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An infield pop fly was missed by Johnson City third baseman Ronnierd Garcia with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and Greeneville's Juan Santana hit a game-tying home run two pitches later.
In the end, the first-place Astros walked away with an 11-10 victory over the Cardinals in an Appalachian League baseball game Saturday night at Cardinal Park.
The game featured 20 hits, five errors, 15 bases on balls, four hit batters, four wild pitches, botched rundowns, a player running through a coach's stop sign, and lasted three hours and 34 minutes.
The loss pushed Johnson City (14-14) into fourth place in the West Division while Greeneville improved to 19-10.
It looked like the Cardinals would wrap up the win as Norge Paredes got Angel Ibanez to pop up with two outs. Garcia circled under the high pop, but couldn't get a glove on it as it landed on the chalk just a few feet behind the third base bag for an error.
"It was just an unfortunate situation," said Cardinals manager Joe Kruzel. "Those things happen in this game. We still had a two-run lead after that play."
Paredes couldn't pick up his teammate as Santana ripped a line drive over the left field wall to tie the game at 10-10.
After the Cardinals missed a golden opportunity to win in the bottom of the ninth — striking out twice at the top of the order with a runner on third base — Greeneville got a one-out double from Brett Phillips in the top of the 10th inning.
Paredes then uncorked a wild pitch to move Phillips to third base, and Tyler White made him pay with a sacrifice fly to center field.
The Cardinals got a runner on base in the bottom of the inning, but Rowan Wick's sharp line drive was turned into an unassisted game-ending double play by White at first base.
"You can't do anything about a line drive," said Kruzel.
Despite the mistakes by his team during the game, Kruzel said he wasn't going to chew too hard on his players.
"They played hard, played their hearts out, and came up short," said Kruzel. "We gave them extra outs, and you can't do that against a good team. We didn't make a lot of mistakes, but we seemed to make them at the wrong time."
Paredes (1-1) was tagged with the loss and a blown save. He worked four innings, allowing three hits and three runs, one earned.
Tyler Brunnemann (2-0) got the win for the Astros with two clean innings.
Kenny Peoples-Walls had a nice night at the plate for the Cardinals. He went 3 for 5 with a homer and four RBIs.
Luis Perez, Garcia and Richy Pedroza each totaled two hits.
Santana, who finished with three RBIs, was the only Greeneville player with two hits.
Johnson City put itself in position to win in the bottom of the eighth inning. Perez got things started with a 400-foot double to center field. Garcia did his job, moving Perez to third with a grounder to second.
Wick followed with another grounder, and the Astros had Perez caught halfway between home and third. However, they messed up the rundown and Perez was safe at third while Wick hustled to second base.
That brought Peoples-Walls to the plate, and he authored a crushed line drive to left-center field to plate a pair of runs and give the Cardinals a 10-8 lead.
The game started on the wrong note for the Cards, who trailed 2-0 entering the bottom of the second inning — thanks in part to a solo homer by Greeneville's Brian Holberton.
However, Johnson City took advantage of Enderson Franco's wildness. After a single and a pair of strikeouts, Franco walked four straight batters to force in a pair of runs and tie the game.
Then Brett Wiley greeted relief pitcher Christian Garcia with a two-run single to make it 4-2.
The lead was short-lived, however, as Greeneville pushed across a pair in the top of the third. White had an RBI double, and Darwin Rivera drove in a run with a single.
Trailing 5-4, Johnson City bounced back with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Peoples-Walls stroked an RBI double down the left field line, and Pedroza added an RBI single. Another run scored on an error.
Greeneville got right back at it in the seventh inning thanks to sacrifice flies from Ibanez and Jake Mayfield and an RBI single from Santana, giving the Astros an 8-7 lead.
Walls tied the game with a towering solo blast to left-center field leading off the bottom of the seventh inning.
The teams meet again today at 6 p.m.


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Does the semicolon have a place in fiction?
Chip was a tall, gym-built man with crow's-feet and sparse butter-yellow hair; if the girl had noticed him, she might have thought he was a little too old for the leather he was wearing.
Jonathan Franzen The Corrections
Maybe this was what it was like, getting older. You tired of sex, even of good sex, the way you'd tire of a good spaghetti carbonara if you ate it three times a week. Or maybe there was such a thing as sexual laziness, to which she'd fallen prey. In most regards she was industrious; she never purchased pre-cut carrots. But ecstasy, too, was an effort.
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Avert your eyes! Can you see what is wrong with these passages? Are you shocked by these examples of bad writing?I don't know if I'm naturally a rebel, but I hate black and white rules. Okay, some are necessary: Don't drink and drive, for example. But rules about what constitutes good fiction writing irritate me.
I'm sure we all know bad writing when we see it (although clearly the authors of the bad writing don't!): implausible plots, clichéd characters, all tell and no show, adverb-overload, wooden dialogue. But after that, I think it gets a bit hazy.
In a later post I plan to argue that well-chosen and sparingly used adverbs and adjectives still have their place. However, that can wait. Today I'm going to talk about the humble semicolon.
Just before Happily Ever After? was going to print, I read this in a book about the craft of writing:
Colons and semi-colons have few places on your [fiction] pages unless absolutely necessary. Fiction is about flow and pace. Colons and semi-colons are about brevity, and they can interfere with the natural flow of fiction.
The above author nonetheless comes across as positively circumspect when compared with thriller writer James Scott Bell.
When it comes to fiction, I think of semi-colons the way I think of eggplant: avoid at all costs. As Kurt Vonnegut once said, "Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college."
The semi-colon is a burp, a hiccup. It's a drunk staggering out of the saloon at 2 a.m., grabbing your lapels on the way and asking you to listen to one more story.
I was aghast when I read these words, especially those of the late great Kurt Vonnegut.
I used semicolons fairly liberally in Happily Ever After? you see. I may write commercial fiction, but I'm still very conscious of the sound of my sentences. Sometimes I like to insert a pause that is longer than a comma but less emphatic than a full-stop, and the semicolon is perfect for this.
However, as everyone knows, new novelists are completely neurotic. After I read these critiques I rushed to pick up the printer's proofs and reread the pages of my manuscript. The words and storyline immediately became a blur—all I could see was the semicolons, winking back at me like dismembered emoticons! I woke to nightmares of scathing reviews: This book has too many semicolons.Anyway, time has moved on. If anyone was irritated by the semicolons in Happily Ever After? they've been too polite to tell me. That said I am trying to wean myself off them in my second novel—mainly because I have to find a new publisher; I don't necessarily agree with the above critics, even Kurt Vonnegut.
A month or so back I stumbled across a conversation on Twitter where a respected, established novelist commented that her latest manuscript had come back from the editor with every single semicolon removed. I asked her why she thought Lionel Shriver and Jonathan Franzen were allowed to use this maligned punctuation mark in their novels. Her explanation: Franzen and Shriver have enough clout to override the opinions of their editors
But that doesn't answer the fundamental question: If these award-winning, best-selling writers see a place for semicolons why are they regarded as bad?
What do you think about the semicolon? Do you think it has a place in fiction?
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I try to avoid semi-colons in fiction at all costs. I think I've used one maybe twice so far in my career, and I'm not sure they were necessary.


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1. 12 Years A Slave (15): One of the most talked about films of recent weeks and the frontrunner for Best Picture at this year's Oscars is based on the autobiography by Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery, suffering abuse on the plantations of Louisiana. It stars the likes of Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Benedict Cumberbatch but the all the praise has been directed at Chiwetel Ejiofor for his lead role.
2. The David Ross Collection: The private collection of the co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, a former University of Nottingham student, is on show at Djanogly Art Gallery at Lakeside Arts Centre, until February 9 and includes many paintings by artists of the 1960s Pop Art movement, including David Hockney, Peter Blake, Patrick Caulfield, Damien Hirst and Bridget Riley. Open daily 11am to 5pm and Sundays 12 to 4pm. Details: lakesidearts.org.uk.
3. Flog It! The popular BBC TV antiques show is filming at Southwell Minster today, from 10am to 4.30pm and members of the public are invited to take along up to three antiques and collectables they might be interested in selling. Presenter Paul Martin, who will be there all day, said: "No item is uninspiring because to the person who has brought it to the event it means something. Even if it isn't of great value, there may still be a really interesting story attached to it."
4. Coriolanus: Broadway Cinema will be screening a live recording of the Donmar Warehouse's production of Shakespeare's searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, from The National Theatre in London, from tonight until Sunday at 7pm. The play stars Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, War Horse) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, League of Gentlemen). For ticket details call 0115 952 6611 or go broadway.org.uk.
5. The Quireboys: The rockers who were once dubbed "Britain's answer to Guns 'N' Roses" only played the Rescue Rooms a few months ago on the Beautiful Curse World Tour but they're back at the Goldsmith Street venue tonight as part of an acoustic tour called Unplugged and Upfront. Support from Mark Curran and Doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets are £15, call 0845 413 4444 or go to rescuerooms.com.
6. Benidorm: As swingers Donald and Jacqueline plan a big send-off for their late friend Big Donna, guest star Matthew Kelly reprises his role as Cyril and sweeps old flame Joyce (played by Nottingham's Sherrie Hewson) off her feet. The sun-kissed comedy is on ITV at 9pm.


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For what it's worth, I'm not so sure that Roberto Luongo's willingness to waive his no-trade clause if asked is all that big a deal. With a few exceptions (Down Goes Brown bitterly reminds me of former Canuck Mats Sundin), no-trade clauses aren't an insurmountable obstacle.
The fact is that an NTC is simply there to prevent players from being blindsided. If you have one, you won't ever have to worry about answering your phone, only to be told you've been moved. That's a nightmare call for anyone, and you can't begrudge players looking for a guarantee that they'll never have to receive it, especially as they attempt to lay down roots.
But if someone told me they didn't want me, I wouldn't force them to have me. And that's what it comes down to with Roberto Luongo. He may have veto power, but the moment he needs to exercise it, his relationship with the Canucks changes forever. In effect, the decision here belongs to Mike Gillis, despite Luongo's contract stipulating that he be consulted on it.
That's what Luongo said Tuesday. From the Vancouver Sun:
"Yeah, of course, if they ask me to," Luongo replied when queried about his appetite to waive the no-trade clause. "I don't want to be one of those guys who is going to stand in the way of anything. I always want to put the team ahead of me. I don't want to be one of those selfish guys.
"Obviously they have a guy here who is going to be a superstar in this league for the next 10, 12, 15 years so I'm okay with it. It is a business and that's the way it goes. I've loved being here the last six years. If I'm here in the future, then great. If I'm not, that's good also."
Some took Cory Schneider's starts in Games 3, 4, and 5 versus Los Angeles to mean that Gillis and the rest of Canucks' coaching and management had already made up their mind about next year. But I don't think so.
No doubt the decision to let Schneider play out the string coupled with Luongo's willingness to acquiesce to a move make it far more likely that he'll be elsewhere next season. But it's hardly a guarantee.
The team hasn't lost faith Luongo, and even if the fanbase has, the Cody Hodgson trade is a pretty good indication that Mike Gillis doesn't give a rip what local reaction to his roster moves will be. He'll make the deal he thinks is best for the team, and that could still be a Cory Schneider trade.
Consider what Aaron Portzline of the Columbus dispatch had to say today:
Three clubs in need of No. 1 goaltender this summer – #CBJ, Tampa Bay, Toronto – all crestfallen by Cory Schneider's takeover in Vancouver.
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These teams have been drooling over Schneider all year. And why not? He's young, he's immensely talented, he's an excellent team guy, and best of all, he's not locked into a big contract through the beginning of the next decade.
This summer, Mike Gillis will have to weigh Cory Schneider's value to the Canucks against his value on the open market, and that's where things get tricky. Both Schneider and Luongo are franchise goaltenders and both will give the Canucks a chance to win over the next few years. But in terms of what they would bring back via trade? It's not even close.
Schneider is worth the moon. Luongo is worth, like, a moon. Maybe one of Jupiter's.
Prior to the trade deadline, I argued that Schneider was available, and I remain convinced that, despite everything that's gone on since, he still is. But he's worth a fortune. If someone pays that exorbitant price, it won't matter that Roberto Luongo is willing waive his no-trade clause, because he may not be asked to.Tags: goaltending controversy, Luongo, no-trade clauses, schneider
It would be nice to keep both of them. The Blues have Elliot/Halak tandem with both of them splitting the starting roles, and it's worked out nicely for them. But even if Lu agreed to split the starting goalie duties with Schneids, I'm not sure if MGGM can afford this option. Schneids will be due for a big pay raise (Antti Niemi got 2.75M and he won the Cup), so I figure Schneids will get 3M, which means 8.33M in cap space blown away just to secure the goalie position. I think MGGM would rather spend some of that money trying to acquire a decent winger to play with Kesler, or finding a decent replacement for Pahlsson (as I don't think he'll be back).
Since Lu came public with his comments, my interpretation is that he is saying he wants a trade in the most politically correct fashion. MGGM is a smart man, and he knows how to read between the lines of what Lu had to say publicly. Using the Hodgson trade as a template, I imagine MGGM will survey each team and determine if there are any pieces to the puzzle that he would like and then approach those teams discuss a potential trade.
So carrying that thought one step further, what are the missing pieces to the puzzle? What players do the Canucks need to improve their chances of winning a cup?
From a pure analytic point of view, you get more by keeping Luongo and dealing Schneider. It probably can't happen this way due to politics and a need to please all kinds of pressures. But it would be the sort of move you make in a hockey sim.
Worst part though is just how classy Roberto is about it. His worst crimes are accepting a massive contract and not out-playing Tim Thomas. Poor bastard.
It's a business and I can feel to sorry for a guy who will get paid either way. I've even seen the light that Schneider is the inevitable choice. But man, I embarrassed by the way some Canucks fans have tarred and feathered Luongo for simply not being perfect.
The only bright side is that if anybody deserves a ticket out of such a gong-show, it's probably Luongo. Maybe Schneider too if you consider that he now knows the pressure-cooker he's about to jump into.
Agreed. Luo's treatment in Vancouver has been terrible and it's pathetic how people can take such delight in tearing a person down. Despite that, he's taken it on the chin and has carried himself in a very classy manner throughout, this willingness to waive his NTC being another example. If he does end up somewhere else, I wish him all the best.
Nice take, but you are totally wrong. Knowing Gillis, he already has somewhere lined up and Luongo knows where he will be going. My guess tampa.
Have to be impressed with luongo. Was really tough on him not to play those last two games and now face lots of questions from the media today. Must have been hard, but he sucked it up. Not totally sure he means everything he says, but he was pretty impressive today.
Thanks Lou, you were great and deserved better treatment.
How long until Schneider isn't flavour of the month? My guess…… mid-December.
Well, Gillis does have a record of keeping his cards pretty close to the vest. Mostly likely his decision is between what he can get for each one, not which one to trade. There's nothing wrong with keeping either goalie. Or the heavens open up and stars and angels fall out, maybe he already has both of them signed up. Doubt it.
OK maybe that came out a little wrong, but Gillis is a guy that thinks ahead. I am suspecting that he has a plan, and it will soon come to be. Like knowing for quite a while he was going to trade Cody, and then working on increasing his value before dealing him. Hhmm…maybe that is a poor choice, but you know what I mean.
I agree Brent. Playing Schneider in the big games might well be his auditions. His value has shot through the sky by those 3 games against LA. I bet over the course of 82 games, the Canucks mgt and coaching staff still has more confidence in Luongo.
Also, Schneider can and will demand a few dollars from Vancouver if we decide to trade Luongo. I'm guessing 3 to 4 M for 4 to 5 years. You are really looking at a 1.5 to 2.5 M of cap savings per season. Also, consider Luongo's contract was designed to circumvent the salary cap, Lu will probably not play past say the 2018 to 2019 season. So really his contract is not as monstrous as one might look from the outside.
Luongo deserves to play somewhere else, period. He's an extremely talented goaltender, but the fans boo him constantly, and rip into his every mistake. That's not how he should be perceived. Trade him somewhere where he is appreciated for what he does and not criticized. Schneider proved in the playoffs that he can be the #1, and let him have his turn in the spotlight and let's see if he can handle it. But Luongo deserves better than this. Let him walk, MG.
The perception that Vancouver is a markedly worse market for goaltenders to endure than others appears to me to be media driven. Look at Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Long Island. All shitty places to tend goal. And I have it on good authority from a Kings fan friend that her fanbase turns on Jonathan Quick at the drop of a hat. Jonathan Quick! He of the 894225 shutouts! Apparently Bernier is the future. Imagine that.
There are few places Luongo can go and not see pressure to perform. Even Sunrise is bound to turn up the heat on their goalies after getting a long-due taste of the playoffs.
Was about to post exactly that "Kitty". It's a testament to the arrogance of some Canuck fans and most non-PITB media that we are somehow unique amongst NHL markets for goalie pressure. Hawk fans are ready to run Crawford out of town, Philly booed Bryzgalov within a few games of his starting, Kings fans have pushed Quick, Leaf fans are up in arms about their goaltending, Carey Price wore a huge target in Montreal and got booed regularly, Penguins fans have been critical of MAF, etc. Luongo is an emotional guy but he isn't so fragile that he can only play in a market where the expectations on him are zero.
Really, all told, Luongo has been a true gentleman about this whole situation (Schneider too). Frankly, I see Schneids more likely to be traded just because of what he could bring in return: Gillis could answer many of the organization's problems in one fell swoop.
Yeah, but only in Vancouver (among those listed above as tough markets) is there a one-team market (I don't count the Lions or Caps). That makes a big difference in the volume of media coverage, even what page of the sports section it appears on; also public expectations, public recognition, public outcry. In general, hate. This is a spiteful city when it comes to its single sports team, which despite the failure to win the cup has been doing pretty well the last few years, with a solid goalie, respected coach and a very scientific and statistically oriented management team. This year had some amazing games. But has any other city in hockey history had a major newspaper publish an editorial requesting a trade for its #1 goalie? It's ludicrous that that happened, but a good indication that things here are actually tougher for those top guys on the team.
And it doesn't stop there. Our top forward pairing has a misogynistic nickname perpetuated by their own "fans." Their usual winger (Burrows) is just as vilified and despised league wide, despite not being at all a dirty hitter – the hallmark of almost every pest in the league. Etc. This team is viewed spitefully by almost every Vancouverite I know, and I believe it's primarily due to that highly intense media microscope. That's why, when I watch Sportsnet and listen to Valk and Garrett, I don't mind if they're homers sometimes.
lou is one classy guy. i wish him the best of luck wherever he goes.
you don't have press conferences like that if you're going to keep a guy around. lou's out and the team he goes to will get a good guy and a top goalie.
i know it's hard for fans who grew very attached to lou. it's a jungle out there.
gillis talked about showcasing coho this year. he was also showcasing lou imo, showing the hockey world that lou hadn't completely lost it after the bruin series. i believe that the decision to move lou was 90% made after last year's finals. and even that gillis had written this past season because of scf hangover and surgeries. hence the showcasing and bringing in kassian, a player who didn't help this year's cause. he was planning for next year all along.
if the players can sustain their enthusiasm i'm already like next year's chances better what with shea on the blueline among other things:)
btw, half the comments disappeared from the last iwtg.
One could also argue the other way, and in accordance with what Gilllis said, regarding giving Schneider the start in big games in order to test him out and see where he is at. Thus at the same time showcasing him to other teams.
I do agree with you that Gillis et al. probably have a mid to long term plan regarding personnel but it undergoes change constantly in light of performances, expectations and the trade market place for players.
thanks for the reply, frank. if mg were showcasing schneider he would have plyed more games. corey was so hot this year and had to be dragged from the net to maintain the aura that lou was still number one thus increasing lou's trade value this summer. when the chips were down we saw who the real number one was. .960 and 1.35.
If you asked a goalie if you could tell who was the real number one when the chips were down by comparing their save percentages/GAA for 2 or 3 playoff games each, they would laugh so hard you'd be knocked over by the wind of it.
And Luongo has given press conferences like that his whole career here.
"you don't have press conferences like that if you're going to keep a guy around."
Uh, it was the year end presser and included player availability, not a press conference called specifically to discuss the goaltending future. A reporter asked certain questions and the guys answered as honestly as they could. It means nothing.
hey chris, i understand that it was an end-of-the-year presser. in this fishbowl players, managers and coaches are very careful about each word they say because they know it will be read into. lou saying he would waive his no-trade clause means something. last year gillis said he was %100 committed to helping lou improve. this year he said he didn't know who his goalie next year would be. it's code. lou's gone.
Disagree. The decision of which goaltender to keep will hinge in large part on what could be had in return from other teams. Schneider is going to be worth more in trade, and if Gillis gets blown away by an offer, will ship him out rather than Lu. Gillis is not going to trade Luongo just to get rid of him, being that he's still an excellent goaltender with a lot of good years left. So we really still know nothing, as I see it.
A reporter asked Luongo a question and he answered honestly. He almost always does, even if it sometimes gets him in trouble (see tires, pumping). There really is no news here. Before the playoffs, we knew that either Gillis was going to ask Lu to waive his NTC or he was going to see what kind of haul he could get for Schneids. Now we know that Gillis might ask him to waive or he might try and move Schneider. Anything else is just scuttlebutt and hearsay, period. Maybe Lu will get traded, yes. But that's no more or less certain than it was before, and repeating it ad nauseum doesn't make it so.
A reporter asked Luongo a question and he answered honestly. He almost always does, even if it sometimes gets him in trouble (see tires, pumping). There really is no news here. Before the playoffs, we knew that either Gillis was going to ask Lu to waive his NTC or he was going to see what kind of haul he could get for Schneids. Now we know that Gillis might ask him to waive or he might try and move Schneider. Anything else is just scuttlebutt and hearsay, period. Maybe Lu will get traded, yes. But that's no more or less certain than it was before, and repeating it ad nauseum doesn't make it so.
My gut says that Lu will be wearing the Blue and Green next year simply because (Lu + Package for Cory) > (Cory + Package for Lu). Still really interested to see what happens.
Would love to hear your guys' incite on some other possible storylines over the off-season. Especially curious about what's going to happen with resigning Burr and Eddy. Not to mention Mace and Salo. Would be nice to hear speculation from those more knowledgeable than I.
I'm going by this:
My take is that Sami will be asked back. He plans to play another year and liked it here enough to sign for a discount last season. So maybe it comes down to whether both sides are OK with him playing even fewer minutes with the 3rd pairing, and nights off when there are back to backs.
Agree but he is becoming more of a liability with his speed. He really does deserve a stanley cup though. He has given "a lot" for this team. he sounded more hopeful after game 5. Guess we have to go with the opinion of mr fancy pants with the press pass.
So how many posting do we have to make before we get a press pass?
Gillis seemed positive about MayRay today, said that he still hasn't recovered physically AND mentally, and implied that they expect him to be an improved player next year.
My take is that he'll be back because the price will be right.
But, as always, he's an obvious choice to be thrown into a package when the off-season dealing starts.
Burrows is still signed for one more.
I have a feeling that the twins are going to have a big bounce-back year points-wise, and that Alex is going to be a huge beneficiary.
If so, negotiations will be really interesting because he's probably been one of the best values in the league, and may expect quite a bit more in the summer of '13.
It's a tricky situation, no doubt.
First of all, here are 2 goaltenders who both give you a great chance to win. Luongo is proven; Schneider not so much (especially over a whole season). But Schneiders numbers were better than Luongo's this year.
Then there is the contract-issue with both. Luongo is signed 'for life'; what will Schneider 'demand', both in cap space and term?
Third, what will the cap situation for the whole team be? What positions does management feel need to be improved? What cap room is there to do so?
Fourth, what will Luongo or Schneider bring as a return on the trade market? Yes, Schneider might bring you a better return, but that likely also means a bigger contract coming this way and how will the Canucks fit that under the cap? If Luongo is traded, your return might be less but it does free up more cap space.
These are just some of the considerations in this complex puzzle.
From a CBA/legal standpoint, is there a "Plan D" on the table? As in, could GMMG and Luongo rip up the old contract and renegotiate a more cap-friendly or term-friendly (in case moving him yields serious assets) one? Would either want to?
(For clarification, I consider "keep both" to be "Plan A" and trading either goalie "Plan B/C".)
Overlooked but I think a wild card in this situation is Lack. Gillis had some nice things to say about him today during the presser as well. If Gillis feels Lack is also going to develop into a franchise goalie, Schneider is more expendable, especially considering he will bring more via trade than Lou.
I think Roberto is gone. I'm not happy about it because I think he was treated abysmally in this city, but the fact he's even talking publicly about waiving his no trade clause effectively says he's yesterday's goaltender. It also almost certainly means Gillis has a destination done and dusted. No one in the Canucks organisation acts on a whim, not Aquilani, not Gillis, not Vigneault. As has been pointed out, the plan to move Hodgson was complex and unfolded over a long period. The club has known it would be moving one of their two goalies this summer for over a year and, I'm guessing, had contingencies in place for both. Lou drew the short straw in the end.
First off Harrison, another good article, thanks!
I like Lu and haven't trashed him, like some have. However, I do admit I love Schneider and hope we keep him. In my opinion his form is better, which makes him a better goalie. If we don't have to worry about a trade clause, I would say, Lu for Nash. That would be a fair exchange and Lu wouldn't have to live in a tough hockey town anymore. Columbus is a nice place to raise a family, Lu….
Nash could play really well with Kesler, they'd be the dynamic duo. Get a good D man to replace Salo if he decides to retire, and we'd do very well.
It will be very interesting to see. I agree with Gillis though, hockey is too defensive. Preds vs. Blues in Western Conference Finals (likely), most boring series ever. Can't be bothered to watch, anything is more exciting than that! Guess if enough people stop watching, something will be done.
I caught a Preds/Coyotes game near the end of the season that just about put me into a boredom induced coma. And with LA/St Louis as the alternative, I'm done with the Western Conference for this season. I'll continue watching the east as long as Philly's a factor. Betteman and his Wonder Crew must be freaking out about the horrible match-ups that have been drawn out west (not to mention the elimination of his most favouritest [intentional sic] player's team).
I'm not so sure that trading Lu does free up a lot of cap space.
He makes 5.325 and Schneider is due for a significant raise … if they don't re-sign him before RFA offer sheets can be submitted, it won't be surprising if there is one in the 3 to 4 million range.
At best, I think they save 2 mil if they move Lu, but maybe even less.
How much do you think Schneids is going to make? I say he gets at least 4. Besides, we probably will have the cap room, depending on what they do about Mason, Pahlsson, Salo, etc.
Hedman is a legit up and coming top d-man, he's a guy the team could really use. I'd say a trade of Schneids and a second player for Hedman, Connolly and a pick could be even. Schneider is insanely valuable, I just wonder if he is enough so to get Tampa to trade someone they value to that extent.
I'm not sure Lu would bring in one of Jupiter's moons. Those things are huge. Outer asteroid belt, maybe.
I like that you layed out the real dilema here: not CS v. Lu but actually CS + not much vs. Lu+something(s) of impact.
Lu is a great goalie but his skill level balanced by his age+contract=not a huge value.
The formula for Shneids on the other hand= way more value.
That formula, by the way is exactly why Rick Nash shouldn't (but likely will b/c GMs are seduced by star power) bring much in return. He's a great player but his cap hit is huge. For the same reason Claude Giroux is the most valuable player in the league. Great player, leaves tonnes of cap-space for others b/c his salary is low, thus his value is extremely high.
I agree…just because Roberto says he will waive it, doesn't mean he'll eventually be gone from Vancouver. Gillis is a shrewd GM…he'll look at all options.
I can understand keeping Luongo/trading Cory and vice versa…both have positives to it.
I will say, if Roberto does get moved, part of me will be quite sad. He's a great goalie and great person, who has stuck with this market for 6 years despite a crazy amount of pressure.
A challenge to PITB and the analytics crowd…. what is Luongo worth? I've heard everything from the Edmonton #1 pick to Rick Nash to a bag of pucks to dump salary.
Surely there is some formula you guys can come up with that values trades? I'd like to see Drance dance around that one… please, and thank you.
Could it be possible the Canucks organization will be interested in letting go some baggage of a particular 'era', which Lu is a part? Could he go to Burke's Toronto (don't they have a third-round pick?) Could MG wave that around for a something we desperately need? I don't know enough about the trading minutae, though, as is likely evidenced by the above barrage of questions.
And what do we need more than anything?
I'm more inclined to think we need more skill scorers to complement who we have. That LA series was dull as lint with defensiveness. I was under the impression that MG wasn't interested in changing the skill play.
Ack… It's all speculation which at some point becomes anxiety-inducing and not fun. Hell, I'm still mourning Salo's pending exit that hasn't been announced.
(Sad tj)
Ya, a nice young scorer would be nice. Three reasons: 1) The Sedins are creeping up in age. 2) I think Gillis has the right of it when he says the defensively minded hockey we are seeing now is an aberration of where the league wants to go. 3) We lack scoring punch in key opportunities.
Depends on the offer you receive for that asset. If someone were willing to massively overpay for said asset it might be worth considering. Of course the question is have you really done a proper job of valuing that asset. IMO, Schneider is worth a lot but Luo is actually worth more than I think that we could get for him. If I'm going to sell something it's going to be the thing that people are more likely to over value not what they'd under value.
Does anyone know if there is going to be a "meet the players" event for the end of the season? I would love to give Luongo a big hug (it a totally heterosexual kind of a way) before he leaves.
Am I jumping to conclusions too soon?
Plus it would be cool to see the rest of the players and maybe get my Hendrik jersey signed.
Lets look at this from Gillis' perspective. Luongo won't agree to a trade to a non contender so that means he goes to a team who could compete for a Stanley Cup. Remember Cam Neely? I can't remember the name of the GM who made the worst trade in Canucks history but if Gillis traded Luongo to a contender and they won the Stanley Cup because Luongo stood on his head what would he be labelled as? Trading Schneider is the right move if you are worried about your legacy and a guy with an ego as big as Gillis worries about his legacy.
Well, it seems to be time for someone with more of it that I have to devote to options. Cory's RFA value implications, for example, seem to be a long view question worth examining that hasn't been examined yet.
Also, I just have to say that Lou handled today with real grace. No platitudes. So sincere how he expressed himself. That's a team guy, despite what cynics might say.
Let's get a few things straight in terms of what keeps creeping into the narrative:
- Vancouver is no more a "goalie graveyard" than any place else. It is a unique position in hockey and the one most visible on every goal. There is a lightning rod effect as a result.
The Flyers, for years, have blamed their goaltending for every playoff exit, as well as global warming, human cargo and gas prices. Sometimes they are not far off, but they have hardly been in a different league than everyone else goalie wise. Look at the PGH-PHA series this year — M-A Fleury is getting crucified in Pittsburgh, and both guys in Philadelphia. Maybe, just maybe, it was a free-flowing series with lots of chances, and it's not always about the goaltending.
Montreal is notoriously harsh on their goalies — much more so than Vancouver. They had a revolving door after Roy left that made the Vancouver crease look like a model of stability. The fans did everything they could to turf Carey Price after Jaroslav Halak's heroics in 2010. They are also a one-sport town (they were even when the Expos were around) and the media — not just sportswriters — focus obsessively on every aspect of the Habs. Plus you have the added political/linguistic dimension.
Other examples have been cited above (Quick in LA, Crawford in Chicago, there have been several in St. Louis, and many others). If there is one universal truth about hockey fans, they are very preoccupied by goaltending.
- Luongo is not being "run out of town". The only — ONLY — reason we have come to this point is because of the emergence of Cory Schneider. There was never any pressure to "dump" Luongo when Sabourin, Sanford, Labarbera or Raycroft were around, because Luongo was clearly better than them all. The fact that Schneider surpassed Luongo in performance this season, while being younger, cheaper and more technically sound, and the fact that you can only have one starting goaltender, has made the Canucks need to make a choice.
Mason Raymond is getting "run out of town" by fans. Luongo did not. He was a hero for the vast, vast majority of time in his career. Fans soured on him a bit this year because suddenly there was a new alternative (without any baggage yet — that will come in due time) and many felt he was giving the team a better chance to win. And long-term, it's an either/or proposition.
- They say: "The dumb Canuck fans will just turn on Schneider next". You know what? If Eddie Läck emerges and becomes the next big thing, they just might — because it will be a repeat of this exact scenario, which does not happen every day. Look, turnover in a roster is a natural thing and a way to stay competitive long-term (again, look at Detroit, and how seamlessly they moved from a Hull/Yzerman/Hasek team to a Datsyuk/Zetterberg/Howard one). It's what Schumpeter called "creative destruction" and it's how economies stay effiicient as well. Out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new is hardly revolutionary.
But assuming this doesn't happen, and Eddie Läck does not appear to outplay the starter, then this likely won't happen without some other extrinsic reason (like Schneider "hates Canada" or some such). Again, only idiots say "Luongo is bad" in the abstract. Analysts might reasonably (and do) say, however, "Schneider has been better, and makes more sense long term, no matter how good Luongo still is". If you can't substitute Läck (or someone else) for Schneider, and Schneider for Luongo in that situation, you're making a false comparison. Which goes back to the running-out-of-town point above.
"Luongo is not being "run out of town". The only — ONLY — reason we have come to this point is because of the emergence of Cory Schneider."
I agree Lou's not being "run out of town" exactly but there were diffuse negative mumblings before Schneider's elevation to the squad. These revolved mainly around his contract — which a sizeable number of people regarded as a millstone as soon as it was announced — and awarding him the captaincy. The latter was clearly a mistake and quickly rectified but it left a residual impression in some people's minds that Luongo was haughty or imperious in accepting the C in the first place: "Who does he think he is?" "Goalies aren't captains." In soccer terms he looked to them like Billy Big Bollox. A star player who parachutes into a team and expects the moon and the stars for breakfast. Most of this is, of course, ridiculous in Luongo's case but it was definitely a perception in some quarters. For those people the emergence of Schneider provided a tangible positive alternative to the their unease regarding Lou and they seized on it.
don't need to change the golies as lungo and cory and this yearcoaches……they are all good team to….this year bad luck to players but don't panic to loose and next season
they can win the battle from mistakes…….it's key players to key area and support players….
I might be mistaken but doesn't Schneider become a Restricted Free Agent this off season? If so, do we have to offer him a contract/offer sheet before we can really trade him for anything of worth? Or could they trade him like they did Ehrhoff (right to negotiate), which would be stupid in this instance. Could it be possible that another team offers him a contract that we are unable or unwilling to match? If so, what do we get out of it? A few draft picks and possibly some compo?
I could be wrong, in which case, don't mind me, but, if it's true, this whole thing could be a non -issue. we could be robbed of Schneider and Lou will remain are starter.


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On Saturday night, Corpus Christi finally found a way to dish out a crushing loss instead of taking one.
The IceRays stunned the New Mexico Mustangs with three goals in the final nine minutes, taking a pulsating 4-3 victory at the American Bank Center.
Corpus Christi (15-20-2, 32 points) swept the weekend series and pulled within five points of Wichita Falls for the final playoff spot in the North American Hockey League's South Division.
The game was decided in dramatic fashion.
With the teams seemingly headed to overtime, IceRays forward Josh Obregon picked off a clearing attempt in the high slot and chipped the puck to linemate Beau Walker in the left circle.
From near the faceoff dot, Walker whipped a quick wrist shot past Mustangs goalie Marco Wieser — a former IceRay — with 15.7 seconds left.
"It was a good play by Obs," Walker said. "I just got the puck and shot it as fast as I could. I honestly wasn't looking — I just shot. I had a feeling (blocker side) was where I wanted to go and I went there.
"We wanted this so bad. (Making) the playoffs is what we want and we've got to win if we want to go there. That's basically what our motivation is."
The IceRays trailed 3-1 before drawing within one on Walker's power-play goal with 8:40 to go.
Corpus Christi then squandered a four-minute man advantage before getting the tying goal from an unlikely source: Defenseman Justin Lutsch, who was playing his second game since being acquired from Topeka.
Lutsch corralled a Brandon Marshall pass inside the blue line, skated inside the right circle and whipped a wrist shot through traffic and past Wieser for the equalizer with 4:04 left.
For Lutsch, it certainly was a better feeling than last weekend, when he was a healthy scratch for two of Topeka's games against the IceRays and coded video in the press box. The fact the goal came on his 19th birthday was another bonus.
"That was a great birthday," Lutsch said. "There's no better feeling than to get the tying goal with your new team, especially in your second game. It's a lot better to be out there, a lot more fun."
The late flurry saved the IceRays from an embarrassing setback, as New Mexico entered the game 0-13-2 on the road.
Corpus Christi was flat throughout the second period, surrendering three goals to Mustangs captain Patrick Anderson, including a pair 36.1 seconds apart during the final minute of the frame.
"It's a huge emotional shift," IceRays coach Brent Hughes said. "When you're down 3-1 halfway through the third period (in front of) a big crowd, it's looking kind of dismal. All of a sudden we kick in and guys rise up."
Before Christmas, the IceRays lost consecutive games in the final two minutes of regulation. And on Nov. 5 against Wichita Falls at home, they fell on a goal with 11.3 seconds left. Turning the tables on that recent trend was something they relished.
"It's a piano off your back," Hughes said. "This is heart-attack hockey – anything can happen."
New Mexico 0 3 0 - 3
Corpus Christi 1 0 3 - 4
FIRST PERIOD – 1, CC, Stloukal 3 (Miller, Smereck), 7:36. Penalties – Anderson, NMX (tripping), 1:32; Souva, CC (roughing), 16:26; Creger, CC (interference), 17:51.
SECOND PERIOD – 2, NMX, Anderson 8 (Breckenridge, Webber), 12:53; 3, NMX, Anderson 9 (Chapie, Johnston), 19:00; 4, NMX, Anderson 10 (Chapie, Paul), 19:36. Penalties – Lutsch, CC (interference), :17; Anderson, NMX (hooking), 5:09; Portra, CC (tripping), 15:13; Valde, NMX (slashing), 19:31; Saucerman, CC (roughing), 19:31; Miller, CC, misconduct (unsportsmanlike conduct); Fiol, NMX (roughing), 20:00.
THIRD PERIOD – 5, CC, Walker 11 (Souva, Benedict), 11:20 (pp); 6, CC, Lutsch 1 (Marshall), 15:56; 7, CC, Walker 12 (Obregon, Stloukal), 19:44. Penalties – O'Connor, NMX (holding), 3:31; McGilvery, NMX (high-sticking), 4:52; Chapie, NMX (tripping), 10:28; Breckenridge, NMX, double minor (high-sticking), 11:20.
Shots on goal - New Mexico 12-16-3-31; Corpus Christi 6-9-13-28. Goalies - New Mexico, Wieser 7-15-1 (28 shots-24 saves); Corpus Christi, Copley 10-10-1 (28-25). Power-play opportunities - New Mexico 0 of 4; Corpus Christi 1 of 7. Referee – Kevin Curtis. Linesmen – Aaron Chockla, Zachary Mielke. A – 3,945. T -2:19.
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The in box. Todd Mertz responds to IEA President Cinda Klickna's pension update.
Todd Mertz is an Illinois teacher pension activist.
Dear President Klickna and the EA Team,
I, and others, have major concerns and are disappointed with the IEA Pension update on June 13th.
It appears to us that the IEA is "softening us" for some concessions ahead. I'm sure you can understand this perturbs us. Please correct me if I am wrong with any of these historical facts below:
*Current and former legislators decided to spend our money elsewhere for decades (this includes Madigan's leadership).
*The public has benefited from the use of our money for over six decades.
*Legislators' pet projects were funded for political gain and public popularity, using the "required" state contribution.
You write, "We must think about what we can/should do that will ensure the pension systems are able to deliver the promised benefits for decades going forward." However, we have promoted a list of solutions from reliable sources (see attachment) that would raise billions of dollars. We have been thinking and we have been making suggestions to our legislators on dozens of ways to implement revenue solutions. However, it appears that the legislature wants teachers to take the hit. And in a very real way, the IEA June 13th newsletter sounded like IEA agrees with them. Why would we make any concessions when they aren't considering the many solutions we have suggested to fix this problem? Has there been any attempt to seek solutions as we have all suggested?
You write, "Manage change or be managed." Manage what changes? Will change be perceived as a willingness to capitulate? Will the General Assembly be willing to be managed and pay what is necessary from now on – as well as what is owed? Is managing change paying down the unfunded liability by the very people who paid into the system already? Can you tell me or all of us what might be "changeable?" What might be "manageable?"
Am I wrong, or don't we have both the IL and US Constitution behind us? IL is one of 10 states that have a pension clause in the state constitution; we are one of just four states in the entire nation that have a strong pension clause and two of those four states' courts (MI and AZ) have recently sided with the teachers.
You state, "Our members have told us repeatedly that they would be open to paying more to ensure they receive the pensions they have been promised." How many people took this survey, when were they surveyed, and were they informed and educated IEA members? Do they know about all of the attached revenue solutions to close the unfunded liability and that as of at least recently, the GA was not considering any of them? Paying more for our promised pensions "impairs and diminishes" our benefits–and is unconstitutional–at least that is what the IEA claimed just recently–especially during the SB512 scare.
You write, "But, fair, constitutional change is in our members' best interests when it helps ensure every past, current and future IEA member gets the pension he or she has been promised." OK, so now this is a bit confusing. In this fair, constitutional change you are discussing, how is every past, current, and future IEA member going to get the pension he or she has been promised? What has been promised for the last 40 years is the current pension law. So how can we change that and still get our promised benefits?
Isn't it true that Quinn's own Pension Modernization Task Force concluded that Illinois teachers pay one of the highest contributions rates in the entire country (9.4%) while only receiving exactly average pension benefits compared to all 50 states? In fact, a quote from your IEA Pensions, Just the Facts Please document (see attachment) from November of last year stated, "An AON report showed that when comparing Illinois to like states, Illinois teachers pay 15% more for their retirement benefits." It also states, "Additionally, AON's research found that Illinois teachers receive a lesser benefit from their colleagues in other states even though they pay more for their benefit."
How can the IEA justify to it's teachers that we should pay more while our legislators do nothing or very little to solve the pension problem any other way but on teachers' backs? What real consideration would be involved? Would it be that the GA promises to pay their already promised (required) contribution? Is that fair consideration?How do we know that the GA won't try and again "impair and diminish" our pensions next year…or in the next three years….or the next five years….or ten, etc?
In many districts throughout the state, teachers' salaries have been frozen for years and/or they are required to pay a significant increase in their health care. How is a larger contribution going to impact them? Is asking teachers to pay more than 9.4% (I believe the 2nd highest amount in the country behind Missouri) going to solve this problem and really keep Fahner and the Civic Committee at bay for long? I doubt it. Do you think they will ever be happy until our pensions are fully dissolved?
You write, "Unless we adjust pensions as part of a larger strategy for addressing the state's underfunding problem, the unsustainable pressure on the state budget will continue to increase."
What about all of the solutions we have been stressing over and over again? The fact is, the GA wants teachers to adjust their pensions and now it sounds like the IEA is agreeing?
From what I understand, the GA isn't interested in our solutions that would raise billions of dollars per year.
You write, "We have made it clear to the governor and to the legislative leaders of both Houses and parties that we are willing to make some difficult choices that will be necessary to stabilize the systems." What sort of difficult choices are you talking about? Should we be making difficult choices when:
1. We didn't cause the problem (IEA and the legislators agree on this).
2. We pay the 2nd highest contribution rate in the country and yet only receive average benefits.
3. Many teachers have already suffered a few years of pay freezes and increased contributions to health care.
4. The GA isn't doing anything to change any of Illinois' revenue problems.
5. The GA won't agree to make a promise on its already made promise to fund the employer's contribution.
6. IL has a strong pension clause in the constitution.It is our belief that they want and will test this in the courts at some point. They seem to all openly admit that it will be tested no matter what.
Here is my most fervent concern:Why negotiate anything away before the constitutionality of any of these bills is determined? They want a court case. They will get a court case whether or not we try our hardest to avoid it. If we do negotiate, and forthcoming bill(s) are deemed unconstitutional, we will have negotiated away benefits unnecessarily–benefits that we have paid for and earned.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.
–Todd Mertz
Bob Brill permalinkJune 21, 2012 10:11 am
In the last gubernatorial election, I took issue with the fact our union endorsed Quinn over Whitney. I wrote to the IEA (and personally to Ken Swanson and Charlie McBarron) that while Quinn might not be as draconian as the Republican, choosing him would be "like being nibbled to death by ducks". Little did I realize that it would be our union that would join in the nibbling…
Lill permalinkJune 21, 2012 12:00 pm
Thank you, Todd, for composing and sending such a compelling letter to Cinda Klickna and staff. It is a sad day when our union members have to point out the reasons why the leadership should be drawing the line in the sand. We need a leader, not a capitulator. Fred, what would it take to recall Klickna and put someone who is willing to stand up for teachers in that office?
ReTiredbutMisstheKids permalinkJune 21, 2012 4:38 pm
Todd is a great advocate for the membership. For those of you who read Fred (& do subscribe–if he cant MAKE a million {dollars} in his retirement, he at least deserves a million recorded READERS! Tell everyone you know to read this blog, as the sooner IEA members & their families are educated provided the facts (it surprises me that people don't know that the IEA elected leadership receives salaries & benefits–paid for BY MEMBERS LIKE YOU & I!! In other words, WE are their EMPLOYERS AND–just as your bosses can do to you {&, at will, if the IEA "leadership" continues to "lead" in the manner it has been},YOU can fire THEM (elections or locals getting together across the state to take some action).
To further inform you, this is not dividing the union or union busting–this is union ACTION.
Which, as we all know, speaks louder than words.


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The Walking Dead Season 3 Finale: Daryl Wants to Rip The Governor's Head Off
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No one on Team Prison is terribly fond of The Governor, and we can think of at least two people in Woodbury who don't like him either. But sneak peeks of The Walking Dead Season 3 finale, Episode 16, "Welcome to the Tombs," show The Governor and some of his men entering the prison tombs, even as Team Prison packs up to leave. (Watch the sneak peeks below.) Is that a bluff? Did they booby trap the place? Or will the prison really be caught unaware?
Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon) talked to The Hollywood Reporter about the finale. "It's a full-blown war," Norman told THR. "You have two herds of wild animals charging at each other and everyone has guns, knives and explosives. People will definitely die." (27 people?)
How will Daryl have changed after the death of his brother, Merle, on Episode 15? "He's going to become quiet and it's going to harden him," Norman said. "He grew up a lot in that moment and he's truly on his own. ... He definitely wants revenge, but at the same time, he's just becoming hardened by life." Speaking of revenge, don't plan on Daryl blaming Rick for what happened to Merle. He knows the source of all this nonsense. "He holds the Governor completely responsible for the situation," Norman said. "The situation that the Governor brought to the table has threatened everybody, and it got his brother killed. Daryl definitely wants to cut the guy's face off. He wants a ferocious revenge, he doesn't just want to see justice — he wants to rip his head off."
And he's not the only one ready for battle. "I don't think anybody needs a pep talk right now to go to war," Norman added. "Everyone is furious. Daryl has come back and he's furious, Michonne is furious, Glenn and Maggie are pissed. We fought hard to get that prison, and we don't want anybody telling us what to do, and it's become very personal for everyone. That's what the finale is about; everybody's toes have been crushed and everyone is ready to rip each other apart."
The humans are trying to kill each other off — congrats, zombies, you are officially winning the zombie apocalypse! Read a bunch of season finale spoilers/teases here. And, when you're ready, fast forward for some teasers on Season 4.
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April 26, 2011
'Don't Ask' repeal reaches beer advertising
That is at least out the gay blogs (with some justification) read this Bud spot.
That is at least out the gay blogs (with some justification) read this Bud spot.
Gay blogs. Ben. LMAO
Ben, I think you might be projecting. Just my two cents.
I did not see anything homosexual about that advertisement.
Any news for normal people today, Ben?
No way is this spot aimed at gay men. A gay man wouldn't be caught dead serving or drinking Bud.
Oh, for pete's sake. Can we ever get a broke back, I mean, break?
It's always about sexuality. That's all they care about. Sex, sex, sex, sexuality, identity, and more sex.
How about a nice, cerebral literary reference in pop culture every once in a while. Would that kill anybody?
It is all about sex for the perverts, but when the conservatives point that out, they go off the deep end and respond with..."We are more than our sexuality..........The job is what counts, not our sexuality.........How is our performance on the job?.........What has that got to do with any job?........Leave that out of work".......etc. Do you see my point?. They act like it is nothing, and should be ignored, then they have gay parades flamboyantly showing off to the world their weirdness, and also flaunt themselves whenever and wherever they can. Meanwhile, they tell US to stay out of their bedrooms, mind your own business, our marriage shouldn't concern you, etc. Is there an "agenda" out there?.
More, Ben! Please?!
homophobes are backward, sorry excuses for men... just a sorry bunch of idiots who think the country should sink to their level of ignorance and intolerance. They're a losing bunch of insecure bar hoppers
I don't fear teh same!
Don't ask won't work on Obammy's birth certificate. Donald Trump wants to know.
I watch old war movies or even any movie made today and the majority of them are about straight guys trying to get laid. How is that different than gay guys trying to get laid. These straight people, its all about sex sex sex. what a bunch of pervs.


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I have an Exiles Translation of the Getty representation of Fiore's manual on PDF that covers material from the Abrazare to the sword in two hands Gicco Stretto plays. For some reason unknown to me they removed the sword in one hand and sword in two hands plays on their Getty translation. If anyone would thinks they would find it useful pm me I will see what I can do about emailing to them.
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A few last-minute costume ideas that are so good, it's almost scary. The bonus of shopping for your custom costume kit at SWELL? Your kit will end up in your closet, not the costume box.
The Tin Man (above)
Rig an elastic headband to a metal funnel (or spray paint a plastic one silver) and add it to your metallic base. Luckily, lamé is going to be a big trend this Holiday season, so you'll get a new party dress and costume in one. Top with an axe.
Pictured: Silver RVCA Dress
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