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A merchandise display hook assembly is comprised of a wire hook for suspending display merchandise, and a specially molded plastic back plate, which is formed with multiple mounting sockets at different elevations, for varying the vertical position of the display hook relative to the back plate. In one embodiment, the back plate also accommodates laterally adjustable positioning of the display hook relative to the back plate. The arrangement enables in-store display areas to be configured for greater density of display items, leading to significant cost advantages.
1. A display hook assembly, which comprises
(a) a display hook comprising an forwardly extending arm for the support of display merchandise,
(b) a cross bar element fixed to said display hook and extending generally at right angles thereto, and
(c) a back plate for mounting said display hook,
(d) said back plate comprising a back wall member,
(e) one of more panel engaging elements extending rearwardly from said back wall for mounting said back plate to a display panel,
(f) said display panel having a plurality of incrementally discrete vertically spaced locations for receiving said panel engaging elements for mounting said back plate at predetermined vertically discrete locations on said panel,
(g) said back plate further including a plurality of vertically spaced-apart socket-forming elements for receiving and detachably securing the cross bar element of a said display hook for mounting said display hook at one of a plurality of vertically spaced apart positions on said back plate, and
(h) the vertical spacing between adjacent socket-forming elements of said back plate being less than the vertical spacing between said discrete vertically spaced locations on said display panel.
2. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said socket-forming elements are integral with and extend forwardly from said back wall member.
3. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said back plate is formed of a one-piece molding of plastic material,
(b) said socket-forming elements are of generally L-shaped configuration, including a generally horizontally extending first leg portion and a generally vertically extending second leg portion at the forward end of said first leg portion, and
(c) said back wall member having openings therein corresponding in height and width to height and width dimensions of said generally vertically extending second leg portions and aligned therewith in a front-to back direction.
4. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said socket-forming elements include a generally vertically extending leg defining a rearwardly facing cross bar confining surface,
(b) an abutment surface is formed on said back wall member and has a forwardly facing cross bar confining surface opposing said rearwardly facing cross bar confining surface on said generally vertically extending leg, and
(c) opposing pairs of said rearwardly facing and forwardly facing cross bar confining surfaces are adapted to engage and releasably retain portions of a cross bar for mounting of said display hook.
5. A display hook assembly according to
(a) arcuate recesses are formed in certain of said forwardly facing confining surfaces and said opposing rearwardly facing confining surfaces for engaging and retaining said cross bar with a snap action.
6. A display hook assembly according to
(a) a plurality of abutment surfaces are formed by a single, vertically extending abutment rail extending in opposed relation to each of a plurality of vertically spaced socket-forming elements.
7. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said socket-forming elements are of generally L-shaped configuration, including a generally horizontally extending first leg portion and a generally vertically extending second leg portion at the forward end of said first leg portion, and
(b) said second leg portions are formed with rearwardly facing grooves therein for receiving portions of said cross bar element.
8. A display hook assembly according to
(a) an abutment rail is integral with and projects forwardly from said back wall member closely adjacent to said socket-forming elements and extends vertically in the mounted orientation of said back plate, and
(b) said abutment rail has a forwardly facing surface spaced inwardly from said second leg portions and cooperating therewith to releasably engage the cross bar element of a display hook.
9. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said back plate includes a pair of horizontally spaced apart abutment rails positioned on opposite sides of a socket-forming element.
10. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said abutment rail is formed with a forwardly facing groove aligned in opposed relation to the rearwardly facing groove in said socket-forming element, whereby said cross bar element is gripped with a snap action between an opposed pair of such grooves.
11. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said socket-forming elements are of generally L-shaped configuration, including a generally horizontally extending first leg portion and a generally vertically extending second leg portion at the forward end of said first leg portion,
(b) said socket-forming elements are formed in horizontally spaced apart pairs defining an open space between,
(c) said back wall member has a plurality of openings therein with height and width dimensions at least as great as height and width dimensions of said generally vertically extending second leg portions and aligned therewith in a front-to back direction, and
(d) a front surface of said back plate is spaced rearwardly with respect to rearwardly facing surfaces of said second leg portions to form a clear space between each of said openings and the second leg portion aligned therewith.
12. A display hook assembly according to
(a) at least three vertically spaced levels of socket-forming elements are formed on said back wall members.
13. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said display hook comprises a single forwardly extending arm for the support of display merchandise, and includes a generally downwardly extending inner end portion,
(b) said cross bar element is fixed to said display hook at or adjacent said inner end portion thereof and extends horizontally in both directions therefrom,
(c) said socket-forming elements are arranged in horizontally spaced-apart pairs for receiving portions of said cross bar element on opposite sides of said display hook, and defining an open space between, and
(d) the inner end portion of said hook extends downward in one or more of said open spaces between horizontally spaced apart pairs of said socket-forming elements.
14. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said display hook is provided in a plurality of thicknesses for support of products of different size and weight, and the inner end portion of said display hook has a predetermined width dimension, and
(b) said open spaces are of a width substantially greater than the predetermined width dimension of the largest size display hook, whereby said display hook may be adjustably positioned laterally with respect to the base plate when the cross bar element thereof is mounted in a horizontally spaced apart pair of socket-forming elements.
15. A display hook assembly according to
(a) said display panel is an apertured panel of the type having a plurality of openings arranged in rows and columns for reception of said panel-engaging elements.
Small merchandise items are frequently displayed for sale by means of apertured panels on which are mounted outwardly extending display hooks. The merchandise items, typically packaged on cards or other special packaging is suspended on the display hooks such that the merchandise can be easily viewed by a customer and individual items can be easily removed by the customer for purchase.
Modern mass merchandising stores place a very high value upon display panel area, and pay close attention to the amount of sales derived from a given area of display wall. In this respect, suppliers seeking to have their product displayed for sale in a large chain store system, for example, may be required to pay very large sums of money in order to have access to relatively small product display area in each of the stores outlets. As a result, the suppliers of merchandise are very concerned with the layout of the display area provided to them, to accommodate the display of a maximum number of articles within the limits of such space. The display board itself provides only a limited range of adjustability. Typically, for example, openings in the board are provided at one inch spacing, such that adjustment of the position of the back plate of the hooks is necessarily done in one-inch increments. In many cases, however, an optimized package spacing may require a much smaller adjustment of the packaging position, possibly as little as an eighth or a quarter of an inch, for example, to avoid interference between side by side displays.
The nature of the above problem was recognized in the Thalenfeld et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,688,683, which provided a back plate consisting of a metal base and a plastic socket for mounting a display hook, in which the plastic socket is mounted on the metal base for limited lateral sliding movement. While providing some improvement in display density, this proposal had certain disadvantages, among which was the additional cost of a two-part structure for the metal base and the laterally movable plastic socket.
In accordance with the present invention, a novel and improved hook back plate is provided, which is a one-piece molding of plastic material, and which incorporates multiple hook-mounting sockets at different vertical levels on the back plate. While the back plate itself may be repositioned only in one inch vertical increments, the hook supported by the back plate may be selectively positioned in one of the multiple vertical sockets such that, for a given position of the back plate, the hook may be located at two or three different vertical positions on the display panel. The adjustable vertical positioning of the hook, relative to available back plate positions on the perforated panel board, provides a high degree of flexibility in the arrangement of the display space, which is particularly significant in view of the high degree of variability in the length of displayed packages.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the one-piece back plate is designed to provide multiple vertical hook-mounting positions, while at the same time being capable of high speed injection molding with relatively uncomplicated molds, such that the back plate may be manufactured at a suitably low cost.
In one embodiment of the invention, the display hook is adapted for mounting in one of a multiple vertical locations on the back plate, while being substantially fixed in its lateral positioning. In another embodiment, the multiple hook-mounting sockets at the several vertical locations on the back plate also provide for a significant lateral adjustment of the hook relative to the back plate such that both vertical and lateral positioning adjustment of the hook is enabled for a given back plate position on the display panel. The arrangement allows the display space allotted to a given supplier to be easily optimized for maximum product display.
For a more complete understanding of the above and other features and advantages of the invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention, and to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of one advantageous embodiment of an adjustably positionable display hook assembly according to the invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a back plate element, forming part of the assembly of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary cross sectional view as taken generally on line 3—3 of FIG. 1.
FIGS. 4 and 5 are front and back elevational views respectively of the back plate member of FIG. 2.
FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a modified form of back plate member, constructed in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view, with parts broken away, illustrating a further modified form of the invention for accommodating both lateral and vertical positional adjustment of a display hook.
FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view as taken generally on line 8—8 of FIG. 7.
Referring now to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-5 thereof, the reference numeral 10 designates generally a display hook assembly according to the invention. The display hook assembly consists of two principal components, a back plate 11 and a hook 12. In the illustrated and preferred form of the invention, the hook 12 is formed of metal wire and comprises a lower merchandise support arm 13 and an upper label support arm 14 arranged to mount a label holder 15 at its outer end.
The two arms 13, 14 of the display hook are formed of a single length of wire, and are joined by a generally vertical connecting portion 16.
A short cross bar 17, typically formed of the same wire material as the body of the hook 12, is welded to a forwardly facing surface of the vertical connecting element 16, generally in FIGS. 1 and 3. The cross bar 17 is disposed at right angles to the vertical connecting portion 16 and extends horizontally in both directions.
The construction of the wire hook portion 12 is, per se, known and is used in other types of display hook assemblies. The new display hook assembly differentiates from the known devices in providing for a back plate member 11 arranged to mount the hook portion 12 in a plurality of positions in relation to the back plate, so as to accommodate variable positioning of the hook in relatively small increments with respect to an overall merchandise display structure.
With reference to FIG. 1, the reference numeral 21 designates an apertured panel board of a type widely used throughout the trade for the display of merchandise. The panel board 21 is provided with multiple rows and columns of openings 22, typically of about � inch in diameter and spaced throughout the panel 21 on one inch centers, both vertically and horizontally.
In the illustrated and preferred form of the invention, the back plate 11 is a single piece molding of plastic material and comprises a back wall 23 and (typically) a pair of spaced apart L-shaped lugs 24. In the illustrated arrangement, the lugs 24 extend rearwardly from an upper edge portion of the back wall 23 and are comprised of rearwardly extending portions 25 and upwardly extending portions 26. The described arrangement of the L-shaped lugs 24 is typical and in widespread use. However, it is also possible for the mounting lugs 24 to be of an inverted L-shaped configuration as, for example, is described in my copending application Ser. No. 10/138,131, filed May 2, 2002 (0094-122P).
In accordance with the invention, the back plate 11 is provided with a plurality of pairs of socket-forming elements 27. These also are of generally L-shaped configuration, with generally horizontal portions 28 extending forwardly from the back wall 23 and generally vertical portions 29 extending upward from forward extremities of the horizontal portions 28. In the form of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1-3, there are two vertically spaced pairs of socket-forming elements 27, which are vertically separated a distance of, for example, � inch.
As reflected in FIG. 3, the corner areas formed by the upper surfaces of horizontal portions 28 and inwardly facing surfaces of vertical portions 29 of the socket-forming elements are provided with arcuate recesses 30 of a size and shape to receive and seat a portion of the cross bar 17. Thus, as shown in FIG. 3, when the back plate 11 is properly mounted in the display panel 21, the hook member 12 may be supported in either one of two vertically spaced positions relative to the back plate by seating the cross bar 17 selectively seating into the upper pair or lower pair of socket-forming elements 27. When the cross bar 17 is seated in one of the pairs of socket-forming elements, a back surface portion 31 adjacent the lower end of the connecting portion 16, bears against a front surface 32 of the back wall. The cross bar 17 is fixed to the connecting portion 16 at a point spaced vertically above the back surface portion 31, such that the natural tendency of the hook to pivot in a clockwise direction (as viewed in FIG. 3) under its own weight as well as the weight of any display product, tends to urge the cross bar 17 firmly into the recesses 30 in which it is seated.
It is advantageous and desirable to lock the cross bar 17 in its installed position, to prevent accidental dislodgment. To this end, the back plate 11 of the invention includes a pair of abutment rails 33 which extend vertically down the front face of the back wall 23, at least in regions thereof directly opposite the upward extensions 29 of the socket-forming elements, and preferably continuously from top to bottom of the back plate. The forwardly facing abutment surfaces 34 of the abutment rails are spaced behind the upward extensions 29 of the socket-forming elements a distance slightly less than the diameter of the cross bar 17. Accordingly, in order to seat the cross bar in a selected pair of socket-forming elements 27, the cross bar must be pressed downwardly, deflecting the upward extensions 29 sufficiently to accommodate passage of the cross bar, and enabling the cross bar to be seated in the recesses 30 with somewhat of a snap action. Thus, once the cross bar 17 is snapped into the recesses 30, it is tightly and semi-permanently retained therein, and will remain assembled with the back plate 11 until intentionally separated therefrom.
As will be evident in FIG. 3, with the back plate 11 mounted in a fixed position on the apertured panel board 21, the hook 12 may be mounted in two different positions, separated by, for example, � inch, effectively doubling the number of possible vertical hook positions on a given display panel. This additional flexibility, under appropriate circumstances, enables a particular display panel to be more densely populated with display merchandise, which is an economically important objective of both store owners and their suppliers.
As reflected in FIGS. 2 and 4, a space 35 is formed between the respective socket-forming elements 27 of each pair. The width of the space 35 (between inside edges of the socket-forming elements) is typically slightly greater than the diameter of the largest size hook element 12 to be accommodated in the back plate 11. In this respect, the wire hook elements typically come in a variety of wire sizes, depending upon the projecting length of the hook, the expected weight of the merchandise intended to be displayed thereon, etc. When the wire of largest diameter is mounted in the backing plate, as reflected in FIGS. 1 and 2, the generally vertical connecting portion 16 is confined laterally within the space 35. Additionally, it is customary for the back portions 36 of the spaces 35 to be somewhat convergently contoured, so there is a tendency to automatically center wires of a diameter smaller than the largest. This frequently is desired in order to maintain an orderly appearance. Nevertheless, as will be explained hereinafter, it may be important and desirable in certain instances to provide for intentional lateral displacement of the hook member relative to the base plate.
In the illustrated embodiments of the invention, the back plate 11 is preferentially formed of a one-piece plastic molding of suitable structural plastic material. In order to accommodate mass production molding of the back plates without requiring costly multiple separation mold configurations, it is desirable that the back wall 23 be formed with openings 37 (FIG. 5) having a height and width at least equal to the height and width of the upwardly extending portions 29 of the socket-forming elements. With this arrangement, mold elements (not shown) for forming the rearwardly facing surfaces of the upward extensions 29 can be projected through the back wall 23 of the back plate and then withdrawn through the back wall 23 after molding has been completed, leaving the openings 37. The other features at the front of the back plate 11 are such as to provide a clear space between the openings 37 and the rearwardly facing surfaces of the upward extensions 29 of the socket-forming elements 27, in order to accommodate the presence of the retractable mold parts during the molding operation. Employing this construction feature greatly simplifies the mold structure and thus the mold cost, and therefore results in important cost reductions in the production of the part itself.
The form of the invention shown in FIG. 6 is in most respects similar to the described embodiment of FIGS. 1-5. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, however, there are three sets of vertically spaced socket-forming elements 127, which can be configured basically in the same manner as socket-forming elements 27 of FIGS. 1-5. The back plate member 111 of FIG. 6 is of somewhat greater vertical height overall than the back plate of FIGS. 1-5, in order to accommodate the three sets of socket-forming elements. Otherwise, the design and functioning of the back plate 111 is in all respects the same as that of the back plate 11 of FIGS. 1-5. The elements designated by the reference numerals 123, 133 and 137 in FIG. 6. correspond to the elements designated by reference numerals 23, 33 and 37 in FIGS. 1-5.
In the embodiment of FIGS. 7 and 8, a back plate 211 is formed with multiple pairs of socket-forming elements 227, similar to the modification of FIG. 6, but as shown in FIG. 7, the socket-forming elements are spaced apart laterally a much greater distance than is required for the accommodation of the wire hook member 12. The elements designated by the reference numerals 237 in FIG. 7 and 230 in FIG. 8 correspond to the elements designated by the reference numerals 37 and 30 in FIGS. 1-5.
As shown in FIG. 7, the mounting lugs 224 of the back plate are spaced apart the same distance as the lugs 24 of the previously described embodiment, the spacing of course being dictated by the spacing between openings in the apertured panel board. Spaced apart, vertically extending abutment rails 233 extend along the side edge extremities of the back wall 223, providing a substantial space, for example around 0.94 inch, between their respective inside surfaces 240. The socket-forming elements 227 of each pair are positioned tightly against the inside surfaces of the abutment rails 233. These socket-forming elements 227 have a typical width of for example about 0.205 inch, resulting in a space between socket-forming elements of each pair of slightly over � inch.
A wire hook 12, mounted in the back plate 211 of FIG. 7, may have a wire diameter of perhaps ⅛th inch, {fraction (3/16)}th of an inch, or in cases � inch. Thus, there is substantial free space between the side edges of the vertical portion 16 of the hook and the inside edges 241 of a pair of socket-forming elements 227. This allows the frictionally gripped cross bar 17 to be adjustably positioned laterally to any position within the limits defined by the inside edges 241, as is evident in FIG. 7. The length of the cross bar 17 must be such, of course, as to remain engaged in the socket-forming elements 227 in any lateral position of the hook.
In the form of the invention shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the back wall member 223 is constructed such that its overall width is the same as the spacing between outside edges of the mounting lugs 224. It would be possible, of course, to construct the back wall 223 to be somewhat wider than that, in order to provide an even greater degree of lateral adjustability of the metal hook 12.
In the embodiment of FIGS. 7 and 8, the space between inside edges 241 of the socket-forming elements preferably has no convergent contours at the back, as is the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, for example. This assures that the hook will have a full range of lateral adjustment.
The display hook assembly of the invention, in any of its embodiments, provides a simple and inexpensive way to achieve a high degree of flexibility in display hook positioning on an aperture panel board, allowing positional adjustment in amounts significantly less than the one inch increments normally resulting from the standard spacing of the panel apertures. A back plate element may be constructed to provide a plurality of pairs of socket-forming elements, for mounting of a wire hook at several vertical locations on the back plate. Vertically adjacent pairs of socket-forming members may be quite closely spaced, as long as there is sufficient room between to insert the cross bar element 17.
In the embodiment of FIGS. 7 and 8, the back plate provides not only for a variety of vertical positions of the hook member in relation to the back plate, but also accommodates substantial lateral adjustment of the position of the hook relative to the back plate. This assures that in a given store display area, the density of displayed merchandise will be optimal, to maximize sales opportunity per a given area of panel display.
In addition to the above indicated functional advantages, the device of the invention, in its preferred embodiments, is capable of mass production by inexpensive injection molding techniques, with relatively simplified mold configurations. This provides for attractive economies in the manufacturing process, enabling the device to be marketed on a basis attractive to mass merchandisers.
It should be understood, of course, that the specific forms of the invention herein illustrated and described are intended to be representative only, as certain changes may be made therein without departing from the clear teachings of the disclosure. Accordingly, reference should be made to the following appended claims in determining the full scope of the invention.
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Fully furnished and equipped, 3 bdrm/2 bathrm lakeview home just steps from Skaha Lake in quiet cul de sac. Sleeps 8-10 max. Close to wineries, restaurants, shopping. Entry level has 2 bedrms with double bunks and single on top, also each has a double futon. There's a 3 piece bathrm and laundry on this level as well. Upstairs has master bedroom with a queen size sleigh bed, large walk-in closet and access to 3 piece bathrm, large kitchen area, fully equipped, with lg. dining table, living room has view to Skaha Lake and a small balcony off of it. Low maintenance, private backyard with firepit, barbeque and lawn furniture. Single car garage with 3 additonal parking spaces. Beautiful beaches on either side just steps away. A marina very close by. N.S./ N.P.
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High Season June 15- Sept 15 $1800/wk $260/nt
Low Season Sept 15- June 14 $1000/wk $160/nt
Monthly $1200 plus utilities Sept 15- May 1
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Please keep our home as you find it when you arrive. No smoking or partying.
Please respect the neighbours and don't be out in the backyard socializing after 10 p.m. Please remove shoes and leave them in the garage or on shoe rack in entrance way as we are close to the beach and sand can be dragged in very easily. Please take all food items that will spoil away with you or dispose of them. Condiments can stay for the next guest use if you wish. Please empty garbages into garbage pails in garage and seal them.
There is a lock box in which we will give you the code to get the keys, before you arrive.
Pleae enjoy yourselves, it's a beautiful spot and lots to do!
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The Astros employed a creative plan in the 2012 amateur draft, reports the New York Times. The club selected shortstop prospect Carlos Correa with the first overall pick. They then signed him to a $4.8MM contract – $2.4MM under slot value. That allowed the club to go over slot for Lance McCullers Jr. and Rio Ruiz. Correa is perhaps the most highly anticipate prospect in the minors. McCullers is currently with the big league club and has made three starts with 10.80 K/9, 3.60 BB/9, and a 2.40 ERA. Ruiz was dealt to Atlanta as part of the Evan Gattis trade. Houston tried a similar tactic last season, but it backfired when pitcher Brady Aiken failed his physical. They'll probably repeat their plan when they pick second and fifth this June.
- The A's have placed closer Sean Doolittle on the disabled list with shoulder imflammation, writes Jeremy F. Koo of SB Nation. Doolittle had a MRI on his shoulder this morning, tweets Joe Stiglitz of Comcast SportsNet California. The test revealed no new tear in the shoulder, just inflammation. The previously injured part of the shoulder does not appear to be damaged. Per Jane Lee of MLB.com (via Twitter), there is no timetable for Doolittle's recovery, although he will take at least two weeks off according to manager Bob Melvin.
- Angels manager Mike Scioscia is in the midst of a 10-year contract that expires in 2018. However, Scioscia can opt out of the deal following this season, reports Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com. He would forfeit $18MM in salary if he opted out. For what it's worth, a move strikes me as unlikely although he could use the opt out as leverage to negotiate an extension. As Gonzalez notes, it's not unimaginable that Scioscia could be wooed by the Dodgers or his hometown Phillies.
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As regular season finales are being played out across MLB today, rumors have already started to swirl about the fate of several managers. Here's the latest news and notes on that front:
- Joe Girardi met with reporters today (Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger provides a partial transcript) and admitted he has yet to make up his mind about returning to the Yankees next season. "It comes down to family. They are first," said Girardi. "Whatever is best for the group of us, not one individual, not me or just my wife, or just one of my children, whatever is best for us as a group, that's what we'll decide to do. And that's something I put some thought into, and I'm going to have to think about a lot over the next few days, obviously." Girardi added money will not play a factor in his decision.
- Many have speculated Girardi could be the next Cubs manager, if Dale Sveum is fired. Girardi, however, downplayed the connection to his hometown. "I haven't lived there since 2006. I have a brother still there, a couple brothers there, actually. But my father's gone. My mother's gone. So there's not as much there as there used to be."
- Davey Johnson told reporters, including MASNsports.com's Dan Kolko, he will not manage in 2014. "I wouldn't know the talent level, wouldn't know the organization," Johnson said. "I wouldn't be a good fit. I never say 'Never' to anything. I'm always open for new challenges. But I don't see that as being a challenge that would get my motor really revved up."
- Mike Scioscia told reporters, including Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com, he has not been informed whether he will return as Angels manager. "I'm sure that at some point they're going to let us know," said Scioscia. "It's not an issue. It really isn't. It's going to be addressed at some point. I'm sure it's going to be addressed before February."
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- The Mets have issued a press release announcing an 11am (CT) news conference tomorrow featuring GM Sandy Alderson. It is expected the topic will be a new deal for manager Terry Collins. People with direct knowledge of the negotiations tell Andy Martino of the New York Daily News the contract is for two years and about $2MM, with a club option for 2016.
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SUNDAY, 11:25am: Scioscia told reporters that there isn't a rift between him and Dipoto, according to the Associated Press. "There's no philosophical differences," Scioscia said. "Jerry and I are certainly, as far as our baseball philopsophies, in line."
Scioscia went on to say that the only decision he's publicly had a problem with was the firing of hitting coach Mickey Hatcher last year. Beyond that, Scioscia said the only other differences he's had with Dipoto have to do with disagreements in player evaluations, a normal occurence between a manager and GM.
FRIDAY, 5:18pm: The Angels are likely to replace either GM Jerry Dipoto or manager Mike Scioscia before the 2014 season, FOX Sports' Jon Morosi reports (in a series of tweets). Morosi explains that there are "philosophical differences" between DiPoto and Scioscia that make continuing on with both of them "not tenable."
Relations between Dipoto and Scioscia have been strained since, at least, early in the 2012 season, as Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times noted in May of that year. The two disagreed over the firing of hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports wrote in late 2012 that Scioscia also disliked assistant GM Scott Servais, and was "resistant" to using Dipoto's staff's statistical data.
Scioscia is signed to a ten-year contract that continues through 2018, with salaries of $6MM annually from 2016 through 2018. So if the Angels were to fire Scioscia, they would have to eat the remainder of that contract. Dipoto, meanwhile, is only signed through 2014. Scioscia's contract is mostly a sunk cost, of course, and hiring a new manager wouldn't require the Angels to pay nearly as much. There's also the possibility that Scioscia could end up with another team, thus limiting the Angels' obligation somewhat. Still, as Morosi notes, Scioscia's contract could be a factor.
Another factor potentially in Scioscia's favor is that he is not directly responsible for many of the Angels' most troublesome decisions in the past two years, including the big-ticket signings of Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton and the trade of Jean Segura and two other players for 13 starts by Zack Greinke. Scioscia also is not responsible for the Angels' farm system, which currently rates as one of the worst in baseball (although Dipoto, who has only been on the job since October 2011, bears limited responsibility for that as well).
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A/N: Okay, I wanted to rewrite this because it really needed to be go over with and make getting to One Piece a lot faster. The first chapter introduces the character and what kind of situation they are in and the second chapter gets to the action and then to the point where the main character gets sucked somehow into the OP world where everything is beyond the law of gravitation or physics... Something like that anyway. I don't mind any "Girls falling in One Piece" fanfics, I enjoy them but there are most that are too... Mary Sue-ish. Everyone hates a Mary Sue! And there are rarely some that have GUYS beings the ones who fall into One Piece, but most don't turn out too well and they end up becoming GARY STU'S! I really have yet to find a good Original Male Character leading a One Piece fanfic. So I'll be the one to try and make a decent story with a good pace and not turn them into ubber strong, smart, superhero kind of guys. They first have to get through learning and growing with other characters before they get to the point they think they can take on the world with their own bare hands. I hope you like this, please remember to read and review!
Disclaimer: One Piece and its characters belongs to Ed-sensei, Reuben belongs to me!
People say a lot about life.
It's good. It's bad. A lot can be said about it.
I was still young, didn't understand much of what life meant and I could only turn to the only source who I've always thought was the closest to having the answers to everything besides my mama and dad.
"You're too young to be asking those sorts of questions," my uncle laughs, ruffling my dark head as we sit patiently in the small rowboat, hoping to catch some fish to bring back home to first show it off with dad and let mama cook it.
"C'mon, you gotta answer it!" I whine to him, clinging onto his hand, urging him to answer.
I wait, noticing now that he was in deep thought. I couldn't see his eyes, shadowed by that "special" hat of his but I knew from how long the silence stretched on that he was in deep thought about my question... That, or he was planning on how to avoid the question cunningly to make me forget all about. I may be nine years old, but c'mon, I'm not stupid enough to fall for those kinds of tricks!
"Well," he speaks up after a while, rubbing his freshly shaved chin. "A lot of people have to say things about life...
"It's good because they never had doubts and trouble when they grew in this world, just practically lucky and living the high life. It's bad because people went through tough times and troubles growing up, the harsh reality of tragedy always putting us down. But there is always the thing about living that makes life not perfect and not a total disaster but... just right."
My uncle looks at the sea with a calm tranquility, like the rocking of our boat was akin to a baby in a crib slowly falling back in the depth of blissful slumber. I've always liked watching him, I am always at ease when I'm around him and other people would agree, there was just something about his laid-back presence that put ease in people's hearts and minds. He places an arm around my shoulder, pulling me closer to him to rest my head against his side. He smells of the cool sea at winter time, it sounds ridiculous considering we live a harbor town which always smells of ocean but his scent is always that cool ocean cologne and I wouldn't have it any other way. I loved and relished that smell.
"A lot of people have to say things about life," he repeats calmly, like the gentle waves pushing the boat.
I look back up to him, creaking my neck to follow his movement and find myself being stared back and I search for his eyes that are always shadowed from beneath his dark hair and hat. His mouth opens, finally giving his own answer.
"I think—"
"Reuben, I swear to GOD! If you don't get your lazy ass up from that bunk, I will have you thrown off my goddamn boat!"
Captain Godzilla was wreaking havoc on the innocent once again.
Letting my groggy eyes open from the false sense of security of sleep, I lift myself from my comfy bunk and spy my plaid shirt hanging on the side, along with my blue jeans lost in the covers and quilts of my bed. I did a quick job of dressing up when the sounds of big feet stomping to the men quarters. In the middle of pulling on my boots, the door slams open and in comes a burly man in his mid 50's, not having shaved a whole week since leaving port.
Clant Hansley, captain of the marlin fishing boat; The Monte Blanc.
"Jesus, you move like a girl! Get yer ass moving, Rubes!" he orders before slamming the door shut.
It's been a month since I graduated high school, a month since my mama announced she was pregnant, and month since I turned 19. You can pretty much tell there is a lot happening in a single month, but I suppose I can't complain about things like that. I got a job to do after all before I become a college boy with all the money I'm saving up for the trip to take to Virginia Tech in the pursuit of becoming an engineer.
Pulling on the dark yellow rain wear since today is just a drizzle, I pull my yellow sou'wester on my head and move out to the deck of the commercial fishing boat. Giving some grunt greetings to my fellow crew mates, I get to work in pulling in more bait for the long line in hopes of catching and hauling in the big marlins for some of the crew to work over on sawing off their sharp noses, putting them down under to the ice box storage to fill 'em up with ice and repeat the whole cycle.
"Jesse!" I call a busy blond bearded man putting on the hooks for the long line.
"Bring it 'ere." he orders, pulling one heavy bucket off me to the table and getting to work on putting the bait on the hooks for the marlin to catch a whiff of and hopefully only that.
We did not need another shark incident like three days ago that ended up having one of our crew mates having a limp for every step he took. We were also lucky the shark's teeth didn't rip through the fabric and leather to the man's flesh or else we wouldn't still be fishing since it is a well known fact that if the shark didn't kill you, the germs and bacteria in its teeth would.
"You ready to head home, Rubes?" Joshua, a beanie-wearing crew mate comes by, his arms full of bringing out the equipment in cutting up a marlin to fit in the freezer.
"You bet!" I grin at him and Jesse, excited to see my family after so long.
The funny thing about being always away at sea fishing up food for the small harbor town is that it feels like you're years away from home and when you make it back in one piece people are waiting at the docks with smiles and open arms. I remember what it was like, being one of those people that eagerly waited to see the person who had gone seemingly forever ago.
I also knew what it was like to be one of the people that didn't have the person they were waiting for come back home ever again...
"How's yer mom by the way? I heard she's got a bun in the oven." Joshua begins small talk, looking over his shoulder at me. "That's true, right?"
"Did Allerdyce tell ya that?" Jesse nods to the well-known bastard of the ship, always gotta make stuff up to see some reaction for his own entertainment. You can never take the guy seriously sometimes, no one can tell if he was lying or telling the truth, it's what made the man unpredictable and harder to read.
"Cooper." Josh corrects.
"Yeah, I'm gonna be an older brother." I nod in confirmation, slowly grinning my pearly whites when Josh pauses and offers a two thumbs-up.
"Just remember to buy earplugs, those little suckers got a set of lungs on 'em like you wouldn't believe!" Phil passes by us, poking at his ear with a single digit.
"How do you know that Phil?" someone says, making everyone else listening in laugh out loud, after all, Phil is a single man with a horrible reputation of trying to talk to a woman, much less trying to get in their pants for that matter.
"My little sister, she screamed always during the night and..."
Monte Blanc, the commercial ship full of men and some women that had nothing better to do (other than catch marlin) and came up with random subjects for people to get to talk about or whatever. The only time there was excitement was when some huge wave came coming in ramming the ship's side and having close calls of someone getting washed off the ship and into the rocky seas or when someone had their leg nearly bitten off by a shark.
Hours and hours of the work on the commercial shop gone by, the catching of at least 15 marlins successfully. Tomorrow we'd head back and home with the hauling the catches of at least over 60 marlins. Not nearly enough of what is usually caught within the week of fishing. And that grim look on Hansley face said it all that this just wasn't enough for the warehouse at the port waiting on its deliverance of the marlin meat.
The next two days went by slowly as the Monte Blanc headed home for Dulesday Beach, Virginia (fictional, not real) and deliver in on the catch. Many of the guys had plans once setting foot on land like hanging out with their friends at Chiles, buying tickets for a Superbowl coming up soon, taking their kids to spend quality time in playing games or teaching them what it is they want to learn about that they couldn't completely understand that only adults excusively knew.
"Pack up! We're coming to port in an hour!" Hansley calls from the intercom above deck behind the helm.
"Yeah, yeah..." I mutter, grabbing all my clothes and small belongings that represented home when off land and away from the parents waiting for my return. "Don't have a cow."
"You got plans?" Allerdyce comes up, having a bunk above me—which is unfortunate, the man snores could be easily mistaken as the roar of an angry elephant seal having an unwelcome wake-up call.
"I guess I do." I curtly reply, not wanting to get into a conversation with this guy.
"I got plans. Go home, get some tickets I pre-ordered, drive all the way to New Jersey to watch the Eagles VS 49ers, and get me some ass—"
"As much interesting as it is to talk about getting a beer gut and trying to score some ladies I gotta finish up packing otherwise this conversation will end with our fists swinging and teeth flying." I offer a grim smile at him. "Goodbye Al."
"You'll be kissing my ass for these tickets, Rubes~!" Allerdyce shouts at my retreating back but I ignore him. Those tickets he probably got his hands on our most likely fake and I wasn't to get in trouble and have my ass end up in jail.
Duffel bag over my shoulders, I climb up the stairs to reach the deck and find everyone gathered with their own bags, eager to get off this boat and greet friends and family alike. I nod to the other guys, shaking hands with some that were taking off immediately to visit families far west or south. Other passing boats and ships honked in greeting, everyone on deck waving and shouting their welcoming.
"We're reaching port! Be ready to dock!" Hansley orders.
People waiting at the port to catch ropes that the guys on deck will throw and finally park the Monte Blanc and bring about the walking board. I stay behind, helping some of the guys get on the walking board and head down the dock where people began gathering to hug and kiss the people they've been waiting for. I smile to myself, my friends and crew mates getting attention to themselves like heroes.
"Reuben! Oh, Reuben!"
Arms found their way around my waist and I turn in time to be met with a big fat kiss on the cheek by my own worrisome and moody and pregnant mother.
"Hi, mama." I chuckle, pulling her closely. "Nice to see you, too."
"Oh, I was so worried! I heard what happened to Mr. Turnbull, with the shark getting on board and—Oh, honey, I was so worried...!" I wince when I hear her sniffle, her light caramel eyes getting glassy from her imagination going wild. The fact that her pregnancy
"Mama, c'mon mama don't cry," I point to Jeb Turnbull, poor guy getting escorted to the nearest clinic by his brother and sister-in-law. "Look, look. He's alright! He just got off lucky. We ALL got off lucky that the teeth didn't get through."
Still she cries, head buried into my chest. I finally notice someone standing beside us and I can't help but smile to see dad standing there like a statue, looking all awkward and out of place. I offer my hand and he all takes it and shakes it briefly before pulling his hands back in his pocket.
"How ya doin' Rubes?" he grins at me behind that thick black bush of a beard of his.
"Feel like a million bucks,"
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"Way to go, first in the family to go to college," dad blabbers into his beer, constantly glancing at me and his eyes getting hazy from having a few too many beers.
"Its okay dad, I get it." I nod, sipping on my own.
Me and dad escaped to the town's local small bar, most of the stuff was strong and barely anything watered down for younger people like me to handle but years back someone had said something along the line of; "If he can't take a strong drink, he sure as hell don't gots the balls to take on a STRONG ocean!" and people learned not to whine when gulping down their hard beverages. I nearly choke in my own drink when some other occupants of the bar squeezed on by between me and the full crowd of the pub.
"Take it slow, son!" dad orders, slapping my back a few times. "We got all the time in the worl' to drink this up!"
"Yeah...!" I heave one last cough and let my lungs settle down in easy breathing before returning to my drinking.
"I'm really happy fer ya, Rubes," I still to hear dad's voice sobering up a tiny bit. "I'm happy to have my own flesh 'n blood going farther than any of us..."
I turn to dad and give him my best thanks. "It means a lot to me that you an' mama see me off."
Dad nods his head, eyes drifting down to the counter and I know from the look in his dark dazed eyes that he's thinking about someone; thinking about him. How do I know? Because I'm also thinking about the one person I so badly wished numerous times would see me off to find my own gain in the future.
The Den is loud and rowdy tonight but no one really paid mind about that. The townsfolk could not blame the men and women who went off at sea at the risk of their own lives to bring back their catch, everyone was doing their best at heart for this small harbor town. It didn't matter anymore, I smirk to myself and look around the bar to catch a lot of familiar faces celebrating their homecoming, I and the Monte Blanc crew are home and living it loud and proud.
"Are you fucking serious?" a booming voice from the front of the bar's entrance drowned out the sound of a crowded area.
Dad was the first to get out of his stool, looking up over the heads of numerous people that slowly quieted down from the ruckus ahead of them. I followed him and zeroed my eyes on the cause and I nearly bite my tongue as my teeth grind tightly to see an unwelcome man; Creedy "The Greedy" Campton, the man holding all the money for every sailor from all 9 commercial ships that went out a brought up what they caught in the nets and lines.
Edmund Bucannon, Helen Tiffin, Markus Thane, and Clant Hansley are standing and facing Creedy with hard eyes, lips formed in very grim lines that made other sailors uneasy of what was going on with their four top captains in this small beach town. Ol' Creedy let out a huff and took a drink out of his own glass of whiskey, taking a moment for the liquid to go down before facing the captains of their own individual ships; Monte Blanc, Black Barron, DeLuise, and Pale Rider.
"Yeah, I am serious. Your catches ain't making a dent of the usual pay." Creedy pulls out some paper from his coat, opening it to shove it in Markus' face. "You see this? This is a show of rate of how less you asshats are bringing back to these docks! Are you even TRYING?"
It was fast but predictable. Markus, a man known for his temper and giving trouble to authority, lunged to attack Creedy and the ball cap wearing bastard backs away from the range while the captains and some sailors jumped in to stop the captain's reckless act. Although, a lot of people wanted to punch that smug prick's lights out for looking down on everyone while he was tucked away safe on land and counting the money. But Creedy was right...
Everyone couldn't catch as much as they used to. Like all the catches we hunted for were disappearing or simply getting smaller at the population of certain parts of the usual fishing areas.
"So what would you have us do? WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE US DO, NOW!" came the demand.
"Go back and catch some more."
Shock and uneasiness fill the whole bar. Everyone had worked hard, everyone... it just ain't enough though. I feel dad rest his hand on my shoulder, pulling me along to exit the bar and back home, and it looked like everyone is doing the same since the good beer just left everything bitter now.
Later on in the night, the news came through from the town's local radio broadcasting station that Clant Hansley volunteered to be the captain to go out again and bring back the amount of marlins that would appease to Creedy. No doubt, some brave souls were going on to volunteer on sailing and hauling their ass for the many catches. The deadline for the ship and the crew to be sailing was two days away.
"Rubes," I blink out of my deep thinking, looking to see dad standing at the kitchen. "What are you still doing up? Go to bed!"
"Sorry," I mutter, getting up from the armchair next to the panel window that showed a good view of the ocean. " 'night dad."
"Reuben," I stop at mid step to climb the stairs up my room.
"It's gonna be okay, son." dad says quietly. "You don't have to keep trying anymore. You've done enough for everyone."
"... I know."
"You're gonna be okay, now."
I walk up the stairs, pausing in front of a white door. I push the door open gently so it wouldn't creak and bother mom, sleeping away in the next room so that way she would be closer to this room. A room with a rocking cradle, dim night lights, cute animal posters, stuffed animals, baby clothes...
No, I bite my lips, things are not okay right now.


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