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Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Up All Night
W - Marmol (2-3), kids scarfing garlic fries, parachat costumes
L - Walker (3-4), lucking into a "Win" decision, not getting a play by play due to kids scarfing garlic fries
S - Wood (21), Fontenot
Things to Take from This Game
1. Dempster pitches well enough to win.
Six innings pitched, 2 runs, 2 walks, seven Ks. He left with a lead and certainly deserved to improve his road-game record. As best as I could tell on a weak mlb.tv feed and inattentive broadcasters, Dempster featured a good slider tonight, getting a bunch of swinging strikes. He didn't get the decision because...
2. Marmol has another bad moment
After easily putting down the first two batters in the bottom of the seventh with strikeouts, Marmol gave up a walk, a hit, and a three run blast to Ray Durham. Bowker had hit one into McCovey Cove in the previous inning off Dempster, so the Giants five runs came on two swings of the bat.
3. Fontenot gets the final word
The Cubs scoring began with the Matt Murton Approved Run-scoring GIDP. Edmonds hit yet another swing-from-my-ass opposite-field 2-run HR, and Soto had a two-run single set up by a Fukudome and Theriot double-steal. (Fukudome would have been in danger at third, had there been a throw.) Fontenot broke a 5-5 tie in the 8th with a home run to nearly the same spot Durham hit his in the pavillion-thingy in right. A two-out triple not-withstanding, Wood nailed down the save in the ninth.
The why-am-i-suddenly-getting-the-"quick-find"-feature-toggled-on-in-firefox-whenever-I-hit-the-apostraphe-key,
-and-first-recap-in-a-long-time-and-right-before-going-on-a-road-trip-and-probably-being-away,-again details, below....
Game Recap
Inning 1 - Top
- Fukudome swings at the first pitch, pops out to left. Sparce crowd it looks like at Pac Bell.
- 3-1 on Theriot. Ball four on a very close pitch low and outside. Rookie ump tonight; the color commentator guy for the San Fran broadcast on mlb.tv says he's a good ump. Beats me. Name is Angel Campos.
- Ball one to Lee. Moves to a full count.
- Lee lines to right. Winn gets twisted around a bit, but catches it at the hip.
- Theriot steals, and the throw is way wide of the base, sailing into center. Theriot takes third.
- Correia K's Soto looking at a fastball on the low outside corner. Nice pitch. Theriot left at third.
Inning 1 - Bottom
- Lewis flies out to Murton in left, I'm told. my mlb.tv missed it. Jerks.
- Durham lines one right at Fukudome.
- The game tonight is some sort of support-the-troop and honor-the-vets game, being broadcast to the military around the world. I'm told the Cubs are wearing special hats, but my crummy feed can't distinguish it.
- Winn lines a single opposite field to Murton.
- Wicked slider (I think, it's hard to say - acted more like a slider than a split) to K Rowand swinging.
Inning 2 - Top
- Feed returns just in time to see Edmonds walk on a pitch low and inside.
- DeRosa with a nice inside-out single to right. Edmonds to third. On an 0-2 count, low outside fastball.
- Murton reaches to protect on a 2-2 pitch, rolls into an easy 4-6-3. Run scores. 1-0 Cubs.
- Fontenot walks. Third walk in two innings.
- Dempster rolls out to Durham.
Inning 2 - Bottom
- Bowker with a fly down the left field foul line, Murton with a nice running catch
- Aurilia flies to Edmonds
- Elizier Alfonzo K's swinging. Dempster pitching slowly, but looks sharp.
Inning 3 - Top
- Fukudome rolls out to Aurilia at third.
- Theriot taps out in front of the plate, Alfonzo makes the play, 2-3.
- Lee singles to center. (my feed sucks. I'm told this happened.)
- Soto pops a high curveball into shallow right. Winn gets it.
Inning 3 - Bottom
- Vizquel lines to Theriot.
- Dempster walks Corrreia on five pitches. Last one a fastball wild inside.
- Lewis K's looking at a fastball.
- Durham lines a double down the right field line. Correia is held at third, somewhat to the surprise of the broadcasters.
- 3-0 on Winn. Walks on the next pitch.
- 0-2 on Rowand.
- Rowand K's swinging at a breaking pitch
Good grief, the commercials on mlb.tv are three times louder than the broadcast.
Inning 4 - Top
- Edmonds lines one toward the right field corner. Winn runs over, cuts it off just short of the warning track, Edmonds holds at first.
- DeRosa K's swinging at a slider
- Murton flies to right
- The San Fran telecast is fixated on a toddler, probably not even two, who is just scarfing the garlic fries. They go to a split-screen of him and the game. Pretty funny, or at least as funny as making fun of early signs of childhood obesity can be
- Dempster rolls out, 3-1 I think. Hard to follow amidst the garlic fry scarfing babe.
Inning 4 - Bottom
- Bowker pulls one into the Cubs dugout, hits someone. Dunno the situation.
- Then lines one opposite field to left for a single
- Aurillia pops to shallow center. Edmonds gets it.
- While the SF broadcast is interviewing some Navy serviceman, Alfonzo rolls into a nicely turned 6-4-3.
Inning 5 - Top
- Dempster K's swinging at a fastball
- Fukudome flies to Rowand, who is swung way over into left center.
- Theriot pops to Durham in shallow right. It pops out of Durham's glove, but he recovers to catch it with the bare hand.
It is offensive, how loud the commercials get between innings on mlb.tv
Inning 5 - Bottom
- Vizquel grounds out 3-1.
- Correia K's swinging
- So does Lewis. Between the San Fran telecast not covering the game half as much as the military-honoring and toddler-eating-fries stuff, a spotty feed, and having to keep the sound down from fear of the loud commercials, this is a pretty thin game recap.... Hard to catch exactly what's going on.
Inning 6 - Top
- Lee grounds one to Aurilia's right. Nice backhand, out at first.
- Soto lines a double down the left-field line. San Fran broadcaster doesn't know how many outs there are.
- Long battle, 3-2 count, Edmonds finally lines a home run opposite field, just into the stands over the funky cartoon cars in left. 3-0 game.
- DeRosa K's looking
- Murton lines a single back up the middle on an 0-2 pitch
- Fontenot lines a 400 foot drive to the warning track in left center, Rowand tracks it down. Tough out.
Inning 6 - Bottom
- Durham dumps one in to left center for a single.
- Winn flies out to right-center. Fukudome gets it
- From a 3-1 count, Rowand swings and misses at a couple of hard sliders. Now, at least, the anouncers are verifying that what I am seeing is a slider, not a split. Durham steals second on the K.
- Bowker hits one into McCovey's cove. Interesting swing he puts on the ball, sort of level and abbreviated, but no doubt about it. 3-2 game. Also interesting that there's only one kayak out in the cove, nowadays.
- Aurilia pops to Fukudome
Inning 7 - Top
- Dempster bounces to Aurilia
- Fukudome lines one past Correia, up the middle for a single
- Sergio Romo (who?!?!?) in to pitch to Theriot.
- Theriot pops a bunt up in the air and down the first base line. Romo races for it, dives head first, into Theriot who is running in fair territory. Disaster averted, everyoen ok, ball is ruled a foul ball, but it looked like it landed fair, to me. There's some loudmouth who has been yelling at the players and umps all game, being picked up by the microphones on the san fran broadcast, and he's all over the umps for not calling interference
- Fastball from Romo sails in on Theriot, gets him above the hip, maybe in the low ribs. Theriot's in pain. This same douchebag is yelling "karma sucks!" at Theriot.
- Romo has lots of movement, but doesn't know where it's going. One gets away from the catcher, but Fukudome and Theriot can't advance.
- 3-2 pitch, double steal. Lee looks at a rolling slider right down the middle, might have frozen Lee. No throw, runners move to 2nd and 3rd. Announcers say that Alfonzo would have had Fukudome out at third "by a mile."
- Soto singles up the middle, both runs score. 5-2 game. Slider over middle of the plate
- Edmonds walks. Romo sure doesn't have it tonight.
- DeRosa strikes out swinging at a fastball.
Inning 7 - Bottom
- Marmol in, K's Alfonzo swinging
- and Vizquel K's on a check swing on a slider, I think
- replay of that double-steal shows that while no one was covering second, Fukudome did get a really poor jump for third, and likely would have been out had he drawn a throw.
- Travis Denker, who is even more unknown than Sergio Romo, pinch hits for Romo. Walks on five pitches.
- Lewis singles in to right, Denker to second.
- First pitch to Durham, he hits one just over the tall wall in right, into what they are calling the "arcade" I guess. Whatever, it's a 5-5 game on the 3 run HR. And the inning started so well, too....
- gyeh.
- And just like that, Marmol's back to 96 mph fastball strike, 82 mile slider strike, something offspeed for a week roller out to Lee. Winn out, inning over.
Inning 8 - Top
- Tyler Walker pitching.
- Murton rolls out to Durham
- Fontenot pounds a high fastball out to right, almost the same spot Durham hit his, just a bit further back and to the left. 6-5 game. No doubt about that HR.
- Eric Patterson hits for Marmol, pops out on first pitch, to Aurilia just in front of the giants dugout
- Vizquel makes a nice play on a roller in the hole, gets Fukudome by a step at first.
Inning 8 - Bottom
- Howry in.
- Rowand pops to Fontenot just into the right field grass
- Bowker K's swinging at a high fastball
- Aurillia hits one into that cavernous, cavernous right-center field. Maybe 400 feet, but easy out for Fukudome.
Inning 9 - Top
- Keichi Yabu in to pitch
- Theriot flies out to Winn
- Yabu sails one up at Lee. Not that far inside, but very much head-high. looks like it just got away from him
- Long battle, Lee finally K's swinging at a 3-2 splitter
- Another one gets away from Yabu, gets Soto on the left arm, maybe the elbow. Neither pitch has seemed intentional.
- Another long battle, 3-2 count on Edmonds. Finally, finally Ks swinging at a fastball
Inning 9 - Bottom
- Wood in. Alfonzo rolls one to DeRosa, who ranges over from third toards shallow shortstop to make the play.
- Bengie Molina hits for Vizquel, strikes out on three pitches. Swings at flails at a high fastball
- Jose Castillo (he's still around?) hits for Yabu
- and on a 3-1 pitch, hits one into that huge right-center field for a triple. oh boy.
- Lewis K's staring at a big curveball, game over.
Parachat Recap
Inning 1
- The pregame festivities
- The TB/BOS game
- Longoria Love
- Gay hillbilly southerners
- Surviving conservative areas.
- Honoring the troops.
- We miss Len and Bob.
- The Mets' Bullpen.
Inning 2
- BEES!!!!!!!!! (12 million of them!)
- Ramirez's return.
- Pedrioa screws up his attempt at the cycle by doubling.
- evaluating the run-scoring GIDP
- Kissing your Sister.
- Job situations.
- the TCR College.
- Courses offered at the TCR College
- MattMurtonology
- The origin of "BEES!!"
- Are we post-Dumpster for Dempster? (Yes.)
- bizmarquis2 will leave if crunch threatens to put a boot or anything else up his ass.
Inning 3
- Impersonating bad WGN syndicated TV shows
- Crunch: "some cable station needs to make a channel that shows noting but Cops and Married With Children 24/7...call it the Fuck Yeah Channel"
- More interesting details about Corner Gas
- We've had Becker, Corner Gas, and now The Andy Griffith Show show up in parachat.
- Discussion of "classic" TV Shows: Mr. Ed, Night Court, You Can't Do That on Televsion, etc.
- Girls Club?
Inning 4
- Dennis Eckersly's haircut.
- DeRosa is a scruggster. (not really a scrapper, or a slugger, or a speedster = scruggster)
- The garlic-fry scarfing cherrub.
- Can you learn anything listening to Pat and Ron? (God, the things you learn, yes..)
- The mousy voice on the Navy guy being interviewed
- Dempster's mechanics
Inning 5
- Making fun of WGN commercials, and the herpes-spreading, insecure-about-penis-size, garden-claw using, foster-kid loving people who patronize them.
- Andy doesn't have furniture because____________
- The reactions of people entering parachat to the TV Show Names is pretty darn funny.
- Chris Snyder's fractured testicle. Ouch.
- What does Rich Hill need?
- Curling
- 24
Inning 6
- Family Matters
- testicular trauma vs. testicular fracture
- The A Team and Murder, She Wrote.
- And Laverne and Shirley, and Silver Spoons
- and Animaniacs
- and Blossom
- And Mr. Belvedere and Wonderfalls
- And at this point I can't keep up, as in come Punky Brewster, You Can't Do that on TV, Clarissa Explains it All, Life Goes On, and Matlock. The rest of the chronicling I'll leave up to the comments.
- Cheering Edmonds.
- And suddenly, the theme has switched to pop music. Ace of Base, Jesus Jones, Sugar Ray and Falco are here.
- Spin Doctors, Hanson and Crash Test Dummies
- I give up.
Inning 7
- Tampa Bay
- Other Games
- Theriot gets hit in the scrap.
- More on fractured testicles
- Soto's single
- Weekend series with the Cards
- We love Jim Edmonds.
- Autographing Chad's prophylactics.
- We're informed that there was good reason why LaRussa used to hit Edmonds in the two-hole. Dear god.
- Tie game, boo.
Inning 8
- All the ways in which Jeff Kent is a jerk.
- We like Fontenot
- Will Edmonds turn into a pumpkin? (Yes)
- Will Ramirez make the All Star Team? (Yes)
- Soriano's return
- approval ratings
Inning 9
- Why does TCR attract the riff-raff? (eh, we're all riff raff, just in different degrees)
- Pie's problems
- AAAA players.
- Following the bottom of the 9th.
Cubs record in games recapped improves to 11-5
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
This was the biggest win of the season to date. Losing this one because of a Marmol implosion and STL and MIL having comeback wins to gain ground on us would have had to have some psycholgical effect going into facing Lincecum and the Cards over the next 4 days.
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Good one, Trans. Thanks.
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
heres to fontenot are 2nd choice at 2nd.
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
also here to m.wuertz are 13 th pitcher
seeya michael
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Raphael Furcal will be out probably for the rest of the year with lumbar disc herniation surgery. Too bad the West is so weak or they might have been sellers at the trading deadline (Lowe?).
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Could someone please describe the pitch that was hit out on Marmol - didn't see the game, unfortunately. Did he hang another slider out there, or was it just a good plate appearance from Durham? Thanks.
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
DMAC - The free MLB gameday has improved quite a bit recently. On Cubs.com instead of just clicking on the boxscore for the game, bring up the gameday. You can check out the play-by-play, and also they have video clips that play right in the Gameday window of basically every play that matters. I will also say that if you are watching the Gameday live they do a good job of loading them up for you to see fairly quickly after they happen, usually 1-2 batters. It looked like a high fastball that missed up and out too much. I am not really sure how grandpa Durham got around on 96 mph fastball that was up...
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Allow me to provide a little context, if you don't mind.
In the previous AB to Fred Lewis, Marmol threw him a first pitch slider for a called strike. On the next pitch, Geo called for the heater. Marmol shook him off and threw him a pretty darn good slider in under the hands. Lewis pulled it through the hole on the right side for a base hit. If Durham was paying attention like he should have been, that's a perfect time to guess fastball. Not only did the pitcher get hit when he threw HIS pitch where HE wanted to, he shook off his catcher in the process.
You've got to think not only is Geo going to call for the fastball on the first pitch to Durham, but that Marmol is almost certainly NOT going to shake him off after he got burned in the previous AB. I believe that Durham was sitting dead red, and he got one in a hittable place. Way up around the letters and on the inner half where he's able to turn on it.
The thing with Marmol is that you can't really ever guess fastball against him or else he's going to snap that slider off in a fastball count. In that specific situation, Geo's trying to get Marmol ahead in the count. Plus, Marmol had thrown 13 pitches in the inning up to that point and 9 were sliders. Durham knows Geo's goal is to try to get him to mix in both his pitches equally. Durham knows that Geo really wanted Marmol to throw that fastball in the last AB. It's a PERFECT time to sit first pitch fastball.
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
"Allow me to provide a little context, if you don't mind."
That's EXACTLY what I had in mind -- and thank you very much.
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Could someone please describe the pitch that was hit out on Marmol - didn't see the game, unfortunately. Did he hang another slider out there, or was it just a good plate appearance from Durham? Thanks.
It was a first pitch 94 mph fastball (per Gameday) high out of the strike zone (in my opinion) and slightly to the inside of dead center over the plate.
My opinion -- I thought it looked like it was close to a pretty good pitch designed to pop him up or blow by him with a high hard one but should have been six inches or more farther inside and/or higher. This may depend on what the scouting report on Durham is like. Left handers, in general, have more difficulty with high fastballs than righties, though one usually likes to get such a pitch farther inside.
It wasn't a fat pitch but it was probably a mistake in location by about six inches or so (depending what the book on Durham is).
Wes -- as our resident pitching veteran at the professional level, do you have any thoughts on this?
Edit -- Of course, WISCGRAD provides the necessary info as I'm busy typing up my response -- meh.
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Sorry. I posted above.
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Thanks for the vid tip, WISCGRAD.
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"Edmonds hit yet another swing-from-my-ass opposite-field 2-run HR"
What does this mean? The pitch was on the outside half of the plate, tailing away, and he made a nice swing on it. You may want to se a replay if you are just going by GAmeday.
Also, the HR to Durham was letter high, tailing slightly OUTside as I remember seeing it live on tv - not inside as is reported.
The question that I hoped "Match-Up" Lou would have answered is, WHY, with a tough LH hitter up (hitting well in this game, that is), and a struggling Marmol who had gotten easily the first two batters, then started blowing chunks, did he not bring in a lefty? Why not Cotts? I was pissed by Lou's decision and there was a shot of him pacing in the dugout, yet he elected to leave Marmol in one batter too many.
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Transmission has obviously noticed the same thing that a lot of us have, that Edmonds is pretty much swinging for the fences on every pitch. Hey, it's working...but he's got quite the exagerrated upper-cut swing right now. Maybe he'll do something when the weather gets colder, but those basket/front row home runs are going to start ending up in mitts.
But as I said, it's working right now...
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Hasn't Edmonds always had a big uppercut swing? The only difference I see this year is balls are landing on the Waveland side instead of the Sheffield side. Maybe if we're really quiet about it, the other teams won't notice he can't turn on anything anymore.
Hopefully by the time the scouting reports get updated, we won't need as much out of CF because Soriano will be back to his 40-40 ways (although I'm not going to hold my breath for that).
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He did have a nice level swing on his second hit to right field.
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"Also, the HR to Durham was letter high, tailing slightly OUTside as I remember seeing it live on tv - not inside as is reported."
Gameday locates the pitch just to the inside of the middle of the plate. I was also watching on TV but the camera angle from left of straightaway center field distorts pitch location relative to the plate, so I generally trust the Gameday location report more. Just my preference.
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O.K., Pepi! Your preference, noted.
But Gameday also gives us things like: "In Play, No Out"
I saw this HR replayed four times, and as the ball moved over the plate, it went left-to-right, to the LH batter. In this instance, my preference is going with my eyes. For now...
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And, still, why no "situational" pitcher in for us against Durham? I feel shitty for Demp who finally should have gottten a W on the road.
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Durham switches, right?
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He does. Slightly better hitter against LHP in his career (793 OPS) than RHP (786 OPS). Split is reversed this year, but he's only had 60 AB against LHP.
Even if Durham only hit left, Marmol was 206/329/405/734 against LH batters before Durham's home run. Cotts is 278/458/333/792 against LH batters. I wouldn't make that change. I wouldn't even change if Eyre were healthy (269/296/538/835).
NOLASCO, PINTO & MITRE for PIERRE
The Marlins drew even with the CHICAGO CUBS for the most come from behind victories in baseball last night ( 24 )
RICKY NOLASCO ( 9-4 )pitched 7.0 innings and got the win allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits while striking out 8 and walking nobody. He was relieved in the eighth inning by RENYEL PINTO who allowed no runs. Gregg got the save.
Re: NOLASCO, PINTO & MITRE for PIERRE
Can't we just forget about that dark time in the Cubs' past known as the Juan Pierre era? Those guys aren't exactly Lou Brock, but it brings up painful memories nevertheless.
Did we get a draft pick for Pierre? If so, who was it? I hope he's good.
Re: NOLASCO, PINTO & MITRE for PIERRE
C Josh Donaldson who's struggling in Peoria right now.
Re: NOLASCO, PINTO & MITRE for PIERRE
is the Dontrelle Willis for Clement/Alfonseca also burning your craw these days?
Damn that Brock for Broglio deal.
Re: NOLASCO, PINTO & MITRE for PIERRE
Not sure why you bring up those old trades, the NPM for nothing trade is not yet three years old. It was horrendous then and is proving worse now that the logic behind it has collapsed. If you recall the idea was that Pierre would give the Cubs time to evaluate Pie's readiness coming off a season ending injury. The BIG WORRY was about blocking Pie. If Pie was deemed ready, Pierre could be a one-season rental. If Pie wasn't, then Pierre could be signed for another year or longer. It was supposed to be win-win can't lose. And Nolasco, Pinto and Mitre were deemed expendable because the Cubs figured guys like Hill and Pawelek were crowding them out, our pitching prospects were so deep.
All wrong.
Result: We lost three pitchers and we didn't keep Pierre. Pie didn't work out. Hill is somewhere trying to find the plate and first round pick(2005) Pawelek is playing his 4th consecutive season with A- Boise.
As for Willis, if he called it a career today his 68 career wins would rank 35th on the Cubs all-time list for pitchers.
Re: NOLASCO, PINTO & MITRE for PIERRE
I have been the biggest Nolasco fan on this board from when he was tossing gems for the Diamond Jaxx, but that was one bad line-up that the Nats ran out there yesterday. Some kid who was barely hitting in AA was their leadoff guy and Loduca was playing 1b.
Re: NOLASCO, PINTO & MITRE for PIERRE
But don't forget - pierre had 200 hits for the '06 Cubs...
I keed...
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
I think it's Balcer, now Bowker, the name of the guy who hit the shot into McCovey Cove. It was a fun game. I was there. And without going into Wes' analysis of the Marmol pitch, since it makes sense to me, I just watched and said, "damn, he hit a good pitch." But I was bummed with the way Marmol hit strikes for the first two batters and walked an easy hitter. That's where he screwed up. He should have gone 1-2-3.
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 11:33am.
C Josh Donaldson who's struggling in Peoria right now.
ROB G: Donaldson had a very bad April-May at Peoria, but he hit 281/317/439 in June, and also leads all Cubs minor league catchers in CS % (39%).
Re: Game 85 Recap: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Trans, the quote key brings up quickfind in Firefox, but I just did a search for a term I could see on the page, and quickfind via quote key could not find it, while quickfind via Cntl+F did. Weird, and moranic.
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Quickfind, using the quote key, is only for links.
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j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
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Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.


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The mom of four posted a pic on her website of her children posing in front of an elaborately decorated tree on Wednesday, wishing fans "Merry Christmas from the McDermotts!"
"As another year comes to a close, I can't help but feel so grateful for all of my blessings," she wrote. "My beautiful family, my amazing friends, and of course, all of you!"
The actress-author, 40, hasn't responded publicly to a new report that there's trouble in her marriage to Dean McDermott, but made clear in her post that she was looking forward to enjoying the holiday with him and their kids.
"We're spending the day together – cuddling, cooking, baking, unwrapping gifts, eating, watching movies and counting our blessings…" she wrote.
Spelling also posted a pic of her brood with Santa that showed that while little Finn, 15 months, was scared of the big man in the red suit, at least one of her kids was having a good time.

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On Ivy for this week's small style... (to her, every path is a catwalk, more beachy pics from yesterday here)
dress- tea collection
tutu swimsuit- target
sandals- livie + luca
[linking up as always with small style at mama loves papa.]
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School funding reform crafted by state Sen. Andy Manar would funnel more general state aid to the state's poorest communities and school districts. The State Boa...
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School funding reform crafted by state Sen. Andy Manar would funnel more general state aid to the state's poorest communities and school districts. The State Board of Education applied Manar's formula using 2011-12 school data to show how the proposal would change funding in district's across the state.
% change Change per student
E. Dubuque 3.7 $78
Galena -84.4 ($957)
Warren 1.4 $27
Stockton -7.8 ($111)
River Ridge -84.6 ($977)
Scales Mound -81.2 ($767)
Freeport 18.1 $792
Pearl City 2.8 $109
Dakota 1.3 $37
Lena Winslow 4.1 $137
Orangeville 2.4 $87
Forrestville -5.2 ($153)
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By Kerry Lester
The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD — The regional breakdown of impacts from a proposed overhaul of state school funding explains the divided and emotional reaction it has received among lawmakers and educators — and how difficult it will be to advance such a proposal during this election year.
In southern and central Illinois, the proposed changes would mean a boost in state funding for 410 of 575 school districts, according to an analysis distributed by the Illinois State Board of Education last week.
In Cook County, 69 of 78 districts would lose funding, including Chicago Public Schools, with an estimated $28 million drop under the proposal. In Chicago's collar counties, 122 of 143 districts would see major funding cuts, many to the tune of 80 percent of current levels.
The proposal, which would require districts to demonstrate need for state aid, was welcomed by dozens of downstate superintendents who lobbied in the Capitol for the changes, which they believe will bring more equality to education across the state. It simultaneously was blasted by suburban lawmakers and superintendents who said it would lead to unfair property tax hikes to maintain education levels in their districts.
But whether the Legislature acts on the proposal or not, the state's top educators say the reaction is a net win as lawmakers learn more about the state's 17-year-old funding formula and more people realize the current disparity in school funding from one region to the next.
"We're having rich and thoughtful discussions about the have's and have not's and how money's being distributed," said state Superintendent of Education Christopher Koch. "We need this conversation."
Koch, who supports the legislation, said the state board is brainstorming a number of tweaks to make the proposal more palatable to the suburbs. One possibility, he said, is removing a requirement to comply with programs the state mandates but does not fund.
As it stands now, Illinois schools get state money in a variety of ways. General state aid — the money used to offset the basic cost of educating students — is based on a formula that factors in poverty levels. But districts also get grants for special education, transportation and vocational training that don't factor in poverty.
It is in those programs that the restructuring proposal, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Andy Manar of Bunker Hill, would reduce funds to more wealthy districts and give it to needier districts.
Since the formula was last changed in 1997, spending increases on specialized programs have outpaced increases to general aid. Advocates of the formula change say that results in the poorest districts being hurt most during tough budget years. Districts can supplement state aid with local tax dollars, but that leads to a wide disparity in how much is spent on students from one district to another.
Page 2 of 2 - A look at two districts — one in downstate Pana, the other in the Chicago suburb of Barrington — shows the challenges.
Pana spent $5,186 per student on instruction last year, according to the state board. By contrast, Barrington spent $8,225 per student, though well short of the highest amount — $15,476 per student in Lake Forest.
Pana Superintendent David Lett says cuts he's overseen in recent years to offset shortfalls in state funding include a school closing, downsizing staff and eliminating programs. Under Manar's plan, the district would see a 30 percent boost in annual funding — about $1.7 million.
"I don't think we should be unduly burdened due to our poverty," Lett said.
By contrast, Barrington's community district would lose $5.3 million a year — about 80 percent of its current state funding.
"I would agree that the current way we're doing things is not making sense and it's probably not fair across the state," Superintendent Tom Leonard said. "But some of the costs we have are not the same as others."
In Barrington, he said, the starting salary for teachers is $47,000 — nearly $20,000 more than many downstate districts pay their first-year teachers. That baseline, Leonard said, helps keep the district competitive with surrounding suburban districts.
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The world was shocked when Michael Douglas announced he had stage four throat cancer in August 2010, but the Oscar winner now reveals that he wasn't telling the whole truth.
In an interview with Samuel L. Jackson on the U.K. talk show This Morning the actor, 69, admitted Thursday that he'd actually successfully battled tongue – not throat – cancer.
"This was right before I had a big tour for Wall Street, so we said, 'There's no way we can cancel the tour and say we don't feel well,'" Douglas admitted. "I said, 'You've just got to come out and just tell them I've got cancer and that's it.'"
His doctor, who'd found a walnut-size tumor at the base of Douglas's tongue, warned the actor that he might not want to reveal that he had a disease with such a negative prognosis on the eve of a massive press tour.
"The surgeon said, 'Let's just say it's throat cancer,'" the Last Vegas star reveals, explaining that the doctor told him that if they had to do surgery for tongue cancer "it's not going to be pretty," and that Douglas faced losing part of his jaw and tongue.
Rather than having to discuss possible facial disfigurement with scores of reporters on the press tour, they decided to disguise the truth.
Douglas, who's currently separated from wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, underwent aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatment and was declared tumor-free in January 2011.
Michael Douglas: I Lied – I Actually Had Tongue Cancer
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Hannah Wagy has a routine that has yet to be tested.
The Greeley West senior bounces the tennis ball in front of her in rapid succession before winding up for her first serve to fly.
She claims that her pre-service routine includes 10 bounces.
Then, it's wham, bam.
Point, Wagy. Set, Wagy. Match, Wagy.
Wednesday afternoon Wagy unleashed a barrage of first serves — nine aces in fact — in a 6-1, 6-0 road win against Greeley Central's Holly Sloan at No. 3 singles to help the Spartans to a 7-0 nonconference victory.
First thing's first.
Wagy, a former doubles player, said she knew that the transition to singles play would require work on her serve; a lot of work.
She dedicated most of her offseason preparation to her serve, and it's paying early-season dividends. Wednesday's victory puts Wagy at 5-0 heading into today's tough Class 5A Front Range Conference match at Poudre.
"My first serve is the biggest thing that I've worked on the whole season," Wagy said. "Getting it in ... finding the spots and where to place it."
Wagy's ability to be spot on, placing the ball in the corner of the receiving service box was a surprise to Sloan.
"I was surprised at how good her serve was," said Sloan, who attended a tennis camp with Wagy last summer at Work Out West. Wagy needed only a few service points early on to figure it would be her go-to shot.
"I feel once my first serve (is in), then I'm pretty solid," Wagy said.
Wagy scored points via her first serve 82 percent of the time against Sloan, who only briefly opted for a lob game to disrupt Wagy's routine.
"I did think about it, but I'm not a lob player," Sloan said. "I like to hit.'
Wagy was prepared to keep the match from being a lob contest, consistently hitting forehands and backhand shots deep to the baseline.
"I definitely wanted to keep her at the baseline because her lobs would have gotten me every time," Wagy said.
With a first-set win on the board, Wagy never wavered from her aggressive approach, finishing the match in less than an hour.
"I definitely felt like I had her (on her heels) right after the first set," Wagy said. "Really, getting my first serve was my first priority."
Both players competed in doubles competition a year ago, and Wagy has to remind herself not to attack the net as much in making the transition.
"I find myself moving to the net more than I should," said Wagy, who met Sloan's shot at the net three times.
Her transition has been a work in progress and a pleasant surprise for Greeley West coach Ryan Pace.
"We lost four of six (singles players) from last year, but I was surprised she tried out for a singles spot," Pace said. "She's bee a nice surprise, though."
Wagy has won four of her five matches in straight sets, needing to go the distance just once — a three-set win against Windsor in a scrimmage in her first singles match. The match lasted three hours.
Wagy lists volleyball as her forté and played an instrumental part in helping the Spartans to the 5A postseason and an 18-7 record. She has signed to play volleyball next season at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling but is looking beyond that.
"I've been in contact with Hope International University (Fullerton, Calif.) to play tennis after my two years at NJC," said Wagy, who plans to major in physical therapy/athletic training.
Singles — No. 1: Paige Crews, GWHS, def. Katiana Uyemura 6-2, 6-4. No. 2: Emily Hopwood, GWHS, def. Morgan Smith 6-0, 6-2; No. 3: Hannah Wagy, GWHS, def. Holly Sloan 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles — No. 1: Mackenzie Tilton & Haley Alberts, GWHS, def. Lauren Diebold & Hillary Trevino 6-0, 6-2. No. 2: Hannah Davidson & Becca Caldwell, GWHS, def. Lydia Burden & Rachel Krieger 6-0, 6-1; No. 3: Kristine Hopwood & Kayla Hoskins, GWHS, def. America Flores & Aileen Guevara 6-0, 6-0. No. 4: Olivia DeNovellis & Amanda Kircher, GWHS, won by forfeit.


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Senate Democratic leaders are threatening to change the rules if the president's nominees don't get an up-or-down vote. Sally Kidd reports from Washington where the showdown is underway.
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Langbrook Estate Cottages is located in the Upper Yarra region of the Yarra Valley, just outside Yarra Junction township and just over an hours drive from Melbourne.Langbrook Estate Cottages provides self-contained, bed and breakfast accommodation on a 600 acre property with stunning views of the surrounding mountains and forest ranges. If you are looking for a beautiful place to get away with your partner, family or small group of friends, Langbrook Estate is the perfect location. Langbrook Estate Cottage features two large bedrooms, each with a queen size bed, with a double bed / settee also featured in the second bedroom. The spacious and comfortably furnished cottage is air conditioned and contains a fully equipped kitchen and lounge with billiard table, wood fire and shady veranda overlooking the pool and surrounding mountains. Shared facilities include tennis court, swimming pool, spa and outdoor barbecue area. Provisions for a continental breakfast are provided. Enjoy free Wi-Fi internet access. The Vista Apartments offer spacious, comfortable and modern accommodation. Both apartments feature a beautifully appointed bedroom with a king size bed and separate lounge and dining area with a full kitchen. Vista one also features a wood fire. Relax on the veranda with uninterrupted views over surrounding mountain ranges. Provisions for a continental are provided. Shared facilities include outdoor barbecue and entertainment area with swimming pool and spa, tennis court and outdoor children's' play area. Enjoy free Wi-Fi internet access. Langbrook is the perfect base from which to explore the many wonderful attractions the Yarra Valley has to offer.
Two bedrooms; each bedroom contains a queen size bed, while bedroom two also features a double fold out bed-settee, if required.
The spacious living area features a billiard table, comfortable lounge area with wood fire and full kitchen for your convenience. Relax on the veranda by the outdoor barbecue and entertaining area with swimming pool and spa overlooking the surrounding mountain ranges and picturesque farm views.
Apartment features a beautifully appointed bedroom with king size bed and separate lounge, dining and full kitchen area. The lounge features a wood fire. Relax on the veranda with uninterrupted views over the surrounding mountain ranges.
Apartment features a beautifully appointed bedroom with king size bed and separate lounge, dining and full kitchen. Relax on the veranda with uninterrupted views over the surrounding mountain ranges.
A cancellation surcharge may apply at Christmas, New Year and Easter long weekends and one night stays. Cancellation within 30 days of arrival, there is a $25 admin fee. Cancellation within 14 days of arrival, 50 per cent of total tariff; Cancellation within seven days arrival, 100 per cent of total tariff is charged unless it is re-let. No refunds on early departure.


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Mr. Rooney, the math teacher, didn't like math much, but he'd done so well in it in school, he just kept going with it. Ms. Martin, the girls' gym teacher, had always wanted to be a ballerina, but she couldn't dance.
When they found themselves at the same school, they quickly fell into a romantic relationship.
The path of true love sometimes has bumps, however, and it was with a sad heart that Mr. Rooney told Ms. Martin that the principal, Mrs. Williams, had asked him to leave. It seems that a new math teacher, Mr. Henson, had been given the job. It also seems that Mr. Henson was Mrs. Williams' nephew.
"Can you imagine firing people so you can give their jobs to your relatives? That should be illegal," Mr. Rooney complained to Ms. Martin over lunch. Ms. Martin took a bite of her sandwich, an egg salad on whole wheat, and nodded. The truth was, as long as her job was safe, she didn't care.
In time, of course, they lost interest in each other, and Ms. Martin was left to live out her life alone. Such is life.
Remember: when you identify someone or something in two ways, separate the two identities with commas: Ellen, the waitress, brought coffee. Kevin's favorite movie, a western, never came out on DVD.
1) When Scott a baseball fan met Cindy a football fan they decided to become soccer fans.
2) Martin's favorite actor Josh Low was virtually unknown to everyone else.
3) Winston's favorite dessert chocolate cream pie was never served at home.
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A major downside to being the First Lady: If you make one little slip of the tongue, the whole world takes notice. Michelle Obama accidentally referred to herself as a single mother during an interview on Thursday."Believe me, as a busy single mother - or, I shouldn't say single, as a busy mother. Sometimes, you know, when you've got a husband who is president, it can feel a little single. But he's there," Obama told CBS' Burlington, Vt. Affiliate WCAX.Returning Spring Shows: Where we left offThe FLOTUS quickly recovered and seamlessly transitioned into discussing healthy eating for families. "But as a busy working mom, and before coming to the White House, I was in that position, you know, as well," Obama said. "Working, driving kids to practice, not having enough time to shop or cook - not having the energy, you know, the resources weren't the issue but time and energy is key."
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People often read travel books of places of either exotic places they want to visit, or of a beloved travel destination. I would think that a travel book of a destination that most people don't ever want to visit wouldn't exactly be very engaging. Guy Delisle proves me wrong.
Delisle is a French Canadian whose work in animation has taken him to some interesting and not so interesting places. Two of these locations have become novel length graphic novels. Delisle has a knack for taking the ridiculous and mundane and making them funny and smart.
Pyongyang chronicles Delisle's stay in North Korea that extends over several months for his job. The charcoal drawings reflect the drab and sterile city. Delisle tries to get to know the residents, but is often thwarted by his guide, translator and driver, with whom Delisle isn't to be without. He is taken to some creepy (and sometimes funny) monuments to the Eternal President. The insights and details are surprising and delightful. Even if you aren't the least curious about North Korea, I would still recommend this title.


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Seppankizhangu Roast
Sonu's Stuffed Radish Paratha
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Rava Kitchadi
Umm Mymoonah's Chilli Chicken
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AZ's Soya Bhaji and Moong dal
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Spring Onion Uthappam
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The garden's gift to busy cooks is a perfect cherry tomato. These bite-size containers bring the promise of summer onto any appetizer tray. Use an array of red cherry and tiny yellow pear-shaped tomatoes when they're available.
For a creative presentation, cut a thin slice to remove the tomato top (leaves attached), scoop out the seeds, fill the shell with pesto, and use the tomato top as a tiny lid.
½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts, preferably toasted
½ cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste
Salt to taste
To complete the recipe
12 cherry tomatoes
Paprika, fresh basil sprigs, and toasted walnut halves for garnish
To make the pesto: Process all the pesto ingredients in a food processor (or blender) until the mixture is a slightly chunky purée. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Halve the tomatoes horizontally. Using a small melon baller or a spoon, scoop out the seeds and juice. Fill each tomato shell with about 1 teaspoon of the pesto. Sprinkle lightly with paprika just before serving.
To serve, arrange the stuffed tomatoes on a plate and garnish with basil sprigs and walnut halves. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
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Cookman, of Romney, named 15th District senator
January 23, 2013
CHARLESTON — The Hon. Donald H. Cookman of Hampshire County has been appointed to the 15th Senatorial District by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin....
Berkeley County is blessed that Gov Tomblin chose an experienced and honest judge to fill Walt Helmick's seat in the WV senate. We should all support his efforts at the captiol this session by writing him and calling him on your issues and thanking him for his service.
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Today's activity: An underwater view of kayaking at Nevada Beach.
Conditions: Lake Tahoe's pristine waters draw many kayakers and other water sports enthusiasts. Today, Drew Hanley takes us for a little different ride, however. Check out the beautiful bottom of Lake Tahoe's Nevada Beach. Yep, we said the bottom.
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Take a look at some of the action figures for movies coming out in July and August.
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quote: Frankly, this is government getting involved in our lives and I can't believe you aren't screaming about it.
quote: Uh-huh. Then why is the same not true of everything else you can buy from a manufacturer directly?
quote: Think of all the other things you can buy directly from a manufacturer...including, as pointed out, a new house - probably the biggest purchase you'll ever make...and now try to rationalize that argument.
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Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 18 minutes
1 cup Eden Mueslior Eden Cinnamon Muesli
1 cup organic unbleached white flour
3/4 cup organic whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp non-aluminum baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp Eden Sea Salt
1/3 cup organic maple syrup
1/3 cup Edensoy Vanilla
1/4 cup Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oilor Eden Safflower Oil
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The Stetson men's tennis team will travel to Tallahassee this weekend to compete in the ITA Southeast Regional Tournament.
The event, which starts on Thursday, will be the final of event of the fall season for Stetson.
The Hatters begin play with the qualifying rounds on Thursday. The main draw begins Friday morning. Four of the six Hatters slated to compete will begin play on Thursday in qualifying.
Freshman Laurynas Antropikas (Palanga, Lithuania) will take on Robbie Dubuque of Florida Atlantic at 8:30 a.m. to begin the action for the Hatters. The winner will face Michael Rinaldi of Florida State at 11:30 a.m.
Another freshman, Simon Julin (Stockholm, Sweden) will face Collin Brown of Florida Gulf Coast at 9 a.m. with the winner advancing to a qualifying match at 1:30 p.m.
Junior Hans Adrian Riseng (Oslo, Norway) will face Sean Bacha of Florida Atlantic in his first qualifying match at 11:30 a.m. with the winner advancing to a 2:30 p.m. match for a spot in the main draw.
Freshman Egor Panyushkin (Moscow, Russia) will face off against Michael Beller of Florida Gulf Coast in his first match at 8:30 a.m. with the winner going on to face Will Oliver of Georgia at noon.
A total of eight players will advance from the qualifying rounds into the main tournament draw, which will begin play on Friday.
Stetson has two players assured of positions in the main draw. Senior Didrik Berg (Oslo, Norway) will face Pedro Wagner of UCF in a 10 a.m. match while freshman Cahit Kapukiran (Izmir, Turkey) will play against Wilfredo Gonzales of Miami at 9 a.m. Gonzalez is one of the top 16 seeds in the tournament.
In the doubles draw, the duo of Kapukiran and Riseng will take on Gordon Watson and Billy Federhofer of Florida in an opening round match. Berg and Antropikas will face off against Robert Schulze and Sofiane Chevallier of Georgia State and the team of Julin and Panyushkin will face Federico Sabogal and Everth Dzib of South Florida.
Times for the doubles matches on Friday have not been announced.
You can track the results throughout the tournament on twitter by going to twitter.com/fsu_mtennis.


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The Nevada Union freshman girls volleyball team finished second in Sierra Foothill League play, and had an impressive showing in the Tournament of Champions. At the tournament the Lady Miners competed against 28 other freshman teams from Northern California and finished in third place.
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It took some time, but the students at Mount Pleasant Academy finally have reusable lunch trays. The school invites everyone to join them in celebrating this and other green accomplishments.
Mount Pleasant Academy's second annual Green Day is 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at the school, 605 Center St.
The event is a celebration of the school's environmental initiatives for the community and will have nutrition, gardening and compost education, local environmental educators, a climbing wall, kids yoga and other hands-on activities.
Each student has created an environmentally themed painting that will be sold to raise money for the art department and the Green Fund. Money from this fund goes to environmental education programs for the students.
Last year, the school switched from hard foam lunch trays to reusable ones. This cut down on waste, and the school was even able to downgrade the size of the Dumpster. This saved the county $4,470 last year in waste disposal fees paid by the Charleston County School District.
Ansara Piebenga, Mount Pleasant Academy parent and Green Committee co-chair, said it took years for the school to get through the red tape to get reusable trays, but she said the students and staff persevered because it was something they were passionate about.
Bronwyn Santos, also a parent, is Piebenga's co-chair who works for Charleston County Environmental Management.
Piebenga said they initially raised money for the new trays, but the Charleston County School District stepped in and funded them.
This week is also Green Week for the school. Students will weigh their garbage and sort it for trash, recycling and compost to find out how much of an impact it has on the environment.
Piebenga said she hopes sorting is something the school can adopt in the future.
There are also an essay contest and door-decorating contest.
Piebenga said the students are receptive to the green initiatives. She said they were excited to collect juice pouches to recycle and raise money for the school.
"It's so important. They're the future. The more we can educate them at a young age, the more they can appreciate the environment. There's such amazing beauty in South Carolina," Piebenga said.
The school also overlooks a marsh, so they tie that into lessons.
"We teach them about their ecosystem, and they will want to protect it so it will be here for their children," Piebenga said.
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Olin Campbell and Craig Miller are the Barbour County Chamber of Commerce Members of the Month for October.
Campbell is the owner of the Office Store, while Miller is the vice president of information security at BC Bank.
Campbell is a graduate of Philippi High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University. He worked from 1956 to 1995 in research, and as a section head for Sperry Gyroscope/Unisys Corporation in Long Island, N.Y., He returned to Barbour County to establish the Office Store at 7 North Main Street in Philippi.
Campbell is a member of the Philippi Kiwanis Club, Philippi Baptist Church and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He and his wife, Marge, were the Chamber's Corporate Citizens of the Year in 2002. The Office Store carries a full supply of office products and office furniture. Other services include faxing, laminating, black and white and color copying, assembling, binding and delivery. A catalog center features over 26,000 products. Their telephone number is 457-3800.
Campbell's sole purpose, he says, is to "serve the people, businesses, government offices, and schools in our area, and to be a benefit to the community. We have everything from writing implements and paper to specialized items which can be ordered, including stamps, customized forms, banners and business cards," he said. "The store is conveniently nearby, saving customers time and the cost of gasoline. It adds to the business community while enhancing Philippi's Main Street."
Miller is a native of Moatsville, and has been employed by BC Bank since 2004, where he is currently responsible for physical and network security. His primary role is to insure that sensitive customer data is kept confidential through employee and customer education.
He is a graduate of Philip Barbour High School with accreditations in business accounting, vocational agriculture and agricultural mechanics. He holds a degree from the University of Northwestern Ohio, where he majored in agrucultural and heavy equipment technology. He is a graduate of West Virginia Graduate School of Banking.
Miller is currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Banking at Lousiana State University and lives on the family farm, where he raises beef cattle and forage crops. He is an alumnus of the Future Farmers of America, where he competed at the local, state and national levels. He is a member of the Barbour County Farm Bureau and spends much of his time outdoors hunting, camping and playing golf.
Photography is one of his favorite hobbies.
BC Bank, Inc. is a locally owned and operated community bank located in Philippi, serving Barbour County residents and businesses since 1970. There currently are two full-service branches in Nutter Fort and Fairmont. The bank has several new products, including online banking, commercial cash management and mobile banking.
The newest offering will be eStatements and rewards checking accounts, which will be available by the end of 2012, Miller said.
BC Bank has worked with Alderson-Broaddus College to build a community partnership, he said, aimed at helping students and faculty during this time of growth, including the installation of an on-campus ATM in the Hamer Student Center.
"BC Bank takes pride in placing its customers first. All decisions are made by a local management team and a local board of directors. Stop by and see for yourself what BC Bank can do for you," Miller said.


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There's a trick favored by record producers when they are in the midst of a recording project and running the serious risk of failing to see the forest for the trees. It's known as the "car test," and it involves knocking off a rough mix, throwing it on a disc – or, in the old days, a cassette tape – and heading out into the studio parking lot to play that mix through car stereo speakers. The smaller and tinnier-sounding, the better.
The idea is simply this – if the tune carries through on a lousy sounding system, something akin to a transistor radio, even, then you're on the right track.
Over the past week as Jeff Lynne – founder of Electric Light Orchestra, member of criminally underrated '60s British psychedelic outfit the Move, record producer and songwriter – celebrates the 40th anniversary of ELO's birth, I've been remembering my first exposure to the man's music. It came, appropriately enough for this illustration, via AM radio in my parents' car.
Only people of a certain age will remember that transistor-ish sound, the thin, all but bass-less audio representation that usually was reproduced through a single speaker in the dashboard of the family station wagon. An audiophile's delight this was clearly not, but man, did it ever sound magical, when the song was the right one.
My initiation into Lynne's ELO came about this way. The song was "Telephone Line," a gorgeous mélange of Beatle-esque melody and harmony with Lynne's trademark lush, dense orchestrations in full effect.
Let's just say that "Telephone Line" passed the "car test" – even through a lousy single dashboard speaker, with AM band interference buzzing through the mix, and my father none too keen on raising the volume when asked, the profound magic of this song came through.
Last week, a BBC TV documentary marking the 40th anniversary of ELO began airing on Palladia, the high-def all-music cable channel owned by MTV and Viacom. At just about the same time, Lynne released a new solo album, the haunting, sepia-toned "Long Wave," as well as a collection christened "Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra."
The latter title suggests yet another "best of" collection from a no longer functioning band, an all-hits roundup. In fact, "Mr. Blue Sky" is a new recording – it consists of Lynne meticulously re-creating his favorite ELO songs, playing the majority of the instruments himself, and handling the production, as he did on the original recordings. In pop music terms, this is akin to Beethoven taking another crack at his 9th Symphony a few decades after penning it. These ELO tracks were already pop mini-symphonies when recorded and released in the 1970s. They're finely detailed, ornately orchestrated and considerably multitracked constructions. Re-creating them from the ground up would be no simple task.
So why would Lynne bother? "When I went back and listened to the recordings, they didn't sound as good as I remembered them sounding," he says bluntly in the BBC documentary. "When I first did them, I'd be under time restrictions. Now, I have the time to really do them right." Wow. The man pulled it off, too. These new recordings sound fantastic, with a more rich, full and pronounced bass, and guitars that leap out of the mix when they need to, and fold back into it when doing so is appropriate.
The documentary offers a fascinating glimpse into Lynne's life, which seems to be spent all but entirely on the creation, performance and recording of music. Filmed in Lynne's home, which is also his recording studio, the doc reveals the man himself to be a charming, humble character whose deep Birmingham, England, accent remains prominent, and whose love for music remains a profound, all-consuming thing. Lynne's a perfectionist, as all of the guest commentators who have worked with him as a producer – among them Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and Joe Walsh – attest in the film. The inadequacies he perceives in the original ELO recordings would sail straight over the heads of most of the rest of us. But they were enough to convince Lynne to take a crack at them one more time. There's something incredibly charming about that, particularly when you consider the fact that he actually improved upon many of the originals, which were already among the finest productions of the rock era.
Lynne and ELO's influence is everywhere today, of course, from the multilayered pretensions of bands like Fun. and artists like Gotye, to the psychedelic leanings of the Flaming Lips and Tame Impala.
And even after 40 years of ELO – and several more prior to that – Lynne remains a commercial concern, too. A week after its release, Lynne's "Long Wave" sat at No. 1 on the UK Indie Albums Chart. "Mr. Blue Sky" was seated next to it, at No. 2.
Learn more about both Lynne albums, as well as the BBC documentary, through www.elo.biz.
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The day is finally upon us. The first indoor arena Western New York Rush show in more than a decade takes place at 8 tonight in the First Niagara Center.
This is significant because Rush has always been at the leading edge of audio-visual presentation, and a dark indoor arena provides the proper setting to fully enjoy the visuals.
It's even more significant because Rush is touring behind one of the strongest albums of its fabled career. "Clockwork Angels" is an ambitious, dense and pretty much completely awesome collection of thematically linked and instrumentally mind-blowing pieces.
And true to form, Rush plans to play just about all of it – with a string section – during the second part of tonight's twin-set gig.
I don't want to spoil the surprise for any fans who might not have been following the set lists since the tour commenced a few weeks back, but let's say this much – set one will not exactly be a stroll down "greatest hits" lane. The band – bassist/vocalist/keyboardist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and percussionist Neil Peart – has something much more intriguing in store.
Remaining tickets for Rush – and there aren't many, so quit sittin' on the fence – are available through FirstNiagaraCenter.com ($46.50-$91).
Since this will be a long show running well past deadline, my review will appear in Gusto Extra in Sunday's edition of The Buffalo News. Look for my blog following the concert, at Buffalonews.com.
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I am sick at home today, Adelaide is off with her auntie who is here visiting us from Toronto, and our house is so quiet and still. I don't feel well enough to do much, but I thought that I'd take this opportunity to snap some photos of some of the shelving around our house and share them with you.
Our house is fairly small - about 1,100 sf. - and since I spend the vast majority of my time here it has become really important to me to have it set up and organised. This was a long time coming - I was never a neat or tidy person! But I learned pretty quick when I became a mama, that if I'm going to be spending a lot of time at home, it's important to have a home that I feel good and want to be in. I truly would have lost my mind by now if I didn't!
So long ago I set out on a mission to train (and force) myself and begin to get rid of clutter and have a place for everything to belong. I'm still slowly working on this - but being organised really makes all of the difference in the world.
The shelves in our living room which hold several items, but mostly books, magazines, and my vintage world globes, which I've collected for years. We had two large Ikea Expedit shelves and made them into an "L" shape with one sticking out from the wall, to make a nice reading and movie watching spot, filled with lots of blankets and pillows. This is probably one of the coziest spots in our house, and I have visions of lots of board game playing happening here when Addie gets a bit older.
Here is a bit of the shelf that sticks out from the wall, where I keep most of my paperback novels. I have always loved to read and I keep a look out for goodbooks at thrift shops and used book shops. Although I try to pass on many of the books I've read, I can't bear to be rid of them all. I think they look so nice all together, even on the backside of the shelf. I also hope that by having a lot of books around, Adelaide will learn to love books, too. So far, this is working well!
Beyond this shelf you can see a little into the dining area of our house (which is mostly a play area for Addie), and the front entranceway to our house.
Here is Adelaide's play shelf and area. I was inspired by the shelves in this photograph, and it reminded me of and that it would work perfectly in our house as well. This solution works perfectly to utilize a space that normally wouldn't be that functional. It creates a low, convenient storage space for Adelaide's toys and books without taking up a lot of room. (and gives our kitties a great place to sit and look out the window)
To make it, Charles and I went to Ikea with our window measurements and checked out every possible shelf that might work. We finally found this ODDA cabinet which was the perfect size, and simply modified it by removing the back and front sliding doors. (Although I also thought it would be fantastic to cover the back red piece with some lovely vintage wallpaper or fabric, too).
I also picked up a simple white rug at Ikea as well, for Adelaide's "play rug". She loves her play rug and I've found that it is a nice way to encourage her to keep her toys in one spot rather than all over.
Here is the girls' closet, which was formerly my sewing closet before we switched rooms all around. Adelaide and I share this closet together which I found works great as we mostly get dressed at the same time. After moving the rooms, I was unsure what to do about this closet, as the top shelves took over the area where the rod would normally hang, but I decided to keep them in place and simply add a rod beneath them. This has worked out well as Adelaide can almost reach her own clothes and will soon be able to take care of selecting and hanging up her own items of clothing.
Because this room is tiny and only has room for one small dresser which is Adelaide's, I bought the white baskets which fit the white shelves well, and they are filled with my socks, underwear, t-shirts, etc. The other wicker baskets are filled with itmes like old photographs, Adelaide's lotions and potions, and a "sick" basket filled with thermometers, cough drops, etc, which is so handy to have ready all in one place.
Finally, here is my computer desk space in the closets which were formally our master bedroom. Once again I decided to make the closet into another place to work, and removed all of the bi-fold doors and standard clothes racks and rails. I hung up some vintage wallpaper to the back wall by simply thumb tacking it up - you can't notice, and I didn't have to deal with glues and rollers! My dad then helped me to hang the white Ikea shelves for storage, and I measured the space and at a hardware store had them cut me a desktop to size. I used some Ikea table legs to form the desk, and covered it with some heavy kraft paper which can easily be replaced when it gets mucky. This is the perfect spot for my computer to be!
The other side of the closet is filled with more work supplies which I don't use as often, and also acts as a linen closet, with blankets, towels, sheets and laundry soap, etc. Because of this I decided to hang a inexpensive bamboo blind which I can open up easily when it needs to be, but cuts the visual clutter nicely when down.
It is funny to me, the things that I do not notice until they are captured in a photograph - such as Jack's little white mouse in the bottom right hand corner, which I guess that he tossed up on the desk while I was taking these photographs: Come on, play with me, mom!


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Wii shoulder- Wii players who rarely do any other excercise will find this most common! (like me)
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Mayo Performing Arts Center's 2013-2014 season goes on sale Monday, June 24 at 9 am. The annual season opening celebration will be held on Friday, October 11, with a performance by Natalie Cole.
Over 120 performances will be held on stage between July 2013 and June 2014. Highlights include a diverse theatre series featuring Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Tony-nominated BRING IT ON, Tony-Winning MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, ROCK OF AGES and Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT; contemporary performers such as Michael Bolton, Kenny Loggins, Michael W. Smith and Clint Black; classical artists including Sarah Chang and Itzhak Perlman, comedians including Drew Carey, Joan Rivers, Jason Alexander and Jim Belushi, and many more (see schedule below).
Other season highlights include The Brian Setzer Orchestra's Christmas Rocks 10th Anniversary Tour!, the final Morristown performance by watermelon-smashing Gallagher as part of his farewell tour and PUPPET UP!, an adult-only improv comedy show done by puppets created by the Henson company.
Front of house construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of summer. MPAC will feature a renovated lobby with a new box office, new and larger restroom facilities, and an elevator to the balcony level.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.mayoarts.org or 973-539-8008 beginning Monday, June 24.
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Revaluation is the process of reappraising all properties within the county for tax assessment purposes. It is required at least once every eight years by North Carolina statute. The process has two objectives: value properties at current market prices, and equitably distribute the cost of local government among the property owners. For more information, go to The Revaluation Process.REVIEWING YOUR PROPERTY VALUE
What IS a reasonable estimate of market value for my property? What factors should be considered? How did the Assessor's Office arrive at their conclusion? Property owners today have a number of resources they can use to answer these questions. The following steps describe how you can use each to review your own property.Property CharacteristicsThe Assessor's Office maintains information on every property in the County in a database. Each property has a record that describes the land and improvements (buildings, patios, decks, walls, fencing and other features). Although appraisers use their training and technology tools (aerial imagery, statistical modeling, e.g.) to list and value each property, an individual appraiser is responsible for almost 14,000 parcels. Therefore property owners should review their property records periodically to insure the information is accurate. Several tools are available to assist owners:
Neighborhood Characteristics
Properties in the same neighborhood usually have very similar characteristics: style of house, size, land area, quality of construction, and location. Therefore owners can compare their values with others close to them. The Market Analysis tool is a convenient way to do this. Click for tutorial.Market CharacteristicsMost property values are derived from recent sales of comparable properties. The Assessor's Office reviewed all sales across the County for the last several years, and even further, when sales were scarce. Their analysis of value used qualified sales – those sales that were arms length transactions between knowledgeable, willing buyers and sellers. The effect of foreclosures and other known distressed sales were factored into the final adjusted value estimate. Owners can look at the qualified sales near their own homes. They must realize that these sales are NOT necessarily "comparable" sales, i.e., sales of properties similar to their own. Use the Reval – Qualified Sales tool to find these sales. Click for tutorial.Property AnomaliesThere may be other factors that you feel would influence the value of your property, which may not be evident to the Assessor's Office. There might be a material condition of your home or land that would lead buyers to pay a lower price than they would for a similar property. Owners can use the POLARIS application to graphically or pictorially (using the County's aerial imagery) map such instances, and provide the Assessor's Office with valuable information to review regarding your property value. Some tips...
Appealing Your Property ValueAfter reviewing all the information you have available to you, you may decide that it does not support the assessed value of your property. You may file an informal appeal with the Assessor's Office between January 1st and the date of adjournment for the Board of Equalization and Review (BER), for the current tax year (see the Appeals site for more information).
After reviewing all the information you have available to you, you may decide that it does not support the assessed value of your property. You may file an informal appeal with the Assessor's Office between January 1st and the date of *adjournment for the Board of Equalization and Review (BER), for the current tax year (see the Appeals site for more information).
If you receive a "NOTICE OF VALUE - REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT" letter from the Assessor's Office, you will have 30 days from the date of the notice to appeal any new value, regardless of the BER adjournment date. The notice itself has a form for this purpose. Using this form insures that your appeal is correctly recorded in your property record at the County. Property owners who receive notices and wish to appeal should provide all the information they can on the form. A short guide for "Filing an Informal Appeal" is available to assist them in presenting their case clearly for the Assessor's Office to review. *adjournment date - by NC statute - may occur from mid-May through June 30thInternet ToolsProperty Record Feedback Tool - Displays property record information and provides comment fields to provide feedback on attributes and sketches to Assessor's Office.Real Estate Lookup - Property record information is displayed from the County's database of real property listings, based on common search criteria.Market Analysis - Compare a number of properties by location, displaying listing information and value.Reval - Qualified Sales - Developed for the revaluation, this tool displays all qualified sales (arms length transactions used for revaluation) over the last two years, in proximity to an entered address.POLARIS - Parcel information is displayed graphically through the Property Ownership and Land Records Information System, using the County's Geographic Information System (GIS) integrated with aerial imagery.Tax Bill Lookup - Information from the County's North Carolina Property Tax System (NCPTS) is displayed through its Public Web Access (PWA).The Revaluation Process (Top of Page)Over time, the real estate market changes and market prices deviate from the assessed values estimated during the previous reappraisal. The last reappraisal in Mecklenburg County was in 2003. The County delayed revaluation for two years due to the economy but it had to conduct a revaluation in 2011, to be in compliance with state statutes .The Mecklenburg County Assessor's Office has a specialized team of 7 appraisers and a manager that conducts the review of all properties for reappraisal. The staff has 140 years of experience in the appraisal field, and is familiar with the valuation of all property types. All members of the team are certified in real estate appraisal by the North Carolina Department of Revenue, and several hold certification for independent fee appraisal work, as well. The team is acutely aware of the changes in the real estate market since 2007, when the subprime crisis appeared and values began to fall in many areas. The team also knows that market prices are not where they were two years ago. It's important to understand that, while the market has generally declined since late 2007, most market prices in the county are still somewhat higher than they were in 2003 – the year of the last countywide revaluation. The Assessor's team will monitor market data all the way to the end of December 2010, when value estimates will be finalized prior to mailing notices to property owners.For more information, browse the resources below. Media Presentations2011 Revaluation - This overview was presented at the Board of County Commissioners' regular meeting of September 21, 2010.Cornelius Meeting - Commissioner Karen Bentley hosted an information for District 1 at the Cornelius Town Hall on January 18, 2011.Realtors Association - Chuck Hicks made his presentation to the members on January 28, 2011 (5 parts).Web ResourcesNews Releases - Mecklenburg County issues updates to the media of the revaluation process. Frequently Asked Questions - This assortment of questions is compiled from those frequently asked of the Assessor's Office, and is updated regularly.Charlotte Observer - The news staff maintains a page specifically devoted to the revaluation.
DocumentsRevaluation is about fairness - Charlotte Observer editorial published February 9, 2011BOCC - 2011 Revaluation - February 1, 2011 presentation of the revaluation to the County Commissioners by Garrett Alexander.Revaluation Presentation – PDF presentation for information meetings - contains pages for all six districts – 2MB.Schedules of Values - The factors used to value real property based on market conditions current for 2011 are contained in the Uniform Schedules of Values, Standards and Rules as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners - 3.3MB.Preliminary Report - Mecklenburg County 2011 Revaluation Review - This document from Pearson Appraisal Service includes the presentation to the BOCC of November 13, 2012, as well as the supporting exhibits - 38 MB.
Selected Neighborhood Maps – PDF's of selected neighborhoods with 2010 ratios of median assessed values (based on 2003 Revaluation) to sales:
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