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The MLBlogs Latest Leaders List for 2009 has been posted, and…
Phillies Red Pinstripes ended up at no. 43 among the 57 fan blogs that were listed for 2009. Which mean that I had dropped some from my no. 24 ranking in 2008. But, hey, I'm not complaining. Just means that I have to work harder in 2010. Anyway, here's the entire list as posted at MLBlogs.com.
Update: The list is now up to the top 100. And five are Phillies fan blogs.
Say hello to each one, will you:
Fan Blogs
1. Confessions of a She-Fan
2. Red State Blue State
3. Julia's Rants
4. The Happy Youngster…Brew Town's Ballhawk
5. Rockpile Rant
6. The Future Blog of the Red Sox
7. Phillies Phollowers
8. I Live for This
9. FutureAngels.com
10. Rays Renegade
11. Pick Me Up Some Mets!
12. Blogging Dodgers and Baseball
13. Yankees Chick
14. I'm Not A Headline Guy…
15. A Diatribe from a Journalism Student
16. Counting Baseballs
17. The 'Burgh Blues
18. Indians, Cardinals, and Tigers! Oh my!
19. Eat, Sleep, Baseball
20. Unfinished Business
22. Baseball, The Yankees, and Life…
23. Plunking Gomez
24. Baseball Cleats & Shoes
26. King of Cali
27. Bruce Markusen's Cooperstown Confidential
28. Cambios y Curvas
29. Statistician Magician
30. The 1 Constant
31. Passion & Pride Collide
32. Rocky Mountain Way…Outside Coors looking in
33. The Diamond Diva
34. All Baseball All The Time
35. King Yankees
36. Flair For The Dramatic
37. Hook, Line Drive, & Sinker
38. Cook & Son Bats' Blog
39. A Misplaced Astros Fan
40. The Closer
41. The Yankees Baseball Whisperer
42. Live, Eat, and Breathe Yankees
43. Phillies Red Pinstripes
44. The Pittsburgh Peas
45. The Watercooler
46. sittingstill
47. Baseball Canadiana
48. Everything Baseball
49. Yogi Brewer
50. Cardinal Girl
51. Bottom of the Ninth
52. The Brewer Nation
53. The NYC Autograph Collector
54. Linea de Primera
55. A Bite Off The Big Apple
56. A Girl's View of the Brewers, and Other Related Baseball Things
57. cat loves the dodgers
58. Bjarkman's Latino and Cuban League Baseball History Page
59. The Season Experience
60. Ranger Rumors
61. Baseball Bats
62. We're talkin Homer, Blue Jays and MLB
63. Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts
64. The Rumor Mill – MLB Rumors
65. Redbird Chatter
66. More Cowbell
67. DYNASTY League Baseball from designer of Pursue the Pennant
68. This is what the girl thinks….
69. Ted's Take
70. Angry Fan's Baseball Fix
71. Red Sox Nation Daily
72. Hitless Wanderings in Texas
73. Baseball's Hottest Wives
74. District Boy
75. MLB in the eyes of a 14 year old
76. Up in Section 360
77. Prose and Ivy
78. Perfect Pitch
79. Yawkey Way Yaker
80. For Love of The Game
81. Twins Limey
82. Hello Halos! My View of the Big A
83. Sports Propaganda
84. Bringing Diamond Back(s)
85. Bleeding Pinstripes
86. The Squad
87. Dodgers Trends
88. Crzblue's Dodger Blue World
89. Outside the Phillies Looking In
90. The Golden Rule
91. New Mexican Yankee Fan
92. Mets' Main Man
93. Pinstripes in the Bronx
94. Art of the Pale Hose
95. Go Redlegs!
96. When it Rains it Pours
97. Blogging 'Bout Baseball
98. El Casillero de los Medias Rojas
99. How 'Bout Those Phils?
100. Wrightoholics
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Thanks for the congrats guys.
Not sure why the list initially stopped at 57, but it goes up to 100 now, and there are 5 Phillies blogs altogether in the top 100. Congrats on your ranking!
Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts
Thanks for the congrats, and congrats on you making the top 100 as well, Sue.


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For the past ten years The Bad Plus—- Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson and David King —-have broken down the walls of jazz convention and created an uncompromising body of work. Few jazz groups in recent memory have amassed such acclaim, and few have inspired such controversy. Their belief in the band ethos and their personal brand of avant-garde populism have put them at the forefront of a new instrumental music movement, drawing audiences both traditional and mainstream. While the bulk of their output has been original music, they have deconstructed songs in the pop, rock as well as the country and classical music idioms.
The Bad Plus
Made Possible
Release Date: October 22nd 2012
"If the Coen Brothers put together a jazz trio, perhaps it would be like this, the comic and the dramatic rolled together."
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"It's about as badass as highbrow gets."
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The Bad Plus has spent more than a decade redefining what a piano-bass-drums trio can and should be. They've reached audiences of all demographic stripes with an uncompromising body of original music (plus some ingenious, genre-jumping covers) and dedicated touring around the globe. On their eighth studio album, Made Possible, bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer David King take their distinctive musical modus operandi to captivating new heights, proving once again that the rules of musical convention are made to be broken.
"This band contains some of the most punk energy I've ever seen or felt as a musician — it just doesn't need to do it so obviously," King says. "That's our statement. It's a complex emotion."
Made Possible marks a palpable departure for The Bad Plus on a few fronts. Layers of synth and electronic drum sounds can be heard prowling amid the trio's signature acoustic palette. Also, whereas the group's new material typically gets a thorough road test before being recorded, these songs were brought in with looser expectations and even more potent possibilities. And for the first time since 2005's Suspicious Activity?, the band chose to record far away from its Minnesota motherland, holing up instead at a remote studio in upstate New York.
The resulting nine tracks — eight originals plus a loving nod to the late Paul Motian ("Victoria") — showcase everything this groundbreaking trio is capable of: pulse-pounding anthems, bright-eyed melancholia, bold juxtapositions, tunefully mathy contortions and a masterful sense of song. "Seven Minute Mind" and "Wolf Out" are streaked with heady minimalism. "For My Eyes Only" and the epic "In Stitches" highlight the group's vulnerable, ambitiously emotive core. "Re-Elect That" honors and extends the rich bloodline of American avant jazz, while "I Want to Feel Good Part Two" offers an irresistible two-beat that's equally suitable for a postmodernist time capsule or a church picnic. As ever, the sum effect is a welcome demolition of what listeners might expect from an instrumental trio.
Throughout its career, The Bad Plus has held fast to a band ethos (deeply collaborative with no "leader") and a belief in what its members like to call avant-garde populism (progressive, musically sophisticated ideas without the highbrow trappings). Made Possible is a vivid and convincing document of this passionate stance, loaded with genre-defying music that is at once complex, heartfelt and instantly engaging. Or, as Iverson puts it, "It's the sound of getting together in your garage, all committing no matter what, and seeing what you can make up."
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Home List of Titles Death is something to be avoided : the psychodynamics of end-of-life planning for the general practitioner
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- Title
- Death is something to be avoided : the psychodynamics of end-of-life planning for the general practitioner
- Author(s)
- Cooper, Carolyn
- Abstract
- The seeds for this research were planted in the emergency rooms of a tertiary Metropolitan Hospital Emergency Department where I practise as an Emergency Physician. My aim in the research is to develop an understanding of the psychodynamic processes that limit general practitioners from involvement in the groundwork of end-of-life planning with their patients who suffer from chronic and terminal illnesses and the dependent elderly patient. The focus in this thesis is to communicate an understanding of the general practitioners' perception of the community and their role within it to end-of-life plan. At the commencement of the writing I acknowledge my limitations in the academic spheres of sociology, philosophy, anthropology and social history but these aspects of the thesis are developed to contextualize the research within the community of work of the general practitioners. Over a period of days, a number of frail elderly patients were transferred from their Nursing Home by a mobile intensive care ambulance to the Emergency Department to be resuscitated. My feelings of concern for these individuals generated questions. Who decides? Who has the right to make life and death decisions for others. Where is choice? Are the patient's wishes known at this time? Do the patients have any rights when they are incapable of making their own choices known? Does anyone know what their choices would be? Or, is 'death something to be avoided', no matter what the circumstances? So this research springs from a passionate concern for the rights of the other, with the desire for others to appreciate their personal autonomy and their capacity for choice, in dying and death, as in life. As Yalom puts it: If he doesn't know he is about to die how can your patient make a decision about how to die? Yes, he must decide how to face death1. The research commences with a quantitative study using data derived from a survey of adult patients attending the Emergency Department in May 2002, to quantify if end-of-life planning is occurring in the community. It then moves to the process of purposefully selecting a group of general practitioners, as a series of case studies, with whom to explore and understand the concept and process of end-of-life planning within the community. Using an interpretive paradigm with a clinical method of in-depth interviewing, data are collected from these general practitioners. System psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theories and practice are applied for the analysis of the data. The dissertation reveals the factors that limit general practitioners in end-of-life planning. These factors include; emotional collusion with members of the community, the lack of clarity in the primary task, the inability to recognize and manage the emotional experience associated with the role and limited education in communicating issues of significance. Theory is generated depicting the context of the work, and recommendations are made for future participation in end-of-life planning by the general practitioner and members of society.
- Publication type
- Thesis (PhD)
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Enterprise. Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship
- Publication year
- 2008
- Keyword(s)
- Advanced care planning; Australia; Death; Psychology; End-of-life planning; Enduring power of attorney; Living will; General practice; Patients; Physicians; Terminally ill
- Coverage
- Australasian Digital Theses collection
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- Copyright © 2008 Carolyn Ellen May Cooper.
- Thesis Supervisor
- [Susan Long]
- Thesis Note
- [A thesis submitted as a requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Swinburne University of Technology, 2008.]
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Happy Halloween
In the spirit of Halloween, here are some Phillies in fun costumes. Jimmy Rollins could not decide between a bunny or J-Roll Smurf:
Chase Utley felt like Superman for part of the year but in the offseason, goofing around like a clown might be more appropriate:
And then we have the Super Hero segment with Roy Halladay as Iron Man, Ryan Howard as the Hulk and Kyle Kendrick as, well I am not really sure, but he is some kind of generic flying hero:
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Nice. J-roll smurf is the clear winner in my mind. I heard that Jaime Moyer was going to go as Chase Utley to try and spice things up with his wife.


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text: Time travel, bull or real? 1234567>daymoon posted:10/15/2013 8:47:41 AM I recently had something brought to my attention, the John Titor time travel post's. yeah I know I am behind. Its the story of my life, I don't get taken seriously too often by the sci fi crowd and end up left out of the loop a lot. Anyway,I had never heard of him until last week when another guy claiming to be a time traveler brought him up. After reading a few of his posts (John and new guys) I am starting to believe he was not actually a time traveler but more of an Edgar Cayce type of psychic and was actually psychically seeing events to come and that is why is time frame was off. When a psychic gets a vision, it is often like looking through water and the time and finer detail is unclear although the main event is. Any thoughts on time travel?gary107 posted:10/15/2013 10:56:29 AM remind me to post my thoughts on this topic, but at another time.daymoon posted:10/15/2013 12:25:56 PM In Reply To:gary107 posted:10/15/2013 10:56:29 AM remind me to post my thoughts on this topic, but at another time.I understand, tomorrow when I build my time machine I will go back to today and remind you to post.daymoon posted:10/15/2013 12:26:57 PM Gary107, This is day from the future, please don't forget to post your thoughts on time travel. Thank you come again.bobprin posted:10/15/2013 6:42:53 PM Time travel is real. We travel, it takes time. Sorry, mundane humor.Jaxerback posted:10/15/2013 8:02:31 PM Time travel is theoretically possible.We all know Einstein's theory of relativity and how gravity can distort space/time.I am never ceased to be amazed by the fact that just by looking up on a clear night,one is looking into the past.We are all travelling into the future one second at a time."Timeslips" are probably my favourite subject in all the literature regarding the paranormal. http://allsands.com/Science/timetraveltheo_sqm_gn.htmLincolnGenghis posted:10/15/2013 8:30:57 PM Gary would use the time machine to go back and save JFK. :)bobprin posted:10/16/2013 4:02:34 AM Yes he would, then he would get his perfect attendance ribbon.LincolnGenghis posted:10/16/2013 4:49:19 AM But then that might have changed his whole timeline. :)bobprin posted:10/16/2013 8:58:59 AM He would have been happy, tall and suave, a success at whatever he turned his hand to. Twas not to be.daymoon posted:10/16/2013 10:32:10 AM Save JFK?????? NAH! I am gonna go back and tell myself never to marry my ex LOL! And to not lose my first novel manuscript. OH and not get that dammed tattoo on my left arm I am so sick of it.. And also not to get the flaming cherries on my butt cheek...... Oh and also, invest in oil and chocolate and milk. The prices have gone through the roof and I would be rich now.gary107 posted:10/16/2013 12:40:23 PM time slows down, does not stop or reverse, for those traveling at very great speeds, like those speeds near the speed of light. Imagine some one drives up in a brand new 1938 Ford but the year is 2013. He are dressed as folks were in 1938, they have paper money and new coins from that time. Their understanding of the social conditions are appropriate for their time and place in 1938. They have not gone back in time instead it is as if they skipped a few pages of history, they appear out of place. They are still moving forward in time but now they are more in sync with what we call the present. Time travel is always forward, but the rate of speed can change. Time can stop dead but then so can [do] you. Well, I did try saving JFK Jr., but I paid for my interference and lost the hard drive to my 486 computer and the work that was on it.gary107 posted:10/16/2013 12:47:57 PM I had to attend to the interests of our Russian friends who gave the information. If you give someone information you ought to be very clear of your purpose in doing so and what is to be expected of them.gary107 posted:10/16/2013 12:49:57 PM troubles occur in translation and the understanding of the patterns to their thoughts.gary107 posted:10/16/2013 12:51:27 PM /...is dressed as folks were...bobprin posted:10/16/2013 2:04:26 PM I'm interested in flaming cherries. Whats on the other cheek?daymoon posted:10/16/2013 8:00:55 PM In Reply To:bobprin posted:10/16/2013 2:04:26 PM I'm interested in flaming cherries. Whats on the other cheek?uh, skin lolJaxerback posted:10/16/2013 8:44:53 PM I am giving up on you people.Bob has turned into a pervert now...LincolnGenghis posted:10/17/2013 3:13:48 AM Jaxer le do thoil inis dom tú ag magadh. Chailliúint an greann na hÉireann é chomh dona is a chailliúint an bod. Samhlaigh an trioblóid bob fuair is dócha as a bhean chéile ag iarraidh ar an cheist. Tá a fhios agam cheapann tú go bhfuil smaoinimh greannmhar. :) Jeg kan ikke hjelpe meg selv, jeg er forfalt for kjøring Gary gal prøver å finne ut hva jeg sier akkurat nå. Han kan få den irske, men jeg tror ikke han har en norsk ordbok. Jeg måtte legge til noen norske det vil holde ham opptatt i timevis. LOLbobprin posted:10/17/2013 4:17:30 AM Secret nordic messages. Jax, slow down old son, I don't think I'm a pervert. I was simply asking about bodyart. Nothing wrong with that, I did not ask for a pix of said bodyart. I just wanted my fantasy to be realistic. I mean, this is like time travel. I revert back to when flaming cherries on a butt cheek would pique my interest to unimaginable heights, cause a rise in blood pressure, alert my senses to the nth degree, and piss Mary off. Instead of sitting around like a slug. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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Hifalutin Hijinks
Nothing says Memorial Day weekend like baseball, patriotism and trying to figure out just how the hell I got home last night.
Obviously, dear readers, this year is no exception.
Stumbling home at 4:30 in the morning, it took a good twenty minutes of frustration before I realized I was trying to get inside my neighbor's building instead of mine. Whoops. No wonder the key wouldn't work.
Quizzing myself on what actually happened the night before — piecing quipped memories together one by one to reassemble reality — is the basic tenet of any three-day weekend. Like, did the Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer really throw six-plus scoreless innings last night? Indeed. Did Nancy Pelosi actually run out of things to say? You betcha. Did I really overhear the following conversation at the bar last night?
Pretentious Woman #1: I had the Pinot. He had the Shiraz.
Pretentious Woman #2: I didn't know they served wine at the Cell.
Pretentious Woman #1: They do. In our section anyway.
Pretentious Woman #2: I'll have to try that next time.
Pretentious Woman #1: Yeah, I mean, what else you gonna do? Watch the game? Ha!
Yes, folks, such tragedy is not made up.
You wanna drink wine? Fine. Go ahead. Nothing wrong with that; but I don't care who you are, the ballpark ain't no place for wine.
Or maybe I'm still languishing over John C. Reilly's intriguingly accurate characterization of me at last year's Memorial Day cookout:
I may be no angel, but I do know that there is a time and place for everything.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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How I miss the post-game orgy of selected brews and concotions that made my 20-30's a blur to me, but photo opportunities for others.
Best part of drinking wine, you can look a bit more sophisticated before you fall from your barstool. Oh, and every single spill get a reminder stain somewhere on you or her.
I have not had the horror of trying to open a neighbor's house at 4-ish in the am, but I did accidently pee in the neighbors koi pond and it killed two fish once.
Ahh memories!
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You're right…wine has no business at the ballpark. And it's entirely possible that I could have the same adventure you had last night very soon. I've ben at the bar for an hour and I'm thiiiiiiiis close to starting my third drink. Hooray for Memorial Day weekend!!!
That could have been considered breaking and entering there Jeffy and with John Cochran gone who ya gonna call? I'll be in Chi-town mid June and I'll look to see any wanderers at 4 am trying to get into other folks homes!
When I went to Fenway – my husband had the never to ask if I wanted a glass wine! That is just SO wrong at a baseball game!
I have to admit – please don't kill me! – that I sometimes drink wine at the ballpark. I do. I hate beer, so what can I tell you?
RR — You probably did those fish a favor. They can live for a hundred years. That's a long time to be a fish.
Jen — Have one on me!
V — Reilly is somethin' else indeed.
Tom — My excuse: all the brownstones look the same in my neighborhood.
Julia — Glad you're on our side.
Jane — You get a free pass. We like you!


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There's a clip of him Johnny Hawkins put on facebook. Not as far through as a carrot but bloody hell, this kid is fast.
When our coaching team get their hands on him he's going to score a belly full.
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Seton Hill sweeps West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia Wesleyan's men saw its two-game win streak snapped Saturday afternoon on the road, suffering a 60-56 setback at the hot-shooting Seton Hill Griffins.
Seton Hill connected on 8-of-16 three-point shots to win the defensive tussle.
Seton Hill led 32-30 at the half, and built that lead to 48-40 midway through the second half. Wesleyan rallied with a 13-4 run that tied the game at 53-53 on a pair of Chris Dewberry free throws with 4:25 remaining. Seton Hill answered by closing the game with a 7-3 run highlighted by an Oliver McGlade three-pointer that extended the lead to 58-53 with less than 2 minutes left.
Kelsey Williams led Wesleyan with 16 points and 13 rebounds, with Dewberry coming off the bench to add 14 points. David Windsor led Seton Hill with 17 points.
Wesleyan falls to 10-13 overall and 7-12 in the WVIAC. Seton Hill improves to 13-11 and 10-10.
Coach Patrick Beilien's Bobcats are back in action today, traveling to Alderson-Broaddus.
Women's College
Seton Hill 90
Wesleyan 60
Seton Hill delivered a strong statement Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 90-60 home victory over West Virginia Wesleyan in WVIAC women's basketball action. The Griffins ruled the boards on the day, winning the team rebounding battle 47-32.
Seton Hill led 43-29 at the half, and extended that advantage throughout the second half, with the final margin of 30 points being the largest lead of the game. Katie Gattuso led the Griffins with 24 points and 10 rebounds, with Paige Alviani adding 20 points.
Wesleyan was led by Atavia Blake, Kerry Conroy, and Danesha Richardson who all scored 14 points. Brittany Maxey recorded a team high 10 rebounds.
Seton Hill improves to 15-11 overall and 12-8 in the WVIAC. Wesleyan falls to 7-15 and 6-13. Wesleyan is back in action today, traveling to Alderson-Broaddus.
College Softball
West Virginia Wesleyan's softball team went 3-1 over the weekend, sweeping a pair from Belmont Abbey, and splitting with Catawba. Two additional games that were scheduled against Lenoir Rhine was cancelled due to snow.
Wesleyan 4, Belmont Abbey 0: Kaitlyn Carey opened the 2013 campaign with a shutout, allowing only three hits and a walk while striking out four. She helped herself with a pair of RBI's as the Bobcat offense collected eight hits. Centerfielder Carliegh Hall was the lone multi-hit line with a pair of singles.
Wesleyan 12, Belmont Abbey 7: After falling behind 5-0 by the top of the third, Wesleyan rallied with a five spot in the fourth, and added four more runs in frame number five. The offense banged out 15 hits, led by a 4-of-4 performance from Alex Furr. Hall and Carey each added three hits apiece, as Kaitlin Hanna earned the win on the mound in relief.
Catawba 4, Wesleyan 0: Catawba's Carley Tysinger shut down the Wesleyan offense, firing a one-hit shutout. Hanna suffered her first loss of the season on the mound allowing four runs in a complete-game effort.
Wesleyan 2, Catawba 1: Carey followed up her Friday effort with another gem, outdueling Catawba's Selena Ashley in a tight pitching duel 2-1. Carey only allowed two hits, walking one and striking out four. She also collected the team's lone RBI and earned run, driving home Paige Cummings who had doubled earlier in the inning. Wesleyan was held to three hits in the win.
Wesleyan closed the weekend 3-1 overall, while Catawba ended at 5-4 and Belmont Abbey 1-7.
Coach Steve Warner's Bobcats are back in action on Saturday, traveling to Limestone.
College Lacrosse
West Virginia Wesleyan opened the 2013 lacrosse campaign at Shepherd's Ram Stadium, losing to the hosts, 22-2.
Wesleyan fell behind early 7-0, but received consecutive goals from Taylor Holmes and Jaclyn Luciany. Shepherd played shutout lacrosse the rest of the day, scoring six more times before the half, and adding nine more tallies in the second half.
Coach Karli Brentlinger's Bobcats are back in action on Saturday, traveling to local rival Alderson-Broaddus.
College Tennis
West Virginia Wesleyan played this weekend under the tutelage on new head coach Marc Walters. Senior Eduards Gusevs led the Bobcats winning the No. 4 singles over Ohio Dominican's Jeremy Mowkry 6-4, 6-1, and teamed with Javier Yim Kim to win the No. 1 doubles over Charleston's Rico Williams and Matt Sherba 8-4.
Kim also scored individually, taking fifth place in the No. 3 singles slot. Douglas Oliverio and Nathan Seville battled to the final in No. 3 doubles before falling to the Ohio Dominican tandem of Mowkry and Tito Beladonna.
Wesleyan is back in action on Saturday in Erie, Pa., against regional opponent Edinboro.
College Swimming
West Virginia Wesleyan's swim teams closed their 2013 regular season Saturday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C. at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimming Championships. Wesleyan's men closed the competition in 10th place with a total of 104 points, while the women ended in 11th with 63.5 points.
Wingate swam to each team title with 710 points in the women's division, and 789 for the men. WU's women edged Johns Hopkins for the team title, while Queens College of North Carolina garnered the runner-spot for the men.
Wesleyan's 400-free relay team of Phil Fisher, Inti Freitas, Mark Mattis, and Thomas Bartleman had the highest Bobcat finish, placing ninth in 3:10.09. Individually, Fisher swam to a 13th place finish in the grueling 1650-free in 16:44.29, while teammate Max Garner placed 16th in the 200-breast in 2:15.18.
Rachel Bailer was the lone Bobcat female to place individually, posting a 16th place in the 200-breast in 2:29.16. The 400-free relay team of Bailer, Becca Vaughan, Rachael Kelly, and Ellen Denton placed 11th in 3:45.41.


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Greatest moments in presidential speeches
Published On: Oct 28 2011 01:06:49 PM CDT Updated On: Jan 09 2015 01:00:00 AM CST
Presidential speeches can be memorable for many reasons: they can capture the nation's mood after a tragedy; they can issue warning; they can be a call to action. This September 11th is the 11th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. Listen to Bush's famous 9/11 speech, as well as many others and see how many lines you recognize from these famous presidential speeches.


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Cruising in my Tony Stewart Monte Carlo
Cruising from Car Show to Car Show in our 2005 Supercharged Tony Stewart Monte Carlo. Had Tony sit in the Car and sign dash in 2005 prior to Chicagoland race. He never won a race that year till weekend we got it, after that he won two or three consecutive races, and a few more after, and then brought home the ultimate prize in 2005, The NEXTEL Championship. What a year to remember! Our Monte only makes Car Show appearances now - Still only 4000 miles. Can only dream that some day Tony himself would drive it to one! What a surprise that would be!! One can only dream!!!!
Go Tony!!


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The other day I questioned about why is really difficult to find Spanish street style blogs on the internet, and today I have the same question about blogs in other languages, like catalan. Just for you to know, in Spain there are other official languages apart from Spanish: Euskera, Gallego, and Catalan (also we have some variations such Aranes, Balear, Valenciano).
A huge part of the textile industry in Spain is set on Cataluna, and also a big part of the most powerful designers and fashion labels on Spain are Catalan. For that reason, Barcelona is a wellknown trendsetter capital.
So why can't I find bloggers who do it better in Catalan? I just found one pretty place where a girl named Laia (like me, typical Catalan name by the way) talks about fashion in this language. She doesn't only write about local things, she also express herself about international events, designers, celebrities and curiosities with the same passion of someone who speaks for thousands of readers, but trough a particular way.
Maybe she doesn't receive visits at all (except for mine, I guess…) she's sailing alone, but she puts in there all of her free time and passion. It is strange to read about fashion with no English, French, Italian or Spanish words. But isn't it equally worthy?
I celebrate this kind of things. I celebrate that blogging about something you love, is not always about how many people is going to follow you. It's about been able to create your own personal space no matter what's your google rank is or how many comments you have in a row. Now, it's your turn: do you know any fashion blogs wrote in no massive languages or dialects rarely spoke?


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Last night's "The Women Tell All" episode was one of my favorite WTA ever! The girls looked gorgeous (especially AshLee, hello why is she so pretty) and I was happy to see that they all seemed like they were in a good place. The bloopers were hilarious and I wish we could have seen more (I'm sure they will surface on you tube soon enough). Tierra (her eye brow was still scary) was obviously very fake and in straight denial and I would have liked to see more of Kacie B. and Lesley M. but as a fanatic a lot of my questions were answered and I think that Sean did make the right choices throughout the season.
Tierra was her usual tierr-able self. I found it funny that Chris Harrison was almost pushing her to answer uncomfortable questions. The girls didn't attack her as much as I would have hoped (except Robyn and Jackie) and I felt like Tierra was in denial the whole time. She didn't get defensive though (I was surprised she didn't snap at anyone) and she didn't see anything wrong with the way that she acted on the show. Tierra mentioned that the drama on the show never happens to her in "real" life…I highly doubt that. I was surprised she didn't wear more make-up, I guess the bling on her finger made up for her plain jane-ness (it's the WTA; she could have dolled up a bit more). But yes America, she is in fact engaged. She wouldn't answer when she got engaged but she is! We wish you all the best Tierra, I'm sure that marriage will last forever, especially since you had to go on The Bachelor to realize that your fiancé was the one (note sarcasm). Never lose your sparkle and thank you so much for informing us last night that you won Little Miss Nevada. Ok, next…
I don't really know if Sarah should have been put on the hot seat. I like her don't get me wrong but I don't find her very exciting. If anyone, I felt like maybe Kacie B. or Lesley M. should have been put on the hot seat over her (sorry I keep mentioning these two, I just don't think we saw enough of them last night). I feel like they are both more entertaining to watch and I would have loved to know what they are doing now and their feelings towards Sean. I did cry a little when they replayed the clip of Sean sending Sarah home but I don't find her interesting (she's a snore and not very personable). I think she is a great girl but I do not think they should make her the next bachelorette (oh gosh, please don't). I did feel bad that she felt such a great connection with Sean and he didn't but she has been through so much in her life and I think that this experience will only make her that much stronger. I hope she does find someone because she is clearly ready and open for love.
Des is an absolute sweetheart! I loved the white dress she was wearing and she really seems to have such a good head on her shoulders. I think that we were all rooting for her to be the one that Sean proposed to at the end but you could tell that they both knew that they were not meant to be together. So obviously, there was a lot of stuff we didn't see. I like that they both still have a lot of respect for one another and I think that says a lot about them. I hope that Des is the next bachelorette. She has an amazing personality and she is just so darn cute! I think that she would make for the perfect candidate and I know all of us want her to find her prince charming! We are rooting for you Des!
Let me start off by saying whoever did AshLee's hair gets an A plus. I was kind of over the "ombre" style until I saw her hair last night. It was flawless and she looked amazing. I like AshLee because she is very mature and she knows what she wants, which are both great qualities but that girl is way too intense. I know she has been through a lot in her life but I think that she is too uptight (her look could kill, literally). I am glad that she called Sean out (how awkward was that?) and it did make me think a little less of Sean. Unfortunately, I do think he may have said I have nothing with the other two girls because his reaction said it all and I don't think AshLee is a liar. She has been nothing but honest this season. Maybe he said it in the heat of the moment and he doesn't remember but I'm almost positive he did say something similar to that which is obviously not a good thing to say, considering one of those two may be his fiancé. I think that they could have probably gone on for hours about what was really said but the bottom line is that he didn't see a future with her. Now, that doesn't mean that Sean didn't care about her, it just meant that he was trying to find his wife and she wasn't it. I think she can move on now and I don't know if she would be the best choice for the next bachelorette but rumor on the street is that she is in the running. What do you guys think of AshLee as the next bachelorette?
Next Monday is the day we have all been waiting for, it is the season finale of The Bachelor! Will it be Lindsay or Catherine? Or will Sean even propose? I am so excited to see who he ends up with and of course I am looking forward to the After the Rose! Let the countdown begin!


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After the fire
Slowly, surely and with the help of a supportive community, the River City Farmers Market is bouncing back from a fire that tore through its venue more than three weeks ago.
The April 29 fire at the Washington County Fairgrounds Rabbit and Poultry building destroyed thousands of items belonging to dozens of local artisans who sold their wares there. Now many vendors are literally starting from scratch when it comes to having products to sell, but it has not stopped them from returning to the market, said farmers market president Gary Smith.
"The Saturday after the fire, a lot of them only had one or two items, but they were still there showing people that we're going to stay and be stronger than ever," he said.
More people than ever have shown up to the three farmers market events held under the grandstands at the fairgrounds and in the area under the roller rink, he said.
To keep up with the overwhelming show of support, some vendors have been putting in extra hours, recreating the wares they lost in the fire.
Many vendors are finding themselves working double time in an attempt to rebuild their stock.
Vienna resident Gale Karcher makes three dimensional wooden pictures, 35 of which were lost in the fire. It was more than $5,000 worth of pictures, he said.
"I've been out here since 3:30 this morning," said Karcher, 68, who was working in his wood shop Monday.
Working diligently, Karcher has recreated about 10 pictures since the fire. Each usually take 10 to 14 hours to craft, he said.
Additionally, Karcher has been overwhelmed by the support of his loyal customers.
"I just got a call the other day from a woman in Vermont who had bought a picture when she was down here visiting, and she called to say how sorry she was," he said.
A few days later, a check from the same customer showed up in the mail, an encouraging show of support, said Karcher.
All told, the vendors' losses likely exceeded the $100,000 mark, said Smith.
To help, a relief fund was set up at Advantage Bank in the name of the River City Farmers Market. People as far away as New Mexico, New York and Texas have contributed, said Smith.
The market was also the target of a special Cash Mob. The event, sponsored by ReStore Marietta, encouraged everyone on the ReStore Facebook page to go spend a minimum of $10 at the market the Saturday after the fire.
While the support is greatly appreciated, it's not all about the money, said Smith's wife, Janet.
Janet, who makes and sells jewelry at the market, lost four tables worth of hand-wired and beaded necklaces, bracelets and more.
"It's really slow, and I have to stop and think that it took me a year to get the stock built up I had. And I can't expect it to happen overnight," she said.
That sort of resilient attitude permeates the market vendors.
Marietta resident Loretta Biehl, who lost around 70 hand sewn purses in the fire, has a particularly upbeat attitude.
"To me it's just a new beginning. I get to start all over with new fabrics and it's kind of exciting," said Biehl, 73, who is proud that the market sells only American-made items.
Biehl worked at record pace last week, sewing together nine of the five pocket quilted purses of her own design.
"I'm trying to do one or two extra a week. I'll probably never build back up to where I was, but that's fine as long as I have what people want," she said.
Building their product base back up has been a slow, sometimes frustrating process for all of the crafters, but no one has a negative attitude about it, said Janet Smith.
"Rome wasn't built in a day," she said.
Marietta crafter Debbie Cunningham feels the same way.
"I've started back up somewhat," said Cunningham, who sells wall hangings, penny rugs, decorative pillows and other sewn goods.
Cunningham works a full-time day job and does not have as much time to craft as some of the retired vendors.
"I may have a little less time, but I stick with it because of the people. Everybody-the vendors, the community-everybody is just sticking together," she said.
Though the fire was a tragedy, it has been positive in a way, said Biehl.
"You get kind of discouraged. The world seems to be so full of bad news. But something like this happens and you're reminded there are so many good people. And I think Marietta is a fantastic community for turning out with full support," she said.
The Washington County Fair Board hopes to have the Rabbit and Poultry Building rebuilt by the time of the Washington County Fair, at which point the market vendors would likely move back in, as per their previous arrangement, said Smith.
Until then, the Farmers Market will take place Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. under the grandstands and in the area below the roller rink at the Washington County Fairgrounds.
Their Strawberry Fiesta will be held during the market June 1 and will feature a variety of strawberry themed foods and treats from the market vendors, said Smith.


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I just saw him a couple months ago and he didnt look like that.
Recent pic of Arnold.
I just saw him a couple months ago and he didnt look like that.
I wonder what type of 'sups' he is doing, maybe test & gh & vits.... I'd like to know..
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Looks like he found a new dbol/primo hookup
Looks like HRT and a good diet. They said he is training for the Terminator 5 filming.
Even though he has shrunk a lot over the years he's still big and lean.
I saw him in person and he doesnt look that great. Looks old and tired.
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great a 95yr old Terminator...maybe he will have a titanium walker...
^^ never speak Ill of a god!
Everybody gets old, if you're lucky enough to live through married life... [he said tongue in cheek]
Those pics look shopped. Especially the second one. I can't remember what magazine it was but last year he did a photo shoot and I swear that second pic is identical to it minus the biceps
His biceps in second pic look cleaned up (airbrushed) quite a bit. I still think he was and always will be the greatest BBer of all time
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Keepin Green.
lol at Arnold needing fake biceps...what the hell...he is Arnold...they may be much older...but they are the greatest of all time
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needs slin and synthol to complete the look
They need to make a Master's O over 70 class. No one would stand a chance.
Cumming day and night.
biceps look the same as pics on his facebook page........
Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable.... ~ Shakespeare
Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable.... ~ Shakespeare


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Examining Dual Trends In The Economy
By editor • Mar 24, 2013
Originally published on March 25, 2013 3:34 am
Both housing and the stock market have been on the upswing in recent months. But a full recovery in the housing market would be more significant to the overall economy. That's because more Americans have something at stake in home values than in stock prices.


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8:35 am: This morning on ESPN Radio, Tim Kurkjian talked about the ongoing Roy Oswalt chatter. Kurkjian stated that the Cardinals are talking about Oswalt, because, why wouldn't they. A top-three of Carpenter, Wainwright, and Oswalt would be virtually unbeatable in the playoffs. However, he sees a Cards/Oswalt union as unlikely because of his contract. Kurkjian believes they have to leave some money available for when Albert Pujols is ready to sign on the dotted line again.
As for the Phillies, he wonders if they, too, can get a deal done because of the finances involved. But the ESPN Insider says Oswalt might have to give up his demands to have his 2012 option picked up before a trade is finalized, if he wants to go to a contending club. Oswalt is owed roughly $6 million this season and $16 million next year before the option year comes into play.
-Late last night, Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com said that the Phillies could go without adding a pitcher altogether if they cannot grab a top arm like Oswalt or Dan Haren. Haren is an interesting case. He would cost slightly more than Oswalt as far as prospects are concerned, but his contract is friendlier. He is owed the remainder of his $8.25 million salary this season and $12.5 million in both 2011 and 2012. He has a $15 million option for 2013 or a $3.5 million buyout. There have been indications that the Phils will stretch the budget for the "right" pitcher, per Salisbury.
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"There have been indications that the Phils will stretch the budget for the "right" pitcher"
Oh, like that pitcher we basically had under control for all of 2010?
It makes my blood boil!
you are right manny. this team had there guy. now we are giving up more to get a lesser pitcher. its amazing how bad of a job ruin is doing. you give lee that 9 million for this season. then sit down after and work something out.
oswalt is now saying if the stros trade him to the cards he will give up that option. he is an a s s h o l e. who needs him. i hope they trade him to the cards. so the astros face him.
Guys, GIVE IT UP!!!! It's in the past….OVER. For the love of God, MOVE the EFF ON!!!!
Ruben will do something and all will be good….IN THE LONG RUN.
But this contstant Cliff Lee horsesh*t has got to stop already!!!
I do not believe that the Phils will do anything. This is all talk, talk, talk to get our hopes up. Top management will not spend the money and want attendance and team interest to soar despite becoming just a mediocre team.
I think we will soon hear good news.
I don't think ruben would have made such obvious hints about acquiring a pitcher if he did not intend on doing what he had to to get it done.
Also, if they don't get a pitcher what happens? Do they call Happ and KK back up for saturday and sunday?
Just let Happ pitch.
I read that Oswalt would possibly soften his demand of the $16 M, 2012 Option being picked up, if he was dealt to the Cardinals
from everything i've read on the guy, he either wants to stay in the midwest, or pitch for the Yankees ….
Red Sox are said to be "very interested" in Jayson Werth (i see them as his likely 2011 destination, but not them trading for him)
The Red Sox are not big fans of Jacoby Ellsbury lately, and the Rays are said to not love BJ Upton ….both would be great returns for Werth in my opinion … Ellsbury could give us a LEGIT leadoff man (Rollins could bat 5th), but Ellsbury is another Lefty (but would that matter if Rollins is still the switch hitter at #5)?
BJ Upton has all the talent in the world, and I really think that he could learn from, and conent with Rollins and Howard …
Mets are said to be looking to move Jeff Francouer … I think he sucks, but I also think his RH bat could be more useful than Ben Francisco.. you could probably get him for almost nothing from the Mets, and he has a laser-rocket arm in RF
Career .268 hitter, averages 20 HRs a year (due in large part to his 29 HRs in 2006) .. 93 RBIs a year
I wonder if Charlie and Milt could get him going at all, he's only 26 years old
They NEED either Oswalt or Haren even if its just to rebuild for "next season", because the FA market next season for starting picthing isn't impressive at all. If they don't make a trade by midnight tonight, my guess is they wont make one at all
This feels like we went back into time to the year 1997 when nobody wanted to sign here…This is how bad this team is playing! Its really starting to become a joke
Don't get Oswalt or Haren. Wait till the offseason and get Lee. If there going to expand there budget prove it. What's this love affair with Haran anyway. Also isn't Oswalt 33 anf often injured. Lets keep what prospects we have left after the Raping from Ruben and come back next year with the hunger that they are seemingly missing this year. Oh yeah trade Werth.
The Phils need to start rebuilding for next season. This one is lost. They cannot score runs on a regular basis. They desperately need bullpen help. In the playoffs, if they were to make it, they would fold quickly and embarrass themselves and the city.
Oswalt is possibly the MOST underrated pitcher in baseball …
Haren is among the most OVERrated.. I think Hamels is better.
Lower Career ERA, the same Career WHIP, and Hamels has a better Batting Average Against… More Ks-per-9 in his career
Cliff Lee aint coming back, in a any trades, or as a Free Agent .. he's going to the Yankees, at something like a 5-6 year, $20 M per season contract
The Yankees are going to do whatever it takes to get Lee…Thats their main objective this offseason. My guess is that he gets close to a 8 year 175 Million dollar contract. How can the Phillies compete with that? Lee is out of the question at this point
How did Kershaw get suspended 5 games, but Lincecum get nothing for throwing up-and-in against Kemp … and then drilling him with the very next pitch?
Kershaw later hit Rowand in retaliation.. but they should have the same penalty.. either 0 games, or 5 games
"but I also think his RH bat could be more useful than Ben Francisco"
A soaking wet brown paper bag is more useful than Ben Francisco.
trade Happ and prospect for Haren. Haren is a good pitcher who has struggled at times. He is younger and cheaper and could be the number 2 on this time for 5 years. Then trade werth for wade davis. Wade davis is a future number 2 at most number three. call up dom brown and get a cheap right handed bat. This not only sets you up for the next 5 years but can salvage this season
Yeah, Cliff Lee is NOT going to be a Phillie next year….so you goofs need to just clear that thought from your heads.
I absolutely think that Hamels is better than Haren….and he's 3 years younger. Still only 26!!!
I think I would prefer Upton over Ellsbury. That's just me.
I don't think Hamels is better than Haren. I don't think Hamels is better than Shields either
If Francisco got the chance to play everyday.. you'd see a productive player
as is the case with every bench guy, the more they play, the more they produce
Pat Carbone, Happ is more of a "throw-in" than someone you could center a trade around … he would be included in a trade, but not the main piece
Chris I … look at their numbers, their ages, and then tell me how you think Haren and Shields are better than Hamels??
…the biggest problem with Hamels isn't anything he's done.. its that the fans thought he would win 7 Cy Youngs in the first 4 years in the Majors
Hamels should have 12 wins right now… instead he's 7-7, but he's been a legit #2 any way you look at it
ok then give them two prospects and happ for haren. doc, haren, hamels, davis for the next 5 years is golden.
Don your right…He is a #2 guy, and his 3.63 era doesn't lie, but IMO I just don't think hes better than Haren…Maybe I was going too far with Shields, but Shields and Hamels are almost identicle in every way.
Shields and Hamels are identical? How? They don't even throw with the same hand and their stat lines are complete opposites.
Lets not compare Hamels to scrubs. I do think Haren is a stud and would be a nice equal to Hamels as a 2 and 3 in the rotation.
BJ Upton: 26 years old in August….career .261 hitter, career .970 fielding pct (mostly in CF)
Jacoby Ellsbury: 27 yrs old in Sept…..career .295 hitter, career .997 fielding pct (again mostly in CF, but has some RF and LF experience, too)
AND….led the league in SB in both '08 and '09.
Maybe I should rethink my preference….although I DO think Upton has TONS of talent and potential.
They want TWO pitchers that they can put into their rotation RIGHT NOW, along with one or two additional propects, for Dan Haren
I highly doubt he's Philadelphia-bound
The Wade Davis trade could happen, because they think Hellickson has more upside (not sure why he's still in the minors??)
Ok Oswalt is a B**** his agent just said this "he doesnt want to play anywhere that has an "aggressive media or fan base"
yea Oswalt wants to go to St Louis… if he waives his demand for that option year at $16 M …. that tells you how bad he wants to go there
I think that if the Phillies ended up with Oswalt they would start losing games by 3-1 scores rather than 6-1. I guess that's progress, but it doesn't address the problems that will continue to exist with this lineup.
I heard this joke yesterday:
Q. What's the opposite of "architect" ?
A. "Amaro"
I'm Ted Bell.
Well, we all know that St. Louis does NOT have "aggressive" fans.
Is it time to give up on the season yet?
St. Louis doesn't need Oswalt. I don't understand why they would trade for him. Did St. Louis even mention that they were interested?
Oswalt (we pick up the option)
Kendrick (still only 25 and does have upside)
Lidge (Houston need to eat some cash, too.)
And a better than average prospect. (Like Freddie Galvis, etc)
The Dispy
BTW Moyer to DL.
Dipsy –
Really? I mean…REALLY? You don't know why the Cards need Oswalt? EVERY TEAM could use a front-line guy like Oswalt. A rotation of Carpenter/Wainwright/Oswalt/Garcia is a rotation that is unparalleled in depth, especially in a 5- or 7-game series. That pitching staff has AT LEAST this year and next, possibly even 2012, together, and could make the Cards an impending force for the next 3 years, regardless the offense (which still has Holliday, Pujols and a blossoming Colby Rasmus). Come 2012, the Cards will probably begin rebuilding anyways, considering how Pujols and Holliday will be 34 by then.
As for that proposed "deal", no way Houston takes Lidge and Kendrick, using Happ as a centerpiece, unless Philly eats all contracts involved or the prospect is someone like Singleton, whom hopefully Rube is loath to give up.
Dipsy, they would never go for that trade. That's a terrible trade for them.
They would probably go for a package like this:
Brody Colvin
Harlod Garcia
Jay Happ
Kendrick and Happ can't get you ANYTHING … let alone Lidge, who they already traded away .. and Galvis, when they have Manzella now, and their #2 prospects, is a SS
Well Publius, two things: Jaime Garcia is a great third starter. assuming that they would go with a four man rotation in the playoffs, the Cards would be the ones looking for the Guthries of the world. Roy Oswalt at 16m is a luxury for them. They have to resign Pujols. I don't think they do that.
I think Kendrick has value. You don't obviously. He is still only twenty five years old. If you believe Happ will be a poor man's Andy Pettite over the span of his career then all of a sudden you may be overpaying for Oswalt, considering how much he has to leave Houston. He is not staying. Wade wants him out and he wants out.
Now, we'll take the 30 year old Lindstrom, who is having a good year, and you take Lidge to offset salaries a bit. And you can have Galvis, Mayberry, Savery, Carpenter, blah blah.
Under normal circumstances, I say that the Astros would not make this deal, but given the need to dump Oswalt, they don't have a lot of choices nor many teams to deal with. I think they're mind set is that they make the best deal they can.
The Dipsy
St. Louis has already Carpenter, Wainwright and Garcia – which is a formidable post-season rotation. They may like to have Oswalt, but they're also well aware that they'll be paying Pujols $30 million a year in 2012 (I don't see any scenario where they'd let him walk…it would be a PR nightmare). I don't see them making a move for Oswalt.
Houston would never take Lidge back…that's just wishful thinking.
I don't want Oswalt here if it means picking up the 2012 option. It's really time for RAJ to start making this team younger.
Domonic Brown has played his last couple of games in LF. Change is coming…
I'm Ted Bell.
Second John – THAT'S too much to give up.
The Dipsy
I don't know why St. Louis would trade for Oswalt. They have three terrific starters already.
They need offense and bullpen help. Their lineup is worse than ours. They're scoring runs right now, so they're winning. But that won't last. That patchwork lineup they've built around Pujols won't get it done in the playoffs and they'll lose games 3-2, just like last season to the Dodgers.
I'd love to get Ellsbury.
Can he stay healthy?
You know, other than giving up Cliff Lee, on paper, Rubin did everything right. They went into this season with their best lineup of the past 5 years, they bolstered the bench. The starting lineup looked good, not great but very good. Relievers were in question much as they have been. Who knew there would be so many injuries? Who knew the team would forget how to hit?
In the first month of the season, they looked unstopable, then they lost their minds! I really don't blame Amaro ('cept for letting Lee go). Now it's time to rise to the occasion and see what he can do to make this all work. Things don't look very good for getting Oswalt or Haren. I don't think we'll see a new starter.
We will see Werth go however. Probably not a bad idea overall, but you give up the right handed bat. We need to see the kid up here NOW. No waiting it out like they did with Howard.
Oswalt is good, but in all honesty…I wouldn't want him here if he doesn't want to pitch here. I hope St.Louis signs Oswalt, gets knocked out the 1st round in the playoffs by the Braves. Besides I don't understand how the Cards plan on getting Oswalt AND signing Pujols? I just don't understand the logic
Why do people think that 3 excellent starting pitchers is "enough" when you can have 4?
Also, re: Pujols, if the Cards are continually competitive, and with Oswalt they definitely will be, they can probably afford to open up their pursestrings a bit more and expand their payroll, especially when it's the face of the franchise.
If that's too much, then what would you give up? The deal that you proposed earlier isn't going to get anything done.
Jaime Garcia has been great … he's also unproven … and is already way over his previous high in innings pitched
he's at 110 right now.. LaRussa said in May "We haven't said right now that he's not throwing more than 175 innings or something"
weird that he mentioned ANYTHING at all about 175 innings, so you would have to think that's on the minds of the Cardinals already..
Combined with the fact that Carpenter and Wainwright didn't get it done in the playoffs last year, and I think you can definitely see why they'd want to add Oswalt to the staff
Can we trade the Astros Raul Ibanez for Carlos Lee?
Lee makes $18.5 M per season the next 3 years, which sucks .. but if they picked up $5 M of that each year, is that useful? Saves them for a crappy contract, gives us a legit power threat from LF .. instead of $55 M for Lee, they would only pay Ibanez $12 M + $15 M for Lee = $27 M
Right …the same logic as the Phillies having both Howard and Oswalt….and Pujols will command MORE $$.
The recent quest to get Oswalt makes the Lee trade look very interesting.
Why exactly did we trade Lee?
Was it for prospects? Well, we're looking to trade prospects for starting pitching now.
Was it about money? Doesn't seem like it, since the Phils seem willing to add Oswalt's $16 million per year or whatever it is.
Makes me wonder if it wasn't personal….like the Phillies were insulted that Lee shot down their contact offer and promptly shipped him out of town. If Amaro let personal feelings get involved, then that's unforgivable.
Maybe it was bout prospects. I dunno.
But their pursuit of Oswalt and his huge contract puts a lie to the claim that the Phils were too cheap to keep Lee. (unless they're just desperate now).
Carlos Lee is one of the worst 5 players in the bigs now, going by WAR. He's actually worse, more expensive and a longer commitment than Raul.
I like that Carlos Lee/Raul Ibanez idea. Would the Astros do that????
No matter what they do or don't do via trades, this team does not have the look of a winner this year. It is VERY hard to do what they are trying to do (i.e., get to three World Series in a row). Sometimes in baseball, things just don't go your way, and all the Cliff Lee's in the world ain't gonna change that. It's a funny game, this baseball.
Who cares what the reason was. Cliff Lee is gone. Time to move on, guys. Seriously.
I know that Lee sucks.. but paying him $13 M plus $400,000 would be better for both our PURSE, and our LINEUP than having Ibanez at $12 M and Werth at $?? aka Brown at $400,000 and have an entirely left-handed lineup
Who are the BEST players going by WAR ?
If its anyone other than Josh Hamilton, Miguel Cabrera, Josh Johnson, etc… then I dont want to hear it
Forget Carlos Lee. He's a 34-yr-old outfielder who's numbers are declining. He's hitting .236 this year, which last time I checked is WORSE than Ibanez.
If we lose Werth (by trade or FA) we can find a RH bat in the offseason that will give us better production for a lot less money than Carlos Lee.
Fausto Carmona and Jhonny Peralta….remember those names. Don't be a bit surprised to see them in Phillies uniforms.
I think I read yesterday that Vernon Wells is still due like $86 Million over the next 4 years !!!???
that's WAY over budget, but I think the only way to get rid of Ibanez would be to trade him to a team looking to escape a lengthy contract (Carlos Lee, Vernon Wells, etc..) … to get a Right bat playing LF, and having Brown in RF is the ideal situation ..
I really would look into Francouer …. or crazy, but Magglio Ordonez is due to make big money next year and the Tigers are always looking to dump salary
Don M. –
Carlos Lee is a worse option than Raul Ibanez. Let that sink in. He's a worse player on a worse contract. It would be a massive hole in our lineup, an unmitigated disaster defensively, and would be under our control for longer and thus another eaten roster spot.
In short, let it go. A bad LHB is better than a travesty of an RHB.
Also, MLB leaders in WAR are Justin Morneau, Josh Hamilton, Carl Crawford, Matt Holliday and Robinson Cano for hitters, and Josh Johnson, Roy Halladay and Francisco Liriano for pitchers.
So I guess you do want to hear it.
I think the reason for the Cliff Lee trade is important.
Look, I'm not one of these guys who thinks Lee would have solved our problems. He can't hit, after all. We may have won 2-3 more games, but that's it.
I've refused to discuss Cliff Lee all season. I have moved on. But the Phils desperate quest for starting pitching at the deadline makes the Lee trade very relevant again. Why exactly was he traded. What motivated someone to trade a top 10 pitcher, then six months later go on a quest for another top-10 pitcher. Very strange maneuvering.
The reasons behind the Lee trade tell us a lot about the Phils FO and what they may do in the future. I'm not pining for Lee. It's over. He's gone.
But understanding WHY he was traded—when we would end up needing pitching—is very relevant.
With the Phillies' record at 48-46 and trailing the Braves by 7 games and no indication of changing course, I wonder if GM Amaro is having second thoughts and reevaluating his priorities regarding the trade deadline. Is it worth the probability of losing more prospects and covering a costly contract of Oswalt or Haren? As a few here suggested, this season may be a lost cause and should focus on 2011. There are "stories" indicating that Phillies management reportedly balked at Oswalt's demand to have his option included and it would suggests GM Amaro is less inclined now to make a move (in light of the team's standing in the division). I do think Amaro wants a "salary dump" with Werth and hopes to get something in return that would help the team next year.
Beanzalo said it best. Before the season started this was best team that was fielded in the last four years. Nobody could've predicted it would've went awry like it has. Amaro can only do so much. He can't prevent injuries or hit the ball for them. At least he's actively trying to do something to benefit the team instead of just sitting around. And remember Amaro's got a budget to follow. He doesn't set it, it is set for him. It's his job to somehow make the best team out of available budget funds. He's made mistakes, but what GM doesn't…
I DO want to hear it …. someone had said earlier this year that according to WAR, Ryan Howard was like the 8th best NL firstbaseman ?? ….which made me think the rankings were terrible.
Carlos Lee is a career .288 hitter … is he injured this year? The product of being in one of the league's worst lineups?
Obviously he's not the solution to all life's problems, but I wouldn't put all my stock in the fact that his average is down this year… I just dont think you can move Ibanez otherwise, and I think that adding another Lefty, to this current lineup will handucff us
(again, unless maybe Rollins bats 5th??)
Publius .. got a link for the WAR rankings?
Trade Cholly for a little league manager who knows when to pinch hit for his pitcher who has a 1 in 10 chance of putting a ball in play, and has proven over and over again that he will implode on the mound after the 7th inning. Throw in RAJ for a hot dog vendor.
Justin Mourneau has the best WAR in baseball. Josh Hamilton is second.
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Apparently, Jimmy can't bat anywhere right now. Don M. – WAR is useful for some things but comes up woefully short for others.
RE: Lee. If were are looking at reasons, RAJ chose Halladay and rightfully so. Then he is looking at a real good – good enough to win the pennant – rotation. Keeping Lee would have been awesome but without him we were gonna be fine. Thats what they thought, that what I thought, its probably what most of us thought. RAJ has to answer to owners who gotta hold down the bottom line beacuse that what owners do. They wouldn't let him keep both Lee and Halladay so what was he supposed to do? Not trade for Halladay? Forget it.
This team as constructed at the beginning of the season was one we were all excited about. Then EVERYONE got hurt or played like shit. I hate to say it but sometimes it just works out like that. So now Ruben has to scramble to fill holes for reasons that were not of his making. He's not to blame.
Fans. BAD SEASON. And everyone shares the blame in equal proportion, in my view.
The Dipsy
No offense to the guys that run this site, but I have to say that Phillies Nation is becoming more unreliable than Danys Baez. Get the server fixed or more powerful already!
So now people don't want to trade for Oswalt because of a 16 million dollar option in 2012? But some of the same would be happy to hand over 20 million a year for Cliff Lee?
Biggest difference is that Oswalt would be in Phils control through AT LEAST next season and then probably 2012.
2.5 seasons of Oswalt > 1 underachieving (so far) season with Cliff Lee.
Oswalt is not the end all be all of the teams problems but maybe it would be a jolt.
That all said i dont think it's gonna be a blockbuster. Probably a Sheets and a trade of Werth for a reliever/bat (I hope if they do indeed move Werth)
Something needs to be done and it will be. Just waiting to see what it is.
JUST when I thought maybe these WAR rankings were onto something ..
I saw that Andres Torres on the giants is ranked ahead of Chase Utley, both of whom are ranked ahead of Ryan Howard
Torres is hitting .274, 8 HRs, 34 RBI, 49 Runs, 17 Steals
Utley .277, 11 HRs, 37 RBI, 49 Runs, 5 Steals (okay I can see this one)
Howard is hitting .299, 22 HRs, 75 RBI, 61 Runs
If Carlos Lee were 27, I'd be inclined to ignore his numbers this years.
But when a heavy-set 34-year-old has a drop off like that, I tend to think his best days are long behind him and he's soon to be retired.
If we want a slightly overpaid, aging RH bat, how about Mike Lowell?
I wouldn't mind having Elsbury over Upton, but in all honesty I'd rather deal with the Rays for either Davis, or Shields for Werth (Though I know they wont deal Davis). Its the only trade that sounds reasonable, and would benefit both teams. I just don't think we really need another OF when we have Brown.
Ok its time to weight in. Leave the Cliff Lee stuff alone. The mere fact that RAJ is going after a frontline pitcher IS an admission that it was a mistake.
Now, I am not impressed by Haren, he would be our third best starter because he is NOT better than Cole Hamels, not even close.
Pretty much we have to hope Oswalt changes his mind and decides to come here. If he does it would be Happ & prospects. What other starters are openly available anyway this year aside from those two?
And no, I do not think Brett Myers would really want to come back given the fact that they put him on the pay no mind list after his return from injury.
I would send Werth to the Rays for Wade Davis, because clearly the Rays would not trade away BJ Upton, would they? Could they be that insane? I dobt it.
Well put, Dipsy.
The start of the season seems a long time ago. I thought the Phils were unstoppable then. Especially the way they started the season.
But that's baseball, I guess. Injuries and down years and fluke plays. It's a cruel game sometimes….
Don..I learned a while ago to ignore the latest ranking systems that come out. The simple statistics are more than enoguh to tell the story.
Playing the Cards at this particular moment during all these trade talks isn't helping one bit either…Who would you rather play for? Someone who sweeps a team or the team thats been sweeped? Bad timing
Right.. but I also know that I'd rather have Ryan Howard than Bobby Abreu … despite the fact that Abreu has a higher OBP%
It sounds like WAR wants you to get on base … but doesn't give credit to the guys that actually manufacture the runs
or score the runs ?
When Lee was traded, the Phils had a healthy Happ, so Lee was used to gain prospects for the future. They need pitching now because Happ is unhealthy, and now Moyer is also down. The two are unrelated.
Amaro is clearly looking toward the future when he talks about the "right pitcher." Lee wouldn't have been an option for 2011 due to his impending free agency and likely huge salary. Both Oswalt and Haren will make far less next year. Amaro would be foolish to trade for someone not under team control; he'd also be foolish to guarantee the option on a pitcher as old as Oswalt.
I also don't think anyone will give a lot for Werth, because he, too, won't be under team control.
Trades for decent players are never easy, and I don't think fans should jump all over Ruben if he can't get one done.
I also know that they give the wrong players ERRORS a lot of times…
like last night when Ruiz throws to 1st.. hits Cody Ransom right in the glove, but Ransom doesn't catch it … and Ruiz is charged with an ERROR .. which has happened with Howard on throws to 2nd base on more than one occassion
"So now people don't want to trade for Oswalt because of a 16 million dollar option in 2012? But some of the same would be happy to hand over 20 million a year for Cliff Lee?"
Actually, I think there was a large contingent of fans (like myself) that wanted Lee for $9 million in 2010 and then let him walk after this year.
I'm Ted Bell.
How is Amaro going after a frontline pitcher an "admission that it (trading lee) was a mistake"??
Ruben did what he thought was right then….and he doing the same now.
It's like Pat Gallen said yesterday when he used the phrase "moving with the market"
Hey Paul Boyle, I'll take Howard over any 1st baseman (with possible exception of Pujols) for my team. Every year he puts up monster stats for production. Any manager will tell you that producing RBIs is most important for the team. In the "year of the pitcher" Howard again leads in the all important RBI category (75) and currently 2nd in HRs (22). He has made major strides in making consistent contact in his goal for a .300 BA. Cutting down on strikeouts and now FOURTH in total hits among NL hitters. And we know he has made improvements in fielding as well. Who knows, there may come a day he gets his "gold glove".
I wish someone had told me earlier that first base was the easiest position. I would have felt so much more superior when I was sent to play right field in Little League.
Instead of having
Halladay, Lee, Hamels, Happ, Moyer for 2010 .. and then
Halladay, Hamels, Happ, Kendrick, __?__ for 2011
Amaro thought that:
Halladay, Hamels, Blanton, Happ, Moyer for 2010
and Halladay, Hamels, Blanton, Happ, Kendrick (plus two pitching prospects for Lee) in 2011 would be the best plan to have a good rotation now, and good rotation later
if Hamels, Myers, Blanton, Moyer was good enough in 2008
then Halladay, Hamels, Blanton (Happ/Moyer/Kendrick) should be good enough in 2010 ….. at least on paper
Not only is Howard driving in runs, he's doing it with fewer men on base this year.
And Ted Bell…..you wouldn't be happy with that scenario now….because Cliff Lee would not be able to solve the offensive issues or play the positions of players that are/were injured this season.
AND he would be walking at the end of the year.
I'm pretty sure you and the "large contingent" youy speak of would be b*tching about that.
Bruce, we discussed Howard ad nauseum when he got his extension, so let's not drudge up those same arguments.
As for value for Oswalt, keep in mind that the Cardinals are considering offering their top prospect, Shelby Miller, for him, so throwing garbage together and hoping the 'Stros will take it simply won't fly.
@ Publius: Hey, I'm simply stating what a manager most desired out of his clean-up hitter. Production=RBIs. And Howard goes to the top of the list in the all important RBI category. Howard has been most productive every single year. There is no denying that fact.
The Cardinals will not give them Shelby Miller. In fact, the won't even trade for him. Further, I will go as far as saying that this is all a head fake by Oswalts agent to scare the Phils into picking up that option lest they lose him to another team.
The Dipsy
The Cards are "considering" throwing Miller in. That doesn't mean they will.
But that also doesn't mean the Astros will trade Oswalt for trash. The only way this could work would be a three team deal, probably built around Werth, because beyond Brown, the rest of the Phils' prospects are too far down in the minors.
Dipsy –
There are too many reporters saying the same thing. The Cardinals interest is very real and they're further along than the Phils are. I think we can rule out "scare tactic" and instead its simply 2 teams very serious on Oswalt trying to create the best package.
Yea I think the Phillies are having trouble getting "a lot" for Werth … and there plan was to flip whatever they got to the Astros for Oswalt
IF he accepted a trade to the Phillies .. which he would only do if they picked up that extra year at $16 M …
I think he's off the radar right now ..
Shields has a pretty low contract with 3 option-years tacked onto it … so if they think he has any upside, I think the Rays are more willing to move him than they are Wade Davis .. ( I had brought up UPTON before because they are tired of his average being so low, and waiting for him to breakout) .. maybe a change of scenery is all he needs
I would take him over Ellsbury, but either would be an amazing return for Werth
I rather have a solid pitcher under team control for many years than yet another veteran who's going to handcuff this team's payroll in the near-future.
We're not scoring runs, that's the problem!
But is Happ solid? Is he healthy? Or is he damaged goods at this point?
The fact that its Oswalt's home town is what scares me, and should scare the Phils because it is real. He may very well give up the option to play for the team he grew up loving.
He is solid and healthy. I don't know how many more seasons he needs to pitch to prove everybody wrong!
At the very least he's earned the right to pitch for this team after his injury. Let's see what he has. DO NOT TRADE.
I can't believe people are still talking about Cliff Lee.
Don't worry everyone! I have a plan! All I need a DiLorean and a flux capacitor. I'll be right back!
I do agree…did not realize Uptons average was like that. Well, we'll take him if they don't want him.
It does not look like the Cardinals want to pay Oswalts salary in full. Though he wants to go there, I would still say We have a chance at him. JA Happ, Anthony Gose, Jarrod Cosart would go a long way to getting it done. You know we can afford it, the excuse of that rubbish about not being able to afford it is pretty much gone now. But in order to keep it within reason, I would rather spend 16M on pitching than give it to Jayson Werth. So it does make sense.
Again, though….16M for a guy that plays in 35 games….or less than 16 (cause Werth WILL get less) for a guy that plays everyday??
Just askin'
Was talking with a Red Sox fan here in the office and was told Ellsbury is not the most popular guy in the dugout, he's rumored to not be the best "team player". Anybody else hear that about the guy, although his numbers do look pretty nice to lead off.
I was never a big fan of Ellsbury, not really ever convinced of his legitimacy
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that would be the reason they want to move Ellsbury … because he doesn't yet make much money, and he's a pretty good leadoff man
the ONLY reason they'd move him is to get him off the team on purpose. .. getting Werth in return would give them a nice RH bat
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I don't get the never ending obsession with pitching. Ask cole and roy how far pitching has gotten this team…..they need offense…this is not something that getting a pitcher will produce
Sorry Paul BOYE. My apology for misspelling your name. I need new glasses I guess (chuckles).
I think that regardless what comes out of these trades…..amaro and the phillies will forever be remembered for giving lee to seattle and then having to trade more prospects/players for another pitcher at trade deadline…esp if that pitcher is oswalt with a big contract


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