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Rangers at Senators Game 6 tonight
Posted By Carp On April 23, 2012 @ 4:27 am In Hockey,New York Rangers,NHL | 208 Comments
In case you missed it, the NHL made this a 7 p.m. start for TV. But don't expect it to actually start until 7:14 or so. At least that's what they're saying up here on Canadian TV. Just saying.
Lot at stake, eh? Going to the morning skate, will have some stuff later on.
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NEW YORK RANGERS at OTTAWA SENATORS
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game 6 (OTT leads 3-2)
Monday, Apr. 23, 7:00 p.m.
Scotiabank Place – Ottawa, ON
Rangers (Regular Season): 51-24-7 (109 pts), 1st in East
Senators (Regular Season): 41-31-10 (92 pts), 8th in East
The Rangers will face-off against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place (7:00 p.m.; TV: MSG Network; Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio), in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal matchup. The Blueshirts trail in the series, 3-2, following a 2-0 loss in Game 5 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers enter the contest with a 200-219-8 record all-time in 427 playoff contests (111-85-2 at home; 89-134-6 on the road). New York has posted a 14-17 record all-time in Game 6 of playoff series.
New York entered the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the top seed in the Eastern Conference having posted a record of 51-24-7 overall (27-12-2 at home; 24-12-5 on the road) for 109 points. The Rangers' 51 wins ranked second in franchise history, while their 109 points tied for second all-time. The Blueshirts finished second in the NHL overall, tied for first in wins and led the league with 47 wins in regulation and overtime. New York is one of four Eastern Conference teams to have posted 40 or more wins in at least six seasons since 2005-06, and one of four teams in the East to have advanced to the playoffs in six of the last seven years.
ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RECORDS — RANGERS vs. SENATORS
The Rangers and current Senators franchise are meeting in the playoffs for the first time. The Blueshirts had previously met the original Ottawa Senators franchise in the 1930 playoffs. New York won that two-game, total goals Quarterfinal matchup, 6-3 (Mar. 20, 1930 at OTT, 1-1; Mar. 22, 1930 vs. OTT, 5-2).
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The Blueshirts posted a record of 25-2-4 in games when tallying a power play goal, and 34-13-3 when not allowing a power play goal this season.
The Rangers 41 shots in Game 5 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden were the most by the Blueshirts in a playoff game since they registered 46 shots in a 2-1 double overtime win against Buffalo on Apr. 29, 2007, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series. The last time the Rangers registered at least 41 shots in a playoff game that ended in regulation was Apr. 20, 1997, when they registered 44 shots on goal against Florida in a 3-0 win in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals matchup. *courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau
The Rangers have tallied the first goal in four games this series, and have held the lead for 133:46, been tied for 119:31 and have trailed for 50:42 through five games.
Six Rangers have made their playoff debut in the series. Five of those players debuted in Game 1 – Stu Bickel, Michael Del Zotto, Carl Hagelin, John Mitchell, and Anton Stralman. Hagelin and Stralman each tallied their first career postseason point with one assist apiece in Game 1. With the assist, Hagelin became the first Rangers rookie to record a point while making his playoff debut since Lauri Korpikoski on May 4, 2008, in Game 5 of the 2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals at Pittsburgh (goal). Anisimov (two assists) also registered his first career playoff assist in the contest, while Boyle notched his first career playoff point with the game-winning goal. In Game 2, Del Zotto tallied his first career playoff point with an assist, and Stralman added his first career playoff goal. Chris Kreider, the Rangers' first round pick in 2009, made his NHL debut in Game 3, becoming the first Rangers player to do so since Korpikoski in 2008. He is also the first NHL player to win the NCAA National Championship and make his NHL debut in that year's playoffs since Tony Hrkac with St. Louis in 1987.
Henrik Lundqvist continues to climb the Rangers' all-time playoff leaders list in several goaltending categories. He posted a 39-save shutout, his fourth career in the playoffs, in a 1-0 win in Game 3, passing Andy Aitkenhead for fifth place on the Rangers' all-time playoff shutouts list and tying Dave Kerr for third all-time with 17 playoff wins. Lundqvist passed John Vanbiesbrouck for third in franchise history with his 39th career playoff appearance in Game 4.
Henrik Lundqvist has posted 30 or more saves in the playoffs 13 times, posting a 6-7 record with a 1.85 GAA, .945 Sv% and two shutouts in those contests.
Henrik Lundqvist became the third goaltender in NHL history, and second in as many days (Jonathan Quick, LAK), to post 39 or more saves in a 1-0 shutout victory in a non-overtime playoff game. *courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau
The Blueshirts' 51 wins this season ranked second in franchise history, while their 109 points tied for second all-time. The Rangers also tied the franchise record for most road wins in a season with 24 victories away from MSG. The Rangers reached the 50-win mark for the third time in franchise history with a 4-1 victory vs. Montreal on Mar. 30, and eclipsed the 100-point mark for the seventh time with a 4-3 shootout win at Toronto on Mar. 24. The Blueshirts reached the 40-win mark in 61 games, which tied as the second fewest games to reach 40 wins in team history.
New York ascended to the top position in the Eastern Conference following games played on Dec. 26 (game #34), and held that position for two days before reclaiming the top spot for good following games played on Dec. 30 (game #36). The Blueshirts clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 5-3 win on Apr. 3 at Philadelphia. It is the first time since 1993-94 the Rangers finished atop the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference standings.
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Paul Pierce with another vintage playoff performance
Many people predicted before last night that Paul Pierce would become more of a distributor in Rajon Rondo's absence. Pierce often dishes more assists than usual when Rondo misses games, so it was natural to believe he would become a de facto point guard in Rondo's absence. Pierce, however, maintained the stance he always takes when asked why he scored this, or passed that, or rebounded there. He told everyone who would listen that he'd give the game what it needs, whatever that might be.
Pierce often says basketball games are un-scripted. He practices his moves, refines his footwork, spends hours and hours working on his game so that when the moment comes, he reacts rather than thinks. So when he drilled his first four shots yesterday night, scoring nine points before some Atlanta fans settled into their seats, that probably wasn't his plan. His plan was to be aggressive, sure, to give the Celtics a boost, to let them know, as if they didn't already, they could win without Rondo. But scoring all those points came because he looked at the defense, saw openings for himself and took them. The lanes opened up more often because Pierce handled more ball-handling responsibilities, and he meandered into the paint with the slow, effectual pace he always uses when he's at his best.
I like to think by now I have some weird connection with Paul Pierce where I can tell how he's going to play from thousands of miles away. Call me deluded, or a fan-boy, or just a fucking oddball, but when Pierce's shot-making begins to boil I feel like the grandmother whose sore big toe alerts her that a storm is coming — I feel like I can tell when Pierce is about to erupt, because he operates on his own time, lets no opponent rush him, departs on circuitous forays into the painted area more aggressively and more often than the norm. I can't say I knew he would tally 13 fourth-quarter points, but when Pierce scientifically meandered several times into the three-second key I figured he was ready to boom.
The dagger came later, and it was part of a five-minute span beginning at 6:30 of the fourth quarter during which Pierce outscored the Hawks 11-8 as Boston emerged from a tie game (70-70) to seize an 85-78 advantage. Rarely does Pierce take pull-up threes, not in 2012, not in many years, but hell, he felt it by then, the momentum was all his own, and he saw another opportunity to give the game what it needed, to put Atlanta away once and for all. He dribbled up-court and fired. The basketball tickled the nets. The scoreboard changed to 79-72 with 3:30 remaining. Atlanta called a timeout one second later. Pierce was not a distributor on this night, because that wasn't what the Celtics required.
Very few players have both the ability and the mentality to do what Pierce has done the past few years, sacrificing large portions of his individual game so his team can function more cohesively. We see everything Pierce can provide on certain nights, often when Rondo does not play, like last night, when it's clear Pierce is still capable of carrying a team all by his lonesome, but there are other nights when he lets areas of his game hibernate because Rondo needs the ball in his hands and the Celtics are better when No. 9 runs the show. Pierce knows he can do more on a nightly basis, but it would negatively impact the team's feng shui. It would not be giving the game what it needs, which is how Pierce ultimately measures himself.
Pierce Tebowed at one point yesterday night, kneeling at mid-court in faux prayer as Atlanta fans began to trickle out of the gymnasium. I don't know if the gesture meant anything. Maybe he's a Tebow fan during his spare time, or maybe he was insultingly comparing the Jets' famous backup quarterback to Josh Smith, two lefties whose tosses often miss their mark. (Zing.) Maybe he just figured the moment deserved a celebration and Tebowing was the first celebration which came to mind. The Truth afterward said his Tebow was not "pre-scripted."
Even if it feels like we've read last night's script dozens of times, neither is the rest of Pierce's game. He reads, he reacts, and he does whatever he thinks will benefit the Celtics most. Sometimes, that leads to Pierce quietly playing off whatever Rondo's doing. Other times, it leads to monster 36-point, 14-rebound performances on the game's biggest stage, the NBA playoffs.
The greats seem to know when the moment beckons. Last night Pierce heard the moment calling, loud and clear.
7 Responses to "Paul Pierce with another vintage playoff performance"
vintage pierce was fun to watch. there was no chance he wasnt goin to go bonkers last night, just like u said it was what the game needed. While i love Rondo and know that the team is at its best when he is running the show and calling the shots I truly miss the days where PP shots 25-30 shots like Kobe , Melo, Bron Bron, etc. He can score with the best of them, but the way Pierce works and operates in his big out burst games are a joy to watch. keep it up Paul, Celts in 6.
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Gordon Bombay was a Hawk, so was Doc Rivers… seeing Pierce and the rest of the Celts put the fact that their coach was once a Hawk aside reminds me of the time Charlie Conway, Fulton Reed, Goldberg the Goalie and the rest of the Ducks forgave Gordan Bombay for once skating with the enemy.
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While his scoring was critical and very impressive, I believe the game was won because of his rebounding effort. I do not expect 14 rebs per game, but when PP rebounds with at least 7 per game the Cs win 75% of their games, which in a 7 game series where 4 wins advances beats the 57% needed to advance (4/7 kids). So keep rebounding Pp and driving to the hoop and Banner 18 will be well within reach. Go Cs…how good do we all feel today and with RR ragin' to go???
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Paul Pierce is a timeless player. His game isn't predicated on speed or athleticism (Rose Lebron etc) therefore transcending time. This is why I would rather watch Pierce than Kobe or Lebron. When pierce is on like he was this game, he's just so exciting to watch. It just seems like he gets better with more pressure. That's absurd. I'm young so I never watched Bird or any of the legends do damage in the 80′s and before, so I probably speak for myself when I say that Pierce is my favorite C of all time.
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Paul Pierce = NBA LEGEND. I think PP realizes with that win that the TIME IS NOW and that was the first step and that he is hear for a reason. When PP starts choppin it up on the points stat sheet, the rest of the league better watch out…
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Very nice article, excellent comments. #34 is the MAN. Rondo is not a team player. If Rondo didn't have assist bonuses in his contract, I don't think he'd know what to do on the court. With PP having games like this, it's easy to see why Danny wants to trade Rondo. I did get to see Bird play and I can tell you, he would give you the same feeling Capt 34 does when it's the playoffs and you NEED a game to be won.
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WTF. Not a team player? Saying that will set off a storm on these pages. Ok, my reaction to your comment is: CRAP. U are wrong and to prove it, what do you call 20+ double digit assist nights in a row? How much more of a team player do you need? Your only saving grace is that you are a Celtic fan and I respect that, however your comment about our floor general is pure garbage and we don't need people talkin this mess up in the playoffs when we most need our guys to come together. Rondo is the past, present and future of the Celtics and he carries the spirit of the Big 3 with him. Pierce and Rondo are a 1-2 punch combo and this team would not be who they are without them.
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Arkadij Naiditsch: "Why the German A-team will not participate in the Olympiad"
Due to financial problems and organizational failure by the German Chess Federation, the four German top players won't play at the upcoming Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. This is what Arkadij Naiditsch tries to make clear in an angry open letter which he sent to ChessVibes. The German top grandmaster doesn't mince words.
Open letter by GM Arkadij Naiditsch
Why the German A-team will not participate in the 2010 Olympiad
Cc: Prof. Dr. Von Weizsäcker
This letter is not addressed to anybody directly. As a player of the German National team I would like to make some things clear about my hard working Federation and its President, Prof. Dr. Von Weizsäcker.
Let's start with the fact that nobody from the German A-team is going to participate in the Chess Olympiad this year. These players are Georg Meier, Jan Gustafsson, Daniel Fridman and me, Arkadij Naiditsch. Why? The easy answer is that the biggest chess federation in Europe, about 100,000 active members, couldn't manage to find money to pay the players.
So, the next question is "how could this happen"? This question is easy to answer as well: nobody in the federation has been doing anything for at least five years. The German Chess Federation has no sponsors at the moment, so the money is only coming from their members. Generally, even this should be enough to have a great and lazy life, but the main problem is the meetings attended by huge amounts of hungry officials that are being held almost monthly in expensive hotels.
Let me now become a bit more direct, because I would like to single out a few people with whom I have had to deal with personally.
1) Mr. U. Bönsch - National Coach
The first Olympiad that I played in was in Turin, 2006. I played on the first board for the German team and Mr. Bönsch was already an experienced and well-respected trainer. But the strange thing was, all he ever did was distribute the line-up for the next match and make a great black tea that we drank together every evening. Not once did he make the slightest effort to help anybody from the team chess wise.
So, year after year, the chess help from Mr. Bönsch remained the same: nothing but tea. In my opinion, our national trainer could be a hero in any teahouse!
2) Mr. Klaus Deventer - responsible for finding and distributing money for the national team. In German: Leistungssportreferent.
With regard to finding money there isn't much to say. I think Mr. Deventer in his crushing career in the Chess Federation never even gave it a try.
In distributing money for the national team he has clear methods and opinions. That is, the national team should play for free!! By the way, to be clearer, Mr. Deventer is the individual who is responsible for fighting for us to get money. So, from a 110,000 Euro budget he manages for "top chess" in Germany, less than a quarter is left for the Olympiad for male and female teams combined.
Strangely, Mr. Deventer is a very important man in the federation. Personally, I could never understand what he is actually doing. And I think after many years of deep thinking, I finally got a little clue about his function; it is to try to stop anybody from being a professional chess player in Germany. Mr. Deventer really hates this. Rarely it is possible to meet somebody as unpleasant as Mr. Deventer.
3) Mr. Ralph Alt - Tournament Director
Mr. Alt is a famous public prosecutor in Germany. He is the organizer of many official tournaments in Germany, such as the National Individual Championship.
Update October 30, 2010: following a request from Arkadij Naiditsch we decided to remove part of his letter, which is about Mr Alt and the scheduling of chess tournaments.
So nobody participated in it from the A-team and the young German player Niclas Huschenbeth managed to win the title. Congrats to him as he showed great fighting spirit in the tournament.
My last German Championship was in 2007. In that year Mr. Alt showed absolute class. He found a city in Germany that has no train or bus (or anything else) connection. So taxi was the only way to reach it. Respect for Mr. Alt!! This is really not so easy to do. Give it a try. ;-)
4) Mr. Jörg Schulz - fifteen different positions!!
Personally, I didn't have much to do with Mr. Schulz as he has always been responsible for the German Youth Chess Federation. (Deutsche Schach Jugend). Slowly, over the years he took over about fifteen different positions within the federation and is almost completely in charge of the whole money flow now. Bravo to Mr. Schulz!
For example, he created a chess company that is paying the players for participating in the European Team Championships as well as Olympiads. The company is making no money but paying us. Wow, really great job by Mr. Schulz.
That's all from the main German Federation Crushers! There might be few more that I don't know, but they are probably in hiding.
About Mr. Prof. Dr. Robert von Weizsäcker I will write a bit down below. First you will have to read his great letter that he wrote to the four of us (German A-team). For other people in the Federation, there are so many that deserve a few choice words, but I think it wouldn't be fair to the few people who are trying to do something for German chess. Anyway, my many thanks to these few.
Dear readers, I hope you now have a bit of an overview of what is going on in my Federation.
This year, the A-team has said that we will not play for the funny money they are offering and asked for conditions. It drove almost all the guys in the Federation completely crazy! How is it possible that we will not play?? Do we have to cancel now a few dinners? No way we gonna do that!!"
Mr. Deventer immediately wrote a very long and boring letter, where he is comparing us with soccer players and asking us to play almost for free because the German National Soccer team is also not getting their normal salary for going to Africa. Funny, no? I guess then we have to compare Mr. Deventer to a Russian oligarch and ask him to support us from his own budget?!
Afterwards, we half-heartedly attempted to find sponsors ourselves, which didn't work out. So the result was, of course, that the German A-team is not going to play the 2010 Chess Olympiad.
This is when Prof. Dr. Von Weizsäcker is coming into the game (he has been the German Chess President for the last two years).
So far, according to the words of Jan Gustafsson (all the contact was going through him) our President supported us, the players.
But on June 29th we received a letter from Prof. Dr. Robert von Weizsäcker that completely shocked me. Up to that point my opinion of our President was quite positive; he seemed to be a man with an understanding of chess players.
Here is the letter [translated into English by CV - German version in PDF here]:
Concerning: Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk
Dear members of the men's national team, dear chess friends,
In answer to my letter of May 19th, 2010 Mr Gustafsson answered by email on June 10th, 2010 that, on the given conditions you are not willing to play in Khanty-Mansiysk. Besides, he has started an initiative to find a sponsor as soon as possible, something that was clearly supported by me. To my knowledge this initiative hasn't had the desired effect.
If no last-minute sponsor will contact Mr Gustafsson soon, this means the German Chess Federation won't be able to send you to the Chess Olympiad. I wouldn't only regret this terribly, but I'd be personally disappointed as well.
I can only partly understand that you keep on insisting on demands that, despite great efforts, couldn't be fulfilled by either the German Chess Federation or the company.
Therefore I would personally like to ask you to reconsider your position and accept the same terms as two years ago. In case you're still prepared to accept this, please declare this to the team captain not later than July 2nd 2010. After that he will be forced to nominate other players. I would have liked to push this deadline up front, if there wasn't a deadline set by FIDE to enter the team.
At this weekend's meeting of the Top Sport Commission it was decided that your status as selected players would become inactive for the time being, if you're not prepared to play the upcoming Olympiad under the current conditions.
This would imply that any course of action to support you as top players would become impossible. Furthermore, for the year 2011 the team captain was requested to check whether the criteria for future support, i.e. the willingness of all players to cooperate with the federation, are still being met. I fully support this decision because in my opinion we cannot simply move on.
Support by the German Chess Federation, which partly involves a longer period of time, is naturally associated with the expectation to engage in an appropriate manner and in a responsible way for German chess.
On the other hand the German Chess Federation doesn't want to close all doors. In any case it would be useful to have a meeting after the Olympiad, to which our Top Sport Coordinator will invite you, to discuss the situation. Still I hope that all these considerations won't be necessary. The decision is yours.
Best regards,
Yours truly,
Robert von Weizsäcker.
Cool, no? Let me clarify a few things:
Prof. Dr. Von Weizsäcker found 0 Euros in two years of being the President of the German Chess Federation. (Maybe he simply has no time, being a Professor at a few universities?) The huge support he is threatening to cancel is this: for myself as German number one (my current ELO rating is 2684), the German Federation covers about half of my expenses for playing in exactly one tournament, the European Championship. That amounts to about 800 Euros a year, nothing more.
Now, of course, their direct threat to cancel all that help is making me sleep badly and giving me nightmares. Next time, maybe if I cover the coffee bill I hope Prof. Dr. Von Weizsäcker and my hard working Chess Federation will not cancel the important support for me?! We will see in the future if they have any mercy.
As we know, Prof. Dr. Von Weizsäcker is running his campaign for the ECU Presidency, and many European countries are giving their support to him. Now, the logical conclusion would be since he could do absolutely nothing for chess in his own country in two years, or again had no time for it, which, of course, led to the same result, can he do something for Europe? I would say probably not. So here comes the idea. Maybe we could open a charity foundation for the German Chess Federation and for Prof. Dr. Von Weizsäcker? Many people are sending small amounts for "saving the forest" so maybe it could work with my dear Federation and Prof. Dr. Von Weizsäcker, too? It is hard to find anybody coming across as more poor and helpless than the German Federation.
Hope you enjoyed reading my statement. And please don't get the idea that I have exaggerated. I really did my best to stay as close to the facts as possible. :-)
Grandmaster Arkadij Naiditsch
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4 years 5 months ago
As far as I understand, Chessbase was willing to sponsor the German A-team - even if they were unwilling or unable to provide _enough_ money. In that case, the webpage of a (potential) sponsor may not be the right place for submitting an open letter complaining about insufficient sponsorship.
Before its (further) controversial content, Naiditsch's open letter seems to start with a lie or, at least, an inaccuracy or misleading statement: "the biggest chess federation in Europe ... couldn't manage to find money to pay the players" - at face value this may be wrong as (repeating myself) the little word 'enough' is missing.
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4 years 5 months ago
many chess players would like to play there without any payed money.
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4 years 5 months ago
Dear Mr. Naiditsch,
Unfortunately, you have chosen to make a "career" out of a boardgame that has relatively little popular interest. If your interest were financial well-being, this was an extremely poor decision and your finances will be impacted accordingly.
Though you are persuasive that many German chess bureaucrats have enriched themselves a bit at the expense of the German Chess Federation treasury, your apparent impression that this money is due to 'professional' German chessplayers is misguided.
Choose whether or not to play for the conditions offered and then get on with your life. Your ad hominem attacks and ugly comments are unbecoming and are very shortsighted. In the long run such a low level of discourse can only hurt your prospects for sponsorship in the future. They appear childish and presumptuous.
Once again, if financial reward is your goal, it might be worthwhile to consider a career other then playing a boardgame.
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Fabian L.
4 years 4 months ago
I can understand him comletely! I am a untalented average chess player in a small chess club in Germany and we have to pay much money year by year to the official german chess organisations. But who gets the money and - probably the main question - for what? If you want s.th. , nobody can be contacted, if you will manage a championship, nobody helps you. But the fees, to be a member are - in my opinion of course - extraordinary. And then it is a shame, that the best german chess players can not be assisted by the german chess associaton.
If you understand German, you can get an accurate comment by GM Jörg Hickl:
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@Elvis. your patronizing post makes me sick.
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Suzette Myers
4 years 4 months ago
The German A Team deserves moral and financial support from their national chess federation which exists to support an A Team. The German chess federation should honor their country enough to make sure their country is represented by their top players at the Olympiad and other top tournaments around the world. If Germany cannot send it's top players to the Olympiad, then there is no need for a national chess federation at all.
Bravo to Mr. Arkadij Naiditsch for his courage to expose his national federation, to name names and to open this dialogue.
As chess players what can we do to solve this for all top players everywhere?
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Peggy Sue
4 years 4 months ago
@Suzette Myers
"... national chess federation which exists to support an A Team."
According to the German rating database the federation has about 236000 members, but the only point is to support the top 4 (or10, 20, 100) players??? Let's be generous and say the Top 1000 players. That means 235000 players don't matter?
The longer I think about it, the national team shouldn't get any money apart from travel-expenses and maybe a little pocket-money. Just suppose the "A-team" played in the Olympics and achieved a 3rd place (a bit optimistic but for the sake of argument), would it really benefit anyone ... any operative of the federation, any German (non A-team) chess-player? I don't think so, the participating players would maybe profit, because a successful participation might increase their market value.
The federation exists to ensure the possibility of competitive chess for everyone, not to encourage a minority's greed.
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Greed? They are trying to make a living.
If they perform well there will be media attention for chess so that the German federation could use the opportunity to pupularise chess.
Your club game doesn't attract media attention.
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4 years 4 months ago
Corrupt? What? Definition??
[14th century. Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere 'break completely'. rumpere 'to break']
It is simply as defined. Nothing more. The whole system of governing or organising bodies seems to be broken.
Why? Wait a moment... Does Kevin O' Connell also not get the point?
He appears to exemplify himself as a model of virtue, although why I have no idea? Nobody appears to have called into question his or anyone else's (for that matter) personal status?! Hope his conscience is not twitching. Bizarre response if you ask me.
And more to the pojnt, and like a typical politician, he conveniently sidesteps the actual question raised by Domino...
So what is the purpose of organising bodies, committees, federations, or whatever else you want to call them? Surely the whole point of these is to facilitate better chess?
And yet we see that this is not the case. We see the FACTS that teams, championships and player support is in a mess, they are unsupported or not fully so.
And yet still we see people being busy, going to places, holding meetings, discussing things, passing motions, and then what exactly?
Whether all of this is paid for by individuals like Kevin O' Connell or not. For what purpose is it all exactly?
Surely it serves no purpose. And therefore all cents incurred in doing so must instead be fed back to learning and playing the game of chess itself!
Kevin O' Connell may have paid a lot of money himself - who has disputed that? Or indeed many others like him! In fact surely WE ALL put in time and effort for chess for free (or very little reward)! That is not the issue!!
What is the issue is that chess itself does not benefit. Events and players are not (or very little) contributed to or paid for.
While on the other hand nobody can surely say that these organisational meetings in x or y hotel is completely free? No way! No hotel gives away these things for free. Someone or some body is paying!
And yet even though these trips and/or meetings are paid (or in part) by individuals like Kevin O' Connell, players are still no better supported. Then what is the point?
What is the point at all of having people who 'organise' or 'promote' the game of chess. Since evidently they do not if players cannot play in important events??!!
Surely it would be much better for people like Kevin O'Connell to instead just donate their money to players and not bother to attend any meetings.
Now back to whether or not organisations are totally without blemish or criticism...
This was posted publicly less than a year ago on Chess NE1 "Gerry losing this position as FIDE rep (he stood down as President) will be a big blow to him but the plain thruth is that he has presided over a worsing position for some time and has failed to provide the leadership reguired. In many ways he demonstrated a big gulf between those who can run/organise a chess event very well and those with the business nounce required to succeed in these difficult times."
This "plain truth" is clearly very harsh words about a national president.
And this about 18 months ago:
"To describe this serial junket-junkie as a useless tub of lard, would be to flatter him immensely. England does not need an official whose sole raison d'etre is to be "nice" to everyone, however dishonest and shady they are, so that he may earn invitations to appear at various events in the company of his mother and feel important."
"When I said that he had never made a pronouncement on any issue of substance, I meant it. Does he stand for anything apart from himself? Where was he when that lying, head-butting, move-retracting, Georgian ******* dragged me before the FIDE Ethics Commission? Nowhere to be seen. He might have forfeited a junket or two had he taken a stance. He is an utter disgrace to British chess who has more than overstayed his welcome as President. If he had any decency, he would stand down forthwith." and "The ECF's interests are not served by a representative whose guiding principle is never do anything that may jeopardise his junketing." published on Atticus Chess Forum
Evidently very harsh accusations. So has anyone challenged these words? Has anyone tried to say that they do not imply that anything is "corrupt". Clearly not ejh or Kevin O'Connell. Where were you then to defend against them?
In fact have these public statements ever been challenged by anyone?
If not then are people saying that all national organisations are squeeky clean? Are people saying that every single cent of an organisation is never spent on room hire for meetings, travel expenses, salaries, etc? That every cent of all the money is solely spent on the game of chess, learning or playing? If yes then simple - provide proof!
Otherwise the current facts that people will notice is that the German team has lost out to play at the Olympiad and that fewer GMs have received fees to play at the British.
And yet we see that people want to squash opinion here. Where otherwise they have no voice on any other platform due to the inhibition policies elsewhere to quell public debate!
And on that point, whereas 100 years ago the written word was rare. Most debate was vocal. These days it is the reverse. Most debate and talk is written, online, on the internet or by test or email. Move on with the times! Therefore opinion must be allowed in public debate in all it's forms to be in writing without calling in heavy handed tactics like 'influential moderating' and 'law suits'. Written discourse must reflect modern reality!
And have there been any other comments made on other forums that appear to have been overlooked (are the above examples of this?) which should also be moderated - that is if all things are to be equal.
Even if you are a Professor and you make a very valid point for example about putting some money into internet and IT for a 'modern' British Champioships, the professort gets ruthlessly and inexcusably shot down in flames, and yet just a few days later a few other people make EXACTLY the same point but nobody criticises!? Wow! How very odd people are!?
This was all a test. QED.
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4 years 4 months ago
the german sueddeutsche liked the story.
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4 years 4 months ago
German Chessbase has an interview with Daniel Fridman, another player from the A-team:
So they are willing to discuss the topic (they also link to the newspaper article steinitz mentioned), but either they were considered the tone of Naiditsch's open letter or Naiditsch himself chose a non-German outlet (the letter now also appeared at Chessdom).
The Fridman interview is in German and too long to translate, just a few points:
- One issue was that the A players collectively asked for a meeting with the federation and never got one ("only emails and phone calls").
- "If I were an engineer or programmer and still had the chance to travel to the Olympiad, I would also pay myself [referring to other teams, the Australian one would be an example] to play without any competitive pressure. But I am a (chess) professional and things are different in Germany. ... There are expectations for the German team, maybe not top 3 but maybe top 10 final ranking. ... At a team competition such as the Olympiad one always has to give 120 percent."
- Quite a lot about what a trainer should do and how this is handled by other federations. Funny "detail": Jan Gustafsson will actually travel to the Olympiad, now as second and coach of the Danish team.
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Max Bouaraba
4 years 4 months ago
This is a very sad moment for Chess in Germany.
We all can see, that the Top-Players in Germany are not happy with their Chess Federation and as it seems, this situation lasts now for about 20 years already (acc. To Mr. Lobron). The letter from Jan Gustaffson cant have been more than a reasonable try to humiliate the DSB (German Chess Fed.) This was the chance for the DSB to immediate call in the players for a talk eye to eye. But what happened was nothing. It seems to me that the DSB was just waiting to see, if their problems can be solved on a most cheapest way. It can't have been really a serious try to raise money on this way. A sad moment indeed because, only now when a brave Grandmaster like GM Arkadij Naiditsch sacrifices himself by pointing out facts to the public, things might change.
I'm a chess amateur and chess lover. I pay member fee's to 4 clubs in Germany, also to support this clubs and our sport in general including our national team. I think its just fair to proclaim that of course I want to see the best German players play on a Olympiad! The DSB carries or even own a Chess Marketing Agency but for what reason? Everybody can read the DSB business reports to see himself, that this Chess Marketing Company has no other reasons to exist rather than to be able to use incoming donations for paying salaries – a taxation matter! Instead, "chess marketing" to me must mean to raise money from sponsors as well. But who takes care for this on DSB-side? It's a shame for Chess in Germany.
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4 years 3 months ago
What a joke- our Australian players pay there own way across the planet by playing simuls, fund-raising and so on.
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|This lil guy showed up in the garden last year and despite not knowing what it was, I liked the blooms and let it do its' thing. Though the pic doesnt show it all that well, the blooms do have a very faint hint of yellow to them.
It seemed to do quite well with morning sun and then the rest of the day in full shade, and as you can tell it has a somewhat rambling growth habit, but isnt really aggressive.
This year it popped up elsewhere in a spot that gets full sun all day, is doing well, and theres evidence of substantial bloom, but the blooms dont seem to like full sun or the heat.
I've collected seed this year, so hopefully I'll be able to get a few of them to sprout for next year.
I think in a mass planting, it could look quite nice..
despite the old saw... "a weed is anything you dont want in your garden"... I'm quite curious as to what this lil guy is..
Does anyone have any idea what this is ?
*referring the plant in the center of the pic, not the sedum thats off to the left :o)
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|It kind of looks like it might be a Portulca, Moss Rose.
|Just for clarification, the plant looks like Hibiscus trionum, "flower of an hour".
|Don't worry about planting some seed next year--whatever fell on the ground will come up in spades. Flower of an Hour, also called Venice Mallow, is a prolific seeder and can be quite a weed where unwanted. Still, it does have an attractive flower. It usually doesn't start to grow until mid summer when the weather is warm. For me, that is just after the last cultivation.
So, if you do seed it, don't feel like it failed if it doesn't come up in the spring--wait until August before declaring failure.
|One additon to beeone's comment - this species tends to multiply on BARE SOIL and will not occur in turf or tries very seldom where mulched beds occur. If the mulch is too thin, perhaps it might poke its head through, but tends to be a pioneer type plant, happy where none others yet exist. Gotta admit, a nice looking weed. And a hibiscus, yet!
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We were placed in the Archimedes Division in which we ranked 39th with 6 wins and 4 losses. We were chosen by the 2nd seed alliance with the captain team being FIRST Team 2907 Lion Robotics. The other teams allied with us were FIRST Team 3393 Horns of Havoc and FIRST Team 4911 CyberKnights. Our all Northwest region alliance pushed our way to the semi-finals and lost to the 3rd seed alliance.
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Determined Isaiah Washington Says That ABC "Fired the Wrong Guy"by Steve Marsi at . Comments
The former Dr. Preston Burke on ABC's hit series Grey's Anatomy told the Houston Chronicle that T.R. Knight should have been fired from the show.
Isaiah Washington was not offered a contract and thus let go from the show on June 7, a month before filming for the new season was to begin.
The actor has been slammed with negative publicity since October. That's when he allegedly used an anti-gay slur in reference to T.R. Knight in an on-set argument with co-star Patrick Dempsey.
The Houston native's interviews with the media since have been few.
"I have to clear my name," Isaiah Washington told the Chronicle in a telephone interview from the set of his new movie, The Least of These.
"I'll start from the beginning. I'm telling everything. So here's the truth."
Washington said T.R. Knight, who plays Dr. George O'Malley, stirred up the notion that the slur was targeted at him and created a negative work environment.
The embattled actor also alleged that T.R. Knight likely wanted a salary increase and a more substantive role for his character.
Knight, who acknowledged that he was gay after the incident, told Ellen DeGeneres in January that Washington used the slur against him and that "everyone (on the set) heard it."
"That's a lie," Washington said. "I used the word during a disagreement with Patrick. I apologized for that. We shook hands and went back to work."
Washington also said he is considering a lawsuit. "My livelihood, my honor and dignity and my name have been so challenged."
He said his firing was a big disappointment.
"I was not fired for making homophobic slurs," he said. "I did everything I said I would do. I offered to go to counseling, to do a PSA. I wanted everyone to know I was remorseful."
Washington said he asked to be released from his contract last fall, then again in January when he repeated the slur at the Golden Globes.
His use of the word at the awards ceremony was taken out of context, he says, stating that he was responding to a question from a reporter over whether he had used the slur.
He said he regrets that his actions overshadowed Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes' win for best TV series drama.
Washington first learned ABC would not renew his contract in a tearful, personal call from Shonda Rhimes.
"That was a shock," he said. "I did everything they told me to do, including not saying anything. Then they didn't renew my contract. It's not fair."
ABC executives declined to comment. The 43-year-old Washington said this was the first negative incident in his 20 years in Hollywood.
He said he made three errors in judgment: "Believing that the cast of Grey's Anatomy were like family; believing I had the freedom to express myself with family and that we could resolve our issues; and trusting ABC was going to take care of me. I'm not angry. I'm disappointed."
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I am really disappointed with ABC over this decision. I enjoy watching Grey's Anatomy. Yes, IW made a terrible decision and said horrible things about a cast mate. Yes, others have been fired in the past for saying raciest and sexist remarks. IW did everything that ABC required and I believe that he truly learned his lesson.
IW is one of the few African American leading men on television. He made the character of Dr. Burke interesting, funny, sympathetic and intelligent. Dr. Burke is a leading role on the show. I watch Grey's Anatomy because of the diversity of the characters and the different nuances of the actors. I enjoy IW's portrayal of Dr. Burke and am disappointed to see him and his character leave the show. IW and the other cast members are the added spark that makes the show sizzle.
I believe ABC needs to re-evaluate their position on this matter. I will still watch the show however I disagree with ABC's handling of the IW incident and the Star Jones incident from the VIEW. I believe that without IW on the show it will make the show shallow and soap operaish. ABC is setting the show up for failure without the essential components that made the show a hit in the first place.
And just like his kool-aide drinking fans he puts the blame on everyone but himself. The cast of GA had resolved their issues. If Washington had kept his mouth shut at the Golden Globes then this probably wouldn't be happening. He brought this entire mess on himself and it's really sad he can't see that because if he hasn't seen it by now he probably never will. And will continue to repeat his bad behavoir. And stop it with the racist crap. I never saw him as an angry black man, I don't even see him as an angry man. I don't see him as a MAN at all. He's a child who never learned how to play with others and whines and cries when he doesn't get his way. A real man takes responsibility for his actions.
I am tired of all of this since Washington is really not worth the commotion in any way at all. He was a weak link on the show as an actor and as a character and it is good that they were able to realize this and get rid of him for whatever reason. I am sure that he is headed for oblivion now and he will just have to come to terms with it. I am also tired of the whole American Straight Agenda. It is really the downfall of the country. Other countries in the world are enlightened and not constantly bombarded by the mind turds of the bible belt.
Hmm...now that we've being hearing one side of the story, it's time to hear the other side. This is the reason why IW hadn't been talking - another condition in order to keep his job. I knew there were pieces missing to this puzzle, and those pieces had TR and KH faces on them, but I also knew PD involvement were more than the show was letting on. http://www.keithboykin.com/arc...
i loved burke!!!!!
wont be the same with out him!
I do believe that IW is beating a dead horse. It's unfortunate what has happened...but carrying on like this isn't going to do him much good at this point.
I know this is Hollywood and image is everything..but isn't it enough that IW knows whether he is against gays or not? Isn't it enough that his closest friends know how he truly is? Or is all this fuss b/c he's worried about his rep in the industry. I wouldn't think he needs to worry if he's doing a movie right now...obviously somebody gave him a chance to prove his merit as an actor.
I don't know about TK's role in all of this..but it does seem that the incident occurred when IW and PD were doing a scene together..and that the argument was between the two of them..and did not involve TK. I mean, really, at this point - is this anything more than crying over spilled milk? I think everybody just needs to move on. Meaning the cast..not us...lol...what else do we have to do? lol
IW is going to be on Larry King tonight (6/22)....
He has a right to say what went on in his own words. I don't think it's a matter of race either. I think it's a matter of who can spin the story to their advantage. The shame of it is, that Burke and Christina were the most believable. I will miss IW and I will miss Burke even more on the show. I'm getting tired of the endless sex romps. I'm not a prude by any means, but sometimes I wonder if it's not a bet to have George sleep with all the female characters on the show. Don't know how much longer I'll stay a viewer if it doesn't start making sense.
It's funny because you guys never ever listened to the problem in the first place. When the news story broke out about Washington, it had everything to do with a "tiff" on Grey's set. It had NOTHING to do with Knight; only Washington and Dempsey. Washington clearly did not call Knight the f word. He called Dempsey that word out of anger; not as a homophobic slur. So now the guy is getting punished for being a gay basher when he isn't one. Geez, he even played a gay man in a past movie role. Hell, GAYS are petitioning to get Washington back on Grey's because THEY know he wasn't gay bashing. A GLAAD member even spoke out about how Washington has done more for gays than Knight has ever done pre and post announcement of coming out of the closet. Knight pulled a b**ch move. He knew he was the weakest character on the show. He pulled a grimy move and used the Washington/Dempsey tiff as a way to get the world on his side. Did any of you grey's fans ever notice Knight had minimal roles on the show up until the Washington/Dempsey tiff? Right after it Knight was suddenly this stud that slept with every hot chick in the hospital, has some big breakdown about his father, and oh no he failed his intern test! People are starting to see right through Knight. And the fact that he even had the nerve to compare his situation to Ellen's HUGE career strides for gays and lesbians is pure BS. Knight should be kicked out on his butt. Knight knew a black guy would be crucified for any little mistake and he'd come out looking like the poor innocent victim. He cashed in on it. I hope ABC is happy. And no, I am not black.
By the way at the Golden Globes IW answered a question of a journalist which was not very clear in the noise. Did we ever read what exactly was the question By the way I didn't need to have TR coming out it was obvious from the first epis. OK I admit I have a lot of gay friends and I even know before they do when someone is gay or not. Must be because I fell in love with one when I was oh so very young.


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The World Tea Expo held every year in Las Vegas is the world's only industry convention dedicated solely to the premium tea industry. It's not open to the public and I've been very lucky to attend the past two years!
Here's part one of this three part recap to the activities and friends from this year's expo!
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Blackhawks' Bryan Bickell hopes for breakthrough season
BY MARK LAZERUS email@example.com January 11, 2013 2:16PM
Bryan Bickell is looking to bounce back from a "little speed bump" last season and lend a physical presence in front of the net. | Getty Images
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Bryan Bickell still wakes up around 4 a.m. every day and stares at the ceiling for a while. The 14-hour trek from Austria to Chicago with a stop in Zurich — the one he made earlier this week with his two dogs, a mutt and a pit bull, one of which escaped his cage and "nearly had a heart attack," according to Bickell — is still wreaking havoc with his brain, which can't seem to accept Central time.
He has less than a week before the Blackhawks leave for Los Angeles for the season opener Saturday, so he hopes to "break through" in the next couple of days. He also is hoping to break through on the ice. He's coming off a down season and is entering a make-or-break year with the Hawks.
Bickell had 17 goals and 20 assists in the 2010-11 season, but his production fell to nine goals and 15 assists last season.
"Me going over there [to Europe] helped me a lot because it's my contract year," Bickell said. "Just to have an edge coming into the season. My first year was a good year. Last year was a little speed bump, but being overseas and coming into this season where I am now, I feel good and I need to have a good start and help this team out."
One way he could help out — and help himself — would be to give the Hawks' struggling power play a lift. The team scored on 15.2 percent of its chances with the man advantage last season, 26th in the league. Winger Patrick Kane said the Hawks are looking for a big body down low.
"One of the biggest things is, we didn't have a guy who would really stand in front of the net last year, where a couple of years ago you had the [Troy] Brouwers and the [Dustin] Byfugliens, guys like that," Kane said.
At 6-4, 223 pounds, Bickell can be that player, on special teams and five-on-five. At least, he believes he can.
"It's going to be a big year for me in front of the net. The little things for tips and screening the goalie [are what] I need to work on," Bickell said. "Hopefully I can park my butt right in front of him."
Despite the jet lag, the compressed schedule is unlikely to bother Bickell much. After three months playing for a Czech team, he gained a greater appreciation for the style in which the Hawks travel. He said there were times when his team would travel seven hours to a game, hop off the bus and get right on the ice, then drive seven hours back that night — with a practice the next day.
"It was unbelievable how they do it over there," he said. "They're used to it. I was shaking my head, but everybody was like, 'Yeah, this is it. Get used to it.' "
That grind is over, and another is about to begin. With the collective-bargaining agreement expected to be ratified by the players Saturday morning, physicals awaiting the Hawks later in the day, training camp opening Sunday and a 48-game season beginning Jan. 19, Bickell can't wait to get started. Just as soon as the jet lag wears off.
"I need to bring it every game, no shifts and no days off," he said. "I've got to be mentally focused. This is an important year for me and for the team. Forty-eight games is a lot different than 82. We need to have a good start, and so do I."


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My friend, the preschool teacher, was telling me about this particular kid in her class who was a miracle baby. The mother has diabetes and worried she could not have her own children. When her son was born she was so happy and joyful and continues to be. Everyone is inspired by how much joy she clearly gets from parenting this little boy.
This friend, who is also a mother of 5 mind you, (and should really have a blog of her own - see Outtakes ) says to me that when she sees this mom and thinks about her own children she feels kind of like the kid who opens a fabulous present at her birthday party, surrounded by family and friends - everyone else is impressed with this present and the kid, well, she looks at it and says, "Awww, I already have one of those."
P.S. I am being asked to add that this friend of mine really loves her kids. She says they are little blessings, every single one of them. All 50 of their fingers and toes even. Each one an unbelievable blessing. Even when she thinks they are all fast asleep but is told by the officer checking on the 911 call dispatch received that probably one of them is awake and practicing their numbers.
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It's early on a Sunday, and I'm up with my five-year-old son and infant while my hard-working husband sleeps in. The morning sun streams through the window, illuminating our marshmallow sculptures we made (an oldie but goodie inspired by a recent post from The Artful Parent).
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Marshmallows and toothpicks, both things we always have around the Tahoe cabin, are perfect ingredients for sculpture. We've done this project with gum drops too. (and if you get the spicy gum drops, the kids usually don't want to eat them). My little guy already had a good breakfast, so I'm happy to let him have his fill of marshmallows as a prelude to our project.
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There's a rule (and if there isn't one, I'm making it up right now) that when it comes to food, the word "stuffed" increases awesomeness, like, exponentially.
Think about it. Poultry, pork chops, potatoes, pasta. Potentially delicious on their own, but then you stuff them with something and whoa. It's like delicious squared.
Which brings me to the topic of this post.
Now, I love mushrooms. Big time. Over steak, in a salad or soup, especially with a pasta dish. Or just by themselves. It's all good. I'm not picky.
But then stuffing is involved and oh my gracious goodness. Magic happens.
Stuffed mushrooms are probably my favorite appetizer. I will never pass them up when they're offered at an event and have come close to stabbing fellow guests who made the unfortunate mistake of getting in my way. I have a difficult time restraining myself when I see them on a restaurant menu.
I'd pretty much eat them at every meal. For every meal.
And then it occurred to me that I could make them at home. When I woke up from my joy coma I started looking for recipes and found a few which appealed to me and adapted one to include sausage. See, I love sausage only slightly less than I love mushrooms. I felt it my duty to get these two crazy kids together. Uniting them in a marriage of scrumptious, savory delight.
I think you should do the same.
Adapted from AllRecipes.com
12 large, fresh mushrooms
1/2 lb sausage, no casings
1 garlic clove, pressed or minced
1 tablespoon minced onion
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 cup half and half
1/4 cup melted butter
Pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
Salt and pepper, to taste
Shredded parmesan cheese, for garnish
Chopped parsley or parsley flakes, for garnish
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Clean mushrooms. Remove and chop stems.
Over medium heat, cook sausage, breaking up into small pieces as it browns. When sausage is almost cooked through, add onion, garlic, chopped stems and red pepper (if you choose to use it). Cook over medium heat until stems are soft, then remove from heat. Add breadcrumbs and half and half. Combine thoroughly.
Taste and adjust salt/pepper.
One by one, dip mushroom caps into melted butter and arrange in baking dish. Stuff each cap with sausage mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and parsley in last 5 minutes of baking, if desired.
Are you as in love with mushrooms as I am? What's your favorite appetizer?
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37 Responses to "Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms"
It's probably a good thing that appetizers are time consuming to make, because I would totally eat appetizers every meal of the day. These look great! I could totally see myself trying them out with veg sausage.
I have honestly never had a mushroom, let alone a stuffed one. But this post? Has me drooling over the thought of it!
I've had some so-so stuffed mushrooms, but adding the sausage ensures such wonderful flavor! These sound amazing!
they look so good! yum..this would be for special occasions.
I love mushrooms, and these stuffed mushrooms look incredible!
Love stuffed Mushrooms. Thanks for sharing
You know you're going to have to make these for me don't you. LOVE IT…..
These look absolutely wonderful! I would like them for my breakfast right now!
Oh my, YUM! I adore mushrooms, too, and a pretty sure that *is* a rule!
Girl after my own heart, I love mushrooms, these sound amazing.
Oh, my stomach is growling and my mouth is salivating.
Pretty picture, huh?
HOLY COW, right before dinner, did NOT time this visit well.
Looks absolutely out of this world scrumptious.
Mushrooms? Are you kidding???? I think there might be a fight if you and I were at the same place that's serving mushrooms. seriously. I can make a meal out of them and I have before (I don't recommend it though…e'hem)
I AM keeping this recipe for sure, but I will be doubling or tripling the recipe so someone else can have one. ~*snicker*~ You might just be my new BFF! LOL!
This looks amazing! Can't wait to try it.
Stuffed mushrooms are a favorite! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe – these look wonderful! Just pinned them – YAY!
Wow…This looks great! I'm having a linky party as well, and would love for you to join it! Here is the link http://www.thesouthernproductqueen.com/one-stop-s... Thanks for sharing!
This looks delish! I am a follower! Can you please post this at my Taste This Thursday party!?
I'm SO excited to try these! Stuffed mushrooms are the best! I'd love for you to come by our party and link up! http://housewivesofriverton.blogspot.com/2012/01/five-minute-fudge-and-rhw-recipe-round.html
It would be so easy to pop several of these in at a time.
we should be friends. mushroom eating friends. so many people don't like them – crazy, right?? i adore the heck outta mushrooms and pairing them with any kinda of pork = fabulousness. well, done. Well. Done.
Yes, I agree…stuffed makes things better. Am excited to try these. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE mushrooms