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From the sounds of it, you have a clog between the floor drain and the connection to the city sewer (unless you have a septic tank). The lower flow rates of sinks / showers / dishwashers probable don't cause a backup like the washing machine does. A couple of suggestions.
1. Snake the drain line with a spade tip snake, twisting the snake as you advance it. This should clear the partial blockage.
2. If feasable, have your washing machine discharge into a utility sink and put a strainer on the drain to catch the clothing fibre (fibres and grease from the sink probably made the clog in the first place not to mention a garbage disposal).
3. Replace your floor drain with one that has a backflow preventer (looks like there is a ping pong ball in it).
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First - NOT full septic tank - if that was the case you would be getting backup of sewage into the lowest drains in the house, and possible very slow flushing or refusal to drain out of the bowl - the opposite of your case.
Second - I assume you are the owner. If a renter or on a lease, this type of problem may be the responsibility of your landlord, depending on the terms of your lease or rental agreement.
OK - two possible situations here - low water in BOWL, or low water in TANK. I am assuming your toilet flushes OK, with adequate water to clean out the bowl, and that it is a typical type toilet with a tank sitting on the back of the bowl. If this is not the case and it is a designer toilet or looks like those at public restrooms (no tank), then the BOWL answers still apply if it is initially refilling OK, but if not enough refill water coming in at all then call a plumber.
First, low water in the toilet BOWL case. If the water in the toilet BOWL is low after flushing, I see four likely causes, in order of most likelihood -
1) the fill valve is not putting enough water into the toilet bowl. If you take the top off the tank, you will see a small hose (typically black plastic) coming from the fill valve (a vertical mechanism, usually at left side of tank, that the incoming water tube or flex hose connects to the bottom of on the bottom side of the tank). While the tank is refilling after a flush, a steady but not large flow of water flows through this fill tube and down into a vertical pipe or tube (usually brass or plastic and about 3/4 inch diameter, which stands almost full height of tank). The small tube puts water into this pipe, from where it flows into and refills the toilet bowl. This is also the overflow tube, which keeps the tank from overflowing if the fill valve fails to shut off. If the fill valve has a problem or the fill tube has a blockage, it may not be letting enough water into the bowl. Also, check the tube is actually pointed down into the overflow tube - if the clip came loose, rusted away or broke, then it may just be filling the toilet tank rather than the bowl. Check that a steady flow (will not be a real foreceful jet) of water is flowing out of this tube into the overflow pipe while the toilet tank is refilling. You should also see the bowl filling up at this time. If it come in but does not fill high enough because it does not run long enough, some fill valves have an adjustment - check fill valve manufacturer website for instructions. Others just have to be replaced - doable if you are handy at home repairs (see web videos on how to do it), or call a plumber for probably about $150-200 to replace fill valve (have him replace the flapper valve at same time if you get this done).
2) there is something like a rag or string caught in the trap (the waste passage within the toilet body itself) which is slowly wicking the bowl water down the drain - would be solved by a good snaking. If this is the case, the bowl will fill fully after flushing, but then slowly (typically many minutes to hours) drain down to just filling the start of the oval or round drain passageway where the waste passage starts to curve up into the toilet body.
3) blocked sewer vent pipe (which vents sewer gas and lets air into the sewer system so when you flush the traps in drains and toilets and such do not get sucked dry by the vacumn caused by the exiting flow. If this is the problem, then several drains in your house may have the same problem, or drain slowly. When you flush, the water will drain totally down the pipe and almost all the water in the bowl and trap will go down the drain too, typically with a gurgling sound for a few seconds at the end as the air seal is broken in the trap, then a small amount of water will flow back from the trap into the bowl, leaving you with water in the entrance curve to the trap but nowhere near normal height in the bowl - maybe not even enough to fill the entrance of the drain passage.
4) a crack in the toilet, letting water gradually leak out of the bowl onto the floor or into the subfloor. If this has been going on for long at all you should see water on the floor, or water coming out in the ceiling downstairs, or in the basement or crawl space under the toilet.
Case 2 - the problem is low water in the toilet TANK - since this is a sudden problem, two likely causes:
1) the float arm has corroded or the float setting has moved. Look in tank for any broken part. You may have a black ball on the end of a metal or plastic arm connected to the fill valve (which is the part, normally at the left side of the tank, that the flexible or copper tubing comes into at the bottom of the tank), or it may be a sliding cylindrical float that slides up and down on the fill valve (typically all plastic) - see if it is broken or loose or alll corroded up (for the arm type). When you flush, this float hangs down (if lever type) or slides down the fill valve (cylinder type), opening the fill valve so fresh water comes in to fill the tank and bowl. As the tank fills it lifts this float, till at the proper elevation the bouyancy of the float shuts off the fill valve. If the setting on this float has changed then it will either cause the toilet to "run" continually because it is trying to overfill the tank (float shuts off at too high a level, so water is continuously flowing down into the overflow tube and into the bowl); or it will shut off too soon, causing only a partial tank fill. There are adjustments to adjust the float shutoff setting - typically an adjustment xxxx on the arm-type, and a slider stop clip on a small rod for the sliding type. See web videos on how to adjust this, or call a plumber.
2) your flapper valve (in bottom of tank, the part a chain or cord or rod connects to the flush handle, which opens it when you flush the toilet, leaks. If it leaks AND the fill valve is working, the tank level drops till the fill valve opens, then the tank refills. This repeats at intervals, with the tank refilling periodically even though it has not been flushed. May need new flapper valve or just a good wiping of the sealing surface to remove grit that is causin it to leak. If this is the problem you will have a slight flow of water into the bowl continually, and will probably see a slight ripple in the toilet bowl.
3) water is leaking out of the fittings or bolt holes on the bottom of the tank. If this is happening enough to make you notice low takn water level, the tank will refill periodically the same as if the flapper valve is leaking, plus you will have water on the floor and dripping off the bottom of the tank.
Fill valve and flapper valves each cost around $15 if you do it yourself (you can buy just replacement flapper for less if that is the problem and the matching seal is good, but that is rarely the case). A plumber call to replace both probably $150-200, ASSUMING your water shutoff valve (at the wall, under the tank, with a flex or copper tube coming fromit up to the toilet tank) will work.. If it will not shut off the flow of water, then add another $50-150 to replace that, depending on how it is plumbed and whether he has to cut into the wall to replace it (rarely required). If you do go and have a plumber do it, have both the fill valve and flapper valve (and flush handle, if aluminum or brass and corroded) replaced at the same time, as all tend to go out with age - every 10 years or so. You don't want to have to call the plumber to replace another part in just a year or two.
Mobile homes used CPVC for years and some still do. It works fine but is not as strong as a properly soldered copper pipe system. Is the contractor installing this new plumbing a licensed plumber? I'd be surprised if he is since he's using CPVC and not PEX (or similar) or copper. PEX pipe is even cheaper than CPVC when run by a knowledgable plumber. It doesn't require nearly as many joints since it comes in rolls and can flex through spaces easily.
There are some groups raising a fuss about BPA and other chemicals found in plastics that don't like the use of CPVC, PVC, or PEX pipe. I haven't seen the results of any lab tests to confirm or dispute their concerns. As far as durability goes it's fairly safe as long as it's properly installed and secured. It is not as susceptible to hard water damage as copper. It absolutely must be insulated along it's entire length to protect it from contact to other materials as well as freezing. Also, the fixtures in the house need to be grounded electrically since the pipe itself provides no electrical protection against accidental shock or electrocution. In a copper plumbed house the system is grounded so static electricity, a short in a wire near a water line, or lightning strike will carry the current out through the pipe instead of through the water to you, ideally.
If it's installed correctly you should be fine but make sure the contractor knows what he is doing and follows the proper procedures to use CPVC pipe.
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Humboldt County is gearing up for a late flu season as the sickness spreads across the U.S. and California.
Local officials are recommending vaccinations and preventative measures as the flu hits the county.
"There is no doubt that the predicted strains of flu are present in Humboldt County," Humboldt County Public Health Director Susan Buckley said.
County public health reports a small number of flu cases to the California Department of Public Health, which extrapolates data to track the flu.
"It's impossible, really, to count cases of flu and be accurate," Buckley said.
The county is currently classified as having regional flu activity. Buckley expected that would be upgraded to "widespread" flu activity within a week, meaning that the flu is present in more than 50 percent of the county.
McKinleyville High School nurse Christine Keil said she's not licensed to diagnose the flu -- but has been referring students to physicians.
"I have seen an increase in some symptoms that could be the flu," she said.
Keil focuses on education and prevention and has been telling people to wash their hands, sneeze and cough into their elbows and keep surfaces and doorknobs clean.
"We're doing just a lot of announcements," she said adding that awareness is spreading among students and faculty, who are asking about the flu vaccine.
Green's Fortuna Pharmacy pharmacist Robert Johnson said people have been seeking the vaccine, though Fortuna hasn't seen many flu cases yet.
"Most doctors' offices are sending people our way," he said.
Buckley said it's not too late for a vaccination. Though the vaccine takes two weeks to be fully effective, the body starts producing antibodies right away, giving the recipient a better chance of resisting the disease.
She said it's estimated that 60 to 65 percent of people who are vaccinated avoid the flu, and only a small number of people experience a mild version of the flu if they receive the vaccine.
"It's a really good idea to get an immunization," Buckley said.
Johnson said he's seen a lot of "first-timers" who haven't had a flu vaccination before.
Cloney's Pharmacy co-owner and pharmacist Rich Spini said a 90-year-old woman came in for her first ever vaccination this week.
"That kind of tells you the mentality out there," he said, adding that media reports around the country are fueling vaccine sales. "It's been sort of intensified in the last 10 days."
Spini said most vaccinations occur in October and November.
"It's been kind of interesting," he said. "It would normally be waning this time of year."
Humboldt County Supervisors Rex Bohn, Ryan Sundberg and Mark Lovelace received vaccines during the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.
Cloney's Pharmacy co-owner and pharmacist John Backus said there's been a run on vaccinations but that both Cloney's locations in Eureka have them in stock.
Public Health Senior Program Manager Mike Goldsby said the county encourages people to talk to their health care provider or preferred pharmacist about getting a vaccine.
"Some providers may temporarily run out of stock, but there is no vaccine shortage in California," Goldsby said.
120 million out of 130 million produced vaccinations have been used in the U.S., Backus said. In addition to the vaccine, sales of flu treatment medicine have increased in the last week or so.
Johnson said there's been a lot of respiratory colds going around that people are mistaking for the flu or a reaction to the flu vaccine.
Unlike a cold, full-fledged flu symptoms come on fast, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and include a significant fever, respiratory congestion, chills, muscle and joint aches.
While Humboldt County is relatively unscathed so far, the latest strain of the flu has killed people in the state and nation.
San Diego County health officials say four more residents have died from the flu, bringing the total number there to six, the Associated Press reported.
State health department spokesman Corey Egel said there have been at least four other flu-related deaths in California this season.
The state doesn't track deaths in people over age 65 because they are more common and don't indicate influenza severity, according to the Associated Press.
Spini said the current interest in the flu vaccine was an opportunity to remind people about the importance of pneumonia, tetanus and shingles vaccines, especially for people over 60.
"Flu is not the only thing to think about," he said.
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Flu vaccines are available at the following Humboldt County Public Health office locations:
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* Public Health Garberville office, 727 Cedar St., Garberville: 923-2779
* Public Health Willow Creek office, 77 Walnut Way, Willow Creek: 530-629-2410.
Residents are asked to call beforehand to make an appointment. Donations of $10 are requested, but those unable to pay will not be turned away. Vaccines are also available at local pharmacies.
Humboldt County Public Health offers these tips to stay healthy and prevent the spread of the flu:
* Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
* Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.
* Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way.
* Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
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Bucs' Liriano, Cards' Kelly set for NLDS rematch
Division rivals square off after Pirates took Friday's series opener
PITTSBURGH -- In a pitching rematch of Game 3 starters from last October's National League Division Series, Pittsburgh's Francisco Liriano and St. Louis' Joe Kelly are set to duel again at PNC Park on Saturday night.
Liriano and the Pirates got the best of Kelly at PNC Park in the postseason, though the Cardinals still stormed back to take the series. Friday's 11-2 win by Pittsburgh was the first meeting between these two NL Central rivals since St. Louis ended the Pirates' special 2013 season.
"[The Cardinals] have set the bar very high, organizationally speaking," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "[It] should continue to be a good weekend of baseball. … It will be interesting to see how we match up with the new faces. I'm looking forward to the competition."
Liriano entered 2014 as the Pirates' ace and clear candidate to pitch on Opening Day, which he did. He did not factor in the decision despite throwing six scoreless innings. He was a nemesis to the Cardinals last season, too, holding them to two runs in 24 innings of his three winning starts. At PNC Park, he is 8-1 with a 1.36 ERA in 12 starts with the Bucs.
"I think the past few years we had a very good awareness that this is a very good team," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "We knew that they were continuing to get better and their young players were getting better with every opportunity they had every year. This team isn't going anywhere. They've got a lot of young talent, and they're very motivated and they're moving in the direction they want to go."
Unlike Liriano, who had his rotation spot assured when he reported to Spring Training, Kelly had to win one. He emerged from a battle with Carlos Martinez to be named the fifth starter, and Saturday will mark his season debut.
The Cardinals would be thrilled, too, if Kelly could mirror the success he had as a starter a season ago. Though he didn't open the 2013 season in the Cardinals' rotation, he finished it there and went 9-3 with a 2.28 ERA in 15 starts. In 11 of those, Kelly allowed two or fewer runs.
"The guys that start the season [in the rotation] are rarely the same guys that end the season [because of] injuries or not pitching well," Kelly said. "I'm going to go out there and have to perform every single start. I'm excited to be a starter."
Cardinals: Relievers redefined
The Cardinals may have the back end of their bullpen all settled, but there remains some fluidity in how the Cardinals will use their relievers to get to setup man Martinez and closer Trevor Rosenthal. Two pitchers, in particular, are expected to find themselves expanding their role.
Randy Choate joined the Cardinals as a left-on-left specialist, while Pat Neshek came with the reputation of being right-on-right dominant. The Cardinals will continue to seek out favorable matchups for each, but the club also can't afford to carry two solely specialist relievers. It means that Choate will also be called upon to get right-handed batters out and Neshek will face lefties.
"If you want to just use one pitcher up for one hitter, we're going to be through our bullpen in no time," Matheny said. "We'll end up killing our guys and not maximizing. We believe Randy can get outs [against right-handers], just like we've talked about with Pat Neshek. We believe he can get outs with left-handers."
The Cardinals were able to give reliever Kevin Siegrist the day off on Friday, as desired. Seth Maness and Keith Butler each made their first appearances of the season and both got knocked around.
Pirates: Martin joins the 'Circus'
Russell Martin raised some controversy in Friday night's series opener on the bases. From behind the plate, the Pittsburgh catcher only raised eyebrows.
Martin's play on Peter Bourjos' leadoff bunt in the fifth inning had both his batterymate, Gerrit Cole, and Hurdle reaching for superlatives. Martin pounced on Bourjos' bunt about 25 feet in front of and to the left of the plate, slid to a stop and spun for a nearly blind, yet spot-on throw to first, where Travis Ishikawa did the splits to glove the ball in time.
"That might've been the third or fourth time I'm almost ready to say, 'Don't throw!' And he slides and picks it up and fires it and he's out," Hurdle said. "That's borderline Cirque de Soleil."
Cole said he was "blown away by it. I don't know how he made that play. I was like, 'Wow.'"
It was also a key play: Without it, Matt Carpenter's home run later in the inning would've tied the score.
Worth Noting:
• Saturday's game is scheduled to be broadcast by MLB Network.
• Pirates outfielder Starling Marte has reached base safely in all 16 games he has played against the Cardinals.
• Though ineligible to come off the disabled list in this series, Cardinals infielder Mark Ellis continues to increase the amount of baseball activity he does while working his way back from left knee tendinitis. Ellis is likely to go out on a Minor League rehab assignment next week.
• Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay will enter Saturday riding a Major League-best 15-game hitting streak.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Moonshine distillers are making their first batches of legal liquor in this tiny Georgia town's city hall, not far from the mountains and the maroon, orange and gold canopy of trees that once hid bootleggers from the law.
A handful of moonshine distilleries are scattered around the South, but observers say this is the first they've ever seen right in a city hall. The distilleries come amid an increased interest in the U.S. for locally made specialty spirits and beer brewed in homes and micro-breweries.
The Dawsonville moonshine makers and city officials say the operation helps preserve a way of life. It also carries on traditions of an era when moonshine meant extra income for farmers, medicine for their children and helped fuel the beginnings of NASCAR racing.
"Dawson County was, sure enough, the moonshine capital of the world at one time," distiller Dwight Bearden said, as he checked on the still where the third batch of Dawsonville Moonshine was being prepared. "It was just a way of life back then."
The clanking of the still and the smell of corn and alcohol fill the room several yards and a few interior walls away from the offices of the city clerk, the mayor and other officials running the town about 60 miles north of Atlanta. The city leases the space to the distillery.
Outside city hall are old, abandoned cars from the days when Ford Coupes and other models from the 1930s and `40s hauled moonshine down Georgia Highway 9. The windy mountain highway became known as Thunder Road, because it was filled with the screaming sounds of car engines as bootleggers hauled their moonshine to Atlanta.
The young drivers were sometimes pursued by "revenue men" from the federal government, and the chases sometimes led to overturned cars and deadly wrecks. Townspeople are proud of how young Dawsonville men raced their cars at places like Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta after moonshine deliveries, which helped stock-car racing gain a following in its early days.
Today, cars on Georgia 9 slow for school zones on their way through Silver City and Coal Mountain _ two of the smallest communities from Dawsonville to Atlanta _ and the suburbs of Cumming, Alpharetta and Roswell farther south.
Inside the distillery are plenty of reminders of the days when moonshine was made in the surrounding foothills.
Entrepreneur Cheryl "Happy" Wood points with pride to a portrait of her grandfather, Simmie Free, hanging on one wall.
"Mama said, `When you get this going, I want you to hang this up," Wood said.
Free learned how to make moonshine from his father, who learned it from his father generations ago, she said.
"We grew up around it, and it was our medicine," Wood said. Cough medicine was among its medicinal uses, she said.
Bearden, 56, recalls how extra income from his family's moonshining helped feed him as a child, and often meant a better Christmas if sales were good.
There are a handful of other moonshine distilleries in Southern states such as North Carolina, but officials from state and national groups say they aren't aware of any operating in a city hall.
"That's a new one for me," said Gregory Minchak, a spokesman for the National League of Cities.
J. Katie McConnell, senior associate for economic development at the League of Cities, has been studying the craft beer industry in recent months, and how small breweries and distilleries have sprung up and expanded in many communities. In Washington, D.C., for instance, the city's first gin distillery in more than a century opened this year, she said.
Wood has been planning the distillery for about five years. As she searched for a site, she and city officials began to realize that city hall would be an ideal spot, Dawsonville Mayor W. James Grogan said. The idea was that the distillery would tie into the city's history since it would be right next-door to the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Museum, Grogan said.
The distillery has reached several key milestones this year.
Last week, the distillery was delivering the second batch of moonshine it's made to its distributor, which has orders from liquor stores and other businesses around the state. Georgia law prohibits the distillery from selling its liquor at the site, but allows a distributor to ship it to stores with a liquor license, where it can be sold legally.
Wood recently got approval from state officials to offer small samples for tourists to taste.


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Nicasio gets honor for Colorado; Delgado set for season debut
It's time for the Rockies' home opener at Coors Field on Friday against the D-backs even though there's snow on the ground and the weather seems more like winter.
"I know it's going to be cold, so I'm already set mentally. If it's warm, it's a gift for us," said Rockies center fielder Carlos Gonzalez, whose team opened in the more temperate clime of Miami. "But I always get mentally prepared for that. I know there are going to be some cold games there. Night games, especially, are really hard. But that's what we have and what we have to deal with."
There were snow showers in the Denver area Thursday and the temperature hovered around 40. The forecast for Friday is for clear sunny skies and 55 degrees.
"It's good to get home. I like the weather [in Miami] a lot better, so that'll be a shock," manager Walt Weiss said after his Rockies opened by losing two of three to the Marlins. "I got a text this morning, a picture out the window, and there was a lot of snow at our place. But it'll be good -- a great atmosphere and we play well at home. I look forward to it."
The D-backs have opened the season by going 1-5 on two continents and in two distinct time zones. They'll travel to the Mountain time zone where they hope to change their luck.
Asked what he expected from the weekend, manager Kirk Gibson said:
"I'd like to win three games. How does that sound?"
The D-backs lost twice to the Dodgers last month in Sydney, Australia, and three out of four to the Giants at Chase Field.
The highlight of the week has been the continued stellar play of first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who has now had a hit in 25 consecutive games.
D-backs: Pitchers still trying to find their legs
The D-backs allowed 23 runs in their just-concluded four-game series against the Giants. And with Randall Delgado taking the hill for the first time this season, Arizona starters need to find a way to get deeper into games.
None of their four starters this week made it past the seventh inning, and newcomer Bronson Arroyo was lifted with one out in the fifth in an 8-5 loss Thursday. The D-backs are currently carrying 13 pitchers.
"It's important. We've got to get to the point where our starters are eating innings in general," Gibson said. "We have an extra pitcher now. When Cody [Ross] comes back [from rehab], we're probably going to have to go back to a regular amount of pitchers. So we're going to need more contributions by then."
In contrast, the bullpen has picked up right where it left off last season when it blew 29 saves. The 'pen blew a 7-3 lead by allowing four seventh-inning runs in the opener Monday on the way to a 9-8 loss. And on Thursday, the Giants wiped out a 5-3 deficit with five runs in the eighth.
"It doesn't have anything to do with last year," Gibson said. "It has to do with this year. We put guys into positions. We've got to make good pitches in situations. When your starter goes 4 1/3 innings it's not ideal for anybody. It makes it tough."
Rockies: Weiss chooses Nicasio for home opener
Weiss decided to go with Juan Nicasio rather than lefty Franklin Morales in the home opener because Nicasio has more recent experience at Coors Field. Morales pitched for the Rockies from 2007-11, but Nicasio has been with the club the last three seasons.
Nicasio is 10-7 with a 5.02 ERA in 28 starts at home. He is 1-1 with an 8.05 career ERA against the D-backs.
"More than anything, Juan has pitched a lot and made a lot of starts in our park," Weiss said. "Frankie did at one time, but it's been awhile. I'd rather Frankie's first start be on the road before we get back there in all the hoopla of Opening Day and throw that on top of being with a new club. Juan was the best choice."
Morales made his first start Thursday at Marlins Park. He went 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts in what turned out to be an 8-5 loss.
Worth noting
• Goldschmidt's hitting streak extends him past Tony Womack for the second longest in franchise history. Luis Gonzalez's 30-game streak in 1999 remains the D-backs' record.
• Michael Cuddyer came out of Miami as the Rockies' hottest hitter. He's 7-for-17 (.412) with a homer and four RBIs.
• Arizona's Trevor Cahill was the team's best starter this week, having allowed two runs and four hits in six innings during a 2-0 loss to Tim Hudson and the Giants. The D-backs haven't scored in his two starts, both losses.
• The Rockies won their home opener last year over the Padres, 5-2. Jeff Francis was the winner. Troy Tulowitzki had two hits and two RBIs.
Barry M. Bloom is national reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Boomskie on Baseball. Follow @boomskie on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I think one of the colors got listed as a condition.
dabrain13 wrote:Now we're getting somewhere.
This smacks of the Woot of olde.
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This gives fanny flask a whole new meaning.
butt juice helpful tip - don't use this with a buddy
missyscove wrote:I think one of the colors got listed as a condition.
Yep. Would you like a new one or a black & white one?
someone has to buy it in condition black/white
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You can fill it with sunny d!!!!!!
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anago wrote:Pointless has reached a new level.
Pointless? More like genius. Such an elegant way to get wasted in public.
Awesome, put your hooch in here and sneak it into the game. It will pay for itself in 2 stadium beers. Quite ingenious Q.
I have really bad butt sweat.
scoobydooshow wrote:Awesome, put your hooch in here and sneak it into the game. It will pay for itself in 2 stadium beers. Quite ingenious Q.
Not to mention that some stadiums still have bleacher seats... You can have a comfortable place to rest your tush until you're too drunk to care that the seat is hard!
It is NOT a condition to be black or white. the color of your skin is a natural, beautiful thing.
omnitravis wrote:Pointless? More like genius. Such an elegant way to get wasted in public.
I didn't look at it that way. I guess I was wrong.
Just saw an episode of New Girl where the models were talking about drink with their butts..... I thought it was a joke...
Hells yeah! We're always trying to conceal the bulge when we go to games. This is perfect.
chriscclark01 wrote:Only place I'm getting is in the bed. Good grief, woot. Been watching all day, hoping I would find something I want to buy. Nothing. Nada. Goodnight.
Same here... I'm disappointed!
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Won't the pressure of sitting on this cause it to become a 'spray'in seat' when you uncap it?
sarahlav wrote:Oh my. I already have The Wine Rack Bra and this will complete my drinking collection. Wine Rack Bra has been genius to sneak hard alcohol in to concerts, then buy a giant $4 soda to mix with instead of a $9 beer. In for 2. One for the Brewers, one for the Badgers. Go Wisconsin!
Oh my, none for Lambeau? (Although I truly was thinking of Wisconsin sports when I mentioned bleachers above, being a Wisconsin girl and all).
The name of this product is irritating. I'm officially renaming it drinkushion. cup-o-seat butt sippy secret drink stash cushion... anything but that name
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The PVR stuff didn't make it into Eden (11.0). It's on the roadmap for 12.0 according to the roadmap:
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The PVR stuff didn't make it into Eden (11.0). It's on the roadmap for 12.0 according to the roadmap:
All I want is decent DVD playback. I don't care if it plays AVI, WMV, PVR or drags the weather report in or a constant stream of useless information or whatever. XBMC has great potential, BUT they HAVE to get DVD playback working properly. I have a disc that will freeze XBMC every time; and it's not a new title. Every version of XBMC I've used has done the same thing with this disc. Menu skipping is not constant with dvd's either. Some discs will freeze XBMC when it's enabled, and others freeze XBMC when it isn't. File a bug report I hear someone mumble.... many people have already: years ago.
And now thanks to Paramount and the "Thor" copy protection scheme, XBMC won't even try to play this dvd. Nor will Xine or Mplayer. Yes there is a libdvdread4 patch to fix this, but for me only vlc works with this patch applied. One more issue for XBMC's dvd playback.
Valid point D, and I do have a stand alone dvd unit. I have to manually adjust the aspect ratio for every single disc despite what I set the dvd player to in order to match my tv, and the remote interferes with my other equipment. Press skip and the tv changes channel and the amp goes up 3dBIf all you play is DVD's then wouldn't it be just be easier and cheaper to grab a $20 DVD player?
It was less of a pita to build a htpc; plus I like the idea of skipping all those lame previews, self promotion (how many times do you have mention it's a Disney DVD) and constant piracy ear bashing
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Record: 4-3
Runs per game: 4.1
Opponent runs per game: 3.1
Batting average: .272
Batting average against: .232
Team ERA: 3.08
Stephen Strasburg, SP – 1-0/1.13 ERA/8 IP/5 H/9 SO
Hot/Not looks at performances over seven days, but sometimes it's worth looking at things in the larger picture. After losing April 24 against the Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg was 1-4 with a 3.16 ERA. But with his dominant outing Sunday against the Phillies, Strasburg is now 3-5 with a 2.49 ERA and he's given up just three runs in his last 28 innings.
Jordan Zimmermann, SP – 1-0/2.57 ERA/7 IP/6 H/1 SO
Zimmermann earned his eighth win of the year Friday against the Phillies, putting him atop the leaderboard with Arizona's Patrick Corbin and Tampa Bay's Matt Moore for the league lead in wins. Zimmermann has now thrown 26 2/3 innings without giving up a walk, and has six consecutive quality starts.
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- Nats 128 - May 29, 2013 at 5:04 PM
on the Not Hot with Gio. I think if his curveball is working he will do well and if its not working it will be a long night with high pitch count and lots of walks. Kind of like what we saw in the playoffs.
- A DC Wonk - May 29, 2013 at 5:10 PM
FWIW, baseball-reference has Morse's WAR as -0.5; and a +0.7 for LaRoche.
- bowdenball - May 29, 2013 at 5:31 PM
I'm starting to worry about Gio. His K rate is down a full strikeout a game even though strikeouts league-wide are trending up. He's getting fewer ground balls, and his control issues have returned. His BABIP is .254, so he's actually been pretty lucky on balls in play. If the Nats have any chance of catching the Braves, they need him to pitch like 2012 Gio, not 2010 Gio.
- Nats 128 - May 29, 2013 at 5:47 PM
bowdenball I was worried about Gio in the playoffs. Gio just isnt good in stressful situations.
- Nats 128 - May 29, 2013 at 5:48 PM
Chris Young to the AAA disabled list.
- CN - May 29, 2013 at 5:54 PM
In his first start this yr, Purke goes 4 innings on 62 pitches, allowing 7 hits on 2 runs (both runs in the 1st inning), striking out 6 for Hagerstown…
- JD - May 29, 2013 at 5:55 PM
bowdenball, I think we need to come out of these next 5 games no worse than 5.5 games out and It'l be a challenge. I would be pleasantly surprised if Toronto wins 1 of 2 in Atlanta and I would take 1 of 2 in Baltimore in a heart beat. I don't feel that Atlanta is invincible; I don't love their rotation and I think we can take off a bit once we get our regulars back but we can't let them increase the spread too much.
- JD - May 29, 2013 at 5:57 PM
CN, Really good news to see Purke on the mound again and actually pitching effectively for the 1st time out.
- CN - May 29, 2013 at 6:00 PM
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- CN - May 29, 2013 at 6:02 PM
The encouraging part of Purke's start was after getting roughed up in the first inning, where he allowed a few hard hit balls, including a HR blast, he struck out the side in the second. He was able to scatter hits allowed in the 3rd & 4th innings to come out unscathed. At that point, it was the Suns were up 8-2. I listened to the game via the Asheville Tourists audio. They apparently have a hitter's park, so there is another plus about Purke's start.
- bowdenball - May 29, 2013 at 6:08 PM
JD, I would take 1 of 2 from Baltimore and 1 of 3 in Atlanta. That would leave us no worse than 6.5 out, hopefully 5.5 or better. of the ten playoff teams last year, Atlanta, Detroit, Oakland, St. Louis and San Francisco were all 3 games over .500 or worse on June 2. I think with our schedule over the last half of the season we could be in that group in 2013. I don't know about the division, but I did notice that Atlanta has only been a .500 team since April 16.
- JD - May 29, 2013 at 6:09 PM
CN, At the end of the day this level is too low for Purke and he should move up quickly if he's healthy. I expect both him and Sammy Solis to end the year at Harriburg.
- CN - May 29, 2013 at 6:13 PM
JD, agreed that Purke is the elder statesman in low-A. However, this is only his 4th professional game, so it's not as if he's developing slowly, just had that pesky shoulder injury.I don't know if Purke can elevate to Harrisburg by season's end, but it would be great if he was.
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 6:20 PM
bowdenball, I agree 100% about sitting just above .500 and 5.5 – 6.5 back being a reasonable position. Someone — I think Boz — recently said that the 105 games after our series in Atlanta is far easier than everything up through that series.If that's true, than a few games above .500 actually isn't too bad. Especially since we've been playing hobbled almost since day 1.
- Sec. 3, My Sofa - May 29, 2013 at 6:22 PM
Indeed, it was Boswell.Washington Nationals' schedule is getting easier, giving reason for hope
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 6:24 PM
Nice thanks…I actually missed that article…I think I just saw some comment he made in his recent chat.
- NatsLady - May 29, 2013 at 6:30 PM
I don't agree with the Gio in the Not-Hot, at least if you are talking about May. Gio's been "average" on the rotation. Here is our rotation in May. 1 JZ, 2 SS, 3 GG, 4 DH 5 RDNats Rotation in Mayhttp://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2013&month=5&season1=2013&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=10131,7448,4505,1757,2859
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 6:32 PM
I believe Hot/Not-Hot covers only the last week (with Stras being the acknowledged exception this week).
- NatsLady - May 29, 2013 at 6:33 PM
Morse day-to-day with a strained quad.Morse suffered the injury while rounding third base during the fourth inning. He was thrown out at the plate and was clearly grimacing as he finished his unsuccessful journey home.Morse is day-to-day, and is unlikely to join the Mariners in San Diego,Morsehttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/29/michael-morse-strained-his-quad/
- JD - May 29, 2013 at 6:35 PM
NatsLady, I think it's a weekly analysis but all in all I have to agree with Bowdenball that Gio is worrisome.Specifically because the K's are down the HR's are up and the control is really spotty. Gio has pitched some really nice games and he does have some bulldog in him where he refuses to melt down when things are tough such as the nice recovery in Pittsburgh but he's not pitching consistently as well as he did last year.
- NatsLady - May 29, 2013 at 6:38 PM
Eric, OK. so he had one very good start (SFG) and one below average start in the last 7 days, and that's enough for him to be NOT-HOT? I need some criteria here. That's some harsh grading.
- bowdenball - May 29, 2013 at 6:39 PM
NatsLady said…"I don't agree with the Gio in the Not-Hot, at least if you are talking about May. Gio's been "average" on the rotation.Here is our rotation in May. 1 JZ, 2 SS, 3 GG, 4 DH 5 RD"I doubt he defines these by month since a new one is posted every week. But even so, Gio doesn't look very good over the month. His xFIP is fourth among starters, and his K/BB ratio is a hair under 2.0. That definitely qualifies as "not hot" for any #2 starter, let alone a guy who finished third in the Cy Young race last season.
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 6:39 PM
Pittsburgh is one reason why I'm not overly worried…I think he'll get there.
- NatsLady - May 29, 2013 at 6:42 PM
Gio was amazingly consistent last year, with only three below average games (if you use game-score). It would be great if he could do that again, agree. He's had four below average games this spring. I think that with the warm weather he will get in his groove. (BTW, is he in the clear, do you think, on the Biogenesis thing? Haven't heard many rumblings recently after all that noise in Spring Training).
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 6:43 PM
NatsLady, it looks like the Giant's start isn't included?"Gio Gonzalez, SP – 0-1/6.35 ERA/5.2 IP"Kind of odd since you'd have to count today to exclude that start…so, I'm with ya .
- NatsLady - May 29, 2013 at 6:44 PM
Eric–sorry, I missed something. Pittsburgh?
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 6:45 PM
The Biogenesis thing does nag at me given his rocky start…and the inconsistencies between his statements and the evidence.Not sure about the status of the inquiry…
- NatsLady - May 29, 2013 at 6:45 PM
Eric, I just use Fangraphs, which has a "last 7 days" feature, along with a "last 14 days" "last 30 days" and month by month, etc. Last 7 days is not the best because some starters have 2 games and some only 1.
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 6:46 PM
>Eric–sorry, I missed something. Pittsburgh?JD referenced his recovery in the first inning in Pittsburgh. That recovery is a big part of why I think he'll be OK overall this season.
- bowdenball - May 29, 2013 at 6:48 PM
He wasn't even that good in San Francisco. The result was good, but he got very lucky on balls in play and with his strand rate. He only had five strikeouts, and two of them were the opposing pitcher.
- NatsLady - May 29, 2013 at 6:48 PM
BTW, I went back and looked at the best deburs. Juan Marichal had the best debut since 1916. Those guys pitched 300 innings some years. Marichal had a sixteen year career (though tailed off at the end). Really different philosophy nowadays.
- NatsLady - May 29, 2013 at 6:49 PM
Sorry, debut.. On fangraphs you can do that. Interesting to see who had a great debut and then was never heard of again. Strasburg's is like No. 5 overall (depending on the criteria you select). It was pretty good.
- Theophilus T. S. - May 29, 2013 at 6:54 PM
When he starts putting baserunners on, Gio's head spins like Chuckie's. I think the "pink cream" was probably adderall in a gel.
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 7:00 PM
"I think the "pink cream" was probably adderall in a gel."If a) he was involved in something shady and b) it involves some form of speed and nothing else, that might explain why this hasn't utterly blown up in his face.
- NatsLady - May 29, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Bottom line is, I think one week is too small a sample size for the starters–even though I do it myself every week . It's probably ok for the hitters and relievers, especially the regulars, because even a week-long slump has impact on the team.
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 7:06 PM
I agree that a week isn't really a fair measure of a starter. I think it's safe to say, though, that Gio has not been hot compared with what we know he can do…whether he should be on a "not-hot" list, though, is definitely debatable.
- sjm308 - May 29, 2013 at 7:22 PM
If nothing else, it gives us a chance to talk more baseball. Can't argue with that. Lineups should be coming up soon!!Go Nats!
- bowdenball - May 29, 2013 at 7:24 PM
Theophilus T. S. said…"When he starts putting baserunners on, Gio's head spins like Chuckie's. I think the "pink cream" was probably adderall in a gel."Gio' strand rate is within 2% of what it was last year- for all intents and purposes it's the same. His current 72% better than Strasburg's and Haren's this season, and is acceptable for a major league starter. He does give up more walks, but also gives up fewer extra base hits, which is exactly what you'd expect a pitcher to do when they're being extra-careful with men on base. Basically there is NO indication that he struggles with men on base either this season or generally.Is it really that hard to take 30 seconds to look up statistics to see if they back your claim?
- Ghost Of Steve M. - May 29, 2013 at 7:27 PM
I think the league has adjusted to Gio and Det as you saw in the Atlanta series and sat on their fastballs. Both pitchers have to adjust back with more off-speed. This game is about executing and making adjustments.
- Just wonderin' - May 29, 2013 at 7:47 PM
How come "the league" adjusts to our pitchers, but our hitters can't seem to adjust to the league's pitchers? Last night excepted, of course.
- SonnyG10 - May 29, 2013 at 7:48 PM
Ghost, good point on the league adjustments.
- JD - May 29, 2013 at 7:50 PM
Bowdenball, 'Is it really that hard to take 30 seconds to look up statistics to see if they back your claim?' Well the danger in that is that the numbers will refute your claim. No fun in that; right?
- JD - May 29, 2013 at 7:54 PM
Ghost, Gio was not a rookie last year and he doesn't really have any trick pitches. Of course there are always adjustments and readjustments but I don't think that this is Gio's story this year. I think he's just not pitching as well. I don't know if it has anything to do with the Bio-genesis stuff or the WBC or whatever I just see that the results aren't as good.
- natsfan1a - May 29, 2013 at 8:02 PM
I took the Gio adjustments point to refer to his switching from AL to NL, but maybe I missed something.
- NCNatsie - May 29, 2013 at 8:18 PM
I can't believe we're rehashing the biogenesis thing with Gio. His selection for the Baseball Classic completely put that to rest. He has been cleared and it's over.So what's the problem with his pitching this year. Remember, it started in the playoffs last year. I attributed that to cold weather. I simply think the Miami boy doesn't pitch as well when the mercury drops — and this year has been the coldest spring in recent memory. My prediction. He'll get better by mid-June, do well for the rest of the reg season. But if we make the playoffs, watch out.
- Ghost Of Steve M. - May 29, 2013 at 8:29 PM
Sonny, thanks! I agree with NCNatsie on the Biogenesis rehash. Turn that page people.
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 8:35 PM
The BioGenesis investigation is not over, NCNatsie."The lawsuit also seeks documents that MLB thinks can help it build cases against players who may have been supplied performance-enhancing drugs by the clinic."It's not being rehashed, the first round is still playing out. Gio passed a drug test, which is probably why he was invited to the WBC.
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 8:37 PM
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- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 8:38 PM
PS – that story is from last week. If MLB gets those documents Gio very well may have to deal with this all over again…unless all references to Gio and/or "his dad" have already surfaced.
- EmDash - May 29, 2013 at 8:53 PM
I tend to wonder if Gio's has some slight nagging injury that's not bad enough for the DL (especially given our other starter options) but that's throwing him off. He's not been bad in May (his ERA before the last start against Baltimore was under 2 for May and is still only 2.48 for the month), he's just been inconsistent and occasionally loses control. It's possible that's physical.(I tend to think the same with Haren – his back does not seem right, from watching him try to field, and that's probably leading to inconsistency. And Detwiler – who, we now know, was dealing with back tightness as well. But I suspect they're DLing Det rather than Haren because they have one for several more years and want to protect their resource and really only have to consider the short-term for the other.)It's also possible that's Gio's just regressed a bit this year, but will still be a very good pitcher. Just not quite finalist-for-a-Cy-Young good. It's the rare pitcher that can do that consistently every year; not everyone can be Kershaw.
- Theophilus T. S. - May 29, 2013 at 8:55 PM
Bowden, et al — I made no claim about statistics. I made a statement about his body language. If your statistics were worth a damn he wouldn't be 3-3 with a near-4 ERA. Something is pushing those runs across the plate and it ain't no XLS file.
- Eric - May 29, 2013 at 8:56 PM
"I tend to think the same with Haren – his back does not seem right, from watching him try to field"Not to mention run!