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Derrick Favors, the centerpiece of a four-team deal sending Melo to New Jersey that fell apart last month, has shaken off a poor preseason and made important strides toward proving that he's worthy of inclusion in a franchise-shaping transaction like the one Denver is considering. It's only three games, but the No. 4 overall pick is shooting 58 percent from the field while averaging 10.3 points, 10 rebounds and only one turnover per game. His talent is raw, and his defensive instincts are nonexistent. But at the very least, Favors hasn't done anything in this ridiculously small sample size to infect the Denver front office with any serious doubts.
One executive who has watched Favors went so far as to say, "His stock as skyrocketed," which is true any way you look at it. (After the up-and-down preseason Favors had, one way to look at it is this: There was nowhere to go but up.) The Nuggets, according to sources, are still in wait-and-see mode. And they'll be seeing plenty before the key date in this saga, Dec. 15, when summer free agents become trade-eligible.
One of the aspects of this decision that GM Masai Ujiri is evaluating is how competitive his team will be with Melo on board. The next two weeks will be telling, with five games against teams that made the playoffs in the West last season – Dallas (twice), the Lakers, Suns and Trail Blazers. Rival executives have speculated that in some ways, Ujiri's job becomes more difficult if the Nuggets get off to a strong start. If that happens, it will be exponentially more difficult to sell an Anthony trade to the paying customers. Given that Anthony left no doubt that he's leaving Denver one way or another when he told Yahoo! Sports last week, "It's time for a change," a catastrophic start to the season would've been a far easier environment in which to justify trading him.
Until then, the Nuggets, Nets and Knicks – Anthony's preferred destination – are in limbo until more tradable assets flood the market in six weeks. Which gives us a chance to flood the market with the rest of this week's Post-Ups:
• As interesting as it will be to watch the first head-to-head matchup between John Wall and Evan Turner, the top two picks in the 2010 draft, the more intriguing figure in the Wizards' backcourt hasn't played a minute yet this season: Gilbert Arenas. The artist formerly known as Agent Zero is likely a no-go against the Sixers Tuesday night as he prepares to undergo further tests on his injured right ankle. He's already seen foot-and-ankle specialist Mark Myerson in Baltimore. While the Wizards hold out hope of making a Wall-Arenas backcourt work, the scant hope that Arenas and the $80 million he's owed can be moved before the trade deadline requires Arenas to return to the court, be productive, show signs that his All-Star talent remains intact, and prove that he's no longer a locker-room risk. None of that can happen until teams see a significant sample size of Arenas on the court.
• A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Denver's interest in Portland swingman Nicolas Batum in a potential Anthony trade, but those overtures have fallen on deaf ears among the Trail Blazers' brass. Portland isn't about to include the talented, versatile Batum in a deal unless they're getting Melo, which isn't happening. Having said that, the Blazers have a tremendous asset in Batum if and when they get involved in any trade discussions as the deadline nears. Batum is not only affordable – he's still on his rookie contract – but his value is much greater to faster-paced teams. With their grind-it-out style, the Blazers understand that they don't take full advantage of Batum's open-court abilities.
• Commissioner David Stern went easy on the Knicks over the Isiah Thomas fiasco, allowing Thomas and then the Knicks to announce the death of their failed attempt at a reunion via a blatantly illegal consulting arrangement. Stern could've really embarrassed Garden chairman James Dolan on that one, but elected to allow the Knicks and Thomas to clean up the mess themselves and then say there was no need for the league office to take action. Pending the outcome of a league investigation of alleged illegal workouts with draft prospects – some perpetrated under the Thomas regime as team president, according to Yahoo! Sports – the NBA office is not likely to be so kind this time around. While there is no precedent for forfeited draft picks for such violations, those alleged to have been committed by the Knicks in the Yahoo! report would be the most extensive and persistent on record. The league has hired outside counsel to investigate the allegations, and the Knicks plan to cooperate fully. All of this was simply another lesson that re-hiring Thomas in any capacity was a bad idea whether it was against NBA rules or not.
• I am justifiably puzzled by the Heat's apparent pursuit of a point guard to get Miami's offense running more smoothly until floor-spacer Mike Miller returns from injury. I could see the usefulness of a Derek Fisher-type in that role, but short of that, the Heat's offense would run just fine with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James acting as interchangeable wings initiating the offense. Coach Erik Spoelstra could play that way now, if he wanted to, by benching Carlos Arroyo for James Jones – who would fill Miller's role as the shooter until Miller returns. The problem with Jones is his lack of defense, but the rest of Miami's defense is so smothering, I'm not sure Jones-for-Arroyo wouldn't be worth examining. Something tells me the Heat will eventually realize that they don't need a point guard, simply because they've already got two of them: Wade and LeBron. Besides, after signing the top three free agents on the market and turning the NBA upside-down this summer, it strikes me as gluttonous for the Heat to be out on the market pursuing more pieces. Dear Coach Riley: I think you've got enough.
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• Though most 2007 draft picks were not getting extensions by the midnight Tuesday ET deadline, the Suns agreed to a five-year, $22.5 million deal with Jared Dudley, said his agent, Mark Bartelstein. ESPN the Magazine reported that the Grizzlies signed Mike Conley to a five-year, $45 million deal. With hours to go before the deadline, only Kevin Durant, Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Dudley and Conley had received extensions amid uncertainty over a new collective bargaining agreement that makes it difficult to assess such players' value.
• It cannot be overstated that the public truce between the Blazers and Rudy Fernandez is no indication that the Spanish star is happy spending this season – and next, now that his fourth-year option has been picked up – in Portland. While sources say Fernandez is resigned to the fact that he's a Blazer for the foreseeable future, efforts by Fernandez and his agent, Andy Miller, to tone down the rhetoric will go a long way toward making the situation more fertile for a trade. If nothing else, the fact that Fernandez now has two years left on his contract makes him far less of a flight risk if he's traded. The Blazers remain steadfastly opposed to giving Fernandez his wish and releasing him from his contract so he can return to Spain. So for now, Fernandez appears content to accept his minutes and role while allowing trade inquiries from other teams to progress naturally.
Since: Aug 25, 2009
Posted on: November 3, 2010 3:08 am
Post-Ups (UPDATE)
Shoulda Coulda wrote:
Still can't figure out why anyone thinks Carmelo would sign an extension with the Nets, has he stated as much? makes what the Nets are offering irrelevent no? Nets not going to trade for him without an agreement on an extension I would think, so first he turns down an extension with Nuggets only to take the same amount of money to go to the Nets, plus gives up his free agency, when he prefers the Knicks and can just sign there next year, a lot less money aside, if money is not is sole motivation for Carmelo that just doesn't make sense to me, yet all I hear from reading these articles is the Nets are frontrunners, I'm confused???
I can't remember where I saw it, but I do recall reading in one of the early reports that Anthony's list of teams was pretty much restricted to the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls intially. Since there are a ton of conflicting reports, it is difficult to know exactly which teams were on that first list. I've even seen reports that the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers were on it. I'm obviously not sure how valid those reports are/were.
All the reports agree that Chicago and New York were Anthony's first choices. Chicago has refused to part with Joaquim Noah, thus making it unlikely that they would be willing to gut theri team to get Anthony. Any trade with Chicago would almost have to include Luol Deng and Noah for it to work cap-wise. But Chicago doesn't want to lose Noah. And the NUggets are insisting on young talent and draft picks as a condition for trading Anthony. New York might be Anthony's preferred destination, but he Knicks don't really have enough assets to tempt Denver. Their lone star is Stoudamire and they certainly aren't going to trade him, even if the Nuggets wanted him, which they reportedly do not - they are intending to start over. So if New York i to be a serious contender, they must get a third (or fourth) team involved to help with the assets and draft picks the Nuggets want.
New Jersey was apparently not on Anthony's list originally, but he realizes that they will be playing in New York in the very near future and that is where he wants to be. And of all the teams, the Nets have by far the most assets for use in a trade. The downside is that there wouldn't be a lot left around Anthony. But New Jersey could retain more than any other team on Anthony's list. And there is other evidence as well that Anthony was willing to sign an extension in New Jersey. Regarding the four-team trade the Nets almost pulled off back in September, that
One source close to the talks told ESPN.com on Friday night that the Nets expect to learn by Saturday whether Anthony will sign the extension. The New York Daily News, quoting a "reliable source," reported Friday night that Anthony has already approved the deal.
So it seems that Anthony would accept a trade to the Nets and would apparently sign the extension. Stein and many others reported after the deal fell apart that it was Denver, not Anthony, that caused the deal to fail. Anthony himself was apparently agreeable to the New Jersey trade. Which makes sense. All reports agree that the location is the most important thing for Anthony. he wants to be in a major media market, both for his wife's 'career' and for his own. But he also wants to go to a team that can be a contender in fairly short order - he knows that his time is limited and he doesn't want to go to a team that would need to utterly rebuild after acquiring him.
Since: Nov 1, 2010
Posted on: November 2, 2010 7:39 pm
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I agree that he would accept a trade to Orlando, Chicago and other obvious types but enough of this Nets garbage, I agree with another poster, he would have been there already, people talk about a Knick bias, I see a Nets bias and I also believe that they do not have the best package, neither do the knicks, just my opinion.
Since: Aug 14, 2010
Posted on: November 2, 2010 6:42 pm
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Typical N.Y. homer... you sound like a damn fool, your Knicks have the most talent??? If the Knicks are including Amare in a trade then yeah the Knicks do have the most talent. Denver wants picks and young talent that they can advertise. No one wants the Knicks garbage and if Melo does end up in N.Y. the NBA is a complete joke cause the Knicks have nothing to offer... BOTTOM LINE. The best team for Carmelo... the Chicago Bulls, they have picks and young talent and if the Nuggets think they will get something better, they are crazy. They need to take Deng as well cause Deng would score big all the time in the western conference. Teams are sleeping on Deng because of his overblown contract but he really is a solid player just not an allstar player.
Since: Dec 5, 2006
Posted on: November 2, 2010 5:49 pm
Batum's value is more than open court scoring
Portland isn't about to include the talented, versatile Batum in a deal unless they're getting Melo, which isn't happening. Having said that, the Blazers have a tremendous asset in Batum if and when they get involved in any trade discussions as the deadline nears. Batum is not only affordable – he's still on his rookie contract – but his value is much greater to faster-paced teams. With their grind-it-out style, the Blazers understand that they don't take full advantage of Batum's open-court abilities.
Since: Dec 15, 2007
Posted on: November 2, 2010 12:33 pm
Post-Ups (UPDATE)
Are we still talking about a potential Melo deal with the Nets? Well since we are im gonna say Melo would be out of his mind to want Denver to send him to the New Jersey Nets! Not cause they are a bad team, if they were to deal Melo to N.J and lose the decent players they have then who would he be paired up with for a decent run. Which brings me to my next point the Knicks on the other hand have far better talent to offer Denver with Wilson Chandler's emergence and all the other players like Anthony Randolph along with shooters like Walker, Gallinari plus Curry's expiring deal we have a solid combination of players that can be moved and still have enough to make a solid run at the playoffs and beyond.
SO I SAY AGAIN DENVER IF YOUR LISTENING FORGET THOSE OTHER TEAMS, AND LOOK AT THE TEAM THAT CAN HELP YOU NOW YOU HAVE A GOOD COACH IN GEORGE KARL THAT IS CAPABLE OF WINNING WITH JUST ABOUT ANY PERSONNEL, SO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT OUR ROSTER AND PICK. yOU JUST CAN'T HAVE STOUDAMIRE, fELTON UNLESS YOUR GIVING US BILLUPS AND WERE KEEPING TONEY DOUGLAS AS WELL.
Since: Sep 15, 2006
Posted on: November 2, 2010 10:46 am
If I Owned the Nuggets..................
If I owned the Denver Nuggets, I would announce to the world that Carmelo Anthony will NOT be traded and will finish out the season as a Nugget. I would then be sure that the General Manager rebuffed ALL trade attempts and kept no one on the back burner, "just in case". With the impending collective bargaining agreement coming, talk of contraction, lock outs and player salary reductions, I would make Anthony sweat it out. As each day passed, he would become more and more worried about how much money he was going to lose. The media following the story would hear from their sources and report that the Nuggets were not budging, only adding to Anthony's worries. Eventually, Anthony would either come off of his extremely limiting demands, or wind up taking a multi-million dollar hit by signing under next year's CBA, if there is a next year. If it doesn't work, then you always could still trade him at the deadline, so there is nothing to lose for Denver to try and bluff him into losening his demands. Personally, I'd like to see Denver freeze him out, and cost him about $20 million dollars or more by signing next season.
Since: Aug 25, 2009
Posted on: November 2, 2010 2:34 am
Post-Ups (UPDATE)
As far as the Carmelo Anthony situation is concerned, this is pretty simple. Anthony does indeed want to be a New York Knick - every report I have read agrees on that. As to why he is not waiting until the end of the season, the 800-pound gorilla in the room is the fact that next year's CBA - as has been pointed out many time already - is an unknown entity. Will the player salaries go down? Almost assuredly. Will the league try for a hard cap? Definitely, though they may or may not get it. So this is what is driving Carmelo. He chose to sign an extension last time around instead of trying the free agent market as Wade and James did. But now he's getting worried - he wants his money.
The Nuggets understandably want to get as much value as they can. I agree with those who have said that they realize they are not going to get equal value. But all reports agree that they want young talent and draft picks (not necessarily in that order) from any team that wants Carmelo. And of course the entire situation is complicated by Carmelo's short list of teams with whom he would be willing to sign an extension. The Knicks and Nets are his preferred choices. I suspect that if the Lakers had a need for him (or an open roster spot), he would be open to relocating to LA as well, but the Lakers already have a superstar or two and the Clippers ownership is too well-known (and too much reviled) around the League for him to want to take a chance on that franchise. So New York is his choice.
But he is going to have to wait. The Nets are still the front-runners - they have the best assets to offer. But once the December 15 deadline for trading players signed over the summer passes, things will almost certainly heat up. The Nuggets know they are going to have to trade Anthony. For his part, Carmelo will do his best to avoid going to a team that had to strip its roster to get him - this has been reportedly one of his major concerns. He's not stupid- he doesn't want to be The Man on a team with no one else. If the KNicks can get some other teams involved, they are probably the favorites since they are definitely Carmelo's preferred destination. But I still think that New Jersey has a better chance of putting together a deal that Denver will accept. And while New Jersey is not Anthony's first choice, it is a New York area team. And that is where Carmelo wants to be.
I have to chuckle at the comments about how Anthony has 'handled this the right way'. It is true he has handled it with a lot more class than LeBron James. But that is a fairly low bar. And whether Anthony likes to admit it or not, he is responsible for the entire situation - he didn't have to go public and try to force his way out of Denver. Instead, he could have waited until the end of the season and changed addresses as a free agent. Nothing wrong with that - a lot of other great players have done precisely the same thing. It is entirely understandable why he does not want to wait, although it also shows his greed - does it really make a difference if he earns 14 million or 12 million per season? Carmelo Anthony is trying to have his cake and eat it too, and in that regard, he is equally as selfish and immature as James was over the summer.
That being said, Denver does bear some of the blame as well. George Karl is currently a lame duck coach - Denver has yet to offer him an extension. And some of Anthony's closest friends in the organization have been forced out, like Tim Grgurich, Rex Chapman and Mark Warkentien. The new front office is devoid of Anthony supporters that I can see and George Karl himself has a lot of uncertainty around his future with the organization. So the Nuggets bear some of the responsibility for creating the situation that made Anthony ask out. However, I think more of the blame probably rests on Anthony's new wife. LaLa Vasquez is a third-rate Kardashian wanna-be, and she desperately wants the spotlight that only New York and Los Angeles can really offer. Anthony is an East Coast kind of guy, but he was happy in Denver for some years. So it is highly likely that his new bride has been pushing him to go to a city that can offer her the kind of lifestyle she wants - a lifestyle that Denver simply cannot offer.
Ultimately, Anthony will be traded and it will happen almost certainly before this season's trade deadline. Denver knows Anthony wants out and they also know they must get some kind of value for him or lose him in free agency next summer. But they are not without leverage themselves. The uncertainty around the cap is balanced by the growing probability that there will be a lockout. Next season may be lost, whether partially or completely is still unknown. Anthony doesn't want to lose any of his prime years if he can avoid it. So it is in his interests as well to allow a move to happen so he can at least lock up his money now. I expect that once December 15 rolls around, negotiations will start heating up. Until then, unless someone makes Denver an offer they cannot refuse, the Nuggets will probably sit tight. And Anthony will play as well as he can - he does not want a Starbury type reputation dragging down his value. So far he has said all the right things and has certainly put forth the effort on the court. I expect that to continue until Denver can finally trade him.
Since: Nov 1, 2010
Posted on: November 2, 2010 12:35 am
I don't understand why most people, except a few cannot understand this simply situation. Melo wants to be a N.Y. Knick. No matter what the N.J./soon to be Brooklyn Nets have to trade or the Nuggets want in return. There is nothing anybody can or will do, its in Melo hands.As for the contract Melo makes millions already, even if he leaves the 3-year $65 million dollar contract on the table cause the Nuggets want to be difficult. In the long-run the Nuggets will get less valve, because Melo will be closer to Free Agency.As for money Melo will make so much money in New York with the Knicks via Marketing, Jerseys/Etc. & even buy stocks in the team before he signs.Melo has never said he's wanted to sign with the Nets, so stop it. It makes no sense. If he really wanted to be a Net it would've been already. He would of signed his extension and done a sign and trade "ALREADY".
***Carmelo is not Labron. Carmelo has respect for the game. He's doesn't play games with teams or the "DECISION" waste of time. Melo is Loyal to the his team, fans and he tries to even give the Nuggets a head-up in order to get something in return for the team and its fans. Instead of what Labron did playing games with several team including the Cav's and giving up in the playoff for the Cav's *** So Carmelo i respect your decision and thank you for not being like Labron. I respect Labron and think he's a great player, but without the NBA and its fans Labron is nothing.
Since: Nov 1, 2010
Posted on: November 1, 2010 11:16 pm
Favors worthy of Melo?
I think you're seriously underestimating Favors. To say that he had "nowhere to go but up" overlooks that after 3 games he (1) has the highest rebounding % in the NBA (2) has done more (measured by Win Scores) per minute than Griffin, Wall, Cousins, Turner, or Wes Johnson (3) has played excellent defense ("his defensive instincts are nonexistent"??? who told you that?) (4) while being the youngest player in the league. As a Nets fan, I hope Denver stays unconvinced of his value-- let Melo go to the Knicks where he can play in the defense-free system he loves.
Since: Jul 5, 2010
Posted on: November 1, 2010 10:12 pm
It's a good question WouldaShoula.
IMO Melo wants to go to Jersey because next year they're the brooklyn nets. And no matter what the Brooklyn nets will be a cool team that sell jerseys.


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Westmoreland Park
A quick visit to Westmoreland Park in southeast Portland revealed good numbers of waterfowl and gulls typical of this little urban duck pond in the winter.
Two duck butts in the middle of the pond stood out because of their large size. They turned out to be Tundra Swans, the first I have seen at this park.
Of course, every visit to Westmoreland requires a quick scan of the gull flock.
Gadwalls don't sport a lot of color, but are lovely little ducks.
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Rickee and Sammie Lewis, have announced the upcoming birth of their second child in March.
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Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE) has been supplying forklift trucks to Rossmann for 14 years. In this video, István Bernula, Logistics Manager of Rossmann, Hungary, explains the company's reliance on Toyota and BT forklifts, including BT Optio order pickers, as well as their overall satisfaction with TMHE's truck quality and durability.
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Meghan Vogel of West Liberty-Salem High School had won an earlier race but was in last place in the 3,200-meter run Saturday as she caught up to Arlington sophomore Arden McMath, whose body was giving out. Instead of zipping past McMath to avoid the last-place finish, Vogel decided to help. She put McMath's arm around her shoulders, dragged her the final 20 meters and pushed her competitor over the finish line before crossing it.
Vogel tells the Springfield News-Sun she's humbled by the supportive messages she's since received from friends and strangers.
Vogel says she believes other distance runners would've done the same thing.
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The great majority of holidaymakers in Australia get home in one piece, but a handful do suffer fatal or serious injuries. See Australia and Die is about dangerous Australia. It's about relentless heat, creatures that can kill in minutes and the cruelty of nature.
The carefully researched stories in this book give you the facts about the real life-threatening situations that locals and overseas tourists have faced while travelling around Australia.
Some stories are well known, many are not. This book takes the raw elements - the ocean, the sky, the billabongs, the Outback - and shows how relentless they can be.
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Wendy Lewis is a contemporary Australian writer. She works in Sydney. She has written a number of non-fiction books about Australian people, history and events. She has also written plays (working under the nom de plume Julia Lewis).
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Well, look at that. Another Japan / Europe co-production. We know what this means, right? By mixing eastern and western elements, we always get a series that is generally better than an average cartoon and worse than an average anime. This series is basically aimed for 12 year-olds but it packs some mature themes that may attract older viewers with low expectations.
ART SECTION: 6/10 [Stands out in the crowd.]
Analysis: General Artwork 2/2, Character Figures 1/2, Backgrounds 1/2, Animation 1/2, Visual Effects 1/2
A very nice concept art was used to depict the alien planets and civilizations. Weird symbols, eerie shaped plants, rocks and buildings, interesting forms of spacecrafts. There is not much detailing but it still makes the series to look different from all others. And if it stands out from the lot, it's enough for me.
If you like JRPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics, Makai Kingdom and Odin's Sphere , you will immediately like the way the characters are drawn. Very simple faces, weird cloths, and occasionally body tattoos. Facial variety is very low and each character seems to always wear the same set of cloths, but they are still adorable to look at.
All backgrounds and spacecrafts are entirely computer generated. They have high definition and plenty of gimmicks to make each race to look different. But still, their variety is very low and you will feel like you watch the same set of scenery repeating over and over.
The simple-drawn characters don't leave room for great animation. And the attention to physics during the races is generally ok but I can't say there is great fluidity. Still images are used in plenty of occasions and some spacecraft crashes feel fake.
The entire series generally feels very poor on visual dressing; most special effects are just neon light and spot light filters.
SOUND SECTION: 6/10 [A bit better than average but that is that.]
Nothing to write about. Voice acting was ok, music themes were silly J-pop and average action-pumping orchestra.
STORY SECTION: 4/10 [An interesting premise that is ruined by the childish presentation.] (spoiler alert!)
Analysis: Premise 1/2, Pacing 1/2, Complexity 1/2, Plausibility 0/2, Conclusion 1/2
The story is a weird mix of science fiction, sports, drama and coming-of-age. If you look at its genres individually, you will see just the same old clichés of the kind. But if you see it as a whole, it looks nice. Earth is under attack by aliens. All the races are invited to participate in a race, whose winner will receive the power to rule the cosmos. Enter your average teenager with a sad past and the wish to win the race in order to prove herself to her father. That's right! She doesn't care about the fate of the world; just for her daddy. Add some scheming aliens, funky racing, a mysterious lurking evil power and a lukewarm romance in the air. And there you have it; a nice blend of the best clichés. It is not great but it does trick you into thinking it's original.
Realism suffers a lot and it is hard to get in the mood if you can't buy the presentation. The fate of the universe will be at the hands of a race winner. Not weapons, not brains, not charisma decide. Just the fastest (and most cunning in most cases) guy in a public sport. Reason states that the races would kick the shit out of each other and scorch the entire planet in an attempt to steal the price for their own profit. Who the hell plays fair before the chance to become almighty? Who the hell has fun watching or taking part in such a thing? And who the hell sends characters with psychological issues, like revenge, maniac laughter and a teenager with a dad she hates and yet is her race supervisor? As for that mysterious power lurking throughout the series, it was just a pathetic attempt to keep the viewers interested with an otherwise generic theme. Not convincing at all.
Almost all episodes follow the same pattern. The participants talk of their personal issues during the first half of the episode, where you get to know them better (and hear a lot of cheesy dialogues about honor, justice and love). And then, they take part in a race in the other half of the episode (where you get to see some cool racing spacecrafts running, bumping and fighting each other). A few episodes feature more mystery or character coloring. But no episodes are considered great as the plot is usually predictable or leads to a very anti-climactic resolution.
Although the entire focus falls on the leading Earth girl, several secondary characters have their stories presented as well. None gets a center spot but they are there, nonetheless.
The series ends with your average "happy ending". It's so sappy it's almost awful. The mightiest of beings reveals its devious plan without a reason. And yet, it's too stupid to see a normal guy doing the simplest thing in order to stop it. What a bull of an ending that was! Totally anti-climactic. I regrettably have to say that if the ending were bleaker, the series would have a much better final impression. But no; the scriptwriters aimed at turning the otherwise sad story into a silly adventure with a fairy tale ending.
CHARACTER SECTION: 5/10 [From the leading girl to the most unimportant character, the entire cast feels adorable but also completely fake.]
Each one races for one specific goal, which is determined by some basic ideal or vague backdrop story. All motivation is just "for justice!" or "for power" or even as corny as "to make my daddy love me". During times of stress, you will see them doing complete nonsense, like talking about their goals instead of finishing off their adversaries or leaving their antagonists win, in order to prove they are friends. It is not any different from most shonen series, where everyone simply wants to become the champion in some sport or martial art. Forget the story. It doesn't matter; it's just an excuse to see them race. It all comes down to race, train, cry, laugh and make dreams about the future. Personalities are nothing more than a simple demeanor or quirk in the way of talking. Development is presented only when someone drops out of the race. And even after the series ends, you will feel like nobody changed much or is worth remembering in the sea of competition casts of anime series.
The concept art makes it a bit memorable. And some races are nice to watch again. But beyond that, there is little value or enjoyment in a series with a simple story, a repetitive plot and a generic cast.
Is this series about the fate of the universe or the personal issues of a teenage girl with her father? Make up your minds!
***This is a spoiler free review***
Ōban Star-Racers is an anime that at first I passed over on many occasions. When I ran out of well-known anime to watch, this show popped into my "Shows you might like" category on Netflix. After thinking it over I decided to give it a go since Funimation has a great track record of English dubbed anime.
Story: 5/10
Ōban Star-Racers at first is unexpectedly interesting and fun to watch. Our main character Molly escapes boarding school to find her father who has become a complete tool. He is asked to gather a team to race for humanities safety in a tournament taking place on a faraway planet. The whole show has a Pod Racer feel and look that somehow works (unlike in the prequels of Star Wars). This sounds farfetched but the whole tourney style racing thing actually works very well in keeping the excitement up every episode of the first arc (first half of the series). This hype however does not last the entire show. The second part of the show is to be put honestly not as exciting as the first. We lose a major character that played a critical part of showing Molly how to mature as a person and a racer. All the wacky and interesting characters from the first arc practically disappear from the show and we are forced to accept new ones for the remainder of the show. The openness of the world that the tournament's first round is held is completely ditched for the final round. The planet the final round takes place on has no crowds and is not inhabited by other people. It just feels plain and no amount of cool racing moments makes up for it.
Animation: 6/10
This is going to be a hit or miss for a lot of people as the animation is very simplistic (no noses lol). The moving scenes of the races are for the most part well done but there are some weird parts where the show tries to mix 3D animation with traditional 2D style and it comes out very bland and unattractive. Character models are well done but like I said this show looks like a cross between western cartoons and early 00's anime.
Sound: 8/10
The sound of Ōban Star-Racers is captured very well as the ambient soundtrack mixed with the English dub are one of the best combinations I have experienced to this day. The music fits perfectly with the basic scenes as well as the action ones. English voice acting is so good that when listening to the original dub, I found the English one far superior in overall emersion.
Characters: 7.5/10
The main cast, for the most part, are pretty original and you eventually become attached. Molly is head strong and wants to do anything to please her father. Her father, Don Wei is a typical jacka$$ that puts results before feelings any day. Jordan I never really felt anything towards but becomes Molly's comrade fairly early on in the show. My favorite character, Rick Thunderbolt is a headstrong racer that at first comes off as a showoff only in it for the fame, however we learn later on there is a lot more to Rick and he becomes a major part of making Molly ready for future races. The supporting cast are very likable and help move forward the story.
Overall: 6.6/10
If I were to rate this show only for the first half of its story, it would no doubt receive something decent. It however receives a 6.6 because it lacked the excitement from the first half in the final episodes. The show however for what it's worth warrants a watch. It does have a very kidish feel to it but overall you will have a blast watching it. Very well done show just wish it was more interesting all the way through.
Enjoyment: 7/10
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Story: Oban is actually a pretty archetypical story about a girl trying to find her family, racing, love triangle, blah blah blah. While it is a pretty common basic line, the creators did a fantastic job mixing everything up and ending up with a coming of age story with sci-fi elements, romance, adventure, and lots of interesting turns.
I'll be the first to admit that it seemed to go on for a while, but it was overall incredibly enjoyable. Eva/Molly is a bit of a brat sometimes, but I couldn't help but feel for her as she realized her father didn't even recognize her, even if it had been ten years.
And then the plot twists! In the interest of trying to be spoiler free, I won't go too much into it, but the story kept me guessing but still didn't go too far out of the realm of possibility, and picked up threads I'd thought were long forgotten in time for the big finale. At the end, I really had to fight back the tears.
Animation/Art: Oban did really well in a traditionally taboo field of mixing 3D with 2D animation, something I generally detest. The 3D models were set in 2D backdrops, their toon/cell-shaded style almost perfectly matching the animation style and used in a consistent (but moderate) manner.
While the style itself is really simple, they pulled it off very well and managed to make everything incredibly expressive with so few details. I am also very impressed with the character designs and backgrounds.
Sound: The music is pretty good, although it can get a bit repetitive and in some places I thought should have added more music, but the ending and opening themes fit so well (from what I could understand) with the show that I didn't skip them as I normally do when watching an anime. I'm seriously considering buying the soundtrack myself.
Characters: Again, pretty archetypical: The best friend mechanics- one geeky and the other pretty macho, the super manly samurai-esque star racer, the controlling overbearing manager/father, the clueless irrational cuddly soldier, the gentlemanly prince, the charming spunky girl hero... However, the characters were fleshed out very well, even the side characters with little to no dialogue I found myself wanting to know and hoping they would survive.
Overall, I suppose that many people probably wouldn't like it, but I found this to be a highly enjoyable series, with characters I loved and a story and designs and art that I just can't find words to describe just how amazing they are in my opinion.
An enjoyable thrill ride that starts slow but has several exciting highlights that keep you on your toes. OBS has an endearing cast of main characters and a wide variety of side characters to keep you interested. If you give Oban Star-Racers a chance it may surprise and delight you. That being said this show does have several flaws that some people will be able to overlook while others won't.
Story OBS definiteley gets credit for having a fairly original idea, sure the star-racers look like something akin to the pod-racers from Star Wars, but they expound on the racing theme with a more unique story. Young Eva makes a minorly dramatic escape from her boarding school in order to be reunited with her father, only to find that her father doesn't even recognize her. In order to keep from being left behind again she follows her father as he creates a highly skilled racing team to race for the fate of earth. When ace racer Rick Thunderbolt is injured in a crash on the first race it's up to Eva to step up and race for earth. Haunted by memories of her mother dying in a dramatic star-racer crash she must overcome her fears and be the racer earth needs. Farther into the story she suffers from several setbacks. You're left wondering if she'll ever be able to pull everything together and claim the ultimate prize.
Animation Some people will be turned off immediately by the toonish animation of OBS. The characters have a simple design (no noses!) that sets this anime apart from the norm of most others. The animation overall feels like it is intended for a younger audience. Despite this drawback the characters are able to evince strong emotion that the viewer will be able to connect with.
Sound No complaints about the sound, good music and good sound effects, however it wasn't anything extraordinary either.
Characters This show has a great cast of characters that suffer from moral and emotional dilemas. However the characters don't have much depth other than dealing with the same dilemas throughout the entire anime. Eva/Molly has the most developed character but she has a hard time overcoming her inability to communicate with her father through the entire anime.
Overall While the story seems to slow down in several spots and it being a show intended for a young audience this show still has a lot of fun and exciting moments and characters that are fun to watch. This anime may not be for everyone, especially those that don't like anime intended for younger viewers, but for those that don't mind that you might find it worth your while.
Critic's Log - Earthdate: November 18, 2012. Review #22: Oban Star-Racers
Hey There, name's Giovanni. You can call me the Fullmetal Cowboy if you like since that is just a little nickname based off my username. Anyway, I do these intros to my reviews because I like to and it's my kind of thing. I also number my reviews so I can keep track on how many I've reviewed so far. The whole "Critic's Log" thing is a homage to Star Trek if you haven't noticed. Well i'm running out of material to continue this intro so let's thrust those engines into Oban Star-Racers!
In the year 2082, Earth has been invited to compete in the Great Race of Oban, an intergalactic race whose winner can be granted any wish in the world, even bringing back a loved one. This invitation comes from the Avatar, a mysterious entity who ends hostilities between Earth and the sinister Crogs. In Earth, a girl named Eva has been hoping to hear from her father for years. She leaves school to find her father Don Wei, after she does find him the Earth team is off to compete in the Great Race of Oban, Eva then takes the name "Molly" and she must prove that she can win and make her father recognize her.
To be technical, this is a Sav! The World and HAL Film Maker collaboration production. Sav! The World was a studio from France while HAL Film Maker was from Japan. Oban Star Racers is one of those animes that has a rare occasion having two studios collaborate while its country of origin happens to be Japan and France. So… Should Oban Star Racers be considered an anime to begin with? Well, let's just say that Oban Star Racers is an anime hybrid. I should note that Savin-Yeatman Eiffel (the creator of the series and one of the directors of the show) was inspired by a few anime series back in the 70's which obviously led to the inspiration of the series and it's no surprise that he wanted to collaborate with a Japanese studio regarding the animation. Speaking about the animation, it was hard for me to speak my opinion about the animation in Oban Star Racers. The show does deserve praise for its integration of 2D and 3D animation when used. What is a bit hit and miss is the character designs but that is sort of a minor nitpick for me because there's actually a small defense I have regarding character designs. The animation style in France sometimes does not include noses on its characters or so I heard in the Making of Oban video that I saw. It may look weird but I think you might get used to it after a little while unless you really have a problem with it. The animation is mostly good throughout the show and it's done well for a kid's anime. The integration of the 2D and 3D animation is done good that it should put Gonzo to shame. Yeah, I just brought up Gonzo… Maybe I should call this an "Anti-Gonzo Anime". Putting jokes aside, I appreciate the animation here and I also appreciate the unique art style that Oban Star Racers has.
The music by Taku Iwasaki really sets the mood right for Oban Star Racers, there are times when the music sounds adventurous which the show has plenty of adventurous scenes and packs an emotional punch when used. I got nothing really bad to say about the music, it's composed quite well. I should also mention that the staff somehow managed to get Yoko Kanno to compose the opening and closing songs, need I say more about Yoko Kanno? Well for this review… yes. Oban Star Racers has one of the catchiest openings from Yoko Kanno, it got me excited for an episode of Oban and I never really skipped or fast-forwarded the opening, I liked every second of it. The closing song is nice too and compliments the show well. The music department had the chance to shine and it worked.
As far as voice acting goes, I cannot state my opinion of the Subtitled version this time because The American release of this show does not have a Japanese version, and it doesn't have a French Version either. Only the English Dub is available in the U.S. and to be honest. This is a solid well performed dub. Chiari Zanni has a charming touch while voicing Eva (or "Molly" if you prefer) well. Sam Vincent is great as Jordan. Ron Halder is terrific as Don Wei. Kirby Morrow is charming for the ladies as Prince Aikka and Brian Drummond is surprisingly good at voicing a cheery old man. Here's a couple good tidbits about the extra performances. Alessandro Juliani (the English voice of L from Death Note) is in the show and the Dobson Brothers (Paul, Brian, and Michael) are also in the show. The dub is great for a kid's show and it's a good anime dub in general.
The cast of characters are quite the bunch. The human characters are relatable to some viewers and some characters are interesting as well. Eva (or Molly) is an ambitious 15 year old girl that wants her dad to recognize her. My brother once told me that when he saw the show, he told me that he thought that 15 was the right age for Molly. For a kid's show, this does seem to be the right age for a main character for this kind of show. Jordan is fun to watch and he's also a character that I think some male viewers can relate to. The most interesting character by far for me was Eva's father Don Wei. His character seemed a bit dislikable at first but his character development made him a likable character for me. Rick was a cool guy and he pretty much lives up to the cool factor to his character. The character development for the human characters was done pretty well for the most part. As far as the alien racers. Prince Aikka is an interesting character that develops nicely for the most part. There are some favorites I do want to list just for kicks. I liked Para-dice because she uses a footpad to race which that footpad sort of reminds me of Dance Dance Revolution. Rush was pretty cool. Spirit was also cool but interesting (for someone who never speaks) and Ondai had a cool robot form for a Racer. That's just personal preference, but I do like how there is a variety of design regarding these Star Racers and that's another thing I like about Oban Star Racers.
If there's anything that will vary your mileage is what you would expect out of Oban Star Racers. The story is a bit generic at first and almost was slightly uninteresting to begin with. It does pick up quick as it progresses and chances are if you stick to the series long enough it may have been worth seeing after all. Again, this is depending on what you would expect out of the show. What Oban Star Racers does have that does not disappoint is the racing moments, they are exciting to see and is literally the driving force that makes Oban Star Racers a fun show to watch. If you like the characters long enough, chances are you'll like how they develop. What really gets me liking Oban Star Racers is that this is a kid's show and it does deal with some dark themes running through it. Not a whole lot, just a little and it was effective for the most part. It starts out fine and then it starts getting interesting once the group is in Oban and then it starts twisting things around which I was a bit surprised. Then there's the ending, I have read sources that some people did not like the ending too much and some people thought it was okay. I will agree that Canaletto was not that interesting of a villain while he looks weird at the same time. I do think that part of the ending is a bit anti-climactic, but the majority of the ending wasn't too anti-climactic. It had an appropriate ending for what the story was giving. In all honesty, this ending could have been a little more extensive and it could've ended just a little differently. The ending for the most part isn't bad, it's certainly not A+ material either. To make a long story short about the ending. It was pretty average.
If there's something about this anime that I would like to say before I wrap things up, I'll say it now. Oban Star-Racers has got to be one of the most underrated kid's anime ever made. It aired in more than 90 countries and it never got the recognition and it truly deserved. This anime got seriously overlooked. Savin-Yeatman Eiffel and Thomas Romain (The creator of Code Lyoko) sure have impressed me to some degree with this series.
Oban Star-Racers is available from Shout! Factory
With that said, Oban-Star Racers is an exciting anime series that integrates 2D and 3D animation well when used. It also had good character development during the progression of the story. It has a soundtrack that compliments the show well and even though the story isn't completely A to A+ material. The racing is what made the show watchable and the story is good enough to go alongside the exciting racing moments. This truly is an underrated and overlooked anime.
I give Oban Star-Racers a 7.9 out of 10, it is GOOD!
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Coba Ruins Day Trip from Cancun or Riviera Maya
Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Coba Ruins Day Trip from Cancun or Riviera Maya. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
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Disappointing after visiting Chichen Itza. I expected our guided tour to show us more than a few places, but most of the stuff we were left to do ourselves. We did hire a ride to take us to the pyramid and that was well worth it, especially since it was raining pretty hard. We went because you are able to climb the pyramid, but I felt the rain made it too dangerous. The rain kept us from being able to take photos, as well.
- Had to take a bus to a meeting place in a mall, get off, wait for 45 minutes, then get on a different bus and go to the site.
- Tour was in both English and Spanish.
- Guide was decent but nothing special.
- Lunch was not very good.
- There was no zipline on our tour, just the cenotes.
All in all an ok experience. We typically have better luck with Viator's tours. I recommend going to Coba but maybe not on this itinerary through Viator.
Would have been better if not combined with the group on the adventure tour as more time was needed at the riuns.
The ruins were awsome. Pick up was great. But our guide looked depressed. He could barely talk or walk. Another guide would have been better.
You get more tour for your money than I was expecting. In the morning we took zip cable rides over a cenote, then canoed out to an underground cenote that people could swim in. The only disappointment was that the canoeing wasn't mentioned before the tour started so none of us had water tight bags to keep our cameras in. The organisers do take photos of you during this stage of the tour, but it costs $40 plus to purchase them. The meal was reasonable and there's no charge for drinks, but the open air setting of the cooking and eating does lead to a concern about the safety of the food. Once at the pyramid site there's a half hour tour of the some small pyramids / sports areas at the entrance, followed by the option of a mile's walk, bike ride or peddle taxi ride to the main pyramid. The pyramid is impressive and easy to climb for any moderately fit person, but there's nothing to see other than this single pyramid and the surrounding forest. There are a number of small constructions lining the mile's path from the entrance, but it's unlikely you'll have any time to spend at these unless you limit your time at the main pyramid to 5 minutes. We had a fairly entertaining driver all the way, but there were times when we just left belongings in a bus parked in the middle of nowhere (which felt unsafe) and on the way back to the hotels in the evening we ran down some domestic dogs. The driver radioed it in to his controller, but he didn't stop. All the same I recommend this tour, and if you take a water tight bag you'll be able to take photos of the underground cenote, the lake and the other scenery in that area.
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Chose to visit Coba as it is much closer to the Riviera Maya than Chichen Itza and were pleased we did. A very impressive sight and really loved being able to climb the pyramid. The tour company was great, even calling our hotel the day before to re-confirm pickup time. The tour guide was fun and informative. Was a bit apprehensive about visiting the Mayan family as it seemed a little intrusive going into their house but it wasn't as bad as I thought. The lunch was really good and the driver was very generous with the cold drinks all day. The cenote was a disappointment as it wasn't underground, it was really just a small lake and we were made to wear ill-fitting life jackets which made it impossible to swim. Still, it's ideal if you don't like the enclosed spaces and bats in the proper cenotes, and great for cooling off at the end of the day. Overall it was an enjoyable trip and I'd recommend it for a good value day out.
The tour guide looked like she was not interested in her job. She was adamant to take rickshaw when majority of the group wanted to walk and she actually left the majority of the group on their own :)) Other than that this place is just an extension of places like Tulum and Chichen Itza but has one pyramid which tourists are allowed to climb. Despite that fact, i would not recommend this tour to anyone unless you are interested in history and want to explore everything in Cancun.
Went to see a Mayan family with a guide tour name Roberto. He was very helpfull and we enjoyed our trip. My wife left something we had bought from the Mayan fammily in the Van that took us and it disappreared. Will not travel with the Shady people again. This was not Roberto's fault since he took us in antoher Van.


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Health Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag said a clean-up was under way at the Fabella Memorial Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila after an initial assessment showed unacceptable mercury levels in several areas "in and around the storage room."
He said Health Secretary Enrique Ona had directed the Fabella hospital officials and staff to prioritize patient safety after mercury reportedly spilled from a broken container in the storage room on August 8.
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"Forty patients from the Pediatric ward adjacent to the area of spill were already transferred to another ward in the hospital as a precautionary measure," Tayag said in a statement.
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Tayag said the DOH was still trying to determine how the spill happened. He said the mercury was still in the storage room because its disposal needed the supervision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
"The final disposal of mercury needs to be supervised by the DENR. We are still looking for answers," Tayag said. It was not clear why, if it had already been notified, the DENR has so far not done anything about its disposal.
Tayag said the mercury apparently evaporated after it spilled from its containers in the storeroom.
"What we know was that the amalgam spill was discovered where it was temporarily stored in a separate building away from patient areas after the DOH-issued mercury ban in 2008," he added.
Tayag said the DOH was also trying to find out if other areas around the storeroom were also contaminated "to make sure no one gets exposed."
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Knitting keeps me away from stress eating!
To keep mindless snacking in check, find a good fidget. For example, I knit, so I keep small knitting projects by my computer, the TV, by my desk at work, etc. That way, I have something to do during downtime and I'm less likely to go find food.
My emotions and thoughts sometimes get out of control and I turn to food to lessen the emotion. When I knit, I find that the racing thoughts and emotions lessen because it is distracting me from what is bothering me busy hand. Also, I use knitting as a distraction when I watch TV or DVDs. If I am knitting, my hands are busy which prevents me from eating.
I am knitting a Great American Aran Afghan and each square is a small victory on the way to the finished blanket. I look at weight loss in a similar way. Each kg is a square. Even if I make mistakes and have to rip the knitting back that's ok cos I can knit it back up later. Same for weight loss.


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Dustin Pedroia plays baseball with as much passion and heart as anyone I have ever seen. He truly loves the game and is not playing just to make a lot of money. With that being said he is also one of the best second basemen in the league. He won the American League Rookie of the year in 2007, along with a world series title with the Sox that year. In 2008 he followed up his ROY award with an MVP award, and was selected to his first of three consecutive all star games. He also won the silver slugger award for second base in 2008, along with his first gold glove award. He is loved by the fans and has many different nicknames, my personal favorite being "The Muddy Chicken". Last year with the Sox, Pedroia could be considered a bright spot in a season filled with darkness. While he did not have a career best in any offensive category he still had good numbers. He played in 141 games, had 563 at bats compiling an average of .290. He hit 15 home runs and drove in 65 runs. He was walked 48...
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I did the list too! except it was a little notebook, i dubbed it my "dating manifesto". it was started when i also was post-divorce dating. after an exceptionally embarrassing post-break-up loss of temper i experienced with one especially triggering ex boyfriend, it became obvious that i needed to do something differently. and it worked so well... i listed what i wanted, then red flags, then complete deal breakers.
and now i'm married with my lovely husband of almost 6 months who is giving, caring, forgiving, and forgivable (and hot). hooray for you Jane, it sounds like you found the same!!!
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All the 106 house surgeons (Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internees) of K.A.P.Viswanatham Government Medical College and Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital here commenced their agitation of abstaining from doing some of the para medical and clerical work on Friday protesting against the alleged human right violation of involving the house surgeons to do duty for 31 hours continuously for about three days per week in addition to 10 hours on other days.
The house surgeons told The Hindu on Friday that following their agitation about 900 para medical staff including staff nurses, technicians and others attached to the hospital had started doing the para medical and clerical work that were earlier dumped on them.
They pointed out that no action had so far been taken by the Dean or the authorities to solve the problems of the house surgeons and said that they would continue their agitation till their demands were fulfilled.
Earlier, the house surgeons had forwarded to the Governor the resolutions passed at the general body meeting of CRRIs a few days ago in which they had stated that they were forced to do para medical and clerical works including giving injections to patients in the wards, transporting the blood samples to the lab, collecting the investigation reports from the lab for all the patients and so on.
Keywords: House surgeons, Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internees, K.A.P.Viswanatham Government Medical College, Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital


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Blue Jays Entering Toughest Stretch of the Year
It's August 11th and the Toronto Blue Jays are within striking distance of a playoff spot thanks to being seven games above .500 with a 63-56 record. How rare is the Blue Jays being seven games over .500, 119 games into the year? Very.
Toronto's best seasons since winning back-to-back World Series championships in 1992-93 are as follows: 1998 (88-74); 2006 (87-75); 2003 (86-76); 2008 (86-76); 2010 (85-77); and 1999 (84-78).
Below is what the club's record was after 119 games:
1998: 59-59
1999: 65-54
2003: 59-60
2006: 64-55
2008: 60-59
2010: 63-56
The only years since 1993 that the Blue Jays had a better record after 119 games than they do now was 1999 and 2006, while matching the 63-56 mark in 2010. In the majority of the other years since the glory days, they were already out of it at this point, and had a losing record at the 119-game mark in eight of those seasons.
For some perspective, Toronto was 70-49 at this point in 1992, and 68-51 in '93.
Entering play Monday, the Blue Jays were clumped up with a bunch of American League teams vying for the second wild card spot. The first wild card is, of course, still up for grabs, but the Los Angeles Angels should be able hold steady if they shake off the mediocre stretch they are currently going through.
Toronto is looking up to the Kansas City Royals -- the only team in baseball with a longer playoff drought -- for the last postseason spot. The Royals hold a 1.5 game lead on the Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners -- the pair begin a pivotal three-game set at Safeco Field on Monday night -- while Kansas City is 2.5 up on the New York Yankees. New York and the Baltimore Orioles play three games at Camden Yards starting Monday.
Things are heating up, to say the least.
The Blue Jays' recent six-game homestand was salvaged by two come-from-behind walk-off wins against the suddenly reeling Detroit Tigers. But playing .500 ball the rest of the way likely won't be good enough to snap a 20-year postseason drought. Sure, the Blue Jays faced some tough pitching over the weekend -- winning back-to-back contests in games started by two of baseball's best arms in Max Scherzer and David Price -- but they also lost two of three in the more important series against the Orioles, facing far less superior pitching. But, hey, that's baseball.
Good teams need to find a way to beat good pitching. And good teams need to take care of business at home. Yes, their recent series would be no easy task for any team but the upcoming eight-game road trip starting against the AL's Cy Young favorite in Felix Hernandez, before stops in Chicago to face the White Sox and Milwaukee to meet the National League central division-leading Brewers, is going to be no picnic, either.
Toronto is trailing Baltimore by five games in the AL East -- the Orioles' five-game lead is the biggest among any division leader. The Blue Jays still face Baltimore six more times this season -- all in September, including what could be a dramatic three-game set to end the year -- but for those games to matter, Toronto will have to go on a run until then to make up the ground. Those games could still very well matter for the Blue Jays in their quest for the second wild card, but winning the division and avoiding a sudden death one-game play-in is still goal No. 1 for this club.
It won't be easy, but it's not impossible.
There are a lot of good teams in the thick of things alongside Toronto. Each hiccup -- while not fatal -- will slowly start decreasing playoff odds. As the calender shifts to September, each game is going to feel that much more important.
After the eight-game road trip, Toronto's schedule looks like this (hint, it's not easy):
Nine at home vs. the Tampa Bay Rays (3), Boston Red Sox (3) and Yankees (3)
Six on the road vs. the Rays (3) and Red Sox (3)
Six at home vs. the Rays (3) and Chicago Cubs (3)
Seven on the road vs. the Orioles (3) and Yankees (4)
Seven at home vs. the Mariners (4) and Yankees (3)
That's it. And that final stretch is going to be wild, especially the seven games Toronto gets to close out at home. The Rogers Centre was rocking this past weekend, and it should be even crazier then.
Toronto drew 33,000-plus for each contest over the six-game homestand and a total of 232,203. The fans understand, and are embracing, the significance of this opportunity.
Enjoy it. We are just shy of mid-August with a lot of baseball to go, but meaningful Blue Jays games at this point in the season doesn't happen every year.
Adam Lind is on his way back and when Toronto returns Edwin Encarnacion from his rehab assignment -- even without the oft-injured Brett Lawrie -- the lineup is going to be potent. Manager John Gibbons will really be able to settle in on set platoons and have certain roles for his players as they enter the stretch run of the season. Will the pitching staff be able to live up to its end of the bargain? Only time will tell.
Buckle up, it should be a fun ride.


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Brian Wilson 'That Lucky Old Sun' DVD to be Released January 27 by Capitol/EMI
Brian Wilson DVD entitled That Lucky Old Sun on
to Wilson's critically-acclaimed That Lucky Old Sun album, released
of content, including a full-length live performance of the album, a new
feature-length documentary and additional behind-the-scenes footage from the
album's recording sessions, and some of Wilson's recently filmed promotional
performances and interviews.
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The new That Lucky Old Sun DVD features a full-length performance of
Wilson's latest album, filmed live at Capitol Studios on
Surround and 2.0 Stereo audio, as well as a new feature-length film, Going
Home, directed and edited by
the album and Wilson's return to his original record label, Capitol Records.
The DVD's bonus features include track-by-track audio commentary by Wilson
and his That Lucky Old Sun songwriting partner and band member,
for the live Capitol Studios performance, behind-the-scenes footage from the
album's recording sessions, and recent promotional interviews and performances
by Wilson for Yahoo! Music, MySpace and "Black Cab Sessions."
The GRAMMY Museum, opening
Evening With" signature public program with
Wilson will be interviewed onstage by the Museum's Executive Director,
people. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit
That Lucky Old Sun has received rave reviews from top music magazines
including Rolling Stone, Spin, MOJO, and Uncut, with Rolling Stone praising
the album as "Brian's strongest new work in years." Wilson and his band just
completed a November tour of the new album to 11 major U.S. cities that earned
accolades from fans and the media alike.
The dawning of a new
Sun continues the awe-inspiring concept album journey that he first began four
decades ago. Wilson's songwriting, arranging and producing talents came
together in harmonious glory for The Beach Boys' 1966 classic, Pet Sounds, and
have continued to evolve during his solo career, highlighted by his 2004
critically acclaimed Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE. Lyrically and in Wilson's
incomparably lush, evocative arrangements, That Lucky Old Sun adds a new
chapter to Wilson's conceptual presentations. Pitchfork Media's album review
rates Wilson's That Lucky Old Sun as "his finest non-Smile album since the
golden age of the Beach Boys," and adds, "That Lucky Old Sun neatly closes the
circle he began drawing in 1961 with the single 'Surfin',' returning him to an
For more information, visit http://www.ThatLuckyOldSun.net, an interactive
webpage devoted to the album.
Following numerous nominations, Wilson won a well-deserved Grammy Award
for Best Rock Instrumental Performance (2004) for "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" and he
was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006. Last December, he was
feted as a leading cultural icon by The Kennedy Center Honors alongside
For more information about
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'That Lucky Old Sun' performance (Capitol Studios, Studio A:
Filmed performance of entire album by
Surround / 2.0 Stereo)
-- That Lucky Old Sun -- Morning Beat -- Narrative: Room With A View -- Good Kind OF Love -- Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl -- Narrative: Venice Beach -- Live Let Live / That Lucky Old Sun (Reprise) -- Mexican Girl -- Narrative: Cinco de Mayo -- California Role / That Lucky Old Sun (Reprise) -- Narrative: Between Pictures -- Oxygen To The Brain -- Can't Wait Too Long -- Midnight's Another Day -- That Lucky Old Sun (Reprise) -- Going Home -- Southern California 'Going Home' Feature-length documentary about the making of That Lucky Old Sun and an exploration of Brian Wilson's life long personal and creative relationship with Southern California. Directed and edited by George Dougherty. Bonus Materials -- Track-by-track Capitol Studios performance commentary by Brian Wilson and Scott Bennett -- The making of That Lucky Old Sun: additional behind the scenes footage from the album's recording sessions -- Yahoo! Nissan Live Sets performance with studio audience Q&A -- MySpace "Artist On Artist" interview: Brian Wilson & Zooey Deschanel -- "Black Cab Sessions" performance
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He's at it again! Scott Disick ditched Kourtney Kardashian to drink Champagne and beers with his bros this weekend in Boston — and RadarOnline.com has all of the details.
As rumors swirl about the real identity of Kourtney and Scott's son, Mason, the 29-year-old hit the East Coast for a weekend of dining, drinking and late nights with his entourage.
PHOTOS: Scott Disick Leaving London Night Club With Two Mystery Blondes
He started off his Friday night at Empire Restaurant and Lounge in Boston, where he enjoyed a feast of crispy shrimp she mai, shrimp and tofu fritters, blackened snapper maki rolls and house fried rice. Perhaps to ensure he stayed on his best behavior, he had two E! producers by his side throughout the night, a source tells RadarOnline.com.
Next, he crashed a graduation party for Boston University students at Estate nightclub. Not content to let the night end there, he continued on to Gem nightclub.
PHOTOS: Pregnant Kim Kardashian Lands In Greece Without Kanye West
"Scott came in around 1:15 am with two or three guys," DJ Buddy Costa tells RadarOnline.com exclusively.
With a bottle of Grey Goose vodka on the table, "Scott was definitely enjoying himself. He was really friendly." He stayed until after the lights came on at 2 am, drinking Ace of Spades champagne and beer, a source reveals.
Disick was scheduled to host the KISS 108 Kiss Concert outside of Boston the next day, but perhaps feeling the effects of his big night, he didn't show his face to fans until a whopping 7 hours into the show, appearing on stage for just a few minutes to introduce Demi Lovato's performance near 9 pm.
PHOTOS: Kim, Khloé & Kourtney Kardashian Celebrate Mason Disick's Third Birthday
Disappointed fans took to Twitter to air their frustrations:
Still waiting on scott disick. Where you at? #kc13
— alverina berube (@aberube73) May 18, 2013
where the f is lord disick
— nikki (@nikkimurphyyy) May 19, 2013
hey remember that time lord disick was supposed to host the concert but he actually only introduced one act wuuuut
— liz (@lizeckhartxo) May
19, 2013
"Special guest host Scott Disick" yeah okay he showed up once to introduce Demi Lovato


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Last July, we announced an exclusive partnership between Flickr and Getty Images to form The Flickr Collection on gettyimages.com and offer a new kind of creative imagery collection for licensing. Today, we're ready to debut the collection to the world.
First and foremost, we want to say congratulations to our members -- this is truly a testament to their great work. Our community of more than 35 million members from all over the globe continue to amaze us with the authentic and individualistic images that they see in their daily lives and share on Flickr.
For the past few months, editors at Getty Images have been busy exploring the Flickrverse to find the right photos to be part of the collection – a task that is somewhat daunting when there are more than three billion images to choose from on Flickr. The goal was to choose photos that created a commercially viable collection, while preserving the inspirational and unexpected nature of the kinds of images that are so prevalent on Flickr. Like Flickr itself, this is a "living collection" and Getty Images will continue to add thousands of new images every month from here on out.
We see this as an exciting moment that's breaking new ground for our members around the world, as well as the larger imagery industry. So what are you waiting for -- start exploring the first set of photos on gettyimages.com/flickr.
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TNSTC operates over 400 buses to clear additional rush
To ensure that they are in time to celebrate Deepavali, people from various parts of Tamil Nadu rushed to the bus stands in the city and also the railway station to find accommodation in buses and trains that take them to their home town.
People could be seen in hundreds at the Gandhipuram, Ukkadam, Singanallur and Mettupalayam Road bus stands. Sources said that the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operated over 400 buses to clear the additional rush of commuters.
It operated a bus every five minutes to Tiruchi and Madurai. But it appeared to be insufficient to clear the rush of passengers, who could be seen fighting for leg space to get a foothold. Likewise, the Corporation also operated buses from Tirupur to Theni, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari and other places in the south of the State.
Though the Corporation offered booking facilities in buses for destinations that were more than 150 km away, passengers had availed of the facility more than a month ago. Many commuters could be seen complaining about lack of seats in long-distance buses. Private operators also reported full occupancy in buses, especially those with Chennai as destination. The scene at the Coimbatore Railway Junction was no different as commuters without reserve tickets jostled for space in open compartments.
The police had a tough time regulating the crowd.
Keywords: Diwali rush, festival season, additional buses, TNSTC buses


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When did famous people become so ungrateful for all we do for them? God, we do so much for them! We create them, nourish them, and coddle them like proud parents. We even show up at all their events! And we watch them get bigger and bigger. But then they get a little too big and they start to want their privacy, and we don't like that. We try to pull them closer, but that just makes them run away from us faster. THE INGRATES!
Lately this tragic cycle of love and rejection is playing out in ways that infantilize us all. Famous people are spitting their fame out in our face, saying they don't like the taste. I feel like my dad when he caught me spitting my beets out at the dinner table. "EAT IT, goddamn it. You will eat it, and you will LIKE IT!!!"
Just witness the parade of recent fame rejecters: Alec Baldwin announced he is saying good-bye (and eff you) to public life. Shia LaBeouf has taken to wearing a weirdo bag over his head with the words I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE. (Many of us wish he'd worn that same bag in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.) Kanye West said he feels like a "zoo animal," caged and taunted by insatiable paparazzi. Apparently Justin Bieber broke down in tears to his manager a while back because he couldn't deal with the lack of privacy that comes with stardom and owning capuchin monkeys.
I don't get it. Lack of privacy? That's a gift we give you. You don't have to worry about privacy anymore! We took it permanently off your plate. You're welcome!
Look, celebrities are the last creatures for whom we feel any kind of sympathy, but maybe that's our own pathology. They have egos; we have obsessions, which include watching their egos explode. Take Baldwin. Last fall, a couple years after he was thrown off an airplane for not turning off his cell phone, he was videotaped calling a photographer a "cocksucking fag." You kiss your mother with that mouth?! You play Words with Friends with that mouth? He made it worse by the clueless tweet he sent out and later deleted: "Acoustic analysis proves the word is fathead." That really hurt the feelings of fat-headed people everywhere! Here's how he explained himself to New York magazine: "Am I a homophobe? Look, I work in show business. I am awash in gay people." (Awash? Weird word. It conjured Baldwin floating in a gay sauna, assiduously being sponged.)
Still, I don't blame these guys for railing against the perverse side of fame, and I don't think they bargained for being zoo animals even if they sometimes buy monkeys and don't know what to do with them. You can say whatever you want about Kanye West (he ain't humble), but I saw a clip of him trying to escape the paparazzi and hitting his head (hard!) on a traffic sign, and I felt nothing but unyielding sympathy for him.
And here's my confession, part of why I feel we're as guilty as the big egos: I was on the perverse side of it once. Years and years ago, way before Wolf Blitzer was created in a cryogenics lab, I worked for CNN. I was a young field producer, assigned to do "stakeouts" during the Iran-Contra scandal. That meant I had to get up before the crack of dawn, drive to Virginia, and, with an army of camera crews, stand outside the house of the main culprit in the scandal, Lt. Col. Oliver North. (Have you heard of North? I think Kanye West named his child after him.)
I will admit: Standing out there with my TV-news brethren was thrilling at first; there was something media-scrummy about it all, the gang of us up early, blowing on our steaming hot coffees and knowing we were doing right by democracy. But soon the waiting became Godot-like. I didn't respect what Oliver North had done—blatantly subverting the law—but I sure wished he would come out and talk to my microphone like a nice arms dealer. But it was never gonna happen. Ollie didn't want to be seen. (Hence the camouflage.) If we got to his farmhouse at 4 A.M., he'd have snuck out by 3:30. I believe he had a secret trapdoor underneath his bathtub—just like El Chapo, the elusive drug-cartel capitán.
And then one day it happened.
He came out of his house! Like a little prairie dog peeping out of his hole. Oh my God, he's getting in his car! He's coming our way! It felt like some kind of patriotic mirage. The security gate swung open, he pulled up and poked his head out. His bright Marine smile was an assault on the morning. "What are you good people doing out here so early?" We ran to his car frantically, ecstatically, like dying moths to a windshield. And then, with camera lights popping, we attacked the enemy with mad, incoherent questions: "Colonel North Mr. North sir Oliver Iran-Contra missiles what did Reagan know are you ashamed hey what kind of car do you drive how do you justify hijacking American foreign policy?"
I'm telling you, we were on that man, on his car, in his face, up his nostrils. Years later, when I watched Cameron Diaz hump that convertible in The Counselor, I thought: I've been there.
He gave us a charmed chuckle and a quick, meaningless sound bite, then drove away. (Later he would run for the Senate!) A few of the other reporters acted cocky, called their news desks immediately, and pretended as if we had just landed Deep Throat. I knew better. If I'd had one, I'd have put a bag over my head:


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Texas A&M Aggies
Photos: Names to know, class grades and more: Breaking down Texas A&M's 2013 recruiting class
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Top offensive recruit: Kenny Hill, QB, Southlake Carroll High School. Just a week ago there was fear Hill may wind up a Kansas State Wildcat or Baylor Bear. Hill put up Manziel-like numbers his senior season posting 4,352 yards of total offense and 54 total touchdowns. A four-star recruit and the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback by Rivals.com, Hill very well could be the next redshirt freshman quarterback for the Aggies after a season or two behind Manziel.
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