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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins
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Ryan Howard is officially out for the remainder of the regular season due to a broken toe he suffered when he dropped a lead pipe on it in the on-deck circle; the one he swings as he prepares for an at bat. That adds more injury to injury and insult, a terrible way to end a season for a guy who struggled to get it going after being sidelined several months following achillies tendon surgery.
The broken toe will not affect his offseason workouts as he prepares to come back and be the Big Piece of old in 2013. The Phillies will need that as he'll be in just the second year of a contract paying him $25 million.
As for tonight's matchup, Roy Halladay makes his final start of the season against Ricky Nolasco.
Darin Ruf makes his first ever start at first base.
Your Gameday Beer – Weyebacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale
You wanna get popped? Weyerbacher Pumkin Ale will getcha. It's 8.0% ABV, but pours a beautiful reddish-orange color, so it's a deceiving redhead. Lovely, but will punch your face. It's another pumpkin beer with a heavy allspice presence, which is a bit too much for my liking. However, it's one of the best . – Pat Gallen
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Dropped that pipe on his toe, just like lefthanded pitchers drop that breaking ball about toe high and outside as he swings 2 feet overtop of it. Christ!!!
And just like he somehow managed….AS HE'S STILL RECOVERING FROM A TORN ACHILLES ….14HR and 56 RBI in 292 Plate appearances. Yeah…Christ.
I had occasion to review my pre season baseball sentiments today, which involved Jamie Moyer, amongst other topics. I guess it was by the end of May that he was exited from the Rox, and ariund the al-star break or so, I remember spotting a time I thought he'd actually do well to have a pc, and say so long.
He didn't, and amazingly STILL hasn't.
And knowing the way he is, he's probably worked out all this time, and is still in as good a shape as he was during his fraction of a season.
It'd be a nice way to say goodbye if he was signed to pitch the Tuesday night mystery.
Won't happen, but it's a cheerful thought.
Yeah, it would be nice if, like Pat Burrell, he could end his career as a Phillie. He's a hometown boy and a life-long Phillies fan. And who knows? Maybe he could get another win on Tuesday and break his own oldest-pitcher-to-win record. 🙂
What would your guess be from memory as to how many pitchers the Phils used this year compared to a year ago? Considering the wave of pen injuries, instinct would suggest more this year. The Phils have used 23 pitchers this year. Last year, they used 22. Won a lot more games, too, although pitching is at best the most important criteria, not the only one. But it speaks to tyhe greatness of 102 wins in '11 to go through a pitching roster like that, and win 102.
Course the past 2 years, there have been a lot of aged pitchers, and chronology = injury liklihood. The 1976 club, more on the way into it's prime than on the downhill slide only used 11 pitchers, but they had some vets on that club as well, including Jim Kaat. That club won 101.
OK, how badly does Doc have to eff this up before they pull him?
Doc is already at 30 pitches.
Doc is toasted, should not be pitching tonight or any other game this season
Ooo… we're not dead yet!
(not dead in this game; I know we're dead for the season)
@Brooks: A friend of mine was saying that this is the stupidest thing they could possibly do. This game means nothing, but Halladay could get injured by pitching in it in an uncertain condition, and it might scratch him for the entire next season.
I dont know why he's pitching either. There is nothing to prove, nothing to be gained. If he cannot recognize that he is damaged, he should be told.
Giancarlo Stanton is a beast at the plate but definitely one of the worst outfielders I have ever seen.
Worst than Pence??
Isn't anyone else done with the D Brown experiment?
Even if doc does not give up another hit tonight this was wrong to let him throw. It doesn't matter what so called experts say. He is hurt and probably has been hurt all year. If he still had a few years left on his contract there is no way he would pitch. The phillies would want to protect their investment. Instead with one year left on his contract they know that shoulder injuries are a long term problem and I believe they are letting him pitch to hopefully prove to himself and other experts that he is o.k. would they handle Cole like this. I really hope for his sake that he is going to be o.k. hes worked so hard his entire career. A lot of players don't win rings but he deserves as much as anyone ever has to win.
Isn't anyone else done with the D Brown experiment?
Man just does not have ML savvy
Would you look at that?
I really love it when I am wrong
Dom Brown has made some great adjustments this season. He's a young player, be patient. Being "done with the experiment" is the kind of thing that makes Philly fans look bad, dude.
.240 .325 .409
Those numbers, they aren't great. But look at the difference between the Average and OBP. That's a patient hitter who takes a lot of walks and makes pitchers throw a LOT of pitches. Look at that SLG. That SLG gives him a very respectable ISO of .170 (ISO, for very many reasons, is a better indication of power than SLG is).
Be patient. He's a young guy, but he's hitting as well as or better than Mayberry and is younger. He's also got the best outfield arm that Philly has had in a very long time (much better than Werth, Pence, or Victorino). That average? It's going to go up when he finally gets to be an every day player for a complete season. That's unavoidable. If Domonic Brown can hit .260 with the same power he will be one of the better corner OF in the league.
Also, how often do you see guys hit standing triples that are fielded cleanly? Dude has 30 bag speed if you put him in a situation where he can afford to be aggressive.
Those numbers, they aren't great – really?
How about 3 years combined with 414 ML atbats, a .237 batting average and 12 homeruns in those 3 years.
Dude, you can speculate all you want and a bone keeps the dogs happy once in a while but seriously – what else do you think we can get from this guy that we haven't already seen?
Brooks, 414 AB is less than one full ML season. And those AB were spread between Brown's age 22, 23 and 24 seasons. He's a young guy still adjusting to major league pitchers, but he's always hit at every level he's played. He's got speed, he's got power, he's got a great arm, and he's got a good eye. These are things that, if they come together as he matures, can make a very, very good baseball player.
Stop the hate, yo.
WOW!!! AMAZING play by Ruf!!!
Is Doc going to let it fall apart now? Say it aint so
Eric – why would you say hate? I have been seeking the gold treasure that was promised in Dom Brown since before he came up. I was sold on a solid 5 tool player – all the way – and have seen opportunity in front of him time and time again –
It still may happen but, how many chances do you get?
How about one real chance without getting jerked around for no reason? How about one complete season in the majors?
"Let's crush talented young players with unrealistic expectations and then abandon them when they don't immediately meet those expectations!" – Brooks.
Guys like you are the loudest Philly fans and you make the rest of us want to hide our faces when you start yelling your BS.
Devlin, I don't know who you're quoting and don't really give a rats ass – I go to the games and see what I see. I'm not loud and obnoxious, I just know as much as we want to love Dom Brown, so far nothing has come of it.
I do not have a say if he is going to be given a full season to play, I'll watch but certainly will not have false expectations.
Hey Devin.. How long have you been posting on here?? Ehhh… never mind. Doesn't really matter. But Brooks has a point.. …Look… Brown certainly didn't make a great case for himself last year when he couldn't field worth a sh!t both at the MLB level and at LV. However…. I agree that we need to see him for a full season…. without being "jerked around". I'm not convinced either. But I'm willing to be patient for one more year.
I was quoting your thoughts, basically. Oh, here's another great stat:
.239 .322 .373
.240 .328 .409
One of those sets of numbers is Chase Utley, age 25. The other one is Dom Brown, this year. Age 25. So according to your brilliant logic we should have given up on the Chase Utley experiment. Nice thinking.
Devin and Eric: Brooks is certainly not a blind hater. There are plenty of those around here, but Brooks is not one of them. If you think Brooks is like that, tnen you are either a troll or not paying attention. And if you're the former, just a word of warning: I try to avoid feeding the trolls.
That's ok, Tracey… I'm pretty sure this is the same Devin who accused me of not knowing anything a week and a half ago when I said that the Eagles had a better chance of beating the Ravens than the Phillies did making the postseason…..
Tracey, it's entirely possible I'm reacting too strongly. But you're wrong about being a blind hater. It is impossible to have an opinion on Brown, in EITHER direction, and have it not be a blind opinion. You love him you do so blindly, you hate him you do so blindly. We haven't seen what he can do yet. All opinions on Dom Brown right now are blind except "He's a great minor league hitter" "He takes walks VERY well at every level" and "He has a cannon for an arm and good speed." Calling the experiment over is ridiculous and ignorant. The experiment hasn't begun yet.
Chuck – I accused you of not knowing anything about football for drawing conclusions about teams based on only one game. Then the Eagles beat the Ravens, proving that you had been wrong. Totally willing to believe you know your baseball, until the day you start drawing conclusions about the whole season from game one.
No. It proves I'm right. The Eagles WON the game. And the Phillies aren't in the playoffs. Not sure where you're getting your logic but, at this point, I really don't care. I'm done arguing with someone who makes no sense.
I think you must have misunderstood me, because I wasn't trying to say the Phils were going to make the playoffs. I was trying to say that saying "the Phils have less chance of making the playoffs than the Eagles have of beating the Ravens" was a completely meaningless statement. It's like if I said "My dad has a better chance of jumping over a car than Dennis Rodman has of getting a haircut today". You took two totally unrelated events and made a meaningless statement out of them.
It's not a meaningless statement if it's based on logic and, ultimately, fact. What I said was true …. IT HAPPENED…. and HAD A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF TURNING OUT THAT WAY. I'm not sure what your definition of meaningless is but you may want to look into that.
Rather than continuing to argue, I'll just point to further down the thread where I apologized for the way in which I went about making my point and simply agree to disagree.
Hey Chuck, I've been posting on here for a few weeks, lurking for most of this season. Didn't really start coming to this place until Crossing Broad turned into TMZ.
I just get really fired up about Dom Brown. Look at the Utley comparison I posted earlier. At 25 years old Dom Brown is a better player than Chase Utley at the same age, yet people who love Chase are willing to throw him under the bus for exactly no reason. He is the Future of some team. I hope that he's the Future of the Phillies, but if people continue to hate on him like they are they're gonna run him out of town and he's going to kick our ass for years to come.
Comparing Brown to Utley makes sense. Sure.
Lets see at 25 years old, Utley had 134 ML atbats in his first ML season. His next year he was up to .266 and the rest is history. Chase certainly did not come to the ML with the same credentials as Dom Brown but also did not play for 3 years before displaying some improvement at the plate.
Not a good comparison, dude.
Well first let me say that I made a mistake and those numbers were Chase's age 24 season. Second, let me add that Dom Browns OBP this year is higher than Chase's the year he hit .266.
Finally let me add that I'm not trying to say that Brown will be as good as Chase. I'm trying to say that if, the season Chase hit .239 people had decided they were done with him, we never would have seen Chase Utley how he is now. Baseball is the sport of patience. You can't be in a hurry to write off young players.
(tuning back in to the game….)
Are we still winning? … YES!!! WE'RE STILL WINNING!!!!
Woo hoo! Still scoring!!!
(sheesh, where was this offense back in the Houston series?)
Houston, Atlanta…
Hey, Chase is taking it to them!
Check out the double steal – sweet day. Jimmy is over .250 – it may not last for the remainder of the season but its good to see.
You're kidding right?
Ruh roh…
Is Bastardo having a bad year, or was last year the fluke? It drives me crazy not knowing what we have in this guy. 2 full seasons in the majors with nothing in common.
HAHAHA! It ain't pretty, but it works.
In any case, Chuck, while I still think that I made a correct point, I do want to apologize for the manner in which I made it. Much like Dom Brown, pessimism is something that fires me up, and I made an ass of myself in the way that I pointed it out.
Whatever… let's let it go. Apology accepted. I'm all for supporting Brown and giving him the proper chance. One full year at the MLB level. Then we can debate it better. Go Phils!
Been awhile since I've had a "spirited" discussion with someone on here. It's been kinda dead lately. I enjoyed it. Thanks for that. The one thing about PN and a few other sites….we're all Phillies fans. We have that in common and it's a place where we can come to vent, argue, commiserate, cheer, whatever. It's a great thing.
Oops. Meant to reply to you…not myself.
Well I'll try not to bring too much spirit, but I agree: whether or not I'm agreeing with them, it's always nice to be having a conversation with people who care enough about the Phils to even bother arguing.
Exactly. It's amazing how so many people have just checked out. Why?? What for?? After Wednesday at about 4PM there won't be any Phillies baseball for 5 months. Yeah, we'll all continue to talk about the future of the team during the off-season but it's just not the same.
The guys who have checked out now are the same guys who didn't check in until October '08, mostly.
Bastardo needs to start next year at AAA, regardless of what he does in Spring Training. I'm over him.
Since August 1st Bastardo has pitched 14 2/3 innings. He's given up 10 hits, 5 walks, and struck out 30(!!) batters.
Going back to June 1st, he's pitched 34 1/3 innings, giving up 30 hits, 16 walks and 60(!!) strikeouts.
The guy is a little more wild than would be ideal, but he's averaging 14.3 strikeouts per nine innings this season. His strikeout to walk ratio is better this year than it was last. Opponents are batting .207 off of him, have a .300 OBP, and have a .689 OPS, which is about 20% better than league average, and he's especially nasty against lefties who have put up a slash line of .173/.244/.321. Simply put, Bastardo is an excellent relief pitcher, and probably the second best option out of the pen behind Papelbon.
Sending him to the minors would be absolutely insane.
Look at the very first comment on the thread and you'll see something else that's insane. cs. chuck schreiber. Pretty sure it's the same dude making dumb statements.
Papelbum in a non-save situation. Always a trip?
Chuck, looks like the O's and Yanks are tied again. Buck for AL MOY?
Definitely MOY material.
This game blows…c'mon Papsmear…. get this bum out already.
"Always a trip?". This year he's had some problems. For his career, he's pitched equally well in save and non-save situations.
Yes, for some reason (as has been stated on this blog by others more specific some of the authors of this site), THIS YEAR when Papelbon has come into a game in a non-save situation, the results have been uncanny.
1.52 ERA in save situations, 3.29 in non-save sits. Not great but not terrible.
Ruh Roh Part Deux…
Crap, its the Beast…
Harry started singing High Hopes early… is it a bug or a prophecy? Hmn…
But not really any reason to sing High Hopes at this point in the season anyway…
High hopes for an over .500 season, maybe? That's still far from certain…
The proper way to end this season would be for Cliff Lee to start the final game, pitch well, get his ERA under 3, and get pulled. Roy Halladay decides he STILL needs to pitch ONE MORE TIME comes in, and gets a win. Doc would finish 12-8, Cliff 6-8. That would just say it all for 2012.
Quote of the Week…
"Ryan Howard's best years are ahead of him."
– Charlie Manuel, September 29, 2012
Specifically, Charlie mentioned .275-.300, AT LEAST 40 and 130. The funny thing about that is Charlie mentioned some needed "tweaking" including not trying to hit homers. Funny thing about Howard is that 2 or 3 winters ago, he worked with Barry Bonds, maybe the game's most textbook hitter since Ted Williams. If RyHo's pitch selectivity has improved since then, it's news to the naked eye. Peope keep marvelling at his lofty performance with men on, leading to more than respectable RBI and batting average digits. That situation, which reduces defensive shifts in effectiveness still seems to have him stuck in singular approach when he DOESN'T hit with RISP, and the combination of poor pitch selection, trying to kill the ball, and effective defensive allignment leads to overall pretty average offensive performance on the whole.
Is it possible that Piece's best years ahead wish is doable at a starting point of his age 33 season? Well, David Ortiz rebuilt his fear factor late in baseball life. But best years ahead?
Not to quibble with greatness being greatness, but Ryan Howard set a barometer of ridiculously high with his early years. Most people would take three quarters of that. Any right thinking stock analyst would at best have a hold on Howard. Let Charlie do the buying.
More from the quote of the week pool of material…long time baseball scribe, Bill Madden
"I certainly get that Trout's speed is an important component in this debate. But this growing infatuation with WAR (wins above replacement) is, in my opinion, turning baseball into an inhuman board game. This is a stat that even its inventors can't agree on an established formula, other than when all of these various factors of offense and defense are put into a blender and shaken well, out comes the player's value to a team in wins above and beyond the "replacement" value of a player taken off the waiver wire for nothing. In other words, one big hypothetical."
I'm not saying the guy is right or wrong. I look at it like this. If the same formula is used for every player, whether you consider it legit or not, if the same process is used, then for comparison purposes, it's a great tool.
Yes BBRef, fangraphs, and Baseball Prospectus with their "WARP" all do it differently, but even if you use all three on the same player, you come to basically the same conclusions about them.
The thing to remember is that WAR is not a stat. Let me repeat that because I think that's where it fails people, it is a number, but not a statistic. I think if people can wrap their head around that (not picking on you Ken, you just quoted the other guy) If people can understand that it's not a stat, but a comparative tool, they might just find it a very useful one.
For the record I'm not sold on non winning teams having MVP's and so I don't want Dickey to win, but if the Tigers hold on, and the Angels don't make it, Cabrera is a no doubter, probably is anyway. And I love Trout, but he has his own award this year anyway.
"For the record I'm not sold on non winning teams having MVP's and so I don't want Dickey to win, but if the Tigers hold on, and the Angels don't make it, Cabrera is a no doubter"
Did you misread something? He's talking Dickey for CY, Cabrera for MVP. I get the losing team MVP disapproval (I'm much the same), but I separate losing for the CY. Maybe you see it differently?
I haven't really thought much about the CY, and I only know this about the AL MVP choice. It is a brutal decision. Especially since those 2 have Pujols and Prince alongside, and essentially, both contenders have dwarfed the reasonably strong years that their teamates have put up.
I meant not sold on non winning teams for "awards"
Well, that's fine, your perrogative. Had they called it a Most Valuble Pitcher in 1972, I might not have been quite as inin favor of Carlton winning the CY. But I usually take that Valuble part of the award literally, so more often than not, I would support a winning team player, although I see creedence in where would the Crew be without Braun, the Bucs without McCutcheon, and the Phils without Mini Mart.
Can we get that boy over .200, or what?
If I had no dog in the fight, I could make a case for Blass, Seaver, Sutton or Jenkins in 72, all of whom pitched on teams with winning records. But my avatar would never forgive me, so I won't.
Mini Mart should be given an MVP, by his family, for making so much money with so little talent. We can put him down all we want, but speaking for myself, I know I'll never 480,000 a year. It's almost criminal you know.
I've made 480k, and believe me, it's no big deal. The tax bite is horrific. They try to gauge you at any checkout counter ranging from the grocery store (LaChoy chow mein noodles were 1.09 a pack a couple years ago, now, that delightful treat…relative that it might be since the HoSai Gai is now too many miles to travel to) is 1.58 per. By the way, the 480K I've made is over the course of a lifetime, not Mini Mart's 6 month collection sum. But someday…..
So then….how much did MiniMart make last night for that piss-poor bunt attempt??
I think his pay based on time played, and at bats and all equates to him getting 4,000 dollars per at bat. Maybe its more like 3.985.00, if you really care.
Funny thing is Mini got paid that about 4k per the time when he was intentionally walked. That at bat is ESPN Classic material. You just won't see that play too often in baseball. And he got paid about 4 grand for that!
It pays to answer rhetorical questions. Even uf I didn't make 4 grand.
I have nothing against awards going to players on non-contenders. For instance, 1972, when Carlton took the Cy Young, he was positively the best pitcher, if only because he was pitching for an absolutely abominable team. He also led in all kinds of categories besides wins. How could anyone possibly win 27 games when the team only won 31 others when he wasn't pitching? One could argue that he was even the MVP that year, because without him the team might have set new records for futility.
There are, indeed cases where a player is so valuable to his team that they should win MVP even if they're out of the playoff picture. If a player's performance brings a third rate team close, is that any less valuable than a player who merely makes a great team somewhat better?
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Time now for some thinking out loud action.
The old what the hell is he wasting his time for mode, if you will.
Even in Peking, Bolivia, and downtown Lisbon, they know the Phils have a 2013 3rd baseman dilemma. Worst still, they are equally knowledgable that the problem isn't as solvable as when Don Hoak was still on this side of the planet's surface, and the headline screamed Mauch:Hoak was the One I Always Wanted.
So what, preytell, is an Amaro to do for 2013?
I don't know who the most provincial baseball fans across this land are, but it's amazing how each market's fans so often come across like their club is the only one in the problems they face. Reading the NY papers in recent times might shock Phillie fans to know that even the big bad Yankees have RISP at bat problems. And naturally, the target is 1 individual, much the same as Jayson Werth was blamed a couple years ago, even though he had company.
Say hello to Alex Rodriguez.
Your first reaction to the name Alex Rodriguez is a definitive negative. Steroid cheat, generally thought of as a jerk, and most certainly past his prime. Exactly what the Yankees were thinking when he tried to upstage the World Series one year by announcing he was free agency bound right in the middle of a pitch, who knows. Ruben Amaro has often stated, "We're not the New York Yankees." Maybe the Yankees were out to prove they ARE the New York Yankees with one single payday. Who knows.
It's possible the Yanks win it all this year, giving Joe Girardi the chance to change uniform numbers again, recognizing the franchise's world championship total through that numerical increase. But it's not unthinkable that they actually might not make the playoffs. Even a playoff berth and fast exit is gonna quite likely fall on Alex Rodriguez. And they have 5 more years left of high pay, even if the homer clauses that celebrate his catching the all time toppers are omitted.
Perhaps Alex is actually thought of as an okay guy inside the Yankee chubhouse, despite his public image that turns negative quickly and vociferously every time he says or does something stupid. But it's also possible the Yanks are that much closer to wanting to rid theselves of this guy.
He's not the player he was, let alone definite good guy that you'd want on your roster. How much would the Yanks be willing to absorb is a major question, but it wouldn't be shocking to see the uncovered part almost represnt value. Is he not a better investment at 8-10 mil a year than many and any of the names bandied about for third base coverage next year? When is the last time a Phillie third baseman hit 20 homers? You aren't solving an age problem in sticking a righty sometimes power bat between Utley and Howard, but there are no youthful solutions out there anyway. You pay him the 40 mil of your share of the contract, and hope for 2 good years by normal MLB standards, and take your chances on what to do about the other 3 years, and you have only modestly overpaid for the 2 years.
It's not a great solution, but in the unimpressive list of 3B choices, it's not totally off the wall.
Well, maybe it's fast approaching the warning track enroute to off the wall, but I wouldn't mind Amaro and company at least giving it some thought. Roger Maris exited NYC to find a happy, winning end to his career with the Cardinals, just maybe Alex could pursue a similar course here.
Thinking out loud gets me in trouble, but I encourage it from everyone else!
I had a long answer prepared about declining health and age without the aid of the juice, but I still have some things to do before the game, so I'll just politely weigh in and say, I wouldn't advise they go that direction. ( as if anyone in the FO would actually listen to my advice right?)
Wanna make clear I'm encouraging due dilligence on the impossibility, not just automatically pursuing it. Guys have late stage Indian summers, maybe a couple Phillie scouts think he's a candidate. Prolly not, but not my place to say. I'd advise, or at least suggest is more like it, that they consider that step. I'm assuming Asche is at least a year away. Not well versed on his growth..
On that Trout-Cabrera discussion, what Bill Madden doesn't seem to realize is that you don't need WAR to see that Trout has been better than Cabrera this year. WAR adds contributions from all facets of the game into a single handy number, but that's not really necessary in this case.
Offensively, they are nearly the same player, although they provide value in different ways.
OBP: essentially the same (Trout .393, Cabrera .391)
SLG: Cabrera is higher (Trout .555, Cabrera .604)
So Cabrera has the somewhat higher OPS, .995 to .948.
However OPS doesn't include basestealing, and in that of course there is no comparison (Trout 47 steals in 51 attempts, Cabrera 4 for 5), and Trout is the much better base runner in general
Their wOBA, which does include steals, is essentially the same: Trout .417, Cabrera .415
We won't get into the fact that Cabrera plays in a more hitter-friendly park, which we can also adjust for.
So just stopping right there, if you're given a choice of two identical offensive players, and one plays the outfield like Mike Trout, and the other plays third base like Miguel Cabrera, which would you choose?
You have to go with Trout. But even if the Triple Crown is niot really what it's historically considered, it's kind of amazing that a guy could have a year like Cabrera and not win the award, and also comes up nominally short if we forget Valuble, and are just selecting a Player of the Year. But, I guess every year has a second place finisher that could win that, or any award, for that matter, and not that the guy's getting screwed, but in a position to be amazed that his year was 2nd best.
And on top of that, I respect Cabrera a lot for what would seem to be effectively playing past a drinking problem that peaked 2 spring trainings ago when he was ticketed for some crazy driving speed. You can't say his performance shows he's licked it, but it would seem that way.
And of course, that's not a factor at all, just a reason to root for him, as Trout also brings forth with his youthful exuberance.
Great years for both, and while the Halos are hanging by a hair on post season hopes, Trout's the one. Can't hardly overlook the baserunning and defensive factors. Huuuuge separators.
I love Mike Trout. I drafted him and he nearly won my league for me single handedly- okay that's an exaggeration, but he changed my whole season around for sure. Absolutely great season.
The voting members will give it to Miggy, I guarantee it.
A) Because they don't know/care about advanced stats
B) Because there hasn't been a triple crown winner, or even a legit threat in 45 years.
C) They don't value SB's and defense enough.
D) They'll say Trout's getting AL ROY, and say he doesn't need both awards.
Turn on Sportcenter any night in the summer. In game rundowns, they show great defensive plays, but do they show the stolen bases? Nope, the viewers love the long ball. Is it right? No and it's why I almost exclusively watch MLB Network instead. Ironclad guarantee, Miggy.
BTW- I think Beltre should be highly considered, I don't know how you drive in 100 runs batting behind Josh Hamilton with the year he had, but Beltre did it.
Lefty, exactly right — Cabrera will win.


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The 2013 Survey, 'Corporate choices in International Arbitration', investigates how corporations use international arbitration, with a particular emphasis on companies in three sectors of strategic importance to the world economy – Energy, Construction and Financial Services.
Focusing exclusively on the views of in-house counsel, it provides new insights on how arbitration can continue to meet the changing needs of global businesses. We hope this survey helps to inform debate and support the evolution of international arbitration to meet the needs of corporate users in their complex and transnational activities.
Our research team, led by Remy Gerbay, the PwC Research Fellow at the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary, University of London and supervised by Prof Loukas Mistelis surveyed over 100 corporate counsel, as an important segment of the users of international arbitration, on their experiences and views. Their perspective of what works well and of things that need improving should be valuable to both fellow in-house counsel and to arbitration practitioners.
Key findings
We found that major corporations, across different industry sectors, continue to affirm the benefits of arbitration to resolve transnational disputes. Corporations are becoming more sophisticated in procuring international arbitration services. Concerns over costs and delays in proceedings persist and in-house counsel are increasingly focused on getting value from the arbitration process.
The survey shows corporations are investing in in-house resources and demanding a variety of alternative fee arrangements to share both the workload and the risks of proceedings more with external law firms. The evidence of arbitration becoming more embedded in corporations should be seen as positive indicators for the future of arbitration from a demanding segment of the market.
For an overview of the key findings and highlights from our study, take a look at the sections below or download the report.
Businesses continue to show a preference for using arbitration over litigation for transnational disputes, although concerns remain about the costs of arbitration.
Arbitration is more popular in the Energy and Construction sectors, than in Financial Services. While most Financial Services sector organisations prefer litigation to arbitration, the benefits of arbitration are increasingly recognised; most corporations in this industry agree, in principle, that arbitration is "well suited" to the resolution of disputes.
Half of the respondents to our survey reported that the 2008 financial crisis did not result in a noticeable increase in international disputes for their organisations, although Financial Services sector companies, unsurprisingly, reported an increase in disputes after 2008.
2008 financial crisisThe overall picture is in contrast to the statistics of the major arbitral institutions pre- and post-crisis, which show a clear increase in case referrals (especially from 2007 to 2009, though with a relative decline thereafter).
This may reflect the scope of operations of organisations that participated in the survey: several respondents whose activities were mostly in higher growth regions (such as Africa or Asia and Latin America) reported that the crisis had had a minimal impact on their operations.
With the continuing threat of a eurozone debt crisis, there is uncertainty over the extent to which the current financial and economic conditions may result in more international disputes. Respondents predicting no increase in disputes in the months ahead outnumber those predicting an increase in disputes by two to one.
On average, respondents said that they managed to settle 57% of their disputes through direct negotiation or mediation. Interestingly, of those disputes that do not settle, only a minority (32%) are referred to litigation or arbitration.
In deciding whether to commence arbitration, the most important factors are the strength of an organisation's legal position, followed by the strength of the available evidence and thirdly, the amount of recoverable damages. While the costs of arbitration are a repeated concern, the prospect of high legal fees was not cited as an important factor in deciding whether to commence arbitration.
Although senior executives and officers often have the final say on whether to initiate arbitration or litigation proceedings, in-house counsel have most influence over the selection of outside lawyers.
The two most influential factors in selecting outside counsel are previous experience of the firm/lawyer in contentious proceedings and personal knowledge of the lawyer being selected.
In selecting outside counsel, respondents showed a slight preference for arbitration specialists over those with industry specialism (55% versus 45%), although industry knowledge is the most important factor in selecting outside counsel for respondents in the Construction sector. In defining "industry knowledge", corporations attach more importance to a commercial understanding of their industry, rather than pure technical knowledge or qualifications.
There is a trend towards increased involvement of in-house counsel in case management driven, in part, by a desire to control costs better. More corporations are employing dispute resolution lawyers to augment their in-house capabilities.
Once a decision to arbitrate has been made, few corporations (11%) withdrew from proceedings because of funding difficulties.
Most corporations have used alternative fee structures for their external lawyers (i.e. other than hourly rates); the most common types are "capped fees", or combinations of discounted hourly rates with success-based fees. Pure contingency fees are rare.
The use of third-party funding and "before the event" insurance, remains relatively uncommon with, respectively, 6% and 20% of participating organisations having used these options to fund disputes.
While international arbitration is preferred to other dispute resolution mechanisms across industry sectors, many corporations continue to express concerns over costs and delays in arbitration proceedings.
For respondents who considered arbitration not to be well suited to their industry, costs and delay were cited as the main reasons more than any other factors.
Notwithstanding these concerns, lack of arbitrator availability was not cited as one of the most important factors when selecting arbitrators. This does not mean that corporations were unconcerned about availability but that, on balance, in-house counsel felt that it is more important to appoint the arbitrator best suited to the case rather than one who could potentially complete the mandate faster. This finding differs from that in previous surveys and suggests that, while not satisfied with delays, corporations appreciate that a larger pool of experienced arbitrators will take time to evolve.
The most influential factors in the appointment of arbitrators were the individual's (1) commercial understanding of the relevant industry sector; (2) knowledge of the law applicable to the contract; and (3) experience with the arbitral process; technical (non-legal) knowledge and language were also cited but were less influential.
Some interviewees have expressed concerns over the "judicialisation" of arbitration, the increased formality of proceedings and their similarity with litigation, along with the associated costs and delays in proceedings. This trend is potentially damaging to the attractiveness of arbitration. In-house counsel value the features of the arbitration process that distinguish it from litigation.


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Hall of Fame Overview
Each fall during Letterwinners Weekend, the Iowa State Letterwinners Club hosts the Iowa State University Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Beginning in 1997, the ISU Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding individual student-athletes that have represented Iowa State over the past 120 years.
Inductees are honored at an elegant Friday night banquet at which each honoree is presented a medallion and given the opportunity to speak. The weekend's activities continue on Saturday with the Letterwinners Shootout Golf Tournament. Inductees are then honored at Cy's Clubhouse prior to the football game and are introduced on the field at halftime.
Since the program's inception in 1997, there have been 168 individuals inducted. Individuals can be nominated by members of the Letterwinners Club or by the Athletics Department. Nominees are then selected for induction by a Nominating Committee selected by the Letterwinners Club Executive Committee.
2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
Mark Diab - Gymnastics
Arthur Holding - Wrestling
Dan McCarney - Football
Megan Taylor - Basketball
Jamaal Tinsley - Basketball
Reg Wicks - Wrestling
Erin Woods - Softball
Raf Wyns - Track & Field/Cross Country
2015 Hall of Fame Inductees
Dale Bahr - Wrestling
Marcus Fizer - Basketball
Stacy Frese - Basketball
George Martin - Wrestling
Jeff Myers - Track & Field/Cross Country
Tim Van Galder - Football/Baseball
2014 Hall of Fame Inductees
John Cooper - Football
Randy Duarte - Baseball
Mike Jacki - Gymnastics
Vic Marcucci - Wrestling
Jayme Olson - Basketball
John Van Sicklen - Football
2013 Hall of Fame Inductees
Doug Fitzjarrell - Gymnastics
Gordon Hassman - Wrestling
Veryl Long - Wrestling
Kim Mazza - Gymnastics
Mike Myers - Baseball
Roger Watts - Swimming
2012 Hall of Fame Inductees
Samuel Beyer - Administration
Carl Brettschneider - Football
Kevin Darkus - Wrestling
Dmitry Drozdov - Track & Field/Cross Country
Andrew Parker - Basketball
Diane Vetter - Track & Field/Cross Country
Gene Williams - Football
Dedric Willoughby - Basketball
2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
Tim Floyd - Men's Basketball
Steph McCannon - Volleyball
Tom Randall - Football
Kelly Ward - Wrestling
A.E. "Deac" Wolters - Track and Field
2010 Hall of Fame Inductees
Maria Akraka - Track and Field/Cross Country
Obinna Eregbu - Track and Field
Reece "Pinky" Greene - Basketball/Track and Field/Football
Kirstin Hugdahl - Volleyball
Tammy Rueckert - Softball
Frank Santana - Wrestling
Steve Spikes - Swimming and Diving
Eric Voelker - Wrestling
Ray Wehde - Basketball/Track and Field
Doug Wood - Gymnastics
2009 Hall of Fame Inductees
Eppie Barney - Football
Linda Evans - Volleyball
Joe Gibbons - Wrestling
Keith Heaver - Gymnastics
Bruce Reimers - Football
Merl Ross - Administrator
Chris Washington - Football
2008 Hall of Fame Inductees
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Cathy Carroll Oerter - Track and Field
Steve Carson - Track and Field
Robert Hess - Wrestling
J. Elaine Hieber - Administrator
Bob Locker - Baseball
Al Nacin - Wrestling
Frank Randall - Administrator
Marcus Robertson - Football
Otto Stowe - Football
2007 Hall of Fame Inductees
Jenni Adams - Swimming
Luther Blue - Football
Troy Davis - Football
Ike Harris - Football
Kevin Jackson - Wrestling
Merv Krakau - Football
Mike Land - Wrestling
Jason Smith - Wrestling
George Veenker - Football Coach/Administrator
2006 Hall of Fame Inductees
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Beth Bader - Golf
Jon Brown - Track and Field
John Crawford - Basketball
Barry Hill - Football
Russ Hoffman - Gymnastics
Jerry McNertney - Baseball
Hugo Otopalik - Wrestling and Men's Golf Coach
Keith Sims - Football
Clay Stapleton - Football and Athletics Director
Winifred Tilden - Administrator/Pioneer
2005 Hall of Fame Inductees
Carl Adams - Wrestling
David Archer - Football
Scott Crowell - Track and Field
Shelley Finnestad - Golf/Basketball
Ron Gray - Wrestling
Fred Hoiberg - Basketball
Karl Nelson - Football
Ron Renko - Track and Field
Bill Strannigan - Basketball
Tom Vaughn - Football
2004 Hall of Fame Inductees
Les Anderson - Wrestling
Larry Corrigan - Baseball
Eric Hansen - Swimming
Pat Hodgson - Basketball/Track and Field
Tom Peckham - Wrestling
Faye Perkins - Softball/Track and Field/Basketball
Clyde Shugart - Football
Barry Stevens - Basketball
Brian Tietjens - Track and Field
Tom Vantiger - Baseball
2003 Hall of Fame Inductees
Al Budolfson - Basketball
Jenny Condon - Softball
Karen Glerum - Track and Field
Jonah Koech - Track and Field/Cross Country
Tim Krieger - Wrestling
Scott McCadam - Swimming
Bob Verbeeck - Track and Field/Cross Country
Pete Taylor - Radio Play-by-Play/Administrator
2002 Hall of Fame Inductees
Richard Barker - Football/Wrestling
Bill Cain - Basketball
Carol Cook - Track and Field/Cross Country
Diane Doles - Volleyball/Track and Field
Jim Gibbons - Wrestling
Keith Krepfle - Football
Mal Schmidt - Football/Swimming/Administrator
Brent Simmons - Gymnastics
Sunday Uti - Track and Field
Tom Watkins - Football
2001 Hall of Fame Inductees
Bill Bergan - Track and Field
Larry Hayes - Wrestling
Dave Hoppmann - Football
Everett Kischer - Football/Baseball
Jack McGuire - Swimming/Golf
Edith Nakiyingi - Track and Field/Cross Country
John Nuttall - Track and Field/Cross Country
Johnny Orr - Basketball
2000 Hall of Fame Inductees
Dick Bertell - Baseball
Earle Bruce - Football
Tonya Burns-Cohrs - Basketball
Mike Busch - Baseball/Football
Nate Carr - Wrestling
Dexter Green - Football
Danny Harris - Track and Field
Chris Murray - Track and Field/Cross Country
Mike Stensrud - Football
Polly Wallace - Football/Wrestling
1999 Hall of Fame Inductees
Matt Blair - Football
Harry Burrell - Sports Information Director
Ray Conger - Track and Field/Cross Country
Jeff Grayer - Basketball
Jeff Hornacek - Basketball
Johnny Majors - Football
Dwight Nichols - Football
Chris Taylor - Wrestling
Debbie Vetter-Skeen - Track and Field/Cross Country
1998 Hall of Fame Inductees
Zaid Abdul-Aziz - Basketball
George Amundson - Football
Glen Brand - Wrestling
Debbie Esser-Karman - Track and Field
Ed Gagnier - Gymnastics
Louis Menze - Basketball/Baseball/Athletics Director
Peg Neppel-Darrah - Track and Field/Cross Country
Ben Peterson - Wrestling
Waldo Wegner - Basketball/Baseball
1997 Hall of Fame Inductees
Ed Bock - Football
Jim Doran - Football
Nawal El Moutawakel-Bennis - Track and Field
Dan Gable - Wrestling
Ron Galimore - Gymnastics
Harold Nichols - Wrestling
Yobes Ondieki - Cross Country
Gary Thompson - Baseball/Basketball
L.C. "Cap" Timm - Baseball
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Rockers set to show they still have it' in Barre Aud benefit
Sure, their musical careers all peaked when eight-track tapes were all the rage, compact discs were under development and digital downloads werent even on the radar screen. But a collection of musicians with some pretty impressive resumes is set to perform at the Barre Municipal Auditorium next month.
The group includes two founding members of the band Boston, a guy who played guitar with Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, a man who played drums for both James Brown and Wilson Pickett, and another who played keyboard for Bob Marley & The Wailers. And then theres the fellow who sang for Fosterchild.
They call themselves The American Vinyl All-Star Band and if you like the sounds from the 70s and 80s, 64-year-old Fran Sheehan, who once played bass guitar for Boston, says hes got more than a feeling youll enjoy the show set for Oct. 26 at the auditorium.
Were going to be their (the auditoriums) first rock concert, Sheehan said after spending the day Friday clearing land he owns in the Northeast Kingdom.
This one happened almost by accident, when Ken Fox hooked up Sheehan with part-time promoter Larry Morrison, who works with him at Barre Tile.
The show represents a change of pace for Morrison, who has raised $73,000 for the Websterville Baptist Christian School by promoting Christian rock concerts like the one The Newsboys performed at the auditorium Friday night.
However, Morrison said the opportunity to book a show featuring Sheehan, former Boston band-mate Barry Goudreau, and Jeff Skunk Baxter, who played with The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, was too good to pass up.
Its not the type of music that I typically promote, but Im told they put on a very good show, said Morrison, who says ticket sales are off to a strong start.
More than 250 of the auditoriums 1,600 seats were spoken for as of Friday and Morrison said he expects ticket sales to remain brisk as word of the concert spreads.
If the music and the names arent enough of a draw, Morrison said the fact that 50 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the city for use at the civic center complex, which includes the auditorium, should be an added incentive. Among other things, city officials have expressed interest in upgrading the sound systems at the auditorium and the BOR ice arena.
Wed like to be able to help them do that, Morrison said, explaining the other half of the proceeds will go into a foundation to benefit Websterville Baptist, where he is a both a long-time booster and high school basketball coach.
Sheehan said hes just looking forward to playing something the evolving group has enjoyed doing together for the last eight years, primarily for charity.
According to Sheehan, those who attend the performance can expect a healthy dose of vintage Boston, including More than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Let Me Take You Home Tonight, and Dont Look Back.
But the 16-song set will also include a nod to each of the other members musical roots, such as Reelin In The Years from Baxters Steely Dan Days or I Feel Good from the time Robert Mousey Thompson spent drumming for James Brown.
We do two songs from each guys (old) band, Sheehan said of a group that also includes Leroy LSR Romans, who played keyboard for The Wailers, and vocalist Danny Beisell, who sang with Fosterchild.
Those interested in tickets for the Oct. 26 concert at the auditorium can contact the Barre Opera House at 476-8188 or visit barreoperahouse.org. General admission is $38 and reserved seating is $48.
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Gearing up for summer employment opportunities
Spring has not quite sprung but that does not mean it is too early to start thinking about summer jobs.
The Washington County Department of Job and Family Services is gearing up for its Summer Youth Employment Program, which is currently accepting applications, said Candy Nelson, supervisor at Job and Family Services in Washington County.
"The program starts May 15, but when a kid can start depends on when their school lets out," she said.
The program places youth in jobs with private, government, or nonprofit employers for the summer, giving them the opportunity to learn essential skills for finding and keeping a job, she said.
"The kid still has to go out and interview and apply for the job. We actually make them go through the employment process. It's about teaching them how to get a job, how to work," explained Nelson.
It's also a good opportunity for young people to save up money for back-to-school clothes, gas or even college, she said.
For students to be eligible, they must live in Washington County and come from families that fall below 200 percent of the federal poverty level ($3,925 a month or less for a family of four).
The program is open to students ages 16 or 17 and 18-year-olds as long as they are a full time secondary student. Participants can be up to age 24 if their family includes a minor child and meets the income guidelines.
Participating businesses also benefit from the program. A grant secured by the WCDJFS enables it to reimburse employers for wages they pay program participants, said Nelson.
"We reimburse 100 percent of the wages," she explained.
Last year, some of the local municipalities and villages used youth from the program to help with clean up after the devastating June derecho, thereby saving a lot of overtime pay, she said.
The program is still looking for employers who would like to participate in this summer's program. Businesses in surrounding counties and even West Virginia can participate, said Nelson.
Last year 150 students participated in the program doing anything from lifeguarding at the Village of Lowell swimming pool to working at fast food restaurants to helping at local daycare facilities.
But the types of available jobs are almost limitless. For students already on a career track, Nelson works to pair them with a job in their chosen field. For example, she has worked with students from the Washington County Career Center to find them jobs in health care or electrical fields.
Last year, 19-year-old Desarae Comstock, 19, of Marietta, interviewed and was hired for one of the few positions available at the Department of Job and Family Services.
It was a great opportunity, said Comstock.
"I really enjoyed it. Everyone who worked there was really nice," she said.
Now Comstock will be able to put a position with a government agency on her resume, something that will help when it comes to this summer's job search.
"Being able to put that on your resume at such a young age is a really big plus. People will look at you better," she said.
Though funding has not been finalized for this year's program, Nelson still hopes to host at least 150 participants again this year, she said.
"We want all the kids to get a chance to participate. We encourage them to be in all of their regular activities while they are working," she said.
Applications can be found online at www.wcdjfs.org, in local high school offices, or at the WCDJFS office at 1115 Gilman Ave. Applications are due by April 30. For more information, call 373-5513.


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"Oh, come on, Superman!" (Part II): Bill Maher meets Kryptonite over vaccines and "Western medicine"
It's rather amazing how sometimes the best laid plans of mice and men (and bloggers) come to naught. I had planned on doing a followup post to my previous post about the cancer quackery known as the German New Medicine by discussing a particularly nasty French variant of it. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending upon your point of view), events conspired to move my blogging ire towards another target, particularly since I had addressed this isse before. Specifically, I'm talking about 2009 Recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award, comedian and HBO talk show host Bill Maher.
As you may recall, about a month ago, I wrote a rather long post (par for the course for me, I know) detailing ad nauseam how Bill Maher not only embraces germ theory denialism, anti-vaccine nonsense, and alternative medicine, in particular his apparent belief that "aggregate toxicity" or the typical unnamed "toxins" that alternative medicine mavens are so fond of blaming most disease on or, as Maher likes to call it, the "poisons" that we are eating and otherwise exposed to every day, but has been preaching this pseudoscience since at least 2005. Maher then followed this up a mere week before receiving his award named after a famous scientist with a hideously irrational promotion of cancer quackery. At that point, I thought I was done with the topic, at least as far as this particular blog goes (others know that elsewhere I've not been so quiet). At least, I had intended not to deal with this again on SBM.
Unfortunately, Bill Maher had other ideas. This is the perfect description for how I felt having to blog about this again:
Yes, it fits, particularly after Maher Tweeted to his fans:
If u get a swine flu shot ur an idiot.


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This former A+ list mostly movie actress who still is almost A list because of her name was the highest priced escort in Hollywood before getting her big break and her A list husband seems pretty happy.
Salma HayekReplyCancel
Debbie Reynolds FTW.ReplyCancel
Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban?ReplyCancel
Annette bening/BeattyReplyCancel
Doesn't say foreign born, so I'm assume ing American actressReplyCancel
I love Annette Bening, but I don't know if she has that traditional look to be an escort. They pretty much have to be attractive. Traditionally so, evenReplyCancel
Kate Capshaw-SpielbergReplyCancel
@TTM she was a beauty…very …fresh faced and alluring…and that voice..I heck out the grifters again….you
I meant conventionally the second time 'roundReplyCancel
And the line about husband being happy..cuz he's a pig of sorts/admitted sex addict..sumptim made him stay with her when he had a legendary playboy rep:))ReplyCancel
Hmmm, a lot of these don't have A list husbands. Seems like it should be easier to narrow down. But it's not, lol.ReplyCancel
Okay, Tricia, I haven't seen that, only American Beauty and The Kids Are All Right (which was awesome)ReplyCancel
Theatre theatre though, no pay.
Hollywood a different planet
She did repertory theatre..which is often in small towns
Enty states A list husband but A list in what? Actor? Sports? Businessman? Singer? Director? I think he made it vague purposely otherwise it would be too easy.ReplyCancel
TTM..loooove the kids are alright. So good.ReplyCancel
Michelle Pfeiffer-Alist Director HusbandReplyCancel
Gotta walk babe…good luck with rest o blinds I'll check in and not get the main blind I'm sure, never do lolReplyCancel
Halle BerryReplyCancel
My problem with Michelle Pfeiffer is that she turned down high-profile roles like Clarice Starling because she was turned off by the subject matter. She's always been a great beauty but has avoided the steamier sex-symbol roles of her peers like Sharon Stone. I think her morals are too high for this blind.ReplyCancel
She was also gorgeous in Bugsy.ReplyCancel
Okay you guys. Michelle would never!ReplyCancel
for anyone who doesn't wish to view LSA:
¹11 Michelle Pfeiffer
Prostitute & casting-couch…hem-m-m…participant during her first years in L.A. Began as a studio call-girl & got some of her early roles "the old-fashioned way". Was a "professional girlfriend". the kind with exclusive clientele or just one big customer, who set her up to go on to her acting career.
@Frufra O_o Double oogle face about the Basic Instinct story!!!!!ReplyCancel
Yeah. Always thought of her as gorgeous! But definitely not in the hooker borderline tranny way, that's for sure. Ooops. I mean "escort".ReplyCancel
@Reno. Ditto!!ReplyCancel
It really was. I love that movieReplyCancel
Thanks Ray. That's some good tea.ReplyCancel
That Lipstick Alley link was fun! Thanks Frufra!
And Zach, your comment is just bizarre: so Michelle is too "moral" to play Clarice Starling, so that means she can't possible have ever been a prostitute? Does that mean that because Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore took the part, their moral status (and hooking status) is suspect?
(Prostitution: victimless non-crime imo)ReplyCancel
Okay, after reading all tbe good guesses I have to say it.
Even @Jason's guess.
Yes Fru, that WAS cray! I had heard rumors the sex scene was real, but the part about the others and all…..whew!ReplyCancel
I meant the director and producer and the tied up stuff. Not the other ladies, all though, that too.ReplyCancel
I could see Michelle for this
She's gorgeous – bet she charged a lot 😉ReplyCancel
Well get money bitchReplyCancel
No, I definitely didn't mean my comment as a judgment on Jodie Foster or Julianne Moore, who are two very classy, super-talented ladies. I just meant that it's been widely reported that Michelle turned down roles like Clarice (among others I'd have to look up) because she found the material too dark and/or against her beliefs. Obviously my example of Silence of the Lambs really doesn't have anything to do with sex scenes or being an escort before her career got off, but I just don't think being so choosy about her roles in these ways fits with being a former escort. But of course I wouldn't put it past her or anyone in Hollywood.ReplyCancel
I love the thought of being able to buy a piece of a Young Michelle's ass. Her role in Scarface probably didn't require much acting, and the "polluted womb" line must have been a dig at her.ReplyCancel
@trudi Finally the voice of reason. I just can't believe this is her.ReplyCancel
In the Benning couple, I find more likely that Beatty was the escort.
Escorts are usually beauty pageant winners, therefore MP fits.ReplyCancel
I need to get me to lsa.ReplyCancel
One night, Warren Beatty showed up at Tennessee Williams' hotel room door, ready to do whatever was required to get a part. Tennessee, a southern gentleman, told him he didn't have to. Bening wasn't a hooker, as far as I know.
Halle Berry, Michelle Pfeiffer and Demi Moore were all prostitutes (among many other actresses).
Halle was more of a kept woman with some high profile keepers (like Costner). Demi Moore was a cheap whore, supposedly pimped out by her own mother, there are some Vegas stories. Pfeiffer was a high priced call girl. Sadie was correct, there are old Vegas stories about her, LA ones too. For years she refused to do interviews, not wanting to answer any questions. She still doesn't do them often.
Pfeiffer is the only one with an A list husband. He has always had a busy casting couch but the marriage itself has been successful.ReplyCancel
Elisabeth Shue
Davis Guggenheim
It's not a perfect fit, but it's an alternative to Michelle P.ReplyCancel
Well this is one of those blinds that will never be revealed unless a scandal breaks out and it hits the news somewhere else.ReplyCancel
Umm Davis Guggenheim is apparently worth 2.5 billion, at least according to a google search. All of his career success (in production) came after he married Shue in 1994, she won her oscar in 1996. Then their careers sorta swapped when she started having kids.
However, there's nothing about what the actress in the BI is doing now, and Shue is on CSI. Also despite a surprising amount of research, I can't figure out where his wealth came from. I couldn't confirm if he's related to the uber rich Guggenheim family, he's not a close descendant. His father was a famous documentary director as well and I'm not sure how much of Davis' net worth is family inheritance. If it's not inheritance, having his wife win an Oscar so soon after getting married was great for his career and finances. So he's probably really happy.
Regardless of if it's them, Davis married everyone's favorite babysitter and became a billionaire. His life rules.
(I hope it's Michelle P-canibuyavowel-er)ReplyCancel


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"This show is a huge part of my conversion. I've learned more from it in six months than I had in my twelve years of Judaism and 30-plus years of atheism. Your answers always have a solid foundation and the show is inspirational."
"We run no risk of deceiving ourselves in considering a Superior Intelligence the author of all things, in referring to it those splendors of the heavens which aroused our thoughts; and finally we are ready to understand and accept the traditional formula: God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth."


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Executive Committee (CCEXEC) The Sub-Committee of the CCEXEC charged with preparing the new draft Codex Strategic Plan (2014-2019) met in Ottawa, Canada, March 10-12. Taking as its starting point the version of the Strategic Plan that was considered by the FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating Committees in their recent sessions, the group reviewed all new comments received and achieved consensus on a final draft Strategic Plan for consideration by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) in July. The CCEXEC Sub-Committee meeting was chaired by Codex Vice-Chair Samuel Godefroy. Participants included Codex Chair Sanjay Dave as well as regional representatives from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and the South West Pacific. U.S. Codex Manager Mary Frances Lowe represented North America, assisted by advisors Anatole Papadopoulos of Health Canada and Michael Wehr of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The revised Strategic Plan will be posted on the Codex Alimentarius website along with other documents for the July CAC session.
Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) concluded a very productive 45th Session in Beijing, China, on March 22nd. Key outcomes include:
- The Committee recommended for adoption by the CAC over 500 provisions for food additives. This was accomplished using the new horizontal approach for acidity regulators, emulsifiers, stabilizers and thickeners. The Maximum Limits (MLs) for the 28 provisions for aluminum-containing food additives were reduced in accordance with JECFA recommendations. Where possible, further restrictions on the use of aluminum-containing food additives were recommended.
- The Committee agreed to use a decision tree approach for the alignment of the GSFA and the food additive provisions of commodity standards. CCFA will inform the commodity committees on the progress of the decision tree approach.
- The Committee forwarded proposals for the Priority List of Compounds for Reevaluation to JECFA.
- The Committee agreed to hold a physical Working Group prior to the start of the 46th Session to address new proposals for additions and changes to the GSFA.
- The Committee established multiple electronic Working Groups (eWG) with the following topics:
- to identify concerns with Note 161, in regards to its use in sweeteners in specific food categories. Information provided to the eWG will be used to explore the use of alternative notes or to demonstrate that Note 161 is no longer needed for specific provisions. The eWG will be chaired by the United Kingdom and the United States will serve as Assistant to the Chair.
- to address the alignment of food additive provisions of commodity standards with the GSFA, including meat standards, standards for bouillons and consommès, and chocolate and cocoa products standards. The eWG will be chaired by Australia.
- to prepare a discussion paper that will consider options for implementing the findings of the exercise to identify priorities for reevaluation by JECFA related to colors. The eWG will be chaired by Canada.
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- to prepare recommendations on acidity regulators and emulsifiers, stabilizers and thickeners in grape wines, and proposals for new provisions in this category. The eWG will be chaired by France.
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Industrial and Environmental Contaminants
- proposed draft revision of the maximum levels for lead in selected commodities in the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (CODEX STAN 193-1995).
- proposed draft revision of guideline levels for radionuclides in foods
- proposed draft MLs for deoxynivalenol (DON) in cereals and cereal-based products and associated sampling plans
- proposed draft annex for the prevention and reduction of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A contamination in sorghum (Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cereals)
- proposed draft Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of ochratoxin A contamination in cocoa
- proposed draft MLs for hydrocyanic acid in cassava and cassava products
- proposed draft Code of practice to reduce the presence of hydrocyanic acid in cassava and cassava products
It will also consider a number of discussion papers, including:
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The IRS says everyone wants instant wealth or extra exemptions. Scammers know that. So trust the old saying -- "If it seems to good to be true, it probably is."
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Request to NYC: Reconsider reservoirs release policy
As documented in The River Reporter, during his appearance at the Upper Delaware Council (UDC) on June 12, Thomas Murphy of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the agency that owns and operates New York City's dams on the headwaters of the Delaware, contended that "the city has never thought there is enough water to thermally maintain the main stem," [of the Delaware River], and that "there's only so much water to go around."
The statistical analysis that underlies the thermal relief proposal that Jim Serio of Hancock, NY and I developed clearly demonstrates the opposite. Records of reservoir levels over the past five years, the city's own routine estimates of water availability, and the records maintained by the River Master of the utilization of the Interim Excess Release Quantity (IERQ), as well as the many river simulations we have carried out over recent years, all demonstrate that there is indeed "enough water to go around" in order to protect the wild trout of the upper main stem from severe thermal stress.
The wild rainbow trout fishery in the upper main stem is not only a local, but is indeed a national treasure that deserves prudent management and protection. The failure of the New York City DEP and, indeed, of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to recognize their environmental responsibilities with regard to the main stem of the Delaware is appalling. Our thermal relief proposal, which was supported by a broad coalition of environmental organizations as well as by the UDC, has been rejected without reason by those who set Delaware River water policy. This modest and scientifically based proposal is an opportunity for enhancement of the upper river that must be reconsidered.
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#132162 - 08/27/04 08:52 AM New definition of stupidity
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 07/17/00
Posts: 3467
Loc: Marion NC
Bonehead award one, a government as good as it gets bonehead award, goes to the Okaloosa County, Florida, sheriffs department which believes they have found the solution for getting rid of drug dealers and prostitutes in the Florida Panhandle: cut down an oak tree.
Im not making this up. Really!
Because drug dealers and prostitutes tend to transact business underneath a particular old oak tree in the county, sheriffs deputies are advocating cutting down the tree, believing it will end the drug and prostitution problems because these unwelcome elements will no longer have their usual place for doing business. And they will just go out of business, I suppose.
County officials are in disbelief. Why not deal with the people underneath the tree rather than cut down the tree?" asked a confused Christy Johnson, a senior county planner.
It appears the county is losing the battle to preserve the oak and reasonable thinking.
The Herald-Tribune (Florida) 25-Aug-04
And WE put these people in charge! Shame on US!_________________________
#132163 - 08/27/04 09:46 AM Re: New definition of stupidity
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 03/15/00
Posts: 6511
Loc: lower upstate New York
TEd, you often confuse me, and this time is no exception: are you asking or answering a question?
#132164 - 08/27/04 09:59 AM Re: New definition of stupidity
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 6296
Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...
Okaloosa County:
Oak: a-lose-a-count--ee!!!!
#132165 - 08/27/04 10:04 AM are you asking or answering a question?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 07/17/00
Posts: 3467
Loc: Marion NC
No. Just presenting a new example in connection with the definition of the word stupidity._________________________
#132166 - 08/27/04 11:49 AM Re: are you asking or answering a question?
Registered: 06/28/02
Posts: 1624
Loc: Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok
Well, here's my armchair psychology coming out in full force. A bright policeman is a rare beast. I remember a criminologist who had been a policeman in Australia before he thought better of it and went into academia saying in a talk I attended that IQ testing carried out on police officers in the US (can't remember where or when) showed that they were on average a full 10 percentage points below the average population IQ, and the range was typically no more than fifteen points either way!
He also pointed out that your typical petty criminal, including most street-level drug dealers, exhibited roughly the same deviation from the population mean.
His point was that crime will only be solved and ultimately controlled when the people who are responsible for maintaining law and order are brighter than the criminals they are trying to detect and prevent. But nothing about your typical law enforcement agency attracts anyone but the less-than-mediocre. Or keeps them, anyway.
Police forces also have to eradicate the gung-ho attitudes and laddishness that typically permeates them, he believed. I think that we all see what he means around us. Younger male police officers everywhere tend to shave their heads, grow moustaches, pull their cap peaks down over their brows and wear wrap-around reflective sunglasses. There was also a fad in New Zealand for a while which demanded that they get tattoos. All this is quite intimidating for your average bloke/blokess in the street
A guy I knew finished a masters degree and then joined the police force. He was given hell by his fellow officers for over a year because of his qualification. When the "joke" was reiterated at an awards ceremony by a senior officer he decided enough was enough and went back to university to do a law degree. He is now defending criminals against his former colleagues, with marked success ...
#132167 - 08/27/04 11:59 AM Re: are you asking or answering a question?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 6296
Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...
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and went back to university to do a law degree. He is now defending criminals against his former colleagues, with marked success ...
...and I just read this morning in the paper about a study that shows the act of getting revenge, whether one directly benefits from the act or not, is healthful. Of course, the study just involved games playing and not actual revenge in real life situations where I think suppressed guilt might wear away at those healthful gains.
#132168 - 08/27/04 12:01 PM Re: are you asking or answering a question?
Registered: 06/28/02
Posts: 1624
Loc: Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok
He's never put it to me as revenge or even hinted that he gets any satisfaction out of it for that reason. I was just pointing out the irony.
#132169 - 08/27/04 12:06 PM Re: are you asking or answering a question?
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 6296
Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...
Not that revenge couldn't be ironic...
#132170 - 08/27/04 12:08 PM Re: are you asking or answering a question?
Registered: 06/28/02
Posts: 1624
Loc: Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok
It would certainly be ironic if he failed to beat his former colleagues in court and revenge was his intention ...
#132171 - 08/28/04 08:36 PM Re: New definition of stupidity
Registered: 11/09/03
Posts: 619
Loc: Carpal Tunnel Country
Im not making this up. Really!
No, you're not making it up. Here is link to complete story:
Of course, they don't need to remove the tree to remove the privacy which the tree affords. All they have to do is position floodlights around, or in, the tree which are activated after dark by motion detectors.
They must have hydro in Okaloosa County because the police department is lit up with dim bulbs.
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Things were going so well. I was dealing with OALD, and we changed positions, and DD learned how to swallow faster (I think...), and I would take her off to let down into a towel. She has been gaining weight so well, and she has even lost some of her congestion!!
Well, today is not so great. I've felt feverish all day, and I thought I was getting sick. But then I felt my breast and I have a REALLY sore spot on the bottom of just the right one. The left one has gone down almost completely, it feels now like it did pre-delivery.
But the right one is huge, and it hurts like heck. I've read the thread on kellymom about it, and I'm drinking lots of water, and resting. I still feel feverish -- chills, headache, etc. I told my DH and MIL that I'm going to need extra lots of help tonight...I can feed her, but I don't feel up to doing anything else. I feel like a horrible mom. Just when everything was going better :'(
Probably that and the PP hormones are making me all teary. I just want to BF my daughter, why does it have to be this hard????
I don't really think I need any advice, although if you have any other suggestions that aren't on Kellymom, they're welcome :). I just need a shoulder. I'm going to do what I have to do to give my daughter the best nutrition/bonding possible, but I'm just feeling down.
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Many places in the States begin their Independence Day festivities with some sort of celebration the night before. And we here at RSBS are no different. We love America and we aren't afraid to let the stars and stripes fly freely. We may not be able to supply fireworks (unless you count the sparks that fly when Jeff and I get to talking about the 2006 World Series) but we try to make up for that in other ways.
Today was extra special for us as it also saw our return to #2 on the MLBlogs leaderboard after a recent exile. And we have some surprises in store that we hope will keep y'all coming back to visit. However, for now, let me just say a happy early Fourth of July and, more importantly, America, f**k yeah!
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The holidays are over.
We're almost a week into the new year.
A new Congress was sworn in last week. (Though it looks a lot like the old Congress.)
A new General Assembly will be seated this week. (Ditto the above.)
I feel like I should use this space to look forward into 2013, perhaps preach about what needs to be done to fix our state's and our nation's many economic woes.
But the fact is, I don't want to.
I don't feel like getting on my soapbox today. I'm tired of all the partisanship and fiscal cliff nonsense. Plus, I've still got a bit of that holiday cheer lingering.
So, taking the lead of both Congress and the state Legislature, I think I'll kick that can down the road a little longer.
Luckily for me, a heartwarming local story just fell into my lap.
Krista and Michael Kneip, siblings from Algonquin, were generous enough to share with our readers the details of the surprising "12 Days of Giving" they've just experienced.
First, some background ...
Last May, the Kneips' mother, Karen, lost her three-year battle with lung cancer.
A dental hygienist with offices in Crystal Lake and Elgin, Karen Kneip was an outgoing, caring person – "an extrovert to a fault," as daughter Krista described her. She was well-thought-of in the community and had many friends.
When Karen died, Krista, 23, a master's student at Aurora University, and Michael, 22, a senior at Eastern Illinois University, were devastated.
"Although we always knew her time with us was limited, we never expected her to be taken from us so soon," said Krista, a Jacobs High School graduate along with her brother.
Through Jacobs, the Kneip family had a large circle of friends. The brother and sister were involved in sports and community service projects, and their mom participated with them. After Karen passed, Krista and Michael were overwhelmed with support from that network.
Phone calls.
Casserole dinners.
But as time passed, life went on. So it was with Krista and Michael Kneip, and their community of friends.
As December approached, though, the Kneip children realized they were about to spend their first Christmas without their mom. The holidays often are harder on families shortly after losing a loved one. It's part of life, but that doesn't make it any easier.
When not in school, they've continued to live in their mother's Algonquin home, although it now is going through the foreclosure process. They both go to college, are without full-time jobs, and can't pay the mortgage. Times were tough.
Beginning Dec. 17, however, something special started to happen.
On that Monday night, a secret Santa visited Krista and Michael. The doorbell rang, and they found a China-doll Santa on their doorstep. Inside were hundreds of dollars in gift cards. But there was no sign of the gift giver.
"I searched and searched for a name tag, but there was no shred of evidence as to whom this generous gift came from," Krista wrote to the newspaper. "The next night, I received an anonymous text from Secret Santa himself letting me know he paid my house another visit. And then he came again, and again. For 12 days, his gifts magically appeared."
In all, more than $3,000 in gift cards, cash and other presents were left.
"We were stunned," Krista told me.
With the last visit last week, the Kneips were feeling overwhelmed. That's when the organizer of what has been dubbed "The 12 Days of Giving" decided it was time to share the secret.
"They were really feeling like they had to thank someone, so that's when I decided to let them know," Debbie Krukowski of Algonquin said.
The idea started out as a simple – and much smaller – one.
"During the summer, I started thinking about them," said Krukowski, mother of one of Krista's close friends. "Two college kids who just lost their mother, pretty much on their own, living in a house that's about to be foreclosed on."
Krukowski mentioned to a few friends that she wanted to do something special for the Kneips for Christmas.
"All of a sudden, it turned into this huge community event with four main groups of people spreading the word among their group of friends," Krukowski said. "It seemed like everyone wanted to contribute something, many of them anonymously. All of a sudden, I was collecting quite a bit."
Why the outpouring of support and generosity?
Karen's "children are a great example of her. They are polite, outgoing. They're such good kids," Krukowski said. "So I thought, 'How can we help?' We just wanted to give something back. ... I grew up in the city, and this would never have happened in the city. This shows how much they mean to us."
Krukowski said she's confident the Jacobs community will step up again if Krista and Michael lose their home. The Kneips, of course, are beyond thankful.
"They have brought back the magic of Christmas to our family," Krista wrote. "They have reminded us that even when life turns out to be the exact opposite of what you imagined, there are still people who will be by your side in times of need. Their kind and thoughtful gifts have literally changed our lives. ... This year, our mom spent her first Christmas with Jesus, and I am confident that they are both looking down with pride on everyone who has made this Christmas unforgettable, not because it was the first Christmas our mom was not with us, but because Christmas is the season for giving, and they have outdone themselves."
Best wishes to Krista and Michael Kneip, and my thanks to them for sharing another great story about the wonderful people who live in our community.
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