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Whether Buddy Holly ever had positive feelings toward the Green Bay Packers is a matter of conjecture. But one thing's for sure now: Buddy is a cheese head.
Throughout the Clovis Music Festival, a block of cheese carved into the likeness of Holly will be displayed in the entrance of the Marshall Auditorium.
The sculpture is from Sarah Kaufmann, known as "The Cheese Lady" for her works made out of cheddar. Those include a replica of the USS Reagan aircraft carrier, Mickey Mouse, sports stars such as Brett Favre and Mario Andretti and several other celebrities — such as Jay Leno, Matt Lauer and Katie Couric.
Now, she can add Buddy Holly to the list after spending what she called "quality time" with the 1950s singing star in a Syracuse, N.Y., hotel room.
"I spent the night with him. I wanted to make his top-knot bigger and work on his glasses, because those are his biggest symbols," said Kaufmann, who was in New York for its state fair. "I hope I succeeded. I had two days off and needed to do Buddy in-between gigs, you might say.
"All I kept doing was humming his songs in my head, thinking about when he crashed and how dramatic that was," she added of Holly, who died in a plane wreck Feb. 3, 1959.
Though the Ohio-based artist was obviously familiar with Holly's story, she did not know that his hits were recorded in Clovis.
The Buddy Holly cheese head was constructed out of a 40-pound block of cheddar sent to Kaufmann by Southwest Cheese, which sponsors the music fest.
On Tuesday, Southwest Cheese employees got a chance to see the sculpture before it was taken to a ribbon-cutting for the new Norman and Vi Petty Rock & Roll Museum in town.
"Buddy Holly's music is kind of synonymous with Clovis and so we wanted to be part of what Clovis is known for," said Brenda Miller, human resources manager at Southwest Cheese. "She (Kaufmann) has done some other carvings for us and she is just a phenomenal artist with a block of cheese."
Miller added that no good way of permanently preserving the sculpture exists.
"We can't eat it, because it's already been carved and sitting out," she said. "But we'll probably keep Buddy out for about a month or so. If he stays looking good, we'll continue to use him for things."
Degradation of cheese is inevitable, Miller said, but Kaufmann had nothing but praise for the quality of the product that she was able to work with.
As Buddy Holly might say: "Rave On."
"This was very good. Smooth, consistent, dense — and I know these cheeses right down to the center core. I've seen 640-pound blocks from Southwest Cheese and I've been down to the center," Kaufmann said. "They all are consistent and dense and taste great. I never worry when I have one of their blocks."


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|The Propyläen, a symbolic town gate at the Königsplatz in Munich, built of bricks and different types of limestones.
This half-day field trip will highlight important and typical dimension stones of buildings and monuments in the area of the geological institutes of both Munich universities and of the main building of the LMU.
Characteristic rock types will be introduced, but also information about the economic history of stone industry in Bavaria and about the architectural and art history of the buildings and of Munich in general will be provided.
Many of the historical buildings in Munich consist partly of natural stones. Many of them are from classical sites in Bavaria and Austria. They were used as blocks, slabs, columns or as sculptured stones in architecture and monuments.
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If you're like me, minor social interactions can quickly become paralyzing obstacle courses of anxiety and shame that challenge you to balance the fine line between saying too little and saying too much without toppling over into awkward, stuttering catastrophe. There's no reason for these basic social transactions to be so difficult, but every time I am confronted with them I immediately become wrapped in a shroud of nervousness and embarrassment; it's sort of like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak if it turned nothing invisible but his clothing and also gave him a speech impediment. Even calling for a pizza makes me ridiculously uncomfortable, because I am convinced that I will somehow say the wrong thing, causing the telephone to suck me into a terrifying alternate dimension where my feelings always hurt. Learning that I could order a pizza online was the most significant discovery of my life since the day I realized my copy of Robocop had been edited for television.
Anyway, here are three simple social situations that conversationally inept people like myself routinely make awkward for no logical reason.
3Being Forced to Make Small Talk With Strangers
Being stuck in a public place with a bunch of people you've never seen before in your life makes up an alarming part of the day, whether we are standing in line at Taco Bell or waiting in a crowd of onlookers for the police to finish mopping up that suicide jumper so you can get inside your apartment building to watch Last Action Hero on Netflix. These situations wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that whatever giant bald alien in charge of the universe decided to create human beings that feel compelled to start speaking to anyone stranded in close proximity to them for longer than 10 seconds.
"Hey, another person! Here I was thinking I was going to be stuck reading this boring old newspaper!"
Now as a general rule, I don't want to talk to anyone for any reason. Waiting around in public is probably the only time I would consider wearing a VR headset -- I would totally strap a Virtual Boy to my skull for a 30-second elevator ride if for no other reason than to discourage other people from speaking to me. I feel like a bulky, face-obscuring helmet is the only way to get that particular message across, because in my experience, a laptop, a book, or even a giant pair of headphones doesn't do much to thwart aggressive conversationalists, who have no idea how to be by themselves for an hour.
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"In case my body language is unclear, I am listening to antisocial music while literally thinking of everything else I would rather do than speak to you."
So despite all of your best efforts, people are going to try to exchange pleasantries with you, because it starts to feel horrifyingly awkward if everyone is standing around making occasional eye contact and refusing to speak to each other, as if we're all trapped in a Pink Floyd video and trying to avoid drawing the attention of the giant animated hammers. For the socially awkward person, there are two ways to handle these unsolicited conversations -- babble incoherently like Brad Pitt's character from Twelve Monkeys and shouting out answers on Family Feud, or power down like the Terminator after the T-1000 stabbed a metal javelin through his robot heart.
Now, with option one, there are basic conversational destinations that should become apparent depending on whatever public waiting situation you are currently in. If you're on an airplane, you and your seatmate are obviously going to the same place, so you could ask them something about where you're both headed, like, "I hear they have squids in San Diego. Just the biggest squids you've ever seen. Is that true?" Or, if you're waiting in line for a movie, you're obviously all about to start watching the same movie, so a statement like, "I heard there's graphic male nudity in this movie. Like, enough so that you can literally see Channing Tatum's pulse in his fully erect penis," would not be out of place. Waiting in line to buy the next Apple product? This is an opportune time to tell everyone about the paper mache Steve Jobs that guards your mailbox and the haunting way his eyes follow you to your car every morning.
"Boy howdy, new friends! The things we have in common are just impossible to count!"
Or, if you're like me and the right thing to say always seems to be just out of reach, you can go with the "power down" option and pick a spot on the ground, on the back of the seat in front of you, or somewhere off in the middle distance, and stare at it like you are Scott Summers trying to melt an ice sculpture in a neighboring county while eating handfuls of crackers from a box of Chicken in a Biscuit. (You will need to bring this snack from home, as I have yet to see Chicken in a Biscuit available in a single beverage cart or vending machine.)
You may have noticed that all of these strategies make you look like a lunatic. You're absolutely right, and I'm glad you noticed. Hopefully, I'll be stuck on a plane next to you sometime, and we can both enjoy the flight in respectful silence.
2Ordering Food at a Restaurant
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Any customer service interaction becomes a nightmare if you're uncomfortable speaking to new people. However, going out to eat is easily the worst, because you have to form a miniature relationship with your server. For the socially awkward person, it is difficult to set a midpoint between "I have no interest in speaking to you" and "We are now best friends;" and when you go out to eat you have to speak to your server unless you want to write everything down like some kind of maniac. Consequently, the urge to try and be as charming and witty as possible is overwhelming, and it's hard to order a grilled cheese sandwich at Hooters with any amount of charm unless you have just won the little league world series.
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"Oh, and keep the Dr. Peppers coming. Grandma and Grandpa are paying, and they said I could be up as late as I want."
But society's rules of interaction dictate that you and your server must pretend to enjoy each other's company for the next two hours, which automatically forces my brain to try and wrestle dumbass jokes into every conversational pause with all the grace and finesse of stuffing a dead fat man into a magician's trunk. Every conversation I have with a waiter or waitress is a protracted exercise in discomfort, like Andy Dufrense shawshanking his way through a mile of shit only to discover he has traveled back in time to the night of his parents' divorce and now has to repeat the 12th grade at a brand new high school. There is no reason for the interaction to be any deeper than politely telling the server what I want to eat. In all likelihood I will never speak to this person again, regardless of how often I come to the restaurant, and exactly 100 percent of the time they have absolutely no interest in being my friend. Yet I have to treat every conversation I have with a waiter or waitress like I'm trying to ask them to the fucking prom.
Because of that completely unnecessary and entirely self-imposed pressure, when I open my mouth to deliver formidably handsome witticisms interwoven with a concise description of what I want to eat, what tends to come tumbling out instead are sounds that no human being should ever make. James Bond never makes those sounds. Those sounds do not unlock the doors of friendship. And yet I continue to make them, just smiling and nodding while the Pandora's Box of goblin shrieks that is my mouth keeps spitting out incoherent streams of thought like a haunted jukebox playing all of its songs in reverse. The waitress doesn't want to hear an amusing anecdote about the time I was in sixth grade and pretended to have diarrhea at school so I could hide in the bathroom and beat Mortal Kombat II on my Game Boy. She wants to bring me my food and then forget I ever existed. And I won't let her do that.
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Shumlin's divorce is finalizedStaff Report | April 04,2013MONTPELIER After separating in 2009, Gov. Peter Shumlin and his wife, Deborah Holway, have finalized their divorce.
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Having focused the overwhelming majority of its collection efforts and analytical brainpower on insurgent groups, the vast intelligence apparatus is unable to answer fundamental questions about the environment in which U.S. and allied forces operate and the people they seek to persuade. Ignorant of local economics and landowners, hazy about who the powerbrokers are and how they might be influenced, incurious about the correlations between various development projects and the levels of cooperation among villagers, and disengaged from people in the best position to find answers – whether aid workers or Afghan soldiers – U.S. intelligence officers and analysts can do little but shrug in response to high level decision-makers seeking the knowledge, analysis, and information they need to wage a successful counterinsurgency.
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Head of American Military Intelligence in Afghanistan: We Need Geography!
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- The Geography Lady said...
pretty strong bias against AAG - unpatriotic? disagreeing with an action in a foreign country hardly makes them unpatriotic.
otherwise, an accurate assessment of the need for "regional geographers."
- Catholicgauze said...
Hi Geography Lady,
I didn't accuse the AAG being unpatriotic. I accused elements (members) of the AAG of being unpatriotic. As one who knows of others and has been accused myself of supporting "an imperial war machine" along with other "America is ruining the world" statements I can vouch for anti-patriotic feeling in some of the AAG.
You could devote an entire blog to what a joke the AAG has become.
- The Geography Lady said...
alatho i am not a member of AAG I know many who are. i still don't think people who don't support all of America's actions around the world are unpatriotic. We can love the country but not like the govt actions.
- data diplomacy said...
Forgive me if I don't have much sympathy for the Generals dilemma. The intelligence bureaucracy has eschewed any effort to understand the operating environment. there are some fundamental changes in how they do business that need to occur.
1. Everyone wants the information but no one wants to invest the time and effort required to pull this info together.
2. US systems are paralyzed by security mania. If NGA touches anything in country they automatically classify and restrict access. security classification is imposed simply because it is a hot spot county like Iraq, Afghanistan, regardless if the info is readily available in the public.
3. Secure systems do not mix well with unclassified data. I remember trying to help data sharing on civil infrastructure between the CPA and the UN in 2003. The most accurate data set of civil infrastructure was a targeting database that was a secure system. to "declassify" this info required a military engineer to take a hand help gps to the site and collect an unclassified coordinate. Similarly the only systems available for filed reporting of contact info were secure systems that would not allow export of unclassified data that had been entered (i.e., banks, post offices, gas stations). Such practices hardly support knowledge diffusion.
4. This is not a rant on the military but on the bureaucracy and the group think that prevails. In Afghanistan I set up AIMS's ability to synthesize and evaluate a range of data types from agriculture, hydrology, anthropology, geography, demography et al, to provide a basis for understanding the human environment. These products were a hard sell to the aid community as well because these "do gooders", like their military partners, neither had the aptitude to use such info, nor the interest to invest in the process to collect and refine such knowledge.
5. technology has its limits. The info that everyone wants cannot be colecrted by a drone or from remote sensing. it requires and investment in people and the building of unclassified partnerships based on knowledge sharing. In Afghanistan in 2002 a helped the US Civil Affairs teams to develop a way to retain situation awareness and knowledge during unit rotations. A technologically appropriate set of simple forms and spreadsheets to record community level detail that needed to be retained and shared were undermined by a typical beltway big bucks initiative to impose knowledge management technology. The end result was the low tech approach was killed and and the big bucks one never delivered.
- Catholicgauze said...
Data Diplomacy,
Interesting and good points. Please e-mail at catholicgauze [at] gmail [dot] com. I wish to discuss further your experiences and how they will relate to my upcoming one.
One man's patriot is another man's terrorist. It just depends on how you define it. Would half the people in the U.S. and the overwhelming majority of people in England who did not support the war in Iraq be considered unpatriotic? You can strongly disagree with a philosophy or actions but still very much love your country and be patriotic.
I've also been a member of the AAG for about three years now and I very much enjoy most things it has to offer. I have met so many people from around the world and have been exposed to different ideas and research at the annual meetings.
How would one go about in assisting in this situation? It would be an interest of mine to help in some way, however, I am fairly ignorant about how to get into this work. Obviously there are certain agencies, NGA etc., but are there other ways a geographer could assist? Thanks
- Catholicgauze said...
A terrorist is a defined thing: one who targets civilians purposefully while in warfare. But yes, there are usually two sides but that doesn't mean the two sides are equal or one even has a valid point. I saw the killings that al Qaeda in Iraq did, they were indefensible.
Back to my point though, I understand people may be against the Iraq War and that is a very valid position. However, when some people try to stop others from going out of some crazy defense of said terrorist groups, then that is unpatriotic and bad for the discipline.
- Catholicgauze said...
It varies (very small to very large) based on what one wants to do and can do. E-mail me and I can tell you more.


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You don't have to become expert in XML to use SOAP. For most programmers, SOAP is just a technique for distributed computing. You write a function call on your computer here, and it retrieves a result from a computation there, on a server perhaps half a world away.
With well under an hour of installation and practice, you can learn to write distributed Python programs using SOAP to exchange services and results from programs written in almost any language.
Compared to other distributed programming tools like DCOM or CORBA (or, more properly, the IIOP which transports CORBA,) SOAP is
For example, you might use SOAP and Python to write an application for your handheld computer that retrieves data from a mainframe using Cobol. SOAP translates the details of computing language, hardware, and even human-language encoding. Russian-language words appear in proper Cyrillic, and so on.
A growing number of Python programmers are using SOAP. ActiveState Tools Corporation provides product updates using SOAP as a vehicle. Digital Creations Inc.'s Zope is SOAP-enabled. With just a little setup time, you too can experience SOAP's benefits.
Programming with SOAP is easy, but first we must assemble the proper pieces to make SOAP work. In principle, you can use Python 2.0 or later. However, PySOAP depends on the
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This returns the temperature in Fahrenheit degrees of a small town in northwest Indiana, in the US Mid-West. You have just begun your career as a SOAP programmer.
There are two approaches you can take to your SOAP education. One is to regard SOAP simply as a featureful, remote-procedure mechanism. It's useful in that role. Many organizations are rolling out internal applications that rely on SOAP as a public programming interface. SOAP's portability plays nicely in this game. It's convenient to write servers in systems programming languages including Java and extended SQL while rapidly developing clients in languages like Visual Basic, Python, and Delphi. You can also use PySOAP to write servers in Python with as little code as
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echo, is defined on the server side but is exposed as a method available for use in the client. The PySOAP distribution includes a
SOAPpy095/README with salient examples of client and server use.
You can also use SOAP to communicate across an organizational boundary. In this model, SOAP is part of a larger, emerging standard called Web Services. Web Services provide computer-to-computer information and communications similar to the way the Web currently mediates between computers and humans. Think of it this way: the Weather Channel delivers pages humans can read, with information about temperature and other conditions. The XMethods service demonstrated above renders similar information, in a form that's handy for further automated computations.
If you're a public utility, for example, you might use public Web Services for temperature, humidity, fuel prices, and other variables to calculate improved management of power generation and distribution.
One of the best-documented Web Services is the Meerkat syndication service. Meerkat uses XML-RPC to communicate content and information about content. How does SOAP compare to XML-RPC? Which should you use?
As of June 2001, XML-RPC remains more mature and simpler to implement. However, there are several reasons I favor SOAP for my own development work. XML-RPC's easier implementation matters little to me in application programming because PySOAP wraps up SOAP's difficulty. With a good SOAP binding in hand, I find SOAP's scalability, extensibility, transaction-awareness, and transport flexibility make it easier to use than XML-RPC for typical problems. XML-RPC is only a remote-procedure technology, with a fixed set of data types and XML element names. SOAP adds to these the ability to marshal objects (in the sense of an object-oriented language like Python) and messages, and it can also communicate named parameters and attributes.
As convenient as I find PySOAP, I exaggerated when I wrote, "PySOAP wraps up SOAP's difficulty." The SOAP specification defines many variations and options, only a fraction of which PySOAP 0.95 implements. It's the most important fraction, though, and even the 0.95 release is an adequate base for plenty of useful development.
If you're a consumer of a public SOAP service, like one of those listed on XMethods, you'll need to use SOAP rather than XML-RPC. Moreover, industry heavyweights including IBM and Microsoft have sent clear signals that they've decided SOAP is their long-term preference as a remote-procedure protocol.
You can learn more about PySOAP and related matters through th python webservices mailing list or by following the pointers I maintain on my web site..
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Conor Friedersdorf takes a look at an essay in Esquire that is simply astounding in its delusional aspects. It is by Stephen Marche who seems to hav come untethered from reality. The essay's base question is:
"Before the policy choices have to be weighed and the hard decisions have to be made, can we just take a month or two to contemplate him the way we might contemplate a painting by Vermeer or a guitar lick by the early-seventies Rolling Stones or a Peyton Manning pass or any other astounding, ecstatic human achievement?" he writes. "Because twenty years from now, we're going to look back on this time as a glorious idyll in American politics, with a confident, intelligent, fascinating president riding the surge of his prodigious talents from triumph to triumph."
"Glorious idyll in American politics"? Where on earth has this man been for the past 3 years? If this is glorious wouldn't you hate to see terrible?
And correct me if I'm wrong, but I've seen very little to indicate this president was the least bit fascinating or confident. And while he may be intelligent, he's certainly not led during his presidency. In fact, if anything he's been led. And led badly.
Friedersdorf correctly points out that Obama isn't the first president to be so unabashedly, obsequiously and shamelessly worshiped, nor is that only a trait of the left. But you have to wonder at what level Marche must set his own internal bar to find himself able to write that paragraph without upchucking on his keyboard.
Luckily we find out fairly quickly where he sets the bar:
"The turning point came that glorious week in the spring when, in the space of a few days, he released his long-form birth certificate, humiliated Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and assassinated Osama bin Laden," Marche writes. "The effortlessness of that political triptych — three linked masterpieces demonstrating his total command over intellectual argument, low comedy, and the spectacle of political violence — was so overwhelmingly impressive that it made political geniuses of the recent past like Reagan and Clinton seem ham-fisted."
Good lord … those are "triumphs"? A "turning point". Highlights of his presidency? He released a paper, ordered a monster assassinated (and had no real choice to do otherwise) and humiliated a political opponent who is roundly recognized by all as a dufus.
Wow. Bow down, all ye mere mortals.
This is how little we now expect of our leaders. A man showed his birth certificate to scattered kooks, and the release of that bureaucratic form is deemed "a masterpiece." As is humiliating Donald Trump — a man who is perhaps the easiest to mock of all the reality TV stars!
Exactly. So how does someone find those events so compelling and enthralling that he writes an essay extolling them? Well I'm as clueless as you are on that front. But to be honest, when it comes to this president and his sycophants, nothing much surprises me any more (see Nobel Peace Prize). Well, almost nothing:
"In 2011, it is possible to be a levelheaded, warmhearted, cold-blooded killer who can crack a joke and write a book for his daughters. It is possible to be many things at once. And even more miraculous, it is possible for that man to be the president of the United States. Barack Obama is developing into what Hegel called a 'world-historical soul,' an embodiment of the spirit of the times. He is what we hope we can be."
You have to check numerous times while reading dreck like this to be sure that you haven't really linked to the Onion. You keep peeking at different parts of the page hoping you finally spot that which will let you know this is a joke piece. But you never find it.
Is "a levelheaded, warmhearted, cold-blooded killer who can crack a joke and write a book for his daughters" really the "embodiment of the spirit of the times" and what "we hope we can be"? Really? Or does it sound like a character from a Brad Thor novel?
Friedersdorf does a credible job of destroying Marche's premise with facts. A terrible thing in the fantasy world Marche has constructed. Friedersdorf makes it clear that Obama is just another of many ordinary politicians that have come to power and we shouldn't glorify him (or them). He ends his fisking with:
This is no time to enjoy Obama, as the Esquire writer asserts, or to treat him deferentially, as if he has earned our trust.
In all administrations, Congress is a necessary check, as is the Fourth Estate, as are the people. Our current Congress is failing spectacularly. It is filled with Republicans who've no idea how to govern and Democrats whose civil liberties bona fides evaporated as soon as their party came into power.
Thus a greater burden is imposed on the media and the people. To cast Obama as the living embodiment of the zeitgeist is as absurd as imagining him to be a shadow outsider who hates America. He is a normal politician, one whose behavior in office often times conflicts with the ideals that put him there. What we ought to do, insofar as it's possible, is be skeptical, vigilant and demand better.
Although Friedersdorf might disagree with me, I contend that the media too is "failing spectacularly" – at least the establishment media. And the Esquire piece is simply the visible tip of a very large media iceberg that first came to the public's attention during the 2008 presidential election when many in the media gave up all pretense of objectivity or being unbiased. It was particularly shameful, and for the most part, hasn't changed. It is one of the reasons someone like Marche feels comfortable penning this absurdly silly essay. What was left of the media's credibility went the way of the Dodo after that performance and they haven't yet regained it.
That's left it up to the people as the final check. The people, who are now routinely attacked and dissed by both politicians and the elite media. The one "check" on this runaway freight train of government power is the most powerless and confused. If one want's a reason for the 3 past wave elections we've had, the confusion and dissatisfaction of the electorate is the answer. And that hasn't changed a bit, despite Marche's paean to his political god.
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From a commenter on Arnold Kling's Atlantic site, one of the more succinct summaries of what Waxman-Markey really is:
'Cap and Tax' simply provides more opportunities for political favoritism — creating arbitrary credits to be awarded to pet projects while getting others to pay for the favors. Meanwhile the energy expense baseline of the entire economy goes up. Waxman-Markey are gushing about how historic this bill is. That it is — it puts Smoot-Hawley in second place as potentially the most misguided economic legislation of the last 100 years.
Take the time to read Kling's post as well.
If you're wondering who will be paying "for the favors", Conor Clarke at the Atlantic has been kind enough to put that in chart form using the CBO's data on tax distribution:
But remember you 95% out there – your taxes won't go up by a single dime – not one dime. Your fuel, electric, transportation, food and just about anything else you can imagine? Dimes won't even begin to describe the increases you'll see.


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The Steubenville Country Club Women's Golf Association launched its 2013 golf season with a luncheon and business meeting in the clubhouse dining room after the opening day scramble was canceled due to rain.
Officers for the season are: Dianna Adams and Marilyn Kenny, co-chairpersons; Theresa Metcalf, secretary; and Carol Oklok, treasurer.
Adams presided for the meeting and welcomed the women to the new golf season. Golf professional John Denholm was a guest, announcing that he will be holding golf clinics for the women on various aspects of the game on Tuesday mornings. Denholm also will handle the Friday night couples' golf events which will consist of nine holes of play followed by dinner. The first one is scheduled for May 10.
The President's Cup competition is scheduled for the last two Wednesdays in May and the first two Wednesdays in June. The best three out of four net scores will determine the winner of this highly-regarded tournament.
Officers' reports were given by Metcalf and Oklok. Adams announced that the East Central Tournament will be held at Moundbuilders Country Club on Aug. 1-2 and 2 with herself and Kenny in charge. Renee Morelli reported that the annual Rally for a Cure will be held on July 17 with herself and Natalie Straus as co-chairmen.
The women golfers will once again be assisting with the closest to the pin competition for the Pabian Tournament and the Firecracker Tournament held by the men. Shannon Irvin and DeeDee Scugoza will work at the Pabian and Morelli, Metcalf and Donna Hill at the Firecracker.
Committee chairmen for 2013 are: Hole in One, Oklok; Ringers and birdies, Oklok; Publicity, Metcalf; awards, Kim Criss; lockers, Dotty Tegano and Morelli; telephone, Tegano, Carol Peterson and Morelli; Junior golf, Irvin and Scugoza; Ryder Cup, John Denholm; nominating committee, Criss. Adams and Shelle Pentes; rules, Denholm and Kenny; flowers, Pentes.
Kenny and Adams were in charge of arrangements for the opening day luncheon. Primroses in vases were used as centerpieces, and cupcakes were served following lunch. Centerpiece winners were Adams, Criss, Tegano, Mary Ann Chorpenning, Oklok and Morelli.
A two best ball event is scheduled for May 1. Eighteen-hole golfers are asked to report to the pro shop by 9:30 a.m. for 10 a.m. tee time, and nine-hole golfers will report at 10 a.m. for a 10:30 a.m. tee time. Committee members for May are Morelli, Peterson and Tegano.
Blackmoor Ladies Golf League played April 22. The winner of the game was Cheryl Black, who also took closest to pin on hole No. 3.
Lucy Karran had a chip in on hole no. 9. Renee Morelli and Signa Findlay tied for low putts.
Blackmoor Ladies play on Mondays at 5 p.m.
The Cadiz Women's Golf Association held opening day April 24 with rain canceling play, but members gathered for the social hour and dinner at the club, followed by a meeting.
Officers for 2013 will be: chairperson, Marlene Holloway; co-chair, Nep Rowland; secretary, Peg Buchanan; assistant secretary, Ginny Ferrell; treasurer, JoAnn Watson. Holloway announced the following committee chairmen: Rules and Handicap: Billy Stanwick and Millie Romshak; Decorations: Nancy Beckert and Ann Milleson; East Central Tournament: Cathy Shepherd; Locker Room: Betty Thompson; Nominating: Dolores Ginier, Ann Milleson and Nancy Beckert; Publicity: Peg Buchanan and Ann Milleson; and Ringer Board: Ila Walrath.
The club will sponsor a mini invitational on June 19.
Three live flower baskets were given as door prizes to Dolores Ginier, Cathy Shepherd and Cindy Shepherd.


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He was described by host Adam Richman as a "semi-pro rugby hero" on the show (no distinction of league or union) but it did give his club half an hour of exposure on tv in the USA (and around the world).
Can anyone suggest a similar challenge for a league player in England?
Sam Tomkins v pie ?
Tim Street v lobby ?
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Sakura WHO???
She might have put the extra burden on Naruto, but Naruto would have gone after Sasuke regardless.
When she called Naruto annoying
alot of people be lying and saying land of iron was when they started hating or was finished with sakura
people have been hating sakura since part 1 for no reason
now that the HALF lie has happened, ALL THIS SAKURA HATERS CLINGING TO IT BECAUSE THEY FINALLY HAVE A REASON TO HATE
sakura's confession wasnt a lie, THE ONLY LIE WAS WHEN SHE SAID SHE OVER SASUKE
Right after iruka graded her transformation jutsu and she said " HEY SASUKE, DID U SEE THAT??"
Honestly? The moment I realized how her personality was - so somewhere between the Zabuza arc and the exams. *shrugs* She got a bit better in the Shippuden serie and then it was ruined again by how she acted towards Naruto at times
The third episode of Naruto.
Sasuke, bless his soul he told her she was worse than naruto after they defeated Zabuza/Haku.
ch-3 pg-22,
Thats when i started to think sakura is annoying
Originally Posted by wridacule
that's actually the moment i found a bit of respect for her character. yeah she lied, but ask any guy who's ever been shot down. they will tell you that all they ever really wanted was a chance. she was willing to give naruto that...
true,but she would give him a false chance....it wouldnt be really what naruto wanted....she was practically lying both to naruto and to herself
Originally Posted by 3MESSIAH
true,but she would give him a false chance....it wouldnt be really what naruto wanted....she was practically lying both to naruto and to herself
That person seems to forget that Sai played a role in her confession to Naruto.
when i first saw her
when she was introduced by Kishimoto
"My name is Haruno, Sakura"
She will always be one of my favorite characters and I understand her motives.
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I would like to visit after the reconstruction…. that sounds interesting… why did they make it by porcelain???
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Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
The Porcelain Tower (or Porcelain Pagoda) of Nanjing (Chinese: 南京陶塔; pinyin: Nánjīng Táotǎ, or Chinese: 琉璃塔; pinyin: Liúlí Tǎ), also known as Bao'ensi (meaning "Temple of Gratitude"; Chinese: 大报恩寺, Da Bao'en Si), is a historical site located on the south bank of the Yangtze in Nanjing, China. It was a pagoda constructed in the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty, but was mostly destroyed in the 19th century during the course of the Taiping Rebellion. The tower is now under reconstruction.


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Western Digital Corp. on Monday said that it had extended the suspension of its hard drive production operations in Thailand after some of the manufacturing equipment at one of the production facilities was submerged. Halted production means that there will be financial impact on WD's performance and the global market of hard disk drives will also be affected.
Over the weekend, rising water penetrated the Bang Pa-in Industrial Park flood defenses, inundating the company's manufacturing facilities there and submerging some equipment. At the other company manufacturing location in Thailand, Navanakorn Industrial Park, the park flood defenses were breached on Monday morning local time and water has begun to flow into the park threatening the company's facilities there. All WD employees in Thailand remain safe.
The company's other facilities in Malaysia, Singapore and the U.S. are fully operational. The company now expects that the flooding of its Thailand facilities, combined with flood damage to the company's supply chain in Thailand, will have significant impact on the company's overall operations and its ability to meet customer demand for its products in the December quarter.
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Thank you, NarutoBase Staff
I have no idea where this goes so don't flame.
We should see if we can make the strongest character.
Everyone can add one trait and see how strong they become.
I'll go first, Sage Mode
half plant monster that eats people
next time try fourum games its ok ur new
Mokuton technique and Flying Thunder God.
Chibaku Tensei
Itachi's Susano
sharingan arm
Eight Gates :D
harem no jutsu
Kaguya Clan's KG
Magenkyou sharingan,
naruto's sage mode
Originally Posted by darkecho47
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next time try fourum games its ok ur new
he is one of the oldest members and u r saying "ur new"!!!
water clone
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LAMPANG, THAILAND — Fremont resident Don Downs and his wife Edie travelled to Thailand in February and spent a couple of days living with elephants.
It was a program of the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) which is supported by Princes Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand. The center's website says, "Thailand is currently facing two pressing needs in elephant management. First is to preserve valuable but rapidly disappearing traditional knowledge. The second need is to simultaneously promote the introduction of modern techniques and management. TECC services available to elephant owners (the Hospital Work we do, the Mobile Clinic, and the Elephant Rescue Unit) have all created extraordinary good will for our staff amongst the elephant-keeping community."
Don and Edie got a taste of what it might be like to be members of the elephant-keeping community over two days at the center. The couple learned the commands that the handlers (mahouts) use to control the big animals and rode the elephants on land and in the water. Don said his particular pachyderm decided to roll over in the water, and Don was temporarily obliged to dismount.
He said the operation at the center was impressive, but there is also an air of sadness about it. He said, "It's kind of a sad story in a way because every one of the poor elephants is registered and all of them are chained up." In addition, Thailand's remaining wild elephants are under severe pressure.
Don added that while elephants used to serve as workhorses in various tasks, that is no longer really the case. Don said, "They live to be 60, and there's really nothing for them to do but entertain the tourists. It's exhilarating and yet sad at the same time."
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In a couple of ways, it was just like old times Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Brad Lidge saved a game for Roy Oswalt–something he used to do regularly. But after a turn of events no one, no matter how crazy, would have foreseen the last time it had happened– July 28, 2007–both were wearing Phillies uniforms this time.
And the other familiar sight Wednesday was reminiscent not of the 2007 season but of the next one, when Ryan Madson teamed with Lidge as the most dominant setup-closer combo in baseball.
Oswalt held the Dodgers to five hits in seven innings, and Madson and Lidge combined to retire the last six L.A. batters – four by strikeout – to lead the Phillies to a 2-0 victory.
Sure, the win was important because it kept the Phillies 2 ½ games behind the Braves, who have pulled out two late-inning wins the past two days in Houston. But maybe even more importantly, the win made a statement a night after the Dodgers bombed Kyle Kendrick, and seemingly half the bullpen, for 15 runs.
If you want to get picky, the Phillies did leave a couple of runs on the bases, and their failure to score Wilson Valdez after his leadoff triple in the fifth inning was glaring. But the pitching took care of that. Oswalt wasn't dominant, but he displayed steely focus when he encountered jams and got outs when he needed them most.
Raul Ibanez, meanwhile, stayed red-hot, driving in an insurance run with a sixth-inning double that extended his hitting streak to 18 games. Domonic Brown got the Phils on the board in the fourth with his legs, beating out a ground ball that would be a double play with most other major leaguers running. But with Dom gliding to first? Forget it.
As with a lot of Phillies games this season, however, there is a "but." While hustling to second on a double that led to the Phillies' second run, Ross Gload pulled up lame halfway between first base and second base, and he immediately left the game. Don't be shocked tomorrow if he becomes the latest to pass through the DL turnstile, likely with a groin strain.
On the plus side, Shane Victorino homered, tripled and had three RBIs in a rehab game tonight with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He was expected to rejoin the Phillies on Friday, but it sure looks like he's ready now.
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You're right…Oswalt wasn't dominant…but he was really good.
And Lidge was incredible. I have to wonder if closing for Oswalt helped him to step it up a bit. Or maybe he was just well rested.
Either way….THAT was key….and will be down the stretch.
In a way, Gload pulling up lame is a blessing, because the equation that sent Brown back to the minors when our big boys got back just became easier. Brown is now our left hand off the bench.
Pitching last night was A+
Oswalt, Madson, Lidge.
Now, I hope they don't rush Shane, we can wait a couple extra days for him to be 100% healthy. If he reinjures that thing again, he could out for an extended period of time, and that's pretty scary when we're nearly halfway through August.
I hope Vic is up today or tomorrow and Dom is back down by sunday because i am going to watch lehigh valley saturday and i want to see him play.
Especially with Gload maybe on the DL now. How many more freaking injuries can we take!!!!!
Ugh I know!
Gload's line in July is out of this world:
.389 avg / .476 obp / .611 slg / 1.087 ops
Ditto for August:
.333 avg / .448 obp / .625 slg / 1.073 ops
We are going to miss that… that was some serious production from our temporary No.3 hitter! What's Charlie gonna do now? Move Raul up to 3rd and let someone else bat 4th? (Remember that moving Werth up to the 4th spot didn't work out initially)
We're going to miss Gload. He's a fine hitter and especially good pinch hitter. Hope he bounces back quickly, but last night's injury looked like a trip to the DL. Oswalt was stellar, as was Ibanez.
Assume that Sweeney is going to get the majority of the time at 1st until Howard comes back. With PP re-aggravating the elbow, Dobbs will probably see more time at third (personally, would rather see Ransom there, regardless of the pitcher). Hopefully, Gload is good to go after a 15 day stint.
Vic is ready to come back, same swing whether in LV or up with the club – the ab strain may actually help his batting average – less free swinging, more concentration on contact.
I was at the game….and from where I was sitting I had a clear view of Gload as he pulled up lame. Right then, I knew it wasn't gonna be good. There was just this collective groan from all the fans around us.
Does Greg Dobbs even realize how lucky he is?? He's only here because of injuries!!!
Please, come into NY this weekend and annhialate the Mets. Take over Citi Field and chant whatever you wish loudly. Laugh and mock these bozos. You guys have no idea how bad it is in appropriately named Flushing.
I never want to hear another fanbase ever complain about injuries (see link http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/teams/philadelphia-phillies/injuries.html). Ibanez and Werth are the only two of the starting 8 who haven't hit the dl this year, plus most of the bullpen, 3 starting pitchers, and two primary backups (Schneider and now Gload), yet only 1 game back in the Wild Card, 2-1/2 in the division.
Ledge was all me. Lidge did have a nasty slider. Did good but Madson got this save. Look at the batters he faced compared to Lidge. BIG difference. Some games are saved in the 8th.
Seriously. If the Phils make the postseason, Charlie should AT LEAST be considered for Mgr. of the Year. What with all the DL stints.
jeff…you're right. If Lidge had to face Ethier it might have been a different story.
OMG!!! I actually agreed with jeff.
Small error… Madson let up a leadoff double (they didn't retire the next six).
Oswalt was great… when he needed a bit out, he got it. Maybe he wasn't dominant but he skillfully maneuvered his way through the Dodgers lineup.
Gload will be missed… who steps up in his absence?
Lidge's numbers in August are really good… 5 saves, 5.1 ip, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA, 6 SO, 1.11 BA against.
He has only blown 4 saves in 19 opportunities (79%) which is well above the league average and only a few ticks below some of the best closers in baseball (he's the best we've got and he's not as bad as it seems) but they have to manage his outings a little better.
I can't verify this with statistics but it seems like when he is overworked, he really struggles… gotta try to limit the times that he is allowed to pitch on back to back nights. He seems healthy now… and I dropped him from my fantasy baseball team July 31st so that means he'll be fine from here on out (I've implemented a "no Phillies" rule bc I'm convinved I'm a bad luck charm).
Also worth noting… his numbers pitching with no men on base and in situations when he is able to work out of the wind up are really good… batters are hitting just .180 in those situations (only 2 HR given up). As soon as he allows someone to reach base, that's when he runs into problems. Looking at his numbers with men on base versus no men on base (57 plate appearances with no men on and 58 with men on)… .192 BA, 3.17 SO/BB, .308 SLG%, 1 HR versus .277 BA, 1.75 SO/BB, .574 SLG%, 4 HR. That's pretty crazy… maybe he's tipping pitches out of the stretch. Or maybe, psychologically, he's not able to throw his good slider because he's so worried about the runner. Whatever the case may be, someone has to address that.
Speaking of closers… you see K-Rod was arrested for assaulting his father in law after the game at Citi Field? Talk about not getting along with your in laws…
I want Brian Fuentes.
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@bfo – Do NOT say that about Ibanez & Werth. Just … do not tempt fate. Doesn't seem smart these days, know what I mean? I'm really beginning to believe there is a curse. This is just insane. When Gload pulled up I almost cried. We just got Sweeney – what – less than a wk ago?
And I don't even care if this sounds whiney, I've had it: Anyone but Dobbs! We don't deserve that, not after everything we've gone through this season. Come on. I'LL PLAY. I'd be better than him!
Madson & Lidge hit the mound like the walking definitions of Purpose & Determination last night. They were actually frightening. Wonder if Dubee said something to them to make them that way? Wish they could be that way all the time. It was something to see. Boy. But knowing Lidge has that in him is what makes the way he pitches the rest of the time so disturbing. No middle of the road w/him. Everyone is allowed a meltdown once in a while. But it feels like he hasn't been there for a season & a half.
Interesting Lidge stats, especially when he seems to pretty much ignore runners on base. I wonder if the catchers move the target up a bit to keep his slider out of the dirt.
Hang on, lets be fair.
In the month of August, Brad Lidge has made 6 appearances, 5 in save opportunities and he is a perfect 5 for 5 in saves for August. 0.00 ERA, 2 hits in 5.1 innings pitched, 0 runs, 0 walks.
Look, I'm not going to be fully aboard the Lights Out Wagon just yet but realistically, 4 blown saves out of 19 is not terrible. The 5 hrs he has given up, another story. Billy Wagner, given (rightfully so) a ton of credit for helping to keep the Braves at the top of the NL East, has 7 blown saves (28 out of 35 attempts). Wagner has given up the same number of hrs, just in twice the amount of innings pitched.
If Brad finishes out the month/year with a few more blown saves, I think we have to be grateful. His velocity is off, it looks like he might be nixing that fastball of his. But the breaking ball has been quite nasty.
I'd say we are looking in pretty damn good shape heading into the middle of August and then the month of September. Should be exciting ball!
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I'm there with you, Brooks… too small of a sample to say that he's fixed but it's encouraging and there is nothing on the slop heap that is better than Ledge.
I laughed last night because Lidge throws a perfect 9th inning and the site was down so no one could comment… very appropriate… almost like, if a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?
I agree….and I also don't have any facts to prove it….but it certainly does seem like when Lidge is overworked he struggles.
Last night he truly was "Lights Out"
I really don't care that he faced the bottom of the order. he DOMINATED!!
And aside from the leadoff double….Madson was amazing last night, too.
If we can even come close to the results from that combo for the rest of the year….we're in the postseason.
It's great to see Ibanez enjoying his career best 18 game hitting streak and being the most productive hitter during Phillies' resurgence. It's also satisfying to see Raul proved to all the impatient "critics" here (including Corey Seidman who called him a "black hole") how wrong they were in wanting the player released a few months ago. 😉
An interesting situation is developing when Victorino returns as early as tomorrow. Will Manuel reinsert Victorino to CF and Werth returns to RF? With Gload likely to go on DL and the bench depleted by one and undermanned, will Brown being going to the bench and play sparingly? Keep in mind and if I'm correct, Manuel has an extra pitcher (Antonio Bastardo) on the roster. Will Bastardo be optioned to the minors and another utility position player called up? We will soon see.
I never thought I'd be lamenting an injury to Ross Gload. What a season.
I'd rather we send JC to the minors instead of Bastardo… we need a lefty pitcher in the pen and based on Bastardo's outstanding stats in the minors, he could be better than JC "I walk George Sherill" Romero. Of course, Bastardo's poor outing a few days ago sucked, but he deserves more than one shot. We've given JC PLENTY of opportunities to stick around, why not him?
Chuck as manager of the year? This team is mega-talented. They win despite Chuck, not because of him.
One other scenario when Vic comes back – Ibanez has played 1st – think it is somewhere around 180 (but I could be wrong). With a righty pitcher, put Ib at 1st, Vic center, Brown Right, Werth left. Lefty pitcher, sit Brown, Sweeney at 1st, Ib back in left (or Ben Fran here and there).
I'd also prefer to have Bastardo over JC – while he had a poor outing a few days ago, his general stuff seems to be pretty good, just left a few pitches up. JC reminds of Wild Thing – can be effectively wild when his velocity is up – now that it is down in the low 90s, no one is falling for it anymore.
Intersting about Lidge out of the stretch. I think you are all right, it's part lost concentration, part giving away his pitch.
Also, he can't seem to locate his fastball, yet has good control of the slider? Very strange. He's also clocking 81-83 on his slider, thats fooling batters- sort of a change-slider, or a slurve.
Unusual to have a closer without a good heater, but if it works and I agree that the numbers are trending that way, it's fine by me.
Feel bad that Chipper is going out this way, but no sympathy for the Braves: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5458167
Maybe he didn't have the numbers this year, but still a threat and a clubhouse presence.
I agree w/biz. Well somewhat. He has kept this team together. But like a former president he too often manges from his gut
I pray for Brad Lidge every time he takes the mound. Pray for just one more save. I pray before every pitch. My lips humbly mouthing words of hope and charity, palms open skyward, beckoning that great Rolaids Relief Man in the sky. Show Brad the path. The true path. Let Brad become enlightened and be the best closer he can be. Let his pitches always hit the corners – and miss every bat. I pray. Yes every day I pray. Jesus saves. Let Brad save, too.
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vic is activated-basterdo sent back down- gload is day to day!!!!!
So i guess vic will play tonight??
Brad walked on water last night, Dipsy.
I pray for ME every time he takes the mound. I'm not a young man anymore, every time he pitches it's like an old rerun of Sanford and Son. "This time it's the big one Lamont. You hear that Elizabeth, I'm comin to join you honey."
I guess most of you aren't old enough to remember that, but if you were it might be funny/ or not.
Pretty funny – Dipsy. Ugh that bullpen. Sometimes I want to call it the Pigpen (except for Durbin & Madson).
Charlie (and later RAJ) have literally been working a human Rubik's Cube this season. I can't believe this amazing feat hasn't been discussed more around sports in gen. They're only 2 1/2 back of the Braves.
A wk ago the Mets announcers talked about the Phils. I think they began saying the only 2 teams they thought could handle this much adversity this well were the Phils & the Red Sox. Hernandez in particular called the Mets on the carpet b/c they were in a similar situation last yr & they used the injuries as an excuse to "give up." He couldn't see the Phillies doing that. He said with the Phillies the team attitude was then & is now completely different from teams like the Mets from the top-down. The team hangs together diff than others & it's showing now. He said the Phils should be proud of themselves.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing & I haven't heard anyone say anything about it. Did anyone hear this besides me? I'm in nyc so I'm forced to watch those games on a Mets station.
Werth's numbers – (everyone wanted to ditch him too): leading the league with 38 doubles (has lead most of the season), avg .302, obp .395., and he's doing fine in CF (thankfully).
And Halladay & Hamels haven't been injured either. I'm looking for positives folks. How long does a groin strain take to heal? "Day-to-day" isn't bad, right? He could be on the DL. Ayyyy. Okay, at least Vic is back. Does anyone know – is Polanco in the game tonight?
I feel like Lefty (but I'm young). I have such fear when Lidge takes the mound. I feel as if he honestly doesn't know how he's going to pitch. As if it's out of his control. That makes me feel bad for him & scared for us. My anxiety level shoots through the roof. It also makes me feel as if we should get someone we can count on.
Lefty…I remember Sanford and Son well.
Phan, I heard it also. I'm in the Poconos, get all the Mets, Yanks, and most of the Phils. I hate to admit it, but I really like Mets Broadcast Crew, and watch them whenever Phils are playing the Mets, or when we don't get a televised Phils game. I really think since 2007, the Mets are almost looking for an excuse to lose, where the Phils expect to win. Charlie may not be the best strategist in the world, but he has these guys believing they will win, regardless of who is on the mound, the dl,…..
Lefty, now the S&S theme song is stuck in my head. Could be worse.
I actually think Werth is a better centerfielder than rightfielder. Maybe has to keep more focused? Brown still has some work to do out there, probably nerves as much as anything else.
Here are Lidge's key stats based on days rested. Amazing that 0,1 and two days rest all have 7 games with roughly the same PAs.
0 – 2.00 k/bb, .250 BA, 2 HR, .875 OPS
1 – 0.80 k/bb, .364 BA, 1 HR, 1.072 OPS
2 – 5.00 K/BB, .167 ba, 0 HR, .509 OPS
3+ 2.67 k/bb, .172 ba, 0 HR, ? OPS(didn't want to figure it out)
The Mets should be a reality show. Reyes saying he takes plays off. Krod beating up his father in law after the game. Then staying in jail in the stadium. Santana acused of rape from years past. You cant make this stuff up.
"but he has these guys believing they will win…."
Excactly. And, isn't that the mark of a good manager, no matter what the profession? A good manager knows how to get the best out of his people.
That's why Charlie should be considered for Mgr of the Year if the Phillies advance to the playoffs.
Lawrence have a nice retirement.
Ledge will always be how he is. He has been good since the blow up vs the Nationals. He was great last night because he got the first batter. Thats always crucial and he doent do it enough. Also facing vetern GOOD hitters can be the issue. He is a guy that where the other teams line up is is a huge factor. I also fear him against any really good line up. But hes still here and will be. Would love to pick up a BP arm or two.
Chuck, it'll probably go to Bud Black, or Dusty Baker.
Yeah, I know. The Padres and Reds are this year's surprises for sure. But the fact that Charlie has motivated his guys to be where they are right now is nothing short of spectacular.
Dipsy I'd LOVE Fuentes too…
As a set-up guy if the Angels pick up about 80% of his salary… 😉
Thanks for pulling those numbers together psujoe… so the stats back up my gut in this case (the more rest he gets, the better).
Charlie has to be considered… 7/9 of his starting lineup and 3/5 of his starting rotation have been in flux throughout this season and we're right there.
I often criticize Charlie's in game decision making (we all do) but during his tenure, a culture of winning has been born… the expectation of winning radiates in that clubhouse and the front office. The players have a lot to do with that but Charlie has surely held up his end of the bargain to cultivate winning. He gives them the right amount of leeway to police themselves but always steps in when things are seemingly headed in the wrong direction too fast. He is loyal to his guys (often to the shegrin of the fan base) and they love playing for him because of that. By all accounts, he is a wonderful hitting coach and a likeable guy but we've also seen him bench players on occasion for not hustling… and he challenged Eskin to a fight (gotta love that). I'm a believer…
The Padres and Reds (and Phillies) need to make the playoffs if any of those managers want to win an award.
I think the Cards beat the Reds in the end. And that the Giants and Rockies will somehow make the Padres lose their lead…
Phillies need to get healthy, and hope that when Utley and Howard come back they're seeing the ball well and don't go into a slump while they adjust back from the DL.
The rockies arent going to do anything. They are in the midst of losing a series to the Mets. They cant win enough on the road.
The Padres SP isnt even as good as believed. Latos is the only one even owned in my 12 team fantasy league. But thier bullpen is the best. The best in the league. The Rangers have a good one too. And in 2008 the Phillies had the best one in the majors. Things that make you go hmmm. But relievers have low WARs ive been told.
I thought the Rockies would be a playoff team this year, but it seems like they don't have what it takes.
Right now 6 teams seriously competing for 4 spots.
I think the Braves without Chipper and an obviously very vulnerable Billy Wagner will have a tough time down the stretch….although you can't count them out. But I do think the Phillies will win the East….barely.
The Padres, I feel, are for real and will win the West.
And I think the Cards win the Central. Their pitching is too good and you have to consider the "Albert Effect".
That leaves the Braves, Reds and Giants competing for the Wild Card. I really like the Giants. But it wouldn't shock me to see either of the other two.
Fantasy is fantasy… their pitchers have been pretty good. Clayton Richard and Jon Garland have both been pretty good (9-5, 3.83 ERA and 10-8, 3.55 ERA, respectively). Wade Leblanc has also been solid as a #5, posting a 3.51 ERA (only 6 wins to show). Their strength is in their bullpen and the way they play the game… Heath Bell, Luke Gregerson, Mike Adams, Tim Stauffer, Ernesto Frieri… if the starters can give them 5-6 innings, they have a real chance to win. They make it uncomfortable for other teams because they alway press on the basepaths (they've got a lot of speed) and Adrian Gonzalez is a monster. The Padres are tough… BUT… I agree that they won't make the playoffs. Too young…
Yes their SP have been pretty good. Nothing great. Their Pen is great.
I think the Padres and Reds both make it. I really like the Reds and fear them the most of any NL team.
just getting into the K rod stuff.
How funny is this? He was in the jail at the stadium all night.
Oh this is good.
don't know if you guys saw the http://www.mlbtraderumors.com website, but it said that scott eyre would rejoin the phillies if they wanted him back.
I wouldn't count out the Rockies… they seem to make a late season push every year. They have solid pitching (Jimenez, Hammel, De La Rosa) and the best lineup in that division… it's not even close. Their bullpen is pretty bad and they're 8 games back but there is a lot of baseball left to be played.
The Giants are the dark horse because they have the deepest rotation in the division and some really good baseball players. Buster Posey is a STUD. They added some pieces at the deadline and they're really making a push to win… but they're leaning on Pat Burrell (starting every day in LF) and I'm not sure if that can end well. Aubrey Huff was leading MLB in WAR a week or so ago (you wanna know why I don't like that stat… there ya go) and he's gonna have to keep that up especially if Kung Fu Panda doesn't find his stroke… he's only hitting .270 and I don't think that's gonna cut it. So they need a few of these things to happen: the ageless Huff has to keep hitting .300+; Pat Burrell has to stay in his groove; all-world rookie, Buster Posey, needs to carry them in his first pennant race; Sandoval has to hit .400+ down the stretch. I don't know if it's going to happen.
I wonder if K rod was put in a cell with the drunks and guys who got busted for smoking weed at the game? They would have a great story to tell.
Burrell hit another HR today… he's hitting .300 with the Giants to go along with a slugging percentage of about .550. I'm glad to see him doing well… what the hell happened in Tampa?
Your talking about the Rockies making a late season push…How have they been lately? Not very good, expecially losing 2 of 3 was from the Mutts? Even the one game they won yesterday was a come from behind because of a Grand Slam. Wonder what they would do against a good team?
Actually I believe he hit 2 HR's today. What happened at Tampa? American League pitching is what happened.
AL east pitching and changing leagues and DHing.
Pat is meant to be an NLer. And I like to see him doing well also.
Phillies – East
Cards – Midwest
Giants – West
Reds – Wild Card
Of course Scott Eyre will come back (Chuck!). Why wouldn't he? And the Phils should take him.
Phils post season bullpen:
Brad Lidge
Brian Fuentes
Ryan Madson
Jose Contreras
Kyle Kendrick
Scott Eyre
Chad Durbin
Antonio Bastardo
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