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And Metro goes down..his mouthpiece is on the floor and bloody. New York New York stands over him and launches a ball of spit to his forehead. Metro takes it hard and the ref calls the fight.
The fans start chanting for Metro to go home. And he does...in a stretcher. As he leaves the arena, the fans throw everything they could find at him in disgust. Metro gives a thumbs up, and a beer can hits his thumb breaking it as he leaves in even more pain.
The End.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
I will laugh....laugh some more.....and finish with another laugh.
Marbury is different this year....not the past few years! He is talking good this year.
Blackmailing a coach....o yea that was great. Even if Isiah is the devil himself, you don't cause that much drama...people knew this would ruin any type of team chemistry.
Marbury added fuel to the fire last year because he wanted to be on the pedestal. Now he understands it's not worth it being an egotistic basketball player. He still has some of his old attitude. For example, he wants ALL of his 21 million...he didnt deserve it but thats the old Stephon. When it comes to the topic of the apporach this season...he is different and very optimistic. He said that if he is not wanted, then move him, because it's a business.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
check my track record, I have been saying this about marbury all along, He is a punk, and a fool. He is not a smart man, He is street wise, but that does not work on the market for new york. A city once built around the knicks, we were new yorks team. ANd now we have this brat 31 year old brat btw, running off at the mouth when the persons who are now in control have the best regards for wanting to bring a positive image back onto the knicks. This is the last thing we need, for all of the sports shows across the nation to write one more negative article about the knicks, and the dim witted mental midget in which we call our starting point GUARD. ITs a glitch in the mans brain, He has that punk I gotta stand on my own two feet even it means stepping on toes, that he learned in coney island, where its either be selfish and take until you make it out, or let it swallow you, steph buddy your out of coney island you start for the knicks, be quiet and play basketball. Come into training camp and if nate robinson isnt running you ragged, and david lee isnt dunking over you, or your playing defense to earn your spot, running the offensive sets mike D puts forth, and not play for yourself, we might get some where, but until then you will always be the self proclaimed individual amongst a group of others, im sure you still have those shoes during your nets playing days packed away in your closet. You will always be what could have been man. and its sad. talent - character= steph.
Oh no, Newbie gave me a negative rep point...ouch; my internet feelings are in pain...someone help me.
Your face is garbage.
Laker fans were loyal to Kobe, you really need to catch up with the NBA and not be so focused on Marbury's left nut.
Laker fans picked Kobe over Shaq.
Laker fans picked Kobe over the GM/Organization when Kobe was demanding the organization to trade for some new players, calling out the players on his team.
Post a video link to Kobe getting booed at the Staples center; you're proclaiming yourself once again as the biggest moron on the site for thinking the Laker God would get booed by his followers.
You just type a lot, but you're not hitting the points. Now hold that.
You sound like some herb ass loser from Vermont when you text your rant and b*tching.
I called you out on bitching about Marbury not agreeing to be bench, and you can't reply back with nothing? Typical move. You have no ammo here, just swinging like a b*tch against a smooth boxer like myself.
Marbury is the 20 million dollar man, the best guard on this team and most skilled and talented player on this roster.
Accept this:
There is NOTHING wrong with Marbury demanding the starting job on the team.
You want that type of confidence, swagger, and demand from the best player on your team.
You want Marbury to act like you? Just talk a lot of garbage all day like some dork with no confidence trying to prove a point all the time when no one reads his caca?
Let Starbury be Starbury, we know what Marbury is capable of in playing an open system. Marbury played a lot of years with D'Antoni; so theres no question he will be productive in the system.
Now, if you could of be a little more SMART and make a point saying Marbury should walk the talk before anything, then I would agree.
But no, you're stupid. You can't do that. You can't argue from both sides. I'm seeing this whole situation clearly while you see it from the Haterbury mirror...you're just straight up over dramatic over simplistic events.
You thought Oakley had a cute ass too? You like how he did his hair also; wanted to play with it? You weren't punching anything, so you came out of left field showing gay love to Oakley. MAD RANDOM...you're awkward and a weirdo.
As for me and you, 98% of my predictions came true.
Not a single poster here remember one of your post compared to my most memorable post; I have fans and people who enjoy reading my post when I actually decide to sit down and input my thought in a respectful way.
I don't got respect for dramatic-*******s like you.
I blew this site up, ever since boring ass posters like you, Kol, Paul, Pancakes, and etc came here...****s been type dead; boring the more interesting posters away from minor/repeated debates.
Paul, I'll knock your punk Italian ass out; just like how Cotto did to Paulie Mag. Go eat a c*ck and stop wasting time posting. Everyone thinks your post are boring. JPZ made you his bitch.
DontForgetDerekHarper, you sounding like a racist NYPD pig in that post...punk, fool, not smart, street? You're disgusting.
"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand."
Kurt Vonnegut
MEtro what the hell are you talking about, im a spanish and black social work student in the city of new york, and your calling me racist. I am stating facts about how marbury presents himself in a non professional manner, and has through out his whole career. Its not a race issue idiot, its a person issue, jason williams who is white..was and in some ways still is a punk and a street kid, who has an attitude, and a selfish personality, riley was able to harness that and turn him into a championship point guard, marbury has not found that yet, he is still a kid in so many ways, a punk kid. Dont deal the race card out to some one who fights for equality, you dont know me.
And when did JPZ make me his bitch? i think NEVER...stop hallucinating. And take a joke kid.
BTW, i dont care what u did before i came here. Example of why your wrong.... when I first joined,I started a religious debate on this site that went for 30 pages, so don't say that people ignore my post and threads, you say the same shyt to everybody on this site. Stop trying to sound boss on this site thinking you the King of posting....makes you look like a chump. New York New York exposed you on many levels with one being that you front your knowledge of the game of basketball. I dont know if it's true, but for me to argue with someone on Renaldo Balkman for days and days, tells me that it could be true. I have messed up on my stats,etc on this site and was exposed by u and others...i can admit my mistakes...u sound like u front to try to stay on a "high" level on this site. You've been here longer, so i respect what you say, but expect me to get at you on issues I feel are wrong. And don't cry about it or attack people for thinking different than you. Explain why you think your right...and end it.
Some advice: Saying insults countless times makes you look weaker. If your playing around it's funny, and you know when I joined I saw your attacks as comical. But after a while it became repetitive and towards anyone against you. It got ridiculous. So chill out, take a breather...and don't take stuff so seriously.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
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Well there is the proof Kobe did get booed by Laker fans!
You bore me I'm playing Chess with a Connect Four Player! Seriously basketball is just not your sport, go blog about Table Tennis or Cricket!
I tried to thumb through your response for anything worth responding to and again there was nothing. Everyone of your arguments consists of three predictable elements, 1.Your status on this site (really who cares!) 2. Tough Talk and Homo Sexual insults 3.Half witted Basketball talk.
Save your hype for your "fans" (LMAO) I'm done with you!
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
What the **** is Spanish? Spanish is white to me, Spain has a lot of racist people...an educated person would of said something more clear than "Spanish". Spanish is an ignorant term...you need to fall back before you judge Marbury because you presented yourself as classless on here.
You have no life, you spent more time than anyone here the last 4 months...and still hasn't made an impact, you whacker than Malik Rose.
My insults obviously burn you; you mad defensive.
You mad boring to read, no wonder why no one reads your post.
By the end of the third quarter, Bryant's name was being chanted every time he reached the free-throw line and after every shot he made. They stood and gave him a standing ovation as he single-handedly brought the Lakers from behind and nearly beat Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and the Rockets. Lakers fans understand that they need Bryant to win, even if he doesn't want to be in Los Angeles anymore, and they're content cheering for him as long as he's wearing the purple and gold.
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You lost.
Go type more useless boring essays about how you feel...you're another poster with no life.
Metro, I still see your insults as funny but you get carried away. And you definitely can't take a joke. You insult people and joke around(in a serious way), and then you go loco whenever someone mentions your name in an insult. You got that little big man syndrome.
Smoke an L and relax brother
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
Wow this is the best stuff I've read here in months. Steph is an idiot no matter what type of Basketball player he is (stats don't always equil wins...ie. Z-Bo and Steph). Metro "you've been owned" whatever stupid **** that might mean, take it like a man. I'm glad to see we have some adults posting here and I hope they stay regardless of the non-sence name calling, cyber-bullying (Hahaha) ,gay bashing crap some people think is nessasary when they are proven wrong or someone dosen't agree with their point of view.
Metro - are you a Knicks fan or a Marbury Relitive or close friend? Cause if youv'e been watching Knicks basketball and Steph the past few years there's no way you can be both. Dude is a Canser to everyteam he goes to..... let me guess it must have been the teams fault for not playing or paying him the right way? Notice to all Starbury lover's- The guy has been on the tradeing block for the past few seasons.... if he's such a great player and team asset how come no-body want him? (don't give me that Big Contract BS either cause he definitly thinks he's worth it )
Stephon Marbury = Loser.
Yeah metro now go on your name calling, no body gives a **** about what you write and your so boring rant. I'm ready for it I just don't give a **** and won't bother to read your ignorant insults because they don't prove anything besides what a child would do if proven wrong or not agreed with.
PS the reason Laker Fans Love Kobe is because he has heart and desire to win. The only thing Steph has the desire for is making himself look like an ass and $$$.
metro, you gotta chill out man. again you dont know any one on here personally, so stop getting personal its ridiculous. Its funny how when no one agrees with your basketball opinions, you immediately resort to insults. Thats a sure sign of an uneducated person. And ivy league graduate students are not educated lol, where ya been man. Settle down, grab a beer, do what you gotta do, but chill out.
LOL You make it too easy! Your point was that Knick fans are treating Marbaury unfairly in their criticsism of him. You said that Laker fans would never boo Kobe even though he has "****ted on them countless times". I told you that you were a dumbass because Laker fans did indeed boo him, you asked for proof, I gave you proof.
So here is the argument simply put
My point: No fan will tolerate disrespect of their team from any player
Your point: No fan would boo a star player for lashing out against a their team. You used Kobe as your prime example
I gave you a perfect example of when Kobe was booed for "****ting on his team".The fact they cheered for him is irrelevant to the point, we all know they were shouting MVP for him come season's end. The point was you claimed they NEVER BOOED HIM, I proved you dead wrong on it! Thus destroying your whole argument! Now you're trying to hide behind the fact that they eventually cheered for him. What the hell does that have to do with anything
You're getting desperate and your best bet is to stop arguing now because the facts are just not on your side!
But hey the Migel Cotto knock out punch still looks cool even if your subject matter sucks! Just thought I'd leave you with a little positive reinforcement
Check Mate! or in your case Four Reds in a Row!
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The Phillies have a few glaring holes heading into the 2013 season, the most important of which is centerfield. After trading Shane Victorino this summer, the team permanently installed John Mayberry up the middle, and the experiment didn't work out. Mayberry proved that he was a platoon player in a corner outfield spot, not a regular centerfielder. Unfortunately, he was the closest thing to a longer-term solution on the Phillies roster.
Juan Pierre and Laynce Nix could have faked it, but the former was only signed for one season and the latter is a pinch-hitter. Neither saw any time in centerfield and for good reason. Tyson Gillies just completed his first season at Double-A and is at least a year away from seeing the big leagues. The Phillies currently lack a solution. Fortunately, this year's free agent class and trade market are flush with competent centerfielders.
It isn't often that a position as important as centerfield sees so much turnover — teams usually tend to lock these players up before they hit the market — but the Phillies enter the offseason with selectivity at their disposal. There are a number of players they could acquire, but Peter Bourjos of the Angels makes too much sense to not seriously pursue. He would provide the team with elite defense and baserunning, offensive potential, cost-certainty and team-control, all of which are extremely important for a team in the Phillies position.
The centerfielders available via trade or free agency fall into five different groups:
– Popular and Expensive: Josh Hamilton, Michael Bourn
– Less Expensive, Solid Productivity: B.J. Upton, Angel Pagan
– Wild Cards, Solid Yet Risky: Shane Victorino, Chris Young (pre-trade to Oak)
– Under-the-Radar, Also Risky: Peter Bourjos, Grady Sizemore
– Part-Time Players/Platooners: Endy Chavez, Nate McLouth, Reed Johnson
Hamilton and Bourn will both sign big deals taking them into their mid-30s. The Phillies should steer clear of both players, as Hamilton won't be able to play the position in two years, and I don't consider Bourn worth the risk of spending $17 million per season for the next five seasons to hope he ages like Kenny Lofton.
Upton and Pagan are both solid players, and either would help the Phillies. If Amaro signed one of them to a reasonable three-year deal with a fourth-year option, that's great. There isn't really a wrong answer among Upton, Pagan, Victorino or Bourjos.
Bourjos combines some of the best attributes of everyone above. He makes less than everyone else and isn't yet arbitration-eligible. He plays better defense than Bourn and runs the bases better than anyone not mentioned in this sentence. He hasn't experienced any issues with his legs, his most valuable limbs. His offensive game is still raw and unproven, but consider that his numbers from 2010-12 — his entire career — aren't far off Bourn's and Pagan's over the same span.
Bourjos has a 95 wRC+ from 2010-12 — the metric adjusted for park and league that sets the league average at 100. Over the same span, Bourn is at 99, and Pagan is at 105. There are differences here, but the offensive advantages these players have over Bourjos is nothing compared to his defensive advantage.
Yes, small sample size disclaimers still apply, as Bourjos has one full season and two partials under his belt, but raw UZR is a counting stat. We wouldn't discount a player's home runs total just because he didn't qualify for the batting title, and while this situation isn't entirely analogous, it bears acknowledging that Bourjos's very high UZR in fewer innings than most others on the leaderboards is a positive, not something detracting from his value.
He has only played centerfield in his career and has a tidy +40 UZR in about 2,200 innings. That UZR ranks 2nd in all of baseball from 2010-12, among all positions, to Brett Gardner's +51 mark in left, and Gardner has played over 1,500 more innings. Under that contextual lens it's easier to see the impressive nature of his fielding.
Bourn ranks 3rd on that list at +35 and he has played over 1,600 more innings at the position. On one hand, we are more confident in Bourn's true talent fielding ability because of his playing time. On the other hand, it's scary (in a good way) to think of what Bourjos's UZR might look like had he been given the opportunity to play another 800-1,000 innings.
It stands to reason that Bourjos's rate stats in the field would blow others out of the water, given his high counting stat in a smaller sample of playing time, and it's true. Per UZR/150, which shows what a player's fielding rating would look like over a full season, Bourjos has a +23.9 mark. That tops the leaderboard among all centerfielders with 2,000+ innings over the last few seasons. In fact, it's not even close in this regard. Behind Bourjos is Jacoby Ellsbury at +13.8 and Carlos Gomez at +13.1.
Bourjos's fielding mark isn't entirely range, either, as +12 of his +40 UZR has come from his arm rating. The arm rating is based off of fielding aspects like throwing runners out via outfield assists, as well as how often runners advance. Taken together, he has some of the most range of any active centerfielder, and when balls do happen to fall in, runners don't usually take any risks. So why would the Angels even want to trade such a valuable player?
For one, they currently employ arguably the best player in the sport in his position, and there is no way in hell the Angels are going to do anything with Mike Trout to accommodate Peter Bourjos. Second, moving Bourjos to a corner outfield position would hurt his value based on the relative values of the positions. He isn't a slam-dunk, tremendous offensive player, and derives a lot of his value from playing centerfield so incredibly well.
Third, the Angels are likely to use Mark Trumbo in one corner next year, and they have interest in bringing Torii Hunter back to play the other spot. They could also continue to use Vernon Wells in the other corner. If everything works out, there literally isn't a spot for Bourjos in the lineup. While he provides value as a reserve, he could bring back a decent haul that would benefit the Angels more than his sporadic playing time.
Who would the Phillies trade? It's not going to be anything like the Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt or Hunter Pence deals, but it's not going to be inconsequential. It might take one of their two catchers, but then dealing one of them was always in the cards. One of Sebastian Valle and Tommy Joseph is more likely to benefit the Phillies as a trade chip than as a legitimate catching option. The Phillies are also flush with young arms, which could greatly aid an Angels organization that might not retain Zack Greinke, just traded Ervin Santana, and is likely to decline Dan Haren's option.
The Phillies don't have an elite farm system but recent moves and the developments of previously unheralded players have gradually strengthened it. They have pieces to deal now and aren't restricted to the free agent pool to make a move. And if said move involves bringing in a young, pre-arb/team-controlled player, it's hard to argue with that move.
Mostly everything here has been positive, but we have to acknowledge negatives. Bourjos isn't established as a solid hitter yet, and there is inherent risk that he never develops. In his lone full season, when he played regularly, he hit .271/.327/.438, with a good wOBA and a wRC+ 13 percent better than the league. In his two sandwiching partial seasons — 2010 and 2012 — he has hit considerably worse, with respective wRC+ marks of 65 and 72.
He provided plenty of value in both seasons, tallying 1.9 WAR each year in under 200 PAs, but he hit about as well as Mayberry did prior to August. The key here is not to trust any specific season more than another, but rather to evaluate Bourjos based on his career marks, and estimate his true talent level by regressing him to the mean.
Because 552 of his career 940 PAs came in his 2011 campaign, the stats are obviously skewed in that direction, but a conservative estimate of his true talent level would peg him about 7-9 percent below average as a hitter. While being below average as a hitter is obviously worse than being average or above, what is of more interest is his overall value. He can afford to be 7-9 percent below average at the plate because he more than makes up for it by creating runs on the bases and saving runs in the field. Evaluating certain components of a player's game is important, but overall value matters far more.
The risk here is that his 2011 season was fluky and that he really is a poor hitter in the 70 wRC+ range. There is no concrete answer for that, which is unnerving. The Phillies outfield is a question mark on the whole, and adding another risky player to the mix might not be palatable. That is a perfectly reasonable viewpoint, and maybe in that context, Bourjos is better as a last resort plan if others like Upton or Pagan get big offers elsewhere. In other words, while his elite fielding, solid baserunning and offensive potential mean he could easily hit the 4 WAR mark over a full season, he might not be worth the risk given that, compounded with the other outfield risks on the roster, the situation could deteriorate quickly.
The Phillies have plenty of options at their disposal, and Jon Heyman has reported that they are considered frontrunners for B.J. Upton. If they opt to think a little differently, they could potentially fill the position for years to come with a cheap and very effective, very productive, under-the-radar player that plays the position better than just about everyone else. Again, there is no wrong answer to the centerfield issue as long as they don't go crazy breaking the bank for Hamilton or Bourn. I would be perfectly happy with Upton or Pagan or Victorino as well. Bourjos represents an interesting alternative to those oft-discussed options, however, that could help the Phillies for years to come while allowing them to allocate funds elsewhere.
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I have my doubts about Peter Bourjos as an everyday player. If he was going to produce at the same level as 2011, or even at the 7-9% below average figuer you cited, then yes I would absolutely make a deal for him. Unfortunately, i think it is too much of a risk, as his value in both 2010 and 2012 was derived solely from his defense. To me, he looks like an outfield version of Feddy Galvis.
When I was examining his data on Baseball-Reference, I was surprised by how little he added on the basepaths. Only 3 SB last year, and even in 2011 he was caught 9 times. Since Bourjos would probably cost one of the catching prospects and one of the top pitching prospects (Petitbone, perhaps or May), I do not think it would be worth it.
Instead, I think a better course of action would be for the Phils to sign BJ Upton to a 4-5 year deal, with an average annual value in the $12-13 million range, and contact the Diamondbacks about his brother Justin. Offering Dom Brown, Sebastian Valle, Trevor May and Freddy Galvis might be enough to interest them. Following this path would fix both the CF and RF positions for the next several years.
Eric –
You make lots of good arguments FOR Boujos although I share others concerns about whether he can continue at that rate. However, I don't see why the Angels would trade a MLB player that has produced, is under their control, etc for a prospect. Please put yourself in the Angels position and tell me what you really want because I am pretty sure you don't get this guy at a discount and I just don't see that the Phils have anything that would move me if I was the Angels GM.
I thought the Phils where in desperate need of catching prospects? Why trade them again?
Given the Phils' current outfield (do they even have ONE player capable enough to go everyday?) they should hesitate to take a risk on another guy who might not cut it as a regular. If all the others CFs available sign elsewhere, or cost too much in a trade, or if Amaro can find a corner guy guaranteed to hit both lefties and righties with some authority, then maybe the risk would be worthwhile.
My two cents: Corner guy who will come cheap and can hit both lefties and righties: Melky Cabrera
Justin Upton and Grady Sizemore por favor.
Talking about acquiring players like Bourjos is to me small-market thinking. The Phillies have enough fourth outfielders, and are offensively challenged as it is without bringing Bourjos' five-cent bat into the mix.I'd rather take a chance on Upton. He's a righthanded power hitter who could protect Howard in the lineup, and boasts speed and defense as well. He could also play second and third in a pinch. His attitude has been a problem in Tampa, but maybe playing in front of more than a handful of fans every nikght (and a reunion with Steve Henderson) might be just what he needs. If the Angels want to trade Bourjos let him follow Earvin Santana to a second tier Siberia like Kansas City, not one of the game's elite franchises.
FYI all, the 3rd Catching prospect in the Phils system is Cameron Rupp. Lino is 4th. Rupp blew up this year, and given his age and college experience at Texas may slide past Valle to reach the bigs first.
The Angels are pretty deep at C and really like their top prospect Hank Conger, who is ready. He just needs to stay healthy and hit.
A reasonable trade for Bourjous might be more like Gilles, Schwimmer, and Nix (or Mayberry). This gives the Halos a RH middle reliever and a versatile 4th OF for the big club, and a prospect to replace (eventually) Hunter and/or Wells.
I like the idea if you can get Upton that is the direction I would go and maybe still trade for Bourjos on the cheap maybe including Mayberry or Scherholtz in on of the deals. I also see Joesph or Valle gone this Winter mostly because I think they are going with Kratz as the back up in 2013 with the ability to play everyday if needed due to injury to Chooch. I can not see the Phillies make a risky move for a possible marginal bat as there big deal this winter. But do not be surprised if Vic comes back on 2 or 3 year under 10 mil a year contract
I kind of get pissed every time i hear Upton's name. Dude strikes out way too much. Combine with Howard you have over 350 strikeouts a year easily.
Kratz is just a backup i know he thrilled a bunch of you but then he started coming back down to earth. Ruiz is aging i would keep at least one or 2 of my best catching prospects. As well if one of these two get injured we dont have to count on the likes of Lerud or other 3rd tier catchers.
Phils give up the 16th pick if they sign Upton, right?
If they can somehow trade for Justin Upton, I would hope they try to sign Pagan or Bourne as a leadoff hitter.
They would give up the pick if they sign Upton, Bourne or Hamilton. They would keep the pick if they sign Pagan (or Victorino).
I like Peter Bourjos. He is a world-class fielder and base runner. And I believe at age 25 he is on the upswing in his career. And, if we could swing a seperate deal for JUSTIN Upton, then I would be one happy old fart.
Am I the only one who thinks trading some midling prospects or slightly more for Haren and a few million would be a good idea?
Never mind. I don't think anyone is going to trade for Haren and he won't get a qualiying offer so he can be had for less. Would love to have him on an incentive laden contract as a 4.
I'm a big believer in the power of a strong up the middle defense, particularly when a team has assembled a powerful stable of starting pitching as it's base. I believe Peter Bourjos is the perfect target for all the reasons I mentioned last week, along with the compelling arguments in Eric's posting today.
Bourjos has a cheap salary and many years of team control which are solid attributes. I agree the team needs a stellar defensive CF to complement the pitching. If they trde for Bourjas they need to go all in for a RF like Upton as mentioned. Could the Phils create a package good enough to obtain him without decemating the system?
Since when has decimating the farm system gotten in the way of Amaro getting the guy[s] he wants?
Go back to the 2009 offseason and Halladay/Cliff Lee mess. Amaro didn't keep Lee because the farm system supposedly WAS decimated and had to be rebuilt.
I think he's forgotten himself some since then, but has now regained his memory. I don't think he'll be trading off so many good prospects from here on out, what with a core of expensive players past their primes.
He can trade all the middle of the road farmboys he wants, because those types are interchangable. Unfortunately, they won't bring back a Justin Upton or any other overvalued talent.
I never bought that he had to trade Lee to restock the farm system.
I was always under the impression that it was a salary move, aided by the assumption that Halladay would more than replace Lee's contributions and that Lee was entering his walk year and that they didn't want to risk losing him for nothing.
That's just my opinion, but the timing of the trade (the exact same day as the Halladay deal) makes it extremely suspect. I'd think he could have done better by waiting out the market or even waiting until the trade deadline if he really wanted to maximize the return in terms of prospects.
Eric, please not the word "supposedly" in my above comment. It was the story given out, but no one outside of Phils management knows for sure. This I will say, however: Amaro DID give up quite a few prospects to get Halladay (and earlier to get Lee) so it's quite possible that the cupboard was bare. The other trade option, who would have saved them almost as much salary as Lee, was Joe Blanton. He wasn't going to gain the farm anything but crap.
Great idea. I think that Bourjous is an intriguing player to look into. I had never considered the notion that he was a player the Phillies might target. I have to presume that weakness at third base will leave them standing in a deep crop of free agent outfielders. Because why spend more money on another over the hill bat at the hot corner? I would rather the Phillies look for a bargain at 3B — a lack of talent isn't worth the cost of acquiring noticeably limited potential.
The outfield will come first priority. It's the most glaring hole on the team. Since this is also a deep class, the Phillies have more room to both within their spending limitations and with certain specific deals. They are certainly not ready to overpay for yet another player.
I have heard many names brought up in off-season rumor speculation: Bourn, Upton, Pagan, Victorino, Swisher, Cabrera, Ludwick…
Price aside, the team needs another top tier talent. We need someone who can hit lefties. Now, whether that comes from a switch hitter or a right handed batter, it doesn't matter to me. People say what they want to say about the decline of certain players' careers, but it's all speculation. Bounce-back years and failed patterns are all we need to see just to argue question. Yes it's possible for Bourn's speed will take the fall at some point, which it will, but he was a demon in centerfield last season. He will demand the most money.
Upton has a nice upside. He didn't get on base as much this past season as in other years, but his talent is undeniable. In some ways, he is a both an asset and someone whose play is characterized by streaks and strikeouts. Cabrera is an interesting situation. He will be cheaper, but he plays a corner outfield position — where I see Ruben looking towards more power and patience. That leads me to Swisher. Swisher won't get the kind of money that Bourn will, but he will get a fine payday. I love Swisher. Sure, he slumps, but he is always in the game. He gets on base. He scores runs. He hits for CBP power. He's a switch hitter. He's a character.
Pagan is a nice candidate for center field, if he chooses to look beyond San Fran. I like that the whole country likes his play. He's played well for the Mets before, so, the Phillies have seen him plenty before. And it shows that he can carry his professionalism and skills through different cities and different gigs, he's a good clubhouse guy.
Victorino… It could be another run in with the Flyin' Hawaiin. One down year doesn't say a lot to me. Comin' back home is always a nice story, but, again, it's all speculation.
Obviously, third base and late relief are concerns of the Phillies. Third base is a wait-and-see situation, I'd imagine. If, at the last bend too, a trade is always possible, but that is another direction anyways. I wouldn't like to see Youkilis on the Phils. As far as a relief ace, the team certainly needs one. Back in the day, it would have been Ryan Madson. Now, Madson is a free agent again. Another story of reuniting is on the table here. We need a class A set-up man, somebody who can be a stopper, somebody who could be a health based handcuff for Papelbon, and somebody who can get a small share of saves. I would love Madson back on the team. However, we all know he wants to close out games. And the Tigers, Angels, Reds, Red Sox, Brewers and Dodgers will all be calling. But, one season off, that might affect things a little. I think he should go for it. Top 5 in relief appearances in Phillies history, that man can do whatever the heck he wants.
So, finally, I was wondering if anybody on the site was interested by names like Mike Adams, Jason Grilli, and Koji Uehara?
Just FYI, Cabrera played 144 games in centerfield for the Royals in 2011. He can still play CF.
Also, if we're talking about the whole free agent crop, Hamilton is going to get more than Bourn. If just the guys you listed, Bourn might be at the top, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Upton, who is younger and has more power, to be right there with him.
Yes, he played CF for KC in 2011, but he played it poorly (-9.7 UZR/150). He played it even worse for ATL in 2010 (-25.2 UZR/150).
I like the idea of trading for Bourjos (as long as they don't give up too much), but I expect the Angels to keep Bourjos and start him against RHP's, especially if they re-sign Greinke and let Torii walk. I think they'll end up with Trout and Trumbo as every day OF's with Bourjos and Vernon Wells platooning. When Bourjos starts, he'll play CF. When Wells starts, Trout will play CF.
I also like the idea of trading for Denard Span; however, because of his age, I would not give up as much for Span as I would for Bourjos if he's available. With Minnesota being so desperate for pitching, might they take Kendrick for Span?
There was about a 15 minute period last night after the Haren/Marmol deal blew up when I thought that RAJ might swoop in and deal Worley straight up for bourjos and Haren.
I like the bourjos idea a lot personally. That said, I'm not sure I like dealing a catcher for him. Joseph/Valle/rupp are more valuable in deals for potential 3B options for me, and I think you can accomplish a bourjos deal just as easily by sending a RP and a lesser prospect. We've got 9 young gun relievers gunning for 4 or 5 spots provided we don't sign a set up guy.
For everything we say about the system, there are some really interesting ML expwrienced/ready chips in the OF an RP spots.


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G Living's Brendan Brazier is one the world's few professional athletes whose diet is 100 percent plant based. He's a professional Ironman triathlete, bestselling author on performance nutrition, and the creator of an award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called Vega.
The following is our fifth excerpt from Brendan's book "The Thrive Diet", on sale now.
The balance of acid and alkaline within the body is referred to as pH (meaning "potential of hydrogen"), and measured on a scale ranging from pH 1 (the most acidic) to pH 14 (the most alkaline). A neutral or good pH balance is 7.35; maintaining this balance is vital. If the body's pH drops, meaning our body has become too acidic, the likelihood of ailments rises sharply. An acidic environment within the body negatively affects health at the cellular level. It is not possible to be truly healthy when the body is in a constant state of acidosis (characterized by excessively high acid levels).
People with an acidic environment within their body are also prone to fatigue: Since acidity is a stressor, cortisol levels rise, impairing sleep. The consumption of acid forming foods is the number one cause of an overly acidic system, and the overconsumption of acid-forming foods plays a significant role in one of North America's largest health problems –excessive weight. Since our body is equipped with buffering capabilities, our blood pH will vary to only a small degree, regardless of diet. The body's ability to cope is a testament to how resourceful it is. Yet, the systems that are recruited to facilitate this buffering use of energy can become strained, and if prolonged, will result in significant stress to the system, causing immune function to falter and effectively opening the door to a host of diseases.
Low-grade metabolic acidosis — when cells remain in an overly acidic state because of too many acid-forming foods being eaten or a high-stress lifestyle in general — is believed to be a leading cause of several health concerns, including the development of kidney stones, loss of bone mass, and the reduction of growth hormone levels, resulting in loss of lean muscle mass and increase of body fat. Lowgrade metabolic acidosis affects the body at a cellular level and is responsible for an increase of free radicals and a decrease in the production of cellular energy. In addition to these serious concerns, viruses and bacteria are able to thrive in an acidic body, again possibly leading to numerous diseases. Interestingly, it is impossible for cancer to develop in an alkaline environment; this shows the importance of alkalinity in disease prevention.
So, what can we do to prevent all this? The answer is to consume more alkaline-forming foods and fewer acid-forming ones. One factor that significantly raises the pH of food, and in turn the body, is chlorophyll content. Responsible for giving plants their green pigment, chlorophyll is often referred to as the blood of plants. The botanical equivalent to hemoglobin in human blood, chlorophyll synthesizes energy.
Chlorophyll converts the sun's energy that has been absorbed by the plant into carbohydrate. Known as photosynthesis, this process is responsible for life on earth. Since animals and humans eat plants, we too get our energy from the sun, plants being the conduit. Chlorophyll is prized for its ability to cleanse our blood by helping remove toxins deposited from dietary and environmental sources. Chlorophyll is also linked to the body's production of red blood cells, making daily consumption of chlorophyll-rich foods important for ensuring the body's constant cell regeneration and improving oxygen transport in the body and therefore energy levels. Optimizing the body's regeneration of blood cells will also contribute to peak athletic performance.
Although some foods test as acidic, they produce an alkalizing effect once digested. Citrus fruit and balsamic and apple cider vinegar are all acidic, but when consumed, they become highly alkaline-forming.
While I realize that most people who eat a typical North American diet do eat some alkalizing foods, such as fruit and vegetables, the amounts are rarely large enough to offset the acidity formed by the base of the diet. Even many so-called healthy diets, particularly those based heavily on cooked grains, keep the body in an overly acidic state, resulting is slowed cellular regeneration. Not all foods you eat need to be highly alkaline-forming; however, for optimal health, it is important that most of them are alkalizing.
Balanced pH plays a major role in bone health. Studies indicate that it is not a lack of dietary calcium, as is commonly thought, but stress and overconsumption of acid-forming foods and supplements that lead to most cases of poor bone health and osteoporosis. The blood will always remain neutral — this is imperative for survival — so if the body is consistently fed acid-forming, denatured foods and supplements, or encounters stress from other sources, it must take measures to ensure a neutral blood pH is maintained. In doing so, the body pulls calcium, the mineral is our body that is most alkaline, from the bones.
Over time, the bones weaken as a result of this survival mechanism. The conventional way of treating low calcium levels and osteoporosis is to "take" more calcium, usually in the form of supplements. The calcium in tablets is usually derived from oyster shells, bovine bone meal, coral, or dolomite (a type of rock), all of which are extremely hard and unnatural for the body to assimilate — they are not food. The large size of these supplements and, with some types, the number recommended for daily intake is a testament to their poor bioavailability. The body must work very hard to get calcium from these sources.
pH Levels and Enjoyment of Life
Diet has the greatest impact on the body's pH level; however, there are other contributing factors. Maintaining a positive attitude and setting time aside to do an activity you enjoy on a regular basis will promote pH balance within the body. Taking time out of a busy schedule to do something pleasurable yet seemingly unproductive is actually a key element in improved health and longevity — and therefore greater productivity. Of course, if you enjoy your busy schedule, it will be less stress-producing than if you perceive it as daunting — what might seem a foreboding schedule to someone else may be a source of pleasure for you. If you enjoy working through the night, then there is no need to rest. This further underscores the value of enjoying what you do for the long-term sake of your health.
Read more on the body's pH level in The Thrive Diet. For more on Brendan Brazier, click here.
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WOODSTOCK – Six months since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., a group is holding a candlelight vigil on the Woodstock Square to honor victims and promote gun reform.
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As we gather with friends and family to celebrate the holidays, our thoughts turn to those serving overseas. In her press briefing yesterday, Secretary Rice said:
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And I just want to underscore that one of the things that I will give thanks for this Thanksgiving, and that I'm immensely grateful for, is the extraordinary service of our people around the world, for their tremendous dedication and commitment, and for the personal joy and honor that it has been as Secretary of State to serve with them. And so my very special Thanksgiving prayer will be for our men and women in uniform, for our diplomats abroad, for all of the Americans who are serving abroad in the service of U.S. interests and values.
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This week I attended the International PHP Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. I had the chance to meet members of the PHP community, both users and internals folks. I was there talking about Project Zero. It was great to be able to discuss Zero with PHP developers. The ability to mix Java and PHP in the same application/process whilst maintaining clean interfaces appealed to several people I spoke with.
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Martinez contacted multiple companies for prices on the warning siren, and American Signal Corporation is the only one that sent her a price.
She told the council that it was the same company from which Three Rivers purchased its siren.
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The council also decided to approach commissioners court at a future meeting and ask for a partial reimbursement, since George West is the county seat of Live Oak and all the county offices are located here.
In other council actions, the members approved the resignation of several Economic Development Council board members and the temporary disbanding of the EDC all together.
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Mayor Sylvia Steele voiced her opinion on the disbanding of the group.
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Gender: Male
Athlete Year of Birth: 1981
Athlete Place of Birth: Cologne
Athlete Weight: 76 kg
Athlete Height: 194 cm
Athlete Lives: Saarbruecken Array
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My sporing career beagn as a swimmer in Cape Town, South Africa, where I grew up between 1992 and 2004. At the age of 15 I leanrt to swim, after my mum thought it might be in my best interest since surfing was fast becoming my favourite way to spend free time.
In 1999 I joined the Clifton Surf Lifesavers and started competing on the beaches of South Africa. Watching the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney I discovered a new passion: TRIATHLON.
After my first "tri(e)s" back in S.A., I sold my bike for a plane ticket to Europe to race in the German league. Having a successful season I made the jump to the U-23 national side, which enabled me to return to Germany in the following European summers.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Summer Infant Inc., of Woonsocket, R.I., is announcing the voluntary recall to provide new on product label and instructions for about 1.7 million video baby monitors with electrical cords. The cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to a crib. Because of this serious strangulation risk, parents and caregivers should never place these and other corded cameras within three feet of a crib.
Over the past year CPSC and the firm have received reports of two strangulation deaths of infants with the electrical cords of Summer Infant video baby monitors. In March 2010 a 10-month old girl from Washington, D.C. strangled in her crib in the electrical cord of a Summer Infant video monitor. The monitor camera had been placed on top of the crib rail.
In November 2010 CPSC received a report of a six-month old boy from Conway, S.C., who strangled in the electrical cord of a baby monitor placed on the changing table attached to the crib. In January 2011 CPSC learned the product involved was a Summer Infant video baby monitor.
CPSC and the firm are also aware of a near strangulation incident in which a 20-month old boy from Pittsburg, Pa. was found in his crib with the camera cord wrapped around his neck. The Summer Infant monitor camera was mounted on the wall, but the child was still able to reach the cord. He was freed from the cord without serious injury.
Summer Infant has initiated a campaign to provide new on-product labels for electric cords and instructions to consumers with the recalled video monitors distributed between January 2003 and February 2011. The baby monitors were sold at major retailers, mass merchandisers, and juvenile products stores nationwide for between $60 and $300. They were sold in more than 40 different models, including handheld, digital, and color video monitors. All video monitors include both the camera (placed in the baby's room) and the hand held device (some models have two hand-held devices) that enable the caregiver to see and/or hear the baby from a specific distance. The brand "Summer" is found on the product.
The product was manufactured in China.
CPSC and Summer Infant urge parents to immediately check the location of the video monitors, including cameras mounted on the wall, and all electric cords to make sure the cords are out of arm's reach of their child. Consumers should contact Summer Infant toll-free at (800) 426-8627 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.summerinfant.com/Home/Product-Recall.aspx to receive a new permanent electric cord warning label about the strangulation risk and revised instructions about how to safely mount camera and keep cords out of child's reach.
In October 2010 CPSC issued a safety alert warning consumers that there had been six reports of strangulation in baby monitor cords since 2004. Since that alert the number of death reports has risen to seven. CPSC has revised the safety alert Infants Can Strangle in Baby Monitor Cords.
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"It's really hard to describe what it's like to actually have a great whiteswimming toward you or next to you, it's really breathtaking," said Ocean Ramsey, who is a model and diver who lives on Oahu.
It was a journey into a shark's world.
In October, Ocean Ramsey, diver-model Kimi Werner, and a group of videographer friends entered shark territory off of Mexico.
Out of the cages they came and into the deep blue.
"It was definitely amazing," said Morgan Ball, who shot most of it with his Go-Pro.
Capt. Chris Wade planned the trip and shot video too.
Ball said a seemingly calm female great white became the chariot for a thrilling ride.
"She allowed us to get close to her to the point where we could touch her and Ocean and Kimi were both able to ride her," he said.
"I've seen a couple myself. They're quite an eye opener when you do run into one," said Local shark expert John Naughton.
He said shark populations are heavy in Mexico and California, but can migrate to Hawaii to feed or breed.
He says seals and sea lions are common prey which are about the size of humans.
"We think a lot of times it's a mistaken identity when they bite a person. There's just a lot of unknown with these guys," said Naughton.
"They are actually cautious and cognitive they're calculated. You know, it's misunderstood and misconstrued as these ravenous, mindless, man-eating machines and that's not how they are," said Ramsey.
"Sometimes we had as many as 3-4 individuals come around the boat," said Ball.
He said despite their caution, they knew the risk was big, but they accomplished what they set out to do.
"I hope it gives other people a chance to see that sharks are a dangerous thing, but they're more than that. They're wonderful creatures that everybody should have great respect for," said Ball.
Researchers are gathering more information about great whites and their behavior through tagging programs.
Naughton said white sharks typically hang out between California and Mexico, but travel regularly to Hawaii.
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BayFest, a community-wide summer family festival held aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, is canceled in 2013 due to sequestration and budget constraints, according to Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
The festival, held at the Marine base since 1991, is an island-wide attraction drawing 25,000 attendees to Marine Corps Base Hawaii over two-and-a-half days to enjoy mainland and local entertainment, carnival rides, fireworks, military static displays and more.
Marine Corps Base Hawaii says BayFest requires significant resources from numerous MCB Hawaii departments and Marine Corps Community Services, all of which are impacted by potential furloughs and fiscal limitations.
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#183099 - 03/02/09 04:57 PM Re: Stop? [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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>flickr/tweeter/linkedin/myspace/classmates.com et al
and esp. facebook!
#183100 - 03/02/09 05:28 PM Re: Stop? [Re: tsuwm]
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#183116 - 03/02/09 09:01 PM Re: Stop? [Re: tsuwm]
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Originally Posted By: tsuwm>flickr/tweeter/linkedin/myspace/classmates.com et al
and esp. facebook!
Ta. Couldn't remember the name. Must be something Freudian about that.
#189320 - 02/15/10 05:19 PM Re: Sneezles in history [Re: Rainmaker]
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#189456 - 02/22/10 05:25 PM Re: Sneezles in history [Re: Joanie 666]
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Good point to return this thread to its origins._________________________
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#189663 - 02/28/10 09:02 PM Re: Sneezles in history [Re: LukeJavan8]
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OK. I'm too lazy to look it up, so what's the difference between "arteriosclerosis" and "atherosclerosis." Are they interchangeable? They both refer to the narrowing of some tube or another; the former seems to point to arteries, but what's the latter talking about?_________________________
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#189664 - 03/01/10 04:33 AM Re: Sneezles in history [Re: beck123]
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ath·er·o·scle·ro·sis (th-r-skl-rss) KEY
A form of arteriosclerosis characterized by the deposition of atheromatous plaques containing cholesterol and lipids on the innermost layer of the walls of large and medium-sized arteries.
ar·te·ri·o·scle·ro·sis (är-tîr--skl-rss) KEY
A chronic disease in which thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls result in impaired blood circulation. It develops with aging, and in hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and other conditions.
If you keep this in your sideline you'll have most books in one click : onelook
#189667 - 03/01/10 12:20 PM Re: Sneezles in history [Re: BranShea]
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aside to Bran..
copying the pronunciation(s) from that source is more confusing than helpful, I suspect, since you lose diacriticals and the KEY.
#189670 - 03/01/10 02:36 PM Re: Sneezles in history [Re: tsuwm]
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aside to tsuwm..
Beck123 said he was lazy, so I took the trouble to copy the difference in meaning according to Am.Her. for those two words.
Roughly, I don't like to do more than is needed either. As 123 is a native speaker he won't have trouble with pronunciation anyway.
aside to *123.. I mentioned Onelook so you can do your own search.
What's more critical is that I don't know what diacriticals means nor the KEY.
#189671 - 03/01/10 04:08 PM Re: Sneezles in history [Re: BranShea]
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I don't know what diacriticals means nor the KEY.
Diacriticals are the funny hats and slippers that some letters put on when visiting foreign lands, e.g., ā (an a with a macron), ă (an a with a breve), ą (an a with a ogonek), and č (a c with a haček). &c, &c.
The Key, I believe is a pronunciation key which maps symbols to sounds in a dictionary.
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I was just looking over my personal hair album and reflecting on all the changes I've gone through with my hair over the last few years. These pictures all remind me of good hair days where I thought to myself, "Wow, and just imagine that I used to try to repress all this!"
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PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Feb. 22, 2012)-Actress Melanie Griffith, who was a planned celebrity guest at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Gala, March 3, is unable to attend as production on her current film, "The Hot Flashes," shooting in New Orleans, has been extended due to inclement weather—an unforeseen conflict.
"Melanie is deeply sorry that she will not be attending the fundraising gala," her publicist said. "She was honored by the university's invitation and was looking forward to coming with her mother, actress Tippi Hedren."
In lieu of attending the event, Griffith and "The Hot Flashes" producers—Nina Henderson-Moore, Susan Seidelman, Brad Hennig and Laurie Lacob—will be donating $20,000. The gift will go toward the UMES Gala Endowment Fund from which scholarships are awarded to students.
"It was, of course, disappointing to hear that Mrs. Griffith's change in schedule will not permit her to attend the gala," Dr. Veronique Diriker, director of development at UMES and event coordinator, said. "However, we greatly appreciate the generosity of the gift from her and the producers of 'The Hot Flashes' toward the event and our students."
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My sister-in-law has encouraged me that God will send me ravens through my drought; she wasn't kidding. I am a humbled woman who has amazing friends and lives in a community whose bond goes deeper than I can describe.
I found comfort with a wise woman as she hugged me and prayed over me as my nightmare began.
I found strength in the ER by grabbing a Nutcracker mom's hand and having a friend rub my back — we raised our boys together. And there was a family who was my rock as a nurse escorted me out of the ER as they resuscitated my son back to life.
A body of support as I looked for hope to flooded prayer as the call went out. A man to lift me in the air to land me safely to my son as I knew I had minutes left to say, "I love you," one more time.
A sister to come and protect my only surviving blood to friends coming from everywhere without making a call.
A cheer went out as my son first stood, to Whoop! Whoop! videos to encourage him still, to flooded visitors who made the four-hour drive to a friend to help my family break out my son to pull a trigger to start a race.
To the pre-teens, teens and young adults how can I repay you for your kind words, prayer and thoughts?
As I reflect at the 911, teacher, Homer firefighters who helped my son to the amazing ER team who played the best game of their lives to keep my son alive, I can't get over the heart of Homer and the color it brings. I thank my Lord and Savior that you all are what I need.
How can I forget two amazing women from Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center and my neighbor Perk to bring on the game? Just thank you all.
Our young man is healing everyday.
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Members of the Portales High School Choir gathered around the flagpole in front of James Elementary School Friday along with elementary students for a short program on National Anthem Day. Choir members shown singing the anthem around the flagpole are, left to right, Alyssa Sapp, Hannah Stroud, Shawn Franken, Kaitlynn Stratton and Cayla Bergsieker.
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Heat pump, burn ban, found money and new lawyers; Full plate at Cochecton meeting
April 17, 2013 —
At its regular monthly meeting on April 10, the Cochecton Town Board faced two significant challenges: replacing a costly courtroom heat pump and the review and revision of town codified law.
Both issues were deemed sufficiently complex to warrant a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on April 24. Supervisor Gary Maas advised that the regular meeting would recess until the special meeting, at which time the board and acting town attorney Karen Mannino will meet to discuss their collective codification project findings and recommendations.
The codification project will make all Cochecton town laws currently in force available on the town's website. A firm named General Code, which specializes in the codification of law for online use, is the contractor overseeing the project, in conjunction with the board and Mannino. Partially funded by an Upper Delaware Council (UDC) grant, the project is due for completion in July.
Last week, the courtroom heat pump experienced what Maas referred to as "a catastrophic event." One compressor failed completely and the other, inextricably linked to the first, is now also useless. Although the town received a warranty on the pump at the time of purchase, the pump's manufacturer has since gone out of business, rendering the warranty null and void. Replacement of the pump being unavoidable, the board must now determine how best to secure a new pump compatible with existing system hardware. That will be decided at the special meeting on April 24.
Two new attorneys will represent the town. Mannino of Cochecton will replace town attorney John Keating until he has recovered sufficiently from illness to resume his duties. Attorney Alexandra Bourne will act as traffic court prosecutor for the duration of Keating's illness, clearing up the three-month backlog of cases that has accumulated during Keating's absence.
Maas noted that an outdoor burn ban is in effect from March 16 through May 14.
Code enforcement officer Greg Semenetz reported that five new-construction permits have been issued. He also reported on the status of several properties containing unsafe structures, the Pines Hotel property among them. He informed the board that the Pines Hotel property is currently in foreclosure; the cost to demolish several unsafe structures on that property is estimated at $40,000. Town policy is to inform any entity bringing foreclosure proceedings that the property on which it is foreclosing contains unsafe structures.
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The Buckhannon-Upshur Camera Club is well into its new year of activity with trips and programs.
The club meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Upshur Senior Center.
In January, well-known local photographer Ron Buckton gave a presentation on amateur wedding photography. Al Tucker did the program in February on landscape photography, showing photos of waterfalls and vistas of the Blue Ridge Parkway and discussing camera settings for various shots and lighting.
Lanora Wentz, the owner of Main Street Studios, is the guest speaker on March 28, and she plans to speak on photo matting. Her presentation will benefit anyone who plans to submit entries to the West Virginia Strawberry Festival's Photography Contest, which is sponsored by the BUCC, and the Memorial Day Photography Contest, sponsored by the Taylor County Photography Club.
In April, Dennis Govoni, a well-known photographer and speaker from the northern Virginia area, has planned a presentation called "Shooting the Light." Daniel Friend, a retired West Virginia University photographer, has planned a program on sports photography.
The club sponsors a monthly photo tour to a destination of interest. On Feb. 23, Frank Eskew, Amanda Hayes, Carrie Mills, Bonnie Riffle and Melissa and Zach Toothman ventured along the Middle Fork River and Audra State Park for winter scene photography. Future destinations include Babcock State Park and New River Gorge, Holly River State Park, Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh and the eastern West Virginia mountains for wildflower photography.
Each month, the club holds a Photo of the Month contest with a different category challenging member photography skills. This month, the category is nonobjective/abstract photography. Mary Orndorff won in December in the holly category. Al Tucker won the January food title contest. He also won February's white on white contest with his "Fallen Heroes" photo.
The Buckhannon-Upshur Camera Club always is open to new members, who range in experience and photographic interest. The more experienced photographers are very willing and excited to coach new photographers.
The club is well into planning for this year's Strawberry Festival Photo Contest. Area photographers are encouraged to participate. An entry form and rules are available online at www.bucameraclub.com.


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On this day (May 13) in 1912, Congress passed a bill that called for direct popular election of senators, which when ratified became the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The June 12, 1911, vote in the House of Representatives was 238-39, with 110 abstentions, and the May 13, 1912, Senate vote was 64-24, with four abstentions.
This amendment superseded Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution under which senators were elected by the state legislatures. It also allowed state governors to make temporary senatorial appointments until special elections could be held.
The framers of the Constitution intended that the Senate would represent the states whereas the House of Representatives would be "The People's House." The framers thought that the Senate would "take a more detached view of issues coming before Congress," that it would "temper" the "populism" of the popularly elected House of Representatives, that it would allow the states to retain a direct representation in the national government (as it had under the discredited Articles of Confederation), that it would provide a much-needed state check on the power of the national government, and that it would inevitably be composed of the better educated, more politically experienced and wise men of society – men who would not have to cater to the whims and prejudices of the "uneducated masses."
Interestingly, Pennsylvania delegate James Wilson was the only delegate at the Grand Convention who proposed electing senators by popular vote, and his motion to that effect was soundly defeat, 10-1. However, in the 19th century, there were numerous, but always unsuccessful attempts in Congress to enact a constitutional amendment to mandate the direct election of senators. By the early 20th century, however, this movement had gained considerable support.
By 1910, 31 of the 48 state legislatures had passed motions calling for the direct popular election of senators. That same year, 10 Republican senators who opposed this reform measure were defeated in re-election campaigns.
Maverick Sen. William E. Borah of Idaho, former Republican Sen. Albert Beveridge of Indiana, and three-time Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska led the fight in Congress and in the press for this increasingly popular manner of electing senators.
The proponents of this reform measure argued that the U.S. Senate had become "a sort of aristocratic body – too far removed from the people, beyond their reach, and with no special interest in their welfare;" further, that election through state legislatures was an anachronism that was contrary to the wishes of the American people.
There were, however, eminent opponents to this reform measure. Several prominent senators (most notably Republicans Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Elihu Root of New York) opposed the measure on the grounds that it violated the intention of the framers who wanted the states to have a direct say-so in the national government and that it, therefore, destroyed the "Federalism" (i.e., the allocation of political power to both the national government and the states) so laboriously fashioned in the original Constitution.
By April 8, 1913, the proposed amendment had been ratified by three-fourths – 36 of the 48 states – of the states. Of interest, four states ratified after April 8, 1913 – Louisiana (June 11, 1913), Alabama (April 11, 2002), Delaware (July 1, 2010) and Maryland (April 1, 2012). Seven states (Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia) have not voted to date on the proposed amendment. One state – Utah – explicitly rejected the amendment.
On May 31, 1913, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan triumphantly declared that the 17th Amendment was officially and formally adopted.
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"I'll be very clear," Harbaugh said, two days after 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald was arrested on felony domestic violence charges. "You ask me how I feel about domestic violence. I can be very clear about that. If someone physically abuses a woman and/or physically or mentally abuses or hurts a child, then there's no understanding, there's no tolerance for that."
A player found guilty of domestic violence would be removed from ther roster, Harbaugh said.
"We can be very clear" about that, he emphasized.
"There are going to be two principles at play here. And one is, I'll speak for myself, I'll speak for the 49ers: We'll not tolerate domestic violence. The second principle, we're firm believers in due process. And I ask for your understanding on those two principles."
According to a Sacramento Bee report, McDonald was arrested early Sunday during a party in honor of his birthday after his fiancee showed bruises on her body to police that allegedly came from an altercation with McDonald. Nine other 49ers players were attending the party, the Bee reported.
McDonald said after posting $25,000 bond on Sunday that the "truth would come out" about the "crazy situation." The 49ers continue to investigate the matter.