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RUSH: Tim McCarver... I can't believe this. I love Tim McCarver. I grew up when Tim McCarver was a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Every year Joe Buck had his golf tournament outside St. Louis for a long time, and I would go to it, and I just loved Tim McCarver. Tim McCarver said something on a Fox broadcast a couple Saturdays ago that just disappoints me. But, again, it's an example of how reasonably intelligent people get caught.
He said that the reason there are more home runs being hit in baseball -- which there aren't by the way. Home run totals are down. What do you think he's gonna say? He's blaming it on thinner air because of global warming. The air is thinner, there is less resistance, and so the balls off the bat are flying farther! The problem is that home run totals are down since the steroid era was kind of gotten control of. Home run totals are down.
It's a disappointing thing.
RUSH: Here's Tim McCarver. This was Saturday on Fox Sports. It's Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Joe Buck and Tim McCarver talking about the impact of climate change on home runs and McCarver starts out by saying, "It has not been proven." Now, there's stadium noise in the background. McCarver says, "It's not been proven," and then he says this.
MCCARVER: (stadium noise) I think ultimately it will be proven that the air's thinner now. There have been climactic (sic) changes over the last 50 years in the world, and I think that's one of the reasons that balls are carrying much better now than I remember.
BUCK: So that's your inconvenient truth about these things.
MCCARVER: Well, I think they're gonna find that out one of these days. Yes, I do.
RUSH: Tim McCarver. It's just so disappointing. When you lose Tim McCarver... You know, it was just three weeks ago I was speculating here, and I had a call about it. I was speculating here on the program asking whether it would be helpful or not if sports figures entered the political arena because of the influence they have with fans. And I think we've got a partial answer here. As I say, I love Tim McCarver, and he's one of the best at what he does. But this is how insidious this propaganda is. But the fact of the matter is, in the past few years, home run totals have been in a fairly steady decline. From 2000 to 2009, home run totals are down! There aren't more baseballs flying out of the park in the last 10 years or 11 years, for whatever reason.
There aren't.
Home run totals are on the decline.
And, of course, it has nothing to do with baseball players being 20% bigger today than they were in years past.
RUSH: Home run totals in Major League Baseball in the year 2000: 5600 home runs. In 2011: 4500. We're down 1100 home runs per year since the year 2000, and ESPN has a story: "Offense Drops to Two-Decade Low -- If you thought the 2011 season seemed like a throwback, you were right. Offense dropped to a level not seen..." Now, this is runs scored, home runs, everything. But the home run average from this ESPN story, the home run average was down to less than one home run per team, per game, the lowest in 19 years. By the way, if you're just joining us here and wondering, "What the heck are you talking about?" Grab sound bite 22. Tim McCarver on Saturday, in St. Louis, the Brewers and the Cardinals, Tim McCarver.
MCCARVER: (stadium noise) I think ultimately it will be proven that the air's thinner now. There have been climactic changes over the last 50 years in the world, and I think that's one of the reasons that balls are carrying much better now than I remember.
BUCK: So that's your inconvenient truth about these things.
MCCARVER: Well, I think they're gonna find that out one of these days. Yes, I do.
RUSH: How do you... I mean, Tim McCarver worked every year through the steroid era where players weighed on average 20% more than they did when he played back in the sixties and seventies. But home run totals are down. This is how pervasive this is. Tim McCarver's not a dumb guy. You know, I've spoken to Tim McCarver on a number of occasions. I can't say that I know him as a friend, but I saw him at Joe Buck's golf tournament. Global warming is supposed to cause more humidity, which is heavier air. Global warming does not create thinner air. It's just the opposite. By the way, he said "climactic" in there, meaning "climatic." "Climactic" means apocalyptic. "Climactic," a climax. For those of you in Rio Linda, "climax" -- ha-ha -- could go either way. The end. And he meant to say "climatic."
Now, let's go to Algore. Algore, he's responsible for this. "Inconvenient Truth," all this global warming folderol. Algore was in Amherst, Massachusetts, on Friday at Hampshire College during the inauguration of their new president, a guy named Jonathan Lash, who is a good friend of Algore's. We have two sound bites from Algore.
GORE: Every single professional scientific society in every field related to earth science or climate science says it is an urgent problem that requires urgent attention and must be addressed. Ninety-seven to 98% of all the climate scientists most actively publishing in the world say it is an urgent problem that must be urgently addressed. Now, there's some talk radio show hosts that say it's not. (laughter) It's up to you.
RUSH: He-he-he-he. So here we have these young skulls full of mush, once again being propagandized by this guy, who knows, by the way, that what he's saying isn't true. Maybe he doesn't know. Maybe he's so caught up in this now that he's like Clinton, who believed all of his lies. The "talk show hosts" against these 97, 98% scientists, and the talk show host is winning, because Algore has to go up there and tell the students that the talk show host is wrong, and there are 97, 98% scientists. And that's not true. By the way, for those of you young people who are new to this program the last six weeks, let me give you what I call a profundity. And this is unarguable. Science does not, cannot be determined by consensus.
Now, I know that the way you've been educated and taught is that consensus is good, consensus is the result of people talking and discussing and compromising. Yes. And compromise, that's good. Because that's people working together. Barney compromises. The Muppets compromise. Big Bird compromises. And so compromise led to consensus on science and global warming. Except for one problem. It specifically is not science if it is established by consensus. Science is not subject to opinion. And this is the problem with global warming.
For those of you new to the program, global warming is a purely political issue. It is used by the left to advance every one of their ideals and beliefs: higher taxes, big government, you being made to feel guilty and responsible for the construction of something for which you now have to pay the price for your redemption, which is higher taxes, bigger government and simply rolling over and getting out of the way when the global warming crowd comes through town.
But there's this talk show host that for 23 years has been opposing this. So Algore has to go back to the campi all over the country to convince these young students the talk show host doesn't know what he's talking about and claim there's a 97, 98% consensus of scientists. Two plus two equals four not because of consensus was arrived at. You know, I was a troublemaker in school, and I'm sure you people can relate to this. In the fifth grade, I once asked the teacher who was teaching... I forget what it was. History? Her name was Langdon, Miss Langdon.
I asked, "Miss Langdon, how do we know that what we know is right?"
She was stumped. "What do you mean?"
"Well, how do we know, for example, that...?" She was big on the ancient Egyptians and the mummies. "How do we know that what we think is right about that is right? How do we know?"
And she didn't have an answer. God love her, she tried but she didn't have an answer.
It's the same thing with global warming. How do you know that what you know is right? How does Algore know that what he knows is right? It's an opinion; it's "consensus." A consensus of scientists agrees that there's global warming? It's a political issue, folks. It's just another of the many tentacles of liberalism that make up the intricately woven web of deceit that is liberalism. You might be interested in knowing that Algore got a "D" in Natural Science when he was at Harvard. And now we know why! In the old days -- and I'm not exaggerating -- people used to get locked up in the loony bin for saying some of the stuff that Algore and the global warmists now not only say, but they teach!
They are teaching some of the most irresponsible, radical, untrue stuff that has ever been taught. The global polar bear population is growing. They are not threatened. The ice shelf is not melting. It's not shrinking any more than normal. But the real question you young people who are new to this program need to ask yourselves is this: "Where did you acquire your arrogance and vanity?" And I'm not trying to be insulting. But my point is this: I've always believed that most people's historical perspective begins the day they were born. Most people believe that whatever happens in their lifetimes is, in many cases, the first time anything has happened. Or certainly it's the worst it's ever been throughout history.
So you, because of that fact -- because of the ability to think that history began when you were born -- are open to the propaganda that whatever the temperature is now is "normal." How do we know that? The earth is how many thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of years old, whatever the argument is. We don't even know that. Let's say the earth is a hundred thousand years. Just for the sake of discussion, the earth is a hundred thousand years old. How do any of us know that the temperatures in this year or in our lifetime constitute the norm, constitute what it's supposed to be? Maybe it's colder on average around the planet than it, quote, unquote, "should be."
Maybe if there is warming, there's a correction going on.
Maybe it's not a crisis.
Maybe it's not a problem.
The only way they can make you believe that global warming is a crisis requiring emergency procedures, which largely involve you giving up your freedom, is it's incumbent on you being made to believe that what's happening now is normal. "This is the way God intended it, and if it gets a Celsius degree warmer in a hundred years, we've got a problem!" How do we know this? We don't know this. And we can't control it anyway. Have you ever asked yourself, "If global warming is within our power, how do we make it cooler?" We can't. We can't, thus, be responsible for it getting warmer.
We're just stewards here. We're just placeholders on this planet. We have the ability to protect and guard and so forth, but in terms of inventing any of this or causing any of this or correcting it? We can't. We have to adapt, is what we do. We adapt to whatever and so do animals. We have to adapt. And if you fail to adapt, sayonara. But this is all smoke and mirrors. Just remember two things. Ask yourself constantly: "Who wrote that what's now is normal, and anything less or higher or lower than today is a panic? Who wrote that? What kind of thinking is that?"
RUSH: I got it wrong. My seventh grade teacher was Fannie Langdon, Miss Langdon. The fifth grade teacher that I asked, "How do we know that what we know is right?" was Miss Pierce. Seventh grade was Miss Langdon, who's a big fan of mine to this day (or was). Now, the second thing is, in addition to the silly notion that our arrogance and vanity make us think that everything's normal during our time on earth and that means we're the destroyers... You gotta fight that, folks. We don't destroy anything. We're the builders! The second thing is: There's no such thing as "consensus" in science. It cannot be science if consensus is how it has been arrived at. The earth is round not because 97% of scientists agree. It's because it's not flat.
There's only one reason the earth isn't flat and that is: It's round. It's not because 97 ore 98% of scientists decided to agree on that. (sigh) I love talking to the new young people here, 'cause there's nobody that makes it easier to understand. That's what I do. I make the complex understandable. By the way, from Reuters: "Large wind farms might have a warming effect on the local climate, research in the United States showed on Sunday, casting a shadow over the long-term sustainability of wind power." Don't you just love this? Here they've come up with these windmills which everybody wants when they're not in their neighborhood, including the late Senator Kennedy.
He was a big believer in wind farms, but nowhere near where he lived, 'cause they're noisy and they kill birds, bald eagles and that stuff. You're not supposed see that and you're not supposed to talk about it. Wind farms! Yes, so we don't have to use evil oil or fossil fuels. We can have green energy, new jobs. Problem: "Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels contribute to global warming [but] large wind farms have a warming effect on the local climate." So one of the "cures" for global warming has now been discovered to cause it; which, by the way, there isn't any manmade global warming going on. And I say this with ontological certitude. It's arrogance and vanity to suggest that we have the ability to do that.
It's been warmer on this planet before oil was discovered, folks. All of this is absurd.


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Fire officials say a 30-year-old man has died after falling about 30 feet off a cliff at Nakalele Point on Maui.
Police identified the man as Dominic Reginald, visiting from Redding, Calif.
Rescue crews were directed by bystanders to the blowhole area, where the man's body was found.
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The JV Lady Trojans jumped out to an early lead and went on to an easy 11-4 victory over the young Lady Titans.
The varsity contest was a well-played affair with the visitors getting three runs in the third to escape with a 3-0 win over the Lady Trojans.
In the JV contest, Beeville scored four runs in the bottom of the first to take the early lead. The Titans cut the deficit in half with two runs in the top of the second. The Lady Trojans added a single run in the second and then exploded for six runs in the third to put the game out of reach.
The big inning was highlighted by just three base hits, but the Titans pitchers hit four Lady Trojans in a row with pitches and later in the inning hit another Beeville batter. One walk and three hits combined to help score a limit of six runs.
Victoria scored two runs in the fourth but the time limit expired, and the game went in the books as a 11-4 JHS victory.
The Lady Trojan defense turned two double plays in the contest and they also made the routine plays in the win.
"Christina Alcorta and Ciera Gonzales had a couple of ground balls each and were able to make the throw to Teresa Trevino at first for the outs. Amanda Garza did an excellent job on the mound," said coach Amanda Escobedo.
"My girls played with a lot of intensity and pride."
In the varsity contest, the Lady Trojans could not solve the Titan pitchers. Beeville got just two hits in the game and struck out 10 times. Andrea Briseno singled to lead off the third. Pinch runner Raelyn Arrisola got all the way around to third but was stranded as the final Beeville batter in the inning grounded out to shortstop.
Ally Gonzales picked up the second and final Beeville base hit in the fifth. It was a two-out single to right. She was left on base as the next batter rolled out to second.
The Titans took advantage of a leadoff walk in the third to jump-start their offense against Beeville hurler Rebecca De Los Santos. A sacrifice bunt followed, and the throw to first went wide, putting runners at second and third. A single to center drove in both runs, and one final run came across home plate on one more Titan base hit later in the inning.
De Los Santos struck out six Lady Titan hitters and allowed five hits and just the one walk in the third.
"The Lady Trojans did play well; we handle adversity and played a good team. The girls should hold their heads high and focus on the next team," said head coach Alan Burkett.
"We learn from our mistakes and practice what we didn't do well and know mentally and physically that we will be ready the next game."
The Lady Trojans were in Port Lavaca on Friday to meet the Sandies. The girls will close out their season next week. On Tuesday night, the Calallen Ladycats will pay a visit here, and on Thursday the Lady Trojans will travel to Tuloso-Midway to tangle with the Cherokees in the season finale.


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Justin Bieber Wears An Odd Gas Mask In London, Takes Aim At Media In Twitter Rant
The negative press surrounding Justin Bieber's U.K. concert tour is apparently getting to the young pop star. In addition to walking around in a gas mask (huh?), he took to Twitter on Wednesday to lash out at the media for making up rumors and reporting negative stories about him.
False reports claimed he faced a hefty fine for appearing onstage nearly two hours late for the first of four gigs at London's 02 Arena. The media has also speculated that he's dating 17-year-old British singer Ella-Paige Roberts Clarke.
On Friday, the singer and his entourage were reportedly kicked out of London's Cirque du Soir nightclub as they celebrated his 19th birthday because he tried to bring underage guests into the venue.
In response to all the speculation, Bieber posted a series of tweets:
"rumors rumors and more rumors. nothing more nothing less. might talk about them 1 day. rt (right) now im just gonna be positive. cant (sic) bring me down... im (sic) focused on the good things in life...
"fake stories to sell papers i guess are part of the job. but im a good person. i know that. u (sic) cant tell me different. we know the truth... u can say whatever... so make up stories about fake fines and make no mention of the positive... or say... any girl i stand next to is my girl... or that a 19 year old going to a club in europe is wild...
"i understand it is part of the job to be judged...but judge me on the facts, judge me on the music, and be careful of the judgement u pass... so yeah I will continue being me. i will continue to serve, to perform, to care, to love, to smile, to dance, to play, to sing... and u are welcome to join, because i carry no hate. We got to (sic) much love for that. Im about the music. Gonna enjoy the day and keep smiling. so should all of u. Much love. i see u #beliebers (fans) = i love u... now back to this music".


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IDBI Bank cuts home, auto loan rates
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Bharti-MTN $23 bn deal called off
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Bharti-MTN deal: The government angle
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OIL India closed at 1140 on the listing day
Oil India closed today at 1140 on the listing day, the stock touched a low of 1019 and a high of 1156 , atleast this stock closed at 1140 and have given profit to all the retailers rather than giving loss , NHPC is still below issue price of 36.(Oil+india.)
AllCargo global Stock Split
AllCargo global approves atock split in the meeting that was held on september 29 2009 , they have approved Sub-division (Stock split) of the Face Value of Equity Shares of the Company from Rs 10/- per Equity Share to Rs 2/- per Equity Share, subject to obtaining shareholders approval through Postal Ballot.
Sundaram Clayton Bonus Issue – Record date announced
Sundaram Clayton Ltd has informed the market that they have fixed October 12, 2009 as the Record Date for the earlier proposed Bonus issue , which was in the ration of 1:1.
Punj Lloyd secures order worth 275.79 crore
Punj Lloyd Ltd has informed the market that the Company has secured from IndianOil Petronas Pvt. Ltd.The order is for design, detailed engineering, supply, construction / installation, testing and commissioning of Propane / Butane / LPG Import Terminal at Ennore, Tamil Nadu on EPCC basis.The order is worth 275.79 crore.
Siemens bagged 2 orders worth 360 crore from PGCIL
Siemens who are among the leaders of Infrastructure solutions provider informed the market today that they have bagged 2 orders from state-run Power Grid Corp (PGCIL),the order is for comminsioning of power substations.Two orders are worth 360 crore.
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Sensex touches 17,000 mark; Nifty at 5048.15
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NAVs advance sharply as mkts close higher
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Satellite communication technologies are now highly developed and high quality, distance‐independent services have expanded over a very wide area. As for the system design of the Hokkaido integrated telecommunications(HIT) network, it must first overcome outages of satellite links due to rain attenuation in ka frequency bands. In this paper theoretical analysis of rain attenuation probability on a slant path has been made. The formula proposed is based Weibull distribution and incorporates recent ITU‐R recommendations concerning the necessary rain rates and rain heights inputs. The error behaviour of the model was tested with the loading rain attenuation prediction model recommended by ITU‐R for large number of experiments at different probability levels. The novel slant path rain attenuastion prediction model compared to the ITU‐R one exhibits a similar behaviour at low time percentages and a better root‐mean‐square error performance for probability levels above 0.02%. The set of presented models exhibits the advantage of implementation with little complexity and is considered useful for educational and back of the envelope computations.
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Random Apostasies and Heresies
6 comments:
- Committed Christian said...
What an interesting bunch of errors and heresies in the church today. I was unaware to some churches do not allow inter racial couples in their church. My husband and I would not be able to attend.
- December 2, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- Glenn E. Chatfield said...
Well, as I said, there is no such thing as an "inter-racial" couple. The whole idea of races is nothing but evolutionism at its best.
- December 2, 2011 at 4:20 PM
- 4simpsons said...
That's sad to see about MacDonald, on top of the TD Jakes thing as well. I used to really enjoy his preaching but haven't listened to him for a few years.
- December 2, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- Glenn E. Chatfield said...
My wife really likes MacDonald's "Walk in the Word," and gets a weekly email devotion. We are watching it very closely now.
- December 2, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- ali said...
The more things change, the more they remain the same - one would hope and pray things would turn for the better, but sadly America is on a crash course with our Creator for repentance is not to be found.
"The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness." 2 Thessalonians 2: 9-12
- December 3, 2011 at 9:10 AM
I've heard Doug Phillips' group referred to as Division Forum, which seems to fit! I've spent a lot of time reading up on the patriarchy and quiver full "movements", of which he is a chief mover and shaker.
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The Dallas Cowboys may have been guilty of looking past the Seattle Seahawks dropping their second game of the season. After giving up 10 points early due to special teams miscues, they never got back into the game. The Seahawks defeated the Cowboys 27-7 improving their record to 1-1 while dropping Dallas to 1-1.
Tony Romo never got on track and only managed to throw for 251 yards and running back DeMarco Murray was held to only 44 yards.
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Leffingwell transferring to Ohio Wesleyan
VINCENT-Dylan Leffingwell has made a decision.
The former Warren football standout will be transferring from Ohio University to Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. There, he will be suiting up and playing quarterback for the Tom Watts-coached Battling Bishops this upcoming season.
"I loved my time at Ohio last season," said the 19-year-old Leffingwell, "and I learned a whole lot being the quarterback on the scout team, which played against the No. 1 defense every day. I'm glad I had the opportunity.
"But I want to play and compete, and with a couple of really good QBs (Derrius Vick and J.D. Sprague) in front of me, I would've had to wait."
OWU, 5-5 overall and 4-5 in the NCAC last season, is an NCAA Division III school and a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), which also includes Kenyon, Denison, Allegheny, Wabash, DePauw, Hiram, Wittenberg, Oberlin, and Wooster.
The Bishops, who play their home games at Selby Stadium, are scheduled to kick off their season at Bluffton Sept. 6 at 1:30 p.m..
"Actually, before Ohio called me in my senior year at Warren, I was going to go to Ohio Wesleyan," Leffingwell said. "I'll be reporting to Ohio Wesleyan on Aug.13."
At OWU, Leffingwell will be majoring in health and human kinetics.
At Warren, the 6-foot-2, 222-pound Leffingwell is the school's career record holder in passing yards (4,900) and touchdown passes (47).
Last season, Leffingwell was a redshirt freshman on the OU football team, which has made five consecutive bowl appearances.
This summer, Leffingwell is conditioning, lifting, and helping out first-year Marietta High head football coach Jason Schob with the quarterbacks.
According to Ohio University head football coach Frank Solich, the Bobcats are young at a lot of positions, including quarterback.
With school record-setting Tyler Tettleton graduating and signing with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, there will be a new look at starting QB when OU kicks off its season at Kent State University Aug. 30 at 6 p.m.
As it looks now, the 6-foot-1, 196-pound Vick, a fourth-year junior, is the frontrunner to get the job. He does after all have some varsity experience, having backed up Tettleton for the past two seasons.
Vick, however, did not exactly "wow" Solich with his performance in April 12's annual Green and White game at Peden Stadium. Yes, he led the way with 176 yards of total offense, completing 17 of 27 throws for 144 yards and rushing for 32 more yards.
But Vick of Lincoln, Neb., also had two passes intercepted, one for a touchdown, the only six points scored in the scrimmage. (The defense beat the offense 7-3.)
Sprague of Cincinnati, a redshirt sophomore, also was picked off twice. The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder only competed 4 of 11 passes for 33 yards.
Leffingwell said he also played in the spring game.
"I got in for about 10 plays, and threw a couple of passes," he said.
So, who else does Ohio University have in camp?
With Leffingwell transferring to Ohio Wesleyan, the only other QB on the Ohio spring roster was 6-1, 214-pound redshirt sophomore Greg Windham of Tampa Bay, Fla.
No question about it, OU will be very young at QB this upcoming fall.
The Bobcats also have an incoming frosh at the position in 6-3, 185 Joey Duckworth of Louisville, Ohio.
Maybe before the season starts, Solich will be going "eeny, meeny, miny, mo."
Also on Ohio's spring roster was Grant Venham, a 6-3, 204-pound redshirt punter. The former Warren standout averaged 37.8 yards per punt last season for the Bobcats.
And, finally, in case you didn't know, Brian Haines will be in his seventh season as a Bobcat assistant.
The former Williamstown Yellowjacket and Marietta College Pioneer is the recruiting/special teams coordinator/tight ends coach.


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So to save the map in a usable form, I had to get rid of the bleed-thru writing. Some of you undoubtedly have Photoshop or a similar program. I have The Gimp, an open source program which is similar to Photoshop. I am not an expert, but with my meager ability and knowledge, I had to "clone" clear white area over Uncle Ralph's handwriting. A very time consuming job, at least for me, that resulted in a decent looking copy of the map which indicated where my grandparents lived, and different farms where three of my aunts and an uncle were born. I gained a new perspective as to where this family lived in respect to the Mississippi River and the towns of Brainerd and Little Falls. Unfortunately, when I tried to upload the map into the post, I ran into trouble. I could not get it loaded so that it was viewable. However, I do have the map in my computer and I can insert it into the book when I get to that point..
|Colldubh coaxing me to come and play
I did go to a workshop on Saturday and got my creative juices flowing, so tomorrow I will again sit down to my computer and begin my weekly writing commitment.
And such is the Sunday synopsis of January 9th. By the way, you all can wish my sis a very Happy Birthday as did we over the course of the last two days. Happy Birthday, Sis.


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a parish, in the barony of Cranagh, county of
Kilkenny, and province of Leinster, 1 1/4 miles (S. S. E.) from Freshford,
containing 250 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Nore, and
on the road from Kilkenny to Freshford, and comprises 979 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Ossory,
and forms part of the union of Freshford. In the R. C. divisions it is
also part of the union or district of Freshford.
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]
Church Records
Civil Parish: Clashacrow. RC Parish: Freshford.
Earliest Records: b. Jan 1773; m. Aug 1775.
Civil Roman Catholic Time FHLC
parish parish period number
Clashacrow Freshford 1773-1880 0926192
Historical Geography
Townlands (1851)
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Parish Townland Acres Diocese
Clashacrow Brownstown 83 Ossory
Clashacrow Clashacrow 560 Ossory
Clashacrow Sart 355 Ossory
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I hate to be a neigh-sayer but this subject is getting too much attention.
Pfft! Amateurs!
South Africa managed to slip in donkey, goat & water buffalo into their beef.
Now, if only they had slipped in springbok, zebra, eland or kudu……
I think people like to know what they're eating. We could eat dogs and cats too, but I think most people would be horrified to know they were doing so.
"Generally speaking, people don't eat carnivores."
Generally speaking, maybe, but pigs are omnivores (of course, a large portion of humanity considers pork taboo). Poultry will eat bugs and worms if they can ("insectivore" may not be "carnivore," but it sure ain't "herbivore" either). And we eat the big fish which eat the little fish…
And, of course, there ARE some cultures which have no problem with eating dogs or cats.
Sooky Rottweikler says;
And my human says I'm fussy because she slips Blue Can in my plate. At least, when she does, I NOTICE!
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The word "struggling" is an understatement for closer Brad Lidge. He has blown four saves in twelve opportunities, including two in a row. He is 0-2 and his earned run average soared over nine.
He has allowed 2.08 walks and hits per innings pitched and opponents are batting .337 against the right hander. Runners have already stole five bases off him. Last year they stole a total of eight.
His fastball velocity reaches 94-95 mph. He says he is healthy. He is not tipping his pitches. So, what is wrong with Brad Lidge?
His location hasn't been off by much, but he isn't throwing as many pitches for strikes, indicated in his walk totals. Batters are taking pitches. When he is behind in the count and throws a slider, a chase pitch, batters lay off since he isn't throwing it for strikes.
Or, is it a confidence factor? After blowing one save, "perfection" is gone. Maybe all he needs is one 1-2-3 save to get back to a confident mindset.
Despite his hard-to-watch struggles, after last season, he deserves fan support.
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It's his knee. The key to a back-end reliever his having his head and body on the same page and being able to channel that agressiveness into his pitches, Lidge isn't on the same page, we know he has knee trouble and unlike last year he hasn't had the chance to rest and rehabilitate adequately so he's not on the same page. His velocity might be there but his pitches are up and don't have the bite, he needed to have gone to the DL and had the chance to take a step back and get on the right page.
Will Jamie Moyer showcase a knuckleball today? He should.
I agree with NJ and the article. He deserves out support, and I think he is injured.
Mental or injury, and while I think some of it is mental, I just can't 100% agree that it is fully mental. As some of you watched the Krukers comparison on Lidge, yes he is not getting the placement he has last year, HOWEVER, he is also not getting the velocity either. I watched the comparison, and it seems obvious to me, that he is hurt. Geoff had a great point of Mental about his knee, where as, maybe the knee isnt hurt anymore, but it seems he is favoring it. When looking at the tapes of last year, especially the WS, he seemed to have stretched out his left leg on the pitch with a full follow through. This year, he seems VERY different. It seems like he is not straightning out his left leg, and laying out and following through as much, as if his knee is hurting, or as Geoff said "mental about his knee" and he is favoring it. Obviously none of us really know if he truely is hurt or not, but everyone knows he is not the same, and to me at least, his mechanics look different. Most of the change of mechanics looks like hes favoring his knee. But maybe thats just me. Look at the Homer against A-Roid in the loss. true, A-Roid has some power (obviously, thats what Steroids does for a player) but it was to Right field, and only in the 2nd or 3rd row. In almost every other ball park in the league, that would have been caught and been an out. Most Yankees fans have told me that was a BS win and a BS homer. The single yesterday was a ground ball up the middle. Most games with our infield, that doesnt get past, and the hit that Utley stopped, but couldnt throw the guy out also usually doesnt happen. So yea, I think part mental, and part injury, but sometimes part circumstance really. One of the blown saves, I think against the Dodgers would have been a save had the throw home been on target. I dont believe he is 100%, and am much more scared this year when he goes in then ever before, but I think we need to support him, and back him. Also think Manuel shouldnt be putting him in, in NON save ops.
I totally agree with you Tim that Lidge should have our support. After all, we owe Lidge (among others) our World Championship. The word "slump" can be apply to pitchers as well as hitters. Is it not better for a player to have his slump early in the season rather then later? Lidge was not able to have the necessary and arduous preparation during spring in getting ready for season's start because of the knee injury. The delay obviously affected his approach and the added concern that the injury would not reoccur. Patience is the key word for all fans and in particular to those who are so quick to judge a player when struggling.
I reminded "fans" in another thread that Lidge, after making some good pitches and giving up two "seeing eye" ground ball hits that included a stolen base (ingredients for smallball rally) that he got the last out (ground ball) to give the team another chance to win the game in extra innings yesterday.
It is as you said Tim, Lidge is trying to adjust for better command and location of his pitches, particularly his fastball. Quoting you, "location hasn't been off by much.." and that is evident in yesterday's game. I think Lidge is close to resolving it, be it mechanics or focus.
One thing is certain, the Phillies need Lidge if they are to have the same success as last season. So again, patience is the key word here especially in light of the Phillies' outstanding road trip that is good for a 24-18 record and 1st place by 1.5 games.
He just needs two things, to get that sharp angle bite back on his slider and to throw that slider for strikes at least half the time. As long his slider is continuously thrown for a ball, hitters will just take and wait for a flat pitch or fastball down the middle.
I think its a confidence thing if he can get 2 or 3 good saves then will see him go bak to usual.
Since a poster, Tavian, mentioned Moyer who will start in tonight's game, I'll pass along an explanation by him regarding his recent struggles.
Moyer revealed what may be the root of his recent struggles on the mound. Moyer says that he left spring training feeling good, but has not been comfortable with his arm slot. Moyer believes he may have corrected the problem when he held the Cincinnati Reds to three runs over six innings Wednesday night.
That should give fans hope that Moyer is on track and what better team than the Florida Marlins tonight for which he has continued success against.
Nothing will ever take away from what Lidge did last year. He is more aware of his struggles than any of us. He'll do what it takes to get back in the game. I'm not sure shelving him or pitching him in the 8th inning is the best way to snap it. He just has to get his mechanics in order. After last year, I'll always support the man. We know how good he can be. No use kicking the guy when he's down.
Didn't he get a couple of quick saves this season after blowing his first one or two? …and then he came back to blow up 2 more.
Lidge is a $12 million pitcher this year. You can't just sit him down on the bench and not use him in the closer's role because he's struggling. There are two options here:
You put him on the 15-day DL to just clear his head a bit and let him work on the mechanics that he says are "just a bit off." Let him work on the command of his fastball during his stint. In the interim, you use Madson as the closer and Durbin as your 8th inning guy. Not as good as the MadBrad tandem, but will have to work for 15 days. I'm in favor of this rather than trotting him out there every other day to "see" if he's sharp enough to get a convincing save yet.
The other option is to just let him pitch through it. Risk losing close games because your closer swears he's fine and everything is good. I don't like this idea. I do think he will come out of it and be effective again, but how long can the team keep throwing him to the sharks if he's going to cost you games when you have a lead in the 9th?
Lidge needs to be givin AT LEAST this Marlins series off and maybe even the next series…I'm not ready to give up on him either,but it's hard not to want to.
I don't see how you can "let him pitch through it." we should of easily swept the yankees, instead we barely got 2 out of 3. Why? Lidge. I'd send him down to the minors to get his confidence back, or DL him and then add a stint in the minors. With Chop in the pen we can do without him for a couple weeks.
Lidge is fine. I don't think his knee is the problem. His stuff looks great. 96 MPH fastball and biting slider same as always. He just isn't hitting his spots and seems a bit snakebit. He needs to make an adjustment because hitters have adjusted to him and are no longer flailing at his slider down and away in the dirt like they did last year. but that doesn't necessarily spell doom for Brad, he just needs to adjust. Baseball is a game of adjustments , especially when it comes to pitchers.
I am absolutely for letting him pitch through it. Houston's biggest mistake with him is not letting him pitch through struggles. They almost ruined his career for it and it required a change of scenery to get back to his normal self. He will be fine. I guarantee it.
It seems to me that Lidge's biggest problem this season has been locating his fastball. He's always been a little erratic with it, but he really hasn't been able to locate it low in the strike zone this season.
When he can't locate the fastball low, hitters don't swing at his slider, and when hitters don't swing at his slider, they either hit high fastballs or get walked. His slider hasn't seemed as good as it did during the postseason, either, but it's still good enough to be deceptive. When he's struggled this season, he's been throwing his slider too low (for balls) and his fastball too high (for easy hits).
I think Lidge'll be back to normal if he can start throwing his fastball lower in the zone and his slider a bit higher. And since it seems like a control issue, I think he'll be able to pull out of it, especially if it has just been his knee acting up again.
Ryan and Alex, nice perceptive posts on Lidge. Your thoughts are more precise than mine on Lidge's problems. Once he has better command of his fastball and can locate it accurately, his slider (the "out" pitch) becomes more effective. The key obviously is getting ahead in the count
with 1st pitch strikes.
The "send him to the minors" argument is much more complicated than most fans know. There are all sorts of permissions requests between the player, the agent that negotiated the deal, and the individual veteran player's contract. Lidge insists that he is fine, and may not even personally accept an option to the minors. That's not a realistic solution.
Madson or perhaps even Condrey should be considered for at least a temporary stint in the ninth-inning role. They may not sound like closers, but they have been getting hitters out for the most part in the later innings, which is what a closer does. When J.C. Romero returns, he also might be a candidate.
Lidge does look insecure and injured. His fastball, which he used to blow by hitters, is only a strike these days when it is right down the middle – and then, in many cases, in the seats. A contending team cannot keep sending out a reliever who gives up runs every time he goes out there. Having faith in players is important, but preserving victories eventually must take precedence.
The thing is, Brad Lidge is a dignified, determined athlete whom I admire tremendously. I see that he is trying hard and maintains a good attitude about his recent issues. And it is for that reason that he should be removed – at least for a little while – from the stressful situations. For him to step away from the pressure, to rest his knee, to reevaluate his mechanics and to watch some video would be helpful. I have felt sorry not just for the team when he has blown saves, but for Lidge himself. He needs some relief – no pun intended – from all the stress because a hardworking, sincere athlete who has been both in a slump and out of luck is a heartbreaking thing to see.
It is worth noting that, while he did regain his form after struggling as an Astro, it did take some time away from the closer's role for him to pick up the pieces.
I respect everyone else's opinion that he should be allowed to sort things out. Therefore, he could be given one or two more save opportunities in the next few days – but, if that does not work, he should get a break from the madness and turn it over to the recently successful relievers. The idea is not to wait too long for players to regain their form, but to call on the players who are currently doing their job efficiently and reliably.
Amen to this.
something just aint right with lidge, i thinks most of it is mentally..especially after the perfect streak was diminished. when jc comes back this phillies bullpen will do nothing to improve, but def give madson the closer spot for the time being, maybe even let lidge be the 8th inning guy. this is just sounding like its gonna end up like eric gagne
Just like position players Lidge will need to pitch out of it. Madson has blown a save this year also, so there is no guarantee he will be 'perfect'.
I cannot believe people think Condrey should pitch the ninth. He is pitching well, use him while he's hot, but the closer role is too much pressure.
Manuel has tried to get Lidge back by even sending him into non-save games (where he still has given up runs).
With Romero back Phillies could withstand Lidge on DL to 'rest'. But now, the only bullpen guy who hitters fear is Madson. Eyre and Romero have closed in the past so maybe Eyre/Durbin take the 8th?
For those saying the 'league' has caught up with Lidge? He's pitched in NL for 6 years with the same two pitches. If it were possible to learn to lay off the slider, it would've been done long ago.
Guess who's hitting around .290 and leading the league in swipes?


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Special Achievements of SMC Students
SMC graduate Dr. Nirmal Kumar Betchoo has published two international books: Managing Workplace Diversity: A contemporary context (June 2015) and Public Sector Management: A Millennial Insight (September 2016)
Managing Workplace Diversity: A contemporary context addresses issues in diversity like age, gender, race, social class, foreign worker, part-timers and migrants in the current global context. The published book is referenced as ISBN: 978-87-403-1031-3.
Public Sector Management: A Millennial Insight is about issues like public sector administration, e-governance, motivation and leadership, public sector financial management, etc. It is referenced as ISBN: 978-87-403-1430-4
Tabea Hirzel published her doctoral research thesis "Principles of Liberty". Get your own copy here
Adengo Okoe has published her dissertation paper "Consumers' attitude towards social media advertising and their behavioural response: the moderating role of corporate reputation" in the form of two papers in the Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing 2015 Vol 9 4E. The paper has been selected by the journal's editorial team as a Highly Commended Paper in the 2016 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.
You can find details of all this year's winners, including your own success, here
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Our recent graduate Wasif Minhas won the 2015 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award for Region 8.
Andrea Vicini has published his book "Technological Innovation and the Effect of the Employment on the EU Countries" with Cambridge Scholars Publishing (see here)
Our former student Mwinyikione Mwinyihija has beein appointed as an Ambassador in the World Certification Institute as well as a full Professor of Management at an intergovernmental University of the United Nations.
Richard Stomper has published a summary of his thesis in the Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics.
Myles Mangram has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor for Colorado Technical University, teaching courses related to the Doctorate of Management – Environmental and Social Sustainability degree program.
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The zombie apocalypse theme is well-tread ground in pretty much every entertainment medium these days, so we wouldn't blame you for looking at Deadlight and thinking that it's simply more of the same. However, the recent success of the episodic Walking Dead games has proven that the genre can still surprise us, and thankfully Deadlight has also adopted this winning approach.
Developed by Tequila Works and published by Microsoft Game Studios as part of their Summer of Arcade line-up for the Xbox Live Arcade, Deadlight is a smart, challenging and engaging puzzle platformer that took me completely by surprise. If you're a fan of zombies, but have grown tired of the norm, this is definitely a game you should have on your radar.
Set in the 1980's on the west coast of the United States, the story of Deadlight is wrought with unfortunate events and human tragedy. You play as Randall Wayne, a solitary survivor who is struggling to persevere amidst a zombie apocalypse that has caused his displacement and the crumbling of the world around him. Through various levels, he must seek out his friends, family and other survivors and stay alive, no minor feat given the hazards he encounters.
The story is propelled through illustrated cutscenes, expository dialogue and diary pages you find throughout the levels. Throughout the game, we learn of Randall's past, his friends and family, plus his mental state amidst all the chaos. The zombie apocalypse, combined with the struggle to survive, makes up the bulk of the plot.
The tale, for all its focus on narrative and storytelling, is nothing special. It contains many of the typical zombie game tropes, more than a few of the cliches of the genre and a fair amount of predictable plot threads. This will be most noticeable to those who have played through the recently-released Walking Dead games, as the plot definitely feels underdeveloped and lacking in dramatic tension by comparison. Having said that, the focus of the game is on the platforming, so having an overly-dramatic plot feels like less of a necessity here. Overall, the story is serviceable. It provides a decent backdrop for the game, but it is hardly a stand-out feature.
If I were to summarize the gameplay experience of Deadlight, I would say that it combines the storytelling style of The Walking Dead, the expository narrative style of Alan Wake and the core gameplay and dark art style of Limbo. While these games seemingly have little in common, those who have played them will quickly see the influence here. Having enjoyed all three myself, I immediately made the connection, and it added an extra layer to the overall experience. This is not to say that Deadlight is overly derivative, since there are many elements presented here that feel fresh and original.
Deadlight is a 2D side-scrolling action game in which you must get from one side of the level to the next, dodging zombies and avoiding environmental hazards and traps. The platforming makes use of Randall's agility as he jumps, crawls, climbs and fights his way through a variety of harsh locations, each offering their own unique set of challenges. Similar to most platformers, the game is very linear, offering one definitive path. Thankfully, there are opportunities to explore and find hidden collectibles that include diary pages that flesh out the story, secret items and ID badges. The real pleasure lies in figuring out how to get through a particularly challenging area, and the sense of reward I got from accomplishing this is palpable.
Deadlight has been described as a "puzzle platformer," and this definitely holds true in the level design. Your objective in the levels is to find a way to get through seemingly impassable obstacles, while dealing with the problem of zombies running rampant. This often boils down to using items in the environment to reach higher ground, break through barriers with brute force and flip switches to open new areas. The dilapidated cities, the ruined and hollowed-out buildings and dark underground terrain have allowed the game designers to get creative with the puzzles, with the more challenging ones invoking a sense of excitement along with bouts of hair-pulling frustration.
For the most part, the puzzles in Deadlight are easy to figure out. Simply looking around the environment will usually lead to you figuring out the way forward, however the game is also quite generous with hints. Walking over a useful object will cause a button-prompt to show, and text hints will frequently tell you exactly what your next steps should be. This is not to say that the game is too easy, as some of the environmental puzzles can be quite challenging, however the more frustrating setups involve traps that lead to instant death if you trigger them. This does lead to some trial and error, however the game never feels cheap or unfairly difficult.
The zombies you encounter are perhaps the most interesting aspect of the game. As the game is 2D and the design of the zombies is not a focal point, don't expect the gore-dripping, brain-devouring camp that you see in many other undead apocalypse game. In Deadlight, they are simply another hazard that exists to create tension and urgency. They will often break through barriers and swarm you when you are trying to figure out how to progress, so you will often be forced to think and work faster. Trying to quickly move an object in order to climb to higher ground while you have five zombies nipping at your heels provides a sense a tension that really brings the game to life.
The combat in Deadlight is where some of the cracks in the game's foundation begin to show. Since the focus of the game is survival and weapons are fairly scarce, running from the zombies is often preferable to engaging them in combat. Fairly early in the game, you acquire an axe and a revolver, however neither are particularly strong or effective when faced with a herd of zombies. Your health is limited, and you have a stamina meter that depletes, so fighting should be considered a last resort in most situations. When forced to fight, it takes several whacks to finally kill a zombie, and the revolver is a monstrous pain to use due to the unintuitive shooting controls. However, the objective of the game is to escape, so the lack of focus on combat is definitely forgiveable.


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October 1974 saw a record 45 Jewish MPs elected to parliament. Of those, 35 were "Jewish socialists" while ten were Conservatives. In total, 91 Jewish candidates stood for election, less than at the February vote.
However The JC reported that "at his own request, MP Clement Freud…is no longer included in the list of Jewish parliamentarians."
A second election was called that year after Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson took power with a hung parliament. At the second election, held on October 10 but with the results announced a day later, he increased his majority to three.
The election gave a boost to female Jewish politicians. The numbers of Labour women doubled (to four) with the arrival of Millie Miller and Helen Middleweek, both members of Labour Friends of Israel.
Ms Middleweek, a former president of the Cambridge Union, won by a margin of 520 votes in Welwyn and Hatfield, having unsuccessfully contested the Wolverhampton South West constituency in February.
She became a life peer in 1996 and is perhaps better known now as Baroness Hayman, elected in 2006 as the House of Lords' first Lord Speaker.
Baroness Hayman's election usurped the then-youngest Member of the Commons, Malcolm Rifkind, who was re-elected to his Kensington seat in May 2010 with 17,595 votes and a majority of 8,616.
What the JC said: The fate of the Jewish candidates and the support they received was again related to the general or regional fortunes of the party they represented. Thus the sole Jewish Communist candidate and his 28 comrades forfeited their deposits, as did the sole Jewish independent.
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T.G.I. Friday's® Restaurants Unleashes 'Ultimate' Comfort Food Recipe
Carrollton, TX | March 03, 2008
After a nationwide contest to determine the Ultimate Comfort Food Recipe, an entree inspired by Ivan Aviles, a 39-year-old manager at Chili's from Holtsville, New York, will be featured at over 600 US T.G.I. Friday's® restaurants beginning today.
Aviles' recipe was judged to be best in class by a panel of food experts on Food Network's "Ultimate Recipe Showdown," a six-week series featuring America's greatest home cooks battling head-to-head for $25,000, culinary supremacy and a spot on T.G.I. Friday's menu.
The "ultimate" result: Chipotle Grilled Steak Sandwich, tender Cajun-rubbed skirt steak served on toasted ciabatta with a blend of Colby and Monterey Jack cheeses, roasted plantain slices, lettuce, tomato, onion & Chipotle mayo, served with crispy onion rings.
"The Cajun rub and the Chipotle taste on our new steak sandwich is the perfect flavor storm of smoky, spicy and sweet. This will wake your taste buds up in a hurry," said Scott Randolph, Senior Director of Culinary, R&D for T.G.I. Friday's. "No matter, how you slice it, this steak is King."
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Phrynosoma cornutum is listed as a threatened species in Texas and Okalahoma. The numbers of the Texas Horned Lizard have declined for several reasons: the collection of the lizard as a pet, the invasion of the imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, and loss of habitat (Donaldson, et al 1994). The change in land use has taken away homes from the lizards, and the use of pesticides on the harvester ants has depleted their main food source (Donaldson, et al 1994). Texas Parks and Wildlife along with other conservation groups are studying aspects of the Texas Horned Lizard as to protect it from any further negative human impact.
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This is a link to a brief survey asking a few simple questions about how you've used the tool. All your responses are anonymous, but I will publish the aggregate question information and share it with the community once completed. The goal is to help ensure the tool is meeting our needs and is being utilized.
I'll leave the survey up until June 24th. My hope is to encourage more folks to help test as well as make it more enjoyable for those already taking part. I want to ensure our tools and processes continue to evolve, strengthen and become more robust for everyone as we continue on our mission. Part of that is making sure the tools we use are enjoyable!
Thanks in advance everyone!
As a bonus, Pasi, aka knome, has put together some mockups on how we might be able to switch what the results page looks like. This is perhaps the most utilized page of the site, so without further ado, here's a mockup of some changes proposed to make it more usable:
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SO, what does everyone think about the changes? Many thanks to Pasi for putting this together! Leave a comment, a message on the mailing list, or reflect your thoughts in the survey.


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It's often said that you can tell how good a baseball team will be by the quarter mark of the season, or after 40 games have been played. The Cleveland Indians are now 43 games into the season, and I already declared the season over on May 18th, when they were 15-21; as of the time of this writing (Tuesday night), they're 16-27 (although, on a happier note, they're winning tonight). (Note: as of Thursday night, they're 17-28.)
It's not like the Indians were off to a promising start and the recent six game losing streak killed their hope. But the fact is, the Indians being 15-21 was, all things considered, pretty good, and maybe better than we expected. But after losing their rising star shortstop and established center fielder, the Indians lack experience both on the field and in management.
Sounds like a great time for a quarter season report card, right? Read on, after the jump.
Don't say "it ain't so", you know the time is now
It's just not their year.
The Indians lost a game to the Rays tonight in 11 innings, but worse and more importantly, they lost their starting shortstop to a broken
right left forearm. My guess is, best case, Cabrera comes back around the All-Star Break.
What ended up ending Cabera's night, week, month and half of the season was kind of a freak play. The Indians had the shift on for Hank Blalock, who hit a ground ball up the middle. As Cabrera, diving from the first base side of second base, and Peralta, diving from the third base side, the two collided. Peralta was shaken up but stayed in the game, while Cabrera had to be carted off the field.
A lot of fans are blaming Peralta for running into Cabrera. The problem is that fans also blame Peralta when he doesn't dive for the ball. Ever since Aaron Boone left the Indians, Peralta has become the designated scapegoat for the Indians (unless you're talking to those weirdos who think it was Casey Blake). But let's look at the facts: over the last three years (since Boone left), Peralta's numbers are .264/57/258. Granted, those aren't exactly Pujolsian numbers, but Peralta hasn't been the real problem, especially when you compare his numbers to Sizemore's over that same time period: .262/75/245. Peralta hasn't spent any time on the DL, and he went through a position change last season. Give the guy a break.
Despite that injury the Indians were able to take the lead thanks to some clutch hitting by Jhonny Peralta (see? SEE?), Luis Valbuena and Trevor Crowe. This is all ironic because the three scapegoats in this game are also the three Indians who managed to produce runs. Crowe's moment came in the 8th, when a 2-out sinking line drive was hit his way in center field. Crowe came in, dove, caught the ball…and then dropped it. The tying run scored, opening the door for extra innings. Can't really do much about that. While I don't doubt Sizemore makes that play, there aren't many starting center fielders besides Sizemore who DO make that play and Crowe made a solid effort, particularly indoors.
After Cabrera left, Luis Valbuena played shortstop the rest of the game. While he's a defensive wizard at second base, he leaves a lot to be desired at shortstop and his continued play there is only hurting his already fragile confidence. The play of the game came in the eleventh, with the Rays batting in their last at-bat with one out. John Jaso hit a slow chopper to in the hole towards short. Valbuena took an awkward route to the ball, looking initially like he wasn't hustling but really he just didn't get a very good jump on it. After gloving it, he double clutched before unloading a seed to first. Jaso was called safe. While he was actually out by a hair, the play was closer than it should have been, closer than it would have been had Cabrera or even Peralta been playing short.
Two batters later, the Rays squeezed home the run when Jamey Wright was able to glove the bunt but chucked it over the head of Marson on a do-or-die play. Game over.
Look, I want the Indians to win just as bad as anyone. And losing hurts. But this isn't the Indians of 1995. It's not even the Indians of 2005 or 2007. These guys are learning every game (with the exception of Valbuena at short, I guess) and there's no question that they're trying. And there have been some bright spots on this season so far, including the return of Jake Westbrook and Fausto Carmona.
But for the Indians to win this year, everything had to go right. Injuries couldn't hurt the Indians much (no pun intended), the starting pitching had to be good, the defense had to be lockdown and the offense had to be as good as or better than last year. So far, only the starting pitching has been good. The defense, while making among the fewest errors in the league, have given up more unearned runs than most other teams in the league. And the offense…well, let's just say that when Russell Branyan teed off for the first time against Kansas City the other night, it was the Indians' first home run by a first baseman, catcher or left fielder. Between them.
The 2010 Indians are young and inexperienced and it shows almost nightly. And really, what other options do the Indians have? Sure, there's Lonnie Chisenhall knocking the cover off at AAA Columbus, but as we've seen particularly in the last couple years, AAA success does not translate into major league success. Sure, there's high-priced or medium-priced veterans, but the Indians are on pace to draw less fans this year than any season in the Jacobs/Progressive Field era. Baseball is a business; something has to pay the bills.
I love baseball enough that despite the karma not falling the Indians' way this season (I blame the Cavs for that Z trade – karma like that can cross the street), I'll keep watching. But it's not their year.
Maybe next year.
Six years gone
2009 wasn't supposed to go like this for the Cleveland Indians. After getting off to a terrible start in 2008, the Indians rallied to finish the year 81-81, with the help of some promising young talent from Buffalo. The 2009 Indians brought back Cy Young winner Cliff Lee, added free agents Mark DeRosa, Kerry Wood and Joe Smith, and were poised to compete in the weak AL Central division.
It didn't work out that way. Whether it was injuries, ineffectiveness, or just plain bad luck, the 2009 Indians had their worst season in almost 20 years. When you assess a season like this, where do you begin? My review of the 2009 Indians is after the jump.
Spring is here! In my world, that means baseball is back, school is almost over (but not winding down) and the flowers are in bloom… which means my eyes are itching like crazy.
I've never had really intense allergies that require a perscription or anything like that; it's more often than not just a minor annoyance for about two weeks while the pollen is really heavy. But seriously, why can't I have allergies in the winter time? If things have to go bad, I might as well get it all out of the way at one time, right?
- In computer world, particularly Linux world, the big news of this week is Ubuntu 8.04's launch on Thursday. I've never really liked Ubuntu, as most of you who read this blog know, but it's nice that it's able to make Linux so easy for those who want to pose as computer nerds for a while or those who are too cheap to buy a copy of Windows and too lazy to pirate it. One thing Ubuntu has got going for it, however, is a lot of driver support – when I installed 7.10 on my laptop a few months ago, the wireless just worked, there was no fiddling with getting firmware, cutting it up and then wrapping the drivers with NDISWrapper.
I'm using Fedora 8 (Werewolf…I know, Ubuntu's codenames are much cooler) on my laptop and on my desktop. I'll probably keep it on my desktop for a while as part of a dual boot system – Fedora does a great job at doing what it needs to do. On my laptop, however, I like it more and more every time I try it but at this point it still doesn't quite have the polish that Windows XP has. (For example, for some reason when I move my mouse around in this textarea while editing this blog post, Firefox decides it needs to grab the icon of the Blogger favorites icon and insert the URL into the post. First of all, why would I ever want to do that? And secondly, where do I shut that off?) I like the prospect of using Linux exclusively on my laptop (primarily because instead of having to install bloatware like Dreamweaver and Acrobat Pro I can get much better software that doesn't use as many resources), but I'm not quite there yet.
- Today is Earth Day, meaning Google has their obligatory Earth Day logo and everyone else is all "save the Earth!". Still not sure what the point of Earth Day is – sure, we can all respect the environment today, but tomorrow… I mean, we have to go to work, right?
- The Indians play the Royals tonight, C.C. Sabathia vs. Gil Meche. Given these two starters' ERA thus far, this is a pretty unfair matchup. But C.C. has to turn it around sometime, right? There may be no better time than tonight.
In other Indians news, Jake Westbrook got put on the 15-day DL (I have no idea why, he seemed fine the other night), and Ben Francisco was recalled to the Major Leagues. If I were Eric Wedge, I'd start Francisco tonight and see what he does. The offense needs a spark, particularly in left field.
- Quote of the Day:
If life throws you a curveball, take it to right field.Rick Manning, color commentator, STO
On a final note, it's nice to have The Office back, isn't it? Looking forward to the rest of the season, even though its shorter than it's supposed to be, because word is that NBC ordered 30 episodes for next fall. Until later, stay well and enjoy the weather!
The commencement
…of the 2008 Major League Baseball season! Yes, I woke up at 6 AM to watch the first few pitches of what I hope will be an outstanding season, and then went back to sleep.
- The Boston Red Sox are alone on top of the AL East, after a win earlier this morning in Japan against Oakland. Oakland, by all rights, should have won that game. Huston Street, the closer for the Athletics, is a good pitcher and I don't expect him to blow many more saves this year, but as it happened, the backup right fielder Brandon Moss tied the game in the ninth with a solo homerun, opening the gate for the return of Manny Ramirez to untie the game in the tenth with a two-run double.
We've barely started the 2008 season and already Manny Ramirez has done two things which are completely stupid: 1) on hitting the double, he stood at home plate for a while and watched as his majestic homerun hit the ground before the wall and then realized he should run somewhere, and 2) when asked about being named "Hero of the Game" and getting a check for $10000, said "That's going to be some gas money. I love it." This is fourth highest paid player in baseball, he gets paid more than $10000 an inning. Ugh. But at least it brings me to my next point…
- For every time the Red Sox lose this season, I'm going to donate one dollar to my sister's El Salvador fund. I encourage you to do the same, perhaps with a charity closer to you, or maybe in a different amount. It makes rooting against the Red Sox much more fun.
- From the "ruh-roh" department, Facebook was hacked. I haven't been on Facebook in a little over six months now (mostly because I'm jealous of Mark Zuckerberg), but I realize I've said that Facebook is a much more secure application than Myspace or similar sites. However, that doesn't mean it's perfect! It's common sense that the more features you have in an application, the more vulnerable it is to attack, and I guess that's what happened with Facebook. Never fear though, apparently the hole was plugged in less than an hour.
- I generally enjoy following politics but lately it seems like it's getting more and more depressing. I'm getting tired of the "Obama campaign" and the "Clinton campaign" fighting it out; why can't "Obama" say something to "Clinton" and vice versa?
- In happier news, the Indians are only six days away from Opening Day. The weather for Opening Day appears to be getting better, which would be nice. Also, the rotation was finalized yesterday with Cliff Lee getting the 5th spot. I hope Cliff Lee proves me wrong, but for some reason he doesn't seem like the type of pitcher the Indians need. Also from that article, Aaron Fultz is out, and I can't say I'll miss him all that much.
I caught a little of the game yesterday and a little of the game today: yesterday Jake Westbrook threw six perfect innings against the Braves, and today, last time I checked, Paul Byrd hadn't allowed an earned run against the vaunted Yankees.
But for some reason, Andy Marte is still on the big league roster. TRADE HIM! I watched him boot two balls in 4 innings today, and both weren't especially hard grounders to field. The defense I could forgive if the guy could hit, but I'm not seeing a lot of hope there either. Everyone talks about trying to avoid another "Brandon Phillips"-like trade with Marte, where he would go to a new team and then tear it up. First of all, Brandon Phillips had a decent year with Cincinatti when he was traded (2006) but wasn't quite as impressive last year. It's not like we lost a heck of a lot. And secondly, we have two second basemen who I would take over Phillips any day. Same goes for Casey Blake over Andy Marte (and maybe Jhonny Peralta over Andy Marte).
- Caught Britney Spears' guest star appearance on How I Met Your Mother last night, and I'll say this: her role was mercifully small.
- And now the quote of the day, this time talking to our friend George Costanza:
I don't even want to talk about it anymore. What were you thinking? What was going on in your mind? Artistic integrity? Where, where did you come up with that? You're not artistic and you have no integrity. You know you really need some help. A regular psychiatrist couldn't even help you. You need to go to like Vienna or something. You know what I mean? You need to get involved at the University level. Like where Freud studied and have all those people looking at you and checking up on you. That's the kind of help you need. Not the once a week for eighty bucks. No. You need a team. A team of psychiatrists working round the clock thinking about you, having conferences, observing you, like the way they did with the Elephant Man. That's what I'm talking about because that's the only way you're going to get better.Jerry, Seinfeld
I think that's all from within the legendary walls of Case Western Reserve University. Stay well, go Tribe, and boo Red Sox!


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Burning and tingling in the feet are most frequently due to a peripheral neuropathy. This is a length dependent process which affects the parts of the nerves furthest away from the body (i.e. the toes followed by the feet). There are many causes to neuropathy such as diabetes, rheumatologic disease, vitamin deficiencies, blood disorders (i.e. paraproteinemias such as nmltiple myeloma or other monoclonal gammapathies), kidney failure and infectious processes such as syphilis. There are also genetic disorders that cause peripheral neuropathy, the most common being Charcot Marie Tooth disease.
Sometimes nerve roots impingements of the back can mimic a peripheral neuropathy, particularly S1 nerve root impingements.