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City council meets just after flood waters crest in Preston
By Anton Adamek
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:21 AM
City administrator Joe Hoffman described the details of the recent flood at the May 20 Preston City Council. Only an hour prior to the meeting, the waters which had made their way from west Fillmore County had caused the South Branch of the Root River to crest at around 938 feet above sea level. Hoffman said this was the highest the water had been since the flood of 2008, which had reached 941.5 feet above sea level.
He shared that a number of road closures had been put in place by Preston Public Works, including a part of Fillmore Street by the old Milwaukee elevator where water ran across the road.
The flood, he shared, wasn't threatening, just inconvenient. The city had a gauge on the river near Carimona, but was unable to take readings due to faulty technological communications with the National Weather Service. Manual readings were taken.
Hoffman let the council know that 500 sandbags were on hand to be used if needed, but it never came to that. He mentioned one of the only expenses would come from repairs to West River Road outside of the city.
Hoffman also went through an update on city projects. He explained that the 2014 street improvement project was at the stage when sewer lines would be televised. He said the cost for televising them would cost around $10,000. This process helps the city determine what condition the lines are in and whether the streets with them in will require a full reconstruction or just a resurfacing. A feasibility study is expected to be completed by the end of June which would allow a full order of plans to be created.
In an electric utilities update, Hoffman explained the catalytic converters which were recently installed at the power plant and south substation. In accordance with the Clean Air Act, the city installed these in order to meet a 70 percent reduction in carbon monoxide emissions. The converters were designed to reduce emissions by 85 percent and they cost over $200,000. Hoffman said the payback on the project will only take a few years, it will increase the air quality in Preston, and is an overall great upgrade for the city.
Hoffman also mentioned the Trailhead storm water drainage design. The city had specialists from the University of Minnesota map the flow of water through town, find spots of potential contamination and design a new plan to redirect flow in the trailhead area. The city had received a grant to get this preliminary work done.
Eight comprehensive plan proposals were received by the city. Three applicants underwent phone interviews. A recommendation on who should put the proposal together will be made at the Jun 3 council meeting.
A short discussion was held on the retaining walls along St. Anthony Street. Councilman Charles Sparks said those had been put in when the county had redone County Road 17 in 2004. Already, parts of the wall are being pushed out and Hoffman said it won't necessarily be an easy thing to fix.
After the project update, Hoffman explained that National Trout Center (NTC) Director Heath Sershen, George Spangler, Dan Christianson, and himself had met to discuss revising their budget and their fundraising efforts. The NTC is beginning their fundraising campaign which will include mailed and face-to-face solicitations. At the June 20 council meeting, the NTC will present their second quarterly report and give the council a bearing on how to approach spending for the remainder of the year as well as for the 2014 budgeting process.
The council approved a resolution to sponsor an application made by the NTC to the DNR for the State Water Trails 50-Year Anniversary Grant. The approximately $13,000 from this grant would be used to purchase pedi-cabs which are vehicles powered by bicycling. The NTC would use them to provide a volunteer shuttle service out to a spot along the Root River which can be accessible from the bike trail. Sparks said it would be one more thing that could bring good public relations to the NTC.
Councilman Robert Maust explained an event to be put on by the Preston Historical Society on Sept. 14 and 15. It will be a tractor ride beginning from the Fillmore County fairgrounds on both the Saturday and Sunday that weekend and the rides will be around 50 miles long. Both rides would begin and end at the fairgrounds. Maust said there would probably be a $50 fee to cover costs of meals. Camping at the fairgrounds would cost $20. The entire event would be a fundraiser for the Preston Historical Society.
The council approved a court data subscriber agreement, which is a joint powers agreement that allows the city to share data between the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the city police and city attorney.
The next council meeting will be held June 3 at city hall
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Community is invited to free Masonic Awareness Day and Child Identification Program
The public is invited to the free Masonic Awareness Day and Child Identification Program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. September 11 at the Taylor Masonic Lodge, 23263 Goddard Road.
Masons will be on hand to talk about what they and their organization do in the community. The free child ID program provides parents and guardian with a "completed" child identification package that contains all vital information necessary to expedite law-enforcement efforts to locate a missing child.
The participating Masonic organizations will include the Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan (also known as Blue Lodge), the Scottish Rite, Shriners, Knights Templar, DeMolay (young men), Job's Daughters (daughters of Masons), the Order of the Rainbow for Girls (young ladies) and the Grand Lodge of Michigan. Information about each organization will be available.
At noon, the Masons will have a moment of silence to remember the victims of the attacks on our nation on September 11, 2001.
Afterward, everyone is welcome to observe the installation of the worshipful master of the lodge.
Boy Scout Troop 818, which is sponsored by the Taylor Masonic Lodge, will assist with the child identification program.
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LeBron James. Kobe Bryant. Derrick Rose.
The list of household names in the NBA just goes on and on, and I could easily write so many names down that you'd fall asleep before getting to the actual rankings of the Top 100 players. Due to the five-on-five experience and the exposed nature of basketball players, the Association just promotes the presence of superstars better than most other sports.
But the cream still rises to the top.
The NBA is now filled with more quality players than ever before, and these are still the best of the best.
Think about it. More players enter the league via the draft, by coming from overseas and as undrafted free agents than the number of players who retire or fade away into obscurity each and every year. The league has to get deeper.
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Round up4.30 / 5.00 2,132 Views
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Story picks up
I think you've found a good cliff hanger where you ended this chapter. Now (nearly) everyone who read this chapter eagerly awaits the next one to see how the story continues.
I agree with other reviewers that the developement of the story is quite slow, but I think this is a good thing. It may be boring to others but I like it when a story takes its time to develope. This gives me the chance to really dive into the world the author creates (this fondness for slow story developement is one of the reasons I like the stories of Stephen King so much, I guess ^^).
Anyway, the first half of this chapter offered the usual unique drawing style I saw in the first chapter and on some of your pictures in the art portal. However, the backgrounds are a bit lacking. Luckily you start to use more backgrounds in the second part, where Mr. Jaw enters the bar. I liked that you wrote some of the typical phrases on the walls in the restroom. The mirror was a nice addition as well. I hope you continue with backgrounds like these because they add a lot more depths and atmosphere to the comic.
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Yeah I prefer to unravel things slowly because I find that in this current day and age story has taken a backseat to the pursuit of constant stimuli.
Which is why my two favorite t.v. series were "The Sopranos", and "Six Feet Under" both of those shows had really shocking and absurd situations, & yet because of the way the story was presented nothing that happened ever seemed like a "paper dragon" moment.
Also it's interesting that you mentioned Steven KIng, did you catch the reference I threw in the comic to one of his stories?
- Celx
I have to say that it was sad that they just told him what happened and just left him to go on not caring about his feelings and stuff but it was easy to see the newspaper since that it was red and everything else in this is black and white.
I have to say the first detailed picture of Mr. Jaw scared me a bit!His eyes were so eerie but the drawings and sketches DID improve even though I made the review on the first one after you made this one.
The audio was the same but I think you should change it a bit even though it is fitting, it gets repetive but I think you should jumble up all of the comics to one big file and upload it here so we don't have to load it every time.
I think you shouldn't have put stuff on the bathroom even though that's what is on them these days because if that wasnt there, this probably would have been a T rated flash so I think you should think about that in your fourth.
I think you should have put in more background because the bathroom was actually outside by a street and that the bathroom stall was a bus stop and the sinks were cars moving but I guess that is mainly my fault for being retarded.
I can say that I am really liking the series so far and I want to see the whole comics so work a bit on the backgrounds and the drawings a bit more because that picture of Mr. Jaw would have given my little brother nightmares!
Yeah the thing is the stuff in the bathroom helps build the atmosphere, and also I didn't want to cop out, and play down to my audience.
I feel if I was targeting a story seriously to adults, it would be condescending to the reader to not depict the more salacious aspects of the world the character is living in.
- Celx
A shame it's a little slow
I think that your presentation of these pieces is good, but when it boils down to it, you've got such little pace to the development. I see a story here, but the plot exposition is painfully slow. I do regret using this pun, but it's like pulling teeth.
When it gets to the scenes at the start, they appear quite bare, with no background at all. I know that you've got a minimalist style, but to have just a blank background, it just smacks of a lack of effort, which I plainly know you aren't guilty of. Put something in there, like a line for the corner of the walls and where they meet the floor, for example. If you're feeling bold, something like a filing cabinet would certainly make something slightly more attention grabbing to the rear of shot.
The piece is still too short for me and I can certainly still stand by my surmise that the piece would look better as a single page view, like a traditional comic strip.
I think I'm starting to see where the plot is leading now, so keep up the good work.
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Really you thought the story was moving too slow?
I thought people were going to critique my storytelling for being too fast.
I do agree the drawings were lacking in this particular comic, and I also feel it's my weakest entry in the series so far in terms of the artwork.
- Celx
Very good with an interesting cliffhanger
I really liked the first one, and the second one just keeps the story going with this plot that draws you in to want to find out more. The music continues to give it the creepy mood that draws people into it as well, so you should definitely keep the music. Artwork is what it is, don't let people tell you otherwise. And I do say, really great storyline, keep it twisted.
Hey thanks!
Sorry for deleting your first review on the first CoolJaw, obviously not intentionally...
Have you seen the third yet? I think the third is the best of the bunch!
- Celx
just as scary...
...as your first part, but at least you get teeth now, how were you able to speak?
Animation: Same as part I which is quite fitting.
Audio: A little different but just as creepy feeling it is.
Storyline: You discover you have cancer and only a few months to live and you get your teeth.
Overall: Nice creepy story so far.
Review Request Club
People without teeth can still speak, it just takes them a while to learn to do so...
which is why initially Colin couldn't speak.
Also this isn't about me, I'm pretty sure the characters name is mentioned a couple of times throughout the story.
Lastly the music is the exact same as in the previous submission.
Thanks for the review!
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negative or positive after images????
Posted 24 April 2012 - 01:50 PM
I have negative afterimages ie green things give red after images ect.
Does anybody know if this is typical or are poitive after images more common or is it about 50\50?
I'v read somewhere on this site but cant remember which thread I was reading, where somebody mentioned that negative afterimages could be caused by synapses connected to photoreceptors in the eye not metabolizing properly.
Can we do eye transplants these days? and would that fix negative after images?
Also I'v heard some visuals are reduced by certain drugs ie benzos. does it depend on whether your after images are pos or neg which drugs to take?
Posted 24 April 2012 - 02:27 PM
Pretty extreme to transplant just for negative afterimages. Also, it is an assumption that they are from the photoreceptors - don't know for sure. IMO, negative afterimages are a good candidate to respond to dopamine agonists and the like (Sinemet).
Posted 25 April 2012 - 10:42 AM
How does Sinemet work and what side affects does it have?
Some people mention visuals get better with clonazapam do you think this depends if your visuals are pos or neg
Love the pic
Posted 25 April 2012 - 12:02 PM
Levodopa is a precursor (pre-agonist) for dopamine. See picture in post #16 of http://hppdonline.co...a-preparations/ If you have neuronal circuits that don't have enough fuel to work correctly, then taking Sinemet will help them to work properly. Perhaps the most notable side-effect can be a little agitation - the same you feel with increased testosterone (in fact, increasing dopamine increases testosterone).
At low doses you should have virtually no side effects. It is not addictive and you don't develop dependency like with benzos or SSRIs. For those who have tried and did not get benefit, they often report it as being no different than drinking water.
It seems that those who do well with Klonopin have most things get better. Yet some benefit by taking Sinemet in addition to Klonopin. Klonopin has almost no affect on my visuals so I cannot comment much about it.
Posted 25 April 2012 - 08:38 PM
I think this may well help me; I get really long lingering after images
As I understand it then the Sinemet is full of a molecule that our brains can easily turn into dopamine, I wonder if there is a natural (herb) alternative?
If I ask my doctor for sinemet he may well need more than me telling him, "I read about the possible benefit of sinemet on a forum". do you know of any published studies with sinemet and hppd or any other way I could convince my doc to try me on it?
Posted 26 April 2012 - 12:24 PM
You can take L-Tyrosine which is a precursor to L-dopa. Again, it will affect peripheral more than brain.
Don't know any studies about Sinemet for HPPD. If you present it as "mild brain injury", then any doctor who has worked extensively with TBI will right away understand the benefit of dopamine agonists. Then most likely will prescribe Requip. Requip isn't bad ... and if that is all he will prescribe then take it ... you should notice something. Then you can push for Sinemet.
Are you in United States?
Posted 26 April 2012 - 01:40 PM
No Im in the UK
Iv only recently contacted a neorologist about my hppd after having had it for a long time, he knew nothing about hppt but told me I had most likely damaged nerve fibres and there was nothing really to be done.
It was then I decided to check internet again for info on hppd and found this forum.
I will go back to him with this info ,thanks
Have you taken sinemet and if so how much of your visuals did it clearup ? what makes sinemet better than requip?
Posted 26 April 2012 - 02:06 PM
Posted 26 April 2012 - 02:46 PM
Visual symptoms that have been helped: contrast (nightvision, color saturation), halos, slow-frame-rate/sluggish-motion. I never had static/snow worth mentioning, CEVs, OEVs, or color distortion (purple, etc)
Nonvisual symptoms that have been helped: cognition (partially), fatigue (partially), sense of smell, ability to feel sex, depression, anxiety, coordination, muscle tightness/spasms.
Most things responded in hours. Other things took time, like sense-of-smell - in about 4 weeks it returned (however, while I could smell if a piece of fruit was ripe, I could NOT smell skunk (that returned about 18 months later)). Also the slow-frame-rate thing went from 1 frame / second to 4 frames / second in 5 days ... gradually the rate improved so that now it is merely like being drunk ... it seems to still be slowly getting better.
Requip and other agonists work mostly with one type of dopamine receptor - there are 5 known types. So I found it 'imbalanced' - some things better, some a little worse - overall better. Another problem was the effect was exactly tied to the half-life (how much in the blood at any given time). Requip XL resolved this but it was only available in 2.2mg which was too much (more worse stuff).
Although the half-life of Sinemet is shorter than Requip (45-90 min verse 6 hours) it doesn't cause me the fluctuations.
Wellbutrin SR was very useful. And with a 20 hour half-life, once a day didn't cause fluctuation issues. However it affects acetylcholine and perhaps norepinephrine more and causes me problems. (the ratio of dopamine to acetylcholine is VERY important is several brain 'circuits')
Tasmar (a COMT inhibitor) is like swallowing a bunch of Sinemet. It is to be taken with Sinemet. Is expensive and hard on the liver. There were no harsh side-effects but there is no justification for use in my case.
Selegiline was very good. However the dose was too low and the doctor who prescribed it moved ... and other doctors have been afraid to prescribe it. It is an MAO-B inhibitor and has restriction. (MAO-A inhibitors have lots of restrictions)
Dopamine agonists are partial and can be less 'balanced'. Wellbutrin seems to be balanced but has other issues
Other mechanism (Sinemet, Selegiline, Tasmar) are full, thus more 'balanced'
Posted 26 April 2012 - 06:45 PM
Your wisdom is very helpfull,
slow frame rate sounds rough mate, glad its a bit better with sinemet
Thanks again
Posted 24 May 2012 - 01:37 AM
Posted 24 May 2012 - 12:22 PM
For me, more than 75mg per day helps visuals more but causes my eyes to hurt. Physical eye pain is one of the early symptoms at the beginning of my deterioration. So logically it is a 'warning sign'. It is too bad because it is easy to get docs to prescribe Wellbutrin for depression (but not for anxiety).
Posted 14 June 2012 - 08:19 PM
Posted 14 June 2012 - 08:40 PM
I do not think it is referred pain. I think it represent trouble in the eye (though not something that they know what it is or how to treat it). Until I learn otherwise, I attribute some physiology in the eye that relates both to the sensation of pain there and dopamine use in the retina.
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This website assembles information about the geometry and constitution of metal coordination groups in metalloproteins; the information is derived from protein crystal structures in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) which have been determined by diffraction methods. It deals with the metals Na, Mg, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, but in some applications excludes three commonly recurring types of group - haem groups, Fe/S clusters, and chlorophyll (Mg) groups.
1. MESPEUS : A Database of the Geometry of Metal Sites in Proteins
The database is now updated at MESPEUS_10
MESPEUS_10 includes contact distances and geometry around metal sites in proteins, derived from protein structures in the PDB up to January 2010, determined to a resolution of 2.5 Å or better.
The database is described by K.Hsin, Y.Sheng, M.M.Harding, P.Taylor, M.D.Walkinshaw in J Applied Crystallography 41 (2008) 963-968 .
2. Quick Guide to characteristics of metal sites in proteins - new February 2005.
3. Target distances for different metal-donor atom combinations, for use in validation or refinement of metalloprotein structures - revised July 2006.
4. Listing of individual metal sites - amino-acid donors, their relative positions in the protein sequence, other non-protein donors, conformation of chelate loops, etc - in a representative set of metalloproteins, based on the PDB up to September 2003.
NEW lists for 10 metals based on PDB up to Jan 2007 (added Nov 2007, some corrections Sep 2008).
5. For each metal, Tables summarising the frequency of occurrence of different coordination numbers, donor groups, etc , in the listings above (new 2005).
6. Papers which have lead to the tables and comments above.
Acta Cryst. D55 (1999) 1432-1443. 'The geometry of metal-ligand interactions relevant to proteins' I
Acta Cryst. D56 (2000) 857-867. 'The geometry of metal-ligand interactions relevant to proteins. II. Angles at the metal atom, additional weak metal-donor interactions'
Acta Cryst. D57 (2001) 401-411. 'Geometry of metal-ligand interactions in proteins'
Acta Cryst. D58 (2002) 872-874. 'Metal-ligand geometry relevant to proteins and in proteins: sodium and potassium'
Acta Cryst. D60 (2004) 849-859. 'The architecture of metal coordination groups in proteins'
Acta Cryst. D62 (2006) 678-682. 'Small revisions to predicted distances around metal sites in proteins'
7. Some other websites of relevance to metalloproteins.
8. A note about metal-phosphate interactions in metalloproteins ( March 2005).
9. Older material: individual metal coordination groups - details of donors, metal-donor distances, occupancies, B-values, coordination numbers and distortions, for all metal coordination groups in a representative set of protein structures in the PDB in July 2001.
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Today, I was at Walmart. A guy in a mobility scooter bumped into me, then told me to "get the fuck out of the way." When I told him to watch his mouth, he got up and shoved me into a shelf. Just a few minutes prior, he'd yelled that he was paralyzed from the waist down. FML
by Anonymous / 07/22/2013 at 12:53pm / United States (California) / Miscellaneous
Today, while relaxing in a chair in a shop, a man approached me and said, "You have no idea how many times I've farted in that chair." FML
by xXxXxTOBIxX / 07/22/2013 at 7:49am / United States (North Carolina) / Miscellaneous
Today, I was reassuring my girlfriend that I wasn't cheating on her because I was sneaking around. I'm actually just planning a surprise birthday party for her. During the reassuring, I accidentally called her another girl's name. FML
by Anonymous / 07/22/2013 at 4:47am / United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) / Love
Today, I told my boyfriend I had diabetes. He won't talk to me anymore because he thinks I'll infect him with it. FML
by sabrinatarmine_ / 07/21/2013 at 10:35pm / United States (California) / Health
Today, I was babysitting a little boy for the first time. He kept using all sorts of profanity toward me the whole evening, so I told his mom when she picked him up. She just grunted and muttered, "Fucking cunt-ass snitch." FML
by Nick / 07/20/2013 at 3:37pm / United States (California) / Money
Today, at work, a woman came up to the snack bar and ordered a pretzel with no salt. When I served her the food, she angrily complained about it having no salt, followed by her throwing the whole thing in my face. FML
by YOU KNOW WHAT, FUCK THE CUSTOMER / 07/20/2013 at 1:47pm / United States (Oregon) / Work
Today, my friend set up a profile for me on an adult dating site as a surprise. It was a surprise alright. The picture he set as my avatar was one of me stark naked, which I sent to my ex shortly before he dumped me. FML
by .............. / 07/20/2013 at 1:43pm / Germany (Saarland) / Miscellaneous
Today, I started doing it again. I'd given up for years, but when I saw the pack I just couldn't help myself. One taste was enough to make me finish off the whole pack. Nobody knows that I've fallen off the wagon and I'm so ashamed of myself. Today, I began eating my cat's biscuits again. FML
by Aliiiice / 07/16/2013 at 9:18am / France (Haute-Normandie) / Health
Today, my girlfriend was sitting on my lap at a birthday party. She thought it would be funny to fart. I came instantly. FML
by needsnewshorts / 07/15/2013 at 9:42pm / United States (California) / Intimacy
Today, I walked in on my daughter hugging and sobbing into her Edward Cullen cut-out. She won't tell me what's wrong, yet she can confide in a creepy fictional stalker whose facial expression is locked to "chronically constipated". Where did I go wrong? FML
by So little trust. / 07/12/2013 at 7:18pm / Canada (Alberta) / Kids


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Quite steadily this offseason, I've read your questions, concerns, complaints and occasional outrage at how things have gone in the comments section of blog posts. I've corresponded with many of you and tried to look into some individual concerns but mostly been overwhelmed by the volume of those who are seeking answers.
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Please share this information with anyone you know who might be interested. I'm not so much passing the buck as I am referring you to people who can actually help. Hopefully this will get everyone back on the right track.
Now let's take a Friday morning tour of the division as we wrap up a holiday week:
Jason Wilde's list of the "20 most important Packers players to the team's fortunes in 2012" over at ESPNMilwaukee.com begins with linebacker Desmond Bishop.
A healthy James Starks could change things for the Packers, according to Rob Reischel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Left tackle Marshall Newhouse is the "ultimate wild card" in the Packers' offense, writes Reischel.
Pat Kirwan's top "triple threats" at CBSSports.com includes trios from the Packers and the Detroit Lions.
Lions defensive tackle Andre Fluellen speaks to Shawn Windsor of the Detroit Free Press about a youth football camp he hosted in his hometown.
Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier on plans for tailback Adrian Peterson this summer, via Robert Klemko of USA Today: "He's so valuable to our organization that we have to be smart. We'll tread lightly as far as Week 1 and how much he'll contribute on the field. Even when we get to training camp, he's going to be chomping at the bit but we'll have to be smart."
Chicago Bears tight end Kyle Adams recently spent a week in Haiti doing volunteer work. Larry Mayer of ChicagoBears.com has the story.


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June 2008
The Phils defeat the Braves again in Hot-lanta, 6-2.
The Phillies would use the long ball to win their second straight game over the Braves in sweltzering Atlanta, 6-2. The first Phillies' run would come in the fifth on a solo home run by Carlos Ruiz, his second home run of the year, making it 1-0 Phillies. The Phillies would increase their lead in the sixth on another solo home run, this one by Pat Burrell, his fifteenth home run of the year, to make it 2-0 Phillies. The Braves would tie the game in their half of the sixth on a two-run home run by the red hot Chipper Jones, hitting his fifteenth home run of the year, scoring Kelly Johnson, who has gotten on base earlier with a single. The Phillies would retake the lead in the eighth as Chase Utley would hit a RBI triple, scoring Shane Victorino, who has earlier walked, to give the Phils a 3-2 lead. Ryan Howard would quickly follow with a RBI single, scoring Utley, to make it 4-2 Phils. In the ninth inning, Jimmy Rollins would hit a monster two-run shot out of the park, his first home run since coming off the disabled list, for his fourth home run of the year, scoring Ruiz, who has earlier walked. That would be the ballgame as Brad Lidge would come in to pitch the ninth in a non-save role, striking out the side to end the game.
Kyle Kendrick would get a no-decision as he constantly flirted with disaster as he would pitch five and one third innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits, and walking five. Ryan Madson would pitch an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. J.C. Romero would record the victory, going two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. His record is now 4-1 with an ERA of 1.59. Tom Gordon would pitch an inning, giving up no runs on one hits and striking out three. Brad Lidge, in a none save situation, would strike out all three men that he would face. Jo-Jo Reyes would be the losing pitcher, going seven and one thirds innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits and striking out seven. His record is now 2-4 with a 4.80 ERA. Royce Ring would only faced one batter, giving up a base hit. Jeff Bennett would pitch an inning, giving up two earned runs on two hits. Phil Stockman would pitch two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits.
The Phillies will conclude their three games series in Atlanta with an afternoon game from Turner Field. The game will start at 1:30 pm Eastern. The Phillies' starter will be Adam Eaton, (2-3, 4.63), who is coming off of his second straight victory, as he defeated the Reds on June 3, going six and two-thirds innings, giving up only one earned run on three hits, in the Phils' 3-2 win. Eaton will be trying for his third straight win and his fourth good start in a row. The Braves will counter with Jorge Campillo (2-0, 1.79), who is coming off of a no-decision against the Marlins on June 3, where he would only pitch four innings, giving up four earned runs on sixth hits, in the Braves' 5-4 win. He has pitched against the Phils' two other times this year. both times in relief, going a combined three and one third innings, giving up no runs on sixth hits, His will be trying to see if he can stop the Phillies' bats, while giving the Braves' bats a chance to salvage at least one game in the series.
The Phillies are now twelve games over .500, while having a three games winning streak. The first place Phillies are still leading the Marlins by three and a half games, thanks to their victory over the Reds. The Braves are now trailing the Phils by five and a half games with the lost. The Mets are trailing the Phils by six and a half games with their lost to the Padres.
The Phillies win in extra-innings as Gregor Blanco is thrown out at home by Shane Victorino.
In what ended up being a wild game that had an even wilder ending, the Phils came from behind to defeat the Braves in extra-innings, 4-3. The Phillies would take a quick 1-0 lead in the first when Chase Utley hits a RBI ground ball to the right side of the infield, scoring Shane Victorino, who has earlier got on base with a triple. That would be the score for the next few innings as Jamie Moyer and Braves' starter Tim Hudson would find themselves locked in a pitchers' duel. That would all change in the bottom of the sixth inning when Moyer would get tagged deep by Brian McCann for his twelfth home run of the season, scoring Mark Teixeira, who has earlier singled, to give Atlanta a 2-1 lead. That would remain the score until the top of the ninth, when, with two outs, Geoff Jenkins would get on base with a walk from Braves' reliever, Blaine Boyer. Eric Bruntlett would then be sent in to pinch run for Jenkins. After Bruntlett is able to steal second, Pedro Feliz would also receive a walk, putting two men on base. The next batter, Chris Coste, would then hit a ground ball towards Kelly Johnson who proceeds to boot the ball for an error, allowing it to get into the outfield, and allowing Bruntlett to score to tie the game up at two all, but Feliz would get tagged out at hime plate by a perfect throw home from Johnson to catcher McCann, because Feliz did not run fast enough to get home before the throw. Tom Gordon would keep the Braves off the scoreboard in the bottom of the ninth to get the game into extra-innings. In the Phillies' tenth, Chris Snelling would start it off with a double. So Taguchi would then be sent out to pinch run for Snelling. After Jimmy Rollins sacrifice him over to third, Victorino would knock him in with a RBI triple, his second triple of the night, to make it 3-2 Phillies. Utley would then follow with a RBI double, driving in Victorino to make it 4-2 Phillies. That extra run would soon be important in the Braves' half of the tenth, With Brad Lidge now pitching in relief of Gordon, the Braves would get two men on base, with two outs. Yunel Escobar would hit a single to center, scoring Josh Anderson, who has singled earlier, from third, to make it 4-3 Phillies. But, Gregor Blanco, who has also singled earlier, tried to score from second base to retie the game, and was instead cut down at home plate by a perfect throw from Victorino to Coste, with Coste putting on the tag to end the game, and give Lidge his sixteenth save of the year.
Jamie Moyer would pitch a good game, although having to pitch out of trouble in almost every inning he was in. Moyer would go five and one third innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits. Chad Durbin would pitch two-thirds of an inning, plus one batter in the seventh, giving up no earned runs on no hit. J.C. Romero would pitch one third of an inning, giving up no runs on no hit. Rudy Seanez would go two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. Ryan Madson would go one inning, giving up no runs on one hit. Tom Gordon would get the win, as he goes one inning, giving up no runs on one hit. His record is now 5-2 with a 4.01 ERA. Brad Lidge would pitch the tenth, recording his sixteenth save of the season, as he goes an inning, giving up an earned run on three hits. Tim Hudson would also pitch a good game against the Phils, pitching seven and two-thirds innings, giving up an earned run on five scattered hits, as he, like Moyer, would take a no-decision when the Phils tied the game in the ninth. Will Ohman would pitch two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. Blain Boyer would pitch two-thirds of an inning, getting a blown save, as he gives up an unearned run, thanks to Kelly Johnson's fielding error, on no hit. Manny Acosta would pitch a third of an inning, giving up two earned runs on two hits. His record is now 3-4 with a 4.45 ERA. Royce Ring would go one-third of an inning, giving up no runs on one hit.
The Phils' bullpen would once again keep the game close, allowing the batters to finally tie the game in the ninth inning, after being stymied time and again by Tim Hudson, making this the first game in a while that the offense didn't score a lot of runs in support of Moyer. But, as in their last few victories, the Phillies were able to score runs when they needed to, helped along by a Braves' error, and a key mistake by the Braves runners in the seventh when Yunel Escobar tried to score on Jeff Francoeur's fly out to Pat Burrell, who threw the perfect throw to Chris Coste, who then tagged out Escobar for the double play to end the inning. The win now place the Phillies eleven games above .500.
The Phillies will continue their series in Atlanta with the second of their three games tomorrow night at Turner Field. The game will start at 7:00 pm Eastern. The Phils' starter will be Kyle Kendrick (5-2, 5.00), who is coming off of his second straight victory, as he went five and one third innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits.in the Phils' 5-4 win over the Reds on June 2. Lifetime against the Braves, he is 2-0 in three starts with a 4.24 ERA, which includes his victory in his first start against them on May 13, where he went six innings, giving up only three earned runs on six hits, in the Phils' 5-4 win. He hopes to improve his record while continuing the Phillies' recent run of quality starts. The Braves will counter with Jo-Jo Reyes (2-3, 4.78), who is coming off of a no-decision against the Marlins on June 2, going six innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits, in the Braves' 7-5 win. He was Kendrick's opponent in the May 13 game in Philadelphia, going six and two-thirds innings as he gave up five earned runs on eleven hits. He hopes to even the present series while hoping he'll do better than he did in his first start against the Phillies.
With the win, the Phillies are now three and a half games ahead of the Marlins, as the fish were just crushed by the Reds. The Braves have now fallen four and a half games behind the Phillies. The Phils have increased their lead over the Mets to five and a half games. The Phillies hope to continue to increase their lead over the other teams in the National League Eastern Division.
Playing through Atlanta.
The first place Phillies (36-26) begin their first visit to the deep south with a three games series in Atlanta to meet the third place Braves (32-29). The first game will be played at Turner Field and will begin tonight at 7:30 pm Eastern. The Phillies' starter will be Jamie Moyer (6-3, 4.65), who is presently riding a personal four games winning streak, including a recent victory against the Marlins on June 1, where he pitched seven innings, giving up five earned runs on seven hits, in the Phillies' 7-5 win. He will be trying for his fifth straight win, while hoping that the offense will once again supply him with some runs. The Braves will be sending to the mound Tim Hudson (7-4, 3.01), who is coming off a lost against the Reds on June 1 as he was taken out of the ballgame because of a left hamstring pull, after having completed six innings, giving up four runs, three of which were earned, on seven hits, in the Braves' 6-2 lost. He will be looking to help the Braves stop the presently very hot Phils while also trying to avoid giving their batters a chance to crush another starter.
The Phils' offense, after being red hot for the last couple of weeks, is once again having a hard time scoring runs, although they are getting a few timely hits at the right moment. But, the starters are presently picking up the slack as they have together pitched several good games during the most recent road trip and home stand, while the relief corps has continued to keep the batters of the opposing team from knocking in many runs in the late innings. If this continues, the Phillies will be hard to beat in many of the games that are left to play this season.
The first place Phils are once more two and a half games ahead of the Marlins, who will be starting a four games weekend series with the Reds. The third place Braves are three and a half games behind the Phils, whom they will be hosting for a three games weekend series. The fourth place Mets are now four and a half games behind the Phillies as they continue their four games series with the Padres in San Diego.
Cole Hamels three hits the Reds, as Junior is unable to launch home run number 600.
Phillies' starter Cole Hamels three hit the Reds while going the distance as the Phillies defeat the Reds, 5-0. Junior is finally in the Reds' starting line-up, going one for four with a double as he is unable to hit home run number 600 in Philadelphia. The closest he would get would be with a deep fly ball to center field that would be caught right in front of the wall by Shane Victorino. Also, Jimmy Rollins would be taken out of the ballgame, because he didn't hustle as he was disgusted with himself after hitting a pop up high into the air in the third inning, with a runner on second and two out, that was misplayed by Reds' shortstop Paul Janish into an error, which would lead to the Phillies' first unearned run of the game, as it gave the Phils a sudden 1-0 lead. Since Rollins did not end up on second because of his lack of hustling, Charlie Manuel would bench him for the rest of the game and replace him with Eric Bruntlett. More on that later. The runner on second at the time, Carlos Ruiz, who has gotten on base earlier with a single, and moved to second on Hamels' sacrifice bunt, would score on the play. The Phils would increase their lead in the fifth, when Ken Griffey, Jr. would misplay Bruntlett's fly ball, allowing it to drop in for an error, scoring Pedro Feliz, who has earlier reached base on an infield single and has went to second on a throwing error by Reds' starter Homer Bailey, to make the score 2-0 Phils. Victorino would then hit an RBI single, scoring Ruiz, who has earlier walked, giving the Philliess a 3-0 lead. In the sixth inning, the score would become 4-0 Phillies when Geoff Jenkins would hit his sixth home run of the year. The Phils' final run would come in the seventh, when Ryan Howard would hit a RBI single of off Jeremy Affeldt, who was pitching in relief of Bailey, scoring Bruntlett, who has earlier walked. Hamels would end the game by getting Corey Patterson to pop out to Howard in foul territory with a runner on first.
Cole Hamels gets the win, as he pitches both his second complete game and his second shut out of the year, as he gives up no runs on three hits. With this good performance, his record is now 6-4 with a 3.36 ERA. Homer Bailey would take the lost for the Reds, as he would last six and one third innings, giving up five runs, only two of which were earned, thanks to three Reds' errors, on only four hits. His record is now 0-1 with a 2.84 ERA. Jeremy Affeldt would pitch a third of an inning in relief, giving up no runs on only one hit, Ryan Howard's RBI single. Mike Lincoln would pitch one and a third innings, giving up no runs on no hits.
On Jimmy Rollins' benching, I agree with Charlie doing it 100%. As Jimmy would himself acknowledge during a post-game interview, he should've been running hard towards first after hitting the ball into the air, because if he had been running hard, he would've been on second after seeing the Red's shortstop botch the play. Jimmy acknowledged in the interview that he had screwed up and had accepted the benching like a professional. Okay, the deed has been done, the punishment has been assessed and accepted, and that should be the end of it.
Junior would finally get into the Reds' starting line-up this afternoon, and as mentioned earlier, he would only go one for four, getting only a double and just miss hitting a home run in the top of the ninth. Within the four games series, he would go one for four with two walks. But, I will not be talking about that. I'm going to be talking about the error that he made during the game. As I listened to the game this afterrnoon, I'd heard the Phillies' announcers say that Junior had moved back on the ball when he got close to it before it would drop in for an error. I would not be surprised if that have happened because his knees are still sore from last Sunday's game. If that is the reason, then the Reds should have kept him out of the line-up for one more game, for both his and their own good, because, while having him hit home run number 600 might be important, I, personally would've preferred that it happen when he is 95-100 percent, and it would not hurt his team defensively. But, hey, I'm a fan, and a Phillies' fan at that, what the heck do I know.
The Phillies' offense recently have not been getting the hits lately. This might not be the best time for it to happen as they head on the road to visit Atlanta, Miami and St. Louis, for nine games. Hopefully, the bats will return when they enter Atlanta for a three games series that will start tomorrow night at Turner Field at 7:30 PM Eastern. The Phillies' (36-26) starter will be Jamie Moyer (6-3, 4.65), who is coming off of his fourth straight victory, as he was the winning pitcher in the Phils' 7-5 defeat of the Marlins on June 1. Moyer would go seven innings, giving up all five earned runs on seven hits. He will be trying for his fifth straight win, while hoping to continue the Phillies' starters recent string of quality starts while also hoping that the offense will continue to support him with runs. The Braves (32-29) will counter with Tim Hudson (7-4, 3.01), who left his last start with a hamstring pull, which was a lost to the Reds on June 1. In that game, he would go six innings, giving up four runs, three of which were earned, on six hits, in the Braves' 6-2 lost He hopes that he will be more successful in his third attempt for his eighth win of the season, while trying to see if he can keep the Phillies' offense quiet.
With the win, the Phillies, with their 8-2 home stand, are now once again leading the second place Marlins by two and a half games as they lost the third of their four games with the third place Braves. The Braves' victory keep them three and a half games behind the Phils. The fourth place Mets, with their lost to San Diego, fall back four and a half games behind the Phillies. The Phillies hope that they can continue their good fortune on the road while doing some damage to the Braves' home record. when they play in Atlanta tomorrow.
Myers flirt with no-hitter, loses game as offense is kept quiet by Volquez's pitching.
Brett Myers flirted with a no-hitter for six and two-thirds innings before it was finally broken up by a Joey Votto double. Although it would be the only hit that he would give up in seven and two-third innings of work, it would be a very costly one as it would knock in Brandon Phillips, who had earlier gotten on base with a walk, one of six that Myers would give up, and the most costly, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead. Before the Reds would score in the seventh, Myers and Edinson Volquez would be involved in a pitcher's duel, with neither offense being able to do anything against either pitcher, with the Reds being unable to get a hit and the Phils being unable to get a clutch hit to knock in a run. In the top of the ninth, with J.C. Romero still pitching in relief of Myers, the Reds would get an insurance run as Votto would hit his second RBI double of the night, once again scoring Philips, who this time has gotten on base with a single, to make it 2-0 Reds. Francisco Cordero, the Reds' closer, would pitch a 1-2-3 ninth innning, to record his twelfth save of the year.
In spite of a good pitching performance, Brett Myers would take the lost as he goes seven and one-third innings, giving up only one run on one hit, as he struck out eight while walking six, one of whom would score. His record is now 3-7 with a 5.13 ERA. J.C. Romero would pitch an inning, giving up one run on two hits. Ryan Madson would pitch two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. Edinson Volquez would get the win as he would keep the Phillies' bats under wrap for seven innings, giving up no runs on two hits, while striking out eight Phils. His record is now 8-2 with an ERA of 1.32. Bill Bray would pitch two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. Francisco Cordero would pitch an inning, giving up no runs on no hits to record his twelfth save of the year.
Ken Griffey, Jr. came into the game in the eighth inning, pinch hitting for the Reds' starter Volquez. He would be once again walked, which would produce another series of boos from the fans, who wanted to see him at least attempt to hit his 600th home run, although he was able to foul off at least one pitch in this at bat.
The Phillies' offense was unable to do anything tonight, as Volquez once again refused to give in to them, as he and the relievers that followed him shut out the Phils' for only the third time this year. The Phils are now back to nine games over .500 as they are now 7-2 on the home stand, with the last game to be played tomorrow afternoon.
The final game of the home stand will be played tomorrow afternoon between the Phillies (35-26) and the Reds (29-31, 5th National League Central) at Citizens Bank Park. The game will start at 1:05 pm Eastern. The Phils' starter will be Cole Hamels (5-4, 3.73), who is coming off his second straight bad start, this time against the Marlins on May 31, where he would only go five and two-thirds innings, getting hit for seven earned runs on eight hits, in the Phils' 7-3 lost. This will be Hamel's second start against the Reds, having defeated them back on April 7, where he would go seven innings, giving up only two earned runs on five scattered hits, in the Phils' 5-3 victory. Hamels will be trying to regain his winning form while trying to help the Phillies end the home stand on a very high note. The Reds will counter with Homer Bailey (0-0, -.–), who will be making his first start, since being called up from Triple-A Louisville. While pitching for Louisville, he was 4-4 with a 4.15 ERA in twelve starts. He will be trying for his first win since coming back to the Reds while hoping to keep the Phils' batters quiet.
With the lost and with the Marlins' defeat of the Braves, the Phillies are now leading the fish by only one and a half game. The lost keeps the Braves three and a half games back, while the Mets' victory over the Giants also makes them three and a half game behind, while they leap back ahead of the Braves. The Phillies will be trying to win the last game on their home stand to keep their present lead over the rest of the league while leaving Philadelphia on a high note before they head for Atlanta for their three games series with the Braves.
Oh Junior, won't you come out and start a game? The Phillies-Reds series continue.
While waiting to see if Junior will be well enough to start tonight, the Phillies (35-25) will play the Reds (28-31, 5th National League Central) in the third game of their four games set. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm Eastern. Brett Myers (3-6, 5.52) will be the Phillies' starter and is coming off of a very good outing, as he would get his first win since April 17, pitching against the Marlins on May 30. Myers would go eight innings, giving up only three earned runs, all in the first inning, on six hits, while striking out eleven, in the Phils' 12-3 win. He will be trying to do better against the Reds then he did during his first start against them back on April 6, as he took the lost while pitching only five innings, giving up four earned runs on eight hits, in the Phils' 8-2 lost. Myers hopes to improve on his last start, while trying to help the team continue their winning ways. He will be opposed by Edinson Volquez (7-2, 1.46), who is coming off of a no-decision against the Braves on May 30, as he would pitch six innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits, in the Reds' 3-2 win. He was Myers' opponent on April 6, getting the win as he would go five and one thirds innings, giving up only one earned run on five scattered hits, in the Reds' victory. He will be trying to stop the bleeding while hoping that he won't become another casualty of the Phillies' offense.
The Phillies presently have a two and a half games lead over the presently swooning Marlins, who continue their four games set with the Braves. The Braves are now three and a half games behind the Phillies, as they beat up on the fish. The Mets, with their victory over the Giants, stay four and a half games back as they prepare to end their three games series with the Giants. The Phillies will try to win for the ninth time in their last ten games, while increasing their lead against their rivals in the Eastern Division.
The Phillies are presently 7-1 in the home stand, preparing for a possible sweep of the Reds, while wondering if Ken Griffey, Jr. will appear at least once in the Reds' starting lineup.
It is raining at the moment. I have no idea whether it will stick around Philadelphia long enough to get the game cancelled.
Pat the Bat goes deep as Eaton gets his second win.
Pat Burrell's two-run home run would be the different as Adam Eaton pitches a great six and two-thirds innings to record his second victory of the year as the Phillies defeat the Reds, 3-2. The Reds would score the game's first run, when, in the third, Edwin Encarnacion would hit his tenth home run of the year while leading off the inning, giving the Reds a quick 1-0 lead. The Phillies would quickly come back to tie the game in their half of the inning, when Chase Utley, who was unable to hit a home run tonight, would hit a RBI single, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who has gotten on base earlier via a force out. The score would stay that way for the next couple of innings as Adam Eaton and Reds' starter Aaron Harang would find themselves in the middle of a pitcher's dual. The dual would end though, when, with a runner on second, and one out, Pat Burrell would hit his fourteenth home run of the season, a two-run shot which would score Utley, who has earlier doubled, to give the Phillies a 3-1 lead. In the eighth, the Reds would cut the lead to 3-2, as Javier Valentin hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Encarnacion, who has earlier tripled off of Tom Gordon. After Gordon is able to get out of further trouble in the eighth, Brad Lidge is handed the ball. In spite of giving up two walks, Lidge would get his fifteenth save in as many chances by getting Encarnacion to fly out to end the game.
Adam Eaton is the winning pitcher as he records his second win of the season as he goes six and two-thirds inning, giving up only one earned run on just three hits. His record is now 2-3 with a ERA of 4.63. J.C. Romero would pitch a third of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits, walking a batter and striking out one. Tom Gordon would pitch an inning, giving up an earned run on one hit. Brad Lidge would pitched the ninth, giving up no runs on no hits, as he records his fifteenth save of the year. Aaron Harang is the losing pitcher for the Reds, as he would pitch six innings plus two batters, giving up three earned runs on nine hits. His record is now 2-8 wirh a 3.86 ERA. Rookie pitcher Danny Herrera would make his major league debut by coming in the seventh inning in relief of Harang with two runners on base with no one out, and would get out of the inning, leaving the bases loaded, as he gives up no runs on no hits. Jared Burton would also pitch an inning, giving up no runs on no hits.
The Phillies' offense would get nine hits in the game, four of them being for extra-bases (3 (2B), 1 (HR)), but they would be held down to three runs as they were unable to break the game wide open in the seventh. Chase Utley was unable to hit a home run for the six straight game, but he would get an RBI for the ninth straight game in a row. Also, Eaton has pitched another good game, which led to another victory for him. It would appear that he has finally turned a corner. Let us hope that it stays that way. The Phillies have now won their third strength game in a row, their eighth in nine games and their eleventh in their last fifteen games. They are also now ten games over .500 for the first time this season. Ken Griffey, Jr. did not start for the second straight game, but did he come into the game in the eighth inning against Tom Gordon, who has already given up six home runs to him, to try and make it seven in an attempt to tie the game with one swing of the bat. He is instead walked by Gordon, who refused to give him something to hit. So, Junior will be trying again to hit number 600 tomorrow.
The third game in the four games series between the Phillies (35-25) and the Reds (28-31, 5th National League Central) will be played at Citizens Bank Park tomorrow night at 7:05 pm Eastern. The Phils' starter will be Brett Myers (3-6, 5.52), who is coming off a recent win against the Marlins, where he would go eight innings, giving up only three earned runs, all coming in the first inning, on six scattered hits, while striking out eleven. This will be his second start against the Reds, having lost his first start against them back on April 6, as he would go five innings, giving up four earned runs on eight hits, in the Phillies' 8-2 lost. He will be trying to improve his record while continuing what he did in the last seven innings of his last start. His opponent will be Endison Volquez (7-2, 1.46), who is coming off a recent no-decision against the Braves on May 30, where he would pitch six innings, giving up only two earned runs on five hits, in the Reds' 3-2 win. He has already pitched against the Phillies this season, as he was Myers' opponent in the April 6 game. He would recieve the victory as he would go five and one-third innings, giving up only one earned run on five scattered hits. He will be trying to put a stop to the Phillies' offensive juggernaut while hoping that they won't light him up.
The first place Phillies have increased their lead to two and one half games over the Marlins as they would loss once again to the Braves. The Braves, with their win over the fish, stay three and a half games behind the Phils. The Phils are presently leading the Mets by four and a half games as they have just won their game against the Giants. The Phillies will be trying to continue their winning way and to further increase their lead against the opponents.
An academic symposium to be held at Cooperstown this week.
The 20th annual event, co-sponsored by the Hall of Fame and the State University of New York-Oneonta, will run from Tuesday through Friday with more than 60 participants discussing topics ranging from commissioners, umpires and player agents to issues regarding integration, ethnicity, gender and the handicapped.
Presentations will include observations on the careers of baseball figures as diverse as Ty Cobb, Frank Robinson, Jim Brosnan, Jim Bouton, Gene Baker, Effa Manley and Bobby Murcer.
"The goal of the program is to allow for an academic exchange of discussions about how baseball is perceived in American culture," Hall of Fame librarian Jim Gates said. "We don't look at baseball in the field in this program. That's for the SABR [Society of American Baseball Research] people. This is about baseball's connection to art, poetry, literature, architecture, theater, music and other cultural areas."
Participants do get to experience baseball in the field at one point. An old-fashioned Town Hall Game is scheduled late Thursday afternoon at Cooper Park where the rules from the earliest form of baseball are in effect, such as one out per inning, stakes for bases and outs being achieved either by catching the ball or throwing it at a runner.
After the game, participants will be treated to a barbecue chicken dinner in the Hall's gallery with entertainment provided by Tim Wiles, the Hall's director of research and co-author of "Baseball Greatest Hit: The Story of Take Me Out to the Ball Game."
Former New York Times sports columnist Ira Berkow, author of 17 books that include profiles of Hall of Famers Hank Greenberg and Casey Stengel, will deliver the keynote address Wednesday in the Grandstand Theater of the Hall. Berkow follows in a tradition of distinguished keynote speakers that includes authors George Plimpton, Isaac Asimov, W.S. Kinsella and Roger Kahn and players' union leaders Marvin Miller and Don Fehr.
Panel discussions in the Bullpen Theater will center on themes such as the fierceness of competitors, African-American pioneers, power of commissioners, minority issues and baseball's relationship to business, law, music, broadcasting and photography.
A featured session Wednesday night will be "Baseball and Freedom: Umpires and the Roots of Order and Freedom," featuring commentary from Judge George Nicholson of the State of California Court of Appeals, Judge William Shubb of the United District Court, Eastern District, California, and Pacific Coast League president Branch Rickey III, among others.
"It's a mixture," Gates said of the participants. "There is old faculty, tenured faculty, new faculty, under-graduate and graduate students. We want to encourage the involvement of the next generation of scholars. The atmosphere is laid back with a lot of interaction. In the past, we've had meetings among students that have often led to the subjects of their dissertations."
The registration fee for the full session is $165, $150 for Friends of the Hall of Fame Members and $50 for graduate and undergraduate students (with student identification cards). The fee includes continental breakfast each day, a catered picnic Thursday, refreshments, and a three-day pass to the Hall of Fame. Per diem rates are available for those unable to attend the entire symposium. (H/T MLB.com)
They have an symposium on baseball's interaction with American culture? Who knew?
Utley continues to be the leading National League vote getters.
The Phillies second baseman continues to lead all National League vote getters, and should start in the historic Yankee Stadium. It will be his first time playing there.
Utley is the only Phillies player leading his position, and deservedly so. The Phillies superstar with the special left-handed stroke is lined up for his third appearance and second start.
Teammate Jimmy Rollins, the reigning NL Most Valuable Player, has held steady at fifth among NL shortstop, with his first-half production slowed because of a sprained left ankle.
With 847,628 votes, Utley is more than 500,000 votes ahead of Mark DeRosa, who is in second place. The votes are well-deserved, as Utley has been one of the most dangerous hitters in the NL this season.
"He's incredible," said manager Charlie Manuel, who last week said Utley is the best player he's been around, topping Kirby Puckett, who he coached in the Minor Leagues.
"The way Utley goes about the game and his mind-set … I think he's the best player I've been around, and I've been around a long time," said Manuel. "I used to think Kirby Puckett was the greatest thing since sliced bread. I see how Utley goes about his business day in and day out — how he prepares and how he plays. He's tremendous. His dedication, his determination."
Utley started the 2007 All-Star Game, going 0-for-2 in San Francisco, and played in the 2006 contest, going 1-for-2 at PNC Park.
The 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, being held at Yankee Stadium in its final season, will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD, and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage. XM will provide satellite radio play-by-play coverage of the XM All-Star Futures Game.
The Midsummer Classic will be the fourth held at Yankee Stadium and the eighth in New York City. The Yankees previously hosted the All-Star Game in 1939, 1960 and 1977; the Polo Grounds held the game in 1934 and 1942; Ebbets Field was the site in 1949; and Shea Stadium hosted the 1964 tilt.
Fans can cast their votes for starters up to 25 times with the Monster 2008 All-Star Game Online Ballot at MLB.com and all 30 club sites until Wednesday, July 2 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Starting rosters will be announced during the 2008 All-Star Game Selection Show presented by Chevrolet on TBS on July 6. Baseball fans around the world will then be able to select the final player on each team via the Monster 2008 All-Star Final Vote at MLB.com.
The voting doesn't end there. Fans will have the opportunity to participate in the official voting for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player presented by Chevrolet at the All-Star Game via the Monster 2008 All-Star Game MVP vote at MLB.com.
Other Phillies could join Utley. Ryan Howard, who has gotten hot after batting .163 in his first 35 games, ranks fourth in voting among first basemen, up from fifth a week ago. Rollins remains at fifth while Pat Burrell is sixth among outfielders.
(H/T Phillies.com)
Looks like Chase has this one in the bag. Now can any of the others Phillies among the leaders be able to catch up? Doesn't look good, but you never know. Here's to hoping that Jay-Ro can get some more votes. Let get voting people.
Junior's back and Eaton might be in trouble. The Phillies-Reds series continues.
The Phillies' (34-25) ten games home stand will continue tonight, as they host the Reds (28-30, 5th National League Central) for the second game of their four games set. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm Eastern. Ken Griffey, Jr. should be in the Reds' lineup tonight, and should get at least four chances to try and hit his 600th career home run, which is not good news for the Phillies' starter for tonight's game, as Junior has already tagged him for two of his 599 previous four baggers. The Phillies' starters will be Adam Eaton (1-3, 4.99), who has finally gotten his first win of the year, doing it against the Rockies on May 28, as he pitched six strong innings, giving up only one earned run on four hits, in the Phillies' 6-1 victory. His career record against the Reds is 2-0 with a 4.19 ERA in six starts, which includes his previous start against them this year, occuring back on April 5, where he would receive his first no-decision of the season, as he would pitch seven and two-thirds innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits, in the Phillies' 4-3 lost. He'll be trying to make it two wins in a row, while trying to avoid becoming Junior's 600th home run victim, as he hopes that the Phillies' offensive juggernaut will continue on its merry way. The Reds plan to counter with Aaron Harang (2-7, 3.81), who is coming off of a lost to the Bucos on May 29, as he was crushed by them for six earned runs on ten hits as he was only able to last four innings, in the Reds' 7-2 lost. He has already pitched against the Phillies this year, as he opposed Adam Eaton on April 5. He would also receive a no-decision as he would pitch six innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out six. He will be trying to get a win to improve his poor record, while hoping that he won't be facing the Phillies' wrath for his good performance against them earlier this season.
The Phillies' offense last night had twelve more hits, including 5 more extra-base hits (2 (2B), 3 (HR)). Chase Utley, who is still the leading vote getter among National League All-Stars, has, for the second time this year, tied the Phillies' franchise record for the consective number of games hitting at least one home run by hitting a home run in the first inning last night. He has also hit at least one RBI for the eighth straight game. Because of this, he has won his fifth National League Player of the Week award for his heroics last week. Phillies' fans will be waiting to see tonight which of the two home runs related accomplishments will occur during tonight's game, Junior hitting his 600th career home run, or Utley hitting it out of the park for a team record sixth game in a row. Only time will tell. Meanwhile, the rest of the Phillies' bats will be trying to continue their campaign to wear out opposing teams' starters.
The first place Phillies are now leading the Marlins by a game and a half, as they continue their four games series with the Braves. The third place Braves are still trailing the Phils by three and a half games thanks to their extra-innings win against the fish. The fourth place Mets are now trailing the Phillies by four and a half games, as they got crushed by the Giants last night. The Phils will be trying to win for the eighth time in their last nine games, while also trying to increase their lead in the National League East.
Edit: Well, just learned that Junior won't be playing today. Looks like the knees are still sore. I wonder if the Reds will be using him for pitch hitting duty. Guess we'll find out during the ballgame tonight.


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Final Round-up of Gov. Brown's Bill Activity, Statistics and Effects of Parents Behind Bars…and MoreOctober 2nd, 2012 by Taylor Walker
FOUR ADDITIONAL VERY IMPORTANT BILLS (VIBs) THAT GOVERNOR BROWN ACTED ON AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE
This weekend, Gov. Jerry Brown acted on over one hundred pieces of legislation. Here's what he did with some of the bills WitnessLA has been following: (WitnessLA posted Monday on the fate of SB9 and the sunshine law.)
Gov. Brown vetoed the TRUST Act, a crucial immigration bill, but signed the immigrant driver bill.
PBS' Adrian Florido has the story. Here's a clip:
The TRUST Act was passed by the state legislature in August and would have prohibited local police who arrest an illegal immigrant from holding that person for possible deportation at the request of federal immigration officials.
It would have made an exception for people who commit serious crimes.
The bill's aim was to make it harder for federal immigration agents to use local police to help them deport people. Its supporters said it was needed to ensure that immigrant communities did not begin fearing police, as they have in states like Arizona, but it was opposed by federal immigration officials and many local sheriffs.
At the same time the governor vetoed the TRUST Act, he signed into law Assembly Bill 2189, the driver's license bill. Undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and meet other requirements, like schooling or military service, will qualify for a stay from deportation and work permits under the president's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The bill to grant them driver's licenses will make transportation to and from their newly acquired jobs easier.
Brown also signed a bill making California the first state to ban gay conversion therapy for kids, dubbing it "quackery." (Way to go, Jerry!)
San Jose Mercury has the AP story. Here's a clip:
Effective Jan. 1, mental health practitioners are prohibited from performing sexual orientation change efforts — known as reparative or conversion therapy — for anyone under 18.
The therapies "have no basis in science or medicine and they will now be relegated to the dustbin of quackery," Brown said in a statement.
Mainstream associations representing psychiatrists and psychologists have dismissed reparative therapy in recent decades. A number of mental health associations in California — including the state's Board of Behavorial Sciences, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the California Psychological Association — supported the legislation.
But some organizations and ministries continue to use counseling and prayer to try to help conflicted Christians rid themselves of unwanted homosexual inclinations. Gay rights activists have said the damage they inflict on individuals can be deep and lasting and can put youth at higher risk of depression and suicide.
"We're grateful to Gov. Brown for standing with California's children," the Human Rights Campaign said in a statement. "LGBT youth will now be protected from a practice that has not only been debunked as junk science, but has been proven to have drastically negative effects on their well-being."
A bill that safeguards kids from being charged illegal educational fees also received Jerry's stamp of approval.
KPCC's Tami Abdollah has more on AB1575. Here's a clip:
The American Civil Liberties Union of California and the law firm Morrison & Foerster announced Monday that in response to the new law they will dismiss their class action lawsuit, Doe vs. State of California, filed two years ago. The suit alleged that the imposition of such fees violated the California Constitution, which has provided for "free school" since 1879.
The lawsuit was based on an online investigation the ACLU conducted during August 2010. It found that at least 32 schools throughout California required students to pay for educational materials. [You can read WitnessLA's 2010 post about this ACLU lawsuit here.]
The suit alleges that requiring students to pay discriminates against lower-income children and results in an unfair system that favors wealth.
"There are budget problems in the state and it's having problems ensuring schools get the money they need [but] you can't pass that cost along to school children and their families," said David Sapp, a staff attorney with the ACLU of Southern California. "In tough budget times, it's tough budget times for families as well," said Sapp.
A new publication from the Sentencing Project presents crucial data on incarcerated parents and their children. (We realize that the Sentencing Project was unable to obtain figures past 2007, but the incarceration numbers have only gone higher. The effects of incarceration on America's kids is a very under-reported issue that affects our communities in a significant way.)
Here's a clip from the fact sheet:
• The number of fathers in prison increased 76% and the number of mothers in prison increased 122%
between 1991 and 2007.
• In 2007, 1.7 million children had a parent in prison on any given day.
• The number of children with parents in prison increased 80% between 1991 and 2007.
• 1 in 15 black children, 1 in 42 Latino children, and 1 in 111 white children had a parent in prison in 2007.
A Pennsylvania judge stayed death row inmate Terrence William's execution and vacated his sentence Friday. (We've been following the stories by the Atlantic's Andrew Cohen on Terry Williams because they point beyond themselves to yet another view of the problems with the death penalty. Go here and here for the back story.)
Andrew Cohen has the most recent developments in Terry William's story. Here's how it opens:
Twenty-six years after the fact, too late but just in time, a measure of justice finally found Terry Williams on Friday when a Pennsylvania judge, a former prosecutor, stayed his October 3 execution and vacated a death sentence that had been unfairly imposed upon him in 1986. No reasonable review of Williams' case — no evaluation of the evidence, no respect for his trial jurors or the victim's widow, no fealty to the Sixth Amendment's fair trial guarantees — can sustain, in law or fact, the imposition of capital punishment here.
And yet today, seeking to defend an indefensible verdict, unapologetic about the misconduct of his predecessor, impervious to the dynamics of child sex abuse cases, tone-deaf to local politics and morality in the Age of Sandusky, unrepentant about misstatements to the state's parole board, Williams' prosecutor pushes on. I have been covering capital cases like this for 15 years and I can rarely remember an instance where a district attorney fought so willfully for so long for the right to do an injustice. It's a risible offense.
In 1984, Williams savagely murdered a man named Amos Norwood. No one disputes that. At Williams' 1986 trial, however, prosecutors had evidence that Norwood was a sexual predator — a man who preyed upon boys, including Williams himself. But prosecutors did not disclose this evidence to Williams' lawyers even though they have an obligation to do so under the United States Supreme Court's Brady v. Maryland precedent. Instead, the district attorney portrayed Norwood as an innocent victim of Williams' evil mind. The state cheated.
Read on, as the entirety of Andrew Cohen's article is worthwhile. Here's one more clip from near the end we thought you shouldn't miss:
But even this is not good enough for prosecutor Williams. He immediately appealed Judge Sarmina's ruling. Want to know why more and more Americans are skeptical of the death penalty, why the constitutional guarantees of due process and fair trials so often go unmet? It's because of cases like this one, where prosecutors cheat at trial and where their successors, decades later, cannot then admit, to themselves or the world, that such behavior undercuts confidence in the accuracy and integrity of the criminal justice system.
Photo taken from Sutter Brown's facebook page.
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May The Wind Be Ever At Your Back
On the other side of the nine days in a row that I've just worked, I've found sixteen precious days of annual leave. After I fled from the hospital on Friday night, my first stop was to the Isle of Arran for the long-awaited wedding of two friends and then to eat, drink, and dance the night away in the splendid company of what an ex-Bishop's Chaplain referred to as, from both sides of the border, the liturgically savvy. CalMac has never seen so many vaguely hungover Anglicans as wandered onto the ferry this morning.
Congratulations, Stewart and Kathryn; may your marriage be a very happy and very blessed one.
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Please can we see the happy couple? Enjoy your holiday!September 30, 2012
Oh the sunlight making gun metal of the water – how horribly I miss Bute when I see images like these.October 1, 2012
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Pedantically – CalendoniaN MacBraYNe !! Or is a new breed of ferry running?October 2, 2012


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It's hard to search smart when conventional search engines are so dumb. You type in your search, scroll through the results, and pray you'll find something useful. Why can't search engines do better?
They can, claims Joe Kraus. Kraus, 26, is the founder of Excite, which is second only to Yahoo in consumer reach. Kraus predicts that improvements in search engines will forever alter the way we use the Web. Here are some of the dramatic changes in the works.
More Predictive
"Search engines will increasingly predict what you want, even if it's not exactly what you typed," says Kraus.
Progress Report: Excite already does this. Search for "Microsoft" and look at the three links at the top of the screen (next to "Try these first"). Instead of simply giving you results from the Web, Excite offers a direct link to Microsoft's Web site, a link to its stock quote, and the ability to look up other sites related to the computing platform business.
More Natural
"You'll be able to type something like 'I want to buy concert tickets in San Francisco' and get linked directly to Ticketmaster. You'll just type it as you say it."
Progress Report: Mixed results. The first link for the above search phrase is promising: http://www.ticketfinder.com . Other links include automotive classifieds and "Railroads in San Diego."
More Collaborative
"Eventually other people's opinions about Web sites will influence the results of your search. We'll identify somebody you agree with on a lot of things, so when you do a search on Microsoft, we'll show you what that person liked first."
Progress Report: No sign of voting on Excite, but a form of the technology is already in use: see http://www.moviecritic.com for an example of how it works.
More Personal
"Search engines will increasingly be known for helping people find other people with whom they want to communicate. When you type 'plastic surgery,' you'll get a list of plastic surgeons in your area, along with the search results."
Progress Report: Not there yet. About half of Excite's results are people offering their services, but these folks are spread out across the country. Try regional searches using sites such as San Francisco's http://www.CitySearch7.com — a search there found three Bay Area plastic surgeons.
Coordinates: Joe Kraus, firstname.lastname@example.com
A version of this article appeared in the October/November 1997 issue of Fast Company magazine.


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President's Report
Natural Times, July/August/September 2012
By Jim Terrell
Here we are in another fun summer in Tallahassee. But just because it is hot, doesn't mean the Board isn't busy. Here's an update on the Board committees.
Nominations & Elections Committee
I am the chair with Maria Cobian and Sue Hansen as members. We are gearing up for the election season by contacting potential Board candidates and holding two candidate forums in July (see next page for details). All of our work is pointed toward the start of elections at the Annual Meeting on November 3.
Board Budget Committee
June Wiaz is the chair and Dave Watson and Hugh Boyter are members. They have been very active getting the information to create next year's Board budget. As expected, they have done a great job.
Scholarship Committee
Dave is chair and Wendy Morgan and Madelon Horwich, members. Last year the Board suspended the scholarship program for one year to allow this committee to reevaluate our scholarship priorities and plan for the future. They have had several meetings with outside sources and are very active. I would like to thank Denise Tansy and Chuck Hungerford for all of the great work they have done with the scholarships through the years.
By-laws Committee
Madelon is the chair and Hugh and I are members. This committee has revised New Leaf Market's bylaws and will propose recommended revisions for the owners' approval on the 2012 ballot. Madelon has done tremendous work here and it shows in the finished product.
Linkage Committee
Comprised of two sub-committees:
- Owner Communication Subcommittee
June is chair and Jennifer Agabiti-Hall and Wendy are members. This committee is responsible for communicating with owners using such means as newsletter articles, bulletin board, owner drives and various other methods.
- Education Subcommittee
Maria is chair with Hugh and Sue as members. This committee educates the Board on how to be better Board members and better understand our role at New Leaf Market. They continue to bring great topics to the round table discussions.
Well, that's about it for this issue. Please talk to your Board members to find out more about our activities or come to a Board meeting sometime. And don't forget to mark your calendars for the Annual Owners' Meeting, Saturday, November 3 at 1:30 pm at the American Legion Hall!


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Attorney receives board certification
Ethan Vessels has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, a division of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, as a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate. He is one of fewer than 110 certified trial advocates in Ohio and 2,400 throughout the United States.
Per the U.S. Supreme Court, "NBTA has developed a set of standards and procedures for periodic certification of lawyers with experience and competence in trial work." NBTA's rigorous certification process includes documentation of substantial trial experience; recommendations by peers, adversaries, and judges; demonstration of ongoing continuing legal education and high ethical standards; review of written legal work by the NBTA Standards Committee; and a day-long written examination.
Vessels is a partner in the Marietta law firm of Fields, Dehmlow & Vessels, LLC. He limits his practice exclusively to civil trial work including serious personal injury, wrongful death, oil & gas, and insurance litigation. He is also a member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization of trial lawyers limited to attorneys who have obtained verdicts or settlements exceeding $1 million.
Vessels is a 2003 honors graduate of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a 1995 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from Ridgewood High School in West Lafayette, Ohio in 1991.