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The first one I remember was Saudi. Saudi was a tabby and white short haired kitten, I first met her when my daughter and I started as volunteers at an animal shelter. We had already adopted three adult spayed female cats and decided that was enough as we were on a low income at the time. Plus we really were not prepared for a kitten. So we did not adopt her, but visited her twice a week regularly as well as visited the other cats as part of the volunteer program.
As it happened my husband passed away and I found myself spending more and more time at the shelter to keep busy, they needed staff and hired me. Minimum wage, but it was a job I was passionate about doing. Anyhow, Saudi had been for adoption for a long time, and I was unable to take her, fearing I could not afford another cat, as such she (and several others that week) was euthanized. I did what was right for us at the time, however wrong it was for her. Two weeks later my widows pension kicked in, only $300 a month, it was just before Christmas.
Next was Thunder, he was a black and white fluffy kitten. I believe it was his misfortune to be given the name "Thunder" as it brought up negative connotations to people looking for cute, lovable kittens. The name sounded like a disaster in the making, as such he was never adopted and was euthanized too.
Countless others, euthanized because there were too many cats at the shelter and more coming in, most of which I remember somewhat, many of which never even made it into the adoption area because the area was full.
There was Sugar, a mother cat who came in with kittens, and while the kittens all got adopted right away, nobody was willing to give a mother cat a home. She was probably only one year of age.
Eventually I did adopt another adult cat. I was only sorry I could not have saved more, but the city had ruled that four cats was the maximum any one family could have, and probably for good reason.
Gypsy was a special girl too, calico, she had a great personality and was spared many times because the staff loved her so. She was the friendliest cat, anybody could hold her. We promoted her for adoption on television, newspaper ads, and so much more. Her down fall was that she got extremely upset, even depressed, when kenneled, as such she was not appealing, to the public, and never did get a home. Gypsy was two years old.
Oh yes, there were dogs and other animals at the shelter, and some of them were euthanized as well, but as a rule it was more often cats, and more often adults than kittens, although Saudi and Thunder were two exceptions, came in as only six or seven weeks of age, cute, but over looked, put down because at four months of age, they were not as "cute" as the younger ones.
There is no happy ending to this ramble, people who love animals will take the ones who are less adoptable and love them just as well, unfortunately there are so many that they will not all find homes. I never regretted working or volunteering at the shelter, it was a job I loved, and did well. Sad days, happy days. Animal shelter staff cannot control who picks what animal, and what life is saved, but one life saved is a life saved. Sadly a life lost, is a life lost.
Above – Ironically two cats who were born in the wild where I live looked remarkably like Saudi and Thunder. Pictured here are Kafka and Camus. These are 2 of my current 6 cats, I now live on 10 acres in the country. Both are neutered!
In the USA alone over 2.5 million cats, and kittens, are euthanized every year. The biggest problem is owners who do not spay, or neuter, their pets, and allow them to breed. Even one litter is too many. Please adopt, and save a life.
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On May 25, 2008 at 9:47 am
"saving one animal won't change the world…but the world will sure change for that one animal."
kudos to you for making the difference. the heartbreak may feel overwhelming at times…but you are doing so much for the animals at the shelter, that it is best to focus on what you HAVE done instead of what you can't do. you can't save every pet…but people like you help make sure that each pet is given love and patience and dignity for whatever time they have left here. they aren't out in the cold, alone and starving for their last days. thanks to you and your coworkers, these animals finally know what love is…and that helps carry them through to their rainbow bridge. i have no doubt that they would rather feel a few days of love than another six months of anguish, and you provide that even though it breaks your heart later. it's not an easy job, and it takes special people to be able to get thru it all…but in the end, everything you do matters to them. whether the pet has one day or ten years, you have made their life better. and that's pretty special.
from one shelter worker to another, thanks.
On May 25, 2008 at 9:59 am
I don't work at a shelter. I couldn't. I would end up freeing all the animals figuring a few years in the streets is better then living in cages and getting the fate that awaits them. That said, I have now adopted 2 diabetic cats an hope that people will start realizing that taking care of a pet is a promise an a life time commitment and not like a thing to be replace at whim or when something goes wrong. Look yourselves in the mirror when you turn a cat into a shelter. You are not a good person
Kittens will be adopted an cats will most likely be killed. Adopting a cat is a gift. Not to the cat but to the person doing the adoption. The person only saved a life but will be getting years of unconitional love an adulation which is priceless
On May 25, 2008 at 10:01 am
We adopted out sweet Jack Russell terrier from our local humane society last October. She had such attitude, so we named her Gracie jane, after a character on Boston Legal, who is modeled after Nancy Grace. She is missing a foot, and her other feet are slightly deformed. One of her ears is mush longer than the other and curls at the tip, and her nostrils are crooked, BUT she is the cutest thing ever, and she can outrun most any dog. She has brought such joy to our family. Everyday is an adventure… I wish the folks who pay thousands of dollars for designer pets could see the benefit of a shelter dog. They'd be amazed…
On May 29, 2008 at 11:27 pm
It is unfortunate that there are so many unwanted and neglected animals in the world. It is overwhelming and very heartbreaking. If people would simply spay and neuter their animals, countless tragedies like these kitties could be avoided. As for me and my family, we always take in the adult cats. We really aren't much for kittens but prefer the older ones. We have adopted three cats from our local shelter in the past few years. Baby was a large adult male orange tabby that had been in the shelter for almost two months so his time was very limited. He was just lucky that there had been no large influx of homeless cats during his stay. When I saw him in the cage he wouldn't even look at me; he had just given up. He lived with us for a few years until he passed away; he had feline aids. We went back after grieving for him a few months and adopted two more female cats. They are wonderful kitties and we love them very much. My daughter also recscued a starving momma kitten with her three small babies and found homes for the babies. We kept the momma and now she is healthy and happy. I just wanted to share this with you to let you know that there are people out there who love the adult kitties and are willing to give them homes. Animal shelters do what they can but unfortunately they can't save every animal and I think it is better they are put to sleep than to have them starving or injured and living in pain. What you do is wonderful and just giving the cats your time and attention is a beautiful thing and I think the kitties really appreciate it.
On June 5, 2008 at 12:47 pm
It is sad to see the amount of animals that are given up each year. At the Humane Society where I worked we had a wonderful dog named Maude. She was a Great Dane/ Saint Bernard mix and she lived at the shelter for four years. She loved it there and was loved by everyone who worked there. Her biggest problem was that she was a cat killer. She would go through a window to get to a cat. No one wanted her for that very reason. If I didn't have cats I would have taken her. As it was she lived her life to the end in the shelter. She ended up with congestive heart falure and the kennel manager locked her cats up and took Maude home with her to care for her until she passed away. There is a memorial to her and photos of her in the shelter now. I was touched by your story about Gypsy. We had a cat like her in the shelter at one time. The cats were allowed out of their cages every day into a room and she was allowed to stay out all the time. She got along with the other cats and was much happier that way. She did find a loving home a short while after coming to us. It's ggod to see that there are so many caring people out there when it comes to animals. Keep up the good work even though it is sometimes difficult.
On August 16, 2008 at 9:31 am
I learned that real animal lovers are the people who work at the shelters.. who adopt from the shelters, and so on.
On April 6, 2011 at 4:09 am
People choose to have pets but fail to take care of them thy are not responsible enough to have a pet or more, so the easy way out is the animal shelter, I think that is selfish and cruel
On April 6, 2011 at 5:21 am
I cannot afford seeing animals undergo euthanasia. It is so sad. I wish there are many people like you who can adopt animals.
On April 6, 2011 at 7:54 am
This is a sad fact. I appreciate your article.
On the lighter note, it's fun to hear names of your two cats! Kafka and Camus! Intellectual cats!


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My wife would like a kickass HRM, but the cool ones with all the features are all so darn big. They all scream "look at me I'm an athlete and I'm badass." She wants a nice little petite one with features like the Polar S625 or something. Any ideas?
My wife would like a kickass HRM, but the cool ones with all the features are all so darn big. They all scream "look at me I'm an athlete and I'm badass." She wants a nice little petite one with features like the Polar S625 or something. Any ideas?
None out there? Where are all the women on this forum?
I'm not sure which features you are looking for, but I have a nike women's specific HRM and both chest strap and watch are small. The only feature that I really use is the heartrate reading and the zone indicator.
I use a Polar CS100 cyclocomputer, which sits on my handlebar, so it really doesn't matter how big it is.
If your wife plans to use the HRM only for cycling, what difference does it make? You normally strap the wrist unit to the handlebars.
If she wants an HRM for other sports as well, perhaps two units, a Polar s720i for cycling and a more basic unit for other activities.
the chest strap can be painful, especially if the sensor is a giant plastic chunk. because it's under the boobies, it would ride down to the waist if it's not tightened down, which can get irritating when you're trying to breathe. all of the designs i've seen are the same, so just get with google.Originally Posted by supcom
i have an el cheapo that was "women's" so smaller - i just asked my mom if she wouldn't mind looking for something and she found one on her own within her own budget (it was a bday present for me).
i'd just get one of the polar women's ones. http://www.polar-usa.us/act-female.html they make sports bras to hold it, which would be ideal because when you're moving around, you really want to minimize the amount of crap you have to attach to yourself.
that's what i would have if i didn't already have this other one.
Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling. ~James E. Starrs
Man buying a HRM is like a car. There are features she can't do without in some of them and some she feels are worthless, but then there are some features she would really like but can't get in the Polar women's versions.
Necessary: Lap, splits, stopwatch. Manual HR settings, HR Max, Min, Average, HR in zone, bikemount, feminine sizing.
Nice to have: Logs, downloadable HR data
Not needed: Personal training garbage
I really wanted to buy her one and surprise her but the more I pry I think the more the surprise won't be a surprise.

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The following people have been arrested by St. Landry Parish law enforcement agencies:
St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office
? Juan J. Rodriguez, 43, 419 Collins Road, Opelousas, aggravated assault, resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by intoxication.
? James Keys, 40, 515 Martin Luther King Drive, Rayne, driving while intoxicated and illegal discharge of a firearm.
? Kathleen Citizen, 25, 1207 Roxie Hwy., Church Point, disturbing the peace by intoxication, aggravated assault and resisting an officer.
? Gilbert J. Brooks, 21, 317 Vivian Drive, Lafayette, flight from an officer, possession of marijuana, possession of schedule II drugs with intent to distribute, violation of a drug-free zone and criminal conspiracy.
? Jordan Brooks, 22, 119 St. Hubert St., Opelousas, reckless operation of a vehicle, flight from an officer, possession of marijuana, possession of schedule II drugs with intent to distribute and violation of a drug-free zone.
? Halle Harris, 20, 222 Malveaux Road, Opelousas, theft of goods.
? Cheyenne Charles Verrett, 30, 104 Camp St., Arnaudville, illegal possession of stolen things.
? Joshua Paul Alexandrenko, 24, 257 Roger Road, Scott, driving while intoxicated, fishing without a license, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and a bench warrant.
? Jody Lee Stelly, 42, 3577 Bayou Germond Road, Port Barre, driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and improper boat number.
? Gary Johnson, 26, 1615 Charles Burr Lane, Opelousas, simple battery involving domestic violence, simple battery of the infirm, simple criminal damage to property, disturbing the peace by intoxication and four counts of resisting an officer.
? Dashawna Danielle Jones, 28, 7170 La. 31, Opelousas, exploitation of the infirmed and unauthorized use of an access card.
? William Dwayne Faulk, 47, 4156 Ellis Road, Crowley, unauthorized use of a moveable and illegal possession of stolen things.
? Tyler Parker, 17, 209 Pecan Orchard St., Lafayette, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and simple criminal damage to property.
? James Simonton, 69, 626 Main St., Arnaudville, simple battery involving domestic violence.
? Mary Hogue Bradford, 24, 293 Mila Road, Port Barre, unauthorized entry of a place of business.
Opelousas Police Department
? Frederick Johnson, 34, 1301 Frilot St., Opelousas, driving while intoxicated and no headlights.
? Deonta Ware, 22, 816 Rice Lane, Opelousas, first-degree murder.
? Elijah Celestine, 49, 1724 Bossier St., Opelousas, domestic abuse battery and domestic abuse aggravated assault.
? Anthony Hicks, 18, 1225 W. Vine St., Opelousas, unauthorized entry and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
? Jeremy Leblanc, 30, 437 La. 10, Washington, speeding and possession with intent to distribute schedule III drugs.
? Samuel Vallain, 40, 721 E. South St., Opelousas, possession with intent to distribute schedule II drugs, possession of Schedule I drugs and disturbing the peace by loud music.
? Latisha Roberts, 34, 1079 Red Barn Road, Breaux Bridge, monetary instrument abuse.
? Jarvis Collins, 36, 742 N. Lombard St., Opelousas, remaining after being forbidden, resisting an officer by violence and disturbing the peace by intoxication.
? Cindy Sorina, 41, 8915 Brodway St., Houston, Texas, simple battery.
? Alex McGee, 19, no street address given, Duson, possession with intent to distribute schedule IV drugs, possession of schedule I drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal possession of a firearm and resisting an officer.
? Seth Taylor, 26, 177 Jude Lane, Opelousas, distribution of Schedule IV drugs and illegal possession of a firearm.
Eunice Police Department
? Jacob Ryder, 31, 300 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Eunice, theft of goods.
? Wilton Miller, 28, no street address given, Opelousas, disturbing the peace and a bench warrant.
? Tyrone Chambers, 29, 821 S. Beulah St., simple battery, disturbing the peace and resisting an officer.
Port Barre Police Department
? Stanley Ray Owens, 58, 41 Fulghan Loop, Tyler Town, Mississippi, speeding and driving under suspension.
? Jeremy L. Gallagher, 27, 287 Beauxis St., Port Barre, domestic abuse battery.
? Courtney J. Phelan, 29, 9262 Canal Road, Denham Springs, speeding and driving under suspension.
? Edgar Taylor, 48, 205 W. Courtableau Road, Port Barre, violation of a protective order.
? Dayante A. Dennis, 19, 2317 Toledano St., New Orleans, speeding and driving under suspension.
? Richard Barnes, 52, 5852 Adams Ave., Baton Rouge, speeding and driving under suspension.
Arnaudville Police Department
? Cheyenne Verrett, 30, 104 Camp St., Arnaudville, bench warrant.
? James Simonton, 69, 626 Main St., Arnaudville, domestic abuse battery.


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Posted on: May 20, 2009 6:13 pm
Red Sox First Quarter Report Card
Tonight is the 40th game of the season for the Red Sox, which means they have now completed one quarter of the 2009 season and here's one look at how Boston has stacked up:
Offensively, the Red Sox have been solid in most areas, despite injuries and slumps to significant players. However, after one quarter, the Sox find themselves fifth in the A.L. in batting average, first in on-base percentage, fourth in OPS, fifth in home runs and fourth in runs scored. These are all good numbers and averages, but unfortunately for the Sox, the are often trailing in these categories to the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays and in some of the statistics, the New York Yankees (needless to say, the A.L. East is a stacked division). Individually, the Sox are getting huge contributions from the people that we would most expect, with Jason Bay (second in the league in home runs, RBIs; third in OBP) leading the way. Mike Lowell has been much better than anticipated, not only ranking 12th in the A.L. in RBIs, but also playing in all but one of the Sox games, surprising after undergoing surgery in the off-season. Kevin Youkilis was the best hitter in baseball through the first 25 games of the season (leading the A.L. in BA, OBP, OPS) before landing on the disabled list with an oblique strain. While he has just returned to the Sox, it will be interesting to see if he continues being productive, as oblique injuries are some of the toughest to gauge and return from. Predictably, the Sox are getting sub-par performances from some players. Jason Varitek has showed some good power with five home runs, but his other numbers reflect last year's offensive debacle. J.D. Drew is now in his third year of not producing his value, but a juggle of the lineup may increase his statistics. Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia are stalwarts at the top of the lineup, both hitting over .300 and setting the table for the offense. On the other side of things, the Sox bench and bit-players Rocco Baldelli, Jed Lowrie (before going on the disabled list), George Kotteras and Jeff Bailey (filling in for Youkilis) have all struggled offensivly. And that brings us to David Ortiz. Ortiz, as we all know, was benched for the Sox entire series with the Seattle Mariners because of his abysmal start to the season. Although now playing again, the Sox will have to make changes if Ortiz continues to struggle, and that means bumping him down in the lineup. The most likely scenario is switching him with Drew, who has done very well in his career in the no. 3 hole in the lineup. If the struggles continue, the Sox will need help from outside the organization because the bench is not getting the job done.
Grade: B - The Sox offense has won them games early on, but will need Youkilis and Bay to remain productive to pick up the slack for other hitters.
Starting Rotation:
The starting pitching for the Sox has been, well, terrible in relation to pre-season expectations. Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, and Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Sox top three starters, all have ERAs well above five. Matsuzaka went on the disabled list with "shoulder fatigue" which was more likely an excuse to simply get him properly rested and ready for the start of the season which was interrupted by the World Baseball Classic. Beckett has pitched better than Lester has thus far, but both are struggling with command issues and leaving too many pitches up in the zone. Lester has already given up 10 home runs (he gave up 14 all of last year). If the top three in the rotation have been bad, then the Sox number five starter has been even worse. Brad Penny was thought of as a low-risk, high reward signing for the Sox when he came to Boston on a one-year contract. He has been knocked around in almost all of his starts and despite a 3-1 record, his ERA is an unsightly 6.69. With Michael Bowden and Clay Buchholz ranking 1 and 2 in the International League in ERA, the time may come very soon when Penny finds out what a "low-risk" contract is all about. Tim Wakefield has been excellent all season, and the one starter that has really pulled his weight. He tossed back-to-back complete games earlier this season, one of which was a no-hitter for seven innings. He leads the rotation in ERA and in innings pitched. Justin Masterson has filled in well for the injured Matsuzaka, but inconsistent; in four of his six starts he has yielded two runs or less, while he has given up six in each of the other two starts.
Grade: C- - The Sox have their top three starters are performing well below average, one starter performing well, and one performing badly. Change will come to the rotation if some of these starters continue to struggle.
Relief Pitching:
The Sox bullpen was tabbed in spring training as one of the best in the majors, and they have certainly lived up to expectations. The overall bullpen ERA is second best in the A.L., and are getting key contributions from talented young arms. Manny Delcarmen and Ramon Ramirez have appeared in 37 games entering tonight, and both have ERAs under 1.00 and 26 holds between them. Hideki Okajima (2.89 ERA and 12 holds) and newly acquired Takashi Saito (3.86 ERA and 16 holds) have both been dependable in the late innings. The Sox's bullpen overall ERA (3.01) is somewhat skewered by Javier Lopez, who is no longer with the team after being designated for assignment and now pitching for Pawtucket, and Hunter Jones, who was brought up as a long reliever to eat up innings after Masterson went to the rotation. Jones figures to be sent down now that Matsuzaka has returned and Masterson will be back in the bullpen. Uber-prospect Daniel Bard has been called up recently after Lopez's demotion and will also contribute solid innings. Bard was the closer for Pawtucket, and posted a 1.12 ERA and six saves in 16 innings pitched while racking up a remarkable 29 strikeouts (16.3 strikeouts per nine-inning). Meanwhile, Jonathan Papelbon has closed the door with the same results as we are used to, leading the A.L. with 11 saves, but has had to labor significantly more through some of his appearances. Papelbon changed his deliver slightly so as to incorporate an off-speed pitch to compliment his fastball and splitter, but the result has been some wildness as he has already walked two more batters this season than he did all of last season. But again, the results have been fine, as he is always able to get himself out of seemingly any jam.
Grade: A - The Sox bullpen has been nothing short of outstanding, and with Bard and Masterson replacing Lopez and Jones, it will only continue to be one of the stronger aspects of this ball club.
Defense has been a bit of a concern for the Sox thus far, as they rank 11th in the A.L. in overall team fielding percentage. But, most of the problems are coming from the shortstop position. With Lowrie out for a couple of months, and Lugo also hurting, the job fell to Nick Green for much of the month of April. Green is a natural second basement, and it has shown in his defense as he has racked up an A.L. leading eight errors. Since his return, Lugo has been little better, if not worse, recording four errors in only 12 starts at the position. Mike Lowell has played better than his numbers will indicate, and has made several higlight reel plays at the hot corner. Bailey has played above average defense in the place of Youkilis. The outfield has been excellent, with Drew committing the only error among them, and Ellsbury will once again be a serious contender for a Gold Glove. George Kotteras does have six passed balls, but has done an excellent job handling Wakefield all season.
Grade: B - The defense has been solid at times, but shortstop, like catcher and centerfield, is a critical position defensively and that the Sox have a huge hole there is a problem that likely won't be addressed until Lowrie's return.
Due to injuries, the Sox bench has become at times the Sox starting lineup. There was not many other options that Bailey at first, and despite his .190 average, he does provide a source of power at the bottom of the lineup. Green is a good hitter, and will be a solid backup later in the season to several positions, including in the outfield. Rocco Baldelli has had to play probably more than was expected, and struggling subbing as the designated hitter, but he is much better suited to play occasionally and in the outfield. Kotteras is having his struggles offensively, but the time has long been since the Sox looked for offense from the catcher position.
Grade: C+ - The bench has had to play more than they should at this point, but Green and Baldelli will provide offense off the bench later in the season, and the return of Mark Kotsay will also bolster the Sox's depth.
Overall Grade: B+
The Sox find themselves a few games back of the Toronto Blue Jays, but ahead of both the Yankees and Rays. The Sox desperately need better performances from their starting rotation, but otherwise find themselves at the level of production they expected. The rash of injuries to begin the season seems to be clearing up, and it is essential to keep the players healthy and within their roles on the club.
Category: MLB
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Brad Penny, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, George Kotteras, Hideki Okajima, Hunter Jones, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jeff Bailey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Mark Kotsay, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Nick Green, Ramon Ramirez, Rocco Baldelli, Takashi Saito, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
Posted on: April 9, 2009 5:33 pm
Red Sox Recap 4-9-09
Last season, I put together a recap following each Red Sox game. This season, I'll take a look at the Sox games and post a recap at the conclusion of each Boston series.
Category: MLB
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, David Price, Evan Longoria, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Bard, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Matt Joyce, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Pat Burrell, Shawn Riggans, Tampa Bay Rays, Theo Epstein, World Baseball Classic
Posted on: January 20, 2009 8:18 pm
Papelbon Resigns, but Contract Issues Still Loom
The Boston Red Sox resigned All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon to a one year, $6.25 million contract. Papelbon has been the Sox' lights-out ninth inning man since 2006, and has made the All-Star game in each season. His career 1.84 earned run average ranks him second among major league pitchers since 1900 who have thrown at least 200 innings. He is only 29 saves away from establishing the Red Sox franchise record for career saves.
Papelbon's salary last year? $800k.
Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein understands the importance of avoiding drawn out arbitration battles, which lead to dissent among players and an altogether uncomfortable player-team relationship. So while the New York Yankees were signing seemingly all of the available free agents and their immediate families, Epstein focused on securing home-grown talent. Reigning MVP Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis, the third runner up for MVP, both completed long term deals that will delay their potential free agency considerably.
But Papelbon has been vocal about his salary and how it does not represent his performance on the field. And, considering that he has earned roughly $1.5 million while established himself as a premier closer, it is easy to see his argument.
During Spring Training before the 2008 season, Papelbon had this to say about his future with the Red Sox: "I can't sell myself short. I know they're not going to give me what I want, so the question becomes, 'How close can we get?' If I can't get close, they can just renew me." [ref]
Papelbon and the Sox came to the one-year, $800,000 contract a few days later. Though happy to be with the Red Sox, he was reportedly unhappy with the figures, but having too few years of service to be eligible for arbitration, he had to settle. The contract nearly doubled his salary from the previous year.
However, the Sox reluctance to sign Papelbon to a long term contract should be considered worrisome by Sox fans. With relief pitching being in such limited amounts, and Papelbon entering the prime of his career, there is no reason to believe that a team like the Los Angeles Angels, or Detroit Tigers or even, (gasp!) the New York Yankees will not be quick to offer Papelbon several years with upwards of $12 million per year. (Mariano Rivera can't pitch forever)
As much as Sox fans believe that there are certain young players who are "untouchables," both in trades and free agency, and that the Sox have stuck to their guns with most of those players, Papelbon is no longer a prospect.
Perhaps Epstein is hoping to get one more year out of Papelbon for relatively cheap until he is forced to come up with a long term contract, but whatever the rationale is, Sox fans may be seeing Cinco-Ocho suit up for another team in the near future.
Posted on: May 11, 2008 11:52 pm
Red Sox Recap and 1st Quarter Report Card
As promised, here is the Red Sox first quarter report card for this season after 40 games.
Starting Pitching: A-
Relief Pitching: C
Offense: A
Bench: A
Defense: B+
Overall: A-
I am putting this report card on my blog, which I do with every recap, and you can access at the last link at the bottom of the recap. Feel free to respond to this report card here, or go to my blog.
Concerning tonight's game, the Sox received their worst start of the year. Tim Wakefield did not make it out of the third inning. While he normally does well in indoor stadiums, he struggled mightly in the Metrodome. His knuckleballs were frequently left up in the zone, and the control of his fastball was off all night. Wakefield threw an astonishing amount of fastballs, or as Joe Morgan aptly called them "straightballs" because, at 74 MPH, they are hardly blistering. One of the home runs he gave up was on one such fastball that was nicely grooved, belt high. But, Wakefield looked like he was laboring from the first inning, and in this case, the knuckleball just did not flutter in the Sox favor.
Look for this recap following the series finale against the Twins as the Sox go for the split. (To view all previous recaps, follow this link to my blog.)
Category: MLB
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Bryan Corey, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Joe Morgan, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Metrodome, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
Posted on: May 10, 2008 12:06 am
Red Sox Recap 5-9-08
The Red Sox had rallied back only to suffer their second ninth inning walk off defeat in three days. Some thoughts on the game:
Jon Lester had a decent start, going five plus while yielding five runs, three earned, and only walking one. He threw an astonishing 57 pitches through the first two innings, and needed only 41 to record the next ten outs. Lester's struggles have been oddly inconsistent this year. Last year, we saw a pitcher, much like Daisuke Matsuzaka, look great over the first three innings, and then completely fall apart when the hitters came around again. However, when Lester has struggled this year, some games he will have trouble in the first few innings, and others will be more like last year. It may seem troublesome, but the fact that he is not having the same problem hurt him on every start shows some level of improvement. However, he still has not figured out how to retire hitters effectively. He has taken good steps to attack hitters and force them into pitchers' counts, and has limited the walks, but he has not developed enough confidence in his pitches to attack them with two strikes. Opposing hitters are staying around too long and running the count up. Lester's bane will continue to be his ineffectiveness with his pitches until he can decide what his "out" pitch, or pitches, are and until then, we will be tantalized by the starts where he does seem to put the whole package together.
No Red Sox fans are allowed to panic because of Jonathan Papelbon's two blown saves in the past three days. All great closers have one or two weeks during the season where they seem to have lost it (it happens regularly to Mariano Rivera around mid-August), but he will regain his form. One thing that can be cause for alarm is that because the Sox have had few blowout wins this season, and most of their 23 wins have come on the strength of out-bashing the other team or out-finessing the other team with great starting pitching, there have been a lot of save opportunities. After seeing Papelbon falter at the end of the 2006 season, the Sox made it one of their priorities to make sure he was healthy at the end of the 2007 season. Theo Epstein stressed that Papelbon would rarely be used on more than two consecutive days and will always have a day off after throwing more than one inning, or when he has a pitch count that reflects that he had to labor (usually upwards of 20-25). This season, he has appeared in 17 of the Sox 38 games: exactly half. He pitched in 59 games in both of his first two seasons as closer, and it is ludicrous to think that he would continue pitching at this rate because at this pace, he would finish the year with 81 appearances. However, it may be that he is working a bit too much. He has simply been called on more because of the tightness of the games this year and the struggles by much of the other relievers. Look for Terry Francona to ease off Papelbon a bit, and maybe give him the next two games off, so that he can rest his arm and get what little, if any, confidence he has lost.
Sean Casey and Alex Cora both were scheduled to play in their last rehab game with Pawtucket tonight, and come off of the disabled list this weekend. But due to bad weather on the east coast, the game was canceled. Since this series with the Twins goes for four games and wraps up on Monday, the Sox could decide to get them in another game this weekend in Pawtucket, and fly them out to Minnesota to arrive on Sunday, or wait and have them meet up with the Sox when they travel to Baltimore on Tuesday for a two game series. The weather does not look like it will improve Saturday, but it is unlikely that the Sox will bring both of them to Minnesota after such a short rehab. When they do return, Brandon Moss and Jed Lowrie will almost certainly be sent back to triple-A.
Look for this recap after tomorrow's game against the Twins. (To view all previous recaps, follow this link.)
Posted on: May 9, 2008 11:28 am
Red Sox Recap 5-8-08
The Red Sox rebounded after a tough loss last night to take three out of four from the Tigers. Some thoughts on the game:
One night after Clay Buchholz struggled, Josh Beckett put the Sox starters back on their impressive track with a seven inning, one run and eight strikeout performance. After struggling a bit in his first two outings after missing an extended amount of spring training, Beckett's last four starts have all gone for at least seven innings, and he has given up just nine runs in 30 innings, a 2.70 ERA with 31 strikeouts. But from Beckett's starts, which have been comparable to those from last year, the biggest improvement he has made is his ability to distribute his pitches more effectively and go deeper into games. One of the reasons that hurt his Cy Young Award chances last year was the fact that he had pitched in more than 40 fewer innings than winner C.C. Sabathia. However this year, Beckett has averaged seven innings per start while his pitch count is right around 100. Being a strikeout pitcher (averaging about one punch-out per inning), it is exceptionally difficult to be that effective. He made vast improvements last year than from his first year in the A.L., and if he can continue going seven innings in each of his starts, he may find himself in a better position for a Cy Young.
The Sox lineup banged out 13 hits against Tigers' pitching, but only managed five runs. They left 10 runners on base, and missed out on some good scoring opportunities. Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz were stranded in scoring position after they had reached there with none out and Ortiz laced a double into the right field corner. Kevin Youkilis then struck out, Mike Lowell popped out and J.D. Drew also struck out. Considering that they were facing a pitcher who, to that point in his career, had only recorded five outs, they Sox should have gotten something out of that situation. We have seen in this series, from both teams, the shaky situation of bullpen pitching in the majors, and the notion that no lead seems to large to overcome. Last night, Jonathan Papelbon did have his "A" game. But, a simple check-swing mistake ground ball and an error lead to the loss. We saw in the beginning of the series, and also in last night's game, the Tigers' bullpen struggle heavily. Since it seems like the game can turn on such small events when the bullpen takes over, it is very important for the Sox to hit when it matters most, and not just boost their statistics.
Although the Sox will never get rid of him, if Youkilis had to find a new team to play for, it would be one of the easiest decisions in his life. Most hitters simply develop a place on the road that they are very comfortable hitting in, and Youkilis has found that place in Detroit. He has only hit 44 home runs in his career, but eight of them have come in Detroit. Youkilis does not have more than two home runs at any other road park. It is especially strange because even though the Tigers have done a lot to make the ballpark more hitter friendly, it is still a difficult place to hit home runs, and it much like a mirror image of Fenway's dimensions. It is 345 feet down the left field line, and quickly juts out to 370 in the gap. Youkilis, who is not a power hitter and does not drive the ball with considerable force, has found some strange but incredible groove here. These home runs here would make sense if they were at Fenway, because with the power of his swing coming almost entirely from his upper body, it would be easy to lift fly balls over the Green Monster. Youkilis is in the top ten in the A.L. in nearly every offensive category, including batting average, home runs, hits, RBIs, runs scored and walks, and nobody can remember the last time he made an error. (Unlike Julio Lugo, who now has half of the Sox 20 errors on the season – as a team, the Tigers have only made 13).
Look for this recap following tomorrow's game as the Sox begin another four game road series, this time against the Twins. (To view all previous recaps, follow this link.)
Posted on: May 5, 2008 11:53 pm
Red Sox Recap 5-5-08
The Red Sox won the series opener against the Tigers on the heels of timely hitting and an up-and-down pitching effort.
Daisuke Matsuzaka had one of the most bizarre pitching lines of the season. He only allowed one run on two hits, but his pitch count soared to 109 because of the eight walks he allowed. Usually when a pitcher's command is as off as his was tonight, the pitcher generally pays for his mistakes. But he got help from his defense and was able to limit the damage as only one of the batters he walked came around to score. It goes without saying that Matsuzaka had very little in the tank for tonight's game, but it has to be encouraging that he only gave up one run while being so wild. It shows that when his pitches do find their way over the plate, opposing hitters have a tough time making good contact. Matsuzaka has been wild this season, and now leads the A.L. in walks (Jon Lester is tied for second), but there was very clearly something wrong with him. This was the first night since he has been with the Sox that he looked visibly upset on the mound. He was not getting squeezed by the home plate umpire Gary Cederstrom, but he was very frustrated with himself, being unable to throw strikes consistently. He was stellar in his last start, although he had skipped the start previous to that because of flu-like symptoms, but whether there was something wrong with him tonight, or because of something he did during the week, tonight was almost brutal to watch.
With Brandon Moss headed to the disabled list because of an appendectomy, the Sox recalled reliever Craig Hansen from triple-A Pawtucket. This is Hansen's second stint with the Sox this season, as he pitched in the April 23 game against the Angels. Hansen's health problems and subsequent struggles with the Sox have been well publicized, but he is trying to prove that he has come a long way and that he deserves a permanent spot on the 25 man roster. With the recent struggles of the bullpen, Hansen may in fact be playing for a spot. However, he gave up two runs today in 1 and two thirds innings pitched, which did little to help his cause. But it seems highly questionable the way the Sox have chose to use Hansen in the brief stints he has had with the big league club. Even going back to 2006 (he did not pitch in Boston in 2007), the Sox seemed intent on using him for multiple innings, as they have done for both of his appearances this year. This is similar treatment for what they tried with Manny Delcarmen at the beginning of his appearances last year. He struggled in that role, but performed better when he was coming in at the start of an inning, and pitching just the one inning. It seems that Hansen is a very similar pitcher to Delcarmen, and it is puzzling why they are sending him back out to pitch multiple innings. He recorded the first 1-2-3 inning of the day for Sox pitchers in the sixth, but gave up two runs when they sent him back out for the seventh. With Hansen's addition, the Sox now have 13 pitchers, and given the deep starts that the Sox starters have been providing, the Sox middle relief is pretty well rested (Julian Tavarez has not pitched since April 24, a span of 11 games). There was no need for the Sox to bring him out to pitch the seventh as his future with the club will be as a one inning set-up man and substitute closer, neither of which will require him to pitch for more than one inning. With Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon both pitching now in consecqutive games, they will likely be unavailable for tomorrow's game, meaning that the team will have to fill in without them if they have the lead late. With Hansen having thrown 29 pitches, he will also likely be unavailable. Hansen is still a good young prospect, but the Sox have got to use him correctly.
Look for this recap following tomorrow's game against the Tigers as the Sox go for five straight wins. (To view all previous recaps, follow this link.)
Posted on: May 4, 2008 6:07 pm
Red Sox Recap 5-4-08
The Red Sox completed the sweep of the Rays at Fenway. Some thoughts on the game:
Jon Lester delivered another impressive starting performance, and kept the Rays at bay while the offense steadily put up enough runs to come away with the win. With Lester's performance, he lowers his ERA to 3.94. Josh Beckett now has the highest ERA among the Sox starters at 4.19. The Sox five starters' combined ERA is a very impressive 3.69 (77 runs in 187.2 innings). Lester has played a much bigger role in the starting rotation than was anticipated in spring training. He has the most innings pitched among all of the starters and has recently been pitching very well late into the games. Over his last three games, he has only allowed two runs over 20 innings pitched for a sparkling 0.90 ERA. He did allow three walks today, and his season strikeout-to-walks ratio is a little over 1 to 1. (By contrast, Beckett's strikeout to walk ratio is 4.25 strikeouts per walk.) But if he only continues to give up four hits and one run and work deep into games, the Sox can live with the walks.
If the starting pitching is going full steam in the right direction, then the bullpen has run out of gas. With today included, the Sox relievers have given up 57 runs in 103.1 innings, which results in a 4.96 ERA. Manny Delcarmen struggled again, giving up one run while he was in the game, and was charged again when Hideki Okajima allowed an inherited runner to score. With Delcarmens' 7.29 ERA, he is coming dangerously close to challenging Mike Timlin for the highest ERA among the relievers. Recently, Terry Francona pulled Delcarmen from the game after only facing a few batters, much as he did today, and Delcarmen threw a water jug back onto the field once he got back to the dugout. The bullpen has, and will continue to get, good performances from Jonathan Papelbon and Okajima, no surprises there, and David Aardsma has done a good job as the seventh inning man. Javier Lopez's work has been sporadic, but on the whole, a good effort. The rest of the bullpen has been completely unreliable, and those three or four guys that are performing well cannot pitch every time the Sox have the lead, and leave the other four arms in the bullpen to mop-up duty. Delcarmen was supposed to be the reliever who filled in for Papelbon when he had pitched in back-to-back games, but Francona would have no confidence putting Delcarmen in with the lead in the ninth inning.
Look for this recap following the Sox opening game of the series with the Tigers. (To view all previous recaps, follow this link.)


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Smith, R. Records of the Royal Bounty and connected funds, the Burn Donation, and the Savoy Church in the Huguenot Library, University College London, London. Huguenot Society of London Quarto Series, 51 (London: Huguenot Society of London, 1974).
Gray, I. R. Huguenot Manuscripts: a descriptive catalogue of the remaining manuscripts in the Huguenot Library. Huguenot Society of London Quarto Series, 56 (London: Huguenot Society of London, 1983).
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Hey, is there a way to get the feeds to not show up on the dashboard by default? I have multiple users that aren't extremely web savy and I need to minimize that area.
Hey, is there a way to get the feeds to not show up on the dashboard by default? I have multiple users that aren't extremely web savy and I need to minimize that area.
If you are familiar with unregistering a dashboard widget you can do so, other wise use the screen option to disable any dashboard widget.
If you are familiar with unregistering a dashboard widget you can do so
How on earth do do this then?..I had never noticed the feed before and my users state it is incredibly distracting. Why and what version was this implemented? Great plugin otherwise.
It was added in
Version 0.5.2.
For what purpose?
Keep track of my feeds. Like I said before, you can disable or remove the dashboard widget.
http://frostywebdesigns.com/feed/ What one adresses the dashboard widget?
I'm sorry I don't understand what you're trying to say.
So the reason it was implemented was to keep track of your feeds? The disabling the dashboard widget is over my head. All I see are links to some gal in Venice or something.
Unistalled it.
Austin, many people have feeds or other promotional items bundled with their plugins, but it's a pretty common courtesy to include an off switch.
I'm tempted to uninstall it myself, but I think I may just hunt through your code and turn off the offending widget, instead of trying to add even more code to counter act it (which seems to be what you're suggesting.)
You've written a relatively stable and enjoyable plugin, it would be a shame if more users felt they had to drop it simply because it does something not included in the description (IE, adding advertising for your sites to the front of the backend for ALL users.)
In any case, until you decide to make it more user friendly, I'm going to have to keep my rating relatively low. In the long run, I think you'll find having a more popular plugin will be better for promoting you as a developer than having some spam-like feed links forced through the dashboard.
Love the plugin - does just what I want it to do.
Only have a few issues with it - as above the shameless feeds within the admin functions and what seems to be an auto-hide function within the help components (not had time to look at that one, but it could just be my setup).
For the others interested in a simple way of removing Austin's feeds, then edit the following file:
Search for the function custom_login_create_settings_meta_boxes()
Comment out (using a double slash eg: //) the meta boxes you don't want. In my case, "Announcements" and "TheFrosty Network".
Version 0.8.8 it happens to be the 2nd and the last items.
Keep up the good coding (from what I've seen it is VERY good), but dude, you gotta allow people to easily turn that stuff off.
Latest version has admin option to disable the dashboard widget.
I don't know what you are trying to accomplish with this bizarre and unrelated dashboard widget but I don't want any part of it. I am uninstalling the "Custom Login" plugin, on the websites where I have been using it.
Although plugin is nice Austin! I also can't stand unwanted commercials.
Wipe following 2 lines in the file: custom-login.php to get rid of the unwanted "commercial" in your dashboard.
Following code lines are responsible for it: 42/43
if ( custom_login_get_setting( 'hide_dashboard' ) != true )
require_once( CUSTOM_LOGIN_ADMIN . 'dashboard.php' );
@another-webmaster OR just set the dashboard widget to false in the settings and don't modify to core files when an update is available.
You are absolutely right, great code shouldn't be touched!
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Germany v Italy
Ozil 90′ (pen)
Balotelli 20′, 36′
Mario Balotelli secured Italy a place in the Euro 2012 final against Spain as his goals downed Germany in Warsaw.
Manchester City's enigmatic striker provided Italy with the cutting edge and two first-half goals as Joachim Loew's Germany failed to produce the impressive form that had seen them touted as potential tournament winners.
"The future for Germany lies within that team, but tonight you could clearly see they hit the wall. They were outplayed by Italy in the first half and Italy produced a magnificent display in the second half. Italy get all the credit tonight, they were deserved winners. As a whole team Germany couldn't match up with Italy, they lost all the battles in midfield. They couldn't control Pirlo, they couldn't control Montolivo, they couldn't control De Rossi. And on nights like this you need a star and tonight Balotelli was that man."
Balotelli put Italy on the way when he directed Antonio Cassano's cross past Germany keeper Manuel Neuer then added a thunderous second from Riccardo Montolivo's pass.
Mesut Ozil's injury-time penalty provided the briefest anxiety for Italy, whose victory was confirmed moments later, and Balotelli fell into the warm embrace of his mother as he made his way down the tunnel.
The 21-year-old limped off with cramp late on - but his work was done and Italy can now look forward to a meeting with world and European champions Spain in Kiev on Sunday.
Italy's victory maintained their stranglehold on Germany - they are undefeated in eight competitive encounters that take in five matches at the World Cup and three in the European Championship.
And the scale of Italy's achievement is the greater for the fact that Germany had an additional 48 hours to prepare while Cesare Prandelli's side were going through after extra-time and penalties against England.
Balotelli, along with the pass master Andrea Pirlo, was the inspiration but Italy's defenders and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon provided defiance and quality as Germany threatened in the first half then attempted to mount a recovery after the break.
Germany coach Loew responded to Pirlo's master class against England by detailing the recalled Toni Kroos to monitor the veteran. The ploy was not a success.
Buffon and his German counterpart Neuer had greeted each other warmly in the tunnel before kick-off in a prelude to a busy first 45 minutes for the pair.
"For a man who often plays in a state of chaos, Balotelli was cold and measured as he joined his colleagues in terrorising Germany's defence."
Buffon was grateful Pirlo was well placed to clear Mats Hummels' effort off the line and also needed to be alert to deal with Jerome Boateng's dangerous cross, which almost deflected in off Andrea Barzagli, as well as a shot from Kroos.
Italy edged their way into the game as Neuer saved from Montolivo and they capitalised on the spell of pressure when Balotelli headed them in front after 20 minutes. Cassano was the creator as he escaped Hummels and crossed perfectly for Balotelli, who lost Holger Badstuber to head past Neuer.
Germany's slack defending was in sharp contrast to their attacking and Buffon was again called into action to save from Ozil and Sami Khedira before Balotelli provided another demonstration of the talent that makes him such a compelling footballer and personality.
Montolivo's pass exposed Germany, leaving Balotelli to take a touch before drilling a magnificent finish high past the helpless Neuer - although by stripping off his shirt in celebration he received a needless booking from French referee Stephane Lannoy.
Germany required emergency action and Loew took it at the start of the second half when he replaced the anonymous Lukas Podolski - watched by his new club manager at Arsenal Arsene Wenger - and Mario Gomez with Miroslav Klose and Marco Reus.
A German response was to be expected and captain Philipp Lahm almost provided it, only to waste a presentable opportunity by firing off target - bringing a reaction from Prandelli as he removed Cassano and sent on Alessandro Diamanti.
Reus almost provided what Loew was looking for just after the hour but once again Buffon showed great athleticism to turn his free-kick on to the bar.
Claudio Marchisio was guilty of squandering the chance to wrap things up for Italy before Balotelli's night ended prematurely with 20 minutes left, making way for Antonio di Natale.
Another spell of slick passing, inevitably, involving Pirlo, played Marchisio in again but he flashed a low, angled effort beyond Neuer but also the far post.
Germany, backed by magnificent vocal support, thought they had a late lifeline when Ozil scored from the spot after Federico Balzaretti's handball - but nothing could stop Italy and Balotelli's night of triumph.
Lineup, Bookings (5) & Substitutions (6)
- 01 Neuer
- 05 Hummels Booked
- 14 Badstuber
- 16 Lahm
- 20 Boateng (Mueller - 71' )
- 06 Khedira
- 07 Schweinsteiger
- 08 Ozil
- 18 Kroos
- 10 Podolski (Reus - 46' )
- 23 Gomez (Klose - 46' )
- 12 Wiese
- 22 Zieler
- 03 Schmelzer
- 04 Howedes
- 17 Mertesacker
- 02 Gundogan
- 09 Schurrle
- 13 Mueller
- 15 Bender
- 19 Gotze
- 21 Reus
- 11 Klose
- 01 Buffon
- 03 Chiellini
- 06 Balzaretti
- 15 Barzagli
- 19 Bonucci Booked
- 08 Marchisio
- 16 De Rossi Booked
- 18 Montolivo (Motta - 63' Booked )
- 21 Pirlo
- 09 Balotelli Booked (Di Natale - 69' )
- 10 Cassano (Diamanti - 58' )
- 12 Sirigu
- 14 De Sanctis
- 04 Ogbonna
- 07 Abate
- 05 Motta
- 13 Giaccherini
- 22 Diamanti
- 23 Nocerino
- 11 Di Natale
- 17 Borini
- 20 Giovinco
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Full Time The final whistle is blown by the referee.90:00 +4:01
Unfair challenge on Bastian Schweinsteiger by Daniele De Rossi results in a free kick. Toni Kroos restarts play with the free kick.90:00 +3:04
Direct free kick taken by Gianluigi Buffon.90:00 +3:04 Booking
Booking Mats Hummels goes into the book.90:00 +2:58
Foul by Mats Hummels on Andrea Barzagli, free kick awarded.90:00 +1:37 Goal scored
Goal! - Mesut Ozil - Germany 1 - 2 Italy Placed penalty scored by Mesut Ozil. Germany 1-2 Italy.90:00 +0:59
Handball by Federico Balzaretti.90:00 +0:29
The ball is swung over by Bastian Schweinsteiger, clearance made by Federico Balzaretti.89:27
Corner taken by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Mesut Ozil has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the goal.89:11
Mats Hummels takes a shot. Save made by Gianluigi Buffon.88:59
The ball is sent over by Philip Lahm.88:30
Free kick taken by Bastian Schweinsteiger.88:30 Booking
Booking Caution for Santos Thiago Motta.88:25
Santos Thiago Motta concedes a free kick for a foul on Bastian Schweinsteiger.87:21
A cross is delivered by Thomas Muller, comfortable save by Gianluigi Buffon.86:27
Bastian Schweinsteiger challenges Andrea Pirlo unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Andrea Pirlo.86:02
The ball is crossed by Toni Kroos, Andrea Barzagli manages to make a clearance.85:25
Effort on goal by Toni Kroos from just inside the area clears the crossbar.84:56
Short corner worked by Bastian Schweinsteiger.84:17
Corner taken by Toni Kroos from the left by-line, save made by Gianluigi Buffon.
Outswinging corner taken by Bastian Schweinsteiger, Federico Balzaretti manages to make a clearance.83:19
Free kick taken by Bastian Schweinsteiger.83:19 Booking
Booking Daniele De Rossi receives a caution.83:15
Free kick awarded for a foul by Daniele De Rossi on Bastian Schweinsteiger.82:53
Shot by Philip Lahm. Save made by Gianluigi Buffon.82:34
Short corner worked by Toni Kroos.82:08
Federico Balzaretti is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Manuel Neuer.81:47
Antonio Di Natale produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.81:01
Federico Balzaretti gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mesut Ozil. Mesut Ozil takes the direct free kick.80:40
Alessandro Diamanti produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.79:20
Toni Kroos has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.78:30
Daniele De Rossi crosses the ball, save by Manuel Neuer.77:36
Miroslav Klose fouled by Andrea Barzagli, the ref awards a free kick. Sami Khedira takes the direct free kick.76:26
Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Mesut Ozil, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Mats Hummels goes harmlessly over the crossbar.74:48
Shot by Claudio Marchisio from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.73:44
Philip Lahm sends in a cross, clearance made by Claudio Marchisio.73:39
Bastian Schweinsteiger produces a cross.71:48
Toni Kroos challenges Santos Thiago Motta unfairly and gives away a free kick. Andrea Pirlo restarts play with the free kick.70:43 Substitution
Substitution Thomas Muller is brought on as a substitute for Jerome Boateng.68:55 Substitution
Substitution Antonio Di Natale joins the action as a substitute, replacing Mario Balotelli.66:45
Claudio Marchisio has an effort at goal from the edge of the area that misses to the right of the target.65:20
Alessandro Diamanti takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save made by Manuel Neuer.64:38
Foul by Alessandro Diamanti on Holger Badstuber, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Philip Lahm.62:30 Substitution
Substitution Riccardo Montolivo leaves the field to be replaced by Santos Thiago Motta.61:54
Claudio Marchisio fouled by Mesut Ozil, the ref awards a free kick. Andrea Pirlo takes the direct free kick.61:49
The ball is crossed by Jerome Boateng.61:29
Corner taken right-footed by Toni Kroos.60:02
Marco Reus fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, save by Gianluigi Buffon.60:02 Booking
Booking Leonardo Bonucci is given a yellow card.59:52
Unfair challenge on Toni Kroos by Leonardo Bonucci results in a free kick.59:12
Mario Balotelli produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.58:11
Jerome Boateng delivers the ball.57:39
The ball is crossed by Jerome Boateng, Headed effort from inside the area by Miroslav Klose misses to the left of the goal.57:08 Substitution
Substitution Alessandro Diamanti replaces Antonio Cassano.56:03
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Toni Kroos from the left by-line, Claudio Marchisio makes a clearance.54:22
The ball is swung over by Mesut Ozil, blocked by Giorgio Chiellini.51:41
Antonio Cassano delivers the ball.51:14
Bastian Schweinsteiger is adjudged to have handled the ball. Indirect free kick taken by Andrea Pirlo.50:59
A cross is delivered by Jerome Boateng, Giorgio Chiellini gets a block in.48:56
Effort on goal by Philip Lahm from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.48:26
Giorgio Chiellini concedes a free kick for a foul on Marco Reus. Free kick taken by Bastian Schweinsteiger.47:15
Marco Reus takes a shot. Save made by Gianluigi Buffon.46:10
Holger Badstuber takes the free kick. Free kick awarded for a foul by Mario Balotelli on Philip Lahm.45:33
Toni Kroos challenges Andrea Pirlo unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Andrea Pirlo.45:01
The referee gets the second half underway.45:01 Substitution
Substitution Miroslav Klose comes on in place of Mario Gomez.45:01 Substitution
Substitution Lukas Podolski leaves the field to be replaced by Marco Reus.45:00 +1:09 Half time
Half Time The first half comes to an end.45:00 +0:53
The ball is crossed by Toni Kroos, Giorgio Chiellini makes a clearance.45:00 +0:26
Inswinging corner taken by Toni Kroos, Claudio Marchisio manages to make a clearance.45:00 +0:09
A cross is delivered by Lukas Podolski, Federico Balzaretti gets a block in.44:32
Centre by Philip Lahm, save by Gianluigi Buffon.37:48
A cross is delivered by Lukas Podolski.36:55
Mats Hummels fouled by Antonio Cassano, the ref awards a free kick. Mats Hummels takes the free kick.36:55 Booking
Booking Mario Balotelli booked.35:35
The assist for the goal came from Riccardo Montolivo.35:35 Goal scored
Goal! - Mario Balotelli - Germany 0 - 2 Italy Mario Balotelli fires in a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. Germany 0-2 Italy.34:48
Effort from 30 yards by Sami Khedira. Save by Gianluigi Buffon. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Toni Kroos, save made by Gianluigi Buffon.33:21
Toni Kroos takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Claudio Marchisio. Mario Balotelli fouled by Lukas Podolski, the ref awards a free kick. Federico Balzaretti takes the direct free kick.33:02
Jerome Boateng crosses the ball, Federico Balzaretti makes a clearance.31:37
Holger Badstuber gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mario Balotelli. Free kick taken by Andrea Pirlo.30:24
Unfair challenge on Mario Balotelli by Jerome Boateng results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Daniele De Rossi. Sami Khedira fouled by Riccardo Montolivo, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Bastian Schweinsteiger.29:33
Effort from outside the penalty box by Toni Kroos goes wide right of the goal.28:13
Riccardo Montolivo concedes a free kick for a foul on Jerome Boateng. Jerome Boateng takes the direct free kick.27:52
Toni Kroos gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andrea Pirlo. Direct free kick taken by Claudio Marchisio.26:49
Unfair challenge on Holger Badstuber by Mario Balotelli results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Mats Hummels.26:26
Mesut Ozil takes a shot. Save by Gianluigi Buffon.25:27
Jerome Boateng crosses the ball, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Mario Gomez misses to the left of the goal.24:01
Jerome Boateng sends in a cross, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Mario Gomez misses to the left of the goal.23:23
Free kick awarded for a foul by Riccardo Montolivo on Toni Kroos. Holger Badstuber takes the direct free kick.21:46
Foul by Claudio Marchisio on Bastian Schweinsteiger, free kick awarded. Holger Badstuber takes the direct free kick.21:33
The ball is sent over by Lukas Podolski.20:56
Free kick awarded for a foul by Riccardo Montolivo on Toni Kroos. Bastian Schweinsteiger takes the free kick.19:25
Antonio Cassano provided the assist for the goal.19:25 Goal scored
Goal! - Mario Balotelli - Germany 0 - 1 Italy Mario Balotelli finds the net with a headed goal from close range. Germany 0-1 Italy.19:23
Antonio Cassano delivers the ball,18:00
Antonio Cassano takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save by Manuel Neuer.17:45
The ball is swung over by Riccardo Montolivo, Holger Badstuber manages to make a clearance.16:58
Riccardo Montolivo takes a shot. Save made by Manuel Neuer.13:40
Mario Balotelli fouled by Mats Hummels, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Andrea Pirlo.11:59
Jerome Boateng produces a cross, save by Gianluigi Buffon. Short corner worked by Mesut Ozil. Toni Kroos takes a shot. Gianluigi Buffon makes a save.10:49
Unfair challenge on Leonardo Bonucci by Mario Gomez results in a free kick. Leonardo Bonucci takes the direct free kick.10:16
Sami Khedira sends in a cross, save made by Gianluigi Buffon.8:48
Andrea Pirlo takes a shot. Holger Badstuber gets a block in.7:38
Daniele De Rossi fouled by Lukas Podolski, the ref awards a free kick. Andrea Pirlo takes the direct free kick.5:42
Centre by Sami Khedira, Giorgio Chiellini gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Mesut Ozil from the right by-line.4:29
Corner taken right-footed by Toni Kroos from the left by-line, Mats Hummels takes a shot. Save by Gianluigi Buffon.1:35
Unfair challenge on Holger Badstuber by Mario Balotelli results in a free kick. Manuel Neuer restarts play with the free kick.1:31
Philip Lahm delivers the ball.0:00
The match has kicked off.
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Comment number 137. Posted by lust for strifeon 30 Jun 2012 16:36
@135 Hey you're really smart,you should write a book, ok you win let's just have 1 sub, are you happy now??
Comment number 136. Posted by kite2104on 30 Jun 2012 11:35
Fantastic: :-D "..The sides have met seven times in competitive games, all of which came at either World Cups or European Championships. Germany have yet to win (D4, L3). "
Awful: they really CANNOT say Italy won 4 four times and was never defeated ..!!!
"Germany have yet to win".
Big, big fun.
Comment number 135. Posted by Hemplefineon 30 Jun 2012 11:18
@72 Lust for strife - They are ridiculous comments. No game of soccer needs 12 substitutes for injuries sake – unless all the players are packing machetes. And the "subs-for-tactics-sake" has, whether it evolved from, or coerced the creation of, multiple substitutes, has still ameliorated those elements that adversely affect stamina overall.
Comment number 134. Posted by kite2104on 30 Jun 2012 10:18
Why all this attention to Germany and the motives of their defeat? Why such a surprise? Where are the history records of previous meetings of Italy Vs Germany ? So bad at history...or there is something else preventing you from being objective?
Comment number 133. Posted by kite2104on 30 Jun 2012 10:04
LOL and big fun to read how bbc treats the facts. "Why Germany lost?" (Oh, my god, ..why...?? :-(( ) "Germany will learn from defeat" :-) Well, they should have learnt by now: Italy always defeated them in important matches. ALWAYS (e.i.: just remember 1970, 1982, 2006..).
Comment number 132. Posted by More Like Iton 30 Jun 2012 09:11
some idiot sendind tweets from a population of 50m, or world population of billions, is not massive news, however unpleasant.
To the football, seems like many underestimated Italy. England's first half (not the rest of the match Chelsea-style defending) was actually extremely good in retrospect.
Comment number 131. Posted by Throne5on 29 Jun 2012 22:14
Is not information about racist tweets??? Why?? BBC fight with racism, isnt??
Comment number 130. Posted by BigAndHairyon 29 Jun 2012 20:01
Its sad to read that some people thought england played well against italy. Its a shame that when Italy have got their tactics right and played the better game they are criticised. The other team played bad, were tired/injured, got their tactics wrong blah blah blah, how is this so when they have been the underdog and have played attacking football. Wake up and smell the espresso.
Comment number 129. Posted by Luther_Wesley-Baxteron 29 Jun 2012 18:41
Two great goals Mr Balotelli, but as for taking your shirt off you'll have to gain a lot more muscle if you want to win Mr Olympia.
Comment number 128. Posted by Fragnetofootballon 29 Jun 2012 15:16
Haha, I love that after Italy beat England they were going to get 'hammered' by the Germans and then the Germans 'should win the championship against Spain'. Oh, hold on, today Spain will up their game and beat Italy. Hahaha...
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