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Don't Believe the Hype
I believe the pitcher to
I believe the pitcher to look at is CC Sabathia.
He's huge!!!!
Like I have statd many
Like I have statd many times, I can really care less about steroids.
Baseball has had cheaters throughout their history. and Will continue. From HOF Gaylord Perry using a spitball to HOF Ruth using a corked bat to future HOF Sosa using a corked bat to HOF crednetialed Palmeiro using sterdoids. I can go on and on (Canseco, Giambi, Caminitti, pitchers using sandpaper, Tavarez and others using pine tar, George Brett using pine tar, players popping greenies, etc.)
Unforutnately it is an accepted part of baseball culture and lore and hopefully the steroid testing is starting to break that idea up, but until then, so many players have and are cheating and nobody knows who is.
It is unfortunate, but I really not care too much.
I don't care for these kind
I don't care for these kind of rumors, but they will continue to grow as long as the players maintain their wall of denial and silence. The refusal of all players (including the clean ones) to step forward and tell what they know about PED use in baseball has come back to haunt them.
Frankly, they brought this on themselves.
What do you mean "what they
What do you mean "what they know about PED use"? Are you calling on players to come forward and call out players who are using?
Christian-- That is an
Christian-- That is an interesting thought. When Kennesaw Mountain Landis laid down the law about gambling in baseball, aside from calling out the players who were doing the gambling, he also stated that any player who "has knowledge" of any gambling/fixing and didn't come forward would also be held accountable. (See the closing minutes of "Eight Men Out"). If the steroid issue is being looked at as harshly, then perhaps players should come forward.
(Aside) Christian, you
Why shouldn't they come
Why shouldn't they come forward with what they know? Using steroids is illegal and it's highly unethical on the players part who allow the people to continue using them to say the least. It is also at the point where they are borderline accomplices. It's illegal. Why should they not come forward and "narc" on the ones breaking the laws of the United States?
> It is also at the point
> It is also at the point where they are borderline accomplices
See, this is what I'm talking about. No, they aren't "borderline accomplices." Use of steroids by some players in MLB does not implicate other, non-using players.
It doesn't implicate them as
It doesn't implicate them as being steroid users, but they have a responsibility to protect the so-called integrity of the game. Right? And to do that at this point means you have to narc on those using. This is just from a baseball standpoint. From the legal standpoint, they have a responsibility as citizens to do so.
I don't see any difference
I don't see any difference between those using and those who allow it to continue. GMs, owerner, managers, coaches and some players all allow it to continue. If you know who uses and say nothing, you are as responsible as the one who is using.
There is now a system in
There is now a system in place, collectively bargained by the players and management, to identify and punish players who are breaking the rules and therefore damaging the integrity of the game. All indications are that, since the implementation of this plan, use of PEDs has decreased. What would be gained by having players narc on their teammates?
"Mere presence at the scene
"Mere presence at the scene of a crime and even knowledge that a crime is being committed are not sufficient to establish that a person either directed or aided and abetted the crime."
Christian, I agree that it
Christian, I agree that it is probably a little unfair to speculate about Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon being involved with steroids when the only basis for their involvement is scanty rumors and hearsay.
However, I would say that speculation is far from libel, particularly because all statements are expressions of opinion, and there has been, at least from my person, neither reckless disregard for the truth of my speculation nor knowledge that my speculation is verifiably false. With that said, most of us (including myself) have been merely speculating on the RUMOR that Roger Clemens has possibly violated the drug policy. Few have actually even stated an opinion, e.g. "I believe Roger Clemens did steroids," etc.
With that said, I think the case is entirely different when there is some evidence, scant as it may be, that a player was involved with steroids. Mark McGwire, for example, though he has not admitted to steroid use certainly has been implicated by Canseco's book and he didn't help himself (legally or in the court of public opinion) by his tight-lipped non-denial denials. By refusing to comment on the situation, he and others like him have, in my mind, lost the right to have their privacy and their careers respected by an "innocent until proven guilty" claim. Unless they are ready to explain their involvement or non-involvement with steroids, even with a flat denial, rather than be evasive, they open themselves up to rampant and, at times, reckless speculation.
If you know that a crime has
If you know that a crime has been committed, what is the right thing to do?
Comparing cork bats and
Comparing cork bats and spitballs to steroid usage is like comparing jay walking to grand auto theft.
I know people who are coke
I know people who are coke users. I choose not to rat them out because I don't believe it's any of my business. If I were dragged into to court, or asked by a detective, I'd tell the truth. But I don't think it's my responsibility to try to get them caught. Again -- none of my business.
However, I don't think speculating on internet boards about clemens is wrong. I happen to have some questions about how he's been able to do what he's done, and I don't think it's wrong to pose them, particularly when the steriod issue is so big right now. And because we have no way of knowing everyone who is or isn't using, to say that the use of some doesn't implicate other non-users is off the mark. The use of some DOES implicate that others might be using. If we know for a fact who the non-users are, then yes, they aren't implicated. But if we don't ask questions about what we don't know, then what is baseball's motivation to tell the truth and clean up the sport?
What about Carlton Fish and
What about Carlton Fish and Nolan Ryan? Both were effective into their mid 40's at demanding positions.
Were they PED users?
Sometimes you just have to understand that genetic anamolies come along and they are not chemically enhanced.
Since (I believe) I
Since (I believe) I originally dropped the bomb about this little rumor yesterday on TCR, I feel compelled to chime in. Christian, your observations about the unfairness of mindless, petty speculation regarding guys that "fit the profile" of a steroid user are dead on. It's an unfortunate byproduct of the testing era, and it's easy for innocent guys to get lumped in with the guilty, which is a sad and unfair thing.
However, this is different.
My source for this rumor is connected and has reason to know these things. (He is not affiliated with the Cubs in any way.) He called the Palmiero thing before it happened, and he hasn't falsely called any positive tests (that is, he's 1 for 1 I guess). I hesitated to even post the rumor because (1) I don't have any personal knowledge about its truth and (2) I could conceivably be putting my friend at risk if it is indeed true and the leak could get traced back to him. In retrospect I shouldn't have posted it -- I got a little carried away by the magnitude of the news. So, I was relieved to find out that the rumor was already "out there" when I made my post and I wasn't breaking any news at all, because it took the edge off of those factors.
I wish I could be more specific about why I believe this to be true, but I can't. My only guidance to everybody on TCR now is that you should not discard the rumor now because so many idiots and jackasses are running around spreading it on the radio, in elevators, etc. I have very little doubt that it's true. What I have no idea about is when the news might break -- my source has (understandably) clammed up and is a little nervous right now.
None of you really know me so I don't expect anyone to take this at face value. More importantly, it is of course possible that my source is simply wrong and that this rumor is baseless.
But, it's not.
Cheating is cheating. There
Cheating is cheating. There may be several different degrees, but it is ALL wrong and been going on in baseball FOREVER. But you are right taking steroids is worse than a spitball.
It another 20 years though it will be something else that will come out to help players that will be cheating. What will it be???
Yes, that's one possibility.
Yes, that's one possibility. Another is that they are chemically enhanced after all. Neither is a proven fact.
We don't know for sure, and now that we do know steroids are being used, we need to ask questions like this until the sport is cleaned up. Baseball knows what it has to do if it wants to make the speculation stop. It has find a way to PROVE to the public that its players are clean.
It's important to keep in
It's important to keep in mind that steroid use was not always a prohibited activity: for a large portion of time, comparing steroids to spitballs would be comparing jaywalking to taking a nap or eating a taco. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but with the exception of the minors, whoever juiced was working within the legal framework of the game. They might not have been within the legal framework of the country--I have no idea what parts of the Controlled Substances Act applied to steroids at the time, but I don't really care for that law anyway, so others can discuss implications on that front.
The players' job isn't to police the game or maintain integrity, unless they think it'll help them cash pension or managerial checks. The owners are the ones with, presumably, a bigger interest in the medium- and long-term stability of the game and its revenues. They had the power to get the rules changed, they took their time to do so, and they're still doing a bad job if it's true that MLB sat on Palmeiro's test for months.
The idea of innocent until
The idea of innocent until proven guilty applies only to receiving punishment. It has nothing to do with opinion. For instance, look at OJ. He's never been proven guilty, so he's innocent, right? But I'm not going to change my personal opinion based on what an obviously confused jury decided.
And 433 -- I read somewhere that Bud Selig denied that Clemens tested +. Would he really do this if it was true? What's he going to look like when he has to announce it later?
I still think Clemens uses something. But I'm more inclined to think that this testing + thing might not be true.
I guess we'll find out.
Justin -- interesting about
Justin -- interesting about Selig's denial -- if that's true, I agree that would be a key indicator that it's not true. I hadn't seen that though -- in fact I was thinking that the fact that there hasn't been an official denial of this pervasing rumor was telling, because MLB hasn't hesitated to squelch false rumors.
Carlton Fish? Is he related
Carlton Fish? Is he related to Charlie Tuna?
I can't find the quote from
I can't find the quote from Selig, but I don't think he specifically denied that Clemens had tested positive. I think what he denied was that the MLB was holding back a bunch of positive results because there were "big names" involved.
Bob- Carlton Fish was backed
Carlton Fish was backed up by Abe Vigoda.
I can't find the exact quote
I can't find the exact quote either. I'm trying to locate it. I read it on the ESPN board, but now I can't find it.
this was posted in the
this was posted in the previous thread, but here's a link
[Re: Clemens]
He has been so close to perfect that he has become the object of a silly series of rumors. Talk-show gossip has him as one of the 50 or so big-leaguers who have tested positive for steroids.
There's just one problem with those rumors. They're not true.
"They're absolutely not true," commissioner Bud Selig told me Thursday. "I don't know where this stuff comes from. I know this kind of stuff is out there. This isn't journalism's finest hour. Some people ought to be ashamed."
Clemens got a rousing ovation as he walked off the mound in the seventh inning. The crowd of 29,844 knew watching Clemens isn't like watching anyone else.
Too bad it ended badly. Too bad it's this kind of season.
I think we can put an end to the discussion now, right? No way Selig comes out with that and reverses direction in a few weeks or so....
Richard Justice the Houston
Richard Justice the Houston baseball writer. Check out his column at the Houston Chronicle Website.
Selig says the rumors "are absolutely not true." He goes on to say, "I don't know where this stuff comes from. I know this kind of stuff is out there. This isn't journalism's finest hour. Some people ought to be ashamed."
I'm not ashamed though. I still think the Rocket might be using some special fuel.
Rob beat me to it. But
Rob beat me to it. But there it is.
It's probably not libel or
It's probably not libel or slander because these statements are usually stated as opinion (rather than, for example, "I saw Clemens take steroids") and Clemens is a public figure, which means that the person has to either knowingly make a false statement or have a reckless disregard for the truth, which is a rather high bar. That doesn't mean Clemens can't sue, it's just not likely he'd get past the summary judgment hurdle.
Palmeiro probably would have had a good case against Canseco if Canseco can't show that he actually did do steroids, and it is interesting, as some have pointed out, that he and the Angelos legal machine didn't actually file suit (did they?). Now, of course, he wouldn't have a chance.
ESPN has to take some blame
ESPN has to take some blame for this rumor going out of control. According to Neyer it was being talked about in the newsroom as of 3 ET yesterday. I don't think every net rumor makes it all the way to ESPN so this rumor had to have some reiable source behind it. They had 3 hours between the Neyer chat and the 6 ET SportsCenter to get MLB reaction on it. They could have killed it sooner.
Players shouldn't narc on
Players shouldn't narc on other players using steroids. While using steroids is worse than corking a bat or whatever, throwing the World Series for gamblers is much, much worse than if the entire major league was on steroids.
Anybody hear if Murton was
Anybody hear if Murton was sent down yet?
BTW, according to Dusty, he has a team "full of kids" I could see the bullpen I guess, but as a team:
Average age is 27, and if you have 2-3 years of expereience, I will not refer to that player as a "kid." Patterson, Prior, Zambrano..etc.
I think that a pitcher should go to Iowa, and Murton should stay in LF.
Yeah, but how many times do
Yeah, but how many times do we hears "it's an outright lie" or "there's not truth..." yada, yada, yada. Guess what? Two days later, it happens.
So I wont' take Bud's word either. I guess it comes down to this - if it is announced, then it is true. If we all sit here for days, months, years with no announcement, then it is not true. Everything else in between people killing time in their day (or in my case, until the Cub game comes on).
I posted this on the other
I posted this on the other thread but it seemed relevant here as well:
Believe it or not, I wouldn't DFA Macias. He has been, it pains me to say it, somewhat useful of late. If there is further injury to our infield, he might even prove more so.
I'd consider DFA'ing Hollandsworth. There's no way in hell (or at least shouldn't be) any way he's back with the team next year, and the Cubs might be able to get something for him in a trade. With Lawton, Burnitz, Patterson, Hairston, and Murton capable of playing one or more outfield positions, he has lost his utility.
um, except when you hear
um, except when you hear those things, it's in very general terms....
Bud was answering a direct question about Roger Clemens and iif it comes out later that he lied and Clemens is suspended, then how stupid would he look. It's one thing if he was talking in general terms, but that was a direct response about a specific question about a specific player. You couple that with the MLB and UNION press release on August 10th that also COMPLETELY DENOUNCED all rumors saying that "Reports of large numbers of positive tests currently unreported are totally false. Reports of big-name players having the reporting of their test results delayed are totally false," and Bud saying only one "young player -- as in, not a star -- was currently in the steroids system", I don't know how anyone cannot take that at face value.
Bud just suspended Palmeiro after he reached 3000 hits, about the only worst things he could have done was to suspend Maddux after he reached 3000 K's and Bonds if he ever passes Ruth and Aaron. I think it's fairly obvious that baseball isn't going to cover up for anybody.
"It's probably not libel or
"It's probably not libel or slander because these statements are usually stated as opinion"
Usually, but not always. I've seen plenty of articles/comments that mention in passing that so-and-so uses steroids. Not, "I think [player] uses steroids," but an unequivocal statement that he does. That's not opinion, that's a statement of fact.
I was just listening to
I was just listening to Richard Justice on XM radio and he reiterated what he wrote in his column. He also said that there is currently one player who has tested positive but who has not yet been announced, a player described by Selig as a "low-level" player. IOW, not Clemens, and not Johnny Damon (the other name popping up in rumors recently).
Right Ruz. I'd think that a
Right Ruz. I'd think that a libel/slander case against Canseco would be possible, although the concept of malice must also be proven.
That's why I always assumed Rose was guilty of gambling, because he never sued Dowd or baseball over their findings. If the people who Cancseco outed never sue, I'd assume they are also guilty. But again, that malice bugaboo might be enought to prevent a suit, I'm not a lawyer.
"I think it's fairly obvious
"I think it's fairly obvious that baseball isn't going to cover up for anybody."
I think that's exactly right. Although, with the Palmeiro scandal, they might be willing to delay for a while. Nonetheless, I think if Clemens (or, even less likely, Damon) were to be busted for steroids, we would find out about it. The idea that MLB would cover up for them just because they are Clemens and Damon is ludicrous as I stated earlier today in the previous thread.
I'll also say that, having read the comments of Selig and Damon and other reports of denials by MLB, I think it very unlikely these rumors are true. Surely all involved would be mum about it if there was any shred of truth to the matter.
Of course, I don't know whom 433's source is but it just doesn't seem likely that any major steroid news will come on the heels of all these denials.
Ranch: the legal standard is
Ranch: the legal standard is "actual malice", which basically means you either knew it was false or had no evidence it was true and lots of reasons to think it wasn't true. Describing yourself as an eyewitness or participant to events that didn't happen certainly qualifies.
The official announcement on
The official announcement on Hairston is up now - he was activated and Murton was optioned to AAA. Disappointing, but expected.
Damon's comments are
Damon's comments are interesting-
``No way,'' Damon said. ``If I tested something positive for anything, then someone threw something in the (sample)."
Sort of what happen to Raffy huh? I got a mickey with a roid roofy in it.
That will be the new defense, "The gatorade at Yankee stadium was spiked!!"
Murton optioned. Now Dusty
Murton optioned.
Now Dusty won't have to be hogtied with all "these kids".
The Cubs Management is
The Cubs Management is reckless IF they are going to "option" Murton to AAA...What has Hollandsworth done for the team recently...? Why not send Wellemeyer to Iowa...? The Cubs need all their BEST HITTERS as they have very little margin for error in the next few series. What if Cox was managing the Cubs right now...Would he "option" Murton to AAA...? I think we know the answer. Cox demands performance - from veterans and from rookies. Dusty needs to wake up and carefully make wise decsions in the days ahead.
Ok. This move sucks. Murton
Ok. This move sucks. Murton is performing faitly well in a platoon role. Where the f--- is Hairston going to play? Is Lawton playing that well? Is Patterson? Hollandsworth(less)? Burnitz...
Jesus....Great job, we know you're hitting .339, and have been patient at the plate, but we need another middle infielder/veteran blah, blah, blah.
This is pathetic, and doesnt make sense, regardless if Murton has to "tweak some areas" or if "we wish his arm was a little stronger."
Murton Shmurton and contact
Murton Shmurton and contact hitting left fielder with little to no pop in his bat. BLECH! Dime a dozen.
Damon: 'Roid rumor
Why would you ever want to
Why would you ever want to use Wellemeyer again uless you were ahead by about 10 runs...? He can't seem to throw strikes under pressure...If your in the Cubs Bullpen you need to be able to do that...It should be VERY CLEAR that Wellemeyer needs to go back down to Iowa to work on his command and control...The Cubs can't afford to gamble with a pitcher like him right now...We also need an offense that will be very productive in EVERY GAME...It's a no-brainer to keep Murton on your roster in the next 2 weeks that have A LOT of crucial MUST WIN games in them.
Murton will be back in 10
Murton will be back in 10 days or so. I also agree on paper it is not the best move, but I'm not so sure who else they could really send down...I'm not sure if we could send down Holly, I don't think it would make sense to send down CPat at this point, and we know Lawton isn't going anywhere
Dusty actually said some very nice things about Murton the otherday (aside from his throwing arm) but then mentioned something about how they've got other players on the roster that are paid a lot to play. The pessimist in me says that dusty feels he needs to play veterans to make sure they earn their paychecks. The other side of me says that maybe that was referring to an upper management/owndership dictate that expensive players aren't going to be sent to the minors.
Anyway, I'm curious as to what Holly's options are...but I do know Dusty likes his defence, so maybe that is why he Holly is still with the team...solely for a late inning defensive replacement with Lawton starting in Left.
What else could they
What else could they do?
Maybe get rid of macias? Hariston does everything Macias does but better defensely and obp.
No wonder the kids come up here looking like deer's in headlights. They have no chance.
deer.. I know I'm an idiot.
deer.. I know I'm an idiot.
Scott, going into Colorado
Scott, going into Colorado we need an extra arm....also we have had that many arms the entire year, I can't see any sign that they would change now.
Also, Welly has pitched once since his return...it was an absolutely atrocious outing...but I'm not sure if that in itself signifies that welly is worthless....if nothing else, if the cubs are down 10-2 on Sunday in the 3rd inning, he can come in to eat up innings.
Name another Cub OF hitting
Name another Cub OF hitting .339 with some sense of direction at the plate, Chad? Well...?
I am not comparing the 2 by any means, but how many HRs did Palmeiro have as a rookie? 8 in 1988, 8 in 1989...While Murton wont become a 35-35 HR guy, 15-20 isnt unreasonable.
..and Williams is getting
..and Williams is getting skipped, so he could throw in the 'pen this weekend, so the "we need another arm" argument is weak...
"Name another Cub OF hitting
"Name another Cub OF hitting .339 with some sense of direction at the plate, Chad? Well...?"
too small of a sample to look at BA alone...but he certainly does have potential.
As for comparing Murton's home run prowess to Palmeiro'sudden jump in homers....well, you may want to rethink that comparison in light of current knowledge as if nothing else, it puts into doubt many of Raffy's 500 Homers....but I get your point.
"It should be VERY CLEAR
"It should be VERY CLEAR that Wellemeyer needs to go back down to Iowa to work on his command and control..."
But that's why Wellemeyer was sent down in the first place and that's what he did work on. I don't know. I'm willing to give the kind another chance or two. Probably not in a pressure situation, but still a chance.
Reading his comments after the Astro game, it sounded as if he was having a lot of difficulty in making the quick transition from the rotation to the pen. I'm beginning to think that Wellemeyer can actually be a pretty decent pitcher when he keeps his head in the game. However, his problem is that he is ULTRA delicate -- he's not a versatile, utility-type pitcher a la Glendon Rusch. Wellemeyer needs a defined role that he can stick to and plan for. If he keeps getting sent down to Iowa and putting in the rotation there, and then gets called up to be put in the pen here, how is that going to help? If he is sent down, he needs to be put in the pen in Iowa and the brought back up when he's adjusted to that role. Maybe that means relegating to him a reliever-for-life status. Maybe not. The point is, the recent treatment of him is not working and the Cubs need to find something that does.
Palmeiro problaby not a good
Palmeiro problaby not a good example.
I prefer Murton to a young Sandberg.
You think that robust
You think that robust average was going to stay there? He had a hot start like many rookies do (pitchers haven't figured out the weaknesses yet) and has been going south ever since. Here, look at his last 6 games:
So that's 4/20 which is .200 with an OBP of .250 WOW!
Well then Williams gives us
Well then Williams gives us 1 more arm for Colorado then we had before...which is probably necessary...It may not be a perfect argument, but it's hardly "weak". Given what the cubs have done all year long there was no real possibility the Cubs would have dropped an arm going into Colorado.
I getcha Jacos, Adam...I was
I getcha Jacos, Adam...I was just looking for an example, and that was the first one.
Also, good point on Welly...if he's in the pen here, put him in the pen at Iowa....
Yeah but Sandberg played a
Yeah but Sandberg played a marvelous second base. At second, you can have a guy with out much production. Same with short stop. You need more production from left field. You don't need a good glove out there, you need a big stick. So what I'm saying is that Sandberg's numbers are HOF for a second baseman but for a left fielder....
Murton went 2/5 against
Murton went 2/5 against Pettite, with his 1st HR....I don't expect him to hit .460, but you are missing the point.
Lets pick that small of a sample size, and then see how they're doing..geez...
He has still played well, and replacing him with a mediocre veteran, who is out of position in the OF, is just not right.
For the remainder of this
For the remainder of this year, Macias is going to outplay Murton?
You want Murton up there
You want Murton up there with two outs in the ninth? Not me. I would never put a rookie in to pinch hit.
August Stat: 4/22, .182 SLG,
August Stat:
4/22, .182 SLG, .217 OBP, .318 SLG in 8 games
Now that is a tiny sample, and I still think Murton has some good potential (although not as good as what people were saying when he was hitting .460 after his first 10 games). But I don't think this option will have a significant effect one way or another. The number of at bats he'd have before September 1 with Hairy, Lawton, Cpat and Burnitz on the team would have a tiny effect on the games. It may not have been the best move...but at least, Murton can play everyday in the minors, and then get a ton of playing time in September assming we are out of the race.
Wow, Chad, six games.
Wow, Chad, six games. That's impressive. Sample variance is a completely neutral concept having nothing to do with Scout's Honor, Moneyball, Ozzie Guillen or Billy Beane, and it's really going to pay off for overall understanding of the game if we can get everyone off their "X-for-his-last-30" fix. It's because otherwise educated and active baseball fans still prefer to think these terms means something that the rest of us have to suffer through John Kruk every time we watch highlights.
This also isn't about production from left field: it is about having the best possible combination of bench players. We have a surfeit of left/middle infielders. Jose Macias is 412 for his last 1588. Here are some facts about that number:
- it's big enough to be meaningful
- it, along with a complete lack of other offensive production, means he sucks
It doesn't matter what he's done in the last month, i.e. have his balls fall for singles. But we'll still have people who'll leap to defend some combination of Hendry, Dusty, and Macias, which is more of a curse than any damned goat.
*What about Carlton Fish and
*What about Carlton Fish and Nolan Ryan? Both were effective into their mid 40's at demanding positions.*
Nolan Ryan was on the '92 Rangers with Canseco, Juan Gone, Pudge and Palmeiro, so who knows?
And Adam, I agree, the Cubs
And Adam, I agree, the Cubs are done, the practical significance is nil... but god damn, for all the talk about taking care of players' psyches, this is not the message you send to a guy that's had legitimate success in sporadic opportunities.
"Jose told they were
"Jose told they were Advil."-Nolan Ryan
*Damon: 'Roid rumor
*Damon: 'Roid rumor wrong*
Raffi: Well, I NEVER.
What's the point of printing denials?
I agree looking at 6 games
I agree looking at 6 games or even 8 games as I did is WAY too small. but so is looking at the first 10 games or so and proclaiming Murton a hero and savior as many did here....
but going back 1500 at-bats to judge a role player/sub who gets 1/4 of the atbats of a starter is ridiculous in my opinion. the 119 at bats he has this year is plenty of indication as to what he will do in a continued limited roll with this team.
hell, 1488 at bats ago, Sosa was a powerful offensive weapon.
I used his entire career
I used his entire career because there's no stretch where he's performed any better than this: he's literally made a living hitting this badly. There aren't any peaks or valleys like one'll find with a Sosa or Burnitz type.
For me it comes down to the
For me it comes down to the fact that a .285 hitter with a .310 or so OBP who is a switch hitter limiting opposing late inning match ups, with an ability to play 4-5 positions on the field is a very wothwhile commodity for a seldom used player. I would never trust the guy for anything more than a spot start to give someone a rest, but off the bench and as a fill in, I think putting Macais up there in a late inning situation is as good, or better than all other options we have right now.
"What about Carlton Fish and
"What about Carlton Fish and Nolan Ryan? Both were effective into their mid 40's at demanding positions."
They were not putting up the best numbers in their career or in the history of the game either like Clemens.
Just a quick roid rumor
Just a quick roid rumor update.
Like everybody else, I'm starting to believe it's false. My "source" has moved from nervous to annoyed today -- if I had to guess I'd say he feels duped by someone close to things (which may be a story in itself). It's odd how this developed, and my takeaway is that there is some complexity to this story that we may never know about -- more than just the typical baseless rumor.
I'll let you guys know as/if I find more info out. In any case, it looks like I'll be apologizing for spreading a false rumor (although I had the best intentions, as did my source!).
Are you all seriously
Are you all seriously justifying the demotion of Murton based off of six games? Come on. Look at what Holly has one in August! Murton is a better player right now than either Holly or Macias. With the addition of Nomar and Hairston back to the lineup, Macias' "abilities" are no longer needed.
There is little reason to keep either of them on this team.
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lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
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
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Prince William returned to the hospital to visit pregnant wife Kate as she spends her second day being treated for hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe type of morning sickness.
William – in a purple sweater, blue collared shirt and black jeans – walked straight into King Edward VII Hospital after exiting a green Land Rover.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Akki Undi (Steamed Rice Dumplings) and a Meme
I'd not heard of Akki Pundi until I saw this post of Supriya's. My Father-in-Law is from Mangalore and when I showed him this, he said they made something similar called Akki Undi. One evening, to my surprise, my Mother-in-Law had made the Akki Undi just so that I could taste some authentic Mangalorean fare! The Sambar that goes with this was my teensy and comparitively easy contribution. What a combination that makes! Thank you, dear Supriya, for the inspiration you provided and thanks to my MIL for this wonderful dish!
4 cups Rice (soaked in water for at least 6 hours)
1 cup Coconut Powder
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp Oil
1 Tsp Mustard Seeds
2 Tsp Urad Dal
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/2 tsp Asafoetida
Grind the soaked rice to a coarse paste using very little water. Add coconut powder, salt and the tadka. Mix them well and shape into little rounds or ovals. Steam in pressure cooker for 20 minutes.
Serve with sambar or chutney or just plain ghee.
I've been tagged by Pooja for this (long overdue) meme. She wants me to write about 5 things you don't know about me. So here goes...
I'm still afraid of the dark! Whenever N & I had a fight and he(or I, sometimes) would sleep in another room but in the middle of the night, I'd sneak right back next to him so that I could go to sleep! I'm better now mainly because sleep has become such a precious commodity right now! :)
My grandmother was a writer and has written many novels, some of which have been made into movies too. I'm really ashamed of this and hope to rectify it soon but I've not read a single book of hers! Though I can read Kannada very well, I can't read it fast enough for me to go through a book. I've tried a few times and have always given up after a few pages. Soon...
I used to be prety skinny in High School and was very much into sports- throwball & athletics, mainly. Most people would think that being tall, I'd be good at basket ball but I couldn't aim if my life depended on it! The other thing was that people assumed in athletic meets that I'd be a runner or a high/long jumper but my forte was discus throw and shot put!! You had all these well built people in the competition and then there was the reedy me! I have even won a few medals, believe it or not! :)
I LOVE food but I HATE cooking everyday! After a long day at work, there's no way I can come home and start cooking! It's like having 2 jobs! An ex-colleague of mine cooks rice, dal, rotis and sabji/curry fresh from scratch every single evening (she works long hours at work too)! She even manages to cart her son to his various activities in between. I call her Super Woman! I know many of you do it and really, HATS OFF to you guys!
OK, I can't think about a 5th thing to write about. Will add it as soon as I can think of something! I did not want to hold this up while I try to work my one brain cell figuring what else I haven't talked about! :)
I'd like to tag anybody who wants to take this up. It's been so nice reading about others and will look forward to more revelations from you all! Thanks, Poo, for this tag!
18 comments:
- TS said...
good one! I liked the first one..made me smile, I, too remember a few days like those...NO MORE! I have recently begun to sleep through the night ever since Baby Siddh turned 13 months,I hope you will soon too! Just left you another comment on another post.
Hugs, Trupti
- February 21, 2007 at 7:21:00 PM EST
- Asha said...
Hi Vani,we call it Kadubu in the estate and it's round.Add butter,it's called Benne Kadubu and served with Badnekai Ennegai!A classic coffee planter's menu!
Unde looks great and but I want Sambhar recipe too!Please pretty please when you have time!!!
I have BBB out,ajji style!!:D
All you girls are afraid of the dark,scardy cats!I love to read Kannada and Hindi novels!What's your ajji's name,I might get it here.Also a tip,when you make dal or anything on the weekends,make huge amount and then freeze in portions to reheat any day of the week.I do that when we on vacation and desperate to eat Indian when we come back!
- February 21, 2007 at 8:26:00 PM EST
- Pooja said...
so lucky you are to have your MIL taking care fo half of your responsibilities... I jealous of you :D .
I love this rice dumplings, along wiht supriya once i saw it on the blog of viji too,and i thinks it must be tasting good . will try sometime. thanks for sharing.
Love reading your Meme.
you reminded me of some medals i have :)). Just forgot what i used to be in schools. I was vice captain of girls cricket team under 16. and have medal of NCC too... seems like a long past now...
I have another similarity with you ,that is 4th point. I cant cook ful fledge dishes after coming from work, i have many short cuts for healthy dishes to cook withing minutes by now :D .
hats off to your grand mother, she must be a n intelligent lady , as being a write in that time.
I have my grand father very well known in our native region and all the cities around, as he started the base of education in our Samaj and bring forward the whole society in that time , when people used to spend all the time of life in agriculture , today even there is a huge building there with His name ,in memory of him and a trust is running many schools on his name. I also feel sometime that compared to that we are very normal and little creature .
thanks for sharing your 5 , opps ! 4 points, you cant find 5th one and i had many to share , i shorted it when writing this meme . :))
love to M.
- February 21, 2007 at 9:07:00 PM EST
- Vcuisine said...
Nice dish Vani and nice Meme. Interesting to read, especially when we reveal some thing from our heart. Have a good day. Viji
- February 22, 2007 at 12:37:00 AM EST
- Linda said...
Hi Vani, so nice to learn a little more about you! I can empathise with 'love food dread cooking' on some of those weeknights... and I can fall asleep with the lights on even though my kids are nearly grown ;)
Akki undi is completely new to me. Sounds easy and looks delicious! Now how about that sambhar recipe :):)
- February 22, 2007 at 1:08:00 AM EST
- Sia's corner said...
lovely akki undi vani. its my fav u know and i do it for lazy weekend brunches as its healthy and very easy:)
hey who is ur grandma? i loooooove novels and have read many kannada novels by karanth, kuvenpu, bendre, triveni, m.k. indira, usha rao etc... this is a long list. i have been reading big big novels when all my friends were still reading comics;) wouls love to know ur grandma's name girl:) so plz tell me her name:) i can understand if u don't want to reveal it:)
he he he... 1st point in meme was funny. i am not scared of dark but K won't let me sleep in another room(disadv of not having locks in room;)
even i love food but don't like to cook everyday. thankfully K takes charge of cooking when i am lazy;)
and yeah.... sambar recipe on demand!!! :)
- February 22, 2007 at 4:13:00 AM EST
- Jyothsna said...
Nice recipe, we call it kozhakatta. nice to read your meme too. Scared of the dark, huh??:)
- February 22, 2007 at 7:14:00 AM EST
- Sandeepa said...
Hey Vani
Liked reading your meme. Though don't know Kannada at all, am pretty impressed by your grandma, I respect writers and it must have been so nice to have one right at home
Also the first one was funny. I have been married 7 years now and no longer take the effort to go and sleep in another room after a fight, but did do that a lot in the initial years :)
- February 22, 2007 at 8:15:00 AM EST
- Seema said...
oh my god vani, Undis look adorable and sambar, hey where is the recipe for sambar?
Loved reading your meme. I am just like you when it comed to kannada novels. Mama used to read them a lot and tell me how good some of them were and I would always make up my mind and start but would hardly reach to the 5th page and then drop it as I was a very slow kannada reader.
- February 23, 2007 at 1:01:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
TS- ha! there's hope for a good night's sleep then! :) Every now & then, I get a break and get a full night's sleep but it's few and far between. I must let her cry a few nights in a row and then it'll be better but you know how tough that is! :)
Ashamma- I must get my mom's huli pudi recipe before I can post the sambar recipe! Will do so and promise to post soon! We also make something called uddina kadabu and kayi kadabu during Ganesha habba, that's made of rice casing with fillings. Your kadabu with been and yennegai must be yum!
Thanks for the tip. That's exactly what I do. Whenever I cook(usually over the weekends), I cook LOADS and freeze them in daily portions. I take a lot of store bought help too for faster cooking, whenever possible! Love shortcuts! :)
Poo-yeah, my grandmother was an amazing woman. In her days to be writing that too about women issues (that sadly still persist in some communities) was really something! Looks like your grandfather was a pioneer of sorts too. You must be so proud of him!
My problem with 5th point is mainly because I've written so much about myself in my blog that there was not much left to write about! :)It was a nice meme, Poo. Thanks for tagging me! I hope you've held on to your medals and cups. I don't have those but have the certificates.
Viji- thank you for your always positive and encouraging comments!
- February 23, 2007 at 7:03:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
Linda- Will post the sambar recipe as soon as I get the recipe for the sambar powder that mom makes and sends me! Yeah, weeknights esp are tough cooking-wise!
Supriya- A Kannada novel enthusiast, I see! Naanu ninna blog nalli ajjiya hesaru helutthene.
Thank you for the undi. So different for me and very tasty too!
Oh, honey don't say K takes over when you're lazy! You should get a break after a long day too! You should be saying he cooks when he's not feeling lazy! ;)
Jyotsna- Yeah, still scared of the dark and being alone! There was a time when N used to travel on a project when he'd fly out on Monday morns and return Thursday evenings. I'd hardly sleep those nights and go to sleep at 8pm when he was home! :)
Sandeepa- yeah, it is nice to have a writer at home but nicer if I could ahve read at least some of her books! We've been married 7 years too, S and I'm still so bad with sleep! :)
Seema- I'm so glad I have company with the kannada reading. I always felt bad about that but I'm really too slow a reader. I must start with short stories or something. Sambar recipege ammana hulipudi recipe tilidikolla beku first! Will post it as soon as I get that from her! :)
- February 23, 2007 at 7:20:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
Linda- Will post the sambar recipe as soon as I get the recipe for the sambar powder that mom makes and sends me! Yeah, weeknights esp are tough cooking-wise!
Supriya- A Kannada novel enthusiast, I see! Naanu ninna blog nalli ajjiya hesaru helutthene.
Thank you for the undi. So different for me and very tasty too!
Oh, honey don't say K takes over when you're lazy! You should get a break after a long day too! You should be saying he cooks when he's not feeling lazy! ;)
Jyotsna- Yeah, still scared of the dark and being alone! There was a time when N used to travel on a project when he'd fly out on Monday morns and return Thursday evenings. I'd hardly sleep those nights and go to sleep at 8pm when he was home! :)
Sandeepa- yeah, it is nice to have a writer at home but nicer if I could ahve read at least some of her books! We've been married 7 years too, S and I'm still so bad with sleep! :)
Seema- I'm so glad I have company with the kannada reading. I always felt bad about that but I'm really too slow a reader. I must start with short stories or something. Sambar recipege ammana hulipudi recipe tilidikolla beku first! Will post it as soon as I get that from her! :)
- February 23, 2007 at 7:20:00 PM EST
- Scott at Real Epicurean said...
Your blog always makes my mouth water even though I know I can't cook any of it (not enough talent!).
I just love "Indian" food!
- March 1, 2007 at 8:58:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
Scott- It's not a matter of talent at all! The delicious-looking food you come up with, I cannot make those. I'm sure if you had more experience with this kinda food like I've had, you'd do way better than me right now! :)
- March 4, 2007 at 10:19:00 AM EST
- Vaibhav said...
Hey vani, i tried making that rice undi, yummiee ..... and very easy
And nice to know more things about u.
Cheers .....
- March 8, 2007 at 5:21:00 PM EST
- Dr. Soumya Bhat said...
Hey Vani,
Your pundi looks great dear with those coriander leaves.....hmm lovely presentation.
- March 17, 2007 at 2:23:00 AM EDT
- dhanya said...
The dumplings are looking tempting Vani!!...You have got gr888 recipes...will be visiting often!!
- April 5, 2007 at 1:36:00 PM EDT
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Japan Railway Comp. (JR Tokai) (
) (aka. "The Central Japan Railway Comp.) is responsible for ferrying close to 400,000 passengers a day between some of the largest cities in central Japan. While its
fastest bullet trains
can cut the transit time from Tokyo to Osaka from about 6 hours by car to about 2 hours and 20 minutes by bullet train, JR Tokai is
dreaming of a next generation maglev system
that could go even faster, completing the 500+ kilometer (310+ mile) journey in under an hour.
I. Meet the Chuo Shinkansen Maglev, a $90B USD Project
To do that it's been creating a superconducting magnetically levitated (SCMaglev) train design (a type of electrodynamic suspension Maglev), which travels along a U-shaped track at speeds of up 505 km/hr (311 mph).
To achieve that goal much work had to be done. While the fundamental idea behind a magnetically levitated vehicle was first devised and patented in the U.S. in 1905. Magnetic levitation is appealing in some ways -- with no moving parts, it has low maintenance costs, and some kinds of Maglev designs (such as JR Tokai's) self-stabilizing reducing the chance of the kind of crashes that plague high-speed rail-based trains.
Views of the proposed Chuo Shinkansen test route. [Image Source: TRIC/TAS]
But the cost of building a track is high -- very high. JR Tokai estimates that it will costs ¥5T ($50.9B USD) to build the line from Tokyo to Nagoya alone, and as much as ¥9T ($91.7B USD) to complete a full line from Osaka to Tokyo, linking Japan's four largest cities (Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, and Tokyo).
II. Four Decades of Development is Finally Paying Off
By the 1970s -- when JR Tokai first began to toy with Maglev designs -- one crucial variable had fallen into place: cheap, reliable electricity. But it need to perfect the physics of its travel mechanism to reach speeds high enough to make it worth building the expensive track, particularly when bullet trains were already on the table.
The JR Maglev design gets its power from the wound wire in the track. Superconducting magnets in the train induce magnetic fields in the wound wires, propelling the train at speeds of up to 311 mph.
By 1979 it had completed an unmanned test platform, capable of reach speeds of 517 km/hr (321 mph). But it took a decade to develop sufficient safety controls and aerodynamics to start construction on a test track. Construction of the The Yamanashi Maglev Test Line began in 1990 in the town of Aichi, near the city of Nagoya. The track using wound coils along the track which are powered by local substations. The train is equipped
with superconducting magnets
, which induced a magnetic field in the powered coils.
The Chuo Shinkansen project has been in the works for decades.
This magnetic field drives the trains along the track at high speeds. Since this is an SVMaglev style line, trains must first reach a certain speed using retractable wheels before the magnetic forces become powerful enough to drive the train once the train reaches around 30 km/h (19 mph). The retractable wheel launching and landing process thus bear some similarities to an airplane takeoff/landing.
Between 1990 and 2008 the 18.4 km (11.4 mi) track saw test runs by MLU002N and MLX01 test engines. To test the designs JR Tokai gave away free rides on the track. An estimated 200,000 passengers were carried on these free rides.
III. Longer Test Track Allows Tests With More Cars
In June of this year the extension of the test track was completed. The track is now more than twice as long as before, reaching a length of 42.8 km (26.6 mi) and also incorporates new features that are commonly necessary in Japan's mountainous landscape, such as tunnels. The test track is at last ready for expanded testing of the Series L0 prototype, a front car co-designed by JR Tokai and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (
Completed in 2008 the Series L0 prototype
features a 28 m (92 ft) front car capable of hauling multiple 25 m (82 ft) passenger cars, dubbed "L0 cars". Each L0 car carries up to 68 passengers, with a stubby rear car carrying only 24 passengers.
The Series L0 Front Car [Image Source: JR Tokai]
Tests on the 42.8 km track began on Thursday in Japan, with five L0 cars coupled to the front engine, for an entire train legnth of 153 m (502 ft). The train succesfully reached a top speed of 505 kilometers per hour (311 miles per hour).
Japan's transportation minister Akihiro Ota was among the passengers to test the new track. He
I experienced the ride at 505 kph. My body felt the sense of speed, but it was not at all uncomfortable and conversation was possible as usual. There was not much vibrating.
This [success] provides pride and hope as a technology power, and it will also be important in dealing with natural disasters. We want to provide support for the realization of this technology.
The next step will be to complete an environmental impact study to ensure there's no glaring issues with the track, which is expected to pass through both densely populated regions and the Japanese alps. If that goes well the test track will be further extended and 9 new L0 cars will be built, allowing for test runs with up to 12 total L0 cars (for a total train length of 228 m (748 ft)).
The L0 with a three car test on Thursday [Image Source: Jun Kaneko]
The finished design will feature 14 L0 cars, plus the front car and rear car, a design capable of hauling 908 passengers.
IV. JR Tokai Wants to Bring Maglev to the U.S.
JR Tokai is hoping to have the entire multi-billion dollar Osaka-Tokyo line complete about a decade later, in 2027. The full line will be dubbed "Chuo Shinkansen". While the Japanese government funded much of the early research and development in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, JR Tokai is fulling paying for the commercial line deployment itself.
Long a leader in hig
h-speed rail, Japan has recently seen
fierce competition
from its rival, China. China currently owns the only other active commercial maglev system in the world, a line in Shanghai. China is moving aggressively forward with its
high speed rail expansion plans
, despite the embarassing setback of having to
scale back its line speeds
record paces
due to allegations of contractor corruption leading to shoddy construction.
The U.S. is currently
pondering a maglev system of its own
, but such plans remain in their early infancy, with few large commercial backers. U.S. maglev supporters should be cheering the
Yamanashi line, as one of the most hopeful efforts in the U.S. --
The Northeast Maglev
(TNEM) -- is backed by JR Tokai. The TNEM is planned to connect Washington D.C. and New York City with a high speed maglev, passing through Baltimore, and Philadelphia along the way.
JR Tokai is helping with TNEM, a proposed U.S. line connecting New York and Washington, D.C.
JR Tokai chairman Yoshiyuki Kasai promises, "We want to export technology completed in Japan to the United States so that it becomes the international standard."
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Why do you think you ought to be entitled to this technology? What makes you think your founding fathers had a maglev train in mind when they drafted the American constitution?
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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Stolmy Pimentel probably wishes the calendar only had 11 months so he could skip May.
Pimentel's poor pitching in the fifth month of the year continued as he allowed four runs and 10 hits while Binghamton came from behind to beat the Curve, 6-4, before 3,798 fans at NYSEG Stadium on Thursday morning in the series finale.
Even though Pimentel didn't get a decision, he gave up a 3-0 lead, allowing all four runs in the fifth and sixth innings. It was the second time in the series the B-Mets came from behind to win.
Pimentel's ERA in May is 7.15, sky-rocketing to 3.92 overall from 0.30 in April. He has not earned a win in six starts, going 0-3 in May.
The Curve jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the second, but the B-Mets scored runs in the fifth and sixth inning to tie the game at 4-4. Andrew Lambo's homer in the sixth inning had made it 4-2 Curve.
Pimentel was taken out at the end of the sixth, and Quinton Miller (0-1) took the loss when he gave up two runs in the eighth inning.
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Covering the bases
LEADING OFF: 1B Andrew Lambo and 2B Jarek Cunningham both hit solo homers in the Curve's loss to Binghamton on Thursday. The two hit just five home runs combined in April, but in May, the duo has hit 15. The home runs were the 11th and ninth for Lambo and Cunningham, respectively.
SAFE AT FIRST: C Miguel Perez started his first game since Sept. 3, 2012 on Thursday, giving C Charlie Cutler a rest. Normally, Cutler and Carlos Paulino trade time behind the plate, but Paulino is day-to-day after being hit by a pitch on the left forearm.
STEALING SECOND: No Binghamton player hit a homer in the Curve's 6-4 loss. It was the first time in 11 games that no opposing player hit a home run off the Curve's pitching staff.
ROUNDING THIRD: It was officially announced that the Curve will hold a Father's Day Fantasy Camp on Sunday, June 16. The camp will include a softball game and a one-hour picnic. Participants will also receive a replica hat, jersey and two tickets to the game later that night. The camp begins at 2 p.m. and cost is $85. Call 877-99-CURVE or go to the box office to sign up.
HEADING HOME: The Curve open up a three-game road series with Portland tonight at 6. It is the only time the Curve travel to Portland and is just one of two series between the teams.
- Darian Somers
Pimentel allowed 10 of the 12 hits Binghamton collected.
The Curve struggled offensively, as well. The team had just one hit after the second inning - Lambo's home run - finishing the day with four.
Binghamton's Adam Kolarek (2-1) got the win in two innings of relief, and Jeff Walters earned his 13th save.
The Curve are 1-4 in their last five and 2-8 in the last 10, and they are 11 games under .500.
Game recap
Key player: 2B Josh Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs for Binghamton.
Key play: Rodriguez knocked in the fifth run in the bottom of the eighth on a single.
Key stat: RHP Stolmy Pimentel allowed 10 hits for the second time this season and has surrendered 25 earned runs in his last five starts. He allowed just three runs in his first six starts.
How they scored
Top 2nd: Cunningham homered (1-0); Ngoepe reached on error by Lucas, scored on error by Muno (2-0); Maggi reached on an error by Muno, scored on Vasquez single (3-0).
Bottom 5th: Mazzoni singled, scored on Rodriquez triple (3-1); Rodriguez tripled, scored on Puello single (3-2).
Top 6th: Lambo homered (4-2).
Bottom 6th: Ceciliani singled, scored on Lucas double (4-3); Lucas doubled, scored on Bonfe sacrifice fly (4-4).
Bottom 8th: Harris pinch ran, scored on Rodriguez single (4-5); Muno hit by pitch, scored on Puello single (4-6).


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The Center for Organ Recovery & Education, a federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization serving Pennsylvania, West Virginia and parts of New York, recently recognized 19 West Virginia-based hospitals with the West Virginia Governor's Award for Life 2012.
The award recognizes area hospitals that have been successful in supporting organ, tissue and cornea donation within their own health care facilities and have achieved increased donation rates as a result.
Leaders from the following hospitals were recognized by Susan Stuart, president and CEO of CORE; and Joe Letnaunchyn, president and CEO of the West Virginia Hospital Association, who presided over an awards presentation that took place during West Virginia Hospital Association's annual meeting Sept. 27 at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs: Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins; St. Joseph's Hospital in Buckhannon; Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield; CAMC General Hospital in Charleston; CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston; CAMC Teays Valley Hospital in Hurricane; CAMC Women's and Children's Hospital in Charleston; Grafton City Hospital; Logan Regional Medical Center; Mon General Hospital in Morgantown; Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling; Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant; Princeton Community Hospital; Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley; Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston; United Hospital Center in Bridgeport; Weirton Medical Center; Wheeling Hospital; and WVU Hospitals in Morgantown.
"At CORE, we are pleased to recognize these West Virginia hospitals for their ongoing commitment to organ, tissue and cornea donation," Stuart said. "As a result of their efforts, more lives are able to be saved or enhanced through organ, tissue and cornea donation in West Virginia."
The West Virginia Governor's Award for Life was implemented in 2007 through a collaboration of the West Virginia Hospital Association, CORE and the other organ procurement organizations.
For every person who donates their organs, tissues and corneas, up to 50 lives can be saved or dramatically improved. More information is available at www.core.org or 1-800-DONORS-7.


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A range of assistive technologies — including VoiceOver, Guided Access, and AssistiveTouch — are built into iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Here are some tips for using them.
Read with fewer distractions
Use Safari Reader to reduce the visual clutter — like ads and buttons — on some web pages so you can focus on whatever you're reading. Just tap the lined paragraph icon next to the web address in Safari.
Make your text bigger and bolder
Make the text on your screen bigger and bolder so it's easier to read. You can enable Bold Text and Larger Type in Settings > General > Accessibility.
Increase background contrast
You can increase the contrast on some backgrounds to improve legibility. Just go to Settings > General > Accessibility to reduce transparency, darken colors, and reduce white point.
Zoom in on text and images
Zoom allows you to magnify elements on the screen up to 1,500 percent and works wherever you are in iOS, from Mail and Safari to the Home and Lock screens. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility to turn on the Zoom feature. Choose between full screen or picture in picture mode, allowing you to see the zoomed area in a separate window while keeping the rest of the screen at its native size.
Turn on VoiceOver
The VoiceOver screen reader allows you to navigate and interact with your iOS device even if you can't see it. You can turn on VoiceOver in Settings > General > Accessibility.
Draw letters instead of typing
With VoiceOver, you can draw letters on the screen and have them translated to text in Mail, Notes, and other applications.
Change the dialect for VoiceOver
You can change the dialect of VoiceOver on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch so it's easier to understand. Just go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Languages & Dialects.
Let Maps tell you where you are
In Maps, VoiceOver will tell you the direction you are traveling as well as your current location and nearby landmarks.
Let your camera talk you through the shot
In the Camera app, VoiceOver will tell you how many people are in your shot and where they are on the screen.
Get spoken photo descriptions
In Photos, VoiceOver will tell you the date of a photo, its orientation, whether it's crisp or blurry, and how well lit it is.
Get personalized vibration alerts
You can create personalized vibration patterns for incoming messages and FaceTime calls. Under any name in your contacts, just tap Edit and then tap Vibration. You can also create new custom vibration patterns in Settings > Sounds > Ringtone > Vibration.
Have a conversation in sign language
Having a sign language conversation is easy using a FaceTime video call. To start a FaceTime call, tap the FaceTime button under a name in your contacts or on the screen during a regular call.
View closed captions
To turn on the captions in closed-captioned movies and TV shows, go to Settings > General > Accessibility and tap Subtitles & Captioning. You can even customize captions by size, font type, and color.
Give input using your camera or other devices
Control your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch using third-party Bluetooth switches or with head movements and your device's camera. You'll find Switch Control in Settings > General > Accessibility.
Create your own input gestures
AssistiveTouch lets you create custom gestures to control your iOS device, allowing you to perform many actions using only one finger. AssistiveTouch is located in Settings > General > Accessibility.
Make the Home-click speed faster or slower
You can change the speed required to activate Double- and Triple-click Home commands. Just go to Settings >
General > Accessibility > Home-click Speed.
Restrict iPad to a single app
Guided Access lets you temporarily limit your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a single app and control which app features are available — a great option for young children. You'll find Guided Access in Settings > General > Accessibility along with instructions on how to use it.
Turn on an accessibility feature using your Home button
Accessibility Shortcut lets you quickly turn accessibility features on and off by triple-clicking your Home button. Just go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut to select features you use the most.
Create your own keyboard shortcuts
If there's a word or phrase you use often, create a custom keyboard shortcut and iOS will type it for you. To create shortcuts, go to Settings > General > Keyboard.


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Did you see Murphy after he missed his putt? He threw a club at his caddie! A real golfer spasm
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While politicians in Harrisburg debate Gov. Tom Corbett's liquor privatization proposal, thousands of state store employees - including those at dozens of area stores - face uncertainty over whether their jobs will exist much longer.
If Corbett's plan passes the General Assembly, Pennsylvania's 620 state-owned liquor stores would be shuttered and replaced by roughly twice as many privately owned businesses.
"It's going to put a lot of people out of work," said Jim Snively, Blair County steward for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, which represents state store workers in much of the state. "These jobs are not going to be replaced by CVS, Walmart, Rite Aid, in terms of wages."
The state liquor system employs about 3,500 store workers, as well as several hundred managers and hundreds more administrative staffers. Managers operate under a separate union.
The newly unveiled plan would allow grocery, convenience and big-box stores to sell beer and wine, while allowing beer distributors to sell six-packs. Liquor would remain largely in specialized stores.
Corbett's proposal, revealed in a Pittsburgh press conference Wednesday, includes a program to educate and re-employ those who would lose their jobs in the transition to privately sold liquor.
"It's important to the governor. We know we have good employees there," Eric Shirk, a spokesman for Corbett, said Friday. "You want them to have jobs, obviously."
Corbett's plan detailed a series of training and education grants, as well as preferred government rehiring and tax credits for businesses willing to hire state store clerks.
But behind the promises, like preferred hiring in civil-service jobs, there's little substance, UFCW Local 1776 President Wendell W. Young IV said.
"How many people do you hire each year in the entire freaking government? It's, like, a few hundred," Young said. "There will be very few employment opportunities for these people."
Shirk took a more positive view: newly opened businesses, he said, will have to hire clerks and managers, while grocery stores and supermarkets may hire new workers to deal with beer and wine sales. Workers would likely see a net job increase, he said.
The governor's office studied other states' experiences privatizing liquor and found newly created jobs carried similar pay and benefits, Shirk said.
"History in other states shows that many of the private sector jobs created will have comparable compensation," a Friday press release from Corbett's office stated.
But the 20-page analysis Corbett commissioned makes no mention of employees' futures or comparable pay. Representatives from his office didn't provide information Friday to back the claims of similar pay in other states.
Employment information from Washington - which enacted a similar privatization last year - is scant, as the state's 1,000 unionized liquor clerks were cast into new careers when the system closed, Washington State Labor Council spokeswoman Kathy Cummings said.
"We don't know [how they've fared] - they couldn't be union anymore. They had to find other jobs."
Young said the stores opened to beer and wine under Corbett's plan wouldn't hire many new employees, as existing workers and floor space could easily be rededicated to alcohol.
But workers at Blair County's five state-owned Wine & Spirits stores haven't lost their morale yet, Snively said. Many support families, he said, and the job provides benefits including health insurance.
State store clerks made $31,338 on average as of January 2012, the PA Independent reported last year. If they lose their jobs, Snively said, the financial benefits the state reaps from license sales would be outweighed by thousands of former clerks and managers collecting unemployment and food stamps.
But despite the uncertainty, most employees in Blair County are staying put, he said.
"Right now I don't see people leaving. There's nowhere to go - nowhere to defect to, honestly," he said. "We're prepared to fight. We're prepared to beat this."
Mirror Staff Writer Ryan Brown is at 946-7457.


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on March 3, 2013 - 1:00 AM
A long-debated proposal for a scrap metal facility in North Buffalo is set for a vote in the Common Council when it meets at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers in City Hall.
The facility would be operated at the former Auto City junk yard at Hertel Avenue and Military Road by Ben Weitsman and Son of Buffalo, a sister company of Upstate Shredding, based in Owego.
Opponents to the facility, including nearby Niagara Metals, filed documents with the Council last week stating that the city code prohibits the facility's proposed activities from happening within 200 feet of a residence, and that the code would be violated if licenses were granted to the Weitsmans.
Proponents of the facility have said the company plans to invest $7 million at the site and will run a clean operation that will be more attractive than the property's last use as an auto salvage yard.
Metal will not be crushed or shredded onsite. Large trucks will visit the property daily to pick up metal to be processed at the company's other facilities around the state.
North Council Member Joseph Golombek has not said whether he will support the project.
Also this week:
• The Common Council will hold its premeeting caucus at 2 p.m. Monday in Room 1417 of City Hall.
• The public is invited to the second meeting of the Buffalo/Erie County Safe Neighborhoods Initiative, an ad-hoc committee of the Erie County Legislature, at 2 p.m. Monday in the County Legislature Chambers on the Fourth Floor of Old County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo. The 21-member volunteer board was formed after Erie County Legislature Chairperson Betty Jean Grant (D-Buffalo) organized an anti-violence rally following a shooting in her district in December.
• The Buffalo Sewer Authority will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Room 1038 of City Hall.
• The Preservation Board will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday in Room 901 of City Hall.
• The Erie County Legislature will hold a regular session at 2 p.m. Thursday in Old County Hall, 92 Franklin St. A caucus meeting will precede the regular session at 9:30 a.m.


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PFS Sneak Preview: IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY
By Le Anne Lindsay
I saw the Philadelphia Film Society screening of In the Land of Blood and Honey more than a week ago, yet I kept putting off writing my commentary. Why? Because I have a hard and fast rule when it comes to movie/film genres – I don't see war movies! I've never seen Bridge Over River Kwai, Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, The Hurt Locker etc… The senselessness of men (and women) in battle is just something I don't care to watch. However, I made an exception with this film because I, like most who follow Hollywood, am fascinated with Angelina Jolie – as a mother, an actress, an activist, a "wife" to Brad, and now as a writer/director.


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Celebrity Central / Top 25 Celebs
Eva Mendes
- 1997
Beautiful Discovery
After a talent manager sees her photo in a friend's portfolio, Miami-born, L.A.-bred Mendes, a marketing major at California State Northridge, drops out of school to go on auditions. "I never did drama in high school or anything," she tells the Toronto Sun in 2003. "When you grow up in L.A., everybody is either a wannabe director or a producer or has a friend – so I got a lot of, 'Your look is interesting, you should be a model or act,' and it never caught my attention."
- 1998
Oh, the Horror!
Mendes lands her first major movie role in Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (right). "Brilliant film," Mendes jokes. "Brilliant! It was so bad...I was so ignorant that I didn't even know acting was such a craft and that you have to work at it. I saw myself on the screen and I thought, 'I never want to feel this way again'...talk about overacting." That same year she appears in A Night at the Roxbury before 2000's Urban Legends: Final Cut.
- 2001
Taking Off
Mendes has a star-making nude scene as Denzel Washington's (right) wife in Training Day. "After Training Day came out, people were not only recognizing me, they were responding to my character," she tells New York's Daily News. "I appreciated that because I went totally naked for the role – emotionally and physically – and the response felt amazing." In 2003, Mendes plays a detective opposite Washington in Out of Time.
- 2002
Pitching Revlon
Mendes joins Halle Berry as the new face of Revlon cosmetics, where she will appear in commercials (left) and advertisements. "One of the perks of being a girl is playing with makeup and I take full advantage of that," she says in a statement. "This will be an ideal relationship for me!"
- 2003
Once Upon A Time...
After starring in John Singleton's 2 Fast 2 Furious with Paul Walker, Mendes costars in Robert Rodriguez's follow-up to Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico. In the film, which opens at No. 1, Mendes plays a federal agent opposite Johnny Depp (right). That same year, she switches gears for the Farrelly Brothers comedy Stuck on You with Matt Damon.
Settling Rumors
Mendes is linked to costar Matt Damon, but she adamantly denies all reports. "I'm in a committed relationship, which I don't talk about, so people make up things," she tells Cosmopolitan of her longtime boyfriend, filmmaker George Augusto (left). "None of it has ever been true."
- 2005
Historical Hitch
"There's sort of an accepted myth that if you have two black actors, a male and a female, in the lead of a romantic comedy, that people around the world don't want to see it," Will Smith tells the Birmingham Post. In comes Mendes, cast as the object of Smith's affection in Hitch (right). They are the first minority actors to play leads in a hit romantic comedy (the film opens at No.1 and grosses more than $179 million worldwide). "In Hollywood logic, to pair a black woman and a black male makes a black movie. A white woman and a black male becomes a little controversial. It's much more acceptable to have a Latin woman with a black male," Mendes tells L.A's Times.
- 2006
Trust the Man
Mendes plays Billy Crudup's (left) temptation in the romantic dramedy Trust the Man, costarring Maggie Gyllenhaal. Although she's often cast as "the girlfriend" in small supporting roles, Mendes makes it a learning experience. "It's one of those things where I don't have an ego about a lot of stuff," she tells San Jose's Mercury News. "I don't want to be the best person in the scene. I feel like I want to be the least-talented person in the scene, because I learn so much more and it elevates my game."
- 2007
Fun Fearless Female
Mendes graces the cover of Cosmopolitan, which names her its Fun Fearless Female of the Year. "I took a risk with acting," she tells the magazine. "You just always have to take risks. I always go with my gut, and it's always right. People are scared to do that." In the coming months, she stars with Luke and Owen Wilson in The Wendell Baker Story and Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider.
Fighting the Night
Mendes stars in the crime drama We Own the Night with Joaquin Phoenix (left), but admits to Hong Kong's Prestige magazine that she rejected the role for six months before accepting it. "I really wanted to work with those people, but on paper my character was a very stereotypical girlfriend role Puerto Rican with a little attitude," Mendes says, adding that filmmaker James Gray changed her mind by rewriting her character.
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- Eva Mendes
- Date of Birth
- March 05, 1974
- Birth Place
- Miami, Fla.
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Wiki > Main > SigmaTelSTMP3xxx > CreativeZENXFi2
Creative Zen X-Fi2
OverviewThis is the page for the Creative Zen X-Fi2 device.
Port statusSee CreativeZENXFi2Port.
HardwareThe Creative Zen X-Fi2 features a resistive touch screen with 3 hardware buttons: power, select and reset. The following chips can be found on the PCB:
VariantsIt seems from the OF analysis that there are two variants of the hardware. One would use raw NAND as internal storage and the other would use SD/eMMC. This is still to be confirmed.
PCB Scans
PinsHere is a list of all the pins used by the OF. Pins are of form BxPyy where x is the bank and yy the number within the bank. Direction only applies to GPIO.
Vendor-Specific SCSISee SigmaTelScsi -- AmauryPouly - 08 Dec 2011
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During the Tangi Tourism Lion Classic this past weekend, momentum was heading in the wrong direction for the Hatters. After opening the weekend with a 3-0 victory over Southern Friday morning, Stetson split the first two sets with tournament host Southeastern Louisiana later that afternoon. The Lions, however, took the next two sets to win the match, and then the Hatters dropped three straight sets to Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday morning. Although Stetson dropped four of those five sets by three points or less, the Hatters found themselves struggling just to win a single set.
With a couple hour break before returning to the court for the weekend's final match against Louisiana Tech, the coaches and captains decided it was time for a serious discussion.
"Coach Meghan (Bryant) and I talked to the team after the tough loss (to Nebraska-Omaha), and we challenged them with a couple of things," Stetson head coach Tim Loesch said. "I challenged them to not worry about the scoring and just play, and coach Meghan challenged to put their words into action. They were wanting to play better and wanting to win against good teams."
Senior captains Kaley Melville and Ellen Hawks played a key role in the team meeting as well.
"The captains pulled the team together and decided that this is our last preseason tournament before we head into conference," Melville said. "Ellen stepped in and said, 'This is when we decide what we want to be about. The decision is up to the team. It's not up to anyone else but ourselves.' We just kind of put our heads to together and decided, 'This is us, and this is what we are going to be.' That really set us off for the last game. That was a big turnaround for us."
Despite dropping another two-point decision (27-25) in the first set to Louisiana Tech, the Hatters came roaring back, hitting a combined .457 over the final three sets to pull away with the 3-1 victory.
"The girls responded to all of those things very well," Loesch said about the team meeting. "They just came out and played their best. Everybody that went in was focused on doing their part. Everybody played really aggressively, and that's something we have been preaching to them all year."
Now 7-5 on the season, the Hatters open a three-game homestand at 7 p.m. Tuesday night against Bethune-Cookman at the Edmunds Center. General Admission tickets are $5 ($4 for seniors/students) while all Stetson University faculty, staff, and students are free with their Stetson ID.


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I'll Be Watching You
May 5, 2014 - Diane Laney Fitzpatrick
I've had to make a lot of adjustments to city living. The biggest was facing the fact that bad guys might want to break into my house.
You might have heard that I'm from Hubbard, Ohio, a small town where everyone is either related, best friends or two degrees separated from both. I'm not saying that nothing bad ever happened in Hubbard, but if it did I didn't know about it. And neither did my mom, who raised us in a house where there were no keys to the doors. And then moved us to a house where there were locks on the doors, but we would leave the front door wide open in the summer. It gets hot in Hubbard in July and August. Plus I think we lost the keys after a week.
So when I embarked upon this adventure of moving to downtown San Francisco, I had to wrap my head around the following facts:
1. There are bad guys here. 2. Some of them were bused here from Reno. 3. Some of them might want to come into my house 4. There's no way they can know that I don't have anything worth stealing. The worst bad guy probably has a nicer TV than mine. (It certainly doesn't have a big blue line running down the middle of Jack McCoy's face.) Also I have shocked more than one insurance man with how much jewelry I don't have.
I should put a sign out front that says, "Dear Bad Guys, Yes, this is a nice house, but don't think that means there are nice things inside. Everything worth more than $50 is built-in. We spent so much on the doggone house that we don't have any money left to buy things that can fit through the front door. Have a nice day. Love, Diane."
We were told that some bad guys are not reasonable or even coherent, so instead of the giant note out front, we decided to get a bad-ass security system. (We briefly considered getting a gun, but frankly I'm afraid of what inner Pepper Anderson it might unleash in me. Plus it will break my streak of having no single thing in common with Sarah Palin.)
The new security system is very complicated and impressive. I won't go into the details here, but I do want to tell you about the one aspect of it. We've got cameras, bitches.
That's right. We can see you if you come to our front door. Or if you're a raccoon who might want to climb up on our top floor deck and wreak havoc with the fake ficus tree retirement home/purgatory/leper colony that we've established out there. Or if you are fiddling around with our tradesman's door and you're not dressed as a tradesman and have no appointment to perform your trade for us. Or - and listen carefully because this is the coolest part - if you let your dog poop on the sidewalk right in front of my house and you don't pick it up.
I was talking with our neighbor, the owner of the apartment building next door, and he told me that he has turned in people who leave their dog poop on his sidewalk. They were given warnings and will be cited if they're caught again. I don't know how he identifies them and I'm not sure I want to know, but I'm impressed that he is enjoying his security cameras. He's become a role model for me in my desire to use my security cameras for the good of the street and environment, and not just to critique the outfits of people walking to work.
I have surprised myself at how voyeuristic I am. Sometimes my husband and I will sit in front of a laptop and just watch what's happening in the front of our house. It's so much more exciting than just looking out the front window, which offers the same exact view but it doesn't have that secret spy feeling.
Sometimes my husband will watch from the app on his phone and call me from work and tell me what is happening 6 yards from where I am sitting.
He: "Someone is blocking our driveway."
Me (turning around and looking out the window): "Oh."
"OK. Talk to ya later."
So far we've only had one guy look straight into the camera and give us the finger. I think the bad guys are not happy. But they don't know how close they came to me going all Angie Dickinson on them.
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Diane Laney Fitzpatrick is the author of Home Sweet Homes: How Bundt Cakes, Bubble Wrap, and My Accent Helped Me Survive Nine Moves. Her Just Humor Me column runs here on her website at www.DianeLaneyFitzpatrick.com.
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Credit Card Rental Car Insurance is Secondary Coverage!?
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The Consumerist posted some information about rental car insurances and credit cards with a great list of the coverages (based on whether it's a Discover, American Express, MasterCard or Visa card). I thought that perhaps the individual issuers (like Citi, Capital One, Bank of America, etc.) might build off the base insurance so I did some more digging. It turns out that the auto rental insurances offered by your credit card is secondary coverage, not primary coverage.
When I looked at the list of auto rental insurance coverages for Citi cards, I saw that the basics matched the table on the Consumerist. However, this paragraph stood out for me:
Visa Auto Rental Insurance coverage is secondary coverage and underwritten by Indemnity Insurance Company of North America. Certain conditions, restrictions and exclusions apply. Not all vehicles and not all countries are covered. Details of coverage will be provided upon cardmembership. (emphasis mine)
The language under several of the other categories is the same… it's secondary coverage.
From what I understand, secondary insurance kicks in after primary insurance (your auto insurance) or when primary insurance doesn't exist or doesn't apply (such as on international trips). The auto insurance coverage provided by your credit card is not the same as the waivers offered by the rental car companies.
When you get the insurance from your rental car company, you're absolved of all responsibility if something were to happen to the car (you're still on the hook if you're at fault and did damage to something else, but that's a different issue). Your insurance is never called, your premium won't go up, and it's as if nothing happened. When you decline the insurance, damage to the car is still covered by your own auto insurance policy.
When you don't get that insurance and rely on a credit card, when something happens the credit card company will point to the fine print that says "secondary insurance" and tell you to call your auto insurance underwriter. If the demands exceed your primary insurance, that's when secondary insurance comes in. In other words, if you destroy a Lamborghini, your credit card insurance will kick in.
I think I read that right but for years the advice was to always decline this waiver because you have it covered between your credit card and your own insurance. Am I misunderstanding it?{ 35 comments, please add your thoughts now! }


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Tampa, Florida-- It's called Varela, and it's the latest trend in urban housing.
Ground breaking just took place at the corner of Lois and Spruce Streets with a planned 350 rental units, but its the amenities that have everyone talking.
Part of the "more for your money" strategy, the developer is all about exceeding expectations and it begins with a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse.
Tampa, Florida- The Department of Housing & Residential Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa announced Monday that it has entered into housing affiliation agreements with two local student apartment complexes, The Province and Avalon Heights. Both properties are owned and managed by American Campus Communities, based in Austin, Texas, and are popular housing choices of USF students. These new affiliated partners complement the existing affiliat
Tampa, Florida -- Florida's Largest Spring Home Show opens Friday, March 15 and runs through Sunday, March 17 in Expo Hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Admission is free on Friday, March 15 and admission Saturday and Sunday is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors 55+, and children under 12 are admitted free with an adult.
The expo includes more than 900 exhibits to inspire visitors looking to spruce up their homes.
FishHawk, Florida -- A new business is opening. There's a ribbon cutting ceremony for Re/Max Across the Bay at Fishhawk.
It will be March 26, from 4 - 5 p.m.
5564 Fishhawk Crossing Blvd.
Lithia, FL-- K. Hovnanian® Homes® has opened its traditional two-story Brightwater model home – with a mother-in-law suite above the detached garage – in The Garden District of FishHawk Ranch.
A recent release says the1,925-square-foot design at 16904 Dorman Road is priced from $224,990 including homesite, and features three bedrooms, 2.5 baths and two-car rear-entry garage.
A description of the home's features is as follows:
Tampa, Florida-- Are you an entrepreneur in search of a space for your business?
If so, check out some of the available space in University Square Plaza, 2707 East Fowler Avenue.
It looks as if multiple office/retail spaces are available for rent.
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