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but for their loved ones too. We help ease the transition to life after
discharge with a range of convenient, home-like amenities.
All hospital visitors can purchase breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner
daily in our cafeteria. They are invited to eat in the cafeteria or
bring food items to the patients' rooms. Vending machines, located next
to the cafeteria, are also available 24 hours a day.
Cafeteria Hours
Breakfast: 7:30–10:30 am
Lunch: 11:15 am–1:40 pm
Snack: 3:00–4:30 pm
Dinner: 5:00–6:30 pm
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Dining Room on the hospital's first floor, open for lunch and dinner.
Family members and friends who are visiting inpatients, either for a day
time visit or as an overnight guest staying in The
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Patient Dining Room.
Telephones are provided in each room. As a courtesy to other patients,
phone calls should take place between 7:30 am and 9:30 pm. Local
telephone service is provided free of charge. Calls can be made by
dialing 9, the area code, and the number. Long distance calls can be
made collect or with a calling card, which are available for purchase in
the gift shop. Hearing assistive devices and TDD phones are available.
Cell phones may not be used in patient-care areas.
TV service is available in all patient rooms and in public areas. A
channel listing will be provided to all patients upon admission, and it
is also available on Channel 2.
Personal radios are allowed in patient rooms, as well as MP3 players and
similar devices, but headphones should be used, or volume kept on low as
a courtesy to other patients. Patients watching TV or listening to the
radio or music after 11:00 pm must use headphones.
The Maintenance Department, at extension 5683, can help with any TV
Wireless Internet access is available throughout the hospital to help
patients, family, friends and co-workers keep in touch via a personal
laptop computer. Patients with questions about telephone, TV, radio,
computer or Internet should speak with their nurse or care manager.
Mail is delivered to patients' rooms daily. Friends and family writing
to a Bryn Mawr Rehab patient should address mail with the patient's full
name and room number as well as our complete address:
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Patients can leave outgoing mail at the nurse's station in their unit.
Following discharge, any patient mail arriving at Bryn Mawr Rehab will
be forwarded to the home address.
To feel your best, you want to look your best. We offer hair care
services by licensed professionals on a fee-for-service basis. Patients
can ask their nurse or unit coordinator for more information.
Notary Public services are available at no charge for patients. Care
managers or unit coordinators can arrange for notary services.
Our gift shop is located at the hospital's main entrance. A wide variety
of gift and convenience items is available there, including jewelry,
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Patients who want to see a member of the clergy during their stay can
contact the Chaplaincy Line at 484.596.5736.
Those who want to attend religious services can refer to the schedule of
non-denominational Sunday services provided upon admission.
A Catholic Eucharistic minister is available on Fridays, and Catholic
services are held monthly.
A Meditation Room, located on the first floor of the hospital, is open
to patients, family and clergy for quiet reflection and other spiritual
At Bryn Mawr Rehab, we want all of our patients to be able to fully
communicate their preferences and needs. Patients can contact their care
manager for access to an interpreter.
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Because the presence of loved ones is important to recovery, free
on-site accommodations at The Laurels Family Center are available for
out-of-town relatives and visitors of Bryn Mawr Rehab patients. For more
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We also offer families a place to relax, play games (bring your own
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read or take a break while your loved one is in therapy. The Bryn Mawr
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daily from 9 am–9 pm. In consideration for recovering patients and other
families who are visiting, we respectfully request that children are
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December 16, 2012, 10:15 AM
Someplace on the net I saw a soft cloth mag carrier that carried 6 or 8 pistol mags.
Anyone else seen it because not I want one?
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Tuff Products shows an 8 and a 5 mag pouch
Here is a spring/box style from Garrett Industries
December 16, 2012, 12:04 PM
So sorry but I meant for double stack mags.
Now they I think about it though the single stack for my .45 mage is a nice idea.
Being here in Texas we gotta be prepared. The Sheriff is at least an hours ride into to town and back, longer if you take the buckboard!
Thanks JTQ the link http://www.tuffproducts.com/product.php?productid=16235&cat=267&page=2 was just what I wanted for my .45!
I'm biting the bullet as it were and getting a 9mm glock just because the price is too good to pass up, friend needs the money and I HOPE I will never need the standard caps firepower but you never know!
On top of that I have to get used to that alien grip angle. They could have at least stole that from a 1911.
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The Tuff products ones are awesome-I've got several and love em.
Midway USA sells one that is much more affordable-sale for like $10 rt. now IIRC.
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West Virginia natives Homer Hickam and Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. are teaming up with the West Virginia Department of Education to promote reading in the Mountain State.
Hickam, whose book "Rocket Boys" inspired the movie "October Sky," and Landau, winner of "America's Got Talent" Season 6, are appearing in public service announcements that ask, "What are you reading West Virginia?"
They join Jennifer Garner, John Corbett, Sam Trammell and others in promoting reading as part of Read WV, a long-term collaborative project of the West Virginia Department of Education, Read Aloud West Virginia, the West Virginia Library Commission and the Imagination Library.
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Murphy, who grew up in Logan, tells viewers he's always been a dreamer. "Reading with our kids is one way we all can nurture their dreams," he said.
Read WV is designed to encourage children and their parents and grandparents to make reading a priority early in life and to involve all West Virginians in the critical task of ensuring that children read every day. The project includes a web page of resources on the state Department of Education website at www.readwv.com. The PSAs also are posted on the ReadWV website.
In recent years, the state Board of Education recognized that too many West Virginia children come to school from homes where reading is not commonplace. The board refined its education goals by reaffirming the importance of "teaching all children to read." While progress has been made, Read WV acknowledges more can be done. By encouraging parents to read with their children, Read WV strives to increase the literacy of all West Virginians.
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i was worried those pussy cops would never pull him over, then he got onto the military base, that ended it quick.
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Back in 2007, 36-year-old dad Noah Moore had an "a-ha" moment when it came to his family's health and wellness.
Getting back on track
If your children are overweight and have fallen into unhealthy habits, see your pediatrician for advice on healthy weight loss for kids. In the meantime, here are some small changes you can start today to get back on track:Turn off the TV (and all other electronics). Dietitian Lucie Kramer recommends limiting all screen time — TV, tablets, smartphones, computers — to two hours a day.Study up on the supermarket. To help parents put healthy meals on the dinner table at affordable prices, Louie's Kids gives free grocery store tours to families every other Saturday at local Piggly Wiggly stores. Remember: Cooking healthy meals doesn't have to be expensive or time consuming.Start a journal. If older children are struggling with weight, encourage them to write down what they eat every day along with how they felt about it. Seeing the connection between emotion and food can be eye opening, Louis Yuhasz said.Go for a walk together. Start with small, attainable goals when it comes to exercise, Noah Moore recommends. Start with walking around the block. When you've mastered that, try intervals of jogging for 30 seconds and walking for 2 minutes. Make it a game so kids see exercise as fun.For more tips and advice, check out www.louieskids.org or attend one of Louie's Kids' free family workouts every at 9 a.m. Saturday in Hampton Park downtown.
He realized the pizza delivery man knew the family by name, his son could name more fast-food restaurants than U.S. presidents and somehow since getting married and having a child, he had become so overweight he couldn't play football in the yard with his son without feeling out of breath.
Moore recognized that his own unhealthy habits with food and exercise were being passed down to his son, a problem that is all too common in our state. According to the South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, more than 65 percent of South Carolina adults are overweight or obese, which in turn is affecting their children.
A recent study by the Medical University of South Carolina's Boeing Center for Children's Wellness found that 43 percent of student participants in the Charleston County School District were overweight or obese. Of the teachers participating in the study, 70 percent also were found to be overweight or obese — a notable finding since children depend on parents and teachers to be role models.
On the front lines of the fight against childhood obesity in Charleston, Louie's Kids founder Louis Yuhasz said the problem cannot be ignored, particularly in the South.
"I think if more of America were to really pay attention, they would be shocked," he said. "This will be in the history books; the obesity epidemic will be one of the nation's biggest shames, I believe: that we let this many children get this seriously sick and stood by and watched as it happened. If this were polio or cancer or kids smoking, would we take it so lightly?"
Lucie Kramer, registered dietitian and nutritionist at MUSC, said the most important thing to understand about childhood obesity is that it's not an individual problem — it's a community and a family problem. The good news is that easy solutions also start at home.
Parents first
After Moore's personal epiphany about the state of his family's health, the first thing he did was take matters into his own hands. He started walking and slowly jogging with his son. He started eating fruits and vegetables instead of fast food. Eventually, he lost more than 100 pounds.
"I literally ran the wheels off a baby stroller," Moore said. "I had to change my whole way of thinking as far as exercise and eating and living a healthy lifestyle."
Once he had his new routine, Moore started encouraging his son to be active by inviting him on runs and doing activities, such as races, together as a family. Today, Moore and his son, Peyton, 8, are regulars in Charleston's running community. Moore runs ultra marathons and coaches other beginners in Couch to 5K programs at TrySports, and Peyton participates in the Mount Pleasant Track Club.
"I think him seeing me as a role model was really important," Moore said. "Like most kids, he emulates what he sees around him. I was at lunch with him one day at school, and all his friends knew that I had gone on a training run that week that was 24 miles, and they all wanted to know about it. He talks about that kind of stuff with his friends because he thinks it's cool."
You don't have to run ultra marathons to be a good example to your kids, either. Modeling active behavior for your children can be small things too, Kramer said. Take the family for a walk or bike ride after dinner each night. Make it part of the normal routine so children see exercise as a basic part of life.
"Modeling good behaviors is one of the biggest influences on children," Kramer said. "What are the grown-ups around them doing? Even little things like not parking too close to where you're going so you have to walk a little further, always taking the stairs — behaviors that they'll just think are normal."
Let's move
To get the kids off the couch, up and moving, think of ways to make physical activity fun, Yuhasz said. As a family, activities could include roller skating, going to the beach, bowling, strolling through a new park or anything else that gets the whole family involved.
Charleston County parks offer a bevy of family and parent-child activities including archery, stand-up paddleboarding, rock climbing and kayaking.
"Instead of putting a child on a treadmill or on a track and saying 'run,' find workouts to inspire kids to think about exercise in fun ways rather than as drudgery or work," Yuhasz said.
Youth sports are another option, through either school or community programs. Charleston and Mount Pleasant both offer community youth teams in everything from swimming to lacrosse for children as young as 5, said Shelli Davis, recreational coordinator for fundamental sports in Mount Pleasant. With basically year-round programming, there are plenty of opportunities for children to find the sports that are right for them.
"Starting at a younger age lets kids try all the sports, not just one," she said. "It gives them a chance to figure out what it is to be on a structured team, follow instructions from a coach and work with teammates."
Back to dinner table
The other major component of leading a healthy lifestyle is family mealtime.
Kramer recommends eating together as a family for at least one meal a day. Sitting down at the table together not only allows children to see parents modeling good eating habits (parents need to eat their veggies, too!), it gives the family time to talk — something that's hard to do when eating in front of the TV or in the car.
Kramer said one of the major pitfalls to watch out for in your children's diet is sugary drinks.
"Children don't need to drink any calories unless it's from skim or low-fat milk," she said. "We don't need all these products that companies want us to buy: soda, Capri Sun, fruit juice, so many different things. It should just be water."
What parents should be focusing on is whole grains, nuts and seeds, fruits and vegetables, Kramer said. Try to serve them in their unaltered state, meaning no added sugar to fruits or cheese on vegetables. Serve the vegetables every meal and eat them yourself. Eventually, the children will follow suit, she said.
"When kids are exposed to new things, research shows it takes an average of seven times for them to accept a new food. It's easy for a parent to get frustrated and say, 'I tried carrots, but he doesn't like them. I have a picky eater.' Now that child has a label that he knows and he can use to say 'No thank you, I only eat pizza and chicken nuggets. I'm a picky eater.' It's very important not to make that label, so the opportunity stays available for that child to grow into new foods."
One way to get children interested in new foods is to involve them in the food shopping and preparation process. Kramer suggests taking children grocery shopping and letting them pick out a new vegetable. Talk about the item they picked — where it came from, what it's similar to — and find ways to cook it together.
"There's a real benefit to getting the kids involved. I think it makes food less scary to them," said Liz Verna, lead culinary instructor at Charleston Cooks! "Especially once the kids get a little bit older and they start to know what different foods look like and how to read recipes. It takes away the mystery behind cooking."


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The Centennial Rotary Club of Greeley is calling for entrants to its 24th annual golf tournament to raise funds for local Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels and Rotary Service projects.
The event is schedule for May 10 at the Boomerang Links golf course in Greeley. Participants can begin checking in at 7:30 a.m., and the tournament begins at 9 a.m. A lunch and awards ceremony is scheduled for after the tournament.
Individual players pay $120, and corporate sponsors pay $480 per foursome. The fee includes range balls, green fees, cart rental and lunch. Corporate fees also include recognition on the course and in the tournament program.
Entry forms are due May 1. Players may send entry forms and checks to the Centennial Rotary Club, P.O. Box 337436 Greeley, CO 80633. Contact Bruce Bode, (970) 590-4333, or Glen Droegemeuller, (970) 304-0362, with questions.


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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 21-year-old surfer from DeBary paddling in the waves in the South Jetty, suffered the first shark bite this year season, Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Tammy Marris said earlier today.
The surfer, whose name was not immediately available, was bitten 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Marris said, adding he suffered a minor cut to his hand.
Volusia County had eight shark bites last year, most of them near the South Jetty, where sharks as long as 5 feet, are drawn to bait fish that swirl in the swollen surf.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The annual yard sale for the Relay For Life will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 200 Canal St. in the New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission Parking Lot.
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KINGS BEACH, Calif. - There's a "good possibility" construction on Highway 28 for the Kings Beach three-lane project will get under way next year, a Placer County official said.
Utility relocation efforts on the highway are already in progress, said Peter Kraatz, deputy director of Placer County Department of Public Works, for the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project, a multi-phase venture that will resize Highway 28 in an effort to enhance safety and upgrade the aesthetics of the area.
Approximately $10 million in funding for the $48-million project still needs to be raised, Kraatz said, along with securing several right-of-ways.
"I know that sounds like a lot of money to most people, and it is, but I think we're at a place where we've acquired close to $40 million for the project and it's not that we don't have a good track record for acquiring the additional funding that is needed," he said.
Regardless if additional project funds can be secured by next year, Kraatz said the highway portion will likely start in 2013 with funding that has already been secured, all of which has come from federal, state and local grants.
"If we are able to break ground in 2013, it's definitely a two-year project, so 2013-2014 depending on how the schedule is held and how progress is made," he said. "It could slip into a three-year project. It's hard to predict (a timeline) right now."
Plans are moving forward for the consideration of forming a Benefit Assessment District, in which property owners within the project's boundaries are being asked if they approve contributing to the $166,000 annual fee associated with the upkeep of streetscape aesthetics.
Those 294 parcel owners would be assessed based on zoning of their property, the property's state of development and whether it fronts the streetscape improvements, Kraatz said, meaning properties will have different assessments.
"It's a sensitive thing because it does increase the expense of (their) property," he said.
Funds collected by the assessment district would mostly go toward covering snow removal, and to a lesser extent: trash removal; power washing of sidewalks; reserve funds for damage, repair or replacement of improvements; and administration fees, Kraatz said.
The bill for each parcel owner may vary year to year, he added, based on the expense of snow removal and the property's state of development, but the overall assessment fee of $166,000 can never increase.
On Oct. 23, the Placer County Board of Supervisors authorized ballots to be issued to the parcel owners, who should receive them this month. They have until January 22 to decide whether they approve of the assessment, Kraatz said, at which time the ballots will be counted at a public hearing. Ballots will be weighted, giving property owners with a higher annual assessment a stronger vote.
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Now the company can celebrate an important
milestone -- its first
profit. After many months in the red, July saw the company
in the black, making $1M USD in profit on $20M USD in revenue.
The profits came thanks to a record 109 cars shipped in the month.
Manufacturing cost cuts also helped to enable the profit.
Chief Executive Elon Musk comments, "There is strong demand for
a car that is unique in offering high performance with a clean
conscience. Customers know that in buying the Roadster they are
helping fund development of our mass market electric cars."
like many R&D driven greentech firms, offered a target date for
profitability. However, it appears that Tesla is one of the few
to actually deliver on such a date -- having projected
a profit in "mid-2009".
The Tesla Roadster
undeniably features the most attractive production electric vehicle
body design to date. They also offer fittingly sporty
performance and a utilitarian 244-mile range. In other words,
while expensive, the Roadsters do deliver a strong experience.
Currently, the Roadsters retail for a base price of $109,000.
has borrowed
$465M USD from the U.S. Department of Energy, to produce a luxury
sedan reachable by more customers at a price point of $49,900.
This new model will be called the Model
The company is also working with Daimler to create
electric versions of the popular Smart car. Late this year, the
company will deploy a fleet of the 1,000 of the electrified
ultra-compact vehicles. Tesla is also set to deploy a
higher-performance version of the Roadster -- the Roadster Sport --
in 2011.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Bill O'Brien wanted the media to know the buttoned shirt and sport jacket he was wearing weren't for their benefit - he was heading to the American Football Coaches Association convention, where he was scheduled to speak.
The other thing O'Brien wanted to be absolutely clear about was that his reported meetings with two NFL teams last week before deciding to stay at Penn State had nothing to do with his salary ($2.3 million per year) or other concessions from the university.
"You really don't know me if you write something or say something that this guy did it for leverage and money," O'Brien said Monday in a 15-minute opening statement before he took questions for another 25 minutes in the Beaver Stadium media room. "I didn't do anything. I had a conversation in the best interest of my family with a few people, and, at the end of the day, this was the decision I made."
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Penn State Athletic Director Dave Joyner answers questions Monday morning at Beaver Stadium after Bill O'Brien spoke.
"We're all faced with choices. I chose Penn State because I love coaching these players, I like our staff and I like the direction we're headed,"?he said. "I've never asked anyone for a raise, and no one's even brought up the fact that you get a raise. It gets my blood boiling when somebody writes something or somebody tells somebody else that this is about money."
The Big Ten coach of the year and finalist for several national awards after leading the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 record in his first season despite being hampered by severe NCAA penalties stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, O'Brien flatly denied the rumor that he received a reported $1.3 million raise through a donation from booster Terry Pegula.
"I've never asked Dr. [Dave] Joyner or Dr. Erickson for a raise," O'Brien said, referring to Penn State's acting athletic director and president. "Nobody at Penn State has ever come to me saying, 'We're going to make a donation, so you can get a raise.' That's a bunch of malarkey. It's not true. It never happened. And it never will happen. That's the last thing that I'm about. If I was about money, more than likely, I probably wouldn't be sitting here right now."
O'Brien declined to mention the NFL teams he said reached out to him through his agent, Joe Linta, but it's been widely reported that he met with the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles last week before reaffirming his commitment to PSU on Thursday night.
To hear O'Brien tell it, those discussions with the NFL didn't get very far, contrary to several reports throughout the week that he was strongly considering leaving.
"It wasn't a decision to stay. No job was ever offered to me," O'Brien said. "I had a couple of conversations, and I decided I really love being the football coach at Penn State, and that's where it's at."
Joyner denied that the university was so concerned that O'Brien would leave that it put together a list of potential successors. He said he was "very confident" O'Brien would be back on the Lion sidelines this fall.
"I had confidence in Bill, and I had confidence in his commitment to Penn State and everybody here and the players," Joyner said. "That hasn't changed. Bill O'Brien's committed to Penn State. I personally believe he wants to be here a long, long time."
Joyner said O'Brien made no demands to Penn State to keep him on board. O'Brien also did his best to defuse rumors that he and Joyner have a strained relationship and he was displeased with the administration.
"I believe in a chain of command," he said. "Dr. Erickson is the president of this university, and I have a ton of respect for him. Dr. Joyner is our athletic director, and I have a ton of respect for him. And I follow their lead."
When questioned about an ESPN report indicating part of the reason he was reportedly considering leaving was because he was assured by university officials that the NCAA wouldn't put the Lions on probation, O'Brien said no one was sure how that would play out when he was hired.
"I took a leap of faith," he said.
O'Brien said he has asked for improvements related to things like recruiting staff, training equipment, academic support and marketing of the football team but that those discussions have been regular and ongoing with Joyner in the effort to keep the program on par with other top-tier schools.
Joyner said improving in those areas wouldn't be a strain on the current athletic budget.
O'Brien mentioned ways of improving the salaries of his assistant coaches through bonuses. Even though the Lions aren't eligible for the postseason until 2016, O'Brien and Joyner agreed there are ways to reward the staff. O'Brien said he felt the assistants are paid well but could be paid better.
"We're always trying to improve things for people," Joyner said. "We have budgets to live with, and we have to run it as a good business. But within that, you want to keep your people happy."
"My horses in the race here at Penn State are my players and my coaching staff," O'Brien said. "I want to make sure we do everything we can to be on the cutting edge of having the best football program that we can possibly have."
O'Brien didn't exactly close the door to the NFL in the future, though.
"Coaching is my profession. Coaching is something that I love," O'Brien said. "In my profession, the National Football League is the highest level of coaching."
He said any talk about a similar go-round with NFL teams after next season was speculative.
"That's next year. I'm committed to this 2013 team," O'Brien said. "I anticipate being at Penn State. I plan to be at Penn State."
Joyner acknowledged there are no guarantees.
"Life's like that. Joe [Paterno] went through the same thing [with the Patriots in the early 1970s]," Joyner said. "It's always a risk with any great coach. If people weren't talking about Bill O'Brien, then we made a lousy hire. So the fact that people are talking about how great he is and what he would do in other places, that's a real compliment."


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LEWISTON – Niagara University's men's soccer team is off to the NCAA tournament for the first time ever.
And the Purple Eagles did it the hard way, winning five of their last six games in overtime, including a 1-0 victory in double overtime over Loyola in Poughkeepsie to capture the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title and the automatic bid into the NCAA field of 48.
They will test their skill and their luck at Michigan at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Ann Arbor, Mich. The NCAA pairings, announced Monday night, has Niagara meeting the Wolverines in the first round. The winner will play at Mid-American Conference champion Akron, which received a first-round bye.
Niagara is 13-1-4 overall. The team had its best start ever with a 12-game unbeaten streak before a 1-0 loss at Siena. The Purple Eagles have won their last five games since then.
The key to success for the Purple Eagles has been defense. The team tied the Niagara record with seven shutouts. The defense is anchored by senior defender Rene De Zorzi and senior goalkeeper Brett Petricek.
De Zorzi earned MAAC Defensive Player of the Year while Petricek was the conference's Goalie of the Year.
Three Niagara players have double-digit point totals for the season, led by Callum Willmott with eight goals and three assists.
"We're a tough defensive team," Niagara coach Chase Brooks said. "We're a tough defense to break and we have different players step up each game. The guys find a way to get the job done and they've been consistent all year."
Michigan is 10-9-1 overall after losing to Michigan State, 2-1, in overtime of the Big Ten Championship game.
Although it's Niagara's NCAA debut, the team feels it's in a position to make some noise on the national level. The Purple Eagles have garnered votes seven times in the NSCAA/Continental Tire National Rankings. For seven straight weeks, they've led the North Atlantic regional poll.
And the team is ready to see what might happen come Thursday night.
"Soccer this time of year is usually not pretty," Brooks said. "You have to work hard. It's about the team who capitalizes. We're definitely happy to be here, but the guys know they're capable of playing with anyone in the country."
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Man sentenced for Millcreek indecent exposure
A Spartansburg man was sentenced Thursday in Erie County Court to serve one to 12 months in the Erie County Prison, followed by two years probation, on charges he exposed himself to a 10-year-old child in 2007.
Carey J. Kieffer, 41, must also pay court costs and be evaluated to determine if he needs sexual offender treatment, President Judge Ernest J. DiSantis Jr. said.
DiSantis said he would quickly parole Kieffer and allow him to complete his supervision in Crawford County, where he is serving a sentence in an unrelated case.
The sentence came after Kieffer pleaded no contest Thursday to charges of endangering the welfare of a child and indecent exposure in a plea deal that dropped multiple charges, including rape of a child. His lawyer, Garrett A. Taylor, said Kieffer continues to maintain his innocence.
Millcreek Township police charged Kieffer in 2011, saying the incidents happened in 2007 in a residence on Canterbury Drive in Millcreek Township.
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SALEM - The Salem Community Theatre is once again treating its audience to possibly one of the funniest plays ever written.
"The Nerd," written by Larry Shue, is back for a two weekend run from April 19-28.
Playing to packed houses in the 2007-08 season, "The Nerd" became the perfect choice to delight audiences and leave them rolling in the isles after an unforeseen and insurmountable production delay caused the cancellation of the musical "City of Angels," which was originally slated for that time slot.
"The Nerd," set in Terre Haute, Ind., follows the story of William Cubbert, who, aside from having relationship problems and designing a building that's past due, now is faced with the unexpected visit from a man who he's never seen before (but somehow saved his life in the war), a walking disaster on two legs, Rick Steadman.
A whiner with no manners, uncouth, and a complete human tsunami, Steadman moves in with William, and drives everyone in his life, including himself, to the brink of insanity.
From crashing their dinner party, to an impromptu game of "shoes and socks" played with paper bags over their heads, Steadman's is the ultimate houseguest from hell that will leave you laughing for more.
Dan Haueter reprises his role of the title character "The Nerd," Rick Steadman. Reviews previously called Haueter's portrayal of Rick Steadman "worth the price of admission alone," and "the funniest role Haueter has ever played."
Cast newcomer Ed Butch plays the beaten down architect William Cubbert, who tries to salvage his relationship with weather girl Tansy McGinnis, again played by Connie Baer, while keeping his house-guests from killing Steadman.
Karen Losito also is back, reprising her role as Clelia Waldgrave, the dish-breaking wife of "Ticky Waldgrave," a self-made millionaire in the business empire. Will Kinser plays the couple's young son "Thor," a juvenile delinquent in training. The trio forms a dysfunctional family worthy of a Dr. Phil episode.
Eric Kibler plays Axel Hammond, the wise cracking friend of William Cubbert's, and although new to this cast, is no stranger to the show itself, having directed it in the late eighties.
"The Nerd" played to packed houses in its last run, so calling in advance for tickets is advisable, and can be purchased by calling the box office at 330-332-9688. Show times are 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. SCT's production of "The Nerd" is being sponsored by the Niki Feezle CF Explosion of Hope Foundation.
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Jeremy Moeller was appointed Principal Trombone of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra by Music Director Sir Andrew Davis in 2009. He also currently serves as Assistant Principal/Second Trombone for the Grant Park Orchestra during the summer season, a post he has held since 2004, and Principal Trombone with the Chicago Philharmonic.
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5 Ways to Tell You're Getting Too Old for Video Games
#2. You Think Originality is Dead
The complaint is the same on every gaming message board: "Every goddamn game on the planet is a first person shooter." They're all Call of Duty (or before that, Halo) clones -- same mechanics, different outfits. Every sports game is exactly the same as the 15 versions of the series that came before it. Innovation is abandoned in favor of tried and true brands that guarantee sales. Shelves are a blur of Mario and zombies.
And holy shit, do not get me started on the zombies. Forget the actual zombie genre games like Left 4 Dead or Dead Rising or Dead Island or Dead Zombie Deathkill: the Dying. They even cram zombies into Call of Duty: Black Ops and the Red Dead Redeption expansion "Undead Nightmare" (a fucking cowboy game).
It's like being a real cowboy!
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From the first days of console gaming, and we're talking Magnavox Odyssey here, each hit game spawned a shelf full of clones. Tennis, Hockey, and Soccer were just modified versions of Pong. Track the top-ten best selling games down through the decades after and you see these fads come and go in waves. In later years it was Mario-style side scrollers, then Street Fighter-style fighting games, and so on.
The industry looked just as cookie cutter then as it does now. Which you don't mind, if you're young enough that games themselves are new to you and your parents can only afford like three games a year anyway.
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"Oh, mom, you really are too good to me!"
Then you get a little older, and you obsess over games in the way that only a kid has time to do -- buying all the magazines and talking games with your friends, hunting down the cool stuff that isn't on the shelf at Walmart. It's the same as getting into unsigned bands or indie films -- you don't just shop among the bestsellers. But that takes time, and energy, and a willingness to try new things.
So now I'm approaching 40, and I often am surprised to find games I had been anticipating suddenly show up on the shelf. Hell, I obsessed over Diablo II back in the day and somehow missed that they were all the way up to doing a beta on Diablo III -- and that's a AAA, blockbuster game. Following that sort of thing takes time. And these days, when it comes to the smaller, more innovative titles, you generally have to look to the PC. For instance, those user-created mods for GTA IV look like the most ridiculously awesome things ever:
But me? The first time I spend two hours tweaking physics settings to make cars go shooting around the game world, only to have it glitch out and freeze on me, I'm going to feel like I've been cheated. It's the same if I download some indie game that's both innovative and impossible to play. It's easy to forget that discovering great new bands in college meant listening to a lot of shitty new bands in between.
So you reach that age when consuming entertainment becomes a passive rather than an active thing -- you sit back and say, "Bring me new, polished, original content. And feel free to take risks, but God fucking help you if I don't love it." Scroll up and skim all of the game titles I've mentioned owning in this article -- can you find a single one that isn't a blockbuster, AAA mainstream game?
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#1. You Miss When Games Used to be "All About Fun"
You know what the real problem with games today is? It's all about graphics and technology and flash, rather than fun. Whatever happened to simple, joyful games that you could just pick up and play? I remember playing Donkey Kong Country until I could hit those jumps with my eyes closed, circling back through the old levels to collect red 1-Up balloons. Over and over again, never getting tired of it.
And never questioning its logic or my own sanity.
Whatever happened to games like that? And why do people buy these new games by the millions? Do they really not know what they're missing? Are they that brainwashed, that they can be fooled into thinking they're having fun when they're clearly not?
But the Truth Is...
And now that I think of it, when did they change the ingredients of Kool-Aid so that it started tasting like a fist full of sugar painted with harsh red dye? Why were the Transformers cartoons I saw as a kid so amazing, but today the huge-budget Michael Bay movies featuring the same characters and plotlines just punch IQ points out of my brain? Why are toys today so lame compared to what I had as akid? Why do McDonalds cheeseburgers taste so cheap and bland to me now, when as a kid that was the shit straight from the Five-Star restaurant where God himself works the grill?
"I said NO PICKLES, ASSHOLE!"
And why do my kids so happily consume all of this stuff? Don't they know it's bullshit?
They play Gears of War and laugh their asses off when they chainsaw an alien, and then proceed to do it over and over and over again, never getting tired of it. I swear I watch them play these modern games and it's almost like... and this can't possibly be true, but it's almost like they're having just as much fun as I had when I was their age.
It's like the poor bastards don't even know any better.
For more wisdom from a rapidly-aging John, see 5 Bits of Advice That Don't Make Sense Until It's Too Late and 5 Crucial Lessons Learned by Watching Kids Play Video Games.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Thanksgiving is a time filled with family, friends, food and giving thanks, but it's also when disaster can strike.
Thanksgiving Day is the leading day for home cooking fires, with 1,370 fires being reported that day in 2010, a 219 percent increase from the daily average, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
"Thanksgiving is a fun, festive holiday, but it's also very hectic," said Lorraine Carli, vice president of communications for NFPA, in a press release. "All the entertaining and distractions make it easy to forget about what's cooking on the stovetop."
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• Have a fire extinguisher nearby.
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AZL Cubs Kick Boise Hawks Out of Fitch Park
Jesse Hodges reached base four times on a double, two singles, and a walk, drove-in three runs, and scored another, and Jose Morales also reached base four times on a double, two singles, and a walk, leading the AZL Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Boise Hawks this morning at Fitch Park Field #4 in Mesa, AZ.
Kevin Encarnacion went 4-4 with three singles and a double for Boise.
Cubs 2012 2nd round draft pick RHP Duane Underwood got the start for Boise and hurled 3.1 IP. He struggled to command his fastball (82 pitches - only 40 strikes), allowing two runs on four hits and five walks and two WP. He also struck out four.
RHP Jorge Diaz pitched for Boise although he is assigned to the AZL Cubs.
The game was a seven-inning contest.
The Hawks arrived by bus at 6 AM for the 7:30 AM game, and departed for Sky Harbor Airport after the conclusion of the game. They are due to arrive in Boise at 5:30 PM (local time). They will travel by bus from Boise to Eugene on Thursday, and will play their first 2013 NWL game Friday night.
There was a lot of loud joking around by the Boise players (like giving Shawon Dunston Jr a rash of shit about his tweets), but the AZL Cubs were fairly quiet. Players spend ten weeks at Extended Spring Training trying to make the Boise roster (if not Kane County or Daytona), and failing to do so can be a bit of a let-down. For AZL Cubs players like RF Jeffrey Baez (323/400/554 in 75 PA - 24 EXST Cactus League), 3B Jesse Hodges (275/342/449 in EXST Cactus League play - with 321/387/571 over his last ten games), and 1B-OF Xavier Batista (387/441/935 with four HR over his last ten EXST Cactus League games, plus another HR in yesterday's intrasquad game), there had to be a feeling of vindication in soundly beating the team that will be leaving without them. All three deserve to be in Boise (and Batista probably should be at Kane County), but justice is usually not a factor when it comes to assigning players to a particular minor league affiliate.
AA Tennessee OF Jae-Hoon Ha continued his rehab, playing CF for five inings for the AZL Cubs and batting seven times in the game (once each inning). Ha went 1-6 with two fly outs, two ground outs, a line-drive-out, an RBI double, and a HBP, with two runs scored. He also stole two bases (including third base, and then he scored on an E-2 overthrow), and he also won the bat toss by heaving his bat over the grandstand fence and into the bleachers after being hit in the ribs by an Ethan Elias pitch. Ha looks like he's very close to being ready to return to Tennessee.
AA Tennessee 1B Justin Bour (broken wrist rehab) saw his first game action since April 19th, playing 1B for four innings with the Boise squad and batting five times. He went 1-4 with a sharp ground single through the 3.5 hole and a walk. a 3-1 GO, and two strike outs (both swinging). Bour left the game temporarily during the 5th & 6th innings and went over to Field #1 and took about four dozen ground balls around first base. One thing about Bour is that he is a tireless worker.
Beefy 3B-1B Mark Malave was pressed into service at 2B for the AZL Cubs today. That's because INF Brad Zapenas was absent from Fitch Park, possibly en route to join the Kane County Cougars to replace INF David Bote, who has been assigned to Boise. (Bote will join his Hawks teammates in Boise). Zapenas hit 382/446/564 in 22 EXST Cactus League games (65 PA) while rehabbing from 2012 season-ending shoulder surgery.
RHP Mike Hamann was (somewhat surprisingly) not on the Boise roster posted yesterday, but that might be because be could be going to KC instead. (Hamann was the Cubs #1 closer at Extended Spring Training). Or he may not be 100%.
2009 South Korean bonus baby ($550K) OF Dong-Yub Kim has disappeared from Fitch Park and may heve been released (can't be confirmed). Kim sufferered a torn labrum in his right shoulder at AZ Instructs post-2009, and eventually learned to throw left-handed. But even then he has a below-average arm (even for a LF), and so he had to hit a ton to remain a prospect. And while he still has plus bat speed and runs well for a big guy, it probably isn't enough (245/328/396 with three doubles, one triple, one home run, and eight RBI, in 27 EXST Cactus League games - 61 PA).
Here is the box score from today's game:
X. Justin Bour, 1B-DH: 1-4 (K, 1B, BB, 3-1, K)
NOTE: Bour batted five times, hitting 3rd in the 1st & 2nd innings, 4th in the 3rd & 4th, and 6th in the 7th
1. Kevin Encarnacion, LF: 4-4 (1B, 1B, 2B, 1B, R, RBI)
2. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF 1-3 (F-8, 1B, E-1, BB, R, SB)
3a. Yasiel Balaguert, RF: 0-2 (P-6, 4-3, F-9 SF, RBI)
3b. SLOT WAS SKIPPED 4th TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
4. Justin Marra, C-DH: 0-3 (4-3, K, K, BB)
5. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 0-3 (K, 4-3, K)
6. Trevor Gretzky, DH-1B: 0-3 (4-3, L-7, 6-3)
7. Carlos Penalver, SS: 1-3 (E-7, 1B, F-9, R, SB)
8a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER)
8b. Rony Rodriguez, C: 0-0 (HBP)
9. Jose Dore, 3B: 0-3 (3-U, 4-3, 3-6-3 DP)
X. Jae-Hoon Ha, CF-DH: 1-6 (5-3, F-9, L-7, F-7, HBP, 2B, 6-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 SB)
NOTE: Ha batted seven times, leading off the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th innings, and hitting 2nd in the 6th
1. Jose Morales, C-DH: 3-3 (2B, 1B, 1B, BB, SB)
2. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 3-3 (BB, 2B, 1B, 1B, R, 3 RBI, CS)
3. Xavier Batista, 1B: 1-4 (K, 1B, P-6, K, RBI)
4. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 1-3 (K, K, 1B, R, SB)
5. Garrett Schlecht, LF: 0-1 (BB, BB, K+WP, R, 2 SB)
6. Wilfredo Petit, DH #1: 0-3 (F-8, K, K)
7. Mark Malave, 2B: 0-1 (BB, BB, L-6)
8a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
8b. Rashad Crawford, CF: 1-1 (1B, RBI)
9. Francisco Sanchez, SS: 0-3 (6-4 FC, P-2, K)
10a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
10b. Alberto Mineo, DH #2: 0-2 (4-3, F-9)
11a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
11b. Erick Castillo, C: 1-2 (P-5, 1B, R)
1. Duane Underwood: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 5 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 82 pitches (40 strikes), 2/4 GO/FO
2. Ethan Elias: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 3 WP, 52 pitches (32 strikes), 1/4 GO/FO
3. Jorge Diaz: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches (10 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
1. Daury Torrez: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 58 pitches (37 strikes), 6/2 GO/FO
2. Starling Peralta: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches (11 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
3. Dayan Diaz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 17 pitches (12 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
4. Juan Francisco: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 37 pitches (18 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO
C Rony Rodriguez - E-2 (overthrow on SB attempt at 3rd base allowed runner to score)
1. LF Garrett Schlecht - E-7 (missed catch on line-drive allowed batter to reach base safely - eventually scored unearned run)
2. P Dayan Diaz - E-1 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely)
1. Justin Marra: 0-4 CS
2. Rony Rodriguez: 1-2 CS, 1 E (see above)
1. Jose Morales: 0-1 CS
2. Erick Castillo: 0-1 CS
WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with early-morning game-time temperatures in the 90's
Sucks for Baez. How did
Sucks for Baez. How did Gretzky (among others) beat him out? Hopefully if Baez rakes in Arizona he'll still be a strong candidate for KaneCo next spring.
i.stewart suspended
Gordon Wittenmyer [email protected]
Stewart being suspended without pay, per loyalty clause, says Theo. term TBA.
theo interview on WGN about
theo interview on WGN about this...pretty cut/dry statement from him...says details will come out tomorrow.
says they will consider calling him up if the cubs happen to need a 3rd baseman...which they probably won't given the high production they're getting out of their current duo.
also says stewart is "still trying to figure out AAA pitching"...
blazing finger picking banjo
blazing finger picking banjo music going to commercial on tonight's WGN game...something tells me len's been sitting around drinking coffee all day. well, it's better than toad the wet sprocket and cheap trick...no, wait, it isn't. plus, i think they've played every single song the replacements have ever made already over the past few years of len's tenure.
interesting zone on the 1st
interesting zone on the 1st reds batter...unless corrected, inside (left) is being called for a strike obviously inches outside the zone.
after 3ip, it seems the zone has been corrected.
Jim Callis says:
Jim Callis says:
This year, I see only two draftees who project to become their organization's top prospect, and one of those is highly debatable. Third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant (No. 2) had the best power in this year's draft, and though it's an extremely close call, I'd take him over shortstop Javier Baez and outfielders Albert Almora and Jorge Soler in the Cubs system. I'd also tab righthander Jonathan Gray (No. 3) over outfielder David Dahl in the Rockies system.
carlos correa is a hell of a
carlos correa is a hell of a prospect...even though appel will probably get to the bigs a couple years earlier.
Several of the respected Blog
Several of the respected Blog/Stat sites, BA/BP/Law, maintained that Hou made a major gaffe by not selecting Buxton over Correa.
s.hariston...that's fine..
s.hariston...that's fine...just jog after that passed ball.
turn a single...into a single and an error...into a singe and a 2 base error.
skip the camp rehab...send z
skip the camp rehab...send z.putnam down now...yeesh.
...and the trainer is out...and putnam is out...guess that might force the issue sooner.
Bruce [email protected]
Bruce [email protected]
It's 1 IP, 1 H and 1 K for Shawn Camp in a rehab appearance tonight for @KCCougars
c.ransom with 3 errors
c.ransom with 3 errors tonight @3rd.
he did hit his 7th HR, though...in only 67ab.
Cubs acquired RHP Henry
Cubs acquired RHP Henry Rodriguez from the Nationals in exchange for RHP Ian Dickson.
Dickson was the 35th round pick of the 2011 draft.
ugly numbers on h.rodriguez,
ugly numbers on h.rodriguez, but that's a steal for a guy that throws 97mph and is in his 3rd year of club control.
...now all he needs is a concept of how to control his fastball/slider/change.
Cubs Designate Eduardo
Cubs Designate Eduardo Sanchez For Assignment
Cubs acquire Nats reliever
Cubs acquire Nats reliever Henry Rodriguez for Kane County pitcher Ian Dickson.
I remember Rodriguez as a hard thrower but very wild.
oddly enough mlbtr has the Henry Rodriguez link to the former Cub (throwing Oh Henry candy bars from the bleachers), the left fielder from 1998.
Rodriguez had been with the
Rodriguez had been with the Nationals since prior to the 2011 season, when they dealt Josh Willingham to Oakland for him and minor league outfielder Corey Brown. Rodriguez showed flashes of brilliance, but more often could not control his 100-mph fastball. He tumbled from a brief stint as the team's closer in 2012 to mop-up work this season.
They held out hope he would
They held out hope he would correct his command issues and he showed glimpses of it last spring training, early last season and on rare opportunities this season. But, with playoff and World Series hopes, the Nationals couldn't continue to operate with essentially a six-man bullpen or a liability on the mound when he pitched.
"We thought we could make him an impact type of relief pitcher," Rizzo said. "It just didn't work out for us. His stuff is well-documented. You've all seen it. On occasion he could dominant a baseball game. We tried to be as patient as we could with him but the situation we're in now it's a performance league."
Rodriguez said he was surprised by the news on Tuesday afternoon and expects the Nationals to place him on waivers. "Gotta push ahead and hope for the best for me," he said in Spanish. "Part of the experience and keep yourself positive. I'm not the first nor the last that this has happened to."
Rotowire is full of tidbits..
Rotowire is full of tidbits...
Zach Putnam will receive an MRI on his right elbow.
Putnam had to leave Tuesday's game after three batters because the elbow was barking at him. He's dealt with bone spurs, so it's likely a recurrence of that issue.
Source: Gordon Wittenmyer on Twitter
Cubs designated RHP Eduardo Sanchez for assignment.
Sanchez had just been claimed off waivers from the Cardinals a couple weeks ago. He's had his control problems, but the right-hander has a big arm that could again draw interest on waivers.
Nationals acquired RHP Ian Dickson from the Cubs in exchange for RHP Henry Rodriguez.
Dickson, a 35th-round pick in 2011, has a career 6.06 ERA over 26 appearances in A-ball. He's nothing more than a thrown-in.
Cubs acquired RHP Henry Rodriguez from the Nationals in exchange for RHP Ian Dickson.
Rodriguez had been designated for assignment last week. Despite a 5.13 ERA and 1.50 WHIP since the beginning of last season, it's no surprise that it didn't take him long to find another job in the majors, as there's always someone willing to take a chance on a guy that can throw 100 mph. Rodriguez figures to work the middle innings initially, but in the Cubs' unstable bullpen, he could find his way to the later frames if he pitches well.
I have that box of Oh! Henry
I have that box of Oh! Henry candy bars somewhere.
i love this ARZ/LA game so
i love this ARZ/LA game so much...beanball war...greinke involved...brilliance.
don mattingly is pissssssssssssssssed...mark mcgwire is roid raging all over the field more pissed than the hulk before he goes green.
grienke gets HBP (almost takes it in the face, got him top the shoulder)...FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT.
4 HBP on the night...2 from each team.
fwiw, greinke took his HBP like a man and was rather chill about it...both dugouts emptied really quickly and chaos ensued, though.
Fun to watch. I'd want to
Fun to watch. I'd want to knock that shit-eating grin off Geinke's face too, though.
And Mcgwire really did look like he was going to hulksmash someone, anyone.
And we have video:
5th hit batter goes down
5th hit batter goes down without incident...breaking ball from patterson (ARZ)...both teams (and the ump) figure that one was an accident, not a message.
don mattingly pushing down 98
don mattingly pushing down 98 year old alan trammel
roid rage vs. matt williams
Trammell is three years older
Trammell is three years older. So not bad for a 95-year-old.
What happened to Greinke the
What happened to Greinke the anxiety disorder guy? Sounds like he's gotten over that.
Ian Stewart, your new job is
Thanks PHIL for the eye
Thanks PHIL for the eye-witness report.
The Cubs are making progress lately in the 2014 Draft Position. I think that they can still catch the Mets. The Marlins are out of reach, unfortunately, and the Stros will probably hold on. So, i'd be pleased with a top 3 pick.
Paul [email protected]
Paul [email protected]
Brooks Raley up to take Putnam spot. On DL with sore elbow. Rodriguez not here til Friday.
Hi Phil, I agree with you 100
Hi Phil, I agree with you 100% on the players that you felt should have made the Boise roster. It looks like extsp ended a lot better than it started. Seemed like the hitting improved tremendously toward the end. I have noticed a lot of players throughout the organization are doing much better. Thanks for all the reports. Bob
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J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.