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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Chocolate Covered Peeps
Peeps Dark Chocolate Covered Marshmallow is pretty much the biggest thing to happen to Peeps. Oh sure, they've dabbled with cocoa flavored Peeps or maybe put them inside a chocolate shell, but an actual chocolate dipped Peep made by Just Born is pretty revolutionary.
First thing, they're singles and they're individually wrapped. Other Peeps are sold in trays with more than one serving. So each one will be fresh and ready to eat. (This may or may not be a good thing, I'm not sure if Just Born is going to make Chocolate Covered Stale Peeps.)
I'm going to start with the dark chocolate covered version because that's what I was attracted to first, but I also have the milk chocolate version. They're nicely priced, I think the regular retail is about 80 cents, but I picked these up at RiteAid at two for a dollar.
The big thing about Peeps in their chick format (not the bunny format) is that they sit upright. A standard array comes in a conjoined row of five weighing 1.5 ounces. In this case a single Peep is covered in chocolate and sits on its side. They're huge but well detailed for a chocolate enrobed item. (Think about how hard it is to get details on the blanket covering something that's extruded in the first place.)
Each piece is one ounce and biting into it answers several questions I had:
First, it's a yellow Peep in there. Unlike a standard Peep which is only colored on the outside sugar crust, this Peep has coloring all the way through the marshmallow. (Not really something I'm fond of, in fact, I prefer the Ghost Peeps for Halloween which have no artificial colorings.)
Second, there is no sugar crust. It's just a skinless Peep covered in chocolate.
The dark chocolate coating isn't a terribly complex chocolate or even that dark (there's no percentage on the package). It has milk fat in it (but it's not like we had any hopes that a chocolate covered marshmallow was going to be vegan, did we?). The shell is rather thin, perhaps a little thicker than I'm accustomed to with the Russell Stover versions.
The marshmallow texture is airy and far lighter and less latexy than I experience with Peeps. I can put my tongue through it in my mouth, kind of like a smooth sugary foam instead of a marshmallow.
It's sweet of course but not grainy. The dark chocolate has a bittersweet and dry quality to it that helps round out the fake vanilla flavoring.
The Peeps Milk Chocolate Covered Marshmallow comes in a bright yellow wrapper (kind of violating the unspoken industry standard that blue is milk chocolate). It was extremely easy to spot when I first walked into RiteAid, so they can definitely say that the package fits the brand.
The interesting thing that I noticed about the ingredients is that it doesn't seem that these are just your regular individual Peeps run through an enrober. These appear to be a different formula. The marshmallow portion goes like this: Sugar, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, whey (milk), gelatin, cocoa processed with alkali, and less than .5% of the following: invertase, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, yellow #5 and potassium sorbate.
Regular sugar-crusted Peeps contain: Sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, contains less than 0.5% of the following: potassium sorbate, artificial flavors, yellow #5, carnauba wax. (The wax, I believe, is the eyes.)
The sweetness and moistness of the marshmallow is even more noticeable over the dark chocolate version. The milk chocolate shell has some good dairy notes, but it isn't quite as creamy as I would have liked. The good thing is that it held together well, I didn't have big flakes coming off as I bit into the fluffy marshmallow.
The texture differences were rather minor here, not at all like the ordinary sugar crust but not enough of a contrast to provide added interest.
Mostly I found the milk chocolate version too sweet though the fake vanilla was actually kind of fun - like a White Toostie Roll is fun for a while and then I realize that there is food out there with real flavor.
I don't quite understand why they had to make them yellow inside, I think a lot of parents might have preferred them to leave out the Yellow #5.
I know that many bakeries, candy stores and fudge shops have been dipping Peeps and offering them to their customers for many years, so this version may be a bit of an adjustment and some may prefer the inner sugar crusting.
The package says that they may contain peanuts, tree nuts, egg and coconut - in addition to the ingredients soy and gelatin. They are gluten free.
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Mike and Ike Autumn Medley
Just Born announced some new mixes of their classic Mike and Ike jelly rods for different seasons. The first one on the calendar is the Autumn Medley which features four flavors in a fall color array.
The package, at first glance, looks like the Tangy Twister, but on closer inspection has some pumpkins on it and a little scarecrow. It also has a little pile of fruit to represent the flavors inside. They're Strawberry, Orange, Lemon and Cherry. If you picked up a regular bag of Mike and Ike you'd get five flavors, four of which are in this mix. The only one missing is Lime. So if you've always wanted a lime-free Mike and Ike mix, this is your product.
Instead of a box that can let the jelly rods get stale, this sealed plastic wrapper keeps them fresh. If you've never had Mike and Ike, they're basically jelly beans. Rod shaped jelly beans that are available year round in mixes of fruit flavors (except for Jolly Joes which are all grape).
My positive experiences with Mike and Ike up to this point have been with their more intensely flavored products like the Tangy Twister and the spice-flavored Hot Tamales and Jelly Beans. I know I've had the regular Mike and Ike before, but never thought much of them so I've kind of ignored them.
Cherry - It's easy to spot the dark red rods in the batch. They taste pretty much like they look, a jelly version of a Black Cherry LifeSaver but without the satisfying tangy counterpoint to the woodsy medicinal flavors. So they come off as non-medicated Sucrets to me.
Strawberry - The lighter red rods are supposed to be Strawberry, but there's very little here. There's absolutely no tartness, just a sweet and slightly floral flavor. All I can say is it didn't taste artificial to me ... it just lacked any taste at all. Not that I didn't enjoy the blandness.
Orange - This one has a little sour note at the start in the grainy shell, but the flavor dissipates to just sweet jelly with a touch of orange oil. They're actually quite nice, the zest is not too strong and the texture is rather like the classic Orange Slice jellies.
Lemon - I'm always up for a lemon candy, it's hard for me to name a yellow candy I don't like. Oddly enough, the lemon was not as tart a the orange, which is disappointing, because I know Mike and Ike can do a nice lemon because they made a whole product called Alex's Lemonade Stand.
What I think would be a fun are real harvest inspired flavors: things like Mulled Apple Cider, Baked Caramel Pear, Cranberry Orange and White Grape. But as a simple repackage based on colors, I guess they're fine for folks who like the classic Mike and Ike.
There will be a version for Christmas that will be styled in green & red and a version for Valentine's Day in pinks & purples.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Short & Sweet: Tropical Flavors
As I was on my little candy walkabout late last week I noticed a lot of popular candies have a tropical flavor mix. So I decided to start picking them all up and do a little roundup.
For the most part I consider the tropical flavors to be pineapple, mango, papaya, durian (not that I advocate its use), carambola (starfruit), passionfruit, banana, lychee, guava and coconut. Citrus goes in there but things like strawberries and melons are definitely not a tropical fruit (my rule is if it can be grown in Ohio, it's not tropical).
First, I have to say that I've never had Nerds Rope before. It arrived on the scene sometime after my candy experimental days (you know, when you're a kid) but before it was launched as a new product during my Candy Blog phase.
But the concept is simple, a sticky gummi rope is rolled in Nerds. In this case it's a Tropical Nerds Rope.
The candy is kind of odd in that it's rather over-packaged and overpriced (look how long the rope is compared to the wrapper). It's less than an ounce but costs the same as a regular candy bar. But then again, it's a 100 calorie snack! (90 to be precise.)
There are no flavors actually mentioned on the packages, just eensy images of Nerds in swim trunks and flower leis. In this case the gummi cord at the center is a sparkly green. The tangy Nerds are mostly pineapple tasting.
The chewy center and excellent Nerd stickage makes this much less messy than I had anticipated. The combination of textures and flavors is really nice. I enjoy the pineapple quite a bit (maybe some papaya in there) and don't really feel the need to try any other flavor after this. (I could see a build your own rope kit too, a little length of gummi and kids could roll their own.)
Rating: 7 out of 10 (Made in USA by Wonka/Nestle)
Now and Later were off limits to me for a long time, mostly because I thought they were too risky for my teeth. But now that I have a good dentist, I'm not as apt to give into such unfounded fears.
Tropical Now and Later has a flavor assortment that's right up my alley: Mango Melon, Pineapple and Banana. (I've never met a yellow flavor I didn't like.)
Often mango flavored candies taste a lot like peach to me. And peach flavored candies often taste more like over-syruped peach pie than actual peaches. This was pretty much like that. The dominant flavor was of the musky mango with a little cantaloupe thrown in.
It got tangier the more I chewed, which I enjoyed, because that took over the flavor profile for the most part.
These are everything you'd expect from a banana taffy. Bold and artificial tasting with a strange blast of dry cleaning smell in the back of my throat and the old standby - fingernail polish remover.
Still, I love banana taffy.
This is only slightly lighter than the Banana, but luckily they print the name of the flavor on there.
Tangy and fruity but with a strange, warm Play Doh note in the middle.
I found them pretty much irresistible even if they were rather fake.
Rating: 6 out of 10 (Made in Mexico by Farley's & Sathers)
On the back of the box of Mike and Ike Tropical Typhoon is a flavor guide. It includes little images of fruits: banana, kiwi, lime, mango, strawberry and pineapple (also on the front).
The flavors, on the other hand, don't quite match up.
Blue = Caribbean Punch: the initial flavor is a bit green & pine-ish. Then it becomes more punch-like. It's all sweet and no tangy.
Peach = Mango: a little tart at first, then rather floral. Not exactly mango but definitely not peach and the longer I chewed the closer it got to the rosemary notes that mangoes have.
Red = Strawberry-Banana: the initial note here is sweet banana, then a little strawberry bobs by for a little floral note.
Green = Kiwi-Banana: it starts like the strawberry banana but then just stops ... it's not that it's an all banana flavored Mike and Ike, but just half-flavored. Some of them had a slight tangy melon flavor on the shell, but not all of them and it certainly didn't taste like kiwi to me.
Pink = Paradise Punch : just a slight tingle of tangy in there, but it's mostly a sweet punch flavor ... like the Caribbean Punch but without the strange balsam notes.
Overall, too much like the original Mike and Ike - too bland and not enough real punchy flavor in there. I really wanted some pineapple flavor in there, too. I'll stick to Tangy Twister (which has Pineapple) or the Alex's Lemonade Stand mixes.
Rating: 6 out of 10. (Made in USA by Just Born)
I have to say that I've always regarded the Tootsie company as rather traditional and slow to adopt to changing American tastes. But then it's like they have this strange rebellious group known as the Dots Makers. They're fully encouraged to do bizarre flavor assortments from the crazy Ghost Dots at Halloween (to be paired with Bat Dots this year which are Blood Orange flavored - which I would have called Blood Dots) then the Yogurt Dots but the real innovation came in the limited edition line called Elements that came in single flavor packages of Cinnamon, Green Tea, Wintergreen and Pomegranate.
So Tropical Dots are kind of tame in comparison, but they must be popular because they've been around since 2003.
Bright Pink = Tropical Nectar: it tastes like Hawaiian Punch with a strong bitter aftertaste. Sweet, tangy and definitely with that "tropical candy flavor" that I think is papaya.
Orange = Wild Mango: tart and rather citrusy with a pretty good imitation of mango flavor in there. Still tastes like the mango version of Tang.
Turquoise = Paradise Punch: an insane color for a candy, it's rather similar to the Tropical Nectar but with more of a citrus twang to it and less aftertaste.
Yellow = Grapefruit Cooler: why didn't someone tell me there was a grapefruit Dot? These are fabulous and I want to buy them by the box. The first notes are tangy then there's a deep zesty flavor that has a black cherry note to it that dissipates and then it's just a nice grapefruit & citrus flavor.
Green = Carambola Melon: - when my mother came to visit last time we went to a new Korean market in Little Tokyo (that replaced my favorite market, Mitsuwa). They had these little melons called Korean Melons ... they were small, about the size of a papaya or mango. Bright yellow with some mild bumps and distinct ridges. I bought two. I cut them up and was rather unimpressed with the flavor - like weak Musk Melon. The problem was later in the evening I kept smelling something like garbage. I turned out it was the melon. (I really like the idea of a one-serving melon though.)
Anyway, this one is supposed to be starfruit and melon. I don't know starfruit that well. I usually eat it off of garnishes at dessert displays, but I've never actually bought my own from the produce department and tasted it. It had a rather musty taste to it that was also on the violet side of things ... it was just weird, but not in a terrible way, just in a "this is new to me" way.
The box was wrapped in cellophane so the Dots were soft and fresh. This didn't stop them from sticking to my teeth, but still, it's worth it for their smooth texture.
Rating: 7 out of 10. (Made in USA by Tootsie)
The final item on my list is Tropical Razzles.
Like all Razzles, they look terrible out of the package.
Yellow = Pineapple: Nice tangy burst but with a light flavor & texture of a chewable vitamin C tablet. It holds its flavor pretty well, though becomes less tart and more sweet towards the end when it becomes as appealing and chewed paper.
Pink = Strawberry-Banana: nice mix of strawberry & banana notes, almost reminds me of the old Wacky Wafers at first. Chewing too long just disappoints, I vote for spitting out when it become sweet but the grain wanes.
Red = Tropical Punch: definitely like Hawaiian punch. Strong bitter aftertaste & cherry notes towards the end. The gum was much tougher on this one too.
Orange = Tangerine: more orange than tangerine. The tangy notes aren't as forward as some of the others. When the flavor is gone there's a weird metallic aftertaste.
Green = Kiwi-Lime: if there was kiwi in here, I missed it completely. This was lime. Very lime, nicely tangy with a little bitter zest note (or maybe the food coloring).
Overall, I think that Razzles suffer from too much artificial coloring. After chewing the pieces they're extremely dark & vibrant ... that's a lot of food coloring. If I wanted to treat it like candy (which I do), it means a lot of sticky leftover bits in a very short period of time.
Rating: 4 out of 10 (Made in Canada by Concord Brands)
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Mike and Ike Berry Blast
I'd like to say that I'm reviewing Mike and Ike Berry Blast because they've changed their flavors. Honestly, I'm reviewing them because I've never actually had them before.
Well, let me make a correction: yes, I've had packages before ... but I've never actually opened them up and eaten them.
The previous flavors were Blueberry (blue), Strawberry (red), Mixed Berry (purple), Raspberry (pink), Wild Berry (green) while the new flavors are Blueberry, Strawberry, Blue Raspberry, Peach Berry and Wild Berry. So besides a color shift for some of the returning flavors, the new flavor here is Peach Berry.
Strawberry (pink) - a mild strawberry flavor. Sweet for the most part with a little tangy layer around the sugary shell.
Blue Raspberry (light blue) - again, mild. I really couldn't tell it was raspberry specifically, but at least there was no red food coloring aftertaste. The tart bite was completely missing.
Blueberry (blue) - I'm rarely fond of blueberry flavored candies, as blueberries aren't that intense to begin with and are best fresh or in pancakes. It's sweet and has a bit of an iced tea vibe to it ... nice, but rather bland.
Peach Berry (peach) - I'm not sure who thought peaches & berries go together, but it doesn't make much of a difference on this one since the flavor is boldly peach and only vaguely raspberry. Well, the bold part is an overstatement, the peach isn't in my face like Jolly Ranchers, just a sedate sort of background note.
Wild Berry (dark purple) - I got only one of these, so it's hard to make much of an assessment based on that. It tasted a lot like the raspberry, perhaps a little more intense.
Overall, I think it's just my personal preference for more intensely flavored candies that are assertive in their flavors. But as far as flavor mixes go, I like that these are all in the same flavor family and if I mixed the colors in the same mouthful, there isn't a bad combination to be had. Add to that, the jelly bean quality here is very smooth and I enjoyed the color variations. The bag is a decent value since it holds 2.12 ounces, I've found that the bags are fresher than the theater boxes.
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Hot Tamales Black Licorice Jelly Beans
I was a little confused that this package says "new" since I saw them on sale last year, but the freshness date says best by 06/2010. I was also confused when I tried to find these via the Just Born website and it said they were carried by a handful of Albertson's markets in Southern California ... but then I stumbled across them at the 99 Cent Only Store near my office. They also had the all-cinnamon Hot Tamales Jelly Beans and the Hot Tamales Spice Jelly Beans.
Before gourmet jelly beans came along, the only jelly bean I knew of that was sold as a single flavor was licorice. (It ranks among Jelly Belly's top sellers.) I often felt like the beans were being segregated, like they didn't belong in the regular mix of beans. I certainly had friends and family members that would sort them out of their mixes (and give them to me). But in this case, the Hot Tamales Spice Beans don't actually include licorice, they are definitely sold separately.
The packaging is rather unusual. Though as far as I can tell the Hot Tamales beans are only sold around Easter, but they're packaged as if they're an all-year round item. No pastels, eggs, bunnies or baby animals on this package. It's black and gray with the red Hot Tamales logo & fireball mascot.
The beans are attractive and very black. They're rather tall and narrow - the same length & width of a Jelly Belly but much taller and boxier.
The bag smells a bit like licorice spice tea, but mostly like sweet beeswax (not unpleasant).
The beans are soft, they can easily be squished between my fingers (Jelly Belly tend to be firmer). The shell isn't very thick so there's not much grain to these beans.
The licorice notes are high on the anise side with a clean and sweet lingering aftertaste. It's missing a lot of the darker woodsy notes that a licorice whip has but they're definitely beans that I have no trouble eating, no sickly feeling of consuming too much sugar like those Bunny Basket Eggs can do.
Though the ingredients list pectin, they're not a true pectin bean - they utilize modified food starch as the primary thickener. That said, it is a smooth flavor that's not too sweet.
There's a fair bit of food coloring in here, which meant that after a handful my tongue was greenish/blue. Licorice twists tend to be black because of the molasses ... it seems to me that licorice jelly beans sold separately could simply be uncolored and we could skip all that Red 40, Yellow 5 and Blue 1.
These may be Kosher, it's hard to tell. It's not mentioned on the package, but the Just Born website says that only their Peeps products are not Kosher. They are gluten free! (And made in the USA.)
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Mike and Ike Italian Ice
In Los Angeles this week it's been in the eighties. Yes, in January. So the thought of Mike and Ike Italian Ice doesn't feel a bit out of place in this strange heat spell.
Though Mike and Ike are available in single serve bags, I see them most often in the movie boxes. I think it's cool, I like the bold designs on them and of course they're usually a better value than the single serve. But the packaging itself has been bugging me for a while. Inside the rather large box (for something that holds 4.2 ounces) is a plastic bag. I'd be just as happy to pick up a peg bag for the same one dollar as the box. (A package that collapses as you eat it is handy, too.)
To have both the box and the bag is wasteful, though probably ensures freshness and keeps the soft candies from getting crushed.
I've had my fair share of Italian Ice over the years, though usually in the little cups from the convenience store freezer. And always lemon. What distinguishes Italian Ice flavors from other fruity flavors? There's no indication on the box, except that it tells me that it has Your Favorite Italian Ice Flavors. Which isn't exactly true, since as I mentioned, I really just like lemon and they've put four other unnecessary flavors in here.
The colors are similar to a set of highlighter pens. A little less vivid, a little less dark than the regular Mike and Ike.
The flavors here are:
Light Red = Cherry: A light woodsy cherry flavor. Because the color isn't quite as dark, I'm guessing it didn't need as much food coloring so I don't get a typical bitter aftertaste. Which makes this a flavor that I don't have to avoid. (Though it was still the last flavor left after I picked over them anyway.)
Light Blue = Blue Raspberry: this one has flavors on the darker end of the raspberry flavor profile, kind of like jam. But then there was a pop of menthol or mint in there. I don't know if this was the Italian Ice part of it that was supposed to emulate that cool feeling of sorbet, but really it just make me think I was eating a cough drop.
Light Green = Watermelon: Grossly artificial tasting and a strange aftertaste, especially when paired with the citrus ones. (Bitter & slightly medicinal.) Bad artificial watermelon may replace my dislike of cherry very soon.
Light Orange = Orange: Nice blend of orange essence and orange juice flavors. Could use a little bit more tartness.
Light Yellow = Lemon: Light, tangy but also a little fizzy. Didn't quite have a minty taste. Becomes rather sweet and flavorless quickly.
As you can guess, my favorite assortment so far was been the Mike and Ike Alex's Lemonade Stand. But Tangy Twister comes in second and if you look sharp in late February you'll probably see the Jelly Bean variety for Easter as well (I bought them last year on an after-holiday sale and, well, ate them).
Other reviews of the Italian Ice: Candy Addict and Wisconsin Candy Dish.
These are filled with artificial colors & flavors but are technically vegan.
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Peeps Chocolate Mousse (Bears & Bunnies)
Just Born is expanding its efforts of Peeps World Domination with a new line of Chocolate Mousse Peeps.
The first version will premiere next Valentine's Day in the shape of Peeps Chocolate Mousse Marshmallow Bears.
I'm not sure why there hasn't been a bear shaped Peeps all along, they're an ideal Valentine's emblem (and really, why can't we have Bear Peeps all year round?). However, this package is all about love, with its red wrapper & little hearts.
The packages I got were for evaluation purposes only, so I don't have the complete nutritional info & ingredients list. I decided to open the Peeps Chocolate Mousse Marshmallow Bunnies for the purposes of the review.
Look familiar?
They're nice looking, medium brown. They're sparkly with the light sanding of sugar. (I've often wondered what corn starch dusted Peeps would be like.)
They're extremely soft, softer than regular Peeps are, if you ask me. They smell like chocolate breakfast cereal, like Cocoa Puffs.
But the big question, at least in my mind, was are these different from the Cocoa Peeps?
I just so happened to have a package of Peeps Cocoa Marshmallow Bunnies (left) for a direct comparison.
Though they looked similar in my memory, putting them side by side, it's easy to see that the new Mousse Peeps are darker.
The cross section shows that the Mousse Peeps is cocoa through and through, where the only slightly creamy colored on the inside.
The difference in taste? Well, if you're expecting some sort of decadent mousse-like product, you're going to be disappointed. The new Mousse version are kind of like a fluffy, watered down Tootsie roll. Pleasant and less-sweet than the ordinary Peeps, but still, not a chocolate phenomenon.
They're great with coffee but like the Cocoa version, it's very hard to get them stale. I've had this package open for two weeks and they're still pretty squishy.
However, these are awesome broiled. The center becomes frothy and runny and the sugar dust becomes a crunchy shell. I put them in the toaster over for 3 minutes. Be sure to have them on foil or parchment or else they run all over the place. You also might need a spoon to eat them. Microwaving also gets the same soupy center, but the outside doesn't get crispy (so it's the confectionery equivalent of trying to make pizza in a microwave ... it's edible but it's not the same).
In the end, I'm more inclined towards the Chocolate Mousse Peeps than any other Peeps to date, but that's not necessarily a rave review.
For the record, the available shapes for Peeps are:
These should be in stores starting in January, but you can also buy many Peeps items all year round now directly from Just Born.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Mike and Ike Alex's Lemonade Stand
Last year Mike and Ike let us vote for a new flavor blend and when the winner was clear, they announced the new Mike and Ike Lemonade Blends. But it wasn't just a new flavor set, this one has a tie in with the foundation called Alex's Lemonade Stand, which supports research into pediatric cancers.
There was also a stunning candy buffet, as you can see, that featured all the Mike and Ike flavors and little bags where you could design your own mix. (Mine was mostly pineapple from the Tangy Twister mix and some strawberry-banana from Tropical Twister and a strong dose of the new Lemonade Blends.)
I went to a press reveal at All Candy Expo last September where Alexandra Scott's father told the story of his little girl who started a lemonade stand to raise money for cancer research, all while she was battling the cancer that would ultimately take her life at the age of eight. (There wasn't a dry eye in the house, it's an amazing story of a selfless kid.)
Just Born will be making a minimum donation of $100,000 a year for three years. (And this mix will return each spring/summer as well.)
Finally the candies are hitting stores and I can post my review!
I was pleased with the quality of the Mike and Ike Tangy Twister, but didn't care much for the set of flavors. Since citrus is one of my favorite flavor sets, I had a much better feeling about the new Lemonade Mix.
The new assortment has the following flavors: Lemonade, Raspberry Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade, Lime Lemonade, and Tangerine Lemonade flavors. The odd part is that these flavors aren't mentioned on the package, or even on the website, unless you dig deep into the Just Born press release archive. But there are little images of five different fruits on the package, so I guess folks need to make the jump themselves.
The colors look like highlighter pens.
Yellow - Lemonade - a good zesty and really sour lemon. After chewing, as with most Mike and Ike, the flavor fades and it's just pleasant and bland jelly candy.
Green - Lime Lemonade - not as tart as the lemonade, but has a good rounded lime flavor.
Orange - Tangerine Lemonade - I was hoping this one would be really tart but it didn't quite rise to that. It's definitely tangerine and not orange though.
Light Pink - Strawberry Lemonade - I enjoy real strawberry lemonade and this has a nice mix of the fragrant berry and the tangy lemon-ness.
Purplish Pink - Raspberry Lemonade - not as tart as the strawberry, this has a more floral berry essence to it.
They're all tasty and all have that lemony zazz to them. It's easy to eat them together or separate your colors. I liked all the flavors ... I wish they were just a little more flavorful, but that would be wishing away one of the essential parts of Mike and Ike, which is the mellow jelly center. (Which is made with pear juice.)
Mariko at Candy Addict also had a preview of these and found them so good she'll be happy to hear that they're on shelves so she can get more now. For more fun Mike and Ike adoration, check out Jason Liebig's photo set of his collection of boxes.
The package says that these are Gluten Free. The colors are all artificial, so I guess these are also Vegan.
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Mike Shanahan, thank god you don't ref boxing matches
If you did there would be bodies piling up. RGIII is useless on one leg, really probably should not have even started. If Doc Andrews says he's scared spitless then you should be as well. How many injections has he taken in that knee in the last month or so? Do you know or even care? You ought to cos it's your *** as well. Remember Terrell Davis, you ran him into the ground also.:shock:
Cousins should have started last week vs Dallas. With him, I think the Skins still beat the Cowboys and could have moved on vs Seattle with some continuity. Seattle still would have won but it probably would have been closer.
Unbelieveable to leave a guy in there who cant even defend himself. He reminded me of Mel Gibson in the Road Warrior movie where he was just dragging his one leg around.
And let's not forget he's a rookie. He's got plenty of time ahead of him and the fans and management know that. He could have seriously damaged his knee out there and done long-term damage. Stupid move.
Those knees are worth millions it looked like a twig on replays.
I think management knows he probably DOESN'T have lots of time ahead of him. A quarterback in that league who's built like a hurdler and who runs frequently is unlikely to have a long career.
It's the NFL playoffs. It's the Washington Redskins. Gotta make the most of this chance.
The average running back in the NFL lasts 3 years. T. Davis had an unusually long career of I believe 8 years.
I'm sure Shanahan tested RG3 for a concussion and it came up negative.
And as far as I know, Shanahan didn't place a bounty on RG3 either.
So I really don't see where he did anything wrong.
Those stats are so misleading its not even worth saying it. Guys who are RBs who barely make the team then are cut half way thru the season are why they last only 3 years. Look at how many guys who are actually starting RBs and look at how long they have been in the league. I know they dont have near the longevity of QBs but they certainly usually hang around longer than 3 years.
And if so, wouldn't that discriminate against the handicap?
Sounds like Shanahan is just trying to be fair to everyone without discrimination. Good for him.
i believe the redskins docs advised otherwise on the playability of RG3. someone made the call the the head coach agreed despite doc orders.
And no one has even mentioned the deplorable condition of the field; that couldn't have helped RGIII in terms of getting around. It wrecked the Seattle placekicker...
This was a perfect storm of motives and emotion combining to make rational decision-making almost impossible. RG3 took over the locker room midway through their season, rallied them into the playoffs and wanted in the worst way to write the storybook finish...a run through the playoffs and a Super Bowl ring. Then they jumped out 14-0 in front of those FedEx crazies and the adrenaline really kicked in. He wasn't coming out unless dragged off. Shanahan, having tasted that SB champagne, bought in. Bad decisions by both.
As I said, RG3 wasn't their best chance for winning with the bad wheel...Cousins with wins over Cleveland and Dallas (if Shanahan had wised up earlier) could have competed with that nasty Seattle defense. May not have won but RG3's knee would be much the better for it and the backup QB's value would probably have risen, either as trade bait or stability in case the injury cycle continues for #10.
Prelim tests showed partially torn ACL/MCL...has to go to Andrews for further tests/artho to determine what's old/new...this is the same knee he hurt while at Baylor in '09. I am quoting SI.com
ESPN reports "total" reconstruction surgery to repair a torn LCL and a torn ACL. The new ACL will come from the patella of the other knee.
If Mike Shanahan has his ways, RG3 is going to run out of body parts to replace torn knee ligaments.
Yahoo reports Andrews will surgically repair the LCL and "see" if the ACL needs a redo at the same time. Either way, this is a shame emotions overruled rational decision making. Shanahan and RG3 must share responsibility...the athlete knew his body had betrayed him but he insisted on playing through the trauma.
Cousins now becomes a valuable alternative...best case scenario won't put RG3 back on the field for offseason drills and the preseason. Teams need continuity at the QB spot during training much more than any other position. A Peterson-style return is much more complicated for RG3.
I wish him a speedy recovery...the Skins revival was a great subplot to this interesting season. Hopefully, the young man has many more years to expand on his success.
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A 13-year-old boy has been turned over to the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development after he allegedly bullied and punched an older boy who later died of injuries on Sunday afternoon in Quezon City.
Case investigator PO3 Erickson Isidro said both boys were out of school youths and residents of Visayas Avenue Extension in Barangay (village) Pasong Tamo.
The victim, 14-year-old Arjon Caber, died at Bernardino General Hospital where he was rushed after he suddenly vomited blood.
Initial investigation showed that the two boys fought on Sunday afternoon after the 13-year-old bullied Caber.
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Have you considered Simpson&Lawrence, Maxwell, Lewmar? We have a S&L Seawolf 900 on our Prout Escale 39'' Cat. Plenty powerful for us.
However, you boat is 2x heavier than ours and 1200W may be cutting it close? The manufacturers should know but I''d always install a windlass one size up from what is recommended.
Our S&L has been very reliable despite a sloppy OEM installation that lacked enclosures for the controls, improper wire sizing, and little preventative maintenance (once in 10 years). That said, S&L charges a premium for standard replacement parts... Standard bearings from INA should not cost multiples of standard price just because I order them through S&L (we didn''t). This may be a good thing to research, although company attitudes may change by the time you need replacement parts.
We''ve grown pretty intimate with the Seawolf after a complete disassembly, re-lube, re-bearing, and re-sealing at home. We removed the S&L solenoid when we replaced the foot switch with a high-amp one from West Marine. The original S&L solenoid had rusted through twice due to lack of sea spray protection in the locker room.
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Have the mixin method access the instance variable directly as any class method would, e.g self.text. Problem with this is that it places restrictions on where the mixin method can be used, and forces the class doing the mixing to have a particular instance method named in a particular way.
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The reliability of wind and wx predictions varies. Sometimes, if you can hear or read the more complete forecast, they will tell you what confidence factor they have in the forecast. But if you learn to read the weather maps with all those nasty lines and fronts on them--you can get a much better idea of the reliability yourself, for your area.
I know, from observation, that if the weather is moving in from "this" direction, it will move in reliabily--unless there's an occluded front, or something moving up the coast, or a stalled whatever out the other way to complicate things. And if the whether is coming from the opposite direction--I know it is way less reliable.
Stick me down a thousand miles away, and I don't have the reference frame to draw on anymore, it gets way harder to guess.
But that's also part of sailing. Take whatever you're dealt, make lemonade from the lemons, and just keep your head up for squall lines and flashbangs. Squalls I'll often chance, getting zapped I won't. (I float well, but I'm not fireproof.)
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The first Vine from space has been published by Reid Wiseman, an astronaut currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and it's not only historic, it's highly educational as well.
The Vine video, just the usual six second snippet, probably took some work to achieve, as do most of the best videos which go viral from the site.
As Wiseman puts it, the first Vine from space captures a "single Earth orbit" in which "the Sun never sets." That means the time lapse video encompasses an entire, 24 hour day.
What's so educational about the Vine is seeing how the Sun actually moves in a giant circle during the 24 hour period. It's not so evident when the seemingly static star is viewed in either real time or as a video spanning out over more than a few hours or so.
Although the Sun is somewhat obscured by a solar panel during a good chunk of the Vine, it can still be seen peeking out from between the gaps.
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I would like to know where I can obtain a copy of this story. Very thought provoking,
This was a wonderful story. And I found it very moving! Mrs. Curtain excellent job as is everything you do! It is not often you hear a woman's point of view in the bible, refreshing and moving. Gave me things to think about as I wonder my own path of enlivenment. Which is lol from a man's point of view. (Boys are dumb.) So our point of view is often a skew. Thank you for showing me a new path that walks side by side with my own.
I loved this story! I can't wait to share it with all of my friends and family. This version of the tale is much more realistic than the original! Thank you Ms Vroman,,,and Jane Curtain.
This story, a retelling of Genesis 22:1-19 offended me greatly. This "Alternative Ending" takes the whole meaning of the story and turns it on it's head. I was deeply offended that you would air such a program.
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Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan wants the Centre to consider imposing a ban on websites that exclusively circulate pornography and hate speeches.
"In many cases, images or videos are created without the consent of the persons involved and unscrupulously circulated for commercial gain. A routine practice is the morphing of the images of well-known persons into pornographic content. Such practices are a blatant invasion of privacy as well as attack on an individual's dignity. However, there are inherent difficulties in using criminal laws to clamp down on them."
Also, it would not be right to clamp a blanket ban on all categories of websites, the CJI said inaugurating a Cyber Law Enforcement Programme and National Consultation Meeting here on Sunday.
Apprehending that they could be vulnerable to cyber crime, Supreme Court judges had withdrawn details of their personal bank accounts from the official website, the CJI said.
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He pointed out that they had published details of their assets on the website. Some of them gave bank account details.
But "within a week I got a letter from a person [asking us] please do not disclose your bank account [as] within days all your money will be taken by somebody else. So it is very easy to take money from your personal accounts using computer technology," he said.
After receipt of the letter, the information was removed from the Supreme Court website and it was also suggested to judges that they change their account details, said Justice Balakrishnan.
Judges, presidents of State Judicial Academies, the Directors-General of Police of various States and cyber technology experts participated in the meeting, organised by the Supreme Court in association with the Cyber Appellate Tribunal, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Department of Information Technology and the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
Justice Altamas Kabir of the Supreme Court, Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily, Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati and S. Sivakumar, Research Professor of the Indian Law Institute, spoke.
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A report of an erratic driver led to the arrest of a Totz woman on multiple charged including operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Teresa Hill, 59, was arrested by Harlan County Sheriff's Office Deputy Charles Bailey on Tuesday.
According to a press release, an animal control officer reported a possible DUI after observing a vehicle go from one side of the road to another, running several vehicles off the road. Bailey observed the vehicle go off the road and attempted a traffic stop.
The release states that after Bailey turned on his emergency lights, the vehicle continued, driving off the road into the grass on several occasions. Bailey positioned his cruiser in front of Hill while a Cumberland Police Department officer maneuvered his vehicle behind Hill so she could not back up.
The release further states Hill attempted to drive forward, but could not proceed because Bailey's cruiser was blocking her in. Bailey reached in Hill's vehicle and put it in park and took the keys from the ignition.
Hill was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, driving too slow for traffic conditions, failure to produce insurance card, reckless driving, failure to wear a seat belt, improperly on left side of road, second-degree fleeing or evading police and second-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer.
Hill was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $7,500 unsecured bond.
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As said by all, fantastic RR, pix AND company.
I've read a heap of RR's from that part of the world, funny thing is .. they're all different !! IT"S FANTASTIC .. it's like .... 15 witness descriptions of a suspect = 15 different descriptions .. unreal !!
I was keen to watch the time-lapse vid .. .. NO ACCESS .. can this be fixed at your end ??
I have to sympathize with the luggage situation ... it sucks .. bit of a raw deal for sure. I haul a purpose-built trailer, no drama.
BTW .. I'm now subscribed and await the next installment
Enjoy every minute but most of all ... be safe.
Oh .. congrats on the pending parenthood
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Hey guys, call me!....or I will call you..!
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So a brief day six report:
We got off the ferry around 1pm and then sat in the parking lot for the usual 30-45 minutes of Gino doing his RocStrap dance. Everyday he tries to find a better way to lash the luggage.
Those of you with actual panniers should take a moment to offer silent thanks for something you probably take for granted. I have to lash down four bags on top of my panniers but that's a pretty quick process. Once we were loaded up we rode 200 meters up the road to the obligatory "Welcome to..." sign. Notice I'm saying meters - just trying to fit in here. It helps that the new speedo I put in the bike has turned out to be just as flakey as the one I replaced. It switches between k/hr and mph every hour or so which, I have to say, is turning out to be a great learning aid.
And, yes, we're all wearing new Revit stuff - I've been a gear tester for them for years and they thought the trip would be a good proving ground for some new stuff which we're supposed to abuse and then return for evaluation. It's nice to not have to abuse my own gear for a change.
Just down the road we met up with Jeff Smith as I mentioned and here's a shot of us together just before we jumped on the trail. Of course it's blurry because I didn't set my complicated pro gear to "easy" before I handed it off to Jeff's friend to snap the shot - you get the idea though right?
Jeff was riding the beautiful FZ1 in the background but not on the trials. We were told the trail wouldn't be too bad but there would be some sections we'd probably want the girls to walk through - yup. Here's an idea of what the start of this adventure looked like as we got ready:
That is some narrow trail. Gino and I ride single track all the time but we do it on dirt bikes not two up with luggage and passengers! I was sure we'd drop the bikes 10 feet off the trail as Jeff was photographing us leaving but we managed fine. The trail is loose crushed rock with some sections of what we call in Colorado "baby heads" which are round rocks about the size of grapefruits which are a real bitch. The first few hundred meters were sketchy as we got the feel for the big bikes on the loose stone and it took a while to relax and let the bars just dance in your hands as the front wheel wandered in the gravel. Oh, and water - did I mention the water?
The trail was a bit whooped and we learned the best way to handle it was for us to stand as a couple so the girls got a very fast lesson in the technique of riding whoops with your legs and pushing the bike down into the bottom and absorbing as it bucks up. There was no way to go fast enough to skim them as the bikes were just too damn big and heavy so about 20-25mph was about the fastest we could go. It was one of the most beautiful trails I've ever ridden and made the entire trip to Newfoundland completely worth it. Here's a pano that gives you an idea of what the scenery was like.
And, hopefully, here's a video to give you an idea of what riding it was like. In a word - challenging.
Untitled from Gregor Halenda on Vimeo.
After an hour or two of the trail we thought we'd perhaps made a wrong turn as we were getting farther and farther from the highway so when we crossed another road we decided to get back on and look for some food and fuel. Around these parts the two go together.
I love a gas pump in the middle of nowhere. It's just so damn big and empty here.
While Gino was topping up and the girls were zipping in liners I was discovering my collection of loose or missing fasteners. The trail had vibrated the pannier mount loose and I'd lost the lower engine mount completely. I'd felt the bike shudder when I'd feather the clutch and now I knew why. An 8x150mm bolt was going to be difficult to find and I decided to forego more railbed until we fixed that little problem. While working on the bike I was hit on by one of the local ladies. Betty loved the way we looked and asked to come along and didn't care a bit when I explained I already had a girlfriend, "Oh, too bad for her - your mine now!"
The locals have been beyond friendly and kind and I don't think we could feel more welcome here. We've noticed a lot of waving and it's hard to take off the helmet without getting into a conversation of where we're from and where we're going.
After all the damp trail riding we needed a good warm meal and this brings us to "Poutine" which is the Canadian way of one upping the American heart attack on a plate called cheese fries by adding gravy! Judiaann is a chef, food writer and the culinary director for a company called iSi so food is her passion and so we try everything we haven't seen before which includes poutine and cod tongues. We liked poutine better.
I also finally figured out the difference between Labrador and Newfoundland since the maps have both written on both the island and the mainland. I'm dim perhaps but Newfoundland is the island and Labrador is the mainland but they're both part of the same province called Newfoundland Labrador. Glad that's settled.
So we jumped on the TCH (Trans Canadian Highway) and gingerly headed into Clarenville where we found a Canadian Tire - the Canadian version of Home Depot and Pep Boys wrapped up in one. I was hopeful that there'd be this massive collection of metric fasteners to choose from but no such luck - the same pre packaged cheap SAE fasteners you find in the states. Needless to say there was no 8x150mm bolt but I found some 3/8" all thread and some nylocks and washers and bought a cheap hacksaw to cut it down to fit. While I don't consider this a permanent solution it should get me home. We have a saying back at our shop - once you bring out the vise grips you've already lost so you might as well just get the hammer. I think fixing the bike with all-thread, a cresent and a pair of vise grips was a good save all things considered.
Oh, and xbdx the 17/19 wheels with the Distansas are working just great. Judiaann and I managed to drag the pegs a few times on the Cabot trail which would never have been possible on knobs and yet, as the video shows, we did just fine on the dirt. I'm really impressed with the tires. Of course it doesn't hurt that I've got an extra 200-250lbs on the back wheel for traction. Let me publicly say that more than half of that is cameras and luggage - Judiaann may be gaining weight but she's still not much over 110lbs.
Well, I have more video but it doesn't look good for this trip since the internet gets slower as we head north and this connection is truly glacial. I'll do what I can.
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Simply awesome! Keep it coming--can't wait for more.
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can't wait to ride with you all tomorrow....if you want to up load some vids/pics etc, then we can stop by the house so you can hardwire into a fast connection.
if you had time, we could goto buchans and get a real burger...2 lbs of meat, homemade buns, 6 strips of bacon all flame broiled.
heres what it looks like, this is me trying to destroy one!
well, I hope you have a good trip to twillingate and see lots of 'burgs....
talk to you all tomorrow!
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The internet is working this morning but very slow so I thought I'd post up a video from the Cabot trail. The 950 is a joy to ride and this sort of behavior, while never done intentionally I swear to you, can happen accidentally.
Untitled from Gregor Halenda on Vimeo.
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that bike is sweet. its def on my top 5...maybe even top 1....ha ha...i love it.
can't wait to see it in person!
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DEET is for pussies
As you may have heard the mosquitos up here are ferocious but we've found something much stronger than DEET. It's made in Italy and is nothing to be trifled with - we call it Gino:
Untitled from Gregor Halenda on Vimeo.
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Freakin' hilarious!!!
Let's hope Gino is just as effective at warding off the black flies too......
For every one mile of trail, there are two miles of rhubarb.....
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Great report!
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Any black fly's? I left a lot of blood up there!
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wait till they get in labrador! they think its bad here...ha ha!
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Geoff's pics are in this thread:
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its awsome....I have a little gift for them as well....nothing big but a little token of newfoundland. ha ha...good stuff that is "distilled" here..he he
any newfies or people who have been here for one of our famous screech in sessions will know what im talkin about...
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Geoff the local NL guy here, checking in on you. I finally found your thread...
It was good to meet you all in Argentia. I'm glad you enjoyed the first section of the trail that I got you started on, and I hope that nasty wash-out I warned you about didn't give the big bikes too much trouble.
Here's some shots I took of you, and a short clip of you riding your first few hundred feet of off road in Newfoundland...
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Great shoe
I've owned both XS grip2 and the XS edge. I feel the edges wear better and offer performance on solid pin point hold but don't smear and flag as well as their stickier counterpart. But I feel the construction is better and the sued upper is a little more durable.
Either way love em.
Note: if you're having problem with heel cup being to spacious down size a little more till they are hurt to the point of foot binding. Then wear the crap out of them and in a week or two they will fit like an uncomfortable tight dream shoe.
Is there a noticeable difference in stiffness and/or sensitivity between the XS Edge version and the previous XS Grip2 version?
The edge rubber is stiffer and less responsive. But the grip wears out so fast if the walls at your gym, or the surface your climbing has any ruff texture they'll wear down faster than you will believe. It's a give and take.
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Rex Ryan has grown irritated with his locker room constantly being in disarray, so yesterday Rex came up with a family type bonding situation.
In a report from USA Today, Rex sent Mark Sanchez, Darrelle Revis, Tim Tebow, Santonio Holmes, and 15 other Jets players to a "leadership training" seminar in Bedminster, N.J.
The players had the joy of being excused from practice to go bond together from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Rex stated he got the idea after himself and Jets coaches took the same seminar in early June.
"We just had such a great experience as a coaching staff, and I'm hoping the players have the same kind of experience we had," Ryan said. "It was great. It was something I felt all of us gained some things out of. You saw a lot about each other. I thought it was good."
I think it was a good gesture by Ryan, one that should have taken two seasons ago.
There were several reports over the past few season about how bad and dysfunctional the Jets locker room is.
Newly retired LaDainian Tomlinson stated last year that the Jets locker room was "as bad as I've ever been around, honestly."
Time will tell if the seminar worked at all.
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I only put that last part in because I always wanted to do that. Feels wicked smart.
Pincite and all!
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:45 PM on May 07
The out-of-bounds call at the end of the game baffled me. The Duke player's finger clearly moved because the ball hit it and yet they awarded Duke possession. Duke subsequently hit the 3 pointer that pretty much ended Wisconsin. Very unfortunate way for the game to end.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:51 PM on April 07
Alex Guerrero is on the 25 man roster. IIRC he has a provision in his contract that requires him to be on the MLB roster this season.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:14 AM on April 07
To me the more egregious missed call was where the officials declined to call a flagrant foul on the slap. Missing it while on the floor is bad enough. Having the opportunity to review it and then declaring it incidental contact was terrible.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 05:04 PM on April 05
Thanks for posting these Mr. B. I just started watching rugby for the first time shortly after the tournament started.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:53 AM on March 22
New England by 6
Most passing yards: Tom Brady
Most rushing yards: Marshawn Lynch
Most receiving yards: Edelman
First touchdown: Wilson
Player with a sack: Michael Bennett
Player with an interception: Sherman
Total score: 48
First quarter: 10
Second quarter: 20
Third quarter: 41
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:53 PM on February 01
It sounds like Justin Blackmon is on track to come back next year.
The Josh Gordon situation is sad. Have the Browns/NFLPA failed to give him the help he needs? Or has he really had every opportunity? I don't see him staying on the Browns roster after this.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:19 PM on January 25
Seattle by 10
New England by 4
New England
T.Y. Hilton
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:23 PM on January 17
I think the ability to motivate is much more important at the college level (e.g., Pete Carroll) so I would not be surprised to see Harbaugh will the team to at least 8 wins next year.
As bad as Michigan looked this year they may have the talent to let Harbaugh give sheer will a rest. Brady Hoke brought in two very good recruiting classes. If Harbaugh is any better than Hoke at developing players (and that really should not be hard) he should be able to field a team that can beat most of the teams on its schedule.
Jones, having done what he did, as a freshman,
Jones was a redshirt sophomore this season. J.T. Barrett was a redshirt freshman.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:30 PM on January 13
the rivalry with Michigan is now right back up into the "huge for the whole country" category.
Harbaugh is going to have to win some games first.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:25 PM on January 13
Watching the Cowboys lose because of the Calvin Johnson rule was extremely satisfying.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:19 PM on January 11
I'll consider last week my first round bye.
New England by 10
Seattle by 14
Dallas by 3
Indy by 4
Charles Johnson, Carolina
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:45 PM on January 10
Sam Martin may be the least clutch punter in the NFL. A ten yard punt in that situation is inexcusable.
The call was frustrating but the Lions have nobody to blame but themselves. Stafford had an opportunity to prove he belongs in the ranks of the NFL's elite and instead he lost two fumbles on the final drive. The Lions have struggled on offense all year and this was no different.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:27 PM on January 05
I became a fan of the Wings, but because there wasn't a real tradition there for me there was nothing really concrete about that fandom and that allowed the Hurricanes to take root starting in '97.
That was a really bad time to switch from the Wings to the Hurricanes.
I also pull for the Patriots in the playoffs, which is the result of a combination of Tom Brady and the Lions never playing past December.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:10 AM on December 18
Rodgers has more talent and health on both sides of the field in GB than he would have in Texas without Watt.
DeAndre Hopkins is quickly becoming one of the best receivers in the league. Arian Foster is a top tier running back. I have a feeling Andre Johnson still has more in the tank than his quarterbacks were getting out of him.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 05:04 PM on December 15
All the talk about JJ Watt for MVP is crazy to me. If the Texans had Aaron Rodgers they would on their way to a division title.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:58 AM on December 15
I don't know that I really want Matt Kemp on the Padres, but Grandal hasn't seemed to be incredibly awesome since getting busted for PEDs, so...
Why not? Kemp has had some health issues but he has great when healthy. He played 150 games last year. His contract is a bargain for his talent, especially with the Dodgers contributing to pay some of it. He will certainly make it on the field more than Carlos Quentin.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:40 PM on December 11
Minnesota only lost to the two B1G division champions (including a 1-TD loss to Ohio State in November, when the Buckeyes were rolling), a Big 12 co-champion, and Illinois. That seems like a decent enough reason to put them at the bottom of the rankings.
I am not familiar with the teams outside of the Top 25 so it is possible that there are no better candidates. But Minnesota did not beat a single ranked team. The only seemingly quality victory they have is over Nebraska. I'm not sure a Top 25 resume is built on MAC schools and Northwestern.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:42 PM on December 09
I cannot for the life of me figure out why Minnesota is ranked. Was there really nobody else to choose from? Of course, for weeks the committee was touting TCU's victory over Minnesota as the reason to rank them ahead of Baylor despite TCU's head to head loss.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:23 AM on December 09
I find it hard to believe that f TCU or Baylor were Oklahoma or Texas they still would have been on the outside looking in.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:20 PM on December 07
That was fun, but I'm having trouble connecting the NFL rule about players wearing or mentioning outside sponsorships near game time with the rule about players talking to the media.
Fining Lynch $100,000 over a disagreement about press availability is pretty harsh.
Fining Lynch $100,000 over a disagreement about press availability is pretty harsh.
I see it as a criticism of NFL hypocrisy. I think Sherman also points out that the NFL wants the players talking to the media but only on their own terms. Certainly not as far as having players do interviews for the sole purpose to endorse products but the point of the press conference was to be over the top.
I thought it was a very well thought out and pointed critique of the NFL. Doug Baldwin crouching behind a Subway cardboard cutout of himself was brilliant.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:37 PM on November 26
Jeremy Hill thinks the Browns are not that good. He failed to comment on how where Andy Dalton falls on the scale.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:49 AM on November 07
Dave Brandon is resigning from his position as University of Michigan Athletic Director.
I continue to be baffled that the Shane Morris debacle is consistently one of the most harped on points against Brandon. It seems to me that decisions concerning on field injuries are a coach's responsibility.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:23 PM on October 31
Really sad. One of the most promising young talents that was coming up in the league.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:01 PM on October 27
Brad Ausmus took Anibal Sanchez out after two innings for no discernible reason. One day after taking Max Scherzer out of the game before he had reached 100 pitches. Put Joba in both times despite Joba having an awful second half of the season.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:57 PM on October 03
Brady Hoke would not be caught dead wearing a headset.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:20 PM on October 01
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:26 AM on October 01
Shields was only at 88 pitches too.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:25 AM on October 01
The student section immediately broke out into a FIRE BRANDON chant (Dave Brandon is the AD who has pissed off the students, the faculty, the alumni and pretty much everyone else he's physically capable of pissing off at least once in his five-year tenure). Not FIRE BRADY -- I think the students have accepted that Hoke is simply in over his head.
I sit in the front row of the student section. After the game a woman we believe to be Hoke's daughter confronted us saying that the "Fire Brady" chants were "assholeish" and that it affects him/them. We had to explain that we were chanting "Fire Brandon" and not "Fire Brady". There is no real reason to chant "Fire Brady" since he is as good as gone. With all the money Brandon brings into the university it is more likely that they might keep him.
The band also began playing in between every play in an effort to keep us from chanting.
It is extremely likely that Michigan will break its streak of over 100,000 fans in attendance this year. I'm skeptical that they will be able to fill the seats come November when it is colder and they have lost a few more games.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:15 AM on September 30
BC by 12
Hamilton by 3
Calgary by 7
Saskatchewan by 20
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:22 AM on September 17
BC by 20
Edmonton by 5
Hamilton by 3
Saskatchewan by 16
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:17 PM on September 04
Montreal by 5
Saskatchewan by 16
Toronto by 3
Edmonton by 10
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:41 PM on August 26
Does anybody know a good place to find hitting statistics for pitchers? Most sites I have checked have no hitting data for pitchers.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:43 PM on August 13
Toronto by 7
Edmonton by 16
Calgary by 15
Saskatchewan by 8
BC by 3
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:24 AM on August 11
Saskatchewan by 8
Edmonton by 20
BC by 3
Calgary by 12
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:39 PM on August 06
I saw Jay-Z and Kanye West a couple of years ago and they were fantastic. But if that is not what you are in to I can understand why you would not enjoy it.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:11 PM on July 30
Winnipeg by 10
Montreal by 4
Calgary by 14
Saskatchewan by 3
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:09 PM on July 30
Pretty good gig those 2 have getting folks to shell out money to watch them perform karaoke (concert implies music, music implies musicians in my books).
Why did you go?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:51 PM on July 29
Edmonton by 7
BC by 16
Ottawa by 4
Saskatchewan by 10
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:50 PM on July 21
Thanks for organizing this rcade!
In retrospect, choosing Spain to win was a poor choice.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:00 AM on July 16
Edmonton by 10
Toronto by 18
Calgary by 20
BC by 4
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:48 PM on July 14
Montreal by 10
Edmonton by 17
Toronto by 8
Saskatchewan by 3
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:58 AM on July 10
Oh dear. Nowhere to go but up. Are there nine teams now?
Winnipeg by 16
Montreal by 3
Edmonton by 10
Saskatchewan by 17
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:36 PM on July 02
Thought I'd already posted this: Astros insane trade ideas leaked online.
The Astros went around to just about every team asking for their top prospects in return for Bud Norris. Reading the leaked notes has convinced me that being a baseball GM is simply playing in the highest stakes game of fantasy baseball, complete with ludicrous trade offers.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:36 PM on July 01
Toronto by 10
Montreal by 6
BC by 15
Hamilton by 3
I think Hamilton is good now?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:28 PM on June 26
Apparently Spain is not good at soccer anymore?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 05:56 PM on June 18
Confidence pool would be excellent.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:04 PM on May 18
I'm not very good at this.
Chicago in 7
Montreal in 6
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:44 AM on May 17
At least Detroit fans can go over the bridge and renounce their citizenship in Windsor.
Cleveland fans need to go for a brief swim.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:03 PM on May 10
Chicago in 6 +2
Boston in 7
Los Angeles
in 5 +1
Pittsburgh in 6
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:57 AM on May 02
Wow. I was not sure the NBA would be able to come down on him this hard.
Well done Adam Silver.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:17 PM on April 29
Not having Ben Bishop killed the Lightning. Several soft goals last night.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:22 PM on April 23
I don't get the "Stephen Drew costs us a pick" objection: are you a contender or no? Assuming you somehow find Mike Trout with a mid-first round pick, he's years away from helping.
At this point is it worth it for Drew to accept a one year deal? He will presumably have a line of suitors come June who will offer him multiple years.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:30 PM on April 21
Lucic was fined $5,000 for intentionally spearing Dekeyser in the crotch. Quenneville was fined $25,000 for grabbing his own. NHL discipline at its finest.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:51 PM on April 19
Milan Lucic gave Danny Dekeyer a solid whack between the legs tonight. I imagine his wallet will be a bit lighter after the NHL takes a look at it. Thankfully the Wings got the last laugh.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:08 PM on April 18
in 6 +1
in 5 +1
in 5 +1
San Jose in 7
Detroit in 6
Tampa Bay in 5
in 5 +1
Philadelphia in 6
Total: 4 points
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 05:08 PM on April 16
Have the sidebar ads tripled in size for anyone else?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:27 PM on April 14
Dayton and Harvard win. There goes my Billion.
And phaedon is nowhere to be found.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:55 AM on March 21
Ross donated $200 million to the University of Michigan this fall. $100 million of that went to the athletics department.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:04 AM on March 11
Not for nothing but Mendenhall was going to receive the veteran's minimum this year (700K) if he decided to play. Makes me wonder if he would've gotten a bigger contract would he still feel the same?
I think Mendenhall would have received more than that. There are always teams that can use running back depth and he has a proven track record. He may have fallen off since his knee injury but I think a number of teams would have shown some interest.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:40 PM on March 10