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Garvey Three-Run Bomb Propels Rockies to Win over Cubs at Fitch Park
Ryan Garvey belted a three-run HR onto 8th Street with two outs in the top of the 8th inning to put the Rockies up 7-4, and then they hung-on to defeat the Cubs 8-6 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning at Fitch Park Field #4 in Mesa, AZ.
Jared Simon doubled twice, singled, stole a base, drove-in three runs, and scored another, and Correlle Prime singled three times and stole two bases for the Rockies.
Reggie Golden laced a two-run double and an RBI single for the Cubs.
Steve Clevenger (strained oblique rehab) played 3rd base for five innings and batted four times, hitting once in each of the first four innings. He singled in his first two AB, and then grounded out his last two times up. Clevenger is on the Cubs MLB 60-day DL, and is at Extended Spring Training preparing for an upcoming minor league rehab assignment at either AAA Iowa or AA Tennessee. (He isn't eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day DL until June 13th).
Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
X. Steve Clevenger, 3B: 2-4 (1B, 1B, 3-1, 3-U, R)
NOTE: Clevenger batted four times, hitting third in the bottom of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings
1. Shawon Dunston Jr, DH: 1-5 (3-1, 4-3, 2B, 1-3, 1-3, R)
2a. Kevin Encarnacion, RF: 1-3 (5-3, K, 1B, 2 RBI, CS)
2b. Xavier Batista, RF: 1-1 (1B, R)
3a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
3b. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 1-2 (K, 1B+E7, R)
4. Jacob Rogers, 1B: 2-4 (1B, 2B, L-8, F-7, R)
5. Reggie Golden, LF: 2-4 (2B, F-8, K, 1B, 3 RBI)
6. Carlos Penalver, SS: 0-4 (K, 5-3, 6-3, P-6)
7. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 1-3 (HBP, K, F-9, 1B)
8a. Alberto Mineo, C: 0-2 (K, 3-U)
8b. Neftali Rosario, C: 0-2 (4-3, K)
9. Rashad Crawford, CF: 0-3 (5-3, HBP, 3-1, 4-U FC, R)
1. Duane Underwood: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 4 K, 69 pitches (38 strikes), 2/3 GO/FO
2. Jorge Diaz: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 25 pitches (13 strikes), 3/2 GO/FO
3. Juan Francisco: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 36 pitches (24 strikes), 1/3 GO/FO
4. Luis Villalba: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches (9 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
5. Matt Iannazzo: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 27 pitches (18 strikes), 1/2 GO/FO
1B Jacob Rogers - E-3 (throwing error on infield single allowed batter to advance to 2nd base)
1. Alberto Mineo: 0-3 CS, 2 PB
2. Neftali Rosario: 0-2 CS
RF Kevin Encarnacion - batter thrown out 9-6 trying to stretch a single into a double
WEATHER: Sunny & breezy with temperatures in the 90's
NOTE: It wasn't a Cactus League Extended Spring Training game, but the Cubs did play an intrasquad game at Fitch Park yesterday (Thursday) morning.
25-year old lanky 6'3 Cuban RHP Armando Rivero saw his first EXST game action in the intrasquad game, and allowed one run on one hit (a single) and two walks. He retired only one batter, and was relieved after throwing 19 pitches (only ten strikes). A former closer for Industriales in Serie Nacional (the Cuban major league), Rivero was signed by the Cubs ($3.1M bonus) this past March after defecting to the Dominican Republic (and then migrating to Haiti) last year.
20-year old Mexican LHP David Villegas also made his EXST game debut in yesterday's intrasquad game, throwing two innings (31 pitches) and allowing one run on three hits. He struck out one, and did not issue any walks. Villegas was purchased by the Cubs from Las Olmecas de Tabasco (Mexican League) last Summer as part of the deal where the Cubs loaned RHP Yoanner Negrin to Tabasco. The Cubs also loaned catcher Sergio Burruel to Tabasco this season, and ex-Cub OF Nelson Perez signed with Tabasco after being released by the Cubs during Spring Training, so don't be surprised to see more transactions between the two clubs in the future.
19-year old RHP Paul Blackburn (selected by the Cubs with the 2012 Supplemental 1st round draft pick they received after MLB Article XX-B FA 1B Carlos Pena signed with TB) was hit hard, allowing five runs (all five ER) on eight hits (including five doubles) in three innings of work.
Steve Clevenger stroked two RBI doubles, drew a walk, and scored two runs, Carlos Penalver singled, doubled, and smacked a two-run HR, and Kevin Encarnacion singled twice, doubled, stole a base, and scored three runs, to provide the offensive highlights.
Erick Castillo left the game after being struck on the left ankle with a pitch.
Here is the box score from yesterday's intrasquad game:
1. Jeffrey Baez, CF: 0-2 (BB, BB, 3-U, K, 2 R, SB)
2. Carlos Penalver, SS: 3-4 (1B+E3, HR, 2B, P-4, R, 2 RBI)
3. Yasiel Balaguert, RF: 0-4 (4-3, P-3, 5-3, K)
4. Reggie Golden, LF: 1-3 (BB, 2B, 5-3, K, R)
5. Garrett Schlecht, DH: 2-4 (K, 4-3, 1B, 1B)
6. Brad Zapenas, 2B: 1-3 (F-9, 1B, 4-U FC, BB, R, RBI)
7. Trevor Gretzky, 1B: 2-4 (F-7, 1B, 2B, E-4, RBI)
8a. Erick Castillo, C: 0-2 (1-3, F-9, HBP)
8b. Rashad Crawford, PR: NO AB
8c. Lance Rymel, C: NO AB
9. Mark Malave, 3B: 0-2 (K, K, BB)
X. Steve Clevenger, DH #1: 2-3 (BB, 2B, 2B, L-7, 2 R, 2 RBI, PO)
NOTE: Clevenger batted four times, hitting 3rd in the bottom of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th innings)
1. Kevin Encarnacion, CF: 3-3 (1B, 2B, 1B, 3 R, SB)
2. Shawon Dunston Jr, DH #2: 0-2 (1-3 SH, 4-3, 5-3, RBI)
3. Jose Dore, RF: 1-3 (2B, K, 6-3, 2 RBI)
4. Wilfredo Petit, C: 2-3 (F-7, 2B, 1B)
5. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 0-3 (5-3, 6-3, 3-1)
6. Neftali Rosario, 1B: 0-3 (4-3, L-8, K)
7. Dong-Yub Kim, LF: 2-3 (1B, 2B, P-5, R)
8. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 0-3 (3-1, F-9, 5-3)
9. Francisco Sanchez, SS: 1-2 (1B, K, RBI)
1. Paul Blackburn: 3.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R (5 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 PO, 51 pitches (36 strikes), 6/2 GO/FO
2. David Villegas: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches (19 strikes), 3/2 GO/FO
3. Angel Mejias: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches (10 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
1. Armando Rivero: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches (10 strikes), 1/0 GO/FO
2. Erick Leal: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 65 pitches (36 strikes), 5/4 GO/FO
3. Ethan Elias: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 46 pitches (26 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
1B Trevor Gretzky - E-3 (throwing error allowed baseruner to advance from 2nd base to 3rd base)
1. 1B Neftali Rosario - E-3 (throwing error on infield single allowed baserunner to score from 3rd base)
2. 2B Danny Lockhart - E-4 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
Erick Castillo: 0-1 CS
Wilfredo Petit: 0-2 CS
Soler and Baez at #11 & 12 on
Soler and Baez at #11 & 12 on Baseball America's weekly hot sheet.
Hot Sheet Chat:
Hot Sheet Chat:
What is Jorge Soler's upside and or MLB comp? Thanks
Jim Shonerd: Scouts do worry about his swing mechanics a bit, but overall he's got plenty of power and blends it with a feel for hitting. His offense was in a bit of funk after he got back from his suspension, but now he's hitting .324 in May and I wouldn't be surprised to see him end the year in Double-A.
After a rough couple weeks for Jeimer Candelario has really started to turn it around, he has cut down his K rate and increased his already good bb rate, he seems to be hitting a lot of double with next to no home run power however. Do you see the Hrs starting to come as his body matures?
Jim Shonerd: Yeah, scouts can project him developing average power down the road. He's got the frame and bat speed for it, just needs to get stronger.
Arisemendy Alcantara seems to have a decent bit of pop for such a slender frame, is this due to good bat speed or cheating on AA fastballs? How does his power and hit project at the major league level?
Jim Shonerd: Getting a lot of Cubs questions today. Alcantara does have some power. Nothing spectacular, but enough to believe his numbers aren't a fluke. The key for him is improving his patience, and he has made some progress there. He's still not exactly a beacon of selectivity, but his 16 walks in 45 games this year almost matches the 19 he drew in 85 games last year.
scott feldman 2r HR (1st
scott feldman 2r HR (1st career)
...cubs pitchers are rather awesome hitters this season. a few doubles, a couple homers...15 rbis for cubs pitchers.
cubs up 3-0, top 2nd.
a.sanchez (CHC DET) no hitter
a.sanchez (
CHC DET) no hitter through 7
no hitter gone after 8.1
no hitter gone after 8.1
Return of CRUNCH!
Return of CRUNCH!
c.granderson (NYY) broken
c.granderson (NYY) broken left pinky after HBP...unbelievable.
0-7 with 3K soriano brought
0-7 with 3K soriano vs chapman brought on to pinch hit with 2 on, 2 out, in the 9th.
make that 0-8 with 4K...cubs lose by 3.
...not like there was much better options, fwiw. meh.
I have a couple advertising
I have a couple advertising related questions. One regards this site. Who names their small business insurance company HISCOX? WTH is wrong with people? I guess it's better than HERCOX.
And the other is the Cubs games. I guess I've been away from Chicago too long, but, "The Fifth Third Bank?" What kind of a name is that? But worse is the tagline. "The Curious Bank." I guess it works if you're looking for memorable advertising, but I don't want to do business with a curious bank, to be honest. My bank has plenty of information about me.
Okay, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Oh, and a note to the JedStein: FIX IT!!!!!!
If he's selling insurance it
If he's selling insurance it should be URCOX.
Ad- "A meteorite destroys your home, everything is destroyed but you have an insurance company that will hold your hand through this catastrophe ... And in your hand you will find URCox."
When you put it that way, it
When you put it that way, it sounds brilliant.
i don't trust small business
i don't trust small business insurance.
i only buy insurance from companies who have animated spokesmen/women/animals. this is way too important of a life decision to not be influenced by cartoons.
I thought the only real
I thought the only real insurance was sold when the dealer is showing an ace.
is TCR main page formatting
is TCR main page formatting broken or just me? first it was formatting on the right side bar for a few days, now it's degraded into that + grey background page color in a frame for a few days.
-edit- nevermind...just checked with another browser, pretty sure it's not just me. was just wondering cuz no one's brought it up.
I was going to ask about the
I was going to ask about the dark background, but figured it was just my new laptop.
w.castillo takes his 3rd walk
w.castillo takes his 3rd walk of the year...2nd in his past 2 games. trending!
Memo to the JedStein: FIX IT!
Memo to the JedStein: FIX IT!!!
I'm getting the dark
I'm getting the dark background also (using Chrome).
I also am getting the dark
I also am getting the dark background using Chrome.
The whole formatting thing is
The whole formatting thing is all messed up in Firefox for me too. Been like that since early last week or so.
Note to Rob: On individual story pages, like this one, everything is fine, the background is (white) and the sidebars are fine, etc. But on the main page, the background is grey and the side bars are WAY down on the page and not aligned correctly (like I have to scroll down past 6-7 stories to finally see the recent comments bar).
Recent comments
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.
rain delay...thanks obama.
Thanks again Phil. We actually were in Mesa and drove around. Hopefully, I am back for some Fall League. If not I have all of spring training (like the smart people who move here!)
What Rob G said. I can't speak for Piittsburgh, but the other end of the state has had absolute crap weather for two days. Perfect day to take it easy.
tarp came off 10 minutes ago...let's do this.
He will not pitch another game for Cubs
/Unless injury in playoffs
Today is bullpen day


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scatter brained girl or pillhead girl, very skinny and scatty
by liberty September 13, 2003
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sexual practices related to shit
by Anonymous March 22, 2003
To chow down on large amounts of big, hot, shit.
Sir Jerald looked over to Lady Penelope and gave her a sly wink. "You're really going to love this next course," he said in a hushed whisper full of promise. The servent bought a steaming dinner plate to the table and lifted the silver cover. Lady Penelope's eyes lit up with delight and she blushed furiously at Sir Jerald. "My favourite!" she exclaimed and cut deeply into the big fat pile of shit that had oozed out of Geralds asshole not half an hour ago.
by Kkussler June 29, 2003
a form of extremely fast rapping. words sang usually have no meaning.
Ski ba ba ba do bop
I'm a scatman!
-Scatman John
I'm a scatman!
-Scatman John
by blazefast September 01, 2004
1)abbreviation of scatophagy, meaning the consumption of excrement.
2) Defecation or faeces.
3) Substitute for the word shit
2) Defecation or faeces.
3) Substitute for the word shit
1) Don't do that scat here.
2) I need to take a scat.
3) Oh scat!! That must've hurt.
2) I need to take a scat.
3) Oh scat!! That must've hurt.
by Chang Wang November 03, 2003
Sex involving poopy love.
I want to scat with you mommy.
by Mr. Hot Stuff July 25, 2004
turding all over a lovers head
scat on my face John
by Dave December 12, 2003
The only thing that turns normal people on, next to vomit and sticking an arm up a mare's rectum.
i like me some crispy corn nuggets. Scat is the SHIT.
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Max Norris Named Women's Tennis Head Coach
MUNCIE, Ind. - Max Norris, an assistant women's tennis coach at Alabama, has been named the fifth head coach in Ball State women's tennis history according to Ball State director of athletics Bill Scholl.
"We are very excited to add Coach Norris to our women's tennis program," Scholl says. "He has a background in tennis throughout the Midwest and was a part of our tradition rich men's tennis program for a few years. He is a former collegiate student-athlete and has experience with some of the top tennis programs in the country. We are looking forward to his joining the Ball State family.
Norris re-joins the Ball State tennis program after working as a student manager under current head men's tennis coach Bill Richards from 2009-10 and a volunteer assistant in the fall of 2008. Following his time with the Cardinals, Norris served as a volunteer assistant for the women's tennis program at North Carolina (2010-12) before being hired as the assistant women's tennis coach at Alabama.
At Alabama, Norris helped the Crimson Tide reached the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament and the final 16 of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, both were firsts in program history. In 2013, Alabama ended the season with a final national ranking of No. 11, after reaching a season-high ranking of No. 5.
Norris helped coach the Crimson Tide's Mary Anne Macfarlane and Alexa Guarachi to the 2013 NCAA doubles semifinals, with Guarachi also advancing to the NCAA singles semifinal. Both were firsts in program history. Macfarlane and Guarachi also earned All-American accolades.
At North Carolina, Norris helped the TarHeels reach the round of 16 in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, and a final national ranking of No. 8 to go along with a second-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference. From 2011-12, he helped coach three All-American selections, Zoe DeBruyker (2011) and the doubles team of Shinann Featherston and Lauren McHale (2011 & 2012). In 2011, Norris was on the staff which led the TarHeels to an ACC Championship, the semifinals of the ITA National Team Indoor, the NCAA Quarterfinals and a national ranking of No. 4.
Norris, a 2008 graduate of Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, was a 2007 and 2008 first team Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection, as well as a second team all-league honoree in 2006 and 2008. He ended his career with 80 wins, playing primarily in the top three singles positions and top two doubles spots. He was named the team's most valuable player in all four seasons.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from Heidelberg, Norris spent two years at Ball State, where he earned a master's degree in communication studies in 2010. While at Ball State, Norris helped the men's tennis program, taught undergraduate classes, and received the 2010 Graduate Student of the Year Award from the Department of Communication Studies.
Before his collegiate experience, Norris spent five years (2005-09) as a teaching professional at Sylvania Country Club located in Sylvania, Ohio.


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The Practicalities of Conversion - Printable Version
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The Practicalities of Conversion - Chad - 13-04-2009
I think I have arrived at the point where I am convinced of the theological necessity of conversion to Orthodoxy. But I am confused as to the practicalities that this entails. For example, does one become Orthodox, or are you a particular kind of Orthodox? 45 mins from my home there is an Orthodox church under the Antiochian Church, and nearer to me is a Sacramental Community in the Russian Orthodox Church. How does one tell the difference between what is essentially a chaplaincy and a mission based, outward looking church? And more importantly, I am finishing my degree and liable to move away from home, and I do not know where to. I need to know that I will be able to worship wherever I go, so if I become Orthodox am I then able to worship in any Orthodox church, regardless of ethnic background?
Finally, I am engaged to be married. How will this be impacted on by my plans?
- marc hanna - 13-04-2009
There are two families of orthodox churches, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox. The British Orthodox is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches. For the average layperson our belief is the same and we both have apostolic succession. The ethnicity associated with each church is roughly the country of origin but does not necessarily state which family it is from.
To be married in an Orthodox church, you will both first have to be baptized if you aren't already in an Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic church - some churches will also accept Anglican and Lutheran baptisms. Oriental Orthodox churches will likely have the quickest conversion (catechumen) process and will likely be the most tolerant of non-orthodox baptisms.
The Antochian Orthodox church is an Eastern Orthodox church and so is the Russian as well as the Greek and Ukrainian. Once you have converted you can receive the sacraments in any of these. Likewise if you join an Oriental Orthodox church, you can receive the sacraments in any of them - these are the Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, Syrian, Indian, and British Orthodox churches. You cannot flip flop between the Eastern and the Oriental with an actual conversion process in some cases.
Did this help?
- Chad - 14-04-2009
This has helped very much, thank you.


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Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge says she doesn't agree with Angelina Jolie's recent decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy after discovering she had the BRCA gene mutation that often leads to the disease.
In a new interview with Washington, D.C.-based LGBT newspaper the Washington Blade, the rocker reveals that she, too, has the same gene mutation, but calls Jolie's decision "not something I could believe in for myself."
"I wouldn't call it the brave choice," Etheridge, 52, says. "I actually think it's the most fearful choice you can make when confronting anything with cancer. My belief is that cancer comes from inside you and so much of it has to do with the environment of your body. It's the stress that will turn that gene on or not."
Instead, Etheridge says a preventative mastectomy should be something a person considers after examining all of her options.
"Plenty of people have the gene mutation and everything but it never comes to cancer," she says. "I would say to anybody faced with that, that choice is way down the line on the spectrum of what you can do and to really consider the advancements we've made in things like nutrition and stress levels."
Etheridge, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, says she's been cancer free for nine years. In 2005, she famously took the stage, bald, at the Grammy Awards, performing "Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin as a reminder of her diagnosis. She's since been involved in cancer research advocacy, performing in 2009 at a Breast Cancer Research Foundation benefit, where she said at the time, "My health is better now than it's ever been. Cancer woke me up."
Jolie, 38, revealed her health decision in a New York Times op-ed in May, and has subsequently received public support from her fiancé Brad Pitt, among others.
In addition to having the BRCA1 gene, Jolie lost her mother Marcheline and her aunt Debbie, as well as an uncle to cancer.
On Tuesday, Etheridge released a statement saying, "I don't have any opinion of what she 'should have' done. All are free to choose. I only objected to the term "brave" describing it."
Melissa Etheridge Says Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy Decision Was 'Fearful Choice'
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Sheriff reacts to response time criticism
July 22, 2013
LISBON — Columbiana County Sheriff Ray Stone responded to criticism coming from Knox Township fire officials concerned about what they say is the slow response time to serious incidents in the......
County, twp., village, and city police may take an oath to uphold the State laws within their territory but does that mean they have authority state wide?? Also if an officer goes outside the limits of the sub division that he is employed by, without being asked to assist. Who's liability covers him? Or does he do it without any liability coverage? The sub divisions coverage would probably not cover him while acting outside the sub divisions jurisdiction. Without a proper request he would probably not have any liability coverage to protect him if he makes a mistake.
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Ok, my bad. My instructors must have been full of crap. When I patrolled military bases I should have went into town and looked for crimes to occur. My understanding is that although multiple courts may apply, you still can't go out of jurisdiction and have any chance of actually getting a conviction. You may be right about the Sebring cop. I have no idea whether he would have been legit or not. If it was legit, you'd think he would have responded into the situation. So why didn't he respond unless he was powerless outside of the Sebring limits or whatever his limits were.
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Mtlhed...A police officer is sworn to uphold the laws of the State of Ohio as well as any local ordinances. The court does not issue arrest powers to a police officer, the city/township/county and State of Ohio do that. A judge may administer the oath of office to a police officer, but their authority comes from the state, city, etc. The location of the crime determines which court has jurisdiction over the case. A good example would be the State Patrol whose area of responsibility covers many different court's jurisdictions. The Sebring officer may have even been sworn in by the mayor, but his oath included the words "to uphold the laws of the State of Ohio". If the Sebring officer was made aware that a felony had occurred, he had EVERY right to assist without being invited.
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Mtlhed Good points. A lot of times we look at things and wonder why this or that is not done. We forget that the law dictates how things are to go. Like it or not we are a nation that is run by the rule of law. If we don't like a law we have the right to work to get it changed but as long as it is law we have to obey it. If I were the Sebring policeman I would not have gone out of my jurisdiction without a request either. Then we have the fact that he is paid to risk his life to protect Sebring not the entire world.
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It's true that nobody will mind a bit if an officer goes in and takes care of the situation, and likely nobody will even know or care that technically he was abusing powers by even acting, except his boss of course. But he could be sued into oblivion if things don't go smooth and easy. My guess is that there's a gray area there as long as he's invited in by a legit responder or if there's some sort of shared agreement, which must not have been the case here. Now the issue of not enough money, not enough deputies, union issues, lack of shared or contractual agreements, etc. etc., all good points and hopefully it can be fixed or at least improved.
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All good points. I just want to clarify and peel the onion on something that most people don't understand with the term "jurisdiction." A police officer has powers, these powers come from a court (very important). And a court has a given jurisdiction. If the Sebring officer walks in that house as the lead investigator / officer and has no court and therefore no jurisdiction he therefore has no power and is basically tresspassing. Officers are trained in this and that might explain why he just sat there waiting to be invited in by someone with police powers. He knows he can get in big trouble, both criminal and civil if something goes down while he's in there.
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You know what ladybug, that jail is a big problem of expense on the taxpayers. That system is a joke and I put a lot of blame on the courts.
You can read this stuff int he paper. I watch those records like a hawk making sure these scumbags are not moving into my neighborhood. I get my nose up in those court files all the time. They had a repeat offender arrested, run him through the process and then release him. Two weeks later you read the paper again and the same guy is picked on a warrant. WHY IN the heck don't they serve the scumbags their warrants when they already have them in jail? I blame the courts for this. Just wasting tax dollars. But yet we read about how these deputies are run all over the county serving warrants and tied up. It is ridiculous.
If this county ever fixed the STUPID stuff this county would have lots of money and we wouldn't be reading this nonsense in the paper.
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"Usally bereavement is spelled out in the contract."
Apparently it wasn't in this case. Or she would have never filed the grievance. Here is my take on it. If she won it then I am outraged she got this. Next they can have a stepson, whose has a great aunt that died and they will want paid for it and off three days. Now is she lost it then I want to know why a Union representative would allow to even go forward. Are the Unions not vetting these grievances or do they just pile them on, right or wrong?
These problems need rectified so the blatant waste of tax dollars STOPS.
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Well the coounty has created alot of its own budget problems.
Starting with Strabala,and cost over runs on the current jail etc.
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Depends how you want to define lucky. LOL Are we fortunate to have what we have? By all means...I would dance on somebody's head if they ever tried to take away our local law enforcement. But in the reality, we both are still paying for BOTH Sheriff Department and Local protection. That is a fact. When the county has their budget problems we still face the county budget problems one way or another.
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Usally bereavement is spelled out in the contract.
Who it covers and how much time off.
I'm quite sure that both parties can be held accountable at time,
BS by the union and failure of management to honor it's terms.
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I have no answers,Guess we should feel lucky to have the Salem and Perry Twn police depts.
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Apperantly rpmwwe's statement earlier was correct.
The main function of the sheriffs dept is to serve warrants,transport prisoners to and from court,medical facilities and run the jail.
Provide protection for the court system.
And if there's enough money left in the budget to provide road patrol.
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"If watchdogs statements merits the truth."
Ladybug just for the record, these on not my statements to find merit in...these stories were in the news.
Look at the last taxpayer absorbed grievance. A dispatcher I believe it was wanted three days paid off for her stepson's grandfather's funeral. They said no...she filed a grievance on it. Don't know the outcome but it still costs us money either way. It is ridiculous crap like this that eats away a budget.
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This bickering in this article by these three are ridiculous with this finger pointing blame game. The public does NOT need this rhetoric. FIX THE PROBLEMS. That is why I am blaming all three. All three are just as responsible as the other one. You don't play games with the public's safety.
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The HUGE POINT I was trying to make...those grievances cost money and those grievances are just many of the things that contribute to the whole big picture why this county has only a couple deputies on patrol.
When these deputies are tied up on transporting prisoners to court and having to come off the roads to walk released inmates down a flight of stairs those are just more of the contributing factors as to why their response times look like crap and the public suffers the consequences of it. Guess what? Knox Twonship pays for those grievances too. WE ALL PAY FOR THIS. Every acts like just because Knox Township doesn't like the response time, just start your own police dept. rhetoric. They are already paying for those services. We do right here in Salem. Whether it's through sales taxes, property taxes, blah blah blah.
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Maybe Dave Johnson can investigate this after he gets done with the Recorders office investigation......lol
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If watchdogs statements merits the truth.
Then we the tax payer get what we diserve.
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Personally i'm still interested in watchdogs statement.
That a comprimise could have freed up more deputies.
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The fire depts was an example of sharing resources.
You die hard fire district buffs,
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I don't see anywhere that Knox Twn, was asking for top priority.
I thought the main complaint was a police off. was across the street and didn't respond.
With some kind of and agreement between local depts would benefit the public and of course provide back up for the responding deputy.
Not talking about every little call .
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"To insinuate they should get their own police dept because funds are low in the county is not our choice to make." Wasn't insinuating that at all ladybug. I was just saying because they don't have their own dept. does not give them top priority. The county sheriff serves the whole county not just subdivisions that choice not to have their own police. If they don't like the service they are getting they are free to get their own. The county does the best they can with the man power they have. End of story. How did we get on fire depts.? The sheriff already said the police depts. do not have written up mutual aid agreements like fire depts. do.
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They had a fire out on 62 last night.
I'm willing to bet there was atleast 4 fire depts helping with that fire.
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The Ryan Fitzpatrick era is over.
Next up for the Buffalo Bills? It's anybody's guess, but the options do not look wonderful.
It's a terrible year for quarterbacks in free agency. It's not a great year for quarterbacks in the NFL draft.
Nevertheless, the Bills decided they had invested enough money in Fitzpatrick over the past four years and released him on Tuesday afternoon.
Fitzpatrick was due to receive a $3 million bonus today. Talks to get Fitzpatrick to agree to terms on a lesser deal were unsuccessful.
The move leaves the Bills with last year's third-stringer, Tarvaris Jackson, as their only quarterback with noteworthy NFL experience. It's expected the Bills will try hard to take a QB in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Fitzpatrick ends his four-year Buffalo tenure with a 20-33 record.
He received $21 million of the six-year, $62 million contract he signed in October 2011. That was the apex of Fitzpatrick's time in Buffalo. His deal was signed with the Bills at 5-2. They slumped to a 6-10 finish and then posted another 6-10 mark last season.
Bills General Manager Buddy Nix acknowledged in a statement released by the team that a reworked deal was sought.
"We kept every possible option open right down to the wire when we had to make a decision on whether to keep Ryan," Nix said. "In the end, we had to do what we feel is best for our football team and it was a very difficult decision. Ryan did some great things as our starting quarterback. He is a class act, a terrific guy with a great family and has been involved in many charitable endeavors in our community. But difficult decisions often have to be made and so we are moving forward. "
"Our focus remains on adding another quarterback to our roster, and we will continue to explore every option available to us," added Nix.
"It's a tough situation, because I felt I had my best chance as a starter in Buffalo," said Fitzpatrick. "I wanted to finish what had started, in stepping in and helping turn things around."
For now, the favorite to start at quarterback in September is Jackson, a seven-year veteran who has a 17-17 record as an NFL starter. Jackson was acquired by the Bills from Seattle in a minor trade last August, but he never was able to rise above lightly regarded Tyler Thigpen and get the No. 2 job behind Fitzpatrick last season. Former coach Chan Gailey maintained Jackson arrived too late to learn enough of the offensive scheme.
Releasing Fitzpatrick left the Bills in excellent salary cap shape. They had about $23 million in room under their cap limit of $133 million for 2013.
A renegotiation of the deal was a priority because Fitzpatrick was due to count $10.4 million against the Bills' salary cap this season if he had received this week's bonus.
The Bills offered Fitzpatrick a new, four-year deal that averaged $3 million a year, with an opportunity to make $4 million a year more each year in incentives, according to a source close to the talks. It was not clear what Fitzpatrick would have had to do to reach those incentives.
Fitzpatrick, who is represented by high-profile agent Jimmy Sexton, did not find the terms agreeable.
Fitzpatrick said the news Tuesday of Nix's comments to Tampa General Manager Mark Dominik, reported on the website Deadspin, was not a factor. Nix told Dominik Fitzpatrick probably was going to be a backup this season.
"No. It was unfortunate that conversation came out; it was private," Fitzpatrick said. "So I thought it was unfortunate for Buddy, having it come out. But Buddy and I have talked through the whole process a lot on the phone.
"I talked with Buddy a lot, with Russ" Brandon, Fitzpatrick said, referring to the Bills' president. "It's been a real straightforward process."
In releasing him, the Bills deferred some of the cap hit they will take by giving him a "post-June 1" designation. He will count $3 million against this year's salary cap and $7 million against the Bills' salary cap in 2014. Those numbers account for amortized bonus money Fitzpatrick has received.
Normally if a player is released before June 1, all of his bonus money counts against the current year's cap. If a player is released after June 1, only the current year's portion of his bonus money counts against the cap and the amortized bonus for future years counts the following year. The Bills were able to take advantage of a rule that allows a team to designate up to two players a year as post-June 1 cuts, even though they get released before June 1.
The 6-foot-2 Fitzpatrick is not blessed with classic height or a big arm. Gailey's quick-passing, spread offense, which allowed Fitzpatrick to scan the field out of a shotgun formation, was best suited to him. In his first 16 starts with Gailey, Fitzpatrick threw 32 TD passes with 18 interceptions.
He was not been able to maintain that standard. Last season, he threw critical interceptions near the end of losses to Tennessee and New England. He was unable to make much happen in the second half of games against Houston, Indianapolis and St. Louis. Fitzpatrick was 4-22 in fourth-quarter comeback situations.
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The Sunset Lounge is closed. That is good news, but I have to wonder why it took two murders connected to the club to finally accomplish this, and why the closing may be just temporary.
There have been problems associated with Sunset dating back to its opening in May of last year, including 20 calls for service received by the Warren City Police between May and August .
In July, LaShawn Zeigler was found guilty of a probation violation. In 2010, Zeigler was given 5 years probation after pleading guilty to receiving stolen property, tampering with records, falsification, marijuana possession and marijuana trafficking. A condition of his probation stated that he was not to enter a liquor establishment.
Zeigler has a history of being associated with problem bars. In 2004, Ziegler's 77 Soul on Youngstown Road was closed by city officials. The bar had been visited frequently by police.
In 2008, another bar owned by Zeigler, Benji Brown's, as well as his after-hours club there were labeled nuisances and closed by the city.
In August, agents from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, acting on a complaint of ''Hidden Ownership'' inspected the Sunset Lounge. They found that Zeigler had been participating in the business. Among the evidence was that the employer identification number application for the club was made by Dream Team Promotions and had Zeigler's name listed.
Although Zeigler and his attorney claim that he no longer has ownership in the Sunset Lounge, the process had begun to deny renewal of the establishment's liquor license.
The state liquor hearing was delayed twice, including once in October at the request of the city Law Director's Office. This raises some questions for me. I would think that closing a club with a history like the Sunset Lounge's owned by someone with a history like Zeigler would be a priority for the city Law Director's office.
City Law Director Greg Hicks rents space for his private law practice from bail bondsman Robert Cregar. This in and of itself is probably a conflict of interest although Hicks insists that it isn't.
I have to wonder, though, about the fact that the owner of the building where the Sunset Lounge was housed is Joseph Sankey who happened to be employed by Cregar. Additionally, Cregar owns the Elm Court property where a major gun battle resulted in the death of drug dealer Marco Dukes, Jr. in November. That property was the business address of Dream Team Productions, owned by LaShawn Zeigler.
Cregar also owns the property where Zeigler's former bar Benji Brown's was located. Zeigler has called Cregar a ''business mentor,'' and Cregar has bonded both Dukes and Zeigler out of jail. Dukes is also related to Zeigler's business partner, Anthony Dukes. Zeigler and Cregar insist that the connections are simply coincidences.
Finally, after the New Year's Day murder at the Sunset Lounge, the club was closed temporarily. It was too little, too late.
So now we have landlords of locations where two murders have taken place connected to each other and to a convicted felon who has owned problem bars in the past. We have a law director, whose office delayed closing the club where a murder has now taken place, who is connected to one of those landlords.
I don't know if Greg Hicks delayed the hearing on the Sunset Lounge because of his connection to Cregar, because his office is inept, or because he just doesn't care. I do know that someone was murdered in a place that should be shut down permanently.
I also know that there are innocent people who live and work near the violence that seems to plague Warren, and it looks like no one is doing anything about it. There are good people in Warren, and they deserve better than this.
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