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Ben Sheets Work Comp Case
Free agent Ben Sheets is hurt and has a torn flexor tendon origin at the elbow. The injury happened last August, he tried to play thru the injury and his last Brewer appearance was 2.1 IP against the Cubs on Sept 27th. Missing the playoffs after 8 seasons as the Brewer ace plus being in a free agent year must have been nearly as painful as his elbow. Yet circumstances of impending free agency may have created some controversy as to who is responsible to pay for treatment of Sheets elbow malady. After all, if Sheets was still under contract with the Brewers and if they thought his injury needed surgery, wouldn't he have already undergone the surgery that is now proposed for him? The Brewers did offer Sheets arbitration, which he declined and no surgical decision was made as his season ended nor at the time he declined arbitration. This implies that the Brewers medical staff didn't think his elbow needed surgery and would heal with rest. So in looking for a new employer, the Texas Rangers were readying a 2 year deal when Sheets physical exam (functionally a second opinion) set off alarms.
From the above article:
Talks between the Rangers and Sheets reached an impasse within the past several days, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions. The two sides were close to agreement on a two-year deal, according to a major-league source, but they already had concerns regarding the right-handers' checkered health history. It is believed that the physical examination revealed the tear and caused the Rangers to scotch the deal.
The surgery, to repair Sheets' partially torn flexor tendon, is expected to be performed by noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. Sheets' agent, Casey Close, could not be reached for comment, but sources say that he maintains Milwaukee should pay for the surgery since the injury stems from his time with the Brewers. While that dispute is resolved, Sheets now hopes to have the surgery next week, sources say.
Brewers assistant GM, Gord Ash in an mlb.com article added:
We're working our way through all of the details and we don't know the answer yet," Ash said. "Major League Baseball has regulations related to workers' comp and there are procedures and protocols that have to be respected. We're working our way through those so I can't give you much insight other than that.
I always wondered if pro baseball players who get injured are covered under workman's compensation?
Just from reading the sports pages, I always thought the teams had some form of high end medical insurance for their players. Teams often have contractural arrangements with university specialists to provide medical services. The Cubs have long used physicians affiliated with Northwestern University dating back to the 1950's and my first ortho recollections were of Dr. Clinton Compere (who was the Cubs team doctor in the 60's and 70's). The Astro's have an affiliation with Baylor University, the Cardinals with Washington University. The Brewers team orthopedic surgeon, who has treated Ben Sheets over the years is Dr. William Raasch and is affiliated witht the Medical College of Wisconsin. Major leaguers receive premium treatment including first and second opinions from very illustrious orthopedic surgeons, internists, and other medical/surgical specialists. Any minor boo-boo usually gets an MRI (which can run $600-$3500). I understand that millions of dollars are on the line for these ballclubs if one of their players is injured enough to be "disabled". Two weeks just to rest. Six weeks to let a fracture heal. 4-6 months for a surgical procedure that if sucessful often needs an offseason to expect full recovery. When Alphonso Soriano missed about 6 weeks of a 26 week season with a fractured 4th metacarpal bone, that meant the Cubs lost $3 million dollars of value (Soriano got $13M last season). It's no wonder that they don't get generic treatment. No waiting weeks for HMO authorization for these guys.
But what happens if the ballplayer is no longer employed by any team (and their relationship is strained)?
In Sheets case, there is clear documentation that he did sustain this injury in August and he followed the Brewers medical advice. An injury so late in the season often gets nursed along until it's clear he could no longer pitch. If surgery is recommended, it's usually done soon, so that recovery is possible hopefully into the next season. If surgery isn't recommended then the injury is rehabbed with intent the player will be ready by next season. Even if surgical treatment isn't decided upon for several months (until non-surgical treatment has supposedly failed), as long as he was injured under the Brewer's employment, I believe he should be covered by Work Comp. Just because nonsurgical treatment has failed doesn't mean he's on his own after the employee's contract expired, as long as the injury history is clearly documented as work related.
Are there other examples of injured players who have contracts that expired and were released or granted free agency?
One example that I recalled was former Cub Jon Lieber. He injured his ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow while with the Cubs during the 2002 season. He underwent "Tommy John" ligament reconstruction that season, knowing he would be in postop rehab mode for 2003. By November he was granted free agency, although Cubs GM Jim Hendry negotiated to re-sign Lieber, the Yankees offered a more creative contract. The Yankees gave Lieber a $500K signing bonus, $300K minimum for 2003 (and bonuses if he did get off the DL in 2003) then $2.45M salary for 2004 with up to $4.75 in bonuses based on starts and innings. There was also an $8M option for 2005 with a $250K buyout (the Yankees did exercise the buyout of the 2005 deal and Lieber then went to the Phils). Lieber didn't pitch in 2003 and in 2004 for NY went 14-8 with a 4.33 ERA in 176 IP plus going 3-3 in the postseason. So he got a contract paying him for his year of rehab and the promise of returning as a solid starter, even when his free agent year was following his surgery.
Ryan Dempster's story is well chronicled here. He too had Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow in 2003, ending a short career as a Cincy Redleg when he was released in Nov 2003. Jim Hendry, possibly learning from his role on the other side of the Lieber experience signed Dempster in January 2004 for $300K, knowing he would be rehabbing at least half the season. In 2004, Dempster only pitched 20 innings but showed enough promise at season end that Hendry re-upped Dempster as a reliever for 2005 at $2M. 33 saves later, Dempster parlayed the next 3 seasons into a 3/15 contract and we all know last season's return for him as a starter has led to an even more lucrative 4/52 deal.
This history shows that Ben Sheets, even if he misses all of 2009 just might get a new contract from someone who wants to roll the injury dice for 2010. Sheets is a bit different in that his history is littered with many other injury/illness issues including shoulder, low back strains, dizziness from inner ear infection, pitching finger blisters and a torn latissimus dorsi (posterior trunk) muscle. The allure of getting a potential ace is a strong one, especially if he goes the Dempster 2003-4 contract route. Baseball and America's economics will hopefully be improved by then. Maybe it's time Sheets has a heart to heart talk with Ryan Dempster. We all know Jim Hendry has a soft spot in his heart for rehabbing free agent pitchers. So maybe Big Ben will be looking at a Cub contract down the road.
To research what is going on regarding insurance for mlb ballplayers and the role of workman's comp, I went to the MLBPA collective bargaining agreement dated 11-07 (and good thru 12-11-11):
Article IX (E): Injury.
If a Player's Contract is terminated by a Club by reason of the Player's failure to render his services due to a disability resulting directly from injury sustained in the course and within the scope of his employment under the Contract, and notice is received by the Club in accordance with Regulation 2 of the Uniform Player's Contract, the Player shall be entitled to receive from the Club the unpaid balance of the full salary for the year in which the injury was sustained, less all workers'com- pensation payments received by the Player as compensation for loss of income for the specific period for which the Club is compensating him in full.
Also medical care guidelines are discussed in Article XIII: Safety and Health. This is longer but includes definitions of the disabled list, second medical opinions that the club is required to pay for including transportation and hotel costs. Ballclubs are required to provide a listing of at least two medical specialists per specialty in several different geographic regions that players can request for a second opinion. Clubs are required to employ two full time trainers and they get to travel with the club unless one is required to stay behind to tend to a disabled player who isn't traveling with the club.
Workman's compensation is usually a part of liability insurance that many/most companies purchase. It's legislated and differs state by state except for federal employees who get federal work comp. I've looked briefly at Wisconsin work comp regulations and they also have a Uninsured Employers Fund (UEF) that protects injured employees when the employer doesn't have coverage.
So workman's comp is a part of the major league player's association
collective bargaining agreement. Still, I think it's not the same
situation for Mr. Ike B. Ironworker, when he injures his elbow at work. I'm sure even in MLB workmans comp cases, the athlete still gets treated on the fast track. I don't recommend you test the system to find out how it differs. I'd be shocked if Mr. I. B. Ironworker is also sitting with Ben Sheets in Dr. Andrews waiting room.
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all that medical crap and detailed multi-subject research...yawn.
tell us more about I.B. Ironworker!
nice one.
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Completely unrelated...
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The agreement that was reached in the middle of last week was for two years and reportedly would have guaranteed the 30-year-old pitcher more than $10 million. The Rangers had added incentive clauses that would have compensated Sheets handsomely for remaining healthy.
According to Daniels, "Ben and his agent expressed a desire to wait until his medical situation is resolved, and once it is, there is the possibility that we can revisit things. They know our interest in him."
Some baseball players prefer to rehab from injury as part of a team.
A major league team has facilities and a support environment that a player is likely not to find at the local gym.
Sheets owns a home in the Highland Park area of Dallas.
Close and the pitcher, however, could also opt for Sheets to rehab from surgery on his own and wait until he's ready to pitch in mid-August or September to sign a contract.
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That picture of Ben Sheets looks like a combination of a poor man's Mark DeRosa and the bad guy from Men In Black that wore overalls and had bugs all over him.
Aaron Heilman "crestfalllen" when told he was traded to Cubs
Plus! How Hendry got rolled into throwing Cedeno into a trade that probably could have been made even up.
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That article was extremely hard to follow, but here's what I took from it:
- Heilman was "disappointed" because he felt he was in a good position to be a starter in Seattle. Now, he doesn't know what to expect in Chicago. Being forced to change jobs from one you think will be a good fit to one where you aren't sure what to expect has to be difficult. Here's the quote, "He thought it would be a great opportunity to start, and didn't know what would happen in Chicago." So, maybe "disappointed" is a less accurate term than "apprehensive".
- Nowhere does it remotely imply that Hendrey could have traded Olson straight up for Heilman. The M's wanted an MLB-quality backup infielder to push their starters, and out-of-options Cedeno fits that description.
Their GM was quoted as saying the deal worked out great for them, and I'm sure Hendry would say the same thing from the Cubs' perspective.
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It does make you wonder if Hendry could have taken back another bargaining chip for Cedeno, even if a only a mid-level prospect.
This was probably the first serious negotiation between Hendry and Zduriencik as GM's, and will set the tone for future negotiations. Hendry is trying to win a WS, and is willing to pay retail for a player he really wants. The Mariners are a train wreck, and Zduriencik has the luxury of being the new GM who can take some time and make only those deals that favor him.
Cliff Floyd signs with Padres
$750,000/1 year
Just two years ago our man Hendry signed him to a performance contract that topped out at $17.5 million if all conditions were met. (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2738583)
The Pads DFA'd former #1 draft choice (the draft choice from HELL!) Matt Bush to make room for Floyd on the roster.
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Just two years ago our man Hendry signed him to a performance contract that topped out at $17.5 million if all conditions were met.
Not sure what your point is... he DIDN'T meet those conditions, so didn't get paid that kind of cash.
If he HAD met those conditions, he would have been clearly worth the money.
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Exactly. That's the kind of contract Hendry should be applauded for. Basically no risk to the Cubs (unlike the exact opposite version where he gives out player's options like mini-Snickers on Halloween).
I don't understand why teams aren't allowed to base performance incentives on actual statistics. Every other job that gives bonuses bases them on measurable performance, but GMs aren't allowed to do that in baseball. Games-played is obviously not nearly as good a performance measurement as something like OPS would be.
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Shhhhh....don't let logic interfere for ol' Navigator. Just as easy to make shit up!
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I am waiting for our navigator to bring up Sammy Sosa's contract.
Oh, Navigator, please lead us through these dark and dreary seas with your uncanny foresight and knowledge of the shoals known as vesting contracts!
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on a evil parallel universe note...
Rangers re-sign pitcher Jason Jennings to a minor league deal.
The worst case scenerio unfolded for Jennings who had a nearly identical injury that Sheets has. Jennings is a former Rockie who the Astros got in trade and he was worthless/injured in Houston. Jennings has had two flexor repairs including 8-31-07 as an Astro. He signed a one year contract as a free agent to join Texas in Jan 08 for $4M but never recovered so a repeat (revision) procedure was done on 5-30-08.
Here is the sad Jason Jennings chronology:
There are others who've had better recovery from flexor origin repair surgery including Andy Pettitte and Billy Wagner. But Sheets return as an ace is certainly guarded.
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His point is that he wants to bash Hendry at any opportunity.
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I guess I read that article differently in that nowhere does it really imply that it could've been Olson for Heilman straight-up. The phrase "almost equivalent" pitching doesn't mean that's how the deal would've gone done.
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CUBSTER: I know that Cubs minor leaguers receive worker's comp payments when they are on the DL, but then most of them make only about $1,000 - $2,000 a month. I don't know how much worker's comp covers when it involves an MLB player making $2M a month, though.
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Can confirm this, as well. It does indeed fall under workman's comp in both minor and independent leagues. We received our entire salary, but as AZ Phil says, that ain't much.
Still a pain in the ass to file all these stupid forms EVERY SINGLE TIME you went on the freaking DL.
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Mark Prior has to hire a private assistant to fill out his paperwork.
Stark's latest
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Stark talks a bit about Juan Cruz having difficulty finding a team because nobody wants to give up a 1st (or 2nd) round pick to sign him.
In my opinion, here is how the MLB Free-Agent compensation system should be tweaked come nexr CBA...
For any club losing a Type "A" FA after offering arbitration to the player, the club gets a supplemental 1st round pick (so-called "sandwich" pick) between the 1st and 2nd round just like they do now, but instead of getting the signing team's 1st or 2nd round pick, the club losing the Type "A" gets a pick in the middle of the 1st round. So clubs picking overall 1-15 make their selections, and then the draft order is interrupted in the middle of the 1st round, allowing clubs losing Type "A" Free-Agents to make their selections (starting with overall pick #16 and until all clubs losing a Type "A" make their selection). That way, the club that signs the Type "A" FA doesn't lose a pick, and the club that loses the Type "A" guy always gets an extra pick in the middle of the 1st round.
I would also change the Rule 5 Draft rules, so that a player selected in the Rule 5 Draft does not have to spend the season on the 25-man roster. Rather, the Rule 5 pick would have to be kept on the drafting club's 40-man roster for a full calendar year (can't be traded, outrighted to the minors, released, or non-tendered until after the next Rule 5 Draft), but the player can be optioned to the minors, just like any other player on the 40-man roster.
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Here's MY proposal:
Who the crap would give up a #1 for Juan Cruz?
What? That's not a proposal? That's what she said.
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My suggestion...
AZ Phil to replace Bud Selig!
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"His point is that he wants to bash Hendry at any opportunity."
His other point is to bash Wilken at every opportunity. Oh yeah - the farm system sucks because of Wilken as well.
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Agreed."fire Teflon Tim"! He's had two drafts already. That's enough godammit!
And then, of course...silence as the Navigator goes back to sleep.
Moneyball starring Brad Pitt
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Then, it's settled. I am DEFINITELY not seeing that movie.
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Somebody's being funny, yes?
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i like and collect baseball movies, but wow...this one sounds like a lot of money being thrown at something with limited interest.
btw, not enough people have seen Cobb...craaaaaaazy flick. tommy lee jones...took in just over 1 million at the boxoffice...not profit...total.
there's no single movie out of the ones i have that are "just awesome!" but there's a lot of fun ones out there.
well, Battlefield Baseball is kinda awesome...
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words will never fully describe how awesome that clip was....I feel a new TCR meme on its way...
"Cobb" was kind of terrible, which was why no one saw it. I didn't realize Ron Shelton directed it, of course he directed "Hollywood Homicide" as well...
they'll make Moneyball commercially attractive when they make put Angelina Jolie as the love interest of Billy Beane.
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speaking of Shelton, appears he has a writing gig to adapt "Game of Shadows' for a televison movie, talk about a one trick pony.
Studio Exec1 : We've got a baseball movie, who do we call?
Studio Exec 2: How about Ron Shelton? Bull Durham was huge...
Studio Exec 1: Done and done.
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hahah rock.
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aww...i loved TLJ in Cobb...didn't like robert wuhl, but TLJ nailed his part.
i just think more people would enjoy it than have actually seen it, but it is a little intense at points. the filmmakers wanna make damn sure you know Cobb was balls-to-the-wall his whole life for better or worse.
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since i've ventured into the territory...anyone know of a rare/overlooked (non documentary) baseball movie to recommend?
to save a little time i'll go ahead and list what i have that some consider harder to find than the "usual" slew of baseball films we all know...keep in mind i'm not saying these are all great, but i find most good...
Cobb, Rawhide(1938, Lou Gehrig co-stars...not much film of him out there), The Bingo Long Traveling Allstars, Mr. Baseball, Fear Strikes Out, It Happens Every Spring, and Battlefield Baseball...and those "other" Bad News Bears films, though I don't have them all yet.
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nuff said..thanks.
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What I like about this site is the blunt descriptions that always help me know if I want to watch it or not. For example:
"Little Leaguers head to Asia in this second sequel. This was not very popular, and is appealing only to "Bears" obsessives."
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I'd go with "The Fan", "The Babe" (with John Goodman), "Summer Catch" and "The Kid from Left Field"... you won't regret it
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Randy Wolf to Dodgers
one year deal, Tom Gordon to Dbacks as well....
Injury Database
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Leigh Montville's Ted Williams biography is a must-adapt. Not sure who the hell could play him, though.
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"After all, if Sheets was still under contract with the Brewers and if they thought his injury needed surgery, wouldn't he have already undergone the surgery that is now proposed for him?"
I have two words to say about that:
Dunn to Astros?
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Rogers just makes this shit up. He says the Astros are going hoping to sneak up on the Cubs and that they "might improve its chances of success if it signs Adam Dunn to a one-year deal before camp starts." He says nothing about hearing anything about that actually happening.
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A Lee-Pence-Dunn outfield? I say go for it.
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A Lee-Pence-Dunn outfield? I say go for it.
What is that? Phil Rogers issuing a death threat against Pence?
It happened a weak back...
Hill says it's not the Yips.
from Roch Kubatko, MASN (http://masnsports.com/2009/02/hill-locating-home-p...):
Hill relates his inability to throw strikes with a lower-back injury suffered in the middle of spring training that caused him to alter his delivery while seeking a method that would ease the discomfort.
Hill said the injury, to a "little joint" in his back, often occurs when attempting to lift something heavy.
"I tried to compensate so I could compete," he said. "It kept building and building, and every start it would get worse and worse.
"I blame myself for continuing on and trying to fight through it."
Hill said he also had some tendinitis issues in his shoulder while pitching in Venezuela, "but that's long gone now."
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Wow...SI.com reporting...
ARod tested positive for steroids in 2003.
Rodriguez's name appears on a list of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball's '03 survey testing, SI's sources say.
When approached by an SI reporter on Thursday at a gym in Miami, Rodriguez declined to discuss his 2003 test results. "You'll have to talk to the union," said Rodriguez, the Yankees' third baseman since his trade to New York in February 2004. When asked if there was an explanation for his positive test, he said, "I'm not saying anything."
Primobolan, which is also known by the chemical name methenolone, is an injected or orally administered drug that is more expensive than most steroids.
According to a search of FDA records, Primobolan is not an approved prescription drug in the United States, nor was it in 2003.
Rodriguez finished the 2003 season by winning his third straight league home run title (with 47) and the first of his three MVP awards.
Because more than 5% of big leaguers had tested positive in 2003, baseball instituted a mandatory random-testing program, with penalties, in '04.
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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 9:51pm.
ince i've ventured into the territory...anyone know of a rare/overlooked (non documentary) baseball movie to recommend?
AZ PHIL's FAVORITE CLASSIC BASEBALL GOLDEN OLDIES (B&W):
Alibi Ike (1935) - Starring Joe E. Brown & Olivia de Havilland, story by the great sportswriter Ring Lardner of Black Sox fame... Egomaniac big-mouth Joe E. is hired to pitch the Cubs to the pennant... BTW, Joe E's son Joe L. was GM of the Pirates in the 1960's...
Pride of the Yankees (1942) - Directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Babe Ruth, and a bunch of the real Yankees... Was released during WWII and it could just as easily have been a Frank Capra film... Nominated for ten friggin' Academy Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Music, and Best Cinematograhy, this one is way more than a biopic of Lou Gehrig, it's just a great film... my two favorite lines are when Lou gets called up to the big leagues, and Ma & Pa Gehrig are sitting in the upper deck at Yankee Stadium and Ma Gehrig looks around perplexed and says (shaking her head) "So many people with nothing to do...", and the other is when rookie Gehrig gets hit in the head with a thrown ball in his first game after replacing Wally Pipp, and Yankees manager Miller Huggins runs out to see if he's OK, and says (laughing) "What do we have to do, kill you to get you out of the lineup?")
It Happens Every Spring (1949) - Starring Ray Milland as the nerdy college professor, Howard Hughes main squeeze Jean Peters as the love interest, and Paul Douglas as the St. Louis Browns veteran catcher...Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story & Screenplay,.. I have this back-to-back on an old video tape with Kerry Wood's 20 K performance...
The Stratton Story (1949) - Like Pride of the Yankees, this one was directed by Sam Wood... Stars Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson, this is a biopic of White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton, who lost a leg in a hunting accident and then came back to pitch again. This film won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay.
Angels in the Outfield (1951) - This far more-subtle and charming original MGM version of Angels stars Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Bruce Bennett playing Jon Lieber, and the guy who later played Grizzly Adams when he was very young as one of the Pirates players, with cameos by Pirates owner Bing Crosby out on the golf course and a lovable old smilin' Ty Cobb... Nominated for Best Story & Screenplay Academy Award... I really like Paul Douglas's performance as manager Guffy McGovern.... Douglas was a genuine baseball fan (he also played the catcher in It Happens Every Spring), and he supposedly based his character Guffy McGovern on Leo Durocher, who was good friends with Douglas and most of the cast... It helps to know that when this film was made, the Pittsburgh Pirates were THE worst team in baseball.... The last scene at supposedly deserted Forbes Field always makes me cry...
BTW, all of these films can be watched with kids and/or females.
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Az Phil...you're list nails the top 5 for me. I've gotta rent Alibi Ike this weekend.
As a kid I always been fond of Paul Douglas because of Angels and It Happens every Spring
still although it's been hollywood-ized from the original book, I still love watching The Natural. Particularly the scene when Hobbs is in the women's hospital with his stomach ulcer and says: "God I Love Baseball"
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thanks everyone for the suggestions on films.
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Alibi Ike by Ring Lardner on the internet (black & white...too, aka, print)
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I have seen it both ways, workers comp. (which in my opinion it should be) and regular insurance. I'm pretty sure the players union wants to keep it regular insurance in most cases. For instance in the state of Illinois, if you are off of work from a WC claim, you receive 66% of your salary tax free. So if you are on the DL, do you only make 66% of your pay check? I guess though for most players that might be a deal, if it is tax free. What happens for treatment in the off-season? You're not off work, but the injury did appear at work.
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"So if you are on the DL, do you only make 66% of your pay check?"
I think they make their whole salary. I would imagine that the club could go through workers comp and only pay 66% as you say, but that'd be in bad taste I think, and would limit the ability for that club to get players in the future.
I think Sheets case is interesting because he's now a FA and not under anyones contract, so who would pay? I'd assume the Brew Crew because he was injured while under contract with them. But since he's no longer, and doesn't appear to be in the future, under contract with the Brewers, they're willing to burn that bridge and go through workers comp and pay him 66%.
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"So if you are on the DL, do you only make 66% of your pay check?"
In Illinois Worker's Comp, the 66% has a weekly maximum and the ceiling is pretty low -- less than $400 a week maximum back when I last was handling these cases in 1998. It only goes up s-l-o-w-l-y every year, so I'm pretty sure it's not much higher now. I can find out what the maximum TTD (Temporary Total Disability) rate is now, if anyone is interested. Needless to say, Worker's Comp. temporary disability payments are SO LOW it would not be at all attractive to a major league ballplayer. A joke, really.
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Turner Classic Movie channel (TCM)
on Feb 28th, starting around noon...they are showing the following (sequentially):
The Stratton Story
It Happens Every Spring
Bang the Drum Slowly
The Natural
on April 9th, 7:45AM:
Alibi Ike
also some football/boxing classics on 2/28
http://www.tcm.com/index.jsp (then click on month schedule)
don't see a march/april full schedule but it's worth checking out when the are posted (got Alibi Ike by seaching for it specifically)
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never seen the stratton story...own the rest.
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There's Long Gone, an HBO film from maybe 1987 (?), with William Petersen and Virginia Madsen as the subtly named Dixie Lee Boxx...
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"Now batting for the Tampico Stogies...Jose Brown..."
Goo dmovie....very funny in parts.
Recent comments
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.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
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Why can't Annette Bening be part of the Oscar conversation? If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know I'll always be bitter about the fact that Hilary Swank has TWO Oscars (!!!) and Annette Bening doesn't. Annette was at the VISA Screening Room at the Elgin yesterday for The Face Of Love. Full Story
Let this be awesome. I feel like it could be SO awesome. And I am so exciting* for it I might have to punch myself in the face. Here are Annette Bening and Kristen Wiig on the set of Imogene. Described as a "dark comedy", Imogene features Kristen's character as a writer who pretends to kill herself because she wants her boyfriend to get back together with her. Full Story
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Written by Duana What do you suppose Annette Bening does on Oscar night? It must be a routine now, do you think? Does she have a private rant and a cry in the car and then get over herself? Does she not talk about losing the Oscar at all, and then spirit herself off for a week in the Caribbean to think about what her prodigious skill as an actress is missing in terms of being Oscar bait? Like, maybe she makes it too easy? Me, I think Warren waits for her outside the ladies room, tells her to pick up her socks, and that they're going to put a smile on the faces of everyone in the Governor's ball in one hour or less, they sweep through and everyone comments on what a handsome couple they are. Full Story
BAFTA one shoulder: Annette Bening & Emma Watson
Two actresses – one a veteran, in the third act of her career, the other an ingénue, perhaps trying to terminate the first act of her career to begin a long, long second act that will see her emerge from underneath the heavy weight of a beloved literary character to embody a new roster of characters that will truly test her talent. Full Story
Straddling Oscar weekend
Like there's not enough on his plate. James Franco has been nominated for an Oscar for his work in 127 Hours. He's also hosting the Oscars on Sunday February 27th. That Friday he's back on General Hospital Full Story
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Best Lady BFFs: ANNETTE BENING/JULIANNE MOORE
Written by Duana I'd like to apologize to you all for my overuse of CAPSLOCK last night on the liveblog and this morning. When I get a little excited and Lea Michele about the whole thing, the only way I know to express it is through caps. Full Story
She gets my vote
Still. I like this title because it reminds me of her performance in one of my favourite movies The American President, when she tells the President, after he screws her on an environmental bill, that: Mr. President, you've got bigger problems than losing me. You just lost my vote. I should buy it on DVD. Full Story
The guy who married Natalie Portman
I wrote about Natalie Portman's pregnancy and engagement yesterday. Click here for a refresher. In the article I referenced a curious and creepy Page Six post about Portman's now fiancé Benjamin Millepied and how he appeared to be "obsessed" with her during production of Black Swan. Full Story
The ladies jockey for position
Annette Bening, Jennifer Lawrence, and Hilary Swank were all at the Hollywood Awards last night. Bening and Lawrence look to be locks on Best Actress nominations. Swank for Conviction has a good chance too. And now they say Halle Berry is coming in on the ride as her next film Frankie & Alice has just been moved up to a December release, in time for Academy consideration (source Full Story
On The Kids Are All Right
It was playing at ONE theatre for only ONE showing on Sunday. 10am. Made me crazy. But I dragged my sick ass out of bed last weekend because I wanted to see it so badly. Jacek came with me. And it was SO worth it. You already know about the Oscar buzz coming right out of Sundance. And given its reviews so far, the Oscar buzz is still building. Full Story

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Former judge Steven Tyler made a surprise cameo on American Idol Thursday night – dressed as a woman.
Calling himself Pepper LaBeija after the famous drag queen featured in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, Tyler wore a blonde wig, snakeskin miniskirt and fake breasts that honked when squeezed. (There will be no "Dude Looks Like a Lady" jokes because, frankly, he didn't.)
Looking eerily like Joan Rivers, Tyler blew kisses at the camera and reduced judge Keith Urban to hysterical laughter.
But Tyler's appearance was actually not the most over-the-top performance on Thursday's show. That distinction belonged to Zoanette Johnson, a 19-year-old Tulsa resident who performed an overblown version of "The Star Spangled Banner."
It was unclear whether her audition, which featured exaggerated gestures throughout, was elaborate performance art or an authentic effort at singing. The judges looked ambivalent, too, but then unanimously (though reluctantly?) voted for her to advance to the Hollywood round.
Other odd auditions included Halie Hillburn a 26-year-old singing ventriloquist with a puppet named Oscar. He was either a bear or a dog. Whatever he was, the judges told her to lose Oscar and showcase her strong voice instead. Karl Skinner from Joplin, Mo., performed a fitful version of James Brown's "I Feel Good." His voice was pleasant, but he may be a contestant better in small doses.
There was none of the earlier drama between the judges during the show. Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj no longer interact, not even to roll their eyes when the other one speaks. It doesn't feel like polite indifference – it feels like a calculated decision to ignore each other. Either way, their lack of drama has allowed for sweeter moments to shine through.
For example: Sign language teacher Nate Tao, who was raised by deaf parents, performed a version of Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life" that impressed he judges. "You're unassuming," said Randy Jackson before the panel unanimously put him through. "You looked like you were going to do my taxes."
The last contestant of the night was Kayden Stephenson, a 16-year-old battling cystic fibrosis. Looking years younger than his age – with looks reminiscent of a young Aaron Carter – he performed a nice version of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish." Minaj compared him to a "baby Michael [Jackson]," which may have been an overstatement.
In total, 45 singers from the Oklahoma auditions advanced to the next round. We only got to see five of them – which means there are surely some surprises in store when the show heads to Hollywood next week.
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Jesus has returned.
Or has been returned.
On Dec. 26, a baby Jesus statuette was reported stolen from Frank McKee's nativity scene in the 2400 block of Wedgewood Way in West Manchester Township.
On Tuesday, McKee alerted police that the baby Jesus had appeared on Facebook. He said he was looking over Facebook pages of local people, and on the page of the suspect, he spotted a photo of the missing figure.
He was kind of surprised.
"It was right there on his page, for all the world to see," McKee said Wednesday.
Township Police Officer Michael Jordan contacted the owner of the Facebook account, and in an interview, the man admitted taking part in the theft of baby Jesus, according to police.
The man, an adult, told Jordan the statuette was at the home of a juvenile in the 1900 block of Filbert Street.
Jordan went to the address, and the juvenile's father handed over the baby Jesus.
The suspects -- the adult and the juvenile -- were charged with theft and receiving stolen property.
Their identities were withheld by police "due to further investigation into other incidents," police said in a news release.
McKee said he received a voice-mail message early Wednesday from Jordan informing him that police had recovered the baby Jesus. He never thought that it would be recovered and had begun shopping, informally, for a new one.
"This is like Christmas nine months early," he said. "I'm grateful to the police for sticking to it."
McKee had said previously that each year, in the days leading up to Christmas, the baby Jesus had stayed in area homes. It had then been laid in the manger during a Bible reading Christmas Eve.
And it hadn't been the first time thieves struck McKee's nativity scene. In 2008, he reported that a shepherd had been taken. The shepherd was replaced and remains missing.
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COLUMBIA The notion that a team coached by Steve Spurrier could win 10 games in back-to-back regular seasons while having an offense that moved the ball less effectively than half the teams in college football was once laughable.
Spurriers teams at Florida in the 1990s thrived on big offensive plays. But as he tries to break a school record by winning his 65th game at USC tonight at Clemson in the regular-season finale of his eighth year, Spurrier again does not have a dominant offense. Far from it, in fact.
In his first seven seasons, USCs national rankings in total offense were Nos. 100, 20, 77, 97, 82, 47 and 73. The Gamecocks yards per game those years: 316, 395, 372, 316, 347, 393 and 373. When they did have a strong offense, 2006 and 2010, they won, going 8-5 in 2006 and 9-5 in 2010.
But in 2011 and 2012, the Gamecocks have pushed their program to new heights despite lacking a prolific offense. This season, USC ranks No. 94 with 365.9 yards per game. Yet the Gamecocks are 9-2 and can still equal last seasons program-best 11-2 record.
Tonight, USC likely will need major contributions from its offense in order to keep pace with Clemsons offense, one of the countrys most productive.
I think (Clemson is) a lot better offense than they were last year at this time, Spurrier said. Our offense needs to play better. We were pretty ugly the last game, didnt block very well. If were going to have a chance, we have to play some offense.
USCs last game was a 24-7 win over Wofford in which the Gamecocks gained just 293 yards. Their two offensive touchdowns came on drives of 34 and 51 yards. USC has 41 offensive touchdowns this season. The average length of those drives: 59.8 yards. Because of defense and special teams, eight of those drives covered 40 yards or fewer.
USC has also scored four defensive touchdowns and one on special teams this season. That, along with short offensive touchdown drives, explains why USC ranks No. 41 nationally in points per game, with 31.8. USC was No. 42 last season (30.1 points per game).
While defense has undoubtedly been USCs strong point since the start of 2011, the offense showed up in some big spots.
Tonight will be USCs fourth game this season against a team currently ranked in the top 25. USCs offense flopped at No. 6 Florida and No. 8 LSU, gaining 191 and 211 yards, its two lowest outputs of the season, while losing 44-11 and 23-21. But those are also the two best defenses USC has played this season.
Clemsons defense is the worst among USCs four ranked opponents in 2012. No. 3 Georgias defense is third in that group, and currently No. 20 nationally. The Gamecocks gained 392 yards in a 35-7 win over the Bulldogs, with offensive touchdown drives of 63, 69, 76 and 89 yards.
One of USCs best offensive showings of the past two seasons came in last years 34-13 win over Clemson. USC out-gained the Tigers 420-153. It was the third-most yards USC gained against a Bowl Subdivision opponent in 2011.
Quarterback Connor Shaw was brilliant that night, just as he was against Georgia this year. Against the Tigers, Shaw threw for 210 yards and ran for 107. He hung 162 passing yards on Georgia and 78 rushing. But Shaw has nursed a sprained left foot since Oct. 27. If he plays, it could limit his mobility tonight, detracting significantly from one of his best assets.
He stamped his name on USC history with last seasons Clemson game. Tonight, he could improve to 2-0 against the Tigers, equaling the career win totals of Stephen Garcia and Steve Taneyhill. Even Todd Ellis won just once against Clemson (1-1-1).
Only Tommy Suggs went 3-0 against the Tigers, from 1968-70, USCs last three-game winning streak in the series before its current one. If Shaw makes it four straight USC wins for the first time in 58 years, maybe he will change Spurriers perception of his own offense.
Were not a high-powered offense at all, Spurrier said. Were just sort of a slug-it-out type bunch right now that can make a few yards here and a few yards there.


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I doubt batteries would make buttons not spring back properly. I've had mine for a long time and they still feel fine. Have kids spilled anything in them? Soda?
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Fuck Internet shopping. You should bookmark Amazon and a store that sells artisanal cheeses and that's it. EBay? Fuck no. Don't ever go to eBay. This stuff is on eBay.
That's a scrotum and a magic spell to give you a fat ass. It will cost you $26 for the pair. And neither one of them is a joke. Someone is in the market of selling scrotums and fat-ass spells as you read this. Think maybe you'll shop on Etsy instead? First, stop reading this article immediately. Go wash your mouth out for saying that, you dirty hipster. Now come back and look at this.
That's a forlorn, depressed pig couch. You can't buy it on Etsy because it's already been sold. But it was there. And it's been replaced with something just as ridiculous, you can rest assured. If there's something far too ludicrous to exist in a real store because it would be taking up real estate from literally anything else, someone sells it online. Do you want a plaster bust of Eleanor Roosevelt eating a sausage? It's probably online. Do you want a painting of a narwhal fighting a shark with a sword? It's online.
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The problem with Facebook is not Facebook. It's every asshole you ever met showing you every asshole picture they ever took of every asshole they ever met who posts every asshole thought they ever had about every asshole date, job, party, school, funeral, porn shoot, exorcism, ritual suicide and box social they ever attended. The sarlacc hasn't seen a gaping hole so big as the spiritual asshole Facebook represents. It's everything. It's always everything every day and it never ends.
You know from your own life that you genuinely only like about six people. Maybe your parents, maybe someone you sleep with, a couple of friends and me. But you have more than us on your friends list. You have like 400 people on your friends list. Who are those people? Is that a guy you went to school with in sixth grade? Is he on your friends list? Tell that guy to fuck himself. For the good of your mental health, demand he fuck himself and make it his status update, and inform him that you'll never read it because you're unfriending him, but he'd still better do it.
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Students at Howland Glen Elementary School were given hands-on instruction last month when COSI on Wheels brought its Astounding Astronomy program to the school.
The events began with an instructional assembly hosted by outreach educator, Erica Prange from COSI on Wheels. Prange explained the program to the students and what they would be learning as they traveled around the school gymnasium stopping at each activity.
Some concepts they explored included the sizes and distances between the planets, the extreme cold to the outer planets and deep space and the electromagnetic spectrum. Tables were monitored by parent and school volunteers who explained the activities to the students as they traveled from one activity to another.
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Tyler Ross, 7, points to a cloud while looking through different colored lenses during COSI On Wheels presentation at Howland Glen School last month. Tyler was joined by classmates Santino Trina, 6, and Arison Wayt, 7, to learn how different colored lenses depict different results when looking at the same object.
The astronomy program provided by COSI enables students to take an imaginary journey to the sun and the other planets in the solar system. During the activities, they had the opportunity to explore a variety of planetary environments and discover if Earth really is the only planet that can support life.
Some of the activities included showing how different results can be obtained when observing objects through different colored lenses as well as how heat cameras can be used to determine weather patterns. Students had the opportunity to guide an imaginary Mars Rover without the benefit of sight by using only verbal instructions to maneuver the equipment.
Students also learned that objects weigh different amounts on different planets as well as the moon and stars, and gained a better understanding of the stars they see at night and how astronomers use constellations to study space.
COSI, or Center of Science and Industry, opened in 1964 at Memorial Hall in Columbus. In 1999, the program moved to a 320,000-square-foot facility at 333 W. Broad St. in Columbus. The center hosts activities and tours throughout the year at the facility. COSI on Wheels is available to schools throughout Ohio with various programs that include activities for toddlers, preschool, elementary and middle school students.


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President Obama says a strong Mexican economy is essential to helping stem the flow of illegal immigrants across the border with the US. The president is on day two of a Latin American tour. Sally Kidd reports from Washington.
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And the late-night war of words continues!
Following the back and forth bashing between Jimmy Kimmel, 45, and Jay Leno, 62, in 2010, Kimmel is at it again, now telling Playboy in its March issue (on newsstands Friday), "I always feel bad if I hurt anybody's feelings, but I don't believe Jay Leno has actual feelings, and he doesn't seem to be that worried about other people's feelings."
Kimmel, who three years ago called Leno a "tattle-tale" for talking about him to Oprah Winfrey, goes on to say, "Strangely, I don't even like talking about him anymore. The only time I think about him is when I'm asked."
But when it comes to fellow talk show host David Letterman, Kimmel has nothing but praise.
"Dave transcends any time slot," he says. "He is the father of comedy as we now know it. I wonder if he knows what he means to every comedian under 50 years old. That NBC Late Night with David Letterman show was a revelation."
The funnyman, who got engaged to Jimmy Kimmel Live! co-head writer Molly McNearney last August, doesn't want his success to affect his personal life.
"I would never date someone I'm convinced wouldn't have dated me when I was in high school," Kimmel says. "I'm not that kind of guy. I want to be loved for who I am, not for what I do for a living."
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It is becoming crystal clear that the emperor has no clothes - and has run out of ways to disguise his nakedness. Unless I miss my guess, he will be entirely out of ideas by late this summer.
Some people miss the point of the saying, "the emperor has no clothes." They believe it refers merely to someone who is not who he wants people to think.
But it is more complex, coming from a Hans Christian Andersen story, "The Emperor's New Clothes." Andersen's emperor, a very vain man, was told by two swindlers that for a large sum of money, they would make him the most wonderful suit of clothes in the world. But, they added, very stupid people would not be able to see the clothes.
So the emperor took them up on the offer. When he appeared in public, he was stark naked because the swindlers had faked everything. But, in part because they did not want to appear stupid and also because they were afraid of his wrath, none of the emperor's subjects told him he was naked.
Except for one little boy, who didn't know any better.
"The emperor has no clothes," he proclaimed.
Soon, everyone agreed with the lad.
For five years, now, many Americans have accepted President Barack Obama at his word - that, in effect, he's the best-dressed emperor in Washington.
Along the way, through giveaways ranging from "Cash for Clunkers" to adding millions of people to the Medicaid rolls, he has encouraged that impression.
As long as enough people believe Obama can give them something for nothing, he'll get away with the deception.
Trouble is, more people are beginning to realize that liberal policies are bad for them and their families personally.
It started with coal miners who recognized what the president's war on coal meant to them. It will extend to tens of millions of Americans when they learn shutting down coal-fired power plants by the scores will send their electric bills skyrocketing.
Many people began to suspect the emperor had no clothes when he was caught lying about Obamacare. "If you like your insurance ..."
Now that enrollment for Obamacare is in progress, millions more are learning they will be paying more for worse health insurance than they had previously. That has opened more eyes to the emperor's nakedness.
Later this year, when millions of people learn Obamacare means they will be losing their company-provided health insurance, cries of "the emperor has no clothes" will swell.
Already, Obama's approval ratings have changed from the solid confidence people expressed early in his term to reflect a basic distrust of the emperor.
The bottom line is that as long as a president can convince people he's doing nice things for them at no cost (except, perhaps, to "the rich"), they will accept that he's wearing really nice clothes. But once a majority find they've been lied to - that they are worse off because of the president and his cronies - people start pointing out the emperor has no clothes.
Some liberals manage to pull it off. Franklin Delano Roosevelt comes to mind. So does Bill Clinton (no jokes about nudity there, please).
Some do not. Remember Jimmy Carter?
As more and more people wise up, it'll get worse for Obama. Take the scare tactic about climate change and rising oceans. Would it surprise you to learn that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's trend projections call for the Atlantic Ocean at New York City to rise less than a foot during the next century? Or that NOAA expects the Pacific at Santa Monica, Calif., to rise less than six inches in the next 100 years? Or that in a few places, the seas are receding?
Some presidents' mismanagement is exposed only by historians. Obama will not be that lucky. He's been caught in too many lies - and, again, too many people have been harmed personally by his policies.
The question now is: Have we waited so long to discover the emperor has no clothes that we'll have to pay the piper? That's another old story many people don't recall entirely. Look it up. The Pied Piper of Hamelin had to be paid in dear currency - the future.
Myer can be reached at mmyer@ theintelligencer.net.


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The Stetson men's basketball team (10-13, 7-5) returns to action on Saturday, hosting ETSU (7-18, 5-7) at the Edmunds Center at 3:15 p.m. The Hatters, now tied for third in the Atlantic Sun, will attempt to sweep the Buccaneers in the season series after winning 72-70 earlier in the year in Johnson City.
"It's important that we build on the momentum gained from our win against Upstate," Stetson head coach Casey Alexander said, referencing the Hatters' 73-66 victory on Thursday night. "As ugly as it was, it's important that our guys recognize you don't have to play perfectly to win."
Stetson didn't play perfectly in their 10th victory of the season, the most for the Hatters since 2008-09, but solid defense and shooting prevailed, as SU shot 50.0 percent from the floor and held the Spartans to just 38.0 percent shooting.
With nearly every team in the conference battling for position at the conference tournament in March, the Hatters can't rest on the fact that they defeated ETSU on the road just about a month ago. The Bucs have gone 4-5 since then, picking up wins against FGCU, UNF, Lipscomb, and Kennesaw State.
"ETSU is a completely different team than the one we faced in early January," Alexander said. "At that point they were having real difficulty making shots and scoring points. Well, we turned that around for them, and since then they've turned into one of the most efficient offenses in the league."
The Bucs will likely come into DeLand hungry, just two games back of third place in the league at 5-7, but also having just been beaten down by Florida Gulf Coast 67-43 on Thursday. "We learned first-hand what can happen when you play at FGCU," Alexander said of ETSU's struggles on Thursday. "I expect the Bucs will show up here tomorrow with a renewed sense of purpose."
Saturday's contest can be watched on HatterVision and ASun.TV, and can be heard on WSBB 1230 AM, 1490 AM, and MyAM1230.com. Robbie Aaron and Ryan Rouse will be on the call. Live Stats, the @StetsonMBB Twitter feed, and Hat-Alerts will also be available for in-game updates.


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Niagara received a double-double from Lauren Gatto, while Meghan McGuinness scored a game-high 19 points on 70-percent shooting as the Purple Eagles won for the third time in four games, beating visiting Loyola, 58-47, Thursday in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
NU was the only Big 4 team to win on a busy Thursday as St. Bonaventure got trounced on the road, while UB and Canisius lost close ones on their home courts.
A crowd of 2,287 attended the Kids' Day contest at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston. An estimated 2,000 students from the Niagara Falls and Lewiston-Porter school districts saw Gatto go for 16 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double in as many games. McGuinness shot 7 for 10 from the floor and NU limited the Greyhounds to 18-for-58 shooting.
The Purple Eagles' bench scoring had a hand in the win as NU's reserves outscored Loyola's, 28-15. Niagara led by as many as 14 points with 12:14 left.
In Pittsburgh, St. Bonaventure dropped its fourth in a row — falling hard at Duquesne's A.J. Palumbo Center, 61-33.
Bona committed 21 turnovers and made just 13 field goals, none from beyond the arc on nine tries, in shooting 31 percent. The Dukes improved to 18-4, 7-1 in the Atlantic 10. They used an early 23-2 run to turn a slim 5-4 lead into an overwhelming advantage.
Katie Healy (Lancaster) had 14 points and Doris Ortega added 11 for the Bonnies (9-14, 2-6).
Healy has scored in double-figures five games in a row, tying the season-high streak by a Bonnie.
At Alumni Arena, the logjam for second place in the Mid-American Conference East Division became a big tie for first with UB falling to Bowling Green (15-7, 6-3), 61-56. Mackenzie Loesing had 20 points and nine rebounds for UB (7-15, 5-4), which fell to fourth, one game behind Bowling Green, Akron and Miami.
The Falcons used a 13-5 run to start the game to take a lead they wouldn't relinquish. UB pulled within three on two Loesing free throws with 6:37 left, but Jill Stein hit two layups to spark a 6-0 run by Bowling Green..
At the Koessler Center, Saint Peter's won for just the second time in 22 games, beating Canisius, 74-65. Ashley Durham's 16 points led the Golden Griffins (8-14, 5-6). Aziza May scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Peahens (2-20, 2-9).


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Ty Tessmann has battled against a strong international turnout at the Quebec Classic to win BOTH the buggy and truggy classes!
Former World, US and European Champions made their way to Quebec, a 9-hour trip from Ty's home of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, to do battle with the best off-road racers in North America!
Ty dominated the truggy class with his D8T Tessmann Edition, securing the TQ in all 3 rounds of qualifying! The story was almost the same in the nitro buggy class, TQing just 1 round of qualifying but setting the pole position overall.
Ty's dad, Gord, sent us this race report from the weekend:
This past weekend Ty attended the Quebec Classic in St. Etienne, Quebec Canada. The whole crew in Quebec gave us a warm welcome and did a great job in making the race the best it could be. Rain at the beginning of the week primed the track to make an excellent racing surface. The track was a bit of a combination between Euro style and US style, with a lot of 180 turns. During practice we were able to get the cars dialled in, having to make a few adjustments to the cars that we normally don't do to make them rotate in all the 180 corners. Qualifying in truck went extremely well and Ty was able to tq all 3 rounds of qualifying. In buggy the competition was a lot closer with Ryan Cavelieri and Adam Drake each taking 1 TQ and Ty taking the other one, points came down to a tie between Ty and Adam which Ty would take based on laps and times, with Ryan qualifying 3rd.
The truggy main went very well with Ty and Adam pulling away initially, Adam made a few little mistakes increasing Ty's lead, in the end Ty took the win by just over 2 laps.
The buggy class was run in the Ifmar ladder system, in the even semi which ran first Adam Drake took the win by a good margin with Savoya in 2nd, and in the odd semi Ty and cavelieri battled in the beginning but Ty eventually pulled away to give him the fastest overall time between the 2 semis, Ryan's time would also be faster than Drakes which would set the grid for the main as Ty, Ryan, Adam and Reno, with a lot of local fast guys rounding out the grid.
In the buggy main the race was a lot more difficult, at the start of the main Ty and Ryan pulled away with Drake and Savoya making small mistakes giving Ty and Cavelieri a gap between themselves and 3rd. Ty held the lead until the second pit stop, Ty pitted one lap before Ryan and after Ryan's pitstop he came out just ahead of Ty to take the lead. Ty pushed hard to try and get by for several laps having to back off several times, once getting into Ryan and waiting for him to regain the lead, Ty was finally able to take a beautiful inside pass to take back the lead, it began to rain lightly which made the race very interesting, the track became very loose since the surface was clay. At this point Savoya seemed to have more traction than everyone else and he was closing the gap, it seemed like it was going to be an awesome finish to the race with Ty in the lead, Cavelieri in second and Savoya charging hard in 3rd. Unfortunately with about 7 minutes to go it started to rain very heavily which made it dangerous to marshall and the race was called, with Ty in the lead he would take the win.


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One of my favorite Christmas decorations is my garden tree.
Unfortunately, this starts with an artificial tree, although a real one would be more authentic. The first few Christmas seasons when my twins were small, they had horrible respiratory troubles and, finally, we connected the illness with an allergy to Christmas trees. They were fine from then on, so the "fake tree" tradition was born.
I use a slim line, pre-lighted 5-foot tree, and heap those cinnamon pine cones around the base to hide the stand and give off a Christmas scent.
The ornaments I use are a mix of manufactured and natural. As with any collection, it grows every year, and the favorites always come out. The tree topper is a furry squirrel with a bushy tail made from fuzzy prairie grasses. A silk butterfly hovers around his head.
I buy a few more butterflies every year, and they provide some good color to the tree. Wooden miniatures include seed packets and gloves. I also have found small metal garden tools including rakes, spades, hoes, watering cans and a pair of wellington boots.
They don't keep their color too many years because they spend summers in the fairy garden, but they have that authentic "used" patina, like it or not.
Wildlife includes several birds, a donkey from the teenage summer I spent at a donkey rescue facility and a rabbit. This past summer, a tiny skunk and some mice disappeared from the fairy garden.
They are probably spending the winter in a crow's nest in the neighborhood.
Last year, I spent a lot of time inserting tiny flowers into glass ball ornaments, but they are rather disappointing and do not show up very well. A few artificial wildflowers go on the tree, but only those that look natural. A few bright red leaves and some oversized acorns are attractive.
Then comes the fun part.
I go out into the garden with a basket and gather anything that looks promising. This year, I left some small sunflowers dry on their stems, and they have withered to a lovely brown shade. Rose hips in all sizes are great, and any other seed pods that survived the cleaning process in the flower beds.
Most years, I use a lot of clippings from the callicarpa (American beautybush) with the lovely lavender berries, but I moved it a year ago and the bush is still sulking. It produced only a few skimpy fruits, which the birds ate before I could rescue them.
Any other berry sprays are nice to use, but I have not found any yet this time. When I do have berries, I give them a spray with matte clear coating to prevent dropping.
Twigs of lavender, sage and anything else that has survived adds more fragrance to the tree, and then I fill any gaps with plumes from ornamental grasses pushed in between the branches.
This tree is not as showy as the big Christmas tree in the dining room and the angel tree in the living room, but everything on it means something to me, and brings back summer memories every time I look at it.
Janet Del Turco is a local gardener and a graduate of the Ohio State University Master Gardener program. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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|Electronic Structure and Magnetism in Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors
The possibility of using electrons' spins in addition to their charge in information technology has created much enthusiasm for a new field of electronics popularly known as "spintronics." An intensely studied approach to obtaining spin-polarized carriers for data-storage devices is the use of diluted magnetic semiconductors created by doping ions like Mn, Fe, or Co having a net spin into a semiconducting host such as GaAs, ZnO, or GaN. The interaction among these spins leads to ferromagnetic order at low temperatures, which is necessary to create spin-polarized carriers. A research team working at ALS Beamline 4.0.2 and European Synchrotron Radiation Facility Beamline ID8 made a big leap forward in clarifying the microscopic picture of magnetism and anisotropy in Mn-doped GaAs by resolving localized and hybridized d states using angle-dependent x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements.
Mn-doped GaAs, in which the Mn dopant provides both a magnetic moment and a spin-polarized charge carrier, has attracted considerable interest as spintronics material. However, the microscopic picture of magnetism and magnetic anisotropy (direction dependence of the magnetic properties) in this system is still hotly disputed. Are the Mn states localized, strongly hybridized with the GaAs valence band, or do they form a separate impurity band? To further understand this system, researchers used x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and XMCD to study (Ga,Mn)As samples. XAS measures excitation from the Mn 2p to 3d levels, thus probing the unoccupied valence states with Mn 3d character. XMCD measures the difference (dichroism) between absorption spectra obtained with opposite alignments of the sample magnetization direction and x-ray helicity vector.
XAS and XMCD spectra measured along two directions—[111] and [001]—show pronounced differences. Detailed study of the angular dependence illustrates that almost all spectral features, including pre-edge feature A (peak A), exhibit cubic symmetry about the crystalline axes. Only the pre-edge feature B (peak B) shows a gradual increase going from out-of-plane to in-plane magnetization in both the (100) and (110) planes—i.e., uniaxial symmetry.
In annealed (Ga,Mn)As, Mn occupies Ga sites with tetrahedral symmetry. However, the (Ga,Mn)As/GaAs(001) films are placed under compressive strain, breaking the symmetry between in-plane and out-of-plane directions. This leads to a large uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. Thus, while almost all spectral features share the cubic symmetry of the Mn site, peak B reflects uniaxial symmetry of the strain field.
To determine the origin of peak B, the researchers compared experimental results to atomic multiplet calculations, which reproduce almost all of the multiplet structure of the Mn L2,3 XMCD and correctly predict the angular dependence of those features, with one notable exception. The calculated spectra only show a single peak in the pre-edge region, peak A. Peak B in the experimental spectrum is not reproduced by the atomic calculation, so it must be of a different origin. Studying the size of peak B versus hole concentration, ρ, obtained from Hall measurements, shows a clear correlation, with peak B becoming more negative with increasing ρ. The intensity of peak B is thus dependent on the Fermi level position (level of the least tightly held electrons), indicating that this feature corresponds to transitions to states at or just above Fermi energy (EF).
The uniaxial anisotropy and the correlation with hole density indicate peak B is due to hybridization of Mn d states with strain-split GaAs valence states at EF. The results are clear evidence of a small, but finite, density of unoccupied Mn d states close to EF. Thus, both localized atomic-like states lying far above the Fermi level and Mn 3d states strongly hybridized with the valence bands of the GaAs host are observed. The ability to separately resolve localized and hybridized d states makes angle-dependent XMCD a powerful method for determining the electronic structure of magnetic semiconductors.
Research conducted by K.W. Edmonds, A.A. Freeman, N.R.S. Farley, R.P. Campion, C.T. Foxon, and B.L. Gallagher (University of Nottingham, UK); G. van der Laan and T.K. Johal (Daresbury Laboratory, UK), and E. Arenholz (ALS).
Research funding: U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K. Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils, Royal Society, and U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Operation of the ALS is supported by BES.
Publication about this research: K.W. Edmonds, G. van der Laan, A.A. Freeman, N.R.S. Farley, T.K. Johal, R.P. Campion, C.T. Foxon, B.L. Gallagher, and E. Arenholz, "Angle-dependent x-ray magnetic circular dichroism from (Ga,Mn)As: Anisotropy and identification of hybridized states," Phys. Rev. Lett.96, 117207 (2006).