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By Todd Newville
Playing professional baseball was a dream come true for former major leaguer Oscar Gamble.
When he first made the big leagues in 1969 with the Chicago Cubs, Gamble had a hard time separating fantasy from reality. After all, he was just a star-struck rookie playing with and against his boyhood idols. Gamble admits he had to remind himself several times that he had a job to do.
But, that can be hard when you're in center field chasing down a fly ball off the bat of home run king Hank Aaron. Just two years before, Gamble was sitting in the stands with his three brothers (Jimmy, Thomas, and Richard) at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium watching his hero Aaron swat home runs into the left field bullpen.
Now, he was playing against him.
Eventually, Gamble did get into the game - and many more. In fact, he parlayed his boyhood dream into a solid 17-year major league career with the Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers.
Gamble was born in Ramer, Ala., about 30 miles south of Montgomery. He grew up playing baseball and loved the game very much. He followed his two favorite players very closely - fellow Alabama natives Willie Mays and Aaron.
"They were my heroes growing up," said Gamble, whose beloved oldest brother Jimmy passed away earlier this spring at age 80. "I first saw Hank Aaron play in person at Atlanta in 1967. We lived about two hours from Fulton Stadium by car. Jimmy drove us there. I told my brothers that I was going to play in that stadium one day. I was just running off at the mouth."
But, Gamble backed up his boast soon enough. He was selected by the Cubs during the 16th round of the 1968 amateur baseball draft as the 363rd overall pick and sent to Caldwell (Idaho) of the Pioneer League, where he hit .266 in 34 games. The next season, he played in 119 games for San Antonio in the Texas League, hitting Double A pitching at a .298 clip.
That was enough to get Gamble a late-season promotion to Chicago on Aug. 27 as he went 1-for-3 with a run scored in his major league debut - a 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field. The rookie found himself in the midst of a heated pennant race. With Leo Durocher as their manager, the Cubs led the National League East Division by as many as 9-˝ games in late August.
Gamble contributed immediately with his glove, making two fine catches in the ninth inning on Aug. 29 to help save a 2-1 win for Cubs pitcher Bill Hands, who earned his 16th victory against Atlanta. Chicago ended August in first place at 83-52. But, the New York Mets caught fire while the Cubs faltered down the stretch.
The Mets were 23-7 in September as they won nine of their last 10 games and 24 of their last 32. Meanwhile, the Cubs lost 11 of their first 13 games in September and were just 8-17 during the month. Eventually, the Mets won the division with a record of 100-62. Chicago finished eight games back.
Indeed, New York did win everything, which earned the "Amazing Mets" a world title. With a pitching staff featuring Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and Gary Gentry (plus a young Nolan Ryan) along with Cleon Jones, Tommie Agee, Bud Harrelson, Jerry Grote and others, the Mets swept Atlanta in the NL Championship Series before dismantling the heavily-favored Baltimore Orioles in five World Series games.
Banks, who won back-to-back MVP awards for the Cubs in 1958 and '59 as a shortstop, was a first baseman by the time Gamble made the majors. He hit 512 career homers and was eventually elected to the Hall of Fame in 1977. Gamble certainly understands why Banks became a Chicago icon.
"I was just 19 when I came up," Gamble recalled. "I didn't know where to go or what to do. But, Ernie Banks took me under his wings. He would pick me up at the hotel where I was staying. We had to be at the ballpark early and he made sure I got to the ballpark on time.
"He looked after me. He was a great guy and he kept you loose. He did a lot of talking and he was a great player and teammate. He helped me out a lot when I was coming up."
With the Phillies, Gamble bounced back and forth the next three seasons between Philadelphia and their Triple A farm club in Eugene (Ore.) of the Pacific Coast League. He couldn't win a regular job with the Phillies, so they traded him with outfielder Roger Freed on Nov. 30, 1972, to Cleveland for outfielder Del Unser and minor leaguer Terry Wedgewood.
Gamble singled home catcher Tim McCarver in the bottom of the ninth for the win. Unruly fans throughout the game and afterward kept coming onto the field collecting keepsakes like dirt, bases, seats, and other various items. The win enabled the Phillies to finish half a game in front of the Expos and avoid the NL East cellar.
"That last game they had a big crowd," Gamble noted about the 31,822 fans in attendance. "The fans were waiting to come for that last game so they could run onto the field, grab the seats or anything that was left for souvenirs. We were trying to end the game before they could do that. Tim McCarver got on base and I got a hit and we won the game.
With the Indians, Gamble became a bona fide big leaguer. In 1973, he hit .267 with 20 home runs, 56 runs scored, and 44 runs batted in. In '74, he hit .291 with 19 homers, 74 runs scored, and 59 RBI as his .469 slugging percentage ranked seventh in the American League.
Becoming a Yankee was certainly one of Gamble's career highlights. He seemed to relish the opportunity to interact with the New York media as he was a friendly and entertaining interview. Before he donned the pinstripes, though, he had to get a haircut.
Gamble's finely coifed afro was large - too large evidently even for the big city of New York. His hair added about four inches to his height and often popped his batting helmet off his head. Consistent with a long-standing team policy against long hair and facial hair, owner George Steinbrenner made him get it trimmed before he was issued a Yankee uniform.
"I went into (manager) Billy Martin's office and asked him where my uniform was," Gamble said. "He told me, 'George said when you get a haircut, we'd issue you a uniform.' Elston Howard took me to get a haircut. It was time for it to go. I didn't have a problem with that.
Gamble (who's 56 years old) said he actually gets more attention now for his old hairdo than he did while he was playing, which surprises him.
"When I got out of baseball," Gamble said, "that's when fans really started to notice it. I still gets lots of mail with bubble gum cards with my afro on them. I still get a lot of hair jokes. That was the style back then - long hair and afros. I paid it no attention at the time, but it gets me noticed now."
In 1976 with the Yankees, Gamble helped the club serve notice that they were indeed back from the depths of the American League. They captured their first AL pennant since Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and the gang won it in 1964 - a 12-year drought. Gamble hit .232 with 17 homers and 57 RBI for the Yanks, who were swept by Cincinnati in the World Series. New York, though, won the World Series in '77 and '78.
"They started to build that team and it was great for me to be a part of the beginning. George went out and got the players and built it to what it became. He made sure the Yankees would win and they've been winning pretty much ever since."
"Billy was a Yankee and he grew up with them in the fifties with Mantle, Yogi, and all those guys," Gamble said. "He knew what it was like for the Yankees to win. George was always about tradition and together they built the Yankees again."
The Yankees, though, needed a shortstop in 1977. On the last day of spring training, they sent Gamble, pitcher LaMarr Hoyt, and $200,000 to the White Sox for Bucky Dent. Now, Gamble was primed for one of his biggest seasons.
The Chisox were nicknamed the "South Side Hitmen" and Gamble fit right in. Along with other newly acquired players like Richie Zisk and Eric Soderholm, Chicago made a surprising run at the AL West Division crown that season. They eventually finished third behind the Kansas City Royals and Texas with a 90-72 record. But, that was a big improvement over '76 when they finished last at 64-97.
Zisk (acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates) hit .290 with 30 homers and 101 RBI. Soderholm (a free agent acquisition) hit .280 with a career-high 25 round-trippers. Gamble hit .297 with a team-leading 31 home runs and 83 ribbies. On Aug. 9, the White Sox tied a club record by hitting six homers against the Seattle Mariners during a 13-3 win at Comiskey Park. Soderholm went deep twice while Chet Lemon, Jim Essian, Royle Stillman, and Gamble also found the seats.
Gamble tied Jason Thompson of the Detroit Tigers for fifth in the Junior Circuit that year in homers. Only Jim Rice (39), Bobby Bonds (37), Graig Nettles (37), George Scott (33), and Reggie Jackson (32) finished ahead of Gamble in the home run race. Gamble's slugging percentage was a robust .588 and, with a home run every 13.2 times at-bat, his ratio was tops in the league.
Gamble swung the bat left-handed out of a pronounced crouch. Throughout his career, he was more effective hitting against right-handed pitchers than against lefties. As a result, he often found himself in a platoon situation with other teammates.
By design and tradition, the Yankees always seem to have more good hitters from the left side of the plate than the right side due to the favorable right field porch in Yankee Stadium. That usually means a steady diet of opposing southpaws for the Bronx Bombers.
Thus, for a player like Gamble, he had a better opportunity with the Chisox.
"I was small but I tried to generate as much power as I could," said Gamble, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound ballplayer. "You could make lots more money if you could hit the ball out of the ballpark. I hit out of a crouch and bent over at the knees. I used my legs a lot and twisted from the hips to generate power.
On Nov. 29, 1977, Gamble signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres. He hit .275 in '78 but nagging injuries and a big park like San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium limited Gamble to seven homers. After the season, the Padres sent Gamble, Dave Roberts and $300,000 to the Rangers for Mike Hargrove, Kurt Bevacqua, and Bill Fahey.
In Texas, Gamble found the environment at Arlington Stadium much more conducive to his style. In 64 games with the Rangers in 1979, he hit .335. Before he could really take hold in Texas, though, he was traded back to the Yankees in August for Rivers and a few players to be named later.
"The year I hit 31 home runs with Chicago was one of my best years," Gamble said, "but my best year, I think, was in '79 when I led the league almost in hitting. I didn't have enough at-bats to qualify but that was my best hitting year with the Rangers and Yankees."
Gamble spent the next five years in New York. He hit .278 with 14 homers and 50 RBI in 1980 as the Yanks lost to the Royals in the AL playoffs. During the strike-shortened campaign of '81, Gamble hit just .238 - but he helped get the Yankees back into the World Series in a big way.
The split-season format for the '81 playoffs dictated that the division leaders from both halves of the season play each other in a best-of-five format to determine who would play in each league's championship series. While New York won the first half of the AL East season with a record of 34-22, the Milwaukee Brewers were tops in the second half with a 31-22 record.
The ensuing division series between the Yanks and Brewers was exciting. Gamble went 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer in the first game, which provided the difference in a 5-3 win for the Yankees at Milwaukee's County Stadium. New York also won the second contest 3-0 behind the pitching of Dave Righetti and home runs by Reggie Jackson and Lou Piniella.
"George gave us a lot of speeches and pep talks during that time," said Gamble, who hit .556 (5-for-9) in the division series as New York's designated hitter versus the Brewers. "I hit the home run to put us ahead in the fifth game. It was definitely one of my most exciting moments in baseball."
In '82, Gamble hit .272 with 18 homers and 57 RBI. He tied Nettles for third on the team in home runs as Dave Winfield (37) and Roy Smalley (20) were the club's top two power threats. After hitting .261 and .184 the next two years with New York, Gamble played out his career in '85 with the Chisox - hitting just .203.
Gamble (who also slammed eight career pinch-hit home runs) was influenced by many teammates during his big league tenure. Playing with seven different teams afforded him the opportunity to make lasting friendships with several players.
"I had a great relationship with a lot of guys," Gamble said. "Al Oliver was a hard worker and dedicated to the game. Dave Winfield is in the Hall of Fame and I had the chance to play with him the first time with the Padres. Mickey Rivers and I were like brothers. We knew each other from the minor leagues and we knew each other real well and got along just great.
"Rich Gossage and Buddy Bell were two of my best buddies. We still talk. Chris Chambliss was my roommate in Cleveland and we played together on the Yankees. He's a real good guy and down to earth. I played with just a lot of great guys, really."
"I hope he becomes a manager someday," Gamble said of Chambliss, who has managed in the minor leagues for the Tigers, Braves, and Marlins organizations. "I just know he could do the job. I always thought Chris was capable of being a good major league manager. It was disappointing to see Goose not make the Hall of Fame. They put a relief pitcher in but it wasn't him. He was intimidating with the way he threw and the way he pitched.
His 17-year tour of duty around the majors gave Gamble (who teaches several clinics and camps for Little Leaguers) a chance to witness what some of the game's best pitchers had to offer.
"Lots of them in the Hall of Fame were tough to face," Gamble said, "and they would knock you on your butt when I played. They pitched inside a lot back in my day and they would knock you down quick. Bob Gibson and Tom Seaver were tough. Steve Carlton was nasty. The Mets had Ryan, Gentry and Koosman who were tough."
Gamble also noted Dave Stieb of the Toronto Blue Jays and Don Wilson of the Houston Astros as a couple of former pitchers who gave him trouble. Stieb was a seven-time American League all-star in the 1980s who won 176 games in his 16-year career. Wilson (who sadly committed suicide in 1975 by parking his car in his garage with the motor running) won 104 games in nine seasons with the Astros in the 1970s.
"I never picked his ball up that good," Gamble said of Stieb. "Houston had a staff of guys like Wilson that was tough. A lot of guys not in the Hall of Fame were good pitchers that you didn't pick their ball up that good. There were just a bunch of good pitchers in that time. They pitched the whole game and racked up a bunch of innings."
Today, Gamble works with investments and runs a successful sports agency with a growing clientele. He's been married to his second wife Lovell for 12 years. All told, Gamble has six children - two sons named Sean (22) and Shane (18) and four daughters named Latoya (32), Sheena (25), Kalani (11), and Kylah (4).
Of all the teams that Gamble played for, he probably is best identified with the Yankees. He is proud of that connection, too.
"We always do fantasy camps and old timers games," Gamble stated. "They really do keep you involved. We get a chance to meet our old teammates that we played with and some of the older players before us. They always have something going on and it's still exciting to be a Yankee."
And, for Gamble, his dream still lives on.
(Reprinted in its entirety from the June 2007 issue of Baseball Digest.)
Oscar Gamble made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs in 1969 and played for the legendary Leo Durocher during a pennant chase with the New York Mets."I forgot to move," Gamble said. "Luckily, the ball was hit so high that I had time to move under it and catch it. The year before and the year before that, I was watching him from the stands, pulling for him to hit a home run. Now, here I was catching his fly ball. I had to hit myself in the chest and tell myself to wake up and get into the game."
"We had a lead but they ended up catching us in September," Gamble said. "They just really came on and got hot at the right time. They outplayed us down the stretch. We didn't exactly fall on our faces. We played decent ball but it was just their year. They won everything and rolled through September and October.""When I got called up," Gamble remembered, "I didn't have much experience in the minor leagues. But, we were right in the middle of a pennant race when I was called up. Every game seemed like it was life or death."
Oscar Gamble (as he appeared on his 1972 Topps baseball card)
Oscar Gamble became a bona fide big leaguer with the Cleveland Indians during his three seasons with the club.The '69 season was Gamble's only year with the Cubs as he was the third youngest player in the Senior Circuit that season - behind Mike McQueen of the Braves and Bobby Valentine of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gamble was traded along with pitcher Dick Selma to the Phillies for outfielder Johnny Callison on Nov. 17. Before leaving Chicago, Gamble departed with a very favorable impression of Ernie Banks.
"Then, everybody ran onto the field. I remember the fans holding seats and things as we were trying to fight our way through to the dugout. We had a real young team that year. We were fighting to stay out of last place. We didn't finish last so that was good. It was exciting to play in that game."Gamble, though, did manage to make history for Philadelphia. In the last game ever played at Connie Mack Stadium - the home of the Phillies prior to Veterans Stadium - he recorded the last hit and the last RBI ever in that venue. It happened during a 2-1 victory against the Montreal Expos on Oct. 1, 1970.
Oscar Gamble (as he appeared on his 1974 Topps baseball card)
According to some reports, when Gamble went home to his first wife Juanita (who sang the national anthem on occasion at Yankee Stadium), she cried when she saw him for the first time sans afro.
Oscar Gamble (pictured on his 1976 Topps baseball card) had his best year with the Indians in 1974 when he hit .291 with 19 homers and 59 RBI. His .469 slugging percentage ranked 7th in the American League that year.His on-base-plus-slugging percentage (.833) was eighth in the league. Gamble also ranked ninth in intentional walks (10) and 10th in at-bats (23.9) per home run. Gamble also posted career highs in at-bats (454) and hits (132) that year. In '75, he hit .261 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI with the Indians, who traded him on Nov. 22 to the Yankees for pitcher Pat Dobson.
"From day one, Billy said we were going to win the pennant," Gamble said. "He had that attitude and you could tell that team was going to be special. It was great playing with a lot of guys who became legends like Thurman Munson, Catfish Hunter, Ron Guidry, Mickey Rivers, Roy White, and Willie Randolph."At times, you might try to sneak it and grow it a little longer than you should. But, you got to do something about your hair if you want to wear those pinstripes. They want you to look neat in them."
Oscar Gamble (pictured on his 1976 Topps Traded baseball card) had to get his famous afro cut before he was issued a uniform by the Yankees after being traded from Cleveland. This card was airbrushed - obviously.
Oscar Gamble hit the ball from a crouched stance. It helped him see the ball better and allowed him to use his hips and legs to generate power.Martin made a lasting impression upon Gamble. A former World Series MVP as a second baseman with the Yankees in 1953, Martin brought his feisty temperament back with him to New York as manager. At times, it got the better of him. But, mostly, it worked to his and the Yankees' advantage.
"I bent over so I could see the ball better. When you start from the crouch, it's important that you stay in it and don't raise up. The first thing you should not do when you see the ball coming is to lift up out of it. You want to try and keep your eyes on the same level through your swing. That's what I tried to do.""I knew the Yankees needed a shortstop and all winter they tried to hold on to me," Gamble said. "I was going to be a free agent and they tried to sign me to a one-year contract. But, I didn't want to sign because I didn't know how much I was going to get to play with the Yankees. I got the chance to see more right-handers with Chicago than I would have with the Yankees. It was real exciting to play with Chicago that year."
Oscar Gamble played for the Yankees two different times during his 17-year career. He enjoyed playing in New York and was a media darling.
Oscar Gamble (as he appeared on his 1978 Topps baseball card)In 36 games with New York, Gamble blistered the ball at a .389 clip. For the year, he hit .358 with 19 homers and 64 RBI in just 274 at-bats. His average would have topped Boston's Fred Lynn (.333) easily for the AL batting title. But, he didn't have enough at-bats to qualify.
But, for his career, Gamble proved to be a very good major league ballplayer. He played in 1,584 games and had a career average of .265 along with 1,195 hits, 656 runs scored, 200 homers, and 666 RBI. Gamble finished his career with more walks (610) than strikeouts (546) which proved he had a good eye for the ball. He also had a .356 on-base
Author Todd Newville met the great Oscar Gamble on Aug. 30, 2003, at the Venture Sports Show in Duluth, Ga.When the division series shifted to Yankee Stadium, Milwaukee won the next two by close scores of 5-3 and 2-1. Gamble stepped up again in the deciding fifth game, going 2-for-4 with another double and a fourth-inning homer to help the Yankees win the AL East title in a 7-3 win. New York went on to sweep the Oakland A's in three straight during the AL Championship Series before losing the World Series to the Dodgers in six games.
Chambliss was a .279 career hitter in 17 years with the Indians, Yankees, and Braves. He's currently in his third season as the hitting coach for the Reds. Gossage, who earned the nickname "Goose" as one of baseball's premier relievers, pitched 22 years mostly with the White Sox, Yankees, and Padres. With 310 career saves, he missed getting into the Hall of Fame this past January by just 54 votes as fellow reliever Bruce Sutter was the only one to gain election this year.percentage and a .454 slugging percentage during his big league career.
Oscar Gamble (pictured on his 1981 Topps baseball card) hit .566 with two homers in the '81 division series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Of the seven different clubs he played for, Oscar Gamble is probably best identified with the Yankees - and he is very proud of that connection."I just think guys that need to be in the Hall need to get there before they aren't here with us anymore. You can't get everybody in but I would like to see some guys make it. Eventually, I think some guys will get in but you want to see them get in before they are gone." It only seems natural that both of Gamble's sons play baseball. Sean is an outfielder playing in New Jersey for the Class A Lakewood Blue Claws in the Phillies' minor league system. Shane is playing junior college baseball at Lawson State Community College in Birmingham - less than 100 miles north from Gamble's present home in Montgomery.
Oscar Gamble ended his major league career in 1985 with a career .265 batting average and 200 lifetime home runs. He hit as high as .358 in 1979 and as many as 31 home runs in 1977.


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The average depth is 18.3 m / 60 ft.
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In a sharp contrast to Thursday's 18-0 opener, the Crosby Cougars gave the Brenham Cubs all they could handle, before the Cubs pulled out a 10-9 win and a two-games-to-none series win in the Area Playoffs.
The game, which was originally scheduled for Firemen's Park, was moved due to the weather to Georgetown Eastview.
Due to an earlier game between Leon and Shiner, the Cubs/Cougars match-up did not begin until after 10:00 pm and did not finish until just before 1:00 am.
The game ended in dramatic fashion, as Jacob Stegent sent a two-out walk-off single up the middle, scoring Tyler Watts with the game-winning run. Watts had reached on a single—his fourth hit of the night. For Stegent the game-winner was his third hit of the evening.
The Cubs (23-8) had been on the verge of ending the game in the top of the seventh, but Crosby (21-12) rallied for two game-tying runs with two outs. With runners on second and third, Mario Sequera singled to right field to knot the game at 9-9.
It was the Cubs who'd rallied earlier. Trailing 7-4 in the bottom the third, Brenham struck for three runs on rbi-doubles by Blake Wellmann and Watts.
Brenham took the lead in the fifth on a groundball out by Stegent that scored Dylan Lester.
Teddy Hoffman gave the Cubs a two-run lead with a solo homer in the sixth.
Broc Bosse got the start for the Cubs before being chased in the third inning after giving up seven earned runs on eight hits.
Dakota Brewton came in for Bosse and threw two-and-two-thirds scoreless innings before Hoffman took over. Hoffman got the Cubs out of a bases loaded jam in the sixth with back-to-back strikeouts.
Watts would lead the Cubs offense with four hits, including a double and triple, while scoring two runs and driving in two. Stegent finished with three hits and three runs batted in. Rayne Richard had three hits while scoring a run and driving in a run.
Sean Bergeron led the Cougars' offense with a double, homer and four runs batted in. Hunter Hearn had three base hits with two runs scored and two rbi's.
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Dakota Brewton | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Teddy Hoffmann, WP (1-3) | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Totals | 7.0 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
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Jacob Stegent, 3-5, 3 rbi
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Personal Accident And Health Insurance In Austria, Key Trends And Opportunities To 2017: Despite Being The Smallest Insurance Segment In Austria, Personal And Health Registered The Fastest Growth
New Insurance research report from Timetric is now available from Fast Market Research
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The personal accident and health insurance segment accounted for the lowest market share (16.4%) of the Austrian insurance industry in 2012. However, in terms of gross written premium, the segment registered strong growth and posted a review-period CAGR of 3.6%. The travel and healthcare insurance categories benefited from Austria's improving macroeconomic factors, proximity with the world's leading economies, entry to the EU and growth in the number of inbound and outbound travelers due to commercial partnerships.
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- The personal accident insurance category grew in written premium value at a review-period CAGR of 4.1%, and is expected to increase post a forecast-period CAGR of 3.7%
- Private health insurance is complementary in Austria and people choose it on the basis that it cover diseases not covered under the statutory system and can shorten waiting times
- The Austrian social security system discourages investments in private healthcare insurance products
- The increasing number of outbound travelers from Austria and the country's improving commercial relationships with neighboring countries is expected to support the growth of the travel insurance category over the forecast period
- The Austrian personal accident and health insurance segment is highly concentrated, with the four leading companies together accounting for 95.7% of the segment's total written premiums in 2012
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Companies Mentioned in this Report: Uniqa Osterreich Versicherungen AG, Wiener Stadtische Versicherung AG Vienna Insurance Group, Merkur Versicherung AG, Generali Versicherung AG.
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SOCHI, February 5 (RIA Novosti) – As the world's longest Olympic torch relay nears its end, the Olympic flame and medals arrived in the host city of Sochi on Wednesday afternoon.
The torch visited a number of localities on Russia's Black Sea coast before reaching the mountain cluster of Olympic venues. On Thursday and Friday, torchbearers will carry the Olympic flame around Sochi, and the 123-day-long relay will officially end during Friday's opening ceremony.
Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay
The relay began on Red Square in Moscow on October 7. Around 14,000 torchbearers, including a 101-year-old man, have taken part in the record 56,000-kilometer journey that included the North Pole and the top of Europe's highest mountain. The flame was also taken into space by Russian cosmonauts and carried down into the depths of Lake Baikal, the world's biggest and deepest freshwater lake.
For the first time in the Games' history, the Olympic medals also toured cities ahead of the event.
The medals were seen by about 2.5 million people in 16 Russian cities, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Yaroslavl, Murmansk, Stavropol and Ufa.
"The medals have now completed their wonderful journey around Russia and arrived in Sochi," said Svetlana Zhurova, a Russian Olympic champion who took part in the official ceremony to mark the arrival of the medals.
"I'm glad we're introducing such a tradition, I hope that the IOC [International Olympic Committee] supports the idea and other [Olympic] nations follow suit and show their medals to as many people as possible," she said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has arrived in Sochi and met with athletes Friday, said the Olympic preparations have been "the world's biggest construction project," as all facilities had to be built from scratch.
"Russia is ready to host the games," Putin said. "We have been preparing for this moment for seven years."
The president played a key role in securing his country's first-ever Winter Games, delivering an impassioned promotional speech in English to members of the IOC back in 2007.
A number of high-ranking guests, including heads of states and international organizations, have already started to arrive.
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said up to 70 international leaders are expected to attend the games in Sochi, compared to 12 heads of state at the previous Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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- SOCHI, February 7 (R-Sport) – Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Friday after a lavish opening ceremony showcasing Russia as a resurgent nation.
- MOSCOW, February 7 (RIA Novosti) – US President Barack Obama has denied having an "icy" relationship with Vladimir Putin and described the Russian leader's tough guy image as part of his "shtick."
- The ministry posted a draft presidential order last month on fingerprinting of foreigners, which is yet to be signed.
- NEW DELHI, February 7 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will begin construction on nine submarines in the next two years, the head of the country's largest shipbuilder said Friday.
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I'm convinced the wife would be hooked once she got the BBC in deep and had the intense orgasm that causes - it's just getting them to let them in - getting passed the whole marriage vow or even chosen boyfriend thing and letting go and experiencing true pleasure. It's about sex not relationships, but somehow since women let a man inside them, it's not that easy. They are forever connected to whomever they let inside. If they could stop seeing it as gross and see it for the beauty that it is, then they would do it. It's a question of whether they see themselves as sluts or not, and unfortunately, until they feel the stretching and long fuck and deep orgasm, they are not going to be convinced and not be willing to do it. So the question is how? I wonder if a big dildo is the answer - make them cum with it and then they will want the real thing because there is no substitute for a real man on top of them. Trouble is, my wife won't even look at a big dildo. My wife is the most difficult case of all - not much interest and I cannot get her over into the slut zone. The first time we had sex, she asked if that was all there was to it. Since then no matter what I try, I cannot get her to go over the edge. So I'm not giving up on the big dildo thing - I just have to figure out how to get her on it. Has anyone else done it that way?
Introduced my wife to a black friend. Invited him over for drinks. I left them alone on the couch for awhile. I came back and they were kissing. She asked if I minded, and I said no. She said she wanted to take him up stairs and finish this. I said go ahead. They were drunk and horny. Of course this is what I had planned all along.
Depending on the woman its not always as easy as some people say it is to convince a lady to have sex with another man let alone a Black Man ... I approached my then long time girl friend with the possibilty of her being with another guy and I would say she was shocked to say the least, but as she seemed to be warming up to the idea I expressed my desire for the "other guy" to be a black guy ... This put things back to square one immediately and she said she was not at all interested in that happening but she might consider a get together with another guy if he was a white guy ... There were several stipulations and ground rules that had to be in place or she was not interested in participating in anyway ... I would bring up the subject time and time again over the next few months to the point she was not interested in hearing about it anymore, so I backed off ... Time passed and one day while we were very relaxed and had a few drinks I presented her with my idea once again, this time she looked at me and asked if that was what I really wanted ..? I told her I wanted her and I to try it and see how it works out for both of us but that those involved would be her and the guy of our choice, but I would be there every minute to make sure nothing out of the ordinary would happen ... I met with several possible candidates over the next few weeks and found two guys that I felt she would be comfortable with knowing her as I do and the type of person she would get along with ... The following weekend I told her that I found two guys and she could pick one or both of them from the pictures and I told her about the discussions I had with both of them ... She again expressed her faith in my knowing people and how I felt and she said for me to pick which ever one and set up a meeting to see how it goes ... She was obviously turned on by talking about it because when we went to bed she was in the mood for talking about whats going to happen, when, where, and was rubbing herself into a sexual frenzy ... I got into bed and she told me if we are going to do this lets make it happen and be done with it before she changes her mind ... She was soaking wet and I got on top of her and fucked her until she got off and them I put my cock in her mouth and let her get me off before we drifted off to sleep ... The next morning she seemed to be quite happy and curious as to when I was going to set things up, I told her for the following weekend if that was okay with her, she said fine ... I contacted Ken and told him that the plan was for all of us to meet the following weekend and he said that would work for him ... I told him that we are going to meet and talk for awhile to get confortable and see what happens but there were no promises, he said thats fine also ... The next Saturday afternoon was when we were all set to meet and my girlfriend seemed to be on the nervous side with touch of being anxious mixed in for good measure ... She started getting ready and told me to lay out what I wanted her to wear, so I picked out a nice little short black dress, some strappy high heels, and thigh high nylons that were so sheer they had to be like nothing on her legs ... When she got out of the shower she called to me and asked what underware I wanted her to wear and I told her what I laid out was what I wanted her to wear ... She said she would feel naked with nothing else on and i said that was the idea and she said okay but reluctantly ... I suggested she bring an outfit to chage into just in case we all desided to make things happen and she said fine, but no pressure ... We met Ken in the Lounge of an up scale hotel, I introduced them and suggested we take out drinks outside so we could all talk privately ... We sat at the table so she would be in between Ken and I and so she could show some leg to Ken as we all sat and talked ... I noticed she was actually flashing Ken from time to time and was thankfull I told her she didn't need any underware ... She excused herself and went to the rest room and I asked Ken what he thought, he said yeah man I can do that no problem ... I asked if she was flashing him some leg and he said more than some leg and laughed ... She came back and Ken excused himself to go and use the rest room, I asked her what she thought and she said he seemed like a really nice guy and she was game if I was ... I asked if she was flashing him and she said she was hoping he was liking it and that soon he was going to have a face full of it so whats the differece ..? Ken came back and I told him that it was a go if he was interested in things happening that day ... He said he was and I went to get us all a room and left them talking at the table ... When I returned I don't think they noticed that I was back and they kept on talking ... I went to get the change of clothes bag from my car and told her that we can go to the room so she can change and I'll come back down and get Ken ... She looked at him and said she will be seeing him real soon and that she can hardly wait ... I went to the room with her and she was feeling good, very relaxed, upo for what was about to happen ... I told her to change and I'll go back down and get Ken, she said call the room before you come back up to make sure she was ready, I said okay ... Ken was just sitting there when I got back downstairs and he said he was really going to enjoy this and that she was drop dead beautiful and sexy as hell ... ( She is 5'2, 135#, red hair, shaved, and beautiful blue eyes)\ I told him that I had to call the room and make sure she was ready and that I'd only be a second ... I called and she answered and asked if I was okay with this and I assured her that I was and to just relax and she said she was really relaxed and ready ... Ken and I went upstairs and met room service at the door with out drinks ... We walked in and she looked like a knock out sitting on the arm of the couch in the room, in a sexy outfit I had never seen before and told me to sit in the chair and for Ken to come and sit by her ... She was as sensual as I had ever seen her and as sexy as I could ever remember her being ... She spread her legs slightly so Ken could see and touch her, then she got up and took Ken by the hand and had him follow her to the bed... She sat down and undid his pants and let them fall to the floor and she was staring right at his stiff black cock, so she did what comes naturally and started sucking it ... She stopped and asked me again if I was alright with this, and I assured her I was and told her to enjoy ... They sucked, fucked and any and everything else you would imagine for over 3 hours ...He would get off and she would suck him hard again over and over ... He was spent and done in and said he has to throw in the towel ... Then Ken got cleaned up and dressed and left ... She was on her knees right in front of me and took out my hard cock and told me how much she loved me and thanked me for letting that happen ... I told he to hold that thought until the next time ... On the way home she told me she was going to do what again and I said that was fine with me as long as I get to be there and watch ... Our sex life is better than it ever was and continues to get better every day ... We are married now by the way, got married two weeks after the abouve happened in Las Vegas ...
Hummmm, marry a slut that already likes black cock and make it easy.....although I didn't know until after we was married but it was sure an added benefit, yummy!!!!!


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Would you continue a relationship with someone who you know doesn't have the time to build a relationship with you?
He is trying to save up money for the summer b/c he knows that his work will die down for the summer season. But thats still 4-5mons away.
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No. What's the point of that? I have too much self-respect to waste time on someone who doesn't make me a priority.
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FSA SL-K stem £82.95
Unremarkable but efficient stem that does what you need it to without being remarkable in any way.
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The FSA SL-K stem is part of the, you guessed it, SL-K range from the Italian-based part makers. It's FSA's second tier group below the range-topping K-Force series. As befits a race oriented component, the focus is on weight and stiffness, with price being of only secondary importance. Still, at just over £80, the SL-K is far from the most expensive of stems, though at the upper end of those constructed from aluminium.
The 2014 aluminium alloy used is typically used in aerospace applications, and is among the strongest aluminium alloys whilst also having high hardness – which is what you want in a stem I guess.
The SL-K is manufactured first by 3D forging – a process which typically improves the material properties by aligning the grain structure – and finished by CNC machining. The carbon faceplate adds a dash of the more exotic to the whole ensemble while the bolts are good old reliable chromoly steel.
Weight could surely have been lopped off via aluminium hardware (or even titanium but that would significantly increase costs), but only at the expense of durability. On the scales, the SL-K is a run-of-the-mill 165g for the 120mm length tested, meaning there a plenty of lighter options out there at around this price.
The finish on both stem and faceplate is glossy, and the in-your-face SL-K stickers leave little doubt as to the provenance of this stem. In conjunction with a full SL-K finishing kit (stem, handlebars and seatpost), this overt advertising would perhaps blend in a little, but as an individual part, I suspect most people will find it a little too brash.
In terms of performance, the SL-K does everything well enough, but nothing really stands out about it. Stiffness is good and should be plenty for most riders, while the weight is about average. One thing that does stand out is the fact that the bolts have remained uncorroded despite over a year's worth of use in between periods of storage in a very damp shed.
The SL-K stem is one of those difficult to review items, in that it does everything that you expect it to, without being outstanding in any way. Buyers purchasing the stem as part of a full SL-K finishing kit won't find anything to worry them here, but anyone looking to the SL-K stem as a single purchase might be better off either going for a cheaper option, or pushing the boat out and getting something significantly lighter and/or stiffer.
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Make and model: FSA SL-K oversize stem
Size tested: 110mm
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
FSA describe the SL-K stem as a "New weight-reduced professional racing stem". However, looking at the numbers, it appears that SL-K won't be gracing the wish-list of weightweenies any time soon. That said, it does offer a balanced performance and would be appropriate on any race bike.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
* 3D forged and CNC machined AL2014
* Carbon fiber faceplate
* Cr-Mo steel hardware
* �6� x L70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130,
* Ø31.8mm handlebar clamp diameter
* 40mm fork clamp stack height
* Black anodized
* Color graphic options – Red
* 141 grams (100mm) - claimed, 165 grams (120mm) - measured
Well finished product that comes with quality chromoly hardware and a neat carbon faceplate.
It does everything well, but nothing stands out as amazing.
The finishing hardware, typically the first thing to corrode on cheaper options, is still in great shape despite over a year's worth of use and storage in humid environments.
Not spectacular, but still good enough to stick on your race bike.
There are some cheaper options that beat the SL-K from a weight point of view.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Too expensive for me.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
About the tester
Age: 22
I usually ride: Canondale EVO Red My best bike is:
I've been riding for: Under 5 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Semi pro
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, mtb,
posted by MNgraveur [45 posts]
4th February 2014 - 19:50
Be lighter than, for instance, a 115g Ritchey C260 that costs the same amount as this?
posted by Nick T [880 posts]
4th February 2014 - 20:06
This site really suffers from the plague of smart Alec's clamouring to get one up on the reviewers. If they give a Granny Smith 8/10 and praise its nice appley flavour, I fully expect the first comment to helpfully remind us all that it's not as orangey as a satsuma.
posted by Nick T [880 posts]
4th February 2014 - 20:46
This site really suffers from the plague of smart Alec's clamouring to get one up on the reviewers...
...and failing, as above.
posted by Mr Turning [64 posts]
4th February 2014 - 21:31
Fair enough. I "rock" inexpensive alloy stems on all my bikes. Seems a silly place to spend money.
posted by MNgraveur [45 posts]
4th February 2014 - 21:41
You'd seriously give a Granny Smith 8/10? Braeburns are sweeter and just as juicy for the same price.
posted by nowasps [303 posts]
4th February 2014 - 23:50
A well raised point. Where do you stand on the extra outlay for a Pink Lady, arguably the rapha of the apple world, but perhaps even better value in the sweetness-juicyness stakes with an extra dose of crunch thrown in too?
posted by MattT53 [140 posts]
5th February 2014 - 1:40
I know everyone wants a finishing kit from the same manufacturer-group. But some stems are incredibly expensive. I have no problem whatsoever with BBB stems neither. Cheap, robust, lightweight..
posted by Vejnecske [58 posts]
5th February 2014 - 7:05