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By CHARI JELSMASports Writer
The Helper American Legion team easily defeated the Olympus Titans 8-7 and 11-3 in a doubleheader on Monday.
The first game started out great for Helper, who with a lot of hard work and dedication from team members, succeeded in keeping a lead the entire game.
Helper had a good lead from the start of the game while the Titans tried to pull themselves out of a loss. They almost succeeded in their attempts by scoring several runs later in the game and almost pulling themselves out of a loss. No matter how hard Olympus played, they couldn't quite match the talent of Helper's American Legion team who ended the game with a one run lead of 8-7.
Helper turned out to be the better team in the match up, scoring more runs and preventing the Titans from reaching home.
Joe Via ended the first game with a double behind him. And Chris Hatch managed an amazing homer during game one of the doubleheader.
The Titans handed Helper the second game of the day as well.
Olympus seemed to have a problem with getting anyone on base. The Titans scored a pitiful five hits and three runs to Helper's nine hits and 11 runs.
Many members of Helper's team helped decide the outcome of the game. Cheered on by the crowd, Tyler Nelson hit an incredible home run during game 2.
Both games also had some incredible pitching from the Helper team. Morgan Bates only gave up ten hits and seven runs in game one, while Dustin Howa did even better in game two, by only giving Olympus a total of five hits and just three runs.
While only game one of the doubleheader counted in league standings, Helper should receive an extra boost of confidence after this overwhelming victory over the Titans.
The Helper American Legion team is comprised of the best high school baseball players all over Carbon and Emery counties.
Over half of the Helper team is comprised of 2005's 3A state champions from Carbon High School, while the others are the cream of the crop from their schools. Because of this, Helper looks to be a favorite for the championship this year, even after stumbling during the Helper tournament last weekend.
After the latest games, Helper is undefeated in their league, 3-0, and 8-4 overall.
While Helper traveled to Kearns Post on Wednesday, scores were not available by press time.
Supporters of the Helper American Legion team should remember to attend the next home game tomorrow night at 7 p.m. against West.
Fans should also keep in mind that the doubleheader scheduled for Saturday against Taylorsville could be rescheduled for a later date.


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Carbon County's unemployment rate decreased in October.
The local jobless rate registered at 6.4 percent last month, dropping from the 7.2 percent unemployment rate posted in September.
By comparison, Carbon County reported a 7.1 percent jobless rate in October 2002.
Neighboring Emery County experienced 9.4 percent unemployment in October. The figure is up slightly from 9.2 percent joblessness reported in Emery in September.
In October 2002, Emery County posted an 8.9 percent unemployment rate.
At the state level, the unemployment rate registered at 4.8 percent and approximately 58,000 Utahns were unemployed in October 2003.
Last October, 72,200 Utahns were unemployed, with the statewide unemployment rate registering at 6.1 percent.
"The current unemployment rate probably understates the real pressures facing our labor market," pointed out Mark Knold, senior economist for the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
"Discouraged workers are not included and, if we did measure them, the rate might easily be a percentage point higher," noted Knold. "With the unemployment rate going down and no job growth occurring, this seems counter-intuitive. So we have to assume that workers are leaving the labor force, whether by becoming a discouraged worker or else leaving the state."
Utah's second primary indicator of labor market conditions - the year-over change in the number of non-farm wage and salaried jobs - remained on the negative side of the ledger, down 0.2 percent in October. One-half of a year of no change reveals a stalled economy, explained the DWS senior economist.
The state's employment count stood at 1,079,000 jobs in October. The number represents 2,100 fewer jobs than were available statewide last year.
"It's somewhat discouraging to continue reporting upon the same economic environment," commented DWS director Raylene Ireland.
"But the optimist says that one additional month beyond the bottom of the economic cycle is one month closer to the next economic upturn. The recent positive movement in several of our national economic indicators supplies that optimist with the encouraging fuel they seek," added Ireland.
At the national level, the jobless rate in the United States remained essentially unchanged at 6 percent in October, when 8.8 million Americans were unemployed.
The job picture improved slightly nationwide, but continued on the negative side of the spectrum.
In September, the year-over employment deficit in the U.S. registered at 354,000 jobs nationwide.
The nationwide employment deficit narrowed to 226,000 jobs in October.
Utah's labor force continues to be under-utilized, particularly when compared to the turbo-charged environment of the 1990s, indicated the department of workforce services.
The state's employment market experienced skill shortages and the labor force came up short in supporting the business community in the 1990s, pointed out the DWS economist and director.
Computer systems design and developing technologies were offering premium wage rates to Utahns, continued the DWS representatives.
But the computer and developing technologies sectors could not attract qualified employees due to the fact that the members of the state's labor force lacked the required skills.
With the current economic slowdown lasting several years, part of the gap may be closing by the natural flow of Utahns going to schools and universities to obtain education, explained the department of workforce services representatives.
The situation, coupled with the anticipation that growth in Utah will not return to the level achieved in the turbo-charged environment of the late 1990s, prompts economists to predict the skill set of the state's labor force will be adequate to meet the business community's needs when economic expansion emerges.
The demand for nurses and medical-related technicians in Utah slightly exceeds the supply in the state's labor force, noted the department of workforce services.
The health care industry managed to expand throughout the present three-year economic downturn and the sector currently posts a 3.2 percent year-over job growth rate.
But the overall employment picture remains quiet in Utah, representing a continuation of what the state has experienced during the majority of 2003, concluded the department of workforce services.

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TOWN OF TONAWANDA, NY - A Town of Tonawanda woman who was hurt in Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon is back home and speaking out for the first time.
Lisa Laski was standing just feet away from where the first bomb went off.
The wife and mother of two didn't want to be seen on camera but by phone she recalls the terrifying experience.
"The moment the bomb went off there was a ringing in my head," says Laski. "I had the sensation that I thought my legs were on fire. The back of my legs I thought they were on fire. And I just automatically remembered stop, drop and roll and I was just rolling around not realizing that I was rolling on top of people."
Lisa is now watching the story unfold from home, as she recovers from a ruptured ear drum and burns. She says she finds herself saying "I love you" more often now to her husband and 13 and 9 year old daughters.
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Los Gigantes: 2009-10 Offseason Thread
Posted 08 November 2009 - 02:28 AM
Possible Targets for the Giants in the Offseason:
Johnny Damon Heyman Article
Jason Bay Shea Article
Matt Holliday
Garrett Atkins (John Shea; SF Chronical)
Recent Signings, Hirings, Firings, and DFAs:
Hensley Meulens hired as hitting coach, taking over the position from Carney Lansford.
10/30: 2B Freddy Sanchez re-signed for 2Y @ 12M.
(Not a terrible move, yet not great. I'd say it's below average, based on his awful performance in the Bay last year, but things can always change.)
(Noah Lowry taken off the 40 man, making him a FA. (I can see Oakland taking him on as a project. He hasn't played since 2007.)
Lincecum Pot Update (yeah, some V&N in here): The charge will dropped, but Tim agrees to pay $250 (for pipe possession), and an additional $122 for speeding. That's just pocket change for him; but Grant Hansen claims that this is typical procedure for this type of case. Chronicle Blog
Remember Wagner Mateo? He's a 16-year old who signed with St. Louis in September, but never signed because of a failed eye exam. According to various sources, he's expected to sign with the Giants soon.
Players that are Arbitration Eligible:
Tim Lincecum (Super 2, by 8 days; he's probably going to set an record here)
Brian Wilson
Jonathan Sanchez (even though he isn't a Super 2, I'm guessing he gets more money than he would otherwise because of the no hitter. Does that make him worth it the extra money? No, but, sometimes that plays a part in those type of things.)
Ryan Garko
On a side note, if any of you could be so kind as to teach me how to get a word like 'Link' to an article, you'd be my savior. Thanks in advance, and your action is much appreciated.
Posted 08 November 2009 - 03:42 PM
I tried to send you a message on how to do this, but your mailbox is full. Next time you have the window open for a full reply (not a quick one) there's a little button on the bottom right that says BB Code Help. Click on that, a window pops up that answers how to do a lot of things, and if you're asking about what I think you're asking about, it's in there.
Posted 08 November 2009 - 04:11 PM
Thanks for the help! Absofamalise also sent me a PM on how to to this; I finally got it! Now, I can put it into use, as I do have an update.
According to the Mercury News Blog, 16-year old OF Wagner Mateo and the Giants are not close to signing a deal; and there is a chance there will be no deal signed. I wish the kid the best; I've struggled with vision for my entire life.
Posted 19 November 2009 - 07:25 PM
Smoke the right way, Tim... use a Cuban cigar to celebrate.
Edited by The Smart Dope, 19 November 2009 - 07:26 PM.
Posted 20 November 2009 - 06:12 AM
Regardless, Timmy's going to get a massive amount of money, one way or another. And he deserves it.
Also: recap of the Angel Villalona situation: Was given a massive signing bonus as a 16-year-old prospect a few years back ($2.1 million). He's been average thus far, as I understand, and was injured toward the end of last season. He went home to the DR for a few weeks before being scheduled to return for off-season conditioning/fall leagues/whatever.
Here's where it gets murky, facts-wise. What is certain is that he went to a nightclub while at home, and before he left the nightclub, a man ended up shot to death. Villalona was accused, arrested and charged with murder and was held in jail for about two months before being unexpectedly released on bail. Reportedly, he was able to get bail because the family of the victim requested the charges be dropped -- supposedly because Villalona paid the family somewhere between $50,000 and $140,000 in a private agreement. Blood money? An innocent man being blackmailed? Nobody really knows and likely never will. The prosecutor vowed to proceed with the trial anyway (though it remains to be seen if they have any more witnesses willing to testify). Meanwhile, Villalona's U.S. visa has been revoked. It is unknown what the Giants plan to do if he is exonerated or the charges are dropped and he is able to reinstate his visa.
Posted 28 November 2009 - 07:35 PM
Sabean essentially said he refuses to be a "stalking horse" for any player who is just using the Giants to get more money elsewhere, and that the Giants will talk only to free agents who have a genuine interest in coming to San Francisco.
He said he doubts Bay and Holliday will have genuine interest because the Yankees, Red Sox and other bigger-market teams will be chasing them.
At the same time, Sabean said, he believes there is a good crop of "second-tier" free agents to look at.
The next day, the same beat writer mentioned Nick Johnson as a possible target.
In a radio interview, Sabean said 2010 payroll would probably be in the high 80's/low-90's. They're at $57m now according to Cots, and after arbitration for the four guys mentioned earlier and minimum salaries for 10-20 others, they should end up in the mid-80's. So unless they non-tender Garko or clear salary some other way, they've got about $5-10m to play with.
Posted 30 November 2009 - 12:42 PM
1. Buster Posey, c
2. Madison Bumgarner, lhp
3. Zack Wheeler, rhp
4. Thomas Neal, of
5. Dan Runzler, lhp
6. Tommy Joseph, c
7. Roger Kieschnick, of
8. Ehirdre Adrianza, ss
9. Brandon Crawford, ss
10. Francisco Peguero, of
Notable absences are Angel Vilalona (for obvious reasons), and Raffy Rodriguez.
My thoughts:
- I can see why Vilalona was left off, but Rafael Rodriguez did nothig to deserve being dropped from top-10 status.
- Dan Runzler has fantastic stuff from the left-side, but relievers are not top-10 worthy in my opinion.
- Conor Gillaspie has vanished off the face of the earth. His lack of range on defense and a weak showing with the bat deservedly caused him to be left off of this list.
- Neal and Peguero are a tad overrated by BA, imo.
Neukom said the Giants would continue to invest heavily in player development and emphasize homegrown talent. They committed $3.3 million to high school righthander Zack Wheeler, whom they tabbed with the sixth overall pick in the draft. Scouting director John Barr also drafted a couple of power hitters in high school catcher Tommy Joseph and Louisville third baseman Chris Dominguez. Two prolific sluggers at San Jose, outfielders Thomas Neal and Roger Kieschnick, offered further hope at striking a balance in a traditionally pitching-heavy system.
Posted 01 December 2009 - 02:24 PM
2) Madison Bumgarner, LHP, Grade A-: Almost went with B+, but strikeout rates aren't everything. More concerned about dropping velocity. May still go with B+ eventually.
3) Thomas Neal, OF, Grade B: Solid all-around hitter, saw him in Arizona Fall League and he convinced me bat is for real.
4) Zack Wheeler, RHP, Grade B: I'm hesitant to give a grade this high to any high school pitcher without a pro track record, but I really like Wheeler.
5) Roger Kieschnick, OF, Grade B-: Love the power and he's not just a one-dimensional slugger, but the high strikeout rate and low walk rate is concerning. How will he transition to Double-A?
6) Tommy Joseph, C, Grade B-: Have to see where he fits defensively but scouting reports about the bat are very positive.
7) Dan Runzler, LHP, Grade B-: Very impressive relief arm, if he throws enough strikes.
8) Waldis Joaquin, RHP, Grade B-: Another impressive relief arm, if he throws enough strikes.
9) Jason Stoffel, RHP, Grade B-: Another impressive relief arm, could be a bargain as a fourth rounder.
10) Francisco Peguero, OF, Grade B-: Difficult to grade, speed and high batting average are positives, but walk rate is way too low. Borderline C+.
11) Rafael Rodriguez, OF, Grade C+: Held his own in rookie ball though power isn't there yet. Very very young, loads of potential but have to see how it pans out. Difficult to grade, you can make a case for B- as well as a straight C.
12) Jose Casilla, RHP, Grade C+: Another lively relief arm.
12) Nick Noonan, 2B, Grade C+: Numbers haven't lived up to scouting reports but still young. Giants hype him but I'm not sure at all that he will live up to it.
13) Aaron King, LHP, Grade C+: Live-armed lefty needs better command.
14) Henry Sosa, RHP, Grade C+: Can he stay healthy? Maybe a switch to relief would help.
15) Darren Ford, OF, Grade C+: Not convinced he'll hit at higher levels. Borderline Grade C.
16) Clayton Tanner, LHP, Grade C+: For some reason I like him a lot. Another borderline Grade C guy, need to see if game will work against better hitters.
17) Ehire Adrianza, SS, Grade C: Scouts love him. Great glove. I'm not convinced he'll hit, but I could be convinced to give him a Grade C+ and move him up the list. Anyone want to convince me?
18) Conor Gillaspie, 3B, Grade C: He showed outstanding plate discipline but nothing else. I think he still has a chance to be a good hitter.
19) Brandon Crawford, SS, Grade C: Excellent glove. I do not believe in his bat. Baseball America ranks Adrianza and Crawford much higher than I do.
20) Edwin Concepcion, RHP, Grade C: Interesting power arm at the lower levels with strikeouts/grounders combination.
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Posted 19 January 2010 - 05:22 PM
I can't believe the Giants signed that fat tub of shit for one more year. If I could I'd go to 24 Mays and suicide bomb Sabean.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 05:50 PM
I can't believe the Giants signed that fat tub of shit for one more year. If I could I'd go to 24 Mays and suicide bomb Sabean.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 05:52 PM
And to block the best catching prospect in baseball to boot.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 06:29 PM
Lincecum seeking $13MM, Giants offering $8MM.
Way too much money separating these two.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 06:37 PM
Lincecum seeking $13MM, Giants offering $8MM.
Way too much money separating these two.
There's no way Lincecum doesn't win if it goes to arbitration.
Posted 25 January 2010 - 12:05 AM
Jonathan Sanchez signed a one-year $2.1 million contract.
Merkin Valdez was traded to the Blue Jays for cash.
Freddy Sanchez has surgery on his shoulder -- could miss Opening Day.
Posted 25 January 2010 - 05:49 AM
And to block the best catching prospect in baseball to boot.
I'm surprised that Molina came back, too, but I think it's a good thing. He chose to stay here over going to the Mets for more money. He knows the situation and is apparently willing to work within those parameters.
As for Posey, I wasn't comfortable with him as our starting catcher. I'd rather he come up when he's ready, not when he's forced into service because the lack of any other options. Coming up late in the season is one thing, starting the year as the #1 catcher is another. If he's dominating in AAA, bring him up, throw him into the fire. And if it doesn't work, we have one of the more consistent Giants hitters over the last few years sitting on the bench. Further, if Posey does get called up next season, it's only good for the Giants. Posey won't feel the pressure of having to be the only viable full-time catcher and the aging Molina gets a lot more rest and isn't forced into trying to carry the offense.
It's only a one-year contract, and Posey started last year in A-ball. He didn't seem ready to take over the spot in his admittedly limited big-league experience last season. He needs a little more time to develop and get ready. He's not being blocked.
Posted 25 January 2010 - 03:49 PM
Speaking of Buster, he got only 17 at-bats after his callup in September. Bochy's hard-on for veteran grit made Eli Whiteside the preferred backup when Bengie either didn't feel like playing or when the Giants had a day after a night game. Those 17 at-bats are a sample size so miniscule, that anyone who bases his readiness on how he looked just doesn't want to see him start...like ever. The really funny thing about the Whiteside over Posey decision i that prior to last season, Whiteside had caught a total of 9 games in his major league career. So he really wasn't more experienced than Posey...just older. If Posey were named Giants starter for 2010, I have no doubt that he would get on base at a better rate than Molina's .285 or Whiteside's .269.
Grant Brisbee over at McCovey Chronicles summed it up better than I ever could:
Okay, so what is Bengie good at?
He hits dingerz. About 20 a year.
Fine. How many times do you think he doesnt score from second on a single that would score any other player in the league.
Uh, about ten.
Same question, but now were talking about scoring from first on an extra-base hit. How many times do you think that happens?
Uh, like, five?
Same question, but now were talking about sac flies, scoring on grounders to the right side, etc
Maybe five times?
Okay. So now weve almost completely negated Molinas offensive contribution with just his baserunning. Now lets talk about his (almost) league-worst on-base percentage.
Good god. I can see so clearly now!
I know thats not good science, but maybe it would get the point across.
Posted 02 February 2010 - 10:47 AM
Anybody else feel like revisiting Birdgate? WTF did he do to deserve getting booed? He didn't even blow the save in Game 1!
Posted 12 February 2010 - 12:39 AM
Here's one possible projected batting order (link)
.261 BA, .319 OBP, .419 SLG, 15 HR, 64 RBI in 2009
2. 2B Juan Uribe:
.289 BA, .329 OBP, .495 SLG, 16 HR, 55 RBI in 2009
3. 3B Pablo Sandoval:
.330 BA, .387 OBP, .556 SLG, 25 HR, 90 RBI in 2009
4. 1B Aubrey Huff:
.241 BA, .310 OBP, .384 SLG, 15 HR, 85 RBI in 2009
5. LF Mark DeRosa:
.250 BA, .319 OBP, .433 SLG, 23 HR, 78 RBI in 2009
6. C Bengie Molina:
.265 BA, .285 OBP, .442 SLG, 20 HR, 80 RBI in 2009
7. RF Nate Schierholtz:
.267 BA, .302 OBP, .400 SLG, 5 HR, 29 RBI in 2009
8. SS Edgar Renteria:
.250 BA, .307 OBP, .328 SLG, 5 HR, 48 RBI in 200
Seeing Uribe in the lineup (hitting second) makes me cringe. Last year he hit a career high .289 (.329 OBP) and matched his career high OPS+ 111 (in 2004 he hit .289 (.327 OBP) 24 HR and 74 RBI) with some clutch hits. However, all the projections definitely have him regressing -- his career averages after all are .257/.298 with an OPS+ 83.
(I'm assuming when Sanchez returns he'll bat second and Uribe will go to the bench?)
Any thoughts on this projected lineup?
Posted 16 February 2010 - 08:04 AM
Here's one possible projected batting order (link)
Seeing Uribe in the lineup (hitting second) makes me cringe. Last year he hit a career high .289 (.329 OBP) and matched his career high OPS+ 111 (in 2004 he hit .289 (.327 OBP) 24 HR and 74 RBI) with some clutch hits. However, all the projections definitely have him regressing -- his career averages after all are .257/.298 with an OPS+ 83.
(I'm assuming when Sanchez returns he'll bat second and Uribe will go to the bench?)
Any thoughts on this projected lineup?
I'm keeping a closer eye on the Giants as I'm thinking of moving out that way. I went to a game when I was in town last, love that stadium.
The NL lineups generally make my eyes bleed, btu that is just wow.
Two guys in that lineup have 320 OBP. And only one breaks 330, and he while tremendous has to be an injury concern.
I can't stand Damon, but wouldn't he upgrade that lineup is the biggest area of need?
I love their young pitching, but holy crap come on. Why on earth would anyone settle on that lineup, it's not like they're in an unwinnable division either
Posted 19 February 2010 - 06:06 PM
LondonSox, Damon could be an improvement in the lineup (just saw possible news that he might be going to Detroit) but his defense (or lack thereof) would be exposed even more in the large outfield of AT&T Park -- unless they play him at first base or something. Plus 17 of his 24 HRs were hit at home, so offhand I wonder how much of that pop in his bat would translate over to AT&T.
(And yes, it is a gorgeous stadium!)
Posted 22 February 2010 - 02:40 PM
The fact he's a left handed hitter is much more important. Lefties just wither and die at AT&T, unless their last name is Bonds.
I still think Damon would have been a good signing - the Giants don't really have a leadoff man, and he can still do that - but like I said, academic.
Edited by Spacemans Bong, 22 February 2010 - 02:42 PM.
Posted 23 February 2010 - 11:12 AM
This has been an epically bad offseason for the Giants. After 88 wins last season, I think they will struggle to be a .500 team in 2010.
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Posted 27 February 2010 - 08:11 PM
If he wants to play first base..maybe.
Sandoval is the 3rd basemen pretty much every day. Despite his size he's actually not a bad third baseman.
Problem is Lowell is basically an .800 OPS guy. Which is alright but not great from 1B, and while I'm not big on Huff at least he was pretty good in 2008 and costs less.
Posted 01 March 2010 - 12:37 PM
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle writes today that "Drummers for Spinal Tap have had more longevity than Giants first basemen over the past decade." Huff is slated to be the Giants' fourth different Opening Day first baseman in the last five years.
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Posted 26 March 2010 - 09:37 PM
There are also rumors around that they will announce a contract extension for Matt Cain as well. Nothing solid on this yet.
Edited by Lars The Wanderer, 26 March 2010 - 10:31 PM.
Posted 26 March 2010 - 09:54 PM
Pucetas is such a good kid, I got to Limestone right after he graduated but met him on a couple of different occasions through a mutual friend. Impossible not to root for him to get the last spot
Posted 26 March 2010 - 11:48 PM
For the last 3 off-seasons my boys have had the privilege to take a BP session with Lars Anderson and John Bowker (far right). As a Sox fan, when we went up for the first session, we were most interested in, and impressed with meeting, Lars.
But we have gotten to know John over the past few years and follow his career intently. John is a good hitter. He had a great season last year at AAA. And is having an outstanding Spring. He is the only Giant in their history to hit a HR in each of his first 2 games.
And once again the Giants are surely going to send him down to AAA.
This is why the Giants will never win. You gotta take chances on guys like John instead of signing the DeRosa's and Huff's of the world. Unless you are going all in with spending, then you've gotta do it with youth. The Giants, and so many other teams, go half-assed. Half spending. Half-youth. You gotta go one way or the other. Go youth and you end up like Oakland the first part of this decade or Florida or Tampa. Go spending and you end up like the Yanks or the Sox.
Go half of both and you end up f$%ked. And that's what the Giants are.
Posted 27 March 2010 - 05:39 AM
There are also rumors around that they will announce a contract extension for Matt Cain as well. Nothing solid on this yet.
Why are we giving money to people not named Tim Lincecum?
I mean, I'm cool on the Cain extension, and I suppose the Wilson extension buys out some arb years, but jeez, these are more slices of the pie we are giving away to other people. At some point the Giants are going to have a $120 million payroll of which $10 million will be for the position players not named Aaron Rowand.
For the last 3 off-seasons my boys have had the privilege to take a BP session with Lars Anderson and John Bowker (far right). As a Sox fan, when we went up for the first session, we were most interested in, and impressed with meeting, Lars.
But we have gotten to know John over the past few years and follow his career intently. John is a good hitter. He had a great season last year at AAA. And is having an outstanding Spring. He is the only Giant in their history to hit a HR in each of his first 2 games.
And once again the Giants are surely going to send him down to AAA.
This is why the Giants will never win. You gotta take chances on guys like John instead of signing the DeRosa's and Huff's of the world. Unless you are going all in with spending, then you've gotta do it with youth. The Giants, and so many other teams, go half-assed. Half spending. Half-youth. You gotta go one way or the other. Go youth and you end up like Oakland the first part of this decade or Florida or Tampa. Go spending and you end up like the Yanks or the Sox.
Go half of both and you end up f$%ked. And that's what the Giants are.
This is well put.
The annoying thing is the Giants seem comfortable with throwing kids into the rotation - 80% of the staff this year will be young, homegrown guys, plus the closer is young and homegrown - but Sabean has always hated putting position players into the team. I guarantee if Sandoval didn't hit the second he got called up he might still be in AAA.
Edited by Spacemans Bong, 27 March 2010 - 06:23 AM.
Posted 27 March 2010 - 12:00 PM
Lincecum got paid already. 23 million over the next 2 years.
Posted 27 March 2010 - 06:29 PM
And it'll be a fuckton more than that for his long term extension which the giants are making more difficult for themselves by giving money to people not named Tim Lincecum.
Posted 27 March 2010 - 07:42 PM
These are 2 year deals. The same as Lincecum's. The money will be off the books when Tim's current contract is up.
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Posted 28 March 2010 - 03:19 PM
According to Andrew Baggarly: Cains $4.5m stays the same for this year. Hell make ~$8m in 2011 and north of $15m in 2012.
Posted 28 March 2010 - 04:13 PM
Looks like Sabean's got the the front and back end of the pitching staff locked up through 2012. I'm very curious what other moves he'll make...
Posted 29 March 2010 - 02:36 AM
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There's Zito of course through 2013 (20MM in 2013... gah), but Rowand comes off after 2012.
And... That's IT! Cain's and Wilson's new extensions makes them only the 3rd and 4th signed past 2011.
So they have plenty to lock up young Tim if they so choose, and then hopefulyl find a way to get some players who have an OBP over 320. I'm not asking for a lot.
they seem pretty decent at drafting and developing I have no idea why Sabean insists on playing terrible cast offs and why he had that run of giving away his first round pick to sign a guy before they were even offered arb.
Sabean's contract is up after 2011 too....
Posted 29 March 2010 - 05:51 PM
Because they didn't offer him a serious long-term extension ostensibly on the basis of cash flow, and are tying up future payroll in other guys. None of these other contracts are bad, but they did an incredibly stupid thing by not signing Lincecum long-term NOW. This will cost them much, much more in the future. I'm of the belief you get a contract out there that buys out free agency years as quick as possible and let them choose between hitting the market and getting long-term security now, even if it's at a discount. The 23 mil they're giving Lincecum gives him enough long-term security that that window of discount is now gone. Any deal is going to buy out at least a couple free agency years and they're going to come at no discount.
I'm cool with Cain, but they've locked up a reliever for the next 2 years with a buyout and are giving very good closer money to Brian Wilson. Affeldt and Wilson are not optimal use of resources.
Sandoval hits arb this year too, so you could conceivably see five guys making solid money before they revisit Lincecum.
Edited by Spacemans Bong, 29 March 2010 - 05:55 PM.
Posted 29 March 2010 - 07:01 PM
I think they played the Lincecum negotiations exactly right. There is value in avoiding risk. If Tim has a horrible marijuana harvesting accident and gets his arm ripped off, they are not on the hook for 10/250 or whatever. And if he doesn't get injured over the next 2 years, they can do something long term. They will have only one guaranteed year for Zito at that point (plus a buyout) so the Giants can shoot themselves in the face again with another long term contract to someone who probably won't be worth it all things considered.
I think you are making way more of this than it deserves.
Posted 31 March 2010 - 11:41 PM
And, as pointed out a few times, at this point, the Giants will have pretty much all their salary budget money in the world to spend on him if they want. And, again, Tim needs 24 other good players in order to be on a winning team. So the Giants have to pay people not named Tim Lincecum, and probably pay some of them a lot.
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It could even be real Lincecum hair! Well, from the article, just six real human hair b-heads. Eezy-Peezy.
Posted 03 April 2010 - 02:01 PM
This move wasn't too much of a surprise with the re-signing of Molina, but still frustrating, nonetheless, to see a talent like Posey stuck down in Fresno.
Posted 04 April 2010 - 04:46 PM
Bowker entered Sunday's exhibition finale against the Seattle Mariners with team highs in home runs (six) and RBIs (22), placing him among the Major League Spring Training leaders. He also was batting .307 with a .384 on-base percentage and a .627 slugging percentage in 27 games. By comparison, Schierholtz was hitting .262 with one home run, seven RBIs, a .304 on-base percentage and a .507 slugging percentage.
In announcing the decision, Bochy noted that Bowker not only produced offensively but also displayed "a lot of discipline at the plate" -- laying off pitches he frequently has chased.
This is definitely one (small) move towards a hopefully better offense for the Giants this season.


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The overall objective of this project is to develop the EASiTool for simplified reservoir modeling to predict pressure impact on CO2 injectivity and reservoir-storage capacity of geological formations. In addition, the EASiTool will be used to consider brine management as an option to control pressure elevation and provide uncertainty analysis of model prediction. An NPV-based estimation of the number of required injection/extraction wells is also being developed. Specific project objectives include the following:
Development of Analytical Solutions for Pressure Buildup: Researchers will develop analytical and semianalytical models for pressure-buildup calculations for open- and closed-boundary formations, incorporating brine evaporation around the injecting well and salt precipitation. These models will allow calculation of reservoir capacity and local injectivity and estimation of the number of required injection wells for any given geological formation.
Rock Geomechanics Impact on Pressure Buildup and Capacity Estimation: Researchers will couple the analytical and semianalytical models with geomechanical models to make new estimates of the capacity and injectivity of geological formations. Rock deformation at the reservoir scale due to increased reservoir pressure will be studied. In addition, limitation dictated by rock geomechanics based on maximum allowable injection rates will be integrated into the models. Uncertainty-quantification concepts developed in the previous task will be updated to incorporate new geomechanical parameters.
Brine-Management Impact on CO2 Injectivity and Storage Capacity: Researchers will include brine-management (extraction of brine in the formation to relieve pressure buildup) into the models developed during this project to provide a means to assess potential additional storage capacity and reduced formation pressure. Uncertainty quantification concepts, like the costs of drilling and brine handling, are being developed from the project and will be updated as new input parameters.
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(Photo by: Lisa and Jim Barela) Audrey Johnston in a field of bluebonnets in Buffalo Gap
(Photo by: Beverly Lynn) Southwest Abilene
(Photo by: Crystal Kirby) State Highway 16 north of Llano on April 17, 2010
(Photo by: Carma Darnell) Two miles north of Clyde
(Photo by: Callie Metler) Hawley Cemetery in mid-April
(Photo by: Ben Lazcano) Between Llano and Marble Falls, April 9, 2010
(Photo by: Bill Spurgin) Bluebonnets and white bonnets in Abilene
(Photo by: Bonnie Miller) Roadside park on Highway 83/84
(Photo by: Dennis Mathison and Nancy Sullivan) Bluebonnets at the Buffalo Gap Cemetery
(Photo submitted by: J.D. and Jacqueline Dennis) Highway 71
(Photo by: Greg Crone) Buffalo Gap Cemetery
(Photo by: Jerry DeHay) "Blue Respite" shows a cowboy and his horse taking a brief respite in a field of bluebonnets garnished with white poppies and lacy green mesquite. Taken on the Willow City Loop off of State Highway 16 about 15 miles north of Fredericksburg on April 17, 2010.
(Photo by: Debra H. Warr) Near Hermleigh, Texas
(Photo by: Eddie Zrzavy) Abilene
(Photo by: Ed Porter) Highway 83, 10 miles south of Abilene
(Photo by: Margaret Davis) E. North 10th Street, west of Judge Ely Blvd. in Abilene
(Photo by: Janie Chase) Buffalo Gap Cemetery on April 21, 2010
(Photo by: Carl Marugg) Near Llano, Texas
(Photo by: Carol Porter) Highway 83, 10 miles south of Abilene at roadside park
(Photo by: Doug Hodel) April bluebonnets layer the ground at the historic Buffalo Gap Cemetery.
(Photo by: Doris J. Kinney) Willow City Loop near Fredericksburg
(Photo by: Donald Philip Simpson) South of Abilene
(Photo by: Kloyece Irvin) Ranch in Coleman County
(Photo by: Kay Manwarren) Bluebonnets covering Pony Creek Cemetery
(Photo by: Karen Ratliff) Near Llano, Texas on April 16, 2010
(Photo by: Julie Bywater) FM 707 near Highway 83/84 South
(Photo by: Kay Babington) Highway 87 near Mason, Texas on April 18, 2010
(Photo by: Kenneth Baker) Willow City Loop, northeast of Fredericksburg, Texas in Gillespie County
(Photo by: June Wideman) "Texas Tough" - Burnet, Texas town square during the annual Bluebonnet Festival on April 3, 2010
(Photo by: Kami Fowler) Buffalo Gap Cemetery
(Photo by: Judy Finley) FM 611 near Capitola, Texas
(Photo by: Judie Ostlien) Buffalo Gap Cemetery
(Photo by: Joy McClellan Carrillo) Between Llano and Brady
(Photo by: J. Herrera) North of I-20, west of FM 600
(Photo by: Shelby Harris) By a river north of Rotan
(Photo by: Randi Fernandez) Near Mesquite Forest off of Buffalo Gap Road
(Photo by: Bob Martin) 35 miles south of the Abilene airport on Highway 36 on April 20, 2010
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MINNEAPOLIS -- All sports fans know that a venue can shape a game as much as the players do. That's why Patrick and Katie McMahon are looking forward to the new Vikings stadium even though they were rooting for a different team during Super Bowl Sunday.
"Definitely a Vikings fans but in this game I'm a Ravens fan," Patrick said.
While they cheered for the Ravens they also cheered for the city of Minneapolis and a chance to host a future Super Bowl.
"That new stadium is going to put us in a real strong position to host this thing," Matt Meunier with Meet Minneapolis said.
The group has partnered with the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority to submit an application to host the Super Bowl and Meuiner believes they have a good chance as early as 2018.
"The new facilities are getting the Super Bowls," Meuiner noted.
In fact, the last two Super Bowl games, which were in Indianapolis and Dallas, both had new stadiums and both were designed by architect firm HKS Sports & Entertainment Group, the same group that the Vikings have chosen for their new stadium.
The last time Minneapolis hosted the big game was in 1992 at the Metrodome. A lot has changed since then, new hotels have sprung up, new shopping centers and now a new stadium.
"The new stadium that we're building is being built to accommodate the Super Bowl specifically," Michele Kelm-Helgen, chairperson for the sports facilities authority, said.
Minneapolis will be competing with cities like Denver and Seattle. During a visit to the Metrodome in October NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hinted that Minneapolis could host a Super Bowl game in either 2018 or 2019.
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Postgame quotes from Creighton and San Diego.
NCAA Los Angeles Regional
Saturday, June 2
University of San Diego Toreros
Rich Hill, Head Coach
First of all, give credit to Creighton for the way they came out. They really swung the bats and I think their pitcher (Liska) did a good job keeping us off balance. They're a well coached team. Very fundamentally sound and they're at the top of the leaderboard when it comes to team defense just about every year. Their shortstop made a couple of nice line drive snags and overall they did a good job. On the flip side, it's hard to summarize our season. Anytime you can win 40 games on the West Coast it's an excellent season and a milestone season. We had a great group of seniors led by the guy on my left, captain Paul Sewald. The leadership was just unbelievable all year long. We fought through a lot of adversity, had some great moments and had some tough moments. But again, phenomenal season. You never like to end it this way but there's only one team that's happy at the end of this deal. I'm real proud of our guys.
(on what the season being finished)
Well, it's the NCAA Tournament. It happens in basketball and in baseball. There's just a feeling of elation on selection Monday and we had a great week of practice and then it can be over in a cloud of dust. So there's a wide range of emotions that happen with that. Like I said our culture at USD baseball is built around just being in the moment. The future doesn't really exist, the past is the past and the best is yet to come but it's a pitch by pitch deal. When you have that ice water splashed in your face, this thing's over, seniors are moving on, juniors going to pro ball, it takes some time to digest.
(on the last month)
I think that we just weren't firing on all cylinders. We haven't really examined a rhyme or reason for any of that. We're just immersed in the moment, trying to get better each day. I think it's a combination of playing some really good teams. The opponents in the NCAA Tournament are outstanding. The West Coast Conference was as good as I've ever seen it in my 19 years. So a combination of the opponents and guys just not feeling a rhythm that contributed to the last month.
(on how this season met his expectations)
I go into the season thinking of it as a blank canvas. It's a dry erase board with nothing written on it. That first weekend against Sam Houston State, I had butterflies because I just didn't know what we had. This season was a mystery going in and like I said guys like Paul Sewald willed this team to gel. We really didn't play defense all year. Our starting pitching was solid, if not spectacular and our offense was up and down. The leadership, the intangibles, the chemistry is what Torero baseball is all about. I think that we just willed ourselves to that 40 win plateau.
(on how he feels going into next season)
I love the word hope. It's one of the best words in sports. I'm extremely optimistic. When you have one of the best position players in the country coming back, in your program, with potentially guys like Mike Wagner, Dylan Covey and three freshman that are on the All-Freshman team and a great recruiting class coming in while opening up a new ballpark, the sky is the limit for Torero baseball. We have a lot of traditions, it's not just about baseball. When you lose that last game, you find out what people are really all about and they share and talk. Seniors get to just go and it's pretty powerful. But the one thing that gets through is that there's one place you want to end your season and that's Omaha, Nebraska.
Kris Bryant, So., 3B
(on what went wrong at the plate)
Swinging at bad pitches among other things, but sometimes it just goes that way. You can't go out there and mash every single game. Sometimes teams just go into a slump and we went into one at the wrong time.
(on whether he felt the team pressed as the game went on)
I don't feel we were pressed at all. We've had games this year where we've come from behind and one that comes to me off the top of my head is UC Riverside. We came back in the eighth and there's just something special about this team this year. There was always a chance we could come back and it just didn't happen today.
Paul Sewald, Sr. RHP
(on his start)
Obviously it's not how I drew it up. But you know what, I went out there with a good game plan and it just didn't really work for me. I kept making pitches where some were good and some got hit and some were bad. That's what comes with pitching. Obviously I'm disappointed but I went out there, had the right game plan and I just didn't get it done. It happens.
Creighton Bluejays
Ed Servais, Head Coach
One thing we wanted to do today was get off to a fast start. Obviously last night we did not, getting down 3-0 after two. I thought it was very, very important to get off to a fast start. Sometimes it's a tough game for both teams to play. We understand that it's a long road to get to a championship-type situation. I think it started with our leadoff hitter. He had a tremendous at bat, got on base and then we took off from there. I'm very pleased with how the team played today. I think this is what we're capable of doing more so than what we did last night.
(on responding after last night's loss)
This is nothing compared to what these guys went through in April. For them to have another opportunity to play in a Regional setting like this, there's no doubt in my mind that we played well and I think they played even better than I anticipated. It was a tremendous start and I think we took the wind out of San Diego a little bit with our start. It was exactly what we needed.
(on the progression of Shane Liska)
You know we needed someone to step up in that rotation. I can still remember that first weekend at Arkansas Little-Rock and it was Sunday and we wanted Shane to have some work so we asked him to throw one inning, and look at how far he's come from pitching one inning on a Sunday, to being our Saturday starter who gives us five, six, and in some cases seven quality innings. That just shows you that if you stay the course, keep working and keep believing in yourself that opportunities are going to take place. Then when you get an opportunity, you seize it. Shane's opportunity really came against a Missouri State, the first weekend of the conference, and he threw three quality innings that day. Ever since then he's been a big part of our pitching staff. So he deserves a lot of credit for just plugging along and doing what we ask him to do.
(on the defense)
I think the defensive stuff is there. I don't even worry about it. When we commit an error it's like a newsflash. The last seven games I think we've committed one error, and these are critical games. These aren't games that don't mean anything. They're conference tournament, regional playoff games. So I don't worry too much about what we can do defensively. I know they'll be there.
(on the offense)
Offensively this is what we've got to do. We have to continue to attack the ball. We had fewer strikeouts tonight. We had some two-out base hits. These are all things that we're missing so much in our tough stretch in April that we seem now to be doing now over the last several games. This is what they're capable of doing. A lot of people think that our hitters are just playing above themselves a little but I don't believe that. I think it's what they've been capable of doing from the get go and it just took us a little longer to get going than any of us wanted to.
Anthony Bemboom, Sr., C
(on the first few innings)
Brad's (Brad McKewon) at bat started the tone for us, having him see a lot of pitches allowed us in the dugout to see more pitches from that starting pitcher. Those first two innings were huge for us. Having good at bats, staying flat to the ball and limiting our fly balls as compared to last night.
(on focusing more on hitting line drives)
Yeah that was definitely our approach. To not put the ball on the ground and hit hard line drives. That was our approach today and while it's our approach every day, we emphasized that a little more today.
(on how the team has built confidence at the plate over the last few weeks)
I think that just stringing good at bats together. I think everyone's feeling pretty comfortable at the plate these last couple weeks. It's definitely good to put a lot of runs up on the board consistently and I think last week helped out a lot. To do that today again was huge for us.
(on how this win sets them up going forward)
I think we've just got to take it one game at a time. Not look too far ahead but I with a win like this today I think it gives us a little more boost and a little more confidence going into tomorrow.
Shane Liska, Sr., RHP
(on his success today)
A lot of that was making pitches. I usually rely a lot on my cutter but I was able to get a couple of changeups and breaking balls over. Kind of at the end there, I was able to throw fastballs a little more consistently and keeping them off balance, that was the biggest thing and letting my defense work.
(on getting an early lead from the offense)
Whenever we get the lead, it's pretty crucial to throw zeros up there. That's my only goal. Go out there and throw zeros up. I don't care how I got it but I just want to keep throwing zeros up to keep momentum in our dugout. The hitters are doing a great job of getting on base and getting runs so I feel like that's my job to go up there and throw zeros up.


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10 U.S. Code § 2784 - Management of purchase cards
(a) Management of Purchase Cards.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing the use and control of all purchase cards and convenience checks that are issued to Department of Defense personnel for official use. Those regulations shall be consistent with regulations that apply Government-wide regarding use of purchase cards by Government personnel for official purposes.
(b) Required Safeguards and Internal Controls.— Regulations under subsection (a) shall include safeguards and internal controls to ensure the following:
(1) That there is a record in the Department of Defense of each holder of a purchase card issued by the Department of Defense for official use, annotated with the limitations on amounts that are applicable to the use of each such card by that purchase card holder.
(2) That each purchase card holder and individual issued a convenience check is assigned an approving official other than the card holder with the authority to approve or disapprove transactions.
(3) That the holder of a purchase card and each official with authority to authorize expenditures charged to the purchase card are responsible for—
(A) reconciling the charges appearing on each statement of account for that purchase card with receipts and other supporting documentation; and
(4) That any disputed purchase card charge, and any discrepancy between a receipt and other supporting documentation and the purchase card statement of account, is resolved in the manner prescribed in the applicable Government-wide purchase card contract entered into by the Administrator of General Services.
(5) That payments on purchase card accounts are made promptly within prescribed deadlines to avoid interest penalties.
(6) That rebates and refunds based on prompt payment on purchase card accounts are properly recorded.
(7) That records of each purchase card transaction (including records on associated contracts, reports, accounts, and invoices) are retained in accordance with standard Government policies on the disposition of records.
(8) That periodic reviews are performed to determine whether each purchase card holder has a need for the purchase card.
(9) That appropriate training is provided to each purchase card holder and each official with responsibility for overseeing the use of purchase cards issued by the Department of Defense.
(10) That the Department of Defense has specific policies regarding the number of purchase cards issued by various organizations and categories of organizations, the credit limits authorized for various categories of card holders, and categories of employees eligible to be issued purchase cards, and that those policies are designed to minimize the financial risk to the Federal Government of the issuance of the purchase cards and to ensure the integrity of purchase card holders.
(11) That the Department of Defense uses effective systems, techniques, and technologies to prevent or identify potential fraudulent purchases.
(12) That the Department of Defense takes appropriate steps to invalidate the purchase card of each card holder who—
(A) in the case of an employee of the Department—
(i) ceases to be employed by the Department, immediately upon termination of the employment of the employee; or
(13) That the Department of Defense takes steps to recover the cost of any illegal, improper, or erroneous purchase made with a purchase card or convenience check by an employee or member of the armed forces, including, as necessary, through salary offsets.
(14) That the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Inspector General of the Army, the Naval Inspector General, and the Inspector General of the Air Force perform periodic audits to identify—
(15) That the Inspector General of the Department of Defense conducts periodic audits or reviews of purchase card or convenience check programs to identify and analyze risks of illegal, improper, or erroneous purchases and payments and that the findings of such audits or reviews, along with recommendations to prevent abuse of purchase cards or convenience checks, are reported to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Congress.
(c) Penalties for Violations.— The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall—
(1) provide—
(A) for the reimbursement of charges for unauthorized or erroneous purchases, in appropriate cases; and
Source(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, § 933(a)(1),Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 728; amended Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1007(a), (b)(1),Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2633, 2634; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title X, § 1003(a),Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4582; Pub. L. 112–194, § 2(b),Oct. 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 1447.)
2012—Subsec. (b)(2) to (15). Pub. L. 112–194added pars. (2), (11) to (13), and (15) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (7) and (8) as (3) to (8) and (14), respectively.
2008—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–417substituted "provide—" for "provide", added subpar. (A), and substituted "(B) for" for "for".
2002—Pub. L. 107–314, § 1007(b)(1)(A), substituted "purchase" for "credit" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–314, § 1007(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), (C), substituted "Purchase" for "Credit" in heading and "purchase" for "credit" in two places in text and struck out ", acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)," after "Secretary of Defense".
Subsec. (b)(1) to (6). Pub. L. 107–314, § 1007(b)(1)(C), substituted "purchase" for "credit" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b)(7) to (10). Pub. L. 107–314, § 1007(a)(2), added pars. (7) to (10).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–314, § 1007(a)(2), added subsec. (c).
Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, § 933(b)(1),Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 730, provided that: "Regulations under section 2784 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be prescribed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1999]."
Crediting of Refunds
Pub. L. 110–116, div. A, title VIII, § 8067,Nov. 13, 2007, 121 Stat. 1329, provided that: "Beginning in the current fiscal year and hereafter, refunds attributable to the use of the Government travel card, refunds attributable to the use of the Government Purchase Card and refunds attributable to official Government travel arranged by Government Contracted Travel Management Centers may be credited to operation and maintenance, and research, development, test and evaluation accounts of the Department of Defense which are current when the refunds are received."
Government Charge Card Accounts: Limitation on Number; Requirements for Issuance; Disciplinary Action for Misuse; Report
Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8149,Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1572, as amended by Pub. L. 108–87, title VIII, § 8144,Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1108, provided that:
"(a) Limitation on Number of Government Charge Card Accounts during Fiscal Year 2003.—The total number of accounts for government purchase charge cards and government travel charge cards for Department of Defense personnel during fiscal year 2003 may not exceed 1,500,000 accounts.
"(b) Requirement for Creditworthiness for Issuance of Government Charge Card.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing the individual a government purchase charge card or government travel charge card.
"(2) An individual may not be issued a government purchase charge card or government travel charge card if the individual is found not credit worthy as a result of the evaluation under paragraph (1).
"(3) This subsection shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2004.
"(c) Disciplinary Action for Misuse of Government Charge Card.—(1) The Secretary shall establish guidelines and procedures for disciplinary actions to be taken against Department personnel for improper, fraudulent, or abusive use of government purchase charge cards and government travel charge cards.
"(2) The guidelines and procedures under this subsection shall include appropriate disciplinary actions for use of charge cards for purposes, and at establishments, that are inconsistent with the official business of the Department or with applicable standards of conduct.
"(3) The disciplinary actions under this subsection may include—
"(A) the review of the security clearance of the individual involved; and
"(B) the modification or revocation of such security clearance in light of the review.
"(4) The guidelines and procedures under this subsection shall apply uniformly among the Armed Forces and among the elements of the Department.
"(d) Report.—Not later than June 30, 2003, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of the requirements and limitations in this section, including the guidelines and procedures established under subsection (c)."
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Chris Dunford joined the Creighton women's soccer staff in the fall of 2012 as the Director of Soccer Operations. He transitioned to the volunteer assistant coach role in 2013. With the Bluejays, Dunford is instrumental in preparing scouting reports on each opponent and planning coaching sessions with the staff. Dunford also helps plan and execute community camps and tournaments with local youth teams.
Another of Dunford's responsibilities at Creighton is updating the Bluejays' social media sites. Dunford also works closely with Gretna Soccer Club, serving as a premier team coach and club trainer.
Before coming to Creighton, Dunford was a soccer coach in Morristown, New Jersey (2008-11) working with UK Elite Soccer Inc., Advanced Total Soccer, Princeton Soccer Association and the Mount Olive Soccer Club. Dunford also served as a coach for Brazilian Soccer Schools in Lichfield, England (2008) and as an assistant for the women's team at Nebraska Wesleyan in 2007.
Dunford earned his bachelors in coach education and sports development at University of Bath in 2006. His connection to Nebraska began as an undergraduate when he spent the 2004-05 academic year studying abroad at University of Nebraska.
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LOCKPORT, NY - Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and his brother Dan, who plays for the Browns, surprised a special local fan Tuesday.
The two showed up at Lockport High School to say hi to Tawfiq Baity.
The 17 year old, who lives with cerebral palsy, says he couldn't believe it when they both walked into his classrooms with autographed jerseys for him.
"Everyone was talking about how it was going to be the best day of his life, getting to meet me, how big of a Patriots fan he is," said Rob Gronkowski. "He loved it; he loved every moment of it and it was very special."
"I nearly wanted to just jump out of my chair; just a shock" said Baity, who Gronkowski promised to score a touchdown for this season.


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Beloit, WI -- The Beloit College Men's Basketball team can head into Finals with a good feeling after extending their Midwest Conference winning streak to four games with a 68-52 win over Lake Forest College in Flood Arena on Tuesday night.
The Buccaneers jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first eight-plus minutes of the game and never looked back. The Foresters chipped away and got the deficit down to eight at the break with a 5-0 run in the final 2:08. Beloit led at the half 29-21.
LFC kept chipping away and got as close as 40-34 at the 13:55 mark of the second half. But a quick 6-0 run by the Bucs got their lead back to 12 two minutes later and Lake Forest never got closer than nine the rest of the way. Beloit's largest lead was 16, which they hit at 64-48 with 3:26 remaining.
Steve McAfee and Tyler Butke led four Buccaneers in double figures with 15. McAfee added 11 rebounds for a double-double. James Lazarcik had 14 points and nine rebounds while Chris Bremner scored 12, on four three-pointers, and handed out five assists.
The Buccaneers have some time off for Finals before getting back on the court one more time before the Holidays, playing at Milwaukee School of Engineering on Thursday, December 20. Tipoff in Milwaukee is at 7:00 p.m.


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Jays close to acquiring R.A. Dickey from Mets
The following reports indicate the Blue Jays and Mets are close to a trade that could send R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays, however it doesn't appear a deal will be announced Friday night.
Dickey clearly became the next best available starting pitcher once Anibal Sanchez inked a deal with Detroit yesterday.
The Mets fielded calls on Friday from a variety of teams interested in the NL CY Young Award winner, but by mid-afternoon it seems the list got narrowed down to the Blue Jays, Rangers, Orioles and Angels.
The Orioles couldn't find a fit, the Rangers say they dropped out, and the Angels aren't yet a perfect match, leaving an overwhelming number of reports pointing to Toronto.
J.P. Arencibia, as well as prospects Travis d'Arnaud and Anthony Gose, have all been rumored to be involved in a possible deal that could end up involving multiple players from both sides, but no one report or scenario has been confirmed.


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