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When a homeowner has a jumbo loan, it would save them a ton of money to look into refinancing it. Of course, getting the wrong interest rates and/or loan terms can cause a greater debt and financial ruin. Thus, any homeowner who has million dollar loans need information on how to get the best jumbo refinance mortgage rates.
What Are Jumbo Refinance Loans
Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can only buy and secure loans that fall within a specific limit… according to the guidelines Congress sets. These limits are often based on several factors including the living costs of the area and the range of $417,000 to more than $700,000.
Loans that fall into these limits are seen as conforming and eligible for the conventional interest rates. However, any original loans or refinances more than these limits are seen as jumbo loans. It is possible for borrowers to buy a home with a jumbo loan and pay it down so much that it's then considered a traditional, conforming loan at the time of refinancing.
A Brief Look At Jumbo Refinance Mortgage Rates
Homeowners need to understand that mortgage rates will vary based on the length of time on the loan and whether the rate is fixed or adjustable. These kinds of rates tend to be higher than the conforming loan rates because of the additional underwriting requirements and the possibility of nonpayment. These costs are often passed to the consumer so it's common for lenders to charge nearly 0.5 percent premium for these kinds of loans. With higher interest rates, borrowers often pay extra dollars over the loan's life just so they can have the large loan balance.
How To Get The Best Jumbo Refinance Mortgage Rates
When a homeowner wants to get the best jumbo refinance mortgage rates, they should have great to perfect credit, make or have enough income to pay back the debt and have a low debt to income ratio. Borrowers can also take advantage of the refinancing if they take an amount for less than what the property is valued at. This will lead to a lower loan to value ratio, which can reduce the jumbo refinance mortgage rates.
If borrowers pay points at the beginning, they can reduce their jumbo refinance mortgage rates. Every point symbolizes one percent of the loan. Lenders tend to allow two points paid when closing on the loan. Borrowers also need to remember that the Internal Revenue Service treats paying points for bringing down the interest rate on a refinance differently than they do on a home purchase.
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Borrowers whose income vary or have an expectation of staying in their home for so many years can choose the ever-popular interest only jumbo refinance. This means for a period of time, the borrower will pay just interest on the loan, which can drastically reduce the monthly payments. When the pre-determined time comes about, the refinanced loan payments will increase and count toward both the interest and principal amount.
The biggest benefit to this kind of loan is that the money saved can be used somewhere else, as the payments are rather small in the beginning. Of course, the downside is that there is no equity going into the home while these payments are made and the boost in payment amounts can cause homeowners severe anguish down the road.
Lenders generally offer a variety of loan terms and option in the hopes to gain business. Borrowers need to understand the impact this kind of refinancing option, especially if they're dealing with a jumbo refinance interest only loan or high jumbo refinance mortgage rates. It's always in the homeowners' best interest to look around and compare the different jumbo refinance mortgage rates and pick a program that gives them a better standing financially than when they began.


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Home List of Titles Characterization of a novel porin protein from Moraxella catarrhalis and identification of an immunodominant surface loop
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- Characterization of a novel porin protein from Moraxella catarrhalis and identification of an immunodominant surface loop
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- Easton, Donna M.; Smith, Adam; Gomez Gallego, Sara; Foxwell, A. Ruth; Cripps, Allan W.; Kyd, Jennelle M.
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- Moraxella catarrhalis is a gram-negative bacterium that is mainly responsible for respiratory tract infections. In this study we report a novel outer membrane protein (OMP), designated M35, with a molecular mass of 36.1 kDa. This protein was structurally homologous to classic gram-negative porins, such as OMP C from Escherichia coli and OMP K36 from Klebsiella pneumoniae, with a predicted structure of 8 surface loops and 16 antiparallel β-sheets. The DNA sequences of the genes from IS diverse clinical isolates showed that the gene was highly conserved (99.6 to 100% of nucleotides), with only one isolate (ID78LN266) having base variations that resulted in amino acid substitutions. Electrophoresis and analysis of recognition of the protein using mouse anti-M35 sera showed that M35 was expressed on the bacterial surface and constitutively expressed across M. catarrhalis isolates, with only ID7SLN266 showing poor antibody recognition. Our results showed that the single amino acid mutation in loop 3 significantly affected antibody recognition, indicating that loop 3 appeared to contain an immunodominant B-cell epitope. The antibody specificity to loop 3 may be a potential mechanism for evasion of host immune responses targeted to M35, since loop 3 should theoretically orientate into the porin channel. Thus, M35 is a highly conserved, surface-expressed protein that is of significance for its potential functional role as an M. catarrhalis porin and is of interest as a vaccine candidate.
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- Journal of Bacteriology, Vol. 187, no. 18 (Sep 2005), pp. 6528-6535
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- 2005
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- Amino acid sequence; Antigenicity; Bacteria; Bacterial DNA; DNA sequence; Escherichia coli; Flow cytometry; Genomic DNA; Gram-negative bacteria; Klebsiella pneumoniae; M35 protein; Moraxella catarrhalis; Negibacteria; Nucleotide sequence; Outer membrane proteins; Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Polymerase chain reaction; Porins; Protein analysis; Protein expression; Protein folding; Recombinant protein; Western blotting
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About the Author: William J. Burns serves as Under Secretary for Political Affairs.
If you're a World Cup aficionado, you'll feel at home in Cape Town. South Africa was another stop on my seven-country tour in Africa. The country was bursting with pre-World Cup activity. I learned that more Americans have bought tickets for the games than any nationality other than South Africa. Cape Town has a beautiful new stadium, and officials here tell me they're ready to welcome the world. The games will be a credit to South Africa and the African continent.
My trip built on a number of other efforts in the Obama Administration over the last 15-16 months, which reflect the high priority that the United States attaches to relations with our African partners, in particular our close cooperation with South Africa. I visited ten days or so after a very successful meeting between President Obama and President Zuma in Washington on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit, and a meeting between Secretary Clinton and the South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane that produced a Memorandum of Understanding and a new Strategic Dialogue. We have a real opportunity to work together on a range of issues, from promoting regional peace and stability to issues of climate and energy, non-proliferation and disarmament, health and education and trade and investment. My own discussions with Foreign Minister Mashabane left me optimistic about our future.
Even on a short visit, it is evident that South Africa is a land of contrasts, with enormous wealth and poverty, enormous potential and challenges. What many rightly call the "miracle" of the end of apartheid and transformation to democracy is still very much a work in progress.
The good news is that South Africans know this better than anyone else. I had lunch with some leading thinkers and academics and others engaged in building this society. Our candid conversation about the challenges facing democratic governance in the country indicated the people are asking the right questions and committed to finding solutions. I'm confident that together we can help South Africa make real progress, and South Africa can help the international community meet the global challenges of the 21st century.
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Brad B. in Canada writes:
Much as I wish South Africa well for the World Cup and beyond, I am concerned for its future.
The ANC has been power for 16 years with no sign of a legitimate power switch. This is simply not healthy in a democracy. Indeed the ANC (in a tripartite alliance with the Communist Party and the largest trade union) is highly committed to maintaining power at all costs. Under Mbeki, internal party manifestos referred to other parties as "the enemy."
It would be encouraging to see the USA nudging the country away from such ideas. Alas the USA appears at times to be adopting them itself.
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Thinks about crime the public information whose is biggest to provide a firm belief about the prevention which is positive. now81?
Is 81st`s good, is a lie, but e-mail is continued.
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After reading this blog entry, I was reminded of one of my favorite books that I read as a teenager. It changed me forever. "Cry the Beloved Country" was written by Alan Paton in 1948. It is a lyrical and beautifully written book about South Africa under apartheid. As all great books do, it makes you realize the incredible struggles that most "ordinary" people in this world face. If you can read it...it is still a very powerful story, and will help you appreciate what South Africa, and people such as Nelson Mandela, have accomplished. It also helped me, as a fourteen year old, to look at the racial problems in our own country, and made me want to do something about them...to make a difference, and to speak up against racial prejudice.
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I think the New Stadium is a great way of helping too, get the public to see and visit their country. Hopfully the World Cup Game
goes well and it brings new businesses to the area.
Good too see some positive news about Cape Town,South Africa...:)
Nice Posting..Under Secretary William J. Burns
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Africa assistance solves the improvement and the housing problem of the water supply system and thinks that must approach a food problem. The place which is developed a little when like the medical treatment system and training facility degree is constructed, thinks that is better.
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Kudo's to the city and residents of San Antonio, Texas for hosting the Hatian soccer team and providing them with the chance to practice and compete at the best of their ability. After who's facilities were destroyed, and their stadium turned into a tent city.
This is what I call "sportsmanlike conduct" among nations.
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Democracy through education is my motto. Democracy through soccer. Democracy through cricket.It doesn't matter. You just need to pick a theme and get the ball rolling. The greatest selling point in any country, any society is education whether its soccer education, agricultural education or education education.
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Very interesting info Eric. I did not know about it.
We can also call it "fair play†powered by U.S.A.
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What Happens When You Visit a TCM Practitioner?
Usually when people go to visit a healthcare provider, they are feeling sick or something is wrong. In the world of Chinese medicine, people are encouraged to consult with a TCM doctor before something goes wrong so that they may be advised how to maintain their health, optimize their wellbeing, and prevent illness.
This is a lot easier to do if you are relatively healthy to begin with. Why wait till you are thirsty before digging a well? But most of us wait, often times to our detriment.
How does a TCM practitioner make a diagnosis?
If you were to visit a TCM practitioner with a specific complaint, the practitioner would assess your situation in its entire context.
First, a typical TCM practitioner will gather data. She will listen to your story, as well as gather information from "nonverbal elements," such as your demeanor, movement, voice, bodily sounds, and complexion. She will examine your tongue, take your pulse and temperature, and then feel your skin, muscle tone, internal organs, etc, as appropriate.
Your TCM provider is working under a set of diagnostic principles that strive to identify imbalance. This imbalance is made manifest by patterns of disharmony (known as bian zheng). An example of imbalance made manifest might be a headache.
The TCM provider would look at the headache in a large context, seeking to find if this disharmony is caused by excess (like too much stress or activity) or deficiency (like not enough food or sleep). For more information, see What Is Qi? (and Other Concepts).
How does a practitioner decide on treatment options?
Once the TCM practitioner has recognized the pattern of disharmony and made a diagnosis, she works with you to resolve the disharmony. The guiding treatment principle is to create harmony between yin and yang in the easiest and least invasive way possible without creating further disharmony.
In other words, the TCM practitioner seeks to remove what is excessive and to replenish what is deficient.
The focus is always on you, the patient, not the disease. As a result, the treatment strategy is highly personalized, taking into account not only your condition, diet and lifestyle, but your family situation, community status, and environment.
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Court orders civil trial for death in borrowed carBy DAVE GRAM
The Associated Press | September 14,2013MONTPELIER Its back to the trial court for a Vermont case in which a woman lent her car keys to a man who then gave them to the womans boyfriend, who then died in an accident.
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday in the complex case in which the bottom-line question is whether the womans auto insurance should cover a lawsuit by the dead mans family or the responsibility falls on the man who passed on the keys.
The family of the dead man, Kim Lamotte, is suing Seth Colby, who accepted the keys from Kelly Macie and gave them to Lamotte on a promise from Lamotte that he would not drive the car but just wanted to unload boxes from the trunk and listen to its radio.
The justices sent the matter back to the Superior Court for Essex County, saying a judge or jury would have to determine if it was reasonable for Colby to have believed Lamottes promise not to drive the car, or if Colby had engaged in negligent entrustment. If Colby acted reasonably, Macies insurance company, State Farm, would be liable for damages.
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Colby picked Lamotte up hitchhiking in northeastern Vermonts Essex County. Colby took him to a McDonalds in Lancaster, N.H., where Macie, Lamottes girlfriend, worked. Lamotte asked Macie if he could borrow her car. Macie said no, because Lamotte had a lifetime drivers license suspension for multiple drunken driving convictions and appeared to have been drinking at the time. Macie did give her keys to Colby, whom she didnt know.
The decision did not explain why Macie gave Colby the keys when Colbys truck was parked outside. Macie did not immediately return a call seeking comment, and a number for Colby could not be found.
Somewhere between the counter where Macie gave Colby the keys and the car, Colby handed (Lamotte) the keys, said the court decision written by Associate Justice Beth Robinson. Colby told (Lamotte) not to drive the car, and (Lamotte) told Colby that he was not going to drive the car but was going to listen to the car radio. Colby then got in his truck and drove away.
Colby saw Lamotte later that afternoon and told him he should not be driving. Lamotte got back in the car and, a short time later, drove it off the road.
Essex County States Attorney Vincent Illuzzi said Lamotte was decapitated by a utility poles support wire. Illuzzi said he investigated with an eye to bringing a criminal charge of accessory before the fact against Colby. But he said that because the passing of the keys occurred in New Hampshire, he did not feel he could bring the case in Vermont.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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The local chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association is hosting its first-ever MDA Muscle Walk on Saturday, June 15th at Joe's Crab Shack in Barefoot Landing, 4846 Highway 17 South, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at 9:00 am. The MDA Muscle Walk is a community-focused charity walk and vendor fair, where local businesses, civic leaders and families come together to raise awareness and research funds for the 43 types of muscular dystrophy.
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GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — Schools had yet to open, but the first weekend in September brought the debut of the 2011 football season as Sullivan County teams took to the gridiron on September 2 and 3. With the falls sports season soon to be rife with cross-country, soccer, cheerleading, volleyball and tennis action, sports returns to The River Reporter to keep readers up to speed on what is going on.
The most compelling game of the first week featured another epic clash between rivals Sullivan West and Tri-Valley. This non-league set-to marked the eleventh meeting of the two teams since the Westies dropped down to Class C in 2005. Staged under a broiling sun, this game was a captivating debut to a season destined to provide thrills galore. Last year, Tri-Valley spoiled Sullivan West's homecoming with a non-league win and went on to the playoffs where they lost to Burke in the semifinals. Sullivan West did not make it to the post season in 2010.
This game was riveting from the start. Tri-Valley took advantage of an early Dawgs' fumble to unleash junior speedster Cody Exner for a 39-yard TD. On the ensuing kickoff, Sullivan West senior Kitt Borowski returned the ball 70 yards to the end zone. Bears' quarterback Joe Mickelson hit fellow senior Greg Swarthout with a 39-yard strike for the 14-7 halftime lead. The Westies came alive in the second half against a tiring Bears squad as Borowski scored two more times with runs of seven and five yards. Strident defense by Sullivan West nixed Tri-Valley's hopes for a late comeback as the Bulldogs (1-0) won 21-7. Exner led the Bears (0-1) with 103 yards on 11 carries. Borowski had six carries for 68 yards.
Liberty and Livingston Manor/Roscoe also posted wins as the LM/R Devil Cats rolled over Fallsburg 43-8 on September 2. Senior Troy Correa scored three touchdowns as he racked up 138 yards on six carries and returned an interception 55 yards for the score. Fallsburg is still in search of its first win as it now embarks on its second grid season. Liberty thumped visiting Delhi 52-22 behind the strong running of Anthony Covington, who scored on runs of 33, five and 45 yards. Monticello lost to Pine Bush 40-7 with its only score coming on a Shane Jackson 80-yard kickoff return. Eldred was victimized by the newly merged Hancock/Delhi football team to the tune of 35-6.
Next week's encounters—September 9: Chester at Sullivan West, Liberty at LM/R, Tri-Valley at Pine Plains, Eldred at Fallsburg and Monticello hosting Minisink Valley. All games are non-league except for Tri-Valley vs. Pine Plains.
Local soccer action this past week: Sullivan West girls hosted Port Jervis on September 6 while Tri-Valley travelled to Livingston Manor and Fallsburg headed to Eldred. The Fallsburg boys hosted Eldred on September 7 in a league clash. Liberty boys played host to Onteora in a non-league tilt.
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Energy conservation strategies can be a lot more sophisticated than just turning off the lights. This was the message of an afternoon workshop by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) Corporate Partners Program, with participation from the Clean Energy for Green Industry IGERT Fellowship Program, and the UCLA Center for Corporate Environmental Performance.
The Institute's Corporate Partner Program events bring together executives and academics to discuss research in corporate sustainability and feature talks by leading practitioners in the field.
The workshop addressed major themes in energy conservation: How should we deal with increased demand for electricity? What are the challenges of information? What is the market for conservation and energy efficiency? How can companies leverage investments in building efficiency and sustainability? What are the benefits of conservation and what can we gain?
From a corporate perspective, conservation can improve a company's bottom line and produce several intangible benefits—but it also poses unique challenges because conservation implies behavioral change.
Leading practitioners from different industries gathered to address these questions and discuss best practices.
Magali Delmas, Professor of Management, affiliated with both the IoES and the Anderson School of Management, presented an update on large-scale behavioral experiments in energy conservation that are underway at UCLA's University Village apartments.
Professor Delmas' team of social scientists and engineers are using novel energy metering technology to provide real-time feedback on household energy use down to the appliance level.
The project, known as ENGAGE, tests various behavioral interventions including both financial and non-financial incentives. As it turns out, information alone via smart metering may not be sufficient to motivate conservation.
Preliminary findings from this research suggest that non-financial incentives, such as social norms and reputation effects, can be powerful motivators to encourage conservation.
The next phase of these behavioral experiments will occur throughout the 2011-2012 academic year, with funding by the California Air Resources Board.
This stream of research provides a fresh perspective on conservation strategies and is especially relevant in light of mass installation of smart meters across national energy markets.
Dave Holly, Technical Specialist at Southern California Edison (SCE), gave an overview of the company's green initiatives. SCE is one of the nation's largest utilities, serving more than 14 million regional customers.
SCE has already installed more than 3 million smart meters throughout its service region and plans to install more than 5 million smart meters by 2012.
Brian Dennison, Vice President and General Manager of North American Sales, discussed brand-building initiatives at iGo Corporation (NASDAQ: IGOI), a publicly-traded company offering a full line of eco-friendly consumer electronics accessories. iGo's patented technology makes it easy for consumers to conserve energy by automatically shutting off charging power to devices. The company's products eliminate standby or "vampire" power which has grown in recent years as a source of wasteful electricity.
iGo is currently in talks with major retailers and brand owners to expand its offering across different consumer markets.
Richard Hansen, Vice President of Planning, Design, and Development at AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a $7 billion professional services company, gave an overview of building renovations at one of its local facilities.
While AECOM's internal sustainability investments in lighting, work spaces, and energy efficiency had relatively quick paybacks, the company also experienced many intangible benefits, such as improved employee morale, productivity, and increased credibility with clients.
The last speaker was Robert Kleiman, co-founder of Structure Home, a developer of custom homes serving Southern California. Structure Home has a long history with sustainable building materials, for example, forest certified timber. They are currently developing a white paper covering best practices in building science and sustainability and are looking for collaborators. In addition, Structure Home is building one of the most sustainable homes in Southern California, to be called the VISION House Los Angeles, located in Pacific Palisades.
The event concluded with remarks from the panel about how academic research on sustainability can be useful to managers leading transitions in their organizations.
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Electronic Arts Sues For Use Of "Dillinger" Guns In Godfather Games
Take-Two isn't the only company grabbing the legal headlines today over issues relating to one of its open-world crime franchises. As GamePolitics reports, Electronic Arts has preemptively sued to protect its use of two particular weapons -- the "Dillinger Tommy Gun" and the "Modern Dillinger" -- in its gangster...
Future Of The Next Godfather Game In Doubt
If you're waiting for the next Godfather game, it might never happen for you. EA, makers of The Godfather: The Game and Godfather II, says they will not be returning to make another game based off the famous gangster movies. In an interview at E3 with the L.A. Times, president of the EA Games Frank Gibeau, label, said "We're not going to...
X-Play Review: 'Godfather II'
It's been a couple years since the Corleones have graced the gaming world, but they have returned with Godfather II. X-Play takes a look at the mafia game to see whether it's done good, or if it should have slept with the fishes. Pros Easy to use combat system Fun to shakedown business owners Cons Weak story elements Little...
EA Wants Its 'Godfather II' Brass Knuckles Back
As you probably know, video game companies often send promotional swag to game reviewers -- maybe a T-shirt, or a life-size suit of armor. To promote the Godfather II, Electronic Arts sent some reviewers a set of promotional brass knuckles. That's a pretty cool piece of swag, I think you will agree. But there's a problem: Brass knuckles are...
'Godfather II' Space Opens In PlayStation Home
PlayStation Home is growing, and the newest residents to move into Sony's virtual-reality lobby are straight up gangsters. Today, a Godfather II space opens in Home. The space will feature a Texas Hold 'Em table, so get your virtual poker face ready. To celebrate the launch, Sony is holding its first celebrity poker tournament in-world...
'The Godfather II' Direct-Feed Gameplay, Virtual G4 Co-Worker Shows Off Customization
An empire's changing of the guard takes place. A friend is lost. G4 resident egomaniac, Jonathan Goorvich, runs amok whacking guys M-rated-style? Here's the first 15 minutes of direct-feed footage of EA's The Godfather II in all it's blood-thirsty, power-struggling bravado. While you'll get a great look at the game's atmosphere, gameplay...
EA Announces 'Godfather II' Premium Add-Ons
Electronic Arts is making you an offer you can't refuse*. The company is releasing details on extra content add-ons for The Godfather II. The premium upgrade packs provide players with level-four weapons, an additional crew member equipped with four unique specialties, and two new multiplayer maps to make their family stronger as they fight to...
'The Godfather II' Don's Control Multiplayer Mode Trailer: Lead Your Family to Online Victory
EA puts the essence of being THE Don into the online multiplayer arena to lead your family to victory in The Godfather II for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Similar to the idea of how massive Battlefield multiplayer series work, you'll have to command your family with waypoints to direct traffic, utilize security cameras for recon, and coordinate...
EA's Greg Rizzer Talks "Don Control" In 'Godfather II'
Yesterday, Steve wrote about the "Don Control" mode for the upcoming The Godfather II game. This downloadable multiplayer mode will be available when the game hits stores (check out more screens here!). The focus of this mode is on communication and teamwork. One player from each side gets to play the family's Don and it's up to them...
'Godfather II' To Feature Extra Multiplayer Mode On Release Day
Electronic Art's upcoming The Godfather II game will feature a new multiplayer mode called "Don Control" that will be available as a free patch on release day. The online mode adds a level of strategy game to the action of the Godfather II by letting players build a family; command them in battle; and view the action from a removed...
'Godfather II' Gets New Release Date: April 7, 2009
EA has set a new release date for the upcoming PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 sequel The Godfather II: April 7, 2009. "The Godfather II is taking the open-world genre in an entirely new direction by combining the furious combat of acting like a mobster, with the strategic gameplay of thinking like a Don," says Hunter Smith, Executive Producer...
'The Godfather II' Trailer Cuts Out YOUR Racket, Consolidates and Prospers
Depending on how this economy of ours goes, one might consider the following video a small public service announcement. EA Redwood Shores takes us through the numbers of the age-old profession of racketeering via their mob action game The Godfather II. Kids, you should probably ask your parents about this one... they might have some great...
Gears' 'Dom' To Play Michael Corleone
Voicing one of America's most beloved film characters can't be easy, so it's good that EA has decided to go with a veteran of game acting to portray Michael Corleone in the upcoming The Godfather II game. That man? Carlos Ferro, whose voice you will recognize as Dom from Gears of War and Gears of War II. Looks like it was just as easy as a...
'Godfather II' Developer Direct-Feed Walkthrough
Feel like accepting offers you can't refuse? EA's Executive Producer Hunter Smith stopped by for an incredibly thorough walkthrough of the crime-boss action/simulation hybrid The Godfather II available for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Shipping in North America February 24, get everything you need to know about this underworld syndicate sequel...
'Godfather II' Trailer Teaches Sound Financial Underworld Economics
Maybe our government could learn a thing or two from EA Redwood Shore's Godfather II. (More likely not) The most standout feature to the mob boss sequel is the "Don's View" where you enter into a Risk-like territorial environment. Previous trailers have dabbled a bit into it, but let the latest trailer from EA dole out even further...
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"Lucky" is an HBO documentary that follows the lives of people who have won the lottery and those who strive to be one of those to cash out on a huge jackpot. A family from the Princeton, NJ area won $110 million. A woman from Newark, DE has spent nearly $100 every day for the past 30 years in hopes of those magic numbers coming out.
What's this have to do with baseball? Well, it could mean nothing. Or it could mean something. Basically, I switched the channel after the Kyle Kendrick 5th inning implosion, but this program shed some light on things.
For two seasons, the Phillies were winning the lottery. Now, it feels as though they've spent all the money and are once again back where they started.
Tonight, they weren't so lucky. Scratch that – tonight, Kyle Kendrick wasn't so lucky in the 8-4 loss to St. Louis. The Phillies starter was ineffective from the get-go, allowing runs in the first and second innings before the Cardinals struck for five more in the fifth to break the game open. Home runs by Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, and Skip Schumaker turned the tide and sent the reeling Phillies even deeper into their freefall.
Roles have seemingly reversed for this team. The starting rotation that had been the rock is now it's peg leg. An offense that could do no right is now doing more right than before, although there is certainly still room for improvement.
In the opening inning for the Phillies, it looked like one of those explosive nights the faithful have longed for was on the horizon. The Phillies manufactured runs the old fashioned way; singles and doubles. A three-run first was followed by one run over the final eight innings. By games end, it was back to the way it has been all season. The lineup leaves you longing for more.
Thirteen hits were recorded by the Phillies, including two from Raul Ibanez, Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth, and Carlos Ruiz. However, leaving nine on base will bring you losses more often than victories.
And it won't get easier from here. Chris Carpenter awaits tomorrow night, followed by Jamie Garcia and all-star Adam Wainwright.
The Phillies may have won the lottery two years ago, and won a handsome prize a year ago. They may also still be in an enviable situation, but that doesn't mean the fan base won't ask for more. What the Phils need now is some better play out of their high-priced players, and a little luck couldn't hurt either. As they say just before the Powerball drawing, "goodnight and good luck."
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Kendrick should have been pulled early. He stunk, had no command and Charlie Manuel left him in too long. Figueora would have been a perfect long reliever, but we sent him down. Or, perhaps this would have been a good cameo for Happ. Charlie needs to UP his gameday strategy. Werth showed no clutch and I bet the dollars are falling off his value daily. Howard and Polanco continue to contribute. Victorino looked decent. Werth's getting picked off spoke volumes. Well, we always have tomorrow, tomorrow, we always have tomorrow …………………….
Kendrick is a conundrum he either has excellent stuff or is awful there is rarely in between with him. He is the perfect candidate for the Philly curse. In when and if we trade him he have 17 wins with a 2.85 ERA. I feel we have given plenty of chances to further hone his skills. We see brilliance then total collapse. Phils need to get another starter….I rarely mention his name but Lee Lee Lee…
Oh my God the Phillies and Mets are making this so easy on the Braves. Thank you for the division!
It's over Johnny! It's over! They should trade now but for next year. I don't believe there is any hope. The only thing I hope is that on Aug. 21st they are still somewhat in it as I will be at the game. (I'm from Az)
I thought Happ was still getting lit up at the Minors? Is he on the Roster now Bart?
July 16 update: "Happ allowed three runs on five hits in his second start for Triple-A Lehigh Valley since being optioned to the minors. Happ struck out seven and walked four."
Fastball between 92-95 mph.
Looks like he's almost ready. Hang on there, phans.
The Braves are just lucky in this divison. There pitching is good but there offense it terrible. If the Phillies were playing like last season we would be up by 10. When we started off good we had the Braves in the back. Happ will never be solid for us. Kendrick is a waste. Trade Werth now. Get something for him. Bring up Brown. What is Ruin wating for. Do something. Bring in Bobby V next season. These guys wont be smiling like they do for Cholly.
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Given that for most of the early innings Kendrick was throwing far more balls than strikes, it was obvious that a meltdown would happen at some point. He had no control, and when he buckled down and threw a strike it would be right down the middle, which as we all know does not get batters out.
Gotta say, I am really happy with where Howard is at the moment. Looking at some of his stats tonight side by side with Pujols… right next to each other in HR; Pujols leading in average but Howard with a good chunk more RBIs and just starting to really get hot. If he can keep his average up as we go through the summer and his power heats up, he'll be deadly.
Too soon to give on Happ the guy is coming off injury. He is still some what young with only 1 full season…Lets give him a chance…He has to find him self hopefully sooner than later
The Mets or as I like to call them The Mess are falling apart (while 100% healthy which makes it funny),the Nats and Marlins are straight up terrible so we won't finish the season in last place! YAY!
I can deal with crappy players playing like crap. That is the type of baseball I grew up with. So I don't really mind when Kendrick gets rocked. He should not be starting for a team trying to compete for a World Series. He'd be a good #5 on a team hoping to finish close to .500. I do mind when he is left in to pitch when giving up 5 runs in a inning. He should have been pulled after the second homer in the inning. A completely cold Chad Durbin could not have been any worse than KK. Also, McCarthy totally jinxed Kendrick by saying he needed to have a shut down inning right before he gave up the 5 runs.
But it is the good players playing like crap that I can't take. The outfield is totally worthless right now, and I can't stand hearing there is no room for Dom Brown. I can think of 3 outfield positions he could take over for and would be an improvment. Wilson Valdez is a crap hitter, and a great fielder. But if the big bats are doing their jobs, you don't care what Wilson Valdez is doing at the plate. I understand that Rollins is coming back from a injury. But c'mon!
How many times is this team going to hit rock bottom this year? I thought getting swept by the Mets and not scoring a run the entire series was going to be it. Or losing 3 of 4 to the Pirates. Or the blown 5 run lead to the Twins. I'm sure if I look at the schedule, I could find 2 or 3 other moments.
The team needs a major shakeup thats all their is too it until then we can expect to see this team who stuggles to score runs…i've always liked werth and always will,but i agree trade him i mean we most likely aren't re-signing him so get something for him now…
It seems like we've been half a game behind the Met's for half a year now. Which means, they have been just as lousy at baseball. Cmon Philly, find the phire.
Yes the Mets got the great Beltran back and promptly on cue fall apart.
I am trying to be as positive as I can. But you cant win every year and this just may not be the Phils year. It still could be. But somehow they need to try to take 2 of the next 3 from the Cards.
Yea, I too can feel Beltran's squad hooking us up with another mega crash vibe. Don't forget to take the popcorn out of the mircrowave…
I just looked at the box score tonight and was amazed to see that Werth has still managed to hit at a .280 clip. Doesn't it feel like he's more of a .242er right now?
It is true, you win some, lose some. But we hate to see underachieving, I think that's the thing that bites… I mean, it's not like this is a mid 90's style makeup of a Phillies team where .500 ball is a joyous celebration and Doug Glanville's 200th hit of the season fills one with an indescribable pride.
They'll do something… I don't know what… but something is going to happen. Perhaps something weird.
In some weird way though, this season has generated more interest from me than the past two. Not unlike the urge to watch terrible youtube videos…
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Pat, I would hardly call the starting rotation the teams' "peg leg". Halladay, while not great the other night, wasn't awful either. The Phils were still in the game when he left. It wasn't his best outing, however. That's for sure.
Hamels has been great. Thank God for him right now.
I agree. Kendrick and Moyer have been solid at times (Moyer BRILLIANT at times) but lately no so much. Blanton just hasn't found his stride yet.
Just as quickly as these guys have pitched poorly….they can go out and pitch a gem.
Hopefully, it comes soon….a few in a row….. coupled with the offense that knows how to crank out 13 hits like last night.
The Stl pitcher had nothing last night – shouldn't have made it out of the third inning. After the 1st, RISP woes continue.
I think Werth got a lobotomy when Howard got his contract. I realize he's never been a real smart n Molina, not like it's Posado player, but his concentration just isn't there. When Molina set up inside (and for God's sake, it's a freakin Molina back there, not like it's Posada or some other weak armed catcher), I told myself a snap throw was coming. That's his move, setup inside on a lefty, snap throw to first around the back of the batter. Rally kill. He seems to go up there looking for a walk, takes a weak swing with 2 strikes. 2 singles last night, neither were hit well.
Werth isn't the only reason for the swoon, and I still think we're a better team with him, but I wish he would get his head in the game. He and Howard can carry the offense when both are playing well. Howard is having a career year, but can't do it alone.
I really can't blame Charlie for that meltdown. No pitcher, no matter what their stuff is like on any given night, should give up 3 HR is one inning. Kyle's command was off, but I really didn't think he was that bad before the fifth. The first two runs he gave up were on groundballs. Granted, he put runners on base. But through four innings, he pitched pretty well once they got there. I think Kyle got himself rattled because he wasn't getting much of strike zone to work with. He made a good pitch that was called a ball before Pujols' HR. But he should have stopped it there. The fact he gave up two more HR says to me that he lost focus more so than that he just didn't have it. And I wouldn't have wanted to see Charlie burn a reliever there with Kendrick batting third in the next half.
Not sure what I did on the editting there – one of these days I'll get used to this laptop. Hope the intent came through (when Molina is catching, shorten the lead a bit, pay attention). Chuck, agree on starting pitching. While KK struggled with location, a few more runs by the offense in the early innings would have taken the Stl bats out of the game before the 5th. It's a whole lot easier to pitch with a 5 run lead vs a close game.
Where's Brett Myers when you need him?
I'm Ted Bell.
You guys are still watching the games? What a waste of 3 hours.
That's what "real fans" do…… watch their favorite team no matter how well or how poorly they are playing.
When you pull Kendrick early, who is he replaced by? If we had Figueroa, maybe you take that option more seriously. Gtg some reason though, we decided to keep the awful Baez around. Why? I don't know. Wait, I think I do. Management probably feels "pot committed" to Baez. Instead of being objective and forgetting about money already spent, management seems to continue to be ruled by preseason expectations.
This is always one of the most frustrating things in sports. The money is spent. Move on and stop letting people like Baez figure out themselves when games are on the line for a playoff caliber team. It's really that easy. Someone like Amaro has to swallow his pride first though and publicly admit that he was wrong. That's probably the hardest part.
Dave, your spending time logging into a site commenting on something that you no longer follow? Who's wasting their time?
I emphatically believe that the pieces are here, and if they play to their historical average (I'm not talking about potential, but just the average over the past 3 years), this is a playoff team. 2008 and 2009 had their low points also – both seasons had significant strecthes where we didn't look like a playoff team, let alone a WS team. Will it happen? I don't know, but I'll enjoy watching it unfold, even when some of the games hurt.
I'm with Nick – what in the F* is Danys Baez AND Herndon doing on this team? Why would the Phils send down Figueroa who has shown he can last a few innings when all we have seen from Herndon and Baez is crap and more crap.
Last night it was obvious to me that Kyle was off early on. More balls than strikes – when he imploded, Cholly left him in for 'just one more out' – mistake. But take note, the Cards pitcher Hawksworth stunk as well. Less than 60% of his pitches were for strikes, and the Phils wound up getting 10 hits off him.
The offense had a chance to do more, we all saw it and they failed. When you have guys whiffing at the first pitch (Shane is really pissing me off with this) – you are letting the opposing pitcher off the hook.
Yeah…can someone PLEASE tell Shane that's it's really OK to NOT swing at the first pitch all the time?? It always seems like there are runners on with two outs and he swings wildly and pops it up.
I think Herndon is here because of his Rule 5 status and the Phils obviously saw something in Spring Training. At what point, though, do the Phils cut their ties with him?
Baez has good stuff and historically has been a good reliever. I was for his signing….but to me his time is running out. I cringe every time I see him out there any more.
Is Figgy really the answer?? I mean, how much success can the guy really have if you bring him back up?? He will probably have some dec ent outings and some that suck.
I think there are teams out of contention that may like a guy like herndon. He's young, cheap and shows some promise. Figgy isn't great, but he's a nice piece when you have Kendrick and moyer blowing up a lot. I could see herndon as a piece in a tejada or wiggington trade or another desrirable if.
I think that's why the Phils are reluctant to let Herndon go…."young, cheap and shows some promise." Just not sure that he's what we needs right now, though.
Its ashame how many fans this year have no faith because we've been playing bad ball, but let me remind everyone…Our remaining schedule for the rest of the season is mostly division games, and with the teams in the race for the wildcard. If we start putting up the numbers that were capable of, we can quickly bounce back.
One thing is for sure….If we don't fix this 2B problem, and keep stinky Valdez in our lineup, than this season is over. We need someone quick to fill in for Utley at 2nd because Valdez is NOT the answer if we want to contend and stay in this race
if the Phils ate going to get in this thing now, I believe they need to make some moves. A starter, an if, a rp, something. Mathiason and scwimmer should be ready next year.
Is there an experation on a rule 5 guy or is his major league status necessary forever?
Brooks, don't even get me started on Herndon. If they DFA him at this point, how many teams would be interested anyway? We should take a shot with people in our own system before they become more disenchanted than they already may be. Last thing we need are good prospects demanding to be traded. I bring this up because I've heard that Mathieson wants to be traded apparently. It may be just a rumor, by lets face it, the future is now.
My understanding is that a Rule 5 guy can be traded but that his new team has to honor the same rules and offer him back to his original team if they decide to waive him and he clears waivers. It's good for one year.
So, for example, and to use the Orioles since you mentioned Wigginton and Tejada….if the Phils traded Herndon to the O's for one of those guys….the O's have to keep him on their 25 man roster for the rest of the year or offer him back to the Angels.
I think that's right??
Please fire Charlie Manuel now….and trade Jimmy Rollins…he is worthless as a hitter!
I enjoy reading everyone's goofy comments in the morning while I drink my coffee…but it doesn't take me 3 hours.
Good plan Rich, those guys haven't proven anything!!
a Rule 5 players must be offered back to their ORIGINAL team .. in this case, the Angels ..
if they don't take him back, I believe the Phillies could sign him to a minor league deal .. (like we did with Victorino in 2004 or 2005)
ActuallyChilled — Wow pulse on the public. A perfect example of why no matter what Werth does – he won't win: "…was amazed to see that Werth has still managed to hit at a .280 clip. Doesn't it feel like he's more of a .242er right now?"
Someone did one helluva PR campaign on Werth. Someone in the FO flipped out when he & his beard rocketed out of the gate in April & he was all over the internet. Fans were loving it. They saw a full on disaster that they could NOT AFFORD. The only way to save themselves was to GET RID OF IT. It worked beautifully. Werth's being run out of town faster than you can say Brett Myers.
Everyone bought it, including (and this is the worst part) Werth himself. He allowed them to to steal his confidence in the talent he's always had. He lost faith in himself. Forget staying w/the team he wanted to be on, in the city where he wanted to stay, forget the contract he wanted, forget the respect he worked so hard for, forget working since little league to be like his great grandfather, his grandfather, his uncle, and his stepdad. It's all over b/c the media, the team, & the fans need a scapegoat – oh yeah – and a pitcher. And b/c he caved to the pressure. And 95% of people would have too. He's a ball player, not Atlas.
Folks, get a grip. He can still play and he's no worse than anyone else on this team.
Howard hit into a double play last night. Rollins played like crap, he's been playing like crap. He's gotten 3 – 4 really solid hits since he returned. Victorino has had 3 yrs free reign w/his volatile temper (pushing Charlie's buttons), unintelligent moves, and up & down play. People LOVE him – three Years. Our pitchers give up HRs by the barrels full. Our bull pen stinks. Madson was out b/c he couldn't control his temper, and he wasn't a great pitcher to begin with. And let's face it, Utley was injured for an unnecessary play. That was smart? But he's considered a full throttle guy for doing it. Hey, I love Chase, but…not bright.
My point exactly Don. Now that Charlie actually has to manage for once, it has become clear that he doesn't know what he's doing. He's terrible at situational managing and leaves his starters in way too long. Rollins should spend less time joking and more time working on taking pitches and getting on base. This team continues to try to hit home runs to win ball games. They are completely unwilling or incapable of playing small ball. They are painful to watch!
If something hurts….then it's conventional wisdom not to do the thing that causes the pain.
Phan, Agree with the the first paragraph, then you lost me. Do you think the front office had something to do with "staging" the lunar landings, the assasination of the Kennedys, and covering up alien landings?
The FO can only benefit short and long term with Werth having a career year (playoffs this year, draft choices to follow). Is it the pressure of the contract, or just Werth being Werth, who tends to drift at times, I don't know. Pinning this as a master scheme from the front office is a little beyond paranoid, bordering on psychotic.
bfo: I'm not a conspiracy theorist at all. You're reading way too much into what I was saying, or it's just outright my fault. I just wasn't clear. Having worked PR I know this: all it takes is a friend in the right place, a word in the ear of the heaviest writer, at the heaviest newspaper or tv station. Other media people pick up on it, the bloggers pick up on, aaaand the ball is rolling – nobody has to do anything. No money, no secrets, no bodies. Sorry – no conspiracy. Maybe they just didn't want to pay him a lot, maybe they didn't want to keep him at all. Doesn't matter. It worked in their favor.
But they couldn't have anticipated or asked for anything better than Werth playing into their hands. He's completely caved.
Sorry, you're not dealing with anything as interesting as a psychotic or even paranoid. Though if I were you, I'd look back on the past maybe 2 wks worth of posts on this site. You'd be surprised how very many of them straight up blame Werth for everything.
And THAT would be paranoid.
Phan, i see your point. but I wasn't blaming the season on werth. at the same time, just look at his RISP average. its literally next to worst in the league. it may be convenient for FO on his struggles, but i am really now sure that it means they want him to play any worse than he can, esp if the other phils arent picking up the slack. yes… i think if there was a solid plan in place for werth, he would be playing better. lets hope for the best.
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September baseball has been more fun with the Phillies squarely involved in the chase for the second wild card spot in the National League. Without it, weeknight baseball games would be lacking importance and we'd be forced to stomach the thought that the Braves and Nationals are running away with playoff spots. Not cool.
What is fun is witnessing the Phillies make a late-season push for that final spot in the 2012 postseason. (As an aside, if the Phillies were to make it, what color would the flag be for the second wild card? Never been in this position.)
Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports argues that Phillies fans should not be allowed to partake in the madness:
Baseball touted the second wild card as something that would feed the down-the-stretch-drama beast. Certainly the one-game playoffs between wild-card teams will be entertaining, the do-or-die aspect a welcome treat. And the fact that baseball penalizes the wild card by forcing it to waste a top starter before the division series or risk losing because it didn't pitch its frontline guy is the sort of disincentive the wild card should've had in the first place.
To do those things at the expense of the regular season and its integrity, though, goes against better judgment. Perhaps this is an anomaly and the AL wild card in the future will average 94 wins, as it has, and the NL's will exceed 90 as well. Maybe these are first-year kinks that get the cynics and those against since its inception all in a lather (in this particular case, a blather).
More likely is the annual bastardization of a regular season that is unique and special to baseball. It is a 162-game slog, a slow burn of strategy and stamina. Diminishing it in any way is counterintuitive to what baseball should try to do: keep it as pristine as possible, and damn sure don't let some off-brand version of a ball club sneak into the playoffs.
Calling it a "bastardization of the regular season" is a bit harsh. Yes, baseball's unique rules and shorter postseason mean that every game counts much more than in a seven-game series in the NHL or NBA. Adding a fifth playoff team waters it down to an extent. But how can you criticize Major League Baseball for wanting to bottle the amazing final day they had last season so that it happens every year?
I like that adding the second wild card means divisional winners will have a more dramatic advantage than in previous seasons. The wild card teams will likely be using one of their better starters, therefore screwing up their rotational plans in the opening round of the postseason. Wild card teams were on an equal playing field with the divisional winners, which shouldn't be the case. Winning the division is the ultimate test for a team through a long regular season. Now, they're being rewarded for that again, just as they had been prior to the wild card being added.
This is hardly the first time mediocre teams have been included in the postseason. In 2006, the St. Louis Cardinals won a bad Central Division with just 83 wins. They won the whole damn thing. Go way back to 1973, the Mets won the NL East with 82 victories. Occasionally, it just so happens that enough teams are having down seasons allowing a less-than-perfect club to slip in. It's likely this year will be an exception to the rule, that it only takes 84 or 85 wins to get in. Is that enough to complain about? We should see how the next four or five seasons go before coming to a conclusion that this is harming the integrity of the game.
And to say this is being done at the expense of the regular season is also slightly off-base. If a divisional winner were involved in a one-game playoff to advance, then we should complain. But wild card teams were given too much leeway. Plus, it's not as if baseball is allowing half the teams in the league into the postseason, as is the case in other sports, which therefore waters it down and lengthens it.
Clearly, there is much more excitement as several teams and their supporters get to enjoy more meaningful baseball; isn't that what it's about? Shouldn't paying fans be subject to that late in the year, instead of spending hundreds or dollars to bring their family to the ballpark for a game that otherwise wouldn't count? The fans of the Brewers and Pirates and Diamondbacks can now get up and cheer instead of turning their full attention to the Packers, Steelers, and Cardinals; and of course the Eagles here in Philly.
So, while the Phillies probably aren't quite worthy of a playoff berth after the type of year they've had, it's still enjoyable to the end.
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I read that article a few days ago. There's a reason that guy writes for Yahoo! and not a real news site, because it was poorly written. If the Phillies make the playoffs then they deserve it, his opinion doesn't matter.
The wild card flag will be brown. It will start out a different color but will end up brown because the only thing a wild card flag will be good for is wiping our asses with it.
As my favorite crazy RNC speaker once said: "Deserve's got nothing to do with it."
A baseball team has the record it deserves; if that record is good enough to qualify for the playoffs, then that team "deserves" to be there. Simple as that. If the Phils get in, they deserve to be there. If they don't, they "deserve" to be watching the playoffs on TV.
This guy sounds like an idiot.
I think I suddenly miss the Howard topic.
Just get there.
But kidding aside, the biggest mistake parents make with their kiddos is teaching them the words fair, and deserve. Well, the biggest mistake is teaching the youngbloods to walk and talk, but for dramatic purposes, we'll include deserve and fair as part of the vocab as top of the list.
When, in adulthood, where most peeps spend the majority of their lives do deservedness and fairness have much to do with reality.
The rule is what it is, and it's a scam that mediocore and 248 chances a season clubs are vying. But this ain't artistry, it's business. Making money, attention grabbing business. In that area, it's working. Just ask the fans in Tampa, supporting their ballclub to the tune of 30 some thou empty seats a night. Oops, bad example.
So do the Phils deserve it? Who cares? They're in the hunt from the outlying suburbs of the suburbs, and as there is very little in the calendar year that compares with watching YOUR team in the post season, and fantasizing about advancing, who's complaining.
I might add that if the Phils were in the catbird seat of the last 5 years, staking a fine regular season against some Johnny Come Lately fear carrying club of ineptitude, I'd be singing a way, way different tune. But you asked the question on 9/19/12, and I am offering a punctual take. Parents should teach their kids flexibility, and we already covered what they shouldn't teach 'em.
Here's to hope, prayer that it is.
I think adding an extra wild card does wonders for the MLB. I love the fact that it causes the wild card teams to use a pitcher in the play in. Recently Wild card teams win the world series because they get hot, go into the playoffs and dont really have any disadvantages compared to teams that won their division. Now they will, they are forced to burn a pitcher so it makes the wild card run harder.
Its awesome. Its great. dont change it.
This guy writes for Yahoo and we take him seriously?
My feelings are that this isn't a question of whether the Phillies deserve to be in the playoffs. This is a question of whether the second wild card team deserves to be there, whoever it is. But good old Jeffy has to mention the Phillies in a down year twice in that article to help prove his point.
The New York Football Giants ( for those who remember Cosell) won the Super Bowl last season. To the best of my memory, they weren't a dominating football team in the regular season. I know they had a number of close games, and lost to the Redskins twice! They were lucky to be 9-7.
Is baseball, with it's declining ratings and in many cities dismal attendance in any position to act high and mighty while other leagues rake in the cash? No. And I'm a purist at heart, I don't like the new wild card, I don't even like the old wild card. I hate designated hitters, relievers who pitch to one batter, and in general making a 162 game meaningless. So yes I have to say I don't think the Phils (read second wild card) deserve to be in this. But the reality is that in today's world, you gotta serve today's consumer, or you can't survive.
I agree with Ken. "Deserve"? Is this a question of morality? What record a team has is beyond good and evil. It just is. And if that makes you the sixth best team in the NL than thats what you are.
As I start to raise my own kids I find the phrase that comes out of my mouth the most is, usually in a loud, irritated tone: "Well life ain't fair!" Getting back to baseball: Lets just play one half a season and then after the all star break we have the tourney. Each team seeded 1-30. That'll be fair. All seven game series.
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The phillies are in the worst possible position right now. The second wild card is like an unreachable carrot being dangled in front of us. We probably won't get it, but we're close enough that we keep playing our regulars instead of testing players like Ruf out, or trying Chase at 3rd. So we're not getting development time and we're likely not getting the second wildcard. What a shame.
I said before, getting above .500 is my hope for the team this year. Postseason would just be icing on the cake.
You root for team who hits a guy with a .163 batting average .300 slugging and .509 OPS
He always hits 4th
He hit 4th in the old days and he will hit 4th forever.
There is no other line up
4 hitter 509 OPS
Remember the old days when he sucked with the .700 ops
It was grand.
You should have won a title 2010 or 2011
You hit him 4th and you lost with the greatest staff ever.
2013 now.
The pitchers have a lot of innings they are old now and declining
Is 2016 here?
What does a team with a guy with a ,503 OPS hitting 4th deserve?
Ken you tell me.
He will hit 4th forever.
I wasn't sure of whom you spoke since no name was mentioned.
You wouldn't know about this of course, but in my case, it just sucks to be stupid.
But GENERALLY speaking, a team with a guy hitting 4th with a resume like that COMPLETELY deserves to be in the playoffs. Those of us who have watched baseball for 125 years (notice I didn't mention names, to protect Lefty's innocence) have seen just about all the game has to offer, and novel things like that are of massive appeal.
Does anyone here want to win?
Or just invest?
Jeff Passan is one of the worst reporters out there. I can't stand him.
Rules are rules, no matter what Passan thinks, or what anyone else thinks. If people want to complain, they should talk to Pud Selig.
There's a second wild card now, and whatever team wins it deserves it.
@ George you want Howard hitting 4th against left handed pitchers?
@AFW: what the f— does Ryan Howard have to do with my comment?
You have such a one track mind, you probably can't remember to unzip when you take a pee.
I echo pretty much what Dave P says.
Ryan Howard is a big name and a good guy. Can really hit long homers and is a run producer. But any manager that keeps him batting 4th next year against lefties is just a flat out p@ssy. Thats just cowtowing to your players. I understand that Jimmy leads off because no one else can – but ANYONE can hot lefties better than Howard. Put Chooch there. Mayberry is better. The left/right divergence is so profound that the situation screams to be addressed and has for the last three years.
The Dipsy
No one else can? Juan Pierre, with his current numbers, would be a WAY better lead-off hitter than Jimmy. He's faster, gets on base more, steals better, and is smarter on the base paths.
By the credo of you're only as good as your last ______, your defending JP on stolen base success, you're okay, byut historically, he's pretty weak. Got picked off twice in a game in the past, too.
Juan Pierre? Maybe against righties. But you'd have to constantly juggle the lineup, because someone else would have be in there against lefties.
Also, Pierre DOESN'T steal better than Rollins. He gets caught far more times. If getting caught means anything about being faster or being "smarter on the base paths" I'd say he must not be better than Rollins at either.
One other facet of both players' games: Pierre will rarely be standing on second or third after being at bat. He has to steal to get there. Rollins many times doesn't have to steal because he'll already be in scoring position after he hits.
Pierre is great in the right circumstances. Leading off every day is not one of those circumstances.
You don't get anywhere managing a lineup anticipating negativity, but I wonder what degree of regression Chooch is gonna face next year. Doesn't seem safe to expect the same out of him next year, though how much dropoff is certainly arguable.
That doesn't equate to any disagreement on the Howard point so much as it puts an emphasis on the need for a bat for next year. Maybe that new addition helps solve this seemingly apparent point.
Good thing you don't have to manage.
I see your point, though. The Phils will need a bat, even if Ruiz is just as good next year. If one looks at his career, he's been out of the lineup a lot.
Very few teams have had success building their offense around a catcher. Even without injuries, most catchers' production tails off in the late summer.
True – years past lets say. Pierre is having a great year.
The Dipsy
Before I even read this article or ANY of the comments- I do
Not like the topic of this article ONE BIT. WHO THE HECK cares if they belong and why does it matter to us??? If they win enough and teams lose, then ummm yeah the Phillies deserve it.
This was in response to a Yahoo article saying the Phillies don't deserve it, etc …
basically, if it was just one Wild Card spot as in years past, the Braves would have that all but locked up. With the addition of the 2nd Wild Card team, more teams are in contention until the very end .. good if you're a .500-ish team like the Phillies, Dbacks, Pirates, etc…
I like that more teams get to the postseason, but I don't like the the two Wild Card teams play just a 1-game series.. nor do I like the the winner of that 1-game series then hosts a division winner. …. a few years back Jayson Stark pointed out that MLB should start the season a week or two earlier and start all the games in warm-weather areas, or in dome-stadiums.. so that there aren't November games in freezing cold places… (Marlins, Rays, Braves, Brewers, Blue Jays, Mariners, Astros, Rangers, Angels, Dbacks, Padres, Dodgers (and the Cards, Royals, Giants, A's)), could host home games earlier to cut down on Spring Training, and to extend the postseason to meaningful full-series
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For me it took 2 weeks, but it really depends on when caliburn is online.
good job theyre shouldn't be a problem with this
nice bio shouldnt take to long for it to be approved.
thanks guys! that makes me feel good... no homo... i did 4 bio's in the last two days.... cuz everytime i did one like the same few ppl would get on there and start talkin ish about it! tellin me it wont work or i cant use the person i had...
meh youll get over it they do it to everyone well the new people mainly.dont worry also you should look into joining a rp village if u r gonna rp.
yeah i want to but i gotta get this approved 1st rihgt?
nope you can apply to a village now as it is pending.
oh ok... any recommendations?
leaf village pherhaps they are nice and will help you get started nicely. that or kumo kumo is alittle more strict though.
are u in one?
yes i am in leaf
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Nice first bio
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What is organza? Organza is a whisper-light fabric with body. If you were to look at a veil which is tulle (net) and almost translucent, chiffon is much more flexible and more lank. Meanwhile, organza is opaque and has more body to it; although it is light it is wonderful to use in gowns that have more structure. It is far lighter than satin (please refer to yesterday's Satin entry).
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