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During the week, Brad Van Dommelen is president of the Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau — but on weekends he loves to get on his Harley and explore the back roads of the Grand Traverse region. Here he shares one of his favorite rides: the beautiful Leelanau Peninsula.
One thing about riding a motorcycle: it teaches you that sometimes a ride is more than just a way to get from one place to another, that there are times when the journey is more important than the destination.
Of course, there are also those rare times when the journey and the destination are equally exciting. And that's when you know you've found a biker's paradise.
I've found that kind of riding experience here in the scenic countryside around Grand Traverse Bay. Roads that twist and bend around wooded hillsides, past lakes and bays of clear turquoise and deep blue, through towering sand dunes and small towns with rural "Up North" charm.
Traverse City, at the southern end of the bay, serves as a natural hub for this magnificent region, with a wide variety of lodging choices, restaurants, pubs, shopping and entertainment. And the area offers so many touring options that my toughest decision at first was choosing where to start. Fortunately, no matter which way you're headed you're almost guaranteed a great ride.
Just a short distance to the northwest, for example, M-22 provides a great day ride along the coastline of the beautiful Leelanau Peninsula. Heading north along the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay, there are picturesque villages like Suttons Bay, Omena and Northport with plentiful dining and shopping options, as well as the Indian community of Peshawbestown, home to the Leelanau Sands Casino.
Personally, I can't help riding to the northernmost tip of the peninsula, where the Grand Traverse Lighthouse stands guard over the rocky shoals just has it has for nearly 150 years. There's also a secluded Lake Michigan beach nearby at Christmas Cove, and some fine views from the high bluffs at Peterson Park.
From here, M-22 heads south again – this time along the peninsula's Lake Michigan shore, through the lakeside village of Leland with its picturesque Fishtown district — a unique fishing port whose old shanties and sheds are now filled with galleries and gift shops. Just a few miles to the south, the road enters one of America's most beautiful natural areas: the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. One of my favorite side trips here is the seven-mile Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive with its beautiful views of the lake and dunes. You might even stretch your legs with a climb up the dunes, though I don't recommended trying this in riding boots!
One can't-miss stop in the Sleeping Bear area is Cherry Republic in the village of Glen Arbor, the world's largest exclusive retailer of cherry products. After all, the Traverse City area produces about 75 percent of the world's tart cherries! I love browsing through their amazing stores. A few miles farther on, in the village of Empire, is a great public beach and a laid-back little restaurant, the Friendly Tavern, where I usually stop for a burger and some cold wet refreshment before picking up M-72 for a fast ride back to Traverse City.
The M-22 loop is a great way to see the edges of the Leelanau Peninsula, but it doesn't begin to exhaust the wonders of that beautiful place. In fact, some of the best riding in the Traverse City area is on the interior roads that circle Lake Leelanau or the two Glen Lakes and pass through villages like Lake Leelanau, Cedar and Maple City. Here, as you wind your way among vineyards and orchards, the pace is more agricultural. (And there are lots of wineries offering tastings.)
Take it from me: riding the Leelanau Peninsula is a treat no biker will soon forget. But it will only whet your appetite to try other rides through this beautiful region. Maybe the Old Mission Peninsula? Antrim County's beautiful Chain of Lakes? Hard to make choices here in Michigan's True North.
Brad Van Dommelen is president of the Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau, but he's been riding motorcycles for many years, both on road and off road, starting at the young age of 10 with his Bonanza mini-bike. His current ride-of-choice is a 100th anniversary edition 2003 Harley Fat Boy.


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1 year from today Tell me how your life has changed. Not much I can tell you. but I am not unhappy about his win. I believe he is smart and will do the best for our country. All Presidents get roped in by the congress and senate, and have limited abilities to change things. Let's just hope you aren't hating him in 2 or 3 yrs like you are Bush. Only time will tell
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Nice article in today's NY Times sports section about White Sox GM Kennedy Williams and his friendship with Obama.
Thanks, Jane! Great article!
Kennedy Williams? Is that a Freudian slip, Jane? Thinking about JFK, are we?
All's well here in the bluest of blue states. Nice job to all who voted in record numbers.
Steve T.
Oops. Just saw my typo. Thanks for pointing it out, Prince. Freudian slip is right!


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New York — The Home Fashion Products Association met this morning and elected four new members to its board of directors and reelected five directors to new two-year terms.
Leon Barocas, Santee Print Works; Jeff Erdheim, Jeffrey Fabrics; Bert Shlensky, Sure Fit; and Dale Williams, Waverly Lifestyle Group, were newly elected by the membership to serve on the board for two years. Kathleen Cwirko, Mohawk Home; Carl Goldstein, S. Lichtenberg; Wendy Keryk, Richloom Home Fashions; Tom O'Connor, Springs Industries, and Bruce Resch, Richloom Fabrics, have been reelected.
Frank Foley, CHF Industries, will take over as president for the HFPA when Park Smith, Park B. Smith, steps down at the end of the year. The other appointed officers that will also begin their terms at that time are Dianne Morris, Bay Linens, who will become vp/president-elect; Bob Dale, WestPoint Stevens, who will become secretary; and O'Connor, who will become treasurer.
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The Filibuster
On Thursday, former New York Yankee disaster, Carl Pavano, made his
Cleveland Indians debut. In just one inning plus of work he allowed 9
runs on 6 hits (including 2 homers) and three walks. Cleveland was not
happy. But Pavano is just one of many pitching phenoms gone sour. If
you had to put together a pitching staff of current players designed,
destined and determined to fail, who would you choose and why?
— Jeff
The problem with this question is that it's punditry in it's most basic form. No matter what pitchers I name, you already have your mind made up and you've already decided that I'm wrong. It feels like I'm being forced to play Colmes to your Hannity. But, because I'm a good sport, I'll do it. I will become Alan Colmes.
Any baseball team needs a quality starter, decent middle relief and a closer who can get the job done. So, it makes sense that our bizarro all-star team would want just the opposite: a starter who never fail to implode, a middle reliever with whom no lead is safe and a ninth inning finisher who puts the "lose" in closer.
It would be relatively easy to staff the entire squad with last year's Tigers but at this point, only one of them truly deserves that roster spot. Last season Dontrelle Willis managed to single-handedly redefine the concept of crashing and burning and this year seems to be more of the same. How bad is it? Well, D-train is currently cooling his heels on the 15-day DL with the frighteningly worded injury, "Anxiety disorder." For those escapades, Dontrelle, we make you our ace.
But every starter needs a stopper. Although, in our case I guess what we're looking for is more of a porous sieve. And there are plenty of them out there. Just today C.J. Wilson of the Rangers gave up four quick runs in relief of Kevin Millwood and managed to throw away what had been a shutout up til that point. But has anyone fallen as far or as fast as Eric Gagne? I mean this guy was lights out a couple years ago but now just mentioning his name around Red Sox or Brewers fans might get you punched out.
However, and I think it's probably no surprise to anyone, the dirty lump of coal in in this torn stocking of a rotation has to be old friend of RSBS, Kyle Farnsworth. And he really deserves this honor on so many levels. Don't just think of it as a reward for his incredible meltdown against the White Sox this past week. No, this is truly a lifetime achievement award. Farnsworth is the Mariano Rivera of blown opportunities and for that we salute him.
When it comes right down to it, though, I don't know if anyone can really out-Pavano Carl Pavano himself. Seriously, how is this guy still pitching? When will GMs learn that he truly is kryptonite, anathema to the very idea of pitching. On the bright side, he is playing for the Indians and that makes me a little more optimistic for the Tigers chances this season. Hey, it's Easter, a time of resurrection and rebirth. We all gotta' hope, right?
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I am praying to God this Easter that you are wrong about Pavano. I will continue to remain optimistic about him; only because I am okay with risking getting my heart broken because seriously look at my top two favorite sports teams: the Cleveland Indians and the Clemson Tigers. That's heartbreak for you.
Please guys, stop posting that Kyle Farnsworth photo. I meant to ask you to stop last time it was posted, but I figured that would be the last time, but now, it haunts me again. It bothers me every time I look at it like it bothers you not to tongue the roof of your mouth after burning it from a delicious slice of New York pizza. His face, his action, his reaction, his style. What a GOON! Ugh, Kyle Farnsworth.
– Donnie
It always fascinates me how pitchers tend to fail up. They suck for one team and then get signed by another. Well, except Gagne. I think people have figured out he's a lost cause.
The Indians can afford to give Pavano a couple of starts to see if he turns it around. They've got Laffey and Sowers cooling their heels in Columbus right now, so they're okay. I mean, shoot, how many chances has Steve Trachsel gotten despite never showing any single ounce of skill as a pitcher in his entire career?
Eric Gagne! Eric Gagne! (clenches fist). I HATES Eric Gagne! (using Yosemite Sam voice for some unknown reason).
Steve T.
Oh come on, now. How much joy and laughter did it give sane, rational-minded baseball fans when the Red Sox signed Eric Gagne and everyone began saying that this was the move that was going to clinch the postseason for them?
See, we all got a good laugh out of it because we knew how bad Gagne was, and the Red Sox fans got their way by winning the World Series despite the Eric Gagne signing. Win-win.
Gagne's excuse is that they took away his "juice". The others? They just fell off… no rhyme or reason… or so it seems.
Excellent choices I must say..
However no more mention of he who must not be named [PaVoldemort] please..
To answer your question though.. GM's never learn, lol..
– V [ http://flairforthedramatic.mlblogs.com ]
I feel bad for Dontrelle, I loved watching him on the Marlins, he was incredible, and I thought that he should have won the NL Cy Young in '05. Anxiety disorder… that does not sound fun. And yes, hearing Eric Gagne makes me want to punch someone in the face lol.


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Home List of Titles Early-type galaxies at large galactocentric radii I: stellar kinematics and photometric properties
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- Early-type galaxies at large galactocentric radii I: stellar kinematics and photometric properties
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- We present the results of a combined analysis of the kinematic and photometric properties at large galactocentric radii of a sample of 14 low-luminosity early-type galaxies in the Fornax and Virgo clusters. From Gemini South GMOS long-slit spectroscopic data, we measure radial profiles of the kinematic parameters vrot, σ, h3 and h4 out to ∼1–3 effective radii. Multiband imaging data from the Hubble Space Telescope/ACS are employed to evaluate surface brightness profiles and isophotal shape parameters of ellipticity, position angle and discyness/boxiness. The galaxies are found to host a cold and old stellar component which extend to the largest observed radii and that is the dominant source of their dynamical support. The prevalence of discy-shaped isophotes and the radial variation of their ellipticity are signatures of a gradual gas dissipation. An early star-forming collapse appears to be the main mechanism acting in the formation of these objects. Major mergers are unlikely to have occurred in these galaxies. We cannot rule out a minor merging origin for these galaxies, but a comparison of our results with model predictions of different merger categories places some constraints on the possible merger progenitors. These merger events are required to happen at high-redshift (i.e. z≥ 1), between progenitors of different mass ratio (at least 3:1) and containing a significant amount of gas (i.e. ≥10 per cent). A further scenario is that the low-luminosity galaxies were originally late-type galaxies, whose star formation has been truncated by removal of gas and subsequently the disc has been dynamically heated by high-speed encounters in the cluster environment.
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Environmental groups target LNG port; For import or export?
TOWN OF BETHEL, NY — The company proposing to build a deepwater natural gas port, which would be located about 17 miles south of Long Island and 24 miles east of New Jersey, says the facility would be used to import natural gas to the Northeast.
Critics, including environmental groups in the Upper Delaware Valley, say once the project receives approval, the company will turn around and seek approval to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). One of the reasons for the suspicion is straightforward capitalism: the price of a million British Thermal Units (mmBTUs) of natural gas in the United States is currently in the range of $3.50, while in Europe the range is well above $9 per mmBTUs and the price in Japan is approaching $17.
The concern is that if the facility is allowed to go forward, and if the facility is then allowed to export, the impact will promote more gas extraction through hydraulic fracturing, and thus drilling and fracking may become profitable in places where at the present they seem not to be, such as Wayne County.
Officials from Liberty Natural Gas (Liberty), the company that wants to build the port, have argued that the facility would be blocked from the export of LNG, and it is not referenced in the application. The company's website says the project, which is called Port Ambrose, would "deliver additional, diverse supplies of natural gas directly into the growing markets in the downstate, New York City and Long Island areas to help meet existing and future load requirements, particularly during periods of peak winter and summer demand."
But changing to an export facility would not be very difficult. In December 2012, President Barack Obama signed an amendment to the Deepwater Port Act to allow for the export of LNG from offshore facilities. Under the act, after a facility is licensed, the owners may ask to have any conditions reviewed and possibly have those conditions altered or removed without any public input.
There were two public hearings sponsored by the federal government in mid-July, during which Liberty officials and officials of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Coast Guard testified that the facility would not be used to export LNG, and at which environmentalists testified that the project only makes financial sense if permission to change to an export facility was later sought.
One scientist argued that the technology used in the process of producing LNG, which involves cooling natural gas to 260 degrees below zero so that the volume is 600 times less than that of the original natural gas, is not being examined in the environmental impact statement that is part of the process, and it should be, because that is the ultimate goal of the company.
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Chase Utley!!!! He was not in the clubhouse, surprise surprise, earlier as the team spoke with reporters. He did, however, hold a mini 'presser' and addressed some things. Utley spoke to reporters and said he would not be ready for Opening Day and didn't have a time table for his return. He still thinks he can contribute this season and laughed at the rumor he was retiring.
As hard as this spring has been with injuries for the Phillies it seems they finally caught a break. Ryan Madson looks to miss the entire 2012 season after the Reds announced their new closer has torn his elbow ligament clean off the bone. The Cincinnati closer is scheduled to have Tommy John surgery soon to repair it.
I have never been one to wish harm on anyone and this is an awful situation for Madson and the Reds but, whew, I am pleased it happened after he left the Phillies. There was a lot of back and forth with Madson after the season ended. One morning I woke up reading that he would be the Phillies closer only to then find out Rube signed Jonathan Papelbon. It's just crazy how some things work out. Best of luck to him after the surgery.
Opening Day is right around the corner and the Phillies won't have to leave their home state of Pennsylvania for it. They open against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. This past week the Phillies announced the rotation for their first series of the season and to no one's surprise it will be Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee having first dibs at wins. Surprisingly Vance Worley goes third giving Cole Hamels the nod for the home opener. This says nothing about Hamels, or Worley for that matter. Hamels in the home opener is good for business and the Phillies.
Worley, in his last start, looked shaky at first but went six innings (five scoreless after the first) and struck out seven Yankee split-squaders. He has been impressive at times this Spring.
As I am sure many of you have heard, the Mini Mart is shut down for business. Well what little business he did. The Phillies back up to the back up Michael Martinez broke a bone in his foot and could be out 4-6 weeks. Ruben Amaro stepped up and expressed regret, sort of, in trading Wilson Valdez. The Phils could definitely use him right about now.
The new ride at Six Flags or Hershey Park this summer should be called 'The Dom Brown Experience.' The ride will be a lot of ups and downs, maintenance delays, high expectations and lots of waiting. Not sure what the deal is with Domonic Brown and the Phillies but it doesn't like they can get on the same page. Once again, he has been optioned down to Triple-A to begin the season. It has been a rough Spring for Brown dealing with thumb and neck issues. Let's hope he rakes the first month and then dons Phillies pinstripes from there on out.
The guys here at Phillies Nation were excited, and humbled, to be named Best Phillies Fan Blog by USA Today. We owe it to all you readers out there. We do this for you guys, and couldn't do it without you. So thank you!
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I would laugh at the thought of retiring too if I was still owed 26 million dollars.
The Dipsy
Chooch and Scooch now have the same schedule from last year.
The thing i dont understand. Is why both last year and this year, Utley or the Phillies suddenly realize he has a problem. Isnt the time to rehab was in November??? I agree what Dipsy said expect another year of drama and BS with Utley. I know the surgery for his condition isnt guaranteed to improve the condition. However if by February he still had a problem why not take a chance with the surgery and have him possibly available in August. My guess is Mr. Utley is been stubborn about this as well.
1) I don't think he knew he had a problem until he came to camp and started baseball activities.
2) what surgery do you want him to have? will it help? what's the recovery time?
Utley said today that his condition is "not bad enough to have microfracture surgery" and is "not bad enough to end my career." We can only surmise at this point that it's bad enough to miss a third of the season from now on. Maybe. Who really knows? Just 10 days ago RAJ said "I don't think there's any chance he won't be ready opening day…we fully expect him to be ready opening day."
Utley is having problems with the left knee this Spring. Last year the problem was the right knee. His right knee (the bad one from last year) is causing him no problem and feels "great".
My guess is that Chase will discover after another two or three months that he's not getting better or fit enough to play. Then he will have the microfracture or the injections. Will they work? Who the hell knows. But by that time he will know that the rest and conditioning hadn't worked and that the surgery is his last shot. He's not there yet. We have all seen injuries that unfold like this…prolonged, chronic, vague diagnosis, failed treatments. The players never get better without the surgery they need and maybe not even then. I wish Chase well but I don't want to see the Phils just keeping holding out hope that this guy is coming back. Proceed as if he's gone and if he does come back, and he's a reasonable facsimile of himself, it'll be a bonus and Ruben can deal with it then.
Go get a OFer and try to make up the offense there and move Jr. to first. In the meantime, Hamel's price goes up every day. If Amaro was going to sign him he should have done it by now. That said, if he doesn't think he can sign him, well then trade him. Maybe not right this second. Lets see if the offense can keep us close and let him go at the deadline.
The Dipsy
Must agree we need offense. We're looking at 3rd or 4th place in the east unless we get some O. All the pitching in the world cannot win unless the team scores runs.
Vegas oddsmakers disagree, so you have a chance to make some money.
Does anyone think madson is frustrated that he didn't sign a long term deal. Couldn't his agent have signed for a few million less and gotten him a 40 plus million guaranteed deal?
Wow, you guys are all freaking out.
Stop it. Everything will be fine. The Phillies have the best rotation in the entire league, a very good and deep bullpen, an improved bench, a full year of Pence, and everything else stays pretty much the same as last year–you know, when they won 102 games. Howard will be back in May or early June at the latest.
The Phillies are still the team to beat in the NL and there isn't a particularly close second place team. Stop with the panicking. You're going to give yourselves and ulcer.
I'll have whatever you're drinking!
Eric's comment is actually one of the most sober things I've read all day.
Eric is right. Some people on here need to chill out and take a pill or something. 3rd or 4th place? That is a bit of a stretch. Granted the Marlins and Nats are much better, but to think the Marlins can win 30 more games based on the changes they made is a bit of a stretch. Keep in mind they finished 30 games back in 2011. Maybe this will really test the WAR factor. If you look at WAR for all of the changes made (including Hanley at 3rd, the WAR for all of them COMBINED I think is about 12-15. Obviously the Phillies will probably start out a bit rough with Howard and Utely down, they did make some pretty good moves to be able to "stay afloat". If Thome can play once a week, and have Jr at least do what he did last season, could provide just enough for Howard to come back, and HOPEFULLY have Utley come back if healthy. Sure, there is a question mark around winning the division for the 6th straight year, but that is based on current injuries and the possibility of other starters going down.
Our rotation is tops, along with our bullpen. However, we need to be able to score runs. With the right side of the infield done for a while, when does RAJ start trading? Blanton needs to go.
Really? Blanton needs to go? So what offensive powerhouse are you going to be able to pick up for Blanton?
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Howard will be back sooner than you all think (Think early May – http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/will_carroll/03/20/fantasy-baseball-injuries/index.html ) and in case you forgot, let me remind you all that the Utley-less Phillies of 2011 were in first place when he returned. That team had Ibanez and his .707 OPS in left, Fransisco and his .704 OPS in RF (now replaced with Pence), and Martinez/Valdez at second. In addition that team had a punchless bench filled with the likes of Gross Load (.603 OPS), whichever of the Valdez-I-Mart duo wasn't starting (.634 & .540 OPS, respectively), Schneider (.502 OPS) and Petey Orr (.529 OPS).
AND THAT TEAM WAS THE BEST IN THE NL! This team has improved in almost every single one of those areas (save Schneider & 2B, which are likely to be equally weak offensively.)
If a fantasy baseball writer says it, it's got to be true. In reality nobody knows when Ryan will be back. Howard hasn't even started to run "for real". He hasn't made reactionary moves in the field. He hasn't broken out of the batters box. Players who have had the same injury have said there are always setbacks along the way. A May return seems overly optimistic, the All-Star break seems more likely. I'm not a fantasy baseball writer though.
The offense will take another step backwards in 2012. It's been trending downwards for a few years now. Whether or not it will be "fine" or "good enough" has yet to be seen.
Will Carroll has written extensively about sports injuries for nearly a decade. He's actually very good when it comes to Estimated Return Dates.
Now, would I rather take the word of a guy who is paid by a major media orginzation to write about sports injuries and has extensive contacts throughout the sports world, or some bro on a Phillies blog who pulls a random date out of his tuchus? I've given you a legitimate reference for my assertion that he will be back in May. If you're able to provide a better source, please feel free to do so.
As for the offense, well, the Phillies were one of the best offensive teams in the league last season, so I don't know what you're talking about with this "trending downwards" stuff. See here: http://www.thegoodphight.com/2011/11/2/2504605/2011-phillies-offense-better-than-in-2010-and-2008 (and you can thank our pal schmenkman for that piece)
Utley said. "I think we're onto something. I'm not happy that I'm not going to be on the field right away with my teammates, but we have a good squad. We have a good pitching staff. We have some veteran leaders who will allow it to not affect us." And I believe him. . .http://bit.ly/GDYGvu
Eric – If Ryan Howard is back by May 15 I will drive to your house and wash your car. The man who now sits on a stool in order to take part in baseball related activities will not be ready to hit major league pitching by May. I don't care what your expert says. Forget it.
The Dipsy
I think its funny how crazy people can get before the season even starts . . . . The Phillies have one of the best teams in baseball, with or without Utley and Howard …. if/when those guys return, it just makes us that much better.
We wont scores runs like the 2008 squad, but we also don't need to score as many, as our rotation, and bullpen are better ….
While I don't think that we have any easy road to repeat the NL East (I think the Marlins are legit… and the Nats should be pests, just the same way gnats are)… I still see the Phillies making another postseason run, and health at that point will play a key role
There is no freaking way that Ryan Howard is back by May. Even June seems like a stretch but what the hell do I know.
Also, to Ryan H from the earlier thread – This whole thing with Chase is a "farce"?? Really?? Farces don't just miss Spring Training and chunks of seasons for two years in a row.
And I'd like to mention that I really like Freddy Galvis. Wheeler mentioned yesterday during the telecast that he has certain "baseball insticts" that you just can't teach. The way he ran from 1st to 3rd at one point was indicative of that. He knew what he wanted to do, picked up Juan Samuel at 3rd and never hesitated.
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I don't think it really matters that much when Utley returns or if he does. Especially if the most we can expect form him is how he performed last year. I think we need to move on. It appears that he will be a shell of himself going forward. Time to find a solution other than Utley at second base. The same applies for Howard. His best years are behind him and I find it hard to believe he rehabs and is productive going forward. Maybe next year,but, it's time to find a long term solution at first base also. With that said, the pitching is excellent, the bullpen appears solid and we have enough talent to win the division and make some noise in the playoffs. We will need to make a move at the trading deadline for some offense and package Dom Brown to get the offensive punch to get us over the hump.
What we got from Utley last year was some power, good OBP, and his usual excellent defense, which made him (despite the missed time), one of the best all-around second basemen in the league:
more here: http://www.thegoodphight.com/2012/2/2/2715299/chase-utley-and-50-years-of-second-basemen
Dave Lerch – we have a "long term solution at first base". It's called 5years/$125 M.
Dave Lerch – I am behind you 100% pal. BUT! Ryan Howard is here to stay so get used to it.
The Dipsy
Schmenkman …. we get it already. Chase wasn't all that bad last year upon his return. But this year MAY be a different story. We will just have to wait and see once he comes back…IF he even does. Either way, he still was last year and will be moving forward a shell of his former self.
I agree that we don't know what we are going to get this year. I also agree that even last year he wasn't nearly the player he used to be.
But I get tired of the misconception that he wasn't still a very good player last year, and that it will be easy to replace his 2011 production.
Over the years I have had both of my knees scoped. Utley hurt the right one last year, and the left one this year. I am assuming that what happened to him happened to me. My orthopedist (who has worked with many of the Baltimore Colts and now Ravens ) told me that the body overcompensates when one side or the other isn't carrying the load due to pain. It may be conscious, or may not, but for many, it's inevitable that problems will occur due to overcompensation of the original injury. Luckily, that doesn't seem to have happened to Utley's left hip.


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A blog about my journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome including HHV 6, EBV, C. Pneumonia, Bartonella, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Biotoxin Illness
Friday, October 11, 2013
When first ill I had air hunger. Because I'd been staying up in Guerneville during the week while doing my post-doc at Kaiser, and had an unusual bug bite, my M.E. doctor at the time treated me for lyme and Babesia. The air hunger went away after a long course of Mepron.
In 2004-2005 I had a series of illnesses including pneumonia, bronchitis twice, strep throat, and the stomach flu. Kaiser took chest x-rays which showed pneumonia and then took another set of chest x-rays 6 months later when I had another bout with bronchitis.
At the time I was working 3/4 time at an outpatient crises clinic doing psychiatric evaluations (and writing my dissertation) to determine appropriate level of care. It was in a small building with water leaks. We had to put buckets around for the water to drip into. Everyone who worked there was getting sick with bronchitis and lung infections. Because the company wouldn't do a thing about it one of the staff made an anonymous call to OSHA who came out for an inspection and ended up fining the company for inadequate ventilation among other things. Clearly there was a mold issue.
In December 2005 I received a letter from my doctor stating I had COPD. I was alarmed, did research and ended up calling an organization to ask some questions. The woman who I spoke to was quite helpful and informative. She told me based on what I was telling her that I could expect to start having symptoms in about 8-10 years.
I've had bouts of waking up feeling congested in my chest (I'm prone to lung infections and bronchitis) but this week the symptoms increased. I brushed it off until yesterday when I was clearly having difficulty breathing. I could feel a rattle in what felt like the lower lobes of my lungs. There was a sensation of having congestion but I couldn't bring it up. I was coughing a lot but couldn't get a good breath of air. I started feeling light headed and was quite fatigued, much more so than normal. I couldn't help but notice that I was at the 8 year mark so my mind went back to the conversation I'd had 8 years prior.
I decided to email my M.E. doctor before contacting a local doctor. I told him I'd been diagnosed with COPD and that one spirometry test was normal in 2006 but the second one in 2009 showed mild abnormalities that the technician brushed off (which was fine with me).
One thing I like about having an M.E. doctor is that he can differentiate between what are normal M.E. symptoms vs what needs further investigation. He decided this required further investigation and wrote an order for testing including the following:
Pulmonary Function Test Before and After with Bronchodilator
CO2 Diffusion Capacity
He said to take it to the local hospital to get the tests done. I called the hospital's pulmonary testing unit after 5 on Thursday and left a message similar to the one I left for my M.E. doctor. They called back first thing this morning. The woman said that my doctor would need to send a referral. I explained he was a couple hours away and that he'd written an order. She said that it sounded like I needed to be seen the earlier the better so she asked for my doctor's phone number. After speaking to my doctor's assistant she left me a message stating they are going to "expedite this".
The troubling thing about my this symptom is that its worse upon waking then I spend the next couple hours coughing before it finally eases up. I'm also getting hoarse at times but I think its from being exhausted after a busy week socializing.
I've also been having chest pain and heart palpitations. The heart palps have been so frequent and persistent this week that its exhausting. I'm not sure why.
I would skip this testing because of money but given there's a chance it could be COPD getting it diagnosed and then starting treatment is important so as to slow down the progression. COPD is the third leading cause of death in the US and can develop as a result of smoking or pollutants.
The pulmonary doctor that I saw in 2009 said I was too young to be diagnosed with COPD. I agreed.
I'm a bit concerned but am also so exhausted I don't have the energy to worry.
I looked up "air hunger" in Erica Verillos excellent book on M.E. It can be common with M.E. but the pattern described is different than what I'm experiencing.
It's probably nothing but just in case...
Will post when results are in.
3 comments:
- Lee Lee said...
It's never ending ... it seems like just when you already have every bloody thing possible something else comes along to surprise you. I guess our bodies are so damaged that its no surprise really that we are very susceptible to every kind of illness. Hopefully it is just an ME thing. I know lots of us do get air hunger and coughing etc so fingers crossed its just that (as if that wasnt enough anyway!) xo
- October 12, 2013 at 2:14 PM
- me/cfs warrior said...
I know what you mean Lee Lee. I'm sort of used to it. This whole lung thing predates my illness. I'm hoping its an M.E. thing. That would be the best outcome. If its not I'll deal with it. I'm stronger now thanks to you guys.
I agree about our damaged bodies. Our immune systems are so messed up lots of things happen.
I think the hoarseness is due to overuse, lol. I've been socializing and going to support groups this week and haven't talked that much in ages.
- October 12, 2013 at 4:37 PM
- Lee Lee said...
Yes I really notice it too if I have a week where I am talking more than usual. Maybe a small price to pay for having some fun and being social :) x
- October 13, 2013 at 2:31 PM


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Mine is 248
It just added so much mystery to the story, who is the masked man!
and minato had his chance to shine aswell!
Prolly repost
it would really be hard to say. ):
don't have one cause it wouldn't be fair to all the other epic episodes
see they get it.lol
episode 101 (not shippuden). Kakashi's real face
when pain blowed up konoha
When pain killed jiriya, and blowed up the leaf village
episode 62 from part 1
The Kakashi Gaiden episodes. It's so fulfilling seeing the friendzoned Madara jr being crushed by boulders.
When they tell Naruto that jiriya have been killed. Goes right to the heart.
249 minato and kushina's death,kushina's speech was the best
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Update: Read a transcript of remarks after the Haiti Donors' Conference here.
The United States, in cooperation with the Government of Haiti, joined the United Nations in co-hosting a ministerial-level International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti on March 31, 2010, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Watch a live broadcast of a press availability with Secretary Clinton and other leaders participating in the conference today at 5:30 p.m. (EDT).
Al S. in U.S.A. writes:
Haiti needs a Fresh Start. Let's make it happen. Think outside the box.
The Haitian Diaspora can actively participate in Haiti Reconstruction by ADOPTING an ISLAND. "L'ile de la Tortue" for example.
ADOPTING AN ISLAND means having a long term commitment there. Deploying all kind of resources to the Island.
ADOPTING AN ISLAND in Haiti means applying the Marshall Plan . It means rebuilding the Island to make it a model, a success story for years to come.
Haiti Fresh Start
Oyster C. in U.S.A. writes:
My suggestion to the BBC was to have the USA concentrate on the West part of Haiti, the Chinese the East, Europe the South and the Pacific regions the East. Overlayed with a transportation grid and partnering in education, schools etc. France should supply Haiti with all the curriculum materials and teacher training as pay back for all the years they made Haiti suffer. The USA can build satellite universities and partner in educational projects. One way of reducing the cost of these projects is to keep track of every bag of cement, nail, screw and corrugated roof material. Holding on tight to the purse strings will force people to be more creative and imaginative. If buildings are built under or on budget, small amounts of money can be awarded for landscaping or needed supplies. If Hilary's husband can get the world to donate most of the building supplies then the 1.5 billion could be saved in an interest bearing account and used for educational enrichment for Haiti's children. Then at least the money would be spent on Haiti's greatest future resource and not squandered away by corruption.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
This post-doner's conference - press conference was an amazing event, definately one for the record books.
One really has to watch the video to fully appreciate the humor displayed.
Or the look on that poor 7-question reporter's face when the Sec. General of the UN gave him a dressing down for going off topic, and then having all his questions answered in tandem tag-team fashion by the participants.
With only the thought put forward of a nuclear capable Haiti by it's president bringing the conference back on topic. ('bout fell off my chair laughing, thank you very much Mr. President)
Poor Ban Ki Moon, I think he really struggled to keep a strait face throughout. ( some semblance of dignity must be maintained on such occasions I guess )
But even so, all concerned had some very philosophical points to make on the vision of international aid and coordination, capped by the notable question posed by the French Foreign Minister as to why it is that nations only get together like this in crisis?
We'll need to have a full press briefing on that topic alone I'm afraid, but I liked his attitude.
The notion of Haiti's "second independance" posed in "brief remarks" being an inspiration to the process...
Well in the end I'm not sure if this is the way to run a press conference, but it sure seems like the way to run a doner's conference.


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"The Continuing Reign of Queen Elizabeth," The Common Review 7, no. 2 (2008): 32-41. "Walking in Rome: Lyrical Disillusion and Revisitation," Valley Voices: A Literary Review 8, no. 1 (2008): 1-5. "Sympathy for the Devil: The Lives & Afterlives of Christopher Marlowe," The Common Review 5, no. 4 (2007): 6-16. "A Biography of James Joyce," in James Joyce (Chelsea House, 2003), 3-72. "Miklós Radnóti," Poetry International 3 (1999): 99-102. "The State of Their Art: A Look at Current Poetry," The Missouri Review 21, no. 3 (1998): 210-15. 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Poetry Readings I have given poetry readings or talks at Yale Divinity School ("Literature and Spirituality" series), Printers' Row LitFest (Chicago), RHINO Writers' Forum (Evanston), Malone University, Lee University, College of DuPage, Gordon College, University of Mary Hardin Baylor, Colorado Christian University, Oklahoma Christian University, Northampton Community College, and at the Poetry Foundation, the Illinois Poetry Society, West Chester Poetry Conference, Calvin College Festival of Faith and Writing, the Chicago Calling festival, Yale University's Beinecke Library, Stanford University's bookstore, Common Good Books (St. Paul), Prairie Lights Books (Iowa City), Harold Washington Library (Chicago), Il Festival Internazionale d'Arte e Fede (Orvieto), University of Missouri's Writing-in-Greece program (Thassos), Laity Lodge (Texas Hill Country), and other venues. Lectures & Talks I have given lectures or talks at the Chicago Renaissance Seminar at the University of Chicago, Yale University (for a "Shakespeare and Renaissance Ethics" symposium), Southern Connecticut State University, Trinity Western University (for a "Christian humanism" lecture series), Lee University, the Green Scholars lecture series, and elsewhere, and I regularly present work at annual conferences such as MLA, AWP, Sixteenth-Century Society and Conference, Renaissance Society of America, Shakespeare Association of America, George Herbert Society, and the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers. I have delivered papers at recent international conferences devoted to Shakespeare, Marlowe and Spenser, and I also give regular talks as a Pre-Amble Scholar at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Membership in Professional Societies Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Modern Language Association (MLA) Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW) Sixteenth Century Society and Conference (SCSC) Renaissance Society of America (RSA) Shakespeare Association of America (SAA) Marlowe Society of America Conference on Christianity and Literature George Herbert Society Tyndale Society Work in Progress Pre-publication or in-progress book projects include a recently completed full-length collection of poetry entitled "Extravagant Rescues"; "The Metropolis of Popery: English Encounters with Renaissance Rome," a scholarly monograph currently at the final-revision stage; "Great Love Poems of the English Renaissance," an anthology with commentary essays, featuring poems and poets ranging from "Western Wind" to the earl of Rochester; "Elemental Rebel: The Rime of Cecco Angiolieri," a selected volume of translated sonnets by Cecco Angiolieri, a rival of Dante's; and various articles, essays, and reviews, including an article on the influence of Edmund Spenser on contemporary poets and "Excavating the Dark: Guilt and Healing in the Plays of Conor McPherson."


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Hi Mamas! I have returned to work as of a couple of weeks ago. I am pumping 3 times a day at 9, 12, and 3 (or close to those times if something comes up at work) and find that my supply is really varying. I have some days that I only get 3 bottles worth (3 oz each) during the day so I drink a cup of milk tea and it rises to a volume that I'm happy with. But then after a couple of days, I get engorged and hurt and even though I may get 15 oz I could still get more if I stay on the pump long enough. She's only eating about 12 oz during her stay in daycare (4 servings of 3 oz each).
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My baby girl is 3 months old and is a nibbler at night so my volume is greater in the morning not just because I have rested but also because she's not emptying me out.
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More students are prepared to make smart choices when it comes to drugs and alcohol.
Nearly 50 fifth graders from La Crosse's Northside Elemntary school graduated from the D.A.R.E. program Wednesday.
Police Chief Ron Tischer, Mayor Matt Harter, and Mayor-elect Tim Kabat joined in the celebration.
The program introduced a new curriculum this year. Instead of focusing on the dangers of using drugs and alcohol, students are taught the skills to avoid making bad decisions. "Reserach has shown that if you give the students the skills they need to resist the pressures, they're more likely to carry those skills forward as they age, whereas if you just tell them the consequences it's more of a short-term effect," said D.A.R.E. Officer Kurt Weaver.
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Greeks honored at conference
ONU's Greek community received a number of honors at the Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values' Central Fraternal Leadership Conference, held Feb. 7-9, 2013, in Indianapolis, Ind., in conjunction with the National Black Greek Leadership Conference.
Representing ONU were Allie Fay, Panhellenic Council (PHC) vice president of recruitment; Angela Chu, PHC vice president of scholarship; Kaelyn Porvasnik, PHC vice president of public relations; Shelby Core, chapter delegate; Kelsey Jeanne Johnson, chapter delegate; Liz Weitzel, chapter delegate; Billy Maiden, Interfraternity Council (IFC) president; Pat Helman, IFC vice president of risk management; Andrew Chemski, IFC vice president of public relations; Tyler Reams, chapter delegate; Joni Wiley, graduate assistant for the Office of Student Involvement; and Jen Lambdin, director of the Office of Student Involvement.
The PHC entered eight categories of the Sutherland Division I, for councils with two to four chapters in the council, and was awarded outstanding achievement in all eight categories:
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- Leadership & Educational Development
- Membership Recruitment
- Philanthropy & Community Service
- Public Relations
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- Self Governance and Judicial Affairs
IFC entered six categories for the Jellison Division I, for councils with two to six chapters, and received outstanding achievement award in four categories:
- Council Management
- Leadership & Educational Development
- Philanthropy & Community Service
- Risk Reduction & Management
In addition, Joni Wiley and Pat Helman entered the Order of Omega Case Study completion. They finished first in their group, one of three, and were awarded $250.
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my turn Suiton:Suiryuu Kuchiyose (Water Release:Water Dragon Summoning)
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dodges that then Raikou Bunshin No Jutsu (lightning clones)(3)
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shadow x3 defends its self wit 3 kunia
i jumped over their heads and throw kunais at the three clones
the lightning clones attack shikamaru
all of my clones throws their kunia in differet directions..then Hiraishin no Jutsuto my kunia going above you ...........than great clone explosion to destroy your clones..........then i kick you down from the air
grab hold of your leg then looks you dead in the eye genjutsu:Shiranai Ojike no Jutsu (Unknown Fear jutsu)
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Roadtrip Grand Finale: Royals at the Cell (8-17-09)
AUGUST 17, 2009: Roadtrip Grand Finale
I've been pretty busy lately and I'm lagging behind with my game entries. So, a little untimely, I present the grand finale of The (Second Annual) Great Cook Father-Son-Grandson Baseball Roadtrip of 2009.
This was a big game for us. Royals vs. White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on the south side of Chicago. With this game, we could check the Royals off of Tim's list and, at age three-and-a-half he would have officially seen all 30 MLB teams play live. I was pretty excited about the accomplishment and I had a little something special planned. Ever since watching Curious George receive a frozen ice cream "trophy" from Chef Pischetti, Tim has loved trophies. And he's asked me a bunch if he would ever be able to win a trophy somehow. So as a surprise, I had a special trophy made for the occassion. More on that in a bit.
We started out the day at our hotel by O'Hare airport. It was nice not to have any long distance driving this day. We decided to spend the day playing around at the hotel. A little swimming in the pool followed by a little baseball in a patch of grass outside. Here is a shot of Tim's pitching motion:
He headed to the game early to catch some BP. The line to get into the parking lot was slow moving, so Tim and I hopped out of the car and played some catch in the parking lot while my dad parked the car:
We headed into the park and the Royals were already hitting. We missed the White Sox completely. That was fine. My goal revolved solely around the Royals. Because they were the 30th and final team for Tim, I had a goal of trying to get a picture of Tim with a Royal player and his Trophy. More specifically, I wanted to get his picture with one of the three former Mariners now playing for the Royals — Gill Meche, Willie Bloomquist or Yuniesky Betancourt. My ultimate goal was Gill Meche because he pitched (and won) Tim's first game back on September 12, 2006.
My dad went off to explore the park a bit and Tim and I went down to the field behind 1B. I scanned the field for Meche, Willie or Yuni. Within a couple minutes, Willie ran out onto the field from the Royals dugout and started taking ground balls at 2B — his new primary position now that Yuni has joined the Royals.
We were probably 125 feet from Willie. Any time Willie looked remotely in our direction, I shouted his name. My thought was to simply get his attention and motion for him to come over to the stands. My hope was that he would come over after taking grounders. He looked in our direction a couple times, but there were no signs of him being inclined to come over. BTW, I figured he probably thought I wanted to get his autograph.
Eventually, a batter hit a weak grounder that rolled to a stop in the grass about 20 feet into the OF grass between 1B and 2B. After Willie fielded a fungoed grounder deep in the hole between 1B-2B, he ran over to the ball sitting in the grass, picked it up and fired it directly to us.
"Thanks, Willie!"
Here was our view (with the arrow marking the flight of the ball thrown to us):
We certainly appreciated the ball from Willie. But it wasn't what we were looking for. Unfortunately, Willie figured (whatever we wanted) the ball should suffice. After he finished taking grounders, he ran back into the Royals clubhouse.
I then spotted Gill Meche in the OF, but there was no possible way to get anywhere near him. I never saw Yuni on the field. Alas, my goal of getting Tim's picture with a Royal and his trophy failed.
But don't worry, we survived the minor dissappointment.
After checking out the scene behind the Royals dugout and chatting with a stadium attendant, we turned our gaze to CF where we noticed this:
The Man In Yellow — our MLBlogs friend and Milwaukee home run catcher extraordinaire, Nick Yohanek a/k/a the Happy Youngster.
I asked Tim if he wanted to go say "Hi" to Nick and we enthusiastically answered in the affirmative. So we headed out there. On the way, we witnessed Nick catch a homerun ball.
When we got out there, my dad was standing near by. We said hi to Nick and introduced him to my dad, whom he had not met the day before in Milwaukee. Nick then introduced us to a MLBlogger named Ben a/k/a Jerseyboy. I didn't realize at the time, but I knew about Ben. He has a ridiculously huge collection of authentic MLB jerseys. Something like 1,500 of them. I was actually the first person to ever comment on Ben's blog back a couple months ago, when I suggested he add a vintage Spike Owen Mariners jersey to his collection.
As we chatted, BP ended and then it started sprinkling. We took refuge in the concourse where we continued chatting, I realized Ben was the guy with the jerseys, we sampled the U.S. Cellular Churos, and I took this panaramic:
After a few minutes chatting in the concourse, the PA announcer told us the start of the game was being delayed for about 40 minutes. My dad decided to go somewhere or other — probably the team store to buy a U.S. Cellular ball. Tim, Ben and I decided to tour the upper deck so I could take some panaramic views.
On the way, I took this picture of the upper deck concourse, which due to the interesting lighting I thought looked pretty cool:
Here's the view from behind home plate:
From the LF corner of the upper deck:
And the RF corner of the upper deck:
On our walk from LF to RF, we stopped so I could buy some nachos and drinks (complete with League Policy violating caps). We sat in the upper deck and chatted while Tim destroyed our nachos:
That's Ben in the Royals' jersey. On the right, as we chat and Tim scarfs nachos. On the left, chatting with my dad in RCF following the conclusion of BP.
Ben and I realized we share a common practice. We both help ourselves to copious amounts of pocket schedules at each stadium we visit. While walking the upper deck, we both filled our pockets with White Sox pocket schedules. (Following the season, I think I'll put together an entry showing the schedules I have collected this season).
Soon, the grounds keepers prepared the field and it was time for baseball. We headed back down to the field level and parted ways. Ben hooked up with Nick, and Tim and I joined my dad in our seats down the 3B line (not far from the foul pole). Mondays are half price ticket days at The Cell, so we got a good deal on some good seats.
Here was the view of Mark Buerhle from our seats:
Buerhle would not duplicate his perfect game performance on this night.
The lead off batter for the Royals was none other than "Willie Ballgame":
Pictured above to the right is Willie's first at bat in the first. To the left, Willie took over at short stop a couple innings into the game after Yuni Betancourt was drilled by a foul ball in the Royals dugout. Between Big Willie and Big Willie is a picture of the ball Big Willie threw to us during BP.
Early in the game (maybe even the first inning, not sure now), Tim wanted to play catch. We headed out to the RF concourse as Yuni came to bat and fouled a ball off the plate:
A few moments later, Tim and I were playing catch when Yuni yanked a bomb into the White Sox bullpen in LF. Tim and I went over to check out the situation. We could see the HR ball sitting in the bullpen. So Tim hopped onto my shoulders and we walked down to the first row between innings to gaze upon the ball — and to be in position in case someone in the bullpen decided to toss it into the crowd.
As the bottom of the inning was about to start, we headed back up the stairs to resume our game of catch. That's when a *first* happened, I heard a voice:
Alex – "Are you Todd?"
Todd – (turning to see young Alex K) "Yes.'
Alex – (To Tim) "And you must be Tim. Hi, Tim. (To me) Hi, I'm Alex. I read your blog and knew you'd be at this game."
Although I had previously recognized and introduced myself to several MLBloggers at games (specifically, Zack Hample and Nick), this was the first time anyone had ever recognized me and Tim from our blog. I gotta say, it was somewhat funny and cool. I like that MLBlogs has created a community of people who end up running into each other while out at the ball park. And this game had a lot of them.
Anyway, I quickly realized that I had seen Alex before. In fact, I recognized Alex from an article I'd read recently on MyGameBalls.com — click here. Alex is a young Hample-in-Training and is already quite adept at obtaining baseballs at MLB games. You can read about his adventures (including his baseball road trip that crossed paths on this night with our baseball road trip) on his MLBlog — RiverAvenue. (By the way, up above in the picture of Nick in CF, Alex is standing a few feet behind Nick wearing his Royal blues — shortly after that, he would catch a homerun ball that is documented with excellent photos on his blog).
Alex and I began to chat a bit. A few seconds later, Nick showed up. Alex and Nick needed to get to work on their efforts at retrieving the Betancourt home run. But first, we needed to get a picture together:
(make that a picture with poor lighting).
Tim and I went back to playing catch. This is where we played (with the arrow pointing to where Tim stood and the photo taken from where I stood):
And I took this panaramic view in LF:
After a few minutes, we headed back over to see how Alex and Happy were making out. Right then, some White Sox batter blasted a home run into the same bullpen. Tim and I ran down the stairs in the off chance it would bounce up to us. But it didn't make the seats. Then a White Sox bullpen coach ran out and grabbed the new home run ball and threw it over Happy and Alex and into the very seats they'd just been occupying in about row seven. The coach then gestured toward Betancourt's home run ball with a foul look on his face. He looked up at the crowd and plugged his nose like Betancourt's home run ball stunk. He then scampered back into the bullpen seating area. It was a funny scene.
Alex then accompanied me and Tim to the ice cream stand where Tim and I got our White Sox ice cream helmets. We then said our good-byes and Tim and I rejoined my dad in the seats for some ice cream and more baseball:
I decided to take some random shots of Royals — like this…
…I'd tell you who these pictures are of, but I'm not sure. They're Royals, but not former Mariners. So its hard to say. By the way, did you notice those three characters sitting in the second row behind the Royals' dugout? One of them caught a foul ball sitting there. I'll let you track down their game entries to figure out which one of them got the foul ball.
Tim got all jacked up on his ice cream and started having a blast in the seats:
After a bit, Tim and I decided to go check out the OF concourse some more. We found a bunch of cool "trophies" out there:
RF to LF behind the batters eye: Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Walter Pierce, Carlton Fisk, and Minnie Minoso.
A portion of the batters eye has a cut out where the the camera men are set up. I stuck my camera through the cut out and took this panaramic:
After hanging out by the statues for a bit, we headed back to the seats again. I took a random shot of the bullpen:
Tim hung out on Grandpa's lap and did some giggling:
The White Sox were staked to a modest lead. Bobby Jenks was warming up in the Chisox bullpen. I realized the game was about to end and we'd never visited RF. So, we took a last picture of Tim along the front row railing by our seats…
…and a shot of Jenks as he ran out to the mound…
…and then we took off for RF so I could take this panaramic…
…we continued circling the concourse and ended up in the exact same spot where I'd taken the first rain delay panaramic while chatting with Ben, and we got there just in time to see Jenks finish off the Royals for the White Sox win:
It was time to head down to the Royals dugout for a little trophy presentation — Tim loved it:
In case you cannot tell, the trophy says:
Timothy J. Cook
30 MLB Teams
Sept. 12, 2006 – Aug. 17, 2009
I love the picture in the upper left. He is trying to make a 3-0 with his fingers to represent seeing 30 MLB teams…but he was having a little trouble with it. He had to concentrate real hard.
So there you have it, our second annual baseball road trip. It was, in a word, excellent. With the exception of not getting a picture with a Royals player, the trip met all of my expectations and goals. The most important of which is further detailed in an entry I posted immediately upon our return to the hotel after this game — Milestone Achieved.
I am now officially looking forward to The (Third Annual) Great Cook Father-Son-Grandson Baseball Roadtrip of 2010.
Season Fan Stats:
25 Games (plus one 5+ hour rain out with no game)
11 Stadiums (Safeco Field, Camden Yards, Citizens Bank Park, Citi Field, Nationals Park, Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, HHH Metrodome, Miller Park, and U.S. Cellular)
24 Teams (Mariners, A's, Rangers, Rays, Orioles, Tigers, Twins, Indians, Red Sox, Yankees, Royals, White Sox, Phillies, Mets, Nationals, Cubs, Braves, Padres, Dodgers, Cardinals, Marlins, Pirates, Astros, and Brewers — and sort of the Giants)
21 Ice Cream Helmets (Mariners (4), Phillies (5), Mets, Nationals (3), Red Sox (3), Yankees, Twins, Cubs, Brewers, and White Sox (and 1 Brewers Cheese Fries Helmet))
22 Baseballs (12 Mariners, 2 Rangers, 1 Phillies, 1 Red Sox, 1 Umpire, 1 Nationals, 1 Pirates, 1 Twins, 1 Astros, 1 Royals)
MLB Closed Out (NL Closed out on 8/16/09, AL Closed out on 8/17/09)
4 Autographs (King Felix Hernandez, Jason Phillips, Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Perry)
3 Player/G.M. Photographs (King Felix Hernandez, Jack Zduriencik, Ryan Perry)
9 Mascot Pictures (Mariners Moose, Orioles Bird, 3 Presidents (Nats), Screech (Nats), 4 Running Sausages (Brewers) — Honorable Mention: The Green Monster statue bench)
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It was great to meet you and Tim at the game. You are going to the September 12 game at Yankee Stadium, right? I am going also (only for BP), but I can get you guys down into field level seats for BP if you want. And congrats to Tim on his milestone, I can't believe he saw all 30 MLB Teams at such a young age, next you should try all MLB Stadiums.
Todd (and Tim), I love reading about your adventures, guys. The photos are great. I hope you'll let all us West Coasters know if you're ever out this way! Congrats on the milestone.
Hey Todd,
Great entry!! I was excited to finally see it posted. It's hard, it does take so much time. I'm trying to get my own posted, but am so backlogged. Again, it was so great meeting you guys. It's so great to be able to make these road trips with your dad and son. It's truly special, times you'll always appreciate and never forget. I love the pic of Tim, well, as you put it, destroying the nachos! I'm sure I will, and hope to see you again soon!
Nice! What a trip! It's hard to tell from the photo, but was Tim's ice cream in a helmet? That trophy is cool, too bad you couldn't make your plan work, but Tim was still excited by the looks of it. Great photos, this entry and the entire trip, well documented! Great memories too!
Great pictures. It's always fun seeing pics that people take from various games they attend. Keep up the good work.
It was great meeting you as well. Yes, indeed, we will be at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 12. And, if you can get us into the field level, we're all for that too! If you're going to BP, why aren't you staying for the game? Thanks for the congrats. 30 stadiums is on the "To Do" list. But it will take a few years.
Thanks! I am glad you enjoy the photos and reading about our adventures. Congrats again on the foul ball! You know, we will make it out west before too long. I was actually born in Fullerton, and we have family in Huntington Beach. My dad mentioned that he'd like to do the West Coast for the 2010 road trip. I'll let you know if that ends up being the plan.
Its been fun reading the entries for everyone who was there. I'm looking forward to yours as well! It was great meeting and touring The Cell with you. You were awesome with Tim. Thanks for being so kid-friendly! I'm sure you have quite the backlog after so long away from home. I'll keep checking in to see what you come up with for your entry. And I'll keep an eye out for you at future games in NYC or elsewhere.
Thanks, man. Thanks for following us along the way through the blog. We had a great time. As for your question, come on, you know me! It isn't ice cream if its not in an ice cream helmet! I did think it was strange that the guy put it in this box rather than the traditional ballpark trays that were stacked right next to the guy. You can get a view of the White Sox helmet in the picture at the very bottom of the "Milestone Achieved" entry that I posted on Aug. 17th.
Thanks for stopping by. Glad you enjoyed the pictures. My favorite part of MLBlogs is reading other peoples' blogs with lots of personal photos from games and lots of stadium views. It's a great way to get a peak into stadiums you haven't visisted.
I'm working on it, I really am. I've never really done the entry thing before, in terms of adding pictures and such, so I want to make it good.
Also, Tim is AWESOME!!!! He's just such a great kid. And I spend my entire year working with kids, of all ages. I supervise an after school program of K-5 during the school year, and I work with 14 and 15 year olds in the summer, so it's probably in my best interest to enjoy the company of kids.
Just read your 8/22 entry….i'll comment on the 8/23 one I'm excited to see.
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