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William Trevor told us stories that both hurt and healed
Eoghan HarrisWilliam Trevor, John McGahern and Frank O'Connor are my three favourite Irish short story writers, but not simply for literary reasons.
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Eoghan HarrisWilliam Trevor, John McGahern and Frank O'Connor are my three favourite Irish short story writers, but not simply for literary reasons.
Eoghan Harris Brexit and Donald Trump show that the British and American political and media elites have lost touch with large tranches of working people.
Eoghan Harris Last Monday, my sister Bridget, the radical socialist in the family, who recently retired to Ireland after 40 years' working as a trauma nurse alongside black and Latino staff in some of the toughest American...
Eoghan Harris The late agony aunt and psychologist Patricia Redlich (who was never late in her life - she saw habitual unpunctuality as a sign of narcissism) believed that most of the political trouble in the world was caused...
Eoghan Harris Most weeks, I settle for the sniper shot of a single-issue column rather than a shotgun spread of pellets over a wide target.
Eoghan Harris Last week, while shopping in Blackrock, I experienced two epiphanies about the next general election - neither of which were good news for Fianna Fail.
Eoghan Harris Like many Irish people, I hate the Americanised Halloween, its expensive exploitation of parents and infantilised adult antics.
Eoghan Harris The big drop in Fianna Fail support in last Thursday's Irish Times poll was a shock but not a surprise. A shock is something that happens suddenly without warning. But a surprise only jolts us for a second before we...
Eoghan Harris The Siege of Jadotville, directed by Richie Smyth, inspired by Declan Power's fine book, is the best battle film since Zulu, a powerful tribute to the courage of Commandant Patrick Quinlan and the troops of A Company, 35th Battalion.
Eoghan Harris Last week, I resolved to take a break from monitoring Gerry Adams and other green gnomes who will not go away and leave us in peace.
Eoghan Harris Last Friday, Micheal Cottrell took us from Baltimore, back up the estuary of the winding Ilen River to the stone bridge at Skibbereen.
Eoghan Harris Last Friday, I set out in lashing rain from Baltimore to Bandon, to pick up a copy of Kieran Doyle's newly published, but already out of print, Behind the Wall, The Rise and Fall of Protestant Power and Culture...
Eoghan Harris Last Tuesday, I set out on another trip to Tallow, Co Waterford, where I spent the first five years of my life, with a lot on my mind.
Eoghan Harris Trish O'Donovan thinks back to when her two sons took their first steps to Rio. "They were rowing before they made their First Holy Communion."
Eoghan Harris Friday three o'clock. From the window of Field's coffee shop in Skibbereen, I see a town totally out of its mind with pride. Lisheen is levitating, too. A lovely townland, home of the O'Donovan boys,...
Eoghan Harris Local heroes like Roger Casement can also be global heroes. That's the ambition of the three women and two men of the Skibbereen Rowing Club whose local Ilen river has carried them to Rio and the Olympics...
Eoghan Harris Shakespeare was obsessed by the problem of political order. His 10 history plays are about political authority versus political anarchy. Looking across Europe, from Istanbul to Nice, we can see why. As Yeats warned, the centre cannot hold, the best lack all conviction, and the worst are full of passionate intensity.
Eoghan Harris Regina Doherty's ultimatum to Enda Kenny, while welcomed by many in Fine Gael, was reckless in its timing and added to the sense that Fine Gael is having a nervous breakdown.
Eoghan Harris Last week, dealing with the results of the British referendum, Micheal Martin made the most important speech of his political career.
Eoghan Harris My late friend, Patricia Redlich, used to say that most trouble in the world was caused by weak people.
Eoghan Harris In a week fogged by bigotry and the murder of Jo Cox, Northern Ireland's football victory flashed like a small beacon of hope.
Eoghan Harris Sinn Fein's northern strategy is to finish off the SDLP - just as its southern strategy is to finish off Fianna Fail.
Eoghan Harris Summer is here. And just because I'm stuck in Dublin is no reason to rain on your bank holiday parade.
Eoghan Harris Confronted by a complex political problem, Lenin cut to the core by asking two questions: "who/whom?" and "what is to be done?"
Eoghan Harris Even a week abroad allows you to absorb the bigger political picture. Brian Hayes spends a lot more time abroad than me, so I'll give him first go.
Eoghan Harris Let's not be toxic like the Labour Party. Let's give a fair wind to the new Government and Dail.
Eoghan Harris Finally we will have a government. We'd have had it faster if the Pied Piper Pundits and RTE had not fed Fine Gael on fantasy.
Eoghan Harris Garbh i mi na gcuach, fearthainn agus fuacht. (Rough is the month of the cuckoo, wet and cold.)
Eoghan Harris What is the point of a free press if it speaks with one voice, like Pravda in the old Soviet Union?
Eoghan Harris Last week, President Higgins called on Irish universities to foster "a capacity for dissent". I could not agree more.
Eoghan Harris Three state actors, the Defence Forces, RTE and the Presidency, bore the primary responsibility for answering the two questions I posed in my column of February 1, 2015, a full year before.
Eoghan Harris Easter Sunday 1916. One hundred years ago today, my grandfather Paddy Harris, Adjutant of B Company, Irish Volunteers, Cork, was getting ready to fight for an Irish Republic.
Eoghan Harris Asked on any one day last week what I might be writing about on Sunday, the list would be as follows.
Eoghan Harris For the third week in a row, and in defiance of the dying media chorus calling for a grand coalition, I want to repeat two firm predictions.
Eoghan Harris Last Friday week, on the night of the General Election count, shortly after the first exit polls I filed my weekly political column.
Eoghan Harris The Oscar favourite for best picture tonight is The Revenant, the story of a man badly mauled by a bear and left for dead by his companions, who recovers and returns to visit retribution.
Eoghan Harris Five days to go. How best to use our franchise to create a flourishing and fair society?
Eoghan Harris The TV3 leaders' debate proved an old adage of mine: the national question is the only game in town.
Eoghan Harris Currently two events are engaging political anoraks: the Irish General Election and the US presidential election. And we anoraks need both.
Reactions to both the Banking Inquiry and RTE's Rebellion show that when confronted with our own bad behaviour we prefer to blame Brussels or the Brits.
Eoghan Harris Last week, Heather Humphreys, the Irish Republic's Minister for Art, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, revealed that her grandfather, Robert Stewart, had signed the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant.
Eoghan Harris We are on the eve of a General Election and halfway through the first month of the 1916 centenary. Do we have special hopes for this special year 2016?
Eoghan Harris Last Sunday, my beloved terrier, Posy, did her best to kill me. What follows is fact, always weirder than fiction.
Eoghan Harris Seamus Mallon, speaking on BBC Talkback last Monday, graphically summed up the Provisional IRA's abuse of its secret talks with John Hume, which became public in April 1993.
Eoghan Harris And the Irish move to the sound of the guns, Like salmon to the sea. - Rudyard Kipling, 'The Irish Guards', 1918
Eoghan Harris Jimmy Crowley's classic collection of Cork urban ballads, Songs From The Beautiful City, credits my distant relative, Dick 'Cardy' Forbes, with writing the lyrics for The Banks of My Own Lovely Lee.
Eoghan Harris Last week, Kevin Humphreys TD said Sinn Fein had no "moral compass".
Eoghna Harris Newstalk's Lunchtime with Jonathan Healy is a more robust show than RTE's News At One.
Eoghan Harris Last week, Fine Gael got a bounce in the polls. And a kick in the backside from the Fiscal Advisory Council.
Eoghan Harris Let me start with an apology to the majority of moderate Irish Muslims for an angry article I wrote in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo murders last January.
Eoghan Harris Last Friday, listening to Pat Kenny stepping sure-footedly through the minefield of the Pat Carey story, I mentally tipped my hat in mournful tribute.
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Animal blessings were offered at various locations in the Upper Delaware region last weekend in celebration of St. Francis Feast Day, which occurs October 4. The event honors St. Francis, an Italian Catholic friar and preacher known as the patron saint of animals.
While a camel, a kangaroo, a tortoise and many more predictable pets received blessings at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, two Sullivan County churches saw dogs and cats during special ceremonies conducted at the Narrowsburg and Eldred United Methodist churches by pastor Linda Bohs.
Prompting the first-time local events was an effort to reach out to the animals' owners as a means of encouraging their participation in the churches. "We are trying anything to increase attendance, because attendance at all churches is declining," said Bohs, who has served as pastor for the past 13 years at Eldred, and since November at Narrowsburg. "Our main goal is to reach 'the unchurched,' those people who don't normally attend church."
The Eldred Church, completed in 1859, holds a special place in Bohs' heart. Her great–great-grandfather Sherman Buckley Leavenworth was one of five people who donated the land for the church and helped to build it on the dry-laid stone foundation that remains intact today.
Bohs said that small churches are important to rural communities, because members get to know and support one another. Bohs is known for her nourishing chicken soup, which she doesn't hesitate to make for an ailing church member or function.
"The church used to be the social place of the week for the old-timers," said Bohs. "You'd have lunch afterwards and the men would talk about the crops and the women would talk about their sewing or baking or whatever. Now, everybody's too busy. Like my mother always said to me, 'God gives you 24/7; you can give him one hour a week.'"
One example of the Eldred Church's ministry is to serve as the host church for Operation Christmas Child, which springs from the work of evangelist Billy Graham's son, Franklin.
Franklin is president of Samaritan's Purse, an international project that provides relief to victims of disasters such as hurricanes and floods (www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC [2]). Church members fill shoeboxes with toys and other items, which are then shipped to children in war-torn or poverty-stricken nations. The deadline is approaching in early November. "It's a local way to connect with an international relief effort," said Bohs.
The church also works with Angel Food Ministries (www.angelfoodministries.com [3]), through which anyone, regardless of need, can order a box of low-cost food. Members of the church transport the food on a Saturday and recipients pick it up on Sunday at the church.
Bohs invites all to attend Sunday services at either church, or Bible study on Tuesdays. For more information contact her at 845/557-8210.

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Springfield, Ill. Barbara Somogyi, president of
Arlington Heights Community Consolidated School District
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On Its Way To Kuala Lumpur, Plane Brought Down Over Ukraine
By Anthony Kuhn • Jul 18, 2014
Originally published on July 18, 2014 6:00 am
Many experts question the decision to fly near the fighting in Ukraine. Some airlines have circumvented the country for weeks. In March, a Malaysia Airlines plane went missing on a flight to Beijing.


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Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
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Nov 26/12
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WATERLOO - Laurier Master of Arts in Psychology candidate Eden Hennessey was awarded the Clara Mayo Grant. The Clara Mayo Grant is awarded by the Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) and supports masters theses or pre-dissertation research on aspects of sexism, racism, or prejudice.
Edens research seeks to explain why visible minority women do not take action against gender discrimination. In particular, Edens research investigates how relationships between sexism and collective action are moderated by heritage culture connections. Although strong connections to ones host and heritage cultures are related to positive outcomes, these connections have not been investigated in terms of how they will impact collective action, said Eden.
To receive a grant from an internationally recognized organization like SPSSI to further knowledge related to these topics is exciting and encouraging, said Eden. The Clara Mayo grant will help fund my current research on predictors of collective action among visible minority women in Canada. Empirical research in this area is vital; it could ultimately reduce gender discrimination among this population.
Edens advisor, Dr. Mindi Foster, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology notes that this accomplishment is impressive especially as the Clara Mayo Grant is an American research grant. Canadians do not often get awarded this grant. Edens project is exciting and takes into consideration a variable not yet investigated: acculturation.
SPSSI is a group of over 3000 scientists from psychology and related fields and others who share a common interest in research on the psychological aspects of important social and policy issues. For more information on SPSSI or the Clara Mayo Grant program, visit their website at http://www.spssi.org
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Milwaukee Ballet puts 'Swan Lake' in smaller pond
Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" may be one of the world's most famous ballets, but the story's ending, and even the number of acts it contains, can change with each new production.
One never knows whether the boy will get the girl, lose the girl, or whether either or both of them will even survive. »Read Full Article
Rhinehart's high-energy drumming was always in the groove
When Vodie Rhinehart first hooked up with the Leroy Airmaster blues band, some of its members wondered whether he really understood the blues.
That was until band leader Steve Cohen schooled the then-twentysomething jazz fusion drummer with a tape by legendary Chicago harmonica man Sonny Boy Williamson II. »Read Full Article
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Peet's Coffee & Tea expected to open in two former Caribou Coffee shops
The closings of the last two Caribou Coffee shops in the Milwaukee area apparently are providing Peet's Coffee & Tea entry into Wisconsin.
The closed Caribou shops are at 418 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, and 1890 Meadow Lane, Waukesha. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Wilco's Tweedy mesmerizes Pabst audience with new material
Concertgoers aren't always keen to hear new material and, once they fail to recognize whatever's being played, tend to reserve their enthusiasm for the opportunity to visit bathroom and bar.
Monday night at the Pabst Theater, however, Jeff Tweedy's fans weren't keen to budge from their spots while he and his band led with a great deal of new material. »Read Full Article(3)
On Tap Today: Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers at Shank Hall
Considering Summerfest is NEXT WEEK, there's a surprising number of really good music options in town every day this week. Yesterday there was Jeff Tweedy at the Pabst Theater (check back at jsonline.com/music later for a review). Tomorrow there's emerging country artist Nikki Lane at Cactus Club. Thursday is Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion at Turner Hall Ballroom, featuring the former Cream drummer. And on Friday it's Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' first headlining show in Milwaukee ever, at the Milwaukee Theatre.


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Long story short Emma is sick with pneumonia. I took her to the Dr again today, and I told the Dr and nurse that I was affraid to wean Emma because I am terrified that she will get sick more often. We have family history of asthma and cronic respiratory infections.
She agreed with me and recommened that I didn't worry about weaning until she was two. Then she kinda retracted that statement and said three years.
I knew that she was pro-breast feeding and EN but I didn't know how she felt about nursing pre-schoolers. I am so happy that I drive 45 minutes just to see her. She is so awesome!


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On the rare occasion you have to grab a snack from the closest vending machine, these guidelines can help you choose more nutritional options:
Consider baked or reduced-fat snacks. The baked versions are almost always lower in fat, and the reduced-fat or light ones have at least 25% less fat than the originals. However, those "lighter" options may be only marginally lower in calories. And some have more sodium.
Check sodium and sugar. In general, chips have the least salt; pretzels have the most. Flavored varieties of any snack tend to have significantly more sodium than regular versions. Reduced-fat or otherwise "improved" products often add extra salt or sugar.
Be careful with "natural." Unlike "organic," the claim "natural" is not defined by the Food and Drug Administration. So check the ingredients list when possible.
Find value-added options. Snacks that include fiber, protein, or both are likely to keep you fuller longer than mere carbohydrates. Plus, they offer some nutritional benefits. Nuts or soy snacks pack plenty of protein and fiber. Treats that list a whole grain (such as whole wheat) or bran as the first ingredient should provide at least 2 grams of fiber per serving.


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Monday morning march
Join in or just show up to watch and reflect…the annual Martin Luther King Day march starts 9 a.m. today at Potter Park to 7th & Main Streets.
There's a rally at Legacy Life Church featuring the Rev. B.J. Choice, pastor of St. John Church in Hobbs.
Question of the day
How old are you in your dreams?
You can tell us by joining the conversation in the comment section below.
If you want to attend
The Roosevelt General Hospital Board is set to meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the hospital cafeteria conference room.
The meeting is open to the public.
Today in history
On his day in 1977, Gary Gilmore, convicted in the double murder of an elderly couple, is shot to death by a firing squad in Utah, becoming the first person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
Gilmore's last words were "Let's do it."
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I am attempting to return my 9 month old son to breastfeeding. So far, here's what has happened:
Tried to hold him in the nursing position and get him to latch. He cried and fussed and wanted to go play.
Tried using a nursing supplementer. He'll drink from the straw but not while it's attached to mama. The first time we used this he screamed and tore the whole thing off me.
Tried the SNS again, this time before bed. He latched for ONE second, bit me, then fussed to be put down. I took this as a small step of achievement
To be honest though, I'm already ready to give up. I know I need to give this a lot more time, but its just really hard sometimes. Sometimes I think if he wasn't teething so badly like he is right now, he would try to latch on more. But he cries sometimes through meals because his teeth hurt him so much. I am 31 weeks pregnant with baby brother, and I've been producing colostrum for a few weeks now. I tried expressing some and enticing Paddy with it, but he wasn't interested. Oh yeah and I forgot to mention how difficult it is trying to hold him in the right position with this WATERMELON strapped to the front of me LOL! Sigh...I just need some encouragement.


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last night my son slept through his 'midnightish' feeding, which my husband does with expressed milk. my husband thought he was waking up at one point so he grabbed the milk from the fridge and started warming it. we do this slowly by putting the bottle in a coffee mug with warm water. well, since my son never woke, the milk was never used. it is now back in the fridge.
do i have to throw it out because it was chilled, warmed and chilled again? like everyone else, i hate to toss 4 good ounces! my son is 9 weeks old, if that matters.


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Los Angeles Angels (20-18) at Philadelphia Phillies (17-20)
Starting Pitchers:
LAA: Garrett Richards (3-0, 2.80)
PHI: AJ Burnett (2-2, 2.90)
Time: 1:05, Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 70
Media: Twitter and Facebook
A Note for Tonight:
Beware Garrett Richards. The kid can pitch and on getaway day, they'll be looking to make this a quick one, which is never a good combo. On the other hand, AJ Burnett can pitch, too. Both hurlers have been solid this year. Should be a very good match up. But the Phillies need to figure out a way to put some runs on the board with more consistency or they wont be able to overcome their deficiencies.
Cody Asche had a terrible game last night but Ryne Sandberg will keep him out there to fight through it. Asche was distraught last night, yet Sandberg did not waiver. He said he would keep him out there and did.
Revere CF / Rollins SS / Utley 2B / Howard 1B / Byrd RF / Brown LF / Ruiz C / Asche 3B / Burnett P
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Gotta love watching Trout sign autographs at CBP.
If only the Phillies could retain territorial rights to draftees along with their designated draft pick positions.
Of course, Trout may have ended up as the minor league player-to -be-named -later in a trade with Houston for their 3rd string AA catcher.
On a related note, why won't this team hire me as their talent evaluator?
Don't answer that question – it's strictly rhetorical.
Imo- great move by Sandburg running Asche right back out there. Hope I don't eat those words.
Agree. Nothing could have deflated his self-worth faster than removing him from the game. As Schmidt said, sometimes you have games in which you stink up so badly you just pray no more balls are hit your way.
Asche may have another terrible game today, but like a batter finally breaking out of a slump, the first great play he makes will return his confidence. Then all he'll have tyo do is break out of his double-whammy slump at the plate.
Poor kid. Seems to nice a guy to have to go through this hell.
er, that should have read, "too nice a kid."
Too many to's more than two in this silly language.
Hope the fans give Raul a respectful welcome back.
He actually might be back – as the Phils' left fielder by his 42nd birthday.
Never say never.
Marlon Byrd.
That's much too young for the Phillies brass, maybe in a few years when he's closer to Jamie's age?
You never know, lefty. They were willing cradle-rob to land 36-year-old Marlon for RF.
Plus, I hear Bobby Gene Smith retired.
A lot of pitches for a first inning. Let's take it back men.
I wish the Phillies would announce a promotion that the first game with less than 12,000 fans in attendance they will fire Amaro.
It would be something everyone could rally around. Might be able to shoot lower even.
Was talking to my buddy today about last nights game.
He said they should have won but Ashe.
I disagree.
This is a terrible team and roster. Assembled by possibly the worst GM in organized sports history.
They will always find a way to lose.
Whether its the closer needing a day off or 3 errors in an inning. Or the bases loaded and no outs and not scoring etc etc etc.
when do Burnet and Hamels hit the DL?
Id guess before the all star break.
I also have given up on even thinking the Phillies will have a better record than the Mets.
Other than that.
Go Phillies!!!!!
Win this and split the series.
Hey Andrew. I never knew that you felt that way about Amaro. Stop hiding your feelings man, let it out. 🙂
It's evident that the Angels pitchers aren't used to getting signs in the batters box.
Burnett doesn't look like he has his good stuff today. Maybe he'll settle in.
@ Lefty.
you've been watching a long time.
I really have only have been watching every game since the invention of the baseball package in about 2005.
But I have always been a fan and would follow whenever I could watch read the paper etc etc.
Is hits team excruciatingly hard to watch ?
I have to think it is worse even than the non competitive teams in the late 80s.
I mean when you have an old team and a top 3 pay roll and this is the product.
It is brutal.
My one buddy who is older says its the toughest hes ever had to watch.
I really believe when Ruben is gone it will affect the play on the field and attendance and everything else.
He is that much of a black cloud on the team.
OK the rants had been saved up a few days lol
Go phils!
And Rubens assistant in the broadcast booth.
These guys are shameless.
I want a written letter of apology from Ruben and this guy.
Turning over to the view or Oprah Winfrey network.
Listening to a Ruben Amaro lackey is making me physically ill.
Oprah's a good diversion but you should really consider watching Dr. Phil, instead. He may offer some advice that is applicable to your Ruben issues. I know he's helped me overcome my anxiety while waiting for my sluggish porno sites to load.
You Ruben haters are disgusting
Say what you will but I believe Ruben is a witch.
In the old days he would be burned at the stake but personally, I'm a believer in rehabilitation. Plus, Ruben's black magic has nothing to do with his other job as a GM and I believe in rehabilitation there, too… unless he conjures Mini-Mart one more time.
In that event I'd want to see if either one of them floats.
We're rubber and you're glue!!
Now that's telling him, Hogey!
Although certain glues do adhere to rubber.
Maybe I'm over-thinking it.
Best way to deal with children, talk on their level, right? Lol
Wow…Burnett pitched a whole 4 innings with only 105 pitches….lol. This team truly is horrible. Assembling a group of high paid star players to play this bad is truly an achievement. It would be like remaking "The Dirty Dozen" led by Pee Wee Herman.
If you're including Burnett in those who "play this bad" you may want to try again. Today's game raised his ERA to a still very good 3.13 (FIP is higher, but in terms of results you couldn't ask for much more from him).
He's only pitched more than 6 innings on 3 occasions in 9 starts. That's nothing to be proud of.
Or another way to look at it is AJ has averaged 6.2 innings per game while Justin Verlander has averaged 6.75 innings per game. Not a huge gap between AJ and the best of the best.
I should add that any pitcher's ability to last beyond the 6th inning also has a direct correlation to the number of runs his team scores behind him. Hence a Rockies pitcher this year may last to the 8th or 9th inning far more often than a comparably performing Phillies pitcher who may never make it past 6.
I could see Pee Wee in the Donald Sutherland role.
Just saying.
I actually really like Burnett, but the way this season is going I'd almost rather he got his hernia surgery done, this team is looking pretty bad ATM
Glad someone got my Dirty Dozen joke:-) Seeing Pee Wee stopped by Germans and saying, "How about some more gum Mr Buxton" would be classic.
He trouts out Asche again!! LOL hahahaha
And right in front of Mike Trot.
Andrew in all honesty, no, I don't feel this team is that hard to watch, I've seen much worse. But then, as you know, I really dont care so much about things like payroll size or low attendance. Heck, I like it better when there are ample seats to pick from.
Obviously however, this team has no hope of contending, I think any sane fan knows that. I also agree that under different stewardship, there's a good chance things could be different right now.
But here's where the big difference between me and you comes- I choose to accept the reality of the situation and roll with it and you just can't. I try to only worry about things I can control, and I have no control of the Phillies; I'm just a lifelong fan.
There are plenty of horribly run franchises in MLB, and you don't have to look very far to see one of the worst, they're on your TV right now. The Angels have an enormous payroll and IMO, no better chance of contending than the Phillies. And they're doomed for at least a decade with terrible contracts.
Just my opinion of course, but there have been plenty of worse Phillies teams that were much harder to watch than this one.
If I had the patience and the eloquence, that's what I would have written.
"Just my opinion of course, but there have been plenty of worse Phillies teams that were much harder to watch than this one."
Like last year's team, even if this year's team ends up winning less games.
Last year was brutal. I sense this one is playing closer to its potential which is all I expect of the guys who actually have to play the game. However good, bad or indifferent manager Sandberg is, he seems to be getting more hustle out of these guys. He just can't make them better natural talents (or 10 years younger).
Anyone who can't watch this team should have been forced to bear witness needs to the teams from 1883, 1903, 1904, 1928, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1961 (PU), 1969, 1972, 1988, 1996, 2000 and the countless years of cellar dwelling and mediocrity in between.
As long as one Cubs fan still breathes, I will remain a Phillies fan to my last breath.
I think they should let Burnett keep pitching as long as he is not in extreme discomfort or doing further damage to the herniated area. I also think there may be a contender or two interested in him at the deadline if he is healthy and continues to pitch like a decent 3 man.
He's not healthy-he has a hernia! At least the Manship left the harbor and didn't ground on a sandbar he actually made it thru an inning! Much has been made of MIke Trout and Raul coming to Philadelphia. How about the return of "thunderstick" and pitching ace John McDonald.
Cant score enough runs with thos bullpen
The bullpen actually looked fine these last two games, not the problem at all this series anyway
I've been appalled at the number of serious injuries to great young pitchers. Word of the latest injury reported, the one to Jose Fernandez, made me feel physically ill.
I guess we should be grateful when it's an oblique injury or a nagging hernia. I think it's time for MLB to pour some cash into serious studies – and to especially try to figure out why, in an era when pitchers throw less innings and are allegedly sticking to "safer" regimens, the number of serious injuries has increased.
I suspect the problem is counterintuitive. That some element or elements of players' modern, sophisticated training regimens and controlled throwing (or types of throwing) are doing more damage, not less. A few old-timers, including Nolan Ryan and Jim Kaat (2 relative iron men) have suggested as much.
But as for hernias, they don't heal themselves and only get worse. Then again, they often hurt less as the tear increases because the pressure is more evenly divided, but wait too long and they can become dangerous and it becomes harder to prevent new tears from developing. Since this is pprobably being AJ's swan song year, he may try to suffer his way through it but I'm sure it would be a red flag for any contender contemplating picking him up this summer.
I agree on AJ now based on the information you have provided. I'm no Dr nor do I play one on baseball blogs, so clearly I was mistaken in my earlier opinion. As far as the rate of young pitchers going down, I have no answers but also find it alarming and think it must be dealt with immediately.
But your first assumption was actually correct Lefty in that AJ could choose to go through the rest of the season without getting the hernia repaired if the pain remains manageable. The pain will more likely, but not necessarily, lessen if the size of the tear increases. If the pain starts to get worse again, then it will be time to hang it up to avoid complications (like a strangulated hernia which can be dangerous). But again, I'm not sure whether a contending team would take the chance on AJ (as opposed to searching elsewhere) unless the money and/or compensation risk was nominal. If AJ can pitch, I believe your idea would be sound for the Phils and for a needy playoff team – and there will be needy ones at the rate pitchers are dropping.
And to be further clear, I too play a doctor on a baseball blog. My knowledge comes from having a few hernias and operations for same in the last few years as a result of major abdominal surgeries. I became, by necessity and curiosity, relatively well-informed on the subject being a frequent practice dummy for my local surgeons.
Steve Carlyon was on the phone yesterday on 94.1 yesterday and they broached the topic with him. He said that they need to 1) be in better physical and mental shape, 2) use their legs more and take longer strides, and use both to build up to go deeper into games. Then he went into some quantum physics realization thingy and I lost him. Lol. Such an awesome guy to listen to though.
And today was another stinker! Revere looked at ten pitches through all his at-bats, as the lead-off guy?! Ugh. Gonna be a long year, but at least ticket prices will drop on stubhub.
Yep, Lefty was another iron man and I think his comment about needing to use their legs more is an interesting one. I assume he's been seeing a mechanical difference in some pitchers but I'd be surprised if pitching coaches have been that widely been preaching a radical new set of mechanics to their young pupils. Still, it may be a component of a larger problem. I'd certainly pay serious attention to the Carltons and Ryans who were such great and durable pitchers – and yes, Carlton has a special mind.
Their input may be as or more valuable than information from orthopedic specialists & physiologists.
I saw on mlb network the other day about 6 guys we're talking about the arm troubles this year and Jim kaat said he used to throw all the time even between starts everyday just to keep the proper mechanics, not that you pitch everyday but just throw the ball… And icing your arm does help but icing anything longer than 20 minutes isn't good at all, hopefully mlb will figure something put with all of this
Saw it, too. That show has been getting a lot of play and follow-up comments on MLB Network. It ran on Saturday and Sunday and I believe it was replayed during the week. As you probably heard, Kaat would regularly take infield grounders before games and throw the ball to first (always an extra challenge for us lefties).One day an opposing pitcher came up to him and asked him if he was crazy risking his arm like that. Kaat never got hurt, but the opposing pitcher eventually did – a guy named Tommy John.
Taking grounders didn't hurt Kaat's fielding either, which was exceptional.
they could just get Burnett to get the operation down time is only about 2 weeks…with the right timing he would only miss 3 starts
The bad new is that they are playing this bad with everybody healthy, And you the DL stints are coming.


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It was coming sooner or later - the person who stole Justin Bieber's laptop and camera has released the first bits of personal footage on YouTube.
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"Good job with the password protected @justinbieber. weak," he taunted the star after posting the videos.
"@gexwy no matter what you have and what you post tomorrow i know my fans wont leave me. screw it. #toostrong," Bieber responded. The thief then promised that there would be another video release today at noon.
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