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SOUND OFF Special Interview: Tituss Burgess Talks New Solo Album, 30 ROCK, Broadway & More
Today we are talking to a breathtakingly gifted vocalist who premiered the first single from his brand new solo album COMFORTABLE right here in this very column on BroadwayWorld earlier this week - the one and only Tituss Burgess. In this career-spanning conversation, Burgess and I touch upon many of the Broadway entities which he has played a part in over the last decade or so - THE LITTLE MERMAID, JERSEY BOYS and GOOD VIBRATIONS included - and Burgess generously some onset stories involving his stints on NBC's hit comedy 30 ROCK, as well. Most of all, though, Burgess and I dissect the finer points of his sophomore solo album, COMFORTABLE, and he explains his songwriting process and progress this decade, in addition to expounding upon the many influences and inspirations that have infused this passion project over the course of its years in writing, recording, and, now, finally, releasing - and the live concert premiere of much of the material. Plus, Burgess looks ahead to the future and clues us in on what we can expect from his late-night concert at New World Stages on Sunday night and also illustrates his plans as a solo artist, the true fulfillment of his lifelong dream. All of that and much, much more!
Click here to listen to the SOUND OFF World Premiere Exclusive of "I'll Be Alright" from COMFORTABLE.
More information on Tituss Burgess - including all about his new album and all about his upcoming appearances in promotion of it - is available at his official site here.
Comfortable At Last
PC: You wrote all of COMFORTABLE yourself, correct?
TB: Yes. I wrote every single song on there myself - well, except for "For All We Know", of course, which we included as a bonus track.
PC: I have to ask: does that song have a special meaning for you given its inclusion as the only cover?
TB: Well, since you ask, that song was actually recorded a few years ago. We didn't know it at the time, but that was sort of the prelude to me working with Donnie Kehr, who produced this album. Donny produces this thing called ROCKERS ON BROADWAY - which, this year, is actually going to be the day after my concert, on Monday - and when we did that live a few years back it went so, so well. You know, we just rehearsed that track and did it in under ten minutes - page to stage; got it all together - and that's what turned out. So, from then on, we thought we had something together.
PC: Wow.
TB: Yeah, I was like, "Wow! We should just put this out there and take a cue from that on how to build the rest of the album." So, that's pretty much what we did.
PC: What was your main inspiration behind the new album? Sophomore albums are always tricky - this one starts off with three ballads, unusually. Was that intentional?
TB: Oh, absolutely. Listen, it's like this: when I moved to New York, I moved here to do what you just heard. I didn't move here to do theatre - and it was by sheer coincidence that I did. Back then, I went to this casting agent - I didn't know the difference between a casting agent and a talent manager then - and my songwriting sort of took a backseat because I was getting so much work as an actor. But, then, when GUYS & DOLLS closed a year or two ago, I said to myself, "I will not set foot on another stage until I at least produce another album," because I had all these songs that I had written since the first album, most mainly just for me. But, you know, the goal was always to do this - to do an album like the one you just heard - and now here we are.
PC: A dream fulfilled for you.
TB: Yes. Truly, I felt it was my obligation to at least do one more album and expose people to these songs - I had to do it. I just wanted to do an album that people could really, honestly, truly relate to and give them some stories, too - it's pretty straightforward, too; every story I tell on this album has happened to me. So, I guess that was my main motivation for doing the album.
PC: So, "I'll Be Alright" is the single. Are you thinking of releasing "Glass Ceiling" perhaps, too, someday?
TB: Oh, I love that you said that! Yes - I f*cking love "Glass Ceiling!"
PC: As you should. It's definitely a stand-out on the album. Did you spend a lot of time on the overall production of it? It is quite a specific sound mostly maintained throughout.
TB: Well, we recorded about twenty-five songs total for the album and I definitely knew what I wanted each individual song to sound like even though I didn't really know what I wanted the album to sound like as a whole by that point yet, if that makes any sense. Does it?
PC: You knew the steps to the dance, just not how the whole routine would play out.
TB: Exactly. So, the way that we went about choosing the songs for the final album was basically saying, you know, "OK. These are my favorites. Now, what are the songs that will compliment these and round out the project to make it a full experience for the audience?" And, that's what we tried to do - we tried to figure out what songs sounded like they were supposed to be on this album once we had nailed down the ones that just had to be on it. That's basically how we went about it. I think that you're right, though - there are a few songs that throw you off since I start the album off with three ballads; it's a little surprising.
PC: It definitely is - a bit jarring.
TB: Yeah, and, at first, it might seem a little out of left-field, but I felt like it was such a stream-of-conciousness type thing for me - I was actually writing the "I'll Be Alright"s and "Glass Ceiling"s and "I'll Be With You"s and I kept getting these 1-800 numbers! [Laughs.] I said to myself, "If I get one more of these 1-800 number calls I am going to scream!" I felt like I just could not not include the writing process of the album in the album, so that's why I structured it like that and that's where the inspiration for that came from.
PC: Did you set out to create a modern R&B type sound in general or did you let the music dictate the production sound?
TB: Well, I definitely tried to do something contemporary...
PC: And you did. "Comfortable" is mildly Frank Ocean-esque, at least to my ears - is that at all intentional?
TB: Well, the way it all technologically worked was basically me giving my producer lots and lots of songs that I love along with the ones I had written and saying to him, you know, "This is how I want this to sound," and "This is how I want this to sound," and we went into his computer and found sounds and effects and things to add, too - so I definitely had a part in the creation of the overall aural experience of the album, both in terms of accompaniment and the way the melody on the track sounded overall. But, to answer your question, to be incredibly honest with you, I haven't even heard Frank Ocean's entire album yet, but I certainly know who he is and what he has written and I think he is fan-f*cking-tastic - kudos to him for coming out. I take that as a compliment to be compared to him - thank you.
PC: What did you want to say with this album? Who would you like to cover these songs someday, if anyone at all?
TB: Well, in the case of "Comfortable", that was written ten years ago, when I first moved to New York. I just never wanted to sing it out in front of everyone until now because I felt like people would judge me for it - you know, that song is really my prayer to God to help me work through this mess that I have inherited from another life that was before this city and me arriving here so that I can be as free and successful as I could be and can be and know I am going to be - and, now, am being. [Laughs.]
PC: That's a lot.
TB: For instance, though, "You Outta Me" is a little John Mayer, I'd say - I'd love to hear him sing that song; I love John Mayer.
PC: What are some of your favorite songs to sing in concert yourself, so far?
TB: Well, "You Outta Me" I sang at this great set-up we had somewhere a little while back - the crowd just ate it up as if they had already heard the song! It was like they were saying, "Wow, absolutely, I am really feeling this show." And that was really great to experience. I hope that's a good sign of what is to come.
PC: What's the oldest song on the album? What did you write first?
TB: Well, I think it might be "Comfortable", which I wrote years ago, and which wasn't even supposed to be on the album, funnily enough - and, of course, it became the title! [Laughs.]
PC: Indeed. What's the story behind that song?
TB: Well, "Comfortable" was a song we recorded one night when we were done with the work we had intended to do that day - we had like an hour and a half left to play around with some stuff, so I started playing it for Donnie. [Pause.] Not to sound masturbatory or anything, but my mom would always say to me when I was stressed out or whatever, "You don't need to go to a psychologist or anything like that, you can always heal yourself." So, when it came to singing, for me, that's what I would do - and I still do; I just sit down and play it all out of my system.
PC: A catharsis.
TB: Yeah, exactly. So, with "Comfortable", one night, we were sitting around and I sang this for Donny, who at that time had never even heard it. He was like, "Oh, let's put some organs on it and let's do this and that," and I said, "No, no, no; I want this to be extremely naked and extremely transparent-sounding." You know, with that song, at first, I was venturing into the most uncomfortable of areas in recording it, too - it was just piano and vocals. I said to him, "We'll do the rest of it later," and we ended up just using the bare version on the album. And, I had a lot of difficulty coming up for a name for the album and we tried to figure out, you know, "What one song is indicative of what the whole album is? What one song is The Common denominator of all the experiences you've had?" And "Comfortable" is it - it is the Cliff's Notes for the whole album, I think.
PC: That's the theme.
TB: Yeah, it's about being comfortable versus uncomfortable - when you look in the mirror and you don't like what you see and you realize that you are in a society where, you know, a size 32 waist and big pecs are what is getting all the roles, all the attention, all the boys; everything. That is not a comfortable experience to have for anybody and I decided to walk around owning it - and that journey is what I am on and that is why I chose that title; I am on a journey to becoming comfortable. I am finally brave enough to put that message out there to see if anybody else feels the same way now - and I have found a lot of people do, which makes me so, so happy.
PC: A lot of times it is the eleventh hour addition to the album that ends up being the most memorable track. Getting the album down from twenty-five tracks must have been tough, was it not?
TB: Oh, it definitely was. [Laughs.] It was definitely not easy.
PC: Do you have cut-outs from your 2006 album around somewhere, too?
TB: I do! I do. I'll tell you, at first, I actually wanted to re-recorded "Here's To You" and "Breakthough" because I just hear them in such a different way now. When we do the live album launch concert on Sunday, we'll have horns and a whole string section that we have added, so it will be a little different - there are about fourteen people who will be backing me up - so it will be interesting to hear it like that.
PC: That is certainly enough to back you up with your big, big powerhouse of a voice.
TB: Oh, thank you - yeah, I am trying to play some stuff from the first album, too, at the event, you know, just to see how it sounds now. The first album had a more throwback sound to it than this one, I think - I kind of wanted it to sound like it was recorded in the early 80s.
PC: The Phil Collins sound still seeps into a couple COMFORTABLE tracks, too, I found - appreciably so, I might add.
TB: Oh, hell yeah! Phil Collins is the f*cking man! I think his vibe has so much swagger - so sophisticated and so cool.
PC: I completely agree - truly a one-of-a-kind.
TB: He is so, so cool - I absolutely wanted to do a shout out for him. The anger that you get with the guitar riffs bubbling under and me belting as high to the rafters as I can on top…
PC: "It's Over".
TB: "It's Over"! Yes! If I were to bake a cake and walk it over to Phil Collins, it would have "It's Over" attached to it somewhere. [Laughs.]
PC: I bet he would respond favorably. What would you say to him about the song were you to present it to him someday?
TB: Well, I hope he would like it! I think I would probably say to him, you know, "This is for all you have done for me over the years through your music - this is how much you mean to me." Without being a plagiarist or too much of a mimic, I wanted to really show how much he has influenced me with that track.
PC: He has influenced a lot of people in hip-hop and R&B - all genres of modern music.
TB: Yeah, it seems sort of funny when you first think about it, but his stuff works so well with rap - it really is so influential.
PC: The synthesizers are coming back in a big way! Bruno Mars is using them a lot of his next album, apparently, as well.
TB: They are, they are! It's a synthesizer fever. [Laughs.]
PC: Who are some of your favorite artists to listen to yourself?
TB: Well, above all others - first and foremost - is my diva, Renee Fleming.
PC: What an unexpected choice!
TB: Oh, child, if Renee is singing, I am there! [Laughs.]
PC: You are the ultimate fan.
TB: I am, I am - I never miss her! I remember when I was reading her autobiography, I kept thinking, "Hmm. I wonder who she listens to?" and she talks about it in there. And, yeah, I know, I know - I really did read her book. [Laughs.]
PC: Is there a performance of hers that stays with you?
TB: Oh, are you kidding?! All of them! I will see that diva anytime, anywhere, in anything. [Pause. Sighs.] She just is music to me, you know? Her vessel is the conduit for... I don't know… it's just astounding to me how well she knows herself and how she is able to move in and out of all these genres - outside of classical music - and really own them all. She can do anything - it's just amazing. She is so inspiring to me.
PC: Are you classically trained yourself?
TB: Yes, I was classically trained in opera at the University of Georgia.
PC: I suppose that makes sense given the notes you can hit - seemingly quite effortlessly, I might add.
TB: Yeah, that's the only way I can hit those notes in the upper register, honey! [Laughs.] I'd never be able to do that without my training, but, you know, if I stopped riffing, it would probably sound like an aria for a lot of these songs.
PC: How illuminating. It's almost impossible to outwardly sense that training outside of your range. Who else do you listen to and aspire to be like, vocally?
TB: Oh, I love Donny Hathaway, too - it was such a loss that he died so young. I love Stevie Wonder, of course, as well. There are so many. So many.
PC: Who inspired "Pick Up"?
TB: "Pick Up" is sort of my homage to Prince, I would say. Prince is another big influence of mine - definitely. Prince is just so provocative - "Pick Up" is a sort of p*ssed off, angry song, but, if you really aren't listening close to the lyrics and paying attention, it might sound, you know, lovable. Prince does songs like that sometimes and I love that kind of thing.
PC: It really does. What was the intention behind that?
TB: Well, it's sort of like luring a child with candy or something - you're trying to get someone in a relationship to come back to you. It's about being so spellbound by how he asked the question that you didn't really realize what he asked or what you agreed to do.
PC: You could positively kill Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 You".
TB: Oh, my God! That is so, so, so funny you say that, Pat - my friend who just got signed to a label, Morgan James, and I both keep saying we are going to do that song. We have been threatening to do it for a good two years now but we can't find any excuse to really, really do it. [Laughs.]
PC: Do it on YouTube!
TB: Maybe we will! That's actually a really great idea! Maybe we will…
PC: Your cover of "Crazy" by Cee Lo on YouTube is sensational. Have you sung "Forget You" yet, as well? You must!
TB: Oh, thank you. No, I haven't sung "F*ck You" yet, though - I do love it, so it would be a lot of fun for me to do someday.
PC: Is "Stop Calling Me" the sequel to "Pick Up"?
TB: [Big Laugh. Pause.] No.
PC: I had to ask! It's an interesting sequencing of songs, I thought - sort of a mini-musical; "Pick Up", "Stay" and then "Stop Calling Me".
TB: That's true! That's true! [Laughs.] It's like "I love you! I want you! Now, get the hell out!"
PC: It runs the course of a relationship in ten minutes.
TB: It really does - I'm so glad you found that in there. That's just hilarious.
PC: So, what can we expect specifically from the song-stack at the New World Stages album launch concert on Sunday?
TB: We are definitely going to be doing "You Outta Me", "Stop Calling Me", "Comfortable", "Pick Up" and "It's Over" from the new album and then I am going to do "Breakthrough" and "Here's To You" from the old album. I think we are going to do six or seven of the eleven on the new album, though - you know, it's mainly a party, but we will do eight or nine songs altogether, I think. It will be a lot of fun. I am really looking forward to it.
PC: Do you ever do any musical theatre material in your solo shows or do you mostly stick to your album content and the occasional cover?
TB: Well, it's a tricky thing - here's what I have learned about human beings: we may say variety is the spice of life, but the consumer doesn't really want to be surprised by what you give them. You know, you don't necessarily go to Whole Foods for fried chicken and collard greens...
PC: An illustrative point.
TB: You have to give people what they expect to get - but, as for cross-pollination, most people are interested in stuff from my albums if they are coming to my shows, I have found; they are not usually my theatrical audience, and, if they are, they are happy to hear the other stuff. I've found that most people know I have been on Broadway if they come to my shows, so I don't really feel like I have to shove that stuff down their throats. I figure if they come to see me in concert, they want to see what I can give them the most of myself doing.
PC: It's your show, you do what you want to do.
TB: Exactly. Exactly.
PC: Did you and Jeremy Kushnier ever get to work together on JERSEY BOYS? He is so talented and has done great studio work, too.
TB: Oh, I just love Jeremy - we never got to do JERSEY BOYS together, but we did JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR together in Kansas City a long time ago and we had a total blast. I really just love him.
PC: Tell me about working with another participant in this column with a stunning instrument, Sierra Boggess?
TB: Oh, Sierra is fantastic! She is so talented. Man, she is my diva, too! We had such a lovely working experience doing THE LITTLE MERMAID and I think it is really nice to see the real deal like her getting the acclaim she deserves - it's refreshing to see that, especially these days. She is certainly among the best of the best, I think. I loved working with her.
PC: How do you see Broadway transitioning and the new corporate era we are in? Is Broadway dying?
TB: Oh, well, if I am being completely honest I would have to say I certainly think it's in a coma! It's really sort of depressing to me to think about - I know what you mean.
PC: What do you think of the jukebox musical genre? You did one of the first - and most infamous - with GOOD VIBRATIONS, of course.
TB: Oh, God! [Laughs.] Listen, I don't know, I think it's like the chicken and the egg syndrome - is it the producers' fault or the audience's fault? It's hard to tell.
PC: An intriguing way of looking at it - and quite true.
TB: I look at it as, we can only go see or not go to see what they produce - what they put out there. I think that a lot of producers think audiences are stupid and that a lot of the general public does not want to be challenged.
PC: A lowest common denominator mentality.
TB: Yes. And, I will say, there is a segment that there is a certain percent of the buying public who want surface entertainment and there are a lot of financial risks at stake and I understand that. I mean, if I put a million dollars of my own into a show I would definitely want there to be a star above the title!
PC: A little insurance policy - or so it seems.
TB: Yeah! I mean, it's risky - and, as much as I hate that and as much as I feel like it is a betrayal to what I believe, it's hard to get anyone's attention in Times Square - especially when it looks like Las Vegas has thrown up like it does now - if you don't!
PC: Too true!
TB: It's hard to have faith in things that are risky - I feel like it is so important to support new work and not just London imports or whatever! There are some amazing, amazing musical theatre writers here. We always hear about how, you know, A CHORUS LINE was the renaissance of Broadway in the 70s and how Times Square slowly got cleaned up after that and I think we can totally, totally have an artistic renaissance now. [Pause.] I think it can totally happen.
PC: No question that it can - but time is running out, it seems.
TB: I know. I hope that somebody with some b*lls fosters from its inception a new show or two - someone just has to be brave and just start the new trend.
PC: What was Brian Wilson like working on GOOD VIBRATIONS? Did you work one-on-one? He is known for being tough.
TB: He actually gave me notes - he was very warm, if a little elusive; sometimes he seemed like he was in an alternate state at times, but he knows his music and he knew how he wanted us to deliver it, so it was fine.
PC: That must have been exciting as a songwriter and devoted pop fan like you.
TB: Oh, it was - it was definitely the best part of doing that show. The rest? [Sighs. Laughs.]
PC: What can you tell me about the final season of 30 ROCK? Will D'Fwan be coming back sometime soon?
TB: I think so - I think D'Fwan may be coming back. I mean, I haven't heard anything official yet, but they called me at the last minute to be on last season. Actually, when we were all on set last time, Alec Baldwin said "Why doesn't D'Fwan have his own spin-off?" So, Tina has a new production deal at NBC, so you never know! [Laughs.]
TB: Jane Krakowski has done this column, as well - she is just the very best, right?
TB: Oh, my gosh, yes! She is just amazing - and she is so, so good at everything she does. I hope I get more of a chance to work with her in the future.
PC: What are your thoughts on GLEE and SMASH? Would you be open to appearing on either someday? You seem to be a good fit.
TB: Oh, yeah - I'd love to do any of those things some day! I think it's so great that they have brought so much awareness to the theatre - that is so great to see.
PC: Lastly, I adore your recording of the setting of Shakespeare's Sonnet XXIX by Georgia Stitt. Do you have any memories of recording that?
TB: Oh, let me tell you: Miss Stitt is it! [Laughs.]
PC: That's so funny.
TB: It's true! It's true. Really, I love her - and, she actually is working on a solo show with me in mind based on the psalms, so you can keep your eye out for that someday soon!
PC: There is so much to look forward to from you, Tituss. Thank you so much for this today. I love the new album.
TB: Thank you, Pat! This was just fantastic - I had a blast. Bye bye.


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Dodgers give Sellers the nod at shortstop
ANAHEIM -- Justin Sellers, who had been reassigned to Minor League camp before Hanley Ramirez tore a ligament in his right thumb, will likely be the Dodgers' Opening Day shortstop.
Manager Don Mattingly announced that the 27-year-old will make the team after the Dodgers made several roster moves following Saturday night's 2-1 Freeway Series loss to the Angels, L.A.'s final game of Spring Training. The club reassigned right-handers Kevin Gregg and Peter Moylan, utility man Alfredo Amezaga and catcher Matt Wallach to Minor League camp.
Gregg impressed the Dodgers with a strong Spring Training and could join the team at a later date.
"He pitched well, there's no doubt," general manager Ned Colletti said. "It's a tough one. You only have so many spots on your team. He did nothing to discourage us. We'll see where it goes."
That means left-handers Paco Rodriguez and Chris Capuano will make the club as relievers. Mattingly said Rodriguez projects as a situational lefty. Capuano, primarily a starter in eight previous Major League seasons, can fill multiple roles.
"[Capuano] gives us different things," Mattingly said. "He can be a multiple-inning guy. He can get lefties out. He's pitched out of the 'pen before. He gives us some length as far as right now. If someone gets banged up early, you can pull that trigger pretty quick with him."
In addition, the Dodgers optioned outfielder Alex Castellanos, right-hander Stephen Fife, utility man Elian Herrera and right-hander Josh Wall to Minor League camp.
The Dodgers have 28 players remaining and will make additional moves by Sunday's noon PT deadline to set the 25-man Opening Day roster.
Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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A manufacturer of fabrics for greenhouses recently took a stroll through the Arctic Circle and the Mojave Desert to raise awareness about increasing worldwide demand for foods and how technology can help meet the need.
Anders Ludvigson, executive vice president of Swedish company AB Ludvig Svensson, set out on the adventure with a small film crew to explore some of the extreme climates where his company's textile products are used.
The products are scheduled to be featured at the Cultivate14 trade show for the horticulture industry July 12-15 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio.
"Together with our partners, we're trying to create a working environment where the common goal is better growing — growing in ways that are efficient with natural resources and lucrative for the grower," Ludvigson said in a news release.
Drought conditions in California are just one example, Ludvigson said, of a how his company's products can help greenhouse growers increase yields and contain costs.
At the Cultivate14 show in Columbus, Ludvigson's company will show its product line, complete with new names to represent the climate zones for which they are designed.
"These make it easier to choose the right screen, increasing efficiency for the grower's operation," according to the news release. "The names of the five families are: Harmony, Luxous, Obscura, Solaro and Tempa."


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So my wife and I are starting a publishing company. I'll make it real short:
Top Hat Publishing? or
Tophat Publishing?
I like "Tophat" but my wife has this crazy idea that a publishing company should use words that are actually in the dictionary. I agree, in theory, but I just think Tophat looks cooler. Plus, you can say "To Phat" when you feel like it.
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Consider the Other Side of the Fed Bet
The market is reading today's payroll figures as a positive, not because the figures are all that great but because the market believes this release means the Federal Reserve will keep its quantitative-easing policy in force.
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Soto invited to camp for big league experience
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Indians did not bring Giovanni Soto to big league camp to throw him into the mix as a rotation candidate. Cleveland invited the pitching prospect to get a close look at his arm and to give him a taste of the big league experience.
As is the case with plenty of young players in the preseason, Soto has struggled out of the gates while trying to both prepare and impress.
"He's had two really tough games," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "It's just a case of I think we're not seeing the good in him yet in the games. We will. I think it's probably speeding up. I think he's trying to do too much. All those things. In the dugout, he looked so down [after his last outing]. That's just a young kid trying to do too much.
"It's amazing. You'll look up in July and he'll be wherever he's pitching and he'll be doing fine."
In two Cactus League appearances, the 21-year-old Soto has given up seven runs on six hits in 1 1/3 innings of work. The lefty has no strikeouts, one home run allowed and four walks in his two brief outings.
Cleveland gave Soto the nod as its starter for the team's Cactus League opener on Friday, but did so mainly to help him prep for the World Baseball Classic. Soto is currently on Puerto Rico's roster and will play under manager Edwin Rodriguez, who also manages the Indians' Double-A Akron affiliate.
The Tribe acquired Soto from the Tigers on July 28, 2010 in exchange for shortstop Jhonny Peralta and cash. Last season, Soto went 6-9 with a 3.93 ERA in 22 outings at Double-A. Over 121 1/3 innings, the lefty had 100 strikeouts against 49 walks.
"We really like him," Francona said. "The reason we let him start that [first] game is he's going to the WBC, and potentially he's going to start. We actually need to talk to Edwin about this, because [Soto] hasn't gotten through an inning yet, so we need to sit down and figure that out."


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Part 3: The hull was laminated with Kevlar and E-glass woven into a quadaxial fabric.
By George L. Petrie
So, what weight-saving measures did NEB use to build the Hunt 90? For starters, it used only epoxy resins throughout the entire yacht, rather than the polyurethane and vinylester resins commonly used in the trade. Epoxy has much greater strength compared to conventional resin and pound-for-pound produces a lighter, stiffer, stronger laminate. It also offers more strength in "secondary" bonds, such as to join a frame or bulkhead to the hull after the hull laminate has cured. The main drawback with epoxy (aside from its higher cost) is that it must be heated to about 175°F to properly cure and thus develop its full strength. So to cure the hull, NEB fabricated an "oven" (actually an insulated tent) more than 90 feet long that would completely contain the hull, then raised it to the required temperature with an array of electric heaters. Temperature was monitored by thermocouples at more than 50 locations in the mold and the oven, to make sure that temperature changes were uniform and not too sudden.
The hull was laminated with Kevlar and E-glass woven into a quadaxial fabric. Kevlar adds strength and impact resistance to the E-glass (conventional glass fiber), while the quadaxial fabric assures uniform strength in all directions. The hull fabrics are all pre-preg, meaning they have been impregnated with epoxy resin at the factory to ensure uniform application of exactly the proper amount of resin. The challenge in using pre-preg fabric (in addition to its higher material cost) is that it must be kept refrigerated until ready for use so that the epoxy resin doesn't begin to cure prematurely.
The hull is also cored, with two-inch-thick CoreCell foam in the bottom, as many builders now use, to gain stiffness, sheer strength, and impact tolerance, but in the hull sides, NEB uses a 1 1/2-inch Nomex honeycomb core, which it claims is lighter, stronger, and more thermally stable than a foam core. At each stage of lamination (between each layer of cloth and after application of coring), the hull is vacuum-bagged, to ensure uniform distribution of resin, and thermally cycled in the oven.
NEB also employed a full measure of conventional weight-saving strategies, including foam-cored decks and Nomex-cored bulkheads, interior panels, and joinery. Even the deck liners are foam, covered with a thin wood veneer. The yard has gone the extra mile to cut weight, so the yacht can deliver many extra miles of cruising range for her owner. And that's a noteworthy accomplishment in any boat, sail or power.
New England Boatworks Phone: (401) 683-4000. www.neboatworks.com.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission member, chairman, chairman emeritus and lifelong conservationist Perry Richardson Bass died June 1 at his home here at the age of 91, leaving a legacy that will long benefit all those who love fishing, hunting, state parks and the outdoor life.
Bass was appointed to the commission in 1977 by Gov. Dolph Briscoe. He was named chairman in 1979 by Gov. Bill Clements and served in that role until his term ended in 1983. Clements appointed Bass chairman emeritus in 1988, a role now held by his son Lee, also a former commissioner and commission chairman.
Texas conservation veterans remember the "Redfish Wars" as one of the state's most contentious issues. Bass personally championed the cause, prompting the legislature to designate red drum (redfish) and spotted seatrout as game fish. The passage of HB 1000 in 1983 took redfish and seatrout from commercially overfished species on the brink of collapse to the premier recreational catch on the Texas coast.
Several current leaders of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department were just starting their careers when Bass led the commission, including Executive Director Robert L. Cook, who was a wildlife biologist leading the white-tailed deer program in 1979.
"Mr. Perry Bass was one of a kind, an icon of Texas conservation," Cook said. "He was kind, considerate, and thoughtful to all people, big or small, young or old, rich or poor. He was a 'family man' every day. He was a leader in the business world; he worked hard, earned his way, and was very successful. Perry R. Bass exemplified what Texas Parks and Wildlife is all about. Millions of Texans have benefited greatly from his love for conservation and wild places. He was more than a hunter, more than a fisherman—he loved nature and the outdoors and was a true wildlife conservationist."
Gene McCarty, now deputy executive director for administration, was a coastal fisheries biologist and hatchery manager during the "Redfish Wars."
"There was a dedicated few people involved in gill-netting redfish and seatrout; it had been their livelihood for generations," McCarty recalls. "Mr. Bass was front and foremost in working with conservation groups and legislators and others to explain that those coastal resources were not limitless and needed protection. He lived and breathed redfish and the coast. He had the means to go anywhere and do anything, but he preferred to go to San Jose Island and catch redfish. As chairman, he had a keen interest in the science of conservation, not just a legal or recreational perspective. When he came to the island for the weekend, he came to the hatchery every time and he was keenly interested in what I was doing–he knew brood fish processes as well as I did."
The Bass tenure included these other achievements:
- Construction of the John Wilson Marine Fish Hatchery in Corpus Christi (the first marine hatchery in Texas), later renamed the CCA-CPL Marine Development Center
- Establishment of a state waterfowl stamp to fund waterfowl habitat acquisition
- Passage of the state Wildlife Conservation Act in 1983, which did away with a patchwork quilt of confusing and sometimes conflicting regulations in each county and led to science-based, statewide regulation and management.
- Creation of the Local Parks, Recreation and Open Space Fund by the Texas Legislature in 1979. Since then, hundreds of city and county parks have been built or improved with TPWD-administered grants totaling close to $136 million.
- Creation of the Operation Game Thief program, providing rewards for information leading to the arrest of poachers.
- The brood stock and spawning research building at TPWD's Palacios field station was completed with financial support from Bass. This formed the core of a marine research complex later named the Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station.
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People packed into a hearing room Wednesday faced the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee, which heard more than four and a half hours of testimony on the proposed Wellness in Nebraska Act.
The mantra among proponents was that the act is a "win, win, win."
However, opponents, which include the Department of Health and Human Services, worried about having to cut the education budget to fund the expansion, or having the federal funding that is promised fall through, and having enough medical professionals to help treat the influx of people into the Medicaid system.
"(It) isn't about numbers and dollars -- it's about our friends and neighbors who need health care," said Sen. Kathy Campbell of Lincoln, who is sponsoring LB887.
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Medicaid expansion is part of the Affordable Care Act, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the expansion was optional for states.
Campbell's bill would combine private insurance and Medicaid and make sure participants are involved in their own wellness, she said.
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Gov. Dave Heineman has said he won't support the act if it goes through.
"The WIN Act is a unique solution tailored to our state's health care needs," Nebraska Appleseed Executive Director Rebecca Gould said during the hearing. "It provides affordable access to quality insurance coverage using a combination of public and private approaches and encourages wellness, prevention and appropriate use of our health care system.
"LB887 will help working Nebraskans get coverage, reduce uncompensated care costs and ensure a healthier population necessary for a strong economy, strong families and a strong future for our state," Gould said.
The committee heard from more than 30 proponents, many of whom told personal stories about their frustrations with the current Medicaid system.
Oksana King, a mother with seven children, testified that she pays rent with her husband's student loan money. She cannot work because of knee problems, and one of her sons has a string of health issues. She said her family made $6,000 last year but doesn't qualify for Medicaid.
A 31-year-old woman with arthritis said with Medicaid she'd be able to get the treatment she needs to get back into society. She said if she could go back to work full time, she would more than make up for the cost of her treatment. But she doesn't qualify either.
"Access to health care should not be relegated to the affluent, those who are covered by their employers or those who are fortunate enough to have an illness so great they are covered," said Brad Meurrens of Disability Rights Nebraska.
Nancy Fulton, president of the Nebraska State Education Association, supported the bill. She said she did not think LB887 would end up cutting funding from education, despite concerns, and said the health of children and school workers was a great investment.
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Kerry Winterer, chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services, stood in opposition to the bill, saying the expansion was unnecessary.
Doug Kagan of Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom urged the senators to come up with something out of the ordinary. His organization came up with several alternatives, including letting people pool together to buy insurance and letting employers do the same.
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And, of course, those infamous haymakers he threw at the Detroit debacle.
But the real reason that Jack is bad for this team is this: We're far deep enough to get by -- get by much better -- without him.
I'll concede this: On a team with less depth, Jack could be a catalyst to motivate lesser-talented players to elevate their games. In a way, he's a jump-shooting, finesse-playing version of old Charles Oakley. He speaks his mind. He plays the game he wants to play. He displays admirable toughness.
But there's two reasons we don't have a need for Jackson:
1. Despite his tough attitude, Jack really isn't THAT tough. He isn't a board banger or a disruptive defensive force like Oakley was. He's a fair-to-middling shooter who doesn't slash nearly as often as he should. And unlike Oakley, he totally lets his emotions dictate his shot selection. And also unlike Oakley, he plays next to no inside game.
Additionally: If you weren't appalled at the way he so enthusiastically popped into the stands last season to drop blows on much smaller, far less physically gifted fans -- if you couldn't see the pure SATISFACTION he got out of it -- then you've got blinders on.
2. Jackson's obviously the biggest chemistry problem on the team. Look, he didn't throw a punch at JO. That's bunk info. But that whole fiasco last season when he whined about the team turning on him, and his general me-against-the-world attitude whenever things aren't working the way he'd prefer they work -- it's an incredibly tired routine. He's basically a slightly less talented Allen Houston with much, much more baggage.
I personally would trade Jackson for nothing -- less than nothing -- and be happy with it. I truly believe we'd be a better team without him.
To those Jackson fans out there, I know what you like about the guy. He is passionate. He says what he thinks. On most nights, he's clearly driven to prove something. But sometimes that chip on a player's shoulder gets so big that it becomes a weight, a distraction, and yes, a cancer. I believe that is the case with Jackson. Trade him, I say. And the sooner the better.


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I got a much later start after my meeting on Tuesday (4-20) and decided to fish the George Harvey section of Spruce Creek. On the way I passed a few stretches of the Little "J" and given more time would have given that a try. Fishing is quite a bit different in PA (than in the Smokies), since so much of the streams runs through Private Property. However, the Little J has been opened up in the last couple of years with Navigable Waters claim. There is a lot of private property, but there were a number of pullouts and you can walk up into the streambeds and then fish up/down stream.
The thing I learned on this trip, is if you don't see a bunch of cars, you're probably in the wrong spot...more on that in a bit...
Spruce Creek
There were lots of cars in the pullouts on the Little "J" (Grannom Hatch), so I made my way up to Spruce Creek. Spruce Creek is a very famous stream in PA (and around the world for that matter), but the only section that is public is in George Harvey Park, which is about a mile North of the town of Spruce Creek. And its only about a half mile of stream...of course what I didn't realize, was that its somewhat braided through the park and the small rivulet that you can see from the parking area and along the first 100 yards of the trail is not the stream, but a small side channel...Not knowing that I wasn't really fishing the main creek, I dropped in at about 6:30p and fished my way upstream for about an hour or so. I managed to catch about half a dozen Browns (all on a dark brown xCaddis dry, on a curved hook). I also got lots of rises and refusals, but in general it was good to see so many fish in a 6' wide stream. I brought a nice sized Brown (14+) up for a peek at my fly, but he quickly rolled back down and out with a splash.
After leaving the stream I spoke with a very nice couple who lived in the area, and they informed me that I wasn't fishing the main stream at all :redface:, and that fish up to 30" are caught from time to time on the main stem, not too far over from where I was....:eek:
I woke up on Wednesday (my day off to fish...) and was torn between going back to Spruce Creek, which would add time to my overall trip up to Binghamton (and force me to leave the stream by about 6p to make it to the hotel at a reasonable time) or try some new waters north of where I was, and somewhat on the way to NY (which is what I decided). I reasoned that if I fished Slate Run and Cedar Run, I could fish until dark and make it to the hotel by 10ish....
Slate Run
I drove up through the Pine River Canyon to Slate Run. Its beautiful country that you should check out if you are ever in the area...although I'm not sure why you'd ever get up there by accident...Its a long way from everywhere...
There were quite a few cars on Pine River (good sign). Everyone fishing was casting downstream or nymphing (bad sign). Its really too early in the year to be casting dries up here, but I didn't let anything like common sense get in my way:rolleyes:...When I pulled up the road for Slate Run, I quickly realized there were quite a bit fewer cars (bad sign). I found a spot about 2 miles up that looked pretty good (although it was nearly straight down) and I rigged up.
Slate Run is a beautiful mountain stream that I would fish even it didn't contain fish...which is a good thing because I didn't even sniff a fish for 3 hours....until I came to this one pool...
Losing the fish of the year (so far)
So as I'm slowly making my way up to the pool I see about 60 yards ahead of me what seems to be a rise form. I wait a minute more and it happens again. After the third time I realize that, for the first time that day, I know there is at least one fish in this darn stream. But the pool is very quiet, so I'm going to have to cast at least 60 yards up and across, as quietly as possible, to have any shot at this fish.
I pull out more line in preparation (which amounts to more line than I would use in an entire year fishing in the Smokies). I lasso it around my head and flick it backwards (in true Brad Pitt fashion) and pull it forward in what may be the best cast I have ever made, and drop the fly three feet to the left of the next set of rise rings...but close doesn't count....I let the line lazily coast away, hoping I didn't startle the fish. I'm amazed thirty seconds later when another ring appears in about the same location.
I pull out an additional 3 feet of line, pick it up off the water and while I realize that its even more unlikely that I would cast my Husky xCaddis better than the last cast, astonishingly, that's exactly what I did. This time the fly landed three feet above the rings. I hold my breath and watch for what seemed like an eternity...had I scared him?...was it the wrong fly?...why are oranges orange?...Its always amazing what thoughts pop into your head when you are trying to concentrate...
You already know whats about to happen, I told you at the beginning of this section now didn't I.... I should be happy with the perfect cast and drift, right? Well, after what felt like a winter in Buffalo, up comes the fish...and he sips in the fly. Almost instantly, the water starts boiling and the line makes a hard jerk to the right. I had hooked him and set it well and he was peeved.... My 4wt doubled over and lurched from the right to the left as the fish came half out of the water and made a hard turn to run up the pool.
It didn't take long, really. It was probably over within 5 seconds. The Davy Knot that I had been so happy to learn, had finally failed and slipped through the fly eye. And that sickening slackening of the line when its lost a fish signaled the end of a fight lost too quickly, and a fish never completely known...It had to have been 18 inches or more (with emphasis on the more...). My fly rod had never been tested like that before, so its hard to be sure...(sigh):mad:
Cedar Run
After losing that fish and fishing a for another 30 minutes, or so, I decided to change things up and give Cedar Run at try. Its only about 15 minutes from where I was on Slate Run to where I started on Cedar Run.
Cedar Run was on a road that was much rougher than Slate Run and there were even fewer cars; as in, my car was the only one there. I stopped at a point about 2 miles up from the Pine and started in. In about 2 hours of fishing I never saw a fish with the exception of the 3" brookie that I pulled out of a small pool. Its a nice stream that is regulated for trophy trout (with a slot and limit), but it didn't appear to have any fish in it. At least, none that were looking up. I'm sure that's not the case, but there was no one else fishing it so I'm sure I was there at the wrong time...
Silver Creek/Fall Brook
This evening I fished Silver Creek and Fall Brook inside of Salt Spring SP. The water was supposed to have been stocked a week or two ago, but again it seemed devoid of fish. I did manage to catch a small rainbow on Fall Brook, but other than some nice canyon scenery, it wasn't worth the effort. There is a beautiful waterfall on Fall Brook, if you ever make it up this way...but no one else was fishing (again).
In general, up here if you don't see cars, the fishing isn't worth the effort...there are no/few secret streams here, so go where the locals are and you'll have more success...I also think its still a few weeks early for dries on the streams up here. There were bugs hatching, but just not the kind of top water action we are seeing in the SE....
If I ever get the chance I would like to go back:
Spruce Creek - Definitely worth the effort
Slate Creek - Tough fishing but worth the effort
Cedar Run - Very similar to the Smokies but with much bigger fish (apparently)
Now if I can just schedule a few more meetings....


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Harley said, "Martha needs you." I said, "OK, I'm on the way." I had grabbed the birth stool and the Doppler when I went in, thinking my assistant, Megan, would be right behind me on the road and could bring in her instruments and the oxygen, in case Martha was ready to push.
I went in and Martha was sitting in the tub in about two inches of water, washing herself with a bar of soap and a washcloth. She said that the bath had helped her immensely and that the contractions had stopped. Maybe she had called too soon, she wondered.
I listened to the baby, who was fine. I asked Martha if I could check her in the tub and she said I could. She told me that the labor had started around 10:30 the night before, and that she had had a rough night—not much sleep—but didn't know when to call. She had almost called because she had felt the urge to push a couple of times, but she didn't want to get us out too soon, as cold as it was. She said the contractions had started and stopped, and this time she had a lot of pain in her back. I checked her and she was complete with a big bulging bag. She had not had a contraction in quite a while, she said. I told her that we could break her water if she wanted, or we could wait because her body was giving her a rest. She said that she very much wanted it broken because the kids were still home, and she wanted it over before they woke up. Amish children are not told where babies come from and are never told that mom is expecting a baby.
Megan arrived, and I went back in the bathroom to check on Martha, who said that she still had not had any contractions. "Could I break her water anyway, without contractions?" she wondered. I told her I could. I put her on the birth stool and checked vaginally, and a big bag was right inside at the introitus and the head a lot farther down. I popped the bag with my finger and told her that she would probably have a contraction soon.
We waited a couple of minutes and Martha said, "Can I go ahead and push anyway?" I asked if she was having a contraction. She said no, she could not feel anything. I told her to go ahead and push if she wanted. She pushed and the baby moved way down and was just inside. She waited a few seconds and said, "I can't feel a thing. Can I push again?" I said yes. She pushed again and the baby came nearly to a crown. She kind of intermittently pushed for a few more seconds. I could tell that she did not have an urge. I joked that the baby did not know it was being born. She pushed again and the baby crowned. "Can you just pull it out?" she cried. "No, just push," I said.
About that time the head came out, and then she pushed again, and the rest of the baby emerged. He cried loudly as he was placed on his mother. The bedroom door rattled and you could hear little voices on the other side, wanting in.
The baby put his thumb in his mouth expertly, like a two-year-old would, and he lay there under the towels, looking around in the dark room. A minute or two went by and I reminded her that she still needed to have the placenta. I told her to tell me when she started cramping. She laughed and said, "Well, I didn't have any for the baby."
"Oh yeah, you're right," I said. "Just go ahead and push."
She pushed and the placenta instantly slid out, a textbook battledore with velamentous insertion. It was such a good one that I brought it home, hoping that we would have another placenta workshop soon. Martha lost about 1/4 cup of blood, maybe less. She started pushing at 6:45 am and the baby was out by 6:47. The placenta came at 6:50 am.
Martha said as we were leaving, "I learned something new today. I didn't know you could have a baby without contractions. That was pretty easy."
— Jennifer Williams, excerpted from "An Amish Birth Story," The Birthkit Issue 38
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Q: I recently learned that a Mom with a negative Rh factor and a Father with a positive Rh factor can cause illness or death for the baby, but that giving RhoGAM to the mother around 28 weeks and at delivery prevents complications. What is the usual procedure for women who choose a birthing center or home delivery instead of a hospital? Does the midwife administer the shot when needed?
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Q: My pregnancy is going well; I am about 32 weeks right now. We are having another little girl. I think that's why I was so miserable during the first trimester. I threw up every other day. It was similar with my first daughter, although not so extreme. With my son, I did not even suspect that I was pregnant for the first three months.
I am now debating whether to have a repeat C-section or try natural. My first son was born naturally, and then my daughter was born by c-section three years later because she was breech.
This baby has already turned head down, but when it's going to be born, it will be only 15 months between the two deliveries. Any ideas?
— Anonymous
A: In my practice, in the UK, we would suggest you have a trial of labour. If your baby is head down, the head is engaged at the time of labour, you are fit and well and at term, the baby's heartbeat is normal prior to and during labour, the size of the baby feels right for your dates, etc., and you have good regular contractions, there is no reason for you not to deliver normally.
If anything changes during the delivery period, a c-section can be performed. Talk to your midwife and she should advise you. Good luck and have a nice, normal delivery.
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A: All the research shows a vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC) to be a safe and viable option for women. You've already had one vaginal birth; you have a "proven" pelvis. The time between a cesarean and a VBAC is not as important as how you are taking care of yourself. Why go through two major abdominal surgeries in 15 months? It will be easier to care for a newborn and a toddler after a vaginal birth than after a cesarean. Come visit ICAN at www.ican-online.org for more information, support and encouragement!
— Pam Udy, ICAN President
A: Try VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean); it is empowering and fulfilling. I would recommend you find a doula who has the same philosophies as you, i.e., medication vs. no medication during delivery. A doula can speak the medical jargon that may save you a repeat cesarean. The doctors will classify you and "strongly" advise you to do a repeat c-section, which is easier for them. That makes the delivery very clinical, you obey the regional policies for surgery, etc. But it is nothing more than a woman being dissected on a cutting board. The recovery for you will be long and arduous. The baby is not squeezed through the birth canal, which has many benefits. Lastly, the baby will have a more difficult time nursing because of the drugs given for the cesarean. EDUCATE YOURSELF! With another repeat c-section, doctors can now dictate how many children you can have. Some doctors will not allow you to have more than three c-sections, so they limit the size your family. Knowledge is your best advocate! Ask questions! Find out what fits for you!
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A: Fire your current OB and get a midwife/doula who is into the way birth should be handled, rather than the medical model. Also, trust your instincts more than theirs. This goes for family, friends and others, as well, even if they mean well.
If you plan to give birth in the freestanding birth center or hospital, stay home as long as you can tolerate it. If you do, the FSBC or hospital can't do interventions because you will be in regular labor or ready to deliver at that time.
Also, try to stay away from everything that's mainstream and instead educate yourself through some of the Midwifery Today materials and other similar sites. Go to International Cesarean Awareness Network Official Web site for more information.
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A: Major abdominal surgery or natural delivery, your choice. No one else can say what's right for you. But a c-section has four times the maternal morbidity/mortality rate of a vaginal birth. Babies are twice as likely to spend time in NICU. The necessity was debatable the first time, but is not something that is likely to happen again. If it were me, I wouldn't have had the first one (for that reason) and definitely not the second; but everyone's desires are different. On the pro side, your doctor makes more money in less time, you can pencil in on your calendar, at a convenient time, the delivery date and the big long recuperation period that goes with any major surgery.
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BRADENTON, Fla. -- Sean Rodriguez played first base in the late innings of Monday afternoon's 6-3 win over the Red Sox. Manager Joe Maddon noted that seeing Rodriguez wearing a first baseman's mitt could become a common site this season.
The Rays manager said Rodriguez will likely play the position some against left-handers, giving the left-handed hitting James Loney a break.
"You have to figure with Longo at third, Escobar at short, Ryan Roberts at second, me at first, that gives you two extra right-handed bats in the lineup [against a left-hander]," Rodriguez said.
He chuckled recalling the first time he played first base in the Major Leagues in 2010 for the Rays.
"Zo [Ben Zobrist] was nursing a bad back," Rodriguez said. "And Los [Carlos Pena] rolled his ankle and Joe just came up to me and said, 'You ever played first?'" Rodriguez said. "I said, 'Yeah, yeah.' In reality, I really hadn't, but I had to make him feel confident about throwing me over there. I felt confident going over there."
Rodriguez understands that playing first base requires certain skills, but he sounded confident about having the necessary tools to execute whatever needs to be done.
"I'm not saying [playing first is] easy or anything," Rodriguez said. "But if I can play second, short and third, I can play first. Just a bigger glove and you have to remember to come out to the mound on base hits with a runner on second.
"That was the only thing I was worried about. I had to remind myself to do that. For the most part, I understood how to hold them on, how to come off the bag, how to look in to see if they want me to cover the line. It makes sense."
One thing is certain, Rodriguez is definitely excited about being a consideration at first.
"Whatever is going to get you your ABs," he said.


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OAKLAND -- Officer Charles Stone was meeting with a Shell gas station clerk on Friday night with two colleagues when a man frantically ran to them for help. His wife was in labor in the family SUV and they couldn't make it to the hospital.
Oakland police officers Stone, Sean Bowling and Jeffhry Cid quickly took on the role of impromptu midwives in a rare baby delivery by a sworn Oakland patrolman.
The pregnancy pandemonium began around 6:37 p.m. when the father, on his way to the hospital, spotted the patrol cars in the gas station at 9750 Golf Links Road near the Oakland Zoo entrance, said patrol Sgt. Rick Andreotti.
The trio of officers ran to the family's Ford Explorer and found Mom in the front seat and her 8-year-old son in the back seat.
"She said, 'I'm having the baby right now,'" said Stone, a father of two girls who had only witnessed both their births. "We were in the right place at the right time."
It didn't hurt that officer Cid was a former UCSF registered nurse. He took the lead after he noticed the woman's contractions were two minutes apart, Andreotti said.
"He knew exactly what to do," the sergeant said. All officers are trained in delivering babies, Andreotti said.
"We were telling her to breathe and to push push, push," Stone said. "She followed our instructions."
After about 4 minutes, before firefighters and paramedics could arrive, she gave birth to a healthy 7 pound, 9 ounce baby boy.
Cid, a father of two, was in "perfect position for the baby to fall right into his hands," Stone said.
The father, who went from panicked to ecstatic, took off his sweater and wrapped the baby before it was taken to the hospital by an ambulance crew.
"He said 'I love you guys, I respect you guys, we're blessed you guys were here for my family and you saved my son's life,'" Stone said. "He was extremely happy."
The baby's older brother watched from the back seat, Stone said, and "was the most calm and collected young man I can imagine. He was very brave."
Normally busy fighting crime, Stone said to participate in the delivery of a baby was a "pretty special thing."
"It is one of the proudest moments I've had as an Oakland police officer," the 12-year police veteran said. "As far as police work, this is probably the most positive thing I've seen. It was a healthy baby and it worked out the way it was supposed to."
The officers later visited the family in the hospital and both Mom and baby were in stable condition and doing well, Andreotti said.
The couple named the baby boy Knowland, after the park across the street from the gas station.


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Bakersfield monsignor agrees with pope about gay priests
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - Monsignor Michael Braun of Bakersfield's Our Lady of Perpetual Help said he believes Pope Francis is a pope of a different breed.
"I don't think this is a pope that's going to say something and then come back and say, 'Well, I didn't really mean it,'" Braun said.
The monsignor was referring to comments the pope made to journalists aboard the papal plane on a return flight to the Vatican.
The pontiff was responding to reports of a gay lobby in the Vatican:
"Everyone writes about the gay lobby, I still haven't found anyone who gives me an identity card in the Vatican with gay written on it. They say that there are these people. I think when someone finds themselves with a person like this, they need to make a distinction between being a gay person and that of being part of a lobby. All lobbies are not good, that is the bad thing. If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge him?"
The pope also said the church should not allow women in the priesthood, but that they deserve another role.
Braun said the pope's comments do not conflict with the Catholic Church's teaching. In fact, he said they reinforce them.
"We do have priests that are gay, and we do have parishioners who are gay. They have the same obligations that any person has to live a life that reflects the gospel, and because their orientation is such doesn't mean that they don't have the same rights and responsibilities," Braun said.
The Diocese of Fresno also agrees with the pope, saying in a statement that orientation is not what matters most, but conduct.
"The pope's statements are all in conformity with what the Catholic Church teaches regarding homosexuality," according to the Diocese of Fresno. "All people, whether heterosexual or homosexual, are to be treated with respect and dignity. In regards to priests, all are called to celibacy and chastity in all relationships, regardless of whether they are heterosexual or homosexual by orientation."
Some local parishioners feel differently, saying gay priests should not be allowed in the church.
"I don't think that there's any exception for a gay priest," said Patty Gaskin, a parishioner at St. Francis of Assisi Parish. "It says in the Bible that is not right, so why should there be any kind of movement for a gay priest?"
Still, Braun said he believes local parishioners should have no problem accepting the pope's comments.


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The original Five Guys review by Daym Drops on Youtube is pretty special:
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anodized Teflon coated aluminum construction, composite fibre axial bearings and large
round Torlon bearings capable of handling very high side loads. Tulip
sheaves do not turn in the direction of manuevers as they accept different
lead angles, and are the ideal choice to reduce bulk and weight when
compared to a revolving block.
Part Number: 801060
Part Number: 801060