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Posted on: July 29, 2011 10:29 pm
Padres, Rangers find no middle ground on Bell
By Scott Miller
The Padres have vowed they will not deal closer Heath Bell for anything less than a highly attractive return, and heading into the final hours toward the trade deadline, they're putting the Rangers to that test.
The Padres and Rangers continue to discuss Bell, sources with knowledge of the talks told CBSSports.com, though those discussions did not advance much Friday from where they were a day earlier. The Padres' price has not come down, and Texas' offer has not increased.
Even at that, however, Bell still may be the Rangers' player to lose (if there is such a thing as "losing" a player you've never had): St. Louis continues to stay involved, according to sources, but only on the "fringe." And the Angels, who are said to be looking to boost their bullpen, currently are not involved.
That isn't to say the Angels or other clubs could not jump into the talks Saturday or sometime before Sunday's 4 p.m. EDT deadline. But as of now, the Rangers remain the biggest presence at the trade table, and they and the Padres continue to engage in a staredown.
According to CBSSports.com sources, the Padres are asking a three-player return for Bell, which surely could be adjusted down to two players if Texas produces the right two players. The Padres watched left-handed pitcher Robbie Erlin's last start for Double-A Frisco and are believed interested in him. A few other key names in the Texas system: Martin Perez, a left-hander pitching at Triple-A Round Rock, Frisco right-handers Tanner Scheppers and Joe Wieland, and shortstop Jurickson Profar, 18, currently playing at Class A Hickory.
Bell, who collected his 30th save on Thursday, owns a 2.34 ERA and said of a trade, "It's going to happen."
He predicted: "It probably will be down to the wire."
That's the way it looks now. Texas is intent on improving its bullpen: Its 4.46 ERA is fourth-highest in the AL and the Rangers' 15 blown saves were tied for the third-highest. And as highly regarded as closer Neftali Feliz is, Rangers manager Ron Washington said the other day that he would like to see "a little more fire" from the closer.
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels traveled to Toronto for this weekend's series with the Blue Jays, and several of his key advisers are with him as they sort through final offers and final moves between now and Sunday's deadline.
If the Padres elect to hold on to Bell and he leaves as a free agent this winter, they would receive two compensatory draft picks for him, the first one likely 20-something picks into the draft and the other in the 40s.
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Category: MLB
Posted on: June 24, 2011 9:54 am
Edited on: June 24, 2011 4:41 pm
Pepper: Oswalt hints he may be done
By C. Trent Rosecrans
BASEBALL TODAY: Just why did Jim Riggleman ditch his job? CBSSports.com senior writer Danny Knobler joins Lauren Shehadi to discuss Riggleman, Ubaldo Jimenez and more. Check it out.
OSWALT END?: It's not just that Roy Oswalt is hurt -- leaving Thursday's start with the Cardinals after just two innings -- but that he may have pitched his last game ever.
Oswalt will not only likely miss his next start, he could also be done. He's already hinted at retirement and with a back injury, it may not be worth it for Oswalt to come back.
After Thursday's outing, Oswalt sounded anything but confident in his return. David Hale of the News Journal has a full transcript of Oswalt's postgame comments, and they don't sound like the comments of someone who is confident it'll be an easy road back.
Heres' the question and answer that says it all to me:
That sounds like someone who is content with walking away if he gets bad news soon.
We may know more Monday after his scheduled MRI.
HOT SEAT: Edwin Rodriguez didn't last a full calendar year as the Marlins manager and the Cubs' Mike Quade could follow that lead. Quade's on the hot seat (even if general manager Jim Hendry's seat should be hotter). [Chicago Tribune]
LI'L' GOOSE: Pirates manager Clint Hurdle compared closer Joel Hanrahan to Hall of Famer Goose Gossage, and after stifling a laugh, John Perrotto of the Beaver County Times takes a look at the comparison and sees some parallels.
SCOUTING DARVISH: Rangers general manager Jon Daniels was scheduled to see Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish's start on Friday. Darvish may be the top free-agent pitcher this season if he comes to the United States, as expected. The Braves and Twins reportedly had scouts at his last start, when he picked up just his second loss of the season. It was one of his worst starts of the season and he still gave up just one earned run, allowing nine hits and striking out 10 in eight innings. [YakyuBaka.com]
A'S OPEN TO DEAL: The sharks are circling in Oakland, as scouts have been checking out outfielder Josh Willingham, infielder Mark Ellis and left-handed relievers Craig Breslow and Brian Fuentes. [San Francisco Chronicle]
ANOTHER LOOK: Diamondbacks pitcher Josh Collmenter, he of the tomahawk motion, looks forward to facing teams another time so he can prove he's more than a gimmick pitcher. We'll see. [MLB.com]
NICE RIDE: The Toledo Mud Hens players are going to miss Brandon Inge, who was activated by the Tigers on Thursday. During his rehab trip with Detroit's Triple-A team, Inge sprung for a limo for several players to take them from Louisville, Ky., to Columbus, Ohio, skipping the planned bus ride. [Detroit News]
DEJA VU: A St. Louis ace 1-7 through June? (Well, now 2-7 after Thursday night's 2-7) It's been done before. Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Dispatch compares Chris Carpenter's 1-7 start to that of John Tudor's 26 years ago.
CABRERA'S CASE POSTPONED: The hearing for Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera's DUI arrest has been postponed again and rescheduled for July 12. That's the day of the All-Star Game. Cabrera, however, isn't required to be present for this hearing, though, so he can still go to the All-Star Game. [Detroit News]
NO DECISION: Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said he'd prefer not to negotiate during the season (and that doesn't make Jim Riggleman happy), but said it's not a rule. Pittsburgh starter Paul Maholm has said he'd like to sign an extension to stay in Pittsburgh. [MLB.com]
GARDNER'S D: A cool story here from ESPNNewYork.com's Mark Simon looking at the defense of Brett Gardner by talking to scouts, players and stats folks.
BUCCO FEVER: If you haven't noticed, the Pirates (yes, the team in Pittsburgh) are in a pennant race. Sure, it's not even July yet, but we're talking the Pirates. The folks in Pittsburgh are beginning to take notice. [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
LAWRIE DELAYED: Blue Jays prospect Brett Lawrie was all but set to be called up at the beginning of the month, but before he could get the call, he was hit by a pitch and broke his left hand. Now he's having trouble gripping the bat and may not be ready until August. [CBCSports.ca]
FIGGINS DILEMMA: If you're following the Mariners, there's plenty of positives around the team -- including a record just a game under .500. But there's one big concern, Chone Figgins. The question for the Mariners is what to do with Figgins, who has two years and $17 million left on his contract. [Seattle Times]
BROXTON'S RETURN: Even when Jonathan Broxton comes off the disabled list, he won't automatically return to closing for the Dodgers, manager Don Mattingly said. [Los Angeles Times]
RETURN OF THE SPITTER: Here's an interesting theory (that I'm pretty sure I don't buy, but still interesting to think about) from Mat Kovach of the Hardball Times -- is the rise of pitching because of the return of the spitball?For more baseball news, rumors and analysis, follow @cbssportsmlb on Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed.
Category: MLB
Tags: AL Central, AL East, AL West, Athletics, Blue Jays, Brandon Inge, Braves, Brett Gardner, Brett Lawrie, Brian Fuentes, Cardinals, Chone Figgins, Chris Carpenter, Clint Hurdle, Craig Breslow, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Don Mattingly, Goose Gossage, Japan, Jim Riggleman, Joel Hanrahan, John Tudor, Jon Daniels, Jonathan Broxton, Josh Collmenter, Josh Willingham, Mariners, Mark Ellis, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Quade, Nationals, Neal Huntington, NL Central, NL East, NL West, Paul Maholm, Phillies, Pirates, Pirates, Rangers, Rockies, Roy Oswalt, Tigers, Tigers, Twins, Ubaldo Jimenez, Yankees, Yu Darvish
Posted on: April 2, 2011 12:21 pm
Daniels admits Gonzalez trade was mistake
By Evan Brunell
On Friday, Adrian Gonzalez made his debut as a Red Sox in Rangers Ballpark, where he made his major-league debut before being traded to San Diego and breaking out.
As GM Jon Daniels reflected on the trade, he admitted it was a mistake compounded by the fact the Rangers were trying to stay competitive. Texas was coming off an 89-73 campaign in 2004 and then disappointed with a 79-83 record the following year. That motivated Daniels to deal Gonzalez, outfielder Terrmel Sledge and pitcher Chris Young to San Diego for starting pitcher Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka.
Gonzalez developed into one of the game's best hitters while Young had a nice run in the middle of the Padres rotation. Meanwhile, Adam Eaton fell flat on his face with a 5.13 ERA in 13 starts, then left as a free agent. Otsuka had a nice run in Texas, but only lasted two years before injuries derailed his career.
"I know that at the time, when Mark Teixeira was here, it led to a lot of clubs making an assumption that we would trade him, that we wouldn't be able to keep both of them," Daniels told WEEI. "We did get some inquiries on him [prior to the San Diego trade]. We didn't obviously project him to be the superstar that he's become. Clearly, had we known that, we would have found a way to make it work. But we thought he was going to be a good player. At a young age, he was always a guy we thought would hit. The question was how much power. He's matured into one of the better power hitters in the game, clearly."
It wasn't the trade of Gonzalez that rankles Daniels to this day, however. It's how the team got away from its model and made an ill-fated gambit to contend immediately.
"Our error in that was not so much our evaluation of Adrian," said Daniels. "Our biggest miss in that situation was really our evaluation of our club, where we were competitively and in the division. We thought that there was a window there in '05-'06 to really push. We won 89 games [in 2004], were a .500 club in '05, hadn't made too many changes. Our [front office] group came in in '05. We probably tried to step on the gas before we were ready. Not probably – we did."
That influenced Texas' moves this offseason, foregoing short-term signings or trades that would have given up long-term assets by signing third baseman Adrian Beltre to a five-year deal.
"We think we had a good nucleus and wanted to add to it, make another run at it," Daniels added. "We had some opportunities to bring in some great players on short-term moves that didn't really fit for us on what we were trying to do. We always try to find that balance between now and the next few years. We'll see how it plays out, but we didn't want to shoot ourselves in the foot and go 100 percent, all in. We wanted to find that balance. That's our model."
That model is in part, Daniels admits, to mirror what the Red Sox have done over the last decade.
"The hope is that this is a window of opportunity we can capitalize upon, but there are a lot of clubs that have looked to do just that and haven't been able to accomplish it," Daniels noted. "To me, what Boston has done over the last decade is something kind of special, kind of unique. They're in there year-in, year-out. That's what we're striving to be -- not be grouped with also-successful clubs that don't get back there."
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Category: MLB
Tags: Adrian Gonzalez, AL East, AL West, Jon Daniels, Rangers, Red Sox
Posted on: March 25, 2011 10:01 am
Pepper: Young, Daniels clear the air
By C. Trent Rosecrans
With no games to play, sometimes some stories get a little too overexposed. From the Cliff Lee sweepstakes to Chase Utley's day-to-day health and the Jon Daniels-Michael Young feud, we're all pretty much tired of them by now.
The story won't be closed until Young is no longer in a Rangers uniform, then he'll have a press conference, have his say and it'll all be over. For now, he's still a Ranger and back on speaking terms with his general manager. The two met Wednesday and Thursday, and Young said neither minced words.
"I laid out in detail what I was feeling, what my concerns were and gave him the opportunity to do the same," Young told the media on Thursday, including the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. "Anytime you're going to sit down with somebody where there's a problem or an issue and air things out face-to-face, it's always productive."
Young would not say if he still wants to be traded, but Daniels said it's "unlikely" to happen before the season begins -- and Young understands that.
"It created a situation where fans, media and other people in the organization were almost taking sides," Daniels said (again, from the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram). "It should have never been that way. We both want the same thing, for the Rangers to win. Through that process, I think Michael took a lot of shots from the media and fan base that from my persecutive weren't necessary."
That last statement is interesting to me -- it's Daniels standing up for Young. He may have thought or said in private some of the same things the fans or media have said, but he's not going to do that in public. It's a wise move, one that Young -- no matter what he's said in the past -- has to at least see as a move in the right direction.
Maybe Young plays out his days as a Ranger, maybe he doesn't. But either way, hopefully we can end this chapter.
READ THIS TODAY -- The Kansas City Star's Sam Mellinger writes a great column on former Royal Willie Mays Aikens and his faith. Aikens is dealing with family tragedy even after everything in his life was looking up. After 14 years in jail, Aikens had been hired by the Royals this offseason. I'll let Mellinger tell the rest of the story.
BLAME THE MESSENGER -- Well, once someone says something interesting, we all know they'll come back and claim it's "taken out of context." That's what Buck Showalter did on Thursday, backing away from his comments in the April issue of Men's Journal about the Yankees and Red Sox. [Boston Globe]
GALARRAGA TO BULLPEN -- The Diamondbacks are expected to move Armando Galarraga to the bullpen, with Aaron Heilman taking the fifth spot in the team's rotation. Galarraga has an 8.44 ERA in 16 innings this spring. Galarraga said he still wants to be a starter. [Arizona Republic]
NATS PICK FIFTH STARTER -- Tom Gorzelanny will fill out the Nationals' rotation, manager Jim Riggleman said on Thursday. Livan Hernandez will open the season for the Nationals, followed by Jordan Zimmermann, John Lannan and Jason Marquis. [MASNSports.com]
AND SO DO THE Rockies -- Colorado's fifth starter will be right-hander Esmil Rogers. Rogers will follow Ubaldo Jimenez, Jorge De La Rosa, Jhoulys Chacin and Jason Hammel. [Denver Post]
LAWRIE SENT DOWN -- After saying he was done with the minor leagues this offseason, Brett Lawrie discovered he's not the one in charge of that decision. The 21-year-old third baseman said he was disappointed, but understood his demotion. The Blue Jays acquired Lawrie this offseason by sending Shaun Marcum to Milwaukee in exchange for the former first-rounder. [MLB.com]
ORDONEZ READY -- Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez said he'll be ready for opening day. Ordonez returned to action for the first time since last week on Thursday night. Ordonez went 1 for 4 on Thursday with a double. [MLB.com]
BELTRAN IMPROVING -- Carlos Beltran reported no pain in his knees after a workout on Thursday and Mets manager Terry Collins was so impressed with the way he looked that he wouldn't count out Beltran for opening day. [New York Times]
MORALES IMPROVING -- Orthotic inserts have helped ease the soreness in the left foot of Angels first baseman Kendrys Morales. Morales still won't be available for opening day, but he has gotten the OK by the team's trainers to start "baseball activities." [MLB.com]
DAVIS DRAWING INTEREST -- Doug Davis, the 35-year-old left-hander, threw for as many as eight teams in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday. Davis made just eight starts last season for the Brewers due to a heart problem and elbow surgery. Among the eight teams to watch him were the Rangers, Rockies, Orioles, Mets and Angels. [MLB.com]
WORK OF ART -- Pedro Martinez will be on hand at the Smithsonian on Friday for the unveiling of his portrait at the National Portrait Gallery. A painting of Martine done by Susan Miller-Havens has been donated to the gallery by MLB.com's Peter Gammons and his wife. [Smithsonian]
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER -- The man the late Buck O'Neil handpicked to run the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City following the legend's death, is finally getting the job. Bob Kendrick was passed over as the head of the museum two years ago and on the brink of collapse, Kendrick has been tabbed to takeover.
Few people were as upset at the snub as former Kansas City Star columnist Joe Posnanski, who has kissed and made up with the museum on his blog. [Kansas City Star]
FAN-DESIGNED UNIFORM -- I didn't know until yesterday that the White Sox uniforms of the the 80s were the product of a contest run by the team to design a new uniform. Richard Launius, then of Dayton, Ohio, designed the White Sox's pullover Sox uniforms with numbers on the pants. [ESPN.com]
FOOD NETWORK INVADES YOUR PARK -- The Food Network is offering steak sandwiches at eight ballparks this summer. If you're in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, San Diego, St. Louis or Texas, you can go visit Paula Deen working her cart at your park. What, you don't think she's going to be there? Maybe Morimoto? We can hope. [Sportsandfood.com]
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Category: MLB
Tags: Aaron Heilman, AL Central, AL East, AL West, Angels, Armando Galarraga, Blue Jays, Brett Lawrie, Buck Showalter, Carlos Beltran, Diamondbacks, Doug Davis, Esmil Rogers, Jason Hammel, Jason Marquis, Jhoulys Chacin, Jim Riggleman, John Lannan, Jon Daniels, Jordan Zimmermann, Jorege De La Rosa, Kendrys Morales, Livan Hernandez, Magglio Ordonez, Mets, Michael Young, Nationals, NL Central, NL East, NL West, NL West, Orioles, Rangers, Rockies, Royals, Shaun Marcum, Tigers, Tom Gorzelanny, Ubaldo Jimenez, White Sox, Willie Mays Aikens
Posted on: March 15, 2011 3:45 pm
Wanted: Experienced closer, likes Texas heat
By C. Trent Rosecrans
If Neftali Feliz is starting for the Rangers, it doesn't appear the close is in camp with the defending American League champions.
"I have confidence in Jon Daniels and our scouts," manager Ron Washington told reporters, including ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon on Tuesday. "If that's the case, I'm 100 percent sure they'll go out there and find somebody to close ballgames down for us."
If that's the case, the Rangers will be looking for their seventh different closer in the last seven seasons (defining "closer" as "dude with the most saves."). The last Ranger to lead the team in saves in back-to-back years was Francisco Cordero in 2004-05. Cordero has since been an All-Star for two different teams.
The Rangers' internal candidates appear to be Mark Lowe and Alexi Ogando (right). Or the team could go with a closer-by-committee until the trade deadline, also using veteran lefties Arthur Rhodes and Darren Oliver along with Lowe and Ogando. Prospect Tanner Scheppers is another (remote) possibility. The Rangers traded Frank Francisco, their closer in 2009, to the Blue Jays in exchange for Mike Napoli in the offseason.
As for trade candidates, the team could go out now, or wait until the trade deadline when more candidates would be available.
Among those available could be the Padres Heath Bell, the Mets' Francisco Rodriguez and the Orioles' Michael Gonzalez. The Blue Jays have several experienced closers on their roster, including Francisco, Jason Frasor, Octavio Dotel and Jon Rauch.
If the team waits until the trade deadline, if the Mariners David Aardsma could be available, as well as Cordero, who could be supplanted by Aroldis Chapman (or Nick Masset). Others that could be available include Kevin Gregg, J.J. Putz and Brandon Lyon.
However, Washington did tell reporters in the same sitting that he felt confident enough with the rotation as it is and Feliz in the bullpen. It also appears, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Jeff Wilson writes, that Washington would prefer to keep Feliz in the bullpen unless Daniels can get another closer.
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Category: MLB
Tags: AL West, Alexi Ogando, Arhtur Rhodes, Aroldis Chapman, Brandon Lyon, Darren Oliver, David Aardsma, Francisco Rodriguez, Frank Francisco, J.J. Putz, Jason Frasor, Jon Daniels, Jon Rauch, Kevin Gregg, Mark Lowe, Michael Gonzalez, Mike Napoli, Neftali Feliz, Nick Masset, Octavio Dotel, Rangers, Ron Washington, Tanner Scheppers
Posted on: March 4, 2011 7:21 pm
Edited on: March 4, 2011 9:00 pm
3 up, 3 down: Jon Daniels' best, worst moves
By Evan Brunell
The Rangers have handed GM Jon Daniels a four-year extension, rewarding the 33-year-old for steering the club to its first-ever AL pennant in 2010. For all of Daniels' talents, however, he's made quite a few missteps along the way. Here's a look back at Daniels' three best and worst moves as Rangers GM...
1. The Teix Heist
The reason the Rangers made the World Series is thanks to the trade that sent Mark Teixeira to the Atlanta Braves. Consummated at the trade deadline of 2007, this deal represented the first time Daniels was trading away a major piece of a team and he needed to hit a home run.
He did. By dealing Teix and left-handed reliever Ron Mahay, Daniels hauled in catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, shortstop Elvis Andrus, pitchers Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison and Beau Jones. The fact Salty stalled in Texas is concerning, but many viewed the backstop at the time as one of the elite young catchers in the game. Andrus would go on to blossom as Texas' starting shortstop while Feliz won the AL Rookie of the Year Award with 40 saves last season and is currently shifting to the rotation. Harrison is a young lefty who is battling for a rotation spot himself, while Jones is the one non-entity.
This deal will continue to pay dividends over time, as Andrus and Feliz will be in town for years to come while Harrison is valuable depth. Saltalamacchia's career is not yet over as he is slated to start in Boston, and the jury is out on Daniels' return for Salty in three minor leaguers.
2. Game Over
Daniels made another significant trade the day of the 2007 trade deadline when he dealt "Game Over" Eric Gagne and cash to the Red Sox for Kason Gabbard, David Murphy and Engel Beltre.
Gagne was impressive in his first season as an ex-Dodger and after missing the bulk of the 2006 season. He wasn't the lockdown closer of old, but looked as if he could be a quality part of the bullpen. Except as Red Sox fans know, he completely imploded and while he walked away with a World Series trade, he will forever be known as Gag-me in Boston. (For some reason, there are over 11,000 views of a video I took recording Gagne's Red Sox debut.) His saving grace in Boston was as a Type-B free agent, and the Red Sox would later trade the player they drafted with the compensatory pick to Cleveland as part of the Victor Martinez deal.
Meanwhile, David Murphy is one of the more valuable fourth outfielders in the game and would be a starter for many other teams. Beltre has his makeup questions but is developing nicely as Texas' center fielder of the future. Gabbard flamed out, but at the time was a possible back-of-the-rotation starter.
3. Draft Bonanza
A major reason why Daniels has stayed viable as GM of the Rangers is his drafting history. Of course, major credit goes to the people working under him that are in charge of the draft, but Daniels deserves credit for putting these people in those roles as well as having a hand in the drafting and development of these players.
His first draft pick, Kasey Kiker, has yet to develop significantly but is just 22 and does hold some promise. However, his following two have had major league time already: power-hitting Chris Davis who has unfortunately failed time and time again to lock down a starting spot in Texas and Danny Herrera, who is a member of the Reds bullpen currently and was used to get Josh Hamilton. Michael Main was used to get Bengie Molina, while Blake Beavan and Justin Smoak were packaged for Cliff Lee.
Tommy Hunter was a viable member of the rotation last season and could have a nice career as a back-of-the-rotation pitcher, while Julio Borbon is prepared to start in center field. Tanner Scheppers ranked No. 77 on CBSSports.com's Top 100 Prospects and may have ranked higher if he was clearly going to be a starter. The club also came away with an impressive haul in the 2010 draft.
Honorable Mention: One would expect the deal bringing in Josh Hamilton to be one of Daniels' better deals, but it's hard to justify that as one of his best deals simply by virtue of giving up Edinson Volquez. There's no denying Hamilton's talent -- after all, he won the AL MVP award -- but Volquez has turned out pretty well for himself. There's a similar case to be made for the trade that imported Carlos Lee and Nelson Cruz from Milwaukee in exchange for Laynce Nix, Kevin Mench, Francisco Cordero and Juan Cordero, so the honorable mention goes to signing Colby Lewis to a two-year deal prior to the 2010 season. Lewis was an utter failure stateside before heading to Japan and discovering his talent. Daniels didn't hesitate to bring in Lewis, and all he did was become the Rangers' best right-handed starter in the team's run to the AL pennant.
1. The Young and Heartless
In March of 2007, Daniels signed shortstop Michael Young to a five-year, $80 million extension, a contract that was strange at the time and now has snowballed. Two seasons later, Daniels bumped Young to third base in a contentious move to free up short for Elvis Andrus. Young's bat has continued to be solid, but he remained a defensive liability at third and in a much-publicized spat, is now headed to DH and first base after demanding a trade. However, thanks to Young's contract, it will be difficult to move him.
Daniels certainly shouldn't have signed Young to this deal, but that's not why this ranks as one of his three worst moves as GM. While there's a lot of "he-said, he-said" going on by both sides, the fact remains that Young is not very keen on speaking to Daniels and feels "misled." Whether or not you believe Daniels or Young (or think the true answer is somewhere in-between), Daniels should have done a far better job managing the crisis as this has become a nightmare, both in terms of Young's trade value and in public relations. Heck, it even made a three-year-old kid very upset.
2. A-Gone
It's hard to fault Jon Daniels for trading away Adrian Gonzalez as he needed pitching and had Mark Teixeira at first. But goodness, couldn't he have done better? In his second significant trade of his GM career -- the first was also pretty bad -- Daniels shipped away someone who would become one of the best first-basemen in the game in short order in Gonzalez to the Padres along with Chris Young, who fashioned a nice run for himself in the rotation for San Diego. Terrmel Sledge was a throw-in to get Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka and Billy Killian in return.
Eaton was a disaster, making just 13 starts and moving onto the Phillies where he was even worse, while Otsuka became the Rangers' closer but fell to injury in 2007 at age 35 and has not returned to the majors since. Killian is now in independent baseball.
Hey, every GM has trades they regret. It's part of life. But this is one regrettable trade that makes one really cringe looking back on it.
3. A-Rod to Soriano to Nothing
OK, so Daniels wasn't responsible for the initial trade of Alex Rodriguez, but he certainly was responsible for turning Rodriguez's return in Alfonso Soriano into something. Unfortunately, his first major trade was a flop when he shipped Soriano to the Washington Nationals for Brad Wilkerson, Armando Galarraga and Terrmel Sledge. Sledge would be shipped in another terrible deal a month later in the Adrian Gonzalez deal, while Wilkerson couldn't arrest the decline he began in his final season for the Nats in '06. He did not top 350 at-bats in the two seasons he was a Ranger.
While Galarraga was and still is nothing to write home about, he chewed up almost 500 innings for the Tigers after the Rangers essentially gave him away, predominantly as a starter the last three seasons -- and of course, as the architect of the 28-out perfect game. He is now a Diamondback and expected to serve in the back of the rotation. These types of pitchers are far from sexy and you can't blame Daniels for tossing Galarraga in the deal, but it only serves to make this deal look even worse given he got absolutely nothing of value for Soriano, which in turn meant the team got nothing for A-Rod.
In Daniels' defense, he was handicapped by Soriano entering the final year of his deal, but Daniels should have looked for prospects in any deal, not an outfielder on the decline, a pitcher he would give away a couple years later and a bit piece that would go on to become part of Daniels' worst trade to date.
Dishonorable Mention: Not to pile on Daniels, who has turned into a very fine GM, but just like he has plenty of candidates for honorable mention, he has candidates for this category as well. Signing Kevin Millwood to a five-year, $60 million deal was head-scratching at the time and he stumbled badly on December 23, 2006 when he dealt away John Danks, Nick Masset and Jacob Rasner to the White Sox for Brandon McCarthy and David Paisano. Danks and McCarthy were two highly-regarded prospects at the time, but Danks is the one that blossomed, while Masset would go on to bust out himself as an important part of the Reds bullpen.
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Category: MLB
Tags: Adam Eaton, Adrian Gonzalez, Akinori Otsuka, AL West, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Armando Galarraga, Bengie Molina, Blake Beavan, Brad Wilkerson, Brandon McCarthy, Braves, Brewers, Carlos Lee, Chris Davis, Chris Young, Colby Lewis, Danny Herrera, David Murphy, Edinson Volquez, Elvis Andrus, Engel Beltre, Eric Gagne, Francisco Cordero, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Danks, Jon Daniels, Josh Hamilton, Justin Smoak, Kasey Kiker, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Mench, Kevin Millwood, Laynce Nix, Mark Teixeira, Matt Harrison, Michael Main, Michael Young, Nationals, Neftali Feliz, Nelson Cruz, Nick Masset, Padres, Rangers, Red Sox, Reds, Tanner Scheppers, Tommy Hunter, White Sox
Posted on: February 8, 2011 9:11 am
Rangers, Hamilton making progress in negotiations
The Rangers and Josh Hamilton may dodge an arbitration hearing yet.
"We'll get something figured out, hopefully," the American League MVP told Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . "The talks have gotten better. I feel like we're moving in the right direction toward each other."
Hamilton has two more years of arbitration remaining and the team has talked about buying out his arbitration years -- as the Reds did with NL MVP Joey Votto and his three years of arbitration. The arbitration hearing is scheduled for next Monday, and even if a deal isn't worked out before then, the team would still be open to discussing a long-term deal during spring training.
"We've had productive, positive conversations with Mike Moye, Josh's agent," Daniels said. "It's a little premature to tell you that we'll definitely get a deal done, but I feel like we're moving in that direction."
Texas hasn't gone to arbitration with a player since 2000. Hamilton asked for $12 million, while the team has offered $8.7 million. It would certainly behoove the Rangers to get something done before going to arbitration.
-- C. Trent Rosecrans
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Category: MLB
Tags: Jon Daniels, Josh Hamilton, Rangers
Posted on: January 10, 2011 10:04 am
Rangers may not be done yet
Coming off a World Series appearance, the Rangers have been anything but content this offseason. Few teams have been as active in the free agent market as Texas.
General manager Jon Daniels has reached high -- Cliff Lee -- and missed, but also reacted by signing the likes of Adrian Beltre and Yorvit Torrealba along with reliever Arthur Rhodes and took a risk on former Cy Young Award-winner Brandon Webb. The team was also in on trades for Zack Greinke and Matt Garza.
Under new ownership, the Rangers have been aggressive and shown they aren't content with what they've done. That hasn't stopped even after an offseason spending spree.
"There are still some things we're going to look into," Daniels told Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . "This may be the club we go to camp with. We're confident if it is.
"But there's a chance we'll try to improve as well."
Wilson notes the team could still be interested in other "risk-reward types" such as Jeff Francis and Bartolo Colon.
There's also the off chance the team could go after the top remaining free agent, Rafael Soriano, and move Neftali Feliz to the rotation. It may be a long-shot, but with the Rangers, it seems anything's possible.
-- C. Trent Rosecrans
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Deputy Mayor Gino Rosati got an early Christmas present from his colleagues at city hall.
Council approved with no discussion a 10-per-cent increase to the deputy mayor's salary Tuesday afternoon.
That works out to about $7,200 on his local councillor salary of $72,000, meaning he'll now earn about $79,000, plus benefits.
And the pay hike is retroactive to the beginning of the 2012 fiscal year.
Mr. Rosati also draws a salary from the Region of York, where he sits as a regional councillor representing Vaughan.
Last year, he took home just more than $49,000 for that post.
"The deputy mayor, basically, has additional responsibilities in relation to other regional councillors and local councillors," said Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, who put forward the initial resolution asking staff to recommend an appropriate wage increase for his second-in-command.
"He may, from time to time, represent the mayor. He may sit in committee on behalf of the mayor. … Let's say I am travelling or can't be at a meeting, he has the authority to speak on my behalf."
City staff recommended the deputy mayor position receive the local councillor salary plus an additional 10 per cent in a one-page memorandum slipped onto Tuesday's agenda at the last minute.
That recommendation was based on a similar policy in Markham, the only one of six comparable municipalities that has a deputy mayor.
Mr. Rosati became Vaughan's first-ever deputy mayor by garnering the most votes of the three regional councillors elected in 2010.
Mr. Bevilacqua said setting a higher salary for the position creates a "professional structure" at the city and "clearly illustrates" that the deputy mayor's role comes with added responsibilities.
Mr. Rosati declared a conflict of interest and did not vote on the matter, but said in an interview that he thinks it's "fair".
"I am comfortable that council made a decision without my involvement and I accept that decision," he said. "I think it's fair and it's similar to what a similar jurisdiction is doing, in Markham."
Mr. Rosati said his additional duties include attending conferences, business openings or events that the mayor is unable to attend when he is out of town or has a conflicting commitment.
"From my point of view, now that the decision is made, I think it's appropriate," Mr. Rosati said. "And it's not just my opinion, council thought that's how it has to be because of the additional responsibilities."
Thornhill Councillor Alan Shefman and Maple/Kleinburg Councillor Marilyn Iafrate were absent from Tuesday's meeting so did not vote on the matter.
Current council members haven't seen their city-paid salaries go up since taking office.
In fact, one of this council's first decisions was to freeze their salaries to show, in the mayor's words, "respect for taxpayers' hard-earned dollars".
Pressed to explain the apparent change of direction, Mr. Bevilacqua said a $7,200 increase is tiny if you compare it to the city's overall budget, which was about $275 million last year.
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Could you imagine Monahan setting up Seth Griffith? I think it would be worth it!! With the Ottawa 67's struggling in the East, they will be looking to the future and build up a team. Sean Monahan has a 50/50 he will be sent back to junior next year, and the same can be said for Cody Ceci. With the Knights supposely making a serious bid for the 2014 Memorial Cup. GM's of the two players, might just want to send them back next year, to improve their development and add to their pedigree of winning, which will improve their confidence as they reach the NHL level.
As for a trade I think here is a fair price tag, how about Chris Tierney, Remi Elie, Jacob Jammes/Miles Liberti, 2 second round picks and a conditional 3 round pick for Sean Monahan and Cody Ceci. It would remind me when we got John Tavares and Michael Del Zotto, but we could have then for one more year. Then here is what our lines would look like:
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Takes the reader to the heart of American politics. Examining the 1988 US presidential campaign, the author draws the reader inside the hearts and minds of the politicians involved, including Robert Dole, Michael Dukakis, Jesse Jackson, Gary Hart and George Bush. The author won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979.
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Nepal "suggested measures to address this deficit through increased Indian FDI, relaxation of non-tariff measures including SPS standards for agro products, support in product development, relaxation of Rules of Origin requirement for duty free access of Nepalese products, and mutual recognition of standards, conformity assessment and accreditation," a joint statement said. The statement was issued at the end of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Nepal.
In 2013-14, while India export to Nepal aggregated at USD 3.58 billion, the imports were only USD 526 million leading to trade deficit of about USD 3 billion. The Nepalese side has requested India to remove the countervailing duty on its products including readymade garments, copper, brass utensils, Kattha and others.
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I covered my first U.S. Open in 1988 at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Through the years, I have been fortunate enough to return to the national championship 11 times.
Of those 12 U.S. Opens, three stand out.
There was the dramatic duel in 1996, when East Valley residents Steve Jones and Tom Lehman went to the final tee at Oakland Hills tied for the lead only to have Jones emerge with a one-shot victory. And who can forget Tiger Woods' incredible performance at Pebble Beach in 2000, where he dusted the field by a record 15 shots.
But of my three favorites, the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 is my most vivid memory for two reasons, the main one being the fantastic finish provided by Payne Stewart and Phil Mickelson. I can still see the victorious Stewart punching the air and kicking out his left leg as his par-saving putt at the last hole found the cup.
It was an eerie ending in retrospect, as a mist or fog — nobody was sure just what it was or where it came from — had moved in and enveloped the 18th green in the waning moments. And when the bells began to toll almost on cue from the nearby Village Chapel, well, now we know for whom, as four months later Stewart perished in a plane crash in a South Dakota pasture.
The story line already was filled with emotion, as Mickelson's defeat came the day before his wife Amy gave birth to the couple's first child, Amanda. Stewart had helped the theme along on that fateful Sunday afternoon, when just moments after celebrating like an NFL player who had just scored the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl, he grabbed Lefty and whispered in his ear: "Good luck with the baby. There's nothing like being a father.''
Lost in the fuzzy afterglow was the other reason the 1999 U.S. Open stands out more than others. Pinehurst No. 2 had proved to be a green monster never seen before. Almost every player in the field had a complaint about how unfair the course had been set up, and considering the scores were higher than last year's train wreck conducted by the U.S. Golf Association at Shinnecock Hills, some of it was justified.
Perhaps the best spin on Pinehurst No. 2 was provided by twotime U.S. Open champ Lee Janzen, who had this snippet following his 18-over par performance: "I've been asked many times, what's the hardest golf course I've ever played, and now I have the answer.''
Lest we forget, all of the arrows were aimed squarely at the USGA and not at the late architect Donald Ross, who created and recreated Pinehurst No. 2 over two decades beginning in 1901. As a member who lived on the course, Ross tinkered with the greens at No. 2 until they eventually were filled with small hills and dales, and, egad, appeared upside down. "Turtlebacks'' they called them.
Whatever the lingo, these shaved-down surfaces drove the players nuts. Who can forget John Daly's infamous 11 at the eighth hole, which included a two-shot penalty for swatting his ball while it was still rolling? Long John, who had been among the early leaders, vowed he would never play in another national championship, even though he has played in two more since, and is back this week.
Trust me, despite last year's debacle at Shinnecock Hills and the lingering memory of what happened here six years ago, more carnage is on tap. According to Paul Jett, the superintendent at Pinehurst No. 2, the grand old dame hasn't lost any of her teeth.
"I've read a lot of the articles in the newspapers and magazines, about how the course is going to play easier, with no rough and (slower) greens,'' Jett mused. "And all I can say to that is, reports of our demise are greatly exaggerated.
"Last time, Payne Stewart won with a score of 1-under par. This time, 5-over might get it done.''
Jett said the rough has made a sizable comeback from a cool spring, and those diabolical surfaces have been jacked to 11.5 on the Stimpmeter compared to 10.5 in '99. Toss in an additional 40 yards of length (7,214 yards), plus the weather report — scattered thunderstorms throughout the week — and Pinehurst No. 2 once again will be more than the majority can handle.
What's slightly amusing about this is, viewed from the naked eye, Pinehurst No. 2 looks like a patsy resort course. The tall pines are well off the fairways and rarely come into play unless a player pulls or pushes the ball. The bunkers, while big, are not ubiquitous. There's not even a water hazard of note.
So what is the poison that makes Pinehurst No. 2 so deadly? It's those huge, one-of-a-kind greens, which look as if they actually begin at the bottom of small hills rather than on top, where most "normal'' greens are positioned. That, and the way the USGA sets it up, as only 37 percent of these greens' surfaces are deemed "pin-able,'' meaning the slopes are too severe for hole locations on the other 63 percent.
Another factor is that Pinehurst No. 2 has been reduced to a par 70. As frequently is the case at a national championship, two of its regular par-5s — the 482-yard fifth and the 489-yard 16th — have been converted to par-4s for this one special week.
How the latest chapter unfolds at Pinehurst No. 2 remains to be seen. Chances are it will not eclipse what has come before, as Payne Stewart's final moment of glory is so golden. But Jett, for one, isn't predicting anything less than another battle royale.
"The course will be similar to '99. No surprises,'' he said. "Your winner is the player who can hit greens in regulation. Either that, or he does a hell of a job saving par.''
In other words, we're in for another typical U.S. Open.


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School districts across the state of Michigan are doing their arithmetic this week. Yesterday was the bi-annual "Count Day". Districts count the number of students attending school each February and October in order to determine their share of per-pupil state funding.
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If my records are correct, Mike Jones coached 868 boys varsity games in a career stretching back 30 years.
It's safe to say I covered around 500 of those games as a sports writer, about two thirds of his games in four years at Cawood and eight years at Harlan and about 90 percent of his games the past six years at Harlan County High School, along with a handful of games at Jackson County and a dozen or so at Clay County.
Last week is sometimes a blur, but my long-term memory is pretty good, if I do say so myself. It comes in handy in times like this when I try to put together a history about someone I've known a long time.
My first interview with Jones was in the fall of 1980, when I was still a senior at Cawood High School and Jones was in his first year as assistant boys basketball coach, a position he held for three years before beginning his career as a head boys varsity coach. We talked in the Little Theatre at JACHS about the upcoming season for the Cawood junior varsity team.
My most recent interview was last week in an almost empty Harlan County High School, where we talked about his decision to step down as the HCHS boys basketball coach, likely ending one of the most successful coaching careers in Kentucky history.
I like consistency, and no one was more consistent through the years than Mike Jones, both as a coach and person.
Very few people, however, were more misunderstood.
Jones had a way of intimidating people without even talking to them, a skill that likely came in handy when dealing with parents and fans through the years.
People would often say they felt for me when I was on my way to interview Jones after a tough loss. I sometimes would point out that I talked to him after Cawood's loss in the 1986 regional finals and after Harlan's loss in the 1994 regional tourney and in the 1999 finals. No loss now would ever be any tougher than those, I reasoned.
The truth was that it was never that tough to interview Jones. He was/is a tremendous competitor, but he always answered any questions I had professionally and honestly, both during the good and the bad times. We got to know each other so well that he sometimes communicated to his players through the comments he made to me for the newspaper. I knew what he was doing, but it always made for interesting reading, especially when he was unhappy, and as his players, especially in the early years knew, making Mike Jones happy was not easy.
Though his teams' playing style changed very little, Jones adjusted his approach in dealing with players through the years. I always thought it was funny when people complained that he was too tough. I used to say you should have seen him in 1994, and you wouldn't have wanted to see him in 1984 if you think he's a disciplinarian now.
I had the good fortune of covering both Jones and Billy Hicks when I started writing sports for the Enterprise in 1985. I learned a lot of basketball from watching both of them in the early years and also figured out that one of the keys to their success was they simply worked harder than the rest of the competition, a trait I tried to copy in my own career.
It's going to be different not having coach Jones sitting on the bench next December when the season begins, but having his son, Michael, in charge will make the transition a lot easier, both for me and the Black Bears. Michael did a great job with the team this summer and deserves a head coaching opportunity as much as anyone I've worked with through the years. He learned basketball, and coaching, from one of the best.
When I look back on all the great teams and players (my thoughts on the best of the Jones years are below), I feel fortunate to have had one of the best seats in the house for all those years.
The following is my look back at what I think is the best of the Jones era:
All-Jones teams
First team
PG — Michael Jones, Harlan, 1994
G — Charles Thomas, Harlan, 1995
G — Casey Lester, Harlan, 1996
F — Nick Sanford, Cawood, 1986
C — Todd Cox, Harlan, 1995
Second team
PG — Nathan Blanton, Harlan, 1996
G — Jeremy Asher, Clay County, 2001
G — William Fields, Harlan, 2000
F — Gary Greer, Harlan, 2000
C — Rodney Mitchell, Clay County, 2005
Third team
PG — Tyler Brewer, Harlan County, 2013
G — Brian Griffin, Clay County, 2004
G — Kyle Hogue, Harlan County, 2010
F — Greg Bibb, Todd Central, 1991
C — Richard Robinson, Harlan, 1999
Fourth team
PG — Angelo Smith, Clay County, 2002
G — Joel Kauffman, Harlan, 1997
G — Kyle Jones, Harlan, 1999
F — Garry Henson, Cawood, 1987
C — Richard Walker, Clay County, 2002
Best Jones teams
1. Harlan 1995 (33-4) — Led by Mr. Basketball Charles Thomas and fellow Kentucky All-Star Todd Cox, the Dragons made it all the way to the final day at the Sweet Sixteen, falling in the final four to Pleasure Ridge Park.
Harlan had to beat Knox Central in the semifinals and Corbin in the finals to make it back to the state tournament after being upset by Clay County the previous year in the semifinals at Manchester.
Nathan Blanton, who went on to play at Tennessee Wesleyan, took over for Michael Jones at point guard. Casey Lester was in his fourth year as a starting wing. Senior Kevin Hudson rounded out the backcourt in the star-studded lineup that helped Harlan gain statewide attention.
2. Harlan 1994 (28-4) — I've always thought this was the best of the powerhouse Harlan teams and probably the best team I've covered with a starting lineup that include two future Division I signees (Charles Thomas and Todd Cox) and three who went on to play on the NAIA level (Michael Jones, Casey Lester and Nathan Blanton), not to mention the steady Kevin Hudson at guard and Jeremy Simpson at forward.
That Harlan team blew out M.C. Napier in December, and the Navajos went on to win the 14th Region. The Dragons also won the first of two straight All "A" Classic state titles in Richmond but may have peaked too early, falling to Clay County on the Tigers' homecourt in the regional semifinals.
3. Harlan 1993 (33-6) — With basically the same team as 1994, the Dragons broke a 24-year drought between regional championships for Harlan County teams and they had to do it by beating perhaps the region's three other best teams as they knocked off Bell County, Clay County and Corbin in the regional tournament after losing to Cumberland in the 52nd District Tournament finals. The Dragons may have been the youngest team in the state tournament that year with Michael Jones the elder statesman as a junior. Charles Thomas had started to establish himself as a future star in his sophomore season, and the arrival of Todd Cox gave Harlan one of the state's best young big men
4. Harlan 1996 (27-5) — Jones has said none of his teams ever played together any better than his 1996 squad, led by seniors Casey Lester, Nathan Blanton and Jeremy Simpson, along with junior Joel Kauffman and freshman Kyle Jones. Harlan continued to win despite losing Michael Jones, Charles Thomas and Todd Cox to graduation the past two seasons. The Dragons beat a tough Jackson County team in the regional semifinals before blasting Bell County in the finals. Harlan advanced to the second round of the state tournament before falling to Henderson County.
5. Cawood 1986 (25-5) — When you talk about 13th Region basketball, the mid 1980s could be considered the greatest era, for both players and coaches. In order to win the 52nd District Tournament that season, Jones' Trojans had to beat Ralph Roberts' Cumberland Redskins in the semifinals and Billy Hicks' Harlan Green Dragons in the finals. Hicks and Roberts are both among the winningest coaches in Kentucky history. Future Harlem Globetrotter Paul Gaffney was a standout player for the Redskins that season, but he was probably the third best player in Harlan County with all-stater Nick Sanford at Cawood and Jeff Miller among the state' s top scorers at Harlan.
Cawood defeated Middlesboro and all-stater Lawrence Buell in the semifinals before falling in a heartbreaker to Clay County in the finals, losing a lead in the final minute when Woody Asher hit a go-ahead jumper in the lane. The Tigers also featured guard Richie Farmer, the 1988 Mr. Basketball, and Sean Pennington, who went on to play football at Eastern Kentucky University.
Sanford was the Trojans' star and led the Kentucky All-Stars to a sweep of Indiana in June, along with future Wildcat Rex Chapman. Senior Ronnie Ball and juniors Sam Metcalfe and Tommy Hensley were in the Cawood backcourt that season with junior Garry Henson playing center and Jeff Osborne serving as the region's top sixth man.
6. Clay County 2001 (25-8) — Not many expected the Tigers to win the title with Bell County and Cawood both fielding their strongest teams in years. Clay knocked off the Trojans on their homecourt in the semifinals, then beat out a powerhouse Bell team in the finals. Clay went on to defeat South Floyd in the state tournament's opening round, giving Jones a 4-0 record in the first round of the Sweet Sixteen, before falling in the quarterfinals. Jeremy Asher was the star for the Tigers, but freshman Brian Griffin had a big postseason performance with his 3-point shooting ability and sophomore Angelo Smith was a steady point guard.
7. Harlan County 2013 (25-8) — After first-round regional tournament exits the previous four years, the pressure was on a senior-dominated HCHS team. The Bears, led by senior point guard Tyler Brewer, wings Alex Sergent and Chad Massingill and forwards Tyler Miller and Aaron Caldwell, plus key reserves James Bond and Zach Caldwell, overpowered Harlan and Middlesboro in the 52nd District Tournament.
The Bears had to battle from behind against South Laurel and North Laurel in the regional tournament, winning both with gutsy comebacks, before falling to a red-hot Clay County team in the regional finals.
8. Harlan 1999 (27-6) — Jones' last game at Harlan ended with a loss to Clay County in Bobby Keith's final season as coach (Keith also retired just before the Tigers upset Harlan in the 1994 semifinals). The 1999 team featured Jones' son, Kyle, at guard, and Richard Robinson at center. Juniors Gary Greer and William Fields were also key players as Harlan bounced back to win the district title after falling to Cawood the previous year.
9 Cawood 1987 (22-10) — A senior-dominated squad, led by Tommy Hensley, Sam Metcalfe, J.D. Lambert, Jeff Osborne and Garry Henson, won 14 of its first 15 games in Jones' final season at Cawood. The Trojans were upset by Harlan in the 52nd District finals before knocking off Bell on the Bobcats' home court in the opening round of the regional. The Trojans appeared headed toward a rematch Clay County in the regional finals but were knocked off by Williamsburg on a last-second shot. Clay went on to win the state championship, two years after falling in the finals to Hopkinsville.
10. Harlan County 2012 (27-6) — After a strong finish the year before with a sophomore-dominated team that pushed Clay County to the final seconds in the regional tournament, the Black Bears were greeted with high expectations going into the school's fourth year. Led by Tyler Brewer, Chad Massingill and Alex Sergent out front and Aaron Caldwell and Chase Calton inside, the Bears set a school record for victories that still stands but slumped down the stretch. Middlesboro upset the Bears on their homecourt in the 52nd District finals, then fell to Clay County in the opening round of the regional.


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Manager Sarah Harper said many customers are excited by the prices.
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Nelson, the principal in Florida's Boca Ciega, just hopes students take away memories from the prom, along with lessons that a once-in-a-lifetime event doesn't have to break the bank.
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Ashley M. Heher reported from Chicago and James MacPherson reported from Bismarck, N.D.


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Wondering what you'll do with your Christmas trees and other natural decorations after the holiday season is over? Catawba County's Landfill staff, in cooperation with Republic Services, has an answer for you.
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Maiden Police Department launched their R U OK program this year as a way to better serve the elderly population of the community.
Lt. Donna Hartman is heading up the program and worked to expand it for the holiday season, delivering meals to the 22 clients the program serves.
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, a manhunt broke out in the Maiden area.
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Jackson's 'mood disorder' raising more questions
CHICAGO U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s disclosure that he is suffering from a "mood disorder" still leaves many questions about his secretive medical leave and whether the Illinois congressman has satisfied mounting calls to be more open about his monthlong absence.
Just hours after Democratic leaders in Congress ratcheted up pressure on Jackson to reveal more information, his office released a brief statement from his doctor on Wednesday saying the Chicago Democrat was receiving "intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder."
But it offered no details about Jackson's whereabouts or even the name of the doctor, citing federal privacy laws.
Several experts said that based on the doctor's use of the term "mood disorder," they believed Jackson might be suffering from depression. But the statement did not elaborate on his condition and rejected claims that the 47-year-old congressman was being treated for "alcohol or substance abuse."
"He is responding positively to treatment and is expected to make a full recovery," the statement said. His spokesman declined to elaborate.
When Jackson's medical leave was first announced - two weeks after it began on June 10 - his office said he was being treated for exhaustion. Last week his staff said his condition was worse than previously thought and required inpatient treatment, saying Jackson had been privately battling emotional problems. The office has remained mum on details.
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The Associated Press on Wednesday interviewed several physicians who didn't have firsthand knowledge of Jackson's condition but said the term "mood disorder" typically refers to depression or bipolar disorder, which used to be known as manic depression.
Dr. Daniel Yohanna, vice chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, said depression is more common and affects about 5 percent of men at some point in their lives. Symptoms can range from sleep disturbance and appetite problems to hopelessness and thoughts of suicide, though cure rates are very high, he said.
"It could come out of nowhere, it runs in families, you could have a genetic predisposition, or it can come after a difficulty in your life," Yohanna said. "Once it gets rolling it's hard to stop it on your own."
Ian Gotlib, a professor of psychology at Stanford University, said depression is generally treated on an outpatient basis. But he said that if doctors were concerned about the safety of the patient or if the disorder were severe enough, they could recommend inpatient treatment.
"The good news is that it's clearly treatable," Gotlib said, adding that counseling and prescription drugs would be likely for inpatient treatment and that it could take weeks.
It's unclear whether Wednesday's statement would temper the mounting demands for full disclosure of the congressman's ailment.


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927Z2MK - Nanoaerosol Monitoring MethodsStart Date: 12/1/2005
End Date: 9/30/2010
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Primary Goal Addressed9.0
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Worker exposure to nanomaterials is a global concern. Nanotechnology's promise is introducing many new materials, yet little is known about their health and environmental impacts. This project will contribute new methods to characterize the physical and chemical properties of nanoaerosols/nanomaterials. Metrics include particle mass, surface area, number, size distribution, composition, and morphology. Because the potential adverse health effects of nanoscale materials are not yet known, multiple exposure metrics are needed. This information can provide critical insights on particle toxicity because these properties dictate biological reactivity. Multiple measurements also should provide a better understanding of the physical processes that contribute to workplace exposure. The methods produced can be applied to existing and emerging nanoaerosols/nanomaterials, exposure monitoring, and evaluation of exposure controls.
The explosive growth in nanotechnology is introducing many new materials at a rapidly increasing rate, yet research on their potential health and environmental risks lags far behind. Consumers and the environment may be at risk during the life cycle of nanomaterial products, but workers who produce and handle raw nanomaterials are at greater risk. Factors such as transient exposure to high concentrations of nanomaterials at various stages of production and processing may contribute substantially to this risk.
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If the liberals on the just-dissolved National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare are to be believed, the reform plan pushed by its chairman, Democratic Senator John Breaux, and backed both by commission Republicans and by Democratic Senator Bob Kerrey, is about as evil as health policy can get. "They're jeopardizing the health and welfare of frail old people," says former Medicare program chief Bruce Vladeck. "These guys don't want to protect senior citizens from the industry," says Democratic Representative Jim McDermott of Washington.
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I am prepared to vote for my first Republican, John Kasich," read a letter to The New York Times Magazine in May. "I have the impression that he favors no-nonsense politics, equity for the common man, and fiscal restraint, a rare combination in this politically combative era." The letter-writer, Michael Pivarnik of Indiana, Pennsylvania, received this impression from reading a Times Magazine profile of Kasich written by R.W. Apple Jr.
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On most days, the lobby of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Washington, D.C., headquarters has a certain rarefied air. But on this Tuesday morning it is thick with the smell of greasy, grilled bacon. The aroma is appropriate, since the breakfast speaker is Republican Representative Bud Shuster of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Transportation Committee and, his critics say, one of the most shameless promulgators of pork-barrel spending in all of Congress.
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"It's not their business," Monica Lewinsky allegedly told Linda Tripp, explaining why she was inclined to lie to Paula Jones's lawyers about her relationship with President Clinton, as her friend's hidden tape recorder whirled. "It's not their business." And Lewinsky was, of course, correct.
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On a recent afternoon in Washington, D.C., a group of Christian evangelicals and social activists met at the offices of the conservative Family Research Council to watch a short home movie. The twenty-minute film, smuggled out of the People's Republic of China, depicted Chinese Christians involved in the illegal faith known as the home church movement. The audience watched scenes of hundreds of worshipers at passionate prayer— swaying, chanting—in the caves and fields where they secretly meet.
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During the past decade, an academic movement called critical race theory has gained increasing currency in the legal academy. Rejecting the achievements of the civil rights movement of the 1960s as epiphenomenal, critical race scholars argue that the dismantling of the apparatus of formal segregation failed to purge American society of its endemic racism, or to improve the social status of African Americans in discernible or lasting ways. The claim that these scholars make is not only political; it is also epistemological.
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