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Serves 6 |
Prep Time 20 minutes |
Cook Time 20 minutes
.88 ounces Eden Sliced Shiitake Mushrooms, 1 package, soaked 20 minutes in warm water to cover, reserve water
.88 ounces Eden Maitake Mushrooms, 1 package, soaked 20 minutes in warm water to cover, coarsely chopped, reserve water
1/2 pound fresh button mushrooms, quarteredfresh porcini, crimini, portabella, or fresh shiitake mushrooms
3 Tbsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup reserved mushroom soaking water
2 tsp Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/2 cup Eden Diced Tomatoes, well drained
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
2 Tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
Heat oil in a skillet and sauté the garlic for 1 minute. Add the shiitake, maitake and porcini mushrooms. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes. Add mushroom soaking water, shoyu, red onions and tomatoes. Cover, reduce the flame and simmer for 15 minutes or until the maitake mushrooms are tender. Remove the cover. Add the pepper and stir. Turn up the flame and cook off most of the remaining liquid. Add lemon juice and parsley. Toss and sauté 1 minute. Place in a serving dish.
Eastern, Good/High Fiber, Good/High Protein, Japanese Food, Low Sodium, Macrobiotic, No Sweetener Added, Oils, Side Dish, Tomatoes, Vegan


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PITTSBURGH - A wise philosopher (I think it was Rick Reuschel) once observed that winning a comeback player award was a mixed blessing.
It was an acknowledgment of an accomplishment, but it also meant that the player's career had gone off the tracks before the success.
That's probably the best way to size up what's happened to the Pittsburgh Steelers over the past two weeks.
They seriously redeemed themselves in Baltimore on Sunday, with the 23-20 victory over the Ravens. But they had so much to overcome after the stinker of a game in Cleveland the week before.
Coach Mike Tomlin obviously made his dissatisfaction with the Browns game known to the players. If they thought his demotion of Rashard Mendenhall to third string on the depth chart was a token paper move, he emphasized it by de-activating Mendenhall for the game.
It wasn't a coincidence that the running backs were fiercely protecting the football on every carry in Baltimore.
It was an emotional game, emphasized by the sideline shot of Charlie Batch caught in Ben Roethlisberger's embrace. Maybe the debacle in Cleveland will turn out to be a late-season wake-up call.
Is Sunday's emotion enough to carry the team through the last four games?
Probably not. Every week is new and different. But at least the Steelers are heading into the last month with a good chance to make the playoffs.
They won't win the division, but they control their destiny for a wild card spot. If they play like they did in Baltimore, they'll have somewhere to go in January.
More than that, they'll have a chance to do something when they get there.
Making progress?
The NHL is trying something new to break the labor deadlock that has led to the lockout.
Different people are now representing both sides. But will that make a difference? This much is certain: The players will be giving back. The point of dispute is how much they'll give.
The league has a strong sense of what that should be, which is why the lockout is approaching three months.
Unless there's some compromise, it won't matter that there are new faces at the bargaining table.
Mehno can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com

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Winter Meetings 2009 Day Three
More from Levine saying that Cubs and White Sox lead the chase for J.J. Putz who will throw again Friday. Putz expects around a $2.5M base salary with incentives that could take it into the $6-7M range. The White Sox apparently have already made an offer.
Levine also says if the Red Sox trade for Bradley, they would immediately flip him possibly to Texas or Tampa. ~shrug~
NPSport Canada tweets that Hendry does have one firm offer for Bradley and the deal will happen by Friday (rolls eyes), but does not involve the Blue Jays (thanks to navigator for the find).
- Phil Rogers believes the Cubs have already made their mind up about moving spring training to Naples for the simple reason that he believes the Ricketts want their base of operation out of Florida.
- Lowell to Rangers for catcher Max Ramirez looks like a done deal.
Harden's contract details from Ed Price; $6.5M in 2010 with $3.5M in escalating incentives up to 195 IP, $11M mutual option for 2011 with a $1M buyout if either side declines.
Levine says Hendry had meetings with Mike Cameron's agent Wednesday night and agent Casey Close who reps Ben Sheets, Derrek Lee and Mike Fontenot among others.
Astros sign Brandon Lyon to complete their bullpen whitening process(3/15M according to Rosenthal).
Cardinals - Added Brad Penny & Hitting Coach that Knows How to Get things, probably losing DeRosa, Holliday and Smoltz.
Brewers - Added LaTroy Hawkins, Randy Wolf and swapped J.J. Hardy for Carlos Gomez.
Astros - Essentially swapped Valverde and Hawkins for Lindstrom and Lyon.
Pirates - Added Bobby Crosby and Akinori Iwamura.
Reds - Still employing Dusty Baker.
Cubs - Resigned John Grabow and traded Jake Fox, Aaron Heilman and Aaron Miles for 5 minor leaguers.
Another Rule 5 draft preview (h/t to MLBTR) from Jonathon Mayo, he thinks Steve Clevenger is the most likely Cub to get selected but adds that the Cubs could get "hit a few times".
From Gorden Edes twitter:
Cubs chutzpah: They really did ask Sox about Bradley for Lowell...under the heading: Can't hurt to ask. Got the response you'd expect.
Damn those unintelligent Red Sox.
The Red Sox have been kicking the tires on free agents. They have had talks with the agent for free agents third baseman Adrian Beltre, formerly of the Mariners. If you look at the trade and free agent market, Bradley may be the most attractive power hitting player available, besides free agents Matt Holliday and Jason Bay.
If a team like the Red Sox were intelligent, which they are, they could bring in Beltre to play third base, trade Lowell to the Cubs for Bradley and then end up with two players for next season for the same price or less that they'd have to pay for the big ticket free-agents Holliday and Bay.
Oh did I say Levine's latest? I meant here's the verbatim story handed to Levine by the Cubs to try and float some ideas out there and generate a false market. If a team like the Red Sox were intelligent? I think they've showed their intelligence a few times over by this point.
Anyway, Cubs like Melky Cabrera (although I still have doubts the Yankees will move him) and have talked to Cameron's agent and two other center field free agents, possibly Byrd or Podsednik.
Hendry held court and...nothing. The best we have is a non-denial about Boston and Mike Lowell.
Hendry says they're considering a few names in tomorrow's Rule 5 draft. Muskat lists Thomas Diamond, Steve Clevenger, Chris Robinson and Matt Camp as possible Cubs that could be drafted (Chirinos was mentioned earlier by Phil Rogers). Hendry says Marshall, Gorzelanny and Samardzija will compete for the 5th starter spot with all being able to move to the bullpen if needed.
Via MLBTR, Ben Sheets wants something close to the $12M he was paid in 2008 (Searches for delusions of grandeur tag).
Milton Bradley has a better shot of succeeding Ted Kennedy than he does of wearing a Red Sox uniform....unless I've completely lost my mind.
Ex-Cub Bob Howry could be a target of the Diamondbacks.
Via MLBTR, J.J. Putz and Matt Thornton seem to be best of buddies and word is that will lead him to the White Sox.
Also, there's a report that it's the Mariners, not Rangers that Harden is signing with...I'm sure it'll be cleared up soon enough. (and it is, it's the Rangers)
Rich Harden to the Texas Rangers on a one year, $7.5M deal with an $11.5M club option for 2011. I imagine incentives and possibly vesting clauses are in there as well. Also remember that Texas has no state tax, so the deal is a little better than what Brad Penny received. I'll comment later once I know all the details, but I think it's a good enough deal that Harden would have passed up arbitration.
MLB Trade Rumors saw something from Buster Olney that Rich Harden could be on the verge of agreement, but the link that they provide is wrong or doesn't verify it.
Bruce Levine adds the Red Sox as a team of interest for Bradley, although Mike Lowell seems to be their only bad contract they'd like to move and that was shot down earlier.
- Astros seemed to have moved from R. Soriano to Matt Lindstrom according to Rosenthal...exchanging medical records.
- Braves seeking prospects and salary relief rather than veteran bat for Derek Lowe according to Jayson Stark. Good luck with that. I think a team would only be interested in Lowe if they could move one of their own bloated contracts.
Seems the Rays are the most interested in Rafael Soriano with the Astros lurking. Braves are said to actually want some decent prospects plus take his full arbitration obligation.
- Flat out releasing Milton Bradley isn't on the table at the moment according to Crane Kenney.
"We don't run away from our problems,'' Kenney said. "That fact it's painful doesn't change anything.''
We do like to make our problems more complicated by suspending the player and doing everything we possibly can to lower his trade value.
- Kenny Williams seems to like Milton, but doesn't see a fit on the White Sox.
- Reader "Seamhead" listened to Bruce Levine on the radio and summarizes that the mystery team interested in Bradley is real, the Cubs are willing to eat $4-$5M of Bradley's contract, Cubs would have interest in Melky Cabrera and J.J. Putz is throwing off flat ground at the moment.
- Jay Mariotti won't be dirtying up the Tribune.
Half way through Wednesday on that impending Bradley deal...
- Kevin Millwood to the O's for Chris Ray seems to be close to happening.
- Lowell for Bradley laughed off.
- LaTroy Hawkins signing with the Brewers, two year deal.
As has been hinted, Harden seems willing to take a 1-yr deal with tons of incentives.
J.J. Putz will throw for the Cubs and other teams in Scottsdale, Arizona today. (thanks to navigator in the comments for the link)
Tim Brown tweets that Cubs are among the early suitors for Joel Pineiro and that Randy Wolf will sign with the Brewers at 3 years and just under $30M total (3/29.75M according to Rosenthal).
Twins trying to fit Mark DeRosa into their budget and the same article says the Mariners seem to be the most interested in Rich Harden at this point (thanks to MLB Trade Rumors). My own speculation is I wonder why the Brewers aren't more interested in Harden if he's really going to get just a 1-yr deal. If they do end up signing Randy Wolf (latest is a 3/27M offer), add in Harden and they could have a nice trio of Gallardo, Wolf and Harden next season.
- Phillyburbs.com lectures everyone on the spreading of rumors...from the guys that reported Pat Burrell was traded twice on Monday. Oh sweet irony.... (hat tip to Wrigleyville 23).
- Muskat says ignore all that mystery team crap as well....Rays still the frontrunner.
- Phil Rogers tweets that the buzz is that Robinson Chirinos will be selected in the Rule 5 draft this year. I can't imagine how bored the writers are if that's the current topic of discussion.
The quiet before the storm...
Sullivan tweeted that Hendry was meeting with Jerry Reinsdorf but said it has nothing to do with Bradley.
- The Tampa papers say Rays are still in play - as did Sullivan earlier - but Rays are remaining firm on how much they want the Cubs to pay of Bradley's contract.
- Around the rest of the league, Andy Petitte is about to resign with the Yankees and Rafael Soriano has requested a trade after accepting arbitration, with the O's, Angels and Astros the most interested at this point.
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If Bradley is indeed replaced by Cameron in the Cubs clubhouse, that would have to viewed as an enormous upgrade before you even begin to look at the on-field contributions.
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Of course, if Bradley had contributed on the field I doubt anyone would be talking about his problems off the field. After 08 all we heard was that the clubhouse was "too nice" and the Cubs needed an edge. Now we are hearing that they need a clubhouse leader. What they really need is somebody to drive in runs. I don't care what type of person they are as long as they can HIT!
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If the Cubs can not get something worthwhile for Bradley, they would be insane to let him go for little or nothing. Bradley is probably the most likely player on the team to rebound to near previous levels.
His production on the field would suddenly change him from a "clubhouse cancer" to a "great guy".
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Interesting opinion.
My opinion is I think neither him being a "clubhouse cancer" or unproductive are good enough reasons to keep him. Just sayin'.
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His production on the field would suddenly change him from a "clubhouse cancer" to a "great guy".
What are you basing this on? His reputation isn't new. He's had it from the start (going back to high school) and it's stuck despite several remarkable performances. He's just an asshole and his teammates aren't going to magically start liking him if he goes back to being an asshole that hits.
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I think he's saying if Bradley hit .280 30 hr and over 90 rbis his assholeness would have been overlooked.
I agree.
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Most likely to rebound to what exactly? His year in Texas was a fluke, his career averages, games and AB's he gets a year are pretty much maxing out, which puts him around a 50-60 RBI performer a year.
Its not like Milton was this 160 game playing titan averaging 100 RBI seasons and suddenly fell from the sky one year and put up a 40 RBI season and he has a chance to bounce back to playing a full season and returning to 100 RBI years.
Sad to say but his bounce back year was with the Cubs, he just returned to reality.
Never have more people been so excited for a 31 year old player with one 70 RBI season to his credit. You would think Milton was having Bobby Abreu's career by the way people think how awesome Bradley is.
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If you listened to Santo last year, you would have thought otherwise. At first it looked as if MB was overswinging, then got into Lou's doghouse. Alfie had the same year, but only Brenly was calling him a loafer. Why isn't he on the chopping block?
Randy Wolf to Milwaukee
3/30 per MLBTR via Yahoo.
I am 3/44 (47?)
Sorry Rob, my main page didn't auto refresh when I reloaded the page.
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fwiw, most people who fix computer problems do grap a pipe first.
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Not everybody thinks the matter of exposing Chirinos to the draft--while protecting Adduci, who would not have been drafted--is boring.
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JJ PUTZ will throw today and Friday for the CUBS and about a dozen other MLB teams
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Whew... Those two posters above me really suck!
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Jace- Try the adult dating for Zimbabwe
Re: Joel Piniero
Not that the Cubs have the money, but I would not mind seeing Piniero as the additional starter. Induces lots of ground balls and does not walk anyone.
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Good news. 2 1/2 days down and we haven't done something stupid like inc luding Castro, Lee or Vitters in a trade.
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Soriano and Bradley to Toronto for Vernon Wells and Travis Snider.
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Rob consider the versitility of Soriano.
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Add in Vitters as well.
Sorianos deal is cheaper than wells going forward. Soriano is also likely the better player. Unlikely to happen. However I'd rather something like that to the Carlos Silva/ Nate Robertson deals we've been hearing.
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The best show on turf. Soriano playing the outfield in Toronto. I would imagine he would be a DH.
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Rob G - you've got mail.
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Buster Olney says a swap for Lowell is not likely because the Cubs would be in the same predicament as in the Burrell scenario. A high priced bench player. The upside is that Lowell may have more trade value than Burrell.
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If we did get Lowell, I am thinking Jimbo should put Aram on the trade market and see what we could get for him. I am not advocating trading him unless we get a great package back.
Play Lowell at 2nd base, two problems solved at once. Sure he would have no range there, but neither did DeRosa and didn't seem to hurt the Cubs much. Second base defense is overrated anyhow, just give me a passable glove there and a bat.
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clearly you've never turned a double play before
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There's those on this board who believe Bradley should be kept because of his fantastic OBA/OPS and whatever other statistical reasons.
Then there's the rest of us who see him as a $30M mistake by a GM whose arrogance and/or stupidity made him believe he could change the galactically ignorant. Now the 2010-2011 roster is severely compromised in taking some other slug in return.
In any case, Bradley was brought here to drive in runs and batting 2nd thru 5th most of 2009, Milton lit the lamp for a whopping 40 RBI's. And of course he behaved like the world class putz that is Milton Bradley.
So yes his table is now ready and it's time for Milton to go. I, for one, could do without the hand wringing.
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I think you're misrepresenting the Bradley camp.
It's never explained how Bradley made Soriano, Fountainout, and Soto into poor hitters with his clubhouse behavior. Nor has it been explained how he injured Ramirez, Johnson, Zambrano, Lilly, Dempster and Hardin or how he convinced Harden and Gregg to give up so many HR's and Marmol to walk and hit so many batters.
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Also, if you do the trade AZ Phil speculated on in a previous thread (for example only) and trade Bradley for Robertson then trade Robertson and cash for some middling prospects, you save about $4 million on Bradley. Then you sign Cameron for one year at $8 million. Now you have Cameron in CF for one year, two middling prospects, and $21-4+8= $25 million. Would you rather pay $25 million for one year of Cameron and two middling prospects, or hold onto Bradley and hope for a slight resurgence so that you can either trade him or keep him next year depending upon the team's situation? Or, if the Cubs are out of the picture around the trade deadline they could try to deal Bradley to a contending team looking for a mercenary?
I just don't think the idea of dumping your mistakes is a good one in this case because it doesn't, as far as I can tell, put the Cubs in an improved position. I consider this all contingent upon Lou actually managing the clubhouse, however. If Bradley actually creates a hostile work environment, don't they have a legal case to terminate his contract and recoup some of his salary?
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Thanks, Neal, for once again missing the point. 40 RBI's batting in a run producing role in every game he played in, with a career high of 77 RBI's. The juice is not worth the squeeze, and Hendry f'd this up by signing him in the first place.
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Oh, RBI's was the point? I guess if baseball was the same as rotisserie baseball, that would have been a good point.
Don't hide your point in the third paragraph of your comment if it's your main point.
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You wouldn't get the point if it was in all caps and bold type...just go away Neal. I won't respond to your posts and I'd appreciate the same courtesy although I'm sure you won't oblige.
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These meetings are looking a lot more like NIMBY every minute.
It's a Tabloid World
Barry Bonds' son arrested for assaulting his mother with a deadly weapon* Saturday.
*a door knob
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O's close to a deal for Millwood. MacPhail doing his best Billy Beane impression. Millwood will be wearing a new uniform by July.
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Bernie Brewer has a new friend in Latroy Hawkins. Reported 2/$7.5 million. Good for them.
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Levine was interviewed on WMVP over noon hour. Says that the "mystery team" is for real, and that the Rangers have moved back into serious contention. He thinks that the Cubs will eat around $4-$5 million in any Bradley swap.
He also says that the Granderson deal has hit a potential snag over some medical issues, and has not been completed. If that deal soes go through, the Cubs do indeed like Melky Cabrera and would be intersted in dealing for him.
JJ Putz is only throwing off flat ground at this stage of his rehab, and has yet to throw off a mound and may not until after January 1.
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Isn't that exactly Grabow money?
Wonder if LaTroy is going to be the clsoer - I could see them picking up Soriano, but I hope they go with Hawkins.
Edit* Forgot they got Grandpa Hoffman.
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No Adam Dunn rumors this year? Strange off season, indeed.
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Per Bruce Miles' blog. Kenny Williams weighs in on Milton:
"You know, the funny thing is, I've had the pleasure of talking to Milton in the past, and it saddens me to a great extent, actually, some of the situations that he's been put in or he's put himself in. I'd like to see this guy just be able to go out there without all of the distractions and everything and do what he can do because this guy can play. He can play. I don't know that I see a fit for us, and I probably shouldn't even be talking about him because he's not our player. But he can play. Milton Bradley can play. It's too bad because he's a really a more thoughtful person, and he's a better person than I think it's been portrayed or he's shown, however the hell it's manifested itself. It's too bad."
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Just in case you missed Seamhead's post.
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Kenny Williams take on Bradley as cited in the Bruce Miles report this afternoon:
First, Kenny on Milton:
"You know, the funny thing is, I've had the pleasure of talking to Milton in the past, and it saddens me to a great extent, actually, some of the situations that he's been put in or he's put himself in. I'd like to see this guy just be able to go out there without all of the distractions and everything and do what he can do because this guy can play. He can play. I don't know that I see a fit for us, and I probably shouldn't even be talking about him because he's not our player. But he can play. Milton Bradley can play. It's too bad because he's a really a more thoughtful person, and he's a better person than I think it's been portrayed or he's shown, however the hell it's manifested itself. It's too bad."
Improvements at Fitch Park
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A little good will. I have not heard much on people's thoughts about the Cubs moving the Spring to Florida, but I am against it. I like the fact that if you go to AZ for a week in the spring that you can hit up several spring games without traveling far. The AZ spring layout is much more fan friendly.
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I thought I read that 50% of ST money made in valley is due to Cubs.
Phoenix will not let them go anywhere.
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AZ Phil is in a much better position to comment on this than I am, but it's my understanding that Mesa has been reluctant to spend any/much money on the Cubs for sometime. A quote from the story illustrates my point:
The Cubs and Mesa have been talking about the batting cages for a couple of years, Smith said - discussions that started before Florida made a serious bid to uproot the team from its spring-training home.
If you have to fight for a couple of years to get the city to spend less than $1 million on the facility, then maybe it is time to look for greener pastures.
The Cubs are the star attraction in the Cactus League, but I think they have felt neglected for some time by the authorities in Mesa. In the end, I think the Cubs will leave Mesa, but will stay in Arizona, relocating to the Gila River Indian Community.
What do you think, Phil?
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I think at this point in the process, it would be good for all Cubs personel to just shut up. Now Crane Kenny is on record talking about dollars and that the Cubs are not going to release Bradley if they cannot trade him? How the hell could they bring him back after the President, the GM (for the most part), and the Manager have basically said that he is as good as gone.
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"Cubs are willing to eat $4-$5M of Bradley's contract"
If that's true and they let that out, they are definetly not moving Bradley anytime soon.
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Interesting note here. Levine says Hendry is addressing the media at 4pm today. I am not reading into it more than what is stated, just a planned media session.
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No better way to display you incompetence to the new owner than to completely bungle YET ANOTHER off-season in a row.
The biggest upset now is how ever did this team win 97 games in 2008?
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I'm sad to say I totally agree. It's been embarrassing to say the least.
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It's all so easy for us. Have any of you been handed an asshole who is considered a dream team player? I have. It's not as easy as you all make it sound. Just shut the fuck up, asshole? No, that, trust me, does not work. Be nice to the ladies? Yes, sort of, but then he'll hide behind his desk and fire pencils at her and some screaming woman will come into your office and bitch about it.
Look, as Lou would say. Relax, as I would say.
Lou needs to be fired. The guy who hired him also needs to be fired, of course, but Ricketts needs Hendry right now because Hendry's scouts are all Ricketts has.
Folks, 2010 is gonna be a lost year. If Hendry had balls and fired Lou and hired some young whipper snapper it might buy a nice winning streak, but 2010 is not our year so let's just kinda settle down a little bit and hope Old and Blue doesn't die before 2011.
Love or hate Obama, but his administration is using lots of Bushies simply cuz it has to.
Change you can believe in may take a couple years so just chill, dudes. If I can wait one more year, you can, too.
So please, stop with the fire hendry crap. It's correct, but it's stupid cuz it ain't gonna happen.
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At least you don't have to be me and lose me everywhere.
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Doom before the winter meetings are over. It's getting earlier and earlier every year.
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funny thing to me is people freaking out about how quickly we need to get rid of a guy to pick up a lesser or similar guy which in turn somehow leads to more wins.
it's not like hendry was to go into the winter meetings looking to sign holliday/bay/etc.
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The winter meetings are entertainment, we want to be excited as it happens, but Hendry doesn't give a fuck about impressing anyone before it's all over. That said, I'm bored. I wish they'd televise all their doughnut spewing and drunkin' 'who's wife would you bone?' conversations. Yes, I'm certain that's what they talk about.
I think that, generally, the longer this goes one, the more worried we are that other teams are either going to change their minds or find someone else instead of Bradley. There's also a fear that while the Bradley saga continues, Hendry is sitting around doing nothing else and thus all the best shitty replacement outfielders will be taken.
To summarize: we're all just hoping for Alex Rios.
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the dude signed a guy while on a stretcher having a heart attack a couple years ago.
you want him to light sparklers and shoot roman candles at billy beane this year or something?
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It's a start.
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Joe Cowley is reporting that the White Sox are close to a deal with J.J. Putz. And why not? He is more familiar with the AL, unless you count last year with the Mets. He seems to be a nice fit for that ball club. Although, he would also be a nice fit for the Cubs since he has a laundry list of injuries.
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"According to NBCSports.com, Rich Harden has agreed to a one-year contract with right-hander Rich Harden."
That's from rotoworld. I didn't follow the link to see what they really meant.
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Rumor has it:
Rich Harden close to signing with the Rangers of all teams.
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Looks like I called it early this year:
No Bradley deal at the GM Meetings.
Yes, I want a pat on the back.
This does not bode well - considering Hendry has been trying to make a sale since the season ended.
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"Yes, I want a pat on the back."
Burrell has apparently not been made available, but if you are willing to go the extra mile I'm sure he'll climb aboard.
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Good job?
I would imagine that Hendry will switch to indicating that Bradley is going to be on the team if he doesn't get the deal done by Friday. When are the meetings over, Thursday afternoon?
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Am I nuts or was I sort of expecting this? Is Ricketts Wirtz I or Wirtz II?
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If the Rangers are in the mix, the Star-Telegram isn't talking about it. Their latest ex-Cub on the radar is lovable Augie Ojeda.
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Sure this has been said, and I don't have time to read the comments, but....
....I'm sure that impending trade is coming any minute now....
aaaaaand NOW! No, wait for it,..... Now! No? Now maybeeee....
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It is what it is... a- trouble finding someone who wants to deal with him and b- how much of it the Cubs will eat.
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Grabow can close, throws left handed and could never have been a wide receiver.
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BP rates Buurjous as a 3 star, speed merchant CF'er.
I would think they want pre-arb guys, though.
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You'll have to convince me how the Cubs couldn't easily trump that with an offer of say, Randy Wells, Ryan Theriot, Josh Vitters and perhaps a Tyler Colvin or John Gaub.
Obviously, Hendry has no imagination, this fat turd is fixated on moving Bradley, just like he was fixated on moving Sosa and Jones in the past. Talk about a one-track-mind....
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i dont think adding another starter is top or even middle of the priorities list....especially with any huge price tag attached.
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not saying they need a starter, but from the way I look at it you have Z and Dempster starting for 2010 and three unknowns
-Wells and Gorz
-Lilly's shoulder
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Ben Sheets: You so crazy. Try a 1-year contract to prove you can last a whole season and then you can rake next year.
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cpat to sea, minor league deal
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If I was the Ricketts family (and it still creeps me out that the Cubs are owned by a family with a name I associate with a disease that is not that ancient) I would just let Hendry hang himself. That's why I said earlier that 2010 is a wash. Which is why, also, you would think that he would hire some young crazy manager and kill the Lou contract, because you never know what will happen.
I'd like to believe Lou will have a fire under his behemoth belly, but I just don't see it. Maybe Z really is losing some weight and he'll give Lou a nice roundhouse for the cameras.
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Old and Blue-
As someone who is also old and blue, I've been enjoying your recent posts. Only on TCR would we have a potential mutant discussion thread about rickets. I propose that milk be free at Wrigley this season, to prevent Vitamin D deficiency. Also, it could calm the stomachs of those suffering from Carlos Marmol Having Trouble Finding the Plate Disorder.
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Just heard Rosenthal on MLB - "The MB deal WILL get done..." still says TB is in the talks and the negotiations with the cash owed is a "painstaking affair". He then said, "Once the Milton Bradley money is off the books, then the Cubs 'off-season' can start."
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Seeing as how Hendry now has zero leverage, he must be as stubborn as a mule in cement, bless his stupid face.
I'll trade him for Darren Driefort at this point, I just don't want to hear about it, think about it, read about it anymore.
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That's a cop out like a mofo, but okay.
FanGraphs reviews Cubs' last four drafts
Nothing new there if you're paying attention but nice to see someone else give Wilken a decent grade.
Sorry if 3/44 - lots of information (mostly bs) the last couple of days.
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Thanks for the link. A very "scouts? We don't need no stinking scouts!" review of the drafts.
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I just don't want to hear about it, think about it, read about it anymore
Amen brotha...
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From the Star-Telegram- "Sources have indicated that Harden and the Rangers are close to a deal that would pay the right-hander $7.5 million in 2010 with an $11.5 million option for 2011.
That option is interesting in that it appears to assume that the Rangers will have a new owner who wouldn't mind paying a pitcher $11.5 million."
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So much for Nolan Ryan's directive on starting pitchers pitching longer into games.
Let's all take a deep breath
I propose we keep Bradley. Here's why.
Every year this team has some relatively minor need that gets blown way out of proportion by the manager, the media, the fans, and/or all of the above. Hendry kowtows to this overreaction, and it hurts us in the long term, if not right away.
A couple examples:
2003 - Needed more speed, so we traded away good young pitching for a year of Juan Pierre. Result: Missed the playoffs.
2004 - We just HAD to get rid of Sammy Sosa, so Hendry traded him for a nickel on the dollar. Result: Missed the playoffs, Mike Fontenot.
2006 - We missed out on big free agents in the past, so the fans demand a splash. Hendry signs Soriano to a ridiculous contract that will cripple payroll for years. Result: Soriano starts to decline much faster than anticipated and now he's absolutely untradeable and hasn't provided a single playoff win.
2008 - Lou demanded more left-handedness, so Hendry traded DeRosa and signed Bradley. Result: Missed the playoffs.
2009 - Bradley MUST go, so Hendry will trade him for probably a more crippling contract and/or an awful player. Result: We'll almost certainly miss the playoffs.
Out of 25 guys + coaches + trainers + various other club personnel, how bad can one guy make the clubhouse? You know what makes for a bad clubhouse? Almost everyone on the team performing below expectations. That tends to make people a bit grumpy. One guy who seems like a sullen loner isn't going to ruin the clubhouse atmosphere, and even if he does are we sure that has such a huge, quantifiable effect on performance? If all it took was some negativity to ruin a guy's batting average, then wouldn't there be a much more pronounced home field advantage in baseball?
On the field, Bradley's at least 100 feet from the nearest player. On the bases, he's at least 90 feet from the nearest player and we all know he gets on base a lot. Why not just keep him and see what happens? What's the worst that could happen?
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Yeah, my bad. Still, end result - Missed playoffs.
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Why not just keep him and see what happens?
He'll be 32 next year, he's far from durable, and his power disappeared last year. I think there's a very good chance that what little value he has now will disappear due to injury or continuing decline. In that case, the Cubs can only cut him and eat his whole salary. At least by moving him now they can save a few million dollars and hopefully pick up a player or prospect that is marginally more useful to the organization.
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I doubt his value can get any lower.
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I personnally do not like or follow american league ball
except for interleague play,i definatley dislike the white sox.
I am beginning to think i like the way Kenny Williams goes
about white sox business not much leaks out he holds his cards close to the vest and when a move is made it is not expected.
Where as with Jim Hendry seems like every one knows year in year out what he is up to.
Jake Peavey when Cubs were after him every one knew it played out in the press,I personnally blamed Kevin Towers for alot of it, but Kenny W illiams makes that move no one heres anything.
Iam beginning to think Kenny Williams is much better and more respected in mlb.
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NPSPORT (Canada) who come at this from a Blue Jays point of view, of course, TWEETS that there is a genuine deal for MB on the table
Cubs GM Jim Hendry has at least one firm offer for Milton Bradley, deal will happen by Friday, but to reiterate, #BlueJays not involved
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Meh, I messed that up. Mets are in.
Cards and Giants can still tie though.
Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
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.


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CLEMSON — Wondering what could have been won't do Dabo Swinney much good Saturday night, but he might not be able to help himself.
Clemson coaches and players can say all they want about how confident they are in the running back by committee the Tigers plan to roll out in 2013. But anyone who says they don't think Todd Gurley or Keith Marshall would help this football team is most likely being politically correct.
Gurley and Marshall each garnered more than six yards per carry in their freshman seasons at Georgia. Defensive coordinator Brent Venables, who's spent a good chunk of his offseason watching film and trying to figure out how to stop them, admits he's never seen a tandem quite like the Bulldogs feature this year.
Venables, the former Oklahoma defensive coordinator, went so far to compare the 6-1, 233-pound Gurley to another former Sooner and reigning NFL MVP.
"Gurley reminds you a little bit of Adrian Peterson in certain ways, with his strength and his physicality," Venables said. "He's a big, violent runner who's going to run through trash. They do a good job of making your secondary support in the run game, which provides problems for about everybody."
Gurley and Marshall are roommates, and that's one pretty accomplished room: 2,144 yards and 25 touchdowns as true freshmen, helping the 2012 Bulldogs to a 12-2 record and setting themselves up for their current preseason No. 5 ranking.
"I really love both of those guys," Swinney said. "I thought we had them both."
Clemson went after both North Carolina-bred tailbacks hard. In fact, only Clemson and Georgia coaxed both Gurley and Marshall, each top-five tailback prospects in the class of 2012, to take official visits to campus.
Instead of splitting the difference, both prized recruits picked Georgia. Swinney said the 5-11, 219-pound Marshall, rated the No. 1 available tailback in the country by Scout.com and 247Sports.com, "broke our heart" as he retold it Tuesday.
"I think he went to bed that night, maybe thought he was coming to Clemson, had a bad dream or something and woke up and went to Georgia," Swinney said.
Then there was the case of the four-star prospect Gurley, whose decision was more of a toss-up to Swinney, an unnerving feeling.
"I'm fired up about Gurley, I think we're going to get Gurley," Swinney said. "I'll never forget it, because the day he's supposed to announce, I'm on edge, and most of the time, not all the time but most the time, you know when you're getting a guy. Sometimes they'll fool you, but most of the time you know."
Sure enough, Gurley and Marshall are playing in this long-awaited showdown Saturday night. But they'll be dressing in the visitor's locker room, not rubbing Howard's Rock and running down The Hill.
"I'm like, how in the world did they get these two great backs?" Swinney said, playfully recalling the pain of losing out in this particular battle from the recruiting trail. "You've got to give (Georgia coach Mark Richt) credit: they did a great job of recruiting them the right way, and they went where they feel most comfortable. But two really, really talented, dynamic backs. It'll be a handful Saturday night."
Even though Georgia's rush offense ranked just 43rd nationally last year, the duo named "Gurshall" by pundits combined to average 6.32 yards per rush. No team in the country averaged more than six yards a carry.
"They have such good running backs, it definitely opens up the play-action a lot more for them," linebacker Spencer Shuey said. "It'll get our safeties thinking about that run, so they have to be disciplined and read their keys, and don't worry about the run if they're not in the run fit."
Even though he'll do anything to contain them for one night, Swinney has fond memories of getting to know Gurley and Marshall.
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- 1979
Early Trauma
Shakira's half brother is killed when a drunk driver hits the motorcycle he is riding. Just 2 at the time, the singer says that her first memory is learning of his death. "It made me very necrophobic," she tells Scottish newspaper The Herald. "For a long time I feared death in all its aspects."
- 1991
Hocus Pocus
Composing songs since she was 8, Shakira releases her first album, Magia (Magic), on Sony Colombia. The album and her 1993 release Peligro (Danger) are commercial disappointments, both selling fewer than 1,000 copies.
- 1994
Shakira tries her hand at acting, joining the cast of the Colombian primetime soap El Oasis, on which she plays a rich girl destined for ill-fated romance. "I was a very bad actress," she told London's Observer newspaper. "But I had a lot of fun."
- 1996
Sounds Like Teen Spirit
Influenced by American artists such as Nirvana, Aerosmith and Tom Petty, Shakira ditches the teen-pop sound of her first two releases and establishes herself as a Latin music star with the rock album Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet).
- 1997
Step in the Right Direction
Recognizing the tremendous need of the many poor and displaced children in her native Colombia, Shakira starts the Pies Descalzos Foundation. When she is honored by the United Nations in April 2006 for her charity work with the group, she tells the organization, "Let's not forget at the end of this day when we go home, 960 children will have died in Latin America."
- 1998
Latin Legend
Drawing comparisons to Alanis Morissette for her passionate lyrics and singing style, Shakira starts drawing attention above the equator, selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone of her fourth album, Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (Where Are the Thieves?).
- 2000
Love at First Sight
Shakira spots Antonio de la Rua, the son of Argentine president Fernando de la Rua, at a Buenos Aires restaurant. "We started crossing glances," she told Teen People. "I looked at him from a distance and said, 'Oh my God, how handsome this guy is.'" The budding romance is extensively chronicled in the Latin American press, and de la Rua proposes the following year while the two are on holiday in Rome.
Gold Standard
Signifying the genre's growing profile in North America, the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards show is held at the Staples Center in L.A. Nominated for five awards, Shakira wins two, dedicating her Grammy for Best Female Pop Song to "that country that is going through difficult times right now but that never, never forgets how to smile. This is for you, Colombia."
- 2001
Clean Start
Shakira releases Laundry Service, her first album in English. "I knew I could write songs in English," she tells Time. "I just had to get over the fear." The record peaks at No. 3 on the U.S. charts, with the two singles "Wherever, Whenever" and "Underneath Your Clothes" riding the Top 10.
- 2002
MTV Wants Its Shakira
Shakira takes home five trophies, including Best Artist of the Year, at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards Latin America in Miami. A month earlier, she performed at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City and snagged a Moon Man at that ceremony (the award statue is an astronaut on the moon) when the worldwide audience voted to give her the International Viewers' Choice Award.
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Sarah Jane Adventures Series 3 Transmission Dates
The latest issue of Doctor Who Monthly magazine has published the transmission dates for the 3rd series of The Sarah Jane Adventures according to a recent post on sarahjane.tv.
Breaking away from the usual one episode per week format, series 3 is to present two episodes each week. Adopting a Thursday and Friday schedule, the first episode debuts on Thursday, the 15th of October, followed by the second episode on Friday, the 16th of October. It continues on with an episode each Thursday and Friday until the close of the series on Friday, the 20th of November.
Of course, this means the series will conclude twice as quickly as it had previously, being it is only running 6 weeks instead of 12. Though you will be getting one complete story each week.
The two episodes per week format is a move that echoes back to when the BBC experimented with doing the same regarding Doctor Who during Peter Davison's era showing two episodes each week.
Below is the schedule of episodes. WARNING: Episode titles can be considered spoilers
- Prisoner of the Judoon Part 1 - Thursday October 15th
- Prisoner of the Judoon Part 2 - Friday October 16t
- The Mad Woman in the Attic Part 1 - Thursday October 22nd
- The Mad Woman in the Attic Part 2 - Friday October 23r
- The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Part 1 - Thursday October 29th
- The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Part 2 - Friday October 30th
- The Eternity Trap Part 1 - Thursday November 5th
- The Eternity Trap Part 2 - Friday November 6th
- Mona Lisa's Revenge Part 1 - Thursday November 12th
- Mona Lisa's Revenge Part 2 - Friday November 13th
- The Gift Part 1 - Thursday November 19th
- The Gift Part 2 - Friday November 20th
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I just posted pretty much the same comment on fb...
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It looks like this schedule is reminiscent of the Davison era where you got two parts per week.
Have we done the crash of the Byzantium yet?
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rory's parents is a good example of this, just proves 2 weeks isn't long enough. despiration is a sin!
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Nickname for Pittsburgh Penguins forward GARY ROBERTS, who is just plain bad ass 24/7, even at 42 years of age.
Scary Gary will end the Ottawa Senators playoff run... again.
Scary Gary beat the shit out of Ben Eager, who is young enough to be his son... BAD ASS!
Scary Gary beat the shit out of Ben Eager, who is young enough to be his son... BAD ASS!
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Gary, Indiana. Referring to the more crime-ridden areas downtown near Indiana Harbor. Gary once held the distinction of being the murder capitol of the nation.
Don't go out at night in scary Gary.
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When the shady awkward asian kid at the party ends up raping the passed out drunk girl by the end or even middle of the night depending on ms "I can drink more than any dude here's!" tolerance level.
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The Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Project Ecosystem: Integrating ALM and Database Tools via Extensibility (VSX222)
Speaker: Graham Barry (Senior Program Manager Lead, Microsoft) & Mairead O'Donovan (Senior Program Manager, Microsoft)
Discover how Visual Studio Team System code name "Rosario": Database Edition empowers developers to actively participate in, and bring agility to, the database development process. If you work with databases, you will want see how the features offered by the latest addition to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) integrate the database developer into the Application Development Lifecycle. This exciting product is changing the way database developers work with databases forever, by moving the "One Version of the Truth" for database schema from the production server into source control. This presentation focuses on extending the "Rosario" release of Database Edition to enable non SQL Server databases to plug into the VSTS Database Edition platform. Now database developers can manage their database schema changes for Microsoft SQL Server databases as well as non SQL Server databases within the same environment. In addition to enabling an extension platform for non SQL Server databases, learn also how the Visual Studio Team System code name "Rosario": Database Edition has enabled a database development tools extensibility platform for third-party companies to plug in additional database development tools into the VSTS Database Edition product.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Faxlanger of Williamsville celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with a cruise through the Panama Canal. Mr. Faxlanger and Rose Ann Culmo were married Feb. 15, 1958, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bowmansville. He is a retired machine repairman for General Motors and UAW Local 424; she is a retired secretary for the Clarence Central School District. They have three children and seven grandchildren.


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Winehouse was found dead at her London apartment on Saturday, and her funeral, held at Edgwarebury Cemetery, was attended by about 150 people, including close friend Kelly Osbourne, who wore her hair in Winehouse's signature beehive style; Mark Ronson, who produced her 2006 album Back to Black, the last of her music released before her death; and boyfriend Reg Traviss.
"Goodnight my angel," her father, Mitch, said to mourners gathered. "Sleep tight. Mommy and Daddy love you ever so much."
Her father's eulogy was "funny," a spokesperson for Winehouse tells PEOPLE. He was "telling stories about her childhood, people were laughing like a celebration – like they all remembered the stories themselves."
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When the memorial closed at 1:15 p.m., Carole King's "So Far Away", one of Winehouse's favorite songs that she had once performed as a duet with her father, was played. "Mitch encouraged everyone to sing to it and they did," the rep told PEOPLE. "People sang."
Mourners then headed to the Golders Green crematorium, where the family is following custom by having Winehouse cremated. "I think because her grandmother was cremated at the same place, so it was a family tradition to be cremated," the rep told PEOPLE.
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Noah had two of them
A friend who attends St. Amelia's Catholic Church in the Town of Tonawanda mistakenly put one of her 3-year-old grandson's toys – a small plastic animal – in the Christmas manger scene that she annually displays in the family living room. For more than a week, there it was in plain view.
No adult noticed the mistake, but it sure didn't slip by the little grandson. He looked at the manger, then looked at her, with a very confused expression on his face.
"Gramma," he said. "There was no hippopotamus with Baby Jesus!"
Candy bowl
Many businesses set up candy jars near the front desk, inviting customers to help themselves to a sweet treat.
Rare is the company that sets out candy bars in the bowl of a toilet.
But that's exactly what one Off Main Street correspondent found when she stopped by Ferguson Plumbing and Industrial in Depew the other day to buy a new toilet. The candy-filled toilet was sitting next to a Christmas tree and a decoration on top of the tank wished visitors "Season's Greetings."
Branch manager Mark Coccia told us that Jason Dafeldecker, the store's counter manager, set up the candy-filled toilet at the wholesale counter, where contractors wait to pick up their orders, a couple of years ago "as a novelty."
Each Thursday, Dafeldecker fills the bowl with Snickers, Kit Kats, Twix or other chocolate bars, Coccia said.
New customers are taken aback, and a few crack jokes about the unusual display, but the store's regular customers eagerly reach in for their sugar fix.
"It's always gone by the following Thursday," Coccia said.
A personal fiscal cliff
The world didn't end on Dec. 21, much to the relief of people all over Western New York.
A lot of local folks had humorous things to say about the Mayan doomsday controversy.
Iggy Licata, an Amherst native who now lives in Nevada, was back in town for a Christmas visit with family and friends.
He joked that he spent a lot of money in the period leading up to the predicted apocalypse because he counted on never having to pay off the charges.
"I'm going to need a good Mayan lawyer for all these bills I ran up," he said dryly.
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Probable presidential prestige isn't helping to sell a painstakingly restored, 19th century home in Buffalo.
The house at 51 Johnson Park dates to 1845, and it's believed the future president Grover Cleveland lived there as a young man, either while studying the law or starting out in his legal career, according to Sal Zambito, whose Sunset Bay Park Inc. purchased the property in February.
"I didn't know anything about Grover Cleveland before I bought the house," Zambito told us.
He said he learned about the possible presidential connection when Cleveland's grandson, George, contacted him and arranged to see the house during a trip to the Buffalo area in the spring.
Zambito said the house is believed one of many rooming houses where Cleveland stayed during the early part of his career, before becoming Erie County sheriff in 1871.
But historians disagree on this point, and there's no documentation to support the claim.
So Zambito isn't playing up the Cleveland claim.
"No, I really didn't think it was that big of a deal," Zambito said.
Perhaps fearful of offending fans of the only president to serve two, non-consecutive terms in the White House, he quickly added, "Nothing personal."
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#6. Homecoming
When you're little, your whole world revolves around swiping sugary cereal from the pantry and your parents. So if you're a kid and one of your parents has to leave for a long period of time, specifically to live in a dangerous situation, a gray mist of uncertainty descends down on you. You can eat a slice of cake, play with your friends, watch your favorite shows, whatever it is that makes you happiest, but the ghost of something terrible is always sitting on your shoulder. Whether it's World War II or it's the war in the Gulf or you're one of the Hatfields and McCoys -- it's all the same. You can try to push the thought of the worst that could happen out of your mind, but it never leaves.
Then, if you're lucky, he comes home, and the weight of a mountain of worry is lifted off your shoulders, and you feel so light that only your dad can keep you on the ground.
#5. Weighing a Baby Giraffe
Did you hear the one about the zookeeper who had to weigh a baby giraffe? This is it. This is that one. It turns out China doesn't make a scale specifically calibrated for skittish newborn giraffes who aren't physically capable of standing yet. So zookeepers have to hold the 6-foot, hundred-plus-pound baby, then subtract their own weight to get the newborn's number. It's also my New Year's resolution to insist on getting weighed this way the next time I go to the doctor.
#4. End of Sweet Rations
In addition to dealing with the Blitz, having to evacuate to the countryside, and, uh, Nazis, British children had the quadruple misfortune of tackling the horrors of war while under the specter of a sweet ration. Actually, all their foods were rationed, but -- you know -- chocolate. The picture above was taken in 1953, when all rations were removed and kids were finally allowed to gorge themselves on nature's greatest gift outside of wayward-eyed pugs -- candy. 1953 -- 10 years after rationing began. Most of the kids in this picture had never gorged themselves on anything, much less sweets. So you can appreciate the Wonka-esque stampede above.
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Usually, when we hear about scary looking dogs and children, it's bad news. Maulings and cage fighting and bad party music and whatnot. Then you see this docile sweetheart lying like a corpse while an ill-clad, unsupervised child recreates the Rosetta Stone on her belly muscles and you think, "Welp, at least I'm not the owners of those two." And they're thinking the same thing, about you, I mean.
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Imagine it's 1964 and you've nabbed tickets to a Beatles concert. Or it's 1956 and you're seeing young, hot, pre-banana and peanut butter sandwich loving Elvis Presley. Or it's 1844 and you find yourself at a Franz Liszt concert. The crowd is throbbing with the heat of hundreds of frenzied women working themselves into a communal orgasm, but you don't notice because she just inched a little bit closer. No one is looking. Her hand hovers, then lands lightly on your lap. It's over. The concert and whatever is happening in the audience is over. It doesn't matter anymore, does it? Here are two people who hid in the spastic fever of an audience watching the biggest rock stars of all time and their eyes are fixed on one another.
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#1. The Wedding Must Go On
Forget what you've seen on Bridezillas or Say Yes to the Dress or whatever the show is with the bride having a nuclear meltdown over the reception's fish smell wafting toward Uncle Ishmael. Forget all that. When Filipino couple Ramoncito "Romantico" Campo and Hernelie Ruazol Campo were warned that a flood would destroy everything they planned for their beautiful day, they said, "NOT ON OUR WATCH." Or something very close to that effect. Their first plan of catching the rain and funneling it to the American Midwest didn't work out, so they did the next best thing -- nothing.
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Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change: Elizabeth KolbertOctober 10, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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A highly acclaimed author and investigative science writer for The New Yorker since 1999, Elizabeth Kolbert speaks passionately about the realities of environmental catastrophe and what can be done in a time of epic changes to our planet. Ms. Kolbert gained national acclaim for her ground-breaking series "The Climate of Man," published in The New Yorker magazine. The series received awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science Journalism and the National Academies of Science, and the Sierra Club's David R. Brower Award.
Her recent books Field Notes from a Catastrophe and The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History continue her hard-hitting, investigative science writing. Drawing upon personal tales of those most affected by global warming, she tells the stories of people near the poles and in the Pacific, and weaves into her analysis the history of lost ancient civilizations. Speaking of the ethics of her work, Kolbert says, "If there is not a moral dimension to leaving a totally impoverished planet to all future generations, I don't know what that would be."
Elizabeth Kolbert has received awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Lannan Foundation. She has been praised for her scientific credibility and persuasive, fact-based reporting, and has been compared to Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring for the impact of her work.
This free public presentation is made possible by the late Dr. Dai Ho Chun, a distinguished and visionary educator, through his estate gift establishing the Dai Ho Chun Endowment for Distinguished Lecturers at the UH Mānoa Colleges of Arts and Sciences. The lecture is also sponsored by the UH Mānoa College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature, with additional help from the Dai Ho Chun Endowment Selection Committee.
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PITTSBURGH - So many things went wrong this season for the Pittsburgh Steelers that it isn't even fair to isolate one sequence.
But what happened at the end of Sunday's 13-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field fits neatly into a package that can be wrapped up with a big bow.
Bad decisions, one bad pass, bad coverage on a No. 1 receiver. It took less than two minutes and determined the result that will keep the Steelers out of the playoffs.
Start with Mike Tomlin's insane decision to have Shaun Suisham attempt a 53-yard goal to the open end of the field with 1:51 left. That was 1 yard beyond Suisham's career best, and aimed in a direction that has vexed the best of kickers since the stadium opened in 2001.
Maybe Tomlin was inspired by the insanity of Marvin Lewis on the other side field, who ordered a 56-yard attempt that, like Suisham's kick, fell short.
In a game where points were scarce and field position was paramount, two coaches were willingly handing the ball over in the middle of the field.
The Steelers had a defensive stand to cover up Tomlin's bad judgment, so it remained for Ben Roethlisberger to make the egregious mistake that cost the game.
He sailed a pass over Mike Wallace's head that was intercepted by Reggie Nelson and returned to the Steelers' 46 with 14 seconds left.
Maybe the Steelers were busy plotting strategy for the overtime coin toss. They weren't paying much attention to A.J. Green, and he caught a pass along the sideline for a 21-yard gain.
That set up the winning field goal from 43 yards.
The Steelers had a last chance, but they needed to go 72 yards in four seconds. Sorry, but the NFL only allows one Dec. 23 miracle per franchise per 40 years.
So they trudged off the field knowing they'd thrown away a golden chance that required no scoreboard watching. The Steelers' mission was this simple: Beat Cincinnati and Cleveland at home, and earn a playoff spot.
Sure, it's doubtful they would have survived a likely first-round matchup in New England, but you have a chance as long as you're playing.
They'll play the meaningless game against the Browns this Sunday, then scatter for the offseason. Some of them won't be back. There may be quite a few who won't return.
But that's a topic for next week and beyond. Right now the focus needs to be on what happened - or didn't happen - on Sunday. Maybe it was a fitting outcome to a season where so many things happened that shouldn't have happened.
Sunday's game wouldn't have meant as much if the Steelers had taken care of business in Tennessee and Oakland earlier in the season. They lost games to those teams, who have a combined record of 9-21.
They lost a fumble-fest in Cleveland, too, and that will also be part of what should be an interesting post mortem at Steelers headquarters in another 10 days. One of the things to determine is why the offense went off the tracks as badly as it did down the stretch.
It was virtually non-existent on Sunday, and the unit's best performer, tight end Heath Miller, hobbled off the field with a knee injury.
Roethlisberger's fourth-quarter magic worked only for the other team. In the last two weeks, opponents have turned interceptions into the winning points.
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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
January 19, 2012
St. Blaise has nothing in his history about blazes but don't tell that to generations of students at Saint Vincent College where the Feast of St. Blaise has been an opportunity for hundreds to enjoy a giant bonfire fueled with discarded Christmas trees – after getting their throats blessed by the Benedictine monk-priests of the Catholic, liberal arts College's creative Campus Ministry. "We have sponsored this unique event for decades in cooperation with our Student Government Association," Fr. Killian Loch, O.S.B., director of campus ministry, explained. "This social and liturgical celebration is held in conjunction with the feast day of St. Blaise, a fourth century bishop of Sebaste, Armenia. Saint Blaise is said to have healed a boy who was choking. Since the 8th century, he has been venerated as the patron saint of those who suffer from diseases of the throat." The event will be held this year on the Friday, February 3 feast day. Saint Vincent College's St. Blaise Blaze starts with the traditional blessing of throats with two candles which are blessed and held against the throat for protection from afflictions of the throat and from other illnesses. The student-staffed Saint Vincent Fire Department builds the bonfire with discarded live Christmas trees contributed by faculty, staff and neighbors. The fire is located in an open field near the freshman residence hall, Saint Benedict Hall. "In the lobby of the residence hall, we also have live music by student bands and fun foods such as hot dogs, hot chocolate, popcorn and snow cones," Fr. Killian said. "Despite usually frigid outdoor temperatures, hundreds of students enjoy this unusual celebration until well after midnight every year."


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Use melt-in-your-mouth buttercream and innovative methods to create inspired cake designs alongside Valeri Valeriano and Christina Ong, the owners of London's famous Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes. Find out how to make their signature buttercream recipe, tint it to any color — even tricky hues like black and red — and pipe it with confidence. Transfer gorgeous patterns onto your cakes and fill them with dots of buttercream bursting with color and dimension. Learn to mark and pipe an elegant web of delicate lace. Uncover the secrets of using palette knives to blend colors beautifully and create textured backgrounds abloom with vibrant flowers. Achieve the ultimate in irresistible cakes as you create alluring designs with heavenly buttercream.
Meet your instructors, world-renowned cake designers and buttercream experts Christina Ong and Valeri Valeriano as you preview the three innovative and on-trend techniques you'll master in this class. Then, discover the secrets behind making and coloring perfect buttercream every time. Finally, Valeri will share all of her insider tips on getting your buttercream-covered cakes perfectly smooth -- so smooth customers might think they're covered in fondant!
Discover how stunning and artistic buttercream can be as you make the Floral Dot cake. Christina shows you how to use a pattern to trace the outline of your design in buttercream before transferring it to the cake. Prefer to draw freehand? No problem; you'll learn how to do it on paper or directly on your cake!
It's time to transfer your pattern to the cake. Don't worry if it doesn't look perfect; Christina will show you how to fill in lines and clean up your design. Now you'll pipe the dots! Start with the borders and then work in the details, one flower -- and one dot -- at a time. You'll love the modern and lush look of this technique as you add dramatic color. Gather tips for perfect piping from how to hold your bag to how to position your body while you pipe.
Heighten the drama and the piping with Christina's inventive technique for creating lace. Learn to freehand your design directly onto the cake and then add a beautiful, hand-piped lace effect that will take your decorating to a new level! Use over-piping to pull out more details and design highlights.
Explore the romantic and evocative designs you can create using a palette knife to "paint" the buttercream right onto the cake. Valeri will preview the tools and then take you through the movements that make up the different strokes you'll use. Gain confidence blending colors and creating texture -- grass, sky and even petals -- using just your knife.
You don't have to be a 19th century master to paint like one. Learn to use your favorite image as inspiration and turn it into a template as Valeri shows you what details are most important in conveying the essence of the design. Then, start painting using the skills learned in Lesson 5! Discover how to create dimension using shadow and how to add a background, filler flowers and leaves to your masterpiece.
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