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Luis Cocon, our communications liaison in Guatemala, interviewed Alberto, a CFCA social worker in Colmenas, Guatemala. Alberto, known affectionately as ìDon Beto,î has worked in Colmenas since 2004 and through CFCA, brought the first outside help the residents had received.
The community transformation since CFCAís arrival there has been impressive, owing partly to Don Betoís dedication and the people's motivation to see their community thrive. (See a video about the transformation.)
Alberto, or "Don Beto"
When and how did you start in CFCA?
In 2004 when I began working in Colmenas.
I had always longed to work with people from a remote and marginalized community; I decided to work because of my love and compassion for these families and the conditions in which they survived.
After 10 days of meeting people I decided to come with all my things to live here and I stayed at the school in the community.
My first goal was to diagnose the situation and the families' needs. That helped me determine what kind of crops could be cultivated, and it also allowed the people's participation.
I lived in Colmenas for five years.
What struck you in Colmenas?
The homes: these little houses were built of nylon, one narrow room and the whole family lived there. Even their dogs slept in the same place because there was no space.
They had dirt floors and lots of dust; there were no latrines; and I saw many children with poor health. The community was abandoned by the authorities and there was no vehicle access because they had no roads.
I had never seen children in such extreme conditions of malnutrition. I felt compassion, sadness and I remembered my home; I compared my life to them and realized that I am a millionaire before these families.
How did you encourage people?
I started by providing training about hygiene and health.
Giving examples of other communities where I had previously worked, I encouraged them by providing spaces for their participation in the program.
In addition I frequently visited families to show my interest and listen to them. I invited them to watch videos about hygiene and about Pope John Paul II.
People understood everything because it is more visual with video and photos. In general the community of Colmenas was anxious and wanted a change.
What personal sacrifices did you have to make?
I had to walk a lot to visit families; that was exhausting. I also had to leave my family and fit in to this community. There was much to do and so I only traveled home once a month.
At first I was a stranger here and there was no electricity or phones. The food was different; I ate only herbs and vegetables.
Today I feel more confident, I feel part of the community. I talk with the people and go to their homes as if it were my own house. I have love for these people.
What satisfaction do you have with helping?
I am happy with God for giving me the opportunity to serve; I have always had in my heart the desire to help people.
I have accomplished my commitment to the mission of CFCA, and today there is a difference in Colmenas: better housing, toilets, children going beyond primary education, more teachers in the community and trained parents in preparing and using organic fertilizer for their crops.
This is not over. There are more communities where we need to form compassion. I was born for this; I love the children and I want to serve.
What we take from this world is only the good we do with others, with no interest at all ñ just serve and carry out a mission. I will always have the people from Colmenas in my heart, and CFCA for bringing me here.
What role should a social worker have for the development of a community like Colmenas?
The social worker must have a sincere approach with families; feel part of the family and the community; provide confidence to know their reality; talk with them; and organize support groups.
The biggest challenge for development is the divisiveness of the community; we need to strengthen the sense of community and mutual support.
I thank the leaders of Colmenas who accompanied me from the beginning, I thank each family and each child for giving me their love and I thank God and CFCA for the opportunity to develop my service in Colmenas.
As social workers we become leaders; when we earn confidence and respect we achieve leadership.

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I've served on a number of ten-day courses and longer courses. When you do your Dhamma Service registration, be sure to let the assistant teacher/teacher know that you know some of the people intending to sit the course. It maybe that instead of being in a capacity of being in direct contact with students as the male or female manager, you might be serving in the kitchen instead.wizi wrote::namaste:
It will be the first time that I am serving on a 10 day retreat next month...
Having sat for 2 retreats before.. I am answering a longing to serve fellow students... However, I have a few friends who will be attending the retreat for the first time, I am concerned how I can affect their meditation journey because of our friendships.
Any advice I should heed before I plunge headlong into seva?
Thank you.
When you register to serve you should receive a code of discipline for servers and it should contain information how you should interact with students. Serving, especially in the manager role, is like being thrown in the deep end of the pool. You need to remember that everyone is different and you need to keep that in mind whether you are managing the other dhamma servers or the students. Every evening after final meditation there is a dhamma servers metta session in the meditation hall where you can discuss the days events with the assistant teachers and the other servers. Also, my experience has been that sometimes the managers meet with the assistant teachers just before the 12PM interviews in the hall. The assistant teachers will have had a lot of experience both sitting and serving on courses so they should be able to give you advice on how to deal with different situations as they arise. So, there should be plenty of communication between yourself, your corresponding male or female manager, and the assistant teachers and you need that to support each other in your respective roles.wizi wrote:There are a few things I am concerned about serving in the retreat... the times when a student wants to leave the course prematurely.. or when they are physically sick.. or when other students are complaining about disturbance by another student who may be snoring or whatever... as a server will I get enough briefing on dealing with these interruptions?
It should be in the code of discipline for servers that you'll read before serving but if anyone comes to you and wishes to discuss the technique or emotional issues that are arising as a result of meditation, then you need to direct them to the assistant teacher. And if you have friends on the course who feel that because of their pre-existing relationship with you and because of your role as manager (or server) gives them permission to break noble silence, then you'll need to be diplomatic with them. By serving as a manager, your role is to attend to the physical requirements of students and any questions regarding experiences or regarding the meditation should be directed to the assistant teacher. By doing so you help to ensure that students are not confused by receiving two different messages.wizi wrote:I guess i am slightly nervous before this serving, as a couple of my friends are attending the retreat after hearing from me the benefits of insight meditation in our daily lives. It would have been easier if we all sat in the retreat as participants on 'noble silence', but now I am concerned that I may affect their meditation practice as they would most likely come to me with their emotional past or future ... I guess a good rapport with the assistant teacher would help me to get through such encounters, but I would like to learn more from Ben about always trying to maintain awareness of vedana (sensation) somewhere on the body.
Indeed!wizi wrote:I am slowly cultivating this awareness of sensations in my day-to-day living and interactions. Particularly, when I meet relatives or friends going through troubling times, I have an even more heightened awareness of the sensations coursing through my body and I am aware that my words often aim to reflect the dhamma's law of impermanence. That whatever state we are experiencing now, it's going to obey the law of impermanence.
Remind your friends that everything is temporary. Beyond that, I would try and help them find a practical solution to their current difficulty (if possible).wizi wrote:Sometimes, friends or relatives would ask? "Well, when will this end? When will I be free from it?"
How do you respond to that???
Keep in mind that on retreat, serving as a manager, you are not working as a counsellor. As I said above, any questions regarding the meditation or experiences or emotions that arise as a result of the meditation should be referred to the assistant teacher. By doing so you will assist the student to have a beneficial retreat experience. Serving on a retreat, your volition should be one of selfless service, serving others without expectation of anything in return. Serving on a retreat you get the opportunity to develop your paramitas. Serving on a retreat is actually quite demanding and at times hard work and can be as challenging as sitting on a ten-day course.wizi wrote:In the environment of the retreat, I hope I could attain a breakthrough of being an amateur 'counsellor' so-to-speak...
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text: Expert blog July 23, 2016 Going gluten-free: Reflections on what works By Jennifer K. Nelson, R.D., L.D. and Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D. Discover how one family dealt with a celiac disease diagnosis and going gluten-free. 97 comments April 17, 2015 More gluten-free grains By Jennifer K. Nelson, R.D., L.D. Avoiding gluten doesn't have to mean giving up on needed fiber. Get the scoop on these gluten-free whole grains. 3 comments March 26, 2015 Gluten-free whole grains By Jennifer K. Nelson, R.D., L.D. and Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D. Dietary guidelines recommend that half of your daily servings of grains be whole grain. How can you meet that goal if you're avoiding gluten? 33 comments Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Expert AnswersMultimedia July 29, 2017 Share on: FacebookTwitter References Ludvigsson JF, et al. The Oslo definitions for coeliac disease and related terms. Gut. 2013;62:43. Ludvigsson JF, et al. Diagnosis and management of adult coeliac disease: Guidelines from the British Society of Gastroenterology. Gut. 2014;63:1210. Celiac disease. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/digestive-diseases/celiac-disease/Pages/facts.aspx. Accessed Feb. 5, 2016. Ferri FF. Celiac disease. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2016. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2016. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Feb. 4, 2016. Kliegman RM, et al. Disorders of malabsorption. In: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier; 2016. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Feb. 4, 2016. Green PHR, et al. Celiac disease. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2015;35:1099. Feldman M, et al. Celiac disease. In: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management. 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2016. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Feb. 4, 2016. Catassi C, et al. World Perspective and Celiac Disease Epidemiology. Digestive Diseases. 2015;33:141. Snyder MR, et al. Celiac disease: Advances in diagnosis. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology. 2016;12:449. Cook AJ. AllScripts EPSi. Rochester, Minn. Feb. 8, 2016. McCarville JL, et al. Pharmacological approaches in celiac disease. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 2015;25:7. U.S. News best hospitals 2015-2016. U.S. News & World Report. http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/gastroenterology-and-gi-surgery. Accessed April 6, 2016. Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center. Celiac disease. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2007. Celiac disease. Natural Medicines. https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/. Accessed April 7, 2016. Rishi AR, et al. Refractory celiac disease. Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2016;10:537. AskMayoExpert. Human Leukocyte Antigen Testing (Adult). Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2016. Murray JA (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. April 21, 2016. RelatedCeliac disease diet: How do I get enough grains?Celiac disease: Can gluten be absorbed through the skin?Gluten-free dietFood allergy or intolerance?Symptom CheckerCapsule endoscopyUnexplained weight lossAbdominal painDiarrheaFatigueMuscle painNausea and vomitingJoint pain Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has been recognized as the best Gastroenterology & GI Surgery hospital in the nation for 2017-2018 by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about this top honor Celiac diseaseOverviewSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatmentDiagnosisTreatmentDepartments & specialtiesExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchCosts & insurancePreparing for your appointmentSelf-managementMore aboutIn-DepthExpert AnswersExpert BlogMultimediaResourcesNews from Mayo Clinic Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy Opportunities Ad Choices Mayo Clinic Store Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic. The Last Diet You'll Ever NeedNEW! Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative MedicineStop Osteoporosis in its TracksMayo Clinic Health LetterThe Mayo Clinic Diet Book Diagnosis & treatmentRequest an AppointmentDiagnosisTreatmentDepartments & specialtiesExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchCosts & insurancePreparing for your appointment CON-20166947 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Celiac disease


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Initial reports indicate the driver of a Saturn sedan pulled out of a parking lot along the street and into the path of Williams' 2008 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, which slammed into the left-rear side of the vehicle.
The impact launched Williams over the car, causing him to suffer moderate injuries, Bloesch said. He was taken by ambulance to North Bay Medical Center in Fairfield for treatment. Despite being "banged up," Bloesch said he was released and allowed to return home later in the day.
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Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
January 14, 2014
Combining the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel (Taxol) with a monoclonal antibody known as ramucirumab helps people with stomach or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ, lower part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach) cancer that has spread to other parts of the body live longer than paclitaxel treatment alone, according to a new study. These treatments were given as second-line therapy (treatment given if the first does not work, starts but then stops working, or causes serious side effects). The researchers also noted that people who received the drug combination reported a better quality of life.
Ramucirumab is a type of targeted therapy (treatment that targets specific genes, proteins, or the tissue environment that contributes to cancer growth and survival) that blocks a process called angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels. Because a tumor needs the nutrients delivered by these blood vessels to grow and spread, the goal of stopping angiogenesis is to essentially "starve" the tumor.
As part of this study, 665 people with metastatic GEJ or stomach cancer whose disease got worse during chemotherapy or within four months after finishing chemotherapy received either paclitaxel or a combination of ramucirumab and paclitaxel. The results of the study show that half of the patients who received ramucirumab and chemotherapy as second-line therapy were alive nearly 10 months later compared with seven months for those who had chemotherapy alone. Overall, cancers in 28% of patients responded to treatment with ramucirumab and paclitaxel, while 16% responded to treatment with paclitaxel.
The most common side effects of treatment with ramucirumab and paclitaxel include abnormally low levels of red and white blood cells (neutropenia, leukopenia, and anemia), fatigue, abdominal pain, and general weakness. All of these side effects were manageable, and very few patients participating in this study had to stop treatment because of side effects.
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"A two-month survival gain for patients with gastric cancer receiving second-line therapy is a big improvement," said lead study author Hansjochen Wilke, MD, Director of the Department of Oncology, Hematology and Center of Palliative Care at Kliniken Essen-Mitte in Essen, Germany. "This study shows that we can achieve more with targeted therapy and chemotherapy together than we can with chemotherapy alone. We're also encouraged that this combination not only helps patients live longer but also offers a better quality of life." The U.S. Food and Drug Administration assigned ramucirumab a priority review designation in October 2013 as a second-line treatment for patients with advanced gastric cancer. A priority review designation is given to drugs that, if approved, could provide a significant improvement over existing treatment options. A decision is expected in early 2014.
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- What type and stage of gastric cancer do I have? What does this mean?
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here: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Like teenage girls everywhere, Ryanne Michael said, "I always dreamed of my senior prom with the perfect date."The 18-year-old bought a beautiful blue gown months ago, but had no date to the Petersburg High School prom.She had been asked to go, and then the boy changed his mind three days later. He had a track meet on May 5. "That's a guy for you," she said.During a phone and email interview, Ryanne said she was going to go anyway with girlfriends. After all, she is a senior and will be among the 136 students graduating later this month from the Grant County school.Then, while lying in bed on the morning of the prom, it occurred to her. Why not Justin? He was available, good looking and low maintenance -- if a bit stiff. "I knew he wanted to go to prom!" she said.And that's how her life-size cardboard cutout of Justin Bieber ended up as her date to the junior-senior prom."I had always wanted to go with him anyways," she said.She dressed him up with a bow tie borrowed from a friend of her mother's. He was a hit. "All my friends danced with him," Ryanne said. "He slow-danced with me.Then the DJ dedicated a song to Justin Bieber and his date. "We danced to the song 'Boyfriend' by Justin Bieber," Ryanne said.But first came the catered dinner, held in a former Foodland, where the juniors had done "a wonder job" decorating to the theme "A Walk in the Park."Then it was off to take photographs in the park -- in the rain. "Unfortunately, he started to melt," Ryanne lamented.Between the rain and all the dancing, Justin was pretty damaged when Ryanne carried him away after the last dance.Her friends urged her to keep him in the car during the post-prom bowling party. "I said he has made it this far, he can make it the rest of the way," she said.After graduation on May 31, Ryanne is going to Europe for 10 days with her godparents. Then it's off to WVU, where she plans to major in speech pathology.As for her date, she admits he's pretty rough-looking now. "He can barely stand."Reach Rosalie Earle at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5115.


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Sanjay PS wrote:Hi Mike ,
Being a single parent and progressing in Dhamma can be quite a surmounting task , given the child is in the early years .
There are 1 day and 3 day Goenkajis Vipassana retreats (http://www.dhamma.org) , but on needs necessarily to first complete a 10 day retreat , to go on for the shorter retreats . Hoping and wishing that sooner or later situations and opportunities does allow you to take off for a 10 day course .
10 days is the barest essential for one to feel ones mind deeply , enabling one to continue on with the process , at home , once the course is over .
Take care.
daverupa wrote:Apart from Buddhist groups (which are Mahayana more often than not, in my experience) you may have luck looking among secular Mindfulness programs for some community.
I tend to avoid both sorts of groups due to the high prevalence of woo-woo, but there can be gold in them thar hills.
Otherwise, this may be useful.
As far as intimations of monastic effort go, give the eight precepts a shot for a fortnight while trying on some chastity. Alongside some mindfulness, it may be very interesting for you to watch how things unfold. Gentle, good-natured curiosity can go a long way here.
Taijitu wrote:Have you ever tried sitting with a group of friends or even strangers listening peacefully to what they have to say so that you agree with each perspective even if they argue? Only acknowledging their existence out of politeness and only talking when approached for your opinion.
I have found this to be a very rewarding experience.
no mike wrote:This post comes after hitting a wall with meditation. I backed up to see the bigger picture and I realize I am having trouble with other things, such as seeking refuge in the Sangha.
Are there levels of being a monk somewhere between formal full-time residency and lay practitioner?
I am wondering if there are any opportunities in the US as I have seen in Thailand. It was my understanding, one can be accepted as a monk, as one wishes to stay at a temple for a weekend or longer, and return for personal, spiritual development as one can. Something not as formal as staying long-term, and yet not quite the same as booking for a group retreat as a "lay practitioner."
I am not looking for a special place to meditate per say, or a therapeutic mini-vacation from a busy life, I am interested in something where my day-to-day life at home is where my spiritual work and meditation is being practiced with earnest effort, and the time at a center is for feeling a part of a community and the support of the Sangha, with some personalized instruction or spiritual guidance if possible. It is very hard to teach myself everything from books alone. And making reservations for a ten-day or even shorter public meditation event is a challenge, as I am a single parent.
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Are there levels of being a monk somewhere between formal full-time residency and lay practitioner?
It is very hard to teach myself everything from books alone
villkorkarma wrote:
.... vipassana is your Daily Life and what you do in it.
daverupa wrote:
....As far as intimations of monastic effort go, give the eight precepts a shot for a fortnight while trying on some chastity. Alongside some mindfulness, it may be very interesting for you to watch how things unfold. Gentle, good-natured curiosity can go a long way here.
no mike wrote:I think the key is to eliminate comfort foods, junk foods, special treats, etc., and the point is to maintain awareness of desires and personal preferences. Maybe I will try fresh fruit only, or PB&J, or a granola bar, for afternoons/evening work hours. Single-working-parent with fatigue
Jonathan Willis Jarvis wrote:The traditional Theravada distinction between "bhojana" or "substantial" foods which are not allowed out of time and allowable "snacks" is confusing and complicated by modern processed foods. For example, milk is prohibited but cheese was (formerly) allowed at Wat Metta. I remember once hearing Thanissaro Bhikkhu describe how he was served and ate an assortment of cheese snacks on a first class flight when an evening meal could not be accepted.
Apart from the hair-splitting difficulty of determining which snacks are allowable and which are not, the act of snacking on anything at all is problematic. Snacking stirs up cravings for more food which can easily escalate out of control, one bite leading to another. Therefore the safest practice is total abstention from snacking on any kind of solid food. Some beverages are traditionally allowed, for example fruit juice (but without pulp), thin broth, tea, coffee (but without milk), or sugary soft drinks even if loaded with calories.
The sixth precept steers a middle course between the extremes of over indulgence and austerity.
SN12.63: Puttamansa Sutta wrote:"And how is physical food to be regarded? Suppose a couple, husband & wife, taking meager provisions, were to travel through a desert. With them would be their only baby son, dear & appealing. Then the meager provisions of the couple going through the desert would be used up & depleted while there was still a stretch of the desert yet to be crossed. The thought would occur to them, 'Our meager provisions are used up & depleted while there is still a stretch of this desert yet to be crossed. What if we were to kill this only baby son of ours, dear & appealing, and make dried meat & jerky. That way — chewing on the flesh of our son — at least the two of us would make it through this desert. Otherwise, all three of us would perish.' So they would kill their only baby son, loved & endearing, and make dried meat & jerky. Chewing on the flesh of their son, they would make it through the desert. While eating the flesh of their only son, they would beat their breasts, [crying,] 'Where have you gone, our only baby son? Where have you gone, our only baby son?' Now what do you think, monks: Would that couple eat that food playfully or for intoxication, or for putting on bulk, or for beautification?"
"No, lord."
"Wouldn't they eat that food simply for the sake of making it through that desert?"
"Yes, lord."
"In the same way, I tell you, is the nutriment of physical food to be regarded.
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Devil Driver Interview By Crozzy & A_C:
1). For Dez - I know you were originally with Coal Chamber. What made you want to start Devil Driver? Coal Chamber was becoming pretty successful when you split?
A). I have a lot of respect for what Coal Chamber did in the years we were together. We were a team, at one point we all lived in my small 1 bedroom apartment in Hollywood, and I "Had" the word "Family" with all of their names tattooed on my left forearm. It was all for one and one for all."
This is the OZZFEST message board. The Osbournes and OZZFEST have done so much for Me and my musical career. If my side of the story about why I left Coal Chamber and started DEVILDRIVER should be told, it should be told here on this message board 1st.
I will try and sum up why after 10 years, I left the band I loved so much.
Heres a history lesson, and some shit Ive wanted to get off my chest for years!
At the time, Coal Chambers self titled had gone Gold and we had just released our 2nd record. It is well known that C.C was a touring machine, and "never" came off the road for years. We toured with Black Sabbath, Pantera, did the Ozzfest many times, recorded a song with OZZY, we were on the Move.
On top of all this, and the "primary" reason things were going so well is we had a kick ass team of people behind us.
We had the best legal representation, financial advisors, The best booking agents world wide, Our record label RoadRunner Records fully behind us, and Last but NOT least, The best Manager in the business Sharon Osbourne!
Through the years we had all changed as people, our touring "lifestyle" was killing us, and the story would be to long and drawn out, so heres the short version. The straw that broke
before a show we were all at the hotel .I was in my room on the phone with my father and mother grieving over the fact that my mother just got diagnosed with cancer that day.
The band in another room, up for days on end, paranoid and delusional decided amongst themselves to call and fire everyone on our team, including the woman who did so much for us, our manager Sharon Osbourne.
Now cut to 3 hours later, I arrive at the venue, and the band wants to meet me in the bus. There they tell me "they have fired everyone" and are now going to run Coal Chamber themselves, and ask me to sign papers, signing the name of the band "completely over to those 3.All this without consulting me or taking in consideration the feelings of the team that had been behind us for years. I felt betrayed, and I felt they had betrayed those who had looked after us for so long."
If I had to pin point a time when I knew it was over..."That was the moment."
In the end, the 4 things that break up a band won out over Coal Chamber.
1.Drugs... which tend to isolate member from member, especially Hard drugs.
2.Alcohol...Which leads to fights over shit you would never care about sober.
3.Ego...mixed with # 1 and # 2,can lead a person to forget who he or she was before the record deal.
4.MONEY...mixed with #s 1,2 and 3.........its a fucked up combination, where REAL life becomes distorted!
I left because I hated what "It" became...and couldnt be "part" of their lifestyle or "musical direction."
DevilDriver was born out of VENDETTA!
2). You guys pits are fucking insane. Why do you suppose their is so much more energy for you all than for comparable bands?
A). DevilDriver inspires people to lose their mind, Im glad we are there to give them an out let. It humbles me to know that D.D pits are bigger than any other bands out there right now. A lot of other bands are trying for the circle pit. DEVILDRIVER "is the circle pit!" Bring it!!!!!
3). This is obviously coming from the Ozzfest board and we (most of our members) would love to see you on Ozzfest again. If it was to happen, would you like to play main stage or prefer to stay on second stage where there is typically more sweat, carnage and fan participation?
A). In my past, Ive played both main stage and second stage.
I prefer the second stage; it is where All Hell breaks loose!
Someday I would love to see DevilDriver headline the second stage. I know we would bring Blood and Thunder!
4). It has been over a year since your last release, are you all in the studio right now and what can we expect from new material if there is any?
A). We are currently slated to begin recording our 3rd record in November at sonic Ranch. Yes, the whole band has been writing and the material will be distinctively DEVILDRIVER. I would like to see a June or July release in 2007.
5). Who has been your favorite band to tour with?
A). In my past before Devildriver, touring with Black Sabbath and Pantera would be the highlights. Superjoint ritual and DevilDriver was a lethal combo. Festivals are also a real good time.
6). What bands in artist do you each take inspiration from and how has their influence been infused to devil driver music, if at all?
A). The band listens to so many different kinds of music, it would be hard to nail down "any solid" influences. We all love heavy shit, and music with groove.
7. When can we expect you in the States again? I see only a few shows scheduled for Mexico and Chili currently?
A). After Mexico and Chili we head into the studio to record. We would like to be back on tour by Feb 2007
8. As far as venues are concerned, do you guys prefer outdoor or indoor venues? It seems each artist has a completely different view on this.
A). The whole, indoor-outdoor thing doesnt affect Us. As long as there is a stage, a P.A and people who want to listen DevilDriver is there!
9. What are general plans for 2007 for DevilDriver?
A). Record, tour tour tour tour tour tour tour tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10. Driftwood666 writes: Jon, You are the best circle-headbanger around. How long did it take you to perfect that?
A). Jon is the biggest metal head out of all of us, Im sure he was headbanging in the crib!
11. Slayerfan4life writes: Dez, Are you happier with the heavier music direction you guys are taking than you did in your days with Coal Chamber?
A). I love what DevilDriver is doing and look back on my past music with great fondness. Other than that Ive moved on....
12. Driftwood666 writes: Is there a chance "Bear Witness Unto" will slither into your set list for your next tour?
A). We just did that song every night in Australia. Its good live, Im sure we will keep it in the set.
13. KillerPaul writes: Tell us which was the best pit on the come clarity tour! Was it Toronto, New York or Detroit???
A). Hard question...1st you must understand something about New York and Detroit, They are brutal! " Would have to be a tie between in all honesty!
14. implodingsoul writes: I would ask how you got the sound for the vocals, what kind of affects they use for Dez's voice.
A). Different things, a little reverb, some delay, little distortion. The one thing I dont do is put to much crap on the vocal.
15. CrimsonApron writes: Dez, You have been on tours with many different bands between Coal Chamber and Devildriver, if you could tour with any band who would it be?
A). Anyone who wants to go out and have a good time.
As far as the dream tour line up, its not gonna get better than The Black Sabbath and Pantera tour I did!
16.A_C writes: What are some of your other interests and hobbies?
A). Well, being with my family, and right now, raising a 16 week old red Doberman puppy named Lord Bacchus, thems my hobbies.
17. A_C writes: tell us of some of the crazy shit that has happened to you on tour.
A). Whats on the road, stays on the road. Until I write the book, then all of you reading this that have toured with me are FUCKED! "Insert evil laughter here!"
18. A_C writes: Is their a band or person who you admire or emulate and if so who?
A). People with longevity, Ozzy, Lemme. Danzig, Phillip... the list goes on.
19. A_C writes: I hear fans say all the time that a band has sold out or gone mainstream just because they wrote a song that went platinum even when their sound hasn't changed. How do you feel about this?
A). If you change your direction to gain airplay, you have already lost.
However, if you make your art pure with no preconception of the avenue in which you will be promoting it, and it ends up on the radio then you have Won!
20. A_C writes: For a very long time now 20 or so years. I have wanted to meet Ozzy and Sharon. Can you tell me what it is like?
A). They are down to earth, cool people. I admire them both.
Ozzy is a legend, and rightly so. Sharon is a great mother and her business skills put any man in a boardroom to shame. Trust me, Ive seen it!"
Crozzy: Let me close by saying that I personally think you dudes are kickass. Thanks for the interview!!
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15-2 upsets in the NCAA Tournament
A look at every NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament first-round game where a 15-seed has upset a 2-seed.
RICHMOND(Credit: AP)
1991 NCAA Tournament
No. 15 Richmond upset No. 2 Syracuse, 73-69
SANTA CLARA(Credit: AP)
1993 NCAA Tournament
No. 15. Santa Clara upset No. 2 Arizona, 64-61
COPPIN STATE(Credit: AP)
1997 NCAA Tournament
No. 15 Coppin State upset No. 2 South Carolina, 78-65
HAMPTON(Credit: AP)
2001 NCAA Tournament
No. 15 Hampton upset No. 2 Iowa State, 58-57
NORFOLK STATE(Credit: AP)
2012 NCAA Tournament
No. 15 Norfolk State upset No. 2 Missouri, 86-84
LEHIGH(Credit: AP)
2012 NCAA Tournament
No. 15 Lehigh upset No. 2 Duke, 75-70
FLORIDA GULF COAST(Credit: AP)
2013 NCAA Tournament
No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast upset No. 2 Georgetown, 78-65
MIDDLE TENNESSEE(Credit: Getty Images / Jamie Squire)
2016 NCAA Tournament
No. 15 Middle Tennessee upset No. 2 Michigan State, 90-81
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Author to speak Nov. 27 on domestic violence
Award winning author Jan Goff-LaFontaine will speak to members of Soroptimist International of Capitola-By-The-Sea at 6 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Live Oak Family Resource Center, 1740 17th Ave.
She will discuss her book "Women in Shadow and Light: Journeys from Abuse to Healing" which features stories of 40 women who overcame domestic violence.
The meeting is free and open to the public. For information go to www.best4women.org or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Family wealth seminar Nov. 28
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County will host two seminars Nov. 28 for donors and their advisers on how to use a family-before-fortune approach to managing and transferring family wealth. The topic is how to avoid traditional planning failures.
Speakers will be attorney Rod Zeeb, co-founder and head of The Heritage Institute, and attorney Steven Weldon, director of leadership giving at UC Santa Cruz and formerly with the Wycoff firm in Watsonville for 20 years.
Participants can sign up for one of two identical sessions, at 8 a.m. and at noon. The cost is $30. To register online go to eventbrite.com. For information, call 662-2063.
Holiday book sale set for Dec. 1
The Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries will host a holiday book sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1 at the downtown branch, 224 Church St. The sale will proceed the holiday parade.
Vintage, children's and holiday-themed books, as well as popular fiction, will be available. Books will be used but in gift condition.
Free gift-wrapping will be offered while wrapping supplies last. Call 427-7716 or visit www.fscpl.org.
Grey Bears present 39th holiday dinner Dec. 2
California Grey Bears will sponsor its 39th Annual Holiday Dinner for 1,500 senior citizens 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, December 2, at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St.
There will be a home-cooked holiday dinner for people 55 and up plus local entertainment.
Santa Cruz Dance Company starts at 11:25 a.m., followed by Elaine's Dance Studio at 11:50 a.m., Tehauni Dancers at 12:30 p.m. and International Academy of Dance at 12:55 p.m.
Violinist Benjamin Rivers will play short selections during breaks.
Meals and groceries will be delivered to 1,400 home-bound seniors not able to attend.
Tax-deductible donations can be mailed to Grey Bears, 2710 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz CA 95065, or arranged onlien at www.greybears.org. For information call 479-1055.
Watsonville author talks about new adventure book
Writer Meade Fischer, a Watsonville resident, will speak Nov. 29 about his newest book, "With the Sea Beside Me: An Intimate Guide to California's Central and North Coast."
Meade will cover camping, kayaking, hiking and exploring the coast from Santa Barbara to the Oregon border.
The guide contains recommendations for brewpubs, kayak launches, back roads and parks, as well as his personal perspective on the places he describes.
His talk, which includes a slide show, is planned 7-8 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St.
Donations appreciated.
Shadowbrook hosts museum fundraiser
Dining at Shadowbook Restaurant on Dec. 4 will help benefit the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
The restaurant's Community Tuesday program supports local nonprofit organizations by providing them portions of the profits made that night. Diners who come in on Dec. 4 should mention the Museum of Natural History and 33 percent of their purchase in either the dining room or the bar will go to the East Cliff Drive institution.
Shadowbrook Restaurant is at 1750 Wharf Road in Capitola.


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If you overlaid Tuesday's stock-market action upon the most recent deficit talks in Washington, you would get some pretty radical conclusions that all revolve around an imminent deal.
First, you would say Medicare will be left alone. That's because the easiest way to save on these costs is to negotiate at arms-length with the drug companies over pricing, and the strongest stocks in the healthcare segment are the big pharmaceutical players -- in addition to Gilead (GILD) and Celgene (CELG), which do have big government pay exposure. Those big pharma players had been stalling out of late, perhaps over fears of a tougher Medicare posture.
Second, you would say there is some sort of a research-and-development or investment-tax credit coming, because tech and industrial machinery stocks did quite well, and they look ready to go much further. Will there really be new infrastructure spend? The stocks say there will be.
You could be inclined to think military cuts just won't happen -- because the defense stocks, while not strong, did consolidated the gains they've made in recent days.
Finally, you would think the mortgage-tax deduction is history. After all, the housing stocks performed sloppily, and we saw underperformance in the housing-related plays -- such stocks as Whirlpool (WHR) and Williams-Sonoma (WSM).
At all times, though, you would have to be convinced that the stocks are saying a deal is coming, and that this will happen before the U.S. goes over the fiscal cliff.
Now, from where is this talk emanating? Is it from optimism originating in leaks from the White House? Is it from some sort of mythical polling data? Is it from a false sense of surety that, regardless of what House Speaker John Boehner comes up with, it can be sold to rebelling anti-tax pledge members?
Is it from the brand-new movement by business leaders to embrace tax increases for the rich, as chronicled in The New York Times? Does that directly undercut the desire of the Republicans to directly protect these people from tax increases?
It's rather odd to see rich people -- those hitherto wedded to a desire for no higher taxes -- going to Washington to say they will take tax hikes, even as the no-tax pledgers in Congress are still arguing against it. Who the heck are these congressmen representing then if not the very people who are now amenable to increases? Is it the silent minority of the 2%? Is it worth going over the cliff and into a recession over that the group? To use the parlance of Grover Norquist -- the power behind the Republican throne, Mr. No-Increase-In -Taxes -- are these rich people having impure thoughts about their own wealth?
Wherever this deal-talk optimism has come from, it is so palpable that it calls into question every public utterance, whether it's comments from the very reasonable Bob Corker, the Republican senator from Tennessee, or fellow Republican and hardliner Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. Corker seems to have backslid from his "everything's on the table" remarks this weekend, while Johnson has an "over my dead body" approach to new taxes.
Maybe every bit of what we are hearing from the Republicans is posturing. Maybe enough are caving to make a grand bargain possible, reachable, palpable.
Or maybe it had nothing to do with Washington at all. Maybe there's simply a belief that things are getting better worldwide, given a five-year high in the German Dax and rumblings of more improvements out of China. Perhaps, in light of all this, folks believe all that matters is that the rest of the world is better. On my Mad Money show Tuesday, I heard something like that from Saks (SKS) CEO Steve Sadove: He was very sanguine about sales considering Hurricane Sandy and the "cliff," the twin bugaboos of retail spending.
Maybe it's just an understanding that there will be a budget deal of sorts that puts an end to the wrangling, and maybe even protracted debt-ceiling negotiations, and that we are all just used to the chaos in Washington right now and we know it will sort itself out in the end.
But, whatever it is, Tuesday's market action gave us a buoyant picture. It's something we can build on, too, if the Federal Reserve statement this afternoon says, "Things are better but not so good that we can take our foot off the gas, and we are hopeful of a meaningful budget resolution."
It's a lot of wishful thinking, but the stock market says to embrace it now, because good things are going to happen in the Capitol, regardless of whether you believe it's possible.


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Sony has agreed to sell its U.S. headquarters building in New York City for $1.1 billion, according to Reuters. The buyer is a consortium led by the Chetrit Group, a real-estate development firm. The sale of Sony's U.S. headquarters attracted more than 20 bidders including Vornado Realty Trust, Mortimer Zuckerman's Boston Properties as well as Mitsubishi Trust, Mitsui Fudosan. After repayment of debt, Sony will receive net cash of about $770 million. The company expects to book a gain on the sale of about $685 million. Reuters notes that it previously reported that Sony is seeking a buyer for one of its buildings in Tokyo; price tag is 100 billion yen, or about $1.14 billion.
The Sony building, located on Madison Avenue between 55th and 56th St., was constructed in the early 1980s by the once mighty AT&T, once the largest U.S. corporation before the U.S. Department of Justice pressured it to break up into smaller companies. Sony bought the building in 1992 for $236 million. The lavish Sony building, with its high ceilings, provides opportunities to redevelop part of the building as a hotel or apartments, space that now commands higher prices than offices.
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On the Beat
The Unclean Game
One of my best friends growing up was an all-state offensive lineman in Pennsylvania, one of the most talent-rich football states in the country. By his own admission, he probably wasn't good enough to make it to the NFL. However, he was plenty good enough to land a scholarship to a NCAA Division I-AA program.
My friend was one of the hardest-working and most dedicated people I've ever been around. He never missed a workout, stayed in top shape and did everything possible—under the law—to maximize his physical gifts.
Getting a redshirt as a freshman, my friend spent five seasons in a program that was good enough to twice reach the NCAA playoffs. Yet for as talented and dedicated as he was, he never started a game. He only saw the field for special team duty and to serve as a mop-up-reliever-type role when games were out of hand.
Once my friend had graduated and returned home for the summer, we sat and talked one night, and I asked why he thought he was never able to crack the starting lineup. Never one to make excuses, he gave a matter-of-fact answer: There were five offensive linemen in his recruiting class. He graduated at basically the same weight as when he left for college. The other four finished their college career 40-50 pounds heavier because they used steroids. The coaches in the program never directly ordered their players to use steroids, but they strongly suggested that it would give them a much better chance at playing time. My friend refused to do it because of the potential health risks—his mother was a nurse—and also because he felt it was unethical.
So what is the point in writing the first four paragraphs about an offensive lineman for a website called Baseball Prospectus? Well, because this conversation occurred more than a quarter-century ago. So if players at one rung below the top level of college football were using steroids in the early- to mid-1980s, it stands to reason that Major League Baseball players were indulging in PED use long before "The Steroid Era," which is generally assumed to have started in the latter stages of the 1990s.
Based on the latest revelation, reported by the alternative weekly newspaper the Miami New Times, PED use is still going strong in baseball. In the report, Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, Bartolo Colon, Yasmani Grandal, Gio Gonzalez, and Nelson Cruz were fingered to have allegedly bought human growth hormone or other PEDs from an anti-aging clinic in Coral Gables, Florida. Eight players were suspended by MLB for using PEDs last season, including Cabrera, Colon, and Grandal. That is as many players as who were suspended in the previous three years combined.
Though both sides had to initially be prodded by Congress, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association should be applauded for putting together what is now the second-most stringent drug testing policy in sports, behind that of the Olympics. The latest improvements include in-season blood testing for HGH and mandating that each player undergo a baseline testosterone test to make it easier to determine higher levels of the hormone.
While MLB is, presumably, having more success than ever in catching dopers, one can't help but wonder what percentage of players is still using banned substances. In a survey of 10 front-office types, the guesstimates ranged from 10 percent to 50 percent.
"Let's take Ken Caminiti's claim to Sports Illustrated that as many as 75 percent of the players were using steroids at the beginning of this century," said one National League FOT, whose guess was 25 percent. "Well, I'm sure it's not 75 percent now just because of the stigma attached to testing positive and getting suspended. I'd like to believe there are enough guys playing this game who have too much pride to have the stigma of being a drug cheat next to their names. I would like to think that is a deterrent."
The deterrent should seemingly be the suspensions that MLB imposes for positive tests—50 games without pay for a first offense, 100 games without pay for a second offense, and a lifetime ban for a third strike. However, an American League FOT who thinks 40 percent of players are using feels the penalties should be strengthened.
"If you get suspended for 50 games, it's a financial hit, but it's not a death blow with the way the game's salary structure is," the AL FOT said. "Now, you take a kid like Grandal, who is only making a little over the minimum salary. I'm sure a suspension is going to hurt him somewhat financially. But, let's just say—for the sake of speculation—that A-Rod would get a 50-game suspension out of this. For him, that's like losing some change between the cushions of his couch. It might be a red mark against his name, but he already has a red mark against his name for admitting he used steroids in the past. I don't see a suspension being a big deterrent for a lot of guys."
So what would be a deterrent? The baseball version of a death penalty, said the AL FOT.
"One strike and you're out," he said. "That's the only way you're going to eradicate PEDs from the game. I think anyone would think long and hard about doing anything if they knew their career was on the line. That being said, it will never happen. The union will never agree to that."
The Yankees are reportedly looking at all the possible ways in which they could void the final five years and $114 million of Rodriguez's record 10-year, $275-million contract. However, one AL front-office type whose job it is know all the minutiae contained in contracts says there is almost no way the Yankees will be able to pull that off.
"It would take something drastic, something really terrible, because all player contracts are pretty much ironclad," the AL FOT said. "A player would have to do something really heinous, a lot worse than getting PEDs from an anti-aging clinic. The Yankees' best bet is to try to win an insurance claim."
Rodriguez had hip surgery earlier this month and is expected to be out through the All-Star break. The Yankees have insurance on Rodriguez's contract and reportedly would receive $100 million if the deal were terminated. However, the AL FOT warns that getting an insurance settlement is also going to be nearly impossible in this case.
"For starters, it would have to be a career-ending injury, and it certainly doesn't look that way because the doctor has been saying all along that the surgery was successful," the AL FOT said. "Even if it were a career-ending injury, the insurance company would fight it tooth and nail, and you'd have a battle in court with the insurance company's doctors against the team's doctors. It would get ugly and messy, and also very expensive."
There have been some suggestions that the Yankees might swallow the $114 million and release Rodriguez so they can be rid of the perpetual headaches he causes. Whether that happens remains to be seen, but one former Rodriguez teammate gave a Yogi Berra-like explanation as he laughed off any suggestion that A-Rod might retire and walk away from the $114 million.
"A-Rod is embarrassment-proof," the ex-teammate said. "Oh, he cares about public perception, probably more than any player in the game. The problem is A-Rod's perception of public perception doesn't match up with the true public perception of him. For a guy who is as image-conscious as he is, he can be the most totally unaware person in the world."
Veteran third baseman Scott Rolen has yet to make a decision on whether he will play an 18th major-league season or retire. The 37-year-old was limited to a combined 157 games with the Reds over the last two seasons because of injury, hitting just .244/.301/.397 with 13 home runs in 599 plate appearances and contributing just 0.6 WARP.
The Reds haven't closed the door of bringing him back, but that is more of a courtesy to a well-respected veteran because Todd Frazier would likely see the majority of playing time at third base even if Rolen were re-signed. However, the Dodgers have interest in Rolen and view him as possible insurance in the event journeyman Luis Cruz cannot handle playing third base on a regular basis. One NL scout doesn't think it's a good idea.
"I'm not sold on Cruz playing every day because, for me, he's a utility infielder," the scout said. "But I don't see anyway Scotty can even come close to playing every day anymore. He has had a great career, but his body is shot and he can't catch up to good fastballs anymore. "
With Braves right-hander Kris Medlen dropping off the United States provisional roster for the World Baseball Classic because his wife is due to give birth in March, the Americans are left with a starting rotation of right-handers R.A. Dickey of the Blue Jays and Ryan Vogelsong of the Giants and Rangers left-hander Derek Holland. Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte has also decided not to play, and Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander wants to wait to see how his arm feels during early spring training throwing sessions before he makes his final decision.
Therein lays a big problem with the WBC. Many of the top American players do not want to play, especially pitchers who are concerned they may be injured by straying from their regular spring training routines. Thus, such stars as Rays left-hander David Price, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, Giants right-hander Matt Cain, and Angels right-hander Jered Weaver won't be on Team USA.
In theory, the WBC is a great idea. However, for practical purposes, it is never going to really work as long as the top American players resist participation.
"The problem is that there is no good time for it," said one AL FOT. "Guys aren't ready for full-bore competition in March, so the games aren't as good as they could be. If you wait until after the World Series to play it, you're either going to have players who are tired from just going through the postseason or rusty from not having played in over a month. Basically, it's just not doable and it's a pain in the ass for all the major-league teams because it disrupts all of our camps. If you polled all 30 GMs and gave them truth serum, I'd be willing to bet the vote would be 30-0 against the WBC."
John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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First four paragraphs: no apology necessary - indeed, it was a fascinating anecdote showing the extent of steroid use so far back.
Jan 31, 2013 07:11 AM
I agree with Hoot, that the first four paragraphs help illustrate that the the "Steroid Era" probably began long before the late 90s.
Jan 31, 2013 07:40 AM
"On the Beat" is my favorite BP column. Thanks for all the work you do, John.
Jan 31, 2013 08:14 AM
Good to see this addressed here. I agree with the FOT who felt a lifetime ban would be a good idea. Under the current system, the potential rewards still far surpass the potential punishment.
Jan 31, 2013 08:31 AM
Eddie, why are athletes held to a different standard?
Jan 31, 2013 21:56 PM
To get through the winter, I'm re-reading John Feinstein's Play Ball. Came across something in the media chapter that I thought was very interesting. It contended that sports reporters are in the locker room and around a team so much that they pretty much know if anything is going on.
Jan 31, 2013 08:32 AM
Jason Wojciechowski
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That quote from Rodriguez's ex-teammate is amazing.
Jan 31, 2013 08:38 AM
Why not have the WBC in July as part of an extended All-Star break ? It's basically a 2 week event, maybe it could be compressed a bit down to 10 days if a few doubleheaders are worked into the 1st round.
Jan 31, 2013 08:47 AM
That's a good idea. In general, I don't have a lot of sympathy for the MLB officials who don't like the WBC. There's an "ugly American" stench to all complaints about it, where a minor disruption to American baseball is presented as justification for ignoring a worldwide event that millions of people from dozens of countries enjoy.
Jan 31, 2013 10:12 AM
I've always found that one of the beauties of baseball is the complete lack of jingoism involved. I know, it's called the "World Series" when it only has US teams, but Americans don't root for players because they're Americans. Red Sox fans root against Derek Jeter and for Big Papi. As a Met fan, I really didn't know what country Jose Reyes came from and didn't care, so long as he wore a Mets uniform.
Jan 31, 2013 11:24 AM
Jose is Dominican, fyi, if it ever comes up on trivia night or something.
Jan 31, 2013 14:50 PM
Michael Bodell
In 1992 and 1993 the world series winner was not a US team. And while it is true in many sports we root for laundry and don't really care what country people were originally from or are now citizens of, I don't think jingoism is any more or less in Baseball than in the other major team sports (Football, Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, etc.). I think it is easier to be jingoistic/nationalistic around individual sports, or sports that have one clear main person (like Boxing, MMA, Nascar, Golf, Tennis, etc.).
Jan 31, 2013 15:00 PM
I think it makes more sense to have the WBC during the MLB playoffs. Obviously you won't get the top players from the 8 remaining teams, but that still leaves a substantial talent pool and it can't be much of an additional hardship since if they had made the playoffs, they would still be playing anyway.
Jan 31, 2013 16:15 PM
I had never thought of that. This sounds way better than before, or worse yet, during the season
Feb 01, 2013 15:40 PM
Bob Stocking
This is what hockey does. The world championships are held right after the NHL season ends, so guys whose teams didn't make the playoffs can choose to play. I think this even applies to guys who lose in the first round. So a few of the top guys don't get to play, but the overall quality is sufficient to make it a legit tourney.
Feb 02, 2013 18:59 PM
Frankly, I don't think it is working. I live in Toronto and I hardly know anyone who gets excited about it. Meanwhile the '72 Summit Series against the Soviets, which did have all the best players, is - and I'm not exaggerating - the most revered event in Canadian history.
Feb 03, 2013 22:18 PM
I think this is the best idea - an extended all-star break. It could even replace the all-star game as far as I'm concerned. It certainly think it would be more interesting. I really don't feel the A.L. vs. N.L. rivalry anymore. It doesn't really exist. They could shorten the tournament and lengthen the break just enough to make it fit. This would greatly liven up the mid-season and hopefully teams would be more willing to let their players participate, so they don't get rusty.
Jan 31, 2013 20:50 PM
You would have to get the minor leagues and Asian leagues to agree to shut down at the same time to supply the non-American/Dominican teams. You would also be sitting down 85% of the majors to do nothing for the 2 weeks minimum it would take to play the tournament.
Feb 01, 2013 13:18 PM
I have yet to see a concise and comprehensive list of the "perpetual headaches" A-Rod has really caused the Yankees. He is the monster the public created; he could save a thousand babies from a skyscraper fire and still get poked by the media for being a jerko.
Jan 31, 2013 09:26 AM
I don't think the Yankees should be allowed to void his contract. It is their responsibility as a team to know what is going on. Are you telling me teams are going to say they had no idea any of their players were on steroids. Come on
Jan 31, 2013 09:46 AM
One correction to this: Gio Gonzalez was not "fingered" for buying any banned substance. I read the article and while the alleged diary listed in detail the drugs used by those named, Gio was the only player without a steroid or HGH shipment. I'm not saying that I know he didn't get one, but that to date, there has been no reference (let alone evidence) that he received any.
Jan 31, 2013 11:27 AM
I love that the banner ad above this article (at least when I checked it out) was for GNC.
Jan 31, 2013 15:27 PM
At the time Melky Cabrera was signed by the Blue Jays, I was perplexed at how cheaply they got him. He was the MVP of the first half of the season, for gosh sakes, and I think he signed for the same or less as the ancient Torii Hunter. Now, I wonder if there were rumours about his involvement in the Anti-Aging clinic that the Blue Jays just didn't know about or risked would not come to light.
Jan 31, 2013 20:53 PM
Oh for heaven's sake...kids in HIGH SCHOOL football were using steroids in the mid-80s. Meth was available on any college campus in the early 70s and was seen as a "stay awake" drug for final exams but as a "sharpen your edge" performance enhancer by all sorts of athletes. Benzedrine was still in wide use in the 70s and had been since the 50s. As usual, sportwriters too young to have lived through something are generally too lazy to actually research history; it's easier to ignore the past or just make up history. Perotto's story may move a time line for some of you. Most guys I know who are close to my age (59) or a few years older get a belly laugh of the notion that there was a "steroid era," especially when someone claims that was the '90s. There were no "eras." PEDs have been in continuous use for almost 60 years, and probably longer IF I WENT AND RESEARCHED IT BEFORE MY TIME. It wasn't just sports, nor just sports and recreation. As my beer-deliverman neighbor says of the 70s, "We had a guy in the parking lot every morning with his trunk open when we'd come in hung over or after being up all night. We'd ask how many cases we had to deliver that day, and if the dispatcher said 'a thousand,' we'd say to the guy in the lot 'I'll take TWO of those [pills] and THREE of those other ones.'" The last 60 to 65 years (at least!) is ONE "era," and we already have scores of players from the era in the HoF. Being sanctimonious about Clemens, Bonds, Palmeiro, or anyone else seems misplaced.
Feb 01, 2013 12:11 PM
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