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Taylor Swift Hits (Pro Vocal Women's Edition Volume 61). By Taylor Swift. For Vocal, Voice. Pro Vocal. Softcover with CD. 40 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.116334).
ISBN 1480324310. 9x12 inches.
Whether you're a karaoke singer or preparing for an audition, the Pro Vocal series is for you. The book contains the lyrics, melody, and chord symbols for eight hit songs. The CD contains demos for listening and separate backing tracks so you can sing along. The CD is playable on any CD, but it is also enhanced for PC and Mac computer users so you can adjust the recording to any pitch without changing the tempo! Perfect for home rehearsal, parties, auditions, corporate events, and gigs without a backup band. This volume features 8 Swift hits: Back to December • Begin Again • Eyes Open • I Knew You Were Trouble • Mean • Mine • Red • We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.
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process & workflow: Implementing Color Management in a Wide-Format PSP
If you're thinking about implementing color management in your wide-/grand-format print shop, the first question you might want to ask is: Just what exactly is color management?
In answering what color management is, it might be helpful to start by answering what it is not. Color management is not color matching. It's not color manipulating. Color management is not printing a bunch of swatches and matching one of those swatches to the color you hope to print.
Color management isn't any of those things because in actuality color management isn't color management at all. It's numbers management. That's because once color goes into a computer, it ceases to be color and becomes numbers; numbers that relate to how a color is going to be reproduced in a particular color space. What color management does is account for all the number transitions from color space to color space in a digital color workflow.
What's a Color Space?
A color space is a group of colors and some means to define them.
Color spaces are important because every device that reproduces color is going to have some colors it can reproduce, and some it can't. These colors are going to vary based on any number of factors, such as, for instance, type of media and amount of ink.
The colors a device can reproduce are known as its gamut. Once you have colors in a gamut, you need some way to define them. If you define them as red, green, and blue values, you've got an RGB color space. If you define them as cyan, magenta, yellow, and black values, you've got a CMYK color space. And the values, in digital imaging, are represented as numbers. That is, after all, what "digital" means. Further, RGB and CMYK are the spaces we wind up using in this industry not out of choice, but out of necessity. Necessity because RGB and CMYK are the colorants our devices use to reproduce color. If you're going to attempt to manage color, you have to have a way to quantify how every device in your workflow reproduces color with its colorants in every situation in which you use it.
Next, there are two distinct definitions of color spaces you need to consider in implementing color management.
There are standardized "working color spaces" in both RGB and CMYK. They represent approximations of how various devices might reproduce colors, but they're not representative of any particular device. In addition, there are "device profiles" which can be RGB or CMYK depending on the device in question, that are unique to the situation and the device with which they were created. These are your specific device profiles—monitors and printers, for instance—in your workflow.
Both standardized working color spaces and device profiles are defined to all your applications that are "color aware" (that can use color management) as ICC profiles.
What's an ICC Profile?
An ICC profile is a computer file that tells color management engines how to render color into a particular color space.
Every device in your shop produces color from some set of primary colors, in some particular way. Each particular way is going to vary depending on certain factors, and each particular way is going to be different. Since each way is different, somehow or another each way for each device needs to be calibrated for each of its color reproducing conditions—such as media, ink resolution and density for your printers, and such as gamma, white point and luminance for your monitors—and then characterized (profiled.)
What all this boils down to is that while your shop and all the color reproducing devices and situations in it are unique, the rest of the world is not your shop. So your job, and the job of color management, is to get the colors of the rest of the world into the color spaces of your shop with its color information uncorrupted and hopefully undiminished. This is accomplished by moving files from however they came to you from the outside world into first your standardized working color spaces, and then into your unique device color spaces (ICC profiles.) It's how and when you make these color space moves, and how good your device profiles are, that will determine how well you do the job.
Implementing Color Management
Here are the overall steps necessary to implement color management:
- Determine every working color space in your workflow.
- Set all your applications to use the working color spaces you've determined.
- Implement a set of systems and procedures to deal with bringing outside-generated files and images into your color workflow.
- Calibrate and characterize (ICC profile) every device in your workflow in every condition with which you use it.
- Put each of the above-created ICC profiles in its proper place or places to use when needed.
- Set up all conditions in all your applications and print stations to use the workflow you've implemented.
You can loosely think of your color workflow as comprised of the color spaces that are its component parts. The actual progression of color spaces your image is going to go through are:
- Inception color space: The color space in which an image was created. This might be a camera profile or a scanner profile or simply the working color space of the application in which it was created.
- Working color space: The color space used to do any editing or alteration to an image.
- Output color space: Usually in a large format shop the final printer-media-resolution combination ICC profile.
These are the color space transitions your image goes through, but there are two other color spaces you'll need to account for in a color-managed workflow as well:
- Viewing space: Your monitor profile.
- Proofer space: The color space of any printer you use to make proofs.
These color spaces are the color spaces you'll need to define, characterize and install in order to implement color management in your shop. So the first thing you have to do is make some decisions about what working color spaces you want to use, as they will become the backbone of your color workflow.
There's certainly plenty of confusion here, and many competing opinions, but basically you need to decide if you want to work mainly in RGB or in CMYK, and then you've got to decide which RGB and which CMYK color spaces you're going to use as your workflow color spaces. This is absolutely crucial. If you move from application to application and you don't have all your color spaces set up the same, you'll get color shift with each move.
Time to Profile
Once you've decided on your working spaces, the next thing you're going to need is profiles of all your printers in all of the conditions in which they print. And for that you're going to need to get hardware, software, and a lot of knowledge, or someone with hardware, software and a lot of knowledge to come and do this for you, or teach you how to do it.
If you want to wade in alone, the first thing you've got to consider is hardware and software. If you want to make monitor profiles, you'll need to get a colorimeter or a spectrophotometer. If you want to make printer profiles, you'll need to get a spectrophotometer. There are several models of each out there from which to choose. Some are excellent, some are okay, and some suck.
Then there's software. There are a lot of ICC profile-making software engines out there; some are excellent, some are okay, and some aren't good at all. If you're using a RIP, it may have one of these engines bundled into it or it may not. If it does, then you can use that one. If it doesn't, then you've got to choose between one of the others out there, buy it, and use it.
Basic bottom line on all hardware and software is that it's pretty linear that you're going to get what you pay for. Spectacular color on the cheap is not an option.
Next you need knowledge. If you're serious about getting knowledge and doing color management right, you'll come out leaps and bounds ahead if you hire someone to teach you. There's a lot to it, a lot of it is going to be unique to your environment, and it all matters.
However you arrive at getting your printer profiles, once you've got them, you've got to get them in place and set up to accomplish a handoff from your design applications to your printer while keeping your color information from being corrupted. Naturally there are two pretty basic rules of thumb here: First is that you don't want to corrupt your color in the handoff, and second is that the closer the information in your printer profile is to how your printer actually prints, the closer your color is going to be to that ideal.
At this point, you're getting pretty close to home. If you understand and account for your inception color spaces, have your working color spaces set up correctly, are using correct printer color profiles and have the handoffs set up correctly, you've got an intact and correct color workflow. If you're viewing through a well-profiled monitor, then you're also seeing your images in their working spaces correctly.
The Final Piece—Proofing
The final piece of the color management puzzle is proofing. You can either 'soft proof' or make a printed proof—or both, of course—but the process is the same in either case. You've got the color space of your final output device, and you've got the color space of your proofing device. What you want to do is tell the one device--monitor or proofer—to simulate the other device—your final output device. Just how to do this varies depending on applications, but every "color aware" application as well as every RIP has some way to do it.
Keep in mind that device profile making is very much an art, and it's just possible you may set all this up and still achieve unsatisfactory results. That's because unfortunately a bad ICC profile is still a valid ICC profile, which will be perfectly content to render color badly. If you populate a proper workflow with bad profiles, even though the workflow may be correct you'll still get substandard results. However, that does not mean color management doesn't work. It does. Set up correctly, and with first-rate professionally-made profiles, it works spectacularly.
Also keep in mind that love-it-or-hate-it, color management is always there and always on. Even if there's a switch that says you can turn it off, you really can't. Because--once again—once it's in a computer your color isn't color anymore, it's numbers, and the numbers have to relate to something. What digital color management does is tame and control the numbers, and tell them in all cases to what it is they relate. And the more you have the numbers working for you instead of against you, the more productive your shop is going to be.

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Red Krill OilBeing on the wrong side of 50, having managed through a broken back and finding-out a few months ago just how much arthritis I actually have in my joints (thanks, doc!) I have "discovered" red krill oil.
I have been taking regular fish oil capsules for a long time (see paragraph above for the explanations) and thought about the red krill just for convenience - one 1000mg capsule a day instead of six fish oils (dose strength forgotten). Here's the thing: since I started taking it on Saturday I have noticed a remarkable drop in the pain levels in my knees (always a problem for me) and a lessening of the pain in my hips. Lower back pain has also dropped a little and my general overall vitality is up. And the only change to lifestyle or diet is the red krill. Could be coincidence, I know, but it will be interesting to monitor over the next month. Anyone else using it and what are your observations? (DISCLAIMER: I am not associated with the manufacture, marketing or retailing of red krill oil, I paid full retail price at the chemist and I don't even know which brand I bought, only the capsule strength.) Too heavy to climb, too old to sprint.
Roger Ramjet: 2009 Giant CRX3 Lady Penelope: 2011 Avanti Cadent 1.0 TdF
Re: Red Krill OilI look forward to an update on these. I'm currently taking 1 concentrated fish oil tablet (Swisse) and have the big dog on 6 x 1000mg tabs. I don't know if mine help me, but his mean the difference between being on pain killers and anti inflammatories daily and not needing them 99% of the time. My parents are on 6 x 1000mg each per day and mum has been able to stop taking brufen after 20 years!!
When I saw e red krill out, it intrigued me but I had a surplus supply of the others so haven't yet tried them out. I might wait for your update first and then pass the info onto my olds.
Re: Red Krill OilWhen I last had an accident, I was put on fish-oil tablets when I was recovering. I'll be honest - I didn't notice much benefit taking heaps of those huge tablets.
But what did help me was Glucosamine/Chondroitin tablets. I only had to take one per day and it really worked to relieve the knee pain I had. I'll keep an eye on here in case I need to try those sorts of things in future (I hope not).
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I've tried them too - the only effect they had was to give me the fishy burps.
Tried those as well, but they didn't help either Cycle touring blog and tour journals: whispering wheels...
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Yeah, fish oil does that when you take a lot. Unfortunate side-effect.
Re: Red Krill OilWhen you supplement with FIsh oil, it comes down to EPA and DHA amounts.
Krill oil is expensive, and I wouldnt bother with it when fish oil can do the job, you can get ultra concetrate fish oil tabs for around 20 bucks. I think you get like 60 days, but I usually do 2 AM 2 PM so 4 a day. If you can't explain it simply, then you don't understand it well enough.
Re: Red Krill OilThere aren't enough krill in the ocean to feed the whales and other sea creatures, take fish oil instead, we can farm them.
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Re: Red Krill OilIt's my knees!!!!
Rough Cartligde on right knee, little pain now. Left knee, doc says fine, brain says not, bit sharp for muscular. Off bike for a week or so until I can get a bike fitment appointment. They won't look at you if your carrying injury as it will change how you naturally hold yourself apparently and will result in a bad fit. Chemist Warehouse has BIOGLAN Red Krill (200mg) and Glucosamine (750mg) on special $18.99 for 60 tabs. 2 per day with meal, will start at lunchtime today.... Keep you posted. Not affiliated with BIOGLAN or Chemist Warehouse in any way.
Re: Red Krill OilWell, I've been taking the Red Krill for well over a month now and not only is it effective, it is also convenient.
Pain levels in back, hips and knees are at a more tolerable level than they were on the fish oil and I take one tab a day instead of six. In the several weeks since my original post I have spent a couple of days tracking elephants in the Cambodian jungle, swimming, walking heaps, climbing around the ruined temples around Siem Reap and sitting for ages in uncomfortabhle aeroplane seats. So yes, I am now a red krill convert. As for the claim about a shortage or krill, general consensus seems to be that antarctic krill is the world's biggest biomass and us and the whales can get along just fine. Too heavy to climb, too old to sprint.
Roger Ramjet: 2009 Giant CRX3 Lady Penelope: 2011 Avanti Cadent 1.0 TdF
Re: Red Krill OilIve been taking 1000mg of Swisse krill oil for about 6 months and its been a god send. I suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis and normally I get pain in the mornings in my feet, wrists and hands. Since taking 2 capsules a day, the pain levels have dropped dramatically. It's no cure, but it certainly helps with quality of life and just gives my body a boost. Have ordered some 1500mg krill oil capsules recently and will be keen on seeing if they will improve my situation more so.
Shav My Bikes: 2011 Kona Dew Plus (commuter) 2012 Focus Cayo 2.0 (road)
Re: Red Krill OilYes, the pain doesn't go away entirely but it is way more controllable and beats the bejesus out of taking prescription drugs that kill liver and kidneys.
Good luck rpm. Too heavy to climb, too old to sprint.
Roger Ramjet: 2009 Giant CRX3 Lady Penelope: 2011 Avanti Cadent 1.0 TdF
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absolutely. I despise prescription drugs and prefer to take any natural form of medication if there is any. Cheers
Shav My Bikes: 2011 Kona Dew Plus (commuter) 2012 Focus Cayo 2.0 (road)
Re: Red Krill OilThank goodness for time and placebos.
Re: Red Krill OilKrill is for whales.
Fish oil is for seals. Both have high levels of ocean pollutants like mercury, strontium 90 etc as these are often stored in the fatty tissue of ocean dwelling animals. Body produces both EPA & DHA. Fruits and vegetables contain all the omega 3's we need. Animal products are rich in arachadonic acid with PROMOTES inflammation. 2+2 = ... Vegan since 2001.
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Sounds like you want everyone to become a vegetarian? I'm afraid I was given teeth to eat both meat and veg.... Everything is ok to eat as long as you don't eat to much of the one thing. Even eating to many bananas would be bad for you eventually. I am yet to see a vegetarian that has lived longer than a person that eats normally. Cheers Sent from my GT-P5110 using Tapatalk 2
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Come back and report on how well you are doing after major injury and its effects such as arthritis and continual pain brought about through permanent skeletal misalignment. You will need to eat a lot of spinach, carrot and cabbage to manage that one if you want to avoid prescription anti-inflammatories and the havoc they wreak long term. Too heavy to climb, too old to sprint.
Roger Ramjet: 2009 Giant CRX3 Lady Penelope: 2011 Avanti Cadent 1.0 TdF
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Well my Dad and Grandpa ate normally and died prematurely with cancer and heart disease so what do you say about that? Maybe it was the fruit salad they ate a few times a year? My Mum is clinically obese. Eats animal products 3x a day. Did a high carb vegan diet for a few days and lost weight and her 20 year arthritic pain started to subside but she 'missed cheese and steak' and back came the weight and arthritic pain. Vegetarian diets are not healthy as usually still too high in animal fat and protein. Saturated fat contributes to heart disease or is that just a myth put out by the organic celery industry? High carb low fat low protein vegan diet best serves human health, weight loss and nutrition as evidenced in the China Study. Looks like fruit bats are eating the wrong diet. Lets all rip down the mangoes and hang up steaks tonight in the fruit trees as Im afraid they were given teeth to chew corpses vs fruit. Vegan since 2001.
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Well mate I lived on the dole for many years due to being unable to work due to getting hit by a bus. So yeah, Im speaking from experience. So is Dr McDougall. http://www.drmcdougall.com/res_arthritis.html You can take all the magic snake oil pills you want but health doesnt come in a bottle from the 'health shop'. Vegan since 2001.
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Anybody can die prematurely. I had a neighbour who was a health nut, they died prematurely. As I said everything in moderation. Also genes do come into as well concerning certain diseases etc. As for cancer, that can happen to anyone.... Cheers Sent from my GT-P5110 using Tapatalk 2
Re: Red Krill OilDifference between you and me Ozzymac is I take my health and fitness seriously but you see it as a joke based on how you describe your current physical condition. Thats your choice. Please don't interrupt the serious people though. Ive got an overweight mate from highschool that only smokes cigarettes and nothing else. His dope smoking mates at work call him 'The Health Nut'. He is a health nut. He only smokes cigarettes and is only 35kg overweight. His work mates smoke the lot and some are 80kg overweight.
Vegan since 2001.
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Um..., forgive me but I don't understand. Overweight, smoker and healthy. I don't get it.
Re: Red Krill OilDurian, you have to admit that many of your views are unconventional (to put it mildly). There's nothing wrong with that, after all, the major paradigm shifts we now take for granted today as common sense were fiercely resisted by the establishment initially.
What it does mean, though, is that you need to provide the evidence. Anecdotal doesn't cut it. Proper evidence. As I see it, the evidence is fairly clear that vegetable protein is less bio-available to humans than animal protein, and vegetarians have to work harder and with more discipline to get what they need in their diet to flourish as athletes. This also fits with my experience, incidentally. Meat - red meat in particular - seems to enable me to recover from hard workouts faster. Alternatives such as legumes, lentils, even protein powder don't seem to be as effective. Why that is exactly I have no idea, perhaps it is to do with the intestinal flora and fauna that inhabit us, and perhaps vegetarians' microscopic inhabitants adapt to enable their host to flourish with time. However, we have to let the evidence lead us on that, not our opinions. Id' also suggest that your assumption from ozzymac's self-deprecating "round is a shape" that he doesn't take his health seriously is ... an assumption.
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You say some very strange things. Where have I described my physical condition? I have said I get gout, that isn't really describing my physical condition. I think you are just one of those obsessive types who can only see things there way. I hope you enjoy your serious life. Cheers Sent from my GT-P5110 using Tapatalk 2
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John Lannan faces Paul Maholm in an all-lefty matchup tonight at PNC Park.
PITTSBURGH — Hello once again from beautiful PNC Park, which despite the wretchedness of its regular tenants continues to stand out as the best ballpark in the majors. (Full disclosure: I was born here and grew up a Pirates fan, so my opinion may be slightly biased, though just about every nonpartisan visitor to this park agrees it's tops in the sport.)
Fans in attendance tonight will witness a rarity: A Nats lineup without Adam Dunn. For only the sixth time in 136 games this season, Dunn is not starting. There's been only one game in which he didn't appear at all (May 18 at St. Louis when he had to return to D.C. for a personal matter) so the likelihood is that we'll still see him at some point off the bench. Still, Dunn's absence leaves a pretty major void in the Nats' lineup, which doesn't look nearly as intimidating with Michael Morse batting cleanup and Roger Bernadina hitting fifth.
John Lannan starts for the Nationals, looking to continue his second-half resurgence. In six outings since his return from the minors, the lefty is 4-1 with a 3.25 ERA, having allowed two earned runs or fewer five times. Here's a crazy stat: If Lannan gets the win tonight, he'll improve to 7-6 for the season, which would rank him behind only Livan Hernandez and Tyler Clippard (each with nine wins) on the Nats' pitching staff. Probably says more about everyone else who has pitched out of the rotation this year than anything.
Jim Riggleman, finishing up his two-game suspension, will once again be watching this one alongside Mike Rizzo in a press box suite. John McLaren will manage from the dugout again. Pat Listach begins to serve his two-game suspension tomorrow. Rick Eckstein is expected to coach third base in Listach's absence.
Check back for updates throughout the evening…
NATIONALS at PIRATES
Where: PNC Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m.
Radio: WFED-1500 AM, WWFD-820 AM
Weather: Partly cloudy, 63 degrees, Wind 13 mph out to LF
CF Nyjer Morgan
SS Ian Desmond
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Michael Morse
- raymitten - Sep 4, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Maybe its good Riggs is giving Rizzo and Kasten a preview of how weak the lineup looks with Dunn out of it. Dunn needs to be signed.
- TimDz - Sep 4, 2010 at 8:05 PM
Where in the burg' do you come from Mark? Most of my extended family is from Pittsburgh. Great City (just hate their hockey team)…
- TimDz - Sep 4, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Two left fielders…THAT'S a helluva shift…
- Mark Zuckerman - Sep 4, 2010 at 8:16 PM
TimDz: I was born in Mt. Lebanon, though we moved to Phoenix when I was only 2. But since my whole family was from Pittsburgh originally (and since Phoenix only had the Suns at the time) I just took after them and rooted for the Pirates, Steelers and Penguins (sorry, Caps fans).
- joemktg - Sep 4, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Mark: what is the real issue in not having Dunn signed by now?During Boz's online chat earlier this week, he wrote: "One Nat decision maker, everytime I say "Dunn," responds by saying, "I'm going to get myself a T-shirt made that says, 'Choir,' because when you talk to me about extending him that's who you are preaching to." It seems to me that the baseball people in the organization wanted Dunn signed, but the non-baseball people (read: ownership) are balking because of the price tag. So two things:1) Is this assumption true?2) Are the beat reporters fearful of reporting ownership's reluctance?
- Souldrummer - Sep 4, 2010 at 8:28 PM
Great to see Espinosa getting a second consecutive start at second base. I was hoping Ramos might get a start tonight since he'd caught a strong Lannan start during his last callup. Why, why, why are we batting Morgan leadoff against a lefty again? He's been a knucklehead, he's not hitting and JMax needs starts, preferably in centerfield where he offers the most value. The out machines Pudge Rodriguez and Nyjer Morgan hurt us big time last night, and I would have preferred not to see them tonight.
- Anonymous - Sep 4, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Souldrummer,You are bang on; this is a head scratcher; why would you not play Ramos against the Pirates? Pudge is an absolute rally killer in the middle of the lineup with his .287 OBP and this after a hot April and May. If Ramos isn't the answer at catcher next year we are in big trouble; lets find out about him now.
- HHover - Sep 4, 2010 at 9:23 PM
Souldrummer and Anon – I'd expect that Ramos will start tomorrow's day game, and thus don't really think it's that big a deal he's not starting tonight.
- Anonymous - Sep 4, 2010 at 9:42 PM
HHover;If he is taking over for Nieves as the backup (2 out of 7 games) it will only give him about 8 games this year; why not have him play 20 games?what are we trying to find out about pudge?We already know that he is a terrible hitter at this stage of his career (I am not dissing him he is a first ballot HOF'r).
- Sec3MySofa - Sep 4, 2010 at 9:54 PM
"what are we trying to find out about pudge?"Whether he can get close enough to 3,000 hits to sign him again after next year.
- souldrummer - Sep 4, 2010 at 10:01 PM
@AnonymousIt's not only about "finding out" about Ramos. Part of the deal is that you do want to respect the real humans who are part of this team. I'd like to see Pudge still get 4-5 starts a week and Ramos get 1-2 starts a week. I don't know how loyal you want to be to Wil Nieves during his farewell tour.
- HHover - Sep 4, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Don't get me wrong–I'd like to see Ramos more too.But two points:1. Riggs is loyal to his vets, to a fault, so I can't really see this as a surprise.2. Whether it's 8 starts in Sept. or 20, neither is really enough to get that solid a read on Ramos. That's going to have wait til next year, one way or the other. If they're still just using Ramos as a back up catcher then, I'll join in the hollering.
- Mark Zuckerman - Sep 4, 2010 at 10:28 PM
joemktg said…Mark: what is the real issue in not having Dunn signed by now?Honestly, I think it's just a case of a difference of opinion between the club and the player on how much he's worth. Once Dunn wasn't traded at the July 31 deadline, I believed this would extend into the offseason. Dunn has every right to declare free agency and see what other kind of offers are out there. Then, it's up to him whether he feels another team has made a better offer than the Nats. I'm still of the belief he'll be back here in 2011. Eventually, the two sides will find some common ground.
- Mark - Sep 4, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Glad to hear MARK's opinion on Dunn. I think the Nats should offer him arbitration and I think Dunn will accept making it binding arbitration and forgoing Free Agency.
- David Josephson of Phoenix - Sep 4, 2010 at 11:12 PM
Great stadium photo, Mark, probably your best all season. Looks like a terrific place to watch a ballgame. Is Mrs. Z. along for the weekend? I'd love to see some more of her outstanding photography.
- Sam - Sep 5, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Morse hit the catcher when he didn't have the ball! Suspend him for 8 games!
- dj in Fl. - Sep 5, 2010 at 12:41 AM
So suddenly everyone thinks a hall of fame catcher is not good enough for the Nats. You should all hope you do not have an off day at work and your boss sends you off to the home. Keep it up Pudge, 3,000 hits keeps getting closer.
- Sam - Sep 5, 2010 at 12:55 AM
He's definitely good enough to be a coach. At this point, though, he's just not a good hitter anymore. A few, sparingly hit home runs do not change that. He should be a backup catcher at this point in his career.
- Golfersal - Sep 5, 2010 at 1:20 AM
Hopefully with Riggelman and Rizzo sitting together tonight and watching, Rizzo will hit Riggs over the head and tell him,"Hey dummy, what in the hell are we letting Nyjer still bat leadoff, he is 0 for 6 in this series and having a tough time break .250."Then Riggs can hit Rizzo over the end and tell him,"Hey stupid, why don't you just get rid of him."Guess it's worth dreaming
- Sam - Sep 5, 2010 at 1:27 AM
Sounds like a Monty Python sketch…except he has two hits tonight, so Riggleman will think he is turning some kind of corner or something…
- Michael J. Hayde - Sep 5, 2010 at 1:45 AM
"Maybe its good Riggs is giving Rizzo and Kasten a preview of how weak the lineup looks with Dunn out of it. Dunn needs to be signed."@raymitten: Yeah, but they're playing the Pirates! You can see how well that plan's working out!
- CBinDC - Sep 5, 2010 at 1:46 AM
So is this the right room for an argument ?
- Sam - Sep 5, 2010 at 1:52 AM
No, no, this is the abuse room.
- Rob Dibble's Ghost - Sep 5, 2010 at 2:07 AM
How about that…pretty much everyone chipped in tonight, except JMax. The best he did was make a long out (Bob Carpenter: "It's into the bullpen…it's caught in front of the bullpen!")that happened to be a sac fly. Otherwise, his Ks and GIDPs did nothing to contribute, which is typical for him. Sorry, but he's just not going to ever hit major league pitching at this rate and I'm sick of watching him try. It's the same story every night.
- Sec3MySofa - Sep 5, 2010 at 2:19 AM
"So is this the right room for an argument?" I told you once already.
- Sec5myBabylon - Sep 5, 2010 at 2:25 AM
Sam said…"Sounds like a Monty Python sketch…"——-more like Rebo and Zutti.
- N. Cognito - Sep 5, 2010 at 2:35 AM
9-2! What happened?I thought the game was called after the 6th since the Nats had a 7 run lead.That was unprofessional of both the Nats and Pirates to score a run in the 8th.
- Richard - Sep 5, 2010 at 12:34 PM
Hey, why didn't any of the early "Rodriguez is a fossil and shouldn't play" people chime back in to say they're dumb as hell and don't really know what the hell they're talking about? Bad form!


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With some luck you'll be boring someday too...
by Eric Petersen
posted Apr 24 2015 11:47AM
For the last several weeks I've been pondering a disturbing thought: Am I getting boring?
Laugh if you will but for a man like me this is a pressing issue. Am I becoming more refined as I age or am I careening toward being labeled
for my indulgences?
I have always been a man who could pride myself on being a
thinker when it comes to the things that I choose to surround my life with. I consistently opted for
stuff than what people would expect, and always steered clear of the crowd mentality when it came to almost anything… food, drink, music, cars, career choices… even relationships for me were unlike my NEPA peers!
Let me prove my point with some concrete examples: I have an unabashed of love Japanese food, you can easily win my heart with a perfect Southern Comfort Manhattan, I stop cold when I hear early '90's country (and Dave Brubeck), a black 1979 Trans Am can literally make my knees weak, and I'm a radio DJ… dear God I even married a woman who's from South Carolina (as opposed to a girl from the good ole NEPA)! All different choices from what the average person you'd see at the Viewmont Mall would have opted for!
But as of late I find myself becoming a bit more basic in my choices… am I losing my MOJO?
but I prefer the word
to describe my thinking these days: The restaurants I frequent are few (but great), the clothes I wear are usually always black, I love a well shaken So-Co Manny (rocks please), I enjoy the back deck of our house as opposed to a bar stool, and I require only the curve of my wife's smiling face to help me recover from a less than perfect week… you see simple, and kinda scary.
Yes, I may be getting what some would call a bit boring these days, but if there's one perfect gift that time gives us it's
… and I feel it a little bit more every day.
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An Easter story of faith re-found... at dinner!!!
by Eric Petersen
posted Apr 3 2015 10:57AM
With Easter upon us, I thought I'd share a story of faith… re-found.
I'm not going to lie… I was always partially
from our church. My parents were devout in their faith and weekly attendance to our chosen house of worship, but me, I was what you could easily describe as
lack luster
at best. I felt like it might be
to be as faithful as my parents were… and that's where my latest life lesson was set into motion.
As a kid I started out strong in my weekly show of faith, mainly because my parents gave me no choice in the matter, but began to fade as the years went on, and eventually got to where I could count the dates that I'd been
warming a pew
in single digits… and that was based on a multi-year span of time.
Our church, like many scores of others, had a significantly older population and was typical for turning over a pastor every 4-5 years, it was discouraging. It also, being and
old school
Baptist church, was pretty strict on dress code (or maybe that was just my mom who made me put on my
Sunday best
) but a tie was suggested and so was a sport coat.
Time passed, workloads got bigger and later into the night, and my interest in being religious went flatly numb. I found myself talking to God less and less, and for me attending church was a thing of the distant past.
Strangely I didn't even notice the changes that were taking place in me since taking
guy exit ramp
. I was not the same person anymore; I felt no shame for being an absentee to faith and prayer. I went from asking for strength and being thankful for simple blessings to wondering why I felt so lost and frequently alone… it should've been obvious to me that I had left the high road a long time prior, but it simply wasn't… until a random Thursday evening family dinner.
Erika, Piper and I seldom eat as a family (something my parents did nightly) so when she suggested that we "
dine at the table like normal families do
", I jumped at the chance. I cooked, she set the table and Piper helped me serve. We sat down, draped the napkins across our laps and prepared to dine… but as I reached for my fork my wife intercepted my hand, held it tight, then reached for Piper's and bowed her head and began praying.
I sat there speechless, listening as she spoke the words of thankfulness for our little family, and warm home, and the food that was on the plates. As she spoke I could feel the vibrations of her voice resonate in my hand; it was humbling. I peeked over to see a smiling 5 year old; unaware of exactly what was happening, but somehow knowing that she was feeling the peace of the moment and the powerful calm of grace.
I could feel my face flush in that moment of self judgement; I hadn't prayed in months. Right then I knew that I had drifted away from being a person of faith to being an unstable fool. I felt embarrassed that it had taken a simple act of being thankful to our creator for a weeknight meal that showed me how far I had fallen from my own spirituality.
I'm no saint, nor will I ever be, but I see now that I have some work to do. I may never be a consistent church goer, but I am sure that I do have to begin my journey back to a graceful life. Being
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When did you first "Rock Out"?!!
by Eric Petersen
posted Mar 6 2015 11:48AM
While driving Piper to dance class the other day she looked at me with a sheepish smile and said "Can we rock out on the way home?" I was happily shocked, and I had to ask where she'd learned the fine of
rocking out
, the story was perfect.
Apparently during her recent stay at her grandparent's house, while Erika and I were in vacation in the Virgin Islands, she was in grandpa Dave's car when the old Guns & Roses song Paradise City came on and he seized the chance to show her the greatness of loud music and the delirium of sensory overload that it can produce!
She was inspired!
Remember, if you can, the very first time that someone did you the honor of teaching you to
rock out
… or basically lose yourself in a song (or 5). Take a moment to honor those people who introduced you to the warm feel of confusion brought on by
rocking out
, for they have given you the gift of musical appreciation that many others don't, and may never will have.
Piper has learned it at 5!
I turned on the radio and the first sound we heard was the Eric Church's
Drink In My Hand.
As a broad & devilish smile spread across her face she looked at me in the rearview mirror and said the coolest (and most fitting) thing that she could've, as if she were reading from
An Introduction to Being a Young Rocker's
"Could you turn this up… real loud?"
My reply: "Of course I can sweetheart… Let's ROCK!"
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A page from The Cabin Fever Cookbook...
by Eric Petersen
posted Feb 20 2015 12:03PM
I don't know about you but I'm going a little stir crazy in the blinding cold snap we've been suffering through these last several weeks. With temps well below freezing, in fact well below 20 degrees, the idea of being outside is not only unsavory but downright unappetizing! So I have found myself doing indoor activities to keep my mind straight… and lots of them involve cooking, I fact all of them do.
I looked in the fridge this morning and was truly astonished to see that it was stuffed FULL of meals that I have been cooking to relieve my "cabin fever". My tastes have never been for colder weather, so I apparently have taken on the challenge to flavor this winter with my own menu of options that I am creating myself.
I actually didn't realize that I was doing this until Thursday evening, when I received a text from Erika asking what I wanted her to make for dinner (since I had stopped by her work, picked up Piper from school, dressed her for dance, and was taking her to class that evening) she wanted to do it as a thank you gesture for my extra work. My reply to her was "no need to cook, I made you chicken strips with mushrooms and leeks in a light wine sauce".
It's not that I don't like cooking, believe me I do, but I am doing it out of complete and udder winter insanity! I find it kinda odd that I didn't see this
manic cooking obsession
occurring until the fridge was literally full of cooked (in some cases gormet) food from light bulb to crisper!
Should I be concerned, maybe, but if there is a family dinner, or snack, or anything food related happening I have made it this month… and until it warms up, I don't see it stopping.
Food anyone?... apparently I'll cook it!
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Parental lesson #692... (and counting).
by Eric Petersen
posted Feb 12 2015 11:59AM
Raising a child is hard work. If you choose to disagree, then you're a better person that almost every parent that I have ever encountered. I once heard a father say that "it takes a village" (to raise a child), paraphrasing an old Oprah line, and I think he's right.
I have no kids of my own, but I refer to my step-daughter Piper as
my daughter
, and helping her navigate this earth has been as much of an amazing learning experience for me as it's been for her.
I pick her up from school each and every afternoon, and we roll home discussing her day and its highs and lows. Usually the conversation is bright and bubbly with the occasional exhaustion induced meltdown (followed by a nap), but overall our afternoons are pretty predictable.
This week however, Piper has been suffering with the same seasonal virus that most of us Northeasterners have been battling as of late: the cough, the sneezing, the slight temperature, and in her case a genuine lack of sleep… it's been torture for her, and for us.
She came bounding out of the school, happy to see me, and no doubt happy to be done with classes for the day, hugged my neck, jumped in her seat in the rear of my truck and barely made it to the parking lots exit before her head bobbed forward, sound asleep. She was out cold in a matter of time that could've been measured in seconds.
The trip home and most of the rest of the afternoon found her in a listless state of consciousness, and when she appeared at the kitchen door (semi-awake) about two hours later, she had sought me out for a hug that turned out to be a change of napping location… my shoulder.
I have found that one of the toughest things about raising a child is caring about them as much as you understandably do. You want to heal their hurt and sooth their illness, but usually can't, and thus take on the almost guilty feeling of helplessness of being unable to do exactly that task. That nagging feeling of parental vulnerability is one only the deep love of a child can provoke, and it's a tough pill to swallow.
I know in a few days, with proper rest and care that
the bug will run its course,
and she'll be back to the happy little kindergartener she usually is, but for now Erika and I have the displeasure of having a front row seat to the
Piper Is As Sick As Hell Show
… and it's awfully hard to watch!
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Can I Please Be Done Now?....
by Eric Petersen
posted Jan 16 2015 10:34AM
I don't know about you, but this time of year KILLS me. If there is a
dog days of winter
we are firmly in the middle of them!
Yeah, the days are getting longer, and yes we are in the range of
half way done with winter
, but MAN does this time of year drag! With the temps being consistently below freezing and the nights being longer than the daylight hours are, my frame of mind is in a very fragile way!
Now, I admit that I am not a winter sports person nor am I a fan of cold weather at all, I never have been, so I enter this conversation being biased to warm sunshine and beach climates, and thus it makes it harder for me to find even a sliver of attractiveness in the frigid months of Dec-Mar.
I've tried snowmobiling and skiing, tubing and ice fishing, all to no avail… each time I came away with a great set of memories and a few new skills, but at the same time deeply in need of an electric blanket and a hot toddy!
So I'll take a second to say a quick
I'm sorry
to the few of us that relish the days of blinding snow and heavy coated attire, but
I'm officially over it
, and that's the bad news, because I have to endure this agonizing frozen, ice covered torture for the better part of three more months.
If you need me I'll be the one under the heat lamp! :/
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The "good" advice you should really stop giving...
by Eric Petersen
posted Jan 9 2015 11:16AM
We're getting married
… it's amazing the varied range of responses that you get when you tell people these three little words. Some folks shake their heads, others ask if you've gone crazy, and some smile and laugh or squeal with delight, but happily,
of the responses are usually followed up with a handshake, or a hug and a solemn wish of congratulations.
When my wife and I got engaged several people were surprised that a person
"at my age"
would be getting married to someone, anyone… as if to say that
made it this far so why do that to yourself"
. Do what exactly? Improve my life? Marry my best friend? Spend my days knowing that I had chosen happiness and dedication to the person who brings it into my life, over random searching and well hidden loneliness?
Was I missing something?
Strange as it may seem, there is no shortage of well-intended people who do truly feel that they need to provide you with some
of sage advice, brought forth from their own years (sometimes days) of interpersonal experience! Most were joking, I hope, and that served to make their verbiage both better and worse.
Now, not every one of the people that I told our happy news to spoke of doom and a life served in eternal regret, most were honestly happy for us, but ironically the crazy "words of warning" that came from a truly select few made me do some introspective thinking, and they brought me to a series of conclusions that I feel inclined to share with you:
-People will give you advice whether you want it or not.
-They're trying to be funny (sort of).
-Those same people usually don't know you well enough to give you that advice.
-As a rule, it's best to not listen to them.
Here's my own words of advice to the people who say things like: "Why ruin your life by getting married?":
When a person (like me) is happy, don't try to change that… find another lonely, angry, scared person just like yourself, and chat with them about how big of a fool I am being for marrying my best friend. In the meantime my wife and I will be living happily ever after… will you?
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Things I am thankful for... a brief list.
by Eric Petersen
posted Nov 26 2014 10:49AM
I'm thankful for The Philadelphia Eagles, cold beer, my 55" flat screen, a good steak, the DVR, macadamia nuts, Hawaii Five-O and anything that drives Selena crazy...
I'm thankful for the NFL Sunday Ticket and the Red Zone Channel as well as the Multi View NCAAF channel and the way that DCTC's Amy Jo keeps Piper in awe for hours...
I am thankful for Barrett's chicken wings and bar pie pizza (with mushrooms) a semi-dry Chianti and a Love Boat of sushi...
I am thankful for the heated seats in my car and really good blue cheese...
Buffalo chicken flavored Doritos and horseradish cheddar by the block...
I am thankful for Bacon, in all forms, on all things, Oink...
I am thankful for a beautiful, and crazy, blonde goddess named Erika and her nearly perfect five year old daughter Piper and the unspeakable happiness that have brought to me since becoming a part of my world...
And I am thankful for you, yes you, who listens every day, and laughs, and tells (or forces) your friends to listen. I do this job, and keep this position on a day to day basis because of you and I thank God for this job and your dedication to our show more than you will ever know.
Happy Thanksgiving
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A few words about choices...
by Eric Petersen
posted Nov 13 2014 12:11PM
I feel the need to talk with you a bit about
From the outside a choice is the simple and common act of
deciding on something
seems pretty mundane… you choose an option every second of everyday almost. Choices are usually tiny and require little thought or time to consider, they are done and over in a second and we barely know we've made a choice.
Choices like: should I eat in or take out or glance at that person, walk a bit faster or sit on this chair; simple, fast and usually uneventful… but the choices I am speaking of are the ones that seem small but are anything but.
I think it's important to first say that
the choices you make for yourself today will dictate the very life you'll be living tomorrow
. Remember that!
What you choose to do today will alter the best laid plan you may have for yourself in the future, maybe even your immediate future.
-You promised yourself you'd lose weight (and you plan on it) but eating the super-sized meal today is what you chose to do.
-You knew that if you were late to work one more time you'd get fired but you stayed out till 3am last night and couldn't get up anyhow.
-Your spouse will be very mad if you don't help with the laundry but going to the mall today was what you ended up doing! Etc.
This week marked the passing of a friend that had made so many bad choices in his existence that he felt certain that his future was doomed, and he ultimately took his own life. His choice to do so has sent a ripple effect through the family he left behind, a precious 4 year old daughter, the woman who truly loved him, his circle of stunned friends, and the community that he lived in. In truth he was a kind hearted man, yet he felt that the telling truth, and the act of doing the right thing, was just too boring and instead chose to inflate himself and his image through grandiose lies, as well as dodge his creditors and all his responsibilities. His denial of making the correct choices in life led to his inability to see things clearly at all… his tangled up life, that was easily fixable, was of no value to him -and he ultimately chose to end it.
Sad… but the life choices we make can and will do irreparable damage.
So now I ask you: What choice will you make today that will move you closer to your dreams? Will you admit that you need to make changes to get there, or will you lie and disguise the depth that you fallen to again? Will you walk confidently in the direction of your dreams or will you cower to the fear of the unknown?
Whatever you do, choose wisely today, and every day, and remember that you are going to either be rewarded or punished by what option you chose to make. Tomorrow is waiting… choose carefully.
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Are you walking with a "rock in your shoe"?
by Eric Petersen
posted Oct 30 2014 11:46AM
In an effort to begin getting in shape I have started walking a 3+ mile route around the neighborhood where we live. On Sunday I set out on what would be a walk that would teach me a life lesson as well as get me closer to cardiovascular health.
I put on comfy (gym style) clothes, an appropriate wind breaker, laced up my new pair of Nike Shox and began my trip around the berg, but as I stepped off the curb something instantly was wrong. Inside my left sneaker was something that was just big enough to make it uncomfortable to walk. The trouble was that it also was almost bearable enough to just let it stay there. I was torn, because I really didn't want to stop and remove my shoe in the middle of a country road, plus I had a little bit of momentum built up that I didn't want to interrupt, so I walked on hoping it would soon become a
… it didn't.
About a quarter of a mile into my journey I begrudgingly stopped, leaned against a tree, unlaced the Nike and removed the shoe, in an effort to remove whatever it was that was bugging me. I expected it to be the size of a boulder, it had to be right? Any item inside your shoe that keeps you from being able to move in comfort must be massive, I thought.
I slipped the sneaker off and tilted it toward me so that whatever it was would roll into my view… as it did, I peered into the shoe, only to be amazed at how, what I could only describe as,
the pain causing item actually was. It turned out that my "
was in fact a tiny metal ball bearing that must've come from a broken toy of Piper's that had flown into my nearby sneaker. It was SO small that it was barely visible at all! I took it out, tossed it into the leaves, and began again to tread onward.
As I now was walking it was noticeably better and much more pleasant to move forward. I walked faster and it seemed almost like to steps were easier and more positive. My mood seemed to lighten and I began to look around me at the passing scenery as opposed to thinking about what was causing me pain in my every step.
Then it hit me…
What little thing was in my life that was causing me pain?
What was I was just
dealing with
instead of removing from my life?
What was bugging me that I no longer
to tolerate?
What was slowing me down and keeping me from being happy and enjoying my journey through this world?
What seemed SO huge, that was no doubt
, was distracting me from moving on?
And- How more miles would I have to travel in this world to finally get it out of my life?
Serious questions provoked by a tiny annoyance, but a great lesson learned.
So, ask yourself if there's a proverbial
rock in your shoe
as you're living your life. Consider the idea of ridding yourself of the things that cause you pain, and how positive you'll feel as a result. The choice is yours to walk on in comfort or not… but, why walk with a rock in your shoe?
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Spay/Neuter and Vaccinate a Street Dog in India
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Despite some of the strictest animal welfare laws in the world, thanks to its ancient spiritual philosophy of ahimsa (non-harming), India teems with animals on its streets, particularly dogs. With each litter born on the streets, canine overpopulation worsens, leading to malnutrition, untreated injuries, and the spread of disease, especially rabies.
Vishaka Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA) works to reduce the overpopulation of street dogs. In cooperation with the local government, VSPCA vaccinates against rabies and spays or neuters loose dogs. VSPCA's veterinarians use sterile techniques, pre- and post-operation pain control, and gas anesthesia when possible.
Unlike pet dogs which owners bring in and take home after the operation, street dogs need to be humanely caught and kept for several days while they heal from their surgery, then brought back to the same place for release. This is a very specific practice that has to be done absolutely right -- dogs haphazardly released into the wrong neighborhood can be killed by other resident dogs.
VSPCA's program is one of the most advanced in India, and sterilizes an average of 40 dogs a day when operated by four veterinarians. All these dogs are vaccinated against rabies, and their ears are notched for identification and protection.
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Lester aims to turn things around against Tigers
After flirting with no-hitter, Fister starts opposite struggling southpaw
Jon Lester was among the Majors' best pitchers as recently as May 15. He was 6-0, had a 2.72 ERA and the Red Sox had won seven of the nine games he started.
Since then, however, Lester's performance has dropped off and there really isn't much of an explanation. He maintains his health is fine and there has been no drop in his velocity, but in his past six starts, the lefty is 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA and opponents are hitting .324 against him.
He'll try to right the ship Friday when he takes the mound against the Tigers, but Detroit has historically had success against Lester. In five career starts against the club, he's 0-2 with a 4.78 ERA.
The Orioles hung five runs on Lester in just five innings Sunday, but manager John Farrell still viewed it as progress.
"I thought the work he did leading up to the start in Baltimore was a positive," Farrell said. "It's still going to come down to relentless execution, regardless of if it's a two-strike count, whether it's two outs in a given inning, whether it's Jon Lester or anybody else. That's the outcome you're looking for each time a guy walks to the mound. The numbers on the linescore are what they were from the last outing, but still, it was a step in the right way."
Taking another step forward against the Tigers will be no small task. Detroit enters the series as the third highest scoring offense in the American League and features arguably the best hitting tandem in the game in Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. But if you ask Farrell, the key to shutting down the Tigers has nothing to do with Cabrera or Fielder.
"The biggest key is don't let [Austin] Jackson and [Torii] Hunter get on so you can be a little bit more, I don't want to say pitching away from contact, but it's clear, with the number of RBIs that Miguel has accumulated so far, the guys ahead of him are getting on base and doing a good job," he said.
Jhonny Peralta sent the Tigers home happy Thursday when he hit a two-run, walk-off homer for a 4-3 win in the series opener.
Doug Fister, who will start for Detroit on Friday, flirted with a no-hitter Sunday before giving up a homer to lead off the sixth against the Twins. Fister still earned the win, his sixth of the year, as he gave up two runs over 7 2/3 innings.
"He was terrific," manager Jim Leyland said. "He did a great job of making them miss the ball."
The right-hander has a 3.21 ERA on the year.
Red Sox: Middlebrooks fights through slump
It's no secret Will Middlebrooks hasn't found his rhythm at the plate this season.
He's hitting just .192 and went 0-for-4 Thursday. Lately, his playing time has also been limited due to Jose Iglesias' hot hitting.
It's been frustrating, Middlebrooks admits, but he's trying to keep a positive outlook.
"I've felt better [lately]," Middlebrooks said. "I've had a few hard-hit balls at people. I can't really do anything about that. I haven't been out there consistently, but that's understandable. I know the business side of this. Like I've told them before, I'm here to win. Iggy's swinging a hot bat right now and playing good defense. I know how that goes. I get it."
Tigers: Avila's close to rehab stint
The 93-mph sinker that struck Alex Avila on his left forearm in the ninth inning Sunday has sidelined him ever since, but the Tigers expect the catcher's stint on the disabled list to be a short one.
Leyland said Avila could begin a rehab assignment as soon as Saturday.
"Well, a lot of the soreness is starting to go," Leyland said. "Obviously it was pretty sore there for a couple days, still sore yesterday. I saw him doing exercises in the trainer's room, and you know it's better."
Avila was placed on the 15-day DL and is eligible to return July 2 against Toronto. He is batting .172 this season with five homers and 13 RBIs.
Worth noting
• The Red Sox have won eight of their 12 road series this season. They are 21-16 away from Fenway Park this season.
• Cabrera (100 hits, 71 RBIs) is the first player since Ted Williams (102 hits and 72 RBIs in 1948) to have at least 100 hits and 71 RBIs in his team's first 70 games of the season.
Michael Periatt is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @Michael Periatt. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ever wonder what Hands on a Hardbody star Jay Armstrong Johnson does during his downtime? He's hanging out backstage, drinking coconut water, chowing down on cough drops and doing yoga on his non-slip mat, of course!
Ever wonder what Hands on a Hardbody star Jay Armstrong Johnson does during his downtime? He's hanging out backstage, drinking coconut water, chowing down on cough drops and doing yoga on his non-slip mat, of course!
March 6, 2013Broadway.com Word of Mouth panelists Ruth, Travis and Brittany went to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre to catch the new musical Hands on a Hardbody, starring Keith Carradine and Hunter Foster. See if they enjoyed their wild ride!
March 21, 2013Hands on a Hardbody is speeding toward its opening night! Get a sneak peek of the new Broadway musical starring Hunter Foster, Keith Carradine, Allison Case, Jay Armstrong Johnson and more as contestants fighting to win a new pickup truck.
March 20, 2013Hands on a Hardbody officially cruised onto the Great White Way on March 21, and Broadway.com chatted with the real contestants the new musical is based on. Find out what they thought of stars Hunter Foster, Keith Carradine and more!
March 22, 2013Hands on a Hardbody star Allison Case gives a tour of the "backstage action" at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. From a performance by Keith Carradine to a Scotch club in Hunter Foster's room, this cast knows how to have a good time!
March 27, 2013Phish frontman Trey Anastasio leads the always-hilarious Hands on a Hardbody company in a crazy (and impressively costumed!) rendition of the Harlem Shake. Watch them get down, then see the cast go head-to-head at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre!
March 29, 2013Hands on a Hardbody officially rolls into Broadway on March 21! Check out interviews with director Neil Pepe and choreographer Sergio Trujillo about their vision for the new musical, rehearsal footage and more in this exclusive video.
March 8, 2013Go behind the scenes with Hands on a Hardbody star Keith Carradine, who stars as contestant JD Drew in the high-stakes new musical. Hear the true story behind the intense endurance contest, then catch the show at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre!
March 14, 2013From gospel to rock, Hands on a Hardbody's score is packed with catchy songs. Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green chat about composing "Joy of the Lord," "Stronger" and more, with new clips from the show.
March 21, 2013The new musical Hands on a Hardbody cruised onto the Great White Way on March 21. Broadway.com got the opening night buzz from stars Hunter Foster, Keith Carradine, composers Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green, and more!
March 22, 2013Get to know the contestants of Broadway's Hands on a Hardbody in a brand new commercial starring Hunter Foster, Allison Case, Keith Carradine and more. See them at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre beginning February 23!
February 8, 2013Hands on a Hardbody writer Doug Wright introduces the "unusual, eccentric" characters in the new musical, including the most important one of all: a bright red pick-up truck. Meet them at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre!
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Fisher's View: Day 3 - Ainslie sparkles in America's Cup World Series By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA , 12:38 PM Sat 6 Oct 2012 Day 3 MR Semis and Fleetracing: Much of the talk around the bases has been not so much of the AC-45s as of the 'real' America's Cup boats, the AC-72s. The performance of the Emirates Team New Zealand 72, seen around the world on video, has drawn gasps of astonishment, particularly when seen foil-borne at close to 40 knots. ...[more] AC World Series San Francisco - Good day for Artemis Racing By Paul Cayard, 3:21 AM Sat 6 Oct 2012 Artemis Racing's Paul Cayard reports on the second day of the America's Cup World Series: First off, Terry Hutchinson and his team on Artemis White handily beat Team Korea in their quarter final match to advance to the Match Racing Semi Finals. Terry and the boys led the whole race and employed the 'stay between the man and the hoop' strategy...jargon for mirroring your opponents every move once y ...[more] AC World Series San Francisco - Team BAR out in front By Lucy Harwood, , 1:32 AM Sat 6 Oct 2012 At the America's Cup World Series in San Francisco, the first day of fleet racing was dominated by J.P. Morgan Team BAR. Ben Ainslie and the team were keen to make an impression after what some may have deemed a disappointing first event back in August. It was a great performance on the water, the team dominated race one taking the win from Emirates Team New Zealand. ...[more] Fisher's View: Day 2 - Ainslie's day in America's Cup World Series By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA , 12:44 PM Fri 5 Oct 2012 Day 2 MR Semis and Fleetracing: The day belonged to Ben Ainslie Racing with a first and a third, while second place, five points back, is Outteridge, then Coutts on the same points and Spithill with one less, but one point ahead of Barker on ETNZ. Hutchinson's second place in the later race combined with his tenth in the first puts him sixth overall. ...[more] AC World Series San Francisco - Semifinal teams decided By Irene Corosu, 8:49 AM Fri 5 Oct 2012 At the America's Cup World Series in San Francisco, Artemis Racing – White (Terry Hutchinson) and Emirates Team New Zealand (Dean Barker) scored convincing wins in the quarterfinal round of the match racing championship. Racing on a relatively calm San Francisco Bay – with the wind blowing nine to 13 knots and a flat sea – Artemis Racing – White defeated young upstart Team Korea (Peter Burling). ...[more] AC World Series San Francisco - First day for Artemis Racing By Paul Cayard, 6:53 AM Fri 5 Oct 2012 Artemis Racing's Paul Cayard reports from San Francisco, California where the team is competing in the America's Cup World Series.: Yesterday was the first day of the America's Cup World Series, San Francisco. It was a true SF day. I can tell you as I grew up sailing in those conditions...foggy and 24 knots of wind on an ebb tide. Not for the pleasure cruiser. ...[more] AC World Series San Francisco - Excellent start for Energy Team By Pierre Giboire, , 2:26 AM Fri 5 Oct 2012 In the America's Cup World Series, Loïck Peyron and his men got off to an excellent start last night in San Francisco. By winning their duel against China Team amid rough conditions and dense fog, Energy Team qualified for the match race quarter finals. The French team will be coming up against Dean Barker's Team New Zealand tonight, just before the start of the fleet races. ...[more] AC World Series San Francisco - Perfect start for Team BAR By Lucy Harwood, 1:01 AM Fri 5 Oct 2012 The first day of racing at the America's Cup World Series got underway in San Francisco Bay with the match racing qualifications. The forecast soon went from an Indian summer into the depths of winter this afternoon as the race course was covered in a blanket of fog filled with winds gusting over 20 knots. ...[more] AC World Series - Quarterfinal pairings decided in San Francisco By Irene Corosu, 1:54 PM Thu 4 Oct 2012 Competition at the America's Cup World Series San Francisco got underway today with seven races in the qualifying round of the match racing championship. With the wind gusting over twenty knots and creating a nasty chop on San Francisco Bay, Artemis Racing – Red, Emirates Team NZ, Energy Team, J.P. Morgan BAR and Team Korea all advanced to the quarterfinal round. ...[more] Fisher's View: Day 1 - Some surprises in the ACWS Match Racing By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA , 12:26 PM Thu 4 Oct 2012 Day 1 MR Qualifiers: 'Racing today will be a little difficult,' explained ACRM supremo, Iain Murray. 'With the ebb tide running a two knots agains the wind, it could kick up quite a seaway.' And it did exactly as he had predicted and there were one or two dangerously looking nose-dives as boats bore away around the windward marks. ...[more] Fisher's View: Day Zero Minus One - Of Foiling, Facilities and Fans By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA , 7:51 AM Wed 3 Oct 2012 Day Zero minus One: With the second of the new-season America's Cup World Series regattas about to start, the focus has been on other aspects - the trials of the Oracle Team USA AC-72 being high on the list, and the tribulations of the America's Cup Event Authority (ACEA) right up there as well. ...[more] America's Cup World Series set to light up San Francisco Bay By Irene Corosu, , 7:30 AM Wed 3 Oct 2012 The second America's Cup World Series San Francisco gets underway tomorrow with qualifying racing for the match racing championship. The following day, the first two of seven scheduled fleet races kick off the event championship, which concludes Sunday, Oct. 7, with a live nationwide broadcast on NBC. ...[more] AC World Series San Francisco - Oracle Team USA ready for battle By Lisa Ramsperger, 4:13 AM Wed 3 Oct 2012 Oracle Team USA commences round two of racing in San Francisco Bay this week with the second America's Cup World Series in the team's hometown. The event runs October 2nd-7th, and action for both Oracle Team USA Spithill and Oracle Team USA Coutts gets underway with the first two fleet races on Thursday, October 4 in San Francisco. ...[more] ACEA partners with Sailors for the Sea, nets high rewards By Irene Corosu, 9:05 AM Tue 2 Oct 2012 At the second America's Cup World Series San Francisco, scheduled to get underway tomorrow, the organizers will continue their commitment to Clean Regattas certification. The America's Cup Event Authority (ACEA) has partnered with Sailors for the Sea as the Official Clean Regattas Partner of the 34th America's Cup. ...[more] AC World Series San Francisco - Artemis Racing names crew members By Artemis Racing, , 1:04 AM Tue 2 Oct 2012 The America's Cup World Series will get underway in San Francisco with Artemis Racing taking part with two AC45s. Skipper Terry Hutchinson (USA) will be helming Artemis Racing – White, with Olympic medalist Iain Percy (GBR) onboard as tactician. Percy was absent from the team for the first eight months of this year preparing for the Olympics where he won the silver medal in the Star Class. ...[more] America's Cup World Series San Francisco a success By Jane Eagleson, 10:21 AM Wed 29 Aug 2012 The luster of the AC World Series San Francisco still radiates two days after racing ended. The debut of wingsail catamaran racing on the Bay has generated great excitement throughout the AC host city. Even track and field star Michael Johnson, the four-time gold medalist the greatest long sprinter in the history of track and field, admired the athleticism required to race the AC45. ...[more] America's Cup World Series San Francisco - Oracle Team USA double By Jane Eagleson, 11:15 AM Mon 27 Aug 2012 The day began with Russell Coutts, the four-time America's Cup winner, taking out teammate Jimmy Spithill in the Match Racing Championship. ...[more] America's Cup World Series - Perfect day on San Francisco Bay By Artemis Racing, , 9:12 AM Mon 27 Aug 2012 It was a perfect day for racing in the America's Cup World Series on San Francisco Bay. Oracle Team USA's two AC45s lined up for the Match Racing Finals. It was America's Cup legend Russell Coutts who won the start off teammate Jimmy Spithill, and sailed a perfect race to win the title. ...[more] America's Cup World Series San Francisco - Energy Team 4th overall By Energy Team, , 8:50 AM Mon 27 Aug 2012 At the America's Cup World Series, Energy Team finished in a rather disappointing 10th place in the day's big fleet race on Super Sunday, which marked the end of the event. Yann Guichard and his men end up in fourth place overall in the rankings dominated by Oracle Team USA Spithill. The Americans were very clearly at ease on their home ground, as Russell Coutts's crew won the match race final. ...[more] Fisher's View: Day 5 ACWS San Francisco - Seriously speedy Sunday By Bob Fisher, San Francisco, USA , 7:57 AM Mon 27 Aug 2012 Day 5: It had to be singularly appropriate that the two home teams, Oracle Team USA - Spithill and Oracle Team USA - Coutts met in the final of the match racing on the Bay. It provided a preview for the next twelve months when they will work up for the defence of the America's Cup in the 72-footers, the first of which is scheduled to take to the water this week. ...[more]
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