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The Minutemen will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak vs. the Pioneers.
Dec. 16, 2013
Quick Hits: Colgate Sweep- With its weekend sweep of Colgate, UMass has extended its current winning streak to three straight- Senior captain Conor Sheary and redshirt junior captain Troy Power provided the goals for UMass in Saturday's win - Sheary's marked his team-leading 13th point of the season and he now has seven points in the past seven games - Power's tally, his fifth of the season, marked his 10th point of the year to set a new single-season personal best. He added an assist the following night in UMass' 3-2 win for his second point of the weekend- Sheary and his linemates, seniors Michael Pereira and Branden Gracel have 11 points combined in the past six games together - Fellow senior Joel Hanley has four points in the past four games (1g, 3a).- The Minutemen logged three special teams goals in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Raiders with one short-handed tally and two on the power play, the squad's 20th and 21st power-play goals of the year. - Freshmen Steven Iacobellis provided two of UMass' three goals in Sunday's win including his first career short-handed tally and his fifth on the power play. Iacobellis now leads the Minutemen with eight goals on the season.- Senior Michael Pereira scored on the power play on Sunday, as well, his 17th of his career with the man advantage.- Junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz became the first UMass netminder to post a shutout on the road since Jan. 22, 2011 with last Saturday's 2-0 win at Colgate. The shutout was the third of his career. - Mastalerz also surpassed his previous career highs for games (15) and minutes played (850) in a season.A Few Notes On The Winning Streak- UMass' current three-game winning streak marks the first time in the program's Modern Era that the Minutemen have won three road games consecutively.- UMass has outscored its opponents, 8-4 over the past three games, eight goals scored by seven different players. Ten players have logged points during the streak, including two individuals with three points and six more individuals with two.- Netminder Steve Mastalerz holds a 1.33 goals-against average during the streak with 91 saves on 95 shots (.958 save percentage).- Special teams have been a strong point in the three wins for the Minutemen, going 4-for-16 (25%) on the power play and a perfect 18-for-18 on the penalty kill.Pereria Nears Pair Of Milestones- Senior Michael Pereira is six points away from his 100th of his career and three away from becoming the sixth 50-goal scorer in program history. - Only four players in UMass history have previously reached both the 100-point and 50-goal milestones in their career.- Pereira currently ranks in the top-15 in UMass history in the following career categories: power-play goals (17, t-4th), goals (47, t-7th), game-winning goals (5, t-11th) and points (94, t-15th).Mastalerz, Minutemen, Honored Following Colgate Sweep-After picking up a pair of victories, junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and UMass Athlete of the Week, on Dec.16. The Minutemen were also recognized as the Hockey East Team of the Week after sweeping their road series at Colgate, 2-0 and 3-2.- Mastalerz collected his third Hockey East accolade of the season and fourth Defensive Player of the Week nod from the league in his career. His UMass honor was his second of the season. - In net for both wins over the weekend, including his third career shutout, Mastalerz stopped 58 of the 60 shots he faced in the two games for a .967 save percentage and posted a goals-against average of 1.00. - He made 25 saves in the Saturday 2-0 victory and followed up with 33 on Sunday.Pigozzi Tabbed Rookie Of The Week- Freshman forward Ray Pigozzi was selected as the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week, the league office announced on Dec. 9. Pigozzi earned his first conference honor of his career, the fourth collected by a member of the Minutemen this season.- Pigozzi helped UMass to a weekend split on the road at #13/11 Notre Dame, assisting on four of six goals by the Minutemen against the Fighting Irish. - With a pair of helpers in each contest, the Evanston, Ill., native logged the second and third multi-point games of his rookie campaign.- On Saturday night, Pigozzi set up the game-winning goal on the power play with 2:47 remaining in regulation to help UMass to its first road victory and first win over a ranked opponent this season. Power Added As Captain- UMass hockey redshirt junior forward Troy Power was named a team captain, head coach John Micheletto announced on Nov. 24. Power wore the "C" for the first time in the Minutemen's game at Vermont and joins senior Conor Sheary, who was named a captain prior to the Minutemen's home opener against Michigan State.- "Troy has been a valuable contributor to this team, due in large part to his respect for and love of the game," said Micheletto. "His contributions on the ice and in the locker room have been significant and impactful. This is a well-deserved honor for Troy. He and Conor Sheary give us an outstanding leadership duo that we will lean on as we look to make strides in Hockey East." Hanley Among Top Scoring Defensemen In UMass History- With 71 points in his career, senior defenseman Joel Hanley ranks fourth all-time in UMass history for a UMass blueliner. Two of the three individuals ahead of him on the list, Thomas Pöck and Justin Braun, were both All-Americans for the Minutemen and went on to play in the NHL.- Overall, Hanley is 33rd in career scoring with 17 goals and 53 assists. This season currently he is tied for second on the team in points with 12 (2g, 9a) and ranks tied for third in Hockey East in defenseman scoring. - Hanley is the Hockey East leader in power play points, as well, with 10.Block Party- UMass currently has three players inside the top-10 in Hockey East in blocked shots, paced by senior Colin Shea's 47 blocks (2nd). Fellow Minutemen blueliners senior Joel Hanley and junior Oleg Yevenko rank tied for fourth and sixth with 41 and 40, respectively.- Shea blocked a game-high seven shots in UMass' 3-2 win at #13/11 Notre Dame. He has surpassed his season total from 2012-13 (46 in 34 games) already through 19 games.Haight Superb In Starting Debut- Freshman goaltender Mac Haight was named the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week and Co-UMass Athlete of the Week on Nov. 18 after two solid starts against #7 Boston College.- Filling in for the injured Steve Mastalerz, Haight made the first two starts of his career and posted a 1.92 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage against the Eagles, who came into the matchups with the No. 1-ranked offense in the nation at 5.00 goals per-game. Haight stopped 51 of the 61 shots he faced over the two contests, including 31 saves in his starting debut.- The following night, he made 26 saves to help lead the Minutemen to a 2-2 tie against the Eagles, including stopping the final 21 shots he faced in the contest with 15 saves in the second period alone. Newcomers Make Immediate Impact- Head coach John Micheletto's first recruiting class has made an immediate impact for the Minutemen as the group of eight newcomers who have seen action thus far this season have accounted for 32 of UMass' 106 points on the year, over 30 percent of the squad's scoring. Six of eight UMass newcomers that have seen the ice have at least one point on the year.- Newcomers had nine points (2g 7a) in the two-game sweep of Michigan State, including first career points for freshmen Ray Pigozzi and Brandon Wahlin and sophomore transfer Ben Gallacher's first points as a Minuteman. As a freshman at Ohio State in 2011-12, Gallacher had 11 helpers.- Freshman Steven Iacobellis' play was a bright spot for the Minutemen in the squad's opening weekend of the season. Centering UMass' second line in both contests, Iacobellis scored his first collegiate goal in the season opener at #19 Boston University on Oct. 11. - Three of UMass' six game-winning goals to date have been scored by freshmen (Iacobellis and Pigozzi).-The Minutemen's freshman class is in the top-25 nationally (t-24th) in scoring with 27 points.Introducing Iacobellis- One of UMass' biggest offensive contributors to date this season has been freshman forward Steven Iacobellis, who currently leads the squad with eight goals and as scored at team-best five on the power play.- Nationally Iacobellis is tied for third among freshmen in goals scored, trailing only Sam Anas of Quinnipiac (13) and Matt Carey of St. Lawrence (13). He is tied for seventh in power-play goals overall.- In Hockey East, Iacobellis ranks tied for eight in goal scoring, tied for ninth in power play points (7), tied for first in power-play goals, seventh in freshman scoring (12 pts) and is 10th in faceoff percentage (56.2%).- Iacobellis' power-play goal from the Oct. 19, 5-2 win over Michigan State was selected as the No. 5 play in the NCAA's Top-5 Plays of the Week.A Balanced Attack- The Minutemen have been extremely balanced in their scoring thus far this as 10 players have combined for the squad's 38 goals with no player having registered more than eight.- Sixteen of the 26 players who have seen the ice over UMass' first 19 games have contributed at least one point. Senior Conor Sheary (3g, 10a) leads the squad with 13points, while freshman Steven Iacobellis (8g, 4a) and senior Joel Hanley (2g 10a) follow with 12 points apiece. four more individuals have at least nine points on the year, including senior Branden Gracel (7g, 4a), redshirt junior Troy Power (5g, 6a) and freshman Ray Pigozzi (3g, 8a).- Thirteen different players have registered points on the power play, with eight individuals tallying five or more points with the man advantage. Hanley paces the group as 10 of his 12 points on the year have come on the power play.Mastalerz Honored Again- After backstopping the Minutemen to a 1-0-1 weekend of Hockey East action vs. Maine, junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz was named Co-Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and Co-UMass Athlete of the Week on Nov 4. Mastalerz earned his second honor of the season from Hockey East.- Mastalerz helped UMass earn its first three Hockey East points of the season, turning aside 64 of 66 shots faced for a .970 save percentage against the Black Bears as the Minutemen recorded a 1-1 tie and a 2-1 win at the Mullins Center on the weekend. - He logged a 0.96 GAA over the two contests and did not allow an even strength goal as both Maine tallies came on the power play, one during a 5-on-3. Mastalerz's 38 saves on Nov. 2 marked a season best and were two shy of his career high. Sensational Night For Second Line- The Minutemen's second line of freshman Ray Pigozzi, freshman Steven Iacobellis and redshirt-junior Troy Power contributed nine of UMass' 13 points in the 5-2 victory over Michigan State on Oct. 19.- Pigozzi (3a), Iacobellis (2g, 1a) and Power (1g, 2a) each totaled three points apiece. - Pigozzi's helpers marked the first three points of his career, while Power's three-point night set a new career single-game high. Iacobellis' tallies were his second and third of the season and included the game-winning goal.Power Play Prowess- UMass is currently tied for 4th in the nation in power-play goals with 21 in 19 games and ranks tied for 11th in power play percentage at 22.3% (21 for 94).- The Minutemen have scored at least one power-play goal in 12 of 19 contests thus far, registering multiple goals with the man advantage on six occasions, most recently going 2-for-5 (40%) in the second of two games of a weekend sweep on the road at Colgate.- The Minutemen logged their first two wins of the season on the back of a stellar effort from the squad's power play unit, converting five of their 13 opportunities (38.5%) with the man advantage over two games against Michigan State, including a 4-for-8 effort on Oct. 19 vs. the Spartans, which marked the first time since Oct. 8, 2009 vs. RPI that a Minuteman squad had scored four or more power-play goals in a game. - The Minutemen scored all three of their goals in the opening weekend of the season at #19 Boston University and at #1 UMass Lowell on the power play for a 25% (3-for-12) conversion rate.- With at least one power-play goal in 22 of its 34 contests in 2012-13, the Minutemen owned the No. 3-ranked power play in Hockey East last season with a conversion rate of 18.5% (31 for 168), 25th nationally.- UMass finished last season tied for 17th in the nation in power-play goals with 31, ninth in power-play goals per-game (.91).- Last season the Minutemen compiled a streak of nine straight games with at least one power play goal, the longest such streak in the program's Modern Era. Previously UMass had power-play tallies in seven straight contests from Nov.-Dec. 2003. Minutemen Earn Weekly Awards Following Michigan State Sweep- Coming off the squad's weekend sweep of Michigan State, the UMass hockey program collected several weekly awards on Oct 21. Junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz was tabbed the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and freshman Steven Iacobellis was selected as Co-UMass Athlete of the Week, while the Minutemen were named the Hockey East Team of the Week.- Mastalerz earned his second career Defensive Player of the Week accolade after he posted a pair of victories over Michigan State Oct. 18-19 as UMass swept the Spartans, 3-1 and 5-2. He stopped 31 shots in each contest for a total of 62 saves on the weekend and a .954 save percentage to go along with a 1.50 goals-against average.- Iacobellis saw action in both games of UMass' home opening weekend, posting a three-point night on Saturday in the Minutemen's come-from-behind victory over Michigan State with two goals and one assist, including his second career power-play tally and first career game winner. The freshman saw 17 minutes, 26 seconds of ice time on Saturday and played 16:49 in Friday's contest. Iacobellis won 56.7% of his faceoffs on the weekend, going 17-for-30 in the circle.Sheary Named Captain- Head coach John Micheletto announced on Oct. 18 that Conor Sheary will serve as the team's captain for the 2013-14 campaign. The senior forward has been a fixture in the Minutemen's lineup for the past three-plus seasons, missing just one of a possible 124 games of his career thus far.-Sheary wore the "C" for the first time on Oct. 18 in the squad's home opener vs. Michigan State.Happy Returns- Both redshirt-junior forward Troy Power and sophomore Evan Stack returned to the lineup in the season opener at Boston University on Oct. 11 after both seeing their 2012-13 campaigns cut short due to injury. Power was granted a medical hardship waiver and will have one additional season of eligibility remaining following the 2013-14 campaign.- Seeing his first action since Nov. 30, 2012 vs. Northeastern, Power scored his first of the season on Oct. 12 at #1 UMass Lowell.- Stack was back in the lineup for the first time since Nov. 9, 2012 vs. Providence. The pair of forwards missed a combined 49 games lost to injury in 2012-13. Who's Back- UMass returns 18 total letterwinners from a year ago, 12 forwards, five defensemen and one goaltender. The Minutemen bring back their three leading scorers from 2013-14 in seniors Branden Gracel (34 pts), Conor Sheary (27 pts) and Michael Pereira (26 pts). Among the 18 returnees are 16 juniors and seniors. Three of UMass' five returning defensemen played in 30+ games last season.- In net, Steve Mastalerz played a then-career high 15 games in 2012-13, a total of 850:56 minutes. Upon returning from injury, Mastalerz posted a 2.45 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in the second half of the season and finished the year on a high note, with a 3-0 shutout of Merrimack.What's New - UMass has added nine new faces to the roster for 2013-14, four forwards (Steven Iacobellis, Ray Pigozzi, Frank Vatrano, Brandon Wahlin), three defensemen (Brennan Baxandall, Ben Gallacher, Marc Hetnik) and two goaltenders (Mac Haight, Alex Wakaluk).- The group is an experienced bunch and has combined for 1,244 career games in junior hockey. - Three players in the group have won a combined four medals in international competition. Vatrano captured a gold medal with the U.S. National Development Team at the 2011 IIHF World U-18 Championship and took silver at the U-17 championships in 2010. Gallacher was a silver medal winner in the World Junior A Championships for Canada West in 2010 and Pigozzi captured a bronze medal at the World Junior A Challenge in 2011 as a member of Team USA.- Two more players wore letters for their respective junior clubs as Baxandall served as Drumheller's captain in 2012-13 and was an assistant captain in 2011-12 and Hetnik served as captain for the Vernon Vipers in 2012-13.- As a member of the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Wakaluk was MVP of the SJHL and was a finalist for the RBC Canadian Junior Hockey League Player of the Year in 2012-13.- Wahlin finished his junior career as the all-time leading scorer for the Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with 109 career points (33 goals, 76 assists) in 115 career regular season games.Career Years In 2012-13- Seven returning Minutemen are coming off years in which they set or matched career highs in either goals, assists or points. - Career highs in goals in 2012-13: Zack LaRue (2), Troy Power (2), Branden Gracel (14), Colin Shea (3)- Career highs in assists in 2012-13: Mike Busillo (2), LaRue (3), Gracel (20), Adam Phillips (7), Shea (10), Anthony Raiola (1)- Career highs in points in 2012-13: LaRue (5), Gracel (24), Shea (13). A Fine Line- The line of Michael Pereira, Branden Gracel and Conor Sheary skated together in 17 games in 2012-13 and combined for 52 points during that span on 24 goals and 28 assists. One of the top point producing line combinations in all of Hockey East last year, all three returned for the 2013-14 season and have skated together in 13 of 19 contests thus far this year.- In those 17 games, the Pereira-Gracel-Sheary line provided 52.2% of the team's goals and 40.9% of the squad's points. Gracel (7g, 11a) and Pereira (10g, 8a) had a team-high 18 points in that stretch, followed by Sheary (7g, 9a).- Gracel is coming off a breakout junior campaign that saw him log a team-best 34 points (14 goals, 20 assists) while also garnering Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star recognition.- The three have missed just 10 games combined in their three-plus seasons of college hockey.Three Years And Counting- It has been over three calendar years since senior Conor Sheary has missed a game for the Minutemen, currently having played in 118 straight contests, including all 36 as a sophomore, all 34 last season and all 19 to date this season.- Not dressing for just one of a possible 124 games of his career thus far, the only contest Sheary missed came on Oct. 30, 2010 at Providence. - Sheary played in his 100th career game on Feb. 23, 2013 vs. Maine.Senior Citizens - UMass' nine-man senior class has appeared in over 850 career games combined with three members of the class (Branden Gracel, Conor Sheary and Colin Shea) having played in all 34 games last season. - As a group, they have logged 163 goals and 270 assists, led by Michael Pereira's 94 career points. Conor Sheary and Branden Gracel follow with 89 and 79 respectively. Pereira is UMass' active career goals (47) and points leader.- Three seniors combined on UMass' final goal of the night for the Minutemen at Maine on Oct. 26 as Pereira scored with assists going to Hanley and Sheary to bring the class' total to 400 career points combined among the group.- Six seniors have hit the century mark in games played: Sheary (123), Pereira (120), Gracel (119), Joel Hanley (116), Shea (115) and Adam Phillips (109).Vs. Ranked Teams- UMass is 1-5-1 against ranked teams thus far this year, most recently posting a 3-2 win at #13/11 Notre Dame on Dec. 7.- The Minutemen opened up last season with five games against ranked foes over its first six contests and went 4-9-2 against ranked teams in 2012-13, including wins over #9 New Hampshire (11/2), #8 Dartmouth (12/31), #2 Boston College (1/18) and #11/9 Boston University (2/1).- UMass was 7-9-1 against ranked teams in 2011-12 with wins over #1 Boston College (11/15), #17 Yale (12/7), #13 Cornell (12/29), #4 Boston College (1/13), #1 Boston University (2/10, at #11 Maine (2/18) and vs. #12 Merrimack (3/2). In 2010-11, the Minutemen posted an 0-16-3 record against ranked teams.- UMass record of 9-8-0 in 2009-10 was the program's best all-time record against ranked foes. UMass had wins over #2 Boston University (10/18), #9 Yale (11/19), #18/17 Vermont (11/24, 1/23), vs. #18 Union (12/29), a pair over #15 UMass Lowell (1/15-16), and a pair of wins at #17 Maine (3/5-6). - All-time, UMass is 65-196-25 against ranked opponents including a 6-4-0 record at neutral sites and a 10-28-4 record against non-conference teams.- UMass posted its fourth-ever win over a #1-ranked team, its first-ever on the road, on Feb. 10, 2012, 3-2 at Boston University. It was the squad's second over a #1 on the season. On Nov. 5, 2011, the Minutemen earned a 4-2 victory over Boston College in the Mullins Center. Previously, UMass had defeated then #1-ranked Boston University, 5-1, on Nov. 14, 2008 - also at the Mullins Center. The first came in 1994-95 with a 4-2 win over #1 Maine on Jan. 28. In the modern era, UMass is 4-14-1 against teams ranked #1.Three Attend Rookie Camps- Three current members of the UMass hockey team attended NHL prospect camps this past summer. Senior forward Branden Gracel participated in New York Islanders' mini camp and senior forward Conor Sheary and junior defenseman Oleg Yevenko attended New Jersey Devils' rookie camp.- Gracel was among 26 camp invitees on Long Island and took part in a five-day mini camp loaded with off and on-ice workout sessions. In the Orange vs. Blue Rookie Scrimmage at Nassau Coliseum on July 11, Gracel centered the fourth line for the Orange team.- Sheary and Yevenko opened up Devils rookie camp at AmeriHealth Pavilion on Monday, July 15.- With 7.7 seconds to go in the team's July 18 scrimmage, Yevenko fought 6-5, 215-pound Seth Helgeson.- In the final scrimmage of the week, Sheary scored for the white team at the 8:02 mark of the opening period during a power play portion of the scrimmage.Minutemen In The NHL- Four UMass hockey alumni earned spots on opening night National Hockey League rosters for the start of the 2013-14 season. Former Minutemen Justin Braun (2006-10) and Matt Irwin (2008-10) are in their fourth and second seasons, respectively, with the San Jose Sharks, Jonathan Quick (2005-07) is back with the Los Angeles Kings and Mike Kostka (2004-08) is in his first year with the Chicago Blackhawks. The four, all active in the NHL last season, are among UMass' total of nine NHL alumni all time.- During Matt Anderson's stint with the Devils last season in 2012-13, there were five Minutemen active in the NHL at once, the highest number in history. The program has had four on two occasions, first in 2010-11 and then again to start this season. In addition, Brad Norton, Greg Mauldin, Thomas Pöck and Casey Wellman round out the list of UMass hockey alumni who have seen time in the NHL, all within the past decade.- Irwin was named the 2012-13 San Jose Sharks' Rookie of the Year after registering 12 points on six goals and six assists over 38 games last season. He also appeared in 11 playoff games for the Sharks and had one assist in postseason competition.UMass Pros Dot The Globe- UMass currently has 22 alumni currently playing professional hockey around the globe in nine different countries: Austria, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Italy, Russia, Switzerland and the United States.- In addition to the four former Minutemen currently playing in the NHL, two more are active in the AHL (Conor Allen and Casey Wellman) and five are currently on ECHL rosters (Rocco Carzo, Marvin Degon, Danny Hobbs, Michael Marcou and T.J. Syner). - Nine alums are currently competing in Europe: Chris Capraro (England), Paul Dainton (Italy), P.J. Fenton (Germany), Mark Matheson (Austria), Greg Mauldin (Switzerland), Thomas Pöck (Austria), Corey Quirk (Denmark), Toni Soderholm (Finland) and Stephen Werner (Germany).- Matt Anderson is in his first year in the KHL, playing with Moscow Spartak. He currently has 20 points (11g, 9a) in 36 games.
UMass Inks Six To NLIs- Head coach John Micheletto announced on Nov. 19 that UMass hockey added its first six members of the Class of 2018 during the November early signing period. Defenseman Brandon Egli, forward Dennis Kravchenko, forward Patrick Lee, defenseman Brandon Montour, defenseman Maddison Smiley and forward Dominic Trento have all signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Minutemen next season.- Egli is in his second season with the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCHL) and has been one of the top scoring defensemen for the squad.- As the squad's captain, Kravchenko recently led Team USA to the Gold medal at the World Junior A Championships and had four points (1g, 3a) over four games in the tournament. - Lee and Smiley won a second consecutive AJHL Championship with the Bandits in 2012-13. Lee and Smiley also won the Royal Bank Cup last year, Canada's National Junior A Championship. - Smiley was named the 2012-13 AJHL Playoff MVP and earned the AJHL's Sportsmanship Award, the "Stewy Stewart Trophy". This fall he played for Canada West in the World Junior A Challenge that took home a Bronze medal.- Montour earned First Team GOJHL Midwestern Conference recognition and the Cory Stoyko Memorial Trophy as best defenseman in 2012-13.- Trento was named EJHL Playoffs Most Valuable Player in 2012-13 after leading the Hitmen to the league championship.


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Paul Jowdy Named Publisher of Women's Wear Daily
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Paul Jowdy, who last Thursday (Oct. 27) ended a five-month stint as Every Day with Rachael Ray publisher with the magazine's sale by Reader's Digest Association to Meredith Corp., was hired in the same capacity today (Nov. 2) at Women's Wear Daily.
The announcement was made by Fairchild Fashion Media (FFM) president/CEO (since Jan. 2010) Gina Sanders and chief revenue officer (since April 2010) Will Schenck. (WWD is the flagship publication of the Condé Nast-owned FFM.)
Part of Jowdy's new job is assuming the responsibilities of associate publisher Melissa Mattiace, who is joining Entertainment Weekly as associate publisher/sales . Jowdy tells minonline that "I got a call from Gina and Will on Monday, and from there everything moved quickly. I'm very excited about being part of the WWD and Fairchild family." He starts immediately.
Jowdy returns to CN, where he was Bon Appétit VP/publisher from 2005-2011 and then at Details from Jan.-May of this year, before going to Rachael Ray. He was a hire of Sanders when she became Details publisher in 1995.
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Those extreme couponing shows drive me bonkers. I don't know why they don't name the show, "Hoarders: the clean kind." The people think they're being savvy and efficient, but to me it seems wasteful. One woman had 50 packages of diapers and she didn't even have kids! On only one of the episodes have I seen anyone donating their so-called "haul."
But because I've recently taken advantage of a few cyber-deals, I decided to keep a record of what I spent this month at the grocery store. You know, for fun. *I thought* I had a general idea. I go to the store about once a week and spend about $100 each time, give or take $20. *I thought.* And that was still too much in my mind and I was pondering how I could shave a little off, but decided to start with tracking the actual numbers.
In the month of November I spent $719 in five trips to the grocery store. This does not count a trip to Costco and Target where a few grocery-ish items were bought in bulk. This does not count diapers. This does count pet food.
Now, we had houseguests for a long weekend and there was a holiday where I bought a small load of things that weren't normal. But in truth, almost every month of the year includes houseguests for us and some sort of "not normal" occasion (friends over to watch a football game, etc.). So I can't use those as an excuse for the spending.
I can't blame anything, really. This was all at my local chain grocery store, not a fancy Whole Foods. The only alcohol was a single bottle of wine. There was nothing else that seemed to be a splurge or that stood out to me as expensive. This was my normal grocery shopping, and it topped off at more than $700. For a family of 2.5. This rounds out to roughly $24/day or $9.60pp/day. This is way too high for at-home meals. I need to reassess how we eat.
If you've never done this, I suggest you try it. It's eye-opening.
For your weekend reading pleasure:
Are you going to get the obligatory mall Santa picture this year? Here's a clever way to get a picture of your child with Santa without waiting in line with 104 other screaming children, weary parents, and hot pretzel aroma. (Improve Photo by Emilie)
Speaking of toddlers, several posts by Jason Good made me laugh out loud at the screen this week, including Self-Help Advice from a 2-year-old and Approximately 3 Minutes Inside the Head of My 2-Year-Old. Such good stuff. (Jason Good 365)
Writers write and all that. This post from Sarah Markley spoke to me most this week.
(I stole the two links above from my friend Megan, who either sent them to me or tweeted them. I just felt like I had to be honest about that. She deserves all kinds of credit, especially since she turned in her book manuscript this week. Huge, right?)
I've been using Evernote for awhile, but I've only recently consolidated ALL of my major lists to it. It saves my scatter-brained self tons of time because it syncs wirelessly between my computer, my phone, and my iPad. I almost always have at least one of those devices close by. If you're unfamiliar with it, here's a good explanation of Evernote. Did I mention it's free? (The Sits Girls)
I hope you have wonderful plans for the weekend! My sister is here visiting and I'm definitely due for some solid girl time.
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Release Date: 2013-05-12 (Limited)
Genre: Program, Comedy
Rating: NR
Other movies in series: Laff Aholics, Laff Aholics 3, Laff Aholics 4, Laff Aholics 5
On the evening of Wednesday May 1st, 2013 Abner "A.R." Rivera of AR Entertainment will be presenting yet another night of comedy at Brooklyn's Williamsburg Cinemas. Located in the heart of one of the hippest and most culturally influential neighborhoods in the country; this event will be the second all-star night of comedy being held at the newly built state of the art multiplex. Headlining the festivities this time around will be Bronx-born funnyman Rob Stapelton. The veteran comic is best known for his standout performances on HBO's Comic Relief, Def Comedy Jam, Bad Boys of Comedy, BET's Comic View, Showtime at the Apollo, and Comedy Central, as well as for his starring role as rapper Jay-Z in the comedy film "Death of a Dynasty". Joining Stapleton on the stage will be none other than rising comedian Corey Fernandez, who made a name for himself as a finalist on the second season of BET's "Coming to the Stage" and holds the distinction as being the first Puerto Rican comic to appear on Russel Simmons' Def Comedy Jam. Rounding out the trio of New York-based stand-ups will be Jason Andors, a known comedian in the urban comedy circuit who's been seen on BET's Comic View, HBO's Bad Boys of Comedy, Showtime at the Apollo, and Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood.
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College Hockey:Fairfield And Connecticut Play To 3-3 Tie
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Connecticut men's played to a 3-3 tie with Fairfield after the game was delayed for an hour due to a zamboni problem at the Wonderland of Ice Rink in Bridgeport. Connecticut remains at 10-13-4 overall, 10-6-3 in the MAAC, while Fairfield stands at 7-14-2 overall, 6-10-3 in conference action.
UConn's Kurt Kamienski opened the scoring just 1:46 into the game on an assists from Ciro Longobardi and Mike Anderson. Fairfield's Dan Cotter tied the score on a Rae Metz pass off of a face-off in the UConn defensive zone at the 3:20 mark. The Stags then took the lead with 14 seconds left in the period on a Peter Hams' shot from the blue line.
The Huskies evened the score 1:33 into the second stanza. Michael Goldkind nailed a shot with assists from his defensemen Mike Boylan and Eric Nelson.
Fairfield jumped in front again on a goal from James Lubinski at the 15:55 mark.
Ron D'Angelo tied the score for Connecticut over a minute later.
The two teams played to the 3-3 draw through the third and overtime periods.
Artie Imbriano made 31 saves in goal for Connecticut, while Fairfield's Craig Schnappinger recorded 25 saves. Fairfield outshot Connecticut, 34-28.
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The Duchess clambers into a cockpit in heels to take the controls after her husband offers: "Do you fancy jumping in the back?"
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The Duchess of Cambridge turned down a chivalrous offer from her husband as the Royal couple continue their tour of Australia.
William was left watching as Kate - despite wearing heels - deftly climbed into the cockpit of a Super Hornet during a visit to the Royal Australian Air Force base Amberley, near Brisbane.
The Duke had asked: "Do you fancy jumping in the back?"
But the Duchess, dressed in a white LK Bennett dress with blue poppies on, wanted to have a go at the controls of the multimillion-pound plane herself from the pilot's seat.
Stephen Chappell, commanding officer of Number 1 Squadron, said there was some "bi-play between the two as to who was sitting in what seat".
During their visit, the Duke and Duchess met with relatives of four Australian servicemen killed in recent conflicts.
Kate was also presented with a boomerang by twins Ellijah and Tobee Dyer, three, for Prince George.
It comes after the Duchess poked fun at her husband's bald patch and started races on Sydney's Manly Beach as the Royal couple watched life-saving demonstrations.
Kate wore wedges to run in despite the sand before they were presented with a surfboard for their son.
The Duke and Duchess are on a nearly three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia.
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THEATER; Finally, a Dandy of a 'Pimpernel'
By VINCENT CANBY
Published: November 15, 1998
NOT in my memory has Broadway witnessed a resurrection comparable to the one on view at the 1,700-seat Minskoff Theater where, one year ago, the critical consensus was that the musical adaptation of ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' was DOA. You might have expected that the show, with book and lyrics by Nan Knighton and music by Frank Wildhorn, would have been interred with dignity, then forgotten. But no.
The popularity of Mr. Wildhorn's ''Jekyll and Hyde'' helped to sell tickets. So did the big, boldly engaging performance by Douglas Sills, who made his Broadway debut in the title role. As inert as the show was, it hung on, just barely, at last to be saved and maybe even turned into a hit. An association of big-spending, deep-pocket types provided the means by which ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' was able to have its somewhat belated out-of-town tryout tour without ever leaving the Minskoff.
The revisions went into rehearsal in September, while the cast continued to play the original production at night. After an eight-day shutdown beginning Oct. 1, the show began what were, in effect, several weeks of previews prior to the return of the critics earlier this month.
The result is a virtually different show, still headed by Mr. Sills, but with two new co-stars, Rex Smith and Rachel York. It has been assembled mostly out of material that was already there, a lot of it rewritten, pared down and rearranged by Ms. Knighton and reimagined by Robert Longbottom, the new director and choreographer. You should remember Mr. Long bottom as a member of the team responsible for last season's haunting succes d'estime, ''Side Show.'' He has also been directing and choreographing the annual ''Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular'' since 1994, which may have given him a special insight into the kind of show ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' was meant to be.
Market researchers, who are now required in our big-buck theater, told the new producers that people who had seen the show didn't know what it was about. That may have been true of some angry 4-year-olds. The other respondents, I suspect, really meant that the show was so languidly paced, so awkwardly staged and so uninflected that they couldn't have cared less about what was happening on the stage. Their minds had wandered.
In adapting Baroness Orczy's 1905 romantic novel as a musical, Ms. Knighton was forced to do a certain amount of truncating, but she hardly made it difficult to follow. Her book was and is an adequate re-creation of the tale about Percy Blakeney, the dashing English knight who masquerades as a fop to disguise his activities saving aristocrats from the Terror of the French Revolution. What the show lacked was the comic point of view and the energy to prevent it from looking as glum as a failed, socially irresponsible ''Les Miz'' spinoff.
''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is now what it should always have been: a light-hearted, prettily appointed entertainment, still sung in the manner of old-time operetta, but a show that moves with speed, sometimes wit and is never solemn for very long. There is even a touch of Grand Guignol theatrics. One of the principal characters is guillotined, not offstage but before the eyes of the happily disbelieving audience.
Even the score sounds better, not necessarily the ballads, in which singers seem always to be searching for some marshmallow truth within, but the mock anthems, such as ''Madame Guillotine'' and ''Into the Fire,'' and the comic numbers. The big, strapping Mr. Sills has great fun with these, especially ''The Creation of Man,'' in which Percy, in his foppish guise, leads the members of his league in a celebration of outrageous male plumage.
Mr. Sills is a true singer, but he also enunciates the lyrics in a manner that recalls the crisp relish of Rex Harrison in ''My Fair Lady'' when he wondered why a woman couldn't be more like a man. Mr. Sills continues to dominate the show, though now the show is working with him, instead of ignoring him.
A continuing problem: the Minskoff sound amplification system has a way of rendering many of the love songs unintelligible, the words emerging as meaningless syllables no matter who is singing. Is it because the love songs tend to be thunderously overorchestrated while the anthems and the comedy numbers are presented less ornately?
Rachel York, last seen on Broadway as the brassy Chicago moll in ''Victor/Victoria,'' is the new Marguerite (originally played by Christine Andreas), Percy's baffled French wife. You wouldn't know that bubble gum had ever passed her lips. She looks and even sounds a bit like Isabelle Adjani at her most queenly. Also singing well is Rex Smith, who is in for Terrence Mann, the original Chauvelin, Marguerite's former lover and evil revolutionary zealot.
Though ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is not exactly a dancing show, Mr. Longbottom appears to have altered and made coherent what choreography there was before. Andrew Jackness has augmented his lovely, Gainsborough-esque scenic design with one new set. Jane Greenwood's costumes remain a dazzling tribute to conspicuous consumption whenever the occasion allows.


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Today on July 20, 2014 Examiner.com had the opportunity to interview "Alive Inside" director Michael Rossato-Bennett and Dan Cohen about their new documentary, which is now playing. The film is a joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music.
His camera reveals the uniquely human connection we find in music and how its healing power can triumph where prescription medication falls short. This stirring documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music's ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it.
Q: So my first question is for Michael. When did you first decide you were going to film Dan's work and Dan what was your initial response when it was brought up?
Michael: It started off honestly as a job, a one day shoot and I wasn't actually looking forward to it; going into a nursing home to help this guy and going into a nursing home for me was a very frightening experience, you know you see rows and rows of wheelchairs against the walls and people who have their heads against their chests for years. It was kind of a frightening place to be for me. I didn't even really know that these places existed and it turns out that there are sixteen thousand of them in our country. That means that there are three within a mile of you right now!
So what happened was we just started filming and Dan walked in and there's this one man named Henry with his head down and he was lost to the world and he's been lost for ten years and this man loved Cab Calloway and we gave him Cab Calloway, the music that he had loved when he was a young man and music has this ability to go into the brain, into the mind and reach parts of the being that nothing else can reach. You know a lot of these people with dementia have a lot of their brain, their logic system, their short term memory; it's just not functional and gone. But the deeper parts of the brain, the movement systems, the emotional systems are absolutely alive and I did not know that when we started. To see this man who was literally dead and gone to waking up and just seeing this being come out of nothingness was so overwhelming to me that in that first moment of filming when I filmed this man wake up and I saw what a phenomenal human had been hidden away inside this person, inside this institution, I said this is a film that has to be made, we have to tell this story of these millions of people in our country that we think of as gone but really inside of there.
They are alive inside and that it's so simple to actually awaken them up and the magic is not a pill, the magic is music because it's a great thing that we can do together. As a people, this is a problem that we can actually solve. An ipod only costs forty dollars and that's less than one day of medication amongst these people and the medication doesn't help them. This helps them and can change their lives for the rest of their lives and it's a gift that we can do as a people that makes us better and makes their lives better. That's why I made this film, I want to see that happen.
Q: Okay great! So Dan, what was your initial response when Michael wanted to film your work and make it into a documentary.
Dan: I definitely wanted to. My problem is when I would tell friends "You should see this reaction I'm getting from people, it's amazing" and people would go like "Well, I heard you were giving old people music" and they just don't really get it. It's more than that. That's why having that video of Henry waking up was huge in making that happen, it was magical.
Q: So what drove you to start Music & Memory?
Dan: In 2006, listening to the radio I heard a journalist speaking about how ipods were ubiquitous, they're everywhere. So I googled ipods and nursing homes and even though there are sixteen thousand nursing homes, I couldn't find one that was using ipods so I called the local nursing home on my way back and I came in with my laptop, some ipods and gave it to people.
Q: So the film "Alive Inside" has a really strong message regarding our broken healthcare system. In your opinion, what steps should be taken to combat this and how does Music & Memory have a place in all of this?
Dan: So right now, the healthcare system really with Alzheimer's disease, people are anxious in nursing homes, they're very agitated when they have dementia or Alzheimer's and that puts them a danger to themselves or others so they give them these drugs to calm them down. These drugs are called antipsychotics and antipsychotic drugs are a dangerous drug that has psychiatric elements and they haven't really stopped using them and so doctors are reluctant to stop using them because they feel like they have nothing to substitute the drugs for because if we take them off the common medication, they'll hurt themselves or others. We're successful between thirty and sixty percent of the time, which could totally eliminate that class of drugs and so we only want to make this a standard so that the millions of people on these drugs and the billions of dollars that we spent, there's really no need that we need to rely on these drugs when others can use much lower doses of drugs so it shouldn't be if somebody's depressed or agitated, let's give them a drug that knocks them out first, but instead try music and go with that and if it doesn't work then it's fine, but most of the time it does work so why not!
Q: So Michael, your film won the Audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. Did either of you guys think your film would have that effect on the audience?
Michael: No. My wife told me to submit the film to Sundance and I was like "no, they're not going to want to see a movie about music and dementia" and she said "do it" and I was like "no it's one hundred bucks, we can't afford it" and she was like "do it" and at the very last moment possible, I submitted it and I never thought it would get into Sundance. It got into Sundance and then when we got there and the film started showing, all of a sudden people were lining up and everybody was talking about the film and it won! It won the Audience Award, just the most amazing moment of my life as a film maker.
We live in a world where we have all these problems and there's nothing we can do about it. This is something we can do. I learned today that with the price of one of John Travolta's jets we could solve this problem for every elderly dementia patient in America. It's something we can do as people to make us better and this movie, it speaks its own thing that people in this country are very very hungry for right now. It's about connection and I think all of the people feel disconnected and in this movie, you will see people with pure connections to their own humanity than you've ever seen because the people suffering from dementia, this is just me talking but they have a direct pipeline to their pure heart and it's an incredible experience to witness these people. They have something to teach us actually. Music is actually instructive, I know I've learned a lot from it and I encourage people, come to one of our screenings. It's only going to be a documentary film and documentary films come and go very quickly. Just see what cities we're coming to, or write us and we'll bring it to you, let's wake up on this topic!
Q: So Michael, you followed Dan's work for a total of 3 years. I know you already mentioned Henry but which moment would you say was the most memorable.
Michael: I think the most memorable for me was one day watching Mary Lou and watching her listen to her music and seeing how at home she was inside her music. This woman who could not navigate life by herself and when she was in the world of music she was so at cool and such an amazing and beautiful face that I actually realized that this woman listened to music deeper than I did and I went home and listened to my music, tried to listen to it the same way that she does with my memory and my heart and my past and I learned from her how to listen to music. It was almost like I didn't know how to listen to music the more I spent time with these people with dementia and experienced them listening to their music. Music is much deeper in us than we think and has more gifts for us than we think, just like the air around us. We don't think about it that much, but if you think about it and really take a moment to experience the air or question your relationship to music, you find that it's a very very deep and interesting road to go down.
Q: What were both of you hoping to accomplish with this documentary and do you feel that you have succeeded?
Dan: Oh you know, we have succeeded in getting as far as we have gotten but we still have a long way to go. I mean right now like one percent of the people that could use this are getting the ipod so that may be ninety nine percent to go, so my job is to make this happen and make this a standard of care. I'm not concerned with "oh so this is where we've gotten so far," we understand we've really got a long way to go. I know for every one person we've bettered, there are ninety nine that aren't getting help, aren't getting a visitor, so the goal is to get to all of them. There's no reason that we can't get universal access here.
Michael: My goal is to change the world and make it a more human place and I think some real challenges are for us to do some things together and I will know that I've succeeded, that we've succeeded when people come together and when people see this movie and are inspired to use the lessons that are in the movie to make life better for others and I think we are succeeding, tremendously; the amount of love and concern and help that was offered us.
Q: So one last question for Michael. Now that "Alive Inside" is wrapped up, are there any projects that you are currently working on or planning to work on that you can share with us?
Michael: You know this is honorably my life's work. My life's work is very simple - just trying to awaken my country, my people, my friends to do more life. So we're working on two or three upcoming films all based on the illusion that we are obsessed with and how they keep us from the life that is our birthright and how we can change that.
Q: Is there anything else you wanted to add before we end the interview?
Dan: If anybody wanted to they can visit our "Music & Memory" website if they want to do something for a family member. There's a resource guide on how to set it up for a loved one. If they want to help we will set people up with the nursing home nearest to them and they can go in and bring music to people. We'll help to make a good connection.
Michael: And if you come to the film, there'll be a little box where you can put your old gently used ipods that we send to Dan and he'll put them to good use.
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India, More than 1000 KRRS farmers arrested in Bangalore
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7 June , Bangalore
More than a 1000 Karnataka farmers tried to cease the venue of the Global Investors Meet this morning by blocking the main road and disrupting traffic. The police has arrested about a 1000 while the others are still protesting. KRRS farmers have committed to a jail bharo - they are undertaking mass voluntary arrests.
The Karnataka government is laying a red carpet for investors to come and invest in Karnataka in areas like agriculture, tourism, infrastructure etc. they want to sign atleast 300 MOUs in the two days meet of 7 and 8 June 2012. In agriculture, they want to intensify biotechnology research capacity, set up SEZs for food processing with MNCs like Coca cola, Pepsi and Nestle, intensify contract farming. The Chief Ministers of most other BJP ruled states are present at this meeting.
Farmers are opposing this model of development based on foreign investments, large scale projects that are geared towards exports, profiteering and elite consumerism. Land banks are being set up by the karnataka government for SEZs and alll kinds of incentives like cheap uninterrupted electricity, tax cuts etc are being provided to investors while farmers are being uprooted off their lands, committing suicide and have to beg for drought relief measures, electricity, fair prices for their produce. It is clear that Pepsi and Coca Cola are not interested in feeding people or protecting nature, and neither are they going to solve the serious hunger crises of our country. We need the peasants and people of the land to feed our country. Resources, government incentives and the model of development need to geared towards them.
Taiwan, Protesting local farmers get global boost
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La Via Campesina (LVC) — a global alliance of 150 farming rights groups — yesterday voiced their support for Taiwanese farmers who are struggling against forced government land seizures and said it would deliver letters to the Taiwanese government to protest the land-grabs.
"La via campesina, viva. La via campesina, viva. (long live the peasant's way)" farmers and activists from Taiwan, Indonesia and South Korea chanted at a news event in Taipei to show solidarity in the campaign to defend farmers' rights.
"Struggles by small-scale farmers to defend their farmland is very common around the world; however, such struggles are often stigmatized and the people involved ... are often sanctioned by law," said Achmad Yakub, LVC's youth coordinator for Southeast Asia. "This is why farmers around the world must stand together in solidarity."
"We would ask all 150 farming rights groups under the LVC to send letters to the government of Taiwan to protest what has been happening to Taiwanese farmers in recent years," Yakub said.
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India, Farmers movements protest against Moserbaer power plant land grabbing
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Letter to Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
June 4, 2012
Subject: Moserbaer power plant in Anuppur- stop land grabbing, release farmers, stop police atrocities
On behalf of farmers movements, peoples organizations and civil society we condemn the arrest of the farmers and tribal's protesting the Moserbaer thermal power plant in Anuppur district of MP.
Those farmers that have been beaten and put in jail were exercising their democratic right to oppose an unfair and forced grabbing of their lands for an unsustainable private coal based power plant. It is clear that the government and industrial nexus have illegally got together to steal people's scarce resources and not heeded the needs of the local communities. In todays global environmental, climate and hunger crisis it is crucial to not divert agricultural lands and peoples resources and livelihoods towards such polluting industrial uses and that too using force when people rightfully oppose such moves. The world over governments are debating how to move towards a sustainable path while your government is supporting projects such as Moserbaer's polluting coal thermal plant and that too in an already water stressed region.
Brasil, Dilma – Veto All of It! In Defense of the Forest Code
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- Published on Friday, 25 May 2012 11:38
Leader of La Via Campesina Brasil
The bill that amends the Brazilian Forest Code, voted on this week in the Chamber of Deputies, represents the maximum agenda of the ruralists. The caucus that supports agribusiness and defends those who commit environmental crimes showed their unity and succeeded in approving language so intertwined that it affects the whole bill.
The language of the amendment means that if President Dilma Rousseff vetoes part of the bill, the same thing continues. For example, if she vetoes the part that specifies as 15 meters the minimum forest area to be preserved along the banks of rivers (currently it is 30 meters) – the bill would remain without any mention of the recovery of these areas. Predatory tourism in the wetlands is still allowed, according to the bill.
The ruralists also took the opportunity to make the process of agrarian reform more difficult by restricting the collection of government data about the population and even by annulling the Constitutional mandate that classifies as unproductive the areas where the environment is not respected.


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Results tagged ' Jason Kubel '
Saying Goodbye…And Hello
I hated seeing Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel leave for Colorado & Arizona, respectively. They have been incredibly fun to watch the last decade or so. I liked Kubel's no-nonsense approach to success, as well as his live bat and always-improving defensive skills. Cuddyer, of course, was the epitome of the "Twins way" with his positive attitude, versatility, and toughness. There is no way that losing both of them will improve the team in any way, shape, or form for 2012.
The trouble, of course, is that the Twins (because of last season) dug themselves into such a hole that the competitive future is almost surely beyond '12. As such, as much as I hate to say it, not overpaying for Cuddyer & Kubel was probably a smart decision. We gave them both fair offers (at least from what I heard/read) and they chose greener (literally) pastures. More power to them.
In Cuddy's case, he's never really developed into an elite player. He strikes out (on those @#$% outside pitches in the dirt!) far too much, is prone to long slumps, and could just as easily hit .260 with 15 homers next season. We can't tie up any more money in that risk (see: Mauer/Morneau; unluckiness)
With Kubel, he could absolutely mash subpar pitching…but struggled mightily (sometimes even embarrassingly so) against the elites (see: Yankees in playoffs). Plus, the move to Target Field really dulled his right field gap home run power.
So, as much as I hate to see them go, I have to conclude that it makes sense at this point in the Twins' future.
We did, however, sign Josh Willingham (formerly of the Marlins, Nats, & most recently A's)…
I don't really know much about Willingham, but I like the reviews of him I hear from other players. He seems to have some pop in his bat as well. What I like the most, however, is that his career OPS is over .800. It isn't tremendous, of course, but far better than most players in our lineups last year. At the very least, he can hopefully provide some veteran leadership to what promises to be an interesting mish-mash of a team in '12.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot…
We also got Jason Marquis (of basically every NL team, I believe…!). Considering the little money we paid him, this could be a steal…provided he comes back from a leg injury sustained last season. He's a workhorse who prides himself (much like Pavano) on taking the ball every fifth day. Lord knows we need more of those types around these parts.
Paying The Piper
We sports fans are a fickle lot most of the time. For the last few years, Twins fans were ALWAYS badgering GM's (either Ryan or Smith) to sign more players to help us win. Since the pitching seemed solid, a lock of hitters was always our "dire" need.
Well, we brought in guys like Delmon Young, Orlando Hudson, JJ Hardy, and Jim Thome to help the offense. Plus, we signed out "Mantle & Marris"…
Well, those offensive players (for a variety of reasons) never really paid off, and "M&M" have been too hurt to meet the return on investment.
Thus, part of the reason for this season spiralling into disaster has been an inability to patch holes like we have done in the past. The bullpen guys got too pricey, the starters all regressed or never hit their potential, and all the hitters got hurt. ALL…OF…THEM.
So, we are now realizing (as we did in the 1990s) that we still can't quite spend with the big boys on the coasts…even with a new stadium. The time to pay the piper has come, and that time is now.
-Twins get swept by lowly Orioles at home.
-Liriano goes on the DL (Scott Diamond will take his place).
-Kubel is claimed off waivers (though no deal yet) by the White Sox.
-Same story as above for Jim Thome & the Indians.
Preview (55-75, 4th, 9.0 GB CWS): Rick Porcello (11-8, 5.17) vs. Scott Diamond (0-1, 4.26)
Two Things…
Two things to ponder in the middle of a hot streak…
1. It never ceases to amaze me that if Alexi Casilla is playing well (both in the field, at the plate, and on the basepaths), the Twins are almost guaranteed to be winning games. The theory doesn't hold true in the reverse, as the Twins have played well without Casilla on many occasions the last few years, but I've never seen him play well in losing efforts. Don't ask me why this is, but it seems to be the case.
2. When things are at their most bleak…and I mean the VERY PIT of despair…the Twins always seem to play their best as well. It wasn't until both Thome and Kubel went down on the same day that the winning streak began. I suppose one could argue that when rock bottom is hit, the ONLY way to go is up, but I'd still like to think that the Twins are a better team WITH Kubel/Thome than without. The same effect was seen after the loss of Morneau in 2009 & 2010.
-A tough loss in Cleveland tonight, but it was a well-contested contest that saw Liriano look solid and the bullpen do a great job. We just ran into the buzzsaw of Carlos Carrasco for a night. The key now is to bounce back and still take the series tomorrow afternoon.
Preview (22-38, 5th, 4.0 GB KCR): Carl Pavano (3-5, 4.83) vs. Justin Masterson (5-4, 3.28)
The Mauer Effect
Memorial Day weekend is often used as the first "benchmark" in a long baseball season. Which teams are strong, which are weak, who may be sellers at the break, who may be gearing up for a mid-season trade.
Usually, the running joke here in Twins Territory is that the Kansas City Royals are usually making winter vacation plans at about this time. Well, the Royals ARE in fourth place in the AL Central and more than a few games below .500, but there's something this year that makes the joke quite a bit less funny: the Royals are 6-7 games ahead of the Minnesota Twins.
So far this season on this blog, I have lamented the terrible play and given a few opinions of my own on it. I would like to add one more here, known possibly as the "Joe Mauer Effect":
Clearly, the biggest reason for the Twins' struggles has been the time lost to injuries to key players. There's no debating that fact. However, I wonder if perhaps the potential "babying" (the word goes in quotes because nobody seems to know exactly what transpires with him on a day-to-day basis) of star catcher Joe Mauer isn't creating a tinge of bitterness in the clubhouse that translates over onto the field.
A baseball clubhouse, besides the crass camaraderie and checkbook amounts, is no different than any other workplace. If one person is getting better treatment than others, and those others feel that that treatment is not well-deserved, a bitter attitude can poison the work environment. Some people can put that bitterness behind them and be abject professionals, while others let it stew and bleed over into their work habits.
I'm not accusing the Twins of anything, as I have never stepped foot into their pre- or post-game clubhouse and thus cannot pass judgement. However, it's just something to think about as the weird injuires (and losses) keep piling up.
What the Twins have on their side, though, is Ron Gardenhire.
While I have–in the past–criticized some of Gardy's on-field decisions, I do not question for one moment that he is one of (if not THE) best player-relations manager in the game today. He demands respect for the game, and if he doesn't get it you won't play for him all that much longer.
I hope this "Mauer Effect" isn't seeping through the Twins clubhouse on a daily basis, but like I said, it is worth mentioning. Of course, as is always the case in professional sports, if Mauer comes back and hits .350, all will be forgiven. Let's hope against hope that something similar transpires to give the team a bit of a spark this season.
-Kubel and Thome put on DL today. Oy.
Preview (17-37, 5th, 7.5 GB KCR): Anthony Swarzak (0-2, 3.60) vs. Sean O'Sullivan (2-4, 6.75)
Joe Nathan coming home, indeed. For the Twins' 2011 Target Field opener, they pretty much sleepwlked through seven innings at the plate. Luckily, Carl Pavano was dominating, setting down Oakland A after Oakland A. Then, in the eighth, Danny Valencia's infield single was followed by hits from three lefties (Kubel, Span, Mauer) to scratch two runs across.
As this was occuring on the field, Joe Nathan was quickly warming in the pen, anticipating his first Target Field save situation. When those gates opened and "Stand up and Shout" played over the loudspeakers, it was clear that Mr. Nathan was "Home" at last.
For whatever reason, Joe Nathan is a favorite Twin of mine (just look at the name of this blog). He's easily the greatest closer the team has ever had, and there's just something about a save situation that gets me pumped. Besides Cuddy gunning a runner, Span slapping a triple, or Thome blasting off, there isn't anything that will get me on my feet faster than a closer coming into a game to get those final three outs.
I also admire Nathan's grit and determination. He started off as a struggling SS with the Giants, then came over here with Liriano and Boof Bonser in the A.J. Pierzynski trade (thanks again, A.J.!) as a so-so reliever. We gave him Eddie G's closing role, and he never missed a beat.
If the weather holds out, I may be attending the game either today or Sunday, and I would like nothing more than to see Nathan return to domination in person!
Preview (3-4, T-4, 2.0 GB CLE): Gio Gonzalez (1-0, 1.29) vs. Nick Blackburn (1-0, 1.50).
Options, Options
The other day, the Twins made a few "option" decisions on players:
First, Jason Kubel was brought back for 2001. Overall, he had a disappointing '10 campaign after a breakout 2009, but the RBI's really started coming in those final months, so there is hope he can bounce back.
Also, Nick Punto was not offered an option, but could return at a lower salary. It would be strange to see Little Nicky go, as it would truly signal an end to that "pirahna" era, but I wouldn't miss Gardy's unwavering devotion to him one bit, even when we were desperate for some offense at times. The presence of Matt Tolbert might make Nicky expendable.
Go Ahead…Make (His) Day
Tisk, tisk. Once again, a team (this time the Angels) intentionally walks Joe Mauer to get to Jason Kubel. Bad idea (for the other team, that is). Twins route Haren and Duensing coasts to victory.
Preview (71-51, 1st, 4.5 GA CWS): Trevor Bell (1-3, 5.40) vs. Kevin Slowey (11-5, 4.22)
More Bailouts Than Obama (aka Don't Mess Around With Jim)
Tonight's Twins-White Sox game featured more bailouts of Twins' pitchers than the Obama Administration:
First, Scott Baker stunk it up once again, giving up a bevy of hard-hit balls, including a moonshot from Paul Konerko in the early innings:
However, the Twins also got dingers of their own from Delmon Young and Orlando Hudson, as well as a big triple from Jason Kubel, to stay in the game.
With the Twins leading 5-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, Matt Capps was brought in for the save situation. The first batter, Alexei Ramirez, homered to tie the game, but Capps was bailed out by a huge, bases-loaded double play to end the inning.
In the tenth, Jon Rauch took the mound and, with one out, gave up three straight singles to once again allow the White Sox to score a run, giving them a 6-5 lead. Rauch, for the second time in as many games, couldn't even finish off his inning and had to be replaced:
At this point, though, is when Big Jim took matters onto his own, rather broad shoulders:
In the bottom of the tenth, Delmon Young sent a rocket right through the crotch (almost literally) of Matt Thorton. Up stepped Jim Thome, and three things happened in rather short fashion:
1. The ball rocketed towards the right field pavilion;
2. The ball landed, giving Thome career homer #581, and the first walk-off jack at Target Field;
3. A shaving cream-filled towel quickly homed in on Thome's face, courtesy of one Nick Punto.
Every win against the Sox is a good win at this point, but it's so much sweeter when Thome does it to his former mates! Next to Delmon Young choosing to punch AJ Pierzynski in the face instead of sliding into home plate, Thome's blast is easily the highlight of the season-series with these two clubs so far. Can we drop them even further back tomorrow?!
Preview (69-50, 1st, 4.0 GA CWS): Gavin Floyd (8-9, 3.70) vs. Francisco Liriano (11-7, 3.26).
Tonight, Francisco Liriano went 5.2 innings and only gave up one run. Without observing the game and just going by that stat line, you'd think that maybe he walked a few too many guys or just ran out of gas. This was not the case whatsoever. In fact, Frankie (if not spectacular) was remarkable in his ability to get out of jams.
In the fifth inning, with the bases loaded with Sox and no one out, Cisco got Rios to hit into a force play at the plate, then struck out both Konerko and Quentin on nasty sliders to end the inning.
In the sixth, the Sox again loaded the bases, this time with one out, only to see Liriano get Pierre to line out and then cede to Guerrier, who popped out Ramirez.
All told, it was a miraculous performance from Liriano in terms of pitching out of jams.
Then the seventh inning dawned, the Tighty-Whities put a man on base (Mauer) to pitch to Kubel, and that pretty much ended things:
-With Valencia playing so well at third, there seems to be no rush to hurry along Nick Punto back from injury. When Little Nicky does return, I would hope that Gardy would use him as a sub, not wrenching the starting job from a still-hitting Danny Boy.
-Will anyone really miss Mijares? He's basically what I call a 50-50 guy. He might get the lefty out, but he also has just a great a chance at walking him or uncorking a wild pitch. Is he worth it as a LOGEY?
Preview (65-50, 1st, 1.0 GA CWS): Gio Gonzalez (10-7, 3.51) vs. Carl Pavano (14-7, 3.28). As Bert Blyleven said on the telecast tonight, Oakland is playing some decent ball right now, and can throw some quality arms at us this weekend. But is it any match for the stache? I think not.
Right Said, Fred (aka I Do My Little Turn…)
So let's see…what happened today:
Twins jump out to early lead on Rays…Twins bullpen completely implodes and allows a grand-slam to Jason Bartlett late to tie the game…Jason Kubel hits a towering pop-up that hits the catwalk high above Tropicana Field and allows the eventually winning run for Minnesota to score and at least salvage a split on enemy territory.
Perhaps this is what happens when you build a domed stadium in Florida:
And then name it after an orange juice maker:
Do I miss the Metrodome? Nahh…
Preview (61-48, 2nd, 1.5 GB CWS): Francisco Liriano (10-7, 3.18) vs. Jeanmar Gomez (2-0, 1.50).


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It was another frustrating night for the Maryland Terrapins, who struggled from the outset in a 75-63 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the final meeting between the two teams in the ACC.
Maryland got off to another slow start, this time falling behind 12-0 in the opening minutes and forcing Mark Turgeon to take an early timeout.
Despite the timeout, the Terps fell farther behind, trailing 19-3 in what appeared to be a rout in the making.
The Terps then mounted a serious run lead by Charles Mitchell, of all people, to climb right back into the game. The Tar Heels had no answer for Mitchell, who dominated the offensive glass.
However, missed free throws and turnovers really hurt the Terps toward the end of the first half and allowed the Tar Heels to once again build the lead to double digits heading into halftime.
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Sweet Potato Pecan Muffins
Makes 24-32 muffins
1 ½ cup olive oil
1 cup cooked sweet potato
2 cup sugar (This item is available as Fair Trade)
4 eggs (For vegan option: substitute 2 ripe mashed bananas)
3 cups whole wheat flour (Choose organic)
2 tsp aluminum free baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp sea salt
12 oz pecans, finely chopped
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Oradim80 –new –sid <SID> -intpwd Oracle –startmode AUTO
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