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Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie dared Tom Brady to come after him, the day after expressing his hatred for the Patriots quarterback publicly.
"I hope so; I really do," Cromartie said. "I hope he'll throw the ball 10 times my way. Make him pay. That's the only thing you can do."
Tuesday, Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie told the New York Daily News he hates Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, going so far as to call him an "a--hole." He didn't back down.
"No? Why would I regret them?" Cromartie said when asked if he regrets his comments. "That's my opinion; that's how I feel about it. There's no reason for me to sit back and take back anything I said about him, and I'm not."
Asked what he thought Brady's reaction would be, or if he cared, he dismissed the question.
"No," Cromartie said. "Don't care. Next question."
For the record, Brady said only that "I've been called worse."
Given the chance, Cromartie did not back down from his proclaimed hatred for Brady.
"Yeah, I do," he said, when asked if he really hates Brady. "It has nothing to do with motivation. I'm motivated every single week to go out and play. It doesn't matter if it's him or any other team."
Cromartie said he has hated Brady since 2006, when he was a rookie, and will hate him as long as they are both in the NFL.
He was on the Chargers team which allowed New England to come back on them for a win in the divisional round of the playoffs. The Patriots celebrated on their field afterward, and after that game, then-Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson called them classless. Cromartie agreed today, saying, "They were."
He also is upset with what he believes happened in the Jets' 45-3 loss last month in Foxborough, Mass.: Brady pointing at the Jets' sideline after a fourth-quarter touchdown pass put New England up, 38-3.
"If you look at it, he's already up by 30, why do you want to add more points and keep your quarterback in?" Cromartie said. "We're making sure we're trying to prepare ourselves this week, and try and send a message right back."
Coach Rex Ryan didn't try to muzzle Cromartie. He said the only thing he said to him was joking on the practice field that now there is someone more hated in New England than Cromartie.
Cornerback Darrelle Revis said he said he didn't know if Cromartie's comments would stoke Brady, and wasn't concerned about that. For his part, he didn't see Brady's alleged pointing at the Jets sideline in the most recent meeting but could see how, in the context of the rivalry, that could perceived.
"What's that? That's taunting," he said. "I think it can be disrespectful depending on how you do it, but you get taunting all the time on the field, during the piles. It's something where I guess he got caught up doing it and if its disrespectful, we're going to take it as disrespectful because of how the rivalry goes. That's just how it is. We do something to them that's going to be disrespectful to them, and they're going to be mad. It's just going to go back and forth. Yeah, I would say that's disrespectful because of how the rivalry is and hows it's been."
Asked if he would celebrate in that manner this week, if he picks Brady off, Cromartie said he had something else in mind.
"No, I'll just go right to my sideline," he said, "and get my ball to one of our equipment guys so I can put it in my trophy room."


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Authorities are investigating a fire in the first block of Church Street in Flemington, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office.
Volunteer firefighters from several departments are fighting the fire at 19 Church St., according to a news release from the prosecutor's office.
Authorities said a mother and her two young children safely escaped the fire and were taken to Hunterdon Medical Center for evaluation.
John Kuczynski, chief of detectives with the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office, said investigators with the prosecutor's Arson Investigation Unit and the Hunterdon County Arson Task Force are in Flemington conducting a preliminary investigation.
"At this time, the fire does not appear suspicious, but the investigation is ongoing," he said in a news release.

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- 1 boneless fully cooked ham (6 pounds)
- 2 teaspoons whole cloves
- 2 cups apple cider or juice
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 3 tablespoons mango chutney
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep; insert a clove in each diamond. Pour cider into pan.
- In a small saucepan, combine the preserves, chutney and mustard. Cook and stir over medium heat until preserves are melted; brush over ham. Press brown sugar onto ham.
- Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 140°, basting occasionally with pan drippings. Cover loosely with foil if ham browns too quickly. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 18 servings.
Originally published as Apricot-Glazed Ham in Simple & Delicious November/December 2009, p49
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KALAMAZOO - The West Michigan Cancer Center will soon have new leadership.
Working with its owner hospitals Borgess Health and Bronson Healthcare Group, the Cancer Center has appointed Dr. Joseph Mirro, a seasoned pediatric oncologist and educator, to be its new chief executive officer and chief medical officer.
Mirro will fill the CEO position that will be open as longtime leader Terry McKay retires on July 17. McKay has led the organization from its inception 17 years ago.
Appointing Mirro to the combined CEO/CMO positions "reflects WMCC's continuing commitment to clinical excellence in cancer care," according to information provided by the Cancer Center.
"Dr. Mirro's unique combination of administrative, clinical and academic leadership skills will enable him to make the most of this area's superb medical resources," Frank Sardone, president and CEO of Bronson Healthcare, said in a prepared statement. "This is the right time for a physician leader to engage providers, academia and the hospitals in delivering world-class cancer care to our community."
Sardone and Paul Spaude, CEO of Borgess Health, applauded McKay for her years of leadership since the collaboration of the two hospitals resulted in the founding of the Cancer Center in 1994.
The center provides multidisciplinary, integrative
cancer treatment in a 55,000-square-foot facility at 200 N. Park St. in
downtown Kalamazoo. It averages about 80,000 patient visits per year.
"Over the years, Terry McKay has been a remarkable force," Spaude said in a statement. "She's grown the capabilities of the organization and ensured the community always had every advantage that technology and talent would permit."
He said that with McKay's leadership, the community has also been the beneficiary of technology usually available only at university research hospitals and, he said, McKay leaves the Cancer Center in an excellent position, ready for a projected growth in patients due to the aging baby boom population.
Mirro has more than 35 years of experience in oncology and healthcare leadership, most recently as vice president of Cancer Services at Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care. Prior to that, he was a pediatric oncologist, medical school professor and administrator at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
In a press release, Mirro said he is exited to join the outstanding staff at the Cancer Center.
"I am honored to become associated with two excellent health care systems," he said referring to Borgess and Bronson, "and will do everything I can to advance the mission of both Bronson and Borgess so that every person in and around Kalamazoo can receive the best medical treatments available anywhere. Additionally, the opportunity to contribute to the academic mission of the new medical school makes this position at WMCC perfect."
The latter was a reference to plans by Western Michigan University to build a medical school.
— Al Jones can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 269-388-8556.


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The Bergen County Tournament semifinals have been postponed to Sunday.
The games will still be played at Demarest High under the same schedule - Don Bosco Prep, No. 20 in The Star-Ledger Top 20 and unranked Old Tappan at 1, followed by No. 5 St. Joseph and No. 16 Indian Hills at 3:30.
The BCT final is now slated for Monday at 2 at Demarest High.
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Flailing rivals lack hard evidence to punch Shatter into political wilderness
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In boxing parlance Micheal Martin – with some help from muscular Mick Wallace – kept pummelling away. In the opposite corner was Alan Shatter, rolling with some of the blows, feinting subtly when in a tight corner, sometimes with that wry grin on his face.
His has been a classic street fighter approach in recent days. Let them throw whatever they have in his direction. Once fatigue set in – he would then mount a vicious counterattack.
No better man for getting up close and personal. Despite the outward suave sophistication, Shatter has shown he can mix it politically when it comes to bare-knuckle stuff.
Martin had started the bout well earlier in the week. He gesticulated and held various bunches of paper in the air. It was good for dramatic effect. But were any of his punches really hurting his opponent?
With howls for his resignation coming from all sides, some might have harboured the idea Shatter might leave the ring, a defeated and broken man.
But there was never a hope in hell of that happening.
It is not in his DNA to throw in the towel even if he's in the tightest of tight corners. And certainly not when his opponents can't land a killer blow.
And, in any case, Enda Kenny would have none of it.
Even the Labour camp is fully aware that if Micheal succeeded in taking Alan out in such a public arena, it just might herald the death throes of this Government.
No wonder Pat Rabbitte, one of the grand old men of the party, perched himself consolingly right beside the Justice Minister when Shatter made his up and at 'em Dail speech.
And so Shatter decided to box clever. He would be restrained – but would also counterattack with some vicious verbal swipes. He knew a now weary public were getting increasingly jaded, from claim and counterclaim, from innuendo and allegation, from the whiff of dark deeds and dirty tricks.
But did his opponents have enough for a knock-out punch that would finish him off good and proper? Shatter knew they hadn't got it.
So he decided to go for Micheal Martin big time – with plenty of caustic semi-personal stuff.
The idea was to flush him out. Maybe provoke him to wave some more papers in the air. Shatter could handle that as long as his opponents lacked the all-decisive sucker-punch.
As the jabbing continued, Martin's face mirrored a growing sense of rage. He now seemed to feel on the back foot. Inevitably, when he got his chance, he went into full attack mode.
There were more angry gesticulations. He landed some good verbal digs against Shatter, but nothing strong enough to remove the look of sheer disdain for the Fianna Fail leader etched on the face of the Justice Minister.
It all became too much for Mick Wallace, seething on the backbenches He got really personal – and very very angry.
There were suggestions that Shatter has an especially dismissive attitude to TDs like Wallace, who have long hair, shaggy jeans, and perhaps the odd dangling ear ring.
Wallace's outrage threatened to almost overwhelm him as he shouted across the chamber at the Justice Minister, whose demeanour now veered between inscrutable and insolent.
But when Wallace sat down, frustrated and still in a rage, Shatter visibly relaxed. He had carried the day – at least for now.
And so the now interminable GSOCITIS debate continues. But if anecdotal evidence, including an opinion poll, is to be believed, it is leaving the vast majority of voters seriously underwhelmed.
Despite all the cross-party sniping, some basic truisms remain.
The first is that if the Ombudsman's office was bugged, then the central question is who did it, and for what motive? Very much a political point and an aside are the views of Dail deputies on how much power this office should have over the gardai.
The other central issue in this entire controversy is that all allegations of garda wrongdoing – coming from whistleblowers or anybody else – have to be subject to legal due process.
In very simple terms, all suggested wrongdoers are completely innocent until they are proven guilty beyond all reasonable doubt.
Therefore, in the absence of such clear-cut guilty verdicts, Shatter was able to take out any of his opponents, who would dearly love to punch him into the political wilderness.
At the end of this week's brawl in the Dail, maybe Micheal and Mick should look at a rerun of that famous 'Rumble In The Jungle' boxing match, between Muhammed Ali and George Foreman.
The ever-crafty Ali in the beginning of the fight soaked up everything his powerful opponent could throw at him.
Then, when Foreman had worn himself out with all that flailing effort, Ali went in for the kill – and dispatched him to oblivion.
Irish Independent


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Birthplace: Port Conway, Va.
James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751 (March 5, 1750/1, old style). A Princeton graduate, he joined the struggle for independence on his return to Virginia in 1771. In the 1770s and 1780s he was active in state politics,
Serving in the new Congress, Madison soon emerged as the leader in the House of the men who opposed Hamilton's financial program and his pro-British leanings in foreign policy. Retiring from Congress in 1797, he continued to be active in Virginia and drafted the Virginia Resolution protesting the Alien and Sedition Acts. His intimacy with Jefferson made him the natural choice for Secretary of State in 1801.
In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson as president, defeating Charles C. Pinckney. His wife, Dolley Payne Todd, whom he married in 1794, brought a new social sparkle to the executive mansion. In the meantime, increasing tension with Britain culminated in the War of 1812—a war for which the United States was unprepared and for which Madison lacked the executive talent to clear out incompetence and mobilize the nation's energies. Madison was re-elected in 1812, running against the Federalist De Witt Clinton. In 1814, the British actually captured Washington and forced Madison to flee to Virginia.
Madison's domestic program capitulated to the Hamiltonian policies that he had resisted 20 years before and he now signed bills to establish a United States Bank and a higher tariff.
After his presidency, he remained in retirement in Virginia until his death on June 28, 1836.Died: 6/28/1836
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Yet the record store and the recording studio that both operate under the name Jackpot have thrived here in Portland for a decade and a half.
On the 18th, both Jackpots will come together for a celebration of their shared anniversary at the Bagdad Theater that will feature performances by local acts Quasi, the Minus 5 and Dave Depper, among others.
Now, if you've never heard of Jackpot Recording Studios, don't feel bad. All that means is that you're not a person who pores over album liner notes to see where the music you're enjoying was recorded. But for musicians around the world, and serious music geeks, the studio -- operated by Larry Crane -- is hallowed ground.
The Jackpot you've likely heard of is Jackpot Records, Isaac Slusarenko's meeting place for collectors of rare vinyl and for music lovers of all stripes. The shop's success over the past 15 years, driven by an £ber-knowledgeable staff and a healthy stock of hard-to-find musical gems, has helped Slusarenko maintain two locations: one on Southeast Hawthorne, the other on West Burnside.
Jackpot Records' influence is such that the shop now has its own record label and hosts an annual film festival, showing performance films, documentaries, and even coaxing reclusive Texas-based folk-blues artist Jandek to town for his first Northwest performance.
There's plenty to thank Slusarenko and Crane for, but on the 18th, it will be time to share in their joy at surviving the slings and arrows of a flailing music industry and remaining stronger than ever.
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LEMOYNE - West Shore Regional Police have identified the woman they say is responsible for allegedly trying to return stolen merchandise from the Ritters True Value Hardware Store located at the West Shore Plaza.
Police said an anonymous tip led them to Mary Jane Mattie, 50, of the 600 block of State Street in Lemoyne.
Mattie allegedly entered Ritter's Hardware on Market Street around 2 p.m. Tuesday and attempted to return merchandise, according to police.
When she was questioned by an employee, she took the items and left the store. Security video showed she had been in the store earlier that day around noon and police believe she took the items from a store shelf.
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WARREN ELLIS is a graphic novelist and author of the NYT best-selling novel GUN MACHINE. His graphic novel GLOBAL FREQUENCY is being developed for television by Jerry Bruckheimer and FOX. He is the writer of the graphic novel RED, adapted into the film starring Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren. His next book is NORMAL from FSG.


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Lots of goodies out there on Brandon Roy floating around the Internets.
First off, it seems that sore tailbone is still giving him a little bit of trouble. Here's the latest from Jason Quick:
Roy said he feels fine when he is upright, but when he has to bend over and make an explosive move - like a drive to the basket, or a lateral defensive slide - there is a shooting pain.
"People keep saying I have a sore tailbone, but actually it has been painful,'' Roy said. "If it was just sore, I probably could just loosen up and play, but this is painful.''
Roy said sitting out Wednesday's game is in the back of his mind, because the Blazers have three more off days before they have to play Sunday in Toronto.
"I may just take the whole week off and get it all healed up so there is no lingering effects during this trip, which is going to be real tough,'' Roy said.
It's Roy's All-Star type play, drive and willingness to sacrifice his body that gave him that sore bum and thrust Portland into 6th place in the Western Conference.
While Jalen Rose may not agree, ESPN's Tim Legler thinks Roy is All-Star caliber:
He handles the ball as well as any guard in the league. He's all about that team playing well, the perfect guy to lead these young guys. If he has to get 30 points for his team to win, he will, or if he needs to be a playmaker and get 10 assists, he can do that too. Very good in fourth-quarter situations.
No argument from me. Although I doubt Allen Iverson would be left out. (thanks to Derek for the link)
And SportsNation agrees, currently granting him 40% of the vote on ESPN.
Don't buy what Legler is selling? Just ask Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan:
"He's one of the best players in the league. A great player," Sloan says.
OK, what makes Roy such a great player in only his second year?
"He can get to just about any spot on the floor he wants to get to," Sloan says. "He's big and strong, can get to the basket, get to the free-throw line and get the ball to open teammates. I knew he was going to be a great player the first time I saw him."
SLAM even throws his name into the MVP discussion.
Roy touches on the subject himself in today's Portland Tribune:
"People call all the time and say, 'You should make it,' " Roy says. "I say, 'I'd love to make it, but all the other players deserve to make it, too. Who do you take out to put me in?'
"I just have to do my job to make it hard for them to decide."
But John Hollinger thinks Roy will be on the outside looking in.
You can help Roy earn a shot by voting.
JarretPorter in the forum posed the question, "Is Roy a 'franchise player'?" Great question. I say yes. He may not have the flash or hype of LeBron, Dwayne Wade or Kobe Bryant, but that's not what he's about. He doesn't wan't to be a 'Global iIcon' (LeBron).
What he does is win ball games. He can drop 25/7/8 (not his actual average) in a given night. He's an enabler. He makes his teammates better. To me, that makes up a franchise player. And for our sake, and Portland's sake, I hope he is a franchise player.
What do you think? Do you agree? Is Roy an All-Star? Franchise player?


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Art In The Dark lights up Ponsonby Road
Thursday 14 Oct 2010 10:11 p.m.
For the next couple of nights Western Park on Auckland's Ponsonby Road will be lit up.
The first ever Art In The Dark event is expected to be a beacon for art lovers, running from 7pm till 10.30pm Friday and Saturday nights.
The park will be illuminated by installations, projected short films and performances along a walk throughout the park.
The entire event is eco-friendly and all projects will be powered by clean energy, with minimal waste
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Ballot counters pass the test
The Island County ballot counting system passed with flying colors during a test to evaluate the equipment's accuracy earlier this week.
"There were no surprises," said Michelle Reagan, assistant elections administrator. "It did what we wanted it to do."
Reagan and Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider tested the ballot counters' accuracy in the "the vault" at the Island County Elections Office with an audience of two: Bill Carruthers, chairman of the Island County Republican Party; and Mel Vance, a candidate for the Oak Harbor City Council.
The test, required by Washington state statute, mirrored the procedure that the seven or eight-member ballot counting team will perform on primary election night Aug. 18. The North Whidbey ballot will include the Oak Harbor City Council race between Gerry Oliver, Mel Vance and Scott Dudley, and the Island Transit sales tax increase proposal.
Pre-election ballot equipment evaluations are done prior to each election to ensure a fair and accurate outcome, she said.
Island County purchased its current counting technology, the Hart InterCivic Ballot System, in 2005.
Voters can review the 2009 Primary Election Voter's Guide online at http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/island/Elections/Pages/OnlineVotersGuide.aspx
The vast majority will vote by mail, but machines will be placed at the Camano Annex and the Island County Elections Office in Coupeville. On election day, machines will be available at the Oak Harbor School District Office, 350 S. Oak Harbor St. and Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525, Freeland.
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Music series founder takes his final bows
SALEM- The longtime coordinator of the Music in the Park at Waterworth Memorial Park said farewell at the last of this year's Summer Concert Series.
Jack Yarnell, who has coordinated the free concert series for 21 years, will not continue after this year. During the intermission of the Dick Tady Orchestra's performance at the Orashan Memorial Civic Center Band Shell Sunday, Salem civic leader Bob Sebo recognized Yarnell for his years of dedicated service to program, and those in attendance honored him with a standing ovation.
"This has all been for you," Yarnell said, returning the praise to the fans.
Yarnell said he started the concert series on a much smaller scale, originally on Friday nights, downtown in an attempt to attract business to local merchants. After two years, he discovered the band shell in "shambles," secured funds from the Salem Community Foundation and created Music in the Park.
"[The band shell] is a great place, Salem is lucky to have a place like this," Yarnell said.
As coordinator Yarnell has raised money for the program, scheduled the bands and prepared the band shell area for performances.
"This has been my life down here, my home away from home," he said. "I'll miss the people, miss the musicians, but I getting to the point I need to take it easy."
Yarnell said he doesn't know what's next for Music in the Park or if anyone will take the reins.


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The song Celtic Frosted Flakes is performed by S.O.D. (Stormtroopers Of Death) in the album named Bigger Than The Devil in the year 1999.
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As you could probably guess from my nostalgic drivel yesterday, yes, I watched the All-Star Game, and yes, I enjoyed it. With a term paper bearing down on me for a summer class, though, the observations and wisecracks are going to have to wait. Please check back this afternoon -- Red Sox Monster will be back and flying.
Note: Yes, the time stamp on this blog post (3:06 a.m. by my watch) is correct. Gotta love grad school.


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May 23, 2014|1:36 pm
It was the lowest point of Vivian Greaves' life. She had become homeless and lost custody of her daughter. The struggling mom even contemplated suicide.
To make matters worse, Greaves got turned away by a shelter. That's when a stranger stepped in and changed her life.
The New York City mom was introduced to Covenant House, a charity with a focus on serving homeless youth. With their help, she was able to leave the streets and get her life back on track and, most importantly, regain custody of her daughter.
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From a strictly 'let's get at it' point of view, the spring sitting of the Nova Scotia legislature was productive. That's often the case, however, with a government enjoying a comfortable majority.
Despite it being a relatively short session, Stephen McNeil's Liberals managed to get 27 bills through. Naturally, among the many bread-and-butter issues, it's the more contentious ones that stand out and continue to attract comment.
Probably the biggest was the essential services legislation adopted as nurses in Halifax briefly walked off the job, with the union demanding a set nurse-to-patient ratio. Critics go as far as calling it draconian – and that's pretty much the tone we can expect when sides get heated up on a labour issue.
Key factors to remember in such a case include: the duration this claimed nurse shortage has been shaping up; improving such shortages if at all possible is a long-term job, not a quick response to an employee walkout; and what can the province's taxpayers afford?
Looked at in that light the government attempt to see that critically ill Nova Scotians aren't denied nursing care becomes a lot less "draconian."
In office since last October, the Liberals have by now seen the tough job ahead in a province with ebbing rural populations and a serious challenge in growing commerce. It's a similar uphill battle the former NDP government faced and – no ill omens intended – look what happened to them.
But the public needs to understand that improvements to the economy can only come in the long term. Whether opposition politicians understand that is a moot point – the typical approach is condemnation when things haven't turned on a dime. Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie has dismissed the government as incompetent on that score.
That assessment is premature. But the Liberals must immediately listen closely to owners and implement business-friendly policies to see even a hint of economic improvement before the next election.


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ANN ARBOR -- Zak Irvin spent his Black Friday getting his shot back. Coppin State had a special on wide open 3-pointers at the Crisler Center.
Irvin, following a 3-for-14 shooting performance in Michigan's last time out, poured in a career-high 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-10 3-pointers.
Thanks to the barrage, No. 22 Michigan enjoyed an 87-45 win over the visiting Eagles with its Thanksgiving leftovers.
Irvin's scoring filled a void left by Nik Stauskas. The sophomore, U-M's leading scorer at 20.3 points per game, sat Friday out with an ankle sprain.
"It was just good to see the first one go in," said Irvin, whose rough shooting night last Sunday coincided with Michigan's 63-61 loss to Charlotte in the championship of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. "Once the first one went in, I knew it was going to be a good game from there."
Like Stauskas, Glenn Robinson III was questionable coming into the game. He suffered a back bruise in a loss to Charlotte on Sunday. Robinson suited up, though, and looked plenty healthy, scoring 14 points to go with six rebounds.
Stauskas' absence shook up coach John Beilein's starting lineup. Mitch McGary slid into a starting role for the first time this season, as did Jordan Morgan, who replaced Jon Horford. Robinson, Caris LeVert and Derrick Walton Jr., filled out Beilein's other starting spots, as they have all season.
McGary finished with six points, a team-high eight rebounds and two blocks in 26 minutes.
Irvin scored 14 of his 24 points in Friday's second half, including a string of three straight 3-pointers over a 43-second stretch, building a 63-31 Michigan lead with 13:24 left. Irvin tacked on a fourth straight 3-pointer three minutes later.
"When (Irvin) came into the game, the floor expanded," Beilein said. "When we were playing with the two big guys, we did OK, but we couldn't expand like we could against that zone. He was great."
Coppin State (2-3) was led by 11 points from junior forward Dallas Gary.
Now 5-2 overall, Michigan will head to Durham, N.C. next week for a Tuesday date with No. 6 Duke in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. U-M has lost nine of its last 10 meetings with the Blue Devils, including the last two (2011 NCAA tournament, 2011 Maui Invitational).
Duke (6-1) is facing No. 4 Arizona, which Michigan hosts in two weeks, on Friday afternoon in the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.
"Every kid (watches Duke) growing up, seeing how crazy Cameron Indoor (Stadium) is," Irvin said. "We'll just be ready to go in there as a team and stay together and hope to come out with a win."
In a quiet but mostly full Crisler Center, Michigan led 12-10 following a sluggish start filled with missed 3s against Coppin State's 2-3 zone defense.
The Wolverines soon hit their stride. U-M took control with a 21-6 run behind Robinson and Irvin over 7 minutes, 38 seconds. The burst left Coppin State facing a 33-16 deficit with just over four minutes left until halftime.
Michigan led 42-23 at halftime.
The Wolverines' 42-point win marked their largest over a Division I opponent in Beilein's seven-year tenure.
"It was a good win," Beilein said. "I'm shocked a little bit by the size of the score, based on how (Coppin State) had been playing coming in. It was a good sign that we bounced back from a tough loss the other night."
-- Despite playing without Nik Stauskas, who carried the bulk of Michigan's scoring load through the early season, U-M found plenty of offense on Friday in his absence.
-- Freshman point guard Derrick Walton put together a workman-like stat line of seven points, seven assists and five rebounds in 30 minutes.
-- Michigan turned 17 offensive rebounds into 22 points. Jordan Morgan pulled down five of the offensive boards.
-- Despite playing without Stauskas, 11 different U-M players scored on Friday.
-- Nik Stauskas' absence due to an ankle sprain leaves his status for Tuesday's game at Duke up in the air.
Brendan F. Quinn covers University of Michigan basketball. Follow him on Twitter for the latest on Wolverines hoops. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Friday's notes: About that closer, coach Leyland …
Say this for Jim Leyland: If he wanted to show his patience with the media, his closer situation is giving him a pretty good test.
When camp opened earlier this week, Leyland tried to make his point from the get-go that he wouldn't give daily updates on rookie Bruce Rondon or the Tigers' closer situation in general. Since then, he has gotten a new question about it from a new set of writers each day, including Friday.
Another question didn't take place during his media session, but Leyland said he was asked by somebody at some point what he thought of Rondon as the closer so far. Whoever asked it, Leyland said, also called him coach.
That's a brutal reference for a lot of managers. Leyland, however, said he brushed it off.
"Coach never offends me," Leyland said. "A lot of people take offense, but I don't care."
This is not the response one would expect from a supposed old-school manager.
Football, basketball and hockey teams have head coaches. College, high school and other amateur baseball teams have head coaches. Baseball teams also have hitting coaches, pitching coaches, base coaches and bullpen coaches. Many have strength and conditioning coaches. A few of them even have batting practice coaches. But at the professional level, the guy in charge is the manager, not the head coach.
The only other major sport where you commonly hear the term "manager" used is European football (soccer) when referring to some director or general manager duties, but also the on-field duties of the head coach.
That started a discussion.
"That doesn't bother me at all," Leyland said. "I know it affects some guys. I don't give a care. What's the difference? Who cares? I know I'm the manager. At least, I think I know."
The rest of the first day of full-squad workouts wasn't as busy as expected, simply because the weather forced the Tigers indoors for a lot of work. Other than playing catch and running a little, position players spent the morning in the indoor batting cages.
With that in mind, other notes from Friday …
- As exciting as Spring Training can be for young players trying to make the team, there might be few players more excited to be here than Octavio Dotel. For the first time since 2008-2009, the well-traveled reliever did not have to change teams between seasons. "It's very special," Dotel said Friday morning, "and hopefully at the trade deadline [in July] I'm not going to be on the news."
- Count Dotel, by the way, among the Tigers raving about Rondon, but not for the physical attributes. "The good thing," Dotel said, "is he listens." Dotel has been talking with him about the attributes of a good closer. The key, he said, is to relax when you enter a game and be able to control your adrenaline.
- Kenny Rogers arrived at camp Friday afternoon after workouts. The former Tigers starter expected to begin his guest instruction on Saturday, working with pitchers on fielding and holding baserunners. At age 48, he does not look different than he did when he retired in 2008.
- As Friday's main story on the home page explains, Miguel Cabrera arrived at camp not looking to rest on the laurels of a Triple Crown. As he talked about his focus in offseason workouts, it became clear he wants to do more at third base. He concentrated his efforts on lower-body strength and quickness, and he wants to get a better first step when he moves side-to-side so that he can get to more ground balls. He's going to do the same extra work taking grounders early in the morning that he did last spring, until he heads out to the World Baseball Classic to play for Team Venezuela.
- The lower-body strength is also interesting when you keep in mind that he'll turn 30 years old in April. As players age, the same weight that they handled well when they were younger can become a burden on the knees. Considering he has been in the big leagues since he was 20, Cabrera has been amazingly durable his entire career, not just with Detroit. This could be a big step towards staying that way.
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Manager is used only in british soccer. The trainer( in spanish, entrenador), or head coach are the words in the other leagues. The players call the head coach or trainer :the Mister
I suppose not knowing the terminology indicates little knowledge of the sport.
Kenny Rogers will probably be gone before we arrive down there, so I won't have to keep a constant eye on the whereabouts of my wife.
Great thread Jason. I agree to move on from too much discussion about "the closer". With our line up we will not have many save situations🙂 I used to think Kenny was a jerk until I got to know him as a Tiger. The media can get to you with all their brainless questions. Rich, just 'cause Kenny "might" be gone…….just sayin. Still jealous as we go to Florida on Spring Break and miss the training. Go Tigers!
"But at the professional level, the guy in charge is the manager, not the head coach." Never really gave this a thought, but spot on. My son has a high school baseball coach. And a Legion ball coach. But pro baseball calls it manager. Interesting . But still alot of coaching going on in Lakeland including by Leyland. Sounds in PFP he was stressing the importance of pushing down on ball when P is barehanding ball to pick up.
so what about referring to the manager of a pro baseball team as "Skipper" or "skip"? Is that OK?
Absolutely okay. I think their wives call them that too. 😉
Good one Evan! I like using skipper. Also, I like Leyland a little more. I would "manage" a little different but I know Jimmy has the respect of his players.
MASN posted today on former Tigers Jurrjens, only 27-years-old and an AS in 2011. He is in the Orioles camp on a minor league deal. Apparently there are still questions about his knee. My, how quickly the mighty can fall.
re: jurrjens – my how unfairly DD was chastised for that trade.
off topic entirely, but today I ordered a Jim Price jersey/tshirt. I figure anyone who knows Price no. 12 is someone worth talking too.
The trade was bad.
1. Jurrjens remained a good pitcher longer than Renteria a Good SS for the Tigers
2. Renteria had a previous experience in the AL and was equally bad
3. The trade was based on the hypothesis that Inge would cover his back due to the poor range of Renteria. Once they trade for Miguel, the point became moot. That made it bad trade. There was no need to hurry to trade for Renteria. Even if there was no way to know that Loria would make Miguel available.
4. Renteria was signed under DD and Avila by the Marlins. They thought that he was as good as they expected. Ad he was , playing in the NL.
The mighty can fall? he is young man whose career was slowed by an accident and may be ended by an injury. That hardly a motive to rejoice
No one should rejoice at Jurrjens' circumstances. This is a career and livelihood at stake.
And frankly, I cannot understand how people can even consider that situation in those terms.
it was bad – but not entirely DDs fault. And regardless, it isn't looking AS BAD as when JJ was an AS. I wish the best for JJ either way, however.
very interesting discussion regarding whether AJ should steal more or not: http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/2/12/3982836/should-austin-jackson-really-steal-more-bases
I actually really hoped that Tigs would give Jurrjens that minor league deal. It was Jair and Grady Sizemore that I wanted the Tigs to pick up this offseason. I mean, minor league deals are incredibly low risk. You get a guy that isn't old at all, by MLB standards, that has produced All Star quality seasons, and that will at least give you a big ticket draw at your AAA affiliate while providing "insurance" and the best you may get that bounceback season of a lifetime… a healthy and fully productive Sizemore vastly outproduces Dirks in LF (as consistent as the young man has been) and the same can be said about Jurrjens compared to Ricky P or Smyly. I LOVE a minor league deal with invite to camp for guys like this and I don't why DD doesn't make more of these type of moves.
Per MLBTR, JL now thinks of Dirks as an everyday player but would like a RHB to spell him.
Against tough LHPs.


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Farhh stepped out of the shadow of the mighty Frankel to claim the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury in scintillating fashion.
Twice second to Henry Cecil's superstar in Group 1 events last season, the Saeed bin Suroor-trained colt was gaining a deserved day in the spotlight and was always travelling powerfully in the hands of Silvestre de Sousa.
Asked to quicken over a furlong out as pacemaker Reply gave way, Farhh picked up impressively.
Going further and further clear, De Sousa's mount was four lengths ahead of Sovereign Debt at the line, with Aljamaaheer in third.
Cityscape was one of the first beaten, while 5-4 favourite Declaration Of War was disappointing having been alongside the 100-30 winner through the early stages.
De Sousa, riding his first Group 1 winner in Britain, said: "He definitely deserved to get his head in front.
"He did it in great fashion and travelled so sweetly. He got a bit lonely and I had to give him a slap behind the saddle, but he won very handily and will come on for the run."
Simon Crisford, racing manager to the Godolphin operation, said: "He won really well, it did surprise me as he has been a very difficult horse to train and Saeed has had to tip-toe very quietly with him.
"He's really done that very impressively."
Referring to recent high-profile Godolphin problems, Crisford said: "It's fantastic, particularly after all the problems we have had in the last few weeks.
"It's a major boost to the stable."
On future plans for Farhh, Crisford added: "We were slightly concerned about the (mile) trip today but he did it so well that maybe we will go to the Queen Anne.
"We'll see, we'll weigh up both races (Queen Anne and Prince of Wales's Stakes), keep options open and see what Sheikh Mohammed wants to do.
"He deserved it, he kept on finishing second to the best horse of all time last year, so to see him win a Group 1 was fantastic."
Michael Bell said of 80-1 runner-up Sovereign Debt: "His work at home has always shown he is more a 120 horse than a 110. I wasn't surprised to see him run well. This was a career-best, for sure.
"He is a very exciting horse to have.
"He's in the Queen Anne at Ascot, which I am sure the owner will be keen to have a look at."
Roger Varian said of third home Aljamaaheer: "It was worth coming, I'm quite pleased with that run although we would have preferred to win."


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Going back to Houston, Houston, Houston
I made it to Houston — on a flight shared by Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, no less.
As for the Indians' bats, they must have slept through their alarm and missed that flight. They were virtually non-existent in tonight's five-hit effort.
Here's the rest of the story:
- Don't look for Fausto Carmona to come out of the bullpen on Opening Day (not that you were looking for that scenario anyway). Carmona's suspension from last September's brawl with Gary Sheffield and the Tigers carries into this season. He has one game remaining on the five-game suspension, so he'll participate in the opening ceremonies, then he must get out of uniform and leave the clubhouse. He is allowed to watch from the stands — if he can get a ticket, that is. The game is sold out, after all.
- Carmona went five innings, giving up a pair of runs on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts. He got eight outs on grounders, two on fly balls. In all, he walked eight batters in 27 innings this spring, and he had a 2.67 ERA. You have to feel better about Carmona going into the season than you did going into camp.
- Wedge and the players all seemed happy to get into a big-league stadium tonight. "Getting out here, you've got a couple extra decks and a little different environment," Wedge said. "You look at this spring and everything, the good and the bad of it, and I think it's good we've got a couple games here before we fire it up for real."
- Anthony Reyes' last spring tuneup will come Tuesday in Class A Kinston's exhibition against Mount Olive College. That's a private liberal arts school. And you thought Cactus League lineups were inferior.
- Ryan Garko hosted a correspondent's piece on Jim Rome's "Rome is Burning" show on ESPN this afternoon. The segment was taped in Goodyear last month. It was pretty bland, except for the part when Jensen Lewis criticized Kerry Wood's NCAA bracket pool. When Garko pressed Wood for a response, Wood responded, "Jensen Lewis is irrelevant." The makings of a nickname, perhaps?
- Speaking of Garko, Wedge doesn't seem to know how much he'll use him in the outfield this season. "I can't [say] right now, and I'm really not trying to withhold anything from you guys," Wedge said. "I'm still trying to get [Trevor] Crowe in my head, and him being a part of this team was unexpected. That changes things a bit. I think [Garko] is going to be out there, but I can't speak on how much."
- Kelly Shoppach's brother, Kyle, is the high school football coach at Westside High School, not far from here. Shoppach stopped over there today to see his brother and talk to some of the kids.
They made a record and it went in the charts
One of my favorite annual rites of spring is raiding PR guru Bart Swain's CD collection. And with spring winding down and my ears still ringing, I thought I'd bring you another scintillating installment of The Three-Word Music Review:
Blitzen Trapper: "Furr" — I support PETA.
"Heading West" (Starbucks compilation) — Good driving tunes.
Mark Knopfler: "Shangri-La" — I'm rah-rah (Does that count as three words, or two? I don't even know.).
Randy Newman: "Harps and Angels" — Yawns and boredom.
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: "Cardinology" — Has its moments.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: "Raising Sand" — Worthy of Grammy.
- A telling postgame from Eric Wedge today. After a 14-14 tie that clearly was a "hitters' day," in the skipper's words, Wedge showed no concern over Cliff Lee (seven runs on nine hits, including three homers, over five innings). "I thought the ball came out of Cliff's hand pretty good," Wedge said. "He had a real good breaking ball. His changeup was a little firm at times, but he had good fastball command."
- So Wedge was asked if it was the same deal with Masa Kobayashi (five runs on five hits, including a homer, in one inning). "No, Masa was a little flat," Wedge quickly countered. "He was up and flat and threw a few too many fastballs."
- Wedge said Kobayashi pitched better after Carl Willis visited him on the mound and told him to work in his split-fingered fastball and slider a little more. It appears Kobayashi's been a little stubborn with a fastball that clearly isn't working for him.
- Ken Griffey Jr., who could be 76 and probably still have the sweetest swing in baseball, torched Kobayashi for a two-run homer in the seventh. I was stunned to see that was only the second homer allowed by Kobayashi this spring. It feels like more than that, probably because he's given up 20 hits in 11 innings.
- I hate to be overly negative, but this would be a good time to start up a "Kobayashi optioned/released" office pool. If you do, sign me up for April 27 (and that's being really generous).
- I'll reiterate that it was a hitters' day, but this was nonetheless Travis Hafner's strongest showing of the spring. He went 3-for-6 with a homer and two RBIs. Unlike his blast the other day – when the Padres' Kevin Correia hung him a breaking ball that any Major League hitter worth his pine tar would have hit out — this one was impressive. Pronk scooped out a slider and pulled it out to right.
- Franklin Gutierrez had two strong days against his former team in this home-and-home series. Today he went 3-for-5 with a double, triple and three runs scored out of the leadoff spot. He has a nice opportunity in Seattle.
- Wedge on Ed Mujica, dealt to the Padres: "I feel like he's had a strong progression here. Just for us, it's more of a timing thing and what we needed out of that final [bullpen] spot."
The padres.com headline says, "Padres enhance bullpen with Mujica." If that doesn't tell you all you need to know about the Padres and their bullpen, nothing will.
- Kerry Wood talked about the Arizona elements and their affect on pitchers. He said he always leaves here feeling like his slider is much worse than it actually is. Oh, and Wood worked another perfect inning today. His spring ERA is a sparkling 0.00 in six innings, and his arm action and raw stuff are nothing short of impressive.
- For what it's worth, Wood has grown out a full goatee. He said he won't shave it until he gives up some runs.
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's "Working on a Dream" tour kicks off tonight in San Jose. Be excited, and celebrate accordingly.
I'd drive all night, just to buy you some shoes
Nothing like driving two and a half hours to see a starting lineup featuring Damaso Espino, Wilson Valdez and Jose "Can't Stand Ya" Constanza.
Well, at least the game was played in a crisp two hours, 10 minutes.
David Dellucci was dealing with a tight left calf muscle before today's game against the Diamondbacks, and he never got loose. He was scratched just minutes before the game started. Doesn't sound all that serious, but he'll be monitored day to day.
If the battle for the last bullpen spot came down to today's action, then Vinnie Chulk is your winner. Stretched out to three innings for the first time this spring, he allowed just three hits, lowering his spring ERA to 1.72. Eric Wedge called Chulk "one of our most consistent guys" in camp.
But Wedge tried to make it sound as though the battle, which is clearly down to Jackson and Chulk, is still undecided. He was sure to point out that Jackson can give the Indians more length (even though Wedge has tried to make it clear he doesn't view this job as the "long man" role) and is left-handed, which is considered a plus because of the three right-handed starters.
Jackson, though, turned in a real clunker today -- five runs allowed on six hits over four innings. He locked in after his first two innings of work, but, you know, that's not exactly what you want to see from a reliever. His ERA is up to 6.87.
The Indians have the ability to option Jackson to Triple-A. They can also send Chulk there, but they'd have to decide if they want Chulk in the big leagues by May 15. He has an out clause at that time.
Josh Barfield over Trevor Crowe for that last bench spot. This might be one of those competitions you're better off losing. It's hard to envision Barfield getting a heck of a lot of playing time up here. Crowe, on the other hand, will be an everyday guy at Triple-A Columbus.
This is just my opinion, but if the Indians really felt Barfield is their second baseman of the future -- and they will probably need a second baseman in the not-too-distant future, if they shift Jhonny Peralta to third and Asdrubal Cabrera to second -- they'd have him playing every day in Columbus, and they wouldn't have acquired Luis Valbuena.
Shin-Soo Choo was pounding the ball in BP before he left for the World Baseball Classic. He's looked a little rusty since his return. He went 1-for-4 today, striking out three times.
I'm told that during a batting practice session back at the complex Friday, while most of us were in Scottsdale, Travis Hafner and Kerry Wood took to the field to man shortstop and second base. How's that for a double-play combo?
"Some might say he was a cockeyed optimist who got caught up in the dirty game of world diplomacy and international intrigue."
My buddy Brian, a Cleveland native now living in Los Angeles, was in town for today's game against the Brewers. And for what it's worth, he's feeling very optimistic about the Indians' chances this year.
Then again, keep in mind that this guy was voted Most Optimistic by our senior class at Euclid High School. (I was voted Future Celebrity. Obviously, we didn't graduate with Nostradamus.)
Brian campaigned hard for that honor. And when the final results were revealed shortly before graduation, I asked him how it felt be named Most Optimistic.
"Honestly," he said, "I didn't think I had a chance."
The next round of cuts will be made sometime this week.
Kerry Wood worked another scoreless inning in his second spring appearance, though he had the audacity to allow a base hit this time. "I can't complain," Wood said. "I feel I'm back to where I need to be, and I still have plenty of time to get the rest of my innings in. My body feels good. It's just a matter of getting the innings in an fine-tuning my offspeed pitches."
Scott Lewis looked really good, allowing a run on three hits with no walks and two strikeouts in four innings. He followed what appears to be an organizational mandate to hit Prince Fielder with a pitch (that's a joke, of course... though Fielder has been hit by three pitches in two games against the Tribe).
Anthony Reyes only pitched two innings today. Wedge said Reyes could have gone a third (his pitch count is up around 50), but Reyes has been sick with a touch of the flu bug the last couple days, and Wedge didn't want to push him.
Wedge on Lewis: "He's been very good all camp. He's done a good job spotting his fastball and changing speeds. He's picked up where he left off last year." Wedge said Lewis hasn't shown any jitters in competing for that fifth spot.
Kelly Shoppach did not make any friends on the opposing side when he flipped his bat after hitting a solo homer off Seth McClung in the second inning. "He hit a home run in Spring Training," McClung said with a sarcastic bite. "Good for him."
Grady Sizemore tripled off the right-field wall. "I thought it was out," he said. "I guess that's all I've got. No power."
I like the slogan used by the Italian ice vendor here at The Big Chipotle. "Only in America!" he says. "Italian ice!"
I hear the lemonade guy in Scottsdale is also pretty good. His line is: "Lemonade, lemonade... like grandma made!"
"It's true! Nobody can do the Switch! It was a stupid idea to begin with!"
Just days after I wrote in an Inbox that the Indians might want to consider having Asdrubal Cabrera bat solely from the right-hand side, he stepped up today and ripped a two-run double off right-hander Cha Seung Baek -- from the left-hand side, naturally.
That's just the way these things tend to happen.
But the more important matter here is that when Cabrera came out of the game and was asked how long he's been switch-hitting, he said he's been doing it since he was 3 years old.
I couldn't even burp out of both sides of my mouth when I was three, and this guy was switch-hitting. It kind of makes me wonder what kind of journalistic career I might have had if I had attempted switch-writing at a young age. Just think how often that would have saved me from hand cramps while jotting down choice quotes from ballplayers.
Ah, what might have been. Here's the rest of today's story.
The first round of cuts is coming. I haven't heard an exact date, but it will definitely be any day now. The first cuts are obviously the easiest. None of them will impact the various roster battles taking place.
At what point do the Indians express legitimate concern over Masa Kobayashi? Right about now, I'd say. He has a ghastly 15.75 ERA after giving up another three runs on four hits with a walk in one inning against the Padres today. He's not quite up to Aaron Fultz-ian levels yet, but this has been an ugly camp for Kobayashi thus far. "We need to see him turn the corner for us," Eric Wedge said. Stay tuned.
Cabrera also said he's lost between 10-15 pounds since arriving to camp early, on Jan. 15. He said he weighs 198 now, versus 210 a year ago.
Fausto Carmona was terrific again today. He walked three batters in four innings but held the Padres scoreless on one hit in four innings. "He's doing a good job getting himself back on-line [when he runs into trouble]," Wedge said.
Sean Casey's coming to camp. The Mayor, who retired this year and became an analyst on MLB Network, will be in Minor League camp Monday through Thursday as a guest instructor working with the hitters and first basemen.
I've mentioned this before, but one guy who has really opened eyes this spring is Chris Gimenez. A year ago, the Indians weren't even sure he could handle catching in the big leagues. Now they're certain of it. And catching might not even be his best position. Wedge said he's comfortable using Gimenez in left, right and first base. "The irony is we signed him as a third baseman," Wedge said with a laugh.
The Indians haven't settled on a third catcher going into the season. It's either Gimenez or Wyatt Toregas. They'll both be at Triple-A Columbus. Toregas is excellent behind the plate but shaky at it. Gimenez's versatility (they love that word here) is, of course, a bonus.
Jensen Lewis has been pitching like a man possessed this spring, giving up no runs on three hits with six strikeouts in six innings over five appearances so far. He has said all the right things with regard to the Indians' decision to sign Kerry Wood over the winter, but Lewis remains hungry to prove to the higher-ups that he can be a dominant late-inning arm. "We're seeing a lot of good things out of him right now," Wedge said.
The members of the Peoria police department have BMW motorcycles. Now that's cool.
"This is an astronaut pen. It writes upside down."
My pen ran out of ink the other day, and I pulled out a replacement from the Marriott Courtyard.
Now, any traveling sportswriter worth his credential can be seen at all times with a pen from some form of Marriott, because A. we like free pens and B. we like Marriott points.
What's interesting — to me, at least — is that the longest-lasting, boldest Marriott pens, by far, come from Fairfield Inns (at the bottom of the totem pole, in terms of hotel quality), while the worst, by far, come from the Marriott or the Renaissance (which rank at the top). The Courtyard falls in the middle realm. This ranking seems a bit counter-intuitive, doesn't it?
Wow. We are one month into Spring Training camp, and I'm writing about pens. If this isn't proof that the spring schedule is too long, I don't know what is.
- Let's shift from pens to 'pens. Kerry Wood looked excellent yesterday, and Jensen Lewis (no runs allowed, seven strikeouts in six innings) has looked terrific all spring. This bodes well for the Tribe bullpen, which today saw the debut of Joe Smith. He also looked good in tossing a scoreless fourth against the Rockies.
- The battle for the last bullpen spot is wide open, now that Adam Miller is shut down with that finger soreness. In a perfect world, the Indians would go with a left-hander for that job (which could be sort of a long man position), because they're expected to have three right-handed starters. But they will go with the best arm, regardless of which arm that happens to be.
- Kirk Saarloos and Zach Jackson are in the mix for the last rotation job, but they'll also be considered for the bullpen. Right now, the Indians are impressed with what they've seen from non-roster guys like Saarloos, Vinnie Chulk and Jack Cassel. They like Matt Herges but want to get to the point of extending him over two innings (we haven't seen that from him yet). Juan Salas could join this mix of favorites once he's built up to pitch two innings.
- Ed Mujica, out of options, would probably be the favorite for that job if he didn't look so terrible in Cactus games.
- When it comes to the rotation battle, Jeremy Sowers had his best outing of the spring, to this point, today. He went three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks with a strikeout. He appeared to have better command of his fastball, and that's the key to his survival.
- Cliff Lee labored again. "He got his work in," as they say when a guy like that struggles in these games. Lee gave up four runs (three earned… though the error was his) on five hits with a walk and three strikeouts in three innings. He threw a lot of fastballs. "It's good, especially early in the spring, for a starting pitcher to throw a lot of fastballs and work to find their release point," Eric Wedge said.
- Grady Sizemore (groin strain) returned to the field today without incident, and Travis Hafner played consecutive days for the first time. Pronk will continue to get ramped up over the next three and a half weeks.
- Off day tomorrow. A new Inbox will be up on the site. Go Bobcats.
Stand Up and Cheer
It takes a lot for a guy in Arizona in March to become jealous of a guy in Cleveland in March, but that's just what happened when my buddy Brad called me this morning from the Mid-American Conference tournament at the Q, where our beloved Ohio University Bobcats were taking on Western Michigan.
The MAC tourney was the sight of perhaps my greatest heartbreak. In 2001, an Ohio team loaded with such collegiate legends as Brandon Hunter and Steve Esterkamp was humbled in the MAC semifinals, when the unabashedly evil Miami of Ohio guard Jason Grunkemeyer -- the same guy who transferred from OU to J.Crew U. after his freshman year -- hit a game-winning three-pointer with 6.8 seconds left.
I'm still bitter.
The Bobcats won the MAC in 2005, but I was down in Florida for Spring Training. And today I was stuck in Arizona as OU began its glorious, improbable run to MAC glory with a 62-55 beating of the Broncos.
This is not a very good OU team, mind you. The Bobcats are a No. 9 seed in a tournament that probably shouldn't even have nine teams. They will go up against a heavily favored Bowling Green team in Thursday's second round and, contrary to my own grandiose predictions and expectations, will most likely get thumped.
But they attend OU. They live in the navel of the universe -- Athens, Ohio. They have the ability to drown any and all sorrows in the hallowed pubs of Court Street. So they are winners, through and through.
Here in Arizona, the Indians were taking on the Angels, so here's your daily rundown of all things Tribe.
Shin-Soo Choo, in between rounds of the World Baseball Classic, reported to the Player Development Complex this afternoon to get his left arm looked at by the Indians' trainers. The soreness he was experiencing in his triceps, just above his surgically repaired elbow, still isn't considered serious, but the Indians are taking advantage of the South Korean team training in Arizona to get their hands on him and determine if he should still be limited solely to DH duties. An update on Choo's condition is expected Wednesday, according to media relations director Bart Swain. Korea begins Round 2 of the Classic at San Diego's Petco Park on Sunday.
Kerry Wood had a breeze of a spring debut, striking out Howie Kendrick, getting Juan Rivera to fly out to right field (and a nice basket catch at the track by Ryan Garko on that one) and getting Brandon Wood to pop out -- all on nine pitches.
Speaking of Garko in right field, that's something we were told we wouldn't be seeing this spring. But Eric Wedge decided that because some parks have less space in right than in left, it makes sense to try Garko there, too. And the fact that Garko was in right today is inherent praise of what he's shown the Indians in left.
Starting at third base, Josh Barfield made a nice diving stop of a bouncer down the line to preserve a run. He made an error later in the game, when he dropped a ball after ranging to his left on a tough play.
Another note on Wood: In talking about the pitchers he grew up watching, he said he was in attendance for Nolan Ryan's seventh no-hitter against the Blue Jays on May 1, 1991. Wood got the tickets through a grocery store giveaway. After the game, he went around the concourse at Arlington Stadium, picking up ticket stubs. He said he still has about 30 of them.
A pair of singles for Travis Hafner in three at-bats, including a liner to right-center field that scored Trevor Crowe from second.
I thought this was a big day for Scott Lewis to potentially establish himself in the rather ho-hum starting rotation battle. He went out in the fifth inning and gave up four runs on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings, largely against the Angels reserves, so that's obviously a concern. But both Wedge and pitching coach Carl Willis nonetheless thought it was a good outing for Lewis. They felt he commanded his fastball well, for the most part. Lewis will get his first start of the spring when his next turn comes in five days.
The Indians have come to contractual agreements with all their pre-arbitration players, in advance of MLB's Wednesday deadline. Today the club announced the signings of Asdrubal Cabrera, Trevor Crowe, Ben Francisco, Ryan Garko, Chris Gimenez, Zach Jackson, Jensen Lewis, Scott Lewis, Andy Marte, Ed Mujica, Rafael Perez, Hector Rondon, Juan Salas, Carlos Santana, Joe Smith and Luis Valbuena.
Finally, I've got to throw out a quick plug for Maple Street Press' Indians Annual 2009. It's a 128-page, "by fans, for fans" compilation that includes player profiles rife with interesting statistical data (if you wondered what Garko hit against right-handed sliders last season, here's your opportunity to find out), an insightful, in-depth interview with assistant GM Chris Antonetti, several informative features (including the always excellent Joe Posnanski's touching remembrance of Herb Score) and much, much more. Edited by Jay Levin of the LetsGoTribe.com blog, it really is a professional, impressive piece of work. Look for it on newsstands in Northeast Ohio or buy it here.
Don't let 'em take me to the Cadillac Ranch
...but you can take me to the Camelback Ranch, spring home of the White Sox and Dodgers. It's another beautiful ballpark, with a unique sandstone exterior.
But an afternoon at the Camelback is in no way worth the $90 the Dodgers have the audacity to charge to sit in the Home Plate Club ($100 for "premium" spring games, as if such a thing even exists). Manny or no Manny, that's just nuts.
Grady Sizemore started at DH for the second straight day and went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs against the White Sox. He'll play again Wednesday and will return to the field. He said his groin's feeling good -- no issues running the bases in-game or shagging fly balls during the morning workouts.
I have to say... There's nothing I enjoy less about this job than occasionally having to ask guys about the state of their groin.
Not only did South Korea advance to the second round of the World Baseball Classic, but the Koreans won Pool A. They defeated Japan, 1-0, this morning. It was Shin-Soo Choo's day off. Part of the agreement between the Indians and South Korea is that Choo will get one day off per pool. The Koreans move on to San Diego for Round 2, which begins March 15. They will train in Arizona, so the Indians' trainers will get a look at Choo's sore left triceps. He's expected to be here tomorrow, according to Eric Wedge.
Speaking of the Classic, in case you missed it, Mark DeRosa had four RBIs in Team USA's rout of Venezuela yesterday. He played both left field and third base.
Anthony Reyes looked really good today -- three scoreless innings, one walk, three strikeouts. He said this is the best he's felt since 2005, so that's encouraging for an Indians team that could really use a boost in the back end of the rotation.
David Huff threw two innings in a simulated game on one of the back fields this morning. He'll be in a Cactus game later this week. It will be just his second appearance in a "real" exhibition game. "We extended him last year, innings-wise, so we wanted to make sure we handled him appropriately this spring," Wedge said.
Ed Mujica also threw two innings in the sim game. "He looked good," Wedge said. "You know, he was really throwing the ball well early in camp in his bullpens. He's been trying to do a little too much in games. So we wanted to pull him back and let him relax a little bit and just let the ball go a little more free and easy." The ball certainly went off the bat of Wes Hodges, who took Mujica deep.
Kerry Wood will appear against the Angels in Tempe tomorrow, and Joe Smith will appear against the Rockies on Wednesday.
According to date in John Dewan's new "The Fielding Bible -- Volume II," the Indians ranked eighth in baseball last year in defensive runs saved, with 29. Dewan points out that Ben Francisco saved 12, while Franklin Gutierrez saved 24. With Gutierrez gone and Choo -- rated by Dewan as "average" in defensive runs saved -- starting in right, Dewan is speculating that the Tribe's defensive ranking may drop this year.
Minor League right-hander Neil Wagner has begun blogging. Check it out right here.
Miller shut down, and other updates
The Adam Miller finger saga continues, and it's drastically going to affect his ability to compete for a bullpen spot.
Miller will be shut down another week to 10 days because of soreness in his right middle finger, head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff said. After that period, Miller will begin an expedited return-to-throw program that will last about two weeks. The tentative goal is to get him in about four to six Cactus League games after that point.
Hard to imagine the Indians would see enough of Miller or be confident enough in his finger to bring him north at that point, but you never know.
I'll have more info on this up on the Indians.com site in a little bit.
Also want to update you on the Shin-Soo Choo situation. I had reported that it was a triceps issue, not an elbow issue. But as any renowned doctor will tell you, the triceps runs just above the elbow, so they can certainly be interrelated.
That being said, by all accounts around here, Choo's injury does not appear to be serious. Best guess is that he is limited to DH duties for the South Korean team. The Indians' biggest problem with the situation is that they don't have their trainers working with Choo. It leads to some uncomfortability. But Choo is the only Major Leaguer on that team and there is a lot of pressure on him to play for his country.
Lastly, I had written that Kerry Wood would throw a bullpen today. If you're really obsessive, it was actually a live batting practice session. He threw to David Dellucci and Andy Marte, and his slider looked particularly nasty. Wood feels and looks good. He'll throw a simulated session Saturday and is expected to pitch in Tuesday's game.
"No one gives us the finger! We're Yankees!"
You already know the Indians beat the Rockies today. But in the spirit of the late, great Paul Harvey, allow me to tell you "the rest of the story."
Adam Miller will continue to get treatment on his right middle finger for the next couple days before the Indians decide whether or not he's ready to start throwing again. He and the Indians both maintain this is not a serious problem and they're just being cautious.
I don't think a middle finger has caused this much trouble since George Costanza rode in a car with Danny Tartabull.
Kerry Wood appears to have bounced back nicely from his back soreness. He threw a second 40-pitch bullpen today and will throw live BP on Wednesday. They're targeting early next week for Wood's Cactus debut.
Anthony Reyes makes his spring debut Tuesday against the Royals in Surprise. He's had no elbow issues in camp thus far.
Cliff Lee will throw a simulated session Tuesday and will probably make his Cactus debut on Friday against the Brewers.
Pitching coach Carl Willis said before today's game that we'll see all five candidates for the last rotation spot at least two more times (and keep in mind Zach Jackson and Jeremy Sowers both threw in the game that followed). As the Indians increase the innings doled out to their starters, the competition will get pared down.
Stephen Head crashed hard into the wall while trying to catch a foul ball in the first inning of today's game, dropping him to the ground. He was looked over by head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff for a few minutes and remained in the game. He cranked out a two-run single in the bottom of the inning.
Gotta love Big Sal going deep in the sixth. Well, unless you're Rich Rundles, who served up the two-run jack to The Mustachioed One.
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Studio Tips: How To Capture Your Kick
Fig. 3 To create a drum-shell bass tunnel, a 22" kick drum with ported resonant head is internally miked in front of an 18" kick drum with an intact resonant head. The primary kick drum could be additionally miked with a boundary microphone.
Kick Tricks
As one would expect, seasoned studio pros such as those profiled within this feature have had ample opportunities to experiment with a few unusual bass drum miking configurations and other interesting ideas. The most common trick — creating a "bass tube" in front of the resonant head — can lead to a boomier, deeper kick tone. You can make the tunnel using packing blankets and microphone stands, allowing an exterior mike to be far away from the kick, yet fairly isolated from other sound sources.
"Distance equals depth," says Cobb, who uses an extra kick drum shell for the tunnel. "I always use an outside kick drum mike and put an extra kick drum on the end of the kick drum. This way, you can put a microphone two or three feet away from the kick drum. It's still inside of a drum, which protects it from the cymbals, and adds more depth to the kick drum. I've even done that using a conga. Let the kick push air inside of the bottom of the conga, then mike the head of the conga. If you want a Roland 808 sound and you don't have a drum machine, that's a cool trick."
Another trick yielding a similar result is using a studio monitor or other speaker wired as a microphone, which is then mixed with a primary kick microphone. "Everyone used to use that old trick," recalls Webb. "The woofer wouldn't pick up any highs, you'd just get the thud." While using an actual speaker will certainly work for this application, Yamaha has improved on this trick with the introduction of a legitimate product, the Subkick SKRM100 kick drum "microphone." The SKRM100 features a speaker-like dynamic transducer mounted within a birch/mahogany drum shell and captures audio lower than 100Hz.
Perfection Now, Manipulation Later
Once great bass-drum tracks are captured upon recorded medium via digital audio workstation, analog tape, or any other multitrack destination, the song's aural characteristics most appropriately determine further manipulation. While many seasoned engineers print equalization, compression, and other effects to tape, most would also agree that the safest bet is to record pure tracks to tape, since virtually all modern recording systems allow non-destructive effects to be added at a later date and in more informed circumstances.
"There are enough compressors around, especially in the software world, where you can commit that stuff after the fact and not destroy your tracks," explains Cobb. "For instance, you can commit compression in Pro Tools and save it on a different track so you don't lose the original signal. If you compress a snare drum or kick drum going in, and you do it the wrong way or a little too much, you can never get that sound back. It's gone."
The same thing goes for equalization, reverbs, and other effects. "Get the best sound you can with the mikes that you have," offers Cobb. "Before you go to grab an EQ or whatever, just grab the mike and move it. The less you mess with stuff, the more natural it sounds. The more you EQ something, the more it takes away from the natural sound of the drum."
Certainly, compressing kick signals — along with other drum tracks — to tape is often done and can give you louder, more consistent transients on tape. Webb, for instance, always compresses kick drum. "You have to be careful, though," he says. "If you're not experienced with a compressor, you should learn to use it first. You don't want to make the mistake of over-compressing it. There's no turning back. If you must, keep the ratio down to a 3:1 sort of thing so that it's not super aggressive."
Cobb concurs. "It needs to be something really subtle, like 2:1 compression. And only use it to get enough signal in, just have it knock off a couple of dB, just enough to get the full bandwidth of the A/D converters."
Most importantly, if you're a drummer performing popular music, act as your own compressor to tape: simply kick with consistency. "In the studio, we often don't require that much subtlety," explains Tavaglione. "From a rock perspective, I'm looking for consistency of volume. Actually, I'm even looking for a lack of dynamics in regards to the kick. Modern productions aren't terribly dynamic. The drummer is often the timing foundation that doesn't change volume a whole lot in the final mix, which is kind of unfortunate, but that's how it is. So I would suggest to play every kick solid, full volume, and as consistent as possible."
As always, concludes Webb, it all comes back to being a great musician: "The most important thing out of all of this is if you have a great drummer, he can make any kick drum track sound great."