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It is particularly difficult to watch a presidential debate or State of the Union and hear the party line as a response for each question. It becomes a predictable exercise where each answer is as rehearsed and choreographed as a pop music performance at the Grammys. When reporters engaged Carlos Ruiz in questions about his 25-game suspension for Adderall use, Ruiz stuck to the talking points, the party line: he was very sorry that he disappointed everyone, he's putting it behind him.
Chooch had a very unique opportunity on his hands: he could have been a trailblazer, he could have been the first person taking a PED to describe the advantages of taking them, detailing why he took them, stating what aspects of his game they improved. He could have had the mea culpa of all mea culpas, describing when and why he started, why he continued to do so even after he was busted once and told he would be tested eight times a year.
Chooch didn't give any of those details.
Now, why he didn't is explainable and possibly even understandable. First off, English is not Chooch's first language. While he may be competent and confident speaking English, he may have easily misspoke, creating more headaches. Second, it is entirely possible Chooch does have a very real condition that he wishes not to disclosure that the Adderall helps maintain. When asked if he would pursue joining the 1 in 10 MLB players who are medically cleared to take Adderall, a list that includes Cliff Lee and former Phil Shane Victorino, he said that would be between him and his doctor. That's OK, too.
Chooch's responses, though, were well-formulated and thought out, but were all just different words to say the same thing. I don't fault Chooch for doing this but it leaves answers to very interesting questions on the table. For instance, if Chooch was able to or choose to give an answer as to why he took Adderall, even after he knew he would be tested eight times a year for it, we would have perhaps gotten a window into why MLB players choose to use this drug recreationally or without MLB clearance or why MLB players use it at such a higher clip than regular Americans.
The answer to that question to some may be clear. For instance, a study by Kristin Jenkins of Bryn Mawr College states the following about Adderall: "a person with a perfectly normal, functioning frontal cortex and dopamine levels will experience a heightened sense of motivation, focus, and concentration." If it helps "unclear the mental brush" as one of Jenkins' interviewees says, it would likely help job performance when your job includes focusing on a small object for three hours at a time.
As of 2010, Americans, who make up 4% of the world's population, consumed 88% of the world's Adderall, Ritalin, and other like drugs. The MLB rate is about 1-3% higher than the rate prescribed to children in the US and the percentage is quite a bit higher than the composite US population by most estimates. Chooch had an opportunity to give us a small window into why a player would choose this route. He choose to remain private about it and for me that's OK. I was just selfishly wishing we would have gotten some more information.
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With all due respect, Chooch's answers were the same content worded differently, because from what I could hear in the video, at least one reporter asked the same question, worded slightly differently, at least 4 times.
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First of all, it's mea culpa. Second, Chooch doesn't really owe us fans anything in regards to an explanation. To his bosses and organization, sure, but not to us. He went through the steps, the same steps that every other major leaguer who pissed hot followed, and now we can just move on.
Exactly. To me this is now a non-issue.
My favorite all time Phillie.
Last year when he was hitting clean up all the sudden. People thought he was eating his wheaties? Is anyone really suprised? I also dont think it was just the drugs publicly stated. But good for him and MLB for doing some public relations.
Now here is why I love this guy.
He didnt do it for personal gain or a big contract.
He did it to help the team win. He nderstands how bad this line up is now and he was trying to help them win.
Love love love this guy.
He is the all time Phillies catcher.
He may well be the first player Id take on an all time phillies team. Over Schmidt.
And hed hit 8th on my roster.
Well, he may have done it to hasten a contract extension. That falls under the personal gain category. He'll be 35 next season – the dollars and years for a catcher of that age will be interesting. There aren't that many starting catchers that old in the league.
I totally agree. He's the ultimate team player.
Cooch does need to divulge medical reasons etc.. to anyone. Adderall did not improved his power, maybe his focus, so he is not watching the squirrel running in left field. But I give him kudos for being willing to apologize to all affected.
I read a comment on fangraphs that is unrelated to this post but well worth sharing-
"It is pretty incredible — Votto has registered pop ups in 0.17% of his batted balls over the past 3 years. Next best is Ben Revere at 0.35%, Mauer at 0.42%, Jeter at 0.44%, and Howard Kendrick and Michael Bourn both at 0.52%."
So at least we won't have to worry about much of that this year from him, compared to other phillies *coughRollinscough*.
Ryan Howard 0.63%
Rollins' 5.5% was still pretty far below the leaders noted there (Barajas 8.6%, Barmes 8.1%, V.Wells 8.0%).
Far below leaders, but still above the league average. Last year will hopefully prove to be an anomaly and not a trend, as his IFFB% nearly doubled his career average.
i personally don't care that he took it! it's not like he grew to outrageous proportions and hit 73 HR's. he had a good year. period. i don't think it actually make him much stronger. chooch has always been a clutch hitter, but from what i saw last year he became more polished because he hit smart, and to his ability. i don't think you'll see much of a difference. i see him doing almost the same thing this year. the only reason it looked so great was because everybody else sucked.
and i don't think he has any splainin to do! leave him alone. why don't you write about all the positives of chooch? he don't owe us jack! the guy plays hurt, he takes hugh hit at the plate blocking it, and he hits in the clutch. not to mention his handling of the pitchers. and i don't think there's a drug in the world that can make a catcher call a good came.
I say leave him alone. one thing I notice about this website is there seems to be a lot of focus the negatives, rather than the positives. The guy still had a good attitude and was sincerely sorry. And the fact that he even gave the interview at all was cool. Most players you never hear anything except they didnt do it.. Here he was humble and he said he made a mistake and now he pays the price. I respect that. And besides he's still one of the top ten catchers in baseball. GIve him a little latitude.
The whole thing started with a positive.
A positive drug test lol
I also have no issue with what he did.
I have an issue with him getting caught and now he cant ever get caught again or hes done.
well ian i didn't know that! i really don't think he needs it though. personally if you're right about that, then i could use some just to stay focused on what my wife is saying! lol. after 38 yrs you tend to let the stuff i'll call, it go in one end and out the other. and you only pick up the stuff that actually relates to the subject that was being talked about. if you get my drift.
Ian… if he'd revealed why he'd taken it, that wouldn't help him in the long run. Maybe he'll write a book about his career and mention it then. Not while he's a player… but i am curious, like you.
MY question is not why Ruiz took Adderall, but why MLB would sanction it's use at a level way beyond the national and international rates. I'm sure that 1 in 10 ballplayers do not have ADD, especially when children are diagnosed with it at an even lower rate. The drug rules are mostly what comes out the back ends of cattle.
As far as that "party line" nonsense, there may be some other parties forcing that: Phillies management and MLB. Ruiz does still have employers. I dare anyone to go beyond what his bosses deem proper.
Again…this is a non-issue for me.
Seems this crowd is willing to let anything pass if it is a Phillie but for other cheaters it is the death penalty. Look, this drug helps with focus and concentration. Could Ruiz's record hitting season be related? Of course!
If he had a medical reason he could have had it approved but he did not apply.
Cheating is cheating and he was stupid enough to get caught twice. He gets no pass from me.
No pass from me either. I don't care what he has to say. He cheated, got caught, and has to serve his sentence, end of story.
Agree with all of that, but I'll add that I am still a big fan, and while this issue might be in the back of my mind, I'll cheer for him as much as ever.
Of course, as am I.
We're human, we're prone to error. In all walks of life I believe in second chances once punishment has been served. As far as I am concerned, once Chooch finishes his suspension, like I said above,- end of story.
But speaking in terms of Ian's posting, I just don't care what he has to say. I watched it, and he expressed remorse to his team and ownership and fans, I don't feel a need to hear anything else. He f'd up, and he owes his league a suspension for it, but IMO, he doesn't own me an explanation. When it's over – Go Chooch, Go Phils.
Not to change the subject. But, can't believe what I just saw on mlb network. Baseball prospectus has their predictions for the nl east already. Washington running away and the braves second with the Phil's and mets 2 games behind the braves. Marlins buried way back in last. Are you kidding. Us and mets tied. Where do they come up with this garbage.
I don't think anyone is giving him a pass.. I think everyone is pissed that he did something to get himself suspended for the start of the season
What did you expect from Chooch? Did you think he would turn into a blabbermouth like Curt Schilling. The guy uses English as his second language.
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Hey, congrats on MLB Center! I was just looking at that and saw Elizabeth-Red Sox corespondent. I wondered if it was you. I also just submitted the Top 10 Braves of all-time. I know the site isn't much but it is just a small step on a long ladder I have to climb to get to the top. Good luck with it!
Here is an article I wrote about your very topic.
This should also help you out.
Have fun writing it!
Congrats on the MLB Center. That's cool. I don't really have any input for the Top 10 Red Sox, but Babe Ruth as a pitcher should be in your honorable mentions.
Congrats on the new job! Best Red Sox? YAZ! Good luck! I look forward to reading it!
I can't believe that Tex turned down the Sox's offer, but it was probably for the best!
Congrats, Elizabeth, on being the "Red Sox Correspondent." I'm sure you'll be great at it. I'm not a RS fan, obviously, but if I had to name some players I'd pick Ted Williams (duh, right?), plus Yaz, Tony C and Jim Lonborg. The last two may not be the greatest of all time, but they sure were stars of their day.
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"Congratulations", again, on your new job as "Red Sox Correspondent" for the baseball site, MLB Center !!! … Regarding, "The Top 10 Red Sox Players Of All-Time" list: well, I think this list should include: (1) Ted Williams – who I consider the greatest hitter of all-time; (2) Babe Ruth – who is the greatest player, and greatest homerun hitter of all-time, a well as, one of the greatest pitchers of all-time … He played for the Red Sox in the years, 1914-1919, and his record of 89-46, and 2.19 ERA, with the Sox, are awesome pitching stats. Ruth, also, had a 3-0 pitching record for the Red Sox in the World Series. Ruth's hitting stats with the Red Sox are also great numbers; ……………(3) Cy Young – pitched for Boston in the years, 1901-1908, and compiled a record, with the Sox, of: 192-112, with an ERA of: 2.00; and, (4) Carl Yastrzemski – great "Hall of Fame" career playing for the Red Sox in the years, 1961-1983 … So, those are my thoughts on the "Top Ten" list … Good Luck with your assignment !!! … I look forward to reading your article when it is "posted" … Take care, Elizabeth !!! … Jimmy [27NYY]
I won't believe the Sox are out until I hear he's officially signed elsewhere!
I know you don't want to hear that, but, I think he's still going to Boston!
I think it would be hard to regard Babe Ruth as one of the top Red Sox players considering what happened to the team after he left, and also the myth behind it.
Maybe that changed this decade? Sox fans are cool 'the Babe.' They are even. Putting all that aside, Ruth set the Major League record for consecutive scoreless innings in the World Series with Boston. He has the statistcal merit as a player.
Anyway, good luck to your players in the World Baseball Classic. Youkilus, Pedoria, Papelbon and Lester wow! We could probably call team U.S.A. the Boston Red Sox U.S.A. or something more creative than that. lol
Congrats on the job looks cool
I'm not sure about the top 10 but the top 5 would have to be
1-Ted Williams
3-Cy Young
4-Jim Rice
5-Johnny Pesky /Varitex / Wakefield
well maybe Pesky, 'Tex, and Wake shouldn't be that high.
Bigpapi72, http://bostonsports.mlblogs.com/
I think adding Mark Texieria will bloster this offense, but I agree with you, we don't need him. He is more of a luxury than a commodity. Happy Holidays!!!
Here is my top ten Sox players:
10. Freddy Lynn
9. Mike Greenwell
8. Dwight Evans
7. David Ortiz
6. Pedro Martinez
5. Jim Rice
4. Carlton Fisk
3. Yaz
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What to expect from climate changeJuly 06,2014In the four-year period between 2007 and 2011, there were 11 FEMA disaster declarations in Vermont. Most of them were related to intense precipitation. In 2011 alone, every county in Vermont was included in at least one federal disaster declaration. That also was the year Tropical Storm Irene ravaged our state. Yet there is concern among some public policymakers that Vermonters are losing interest in taking measures to prevent future climate calamities.
Along comes the Vermont Climate Assessment, the first of its kind in the nation, released June 10 by the University of Vermonts Gund Institute for Ecological Economics. Its a document so sweeping we could spend years analyzing it and taking action.
What is a climate assessment? Its a study of the changing climate, how weve already been affected, and what we can expect in the future. Whats the difference between climate and weather? According to the study, Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.
The Vermont Climate Assessment is a pioneering document. A Northeast regional climate report came out in 2008. And nationally, the U.S. has published three climate assessment reports over the past 15 years. But this is first time an individual state has done its own climate assessment.
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Rising temperatures: Average annual temperature has increased by 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit since 1960.
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Extreme events, such as heavy downpours, have become more frequent and/or intense.
Significant changes in the length of the frost-free growing season and warmth of nighttime temperatures across the state.
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The report primarily focuses on agricultural production, forests, water resources, and recreation industries and lays out a number of challenges for community development. What do we do with the many flood-prone transportation corridors we have running parallel to river corridors, our antiquated water infrastructure, and the vulnerable populations who live in our flood plains?
Even though the reports authors say that the majority of their findings have a very high to high confidence level, there will always be an uncertainty factor in these kinds of projections. This is what makes Vermonters nervous about spending money to combat our increasingly erratic weather.
But given the documented trends, it probably makes sense to start adapting to our changing climate. In agriculture, we could encourage our farmers to diversify their crops to better accommodate weather extremes; use cover crops (green manure) to minimize soil disturbance; and be better water managers by using conservation buffer strips and riparian corridors to help stabilize soils.
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#210792 - 05/06/13 10:10 AM Re: Queer street [Re: Pulchery]
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A quote from Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh):
Well, Im the worst person to come to for advice. Ive never been short as you so painfully call it. And yet what else could you sya? Hard up? Penurious? Distressed? Embarrassed? Stony-broke? On the rocks? In Queer Street? Let us say in Queer Street and leave it that way.
#210793 - 05/06/13 10:33 AM Re: Queer street [Re: Pulchery]
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I've always associated the term with boxing, as in "...knocked him two blocks up Queer Street", usage in the same ball-park (ring? as discombobulated, disoriented, confused, confounded etc.
#210794 - 05/06/13 10:45 AM Re: Queer street [Re: Pulchery]
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Loc: Bagshot Row, Hobbiton, The Shi...
I found this week's theme very interesting and I look forward to the words.
As this is a forum of words, and this week's theme is offensive words, I wanted to add this thought... Something can only be offensive if someone takes offence to it... I am "offended" by segregation, so I am "Offended" by the term "African-American" the proper term is "American", more so when you realize that most of the people the term is applied to have never been to and are not from Africa...
You can try to Offend someone all you wish, if they do not take offence, you have not offended them... you may have made a fool of yourself, but you have given no offense.
Being "Offended" is giving power over yourself to another... if a fool uses a string of syllables that cause you to change how you are acting, that fool has controlled you... so who is the bigger fool?
Take no offense from this, because life is too short to allow fools to control it.
#210796 - 05/06/13 10:57 AM Re: Queer street [Re: Pulchery]
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As a gay man, I wouldn't personally be offended by the use of the word "queer" in almost any context, particularly if someone knew me well enough that they were aware that I was gay. And overall, I presume people in general don't wish to offend. Only if the tone of the conversation was such that it was obviously used derogatorily, does it become offensive. One more point: the word "Queer" has been adopted by some as an alternative to the awfully pedantic LBGTQ-blahblahblah in literature and reporting. "Queer" has also now been used as a verb, meaning to make a situation queer by being completely out, preventing everyone thinking heteronormatively, e.g. I may actually have a husband, not a wife.
#210797 - 05/06/13 11:03 AM Re: Queer street [Re: Hamfast]
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Loc: Vancouver, BC
Interesting and very valuable point. If everyone could pull this off, so many Politically Correct issues and arguments would die on the vine. And many of them I consider a bane, like recently, the beer label "Albino Rhino" was pulled because someone with albinism considered it offensive. Hey, I'd love it if someone created a label "Queer Beer", lol.
#210802 - 05/06/13 12:05 PM Re: Queer street [Re: Hamfast]
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Good reasoning Hamfast. With offenses it is the way you take it that decides offense or or no offense. In the case of "African American", "Irish American", "African German", "Moroccan" Dutch or "Bosnian French", in all cases it's a good thing to absorb an intended insult as a compliment and be proud of one's ancestry or disposition or profession.
The more tolerant a society, the less need of political correctness. On any issue.
#210803 - 05/06/13 12:06 PM Re: Queer street [Re: TonyF]
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#210807 - 05/06/13 12:27 PM Re: Queer street [Re: BranShea]
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Loc: Bagshot Row, Hobbiton, The Shi...
Perhaps we need to look at how a hyphenated name is applied and by whom...
If I apply it to myself or you to yourself, it may indicate pride as you said. But if the hyphenated name is applied to us by someone else, it is more likely to indicate ignorance (of our background) or an attempt to put us in a group... to segregate us by some unimportant feature...
Oh, and TonyF, what about your beer is queer? does it taste a tad bit funny? Does it have some other odd feature? We could add an extra bit of flavor and some reddish coloring and call it "Ginger Beer"... make it stouter and call it "Ginger Ale" oh, wait, that is taken...
#210808 - 05/06/13 12:41 PM Re: Queer street [Re: Pulchery]
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When our children were small, we told them that there were no "bad" words, but that any word could be a bad one if it was used to hurt someone. We all understand that most of the words considered bad in our language (or society) can be, and are, used in different contexts where they are not bad. And if I call someone a "cabbagehead" and my intent is to make them feel bad, to hurt them, to bully them, then "cabbagehead" is a bad word!
#210811 - 05/06/13 01:12 PM Re: Queer street [Re: Pulchery]
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Niggardly ("stingy") has a Scandinavian derivation that predates our N-word by hundreds of years. Chaucer used it in the 14th century. It's a good word but I refrain from using it simply because it raises eyebrows even among educated people who misunderstand the meaning.
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Yesterday I posted a comment from Linda Whittington, a member of the state Legislature in Mississippi who was removed from her assignment on the House Education Committee because she opposes charters.
Today a reader in Tennessee posted a comment with these links from Memphis:
You will learn here that Tennessee House Democratic leader, Craig Fitzhugh, was removed from his position on the education committee because he opposes vouchers.
Bottom line: The privatization steamroller is moving fast in those states. The privatizers don't like local control.
Their goal is to hand public money over to nonpublic schools, out-of-state corporations, businesses, and religious schools, with minimal or no supervision. They don't care if they destroy the public schools.
By the way, StudentsFirst, which is registered as a nonpolitical 501(c)4, poured about $900,000 into the legislative races in Tennessee to assure a Republican super-majority. But please don't forget that it's all "for the children" and of course, bipartisan. Oh, and if you read the article linked here, you will see that Rhee claims to be a resident of Tennessee, even though she is married to the mayor of Sacramento. Where does she live? Where is she registered to vote? It's mysterious.


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Home List of Titles Design research and training: views of educators in a university of technology in Australia
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- Design research and training: views of educators in a university of technology in Australia
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- The restructuring of Australian (and UK) higher education in the nineties brought design fields from a primarily vocational post-compulsory sector into a new university sector aiming to combine traditional notions of scholarship and research with applied industry concerns. This balancing act has proved challenging for many fields, and in particular for art and design fields. In design fields, debate continues about the balance of vocational, practice and academic concerns in higher education and challenges to educators formed in an era of more overt vocationalism. Design schools have adopted multiple strategies to meet the requirement for a design research culture, including recruiting research credentialed staff and credentialing staff through research degrees. While these strategies are having an effect, some design educators remain doubtful of the value of a research culture to design and hopeful that alternative measures, including practice-based degrees, will accommodate existing practices and values of design practice. Unless some consensus is achieved faculties and schools of design risk creating antagonistic tribes or communities of practice, and little is currently known about how such schools are faring. No previous empirical studies have examined the perception of design educators regarding the new values and demands of design research. In this qualitative interview-based study, I examine the perspectives of a cohort (n = 50) of full-time and part-time design educators in an Australian university regarding design research and research training. Conclusions draw implications for the emerging field of design and the characteristics of academic design research.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Design
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- Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences: selected revised papers from 'Innovation and creativity in education', the 2nd World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2010), Istanbul, Turkey, 04-08 February 2010 / Huseyin Uzunboylu (ed.), Vol. 2, no. 2 (2010), pp. 757-761
- Publication year
- 2010
- Keyword(s)
- Australia; Design research; Higher education; Practice-based design; Vocational practice
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- Elsevier
- 1877-0428
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Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2010 Induction
On Thursday evening, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame inducted the Class of 2010 which included Dick Allen, Hobey Baker, Elizabeth Becker, Tom Brookshier, Ron Hextall, William Hyndman III, Bobby Jones, Leroy Kelly, Lighthouse Boys Club, Tug McGraw, Jim Phelan, Mike Quick, Bobby Shantz, Phil Jasner, Marianne Stanley and Jersey Joe Walcott. These chosen athletes have had exceptional careers in their particular sport, either with a Philadelphia team or having grown up in the Philadelphia area and gone on to an outstand sports career elsewhere.
Also honored were the annual Pride of Philadelphia award winners. The award is given in recognition of accomplishment by those who made Philadelphia sports fans proud of their town and its rich sports heritage in 2010. Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz was one recipient. The other winners were the Villanova National Champion Football Team and Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich.
Chooch was unable to attend as he is in Panama visiting family. Larry Shenk, the Phillies Vice President of Alumni Relations, accepted the award on Ruiz's behalf. A fan favorite and clutch performer, Ruiz is well deserving of the honor.
It was an amazing evening filled with Philadelphia legends, their families and friends and a group of very enthusiastic fans who came to witness the event. The Phillies were well represented not only by Mr. Shenk, but president Dave Montgomery and PA Announcer Dan Baker attended as well, along with the inductees and their representatives.
Tug McGraw's son, actor Mark McGraw, attended the ceremony on his father's behalf along with his wife and daughter, Tug's granddaughter. While accepting the award, Mark spoke of his father's love of the game, his sense of humor and especially his love of the Philadelphia fans. Teary-eyed, Mark told the group that one of the only times he ever saw his father cry was when he had "disappointed the fans." As to his sense of humor, Mark said that Tug would tease Larry Christenson by asking him if he was going to pitch that day. When Christenson responded "Yes," Tug came back with, "So am I!"
Another highlight of the evening was seeing Dick Allen receive his award. Allen was the first African American to play a full season for the Phillies. From 1963 to 1969 and again from 1975 to 1976, Allen played hard for the Phillies while enduring racial harassment and even protests by angry fans. But if you ever have the chance to meet Allen, you will find that not only is he not bitter, he is one of the most engaging and pleasant people around.
In fact, Allen simply lights up the room and draws people to him like a magnet. He is warm, kind and very, very funny. No one could be more deserving of such an award, both for his performance as a player and his class as a human being. Allen said it was a "tremendous honor" to receive this award. It was also a tremendous honor for everyone in attendance just to see Allen, along with his wife, son and grandson, enjoy getting the respect and admiration that he deserves.
Other notable inductees included former Flyers goaltender, Ron Hextall; Eagles wide receiver Mike Quick; 76ers forward Bobby Jones; and Phil Jasner, who has been writing for the Philadelphia Daily News for 38 years:
I also got to meet the wife of former Eagle Tom Brookshire, who very sadly passed away earlier this year. There was another former Eagle in attendance as well; current NJ congressman, Jon Runyan who made me look like a midget:
I have put together a Photo Album from the event and separated the photos in three categories. The first one is the dinner reception and candid photos which is followed by photos from the induction ceremony. And the third folder includes photos of the Hall of Fame museum display, auction items and just some random photos around the hotel. The photos are all available for ordering if you missed the event or if you attended and see some you would like as keepsakes.
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What awesome reportage! Good work, Jenn! And it's good to see Dick Allen getting some credit for his fantastic career!
I didn't know Tug had another son. Very handsome guy, which is no surprise. Sounds like it was a great event!
It sounds like it was not only a emotional night, but a grand event that anyone would have enjoyed.
Great pictures and some very insightful prose.
Mike Quick…There is a name from my past. Played against him for three seasons and the guys seemed to have four hands at times. Great to see him get some public acknowledgement for the great feats ( no puns intended) he did for the Eagle faithful.
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Last month, Van Jones, the author of The Green Collar Economy and new "green" advisor to the White House, gave a powerful lecture for the launch of our new Whole Systems Healing initiative. He did a terrific job of connecting the dots and explaining how green jobs (renewable energy) are a way to improve health, the economy, and the environment. We cannot solve big challenges like global climate change by thinking in silos. We need to connect the dots and see how interrelated the choices we make really are.
When it comes to health reform, a systems thinking approach is essential. I just returned from Europe, where I met with colleagues from Germany, Ireland, and England. We discussed health reform initiatives in our respective countries. One trend that stood out to all of us was the evolving role of consumers. People are demanding choices and a more active role in determining/managing their healthcare experiences. The British handbook of the National Health Service (NHS) Constitution, for example, explains patients' rights; advises them to take personal responsibility for their health and well-being; follows the course of treatment to which they have agreed; and provides the system with positive and negative feedback about their healthcare experience.
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Hello and welcome to the 2013 NBA Playoffs Game 4 between our New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers
The New York Knicks lost game 3 in Indy and are now in a dangerous situation. Here's a preview from ESPN of what can we expect tonight
There's not much to say about this game, the Pacers are a tough nut to crack. Hibbert has been doing disappointingly well against Chandler throughout the whole series. JR appears to be in an early vacation and Melo while scores, still struggles and forces a lot of jump shots. Game 4 must have a different approach. Less isolations for Melo and JR, more ball movement, more playtime for Pablo and Cope. Also, Camby deserves some playtime, at 39 he can rebound better than Chandler, this guy needs to get in the paint! A loss tonight will pretty much compromise the series, there's no way New York can get 3 straight wins against these guys. This said, I still believe the Knicks are the better team and they should be able to even the series before returning to MSG!
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Let's go Knicks! Win this game!
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
Will one-plan headcoach Woodson surprise us for a Game-4 WIN???
First-seed Spurs are losing their series 1-3 to GS Warriors
2nd-seed OKC is losing their series 1-3 to Memphis Grizz
If Woodson dont make some major changes in Game-4 .. then Woodson is not a legit playoff head-coach.Originally Posted by ronoranina [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
I agree we should play bigger. We should have been doing this the whole season though. I don't know if we can just switch up now. Playing that way goes against what we've been doing all year.
Frankly we've been running Mike D'antoni's offense, using his small ball philosophy, and we combined it with Woodie's defensive scrupples and it has gotten us this far.
I doubt Woodson will make any major changes, but we will see.
Is Woodson a legit postseason headcoach with various strategic plans to win 4 games vs the NBA elite above .500 teams with star-base talent to in a 7 Game series?
How do Woody defeat a Big-man team like: Gasol / Hibbert / Noah / Duncan / Tyson
How do Woody defeat a top scorer-player team like: Melo / Durant / Lebron / Kobe / D.Wade / Curry
How do Woody defeat an elite playmaker Team like: CP3 / D.Rose / Westbrook / Parker
If no shump or jr we're as good as done... Can melo dig deep and and lead us. Can stat be pushed to 20 minutes and don't play the next game. can stat sacrifice those minutes knowing that we need him but he may not be able to play the rest of the way of the series.
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It's pretty much win or go home... so we better pull a W out of this one.
This Game-4 Knicks-WIN .. will be based on Felton's contribution, and Woody's substitution rotation.
If Woody havnt been doing his homework on the last 3 games vs the Pacers, and what Knicks lineup was successful on offense (45% outside scoring are a must vs Pacers), and defense (defensive-rebounding are a must vs Pacers) .. our chances in Indiana rowdy-loud stadium are very slim if we dont make both these changes in Game-4
We have the roster that was suppose to sweep both Boston & Pacers .. what happen is mystery to me
Lercher said it best...this is basically a do or die game. Hopefully Chandler doesnt play like an old p*ssy tonight
Rady that picture of Marc Gasol, Tyson Chandler and JR smith has me in tears
Any word on how many minutes Amare can play tonight? I hope we can use him more, we need his offense. I hope we can find a way to get this win over the Pacemakers tonight and give Shump more time to get his knee right hopefully
Def a must win. Melo needs an efficient scoring night. Chandler needs to be a beast on the glass. And we need at least 30 points from our guards collectively.
Ray Felton and Chandler need to play together, more high screen and rolls and Felton driving to basket. Cannot do that lob play because of the big fella. So , more tear drop shots from Felton!
Melo, drive to the rack and draw fouls. His three point shooting has been horrendous so take them to the rack!
Pablo and Kidd need to have decent minutes and strong defense.
Shumpert at the 2 and Kmart at the 4 to start. Prigs goes to the bench. Interesting..
Change in the starting 5, K-Mart starts for Prigioni
A lot of the times when someone comes out and says what needs to be said whether out on the media or not, it will seem like the person is pointing fingers. I don't think Chandler was pointing fingers, he was just simply stating the obvious about the necessity for unselfish play. The main problem wasn't defense although, Pacers wrecked us on the boards because that's what their game consists of. The main problem was our offense. It was too predictable and easy to defend. The Pacers had 82 points. We couldn't top that. Our offense sucked. Chandler was voicing his opinion. He already won a ring and he knows what kind of unselfish team play the team needs to win. He simply saw what the problem was and he voiced it out. I appreciate his voice because most people will say the "right" political things and give no value of truth out into the media. He is definitely a leader in the Knicks and people need to take what he said and learn from it or the Knicks are done for. You can be a little bitch about it and be angry that he said that and say he's complaining or you can take it like a man and think about it and learn from it. I can totally see that he wants to win, and that's mad respect to him because he already has a ring and he is still hungry for another one. The rest of the people on the team need to listen up to what he says. The team WILL NOT go any further without trust in each other's abilities, or allowing the other person to shine for night.
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I think appealing this decision shows a complete lack of integrity and remorse by both Bousquet and Catalans. I believe a 4 game ban was lenient, to then appeal that ruling is a disgrace.
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First, read page two of an article I published in January -- Buy, Sell, Hold or Make Sweet Love to Apple? . That piece flashes back to one from almost a year ago where I anticipated what would happen to over-zealous Apple (AAPL) longs.
Many AAPL shareholders, barking when the stock hit $700, are underwater or have smaller profits to show for their overconfidence and poor position management.
As I have been writing in recent months , Apple does and, for the foreseeable future, will dominate. Couple its greatness with relatively weak competition and Apple remains best of breed. As such, I maintain we're seeing a hysterical, noise-driven, year-too-soon sell-off .
I stopped talking about my decidedly bearish long-term concerns as they suddenly became consensus on Wall Street and in the media. The negative sentiment got ahead of itself so I had to (at least attempt to) moderate the discussion.
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Samir Shabo fills his tank at a Mobil gas station in Chicago last week. Gasoline prices jumped at the end of the week as rising economic growth boosted oil prices and temporary refinery outages crimped gasoline supplies on the East and West Coasts.NEW YORK Weekend travelers did a double-take at the gas station after Fridays biggest one-day pop in pump prices in nearly two years.
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#24 Question
I have never been to the TN side other than fishing WPLPR along 441 once.
I am planning a trip to #24 in June. I am wondering about the hike in. Is it easier to follow Little River Trail from Elkmont or easier to take Cucumber Gap Trail to Little River Trail?
Also curious about the hike, I know it's about 3.5 miles. Is it relatively flat, a lot of elevation gain, etc? Is the trail an old road or a small foot path? I see there are no horses so I assume the trail is in decent shape regarding loose rocks, etc.
I appreciate any feedback anyone can give. I am excited about visiting a new to me place in GSMNP even though I have heard the fishing is absolutely horrible up there.
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I think its 4.6 miles. Cucumber gap is .2 miles longer, but is preferable since you are not hiking on gravel the whole time. It as flat as the Smokies gets. I was supposed to go there last weekend but had to cancel. You also might want to consider 30 if you are after Brookies and want a less crowded camp
Hike in is easier to take LR the whole way IMO, and it is a nice easy climb on an old wide roadbed. I hiked up to it 10:30 PM - 12:30 AM, raining the whole time in early March - I'm not in good shape either. There are 2 small stream crossings at the very end, the first of which could be over the calf depending on water levels.
Be sure to check site closings before your trip as 24 gets closed due to bear activity a couple times a year.
As ifish4wildtrout mentioned, 30 is a great site and gets a lot less use, though the trail is a bit more narrow after 24 and the couple stream crossings can be a bit more challenging; one was thigh high on one of my trips.
CS24 has always been my choice of backcountry sites when wanting to fish....just a great location for jumping off to a myriad of locales.......you could stay a week there and never fish the same water twice. It is 3.7 miles from the trailhead to the old turn around where the rivers fork. The campsite is a large one and you can usually find a site that gives you a little taste of solitude. CS24 is about 1/2 mile further on and here you have an actual trail rather than following an old road bed....I can actually remember driving that 3.7 miles and parking my car to start my hike in. CS30 is another 2 miles up the trail and is in a region my family knew as "3 forks"...not to be confused with the region in NC around Raven Creek. I used to fish this area a lot when you could drive within 2 miles but now it is over 6 miles and is hard for an old man to do in a day. If you camp at CS24 and start fishing upstream from there you will probably get a Slam without leaving the river....the higher you go the more brookies you will find. If you are going to be there for a couple of days hike back down head up Fish Camp Prong toward Goshen Prong...walk in about a mile or so before you start fishing...where the trail turns to the left and there is a large white bolder is a great place to start fishing....there is also good fishing from the forks of the river back to the campsite...please give us a report and photos.
Have camped at Elkmont and hiked up there to fish and back easily covering 10+ miles all without being completely worn out at the end of the day. Of course, that is without a pack but it is very easy going and is basically an old road. Staying at #24, #30 or even #23 are all going to put you in some prime fishing locations. If you manage to swing #24, you also have the option of walking back down river as well and would have another mile or two of good water in addition to everything above #24. I think I've mentioned that to you before though...
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Gentlemen, I appreciate all the info.
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