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Mayberry is doing about what he'd probably do if he were on the roster.
Today's Lineup:
Utley, 2B
Bruntlett, SS
Ibanez, LF
Howard, 1B
Stairs, RF
Feliz, 3B
Mayberry, CF
Ruiz, C
Myers, P
I'm listening on MLB.com radio, I'll try and give some updates.
Myers has struck out two in the first.
NEPP - aren't those near his career minor league numbers? I'd think he'd likely be a tick below that as far as BA/OBP goes, and much lower for SLG.
Love Cairo's SLG. funny. No talk of Marson around here, but I suppose he's the fourth catcher.
Pitchers hitting today. I hope Myers' Hall-of-Fame-caliber at bats carry over from the playoffs!
oh, I was wrong. Career minor league numbers: .255/.330/.472.
****NEPP - aren't those near his career minor league numbers? I'd think he'd likely be a tick below that as far as BA/OBP goes, and much lower for SLG.****
I think its pretty close to what his projections are other than the artificially high SLG %...drop the slugging down maybe 75 points and that's about what we should expect...low average, low OBP, good power, good defense, and high Ks.
All Jason Donald does is hit at every level he's been asked yet this guy is pegged for LV. Let him play for the big team already.
"Mayberry is doing about what he'd probably do if he were on the roster."
I'm hoping that's sarcasm. There are posters who would maintain that kind of line, but you are not normally of that ilk.
Just in case, let's break it down thus:
Mayberry is doing about as well against a varied assortment of marginal and minor pitchers, along with an occasional big league guy who isn't quite up to speed yet as he would in a whole season of facing big league pitching, with a lot of time just sitting on the bench and most of the pitchers he's facing being late inning right handers.
Okay. Right.
Ibanez doubles with two outs and Howard singles, but it was hit too hard to Bruce in RF that Ibanez was held at third. Stairs up now.
Zips: .230/.284/.402
Stairs pops out, first inning over. In top half, Myers gave up a single and struck out two.
He needs to work on his defense at 3B.
Looks like Hamels is iffy for home opener.
With Ibanez and Stairs at the corners, Mayberry will get a tremendous workout in CF.
My comment on Mayberry was not an endorsement...it was more a reference to his low OBP and high Ks.
And we thought we would never see Bruntlett with an OPS over .800!
Who do CHONE and Zips play for?
I am creating a new stat called BPOT, or "Best Player On Team" I should probably copyright this before baseballprospectus.co steals it.
With April off days, we don't need a 5th starter until April 20th. We have off days on the 6th, 9th and 14th. Conceivably, we could get through our first 12 games without needing a 5th starter. That could be either Hamels missing time or leaving out Park/Happ, or a combination of the two.
"b-a-p: When you say you're worried about the health of Feliz, are you saying you're worried he'll be injured or healthy?"
LOL. That's a valid question, Andy. However, I meant no irony when I included Feliz in the list of people whose health is worrisome. If Feliz is injured, we're going to get a large early-season dose of Eric Bruntlett. Compared to Bruntlett, Feliz looks like the second coming of Mike Schmidt.
Donald and Mayberry need to start at LV. We need them playing everyday so they can get their work in.
Mayberry doubles off a righty (good sign!) and then Ruiz doubles Mayberry in. Chooooooch!
I'd take an .862 OPS from Mayberry in a rookie year.
Utley walks and Bruntlett doubles, Ruiz scores. Runners on 2nd and 3rd, two outs, two runs in. I guess Uncle Charlie really did light a fire.
Ibanez walks, works a real good at bat, to load the bases for Howard. Bases juiced.
Compared to Bruntlett, Feliz looks like the second coming of Mike Schmidt.
vs. LHP // career // 2008
Bruntlett: .269/.358/.396 // .254/.361/.380
Feliz: .267/.312/.446 // .288/.349/.496
No question that Feliz is preferable, but Bruntlett has a nice OBP against RHP. If he can keep that up, and Charlie plays a nice dose of Dobbs against RHP, it may not be so bad. I felt the same way last August. Once Bruntlett showed his futility against RHP, Dobbs started and played very well down the stretch.
Howard walks to drive in a run. Another good patient at bat. I liked both Ibanez and Howard working the at bat and not being in a "Spring Training" mindset and just trying to hit the ball.
Stairs up now.
Stairs clears the bases with a double to the gap. All against Aaron Harang, a legit arm. A lot easier to listen to today's game.
CJ - Phils don't need a 5th starter until the 3rd week in April. Frankly I am kind of wondering why they are having Hamels resume throwing again in 2 days despite the inflammation.
Doesn't it make sense now to have it rest a bit more and resume throwing in 7-10 days when the inflammation subsides a bit? If he needs to miss the start of the season and stay in Florida for the first few weeks until he is ready, then so be it. Especially if Utley/Feliz are back.
baxter - I assume your post was partially tongue-in-cheek. Phils would take that in a second. Mayberry's minor league OPS is .802. His projections put him at .700. .862 is highly unlikely. Geoff Jenkins' career OPS is .834.
Feliz keeps the inning alive by intentionally hitting a fieldable grounder to a third baseman who couldn't field it.
Well done, Pete!
Mayberry comes up with two on, but pops out to center on the first pitch. 6 runs in the inning!
Tony D: CHONE plays for the Angels.
If Bruntlett is used selectively, he has some value especially if he can hit .250 and keep his % BB up.
Still, the Phils use Bruntlett in situations where he is exposed including as a PH, a defensive sub in the OF, and starting him against RHP.
Cholly no longer makes the obvious makes managing (e.g., double switch) but tactical decisisons still aren't Cholly's strong suit.
Myers sounds REAL sharp. Has allowed two hits in 3 innings, both singles, and struck out 5.
Chone does play for the Angels. Love his game.
Mike Zipser was a 26th round pick for the Phils out of UNLV in '98. Pitched a year in Joliet and his last in Lincoln.
Radio just announced that Burrell will be present at the ring ceremony on opening day.
Feliz definitely does not get enough credit for doing the little things. You think it was just an accident that he hit that ball with precisely the speed, spin, and trajectory needed to get the fielder to botch it?
****Tony D: CHONE plays for the Angels.****
"for doing the little things"...you sound like Wheeler referring to that ass-hat David Bell.
BAP, the "Feliz factor" works on both sides of the ball. That fielder was probably so worried about his upcoming AB with Pedro at the hot corner that he couldn't concentrate properly on his fielding.
Burrell's people realize that he will always be seen as a Phillie and are doing an excellent job of setting him up for his post-baseball career here. Although the letter was arguably over the top.
That letter is what long-time players traditionally do when leaving their town of note. It was a standup move and brilliant PR on his part.
He pretty much locked up his spot on every reunion day for the next 40 years.
Donald has a team leading 44 ABs with only 2 RBIs. Who is he hitting behind Marcus Giles & Marson?
Lots of single there though...he only had 3 extra base hits in those ABs...
Sophist- all my posts are "partially tongue-in-cheek". Of course the Phillies would take an .862 OPS from Mayberry, but his numbers were being criticized earlier in the thread.
GM-Carson: I hope you realize that my post about Feliz was intended to be ironic.
Strong, strong outing by Brett Myers. He's through 5 with just 3 hits and 6 K's.
NEPP - Actually, the guy at 3rd was more than just concerned about staring down the icy eyes of the encroaching third baseman of the Phils; he also knew that his own ability as a defenseman was in jeopardy since he'd have to save about (and this is just a rough estimate) 3.732 runs in this game to compare with what happens for Philly.
B_A_P- of course I did. I just get chills up my spine when I read/hear the phrase "does all the little things", because that's what Wheels used to say about his boyfriend David Bell.
Sophist -
in re: Mayberry
Shock the monkey! What are his Marcels?
Brett Myers adds to his Hall of Fame resume with a base hit.
I'm thinking Chollie shoulda saved his scorching of the team's effort for the season when the games count. It evidently has a profound effect.
bap - Feliz pulling a ball to the left-side of the field? Shocking. I love how more often than not Feliz try to pull almost every pitch regardless of type, location, or velocity.
Anyone watch Eastbound and Down?
Kenny Powers reminds me of Myers. But only if Myers gets fat again, Fat Myers is more fun. I can see Myers driving around Jacksonville in the offseason drinking High Life's with his jet ski's on the back of his truck.
Carson: Fair enough. I loathe that expression also. You never hear the announcers say that Albert Pujols or Vlad Guerrero do "all the little things." They only say it about players who absolutely suck.
Myers line:
5.2 IP, 4 hits (3 singles, 1 double), 7 Ks, responsible for runner on third.
Oh, and he moved a runner over from 2nd to third and he got a base hit.
Too bad it's not Clout Day yet or I'd be saying he's an early Cy Young candidate!
On a serious note, announcers say they were impressed by his variety of pitches and locations... he even mixed in his changeup.
In that case, Bruntlett really, REALLY, does all the little things.
Myers was 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA last spring and he sucked big time when the real games started. I wouldn't look too much into it.
Myers shrinking body is the most recent sign that he is growing up and actually wants to succeed at this game. Today was a nice response to the Hamels news.
Just for the hell of it, I'm putting him down for 17-18 wins this year.
Tony D: I doubt anyone is reading too much into it.
It's great to see our pitchers looking sharp, but we all know we're still a few days away from Clout Day when we can accurately measure spring training performaces.
Tony D -
But you are willing to place Donald on the 25-Man roster based on his spring performance .... although Myer's pitching well in the spring doesn't count?
Tony D - Yeah. Veteran performances in spring training are largely useless unless a guy is fighting for a spot or coming off an injury.
As for Eastbound and Down, I don't get why that show has gotten such positive feedback from viewers. Funny at times but there is a big difference between being just trying to make a comedic point while being crude/vulgar/racy and just being crude/vulgar/racy to try and get a laugh.
Donald only makes the roster if Feliz & Utley didn't open the season on the Opening Day roster. If Feliz & Utley do, Donald (along with Giles/Ozuna/Cairo) will be in the minors of elsewhere come opening day.
curt: Being in a contract year is one heck of a motivator, too. If can pitch like a 1A this year, that'll go a long way to getting us back where we want to be!
"I love how more often than not Feliz try to pull almost every pitch regardless of type, location, or velocity."
MG: I believe you are selling Feliz short. The reason he tries to pull every pitch is because he is challenging the opposing third baseman. He's saying, "You know I can field every ball hit within 20 feet of me, but let's see how you do, pal." It's true that a lot of these pulled ground balls result in outs but the important thing is that Feliz is getting inside the head of the opposing third baseman. These complex psychological operations pay off later in the game, when the guy comes up with the bases loaded and strikes out because he's so exhausted from trying to keep up with Feliz on defense.
JMAR, I could be wrong but I think Donald is ready. Uts broke through to the big leagues in his age 24 year.
Vicar MG: It's not that people think Eastbound and Down is some modern day Shakespearean tale, but the anti-heroic nature of the protagonist combined with his mega-curled mullet is just funny to many. It's on a pay cable channel at 10:30 at night, so the vulgar, crude, racy aspects are just one layer to the onion, but if, for instance, you listen to the cognitive dissonance of his audio book, that is just plain funny.
BAP - Psychological advantage I guess.
I was actually surprised to see the data but Feliz actually hits more balls up the middle (including 2nd base) than I thought.
Still, his hit spray chart indicates the man loves to pull the ball. It just results in some comedically bad swings on offspeed pitches on the outside of the plate.
Tony D. I would actually be in favor of having Donald in Philly if we were not trying to repeat and had a place for him to get 450-500 AB's.
To put him on the bench in a part-time role doesn't make any sense however. He needs to play everyday.
JMAR, I agree yeah if he isn't going to start then there is no point. I just think they're slow with bringing up their prospects. I thought Chase should have been brought up quicker then when he was, and Donalds minor league OPS is very similar to Chase's.
JMARR: So you would sit Donald on the bench against RHP while Feliz plays?
I am sure Cholly would.
"These complex psychological operations pay off later in the game..."
Where else but beerleaguer can you get such insightful analysis. I bet a lot of important sportscasters have simply overlooked this line of thought.
Look's like the "favorite" of 3 weeks ago finished 4th in the 4 way race. Someone somewhere is possibly surprised.
Friday at Cardinals, in Jupiter: RHP Carlos Carrasco, Durbin, Madson.
Saturday vs. Twins, in Clearwater: RHP Chan Ho Park, RHP Kyle Kendrick, Condrey, Eyre, Lidge
curt: Park finished 4th? Or, as usual, you don't pay attention?
Unless I'm missing something, I thought he meant Kendrick.
MPN - Vicar MG? Haha. It doesn't need to be Shakespeare or high-brow to make me laugh. Eastbound and Down just generally tries to be socially awkward/shocking to grab a laugh instead of having some better writing/script development.
Works sometimes but more often than not it is just like watching a drunk guy at a bar make an a$$ of himself by yelling obscenities, awkwardly hitting on women, and causing fights.
Makes for a good laugh maybe if something funny/quirky happens but generally more often that not it just a guy being a d!ck.
Hugh: My point exactly.
curt: It's March 17th. So you believe races for roster spots end on St. Patty's Day?
CJ: curt's problem is he somehow thought Kendrick was the favorite 3 weeks ago when Bill Conlin and many others were saying Park was the favorite.
So you would question JMARR stating that he would sit Donald against RHP and let Feliz play?
clout: He was likely swayed by Dubee's proclamation that Kendrick was "the favorite." I'm not sure I agree with Conlin... but I'm not sure I'd take Dubee's word for it either.
I'm not sure any of the starters had any kind of inside track. Conlin may have been right, I don't know.
curt - Using the rhetorical question? That is usually a Clout hallmark.
Dubee's saying Hamels is a long shot for opening day.
Seems like Charlie won't have to make a decision between Happ and Park. So the rotation would set up Myers, Moyer, Blanton, Park, Happ. The thing that concerns me just as much is the bullpen. Presuming we go with 11 pitchers, who has the last two bullpen spots? Right now it seems like we would have a Lidge, Madson, Eyre, Durbin, Condrey, Majewski, Borkowski bullpen.
phaithful, I thought I was being pretty clear. If Donald is not going to get everyday AB's at the Major League Level, I would not have him on our roster starting against anyone. He would be in AAA.
As an aside, if you are looking for "invigorating", you might want to look at another activity. I think my definition must differ significantly from yours.
Conlin said Park was the favorite. Dubee said it was Kendrick. I don't know who it really was but, if it was between Park & KK, then it's academic this point. While it may not be possible to win a roster spot by 3-17, it is certainly possible to lose a spot by that date. Kendrick has clearly done so.
clout: That's Mr. William Conlin to you!
MG: Fair enough. Individual mileage may vary on this stuff. I just think that Danny McBride is hilarious on that show and it's like he is an amalgam of the, as we know now, `93 Phillies team.
bap: I'm also guessing KK is out of the running for the 5th spot, but I'm not sure he finished 4th as curt suggested. Carrasco has plenty of time to finish 4th. In fact, I think there's a much better chance of KK getting a call up for a spot start than Carrasco this season!
B-Mac: Phils won't require a 5th starter until April 20th. That's game 13 of the season. So if Hamels isn't ready, they won't necessarily need both Park and Happ in the rotation.
clout: I think the "official" favorite for the race comes from the pitching coach, not Conlin.
If Hamels isn't ready to go, do the Phils carry 12 pitchers on the Opening Day roster?
ZT: That assumes you think Dubee is more likely to give you an honest assessment than Conlin. I'll take Conlin (and did, as you may recall.)
If Hamels isn't able to go on opening day and starts the season on the DL, I would like to see Park and Happ start. I know we will not need a 5th starter until halfway through April but that would give each guy at least 2 more starts. Also giving the other 3 in the rotation an extra day of rest in the begining of the season. This would allow more time to figure out who should be in the Pen, Rotation, AAA.
Just got a text from my wife that Cole Hamels is on her flight from Philly to Tampa that is in the air right now. Word is he is riding in coach, and Mrs. Jonesman's scouting report is that Cole is handsome.
I can only imagine the dirtkicking that would commence from Seoul Man if he were awarded a rotation spot and then had it taken away when Hamels were healthy....
Heard on ESPN that Jeter is starting at short and Rollins is DHing tonight. Victorino starting at CF.
3 weeks ago, our pitching coach declared a "favorite" in the 5th starter competition. KK was the anointed one. Some of us called B.S. The candidates were a ML vet just signed to a big contract, a young pitcher coming off an effective Sept/Oct., a young guy sent down last year due to ineffectiveness, and a can't miss minor league prospect. On the face of it, KK had almost no prayer of fulfilling Dubee's expectations - even before Dubee ripped him in the media.
KK made several starts. ML hitters weren't impressed - still ineffective. As the pitching schedule now shows, KK will not be starting again any time soon. The other 3 will be. KK won't be the 5th starter.
The interesting question here is whether Dubee actually believed KK was the favorite for the job. I'd like to believe he's not that clueless, but why say it if he didn't believe it? Some kind of mind game?
curt - where might one find the pitching schedule you mentioned?
curt: "but why say it if he didn't believe it? Some kind of mind game?"
Exactly. Coaches do it all the time, trying to build confidence or light a fire.
The day Park signed he said he wouldn't have signed with the Phillies unless he believed he'd be in the rotation. While the FO has never admitted giving any assurances to Park, I saw no reason not to take him at his word. His comments and his contract suggested that if he was healthy, he was the one.
curt: Seriously... you don't understand that sports coaches aren't always entirely truthful when talking to the media? That sometimes they have ulterior motives when they talk to the press?
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|The story of the Green-winged Macaw that flew across the Atlantic, and back again!
|Dino, born June 1st 2008
is the story of Dino, the Green-winged Macaw that has flown across the
Atlantic and back again!
I bought Dino from a breeder in Valencia, Spain at 5 months old. I went there with a friend to buy a sack of bird food for his two Blue-and-Yellow Macaws and saw Dino in a large outdoor cage with several other macaws, but he was sat all on his own as far away from the rest as he could. I fell for him instantly and decided to take him home with me. I did however later discover that he was in fact from a breeder in Texas, USA and had been shipped to Spain. (His coded leg band gave the secret away). So that had been his first flight across the Atlantic.
At the time I knew nothing about keeping parrots, let alone a Green-winged Macaw (Ara Chloroptera), which is the second largest macaw in the world, only topped in size by the Hyacinth Macaw, but my lack of knowledge never presented a problem, we worked things out together, as we went along. He showed me what he wanted, I obeyed and somehow, we built up a mutual respect for each other through just being our silly selves and playing together all the time. I learned his limits and he learned mine, and it was all done without any hard bites!
|These are some of the first photos I took of Dino at 5 months old, in Benidorm, Spain. He had his own room rather than a cage, with tree branches jammed between the walls for perches. The funny looking thing with him, is me.
to Sitges Dino goes.
After a few months with Dino in Benidorm, I decided to move back to Sitges, Barcelona, but as I moved into a one bedroom apartment, he had to be in a cage, however he was only in it when I went out. At night he would sleep on top of it and by day he was with me all the time. During the 8 months I was there, Dino escaped twice. Both times through our 5th floor patio door. The first time, I found him about a block away on the roof of a building, which fortunately I was easily able to get him down from, as the tenants of the apartment were at home and I reached up to him with a broom stick, which he slid down. That was already a favorite trick of his. He liked to climb up the broom as I was sweeping and slide back down it.
The second time he escaped, I ran out in search of him but he was nowhere to be found. After half an hour of searching, I decided to call the police. That was a good move because they told me someone had found him and had taken him home with them, then called the police to let them know they had him. Elated, I went running round to the gentleman's house and he gave me my Dino back.
|This is Dino in Sitges. The town I lived in for most of the 12 years I was in Spain.
|February 2010
to Benidorm again.
Moved back to Benidorm again, but it was a bad move. Spain was in the depths of the recession and it was a ghost town compared to the previous year. I was bored out of my brain, but I did start talking to people on 3 Feathered Friends and got to know some well. Sherry who started 3FF mentioned a little country called Belize in Central America. I'd never heard of it but she said it was wonderful. I started checking it out online and really liked what I saw.
Then by an amazing coincidence, Bonnie who I also chatted to on 3FF, who is in Boston and had a stall at a bird fair one weekend, was visited by a lady who said she had moved to Belize and loved it there. Bonnie told me to get in touch with (the lady's name is) Jenni. But at that point I hadn't really given much thought to actually moving to Belize. A few weeks passed and I was getting even more bored and had itchy feet, so I decided to drop Jenni a line. She wrote back saying I'd be more than welcome to come stay with her and her husband Nigel until I found my own place. I jumped at the chance. That is, I jumped at first, but discovered pretty soon just how difficult it would be to take an endangered species bird from one country to another, and that story you'll find below.
|These are photos of Dino in Benidorm. during the 8 months we were once again there.
|August 2010
days to fly the Atlantic.
The last 3 months have been the hardest time of my life. Once I made the decision to move from Spain to Belize, I had to start looking into what would be required to take the love of my life with me, and oh boy, was I in for some surprises! For starters, he is listed with UCIN as an endangered species, which means he had to be issued with a CITES export permit in Spain followed by a CITES import permit from Belize, either of which could be denied for any number of reasons. Depending on the counties you are dealing with, each can take from 2 weeks to 3 months to be issued. Fortunately, I had both issued by the time 5 weeks were up.
Then the rush was on, whereas the Spanish permit was valid for 6 months, the Belizian one was only valid for 30 days. Luckily, I had already contacted the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) to find out what they required in order to approve the import permit. (Yes, you need an import permit from the health authority and forestry department in the country you are shipping to as well as the CITES permit). They insisted he must test negative to West Nile virus, Newcastle disease and Avian influenza and that there were no outbreaks of any of those three diseases in Spain in the last 6 months. To cut a long and complicated story short, he proved negative to all three and there had not been an outbreak of any of them in the last 6 months.
So, I eventually got all the paperwork together that I needed, called the airline to book Dino's and my flight, only to find out that even the airlines that said they took exotic animals would not, as we had a stop over in the USA and the US has their own full set of procedures which must be adhered to, but which the airlines would have no part in. At that point, after all the work I'd done, the disappointment was unbearable. There I was all set for us to go, when I hit a brick wall head on! But I'd come so far, I couldn't give up. Everything was planned, I even had friends to stay with in Belize.
By sheer luck, the friend I was gong to stay with in Belize found an international animal shipper in Madrid, Spain, on the internet. I contacted them and they said they could do it, but because of the complications in the USA, due to a stopover there and because they'd have to hire a specialist to deal with the US customs and forestry department paperwork and inspection, it would cost me $6,000 USD ($12,000 BZD). I had no other choice, I had to take the deal.
I booked my flight and Dino was booked on his the day after, however, because he had to have vet checks at Madrid airport on leaving, and again in the USA, his trip would last a whole 4 days! That's 4 days in a transport case, in airports, on planes, on runways, in cars etc. All I could do at that point was keep on telling myself, 'he'll make it, he's strong', but of course, thinking the worst all the time!
|Well, here he is. He made the trip and was in better condition than I had expected and amazingly, not a single broken tail feather! At the time of writing, he is 20 days into his 30 days quarantine at the house where I'm staying. Belize allows animals to be quarantined in your home, but they send an official once a week to make sure you are abiding by the terms of quarantine.
|December 2010
in Belize.
Well before I say anything else, its warm, its lovely and warm! I'm sat here by the sea in a T-shirt doing this update, how could you not love a sunny, warm Christmas? It'll be my first turkey fest outdoors and man, am I looking forward to stuffing myself silly with that!!!
Gosh, have 4 months gone by already? Time really does fly when you're enjoying yourself. I think I've lived more in the last 4 months than I lived in the last 40 years. The highlights have been my visit to the Belize zoo where I fell in love with the Harpy Eagle named Panama. A more awesome sight I've never seen. It looked like a pure killing machine on wings. MUCH bigger than pictures ever tell. Eyes so intense they see through to your soul, and the claws, OMG the claws were bigger than my hands! It was love at first sight though. He came flying straight to me the second I arrived at his enclosure and we pulled funny birdie faces at each other and just shot the s#/t. Come to think of it, maybe he wanted to eat me, but hey, I'm a parrot lover and skin tearing beaks don't scare me anymore! How I wish I could have got in there with him. He hasn't left my mind since. I cannot wait to go back and see him. But as if it wasn't exciting enough meeting him, I met Sharon Matola, the founder of the zoo. Charming lady and a true heroine of mine.
Another highlight was a drive I took down the Hummingbird Highway...the name alone is an attraction, isn't it? Well, it deserves such a beautiful name because it was so stunning, it took me 5 hours to travel its 75 mile length. I traveled on an almost vehicle free highway (highways here are two lane country roads) at a snails pace taking in the sheer beauty of its lush palm covered mountains. I talked to some locals and got invited into their home, where they immediately offered me locally grown tobacco! It was wonderful, but talk about paranoia setting in, I suddenly had a panic attack, envisioning myself in the middle of nowhere, with no one on Earth knowing where I was, surrounded by 4 pretty strong looking guys and I suddenly feared for my life! (Have you seen the movie 'Paradise lost'?) Probably a reaction to the tobacco, but I ran to my car and got out of there faster than a Green-wing moves when you approach it with a medicine syringe!
Anyway, it has turned out
that Dino is a superstar in Belize. Everywhere I go, when I don't have
him with me, I get asked, where's Dino? And when I do have him with me,
all I hear is "Dino!" shouted out from every direction.
Anyways, in January I am headed off down south for 3 months. I've made some truly wonderful friends up here in Corozal and it pains me to go, but I have to go and experience the 'other' part of the country, which I'm always told rains a hell of a lot more, but little do they know, I love the rain and all they're doing is tempting me even more! So come January, off Dino and I go into the wild green yonder. Heck, its easy to forget this country's less than 200 miles from tip to toe, it ain't as if I'm leaving the planet!
|May 2011
Ok, so its not quite summer yet, but with 90F temps every day, it feels like it. Well, I've gone and done it now, I just bought a house for Dino and I. A more perfect house I could not have found. Its a Yurt style house, no rooms, completely open plan. It has been a dream of mine to build Dino a flight cage, but now I've (excuse the pun) killed two birds with one stone and bought a house that is the perfect cage for Dino and home for me. I don't move in for a couple of months yet, but am I ever looking forward to it. I'll be able to hang tree branches from the 'St. Paul's cathedral' ceiling, I even plan to put the largest potted tree in there that will fit, for Dino to hang out in.
|Here's a couple of pics of our soon to be home and a few new ones of Dino. The photo in the middle is my favorite of him to date.
|June 1st. 2011
3rd Birthday
June 1st I was 3 years old and CASADINO.com was papa's present to me. Don't tell him, but I'd rather have had a mango!
|April 2014
overdue update.
The last 3 years have been, well, to not sound too negative, an adjustment period. It hasn't gone well, but I'm not one to give up easily. The house turned out to be a disaster. With the tin roof, it was just too hot to live in it, getting up to 130F inside! So I moved back up to Corozal. But in February this year, I moved back down to the house, determined to make it a home. As a temporary measure, I have covered the roof with palm tree branches and its working very well. I am also paneling the walls and making shutters for the windows, so I can get A/C when its done. I have about 2 more months work to reach that stage. Dino still goes outside every day, in his gazebo, but while I was in Corozal, I had a 16' x 12' x 10' aviary made for him and I'm getting that shipped down here in the not too distant future.
|Dino videos
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|Dino, the name
In case you are wondering how I got to be called Dino, its because a friend of papa's in Spain, who had the two Blue-and-yellow Macaws in one of the pics above, said Dino looked like a Dinosaurio (Dinosaur) when he sat alongside them. Dino also just happened to be my favorite character from the Flintstones.
|My Big Red Bug & I
|About us
|Dino's diet
|What I eat
|Edible flowers for parrots
|Oli, the White-fronted Amazon
|Oli, the little guy that visited us
|Parrot Links
|Belize Bird Rescue - Mainly rescuing Amazon parrots for re-release into the wild.
|World Parrot Trust - Dedicated to saving parrots around the world.
|Belize Zoo - The best little zoo in the world. All species native to Belize. All are rescues or their offspring.
|The Ara Project in Costa Rica - Rescuing Buffon's Macaws for re-release into the wild.
|Parrot Stuff
|International Travel with a Parrot
|The Plight of the Parrot Read this!
|Nobody Told Me
|Just a bird
|Ode to Poop
|So this is where we part (Warning! Big time tear-jerker)
|I'm still here (Another tear jerker)
|The Gift (Yet another tear jerker)
|The Human Hand (Yet another tear jerker)
|How to give your parrot oral antibiotics
|The Rude Parrot
|Catholic Parrots
|10 reasons why you do not want a parrot
|The last flight of the Scarlet Macaw - Written by Sharon Matola of Belize zoo, a book about the plight of the Scarlet Macaw in Belize.
|The world's oldest parrot is a Green-winged macaw! - (Article is full of errors though)
|Pulled over
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On the historic Fremont Street, this Las Vegas hotel features an on-site casino. Free parking is available at the hotel. Las Vegas Boulevard is a 5-minute drive from the hotel.
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I will stay here for now on. Loved the room - 1 king suite, very nice
Location, free parking, cleanliness of room, DuPars restaurant
Tiny size of bathroom.
The valet was nice, secure and helpful.
Check your bill, not given rate. Cancelled reservation without any notifications. Overcharged reservation fees, overcharged resort fee, overcharged room rate. No cleanliness, semen on curtains, yellow head stain on pillows when arrived and after asked to wash linens. Room is no bigger then the queen bed, cannot open bathroom door while on toliet.
Was a room with a clean bed... had a working toilet and tp
attitude at check in.... no one to ans phone when I called asking for free parking lot info.... Free parking cost me to exit !!! so NOT free... Valet pking claimed free, WHERE is that noted ?.... room clock still on summer time... Will not stay here again !
The friendly staff at the reception ( the korean and the filipino young lady)
Casino Bar & OMG Dance Girls....all happenings are on finger tip distence...good bus access till 6pm
Noice of concerts on fremon street....buses diverted away from fremon street for light festival...
Comfy bed, good tv, nice staff
My room was so small I could barely change my mind in it! Shower stall sized for a midget! Room faced loud noisy band stage that started playing at 5pm and didn't quit until 2 am on a week night! Had to use closed captioning to watch tv! Hell hotel!!!
What I like about the Golden Gate it's quite I haven't run into noisy neighbors in fact I never see anyone in the halls or elevator the diner there is great.
Well this last time that I was there the rug was wet they didn't suggest that they would move me to another room and covered the area with a towel.
A good location only if you plan to go to Fremont Street until the end of the shows late in the night.
We had the smallest room we ever have (from any location). It had a view on a backstreet and trashes but the worst was still the noise... The windows were so slim that we had fremont street ambiance and beat inside the room. Without exaggerating, we heard all the music so loud and felt the floor shaking. This is definitely not the place to sleep well (unless if you sleep at 3:00 AM for the silence). In the morning, it is up to garbage trucks to wake you up... The smell in the hallway was quite disgusting, like cat litter. Resort fee price was also a joke for what we got.
Location. The historic athmosphere. You can feel in the air that this was the first in Vegas, which is good and bad.
There was some construction works under our window on the street so it was dirty and really noisy at night. It wouldnt be a problem if the guy at check in would warn me of this - he just asked if a street room is ok for us but did not highlighted the works. The room is fairly new but the bathroom is outdated, worn out. In-room checkout on the tv set is not working. The open air self parking is one block away.
Nice hotel,clean and modern. Nice casino!
It was too loud at night time you couldn't really get some rest!!! Never again!
The location.
The "manager" couldnt have been more than 20 years of age. My reservation got lost and I waited around for a half an hour until their company could find it from my booking agent.
Staff was awesome...hotel room was clean...walking distance to festival
Room and bathroom extremely tiny
Direkt on the fremont street.
It's right on the Fremont Street Experience. I like that the windows in the room actually open.
The paint in the bathtub was coming off in HUGE sheets. There are not nearly enough electrical outlets throughout the room (bring a power strip & extension cord). There was one electrical outlet in the bathroom on the opposite wall from the bathroom mirror. Our view (and smell) was a long line of dumpsters. The sound of a huge box of glass bottes being dumped into a dumpester woke me from a dead sleep). I wanted a double bedroom...got a queen bed (one bed). Had to use valet parking. No one...NO ONE...helped with getting our luggage in (those big luggage carts are not easy to maneuver when you don't know what you're doing). I would probably not stay here again unless it was DIRT CHEAP. Take me back to the Plaza!
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Old building, no ac, smoke blowing in from vent(non smoking room), small room, had to squeeze into bathroom because toilet is in way of door. Staff didn't tell me valet was free for guests...I paid 40 bucks to park in garage.
1. Noise from construction. 2. Unexpected service charge. ※ Hotel charged me another $50 for some service fee which was not mentioned on website.
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Resort fee over 20$ for night, which I found out during check in. I hate this kind of tricks for getting customers.
Room and view of wall
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No Fridge A/C didn't work and was dirty Limited TV Chanels
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Stay on the second floor, first floor is the casino with loud music. Shaking the room
I like it because its just a walk away from all the good stuff. I can watch the good night life through my bedroom window. The show, concert, live music and people walking back and forth having a good time in their lives. I will definitely come back.
They did'nt care about my reservation and told me to change the hotel
We liked the hotel we were transferred to, (The D). It is a newer hotel and casino that still has access to the Freemont Street experience.
The beds were lumpy, not too comfortable
Front desk,young girls dancing on tables
Room dusty,average maid service,shoeer could not be regulated,either cold or near scalding!!
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Angel says that Fang will be the first to die, and Angel is never wrong. Maximum Ride is used to living desperately on the run from evil forces sabotaging her quest to save the world--but nothing has ever come as close to destroying her as this horrifying prophetic message. Fang is Max's best friend, her soul mate, her partner in the leadership of her flock of winged children. A life without Fang is a life unimaginable.
When a newly created winged boy, the magnificent Dylan, is introduced into the flock, their world is upended yet again. Raised in a lab like the others, Dylan exists for only one reason: he was designed to be Max's perfect other half. Thus unfolds a battle of perfection versus passion that terrifies, twists, and turns . . . and meanwhile, the apocalypse is coming.
James Patterson was selected by readers across America as the Children's Choice Book Awards Author of the Year in 2010. He is the internationally bestselling author of the highly praised Middle School books, I Funny, Confessions of a Murder Suspect, and the Maximum Ride, Witch & Wizard, Daniel X, and Alex Cross series. His books have sold over 260 million copies worldwide, making him one of the bestselling authors of all time. He lives in Florida.
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Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and promoting policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health. Advocates for Youth relies on dedicated staff to accomplish its mission. Below are current job and internship openings.
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SCALE LEVEL: Coordinator
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SUPERVISOR: Associate Director of Organizing & Mobilization
ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION: Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and promoting policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health. Since 1980, Advocates provides information, training, and advocacy to youth, youth-serving organizations, policy makers, and the media in the U.S. and internationally.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Organizing & Mobilization, the Youth Activist Network Coordinator will assist in efforts to expand, engage, and mobilize Advocates' Youth Activist Network of 75,000 focusing on college campus based initiatives such as the 1 in 3 Campaign, and the Campus Organizer Team.
The Youth Activist Network (YAN) consists of approximately 75,000 youth from across the United States willing to take action to support young people's rights to comprehensive sexual health information and services. Through new media, face-to-face meetings, and intensive trainings, Advocates provides these young people with information and builds their skills on issues such as reproductive and sexual health, advocacy, media outreach, and youth organizing, among other topics, in order to create an active and mobilized network of youth activists willing to conduct cultural and political advocacy. Within the YAN, the campus-based initiatives currently include the 1 in 3 Campaign, the Great American Condom Campaign, and the Campus Organizer Team.
The 1 in 3 Campaign is a grassroots movement to start a new conversation about abortion—telling our stories, on our own terms. Through harnessing the power of storytelling the campaign aims to challenge the cultural stigma around abortion and inspire action to strengthen the support for abortion access. Through the 1 in 3 Campaign, Advocates recruits, trains and supports activists from 20 campuses in organizing efforts to end stigma and promote access to abortion services.
The Campus Organizer Team is a project to train, support and mentor activists from ten college campus organizations across the United States, assisting them to mobilize and empower their peers in the fight for honest sex education, condom/contraceptive access, the rights of LGBTQ youth, and/or HIV prevention, among others. Campus Organizers serve as activists, advocates, and spokespeople at the local, state, and national level.
Bachelor's degree required. Must have at least two years of experience with student organizing and a demonstrated interest in young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights, abortion access, advocacy, and policy. Demonstrated capacity to work with a diverse group is required along with good judgment, cultural competency, attention to detail, ability to work respectfully with peers and supervisors, and flexibility in a fast-paced environment. Ability to pay keen attention to detail, prioritize and/or seek guidance on how to prioritize projects, and meet tight deadlines. Event planning experience is a plus. Excellent interpersonal, writing, and communication skills. Commitment to Advocates for Youth's mission and goals.
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In 1995, Hollywood shot nine feature films in Minnesota, spending $128 million on in-state production costs. By 2007, that number had dropped to a single film, and $7 million.On Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-Minneapolis) and Rep. Dean Urdahl (R-Action Township), announced their plans ... More >>
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John Garnaut is Fairfax Media's Asia Pacific editor. Most recently he was China correspondent. John graduated in law and arts from Monash University and worked for three years as a commercial lawyer at Melbourne firm Hall & Wilcox before joining the Sydney Morning Herald as a cadet in 2002. He became the Economics Correspondent in the Canberra press gallery and in 2007 was posted to Beijing.
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Ovacik Apartment Rental Photos and Description
2 bedroom apartment, sleeps 6 in Ovacik, nr Hisaronu, on Mediterranean coast
This beautiful, comfortable and relaxing apartment is situated near the lively and popular village of Hisaronu on Turkey's Turquoise Coast and 5 minutes ride from the stunning Blue Lagoon at Oludeniz where a free shuttle service is available for you.
Situated on a small and quiet private complex, the nearest restaurants, bars and nightlife are only a few minutes walk away.
It is suitable for all ages and there is a wide choice of local activities and is perfect not only for adrenalin junkies but also for those who are seeking peace and quiet. It is an ideal base for families, singles, retired folk, ramblers, bird watchers, thrill seekers and adventurers of any age!
At the foot of the pine-cloaked Babadag mountains, the apartment benefits from a cooling breeze at the height of the summer and a refreshing pool is only feet from your front door, along with a safe children's paddling pool. The complex is gated for extra security. French doors from the lounge open on to a balcony for al fresco dining.
1 Double & 1 Twin, also lounge sofa easily converts to double bed. Chest of drawers and wardrobe in twin bedroom with wardrobe in double bedroom. Mattress base lifts to allow storage space for cases and other items.
The lounge consists of a sofa (which converts into a bed) and an armchair. A table and chairs are also available on the ground floor balcony which is about 2 metres from the pool. Also sun loungers available.
You will have access to many facilities nearby including a gym, internet access, indoor and outdoor pools (with aquaslide), health and beauty spas, massage, Turkish baths, children's club, bars, restaurants, fun themed nights, pool and much more besides and only a short walk away! Many of these are free to those staying at Primrose Gardens!
- Suitability:
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- suitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair inaccessible
About Mr Graham Cann
Graham and Julie live on the outskirts of Norwich and have lived in Taverham for over 20 years with two grown up sons, Greg and Ian (who have now flown the nest) and three equally wonderful grandchildren!
Mr Graham Cann purchased this apartment in 2005
Why Mr Graham Cann chose Ovacik
We love the combination of being able to relax on this quiet, private complex and yet not be far from the shops, restaurants and nightlife. There's so much to choose from - from just chilling out round the poolside, having fun at the local themed nights, admiring the stunning beach at the Blue Lagoon, jeep safaris, quad biking, riding, walking, exploring the nearby ghost village and so much more......................
What makes this apartment unique
The French doors at the front of the lounge open out over the sun soaked pool and hills in the distance with a balcony for relaxing and dining. It's such a great place to soak up the sun and the atmosphere of Turkey. The French doors from the bedrooms open out with a view of the breathtaking Babadag mountains. The eight apartments that make up the complex are mostly British owned and you will be sure to be made welcome!
Guestbook comments from the owner
A wonderful week with the friendliest people ever. Perfect break for myself and my mother. Thanks to the Cann's for sharing their piece of paradise.


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Another bestseller full of Cathy Kelly's trademark warmth, romance, optimism and wit. Friends this good are hard to find…What's the secret of the fabulous Miller girls? Everyone says that they lead charmed lives: successful lawyer and single mother Stella; TV writer Tara, and dreamy, artistic Holly. Their elegant mother Rose is about to celebrate her fortieth wedding anniversary to husband Hugh, and the Irish town on Kinvarra is looking forward to the celebrations. But as plans are made for the party, the three sisters and their mother start to reveal each of their secret heartaches to one another. Are they strong enough to deal with the truth about their golden lives?
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - A wedding, a party, a big event. Just because the gas is out doesn't mean these events stop. Caterers all over Lee and Collier County are scrambling to improvise how to keep these parties going, or loose out on the money.
"Literally didn't think about it, flipped the valve and no gas, we really have no gas."
Tastebuds of Naples owner Greg Shapiro didn't have time to get heated over the situation. Instead, he had to start thinking quickly because he has a party tomorrow with more than 50 people waiting to be fed.
Shapiro tells WINK News he's going to have to move his whole operation to his client's house.
"Salt, pepper, garlic, all your vegetables. I'm going to bring a blender and different appliances and things."
Everything from tongs and spatulas, to pots and pans must go. It wasn't until Shapiro started rattling off everything he needs that it struck him as a lot of work.
"I think it's going to be pretty heavy now that I'm thinking about it. It's a little nuts."
He also will have to switch from cooking in a speedy convection oven, to using his smoker, nearly doubling the time.
Although Shapiro believes it will cut into this bottom line he says the party must go on.
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A note to Mount St. Charles Academy hockey fans: Don't scrap those plans to watch the Mounties play at Fenway Park just yet.
In what's been a roller coaster day that began with an online report from a Boston media outlet stating that Boston College High, not the Mounties, would play Catholic Memorial in a high school showdown on Jan. 14 at the home of the Boston Red Sox, Mount coach Dave Belisle received a bit of good news late Thursday night.
WOONSOCKET — Mount St. Charles brought out its best soccer on Thursday afternoon, and in the process, delivered its first playoff victory in six years.
Senior striker Tim Stein scored a pair of goals and the Mounties' defense turned in one of its finest performances of the season to help pave the way for a 4-0 victory over Coventry in their Division II preliminary-round matchup on the Mounties' pitch.
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln Chafee says "there seems to be good momentum for comprehensive pension reform" now that a joint General Assembly committee has concluded a series of public hearings on the controversial but potentially historic pension bill he crafted with General Treasurer Gina Raimondo.
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BURRILLVILLE- Russell P. Jette, 64, of Pascoag passed away peacefully Tuesday at home. He was the beloved husband of Cindy (Arruda) Jette.
Born in Pawtucket he was the son of Raymond Jette of Central Falls and the late Estelle (Bourgette) Jette.
He resided in Pascoag for the past 24 years, previously residing in Providence.
Peter W. Koerner, Sr.
CUMBERLAND- Peter W. Koerner, Sr., 65, of Sun Valley Drive., Cumberland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 in his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Pauline (Brothers) Koerner whom he married on February 13, 1972. Father of Kimberly Koerner of Warwick, RI, and Peter Koerner, Jr., his wife Dana and the proud Grandfather of Leila Koerner of Wake Forest, NC.
Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Senior and Audrey (Pritchard) Koerner.
He was the sibling of the late Richard Koerner.
Attention, area veterans. The Call is holding a photograph session at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Cumberland Monastery, hoping veterans from all over the Blackstone Valley will congregate to have their picture taken in a large group photo.
Don't be late!
A not-so-funny thing happened to St. Raphael and Ponaganset on their way to sewing up the Division II-B's final two playoff spots.
The Saints and Chieftains, who were each just one victory away from clinching berths last weekend and taking on two teams with paper-thin hopes of reaching the playoffs, were instead the victims of two mild upset losses.
Last Friday night, the Chieftains (3-3), who were visiting a Pilgrim team (3-3) that got socked in its three losses to Tolman, West Warwick, and SRA, found themselves dropping a 26-12 verdict.
LINCOLN — Normand and Evelyn Olean sat at their dining room table conversing and laughing with Lime Rock Fire Chief Frank Sylvester early Wednesday afternoon.
Just 28 hours before, the senior couple and the chief spent time together for a vastly different reason; Sylvester maintains the Oleans, who have been married 56 years, are lucky to be alive after massive levels of carbon monoxide were discovered inside their Sherman Avenue home Tuesday morning.
Claire D. Parenteau
WOONSOCKET- Claire D. Parenteau, 77 of 547 Clinton Street, formerly of Diamond Hill Road Woonsocket, passed peacefully Wednesday October 26, 2011 at Landmark Medical Center.
Born in Woonsocket to Oscar J. and Charlotte (Warren) Gignac, she was the beloved wife of the late Paul P. Parenteau who passed in May of 2011.
Claire worked for many years in the greater Woonsocket area.
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BURRILLVILLE- Genvieve F. Letondress 90, resident of Lakeland FL, formerly of Burrillville died October 16, 2011 at the Consulate Healthcare of Lakeland in FL.
Wife of the late Wilfred Letondress.
She was born on May 18, 1921, in Fort Worth TX, a daughter of the late Oscar & Nora (McGee) Morris.
She was an inspector for the Norton Safety Products retiring in 1983. She was a former member of the Bradford Court Residents Association.


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Red Wings overnight report: Griffins take Game 2, Wings' brass talks prospects, Kulfan talks UFA's
by George Malik on 06/10/13 at 04:18 AM ET
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Beware, Red Wings fans, auto-play highlight clips lurk within!
The best way to approach the strange tale that is the Grand Rapids Griffins' 6-4 win over the Syracuse Crunch in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Final, having played out over 62:13 of regulation time, involving an awarded goal to Tomas Jurco that may or may not have hit the crossbar and went out, depending on what you saw from a video camera that looked like it was looking out of the window of a hot shower, involving a Francis Pare game-winner that was scored after 20 minutes of second period time had been played, and involving a game-tying 4th goal for Syracuse that initally was stated as having been scored before the team's 3rd goal.
Between the goal-awarding strangeness and the fact that 40 minutes of penalties played out as an 8-4 disparity toward the home team for the first 56...I mean 58 minutes of play, and the fact that those who watched the game on TheAHLLive.com were listening to the Crunch's director of community relations and a scratched player tell the home team's side of the story...
It was hard to figure out exactly what was going on and what was a penalizable offense from the viewer's standpoint, so we're going to go with the Associated Press's recap for a summary of events to start:
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Grand Rapids Griffins take Game 2 of Calder Cup Finals…I think…Unless they re-play it…Perhaps?
by George Malik on 06/09/13 at 07:58 PM ET
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I think that the Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Syracuse Crunch 6-4 over the course of...63 minutes of regulation time...In Game 2 of the AHL's Calder Cup Final against the Syracuse Crunch...For now?
I've been watching hockey since 1991, but I have never, ever witnessed a more ridiculous display of refereeing at its worst, at any level, than what I witnessed on the AHL Live's stream of the Syracuse Crunch's broadcast. A team that can't stop rubbing its hands over its opponent at every stoppage was awarded a 4-4 goal on a bizarre review, the Crunch were given a boatload of power plays, and yet, if you are to believe the Crunch and their fans, Tomas Jurco's 4-3 goal never went in (despite the fact that the goal cam looked blurry and steamed) Francis Pare's 5-4 goal was scored after the second period should have ended (the 2nd period was 23 minutes long), and the Crunch hav not YET been awarded the goal supposedly scored with Brett Connolly in the crease on Saturday...
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Duff: Ken Holland, Red Wings know next year's semi-rookies, 'next wave' offer promise, hope
by George Malik on 06/09/13 at 06:03 PM ET
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The Grand Rapids Griffins lead the Syracuse Crunch 2-1 after 1 period of the second game of the Calder Cup Final, and in very convenient fashion, the Windsor Star's Bob Duff offered one helluva statement from Red Wings GM Ken Holland regarding both the out-of-waiver-options players that are Gustav Nyquist, Joakim Andersson, Tomas Tatar and Brian Lashoff, as well as Danny DeKeyser (he's been okay--hands are fine, but is understandably a step behind) and the Wings' "next wave" of prospects:
"We've got some big decisions because there's a push from below," Holland said. "When the season started, guys like Brian Lashoff, Gustav Nyquist, Joakim Andersson, Brendan Smith, they were all in Grand Rapids. Tomas Tatar's in Grand Rapids, and we signed a Danny DeKeyser. There's five or six players that at the start of the '12-'13 season, weren't on our roster, weren't on our radar screen other than depth.
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NHL's SiriusXM radio channel to air AHL Calder Cup games
by George Malik on 06/09/13 at 02:43 PM ET
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If you're unable to head over to http://www.AHLLive.com (you have to register and use the promo code "CALDER2013" but can leave credit card info blank) to watch the Grand Rapids Griffins and Syracuse Crunch battle for the Calder Cup (Game 2 takes place tonight at 6 PM EDT; Games 3, 4 and 5 take place this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Grand Rapids), the NHL's SiriusXM Radio channel is broadcasting the most of the games as well. Per the AHL:
The American Hockey League has announced that SiriusXM NHL Network Radio will be airing select games from the 2013 Calder Cup Finals, beginning with coverage of Game 2 this evening.
The Calder Cup Finals are pitting the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Crunch, top development team of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, against the Western Conference champion Grand Rapids Griffins, top development team of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings.
The following games will be heard on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio:
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Grand Rapids Griffins-Syracuse Crunch Game 2 game-day updates: Griffins must play sharper, smarter
by George Malik on 06/09/13 at 02:32 PM ET
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The Grand Rapids Griffins will attempt to take a 2 games-to-none lead over the Syracuse Crunch in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Final this evening (6 PM EDT, AHLLive.com, NHL Network Radio, Time-Warner Cable in NY), and the Crunch's website has posited a Game 2 preview...
Griffins Scouting Report: The Griffins are led by left wing Tomas Tatar (11g-5a-16pts), right wing Jan Mursak (8g-5a-13pts), right wing Tomas Jurco (7g-6a-13pts), and center Luke Glendening (5g-8a-13pts). Jurco had his three game goal-scoring streak snapped in Game 1. Gustav Nyquist rejoined the team after a playoff stint with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. He has three points in five playoff games with the Griffins, including one in the Calder Cup Finals, and he now has goals in back-to-back games.
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Khan offers his end-of-season Red Wings player grades
by George Malik on 06/09/13 at 06:44 AM ET
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The Detroit News's Ted Kulfan and the Free Press's Helene St. James have weighed in with their end-of-season player grades, and DetroitRedWings.com's Bill Roose offered an alternate angle on the season-in-review via player, coach and GM's quips regarding player performance. Today, MLive's Ansar Khan offers a slate of player grades, splitting regular season and playoff marks and offering contract numbers as well (cue George's 8,589,354th Capgeek.com's Wings organization chart reference). I'm gonna reference a couple of "ouch" grades and let you read the rest of his take on your own--and then ask you to weigh in.
Valtteri Filppula (D/D): Curiously disappointing season from start to finish. Rarely showed much spark or competitiveness after a career year, which was surprising since he was playing for a contract.
Contract: Unrestricted free agent.
Johan Franzen (C+/D): His statistics (14 goals, 31 points, plus-13) don't reflect how inconsistent he continues to be. He's a non-factor for several games and then suddenly dominates for a stretch.
Contract: Seven years at a cap hit of $3.95 million.
On defense, Khan did indeed zero in on the...Let's call them "interesting" pair...
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Red Wings overnight report: Griffins earn breaks in Game 1 of Calder Cup Final
by George Malik on 06/09/13 at 04:38 AM ET
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Readers beware: auto-play highlight clips lurk within (5 of them, sorry. And no, there was no way to just post *#$%@& links, which is annoying as hell for me as well as you).
The AHL out-paced the NHL in terms of holding the first game of its championship series, and, perhaps not too unexpectedly, an NHL-style controversial call by the referees shaped the outcome of what would wind up as a 3-1 Grand Rapids Griffins win (that link goes to my recap; the scoresheet's available here) over the Syracuse Crunch in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Final (Game 2 takes place at 6 PM EDT today, and it will stream on http://www.AHLLive.com and a,ir on Time Warner Cable in NY State).
It reads like Tomas Holmstrom-era Red Wings tale in reverse: the Griffins were nursing a 1-0 lead late in the second period, and were killing their third straight Syracuse power play when Crunch forward (and Tomas Tatar's BFF) Richard Panik tipped a shot past Petr Mrazek.
As the play developed, Mrazek backed into his crease on his own, splaying with his toes spread post-to-post, and at the same time, Syracuse's Brett Connolly wandered into the crease.
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Scotty Bowman remains 'cuff' linked to his favorite profession
by George Malik on 06/09/13 at 12:09 AM ET
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The Detroit News's Jerry Green rarely fires up ye olde computer these days, and when he does, he tends to reflect somewhat biterly upon a changed sports landscape. This morning, he relates an exchange with Chicago Blackhawks advisor Scotty Bowman from Bowman's days as the Red Wings' coach and GM,and it's absolutely wonderful:
Scotty Bowman pushed through the pack, ignoring all of us and walked into an inner sanctum in the back of the dressing room in Joe Louis Arena.. The interview duties were turned over to his assistants, Barry Smith and Dave Lewis. Scotty just didn't care much for the nuisance of revealing tidbits to the slavish workers in the media.Moments later, he flashed a signal, a slight wave of his hand, and indicated "c'mon back."It was a rare invitation to the reporter-proof room where the Red Wings' coaches viewed videos and designed strategy.
There he sat. This secret, often-silent man — an enigma — the classic curmudgeon and the classic coach who had won championships and who would win more, and even now might be attached to another.
And we spent the next hour or so gabbing about hockey. The game. The people. Our boyhoods.
"I grew up on a street, two of the boys became safecrackers," Bowman said of his days growing up in bilingual Montreal. "They would crack safes. In banks. One ended up in prison in Vancouver, and the other ended up in the big job (big house) in Boston. They became bank robbers. Armed robbery."
Continued, and you'll find out why Bowman might have some conflicted loyalties come Wednesday.
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Grand Rapids Griffins take Game 1 of Calder Cup Final 3-1 over Syracuse Crunch
by George Malik on 06/08/13 at 08:39 PM ET
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The Grand Rapids Griffins' 3-1 win over the Syracuse Crunch in Game 1 of the AHL's Calder Cup Final was what you might expect from a team that was coming off a seven-game series (Grand Rapids) playing against a rested-to-rusty team (Syracuse): a bit of a rope-a-dope win involving some superb goaltending by Petr Mrazek (29 saves), some clutch goals and a bit of luck.
The Griffins received a 1st period goal from Mitch Callahan thanks to a hard net-front-crashing presence by Callahan, Landon Ferraro and Jeff Hoggan with a puck relay back to assist-makers Brennan Evans and Chad Billins...But after that, the Griffins basically played a Wings-like solid defensive game and relied very heavily on Petr Mrazek to stop a ton of first shots as Grand Rapids cleaned up most of the rebounds.
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A semi-off-topic kind of entry: not even the Blackhawks can 'save hockey from itself'
by George Malik on 06/08/13 at 02:32 PM ET
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Every year at this time--or within two weeks of the Stanley Cup Final in a non-lockout year, anyway--we tend to hear the media insist that whichever team wins the Cup will shape the game for years to come as each and every one of the 29 defeated teams will obviously completely alter their teams' player personnel and coaching trajectories to emulate the champ.
This doesn't always pan out, though there's no doubt that the last couple of Cup champs are very big, very hard-checking and very defensively-minded teams. The previous three were more slanted toward high-skill and up-tempo hockey, though, and as such, the National Post's Cam Cole duly notes that even if the Blackhawks prevail against LA and upset the mighty Bruins, Chicago's "blueprint" is going to be hard to emulate (that, and thanks to the declining salary cap, like so many championship-caliber teams, it won't last in its current guise):
These Blackhawks have the most of the most: better top-end talent, better scoring depth, better speed throughout the lineup. Size, too, in forwards like the aptly-nicknamed Hoss, Marian Hossa, and Jonathan Toews and playoff stud Bryan Bickell, and a deep blueline that was comfortably able to compensate for the loss to suspension of their best defenceman, Duncan Keith, in Game 4 Thursday.
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