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The Filibuster
Lot of surprises so far this season. Should anyone be panicking yet?
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After the Rays and Red Sox picked up their first wins of the season on Friday night, I'm sure that both managers heaved a big sigh of relief. Of course when the Rays followed that up with news that Manny was retiring, I'm sure Joe Maddon dug right back into that Costco sized tub of Rolaids he must have been hitting the past ten days. So, I'm guessing that the Rays might be starting to panic.
But if there's one guy who should truly be panicking at this point, it's not Joe Maddon or anyone else on the Rays. It's not Manny, it's not Big Papi and it's not any once, present or future Red Sox. No, if there's one guy who should be panicking, it's Laurent Gbagbo.
For those of you who aren't quite sure who Mr. Gbagbo happens to be, let me give you a quick background. Mr. Gbagbo is a former Ivoirien freedom fighter who then went and got himself elected president of the Ivory Coast. However, he found Jesus while in office and after losing last year's election, decided that Jesus wanted him to be the winner anyway. Since then he's been trying to help Jesus out by killing people who voted against him. That hasn't worked out too well, though, and now Mr. Gbagbo finds himself holed up in a bunker underneath his former residence while troops loyal to the president-elect slowly draw closer.
Understandably, Mr. Gbagbo should be panicking. Funny enough, though, he doesn't seem to be sweating it at all.
Most likely there are a few reasons for that. Number one is that Ivory Coast is a basket case and rules don't really seem to apply. Number two is that Mr. Gbagbo apparently has four months of supplies in his bunker and the troops protecting him have weaponry superior to that of the troops closing in. Number three is US Senator Jim Inhofe.
Uh, wait a minute. Jim Inhofe? That doesn't make any sense. Why would he care about what happens in the Ivory Coast? Well, if you ask Mr. Inhofe, he'll tell you it's about Jesus.
See, the president-elect, Mr. Ouattara, comes from the northern part of the country, an area that is nominally Muslim, as is Mr. Ouattara. Mr. Gbagbo is from the southern, mainly Christian, part of the country and loves him some Jesus. Apparently where Mr. Inhofe comes from, this means that the election results shouldn't matter and the US should recognize only the candidate who loves Jesus more.
Actually Marc, I think I'm going to change my answer at this point. Sure, maybe the Rays and Red Sox should be panicking a little. And maybe Gbagbo should as well. But the people who should really be panicking are all of us Americans. With leaders like Mr. Inhofe supporting despots like Mr. Gbagbo, we're all screwed.
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Manny tested positive during Spring Training. Maddon gave Manny the first day of the White Sox series off to tend to a family matter.
Conspiracy theorist rejoice……
How soon did the Rays know of the pending situation, and why was it Casey Kotchman was on hand at game time in Chicago when he played in a extra inning game outside Atlanta the night before……Interesting in deed.
Rays Renegade
Mr. Inhofe is a moron. Someone should inform him that Jesus still can't hit a curve ball ;o)
What Jenn said…well, that, and great idea Inhofe because, you know, it's always turned out so well in the past when the U.S. backs the overthrow of legally elected world leaders.
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TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2013 -- Preventive maintenance and road repair would resume on neighborhood streets under a policy shift the Portland City Council will consider on Wednesday, May 29.
The Council will consider a resolution authorizing the Portland Bureau of Transportation to resume paving and maintenance work on city-owned and -maintained local streets. It would rescind a 2009 resolution that stopped local streets work and instead directed the bureau to focus its limited dollars exclusively on repaving arterial and collector roads.
"We could no longer neglect neighborhood streets where the majority of Portlanders live," Mayor Charlie Hales said. "The new policy means paving and road work will be designed to deliver the highest value on all Portland streets, on both neighborhood streets and more heavily used arterials."
The new policy affects the two-thirds of Portland's street system that is classified as local and paved, the lower-trafficked streets where the majority of Portlanders live. Under the new policy, the bureau will prioritize repairing streets that are within one-quarter mile of a school as well as streets that are classified as neighborhood greenways.
The bureau estimates it will repair about 50 miles of local streets this year, in addition to maintaining the more heavily trafficked arterials and collector streets.
All repair work will prioritize preventive maintenance and restoration of streets in fair condition over rebuilding heavily deteriorated streets, a more cost effective approach than focusing on roads that have deteriorated to the point where they need to be completely rebuilt. Rebuilding heavily deteriorated roads costs ten times as much as renovating streets in fair or better condition and preventing their deterioration, the bureau has determined under its Pavement Management System.
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The audit showed that 44 percent of Portland's streets are in "poor" to "very poor" condition. An estimated $10 million per year is being spent to repair streets, but the audit calls for an additional $75 million, for a total of $85 million per year.
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Upon taking office in January, Hales announced that Toby Widmer would come out of retirement to serve as interim director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation. Widmer will serve for six months while the city conducts a nationwide search for a transportation director.
Widmer's background is in street maintenance. He retired from the city of Portlandin June 2002 after approximately 28 years in service.
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Originally Posted by lenin
You are comparing the then Minato and the present Raikage. Back then A wasnt a match for Minato. Now years have passed Raikage has devoloped skills increased his chakra strength ..... If Minato was alive, who knows what he might be capable of now. Raikage wouldn't even be a match in terms of skills taijutsu chakra levels and all of above who knows he might be on top of all shinobi list. He might have developed many new techniques to counter each and every known jutsu. He might have been unstoppable.
.... the present raikage is past his prime and is missing an arm due to an encounter with a pre-exhausted 17 year old uchiha who just barely discovered his ms powers, and if it weren't for intervention he would've lost his life. Pretty similar to B's intervention, doesn't seem like he's grown.
Nope. A and Minato were drawing against each other more than once, but at each time A had Bee as his support.
Minato > A
Manga is better proof than anything you could dream up.
When people talk about Minato, they only think about his speed, or rasengan, but they are always forgetting his capacities to use summoning techniques. Besides from his impressiv speed or sealing techniques, if he wants he can even have access on Suiton, Fuuton, Katon or even others by using Summoning jutsus. Gamabunta was said to be Minatos personal summoning, which means that he had the habit to summon him sometimes in battle. By summoning Gamabunta, he can use Food Cart Destroyer, a powerful taijutsu technique even able to immobilise the Kyubi himself(Gamabunta also has a little sword himself to fight and has shown great agility while fighting Shukaku), he can also use Water Release Gunshot, which was powerful enough to even be able to counter the one tails fuuton attack. Gamabunta can also use toad oil bullet for a combination technique for example
He can summon Fukasaku or Shima who both have fuuton and katon techniques. They even have strong sage frog song able to paralyse the opponent. They can even use Sage Mode by collecting natural energy, which increase their ninjutsu, taijutsu and even genjutsu power. They can use the strongest genjutsu in Naruto verse, toad genjutsu(said by Databook)
He is a much more well-rounded fighter than Raikage to lose against him
completely agree +rep.
its def either a tie or victory for raikage. cos alll minato can do is run basically. no point in having amazing speed if you cant attack.
Originally Posted by bl4ckJack
No one will flame U .. if they have proper mind ... u think ur ri8 ... others think they r ri8 ... thats the point !
We dont know much about minato .. so dont jump out on conclusion ... and as u can see .. after so long time .. Now also 4th Raikage said ( and watch carefully ... wat he said .. thats not the only fight ... "we fought so many times" ... ) he thought no-one will ever surpass minato ... so in all those fights if minato used the same tech .. then eventually A would understood and beat him ... but he "Cant" which proves minato has some other tech in his sleeves also ... so dude . dont jump on conclusion when u dont know the whole story :D
YOU SAID WELL!!!! YEAH!! +REP:ice:
Originally Posted by danzo auditore de firenze
did any of you even read it ? I gave lots of points why i believe a > minato and you lot keep coming back with shit like "a said minato is not surpassed". Pain said that jiraiya would have beaten him with info but no one believes that. Itachi said that him and kisame would lose to jiraiya but no one believes that either.
Somethings are said as praise and are not actually true.
No that wouldn't work because of the nature the jutsu is employed. Minato wouldn't even have time to make the seals and that attack is used to redirect long range attacks. Minato's space time barrier is nothing like tobi's space-time migration. Even if that absurd theory did work a would be able to survive it with little to no injuries since he survived mabui teleportation. (which i wrote in the thread)
watch the latest anime dude!!! Minato doesn't have to make seals... He made a seal to the tentacle without forming seals...
He even stated it in the latest anime
He also said that he thought that Minato was the strongest ninja ever since he versed kyuubi and tobi
Speed wise: Minato wins
Intellect: Minato wins
Strength: A wins
BTW rasengan isn't Minato's only offensive jutsu he is noted as a hokage meaning that he knows way more than 3 jutsu's
minato beat raikage AND killer bee at the same time
imagine raikage ALONE
fail thread
LOL and the same Raikage said that Minato is unbeatable :rofl: Also Episode 282 shows how Minato almost SOLO'd A and Bee
in terms of power and speed A takes it,,,, but minato has teleportation and he seems smart,,,, A wud loose
If two Shinobi haven't fought, there will never be an answer to who would be better.
Until than we can only use our own knowledge and based on that determine who would've been better.
With A and Minato they both have a big chance, so there's no right or wrong. Just like Itachi vs Minato for example.
No one knows the answer. But I really respect good arguments. You put a lot of work into this! And your arguments are very clear. Only point is that we haven't seen Minato's full ability yet. But that's no problem for now. Maube we'll never get to see.
Originally Posted by Danzo Auditore De Firenze
A lot of people keep going back to what the Raikage said instead of looking at feats. Don't take things at face value.
Its like the people who say Jiraiya> Itachi because Itachi said that him and Kisame would get beaten by Jiraiya.
yh but then tobi clears this up saying itachi loved the village and didnt really want to harm anyone there so itachi may have been lying to kisame just to avoid conflict
Originally Posted by Sageofslxpaths
completely agree +rep.
its def either a tie or victory for raikage. cos alll minato can do is run basically. no point in having amazing speed if you cant attack.
such a fail, what about all those sealing techniques we have seen him do
and what makes you think just because chidori a "lightning" attack which was cancelled out by the raikage who has also mastered "lightning" manipulation (like sasuke) equates to rasengan also getting cancelled out
also looking at the latest anime minato was about to finish A and B saved him SMH
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Originally Posted by -Logic-
Dude... no such thing as a 'proof thread'. Absolutely no such thing.
On Topic: No, I don't agree. Minato is much better. In terms of intelligence, speed and tactics.
I agree, with you.
we havent seen all minato can do so by wat we have seen u are correct. However A admitted minato is stronger than him. This is different to wat itachi said to kisame cos we have seen all jiraiya can do so we can gather that itachi was lying where as we havent seen all minato can do
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Ten years after joining the research staff at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Przemek Klosowski still remembers his first encounter with Linux.
"It was 1993, and I was here as a grad student," says Klosowski, who in addition to working as a scientist at NIST is also a cofounder of the D.C. Linux Users Group. "At the time we were using PCs. Windows 3.1 was barely out. It was all very primitive. We had expensive commercial VMS and Unix workstations, but you had to fight for access. When Linux came along, it was very attractive. Suddenly you had the sophistication of Unix and the price point of PCs."
Because he was a researcher, Klosowski had freedom to play with NIST's computer equipment. Although installing an untested operating system like Linux was risky, Klosowski says the risk was balanced by other factors: zero cost, zero licensing hassles, and the potential benefits that might come with running a more versatile operating system.
"You were on your own, but you were also looking for a solution," Klosowski says. "Once you found the solution, you would talk about the solution, not the software. Nobody cared what software you used."
Nearly a decade later, Klosowski shares the same attitude when it comes to recent news stories documenting the sudden spiking popularity of open source software within the U.S. federal government. Coming on the heels of major software contracts announced by IBM and Hewlett-Packard, the stories suggest a rising political groundswell or major marketing push. To Klosowski, however, the stories seem more indicative of a growing confluence of individual projects. Under pressure to build better, safer, and more reliable computer systems, more and more government employees are following the same trail blazed by Klosowski back in 1993.
"There's no concerted effort," says Klosowski, noting the growing market share for open source programs inside the Washington Beltway. "It's more based on the technical judgment of people tasked with specific problems. They turn to open source because they can't find any other program to solve that problem."
In many ways, the U.S. government's affinity for open source software seems somewhat preordained. After all, if it wasn't for the vision and generosity of agencies such as NASA, the NCSA, and DARPA (the Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency), most open source software programs wouldn't even be around today.
Outside the realm of scientific applications, however, the barriers to open source adoption have always been, and remain, high. Given the visibility associated with federal contracts, an IT manager switching a major database from Oracle to MySQL, for example, can be a lot trickier than an individual scientist deciding to switch from Windows to Linux.
"The last thing you want is some representative coming after you, asking why you failed to put out a bid " says one NIST employee who, unlike Klosowski, still prefers to keep a low profile when it comes to open source software.
View a timeline of open source in governments around the world.
Maybe that's why when it comes to adopting open source as a management tool, the U.S. government actually lags behind other major governments. From Asia to Europe to Latin America, politicians and bureaucrats are gravitating toward open source software for a variety of reasons. In China, the Ministry of Information Industry has been pumping money into the country's largest free software startup, Red Flag Linux, as a way to stimulate that nation's domestic software industry.
In the European Union government technocrats are examining open source software as a way to smooth the integration of conflicting, parochial software and communications standards. And in Latin America, where concerns over skyrocketing software fees and Microsoft market hegemony have triggered a spate of reactionary legislative bills, the debate surrounding open source software carries both nationalist and populist overtones.
"To guarantee national security or the security of the State, it is indispensable to be able to rely on systems without elements that allow control from a distance," argues Edgar Villanueva, author of a 2001 Peruvian bill which, if passed, would ban the use of all proprietary software in the Peruvian government.
"Our proposal strengthens the security of the citizens, both in their role as legitimate owners of information managed by the state, and in their role as consumers."
Considering that the U.S. is the world's dominant supplier of proprietary software, it makes sense that most federal IT managers tend to emphasize the pragmatic, as opposed to political advantages of open source software.
"The number one word I hear when people talk about why they use open source is reliability," says Terry Bollinger, information systems engineer for MITRE Corporation, a McLean, Virginia-based technology research firm. Bollinger's company is currently under contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency to study open source adoption within the U.S. military.
Although the MITRE report has yet to be finished, a June, 2002 A.P. story, citing an initial draft, indicated that Bollinger and his co-workers have detected at least 249 separate uses of open source computer systems inside the military. Bollinger won't corroborate that number, but he does find a general acceptance of older tools such as GCC and Emacs. When it comes to newer system-level technologies--Linux, Apache, or Python--he says military personnel still must navigate a thicket of rules and specifications.
"I think it's fair to say, I've not come across a single unauthorized use of Linux," he says. "What I do come across are people worried about complicated rules. They try to get a reading on what exactly those rules mean, and they get all these baffling answers back."
Within the upper levels of military management, Bollinger says, the primary concern is security, a concern that proprietary vendors have helped to reinforce through marketing and advertising.
"The availability of the source code definitely unnerves some people," Bollinger says. "I've heard a lot of people express concern that leaving the source code open will give people a better opportunity to study how your software works and to mount a sophisticated attack.
That said, Bollinger says he personally feels that security issues favor open source software over the long term.
"Open source licenses allow you almost total autonomy when it comes to how you want to use your source code," says Bollinger. "You don't have to go through a six-month loop to get a bug fix and you don't have to publish changes in your source code if you have no plan to redistribute the software. These are very, very attractive features for cases where you're threatened by cyberwarfare."
Even outside the military, the demand for heightened security is prompting some government agencies to give open source platforms a second look. In January, 2001, the National Security Administration announced its plans to develop a security-enhanced version of Linux and that it would share prototype versions with the public.
For the most part, however, government agencies are exploring open source options as a way to enhance software flexibility, lower costs and, as Bollinger points out, improve system reliability as more government services migrate online.
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Lisa Nyman Discusses Open Source in Government -- Lisa Nyman is co-creator of QuickFacts, a service that lets visitors track down city, county, state, and national census data using only a single pulldown menu. QuickFacts uses Perl scripts, Apache Web servers, and a MySQL database to deliver increased interactivity at minimal cost. Sam Williams interviews Ms. Nyman about QuickFacts and open source in government.
Ms. Nyman will also be at this July's Open Source Convention where she'll participate in a panel discussion on Open Source in Government. She'll also be co-presenting for a session titled The Poor Woman's Desktop Mapping.
"It's definitely a hot topic right now," says Lisa Nyman, senior Internet technologist at the U.S. Census Bureau and chief architect of QuickFacts, an interactive feature on the U.S. Census Web site that lets visitors look up census data and federal statistics by city name. Written with the help of Perl scripts and built atop a collection of open source technologies--MySQL, Linux, Apache--QuickFacts has propelled Nyman into the limelight, as least as far as the Washington D.C. open source development community is concerned.
How fast that community continues to grow depends on a variety of factors. Education is certainly one factor, and Nyman credits the Cyberspace Policy Institute, a department of George Washington University, and the General Services Administration for hosting educational workshops dealing with open source and other related technology issues. Another factor is the use of open source in general society. For the moment, federal usage of open source software seems to be trailing business usage by about 12 to 18 months. That lag time could change quickly, however, given the recent surge in federal spending and security-intensive IT projects.
Perhaps the most important factor, however, is the performance of open source software itself. As Linux-veteran Klosowski is quick to point out, open source has flourished in places where users view software not as a political football but as a pragmatic tool. Given the political environment, the best thing to say about any software program is that it gets the job done and leave it at that.
"I think the awareness is slowly increasing," says Klosowski. "In the beginning it was mostly a stealth operation. You avoided telling anyone you were using it. Now it's not so bad. You have a climate where people feel a little more freedom to tell their managers, 'Look, we're having success with this stuff. We can do more.'"
Sam Williams is a freelance writer living in Brooklyn, New York, and the author of O'Reilly's Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software. He has covered high-tech culture, specifically software-development culture, for a number of Web sites.
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PNT Staff Report Portales brothers will be competing in the PGA Sun Country Junior Tour Championship at Albuquerque. Rick Bergman, 17, and Ty Bergman, 11, will compete on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Desert Green Golf Course at Albuquerque. Ty qualified at the Spring Rivers Golf Tournament on July 15
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Texas State hands Idaho 38-7 loss
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State rolled over the Idaho Vandals 38-7 in a Western Athletic Conference game in steamy San Marcos Saturday night.
"It was a miserable game," Idaho coach Robb Akey said after the Vandals dropped to 1-1 in the WAC and 1-6 overall. "We have to play better on defense. We didn't tackle well. Texas State played well. It was a bad combination."
The Vandals managed just 315 yards on offense - 211 on 19 of 34 passing (two interceptions) and 104 rushing. Meantime, the crafty Bobcat offense covered 519 with 337 of those on 47 carries by a fleet of deceptive backs and another 182 through the air.
"Defensively, we just didn't play well," Akey reiterated. "We have to stop the running game. That's the bottom line.
"That was real disappointing."
Texas State struck first with a length-of-the-field drive capped by a 31-yard scoring pass from Sean Rutherford to Andy Erickson midway through the first.
Idaho didn't convert on its first drive when Trey Farquhar's 55-yard field goal attempt fell just short.
Penalties were big for both teams the remainder of the quarter and the Bobcats' lone score held up as the first-quarter tally – 7-0 Texas State.
Rutherford called his number on four successive plays and scored on a nine-yard run with 6:55 to go in the first half for a 14-0 Bobcats' lead.
Idaho benefited from an offside penalty after the ensuing kickoff and started its first scoring drive at the Texas State 30. Blackman went deep to Jahrie Level on first down for a 38-yard pickup to the Texas State 32. Ryan Bass covered 21 yards on the next play and added another eight to take the Vandals to the Bobcats' 3. James Baker finished it off with a bullish three-yard run with 5:07 left in the second. Farquhar's kick was good to close the gap to 14-7.
The Vandals held on Texas State's next possession when Will Johnson's 47-yard field goal sailed wide left.
Idaho's final drive of the first half also feel short when Blackman attempted a deep pass to Lovett in the end zone.
The Vandals failed to move the ball on its first possession of the second half – and the Bobcats had the opposite outcome on their initial drive of the third. Benefiting from the short field because of the failed Idaho drive, the Bobcats needed just six plays to cover 49 yards and score on Terrence Franks' five-yard run with 10:19 left in the third for the 21-7 TSU advantage.
Despite facing and third-down-and-30 at the Idaho 46, the Bobcats still managed to score on their next possession on Johnson's 35-yard field goal for a 24-7 lead with 1:33 left in the third quarter.
Marcus Curry danced through the Vandal defense on TSU's next drive to score from 24 yards out for a 31-7 lead with 13:54 left in the game. The Bobcats' final tally came on a six-yard run by Duke DeLancellotti with 2:04 to play.
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You think its bad here go on other forums... The only way Melo fixes this is by winning..
In closely following this forum, in almost EVERY thread someone bashes Carmelo, often multiple people, and I just can't wrap my mind around why. So many people are avid Lin supporters. Don't get me wrong, I love Lin and appreciate the Linsanity stretch he had in which he carried us, but if you're going to jump on a guy's bandwagon because he led us for a few weeks when Melo and Amare were hurt, why bash and blame Melo for all of our problems when he carried us in crunch time when Lin and Amare were hurt to get us into the playoffs. He bought in and played defense, which is what we all begged of him. He shared the ball, even gave more of an effort on the boards. He was the best player in the league for the last month, when we needed it most to make the playoffs. He made his teammates better and created for them, Novak can't create his own shot and we didn't have a true PG, who do you think got him open shots? Melo's triple-double against Boston was a fantastic and clutch performance. I'm just baffled as to why so many people blame and hate our team's best player, especially at a time where he's shown such commitment. Losing weight, working hard and saying all the right things. "It's my time, no more excuses" If anything we should be rallying around Carmelo at this point, because he seems to be in for quite a season and it's something we should all be excited for.
Stat And Melo!!!
You think its bad here go on other forums... The only way Melo fixes this is by winning..
I agree, he needs to win. But my problem is that Lin hasn't won anything either. Melo is now doing what it takes to win and it seems everyone is ignoring that. He can't do it alone. When Lin was working out people were saying "Oh good look at his work ethic" Melo is on a GRIND this offseason and still being bashed. At least give him a chance to screw up before pitting him as the root of all Knick evils
Stat And Melo!!!
It's pretty obvious why people hate Carmelo. A lot of people hate watching Isolation basketball, and his lazy defense even though he has the ability to lock down people.
I think Melo is a great player that currently doesn't fit this team. He would make any defensive team with trouble scoring contenders like the Sixers. I agree that Lin fits more with Amare and Chandler so if we get rid of Lin, we might as well start finding ways to dump Amare as well.
Melo's no superstar. He's the most versataile scorer in the league. You can't consider anyone a superstar who can only dominate one side of the court.
Rady will make the call on any ban. If I can speak on his behalf, I'm sure he'd prefer that you leave any racially fueled frustration/assumptions/whatever for boards where it's actually relevant in some way. Provocation on the internet really isn't very cool.
If you wouldn't mind.
No, it's all about the color of their skin, right? How disgusting of you to say.
Stat And Melo!!!
Dirk and and Durant statistically are more efficient than Melo on offense. Dirk is nice but he's no superstar. The Mavs are also gonna fall way off this year just watch. Durant is kinda like Tmac back in the day, but that team is perfectly constructed.
Like i said depending how your team is constructed i'll take Melo. On a defense first team where he can free style on offense...he can possibly win a chip. He's not a good fit with Amare.
My question is why people call fair criticism of Melo, "hate".
It's not hate to accurately point out that Melo is a bum.
Where do you want me to start? In no particular order:
- Spends more time interior decorating than focusing on his game during season
- So much ego that he put picture of himself above fireplace
- Worst playoffs record of any player, last 20 years (he's the only "superstar" on the list)
- Murdered Linsanity by coming back from groin injury
- Murdered Coach Mike because he was a petulant little kid who wanted his way at all costs
- Is a bum
- Forced trade which cost us 17 players, 24 draft picks and 3 billion dollars
- Eats too many donuts
- Grimmaces way too much on the court; read: "Drama Queen"
- Has mentality of little kid
- Destroys team balance by forcing everyone to play his game, The Iso Melo
- Nearly put Amar'e into mental hospital (he may still succeed at this)
- Is a bum
And there is more but this is not a comprehensive list.


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Tuesday morning update: Wil Galloway, spokesman for the Jay Kimbrough family, says the former Bee County Judge remains unconscious since his motorcycle crash Friday night, but is improving. He was undergoing a minor surgical procedure Tuesday morning. While still officially listed as being in critical condition, Kimbrough is improving daily, Galloway says.
Monday update: Wil Galloway, spokesman for the family, says Jay Kimbrough looks good after surgery for damage to his vertebra this afternoon.
Jay Kimbrough, former Bee County judge and longtime political adviser to Gov. Rick Perry and the point man for state agency crises through two Republican administrations, remains in serious condition following a Friday motorcycle wreck, his family said Sunday.
According to the Texas Tribune, his status has improved considerably in the last 24 hours, and doctors in Bryan are optimistic they'll be able to get him into surgery today (Monday) to try to repair cracked vertebrae in his neck, family friend Wil Galloway said.
"Things are looking better," Galloway told the newspaper. "He has a long way to go, but he is a fighter, and the battle in these situations is being able to fight."
Galloway said Kimbrough, who has not regained consciousness yet, is not paralyzed — "he's moving his arms and legs considerably."
He said there is no indication yet that Kimbrough, an experienced rider, has suffered brain damage, though doctors have not yet been able to determine the extent of his injuries, according to the Tribune.
The cause of the wreck isn't yet known.
The family, Galloway said, offered their thanks for the support offered.
His family is "doing very well; they're very strong," Galloway said. "They want to thank everyone for the outpouring of care and prayers and love that they've received from all over. There has not been a shortage of that."
Kimbrough began his career in Bee County where he worked his way from the Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps to assistant county attorney, county attorney and county judge and made an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 1992.
Since then, he has held a multitude of positions, including currently serving as a state adviser on veterans affairs.


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Jerry West looks back on career
MORGANTOWN – The legendary Jerry West put up unbelievably fantastic numbers as the greatest basketball superstar in West Virginia men's basketball history.
The graceful 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard from Chelyan, remains the No. 1 scorer and No. 1 rebounder with respective averages of 24.8 points and 13.3 rebounds per game.
Making these fancy figures all the more remarkable is the fact that he was able to compete just three years on the varsity whereas most Mountaineer cagers had a full four-year varsity career.
West, who is 75 and still active administratively in professional basketball, owns an incomparable set of WVU statistics and school records for his college career.
For 93 games, he scored 2,309 points and pulled down 1,240 rebounds. He made 815 field goals in 1,660 attempts (.508 percent) and 623 free throws in 851 attempts (.732 percent).
West, admittedly shy and not around many people in his tiny town at East Bank High School, developed quickly into a magnificent young man and leader at WVU.
In a telephone interview earlier this week, West declined to answer when asked if he's surprised his all-time points and rebounds records still stand after 53 years.
"I wouldn't know anything about that," he said simply. "I never have been interested in stuff like that. I never did.
"It was just being a part of West Virginia basketball at a special time, and having a chance to play on a really great team. People were really great. They provided state-wide support for our teams."
West called it a growing up process for him. He noted that Coach Fred Schaus and full-time assistant George King, both of whom played in the NBA, tried to be helpful to him.
"But also the people I played with were unbelievably helpful in the success I had personally," he continued.
"But it became evident to me as an athlete that I was growing up, that I was becoming a heck of a player and getting better every year.
"It was a very important time up there. I think you'll see that at other schools. There are a few players that are special at the time."
West readily admitted that "I was very athletic (at WVU) and the way we played I think was conducive for all of us to have a very athletic team for that time.
"The way we played-we weren't always the biggest team-but it allowed us to succeed. A lot of things in basketball are based on anticipation of certain people. Also put into terms of environment of what we're doing as a team for things to happen."
West, who wore No. 44 (now retired), and his teammates posted consecutive records of 26-2, 29-5, and 26-5. They were No. 1 in the Southern Conference twice and No. 2 once.
The Mountaineers came within one point of winning the national championship against California in the 1959 NCA Tournament, bowing by 71-70 at Louisville, Ky.
Since West left after the 1959-60 season, no one has come closer than 450 points and 170 rebounds to his respective all-time career school records. He also still holds a total of 17 records.
He earned more All-America first team honors than any other Mountaineer in school history. He played 14 years in the NBA.
West is in the Pro Basketball, West Virginia Sports Writers, and WVU Sports Halls of Fame, among others.


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And, It's The Fourth Year In A Row For A Big Lottery Jackpot During The Holidays
Updated: Mega Millions players in Iowa and across the country are lining up for a chance at Friday's huge jackpot as news of a monster lottery prize mixes with the holiday rush for a fourth year in a row.
With no jackpot winner in Tuesday's drawing, the jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing has grown to an estimated $425 million annuity ($228.2 million cash option). It's the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and No. 5 on the list of the world's largest lottery jackpots.
The Mega Millions jackpot was last won in the drawing on Oct. 1 with a ticket sold in Maryland, so it's been growing for more than two months.
Interesting Calendar Angles For This Jackpot
There are a couple interesting calendar "hooks" for Friday's drawing.
The drawing will occur on Friday, Dec. 13. So, will someone win the big prize that night and up-end the superstition that Friday the 13th is unlucky?
And, this is the fourth year in a row with a big lottery jackpot run during the holidays.
Iowa Winners In Tuesday's Drawing
A total of 37,328 plays purchased in Iowa won prizes ranging from $1 up to $5,000 in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing. The winning numbers in that night's $344 million jackpot drawing were: 5-12-22-41-65 and Mega Ball 13. The Megaplier was 2.
How Long Do You Have To Buy A Ticket In Iowa?
You can buy tickets here in Iowa for Friday's Mega Millions drawing until 8:59 p.m. that day. If you buy a ticket after that, it will be for an upcoming drawing.
How Do I Play?
The huge jackpot is attracting a lot of first-time players. Here's how to play, if you're just getting in: Mega Millions players choose five numbers from a pool of 75 numbers and another number - the Mega Ball - from a separate pool of 15. Plays cost $1 and you can choose your own numbers or let the terminal generate a play for you by asking for a quick pick or easy pick.
Players who purchase the Megaplier option for an additional $1 per play can increase their winnings (except for the jackpot) by up to five times the amount.
Mega Millions jackpots start at a guaranteed $15 million and grow by at least $5 million between drawings when no one wins the big prize. Drawings are held at 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Ga. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 259 million.
And If You Win …
The Iowa Lottery offers these reminders to keep your ticket safe, both while you wait for the drawing and afterward:
Please Play Responsibly
Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich predicts high sales in Iowa this week and reminds everyone to play responsibly. "As you've probably heard us say before, 'Play what you can afford,'" Rich said. "The fun of our games is that you can do a lot of dreaming for just a few dollars."
About the Jackpot
Mega Millions jackpot winners can choose to receive their prize as a one-time, lump-sum payment or in 30 annual annuitized payments. If you choose annuity payments over time, each payment would be 5 percent larger than the one before it as a way of keeping up with inflation. The cash option would be one-time, lump-sum payment of $216.4 million before taxes. Here in Iowa, jackpot winners pay 25 percent federal withholding and 5 percent state withholding on their prize.
Mega Millions History
Powerball and Mega Millions are both lotto games with jackpots that have climbed into the hundreds of millions of dollars. But until 2010, the games were sold by separate groups of states. Many lotteries, including Iowa, began offering both games in January 2010. Today, Mega Millions tickets are sold by 45 lotteries: Iowa, 42 other states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


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Monday, May 05, 2008
Conservative Party Slaughters Labour in England, Labour loses in Wales
For the ruiling party to reach third place in a two-and-a-half party system is a damning sign of British disfavor of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Some dislike Brown because he is too similar to former Prime Minister Blair's centrist "New Labour" mold, others oppose him because he is different and snubs Americans and the War on Terror. Needless to say not too many people like him.
American readers should understand one thing about the Conservative Party. This is not the strong neo-liberal Thatcher Conservative Party nor is it the "party in power" Major Conservative Party. David Cameron's Conservative Party describes itself as compassionate conservative. This means more welfare state just with reforms, a European outlook as equal to cross-Atlantic outlook, and big on the environment. Think Arnold Schwarzenegger.
While this election does not change the overall British leadership, look for Labour to fight for its life against a swell of calls for an election that would favor the Conservative Party.
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- Goethe said...
In Gordon Brown's favor, he is undoubtedly a victim of Tony Blair's negative ratings at the end of Blair's time in office. One European news report I read today said that it was Brown's fiscal management that is responsible for the current strength of the British economy -- but that Britain doesn't need him now. He does seem like an interesting man; perhaps it is simply his somewhat dour Scottish brooding personality. Nonetheless, I am happy to see that clown Ken Livingstone removed from our sight for a while.
- Curly said...
Never mind we call all get ready for the next Brown relaunch, after a review, of course!
I somehow feel Boris' clowning will be a lot more embarrassing to watch.


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4/24/08 at Champion Stadium
I brought a secret weapon for my third and final game at Disney, and to make myself stand out even more, I bought an obnoxious/eye-catching shirt on my way to Champion Stadium. Are you ready for this? Hang on tight. Here goes:
Yes, I had the biggest baseball glove that anyone had ever seen. Don't ask me where I got it or how much it cost. I have no idea. All I can tell you is that a friend (who wishes to remain anonymous) sent it as a surprise house-warming gift when I moved last month.
There weren't any other fans around when I pulled out the glove to take this pic, but several stadium employees ended up walking by and asking a bunch of questions: "Where'd you get that thing?" (I don't know. A friend sent it to me.) "How much did it cost?" (Unlike you, I was polite enough not to ask.) "Is that Shaquille O'Neal's glove?" (Actually it's Verne Troyer's chair.) "You wouldn't happen to be compensating for something, would you?" (Ask my girlfriend.) "Is that real leather?" (I think so.) "Can you actually catch with that?" (Probably not.)
And so on. It was fun to get all that attention, and I was hoping that the players on the Rays and Blue Jays would notice me as well.
Shortly before the stadium opened, a 20-something-year-old guy walked over and introduced himself. His name was Brandon. He'd been reading this blog for a while and knew I was gonna be at this game. He'd written to me on MySpace a week earlier (here's HIS profile) to say he'd be there too, but because I'm a slacker when it comes to that site, I hadn't gotten the message…so he summarized it. Basically, he's the photographer for a band called The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. They're on tour. He's traveling around with them. They were playing a few shows at Disney. He had an off day and was spending it here, and he offered to follow me around and take a ton of photos.
He didn't miss a thing. He even got me going through the bag check:
Thankfully, unlike John Adams, the fan in Cleveland who brings a drum into the stadium, I didn't have to buy an extra ticket for my oversized item.
The left field berm was dead as usual, and I don't understand why. For the first 20 minutes, there was not ONE home run that landed there, and as I mentioned before, the slope of the hill and the height of the outfield wall made it impossible to see the warning track. At any regular major league stadium, fans would've been asking for the balls in the pic below, but here at Disney we were oblivious:
I didn't use the big glove at first. I decided to snag like a normal person while the berm was still reasonably empty, and before long, I had a chance to catch one. Someone on the Rays hit a deep fly ball, and one of the pitchers (Edwin Jackson, I think) ran back and made the catch and disappeared from sight. In the four-part pic below, you can see exactly what happened next. Starting from the upper left and then going clockwise, we're all reaching up with our gloves in anticipation of the ball being tossed over. Then, when the ball flies up in the air, we all jockey for position. On the lower left, I'm jumping and reaching unsuccessfully for the ball, and on the lower right, I'm landing and feeling both frustrated AND good about myself. Check out the pics, and then I'll explain why…
Okay, see the little kid wearing blue who's standing on my right? I knew he was standing there before the ball was tossed, so when it started sailing to my right…well, rather than moving in that direction and potentially bumping into him while getting under the ball, I sacrificed my own chance of catching it in order to prevent him from getting hurt. In other words, I didn't move laterally. Instead I jumped straight up and reached to my right, and as it turned out, the ball missed my glove by six inches, but NO ONE GOT HURT. I can't stress enough how important it is to respect the safety of the fans around you, especially when there are little kids involved. One of the reasons why I hate Yankee Stadium so much is that the "grown-ups" there are truly out of control. I can't count the number of times I've been knocked down while reaching for balls just like this.
There still weren't any homers being hit, and the berm was getting uncomfortably crowded, so I finally broke out the big glove:
I got a few laughs from the Blue Jays pitchers in the left field corner, but I realized this wasn't the best time or place to harass them; they were just starting to throw (and therefore needed their baseballs), and the Rays were still hitting (so even if a ball had been hit to the Jays, it wouldn't have been theirs to give away), so I ran around the stadium and found a spot in the right field corner. Dan Wheeler, a former Mets reliever who always used to talk to me at Shea Stadium, was out there and immediately recognized me.
"What's up!" I yelled, holding the big glove up in the air.
"Can you fit all your balls in there?" he asked.
"Not quite," I told him as another player (not sure who) walked over and asked me to toss the glove down.
"Let me try out that glove," said the other player, "and I'll give you a ball."
I didn't have to think twice about it. I tossed the glove over the railing (and briefly got scolded by a security guard until I informed him that one of the players ASKED me to do it), and the player with the glove headed back to straight-away right field and started posing:
Wheeler ended up being the one to reward me with a baseball, and Brandon took a pic JUST as I was about to catch it:
The snagging was underway, and life was good. (If you look closely at the pic below, you can see the mark on my nose where I was hit with a ball two days earlier.)
The Rays player (can anyone tell who it is?) tried fielding a few batted balls and then flung the glove back up to me:
I reached out and made another clean catch:
Shortly before the Rays' wrapped up their portion of batting practice, I told Wheeler that if he got another ball and put it on the warning track below me, I'd show his teammates the glove trick and then give the ball to a kid of his choice.
Less than 10 seconds later, there was ball in place, but unfortunately, as soon as I started setting up my glove, the players had to run off the field and make way for the Blue Jays.
"Make sure you give it to a kid!" shouted Wheeler as he ran off.
"Don't worry, I will!" I yelled and we both waved goodbye.
For some reason, my string was more tangled than ever before, but the trick still worked, and I reeled in the ball with ease:
There were a few kids to my right who asked for the ball, but they weren't wearing gloves so I kept scanning the section. (I never give balls to kids without gloves. When I was a kid, I ALWAYS brought my glove to games and I remember how badly I wanted a ball. Even when I was starving and got my first hot dog of the day, I'd wait until the third out to eat it, and in the meantime, I was often standing on my chair and holding my glove high over my head and shrieking, "Hit it heeeeeeeeere!!!" so whenever I see a kid without a glove, it tells me he [or she] doesn't care THAT much about getting a ball, and when I see a kid who IS wearing a glove, it reminds me of myself.) The smallest kid around happened to be wearing a glove, and even though he was wearing a Braves cap, I called him over and started walking down the steps. The kid started climbing over the benches, and his father was smiling in the background. It was a pretty cute scene:
I put on my Blue Jays cap and ran back to the berm. Not only was it still dead out there, but now I had to battle the sun:
Eventually there was a little action, but it just wasn't happening for me. Jason Frasor threw me a ball and missed. Then another ball was tossed over my head, and I raced up the hill for it…
…and lost:
It didn't help that I was carrying my backpack and the big glove, so I put them both down just behind the outfield wall, but that didn't help either as I lost another race:
It was time once again for some Big Glove Love:
All the Blue Jays pitchers immediately spotted me and started cracking up. B.J. Ryan tossed me a ball (my third of the day) which I managed to catch IN the glove. This was quite an accomplishment. The glove was so big and heavy that it was impossible to close all the way. It was also a bit stiff, as new gloves tend to be. How am I supposed to break it in? Rubber-band it around a basketball and stick it under my mattress?
Moments later, Jeremy Accardo called me over to the foul pole, and when I got there, he said he wanted to use the big glove for a few minutes, and he offered me a ball in exchange. I couldn't believe it. He'd already thrown me a ball each of the last two days, and now here he was asking ME for something and handing me another ball. Incredible.
We made the trade…
…and he took the glove into left field:
I was wearing my regular glove when he ran over and threw the big one back to me:
I made two jumping catches in the next ten minutes. The first was a ball that landed in the fenced-off gap next to the berm and was tossed up by a random employee. The second was a ball that rolled onto the warning track along the left field foul line and was thrown by Blue Jays bullpen catcher Alex Andreopoulos. Then I snagged two more balls from the bullpen with my glove trick, and I want to thank Jim from St. Louis (the guy wearing the Cardinals cap in the pics below) for pointing out the first one. It was about eight feet out from the wall, so before I rigged the glove with the Sharpie, I flung it out and tried to knock the ball back toward me:
It took longer than it should have…
…and I was almost certain that stadium security would appear and force me to stop, but they didn't, and before long, I'd moved the ball close enough to lower the glove straight down over it:
The second bullpen ball (number eight on the day) was much easier. It was already sitting right next to the wall, and I had it in my glove within seconds:
Everyone stared as I headed to the dugout toward the end of BP…
…and as soon as I got there, the on-field photographer swung his camera around and started taking pics of me instead of the players:
My one complaint about Brandon is that he didn't tell me that the tag was sticking out of my hat, but I suppose he was just doing his job. As a photographer, he's probably just supposed to document history, not change it.
I ended up getting my ninth ball tossed at the dugout by some random kid who happened to be standing on the warning track. (Hey, it counts.)
I didn't have any luck during pre-game throwing along the left field foul line…
…so I hurried over to the Rays' dugout:
Did you notice the Rays smiling at me? Here's a close-up of the pic above:
I didn't think I was going to get a ball there because Carlos Pena, the Rays 1st baseman, was one of the last two guys throwing. First basemen rarely toss their pre-game warm-up balls into the crowd because they use them again when they actually take the field…but Pena couldn't resist. If you look closely at the pic below, you can see him smiling too as he walked toward the dugout:
Look closely again at the following two pics and you can see the ball in mid-air. Here it is in front of the police officer's right elbow…
…and here it is about to enter my glove. There are four holes in the pocket, and you can see the bottom half of the ball through the upper right hole:
I should've used two hands to squeeze the glove shut, but I didn't and the ball popped out, so I had to grab it with my bare hand. Jonny Gomes (the player standing on the left, watching intently) was disappointed when I bobbled it and made me give the ball back to him so he could toss it again. He probably thought I was a complete klutz, and I don't blame him because I *did* look shaky with the big glove, but I doubt he had any idea just how hard it was to use. Anyway, he's not even a good fielder with a normal glove, so whatever, and for the record, I got the ball to stay in the glove when he tossed it back to me.
I ran into the Rays' cheerleaders and let them be in a photo with me…
…and then I walked with Brandon to the open-air concourse along the right field foul line. I'd snagged a foul ball there during each of the previous two games, but it was dead for Game Three. It was so dead that I went outside the stadium for half-an inning, hoping that the hard-throwing Dustin McGowan would induce a few monstrous foul balls, but no. Still, I have two things to say about being out there:
1) Big thanks to Andrew (who also reads this blog) for letting me go out there. He was about to head outside as well but then generously changed his ball-snagging plan and let me go outside by myself.
2) Since I couldn't see the batters or hear the PA announcer, and since the game wasn't on the radio, I had no way of following the action, so Brandon stayed on the inside and called my cell phone and gave me the play-by-play. ("Here's the pitch…NOW.") Even though nothing came over, it was fun just to have an accomplice and make an attempt. And by the way, this was my view as I stood outside the stadium, looking up at the sky:
The game itself was fine. Nothing spectacular. (The highlight was hanging out with Brandon.) The Rays won, 5-3, to sweep the series and improve to 6-0 all time at Champion Stadium. McGowan took the loss. Andy Sonnanstine made a quality start to pick up the win. Carl Crawford went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases. Evan Longoria was 2-for-2 with a double and a triple. Troy Percival worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 328th career save, and that was pretty much it.
I'll leave you with a few more pics that might be of interest. First, here's a shot that Brandon took mid-game from the first base side…just a nice look at the stadium:
Here's a pic I took of a table in the concourse that was loaded with free stuff, including magnetic schedules (on the far left) and vouchers for free tickets at Tropicana Field (on the right). If there's anyone reading this who wants some vouchers, leave a comment or send me an email. I took a whole bunch of them to give away. (Do they give these out AT the Trop?) It's nice of the Rays to give them out, but it's also sad that a major league team literally can't give away free tickets. FYI, you have to redeem them at the Rays' box office, and they're only good for weekend games in May and June.
Here's a pic of the nine balls I kept:
I didn't get anything after the game except a pack of sunflower seeds at the Blue Jays'
dugout and a free ride back to my hotel from a father/son snagging duo named Paul and Michael. So…another thanks to them. I can't believe how many people I met on this trip who read this blog…Leigh from San Diego (aka "padreleigh"), Paul and Michael, Andrew, Jim from St. Louis, and Brandon. Am I forgetting anyone? Hope not.
I'm not sure when my next game will be. I might go to Shea on Monday. (Anyone else planning to be there?) I'll probably (unfortunately) be going to Yankee Stadium Tuesday through Friday as long as the weather's nice. I might head up to Boston for Manny's 500th home run. I might go to Shea for Griffey's 600th. I'm now officially planning to go to Coors Field this season (I have a few friends out there now, and there's also a Denver-based writer who wants to do a story on me). I've also been offered a free trip to Wrigley Field. And has anyone heard about the Mets and Marlins playing in Puerto Rico later this season? Details, please! I might need to go and raise my stadium total to 45. Oh, and another random thing…I haven't had time to answer comments for the last few days, but I'm planning to catch up very soon, so if you're waiting for a response, keep an eye on my recent entries.
Last thing, I promise…
? 10 balls at this game
? 78 lifetime games with at least 10 balls
? 87 balls in 8 games this season = 10.875 balls per game.
? 504 consecutive games with at least one ball
? 112 consecutive games outside of New York with at least one ball
? 801 lifetime balls outside of New York (The ball from the kid at the dugout was No. 800.)
? 3,364 total balls
48 Comments
That glove has got to be one of the better gift ideas ever. I couldn't stop laughing! Congrats on the great snags.
ill be at shea monday…trevors birthday is tomorrow(4/27) and my present to him is 2 tix to see johan pitch monday (because you remember how much he loves him lol)
ill also be at shea at least 2 of the days going for griffeys 600th..
mets in puerto rico…i heard something about it more recently i know but i cant find the link… so thatll do…
nice with the huge glove/homer shirt lol thats hilarious..
i went to shea today, as i said before free tickets…no bp, but i still got balls from jorge cantillo and mike hampton??!! i thought he was still hurt, but him and smoltz were throwing and he gave me it. i also got one for my sister from chris resop. thats it ball wise, they were literally my only opportunities. no bp though, i was satisfied. more of an autograph day, there was nothing else to do.(nelson figueroa, jorge sosa, duaner sanchez, jair jurrjens, will ohman, blaine boyer, royce ring, buddy carlyle). i almost got johan, but the mob was huge. if he would signed another 5 autos, i woulda had him. oh well, see you monday maybe.
Hey Zack!
This is all I found on the Puerto Rico series. It's rather old, but it gives potential dates.
I don't know why the link includes the Jays, but just ignore that.
If I come across anything else, I'll be sure to let you know.
Thanks. Glad I was able to entertain.
I'm away right now on an overnight trip, so I'll email you tomorrow around this time and let you know…
Nice job at Shea with no BP. I'm glad I wasn't there. Thanks for the Puerto Rico link. Just getting those potential dates is very helpful. Happy birthday to Trevor! Nice gift you got him, and yeah, I remember how he feels about Johan. I'm glad you like my shirt. My girlfriend doesn't (she's actually rather horrified that I woulld wear such a thing), so it's nice to show her that someone else actually digs it.
Thanks! Because of this article, I now know the name of the stadium where the games might be played. How did I *not* hear about this until now?!
dioner navvaro?
this is puckcollector: if youre at yankee on wedsnday, then i might need to make an effort to get out early.. maybe i can convince my mom to let me take the subway alone cuz u will be at bp, so there will b someone who may notice if i get kidnapped. i have heard about the puetro rico thing but i forget where. maybe it was Fuzzy.
what brand is the glove.
and leigh, there is nothing like hearing a zack hample yelling tirade, cuz i hear 2 in one game last year and i was cracking up the entire time and i can only imagine how upset he was when he got nailed in the nose.
and finnaly on another side nite, i saw an arena footbll game today and it was terrible. too many penalties and tooo much offense.
good luck w/ manny and griffey!
Hi Zack…
I went to the Rays vs Red Sox game Friday night. I took the 12 vouchers I got at the Disney games. During a break in the action I went to the advanced ticket window to get some tickets using the vouchers. The people in the ticket office had NO CLUE what those vouchers were. Can you believe that crap? They had to pass them around, call supervisors, etc. I could not believe they had no information about their existence. Way to go Rays marketing staff. In the end I FINALLY got two tickets to six different games this summer at the Trop. I'm going to keep them at work and give them to people that stay at my hotel that are from Tampa. If I still have any left I'll just keep them as souveniers. Maybe get autos in the future or something.
As for the game….Rays won in extras and the 90 percent Red Sox fans in the crowd went home disappointed. It was so great! To prove the ignorance of the majority of Red Sox fans there, my friend Chris and I would ask random, loud, obnoxious fans to name three Red Sox other than David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youklis. One one person of the bunch we asked could do it. Way to go Red Sox nation. Big fans.
Traffic, parking and BP were a ZOO before the game. I didn't get any balls. I did get one during the last Disney game though. So, I took home four balls. They will be a nice addition to the collection and I can add the Disney stadium to my snagging collection as you did. It was also nice to see my nephew Jack get a ball (and a Carlos Pena autograph on it) at his first Major League game. He was pretty happy with that.
Glad to see you got a ride from the Dad and son snaggers. They seemed like real nice people. I'm flying home on Monday. It will be sad to leave. I had a great trip.
id be honored to own that shirt lol
im pretty pumped for monday, gettin there really early, i wanna be 1st in line at gate c. but youll beat me, no doubt lol
im gonna try picnic area i think, but i most likely wont be allowed in. they all of a sudden went from no security there pre bp to 3 guards there. i dont get it.
Oh yeah, Brandon was a real cool guy too. It was good to meet a fellow San Diegan there.
I'm expecting to be at Shea on Monday as well, but the weather looks awful, so we'll see what happens. I'll also be back in Philly on Tuesday (weather permitting) and I'll be at Yankee Stadium on either (not both) Wednesday or Friday (weather permitting).
The big glove is absolutely hilarious. I laughed so hard after seeing that first pic that I woke up my mother. (Sorry, mom.)
Zack….that tshirt and glove are so over the top that you had to get many double takes from other spectators. At least the cheerleaders seemed to like it. I agree totally with some "rules" of trying to get a ball. There is no need to become violent, it takes away from the fun. It seems it was a great getaway to Florida. As for the nose injury, it gives ya character, lol.
I don't think it was Dioner. Tell your mom that the subway is fine, and if she wants me to unofficially supervise you, I'm happy to do it. Not sure about the brand of the glove, only because I'm not home tonight so I can't look at it. Glad you like my tirades. Consider yourself lucky to have witnessed one. They only occur about once per season, so it's good I've gotten the 2008 installment out of the way early.
That is REALLY lame about the Rays ticket people not knowing about the vouchers. It just goes to show that the entire organization could use some help. Good idea about keeping extra tickets as souvenirs and/or giving them to people at the hotel. I have mixed emotions about the clueless Red Sox fans, and I'm trying to focus on the positives…like the fact that even if these people are just riding the bandwagon, they're still supporting Major League Baseball, and that's a good thing. Right? But I hear what you're saying.
I'm going to make sure that Jona reads your comments about the shirt. As for Monday at Shea…I just don't know. The main reason I want to go is that I need to buy one more ticket for a "Watch With Zack" game coming up, and I wanted to do it in person, but I suppose I could just get one on StubHub instead.
Man, you're going all over the place next week. Thanks for keeping me posted. I love the mom fact.
Many many double takes. Totally. Even triple and quadruple takes. Glad you agree about the "rules," but I'm not so sure I agree with you about character. :-)
I had a chance to talk to some families of Red Sox Nation that were at the game. What people were telling me is that it's the kid's Spring Break in the Boston area. So, the Rays vs. Red Sox series just happened to perfectly coinside with the families' vacations to Disney and other points in Florida. Good schedule making for the Boston fans. That's why there were so many of them. You are right though. At least they paid their money to see the games. The Tampa Bay Rays are sure happy to take it. Of course, all the Rays vs. Yankees, Red Sox and Cubs are "Prime" games and they charge more. I kind of despise that, but it's a business. I get it. I'm just glad they lost, but that's just my own, personal opinion of course. Too bad the Blue Jays fans didn't show up at Disney like the Red Sox fans did in Tampa.
jonny gomes 100% is that player
look at the mustache
That glove is pretty cool. I have once seen a mascot with BIG glove in a independent league baseball game. Seriously, that glove is PERFECT for catching pretty much anything that tossed from dugout to audiences. (but I would tape the hope on the webbing first). I have been to like 5 ballgames this year including the coliseum one and I met Tony Gwynn at my school. But I have been too lazy to document them but I will post pictures and blog them when my school is over this semester.
I am 90 percent sure than I will be visiting NY in early August for Yankees-Angel and Mets-Padres games. Looking forward to met you. Because I will be graduating in like 2 weeks. There is a pretty good chance I will move back to my contry. (leaving completely) so that I will go to games like crazy this summer. I am thinking about visiting Chicago.
Nice shirt btw.
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leigh: last year the islanders had a promotion night where if a kid wrote an article about the game he could send it in to the isles and they would pick one winner from each school(they didn't specify if it had to be a LOng Island school) and the winner would get like a press pass to a game and follow a reporter around. the grand prize winner would get to interview the coach. well since im like the only isles fan in my school (cuz i don't live on long island) i wrote an article and figured id win. well i NEVER heard about the promotion again. i asked the isles pers almost every game and every time none of them knew what it was. then this year my dad went on a trip to c the isles in minnesota and a fellow season ticket holder, who invited his friend who waas the announcer for the isles, and HE knew what it was.
as a kid its so frustrating to see your favoite team be about as reliable as a dog. and zack, the rays might be bad, the islanders can't even put the correct logo on their team store. they altered the logo on the team store. i don't know if it was on purpose, or if they are just m-o-r-o-n-s.
I only just figured out this ayem (revealing to the entire world how clueless I am) that your selection of the yellow shirt was not simply a random silly notion, but (based on your clever, steel-trap Scrabble/wordplay brain) was chosen because the character is Homer. Pitch, swing, smack, it's … a HOMER!
Hilarious… Enjoyed it as always.
I think you should take a bit of a break from snagging. You keep going to lots of games.
I got a question, if you are always going to these games how do you have enough money to keep going to them. you must not work, if you keep going to them
sorry I am asking.
take a break.
I just have a quick post. Saw something AMAZING this weekend during the Nats Cubs series… There was a guy at BP snagging balls, drunk as a skunk. This is a first for me. Each time a ball would come our way in the outfield seats, this guy is all over the place, running through aisles falling down, yelling at everything and everyone, yelling at people who caught the ball, yelling at seats that tripped him. It was a sight to see, he had to have started drinking at noon to get that bad.
Zack, man you crack me up. Spring Training snagging is always rough because of all the open space. I might go to a Mets game this Saturday at Chase – have you caught any Commemorative Balls from the Mets during BP or from any of the coaches. Keep up the good work.
ugh its supposed to DOWNPOUR tomorrow…even if they play there wont be bp. im pissed. alot. im guessing you wont go if it rains, i wouldnt if i didnt have tickets. maybe it will rain after bp. then i wouldnt mind as much.
also, dnesbitt-i have 4 shea commemorative balls during bp this year. you may get one, if they bring them on the road. idk, ive gotten them at shea.
Yeah, Gary I'm not going either (unless the forecast dramatically improves). That sucks, because I was really looking forward to seeing Johan pitch in person. Oh well.
By the way, Zack. That ball that Carlos Pena threw you and Jonny Gomes re-threw you, who gets credit for the throw on your list of players/coaches who've thrown you balls?
I don't think it's too bad at all that the Blue Jays fans stayed away from Disney. It made things a lot easier for me to get balls from the the Jays players.
I was thinking it might be Gomes, but then I assumed it was a pitcher. Gomes, huh? You think so? Interesting. I think you might be right.
The holes in the pocket are a little smaller than a ball, so I think I'm okay. Don't wait too long to document the games you've attended or you might forget some of the details. Glad to hear you might come to NYC. Keep me posted.
What's this about the Islanders' logo? I never heard anything about that.
Thanks for noticing, although I should admit that my decision to buy that shirt was mainly motivated by silliness. I did consider the whole "homer" thing at the time, and when I was on the fence about whether or not to buy it, that's what made me decide to go for it.
Thanks. I appreciate that.
1) Most games I go to are cheap.
2) On average, I attend only one game every 10 days over the course of a calendar year.
3) I get paid to go to some games.
4) I earn money in other non-traditional ways.
Oh my GOD. I've never heard of anything like that. I'm sorry I missed it, and yet…not.
Cool, let me know how it goes. Hope you get a commemorative ball. The Mets HAVE been using a few of them during BP, although the three I snagged all came during or after the game.
No way I'm going if it rains.
Have you EVER seen him pitch in person? Pena gets the credit.
I think the pitcher who used the big glove is Shields….you can tell by the leg kick he is using in your pick…I would bet money it is Shields… I am a long time Rays fan, and that looks like him.
I am at Shea a few times a year. I can somewhat do the glove trick. Where can you possibly do it at shea stadium?
Been reading this blog for a couple of weeks now and can't get enough of it. I was at Shea yesterday (4/27/08) and had a feeling you were there but, I guess not haha. I'll be at Shea May 9, 2008 to hopefully retrieve Griffey's 600th HR. I won't be able to compare to the collection you put up but if I see ya, I'll say, "hey." Thank you for entertaining me when I'm not in work.
No, I've seen Santana pitch in person, just not as a Met. Remember last year when the Twins came to Shea and Johan pitched a complete game shutout? Well, I was there. (Weren't you there too, Zack?)
Well done on the trip to Disney. I'm sure I can speak for all of us who read the blog, that we appreciate the quickness that you were able to post about the games. They are always entertaining and like most people that have already commented, I laughed at the first pic as well. I did have a couple of quesetions though … How did Jona feel about your collection when you first started dating? Did she like it from the beggining? If not, how did you convince her?
I've read that some of you will "post" your snagging expiriences. I would like to know where you post. Do you have blogs like Zack's? I would love to read more. … Living in Utah, (UtahSteeler you know this) it's harder to get to MLB games for snagging. I try to get to at least a couple games a year, but that doesn't quench my thirst for baseballs. I think it'd be cool to have a "snagging community" that we can give each other tips for new ballparks, and just enjoy the game we all love. Thanks. — Phill in Utah —
I forgot to mention. I went to Colorado last Sept. and along the first-base line there is a rawlings exibit there where they show how to make bats, gloves and BALLS. When my wife and I were looking around, there was a worker there lacing up a ball. When he was done he gave it to my wife. Pretty cool. What brought this whole to my mind was when Zack said, "No (the big glove) is Vent Troyer's chair." In the Rawlings exibit, there is a glove that is actually a chair. Zack, make sure you check it out on your trip.
–Phill in Utah–
no game at shea tonight. im glad. im going to go tomorrow for 5 reasons.
1-i couldnt go today, there was no game
2-johan is pitching
3-its supposed to be gorgeous out
4-i cant go to a game after this til the reds come in may 9-11
5-tickets are $5 and im pretty sure i can exchange mine from today for any game at the same value
are you gonna go since they didnt play today? tuesday night, april, johan, pirates….it wont be THAT crowded.
"post" means comment, but since blogs are free now, if i have a monster night i would make one and post pics.
I have been reading your blog for over a year now and I have read every word. After discovering it, I went back and read the archives and seldom go a day without checking for an update. I have never felt the need to comment until now. My wife and I enjoy collecting baseballs as well and have our own little competition going. Unfortunately (or fortnunately) her cute/hotness factor has her slightly ahead of me since we started three years ago. But the real reason for the comment is to ask about the Rays vouchers. We live in Jacksonville, FL. and take day trips down to Tampa occasionally and would love to go for free. Any vouchers you could send our way would be great. Thanks for the blog.
I'd be too scared to bet, but I don't think it's Shields. I think Shields is taller and scruffier.
There aren't THAT many opportunities there. The best (and trickiest) is from the Loge in the left and right field corners when a ball barely clears the outfield wall. You can also sometimes get away with using the trick from the DreamSeats when a ball plops onto that sloped grassy area. And finally, when a ball drops into that random little dirt triangle area down the foul lines, you can also glove-trick it if the on-field security guard doesn't steal the ball for himself.
Good stuff. You're a YouTube fiend!
I almost never go to day games, and on top of that, I almost never go on weekends. So no…I wasn't there yesterday. Hopefully we'll see each other in a couple weeks, and I'm glad I've been entertaining you with this blog.
Ahh yes, THAT game. Yup, I was there.
Cool. Nice detective work.
Thanks so much. I'll look for the ball display at Coors for sure, and as for Jona…there were several "things" that she had to "deal with" when we first started going out. The whole snagging thing was the least of it, believe it or not. In general, whenever I start dating someone new, I just understate my passion for baseball and let the truth come out little by little. I think, though, that if you like a person enough, you inevitably start to like (or embrace, or at least accept) what he/she is into.
Last time I checked the weather, it said that it's supposed to rain tomorrow until 2pm, so there might not be batting practice. Anyway, no, I'm not going to Shea. If the weather clears up in time, I'll be going to Yankee Stadium. And if the weather stays nice, I'll probably be there on Wednesday and Thursday and Friday, too (unfortunately).
Can I ask how you DID discover this blog? Regardless of the answer…thanks for being a regular reader. I love the competition you have with your wife, and I'd definitely put it in the "fortunately" category. As for the vouchers, I'll send you a separate email…
i just checked weather.com and it says it wont rain after 5 am…and theres a 20% chance until like 1, and 10% or 0% after that..i dont think itll rain, hopefully they hit. good luck in the bronx, ugh that means im sitting in yankee stadium traffic on the way home tomorrow. oohh the tigers are coming in meaning you might be getting minor league balls again…bummer…well good luck anyway
Its most likely Scott Dohmann, although I cant tell since there isnt a close up.
Also in the photo with the Rays smiling its BJ Upton, Matt Garza, James Shields, one of the bullpen pitchers, and Edwin Jackson
YOU are the guy who snagged, wait.. flat out STOLE a baseball underhand tossed by Aaron Rowland then of the Phillies intended for my 5 year old behind the visitors dugout at Shea last September.
No, it wasn't a misunderstanding.
At the last second you leaped from nowhere getting your fat butt in my son's face and STEALING his baseball. Then you ran like a girl when everyone who witnessed your manic behavior booed you.
YOU don't remember stealing the ball from my kid, but he sure does. Shame on you.
Karma, baby, Karma.
I'm terribly sorry to hear what happened to your son (and to hear that he's still upset about it), but I want to assure you that I was NOT the person who stole that ball. Here's proof:
1) I keep a VERY thorough list of every player and coach who has ever tossed me a ball, and Aaron Rowand (not "Rowland") is not on it. That list can be found here on my web site:
2) I didn't see the Phillies play at Shea Stadium last September. (I wish I had so I could've booed them.) Of the five games I attended that month at Shea, one was against the Astros, another was against the Braves, two were against the Nationals, and the last was against the Marlins.
In addition, I know it wasn't me because I simply don't DO that to people. I'll admit that when I was a kid, I used to reach in front of people for balls, and I'm ashamed I acted that way. The good news is that I learned from my mistakes and cleaned up my act. Now, not only do I go out of my way to help kids get balls, but I even GIVE away lots of balls to kids.
So yeah, you got the wrong guy. It happens. No hard feelings, at least not from my end. I realize I'm pretty generic-looking, and on top of that, there are lots of other people at Shea who try to snag baseballs. Some, apparently, go about it the wrong way.
Again, I'm really sorry to hear what happened to you guys, and I hope this clears things up.
Hey Zack, it's me Alex. I just wanted to know how big is your glove ? and where you bought. Because from the looks of it you get a lot of attention from the players who pretty much end up tossing you a baseball. So I was thinking I can probably do the same thing hehe. Thanks
Your Pal,
The glove is about 20 inches, and I have no idea where it came from. A friend found it online and surprised me by sending it to me in the mail. I should warn you, though, that ever since I posted this blog entry, a bunch of other people have started bringing big gloves to game, so you actually might not get quite as much attention as you think. The novelty of it has already worn off. :-(
Any idea where you can get a big glove like that?
You'll never be able to go to a ball park w/out someone asking what's the story with that city sized glove hahaha I saw one in New York on T.V. a few nights ago & said Whoa! Now I'm on the lookout for one my self lol.


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