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Philadelphia Phillies (6-7) vs. San Diego Padres (3-11)
Cole Hamels (1-1, 3.65) vs. Edinson Volquez (0-1, 4.24)
Time: 10:05 PM, Petco Park
TV: The Comcast Network
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The Phillies go for a franchise-record 13th straight win in a non-home ballpark when they take on the San Diego Padres at Petco Park tonight. The run of success has been remarkable, as the Phillies haven't lost a game at Petco since August 16th, 2008.
The man on the mound for the Phillies has been a big reason for the success they've had at Petco in recent years. For his career, Cole Hamels has gone 3-1 pitching in his native San Diego, with a 1.82 ERA. His lone loss came during his rookie campaign in 2006. Since 2008, Hamels is 3-0 at Petco. He's allowed just one earned run over 24 innings during that span, good for an 0.37 ERA. In ten career starts against the Padres, Hamels has never allowed more than three earned runs.
The Padres counter with the mercurial Edinson Volquez. Though Volquez has been touted as a guy with a lot of talent, he has had a career riddled by injury and inconsistency thus far. In two regular season starts against the Phillies, he is 2-0 with a 3.64 ERA. Both of those starts came in 2008, however. In his lone other start against the Phils–which came in the 2010 NLDS as a member of the Reds–Volquez took the loss as he allowed 4 earned runs over 1.2 innings pitched.
Keep an eye on Ty Wigginton tonight, as he has gone 3-for-6 off Volquez with two home runs in his career. Also of note: Polanco stays in the two-hole, despite hitting just .186 on the season. He has a total of two hits and no walks in his last five starts. Ruiz gets the night off after catching 10+ innings on Wednesday, and taking a beating behind the plate in last night's game.
Lineup: Pierre LF, Polanco 3B, Rollins SS, Pence RF, Victorino CF, Wigginton 1B, Galvis 2B, Schneider C, Hamels P
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One of the prettiest swings in all of baseball –
This was nearly automatic at one time, Poly moving the runner over
So the Phils could not move the runner over to third base. That is really sad. Not as sad as Hunter swinging at the first pitch
Fortunately, you won't have to deal with it.The Phils would have had an easier time with the Sox. Their snaitrtg staff is in disarray (was) and they don't run as well as Tampa. The key would have been getting to the ninth inning with a lead.Tampa's snaitrtg pitching is more consistent and they're faster and their hitters are as good as the Phils.So, let the dust collect on that Red Sox cap.Just so you know, they're coming back to the ballpark next year for 3 games.
god we are SO BAD ON OFFENSE. where as the braves are lightin' up the scoreboard again tonight…
How much better are the Braves? If at all? As a team that is.
yesterday the Pads left the leadoff runner at third
Can we start a fire Greg Gross camp? The Phils have NEVER hit well for him. He su-su-su-sucks! Bring back Milt!
Is the reason Gross or aging/health issues? Difficult to separate. Not to mention the decline of hitting and scoring across the league.
After all, under Gross the Phillies had the league's highest-scoring offense for the 2/3+ of the season that they were at full strength last year.
Who does RAJ have photos of and how can he survive this season?
Wow I am showing up again?
Thought I was banned or the site was just messed up.
What an embarrassment.
So you score 0 runs in a game 5 of a playoff series with 3 games at home and Halladay and Cliff starting 3 of the games.
But you bring in Nix, Wigginton, Thome and Pierre and sign a closer long term?
Ive picked up 5 closers already in fantasy. Jim Johnson and Matt Capps would have cost yuo a bag of used balls.
With the Phillies salary cap situation to field this line up is a disgrace. But Ive been telling you guys this was coming for a long time. Its just happening a year sooner than I thought it would.
At this point need to trade one of the big 3 pitchers to try to improve the line up. But RAJ is not capable.
And for those of you waiting for Howard and Utlery to come back and make it all better. LOLOLOLOLOLOL
I remind you that they were right there in that game 5. When the phillies terrible morose pitiful line up wasnt going to score for 100000 innings.
Its like RAJ is one of the fans from one of these blogs. He GMs on that level.
The handling of Dom Brown alone shuold get him fired.
But throw in the series f terrible long term deal and its a joke.
2 hits in one inning though now! Go phils
Copy. Paste. Repeat…
That's all you know…
Well I went to another blog and the fans were even dumber than some of the kool aid drinkers here. So you have that going for yourself.
I mean really you are happy with this?
Its acceptable?
To have the best salary situation in the sport and field this?
But of course somone made a column here putting the Phillies line up ahead of the Natinals and Angels LOL
I get that most of you are clueless and dont get it.
Not to mention boring.
BTW thats 3 runs and 5 hits since I posted.
You are welcomed
Nice job — A for effort. I know I shouldn't engage a troll, but you work so hard at being provocative. Keep the good work honey.
Hello Andrew!! Thome does not dissappoint!
Hi Brooks. Missed you.
Hope to hang around and have some fun.
Got to try to have fun. This offense is down right offensive.
Really think since Hamels is leaving anyway need to deal him.
Can try to survive in playoffs with 2 aces and maybe some hitters. As of now the Phillies have one. Pence.
Finally some runs.
You are welcomed!
I have that affect. Brooks will vouch for that.
sober tonight though.
@ the rookie
You were really excited to have Rollins for 3 years?
No one wanted him. And he too is now un tradable with the other fossils/cripples and thier big long term contracts.
Who should've replaced him then?
Anyone young. Glavis and bring in anyone. Literaly any 20 something major leaguer who plays hard and wants to win.
You cannot hoard ALL old guys. If they had moved some of the her old fossil sacred cows. He could have stayed but you cannot keep them all.
The Nats doing all this without Harper and Morse too.
Very scary.
I will give the Phils this. Thanks to the Padres they do not have the worst line up in baseball for sure.
But the Padres have no pay roll. The Phils have the highest.
IMO Glavis is the best player so far on the team.
Look at the Mets jsut having young hungry no named players. It works.
Its a troll to predict everything thats happened for 3 years?
You kool aid drinkers crack me up.
You just love your guys like RAJ. Sadly hes the GM though and you are sweetpea on a blog. But hes at your level.
The sad part is this is it.
Next year its even older and worse. And the big arms are building innings long term.
I am guessing you are one of the guys waiting for the big piece too LOL
Yes I am laughing at you.
Now heres where you hurt though. Ruben dimwit is playing to you guys. Keeping all your old talent around.
The last 3 years have been like watching a person with wasting disease waste away.
But what pisses me off is you clueless types thinking I am not a fan and you are.
Because you accept this. Unquestionably.
Ill bet anyone that the sell out streak is over by all star break 2013.
To me the real fans are the ones who dont accept it all and just smile and drink the kool aid. Its sickening to watch for me. Sorry you enjoy losing.
You troll honey bun
I guess it's time to stop reading this site again. It's being polluted with the copy/paste guy again.
Yea like the 6 posts by Brooks last night and the 5 in this thread before I started tonight.
Whats with you people?
People who have folloed this site since 07 will tell you that I have predicted more than anyone. Including the Giants and Cardinals and the exact scre of game 5 last year.
Why does it bother you that I point out the obvious?
So much so that you call me out personaly.
Because I tell you the truth about your team.
I didnt write the article telling you this line up was better than the Angels and Nationals. I tell you the truth.
But most of you cant handle the truth and want to just sit there and think its still the best team in baseball. Guess it makes you happy.
Try to ignore me or be interesting when not addressing me. I cant imagine a comment section more boring that this site is when I am not posting.
But hey you have the best team in the sport! enjoy!
Afterall Howard will be back by the all star break.
Freddy is hitting .333 over the last 11 games. Sweet. Mayberry is the opposite. Not Sweet.
You definitely stir it up Andrew but you need correction on one point: The reason the Nats are the toughest competition in the NL east is because of Davey Johnson. You cannot deny it my friend.
The Nats have been doing it right for years Brooks. Ive been saying it for years.
And I think itwill really show up next year. More so than even this one.
I also think the Werth deal is not as bad as people think. Yes he is over paid. But he is going to fit them well. And they are going to be good.
Davey is hanging around told me alot. And yes he is very good.
I remember once in the playoffs for the Orioles. He stacked a line up vs Randy Johnson and stole a game.
I do get a kick out of being called a troll as Ive been here forever. And I pay to watch the Phillies LOL I dont live in Philly I pay for this.
I cant sugar coat it though.
The Padres may lose 120 this year. They are horrible.
Winner winner chicken dinner.
For my detractors will point out that when I started posting in this thread. It was 1-0 Padres and the phils had 2 hits in the 6th inning.
You can thank me via email.
@ Brooks if the site is working again ill check in some. That was 14 games worth of rants there. Out of my system.
Bless San Diego and all the wins that city give us.
Phils need to sweep this series. No doubt about it. You have to beat the teams you should beat.
Everywhere Johnson has managed he wins and, he was one of my alltime best second basemen for the O's back in the late 60's early 70's. I don't know what they used for juice in 1973 …
With Doc going tomorrow a perfect game may be in the works.
Game 4 may be a problem in sweeping though.
Blanton vs someone named Bass who I think may cause trouble.
Skells always do.
Johnson sticking around for the Nats told me he thought they would contend. This year and next. I think if Strasburg holds up there will be a WS title in the next 3 years.
They used greenies in the 70s.
Davey had one big home run year ALA Brady Anderson.
Know what Brady was on though.
All the drugs messed up Lenny Dykstras brain IMO
Can I tell you something about our Andrew?
Needle-nosed (stubborn)
Dense (once he sinks his teeth into something, he'll beat it like a snare drum, over and over and over…)
Repetitive (did I just say that?)
Easygoing (NOT!-he gets worked up pretty easy)
Winsome – he drinks fashionably – well, OK, he is a blubbering idiot (not unlike myself)
Andrew is a Phillies fan, disgruntled. He has been here for years (6? maybe 7?) – has lived through some great times and has called it like it is. Not always easy to take or listen to – he does like the confrontation, stirs it up and – its our Andrew – back to goad us on –
Now for my cool aid – Once Howard comes back and does start to knock the tar off the ball and the Phils tear up August and September (I know Andrew, I'm pushing it) – Andrew will be right there with us, cheering them on – you'll see and finally get to appreciate our buddy Andrew from Waldorf.
He's Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! It's our one and only Andrew form Waldorf!
I agree with Brooks,
Folks, this guy is a Phillies fan and has been commenting on PN a long time. But just like jeff, he speaks his mind, he pulls no punches, and asks no favors. He doesn't hide and pretend to be someone else, he's not a poser, and I can respect that.
Yeah he gets more frustrated than the average fan. BUT if you read carefully you will see that sometimes AFW knows his stuff, and as much as you may not like it, he speaks the truth when he does. I call him on it when he doesn't. But watch out when you do, you're going to get 10 responses from him when you do that!
I call him the "broken record" for those old enough to remember skipping vinyl. Cause he's gonna tell you the same thing over and over and over again.
Welcome back Andrew my man. Good to see you here.


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We enjoyed staying in Richards cosy appartment. Very complete, nice kitchen and bathroom, good beds. Very well situated, walking distance to the historic centre. Beware of low doorways in the appartment, tall people might hurt their head! Friendly and reliable host. Thanks again for having us.
A very nice apartment with charm, well located to get to know Lisbon and totally uncomplicated. thank you
Eine sehr schöne Wohnung mit Charme, gut gelegen um Lissabon kennenzulernen und total unkompliziert.
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We had rented a super fun but also super small flat through the good stinging together Wimdusysteem. Are you more than 1.80 then you bump your head repeatedly in this apartment. Owner Richard is busy and rents for income and I have hardly seen, let alone had time to call.'s Sights Do not let that stop you rent this flat is worth its money and its location but be warned of the dimensions, also in height.
Wij hadden een superleuk maar ook superkleine flat gehuurd via het goed in elkaar stekende Wimdusysteem. Ben je langer dan 1.80 dan stoot je meermaals je hoofd in deze flat. Eigenaar Richard is druk bezet en verhuurt voor inkomsten en heb ik dus nauwelijks gezien, laat staan dat hij tijd had om je de bezienswaardigheden van de stad te noemen. Laat dat je niet weerhouden om deze flat te huren, is zijn geld en zijn ligging waard maar wees gewaarschuwd voor de afmetingen, ook in de hoogte.
We had a really nice stay at this apartment. The situation was perfect at Ipanema, close to the beach and restaurants and felt really safe. 24h open secuirty every day. The apatment didn´t have WiFi but internet cabel so keep in mind to bring a computer if you´re in need of internet. Of course the place looked better on the pictures than in reality but it was clean. Quite noisy due to large busy street outside the bedrooms. Overall everything worked out really well!
This appartement is really nice, it has a great location in a area with a lot og restaurants and bars, but without noise during the night. It is really cozy and has a really nice patio with room to dine. The host, richard, is really nice and helpfull. We will definetely recommend this appartement:)
We enjoyed our stay in Richard´s loft. The appartment was perfect and a good starting place for visiting Lissabon, because the appartment is in the middle of the town. The loft was well furnished and clean. We can recommend this loft.
Jos and Ineke, The Netherlands
Apartment symathique very pleasant and well located. Great welcome from Richard!
Appartement très symathique, agréable et bien situé. Super accueil de Richard!
The apartment was as ad: friendly and well located. Richard is a friendly and helpful, he received very well by making themselves available for anything that could serve us. I highly recommend it as an apartment that is as an owner.
L'appartamento era come da annuncio: accogliente e ben ubicato. Richard è una persona cordiale e disponibile, ci ha accolto egregiamente mettendosi a disposizione per tutto ciò che poteva servirci. Lo consiglio vivamente sia come appartamento che come proprietario.
Richard is a nice and helpful landlord. The apartment is. Middle of Bairro Alto with many small restaurants, cafes, bars and "mom and pop" stores Ideal to discover the city and around the corner is a beautiful place with wonderful views of the city and Castle of Sao Jorge. Unfortunately, in the apartment lacks a case for clothes, but it is decorated with care and detailed with antique furniture. We would hire them again. Hans
Richard ist ein netter und hilfsbereiter Vermieter. Die Wohnung ist mitten in Bairro Alto mit vielen kleinen Restaurants, Cafés, Bars und "Tante Emma" Läden. Ideal und die Stadt zu entdecken Um die Ecke ist ein schöner Platz mit wunderbarer Aussicht auf die Stadt und das Castelo de São Jorge. Leider fehlt in der Wohnung ein Schrank für die Kleidung, sie ist aber liebevoll und detailreich mit alten Möbeln eingerichtet. Wir würden sie nochmal mieten.
The property was fantastic, with beautiful decor and furniture. There was plenty of space for 3-4 people, and the bedrooms were particularly comfortable! It was lovely to sit outside on the terrace to enjoy breakfast in the mornings.
Richard was a great host and helpfully explained everything we needed to know about our stay. There are some great restaurants just a 5 minute walk away, and the number 28 tram stops just down the road, which takes you into the main centre of Lisbon in a few minutes.
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the only person who I think can barley compare to him is Joe Flacco.
While we are on the topic of this, I just want to say that Flacco will win the Super bowl for the ravens.
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Rufous Hummingbird
The Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is a small hummingbird, about 8 cm long (3 inches) with a long, straight and very slender bill. The female is slightly larger than the male.
The adult male, (shown in the photo), has a white breast, rufous face, upperparts, flanks and tail and an iridescent orange-red throat patch (gorget). Some males have some green on back and/or crown. The female has green upperparts with some white, some iridescent orange feathers in the center of the throat, and a dark tail with white tips and rufous base. Females and the rare green-backed males are extremely difficult to differentiate from Allen's Hummingbird. This is a typical-sized hummingbird, being a very small bird. It weighs 2–5 g (0.071–0.18 oz), measures 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) long and spans 11 cm (4.3 in) across the wings.[2]
They feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendible tongue or catch insects on the wing. These birds require frequent feeding while active during the day and become torpid at night to conserve energy.
Because of their small size, they are vulnerable to insect-eating birds and animals.
Their breeding habitat is open areas and forest edges in western North America from southern Alaska to California. This bird nests further north than any other hummingbird. The female builds a nest in a protected location in a shrub or conifer. The male aggressively defends feeding locations within his territory. The same male may mate with several females. The males can also become really aggresive toward the females. And stupid at the same time. You know those males!
They are migratory, many of them migrating through the Rocky Mountains and nearby lowlands in July and August to take advantage of the wildflower season there. They may stay in one spot for considerable time, in which case the migrants, like breeding birds, often aggressively take over and defend feeding locations. Most winter in wooded areas in the Mexico state of Guerrero, traveling over 2,000 miles by an overland route from its nearest summer home—a prodigious journey for a bird weighing only three or four grams.
This is the western hummingbird most likely to stray into eastern North America. In the United States, there has been an increasing trend for them to migrate southeast to winter in warmer climates like Florida or on the Gulf Coast, rather than in Mexico. (They do arrive at the Turks and Caicos Islands.) This trend is the result of increased survival with the provision of artificial feeders in gardens. In the past, individuals that migrated eastward toward Canada and the northern USA in error would usually die, but now they often survive as they seem to spend more time in the warm Gulf Coast and Florida. Provided sufficient food and shelter is available, they are surprisingly hardy, able to tolerate temperatures down to at least -20°C, so they can be seen in late fall in places like the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and upper New England. As winter comes birds in these areas normally head to the warmer Gulf coast and Florida.
Most hummingbirds that migrate east are juvenile birds and may occasionally be adult females but are very seldom adult males. Since juvenile or female are essentially indistinguishable from Allen's Hummingbirds unless they are examined in hand, many of the eastern vagrants are classified as "Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird". However, a majority are believed to be from the Rufous species.[3]
Research on hummingbird hovering
In 2005, a research team led by Dr. Douglas Warrick of Oregon State University used trained rufous hummingbirds in a study to determine the mechanics of hummingbird hovering. The study employed digital particle imaging velocimitry to capture the bird's wing movements on film, which enabled the discovery that the hummingbird's hovering is achieved due primarily to its wing's downstroke (which accounts for 75% of its lift) rather than its upstroke (which makes up the additional 25% of the lift).[4][5]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Selasphorus rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/106002116. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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- ^ McCall, William (2005-06-24). "Study says hummingbirds fly more like birds than insects". Seattle Times/Associated Press. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002346777_hummingbird24m.html. Retrieved 2009-10-30.


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So, the question remains, why is it that a lowly blogger and small time individual investor with a skeleton staff of analysts can uncover systemic risks, frauds and insolvencies at a level that it appears the SEC hasn't even gleaned as of yet? Two words, "Regulatory Capture". You see, and as I reluctantly admitted, it is not that I am so smart, it is that the regulator's goals are not the same as mine. My efforts are designed to ferret out the truth for enlightenment, profit and gain. Regulators' goals are to serve a myriad constituency that does not necessarily have the individual tax payer at the top of the hierarchical pyramid. Before we go on, let me excerpt from a piece that I wrote on the topic at hand so we are all on the same page: How Regulatory Capture Turns Doo Doo Deadly.
You see, the banking industry lobbied the regulators to allow them to lie about the value and quality of their assets and liabilities and just like that, the banking problem was solved. Literally! At least from a equity market pricing and public disinformation campaign point of view...
A picture is worth a thousand words...
So, how does this play into today's big headlines in the alternative, grass roots media? Well, on the front page of the Huffington Post and ZeroHedge, we have a damning expose of Lehman Brothers (we told you this in the first quarter of 2008, though), detailing their use of REPO 105 financing to basically lie about their
liquidity positions and solvency. The most damning and most interesting tidbit lies within a more obscure ZeroHedge article that details findings from the recently released Lehman papers, though:
On September 11, JPMorgan executives met to discuss significant valuation problems with securities that Lehman had posted as collateral over the summer. JPMorgan concluded that the collateral was not worth nearly what Lehman had claimed it was worth, and decided to request an additional $5 billion in cash collateral from Lehman that day. The request was communicated in an executive?level phone call, and Lehman posted $5 billion in cash to JPMorgan by the afternoon of Friday, September 12. Around the same time, JPMorgan learned that a security known as Fenway, which Lehman had posted to JPMorgan at a stated value of $3 billion,was actually asset?backed commercial paper credit?enhanced by Lehman (that is, it was Lehman, rather than a third party, that effectively guaranteed principal and interest payments). JPMorgan concluded that Fenway was worth practically nothing as collateral.


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On this day (April 22) in 1994, the 37th U.S. president, Richard Milhous Nixon, died at age 81 in New York City.
During his political career (1947-1974) and ever after, Nixon was beloved by some for his manifold achievements (especially for his work as a prominent anti-Communist member of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, for his foreign policy initiatives as president in ending America's direct involvement in the Vietnam War, and for establishing normal diplomatic relations with Red China and the Soviet Union) and bitterly hated by others (for being overly vindictive, ardent and paranoid in his anti-Communism crusade, for his frequent abuse of government power for political purposes, and for his propensity to deceive and lie).
Interestingly, assessments of Nixon as a human being and public servant vary widely. Although Nixon was the only president to resign – which he did Aug. 8, 1974, when faced with impeachment and possible removal from office – he did have and continues to have defenders.
In 1968, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower mildly praised his former vice president as "a man of great reading, a man of great intelligence, and a man of great decisiveness." Michigan Republican Gov. George Romney wrote that he was "always struck by the president's breadth and depth of knowledge ... and his ability to articulate significant considerations in so many fields." Then-New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller wrote in 1972 that his Republican party rival (often referred to as "Tricky Dick") was "a man of action. ... A man of accomplishment. A man of courage. We need this man of faith in America ... who has brought us to the threshold of peace."
Former Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill wrote in 1987 that "the irony about Nixon is that his pre-Watergate record is a lot better than most liberals realize. It was Nixon, after all, who opened the door to China and who eventually brought American troops from Vietnam."
However, Nixon also had and continues to have numerous critics. In 1974, Georgia governor and future president Jimmy Carter castigated Nixon by writing: "In two hundred years of history, he's the most dishonest president we've ever had. I think he's disgraced the presidency." President Harry Truman declared that "Richard Nixon is a no-good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in it."
Influential columnist Walter Lippman observed during the 1960 presidential campaign that the Republican candidate appeared to be "an indecisive man who lacks that inner conviction and self-confidence which are the mark of the natural leader and governor of men."
Democratic opponent in the 1972 election, George S. McGovern, noted that "the men who have collected millions in secret money, who have passed out special favors, who have ordered political sabotage, who have invaded our offices in the dead of night – all of these men work for Mr. Nixon. ... Their power comes from him alone. They act on his behalf, and they all accept his orders."
Historians and political scientists usually rank Nixon as being one of the worst U.S. presidents while acknowledging that there were positives, both in domestic and foreign affairs, during his five years (1969-1974) as chief executive. However, there is consensus that because of his inclination to prevaricate, the Watergate Scandal, his irrational paranoia regarding Communism, and his lying about the bombing of Cambodia, Nixon richly "warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office."
Despite a partially successful post-presidential campaign to resurrect his historical reputation through his writings (he authored seven books), foreign travel, and advising his Oval Office successors, Richard Nixon remains the most complicated, enigmatic of all U.S. presidents.
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Macy Gray wanted a personal feel to her new album. She got it. There's a lot of different feelings and emotions in the songs on this one, and I have to say, its not quite what *I* expected, but then, I'm not a super-knowledgeable music afficionado, either. I think its great. Longtime Macy Gray fans are going to love it!
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Charlie Manuel will return as the Phillies manager next season, but he will be without cohorts Greg Gross, Sam Perlozzo and Pete Mackanin, as all three were let go on Wednesday. Underperforming teams often shake up the coaching staff, even if there is no direct correlation between that and success achieved the following season.
Manuel's contract expires after the 2013 season and all signs are pointing towards Hall-of-Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg taking over the following year. The removals of Gross, Perlozzo and Mackanin open the door for Sandberg, who managed the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs for the last two seasons, to coach third base for the Phillies.
It will be Sandberg's first major foray into handling the major leagues from the other side and would serve as on-the-job training for his likely subsequent promotion the next year.
But is he really the right fit for this team, at that time?
Sandberg was a tremendous major league baseball player and one of the best to play his position in history. He has also taken an unorthodox approach towards coaching by working his way up from the minors instead of citing his playing career and instantly garnering a big league bench coach position. This has earned him even more respect from players, executives and analysts alike.
However, we need to take a step back for a moment. Sandberg may become a terrific manager at the major league level, but the majority of the fanbase has accepted him as Manuel's successor without any real knowledge of his managerial skill or style. The situation has progressed from fans calling for Manuel's removal from a broad sense to clamoring specifically for Sandberg, perhaps as soon as next season.
When it gets right down to it, we know practically nothing about how he handles different situations. We know practically nothing about how he views 3-0 greenlights, using the closer in tie games on the road (especially when said closer makes $12.5 million per year), or not casting the No. 2 hole in cliche fashion with a poor hitter who excels at bunting. We know practically nothing about his bullpen strategies or working knowledge of the value of platoon splits. We know practically nothing about his modus operandi when it comes to total pitch counts vs. the added stress of extra pitches in specific innings.
We know practically nothing about Ryne Sandberg, the manager, and everything mentioned above is vastly more important than how cool it might seem to have RYNE SANDBERG as the manager.
First, let's clear the air: this post isn't purposely contrarian. Sandberg may, in fact, be the right choice. He has certainly worked hard enough to deserve a major league coaching position. And, frankly, it would be pretty cool to have him as the next manager. I'm not debating his merits as a major league manager, or as the future of the Phillies' managerial staff. I'm simply raising the point that we don't know much about him, and it's important to understand someone's style when making this type of decision.
Charlie Manuel's faults were exploited this season, and if Sandberg is merely going to serve as a younger representation of those same philosophies, then his potential hiring doesn't make much sense. Again, this isn't to say that he shares those philosophies, but rather that we just don't know yet, and that philosophies fuel decisions, which can shape outcomes.
The Phillies don't need someone as forward-thinking as Joe Maddon, but they can't continue to waste the talent on this team with someone as backwards-thinking as Manuel. While managers don't necessarily have much of a statistical impact over the course of a grueling 162-game season, there are certainly numerous instances throughout a season where a manager can shape the outcome of a game with a crucial decision.
While we don't know enough about Sandberg to speak to his style, it is abundantly clear that experience isn't an issue. Hall of Fame players don't usually get involved in coaching, and certainly no Hall of Fame players have taken Sandberg's coaching route. He has far more experience coaching and managing than a few current major league managers. He has also spent more time coaching and managing than several other current managers had when they were given their first managerial post. He also played 16 seasons and is well-versed in clubhouse machinations. Sandberg is a baseball lifer.
It has also become evident that one of his major strengths is player development. Sandberg has parlayed the terrific work ethic from his playing days into coaching success, spending countless hours working with players to improve various facets of their respective games. Domonic Brown effused praise for Sandberg last season, and there is a litany of players who have done the same. Perhaps his pedigree has increased the likelihood that younger players listen and take heed of his advice, which is a definite positive.
Given that the 2014-17 Phillies will start to more prominently feature the top stars of a farm system in which Sandberg managed, the connection is obvious. While Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley are developed at this point, Sandberg is set to take over a lineup, bullpen and rotation that could be populated by at least 15 youngsters.
The front office also values how he handles the media, and while that seems extraneous to the actual on-field skill of a manager, it is clearly something that executives consider heavily when making decisions. Sandberg consistently comes across as humble, isn't the type to shift blame or throw anybody under the bus, and truly cares about the players he coaches and the teams he works with.
In the end, Sandberg is most likely going to manage the Phillies from 2014-onward. He has worked his Hall of Fame butt off to get to this point, and it's somewhat poetic that his career began with the Phillies casting him off to the Cubs, only for his managerial career to kickstart with the Cubs casting him off as the Phillies waited with open arms. It will be a much-needed change of pace for a team set to undergo some changes over the next couple of seasons. But we need to temper expectations here and remember that there isn't much we know about his managerial style.
The Phillies may need a new manager, but they don't need a younger version of the current manager. Sandberg doesn't need to recite passages from Moneyball from memory or anything like that, but he can't afford to make the very easy mistakes Manuel has made. It might not seem like much to request that the next manager be smarter than one of the least strategic managers in the game, but that's far more important than Sandberg's Hall of Fame playing career and the poetic narrative of his career with the Cubs and Phillies.
Hopefully, he's up to the task, because it sure seems like the task is his.
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"Backward thinking" is a rather harsh and probably undeserved criticism of Manuel. He may not be the greatest at strategic decisions, but he's certainly changed his approach when he's needed to. This year, in particular, he knew that power was lacking and played the game accordingly, relying many times on bunting and trying to move runners. He also used the bullpen differently when it became obvious that certain "key" pieces weren't getting the job done.
If Manuel's "faults were exploited this season," a lot of that can be blamed on players who didn't execute. He wasn't the guy popping up with a runner at third or striking out on a foul bunt. He wasn't the closer who dished up runs in a tie game nor the one who couldn't get through the eighth inning.
George, bunting actually lowers the run expectation for any given inning. It's a losing strategy, and it's almost always a mistake. That's exactly the kind of backward thinking (relying on notions that have been empirically disproven to guide your strategy) that a non-dominant team needs to minimize.
I don't really agree with bunting most of the time, either. I was merely addressing Eric's "backward thinking" comment by saying that Manuel did change his approach to reflect the team's lack of power. The idea that he did change is anything but "backward."
In the case of this year's Phils, a new approach was definitely needed. When you have Mendoza line hitters scattered throughout the lineup, sometimes it's actually more productive to bunt, because although you've lost an out, you've moved a runner up a base. That doesn't happen when the hitter strikes out 30% of the time, pops the ball up, or grounds into double plays. If Martinez, for instance is going to make an out in 83% of his at-bats, it might as well at least be a productive out.
Gee Eric, too bad you did not have a chance to straighten Tony LaRussa out.
Tony LaRussa didn't know s*** from shinola. He was just fortunate enough to manage in a time when that was okay.
I would be all right with Joe Madden.
Why are we writing off Charlie Manuel? Has the success of the past several years meant nothing to you? I think we can agree that the Phillies had crippling injuries in the first half of the year, and still managed to end up at 81-81. They made a run at the end. I don't know what you mean by his "backward thinking" of "faults".
Nobody's really writing him off. He'll be 70 years old after next year, his contract expires after 2013, and there have been rumors about him retiring after next season. It just seems like that's the direction the team is headed in.
Sandberg makes sense and does not share Charlie's Philosophy always.. He was very vocal last year when Kratz and Moss were not given a shot. What makes Charlie a great manager is loyalty to players.. This works with players on the upswing, but a big problem on a aging team, which the Phils are… We were lucky to keeap Kratz (and why Schnieder was keep with him in the fold is a mystery), but we lost Moss and many other of the players Sandberg developed because of Charlie's loyalty… The worked super well the last number of years, but someone has to say the time for change is here or were only going to grow way to old… though I keep thinking of the 83 weeze kids, whom were pretty good !!! but those kind of teams are a rareity …. No expert, but it think it is time for fresh blood and Sandberg would compliment Charlie for that, since he knows the players at AAA…. We already lost Brandon Moss to the A's; Ryan Voglesong to the Giants, and many other vets Ryne too on and developed from journeymen players to decent pieces.. We need to listen to him more before discarding them… Moss in particular was the player he was upset about not getting a chance – and look what he did this year carrying the A's…. We never should have got wigginton when we let him go !!!
Regarding Moss, one has to ask if not using him was Manuel's idea or Amaro's. Charlie may not have been the guy who blocked Moss by going after Bowker.
wait a sec!!! your blaming Charlie for these trades…how do you come about that at all……the trades are made up-stairs by who else but the great Amaro?????? Am I wrong? Of course, Charlie is getting old and so are we, day after day, some of us have time before we are considered OLD…..unfortunately, like Charlie, I am not one of those people……
But give the guy a break, he is not totally responsible for the Phil's downfall. I think that guy at the GM post has/had a lot to do with it also…More than Charlie in a sort of way…..I agree he probably made some errors in the use of his closers and such. But look at what he had left in that forsaken pen………
The GM gave away a lot to get his pitchers who IMHO only lasted one year. Who are we to guess what they may or may not do next year… We only got Cole for now and WHAT??????
what do I know? Are we all experts here?
I'm no expert (as many will attest to), but Halladay had two great seasons (CY in 2010, near-CY in 2011), as did Lee (near-CY in 2011, and one of the best pitchers in the NL this year).
charlie or any other manager has a lot of input as to who stays or goes! he doesn't make the final descision but he does have input! just a for instance. charlie wanted a RH bat last year? we got pence. and then before that he wanted a stud starter we got hallady, lee (twice) oswalt. and now the big one mini mart! charlie wants him here for his (versatility!) he's so versital he equally sucks at every position and from both sides of the plate!
Interesting but I am not sure what you mean by Manuel's "backward thinking". I would prefer knowing exactly what you mean rather than relying on easily thrown barbs.
As to the players on the team I believe that is Amaro's decision not Manuel. If you want to change how players are selected you need to change the GM not the manager. I do appreciate that you point out that we have no idea of how good a manager we have in Sandberg.
Charlie Manuel and Andy Reid have a lot in common. They both keep a nice clubhouse. They both keep their players happy. They are very consistent with the way they handle situations and players really like that.
But when you get them both between the lines in a game they will almost never outcoach or outmanage the other guy. In fact, both of them at times are just downright stupid.
Don't tell me that Papelbon has to come in the game with a 5 run game because he got all "lathered up" in the pen. And then not be available for the save situation the next day.
The unwillingess to bust Jimmy's ass and play Pierre more.
Charlie Manuel was handed a lot of bad players to start the season. Thats cool. But that does not remove the fact that his in game managing is poor.
I have no problem bringing Sanberg in. There are going to be a lot of changes in personnel next year and it will be hard for Charlie to tell guys that he likes things that those guys are not gonna like. So save him the necessity of having to. Charlie's a nice guy. The time for a manager that just holds the tap at the keg are over, IMO. Lets bring Sandberg on board and see if he can steal us a few wins next year because Charlie surely will not.
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dipsy you're so right there buddy! eric said that we don't know much about sandberg. i kinda disagree with that because he managed a team last year with not a lot of talent and they did pretty well! he benched brown for his attitude and lack of play in the outfield. he does't seem afraid to do the things that need to be done. he did that knowing the brass was high on brown but he did it cause it was the right thing to do to help the teams chances of getting into the playoffs! that right there tells me he's gonna be ok. as far as game management? well the bar is so low right now he'll be a big improvement! he handled most of the young pitchers in the pen just fine. they knew their manager was behind them he showed confidence in them and they performed excellant for him. their stuff is good, stuff don't change till you get older.
they say managers don't win or lose a game? well i can remember at least 10-15 games this past year where a move, or a non move, effected the games outcome! i think sanberg will be a fine manager. maybe if they move cholly up as a cheif interprator for any japanese player we get could get him moved out with dignity and save face for all . the bottom line is we need a change of atmosphere and strategy in the dugout.
I don't in anyway consider myself an officiado of baseball. In fact I came to baesball very late in life. But I can not tell you how many times I yelled for Charlie to take a pitcher out who was bombing!!!
You could hear my voice from right field "Someone wake up Cholly!"
Hey, look on the bright side here… if Chase Utley's not ready to go, we could just use Ryne Sandberg as our second baseman.
Sam Perlozzo was useless, in my opinion. He was horrible as a third base coach and seemed sort of pointless at first. I'm glad that they kept Samuel. I think that he's done a fairly decent job over there and I think that the players genuinely respect him. I can't quite figure out what went wrong with Greg Gross (I thought that he would pan out)… reading between the lines of some of Charlie's comments, it sounds like they may not have been seeing eye to eye. Either that or Charlie felt like Gross was unable to follow through with some of the things that Charlie wanted him to do either because he was lazy or because the players weren't willing to listen. Pete Mackanin probably didn't work out because he thought that he would have an opportunity to be a head coach here and the franchise didn't see it that way… all the rumors last season were that he was looking for a head coaching gig. No offense, Petey, but you have to earn your keep.
If Charlie does retire after this upcoming season… wall of fame? Retired number? I mean, you're talking about the all-time winningest manager in Phillies history. Five straight division titles, two NL pennants and one very important WS trophy…
hey chuck i say give him all those ! they want to retire his number do it, do it all, he's earned it with the bottom line of most victories and all that. but also give him a respectful and dignified route out of the managerial position. i don't want to see him fired or let go! but i do want to replace him for the teams future success. the time has come it's time to move on. and i thank cholly with all my heart as a lifetime phils fan for what he's done for us and our team!
as for the coaching changes. steve henderson (who) over sandberg as hitting coach, huh? we should still have davey lopes at first, amaro was too cheap to pay him. charlie is being out coached on a constant basis. still doesn't make many double switches. as for charlies record as manager, who wouldn't win with the line up he has had. a kid could fill out his line up card, and handle the pitching staff, maybe not, but come on. they have regressed every year since 2008. he made huge playoff blunders in my opinion. he stuck with pedro way too long in the world series with matsui. the following year he put jimmy in the 6 hole coming off the dl, and moved ibanez to 7th. rollins left more men on base than i could handle,mr popup. ibanez hit good in the giants series, but jimmy had always killed the rally the inning before. then there the fact that ibanez pretty much carried the team the second half of the year, only to be put in the 7 hole. what an insult that was. had to mess with his head. think that's why he didn't hit in the first series. then the following year, he had rollins and vitorino on base late in the last 2 games . my bad, in the giants series. he had those guys on base late in game, and didn't run. brings up the thought of boston vs. yankees, how one stolen base changed the whole series. and the rest is history. last year, utley got caught late stealing, and i was ok with that, i play to win. cant remember what he did to piss me off last year. i like to see the guy go now. i've never liked him. but i will admitt he's good for the player. but he had a hand in ryan howard pulling the ball. and that's the worst thing that ever happened to howard.
another note on amaro being cheap, the worst off season move was letting valdez go. couldn't believe he did that. guy could play anywhere, and pitch. plus he proved to be a decent hitter late in games, pretty clutch. the guy was flat out a gold glover, dumb dumb dumb. how much could he have helped this year..
oh, it just hit me. charlie continued to play polanco hurt, which proved to be very costly. valdez has just as good a glove, and you could tell the guy had nothing. he was up in quite a few key situations and did nothing. i look at charlie as the guy who lost us a few, that's how i will remember him. you have to win when your there, this was and is, a once in a lifetime team.
Uh..Wilson Valdez was garbage this season, and the trade brought back Horst, who was outstanding. That was one of the best moves he made this past winter.
Valdez: .206/.236/.227 in 208 PA.
Horst: 1.15 ERA, 11.5 SO/9, 1.12 WHIP in 32 innings.
Guys like Valdez (and better) are a dime a dozen:
Orr: .315/.327/.444
Galvis: .226/.254/.363
Fontenot: .289/.343/.340
Martinez: .174/.208/.252
Wilson Valdez had the same OPS as Michael Martinez. Think about that. He cannot hit. He's horrible. Horrible. Finding someone who's good a defense but hits like Hellen Keller is not difficult at all, and the fact that Ruben managed to turn Valdez into a young, valuable, left-handed bullpen piece was amazing. Best move of the year.
One word: Yes.
Sandberg IS the right person. He deserves the chance and has put in his time. I hope he is the next manager, personally. If I am wrong, I will eat the words in 2014.
So, what you're saying is that you have no idea if Sandberg is the right guy for the job?
I agree he's put in his time, and probably deserves a chance somewhere, but I think the only way to know what he brings to the table is to have very closely followed his managerial style in LHV, which I don't think many people here have done?
"People like Harry Caray and Don Zimmer used to compare me, they used to compare me to Jackie Robinson. Can you think of a better tribute than that? But Harry, who was a huge supporter of mine, used to say how nice it is that a guy who can hit 40 homers or steal 50 bases drive in a hundred runs is the best bunter on the team. Nice? That was my job. When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs and forget how to play the rest of the game?
When we went home every winter, they warned us not lift heavy weights because they didn't want us to lose flexibility. They wanted us to be baseball players, not only home run hitters. I played high school football at 185 pounds and played big league baseball at 182. I'd get up to maybe 188 in the off season because every summer I'd lose eight to ten pounds. In my day, if a guy came to spring training 20 pounds heavier than what he left, he was considered out of shape and was probably in trouble. He'd be under a microscope and the first time he couldn't beat out a base hit or missed a fly ball, he was probably shipped out. These guys sitting up here did not pave the way for the rest of us so that players could swing for the fences every time up and forget how to move a runner over to third, it's disrespectful to them, to you, and to the game of baseball that we all played growing up. Respect.
A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation. I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel. I played it right because that's what you're supposed to do, play it right and with respect.
If this validates anything, it's that learning how to bunt and hit and run and turning two is more important than knowing where to find the little red light at the dug out camera." ~ Ryne Sanberg's HOF induction speech
That's all I'd ever need to know about the man to know he'd be a great manager: that he'd say something like that while being inducted into the HOF.
Eric, I think you're a bit harsh on Charlie Manuel in this piece. Let's be honest – the failures of this year's team had everything to do with the players on the field and not the manager. Injuries decimated the middle of their line-up and they have yet to find an adequate replacement for Jayson Werth to solidify the line-up. Additionally, the bullpen really let the team down in June when they went into their nosedive. I don't think that can be laid at the door of Charlie Manuel. What you didn't say in your article that is worth mentioning is that Manuel has a great intuitive feel for the players on the team and the team as a whole. He's very skilled at managing players and that particular form of intelligence is not to be overlooked. Some of his in-game moves definitely leave us scratching our heads, but I think that's probably true of just about every manager. Are there better managers? Yes no doubt. But he's a very good one. Regarding Sandberg, I'm curious why the Cubs and other teams have passed on him. That would be a useful piece of information to have.
mb74 every team has injuries the nats lost a few players too! they won 90+ games and they shut their ace down! the cards lost puhols to FA and berkman also! they were the 3-4 hitters and they lost their ss. they are in the playoffs. so we all keep talking about our decimated line up . i agree that hurt , but charlie at the beginning of the year was trying to show us the new small ball to the extreme and did so many bonehead things with the handling of the pen and the lineup, and moving players all over! the team never had a chance when the manager is in a panic mode from day one cause his two big guys were out! as much as i bitched all year about rollins? i'm starting to wonder if charlies managing and panic had anything to do with rollins performance!
I like what I am reading about these changes, and the people filling the positions. Let's look ahead. Suppose the Phillies are doing just that, and having Sandberg get some first hand experience at the big league level. At the same time the Phillies may be evaluating how the team is doing, and If it is playing up to expectations. Should they decide a change of manager is necessary, Sandberg is right there and ready to take over.
Although I would be just as happy if Sandberg were installed as Manager right now, the changes made offer the opportunity to make a management change mid season, and would not be with a totally new person in as Manager. Good move Phillies.
Eric — True: it's not as black and white as that, but it's as close as we're going to get. We can't really know what Ryno would've done in any specific situation until we've actually seen his decisions in those specific situations, but the same is said for most other managers. We also can't look to his Lehigh decisions considering those had developmental implications. So, seeing as strategic minded managers aren't just hanging out next to Home Depot waiting for GMs in pickup trucks to swing by and give them jobs, I'd have to say that a HOF player who played the game strategically, then — as you correctly pointed out — chose to earn his way to a managers position instead of just expecting one, is as good, if not better, a choice as any.
If Joe Madden is available to manage then I'm all for him over Ryno, but he's not. The pool of worthwhile, established, and available managers is infinitesimally small. So, with that said, why not get excited about a guy who clearly has that potential and is already within the franchise's system?
mini mart should be the new manager! if anybody knows about strategy and moves it's him! he's been in every strategic move posible off the bench, he's been here for what 2 yrs? ( seems like forever) when he want to make a move or when he makes out a line up card he can just say to himself . i wouldn't put me there! no way i'm pinch hitting in that situation, no way i'm bunting there. why am i here anyway? he would be the best choice cause he can answer all those questions! that's already an improvement. and he wouldn't have to play ! win win! unless they make him player/manager! oh god.


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The streak is broke, now I'm stoked
9/1/09 Mets vs Rockies Game 1
If you've never smoked before and you live in the front range of Colorado you were a smoker yesterday. The smoke from the California fires was thick and for once there wasn't any rain to wash it away.
Hunter was with me today and we were ready for some batting practice. The weather has been cruel to us this season as far as batting practice goes.
Hunter and I were itching to get in side and start
scratching , catching some balls 🙂
Hunter was the first to enter the Pavilion and I headed over to "my area". By the time I reached "my area" there were a couple of younger dudes inhabiting it. I quickly found another spot.
I looked over and saw Hunter running up to me all excited. He had just found his first Coors Field Easter egg.
Easter Egg = A ball just lying there when you get inside.
The ball was lying at the base of the pavilion and he was the first to stumble across it.
I've yet to find an easter egg.
I'm sure the Rockies knock several baseballs into the pavilion before they open the gates for Coors Field. I wonder what happens to those baseballs?
Do the Ushers keep them?
I'd be ok with that. Ushers stand for hours and get paid minimally.
Or do they just toss them back onto the field?
Maybe, if I ever discover the answer I'll let you know. Another one of baseball's mysteries.
As for me…"The Pavilion Poacher, "The Sultan of Snatch" I got diddly squat. I had play on several homers but the dude who initially adopted my spot ended up with my two.
I've noticed that none of you have commented on my hair🙂 I'm growing it for several reasons.
1. The economy. Haircuts are expensive.
2. I live in Nederland, it's ok here.
3. Helton hasn't cut his so I'm following his trend.
Thanks for not asking. I'll be sure and keep you posted,…frequently🙂
Mile High welcome to Jason Giambi. Giambi had no hits tonight but was walked on his first and only at-bat.
I'll keep the picture show short today.
Carlos Gonzalez launched a ball into the second deck. He doesn't look big enough to do that. The stretch.
The DEA is on to me so I've been having trouble finding quality crack for the "Coors Field Crack of the Game". So I'll have fill-in awards until more "Crack" is discovered.
The award for today's game is for "The Best Use of Purple".
The next award is for the "Best Costume of the Game". This dude was in the pavilion with a suit on. I can't tell you how wrong that is.
Next thing you know you'll have the likes of me sitting in Club Level..ewwww!
Quite possible the best picture I took tonight that didn't come in a pair.
Garrett Atkins,…. it wasn't his fault the throw was way to late.
The tag on his shirt says "Tip me or die of thirst". To quote
Earth's own words…"Aint no sissy sippin here" :)
The moon and stars were aligned tonight and the Rockies get the win over Mets at Coors in front of 26,190.
The majority of the crowd here tonight were glad to see this win.
Remember folks it only takes one win to end a streak and begin a new one.
Oh here's one more…I call this video the "Coors Field Sprinkler Guy".
You're welcome 🙂
It's my job to keep you aware of the freaks of society…I love my job.
My name is D The Rockpile Ranter. Coors Field is my 2nd home and nobody is safe.
I'll be at the Game 2 in a few hours..D
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Ahh man. . . I was SO wishing I was there. What an awesome game. Cargo has turned into a completely different player, eh? Love it. They all looked so happy to get that win. I was so happy for them. :0)
Awesome pics, as usual. Well, except for the purple one. I coulda done without that. Funny about the guy in the suit. I always get a kick out of watching old footage of games in the 50s and 60s, and all the guys wearing suits and hats. 😀
Sorry I have not noticed your hair. I will certainly make it a point next time. 😀
You know that "sprinkler guy's" girlfriend is going to dump him on the way home? LOL!! And congrats to Hunter.
You saw the debut of 'The Helmet'! Now, I'm jealous. That is what a large percentage of Mets fans have been talking about and you got to see its debut!
R-LUV-I was serious but kidding on the hair.
JULIA-As well she should, guys shouldn't do the sprinkler. It looks stupid and serves no purpose🙂
ELLIE-The helmet?? Clue me in here?…D
Great stuff, as usual.
Purple never looked so good. Do you think she's looking down to make sure she didn't lose anything?😉
Looking forward to meeting you and the gang.
BTW, I found my tix-see you soon.
'The Helmet' is what I was calling David Wright and his headgear. He ditched it today, saying it was too uncomfortable and just something else to worry about.
But it really was something else.
ELLIE-Thanks, I finally saw it. What a joke.
HAPPY-LOL, it will be cool to meet you brotha and watch you work Coors Field…D
Just found this blog. Very entertaining, and love the photos.
RE: easter eggs. Pavilion balls are normally left alone. When ushers find them before the gates open in other sections, they either keep them, save them for a kid coming into the game later, or hand them over to the supervisors to be recycled back into practice balls later. Sometimes they're dropped into the bullpen or water feature, but dunno if that's accidental or not.


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SVMC corrects deficiencies, maintains Medicare eligibility
BENNINGTON A recent inspection, following an incident in which two emergency room nurses failed to immediately report a patients death, found no continuing deficiencies at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center allowing Medicare payments to continue.
Officials at the Bennington hospital said the three-day visit by state regulators, representing the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, concluded Oct. 30.
If the inspection had found uncorrected deficiencies, SVMC could have lost eligibility to receive Medicare payments.
Thomas Dee, president and CEO of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, the hospitals parent company, said he was pleased with the findings. He thanked the nurses, doctors and other staff who worked to make sure the hospital could continue to accept Medicare payments.
The inspection was triggered by an incident reported by hospital officials Oct. 2.
Because of confidentiality issues, hospital officials have not provided the patients name, the nurses names or some details about the incident.
The incident involved a patient who died unexpectedly at the hospital after coming to the SVMC emergency department and complaining of back pain. After an initial assessment, the patient was still in the emergency department when a nonclinical employee noticed the patient appeared to have died.
The employee notified both nurses caring for the patient, SVMC said, but neither immediately checked on the patient or reported the change of condition to a doctor.
A few minutes later, the nurse in charge also noticed the patient had died and immediately called a doctor, SVMC said.
The hospital offered its sincere apology to the patients family, Dee said.
We have remained in contact with them and will continue to keep them apprised of the changes we have made to ensure our care remains at the highest standard, he said.
Dee said the hospitals administrators did not wait for the response from CMS before making changes to address the concerns raised by the incident. The hospitals plan of correction was approved by its board of trustees Oct. 24, submitted to CMS the next day and accepted Oct. 28.
In addition to the failure by the nurses to report the patients condition, CMS found hospital policies on privacy and obtaining consent for treatment were not followed.
Kevin Robinson, a spokesman for the hospital, would not release any information about actions taken against the two nurses, but did say they no longer worked for the company.
Robinson also said there was no direct statement by CMS officials that actions of anyone at SVMC caused the death of the patient.
Nursing leadership was restructured in the emergency department and staff were provided new education on patient safety, informed consent, confidentiality of records and the duty to immediately report unsafe behaviors or conditions.
Other steps taken at the hospital, like revising patient consent procedures to ensure clear documentation, requiring two witnesses to the consent process and establishing new protocols, are focused on improving the emergency department.
In a statement, Carol Conroy, the hospitals vice president of operations and chief nursing officer, said the hospitals staff is committed to maintaining high standards and ensuring patient safety.
We have already begun monitoring our success and will continue to do so to ensure we have achieved our objectives, she said.
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Move on up
Jane Holloway | March 5, 2009
This post was originally intended for a post on another blog about my dad/music, but I think it belongs here too.
Download The Flying Lizards – Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield Cover)
In 1980, white British women sang a song written by black pioneer of funk Curtis Mayfield in 1971.
Searching for "move on up" in google also leads me here. Move-on-up is a social networking site for politically conservative African-Americans.
This "Move On Up" idea is pretty compelling because it's a phrase that continues to circulate in different ways.


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Insult and Injury
You would think that with the Tigers' recent vault into the top spot in the AL Central I would be happy. But I'm not.
There's just too much going wrong for all this to continue. The Tigers have been winning but it is in spite of, not because of, the baseball gods that they do so. Don't believe me? Look at the list. Galarraga's (nearly) perfect game. Zumaya's horrific injury. Damon's phantom 3rd strike against the Braves. There's only one logical conclusion. Despite the Tigers' run, the baseball gods have it in for them. In fact, if you could peer in on those gods right now as they address the Tigers, it would probably sound a little bit like this:
"Wanna make $14 the hard way?" Well, at least that would buy me a beer and a hotdog at the game, both of which make the gods' antipathy a little easier to swallow.
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hello Allen!😀 oh AL central is a favorite of mine. Who else can be turn to for game 163 year in and year out😉 I think your Tigers will be okay. The Twinkies are a tough team but the Tigers aren't a team that one can mess with. Although some interesting turn of events made your season quite…. well… interesting LOL
Congrats to your all stars! And let Miggy dominate the HR derby out in anaheim!
Well I had not seen that video before. I feel like maybe acting out a few of them😉.
How can the baseball gods have it in for the Tigers!? It is the year of the Tigers! They will overcome all adversity.
Mimi suggested that Mmiggy dominate the HR derby. Frankly I don't like it. Some hitters are not the same afterwards. Maybe a shorter version of that HR derby.
You want me to pass a note to Selig if I see him at the All-Star FanFest or the game?😉
Talk about insult to injury, how about the Tigers sending Gallaraga to the minors? It is a shame to see how his season has gone since the lost perfecto. Not fair.
I agree with crzblue: I can't stand the HR Derby. On the other hand, I dislike the ASG in general, so…
I feel that the baseball gods hate the Tigers, Phillies, and Sox. Something is very wrong here.


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With Secretary Clinton's announcement [2] this week of a new coalition aimed at short-lived climate pollutants such as methane and soot, the U.S. is helping to focus international attention on a critical but frequently overlooked dimension of the climate challenge. To maximize its leadership on this front, the U.S. should also take stronger steps [3] to tackle these pollutants at home.
The new multilateral effort to address short-lived climate pollutants [4] (also called short-lived climate forcers) is an important recognition of both the scientific and political realities that surround climate change. A growing body of scientific evidence underscores the importance of near-term action to slow the rate of climate change, which is proceeding more rapidly than scientists predicted. Because methane, black carbon [5] and hydroflurorocarbons (HFCs) have relatively short atmospheric lifetimes, reductions in these compounds will have significant near-term benefits in reducing climate change. In contrast, carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere for hundreds of years. Reductions in CO2 are critical to limit the amount of warming over the longer term, but have more limited impact in the near term.
To effectively manage the risks and reduce the costs of climate change, we need to address both -- reduce short-lived climate pollutants to slow the rate of change and reduce carbon dioxide to limit long-term warming. A recent UNEP study [6] showed that reductions in these short-lived pollutants using existing technologies can chop 0.4 degrees C from projected warming by 2050. With increasing risks of extreme weather, and the ensuing human and economic losses, these are investments well worth making.
But the case for reducing short-lived climate pollutants goes well beyond their climate benefits. Exposure to black carbon has widespread adverse health impacts and methane emissions contribute to ground-level ozone that harms agriculture and human health. These impacts are felt locally and regionally, so countries that undertake efforts to reduce these pollutants would reap near-term reductions in illness, premature deaths and crop losses. As efforts are made to expand participation in the initiative, these near-term and local benefits will be an important selling point.
Through a broad range of efforts – including voluntary programs to reduce methane emissions, regulation of diesel emissions, and the development of alternatives to HFCs -- the United States has made substantial progress in addressing these pollutants and can share these experiences with others. But to be effective, we must continue to lead by example. Significant opportunities exist here at home to take additional steps to reduce these short-lived pollutants. The U.S. can and should do more: to reduce black carbon emissions from the dirtiest diesel engines still on the road today; to limit methane emissions from natural gas production and distribution and agricultural systems; to expand capture and reuse of methane from coal mines, landfills, and wastewater treatment facilities; and to replace HFCs where alternatives with lower global warming potentials and higher energy efficiencies exist. A new C2ES policy fact sheet [3] takes a closer look at the options.
Expanding domestic actions to reduce these pollutants will be an important element of our ability to lead this important global intiative.
Steve Seidel is Senior Advisor at C2ES
[1] http://www.c2es.org/blog/seidels
[2] http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/02/184061.htm
[3] http://www.c2es.org/publications/fast-action-reduce-risks-climate-change-us-options-limit-short-lived-climate-pollutants
[4] http://www.c2es.org/science-impacts/short-lived-climate-forcers
[5] http://www.c2es.org/science/black-carbon-primer
[6] http://www.unep.org/pdf/Near_Term_Climate_Protection_&_Air_Benefits.pdf
[7] http://www.c2es.org/category/topic/federal
[8] http://www.c2es.org/category/topic/international
[9] http://www.c2es.org/category/topic/science
[10] http://www.c2es.org/category/keywords/black-carbon


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Firefighters kept busy
IT WAS a busy weekend for local firefighters as they battled blazes in several different parts of the area.
Three departments responded to a house fire on Hall Street in Maynard on Sunday around 11:30 p.m. Units responding were from Maynard, Barton and Harrisville.
They remained at the scene until 2 a.m. A spokesperson said the house was heavily damaged. He said the occupant was able to get out and no one was injured. The Salvation Army Canteen was also at the scene.
The State Fire Marshal's Office has been called to investigate the fire.
On Saturday, at 6 p.m., a fire destroyed a house on Fair Avenue in Fairview. Multiple departments responded to the fire. According to reports, no one was injured. A representative from the State Fire Marshal's office will be at the scene today to determine a cause.
Fairview firefighters said they requested assistance from Barnesville due to a lack of water. Crews from Fairview, Barnesvile, Quaker City and Antrim were at the scene.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. No one was home at the time. Authorities say family pets were possibly lost, but they won't know until they hear from investigators today.
Colerain and Barton volunteer fire departments responded to a chimney fire at a house at the corner of Farmington Road and Twin Beech Road in Colerain around 11:25 p.m. Friday.
According to reports, all resident were out of the two-story house. Access to the chimney was impossible from the front of the house due to heavy ice on the porch roof. Firefighters had to use a ladder to get to the roof from the back of the house.
The fire was contained after approximately 30 minutes. Further investigation with the Thermal Imager found the crawl space near and around the chimney had cooled sufficiently to around 50 degrees.
The fire was restricted to the top plate of the chimney. The structure was not damaged and there were no injuries.