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Future history
By Bill Francis
It has been a decade since Hank Conger visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. His bat is staying for good.
Conger came away with Most Valuable Player honors for the 2010 Futures Game held at Angel Stadium on Sunday afternoon. He donated the bat he used to club a three-run home run with two out in the fifth inning off of Henderson Alvarez that gave his U.S. Team a 5-1 lead on the way to a 9-1 victory over the World Team.
Conger, a switch-hitting Angel farmhand playing catcher for the Triple-A Salt Lake City squad, finished the game batting 1-for-3.
"It's awesome," said Conger in the winning team's clubhouse after the game, referring to being asked to donate his bat. "It's a great honor. I wasn't really expecting it, to be honest."
The Hall of Fame has made it a point over the years to ask for an artifact from the game's MVP honoree.
"The Futures Game showcases the greatest minor leaguers," said Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, "and by being able to represent them and document them in Cooperstown before they make that final step in a lot of ways talks about the journey of all major league players."
It was Idelson who first approached Conger, who grew up 15 miles from Angels Stadium in Huntington Beach, Calif.,about the possible donation.
"I was like, 'Really, you want my bat?'" said Conger with a laugh. "This whole event has been great, so to have that be in the Hall of Fame is just unbelievable."
Conger knows of the Hall of Fame firsthand, having visited back in the summer of 2000 as a 12-year-old when his travel baseball team from California played in one of the Cooperstown-area baseball camps.
"I loved Cooperstown," Conger said. "I was really expecting something different. You think its going to be in a big city, but there was just so much green. Even for me as a little kid I thought it was an awesome view.
"The Hall of Fame, just looking at everything that was in there, the jerseys, the plaques, for any baseball fans it's a must."
Asked if had any more hits left in the bat, Conger smiled and said: "For the Hall of Fame, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to give that one up.
"And I'll get to tell everybody for the rest of my life that I have something in the Hall of Fame."
Bill Francis is a library associate for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Glove of the game
By Samantha Carr
While walking through the Museum, I often catch a glimpse of some of the early 19th century baseball gloves on display and find it hard to imagine playing baseball with something that looks like a gardening glove.
But how about a cardboard box?
That was what sparked the Oriole Advocates, Inc. community service organization to begin the 'Cardboard to Leather' program that collects new and used baseball equipment and sends it to youth players in impoverished nations.
"We collect stuff all year long at the ballpark and our minor league parks and give it to kids in Venezuela and Nicaragua," said Bob Harden, committee chairman of 'C2L' and volunteer for the Advocates. "It is our biggest program. It is not unusual for kids in these countries to be playing with cardboard gloves or broom sticks and tree branches for bats."
Harden and past Advocates president John Ross visited Cooperstown on Wednesday for the 2010 Annual Symposium on Baseball and American Culture. During their visit they also took a moment to present Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with a pin commemorating the organization's 50th anniversary.
Established in 1960, the Oriole Advocates work "as an organization of volunteers joined together to promote and stimulate an interesting baseball at all levels, among youths of all ages." Over 75 volunteers make up the non-profit group and foundation in cooperation with the city of Baltimore and the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club, Inc.
In 2008, Harden and his wife accompanied a shipment of bats, balls, cleats, uniforms, catcher's equipment, etc. to Nicaragua and got a chance to see the country's passion for baseball.
"It is unbelievable the impact it has upon people," said Harden. "You really have to see it for yourself. We stopped on the side of the road where we saw a bunch of kids playing a game and threw them a brand new ball. They had never seen a brand new baseball before. They all took turns smelling it and passed it around."
Besides the 'C2L' program, the Oriole Advocates serve as the right arm to the Orioles' Public Relations, Community Relations and Marketing departments, helping with promotional giveaways, have established the "Hit, Run & Fun League" for Baltimore city youth, sponsor the Champions League for physically and mentally challenged children, participate in food drives for local food banks with players' wives and established the Orioles Hall of Fame along with a number of other charitable activities.
"In these Latin countries, baseball is not just a game for the kids – it is a way out," Harden said. "And it is the way they teach values to their children."
Samantha Carr is the manager of web and digital media at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Grapefruit stories
By Jeff Idelson
I'm sitting in Tampa International Airport awaiting the one non-stop Southwest Airlines flight back to Albany, having just concluded my Grapefruit League spring training jaunt. My Spring Training mission each year is to visit with those who are close to the Museum – current players and management, Hall of Famers, owners and supporters.
Having spent eight years combined in the Red Sox and Yankee front offices before being hired in Cooperstown in 1994, my knowledge was limited to Florida Spring Training: the Yankees were in Ft. Lauderdale and the Red Sox in Winter Haven. Since, I have traveled to the desert, too.
The differences are stark: The air is markedly drier in Arizona, because of the elevation. The ballparks in Arizona are surrounded by mountains; most of the ones in Florida, by water. Thirteen of 15 ballparks in Arizona are within 60 miles of each other. In Florida, they span across the state. I spent seven nights in one hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona; I was in six different places in six nights in Florida and flew in and out of airports across the state from each other.
The one similarity? I had a game rained out in each state.
I had a chance to visit with a number of our Hall of Famers. Andre Dawson and I had dinner in North Miami Beach, near his home. He's already made great progress on his speech and is getting ready for Induction. "I'll try not to get too emotional," the stoic "Hawk" told me. I let him know that if he did not get emotional, I would be worried. Almost every speech I have heard since 1994 has been emotional.
Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Clark, Ken Meifert from the Hall, and I, saw Mike Schmidt and his wife Donna in Palm Beach Gardens. We talked about a variety of topics, from baseball to bull riding to music to living in Florida. Mike is very excited about our inaugural Hall of Fame Classic Golf tournament in June, in which he will participate. He was thrilled to know that a number of the 28 spots available are already filled.
Last Saturday, we hosted our Hall of Fame Champions in Jupiter. John and Kathy Greenthal became the first Champions in Hall of Fame history to attend events in both Spring Training states. Jim and Tina Collias made the trip over from Naples to Jupiter, and Dan Glazer also joined us. Hall of Fame Board member Bill DeWitt, owner of the Cardinals, was generous in hosting us for his team's game with the Mets. Spring Training games are usually not that interesting, but this one featured the Mets scoring three runs in the 9th, the last on an Ike Davis game-tying home run, only to have Ruben Gotay lead off the bottom of the 9th with a walk-off home run.
Speaking of walk-off home runs, we dined with Dennis and Jennifer Eckersley after the game. I asked Dennis what he thought of Doug Harvey. "He was behind the plate for Kirk Gibson's home run in the 1988 World Series," Dennis reminded me, as I began to suffer the symptoms of foot-in-mouth disease. He still thought Harvey was an excellent arbiter.
I headed across the state to Yankee camp and saw many old friends in the clubhouse before the game: Billy Connors, Ron Guidry, Goose Gossage, Steve Donohue, the team athletic trainer, Joe Girardi, Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, whom we drafted when I worked for the team. The game was rained out as Gene Michael, his minor league teammate and Tigers broadcaster, Jim Price, and I had lunch. Also saw Tiger friends Dave Dombrowski and Al Aliva in the dining room and learned more about the Tigers.
Dinner that night was with Wade and Debbie Boggs and Reggie Jackson. Eddie Fastook, the team's traveling security director and a long-time friend, also joined us.
Unbeknownst to me, Boggs grew up a big Reggie Jackson fan, even wearing No. 9 in honor, the number Reggie wore early in his career in Oakland. Wade told the story of how in the mid 1980s, Reggie gave him one of his bats to use in 1985. "I used it for 33 straight games and hit five home runs," said Wade. "I loved that bat and then I broke it on a Dave Stieb pitch," a dejected Wade recalled.
The next morning, I visited City of Palms Park in Fort Myers to see the Red Sox and the Rays. I met up with Don Zimmer, who is very bullish on the Rays this year. "The best club we've had in my seven years with them," Zim said.
Zim told me how much he admired Dawson and Ryne Sandberg when he managed the Cubs. "Two guys who led by example," he said. "The other players watched these guys and saw greatness in the making."
I told Don I would be seeing Jim Rice and Bob Montgomery later that day.
"Monty was the best hit-and-run guy I ever had," recalled Zim. "I remember in a game with Cleveland, the bases were loaded. They had a sinker-baller on the mound so I rolled the dice and gave (coach) Eddie Yost the hit-and-run sign on a 3-2 count. Monty put the bat on the ball and we stayed out of the double play. Everyone looked at me like I was crazy, but I really thought it would work, and it did."
Rice later told me that he believed Thurman Munson and Lou Piniella were among the best hit-and-run guys he saw when he played.
I concluded my trip with dinner at Carlton and Linda Fisk's home in the Sarasota area. We had a wonderful visit and a great dinner. Pudge joked about how some of the evenings in Florida this year were as cold as those he experienced growing up in New Hampshire.
I've had my fill. Let the regular season begin.
Jeff Idelson is president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
2009 Hall of Fame Induction Blog
Steve Light, the Hall of Fame's manager of museum programs, ran a live blog from the 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown. Readers of his live banter had the ability to comment or ask questions.
11:00 a.m. Good morning everyone, and welcome to the National Baseball Hall of Fame's official live blog for the 2009 Induction Ceremony as we get ready to induct the Hall of Fame's newest members, Joe Gordon, Rickey Henderson, and Jim Rice. My name is Steve Light, and I am the manager of museum programs here at the Hall of Fame. Right now I'm sitting on "Radio Row" here at the Induction Site – The Clark Sports Center. I'll be bringing you live updates on the ceremony all afternoon, so stay tuned and send me your questions and comments.
The Induction Ceremony is just about two and a half hours away. Right now Hall of Fame staff and volunteers are busy wrapping up all the final preparations. Wondering about the forecast? Right now it's mostly cloudy and 75 degrees. We do have a threat of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon, but hopefully we'll stay dry for the ceremony.
11:10 a.m. The crowd has already started to build here. In fact, some fans set up chairs to stake out their spots yesterday morning. If you are in or near Cooperstown, don't forget that the ceremony is free and open to the public! If you can't get here, you can catch live coverage on the MLB Network beginning at 12:30. We will also stream the ceremony live on our website, www.baseballhall.org
11:16 a.m. Red Sox Nation has turned out in full force this weekend to celebrate Jim Rice. Catering to the crowd, the big screen next to the stage is playing highlights from the 2004 Red Sox season.
11:35 a.m. 51 Hall of Famers have turned out to welcome their three newest members this weekend. Of course, today is not just about Jim, Joe, and Rickey. We will also honor J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner Nick Peters, and Ford C. Frick Award winner Tony Kubek. Peters covered the San Francisco Giants for 47 years, 1961 – 2007. Kubek has worked as an analyst for NBC's Game of the Week, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the New York Yankees for 30 years. He is also the first exclusively television analyst to win the Frick Award.
11:36 a.m. [Comment From Kevin Brazee]
Do you know who will speak first Henderson or Rice?
11:36 a.m. Great question Kevin! The final order has not been decided yet, but Jim Rice will likely speak first.
11:53 a.m. We've had a great weekend here in Cooperstown already. On Friday our annual PLAY Ball! with Ozzie Smith event raised $10,000 for the Hall of Fame's Educational programs and gave some fans the opportunity of a lifetime to interact with Ozzie, Wade Boggs, Harmon Killebrew and Eddie Murray on Doubleday Field. Yesterday at the Clark Sports Center a crowd of over 750 people watched four families' compete against Dick Williams, Goose Gossage and Ryne Sandberg in our annual Connecting Generations, a Family Feud-like game show. Harold Reynolds served as the host.
11:56 p.m. The gates have opened in the seated sections and fans begin to stream to their seats as the excitement begins to build. Just about an hour and a half away.
12:04 p.m. Red Sox Nation isn't alone here in Cooperstown this weekend. The section 3 seats directly behind me are filled with Oakland Athletics' gear. Feel free to send any questions you might have about today's Induction Ceremony, and be sure to include where you are from!
12:17 p.m. Let's talk some stats now, starting with Rickey. Henderson is the 44th player elected on the first ballot. He received 94.8% of the vote from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Henderson played in 10 All-Star games, won three silver sluggers, and was named the 1990 AL MVP. During his 25 year career he set career records for runs, stolen bases, and walks. The records for runs and stolen bases still stand. Rickey also holds the single season steals record, and led the league in steals a record 12 times.
12:22 p.m. Jim Rice was elected on his 15th year on the Baseball Writers ballot, receiving 76.4% of the vote. He joins two other famous Hall of Fame Red Sox leftfielders, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski. In his 16-year major league career Rice was one of the most feared sluggers in the American League. He was an 8-time All-Star, led the league in home runs 3 times and won an AL MVP in 1978.
12:25 p.m. [Comment From C Itle]
I can't find the stream link. Could you please post it here?
12:26 p.m. The live stream will be posted on the Hall's website at 12:30 eastern time. Just visit www.baseballhall.org.
12:30 p.m. Nine-time All-Star Joe Gordon was elected on the pre-1943 Veterans Committee ballot. He received 10 of the 12 committee votes. Gordon was a member of five World Series winning teams, and won the 1942 Most Valuable Player Award. During his first six seasons, Gordon and the New York Yankees won five pennants and four World Series titles. He was traded to Cleveland in 1946, and helped lead the Indians to their World Series title in 1948, hitting 32 home runs and driving in 120 runs.
12:33 p.m. A lot of people are asking who is representing Joe Gordon here today. It will be Joe's daughter, Judy Gordon.
12:35 p.m. A note for all you fans out there who might be attending a major league game today: save your tickets! The Hall will grant free admission to all fans who present a ticket stub from a major league game bearing the date July 26, 2009. This opportunity is good right up until next year's Induction.
12:47 p.m. I'm getting some more questions about where to find the televised broadcast, so for those joining our live blog late, you can catch live coverage on the MLB Network (their broadcast has already started!) or you can stream them onto your computer via our website, www.baseballhall.org.
Casey is on stage warming up for his annual presentation of "Casey at the Bat". That surely means the start of the ceremony is getting closer.
12:55 p.m. With Joe Gordon, Rickey Henderson, and Tony Kubek all being honored today, it's no surprise that Yankees GM Brian Cashman has arrived and is in the audience for today's ceremony. Another notable name spotted in the audience: Keith Olberman.
Right now on the big screen, 2009 Steele Intern Daniel Sampson interviews MLB Network commentator and former major leaguer Harold Reynolds.
1:00 p.m. [Comment From Fitz – Boston]
Have you seen Freddie Lynn in the crowd? Any other Rice teammates?
1:00 p.m. Haven't seen Fred Lynn, Fitz. But Dwight Evans is in town.
1:05 p.m. Other former teammates expected today: Dave Henderson and Bob Montgomery for Rice and Dave Stewart for Henderson.
Casey is at the bat on the Induction Stage right now, 25 minutes to go!
1:11 p.m. Can't make it to Cooperstown today? How about tomorrow morning? We conclude our Hall of Fame Weekend festivities with our annual Legends Series event right here at the Clark Sports Center. Rickey and Jim will sit down for an interview to reflect on their experiences this weekend, which must have been a whirlwind for them. Tickets ($10) are still available by contacting the Hall of Fame's membership department.
1:17 p.m. Well if Brian Cashman is here for the Yankee Inductees, it shouldn't surprise you that the Red Sox's John Henry and Larry Lucchino are here to support Jim Rice (and of course Rickey Henderson, who played for the Red Sox as well).
1:24 p.m. Five minutes to go! Who do you think will get the biggest cheers as the Hall of Famers are announced?
1:30 p.m. The Hall of Famers are on the stage, we're just about ready to go.
1:30 p.m. And Rickey and Jim have just arrived on stage, to a great ovation from the crowd.
1:37 p.m. President Jeff Idelson and Chairman of the Board Jane Forbes Clark offer welcoming remarks. As Ms. Clark points out, 51 of the 65 living Hall of Famers are on stage today. Where else can you get such a collection of greats in one place at one time?
Now the MC of today's ceremony is introduced, George Grande. George begins the player introductions.
1:40 p.m. George did a great job having fun with fans and introducing the Hall of Famers during the Red Carpet Arrivals event at the Museum last night as they arrived for a private reception. If you are ever in Cooperstown for Hall of Fame Weekend that is definitely an event to check out.
1:47 p.m. [Comment From Shawn Anderson, Illinois]
Which Hall of Famer elicits the biggest hush when he enters the room? Meaning…who makes everyone stop what they are doing?
1:47 p.m. Great question Shawn! I can't speak for everyone, but for me I am in awe any time I see Willie Mays.
1:48 p.m. Biggest ovation yet? Yaz get's a prolonged standing O.
1:52 p.m. Juan Marichal is introduced. Juan was at the Hall of Fame earlier this year as we opened a brand new exhibit on baseball in the Caribbean called �Viva Baseball! If you haven't seen it make sure you come on out to Cooperstown!
Speaking of new exhibits, the Hall also has a brand new exhibit this year entitled Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream. Hank is introduced, and the fans deliver another loud ovation.
1:58 p.m. And now this year's Inductees are introduced, along with Judy Gordon on behalf of her father.
The Red Sox fans make their presence known as Jim Rice is introduced, while shouts of "Rickey" echo through the crowd as George Grande introduces "the greatest leadoff hitter of all time."
2:12 p.m. A bit of rain has moved in but it hasn't dampened any spirits. The ceremony is going to be moved along a bit however due to storms expected later this afternoon. After the invocation and national anthems, it's Joe Gordon's turn! Bud Selig reads the inscription on the plaque as Hall President Jeff Idelson presents it to the crowd.
2:12 p.m. Judy Gordon takes the podium.
2:16 p.m. Judy talks about how her father reached out to Larry Doby in his first ever day in the major leagues as he desegregated the American League. "This was not an isolated incident. This was how my dad lived his entire life." She then notes that today marks the 11th anniversary of Doby's Induction into the Hall of Fame.
2:19 p.m. Here's an interesting story about the 1948 season with the Cleveland Indians, in which Gordon hit 32 home runs. According to Judy, he received a case of Wheaties and a case of gum for every home run he hit. Judy Gordon: "As I remember, even the dog got more athletic eating the Wheaties."
2:24 p.m. A very touching moment and a loud standing ovation here as Judy Gordon concludes by indicating that her family considers Cooperstown and the National Baseball Hall of Fame as her father's final resting place where he will be remembered forever.
Next up: Jim Rice.
2:25 p.m. Anyone have any special memories about watching Rice play? Send them along!
2:28 p.m. Jane Forbes Clark welcomes Jim to the Hall of Fame family, and Bud Selig reads the inscription on his plaque as it is presented to the crowd. Later tonight, that plaque will join Gordon's and Henderson's as the Hall of Fame's curatorial staff will hang them with the other 286 in the Hall of Fame Gallery.
2:29 p.m. The crowd breaks out into a chant of "Let's Go Red Sox!"
2:36 p.m. Where was Jim when he received the call that he had been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame? Watching The Young and the Restless.
Jim thanks the Boston Red Sox, with whom he spent his entire major league career. Not only did he help lead them to the AL pennant in his rookie season, but from 1977-1979 he became the only player in big league history to record 35 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 200 hits for three consecutive seasons. One of those years, 1978, he hit 46 home runs and drove in 139 on his way to earning the AL MVP.
2:41 p.m. Another standing ovation for Rice as he concludes his speech, stating that he cannot think of a better place to be – with his fans and with the greatest living ballplayers.
Now, it's time for Rickey. The fans here have been waiting for this since the announcement in December.
2:46 p.m. The cap on Rickey's plaque? The A's of course. The inscription on his plaque begins "Faster than a speeding bullet…." As Selig reads off all nine of Rickey's team, a loud ovation from the crowd as the Red Sox are mentioned. Now: Rickey takes the podium.
2:47 p.m. Any special memories of watching Rickey play? Send them along!
2:51 p.m. Rickey says that he played so long (25 seasons!) because of his love for the game of baseball. Apparently his dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders, but his mother was afraid he would get hurt and told him to play baseball. As Rickey points out, mothers always know best.
2:53 p.m. Wondering who Rickey looked up to as a kid? Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Reggie Jackson. Three of them are up on the stage behind him today.
2:54 p.m. Rickey's nine teams ties him for second place among Hall of Famers with Goose Gossage and Hoyt Wilhelm. Anyone know who's first?
2:59 p.m. The answer to that previous question: Dan Brouthers.
Rickey's take on his nine teams – it was a great chance to meet fans all across the country. Henderson: "It is the fan who make the game fun. To the fans: Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all your support over the years."
3:01 p.m. Rickey closes his speech by stating how humbling it is to now be considered in a class of the greatest players of all time. He receives a prolonged ovation from the fans.
3:03 p.m. Don't go anywhere folks – we have plenty of ceremony left, and we haven't yet heard from Tony Kubek or Nick Peters! Now on the big screen – a video of Stan Musial (who could not be in attendance tonight) playing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" on his harmonica.
3:09 p.m. On the stage now we have George Grande and Billy Williams remembering 1969, as it is the 40th anniversary of that season. An incredible season perhaps best remembered for the Miracle Mets.
Billy Williams is the spokesman for the Hall of Fame's Membership Program. Billy thanks all Hall of Fame members out there for supporting the Hall and helping to keep baseball's history and tradition alive here in Cooperstown.
Now Don Sutton takes the podium to introduce this year's Ford C. Frick Award winner, Tony Kubek. Sutton points out that his first day as a broadcaster was spent sitting alongside Kubek.
3:15 p.m. Tony's turn. He points out Moose Skowron, his first road roommate, who is sitting just to the right of stage today.
Of course, Kubek played baseball himself, for nine seasons with the New York Yankees, making four All-Star games.
3:24 p.m. Tony speaks about how the game of baseball has pioneered so many of the changes in American culture, drawing particular attention to the racism and bigotry that Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron overcame during their playing careers, breaking down barriers in the process. This draws a loud ovation from the crowd.
As a member of the Hall's Education department, I'm glad to see Tony mention this. At the Hall we try to teach our visitors about how baseball has been at the forefront of many changes in American culture.
3:29 p.m. Kubek closes and Jane Forbes Clark returns to the podium to present the J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner, Nick Peters. Peters covered the Giants for 47 years, more years than any sports journalist in history. David O'Brien, President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, comes to the podium to introduce Peters.
3:32 p.m. Here's a good Rice memory:
3:32 p.m. [Comment From Scott Downer]
I was at a game in Cleveland in 1979. I saw Rice his a pitch out of old Municipal Stadium that cleared the center field wall, I'm going to say 410. The ball never got over 20 feet off the ground. I've never seen a shot lie this one. It must have gotten out in two seconds. Just a blast.
3:37 p.m. Nick Peters talks about listening to Red Sox games on the radio on Sunday drives with the family. His idol? Ted Williams naturally. Peters then recalls how he learned how to do math through computing batting averages and other statistics. Sounds kind of like the Batter Up math unit that the Hall of Fame uses to teach kids across the country using video-conferencing technology
3:42 p.m. Nick Peter's closes by pointing out that he was able to do something he loved without every having to go too far from home or looking for another job. While he laments that the Giants never won a World Series in his 47 years covering them, he also points out that the A's won 4 of the 6 they played in during that span.
With that, the ceremony concludes! The rain held off. One last round of applause for the class of 2009.
3:48 p.m. So don't forget to get the 2009 Hall of Fame Weekend on your calendar now, the last weekend in July as always!
It's never too early to start thinking ahead to next year. On this year's ballot, Andre Dawson received 67% of the vote, with Bert Blyleven receiving 62.7%, and Roberto Alomar will be on the ballot for the first time.
3:50 p.m. The weekend isn't over yet, as Jim Rice and Rickey Henderson will be back here tomorrow for a special Legends Series interview on the Induction Stage.
I think it's about time for me to sign off. But before I do I'd like to thank you all for joining me this afternoon, and hope you enjoyed the coverage! Don't forget to log onto www.baseballhall.org for more coverage of Hall of Fame Weekend 2009!
Stephen Light is manager of museum programs at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Rookie Stars
By Anna Wade
Cooperstown is usually the place where all-stars finish their careers. But for 21 men and women of the 2009 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program, the start of a new chapter in their professional lives will begin at the Hall of Fame.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum welcomed 21 college interns from across the country Monday. The annual 10-week program places students in Museum departments ranging from public relations and photo archives to education and research. The students represent 20 schools from 14 states and were chosen from a pool that exceeded 500 applicants.
Interns work 40 hours a week, and attend career seminars and participate in demonstrations of the Museum's collection known as Artifact Spotlights — in addition to work in their respective departments.
Now in its ninth year, the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program has produced five graduates who are currently part of the Hall of Fame's full-time staff.
For information on the 2010 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program, click here.
Anna Wade is the director of education for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Big shoes to fill
By Samantha Carr
Growing up, my older brother and sister used to tease me about having wide feet and stubby toes. In fact, they nicknamed me Franklin Stubbs after the 1980s Dodgers first baseman and outfielder. I can look back and laugh at it now, but I can't imagine how much teasing CC Sabathia took growing up.
This week, Sabathia handed over his cleats from Opening Day at Yankee Stadium to Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson — and in the process, broke a new record in Cooperstown.
Mary Bellew, assistant registrar at the Hall of Fame, assures me that at size 15, Sabathia's shoes are the largest ever in our collection, breaking Ryan Minor's mark of 13 �. Minor donated the cleats he wore Sept. 20, 1998, when he took over for Cal Ripken Jr. at third base after Ripken decided to end his record-breaking streak of consecutive games played at 2,632.
We also have shoes from 6-foot-10 and five-time Cy Young-winner Randy Johnson, but he is only a size 13.
Jeff also brought back the bat Grady Sizemore used to hit the first grand slam in the new park and a game-used commemorative Opening Day baseball signed by winning pitcher Cliff Lee. They will be on display, along with Sabathia's cleats, in the Today's Game exhibit this summer.
Samantha Carr is the media relations coordinator at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Championing the Classic
By Craig Muder
At 49, Mike Pagliarulo almost blends in with the crowd.
Wearing blue jeans and sneakers, the former big league third baseman strolled into Cooper Park next to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday and drew little attention. But quickly, the fans in the ticket line for the Hall of Fame Classic noticed it: The World Series ring Pagliarulo won in 1991 as as a member of the Minnesota Twins.
And suddenly, the buzz started.
Pagliarulo, who spent 11 seasons in the major leagues with the Yankees, Padres, Twins, Orioles and Rangers, visited the Hall of Fame on Saturday in advance of the June 21 Hall of Fame Classic. Pagliarulo will play third base during the Classic as well as sign autographs and share memories from his big league career.
On Saturday, he thrilled fans with his homespun advice and easy-going style.
Really, what I'm most proud about my big league career is that it allowed me to put my kids through college," Pagliarulo said. "But when you come (to Cooperstown), you think about all the game gave to you. That's why this is such a special place."
After visiting with fans in the ticket line, Pagliarulo entertained more than 100 Museum fans in a 30-minute question-and-answer session. Ironically, his biggest baseball thrill came not on the field — but at the Yankees' Old Timers Day 24 years ago.
I walked into the locker room, and Joe DiMaggio was at my locker. And he just started talking to me," Pagliarulo said. "Then, Billy Martin and Mickey Mantle came in — and Mickey gets me in a headlock and drags me into the trainers room. God forbid I hit him back! That's Mickey Mantle!
"I don't remember anything on the field that day. But I remember the time in the clubhouse."
Pagliarulo will join Hall of Famers Fergie Jenkins, Paul Molitor, Phil Niekro and Brooks Robinson at the June 21 Classic — along with about 20 other former major leaguers, including George Foster, Jim Kaat, Bill Lee, Steve Rogers and Lee Smith. More participants will be announced at www.baseballhall.org next week.
For ticket information, call 1-866-849-7770 or visit www.baseballhall.org.
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.


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Is worth two or more in the alley: "The Bitch" has been writing about a mystery man who cages and steals pigeons (July 15), and now this: Pigeon legs are being tied up with plastic tape and left in our Miami Beach alley.
How many more pigeon abusers are there? What's the matter here! Don't these people like the way pigeons strut and coo?
Jean Robbins
Miami Beach
Guess what happens when it's their own pockets being picked: I absolutely loved Jim Mullin's column "Down in Flames" (July 15) concerning the aborted referendum effort to create an independent airport authority, and the Miami Business Forum's retreat at the first bare-fanged snarl from our county commission -- a politburo with an aversion to openness that is hell-bent on keeping their hungry snouts in the airport's trough.
Obviously our "public servants" booby-trapped every business channel within the county in order to frighten and rout these entrepreneurs. Good capitalists all, Business Forum members relented in deference to the primacy of their pocketbooks. Fiscal accountability took a dive. It was, alas, a fatal capitulation in a dying county whose womb, not coincidentally, holds Miami -- America's poorest city.
There was, however, an amusing aspect to this retreat, and Mullin didn't miss it: use of the looming bond issue as justification. The strained logic? That voters sensitized to the financial meddling and waste at the airport will vote for an independent authority first and then against the bond issue. Yet any horse's ass knows that reasoning is a pile of muck. Why? Because Miami-Dade's voters don't give a hoot about political pork, fiscal waste, or misfeasance by their elected officials -- unless, that is, the PR men first work into the picture Castro, the Marlins, or the Heat.
Rest assured the Madison Avenue types will have their scripts in hand. The $2.75 billion bond issue will pass with last-minute promises of a few dollars for crime and a few more for roads. Then $440 million will go to the museums and arts complexes to complement that $400 million Performing Arts Center folly. In the process our leaders will drop another $30 million or so in the pile for the Freedom Tower (at five or six times its appraised value), and then come up with a dozen other wise investments.
All the while statistics show that our middle class has dwindled to 17 percent, which would seem to place our poor around the 75 percent mark. Can you visualize those huddled masses clamoring for a $200 ticket to see Pavarotti's farewell-tour performance of Pagliacci? No? Well then, call up your local legislator. Let's start now! Get a law in place recognizing cockfights as an artistic and cultural treasure entitled to protection and public funding.
Dan Gonzalez
To make that big score, some people will do really stupid things: Congratulations to Rebecca Wakefield on her articles "Lost & Found & Hope & Greed" (July 8) and "The Unbelievable Truth!" (July 8). I really enjoyed reading the first article, about MIA's lost-and-found auction, because it really shows what some people, hoping and dreaming, will do to make a big score. It was also quite funny, especially the guy who paid $270 for two suitcases and ended up with baby clothes and dirty underwear. I'm sure it was not funny for him, though.
The other article, about the "Cuban spy" con man, read like a Tom Clancy novel. Only here in Miami, which is a haven for Cuban spies both genuine and counterfeit, could this have been a true story. Several genuine Cuban spies have been caught here in Miami, which is why people were easily deceived by this pathological liar of a con man.
Was it coincidence or conspiracy that both articles featured suitcases and what was not in them? At the moment of truth, the guy at the auction opens the suitcase and finds dirty underwear. The guy in the spy scam opens the suitcase and finds worthless paper. Both dreamers.
Mike Morales
And a nice place to reinvent yourself: Rebecca Wakefield's "The Unbelievable Truth!" about con man Roberto Martin Cabrera read like fiction, but its reality served to prove two things: 1) Miami's ground has become thoroughly fertilized by bullshit from the "little people" who claim title or position from other lands, and 2) Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is too unsavvy and incompetent to recognize the con games, or she isn't interested enough to investigate or prosecute white-collar crime that stinks up the whole town.
Dario Mattarano
Miami Beach
First Wynwood, then Overtown, then...: I really appreciated Alfredo Triff's article about the gentrification of Miami's central neighborhoods ("Out with the Old," July 8). I'm very interested in the ways that art (including its practice and its distribution system) intersects with the greater context of locations, built landscapes, and the economy. So it was great to see an intelligently articulated, well-researched article on this topic, specific to Miami.
This conflict and the tension it creates is more visible in Wynwood, but I've done some work in Overtown, where cultural development is also being explored as a catalyst for economic development. I think it's important to observe how this is playing out in other neighborhoods in order to be able to avoid "bad gentrification" and its tendency to perpetuate institutional racism.


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Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl weighs in on new-look Rapids, MLS
Posted By Eric Gorski On March 6, 2012 @ 6:00 am In Colorado Rapids,Major League Soccer,U.S. National Team | 4 Comments
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Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl has an enviable job — following the U.S. men's soccer team all over the world, covering Major League Soccer… and needling FIFA.
The Princeton graduate has reported on 12 NCAA basketball tournaments, five World Cups and three Olympic games. His first book, "The Beckham Experiment," documented the LA Galaxy's attempt to bring unprecedented cachet to the U.S. league (and sell jerseys).
Wahl also made a bid for the FIFA presidency last year in an effort to expose the kind of corruption that results in a Qatar winning a World Cup bid.
We caught up with Grant while he was in Italy preparing to cover the United States men's national team's historic first win against Italy …
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Q: Generally, what are your thoughts on where the Rapids are headed under Tim Hinchey, the new president, and Oscar Pareja, the new coach? Is there reason for optimism?
A: I think so. It's still early, and no competitive games have been played. But it's an interesting and promising change that has been made. Obviously, Gary Smith won a championship with the Rapids. I don't think you can ever be too, too critical of someone who won a championship. But if you are talking about an exciting style of play, I think that might be what we end up seeing here. This is a guy who wants to play a 4-3-3, who has brought a more probably Latino style and influence to the team. If it works, it could be a lot of fun to watch.
Q: That is the key phrase — 'if' it works. How do you make it work?
A: You need some time to install what he wants to do – time to get current players used to the system and time to bring in players who fit into the system. The (Jaime) Castrillon signing [2] is a move in that direction. Yet at the same time, it sounds like he wants to keep (Pablo) Mastroeni and (Jeff) Larentowicz involved.
Q: You put together these MLS ambition ratings [3] before the new Rapids brain trust was in place and ranked Colorado 16th of 19 teams. You mentioned Stan Kroenke as an absentee owner, the Rapids being relative cheapskates, and this lack of buzz in Denver. What can be done to move up the list?
A: A lot of the ambition rating is based on what I see coming from ownership. You have to give Kroenke credit for building the stadium. But there's a lot more to doing things than just building a stadium. You don't get a feel there is much buzz around the Rapids, around where they play or around the league. Potentially, if you are a fun team to watch and winning games, that could help, potentially a lot. I would like to see ownership in every market in MLS be more visible and come out publicly and say why they like the sport and believe in the sport. We don't see Stan Kroenke ever doing much publicly with the Rapids.
Q: The Rapids' stadium was built in the suburbs -– a close in suburb, but a suburb –- before you started seeing MLS clubs finding followings by locating their stadiums in downtown, urban areas. The team's stadium is where it is. How do you make the best of it?
A: Good question. It's part of a group of stadiums built around a certain time in MLS history, along with Dallas and Chicago, built in places that are not ideal. The urban stadium situation is a good way to go –- and Houston is going to show that again. What do you do if you're Colorado? It's easy for anyone to sit here and say sell more tickets. That's the magic thing for any front office. It's important. I know the hard-core fan support appears to be a little bit bigger than it used to be, which is good. You hope that continues to grow. Maybe we'll see if there is more of a Latino influence on the team and style of play, more Hispanics will support the team.
Q: To whom does a team like this try to market? Suburban families? Die-hard fans and younger fans? Hispanic fans and families? Or all of them? And how hard is it to pull that off?
A: I think it's possible. Look at what Kansas City has done with different sections of their stadium. They really are going after different groups. The seats that are behind the goal for hard-core fans are cheap but it's a great place to watch the game and they're filling it. And there's a great bar in the far corner of the stadium where fans can come and watch before and after. Granted, it's a $200 million stadium. But there is space not just for boxes for corporate types. There are fancy places where you can have dinner before the game. It's high end, lower end, middle end. Look at where Kansas City was 5-6 years ago … They've done it right and are filling their seats.
Q: For Rapids fans, a big signing is a 22-year-old from Argentina with five goals to his credit [5]. Even with designated players coming to some teams, the distance from other leagues in terms of quality still is great. Is the relative lack of marquee players on teams like Colorado a good thing or a bad thing?
A: We've seen success with MLS bringing in foreign players who are not designated players who make an impact. Look at Fabian Espíndola in Salt Lake, who came from Argentina. The team went about the scouting process, found him, brought him in. He's not a designated player but he's a very good player -– a starter, not a star, and very effective. There is certainly a place for players like this. It's kind of case by case, who fits your team. If you can bring in a starter and not have him be a designated player, that's probably a good move.
Q: Why did Conor Casey fall so far so fast from the U.S. Men's National team picture in 2010? He scored two goals in qualifying against Honduras that got the U.S. into the World Cup, and then he didn't make the team [6].
A: Casey is an interesting case. I guess the way I would answer that, trying to figure out how Bob Bradley was approaching it, qualifying for the World Cup is one thing, but it's different from the World Cup itself. There may be certain players who might be effective in CONCACAF that you might not have confidence in the highest level of all at the World Cup. I thought Bradley would pick either Brian Ching (of the Houston Dynamo) or Casey, and it turned out he picked neither. With the Charlie Davies situation, he decided he wanted to pick a Robbie Findley, a speed guy, rather than a target man.
Q: David Beckham never seems to make it out to Colorado for Galaxy games. The Galaxy is in Colorado twice this year — what are the odds he shows up?
A: Pretty high, I think. The one thing he is going to be gone for is the Olympics. Other than that, I suspect he will. Arena has been very clear in saying Beckham does not have to play every game – that in fact, it's good to give him a rest once in a while, given his age. They don't feel like he has to play in every road game, like they felt obligated to in the first couple of years he was in the league to help owners in the league make some money. That was in return for owners to change the rules to allow for designated players in the first place. I know he didn't like playing on turf, but that's not turf out there. I expect him to play.
4 Comments To "Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl weighs in on new-look Rapids, MLS"
#1 Comment By Rapids Fan '06 On March 6, 2012 @ 8:16 pm
Dick's Sporting Good's Park gets a lot of grief for its location, but really I think it was a fairly shrewd play by Kroenke (not even touching the fact that Commerce City helped pay for the project). DSG Park is a few minutes north of I-70 and is on the doorstep of Stapleton, which should attract the types of individuals that are typically soccer/MLS fans (18-35 year old males with disposable income). With houses to be built in Northfield (directly south of the stadium) as soon as this year, people will start to realize Kroenke's genius, he did make his money in real estate after all.
#2 Comment By Robberhino On March 6, 2012 @ 10:34 pm
I've never heard this angle on it, I suppose it's possible he was thinking that long term? Tho looking at his other teams around here, seems more likely he's a "thrifty billionaire" (kinda sounds oxymoronic;) time will tell… & I hope you're right!
Still, I was extremely dissappointed they didn't do something downtown where the experience could be integrated into the nightlife/family outings/more centrally located downtown events. For me, being a West/North sider, Mile-High, etc. was great, tho I could see that not being ideal from other parts of the city. Now I'll say I've been surprised how convenient the Dicks commute & experience has been (I especially appreciate the free parking & ease of access). I liken it to having a parade on the outskirts of town… not quite the same spectacle & vibe, tho it's still fun.
I'm also very leary of disposing of such a successful/well liked coach (especially considering no backing for a dp or 2). But, very hopeful that a good choice has been made in Pareja, that his vision of "style" will be realized & the ownership has the commitment to give the club the financial support to excel long term!! I find it hard to comprehend Kroenke can pay some stiff on his bench in another sport more $, than the whole rapids budget… But, I guess that's the nature of futbol in the USA! I'll support Soccer in Colorado & for the USA til the day I die. Too bad it doesn't get as much respect & coverage, as I would like… yet!!
thanks for the good article DP
Robberhino (Rapids fan '96)… as well as Dynamo, Caribou & yes, the original Avalanche!
#3 Comment By Rapids Fan '06 On March 7, 2012 @ 3:52 pm
I agree that the stadium would be a much bigger draw downtown, but given where MLS and the Rapids were in 2007 I think that it would have been a pretty tough sell to get a soccer specific stadium built on the tax payers' dime, which given the cost and complexity of building a stadium downtown would have been necessary.
My hope is that TH3, and the rest of the RFO, is successful in getting a jersey sponsor and putting butts in seats this year. I think that will go a long way towards removing the cloud of pessimism that seems to hover over most Rapids fans.
#4 Comment By Fdafad On March 9, 2012 @ 11:21 pm
Before Jeff Plush was fired he had a friend of mine sit in the owner's box with him because him and his dad put a Rapid's flag on top of Mt. Kilimanjaro when they climbed it together. The most interesting thing he told them was that they had the opportunity to build Dick's behind Union Station downtown. He said at the time they thought it was too expensive, but in hindsight he said it was the biggest mistake they've made as an organization. They'd have made the extra money up by now with increased ticket sales.
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[2] The (Jaime) Castrillon signing: http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2012/01/25/rapids-sign-colombian-midfielder-jaime-castrillon/20989/
[3] You put together these MLS ambition ratings: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/grant_wahl/12/15/mls.teams.ambition/index.html
[4] Image: http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/2012/03/06/sports-illustrated-grant-wahl-interview/21849/stan/
[5] a 22-year-old from Argentina with five goals to his credit: http://www.denverpost.com/rapids/ci_20072571
[6] and then he didn't make the team: http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_15066071
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Hewlett-Packard said Monday it has added another 230 solution providers authorized to sell and deliver HP-branded hardware support on Proliant servers. -
Solution providers and vendors still see relevance in show.
Comdex: Where The Action Is
Like the legend of St. Patrick driving the snakes from Irish soil, the organizers of Comdex 2003 have banished all things unrelated to the IT professional from this year's show. That focus has created something most vendors and solution providers in attendance haven't felt in years: enthusiasm. -
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Like Mom Used To Make
By Perry Michael Simon on January 24, 2011
Two words that will strike fear… er, no, more like revulsion in your heart:
Human cheese.
Meet Miriam Simun, who created cheese made from breast milk as part of a course at NYU and is continuing her research beyond that. This interview discusses her inspiration ("So I started thinking – what would be the most natural, local, ethical cheese possible?") and offers other interesting comments ("I am working to make a delicious Wisconsin human cheddar").
Okay, I'm about to vomit now.
It's all, evidently, about sustainability and ethics and an art project as well, and I hope it's a well-crafted, elaborate joke, but I fear not. If not, perhaps someday you'll be sprinkling some nice human Gorgonzola on your salad, or getting your pizza with extra human Mozzarella. Incidentally, she's also looking to locally source her ingredients, so women in the New York City area are invited to contribute. There's more here and here.
And, might I add, ew.
In theory, human cheese shouldn't gross us out any more than cow cheese…I mean, we drink COW BREAST MILK, EW. We're just used to it.
However, I also want to barf a little when I read this. Theoretically real..etically.
Well, we drink cow milk because cows produce liters of it. Human milk cheese is still rather vomit-inducing to think about.
@ Jen:
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I want to say how this makes more sense than eating cow's milk but the cows are generally raised for consumption and most people are not. People do some fucked up things to their bodies. At least there is a some semblence of a regulatory body that governs food products (not that they do a great job themselves). This is all too weird…
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Mozzarella? More like Momzarella, amirite?
how is it any more disgusting than eating cheese from an animal? i'm not saying it's not… but it interests me how this is found vomit inducing while typical cheese from other animals is just fine with everyone.
it looks like everyone else was also wondering that… i should really read the existing comments before posting my own.
@isaac: because we are also people…. cows eating cow meat is generally frowned upon as well.
Mmmmmm Mac and cheese, just like mom used to make..
Add me to the list of "why is this an issue" questioners. I love cheese. Goat cheese, cow cheese, etc. I'd try people cheese if it were available, fresh, in my area. Why the hell not?
Also, this stuff is old news.
http://chefdanielangerer.typepad.com/chef_daniel_angerers_blog/2010/02/mommys-milk.html -
IT'S PEOPLE! Is what I thought when I read the headline. Fortunately, soylent yellow is not here… yet.
Have you ever tried human breast milk? It's delicious AND our bodies assimilate the proteins in it far better then it does with cows milk- (despite the stoner nomenclature, I am an RD in my day job). However, @Jordan is correct that us humans aren't regulated and (not to sound too Portlandian) I would need to know the person whose cheese I ate. (quote of the day)
How is that gross? We drank breast milk when we were babies what's wrong with consuming it now? It's just milk. If it tastes good and is good for you it shouldn't matter where it came from whether it be a cow, goat, or human.
I'm with the others who are confused about why human cheese would be grosser than animal cheese. As to 'regulation,' a lot of the animals raised for food are fed so many hormones and are kept in such horrible conditions that there's probably little you could do to make human breast milk as potentially screwed up.
Ok, so we are talking about consuming something made by our same species..
Mad Cow Disease developed from basically cows being forced to eat ground up parts of other cows, and developed misfolded proteins called "prions".
Is there any chance that these prions can be transfered through milk if this does occur? I saw a documentary a while ago where cannibalistic humans exhibited mad cow disease like symptoms; however I am unaware if they were doing anything other than just eating human meat. -
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You do realize that that almost everyone has already consumed breast milk in their life right? I'm willing to bet if me as a baby can handle it without fucking up my proteins, me as an adult can too.
Where did mad cow and cannibalism come into this picture? Drink milk is not the same as eating flesh, as other have menioned here. Are you going to call a baby a cannibal?
@Jordan, no they're not cannibals. I was just wondering if prions can be transfered through milk.
@my-name-here, has anyone consumed breast milk on a regular basis as a adult (fetishes don't count), and if so have there been any studies?
I have no credibility on the subject, I am just honestly wondering.
If a woman drinks while lactating, will she produce spiked milk?
@Hurricane: Yes, there is actually a test for alcohol level in breast milk they sell over the counter — I am a nursing mom, and I passed over that "breast-i-lizer" test, because I'd just rather not know. It's called "Milkscreen":


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20 Writerly Questions with Rebecca Eckler
1. How would you summarize your book in one sentence?
It's The Hills meets Gossip Girl, full of drama, boys, gossip, and, of course teenage angst! (God, I miss being a teenager! Although, emotionally, I may be stuck there!)
2. How long did it take you to write this book?
This is the second book in the series. The first book, called Rotten Apple, took just over a year to write. Apple's Angst, because I knew the characters so well, and how they spoke, and their attitudes, and their quirks, was easier to write. It's not so much "how long it takes to write," it's more, "How much time I spend thinking about my characters!"
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5. How many drafts do you go through?
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7. If your book were to become a movie, who would you like to see star in it?
A younger Natalie Portman.
8. What's your favorite city in the world?
Paris, without a doubt. Romantic and not a bad meal ever! And the shopping….and the shopping….and the shopping….and the pastries…and the pastries…and the pastries…
9. If you could talk to any writer living or dead who would it be, and what would you ask?
Joan Didion, but frankly, I would love to talk to Eric Clapton, Britney Spears, Leonard Cohen and Lady Gaga…I love talking to all writers. I would ask them, "Is writing HARD for you too?"
10. Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what kind?
Nope! I need total silence. However, I take walking/running breaks where I blast top forty so I can't hear my thoughts!
11. Who is the first person that gets to you read your manuscript?
My editor. They are the only ones who get to see my books until publication.
12. Do you have a guilty pleasure read?
Us Weekly. But I don't consider that a guilty pleasure. I'm a proud reader of US Weekly. Plus, I think any reading is good reading.
13. What's on your nightstand right now?
No books! Ha! All my books are kept in my office or kitchen bookshelves. Wait…there's a box of chocolates on my nightstand. It's half empty. I like eating in bed.
14. What is the first book you remember reading?
Stephen King's Cujo. I know. I'm weird!
15. Did you always want to be a writer?
I knew I always liked to write. I didn't think it could be a career, but as far as careers go, I'm very, very blessed to be a writer. I can't imagine doing anything else.
16. What do you drink or eat while you write?
I drink Banana/Strawberry Vivano's (smoothies) from Starbucks, with non-fat milk, half the strawberry portion, and double protein powder. Yes, the people at Starbucks love when I order!
17. Typewriter, laptop, or pen & paper?
Hello? It's 2010!! LAPTOP!!!! Also, I write two books on a laptop, then buy myself a new one. I believe in computer Feng Shui.
18. What did you do immediately after hearing that you were being published for the very first time?
I spent my advance on two pairs of Prada boots. Then I threw up, because I had morning sickness, while writing Knocked Up. Lovely, but true!
19. What is the best gift someone could give a writer?
A gift certificate to a therapist!
20. What is one thing people don't know about you?
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By Bricu | November 9, 2011
Wildfire Riders don't recruit. While we do try and advertise for RP events and we try to pull people into RP, we do not go out of our way to look for RPers. I, personally, am of two minds. I personally think that RP guilds should advertise and work with all sorts to make events happen; however, I think RP guilds shouldn't recruit in a traditional sense.
Like a raid, there are roles and tasks in every story. People need to herd cats to the event, work toward a satisfying goal and then move on to the next goal. RP shouldn't be handled like a raid. For instance, the tone, theme and methods of storytelling in WOW vary greatly from group to group. One circle's RP style may not work for another group. Stories and RP are more personal than raid content. A person may be shot down by raid because they're can't follow directions or hit good number. Working with someone's story requires more panache and care than typical raiding applications.
This is not to say that I think RPers should stay to themselves. Personally, I believe RPers need to make a public appearance on their server and support each other. I just draw the line at actively recruiting RPers.
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It depends a bit on the organization that the guild represents, I think. For example, the Stormwind Guard type of guild might appropriately do active recruiting because the Guard really would actively recruit if they need more guys to stand on Stormwind's street corners. Similarly, a Sentinels guild shouldn't be afraid to actively recruit.
Of course, it comes with risks, when the wrong type of character or personality tries to join, but that's where a careful process of RP-oriented screening can (no guarantees) help head off initiating members who just don't fit.
Guilds such as the Netherbane, demon hunters who must stay quiet because they are essentially shunned by all of Azeroth's heroic societies, definitely can't and shouldn't actively recruit, at least IC. But at the end of a day, a guild must have members, RP or raiding. I agree that the best way for quieter organizations like them and the WFR to gain members is to just be a presence on their server. To be involved and involve others in their stories.
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