible for consideration by the BBWAA for election into the Hall of Fame in upcoming years. Players who are eligible have played 10 seasons of Major League Baseball and have been retired from for five full seasons. For example, those players eligible for consideration in 2015 will have played their final game in 2009. Those players eligible for consideration in 2016 will have last played in 2010, etc.
Rich Aurilia
Hit .275 over 15 big league seasons – mostly as a shortstop – with Giants, Reds, Padres and Mariners…Selected to 2001 All-Star Game and finished 12th in National League MVP voting that year with Giants while hitting .324 with 37 home runs, 97 RBI and a league-leading 206 hits…Finished career with 186 home runs and 1,576 hits.
Aaron Boone
2003 All-Star hit .263 in 12 big league seasons, primarily as a third baseman, with the Reds, Yankees, Indians, Marlins, Nationals and Astros…Topped the 20-homer mark in two seasons and finished career with 126 round trippers…His walk-off home run in the 11th inning in Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship series powered the Yankees to the AL pennant.
Paul Byrd
Won 109 games over 14 seasons with Mets, Braves, Phillies, Royals, Dodgers, Indians and Red Sox…Led AL in complete games with seven in 2002 and in shutouts with two in 2007…Named to 1999 National League All-Star Game roster…Posted 3-1 record in eight postseason appearances.
Tony Clark
Hit 251 home runs in 15 seasons for Tigers, Red Sox, Mets, Yankees, Diamondbacks and Padres…Named to 2001 All-Star Game as American League first baseman and finished third in 1996 AL Rookie of the Year voting…Topped the 30-homer mark in four seasons.
Carlos Delgado
Two-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger Award winner at first base in his 17 seasons with Blue Jays, Marlins and Mets…Hit 473 home runs and drove in 1,512 runs, leading the American League in RBI with 145 in 2003…Hit 30-or-more home runs in 11 seasons…Led AL with 57 doubles and 378 total bases in 2000…Finished in Top 10 of his league's Most Valuable Player voting four times…Won 2006 Roberto Clemente Award.
David Dellucci
Played 13 seasons with Orioles, Diamondbacks, Yankees, Rangers, Phillies, Indians and Blue Jays, primarily in left field…Hit .256 with 101 home runs…Led National League in triples with 12 in 1998…Member of Diamondbacks 2001 World Series winning team.
Jermaine Dye
Two-time All-Star played 14 seasons with Braves, Royals, A's and White Sox…Hit .274 with 325 career home runs, winning a Silver Slugger Award in 2006 when he hit 44 home runs and drove in 120 runs…Won Gold Glove Award in 2000 for his play in right field…Topped the 20-home run mark 10 times and drove in 100-or-more runs four times…Named 2005 World Series Most Valuable Player after hitting .438 in White Sox's sweep of the Astros.
Alan Embree
Appeared in 882 games – mostly as a left-handed relief specialist – for Indians, Braves, Diamondbacks, Giants, White Sox, Padres, Red Sox, Yankees, A's and Rockies over 16 seasons…Went 1-0 with 1.66 ERA in 31 postseason appearances, including three scoreless appearances for Red Sox in 2004 World Series while helping Boston in the Fall Classic.
Darin Erstad
Two-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove Award winner played 14 seasons for Angels, White Sox and Astros…Hit .282 with 124 home runs and 913 runs scored…Hit .355 with 25 home runs, 100 RBI and 240 hits in 2000 en route to eighth-place finish in AL Most Valuable Player Award voting…One of only two players to win Gold Glove Awards at multiple positions (outfield and first base).
Kelvim Escobar
Won 101 games over 12 seasons with the Blue Jays and Angels…Ranked in the Top 10 in AL earned-run average in three seasons.
Cliff Floyd
Totaled 233 home runs in 17 seasons with the Expos, Marlins, Red Sox, Mets, Cubs, Rays and Padres…Named to 2001 National League All-Star team en route to a season where he totaled 31 home runs, 103 RBI and a .317 batting average for the Marlins…Finished fifth in 1994 NL Rookie of the Year voting and topped the 20-homer mark five times.
Nomar Garciaparra
Two-time American League batting champion compiled a .313 lifetime average in 14 seasons with Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers and A's…Won 1997 AL Rookie of the Year Award and the Silver Slugger Award that year for shortstops…Six-time All-Star who won the 2006 National League Comeback Player of the Year Award with the Dodgers.
Brian Giles
Two-time All-Star outfielder who hit 287 home runs in 15 seasons with Indians, Pirates and Padres…Topped 30-homer mark in four straight seasons and drove in 100-plus runs three times…Hit .291 for career with .400 on-base percentage and .502 slugging percentage.
Tom Gordon
Won 138 games and saved another 158 in 21-year career with Royals, Red Sox, Cubs, Astros, White Sox, Yankees, Phillies and Diamondbacks…Three-time All-Star who appeared in 890 career games, including 203 starts…Won 1998 Rolaids Relief Man Award.
Eddie Guardado
Two-time All-Star appeared in 908 games and saved 187 in 17 seasons with Twins, Mariners, Reds and Rangers…Led American League in saves with 45 in 2002 and posted three seasons with at least 36 saves.
Randy Johnson
Five-time Cy Young Award winner struck out 4,875 batters (second on the all-time list) over 22 seasons with Expos, Mariners, Astros, Diamondbacks, Yankees and Giants…Named to 10 All-Star Games and posted 303 victories, fifth among left-handers all-time…Led league in ERA four times and finished career with an average of 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, the top average among qualifying pitchers in history.
Mark Loretta
Two-time All-Star posted a .295 batting average in 15 seasons with Brewers, Astros, Padres, Red Sox and Dodgers, primarily as a second baseman…Totaled 1,713 hits and a .360 on-base percentage…Won the 2006 Hutch Award.
Pedro Martínez
Three-time Cy Young Award winner and eight-time All-Star pitched for 18 seasons for Dodgers, Expos, Red Sox, Mets and Phillies…Led his league in ERA five times and winning percentage three times en route to a record of 219-100…Led his league in WHIP six times and strikeouts three times.
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Doug Mientkiewicz
Posted .271 batting average over 12 seasons with Twins, Red Sox, Mets, Royals, Yankees, Pirates and Dodgers…Won Gold Glove Award for play at first base in 2001 and was member of 2004 Red Sox World Series championship team.
Kevin Millar
Hit .274 with 170 home runs over 12 seasons with Marlins, Red Sox, Orioles and Blue Jays…Starting first baseman for Red Sox's 2004 World Series champions.
Troy Percival
Five-time All-Star pitched 14 seasons for Angels, Tigers, Cardinals and Rays…Saved 358 games, eighth on the all-time list…Posted eight seasons of 30-or-more saves.
B.J. Ryan
Two-time All-Star pitched 11 seasons for Reds, Orioles and Blue Jays…Saved 117 games, including three seasons with at least 30 saves.
Jason Schmidt
Won 130 games over 14 seasons with Braves, Pirates, Giants and Dodgers…Three-time All-Star who led the National League in ERA in 2003.
Gary Sheffield
Nine-time All-Star infielder/outfielder who slugged 509 career home runs in 22 seasons with Brewers, Padres, Marlins, Dodgers, Braves, Yankees, Tigers and Mets…Five-time Silver Slugger Award winner who drove in 100-or-more runs eight times and topped the 30-homer mark eight times…Won 1992 NL batting title.
John Smoltz
Won 213 games and saved 154 more in 21-year career with Braves, Red Sox and Cardinals…1996 NL Cy Young Award winner and member of Braves rotation that won five NL Pennants from 1991-99 and the 1995 World Series…Eight-time All-Star who averaged 48 saves per season from 2002-04 before returning to the Braves rotation…Struck out 3,084 batters, 16th on the all-time list.
Jarrod Washburn
Won 107 games in 12 seasons with Angels, Mariners and Tigers…Finished fourth in 2002 AL Cy Young Award vote after going 18-6 with a 3.15 ERA.
Garret Anderson
Three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner in played 18 seasons in the outfield for Angels, Braves and Dodgers…Won 2003 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award…Led AL in doubles twice and his 522 two-baggers rank No. 43 all-time…Topped the 100-RBI mark four times and finished with 2,529 hits.
Brad Ausmus
Three-time Gold Glove Award winner at catcher an a 1999 All-Star…Played 18 seasons with Padres, Tigers, Astros and Dodgers…Appeared in 1,938 games as a catcher, seventh on the all-time list.
Luis Castillo
Three-time All-Star Game selection and three-time Gold Glove Award winner at second base…Played 15 seasons for Marlins, Twins and Mets…Led league in stolen bases twice.
Jim Edmonds
Eight-time Gold Glove Award winner in center field and four-time All-Star played 17 seasons for Angels, Cardinals, Padres, Cubs, Brewers and Reds…Reached the 20-homer plateau 11 times en route to 393 career home runs…Posted .284 career batting average with .376 on-base percentage.
Troy Glaus
Four-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner at third base played 13 seasons for Angels, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Cardinals and Braves…Hit 320 career home runs, including an AL-best 47 in 2000…Won 2002 World Series Most Valuable Player Award as member of champion Anaheim Angels.
Ken Griffey Jr.
Selected to 13 All-Star Games, won 10 Gold Glove Awards in center field and seven Silver Slugger Awards in 22-year career with Mariners, Reds and White Sox…Won 1997 AL Most Valuable Player Award and finished in Top 5 of MVP vote four other times…Won 1992 All-Star Game MVP…Led AL in home runs four times and finished with 630 home runs, sixth on all-time list.
Mark Grudzielanek
Named to one All-Star Game at shortstop and won one Gold Glove Award at second base in 15 seasons for Expos, Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals, Royals and Indians…Batted .289 with 2,040 hits…Led National League in doubles in 1997 with 54.
Jose Guillen
Reached the 20-homer plateau five times in 14-year career as outfielder with Pirates, Devil Rays, Diamondbacks, Reds, A's, Angels, Nationals, Mariners, Royals and Giants…Hit .270 for career with 1,591 hits.
Mike Hampton
Two-time All-Star pitched 16 seasons for Mariners, Astros, Mets, Rockies, Braves and Diamondbacks…Went 22-4 for Astros in 1999 when he finished second in National League MVP voting…Won five Silver Slugger Awards and the 2003 Gold Glove Award…Finished with 148 victories.
Trevor Hoffman
Seven-time All-Star and two-time runner-up in the National League Cy Young voting pitched 18 seasons for Marlins, Padres and Brewers…Finished career with 601 saves, tops on the all-time list at the time of his retirement…Led NL in saves twice and finished with 2.87 earned-run average in 1,035 games.
Jason Kendall
Three-time All-Star batted .288 in 15 seasons with Pirates, A's, Cubs, Brewers and Royals…Appeared in 2,025 games as a catcher, fifth on the all-time list ...Led league in assists as a catcher five times…Caught at least 140 games in nine big league seasons, the most seasons among all catchers.
Mike Lowell
Four-time All-Star and 2007 World Series Most Valuable Player played 13 seasons with Yankees, Marlins and Red Sox…Won 2003 Silver Slugger Award and 2005 Gold Glove Award at third base…Reached 20-home run mark six times and drove in 100-or-more runs three times…Member of World Series winning teams with Marlins in 2003 and Red Sox in 2007.
Russ Ortiz
Pitched four Giants, Braves, Diamondbacks, Orioles, Astros and Dodgers over 12 big league seasons, earning All-Star Game selection in 2003…Led National League with 21 wins in 2003 and reached the 15-win mark four times.
Chan Ho Park
Pitched 17 seasons for Dodgers, Rangers, Padres, Mets, Phillies, Yankees and Pirates, becoming the first South Korean-born player to appear in a big league game…Led National League pitchers with a 6.9 hits-per-innings pitched ratio in 2000 and was named to 2001 NL All-Star team…Finished career with 124 victories.
Mike Sweeney
Five-time All-Star first baseman played 16 years for Royals, A's, Mariners and Phillies…Hit 20-or-more home runs in six seasons and drove in 100-plus runs twice…Won 2007 Hutch Award.
Billy Wagner
Seven-time All-Star pitched 16 seasons for Astros, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox and Braves…Saved 422 games – second all-time among left-handers and fifth overall – en route to 47-40 record with 2.31 ERA…Career WHIP of 0.998 would rank No. 2 among all pitchers if he had enough innings to qualify (finished 97 innings short of 1,000-inning threshold).
Pat Burrell
Hit 292 home runs in 13-year career with Phillies, Rays and Giants…Member of World Series winners with 2008 Phillies and 2010 Giants.
Orlando Cabrera
Two-time Gold Glove Award winner at shortstop played 15 seasons for the Expos, Red Sox, Angels, White Sox, A's, Twins, Reds, Indians and Giants…Hit .272 with 2,055 hits and 216 stolen bases…Started for Red Sox 2004 World Series champions.
Mike Cameron
Three-time Gold Glove Award winning center fielder played 17 seasons for White Sox, Reds, Mariners, Mets, Padres, Brewers, Red Sox and Marlins…Topped 20-homer mark eight times and finished career with 278 home runs to go with 297 stolen bases…Named to 2001 All-Star Game.
Vladimir Guerrero
Nine-time All-Star and 2004 American League MVP played 16 seasons for Expos, Angels, Rangers and Orioles…In addition to his 2004 MVP, finished in Top 10 of his league's MVP voting five other times and won eight Silver Slugger Awards: Seven in the outfield and one as a designated hitter…Drove in 100-or-more runs 10 times, batted .318 for his career and totaled 449 career home runs.
Derrek Lee
Three-time Gold Glove Award winner at first base and two-time All-Star played 15 seasons for Padres, Marlins, Cubs, Braves, Orioles and Pirates…Won Silver Slugger Award in 2005 when he led the National League with a .335 batting average, 50 doubles, 393 total bases and 199 hits.
Magglio Ordonez
Six-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger Award winner in right field played for White Sox and Tigers in 15-year career…Won 2007 American League batting title with .363 mark en route to a second-place finish in the MVP voting…Hit .309 for career with 294 home runs and 1,236 RBI.
Jorge Posada
Part of five World Series-winning teams with Yankees in a 17-year career spent entirely with Bronx Bombers…In 15 of those seasons, participated in the postseason…Named to five All-Star Games and won Silver Slugger Award five times as a catcher…Compiled .273 batting average with 275 home runs…Led AL in assists twice.
Manny Ramirez
Named to 12 All-Star Games in 19 seasons with Indians, Red Sox, Dodgers, White Sox and Rays…Won nine Silver Slugger Awards in left field…Won 2002 AL batting title and was named 2004 World Series Most Valuable Player…Led his league in on-base percentage three times and slugging percentage three times…Member of World Series winning teams in Boston in 2004 and 2007…Finished career with .312 batting average, 555 home runs and 1,831 RBI.
Edgar Renteria
Five-time All-Star played 16 seasons for Marlins, Cardinals, Red Sox, Braves, Tigers, Giants and Reds…Won three Silver Slugger Awards at shortstop and also won two Gold Glove Awards…Drove in winning run in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series, an 11th-inning, walk-off win for the Marlins, and was named the 2010 World Series Most Valuable Player with the Giants…Posted .286 career batting average with 2,327 hits.
Arthur Rhodes
Pitched 20 seasons for Orioles, Mariners, A's, Indians, Phillies, Marlins, Reds, Rangers and Cardinals…Won 87 games in 900 appearances…Named to 2010 All-Star Game…Member of Cardinals 2011 World Series-winning team.
Ivan Rodriguez
14-time All-Star and 1999 American League MVP played 21 seasons for Rangers, Marlins, Tigers, Yankees, Astros and Nationals…won 13 Gold Glove Awards and seven Silver Slugger Awards as a catcher…Won 2003 NLCS MVP en route to World Series title with Marlins…Appeared in 2,427 games as a catcher, the most in history.
Jason Varitek
Three-time All-Star played 15 seasons, all with Red Sox…Won one Silver Slugger Award and one Gold Glove Award at catcher…Led all AL catchers in putouts three times…Member of 2004 and 2007 Red Sox World Championship teams.
Javier Vazquez
Won 165 games in 14-year career with Expos, Yankees, Diamondbacks, White Sox, Braves and Marlins…2004 All-Star Game selection who struck out at least 113 batters in every season, finishing career with 2,536 strikeouts.
Tim Wakefield
Won 200 games over 19 seasons with Pirates and Red Sox…Member of Red Sox 2004 and 2007 World Series winning teams, and posted 2-0 record with 3.00 ERA in two complete games for Pirates in 1992 NLCS…Named to 2009 All-Star Game and won 2010 Roberto Clemente Award.
Chris Carpenter
Three-time All-Star and 2005 National League Cy Young Award winner pitched 15 seasons for Blue Jays and Cardinals…Finished in Top 5 of Cy Young Award voting two times aside from his 2005 first-place finish…Led NL in ERA in 2009 and in innings pitched in 2011…Posted 10-4 record with 3.00 ERA in 18 postseason starts and was member of Cardinals' World Series winners in 2006 and 2011.
Johnny Damon
Two-time All-Star and two-time World Series winner played 18 seasons for Royals, A's, Red Sox, Yankees, Tigers, Rays and Indians…Scored 100-or-more runs in 10 seasons and finished with 1,668 runs scored…Totaled 2,769 hits en route to .284 career batting average…Compiled 522 doubles and 408 stolen bases, one of only nine players in history to reach that combination.
Brian Fuentes
Four-time All-Star pitched 12 seasons for Mariners, Rockies, Angels, Twins, A's and Cardinals…Led American League with 48 saves in 2009…Recorded 20-or-more saves six times en route to 204 for career.
Livan Hernandez
Two-time All-Star pitched 17 seasons for Marlins, Giants, Expos, Nationals, Diamondbacks, Twins, Rockies, Mets, Braves and Brewers…Won 1997 NLCS MVP and 1997 World Series MVP en route to leading the Marlins to the championship…Led league in innings pitched three times and complete games twice while winning 178 games in his career.
Aubrey Huff
Two-time World Champion with San Francisco played 13 seasons with Devil Rays, Astros, Orioles, Tigers and Giants…Won 2008 Silver Slugger Award at DH…Drove in 100-plus runs three times and topped the 20-homer mark seven times.
Jason Isringhausen
Two-time All-Star played 16 seasons for Mets, A's, Cardinals, Rays and Angels…Saved 300 games, becoming the 23rd pitcher to reach that plateau…Led NL with 47 saves in 2004 for league-champion Cardinals.
Andruw Jones
Five-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove Award winner in center field played 17 seasons for Braves, Dodgers, Rangers, White Sox and Yankees…Only Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays won more Gold Glove Awards among outfielders…Led NL with 51 home runs and 128 RBI in 2005…Finished career with 434 home runs and 1,289 RBI…Won 2005 Hank Aaron Award.
Chipper Jones
Eight-time All-Star and 1999 NL Most Valuable Player anchored Braves' lineup for each of his 19 big league seasons…Finished in Top 10 of NL MVP voting five other times in addition to his '99 MVP…Won two Silver Slugger Awards at third base…Drove in 100-or-more runs nine times and scored at least 100 runs eight times…Won 2008 NL batting title and finished with career average of .301…Hit .287 in 21 postseason series over 12 seasons and led Braves to 1995 World Series title.
Carlos Lee
Three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner in left field played 14 seasons for White Sox, Brewers, Rangers, Astros and Marlins…Reached 100-RBI plateau in six seasons and hit 20-or-more home runs in 10 seasons…Finished with .285 batting average, 358 home runs and 1,363 RBI.
Brad Lidge
Two-time All-Star pitched 11 seasons for Astros, Phillies and Nationals…Topped the 25-save mark in six seasons and eclipsed 40 saves twice…Finished in Top 10 of NL Cy Young Award voting twice…Counting postseason, was a perfect 48-of-48 in save chances in 2008 while helping Phillies win World Series title…Won 2008 NL Rolaids Relief Man Award in 2008.
Hideki Matsui
Two-time All-Star and 2009 World Series MVP played 10 seasons for Yankees, Angels, A's and Rays…Drove in 100-plus runs in four seasons and topped the 20-homer mark five times…Debuted in the big leagues at age 29 and finished with 175 home runs and 760 RBI.
Kevin Millwood
Won 169 games over 16 seasons with Braves, Phillies, Indians, Rangers, Orioles, Rockies and Mariners…Led National League with three shutouts in 2003 and led the American League in ERA in 2005 with a mark of 2.86…Posted double-digit totals in victories in eight seasons and was named to 1999 NL All-Star team.
Jamie Moyer
Two-time 20-game winner posted 269 victories over 25 seasons for Cubs, Rangers, Cardinals, Orioles, Red Sox, Mariners, Phillies and Rockies…Named to 2003 American League All-Star team and won the Hutch Award, the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award and the Roberto Clemente Award that year…At 49 years old, became the oldest pitcher to win a big league game on April 17, 2012.
Scott Rolen
Seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove Award winner at third base played 17 seasons for Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds…Won 1997 National League Rookie of the Year Award…Drove in 100-plus runs five times and reached the 20-homer plateau 10 times en route to 1,287 career RBI and 316 career home runs…Starting third baseman for Cardinals 2006 World Series champions.
Jim Thome
Five-time All-Star hit 612 home runs over 22 seasons with Indians, Phillies, White Sox, Dodgers, Twins and Orioles…Won 1996 Silver Slugger Award at third base…Led National League in home runs in 2003 with 47 and paced American League in walks three times…Finished career with 1,583 runs scored, 1,699 RBI and 1,747 walks…Won 2002 Roberto Clemente Award and 2004 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award.
Omar Vizquel
Eleven-time Gold Glove Award-winning shortstop (second-most of any SS in history) and three-time All-Star played 24 seasons for Mariners, Indians, Giants, Rangers, White Sox and Blue Jays…Totaled 2,877 hits, 404 stolen bases and 1,445 runs scored…Won 1996 Hutch Award…Led his league in fielding percentage six times and his 2,709 games at shortstop are the most by any player.
Kerry Wood
Two-time All-Star and 1998 National League Rookie of the Year played 14 seasons for Cubs, Indians and Yankees…Posted 86 wins and 63 saves in 446 career games…Led NL with 266 strikeouts in 2003…On May 6, 1998, struck out 20 Astros in a one-hitter to tie a big league record for most strikeouts in a nine-inning game.
Lance Berkman
Six-time All-Star played 15 seasons for Astros, Yankees, Cardinals and Rangers…Topped 100-RBI mark six times, including a National League-best 128 in 2002…Reached 30-homer plateau six times…Finished in Top 10 of NL MVP voting six times…Posted career batting average of .293 along with .406 on-base percentage and .537 slugging average…Hit .423 in 2011 World Series to help Cardinals win title.
Roy Halladay
Two-time Cy Young Award winner and eight-time All-Star pitched 16 seasons for Blue Jays and Phillies…Three-time 20-game winner led league in victories twice, complete games seven times, shutouts four times and innings pitched four times…Finished second in Cy Young Award voting twice…Tossed second postseason no-hitter in history when he blanked the Reds on Oct. 6, 2010 in Game 1 of the NLDS.
Todd Helton
Five-time All-Star played all 17 of his big league seasons with the Rockies…Won four Silver Slugger Awards and three Gold Glove Awards at first base…Led National League with .372 batting average and 147 RBI in 2000…Led NL in on-base percentage twice and finished career with .316 batting average, .414 on-base percentage and .539 slugging average…Scored 100-or-more runs six times and posted at least 100 RBI in five seasons.
Darren Oliver
Posted 118 wins over 20 seasons pitching with Rangers, Cardinals, Red Sox, Rockies, Marlins, Astros, Mets, Angels and Blue Jays…Appeared in 766 career games, transitioning from starter to reliever midway through his career.
Roy Oswalt
Two-time 20-game winner and three-time All-Star pitched 13 seasons for Astros, Phillies, Rangers and Rockies...Led NL twice in games started and once in ERA...Posted 163-102 record and went 5-2 in eight postseason series...Finished in Top 5 of NL Cy Young Award voting five times...Won 2005 NLCS Most Valuable Player Award.
Andy Pettitte
Finished in Top 6 of Cy Young Award voting five times en route to 256 wins in 18 seasons with Yankees and Astros…Named to three All-Star teams and never posted a losing record at the big league level…Went 19-11 with a 3.81 ERA in 44 postseason starts, setting a record for postseason victories.
Mariano Rivera
All-time saves leader with 652, 13-time All-Star and five-time Top 5 finisher in Cy Young Award voting pitched 19 seasons for Yankees…In 96 postseason games, posted 8-1 record with 42 saves and a 0.70 ERA…Won 1999 World Series MVP, 2003 ALCS MVP and 2013 All-Star Game MVP…Career WHIP of 1.000 ranks third all-time and first among pitchers whose career started after 1910.
Michael Young
Seven-time All-Star played 14 seasons for Rangers, Phillies and Dodgers…Won 2005 AL batting title with .331 average, one of one of seven seasons where he topped the .300 mark…Finished with 2,375 hits and .300 career batting average…Won 2008 Gold Glove Award at shortstop and 2006 All-Star Game MVP.
Derek Jeter
Five-time World Series champion and 14-time All-Star...Played 20 seasons, all with Yankees...Recorded 3,465 hits and scored 1,923 runs...Yankee captain batted .310 during his career...In 158 career postseason games, hit .308 with 111 runs scored, 20 home runs and 61 RBI...Won 1996 American League Rookie of the Year Award...Never played a position in the field other than shortstop.
Paul Konerko
Six-time All-Star first baseman played 18 season for Dodgers, Reds and White Sox...Hit .279 while recording 2,340 hits, including 439 home runs...Reached 40-homer mark twice and 100-RBI mark six times en route to 1,412 career RBI...Totaled five home runs in 2005 postseason, winning ALCS Most Valuable Player Award en route to leading the White Sox to their first World Series title in 88 years.
Alfonso Soriano
Seven-time All-Star played 16 seasons for Yankees, Rangers, Nationals and Cubs...Totaled 2,095 hits and 412 home runs, batting .270 while posting a slugging percentage of .500...Stole 289 bases...Joined 40-40 club with 46 home runs and 41 steals in 2006 with Nationals...Won three Silver Slugger Awards at second base (2002, 2004-05) and one in outfield (2006).
Kevin Youkilis
Three-time All-Star played 10 seasons for Red Sox, White Sox and Yankees...Member of World Series championship teams in Boston in 2004 and 2007...Won American League Gold Glove Award at first base in 2007.


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If you have a sneaky suspicion that you might have a few additional guests over the holidays, stock up your freezer with some crowd pleasing favorites and some classic staples.
A tradition in and of themselves, warm bundles of puff pastry and beef franks are delicious dipped in whole grain or yellow mustard. Make your own (to freeze ahead of time) or have these frozen pigs in a blanket available in your freeze for last minute guests. The best part? Pop them in the oven and they're ready in as little as 10-minutes.
Cute as a button and tasty too, our mini beef burger sliders come tucked in teeny tiny sesame buns with a slice of dill pickle and cheddar cheese. Total time from freezer to table is less than 20-minutes….


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Last week we continued our focus on the Cannes Film Festival as some of the world's biggest stars made their way to the French Riviera for a combination of work and play. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson both played the role of supportive partner when they showed up to each other's red carpet premieres: Rob walked solo at On the Road, while Kristen teamed up with her OTR co-star (and Rob's best mate) Tom Sturridge for the premiere of Cosmopolis, where she wowed in a sexy Reem Acra gown. Cannes also played host to couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, and back home Delta Goodrem was the talk of the town when she performed before the State of Origin. There are plenty more great pictures inside so click through!
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