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"But if you look directly at the Pali discourses — the earliest extant sources for our knowledge of the Buddha's teachings — you'll find that although they do use the word samatha to mean tranquillity, and vipassana to mean clear-seeing, they otherwise confirm none of the received wisdom about these terms. Only rarely do they make use of the word vipassana — a sharp contrast to their frequent use of the word jhana. When they depict the Buddha telling his disciples to go meditate, they never quote him as saying "go do vipassana," but always "go do jhana."
-- Can someone provide the Pali phrase for "go do jhana" in MN 19 (the last paragraph). Which Pali word was used for "jhana"? The Chinese Agama translation of this sentence is actually:
"宴坐思惟" (quietly/comfortably sit and meditate with thinking), which was also frequently used in the other Agama suttas. The modern translation of "宴坐思惟" seems to be "禪" (meditation, which might have lost the original touch of thinking).
In my last post (viewtopic.php?f=33&t=12604&start=20), I classified this type of thinking meditation as kind of "vipassana meditation", but it's not in the sense of pure mindfulness of phenomena. It seems that the Buddha has taught two types of thinking meditation both in MN 19:
1) Right Thinking (distinguish two types of thoughts, let-get unwholesome thoughts and cultivate wholesome thoughts), which is done without jhana (but with some Samadhi since it's done in sitting meditation); though jhana (Samatha meditation) was used to rest the mind when it's tired.
2) Gaining Insight after jhana:
"When the mind was thus concentrated, purified, bright, unblemished, rid of defilement, pliant, malleable, steady, & attained to imperturbability, I directed it to the knowledge of the ending of the mental fermentations. I discerned, as it had come to be, that 'This is stress... This is the origination of stress... This is the cessation of stress... This is the way leading to the cessation of stress... These are fermentations... This is the origination of fermentations... This is the cessation of fermentations... This is the way leading to the cessation of fermentations.'"
To me the "Vipassana meditation" that the Buddha taught is the application of yoniso manasikara to see things as they really are and to remove defilements, instead of bare attention. The first type of "Vipassana meditation" can be done without deep Samadhi, because it doesn't need high wisdom/insight. The second type can only be done with deep Samadhi, since without it the insight won't arise.
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Welcome to this Christmas edition.
As we swiftly approach the end of the year, I can honestly say that it has been a good year for the game. The pubmeet held last month was great fun if tiring and the feedback was positive. It has been a packed year with battles and empires rising and falling changing the political map and causing more than one faction to hope Santa brings them more nukes.
I reflect on all these things in the 'Three Spirits of Phoenix' while this issue's story has a festive slant. If this is not enough I include the various entries for the Christmas competition – Christmas carols and poems in the theme of Phoenix. They are excellent and made me chuckle as they rolled in through most of December.
Anyway, it is dark outside and it is very much time to reach for sometime intoxicating. I may just have room for one more mince pie.
Hope you all have had a very merry Christmas and here's to a Happy New Year and finally a big thank you to all our players.
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***** Inter Galactic News *****
*** To Ur Is Dewiek ***
Dewiek forces had a hefty smackdown against the mysterious living ships known as the T'Cath (TCA). Seven adult TCA 400 hull capital ships, each firing eight of their notorious plasma cannons, were killed by a DEN and DOM fleet of some 700 ships.
Of the minimal losses suffered by the DEN / DOM, one-eyed Magnus and Nevets Motnhap of the FEL were amongst the dead.
Inside this issue of the SSS: * Caribbean Congo Continues * Ur Witness Report * * Hive Briefing * &etc
***** Inter Galactic News *****
*** The Long Quiet Season ***
There's no sound of anger or of annoyance,
There're neither cruisers racing on the jump lanes
Nor there jump lanes for them to race on,
There're neither monks chanting on the battlegrounds
Nor bells calling us to the True One.
There's neither the lightning cracking of the sky
Nor the persistent Naplians pattering on my roof.
There's no Dewiek arm in arm to admire the magnificent view
There're no war drums to feed Human ears
Nor Hive sirens to steal the boredom away
There's no unfamiliar wing creeping underneath the Falconian sun
Nor floods to enshroud the Aquaphid grounds
The land lies lonely out here
On this lazy summer's day
There's no pollution to poison the airs of Inversion
Nor forests to give them life
All I hear is the hushing sound of the wind
Assisting the sand to fall into beautiful undulations.
Whilst we've been away: * Operation Giantslayer * Naplian Liberation * Back in the DTTR * &etc
***** Inter Galactic News *****
*** Falconians Saved ***
The Imperials have cunningly saved the Falconian Republic from being consumed by the Dewiek Elder Nation and at no small cost to the DEN either. Whilst the new pro tem Consul crowed about the "victory", all former FCN systems besides Acropolis have been taken over by the two warring Empires - Human and Flagritz.
Was it all worth it? For the IMP / GTT it clearly was, for the movement of a few hundred thousand troops is surely nothing to the cost they endured trying to and failing to knock the DEN out of Solo after the fact. The FCN now plucked off most of their navy and wider assets are a tiny nothing of their former self. The DEN may have resorted to some dirty namecalling but can the costs endured to save an enfeebled FCN have really been worth it? Time will tell.
Inside this issue of the SSS: * INDignation * FELicitous Caribbean * Nah Plan for Naplia * Mercs Trouble DEN * &etc
***** Inter Galactic News *****
*** Acropolis Now ***
The IMP and GTT have brought peace and stability to Acropolis.
***** Inter Galactic News *****
*** Goodbye Falconians ***
The galaxy bid farewell to the Falconian Republic as the Human Empire subsumed them into their expanding territories. This marks the second death of an alien civilisation at the hands of the IMP / GTT in recent years. Like the extinguishing of the nearby Ulians, no voices of opposition could be heard from other quarters. This marks a long-period of appeasement by the Detinus Republic and Dewiek Elder Nation.
Inside this issue of the SSS: * DOMination * &etc
***** Inter Galactic News *****
***** Inter Galactic News THE MUSICAL *****
*** Norozov, No More ***
Kantner: No more do I see the starlight caress your cyclops eye
No more feel the tender kisses we used to share
I close my fists and clearly my heart remembers
A thousand goodbyes could never put out the embers
Chulainn: Oh the power is mine now!
Kantner: Norozov, I love you so, and my heart forever
Will belong to the memory of the love that we knew before
Please, come back to my arms; we belong together
Come to me; let's be sweethearts again and then let us part no more
Chulainn: Oh all the Stellars mine now!
Sylvansight: I will have his eye!
Kantner: No more do I feel the touch of your hand on mine
No more see the love-light making your dark eyes shine
Oh, how I wish I never had caused you sorrow
But don't ever say for us there is no tomorrow
Chulainn: Oh all the ladies mine now!
Sylvansight: I will have his eye!
Chorus: The power is in the eye!
Kantner: Norozov, I love you so, and my heart forever
Will belong to the memory of the love that we knew before
Please, come back to my arms; we belong together
Come to me; let's be sweethearts again and then let us part no more
Sylvansight: I will have his eye!
Chulainn: Oh the power is mine now!
Chorus: The power is in the eye!
Kantner: Norozov, I love you so, and my heart forever
Will belong to the memory of the love that we knew before.
Lanner: So, old cyclops has finally met his comeuppance
Maybe its time for a comeback
Chorus: No, no one wants you back!
Lanner: I always did like that chair of his…
Chorus: The power is in the eye!
The power is in the eye!
The power is in the eye!
Continued in this special edition of the SSS...
***** Inter Galactic News *****
FILTHY AND DISHONOURABLE Dewiek mercenaries have dared to attack HONEST AND HARDWORKING GTT warships in the Coptuv system.
The Dewiek commander's lengthy response was appreciated by xenophile and philanthropist HQ Manager Tom Krieger but this does not change the facts.
Inside this issue of the SSS: * SEDITIOUS FET CHARGED * LIES OF THE FAILED REBELLION * TERRORIST PLOTS FOILED * ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE CRITICISED * &etc
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*** Voice of the Naplian Liberation Front ***
We are the Naplian Liberation Front. We have commandeered this station to bring you important and vital deprogramming. You are a slave of the Galactic Trouser and Tussles Imperium of Unspecified Services! We have witnessed the press ganged upon by Imperial thugs. Rounding up reporters by the thousands and throwing them in weasel dens. Mocking the Great Uncle of the Flagritz. Manufacturing consent out of a lust for imports of wheat cereals! We poor Naplians(*) are given no training and substandard equipment when preparing your nutritious breakfasts. We are sent forward by the Imperial snack commissioners with threats of triple-filing tax returns on unreasonable deadlines! Death would be preferable. We are allegedly paid a wage but have you ever tried to buy anything with just $1? Strangely none of those politicals earning $10,000 or more a week seem to care about our plight. Not to mention that the Imperials throw perfectly good meat into the grinder instead of slow cooking it in black bean sauce. They have no respect for a classic burrito! We are left grieving for young families who have never tasted quality ranch sauce. You don't need to be a dead Naplian to know the value of a good guacamole.
* No actual Naplians included.
Inside this issue of the SSS: * GTT vs USN * GTT vs NLF * GTT vs IND * GTT vs KAS * GTT vs FET * GTT vs SSS * &etc
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The sensation of drink... without the alcohol
For a Buddhist, of course, it would still be covered by the precept to abstain from taking intoxicants that lead to heedlessness.
However, given the obvious potential health benefits, wouldn't this be a good thing for those who cannot or don't wish to observe the precepts?
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Do Student Debts Hinder Home Purchases?
A story in the Washington Post says many young adults getting established in the workforce aren't buying homes, at least partly because they're still paying their student loans.
And that, of course, is seen as bad news for economic recovery, the housing market and many other things.
We know, of course, how home construction spurs other industries, because if you are building a house you need lumber, roofing, plumbing, wiring, carpeting, appliances, furniture–well, you get the idea.
I'd have to say I'm grateful I didn't have college loans to pay off when I graduated. I was the child of parents who were from large families and went as far as the 8th grade, and that was all. They knew the value of education. My father did just fine, but he was always curious and good with numbers, and I've always wondered what he might have done if things had been different and he had had more education.
Today, things also are different as well, and most experts would tell you some type of post-secondary education is practically a necessity.
I'll be honest. I have no answers. But if the predictions are accurate, this could be something we'll see for a while, if not here at least in other parts of the country.


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I've just recently begun (I hope) my path in Buddhism. From what I've been able to gather, I *think* Theravada is the right one for me to follow. So, here's the question:
I generally feel like I am good person and try to good things, but it's hit or miss. So I've been trying, over the last week, to work on having positive karmic thoughts. To help me with that, I downloaded a goofy little "karma jar" app for my phone (don't laugh - I generally avoid using my phone and this is probably the only app I have next to a meditation one that I downloaded ). When you have a bad thought, you put a black stone in the jar. When you have a good thought, you get a white stone. So here's the actual question - if I catch myself about to have a bad thought or I manage to cut the thought off midstream, would that count as a positive/good thought since that is what I used to override the bad one? Does that make sense or is it just a goofy question?
So for example - I'm married, but I see a cute girl walk by and bad thoughts creep in, but I catch myself and say "no no no, think pure thoughts instead!" and therefore flush out the bad - can I get credit for a white stone? Or am I stuck with the black stone because I started the thought (even though I cut it off). Or I see a cool car or motorcycle and immediately think "that would be cool to have", but as soon as I catch myself with the thought, I make it go away. Make sense?
And I understand that I don't *need* the app mind you, it's just something goofy I thought I would play around with. Clearly I'm capable of catching myself and making the mental corrections as they happen
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MADISON - Through nine practices this spring, it's become evident that there will likely be ups and downs in 2011 at the quarterback position. That's not a slight on the progression of Jon Budmayr, Joe Brennan or Joel Stave. It's just the reality of starting a young quarterback.
Some days are better than others, but overall progress is being made. Hoping to learn a little more about the quarterbacks, BadgerBlitz.com took some time to chat with offensive coordinator Paul Chryst.
The following is a question and answer with Chryst.
Now that we're nine practices in are they starting to make the strides that you'd hope to see, especially at quarterback?
Chryst: We're getting there. Each day there are good teaching moments and you just keep going. You're certainly glad it's April and not August, but I think guys are learning something every day. If you learn from that then you'll be able to grow.
You look at Jon and it's starting to become a consistent theme where balls are getting batted down at the line of scrimmage. Is there any concern there?
Chryst: Yeah, there's always a concern. I had some last year with Scott and the year before with Scott. You don't like it, especially if it leads to turnovers, but you just keep progressing. There's a lot of things that come into that. You've just got to keep looking at it and seeing the things you can control out of it. You move forward.
Is it things he's doing wrong, or is it just the defensive line doing some things?
Chryst: It's a combination. You get movement and you're late on some things and out of rhythm. You're scraping up into it and all of a sudden you don't have the space you're used to so there are different things that account for it.
I guess it's better to have in March and April than in the fall.
Chryst: Absolutely. That's with all the things. A lot of things happen in spring ball that are going to kill you in games. If you can learn from those and find a way to minimize those and eliminate them, then you're growing and getting better.
What have you seen out of Joe Brennan this spring? Obviously you look at Jon who came in early and Stave is early this year, when you compare Brennan to Jon is he maybe a little bit behind where Jon was coming into his second spring ball?
Chryst: Certainly. Jon was going into his second spring and he had been around it. This is the first time where he's been here. He (Brennan) hasn't been here a full year. But I think it's important to him and I think he's approaching it the right way. He just needs to keep growing and making improvements.
Is he getting a feel for the playbook? Is it starting to come together for him?
Chryst: I think it's starting to come together for him. He sees some things. He's certainly not there yet, but I have no qualms with the way he puts time in and is trying to learn and just keep growing.
You look at Joel and obviously he's only nine practices into his college career, but it seems like he's a confident guy out there.
Chryst: Yeah, I've been impressed with that. That's a credit to him because he has done a good job picking up enough to at least function. So he does some good things and I think you can see some things where the wheels are still spinning. Fortunately a lot of times you just need to go through that. I've been pleased with the way the group is working. Certainly we're nowhere near the execution we want, but I think that's part of the process.
Does he have pretty good mechanics when he throws the ball? It seems like he's got a pretty good release.
Chyrst: Yeah, he's capable. He's a good player. We're really excited he's with us. Yeah, I think he's got a lot of things to build on.
If you look at the backfield, particularly Montee Ball, it seems like he came in very motivated. He lost some pounds and looks like he runs with more speed and power. Obviously James White looks like he's bulked up his legs. Is that encouraging in your eyes. I would think it would be.
Chryst: Yeah, we need those guys. Those guys did a lot of good things last year. Any player you want to improve and be better than you were the year before. I think those guys are doing the things necessary to warrant improvement. They're going to be a big part of what we do. We need them to be better than they were last year.
Do you like the demeanor that Zach Brown has been showing so far in spring camp?
Chryst: Yeah, and I don't think Zach is a different guy. I think he's always had that. I've always appreciated the way he goes out and works. He's done some good things, but he has. Here's a guy that has rushed for over 200 yards in a Big Ten game. That's not something you take lightly. He's got some talent and he's just got to keep getting better. He's been good getting back into it. Last year he didn't get as many reps in the fall, certainly with the top group because of the situation and him redshirting. I think it's a big spring for him.
Going to the wide receivers, I've been watching Kenzel Doe. It looks like he's got a similar role to what David Gilreath had. Is that kind of what you're hoping?
Chryst: Yeah, that's a long ways away, but I've been impressed. Kenzel, like with Joel, he's done a good job of coming in and giving himself a chance to participate and make plays. I think there is a ton to learn, but I love the way he does go about learning. You see a correction if you talk about it and then you see him do it on the field. You appreciate that as a coach.
I was talking to Nick Toon about a week ago or whenever it was. He was saying that he wasn't concerned about getting reps with some of these guys because he's worked with Jon and Joe before. Is there any concern from your point of view that when he comes back he's going to be behind the curve with a new quarterback, whoever it may be? I guess you've got the summer to work on that.
Chryst: That's right, and that's a big part of it. I don't have any doubt that Nick will work and the quarterbacks will work with him. He knows what's at stake and he knows he's got to play his best football his senior year. So I don't have any doubt in my mind that he'll go about it, be prepared and get ready to go this fall.
At the same time, do you like the leadership that Jared Abbrederis has kind of come out with this spring?
Chryst: Yeah, I love what Abby's done. He's energetic and shoot, he's in his second spring and he's the veteran of the group in many ways. So I love the way Abby goes about his work.


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Greenlight to Get Apple Ruling Before Feb. 27, Judge Says
A federal judge in New York said he would rule on Greenlight Capital Inc.'s bid to stop Apple Inc. from adopting measures the hedge fund says limit the iPhone- maker's ability to offer preferred stock before a Feb. 27 shareholder vote.
Greenlight, whose founder, David Einhorn, has been urging Apple to share cash with investors by issuing high-yielding preferred shares, alleged in a lawsuit that the company unfairly lumped a stock restriction with two other corporate governance matters set for a vote by investors on Feb. 27.
U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan in Manhattan yesterday declined to rule from the bench on Greenlight's request to block the vote unless Apple allows the provisions to be considered separately.
Greenlight may have shown a likelihood of "success on the merits," he said. He added that the "focus is on irreparable harm" and questioned whether the hedge fund would necessarily be harmed if Apple moves forward with the vote.
Apple's lawyer, George Riley, said Greenlight probably wouldn't be harmed at all if the vote favors Apple.
"It seems to be Mr. Riley has suggested a scenario where the court doesn't have to do a darn thing and you haven't rebutted it," Sullivan told Mitchell Hurley, the lawyer for Greenlight.
Greenlight 'Harmed'
Earlier in the hearing, Hurley had said Greenlight "will be harmed immediately and irreparably because it will be forced to vote against its own interests."
Responding to Sullivan's queries, Hurley said "it's not clear what position Greenlight will take" if the measure is rejected. "But they will be harmed," he said.
Einhorn, whose Greenlight claims to hold more than 1.3 million Apple shares, has been asking the Cupertino, California- based iPad maker to issue preferred stock to help shift the value of a $137 billion stockpile of cash to investors.
Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has said the company is considering ways to give more money to shareholders and described Greenlight's suit as a "silly sideshow" during a Feb. 12 investor conference in San Francisco.
Riley told the judge during the hearing yesterday that the injunction requested by Greenlight "would be an unprecedented intrusion" in the voting process.
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"I don't see the slippery slope or the dangerous precedent you do," Sullivan said in response.
Along with the preferred share proposal, Apple is seeking votes on measures that would facilitate majority voting in director elections and establish a par value for the company's common stock. Hurley said Greenlight supports those measures and would like to vote on them separately.
Apple said in court filings that the preferred share item wouldn't prevent it from offering that category of shares, only ensure that they couldn't be issued without investor approval.
The company said it "strongly believes that the issuance of preferred shares, which can dramatically subordinate the rights of common shareholders, should be subject to approval by those common shareholders."
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By Charles Danforth
From: L'ville, CO
Apr 29, 2006
So, when was Big Turkey CG abandoned? I spent the night there last night and, though the gate was closed and there were no signs posted, it looked to be in pretty good shape. The privy was unlocked and even stocked with TP. Looks like they just haven't opened it for the season to me.
Unfortunately, my inaugural trip to South Platte didn't net any climbing. 'Twas mighty cold and snowing/y, and I am insufficiently manly. Oh well, still had a dandy time scrambling around and seeing the sights.
By adam brink
From: Boulder, CO
Oct 30, 2006
|Has anyone been down to Turkey Rock in the last week or two? Are there still pilot cars driving on the even hour? What is the camping situation near the crag? Thanks for the help!
By Casey Bernal
From: Arvada, CO
Nov 21, 2006
I was in the area about a month ago. The road should be fully open by now. When we were there, the road was complete but the ROAD CLOSED signs were up, and we basically just drove around. All the dirt roads were severely eroded but should be passable with moderate ground clearance.
I can't help you on the camping situation though.
By Dan Richelson
Sep 2, 2007
The directions at the top of this page are not good.
here is a link to a Google Earth Waypoint for camping (and parking for climbing) at Turkey Rocks.
Also, here is a link to a Google Maps route that takes you almost there. Simply turn left where the route stops. If you zoom in with 'Hybrid' view on Google Maps you can see the dirt road to camping and the rocks. The route starts at US 285, so Colospringers might want a different route. We drove from Boulder.
GMaps route here
By Becki
From: Denver, CO
Sep 1, 2008
|...These directions above are confusing. You actually turn off of the highway where you see a sign for Westcreek (CO67) and then take a right. You will turn right onto Stump Road, or SR68, about a mile off of the highway.
By Stich
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sep 2, 2008
This has to be some of the best crack climbing in the entire state. Even beginners with no success on cracks can find something that fits their hands and have a good time on.
Some GPS driving directions, courtesy of Dru Whitledge.
TKYTrn1 Turkey Rocks Turnoff #1 -- turn off main hiway 67 south of
Deckers at "WestCreek" road sign --
TKYTrn2 Turkey Rocks Turnoff #2 Firehouse -- N39 08.653 W105 09.774
TKYTrn3 Turkey Rocks Turnoff #3 -- N39 07.776 W105 12.088
TKYTrn4 Turkey Rocks Turnoff #4 -- N39 07.533 W105 14.484
TKYPark Turkey Rocks parking area -- N39 07.048 W105 14.296
TKYPrk2 Turkey Rocks Parking 2 -- N39 07.044 W105 14.293
TKYPerch TKYPerch -- N39 06.814 W105 14.181
By John McNamee
From: Littleton, CO
Sep 3, 2008
|I've tried to improve the description on how to find the place. Please let me know if it makes more sense and is correct. Dan's google map and description is probably the most accurate and thanks for posting it.
By Eckhard
From: Denver, CO
Sep 30, 2008
|Why don't people go South on CO 85 to CO 67 and south on that and enter thru Westcreek? It seems like the back way and maybe shorter. What am I missing? Is it harder that way?
By slim
Oct 1, 2008
|It's way, way longer that way.
By Ross Keller
From: Parker, CO
Oct 2, 2008
|The "Getting There" description has been updated. Please let me know if it needs any tweaking. Thanks.
By Matt Bolt
From: Lakewood
May 21, 2009
|I left a pair of 5.10 Mocasyms near the trail head leading to Turkey Rocks on Tuesday, May 19th. If someone finds them and would be willing to return them, I would be willing to compensate.
By Dan Petty
From: Wheat Ridge, CO
Nov 4, 2010
Here is the Lat/Long to the middle of Turkey Rocks:
39.114371, -105.23748.
It would be nice if the area had coordinates....
By Hoag Hoag
From: Littleton, CO
Sep 1, 2011
|What's the camping situation near Turkey Rocks?
By ssp
Oct 3, 2011
|What is that dome just after ya turn on Westcreek Road off to the right, viewed through a break in the hillside?
By Jerimiah Gentry
From: Denver, CO
Feb 10, 2012
|So, can a carefully driven 2008 Subaru Outback get to Turkey Rocks in the winter?
By PhillR
Nov 24, 2012
I wish we had read the Mountain Project directions before heading out. Once you hit the abandoned campground and eventually come to a dead end on the drive, it's only a 10-15 min hike until the saddle. The camping situation is great, you can sleep free and easy in your vehicle or pull a tent out in the pullout.
Everyone should climb here, so many perfect cracks.
By Scott M. McNamara
From: Tucson, Arizona
Jun 2, 2013
Would anyone know if J. Hass's new guidebook [The South Platte - Northern Volume] covers this area?
Scott Mc
By Jason Parks
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 5, 2013
Jerimiah, I have an '07 Outback, and it does just fine. Wife freaks a bit, cause I drive too fast on the final 3 miles of dirt. 2 year old on the other hand loves it!
Scott Mc - The South Platte climbing books by Haas will eventually be a 2-volume set. The southern volume will have Turkey Rocks in it. fixedpin.com?
Camping is free there as it is in National Forest. Primitive, no toilets till you dig them (should you have a significant other that prefers...).
Great place.
By Charlie Perry
Jul 29, 2013
|Just wondering if the belay stations are bolted? Want to take my son, and that would be essential.
By Darren Mabe
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Jul 30, 2013
|Charlie, typically they are not. I can think of about a half-dozen total at Turkey Rocks. Count on building your own belay anchors and walk-of descents! Enjoy this special place.
By mark felber
From: Wheat Ridge, CO
Oct 23, 2013
|We tried to get into Turkey Rocks today, FR 51 was signposted as a 4WD road or OHV route. The first part was manageable in my Civic , but we reached a downhill stretch that appeared to have been badly damaged by the rains last month. I think I could have gotten the Civic down there, but no way would we have made it back up. We opted to spend the day at Sheep's Nose, had a great time climbing Lost In Space, and we will try Turkey Rocks when we have 4WD or the road has seen some maintenance. Right now that stretch definitely requires a lot of clearance and probably 4WD.
By Gabe De La Rosa
Mar 5, 2015
|Long shot...but about three weeks ago I participated in a rescue at Turkey Perch and in the hullabaloo may have left a harness, PAC, belay device, and some biners up there. Any chance someone picked it up? I'd be incredibly grateful! PM me and I can ID the gear.
By William Armstrong
Nov 18, 2015
|I see on several pages it says to bring a "Standard Turkey Rocks rack", but I can't find what a standard rack there entails. Can anyone provide some detail on this? Is wide gear (>#3 Camalot) necessary? Seems like some climbs need big pieces for sure, but in general? I've got doubles in hands-sized pieces (BD C4 0.75-2) and singles in smaller (BD C3 0 - BD C4 0.5), a BD #3, and a single rack of BD wires. Just making sure I shouldn't scramble to borrow anything. Thanks a lot!
By slim
Nov 18, 2015
I would say a main Turkey rack would be a set of stoppers, set of Aliens (or other micro), and a double set of Camalots from 0.5 to 3, and a #4.
Maybe a set of RPs or other micro wires if you are getting on something super thin, and maybe some bigger cams if you are getting on something wide. The bigger cams would be helpful if you aren't solid on wide stuff in general, as a lot of the routes have wide sections of varying length.
Hope that helps, have fun. Great place.
By Taleen
From: las vegas, nv
May 20, 2016
|Does anyone know if the road is still blocked by a tree?
By Glenn Schuler
From: Monument, Co.
May 22, 2016
|Was there yesterday and no tree blocking the road. Some big ruts in places, but any high clearance vehicle should be fine.
By Micah Kurtz
From: Denver, Co
Jun 12, 2016
|How easy is it to set up a TR solo on top?
By Nick Crews
From: Colorado Springs
Feb 7, 2017
|Micah, The Turkey Perch is the only area you can walk on. I'd be a little nervous of ropes getting stuck in the slightly slabby cracks though. You could probably do it with some care.
By Jay W.
From: Longmont, CO
Apr 12, 2017
|How's the road into Turkey Rocks right now? Has anyone been up there in the past week or so? I'm wondering if it's snowed in or not.
By Forrest Edwards
From: Salt Lake city, ut
Aug 4, 2017
FOUND 08/02/2017: a pair of men's La Sportiva TC Pros at the base of Gobbler's Grunt. Looks like someone really loved them, so please send me a message/text if they're yours. I'll gladly send em your way. Phone # is 317-654-0972.


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I also believe that a special RB like Lynch or Peterson will find ways to make one play here, another one there. Richardson hasn't showed something like that yet.
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I also believe that a special RB like Lynch or Peterson will find ways to make one play here, another one there. Richardson hasn't showed something like that yet.
You have to think with as bad as that line is they go out and get an OG in the 1st round in the 2014 NFL draft.
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Oh wait. We don't have a 1st. Unless you're talking about the last one.
Speaking of which, I don't wanna disparage the kid cause he may turn out really good and he laso had an injury that hampered him and cost him games but anyone else thinking why did we sign him in the 1st round? From what I read he was a defensive end and we believe we can transform him into a rushing OLB. It may turn out that way but I thought 1st round is the round you should wait immediate return.
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Thursday's game is the most important game of the season left. To clinch the division we just need to beat Tennessee twice and beat Houston again. If we lose on Thursday the division race is wide open.
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Knowing this team, we will have a convincing win on Thursday Night that leaves us at 7-3. How could anyone complain after that?
Of course, if we lose, it's definitely time to get a bit nervous......
We played like ****. And while the offensive line took it to new levels of crappiness, this was a team effort in bad play. I'm glad there's a game this Thu, they need to get this taste out of their mouths.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Yeah exactly. The kind of game that you want to get out of your system asap. I too expect a far improved performance (we can't do worse lol) and a win. It will at least show character for both responding to the ugly performance but also defeating the only team that is left in the division which is gunning for the first place.
After the game Jeff Fisher was quoted as saying "HA! I finally beat Peyton Manning....what do you mean he isn't here anymore?!?"
Been saying it for weeks, and people are still blaming TRich while inexplicably hoisting up DBrown. Come on guys. Hell, even the announcer kept praising Brown. I got news for ya, Brown ran for -1 yard Sunday. He's done no better than TRich in the past month. He's busted a few longer runs, but he's also been stuffed more. And you know what? It's nothing to do with TRich or DBrown --- it's our oline.
Our o-line was absolutely horrendous in this game. It was what started the snowball. They were absolutely terrible. In both phases. Didn't help that Luck had an off day and then the rest of our team just caved in after that. It all starts and stops with our O-line... they have gotten worse every week. Our offense will continue to struggle as long as those guys are getting absolutely blown up on every play.
We get this line fixed and TRich/DBrown becomes one helluva 1-2 punch.
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
You have to remember that everyone's thoughts about T-Rich are going to be in the context of trading next year's first round pick. He's going to be held to a far higher standard than Donald Brown, a player who was drafted a long time ago. Has T-Rich given us any advantage so far, which is what we hoped we'd get when we traded a first rounder for him? So far it looks like you could plug in one of the yellow jacket CSC event workers and have the exact same results.
I'm not going to put much blame on T-Rich for this game. The O-line was on just another stratosphere of awfulness. But what about the prior six? The O-Line has certainly not been good this year, but Sunday's game was especially awful even by its low standards. Why was Bradshaw able to have far more success against the Niners than T-Rich has at any point of the season? Was the line just magically good that one game? I know we had already lost Thomas by that point. I need to go back and re-watch some of the highlights. In that Niners game, Bradshaw looked like a back who was able to create something out of nothing. T-Rich hasn't.
I supported the trade at the beginning and I tried to remain a believer for a long time. But it is what it is at this point, and it's looking like we got fleeced.
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Bradshaw did look good against San Fran -- because he had opportunities. This line *was* playing better at the beginning of the season and actually had a good game against the 9ers. We pushed them all over the place. We were actually living up to our "power game" label. Overall in the first few games, they weren't amazing, but they were a serviceable line on the up-and-up from last year, and Bradshaw simply took what they gave him, which was some holes. Since that game, it's been a *rapid* decline. The line went from so-so to absolutely terrible. I'm not the only one seeing it, it's finally getting mention in articles I've been reading and announcers have been slowly accepting it. The line went to **** over a month ago. It is what is going to be our downfall this year if it isn't addressed. If we *do* address it, we're back on track as a SB contender.
So to address the inevitable "why get a RB when your line sucks" comment --- when we acquired TRich, our line wasn't this big of an issue. You guys have to remember this. The line at the time had been doing alright. Besides... you need more help than 1 draft pick to fix this line. Even if we kept that pick, our line isn't fixed. Again... where is the logic in saying "let's not go get a really special back?" And he is a special back. It's been an outright travesty that this line hasn't been able to give him a single nice running opportunity yet. Absolutely unbelievable to think about. But he hasn't. Every play I've watched, he has absolutely nowhere to go. Not a single time did I see a play develop and think "Oh, here it is he's got a great hole, let's see what happens." Because there hasn't been a great hole. The only great hole I see is our offensive line. and let's not forget that TRich was acquired mid-season, which is almost unheard of. He had almost no time to get acclimated to this offense, which most of you have conveniently brushed off. He looks like he's making sense of it now, but it doesn't matter because our line has been so damn terrible, we can't even get 1 second into our play before the entire thing is blown up.
And I'll tell you this --- Luck didn't seem as "off" to me as he did "skittish". He's been looking more and more skittish the last few weeks. I hate to see this happen. But our line is starting to get in Luck's head. His throws were sailing and he's not stepping into it cleanly or releasing cleanly, and it appears to me that it's because he's thinking too much of the pocket and pressure. This line HAS to be addressed, or we're gonna have bigger issues on our hands than poor execution. He's getting hit like crazy. His throws are putting receivers in bad positions.
And why Pep isn't having Luck roll out is beyond me. That would be the single most logical solution to a ****** line situation.... roll-out and let Luck do some magic on the run.
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I think short of pulling a gun on Andrew Luck, some of you will defend Trent Richardson tooth and nail no matter what.
Wow this board still exists!
Second yeah that loss sucked to say the least but in a way this might be a good thing as far as how the team handles itself forward. Maybe they will realize you can't take games off and you can't put yourself in a whole and expect to be bailed out by the QB.
That being said I'd be really concerned if we lost to the Titans on Thursday. At least losing to STL won't affect us as much. This division is so bad I think a 9-7 record could win it.
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christopher::: wrote:For those of you who recognize some intolerance in your own views, is there a reason you can point to?
christopher::: wrote:Should Buddhists be tolerant and respectful of other religions? I say yes, for myself, but also recognize that to tolerate intolerance may also be important.
christopher::: wrote:Should Buddhists be tolerant and respectful of other religions? I say yes, for myself, but also recognize that to tolerate intolerance may also be important. Tolerance and respect cannot be forced. For those of you who recognize some intolerance in your own views, is there a reason you can point to? I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and have realized it would be hypocritical for me to expect others to be more tolerant when I'm also intolerant of their intolerance, lol. Might be good to talk about though, maybe, to clear the air?
Why are people intolerant? Where is the fine line crossed from critical thought into aversion? Do you ever feel uncomfortable on this forum, with expressions of religious intolerance by others? Is there a danger in being too open minded or should we be doing more to promote open-mindedness and tolerance among ourselves?
Some thoughts from Bikkhu Bodhi, that Mike has shared frequently:
"Buddhist tolerance springs from the recognition that the dispositions and spiritual needs of human beings are too vastly diverse to be encompassed by any single teaching, and thus that these needs will naturally find expression in a wide variety of religious forms. The non-Buddhist systems will not be able to lead their adherents to the final goal of the Buddha's Dhamma, but that they never proposed to do in the first place. For Buddhism, acceptance of the idea of the beginningless round of rebirths implies that it would be utterly unrealistic to expect more than a small number of people to be drawn towards a spiritual path aimed at complete liberation. The overwhelming majority, even of those who seek deliverance from earthly woes, will aim at securing a favorable mode of existence within the round, even while misconceiving this to be the ultimate goal of the religious quest.
To the extent that a religion proposes sound ethical principles and can promote to some degree the development of wholesome qualities such as love, generosity, detachment and compassion, it will merit in this respect the approbation of Buddhists. These principles advocated by outside religious systems will also conduce to rebirth in the realms of bliss -- the heavens and the divine abodes. Buddhism by no means claims to have unique access to these realms, but holds that the paths that lead to them have been articulated, with varying degrees of clarity, in many of the great spiritual traditions of humanity. While the Buddhist will disagree with the belief structures of other religions to the extent that they deviate from the Buddha's Dhamma, he will respect them to the extent that they enjoin virtues and standards of conduct that promote spiritual development and the harmonious integration of human beings with each other and with the world."
Bikkhu Bodhi,
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Peter wrote:I very rarely see intolerance of other religions on these forums, though perhaps that's because I define tolerance differently than you. To me it is not intolerance to declare one teaching different than another teaching, for example to say Buddhism and Christianity teach different things. Likewise, it is not tolerance to say "all religions teach the same". Tolerance is saying "You follow a different path than I follow and that's OK."
Ngawang Drolma wrote:I feel that other religions should be tolerated and respected (in most cases, unless they cause harm).
However, I don't think that means that we have to agree with them or proclaim that they are true.
Dan74 wrote:I think the responses above are quite spot on.
I will just add that syncretism and perennial philosophy ie the belief that all religions point to the same essential truth, is something that should be approached with caution, in my opinion. Not because it's wrong but because it is often premature and harmful for one's spiritual development.
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"F1 2010" by Codemasters was reviewed here last week in its Xbox 360 and PS3 incarnations.
Since then there have been some complaints about the game which Codemasters are set to address by issuing a patch for the game. They have denied claims the AI of rival cars is faked during races.
Here's a look at the PC version of "F1 2010" and some information on what will be in the patch for all formats.
"F1 2010" for PC
The PC version of "F1 2010" is pretty much a straight port of the console version of the game.
At present the game only supports older generation DirectX 9 graphics cards which mimic the capabilities of the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
However Codemaster say the advanced capabilities of DirectX 11 graphics cards will be exploited in future patches – though not the first one. This will mean players of the PC version will eventually be able to enjoy a better-looking version of the game.
Already some enthusiastic PC game-players have enabled some DirectX modes by hacking their copies of the game. However this also causes some graphical glitches so it's best to be patient and wait for the official patch.
This being a PC version you can play it on the keyboard if you really want to, though it's even more frustrating than using a gamepad. You can customise controls to your heart's content and fine-tune a steering wheel and pedals if you have one.
Beyond that, the PC version plays as well as the console versions and gets the same score. If you're playing the PC version, look me up on Games for Windows Live using the user name 'keithcollantine'. See here for a list of other F1 Fanatic Users' Gamertags for all three formats.
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Some "F1 2010" players have voiced concerns that, because rival cars away from the player cannot be viewed in replay mode, they aren't actually there, and the player is in fact racing phantom cars. Discrepancies in lap times seem to support this view.
Codemasters say the AI is not 'faked' during races. They say the other cars are there, and the reason you cannot view them in replay mode is because cars out of your field of vision are being rendered at a much lower level of quality to allow the cars and the part of the track you can see to be shown at the highest possible quality level.
I can't help but think that many PC players with graphical performance in their systems to spare will be disappointed that compromise was made.
However Codemasters confirmed that during the practice and qualifying sessions the other cars aren't on the track when you can't see them.
They say this is because of the desire to have a "fast forward" button allowing you to skip through the session quickly. As that creates the impression of accelerating time up to 30-fold, the complexities involved in having the cars lapping at over 6,000mph were too great to overcome.
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Interestingly, Codemasters referred to the forthcoming update as the "first" patch, suggesting there are more in the pipeline.
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Improvements to the rival cars' behaviour in the pits are expected – including fixing one bug where rival drivers fail to pit and another where the player's car is held in the pits too long.
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Pacers have worst attendance in NBA
While the Pacers still have a shot at the playoffs, they've already claimed a different title with the worst attendance in the league.
Just down from Conseco Fieldhouse, Amber Kaiser gets Coaches Tavern ready for the lunch crowd and later Pacer fans.
"It's busier this year compared to years past," she said.
Maybe that's true at the tavern, but not the Fieldhouse. According to ESPN, the Pacers rank 30th or dead last in NBA attendance. This season they've averaged just under 13,500 fans per game. That's the lowest since 2008 when attendance averaged just over 12,000.
"I think most fans don't watch the games anymore unless their team is winning," said one visitor at Coaches Tavern.
"The fact of the matter is we haven't made the playoffs for several years, people have had some concerns about our team and we've listened," said Jim Morris, Pacers Sports & Entertainment.
The Pacers Jim Morris says they're making strides - with some new players, a new coach and even a new fan club. Roy Hibbert's Area 55 has been pumping up the crowd all season long.
."Larry Bird has been giving it everything he has every minute of every day to get this back to a point where we compete for the championship," said Morris.
Attendance isn't the only number the Pacers have struggled with. Forbes magazine puts the team value at $269 million or 27th in the 30-team league, with operating revenue down about $17 million.
"Those numbers are not accurate," said Morris.
Still, Morris says the Pacers are still losing money, though not as much as last year. That's due in part due to a three-year $30 million deal with the city to help pay for operating Conseco Fieldhouse - a deal that will have to be revisited in two years.
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Puffing in the 2011 Playoffs—Where to Smoke A Cigar in Baseball's Postseason
Posted September 29, 2011
Cigar Aficionado's guide to where you can smoke in MLB's playoff cities.
How does the saying go? "It doesn't matter how you start, it's how you finish." Well, that's true, but the other thing is that "every game counts," even the ones in April. The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox each started out 0-6. If Boston had won only one of those... Same goes for the Atlanta Braves who clearly wish all-star catcher Brian McCann had not been injured those couple of weeks. Whatever. The regular season is 162 games. Every team has significant injuries. Win as many as you can, whenever you can.
The Braves were ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Wild Card race by eight-and-a-half games at the beginning of September. On the last day of the regular season, the Braves lose a heartbreaker to baseball's best Philadelphia Phillies. St. Louis thumps the league's worst team, the Houston Astros, and are in the playoffs. The Red Sox were up nine over the Rays for the AL Wild Card spot.
On the last night of the regular season, the tables finished turning. Call them collapses if you like. Everything changed.
The very bad Baltimore Orioles beat the Sox, scoring two in the bottom of the ninth with two out. Tampa Bay went down 7-0 to the Yankees and then scored six in the eighth and pinch-hitter Dan Johnson hit the tying homer in the ninth with two outs and two strikes. Evan Longoria of the Rays then hit a walk-off homer in the 12th. The day before, Tampa had turned a triple play to stay in the game and eventually win.
That's baseball. Ya gotta play 'em all.
My cousin asked me the other day, before the last day of the season, "What could be done to make baseball games more exciting?" I told him that I don't think the game needs to go extreme. I do think that, in addition to the Baltimore Orioles returning permanently to the "Happy Bird" logo, a few adjustments are needed. Use the 40-man roster, but make only 25 players eligible at any given game. Too many pitching changes slow things down tremendously.
Just to pick up where I left you at the end of last season, baseball still needs instant replay in a big way. I still believe that would not only improve the accuracy of the calls, but ultimately speed up the game. Will that make baseball more exciting to the casual fan? Maybe not. I don't really care. I think baseball appeals to more types of people than does, say, football. I love—love!—baseball. I would happily watch every game of the year in the MLB Fan Cave. My favorite sport to watch, however, is hockey.
That's another one that seems a little too complex or inaccessible for many, even though it's about as fast a sport as you'll find. Having played both—and basically sucked at both—gives me insights to how difficult playing these sports really can be. And I know that in baseball, there's always something happening every pitch even if the casual fan can't see it.
This year, what seemed to be happening on every baseball sports show was a discussion of how to measure player performance. The latest, greatest statistic that baseball's world of metrics has popularized is "WAR." The acronym stands for "wins above replacement."
Simply, WAR seeks to measure the value of a starting player against the likely less-expensive replacement that could be found. So, for example, Matt Kemp, the LA Dodgers center fielder, is having a career year and with five games left had a WAR ranking of about 9.6, the highest in baseball this year. By comparison, Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers left fielder and Kemp's main rival for the NL MVP this year, has a WAR ranking of 7.2, even though Braun's team has clinched its division's crown, something that the Brewers probably wouldn't have done without Braun's performance. For reference, in 2004, Barry Bonds had a WAR of 12.4.
In the AL, even though Curtis Granderson of the Yankees is my narrow winner for MVP, his WAR is about 7. Jose "Joey Bats" Bautista, Toronto's slugger, is at 8.2, and Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury, also an MVP favorite, ranks 8.5, with his teammate Dustin Pedroia at 7.3.
WAR is designed to be able to have one statistic, admittedly comprised of numerous other statistics, define the value of a player. (If you want to know how WAR is calculated, Google "MLB WAR.") The focus on WAR during all the baseball talk shows is appropriate if you want to get down to one number. It's one of those tools that tells you little about a team game, unless maybe you've got the top 10 players by WAR ranking on one team, including four pitchers. Don't even get me started on WHIP.
The 2011 season started with a San Francisco Giants fan on opening day in Los Angeles getting beaten into a coma by two erstwhile Dodgers "fans" who reportedly have stronger ties to some local gang. The Dodgers' season was ending with a surprisingly strong finish on the field and a thoroughly embarrassing procession in bankruptcy court where MLB has asked a judge to force parking-lot magnate Frank McCourt to sell the team. The best single stat to measure McCourt's impact on the Dodgers is "PAOFITS," or "paid-attendance-over-fans-in-the-stands."
The 2011 season was also about injuries, perhaps the most prominent of which was Buster Posey's torn ligaments and broken left ankle. Posey, the catcher and key to the San Francisco Giants' World Series win last year, was playing against the Florida Marlins when Scott Cousins, attempting to score on a sacrifice fly, collided with Posey, who was trying to block the plate. Posey fell back awkwardly and Cousins scored. Posey was out for the season. The Giants also suffered from injuries to their closer Brian Wilson.
Other prominent injuries included Alex Rodriguez, who will not hit 30 home runs for the first time since 1997, his third year in the league. More recently, most of the starting rotation for the Boston Red Sox was beaten up, leaving the team to rely on the Baltimore Orioles to beat up on the Tampa Bay Rays, the team that challenged the BoSox for the Wild Card.
The Atlanta Braves, impressive all year, also started to fold towards the end as the St. Louis Cardinals pressed for the Wild Card spot. Do we even need to talk about the "first to worst" Minnesota Twins? We should talk about the "worst to first" Arizona Diamondbacks.
As always, there were some amazing plays made by players you'd never heard of (Ben Revere, Roger Bernadina, Adam Jones, Sam Fuld) and a lot of unbelievable ones made by Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who also set a team record this year for homers by a Tribe shortstop. Cabrera made the behind-the-back flip to second his own, while just about everybody, most notably Cincinnati's "Mr. Personality," second baseman Brandon Phillips, made a glove flip to first between the legs.
A notable accomplishment was Mariano Rivera breaking Trevor Hoffman's save record. And congratulations to Derek Jeter for becoming the first Yankees player to get 3,000 hits, and to Jim Thome for passing the 600 home run mark.
And finally, can we say goodbye forever to Manny Ramirez? And maybe Carlos Zambrano? A question all to itself: What is up with Nyjer Morgan?
The year ends with big question marks about two certified superstars and where they will end up next season. Albert Pujols, who, despite injuries early in the year, still hit .300 with 37 dingers, was in the last year of his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. Prince Fielder, the Brewers first baseman, is a little younger and has a slightly lower average than Pujols, and has already said this is likely his last year in Milwaukee. The interesting stat to look for in both cases is the dollars each will get as a free agent.
For me, 2011 was a season mostly focused on baseball's sometimes amusing ownership issues. Of course, the stadium closest to me is in Chavez Ravine. In addition to the Dodgers, the Mets are in the most dire financial straits. There are too many teams and not enough major-league talent. That, I think, was made clearest in Houston as Drayton McLane tries to sell the Astros to controversial businessman Jim Crane for $680 million, the second-highest price for a major league team. Whether MLB will approve the sale remains a question. The biggest concern, reportedly that $300 million of the deal would be debt-financed, is that Crane would become another Frank McCourt. Anyone got Mark Cuban's phone number?
The last week of the regular season might indeed prove more exciting than any playoffs. The wild finishes in the Wild Card races make the match-ups in the postseason a lot more interesting than they appeared to be a month earlier.
Here's who's going to play who in the first round of the playoffs and who's going to win each round. A lot of my picks are based largely on how teams are playing now, not their head-to-head records.
Oy. The Yankees. Again? The Bombers, with the league's best record, will play the Detroit Tigers, a team that hits the ball well and pitches better. This one begins in the Bronx and I figure about three rain delays in the series. That benefits the Yankees because they could then pitch C.C. Sabathia and Iván Nova in all four games needed to win.
The Tigers boast Justin Verlander, a lock on this year's Cy Young in the AL and late-season acquisition Doug Fister, an impressive number two starter. The Tigers also have baseball's best closer, Jose Valverde, who notched 49 saves without blowing one this year. I pick the Tigers in five.
The Texas Rangers begin at home against the charging Rays. Tampa probably has the best starting pitching of the four teams in the AL playoffs, but the arms are a little worn. Texas just crushes the ball against anyone. The Rangers want to get back to the World Series and avenge last year's defeat to the Giants. I see the Rangers moving on, deflating the Rays in four. After that, I have the Rangers moving on to the championship.
The Phillies. That's about all you need to say. Unless you also want to say the Brewers. Philadelphia has all that pitching and all that hitting and played like the "cheese" they put on cheese steaks down the stretch. You know? Like crap. The hitting that did not show up against the Giants last year was again not showing up in the last 10 games of the year. The Phils starters are pretty much healthy and they've added right fielder Hunter Pence, who has apparently brought some fire to the team.
Philadelphia will play the surprising wild-Cardinals. Philly will throw Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and, maybe, Roy Oswalt at the redbirds. Phenom Vance Worley goes to the bullpen as the long-reliever. Then there's still Joe Blanton and closer Ryan Madson. They'll be facing Pujols, Lance Berkman and Matt Holliday, always fearsome bats, with the addition of Rafael Furcal at short and leadoff adding a dimension the Cards had missed most of the year. Still, the Fightins move on.
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David Savona September 29, 2011 4:53pm ET
I like your story, but not your picks. Yanks in five.
Arthur Pappas MA, September 29, 2011 5:03pm ET
May I also make a shamless plug for Cigar Masters in Worcester MA as a great place to watch a game (even though the Red Sox broke our hearts)?
Chris Homan Coldwater, OH, USA, September 30, 2011 7:49am ET
I'll be watching playoff baseball from the comfort of my own home, with good cigars and scotch on hand, being that my team didn't make it. I really don't care who wins, as long as it's not the Yankees. The only team in professional sports that I loathe more is the Green Bay Packers.
David Savona September 30, 2011 9:43am ET
Funny Arthur, all my friends who are Red Sox fans have shown zero interest in watching the playoffs this year. And Chris, why all the Yankee hatred?
Alex Benes Newbury Park, CA, USA, September 30, 2011 2:21pm ET
Watching from home is the best, really. I turn my screen towards the porch and look through the glass door. I light a big cigar and pour a huge glass of rum and sit back. It's always good weather here!
Chris Homan Coldwater, OH, USA, September 30, 2011 5:58pm ET
I've just never liked the Yankees, and them winninng everything under the sun, going out an dspending money on big-name guys, and having the sports media ramming them down my throat every day gets really old. I know there's a lot of history there, and i can appreciate that, but I just can't stand the Yankees.
I've just never liked the Yankees, and them winninng everything under the sun, going out an dspending money on big-name guys, and having the sports media ramming them down my throat every day gets really old. I know there's a lot of history there, and i can appreciate that, but I just can't stand the Yankees.
David Wisniewski Pennsauken, NJ, USA, October 1, 2011 8:19pm ET
Total agreement with your view on the Yankees, but I want to see them represent the AL, so, the Phils can put those cry babys and their bandwagon fans in their place, once and for all.
Chris Homan Coldwater, OH, USA, October 7, 2011 9:10am ET
Ding dong, the Yanks are GONE!!!! :)
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