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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2781661863265882382017-11-07T09:57:53.254-05:00Mr. Met Is My Brother[something about catchers]email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-75656553033780330772017-11-06T19:03:00.001-05:002017-11-07T09:57:53.542-05:00A Blazing Hot Take About Rivalries
Last night I found myself scrolling through tweets about Andrew Benintendi, looking for other people who shared my excitement about his status as a finalist for Rookie of the Year. Unfortunately, most of the tweets were from rival fans, criticizing the people who dare celebrate his accomplishments even though he is not going to win the award. I left the search more angry than enthusiastic and I was really just disappointed.

One of my favorite results of my time away from baseball was my newfound ability to watch baseball games without letting them control my mood. The Mets or Red Sox could lose a series or two in a row and I would just be happy to be able to watch the game. Of course, I preferred when they won but losses were no longer the end of the world.

However, I lost that control during every Red Sox - Yankees series. Maybe it was due to the fact that at any given time I can live with up to 2.5 Yankees fans or the crossover of New York Rangers/Yankees fans on my Twitter timeline, but I felt trapped. I could not find a way to enjoy small moments in a Red Sox loss without constantly being reminded that it was a loss and how dare I enjoy a loss?

As someone who grew up just as the Mets were finally able to exact some revenge on the once-mighty Braves, I get why rivalries can be fun. My favorite Mets wins used to be the ones when they embarrassed Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and the Phillies. But as someone who was burnt out by caring too much about everything happening on a baseball field, I find them more stressful than fun. I cannot control if the team I root for wins on any given day. Why is it fun to yell at friends/strangers/anyone because years ago they decided to root for one team and you decided to root for another?

This year has been about me learning how I can be a baseball fan without burning out again. So far that means doing whatever I can to enjoy as many moments as possible no matter the opponent or outcome of a game. It means I want to be able to enjoy an Andrew Benintendi home run without a million Yankees fans screaming about how Aaron Judge hit one further. It means I want to be able to watch Benintendi make a diving catch or cut down a runner at home plate without someone bringing up the 450-foot home run Judge hit a week ago.

Two completely different players who are going to have vastly different careers are constantly mentioned in the same breath because they are on rival teams. If one of them were on the White Sox the comparisons would not happen.

Yes, I know Andrew Benintendi is not going to win Rookie of the Year.  No, I am not going to stop celebrating a damn good season because someone else had a flashier year.

email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-blazing-hot-take-about-rivalries.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-47410300705793229602017-10-25T10:21:00.001-04:002017-10-25T10:21:46.973-04:00Since U Been Gone

Here I am writing again. Following baseball again.

In September 2013 I was still writing here, as well as for another Mets blog and my university's newspaper. I was in my school's College of Communication and my road to being my version of professional journalist was clear and open. But I was overwhelmed. For the first time ever I did not want to write. At all. Everything from writing about the Mets to writing research papers stressed me out. It was the hardest semester of my life.

I stopped writing and instead found my escape in music. First in the bands and artists I loved and, once I was home for winter break, then in musical theatre. For the first time since middle school, the baseball-music balance in my life shifted back to music.

That is where I have been for the past four years. I switched my Journalism major to a Psychology major and Theatre Arts minor. I took dance classes, I did a musical theatre intensive in New York City, I was in a few plays and musicals, I started learning how to play guitar and write songs. And as of last week, I went to my first real New York somewhat-kinda-sorta Equity audition (even though it was somewhat-kinda-sorta unintentional).

During the years I spent immersed in everything music, theatre, and musical theatre, the Mets fluctuated between really bad and really good. For the most part, I watched from afar. I needed to separate myself from baseball. I needed to remember who I was apart from the Mets. I will forever remember the World Series Harvey Day I experienced in person in 2015. But besides that game, I probably only went to a handful of games from 2014-2016.

This season I went to games and watched games on TV and found a way to love baseball without letting it control my emotions and well-being.

Now I have found my way back here. I do not know how much I am going to write here. I do not know what I am going to write about when I do write here. I have no idea if everything on here will be writing or if I am going to do something completely different. I just think I am ready to talk about the Mets and Red Sox and baseball again in more than 140 characters at a time.

email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2017/10/since-u-been-gone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-58507742550761977422013-09-22T16:57:00.001-04:002013-09-22T20:39:50.542-04:00It's That Time Of Year Again

Yes, it is time for the Mets to unofficially officially welcome their rookies to Major League Baseball. The Mets theme this year is weddings, as so many of them are getting married after this season, and Zack Wheeler is playing the bride. I will keep updating this post with pictures as they come in on twitter, instagram, and elsewhere.

The first picture of Zack's wedding gown

Now it's time to get dressed! Guess who is wearing this? pic.twitter.com/7LtXKO1a9G
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 22, 2013

He looks beautiful

Here's our bride! pic.twitter.com/0SF1QebJ7C
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 22, 2013

The first glimpse of the rest of the party with Wilmer Flores as maid of honor

And the stunning Travis d'Arnaud

My goodness...

The bridal party. #metsrookies pic.twitter.com/4L3bqhJOAA
— Kristie Ackert (@AckertNYDN) September 22, 2013

A more formal picture of the party

The wedding party... #rookies pic.twitter.com/OakLsBewbD
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 22, 2013

Doesn't get much better than a #Mets sweep in Philly, & rookie dress up day! pic.twitter.com/hLWxvxElVd
— Jim Malone (@JMaloneStrength) September 22, 2013

And some individual pictures

Some more bridesmaids... pic.twitter.com/GtzDmwLIHO
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 22, 2013

Wilfredo Tovar and Gonzalez Germen #mets pic.twitter.com/ro8PE35NZV
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) September 22, 2013

Matt den Dekker #mets pic.twitter.com/WjUPKxnYSM
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) September 22, 2013

The maid of honor... #Rookies pic.twitter.com/K59h6DUoGk
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 22, 2013

Vic Black after getting out of an 8th inning jam in #mets 4-3 win. pic.twitter.com/gt3OeRKlnT
— Kristie Ackert (@AckertNYDN) September 22, 2013

Dillon Gee is not impressed

Worst looking bridal party ever!! pic.twitter.com/1GpgA7DQpR
— Dillon Gee (@DillonGee35) September 22, 2013

Juan Centeno, for his friends in Puerto Rico. #mets pic.twitter.com/6aatxKgTZv
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) September 22, 2013

Wow

The plane is decorated for the wedding party. #Rookies pic.twitter.com/73vzNNrfKK
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 22, 2013

Zachary Craig Lutz. My favorite. I'm crying.

More bridesmaids... #Rookies pic.twitter.com/gDki8D2QTq
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 22, 2013

Just more insanity

Nice flowers! #Rookies pic.twitter.com/5GkUkelD5U
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 22, 2013

JOSH SATIN

Our last bridesmaid... #Rookies pic.twitter.com/7L1pnbsy2l
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 22, 2013

Your reward for looking at the entire post is a video from LaTroy Hawkins

S/O to @bumblelina1 and Our team MOM for putting things together and making it ALL happen. #mets we love you 2!!!! #Rookies2013BridalParty
— LaTroy Hawkins (@LaTroyHawkins32) September 22, 2013

An the final picture for the night s/o to the best Delta flight crew in the game #mets #delta pic.twitter.com/KXJD3UIeRh
— LaTroy Hawkins (@LaTroyHawkins32) September 23, 2013
email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-that-time-of-year-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-44269215896484924112013-09-02T19:53:00.001-04:002013-09-02T19:53:44.795-04:00My Favorite September Call Up
Mike Nickeas is a Major League Baseball player again.

For real.

Thank you, Blue Jays for giving him more time in the majors.
Thank you, Mike for being so awesome.

He has not had a great season by any means, but he played in 58 games for the Bisons, more than any other catcher. He caught all but one of Ricky Romero's Bisons starts. His one home run of the season was of the walk-off variety and 41% of his hits for the season were doubles. Mike also won Most Inspirational Player, as voted on by his Bisons teammates.

I do not expect him to play much this month. Hopefully he will get an at-bat here or there and maybe even catch one of R.A. Dickey's starts.

All that matters to me is that Mike Nickeas and Josh Thole are teammates again.

Oh and the Blue Jays are coming to Boston in a few weeks.
email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-favorite-september-call-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-52463309306752442022013-08-27T02:19:00.001-04:002013-08-27T02:19:41.142-04:00Actual Breaking NewsRob Carson and Matt den Dekker seem to be joining the Mets. Jack Leathersich, who was sent back to AA Binghamton on Monday, will now stay in AAA with the Las Vegas 51s.

Matt Harvey to the DL opens up one roster spot but the second move isn't as obvious.

Stay tuned for the official move later.
email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/08/actual-breaking-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-53923306253965433082013-08-03T22:30:00.001-04:002013-08-03T22:30:34.544-04:00BREAKING NEWSMike Nickeas hit a walk-off home run for the Buffalo Bisons tonight.

I am still regaining consciousness because this is a pretty shocking occurrence. The home run was his first of the season, and according to Mike it was the first walk-off home run of his life.

Congratulations, Mike! Enjoy this moment, you deserve it!
email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/08/breaking-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-33558051341953759142013-07-28T13:47:00.001-04:002013-07-28T13:47:37.864-04:00This Will Be Interesting
The Las Vegas 51s and Sacramento River Cats started a game on May 6 that they will finish tonight.

Carlos Torres was set to take the mound for the 51s but he never got the chance. He is now set to start today's Mets game as a Major League pitcher. Sonny Gray started the game for the River Cats and with MLB experience under his belt he can continue his effort and leave his two walk performance in the past.

The two players walked by Gray were Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Collin Cowgill. Nieuwenhuis has also spent time in the big leagues since the game started, and Cowgill is now on the Angels.

Reese Havens is in the lineup, playing 2nd base, but he will be replaced as he has now found himself on the disabled list mid-game.

Josh Satin will need a replacement at first base and Omar Quintanilla will need a replacement at shortstop because they, too, are playing for the Mets today.

I wish you luck if you choose to keep score during this game. As Keith Hernandez might say, get your highlighters ready.
firstname.lastname@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/07/this-will-be-interesting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-19038162770417965112013-06-23T18:46:00.001-04:002013-06-23T18:46:22.816-04:00He's Always The BestThere is nothing like coming home from a long day of work orientation to some good baseball news. The Mets won but that wasn't even the best part.

Mike Nickeas doubled in the 14th inning and scored the only run of the game in the Bisons 1-0 walk off win. I enjoy when Mike does well more than anything else in baseball. He plays better when he plays more often so hopefully he'll get more consistent playing time.

Thanks for the great game, Mike!

email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/he-always-best.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-19127895083448550922013-06-12T21:16:00.002-04:002013-06-12T21:16:12.027-04:00Coming Soon To A Theater Near You

Is Step Brothers making a sequel or is this Mike Nickeas and Lucas Duda? pic.twitter.com/ULXuhvvTAo
— Jay Horwitz (@Jay_HorwitzPR) June 12, 2013

email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/coming-soon-to-theater-near-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-69919067645154640382013-06-12T00:18:00.001-04:002013-06-12T00:32:41.403-04:00The Latest Turn In My Twisted LifeThe Bisons seem to be spending their day off in Boston tomorrow.

Boston.

The city I live in for two thirds of the year.

But now I can merely dream about being in the same city as that wonderful team as my dorm room sits empty.

My life is a joke.

email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-latest-turn-in-my-twisted-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-85479582806272043292013-06-11T22:03:00.001-04:002013-06-11T22:03:59.966-04:00A Little Bit Of RecoveryZach Lutz is the lineup for the Las Vegas 51s tonight. It is his first time playing since he injured his oblique on May 26.

It's frustrating that he's back right after the roster shuffle but if he keeps hitting the Mets will have to bring him back eventually.
firstname.lastname@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-little-bit-of-recovery.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-39394413774564369362013-06-11T15:25:00.003-04:002013-06-11T15:25:57.501-04:00Something Postive
Everything surrounding the Mets has been pretty negative recently. Fortunately for me, I have still been paying attention to 2/3 of the players the Mets sent to the Blue Jays in the big offseason trade.

At the end of last week Josh Thole was called up by the Blue Jays. Josh crushed AAA pitching, hitting .322 with 7 home runs and 31 RBI before his return to the major leagues. I was not shocked in the least bit to see him return to form with the Bisons this year. People never seemed to remember he played most of last season after sustaining a concussion. While the symptoms may have been gone, and he may have been officially healed, a concussion is not something a player can just come back from.

Then there is that other catcher. Mike Nickeas did not get regular playing time while Thole was with the Bisons. However, when given the chance to play everyday he improves drastically. He has hit in 7 of his last 10 games and is hitting .273 with 5 doubles and 5 RBI over that span.

Mike has also proven he still does not have a mean bone in his body. He has played for the Bisons for part of the last five seasons so he found a way to compliment the city of Buffalo recently. He also calls himself Canadian in that article which amuses me.

I am still dying to see Josh and Mike (mostly Mike) play this season. I will continue to root for them but a season without seeing Mike Nickeas will obviously be disappointing to me. Hopefully I'll find a way to see a Bisons game.

I hope this brightened your day because they always brighten mine.
email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/something-postive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-32035745376311833552013-06-09T21:56:00.001-04:002013-06-09T22:30:09.642-04:00Two Steps Forward One Step BackThe Mets finally made some roster moves tonight. Ike Davis, Mike Baxter, and Robert Carson were sent to AAA Las Vegas as Josh Satin, Collin Cowgill, and Josh Edgin were called up. It certainly sent shockwaves through the world of the Mets but it may not be accomplishing what it was meant to.

Josh Satin for Ike Davis makes sense. It's a simple move. There isn't much to say about it.

Collin Cowgill for Mike Baxter is a little confusing. Baxter did not really do much to warrant a demotion. His batting average was only .212, it was in limited playing time and his OBP was over .100 points higher. He was one of the team's best pinch-hitters and actually provided reliable defense in the outfield. Cowgill could perform similarly but I don't see the purpose of this move.

Now, Josh Edgin for Rob Carson is a move in its own league. Carson has been brutal this season. He seemingly gives up a home run every time he shows up on the mound. But I really don't believe Edgin is going to be an improvement. When Edgin was first sent down he went to AA Binghamton and pitched to the tune of a 7.88 ERA. Things were only marginally better in Vegas where he posted a 5.91 ERA. I understand that they want to replace Carson with another lefty, but they weren't comfortable using Carson and they likely won't be very comfortable with Edgin. Justin Hampson is a lefty who has posted a 2.16 ERA against lefties this season and a 1.54 ERA in his last 10 games.

Josh Edgin was the first move of the season that signified the Mets may actually use the minors to turn players around. However, bringing Edgin back up when he has basically shown no improvement diminishes the authority of these moves. If Edgin didn't actually have to earn his way back, will Davis and Carson?

I feel for Davis and Carson, two talented players who just seemingly lost it this season. I feel for Baxter who didn't really do anything wrong but is a victim of this slide.

Hopefully the Mets will find the players that optimize this lineup and team. I'm just not convinced these moves will do that.
firstname.lastname@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/two-steps-forward-one-step-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-28197297641516381832013-06-08T20:17:00.001-04:002013-06-08T20:17:16.169-04:00It Has Happened!The 20 inning loss to the Marlins was not all bad after all. The Mets announced Rick Ankiel will be designated for assignment before tomorrow's game and Kirk Nieuwenhuis will be called up.

Juan Lagares has actually played a few games in a row so maybe the Mets are finally beginning the youth movement.

Welcome back, Kirk!
email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/it-has-happened.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-13231958973096208782013-06-05T15:32:00.000-04:002013-06-05T15:32:33.746-04:00What Happens In Vegas . . . Oh Just Please Leave Vegas
I was never a fan of the Mets AAA affiliation with the Las Vegas 51s. I did not like how the top minor leaguers would be playing across the country, in a timezone that would make it difficult for me to watch games online and even more difficult for me to see some of my favorite players in person. I didn't like that the pitching-heavy organization would be playing in a hitters league and specifically a hitters park. However, my gripes ended there.

On Monday, a piece came out from the Wall Street Journal detailing exactly what the baseball experience is like in Las Vegas. In short, the field is dry and poorly cared for with only two groundskeepers to work on it, there is no indoor batting cage in the facility, and the Mets are stuck with this because of Jeff Wilpon. No AAA team wants to be affiliated with the Mets and no MLB team wants to be affiliated with the 51s.

Jeff Wilpon put the Mets in this hole cutting off nearly communication between the Mets and the Norfolk Tides in 2002. The Mets have since worked with the New Orleans Zephyrs, Buffalo Bisons, and now the 51s. After sticking with one team from 1969 until 2006 it was a little weird to see the Mets shuffle around the AAA map. The partnership with Buffalo would have been nice to continue, but the Mets couldn't figure out how to field a winning team in the minor leagues (and when last season started off nicely, they refused to discuss an extension with the Bisons).

I have continued to follow the Bisons as they are now affiliated with the Bule Jays. I was admittedly bitter when I began to see everything the teams were doing to emphasize the new partnership and I wondered why the Bisons never seemed to put in the same effort with the Mets. Now it is more clear that the Mets were the ones who may not have cared.

The Mets, namely Jeff Wilpon, took the partnership with the Tides for granted and nobody has learned how to bounce back yet.

So, if you have followed all this you will realize the Wilpons have not only strapped the Mets big league team, they have also been a detriment to the minor leagues.

My first reaction to this piece was disbelief. The Vegas facilities sounded more like a high school than a team one level away from the majors. I've learned enough about minor league baseball to understand conditions can be less than ideal, but no professional players should have to resort to a batting cage behind their stadium if they want to take a few extra swings in the afternoon. Marty Brown (AAA manager for the Blue Jays) should not have had to water the field himself when there weren't enough groundskeepers to do the job. No team should have to play short handed because it takes half a day to get players to that affiliation.

The Mets will be stuck in the most undesirable of situations for at least two years. They have gained a reputation o being a bad partner and the front office has to change that for the sake of the players. They want to build this organization from the bottom up but I can't imagine anybody wanting to sign a minor league deal with the Mets right now. Any team looking to build from within needs organizational depth and now even that could be a challenge.

It is really frustrating to find out the Mets have failed beyond the major leagues. It's hard enough to get through the grind of a minor league season and the Mets aren't making anything easier for their prospects.

Hopefully the Mets will squeeze back into the International League in 2016. Hopefully they'll be anywhere but Vegas.

email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/what-happens-in-vegas-oh-just-please.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-55189702535365117502013-06-02T23:24:00.001-04:002013-06-02T23:24:48.114-04:00Congratulations Kevin!Kevin Burkhardt will be calling NFL games on Fox this fall. What a great addition to their broadcast team. This is probably the only thing that could get me to watch football so Fox has gained at least one viewer.

Hopefully this doesn't mean Kevin will be leaving the Mets and SNY soon. He really is a great part of Mets broadcasts and I can only imagine the insight he could bring with more air time.

Congratulations, Kevin! You are more than deserving of this opportunity.
firstname.lastname@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/congratulations-kevin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-68273018027355457512013-06-02T22:25:00.001-04:002013-06-02T23:03:07.427-04:00Different Paths To The Same Finish LineUnfortunately, the Mets are on their way to another losing season. No amount of Matt Harvey strikeouts and Daniel Murphy doubles are going to change their fate. There are going to be times throughout the season when we wonder why we're still watching. The Mets will be down by five runs to the Braves on a beautiful summer day and the summer sun is bound to be more appealing at least once. However, the Mets do have a way to make the dog days of summer a little more interesting.

Right now the Mets are trotting out lineups with Rick Ankiel and Marlon Byrd. They are leaving Juan Lagares on the bench and Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Collin Cowgill, and Andrew Brown in AAA. They are throwing Shawn Marcum, Jeremy Hefner, and Dillon Gee on the mound for what usually turns into about five mediocre innings per game. Zack Wheeler keeps pitching well in AAA, and Mets fans keep waiting around for the Mets to seem him worthy of a call-up.

The Mets could keep playing Ankiel and Byrd as they eat at-bats in a meaningless season. They could leave Lagares and Valdespin on the bench for most games and never find out what the younger outfielders are really capable of. They can have Wheeler throw for three more weeks in AAA and hope Hefner and Gee can repeat their performances from against the Yankees. They can coast their way to 85 losses and wait until next year.

Or the Mets could bring up some young players and see exactly what they have for the coming years. Zack Wheeler is more than ready to pitching in the big leagues. He will likely be up in the coming weeks and he should be the first of a series of moves to remake this roster. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Collin Cowgill, or (if healthy) Andrew Brown should be up with Josh Satin to take the spots of Ankiel and Byrd. If Travis d'Arnaud were healthy it'd probably be time to see him instead of John Buck.

I am just tired of seeing these fringy, aging players take at-bats and innings away from players that could actually be contributors for more than one season. Right now it may not look like the Mets have much help coming soon for the outfield but they won't know if they don't play any of the viable options. They will have to field a team next year, hopefully one that is better than this year's team, and relying on Las Vegas and spring training statistics is dumb.

Games with young players, hungry to get noticed, are always more appealing than games with veterans playing out one-year contracts.

At least, I think they are.
email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/06/different-paths-to-same-finish-line.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-83034275411068347532013-05-31T12:49:00.001-04:002013-05-31T15:32:24.262-04:00How Sweep It IsAs I was leaving Yankee Stadium last night a couple of Yankee fans tried to stop the Mets fans' celebration by reminding us this wasn't the World Series. It didn't work. We knew this might turn into the highest point of a trying season so we cherished the moment. We cheered in a rival's home ballpark, high-fived people we didn't know, watched as our favorite team took one week to crawl out of the ratty closet beneath the stairs.

This week the Mets were not the red-headed stepchild of New York sports. Even if they reclaim that role in the upcoming week, I will be happy to take pride in the fact that they were king for any period of time.

I have attended a Subway Series game at Yankee Stadium every year since 2007. In the most recent years I haven't expected the Mets to win. Most years I would leave the stadium with that sinking feeling, jealous of all the happy fans around me, hoping one day I'd actually be the one enjoying a victory.

This year I walked into the stadium confident. Even if the Mets didn't win the game they had already won the series, and I would have something to celebrate.

I didn't get to the stadium as early as I would have liked, but I was able to see some batting practice from the front of my section in left field. I watched as Jeremy Hefner chatted with kids watching from above the scoreboard and tried to get a baseball for each of them. After BP concluded I listened as he talked to a group from Oklahoma, as they discussed the horrible tornados and how they affected their hometowns. He seemed genuinely grateful every time somebody congratulated him on the previous night's victory. He was as patient as ever when my brother and I struggled with my camera after I asked for a picture. He stayed and signed an autograph for every waiting fan. And to top it off, he replied to my tweet thanking him less than 10 minutes after it all happened.

As a Mets fan I have learned to appreciate as many smaller events as possible, and yesterday I knew that would've been finding out firsthand how much of a sweetheart Jeremy Hefner is, and winning the series. Winning the game would be icing on the cake.

By the fifth inning my superstitious side had kicked in. I clapped the same amount after each Dillon Gee strike and strikeout. I similarly clapped for each ball taken by the Mets. I didn't expect Gee to pitch as well as he did. I didn't expect to actually see Scott Rice pitch for the millionth time this season. And I certainly didn't expect Bobby Parnell to close the game with a 1-2-3 inning.

The day that started with dreams of finally walking out of that stadium joyfully ended with those dreams becoming reality.

You know, even if they hadn't it would have been a pretty good day.

Let's Go Mets!
email@example.com://mrmetbro.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-sweep-it-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278166186326588238.post-52457946817328244732013-05-29T00:45:00.001-04:002013-05-29T00:59:17.723-04:00When One Inning Trumps All
For most of tonight I wanted to rip the Mets to bits, stop watching, and reevaluate any life choices I made since I became a fan. Right now those feelings are seemingly as far away as Mets roster reinforcements. It is a wonderful thing and just another reason why baseball is the best.

The Mets were on their way to giving Matt Harvey his first loss of the season. He only gave up one run but the Mets offense was nonexistent, as has been the trend of late. Mariano Rivera was due to pitch the bottom of the 9th inning, closing the game that he opened with the ceremonial first pitch. The only glimmer of hope for the Mets was having Daniel Murphy, David Wright, and Lucas Duda coming up in the inning, the only three hitters that have shown any shred of consistency.

But Twitter had all but declared this game over.

Daniel Murphy laced a double that bounced into the left field seats. The big hit mirrored Monday's as he once again came back after a Brett Gardner robbery in a previous at-bat. But it's not like the Mets are known for the prowess with runners in scoring position, this isn't going to lead to anything.

David Wright has hit Mariano before. Sure, just don't move because if I don't move it will somehow keep this rally going. I didn't move. Wright's hit found centerfield and Murphy found home plate.

TIE GAME! Matt Harvey isn't going to lose!

Once again, Twitter was not ready to give this game to the Mets. Not with Lucas Duda up. His OPS is now .823 but there was just no way he could be the hero.

If you blinked you missed it. Lucas Duda transformed from lost kid in the outfield to hero.

Matt Harvey didn't lose and neither did the Mets.

The ninth inning went from "end the pain now" to "OHMIGODWHATJUSTHAPPENEDSAKDHKAS" in the span of three batters. Once Wright scored the winning run it was over. The celebration could begin immediately because baseball doesn't make you wait for a clock to expire. The game is over when the players decide it's over. Tonight the Mets ended the game on their own terms.

My mind is still racing, wondering how this could really happen. It was such a turnaround in such a short amount of time. It erases the frustration for a little while, which is great because I'm sick of thinking about Ike Davis's strikeouts and Ruben Tejada's errors. It allows Matt Harvey and all his fans to enjoy this game without thinking it's too bad such a great performance was punished by a loss. I celebrated like the Mets won the World Series because they might not have a game or an inning like this again all season.

For one night, one inning, half an inning really, will be the biggest and best part of the season. Oh what an inning it was.

Let's Go Mets!

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The Mets lost for the millionth time and I know Mike Nickeas isn't even in the organization anymore but these pictures of him visiting kids at a Buffalo hospital are too adorable not to enjoy.

All the pictures are from the Bisons.

Here, have an adorable video from yesterday too!

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(If you hadn't noticed I'm still going to post about Mike Nickeas because he is and always will be my favorite and if you don't respect that you can show yourself out.)
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It has been way too long since I have written anything here. It has also been way too long since the Mets won games consistently and Ike Davis got more than one hit a week. As long as I pick up my consistency now I can have a better season than the Mets and Ike, right?

Since I last wrote the Mets have basically fallen off the face of the earth. They only come close to winning once every five games when Matt Harvey starts, and that is only if they manage to score runs for him. Rick Ankiel and Marlon Byrd have been pleasant surprises offensively which really means the rest of the team needs major help. The Mets have used about 324783 different outfielders and to everyone's surprise, Lucas Duda has not been the problem.

Sandy Alderson noted that the transitional players brought in to fill gaps have not performed as hoped. The Mets have a lot of work to do if they want to even be treading water at the All Star Break. The bullpen has relied on a Pedro Feliciano-level of appearances from Scott Rice and Matt Harvey is on pace to throw a billion innings and have maybe eight wins by the end of the season. The offense is nonexistent outside of Daniel Murphy, David Wright, and some Lucas Duda.

It is going to be a long season.

As for my relevant minor league happenings this season, Mike Nickeas and Josh Thole are both catching for the Bisons so if I don't find a way to see them I will be a sad girl. Xavier Nady has my attention again as he hasn't seemed to go more than a day or two without getting a hit and is trying to get back to the major leagues with the Royals. It was really convenient last weekend when Nady's Storm Chasers were playing against the '51s. Zach Lutz and Josh Satin are both waiting for the Mets to remember they exist and play 1st base and know how to hit while Ike Davis frustratingly melts away in New York. Oh and Kai Gronauer has actually gotten some playing time and a few hits for the '51s which is pretty cool.

So I will be here enduring Mets losses, enjoying Indians wins on the side, and following way too many minor league games. Maybe I'll actually write about some of it!

Let's Go Mets!

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The Mets announced today that David Wright has a strained intercostal muscle and will rest for 3-5 days before thinking about resuming any activity. It is a similar injury to the one Daniel Murphy suffered earlier in spring training and he is just working his way back into games now. Obviously, Opening Day is in jeopardy for Wright as that is only 17 days away.

One way to look at this is that David should never have been playing in the World Baseball Classic and participating in all those games lead to this injury. However, if we want to bring the WBC into this maybe we could look at how it helped. David Wright said this strain has been bothering him since before the tournament started. If he had stayed back in spring training he would not have been playing as much and perhaps the injury would not have become bothersome enough to bring up for another week. This is Wright, the guy who has played through a broken back and a broken pinky. He doesn't complain unless something is really a problem and the WBC put him in a place where he had to bring it up.

The timing could also be worse than it is. While it's the second half of spring training, it is still spring training. The games don't count until April 1 so if David needs a month to recover, he'll spend the first two weeks missing meaningless games. And even if he misses Opening Day and a week or two of April, he'll come back and be ready for the rest of the season. He will still have plenty of time to have a successful season. By the mid-May or June nobody will think about whether or not Wright was there on April 4 because he will be there for the 4th of every month until October.

Let's not forget that David could be back in five days and start the season normally.

The Mets are lucky that they can afford to be cautious with Wright. If he is out for a month, which is what Terry Collins predicts, he will miss minimal regular season time. Be thankful David had a reason to deal with this now and not in a week or a month. Spring training injuries happen but I really don't think this is anything to worry about.

Rest up, David!
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The 2010 Binghamton Mets are the reason I know what I know about Minor League Baseball. 2010 was the year I finally thought about seeing Mike Nickeas play in person and even though I went to the game specifically to watch him, I left with an interest in a few other players as well.

Naturally, the first player to look at should be Nickeas. 2010 was the best full season he spent in the Mets season. He was an Eastern League mid-season all star and made his MLB debut in September of that year. It was a turning point in his career, as the Mets were ready to release him and he was preparing himself for an early transition to coaching if he didn't turn things around.

In 2011, Mike made his first Opening Day roster due to an injury and suspension of Henry Blanco. Although he was back in AAA by the beginning of May, he was back before roster's expanded in September and fighting to prove he could be the next year's backup catcher. After the season Mets officials admitted they were not satisfied with Blanco's 2011 performance and were preparing to start the 2012 season with Josh Thole and Nickeas as their catchers.

2012 brought another appearance on the Opening Day roster as he had the role of backup catcher. He stayed in the majors until August, when he was swapped for Rob Johnson. He struggled offensively in the big leagues but fortunately he found his stroke back with the Bisons. He hit .364 during his month in AAA and was back with the Mets as a September call-up.

Throughout both the 2011 and 2012 seasons he gained experience catching R.A. Dickey and his knuckleball. His defensive ability lead to his inclusion in the trade that sent Dickey to the Blue Jays.

This year will likely find him back with the Bisons. His career since 2010 may not have lead to a stable place on a big league roster but it did lead to the opportunity for his first MLB hit, home run, and grand slam. He was with the Mets to witness history when Johan Santana threw the team's first no-hitter and caught R.A. Dickey's one-hitter against the Rays.

That one-hitter also provided everyone with this awesome gif of the knuckleball in which Mike looks as baffled as one can be by the pitch (yet he still manages to catch it).

2010 was the first year I watched Mike Nickeas and the first year I watched Minor League Baseball. There are other players from that team that will be familiar to Mets fans so I'll get to them later.

Let's Go Mets!

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Why is it such a big deal when pitchers aren't ready for the first round of bullpen sessions? Why do so many people panic when the shortstop needs an extra day or two before appearing in a game?

Spring training has included less and less training as the years have gone on. Players are expected to arrive in camp in the best shape of their lives. If the official report date is February 15, they better be there on February 5. Players end up spending upwards of two months at the team facilities before six months of regular season baseball. And the sooner they arrive at the complex, the sooner they're expected to be ready for the season.

Baseball season is already a grind, marathon, and handful of other clichés. The six month regular season wears on even the best players and the extra month for playoff teams is obviously an additional test. The demand to come early to spring training isn't always beneficial. The elongation of spring training is especially exaggerated this year with the World Baseball Classic and certain veterans' routines show just how much spring training is actually needed.

LaTroy Hawkins didn't appear in an actual game until March 8. Last year, David Wright missed most of the Mets spring training games. David Wright made it to Opening Day and Hawkins is on track to make it to Opening Day as well. For players that have secure roster spots there is more than enough time to get ready for the season. Pitchers don't want to throw too many innings and hitters don't want to take too many swings in games that don't matter.

Spring training has about 1/5 of the games of the regular season. Add in the first few weeks of workouts and the extra workouts from early arrivals and there is more than enough time to be ready for the season. Missing a handful of games or starting a few days late isn't going to ruin anybody's regular season.

At this point players are training year round. It has almost gotten to the point where less training goes on during spring training than during the offseason. Conditioning schedules are built around individual and official report dates and team workout schedules. Players that actually rely on spring training to get in shape are criticized for coming into camp overweight or unprepared. Spring training has turned into a winter long process with the formal camp only being the end of months of preparation.

There was a time when players weren't expected to be ready to throw a bullpen session or take a round of batting practice at the drop of a hat. 2013 is well past that time. Players are in shape year-round and simply don't need two months of formal spring training. They get their reps without formal workouts so the uniform is a small change in how they get ready.

Most players are going to be ready for the season regardless of small interruptions to spring training. It's more important to take the extra time during the days that don't count in order to be there for those that do. So the next time a player misses a day or even a week of spring training games remember their three-hit day in July is more important than any amount of hits in March.

Let's Go Mets!
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In 2006 SNY was launched and all of a sudden there was Mets coverage out the wazoo, well at least compared to what was there before. One of the new programs was Kids Clubhouse, a magazine show for kids to learn about the Mets and go behind-the-scenes of many aspects of baseball. At the time Amanda Cole was the host and every fiber of my being wanted to be in her shoes.

Kids Clubhouse went beyond Mets games. The episode in Cooperstown lead to a family vacation and a visit to the kids area because I just had to see that room after Amanda made it look so cool. I wanted to be the one interviewing players and telling David Wright I played "8th base in 3rd grade." I even remember the bloopers because the second that show started I knew it was what I wanted to do.

Then in 2007, Kevin Burkhardt joined Mets broadcasts. He took over the role of field reporter and brought all kinds of stories and reports on Mets players and history to the broadcast. Every time the broadcast would "Check in with Kevin" I knew I wanted to listen. Every time I found myself wishing I could have been the one to do the research and tell people the anecdotes and information.

That's how I knew I wanted to somehow be the one getting the story. I wanted to be the one exploring every ballpark and giving the "virtual tour." I wanted to be the one interviewing Joe Smith on the subway. I wanted to be sitting in the room listening to press conferences and writing the types of stories Kevin Burkhardt tells.

Writers at the Daily News, and New York Post also took note of Kevin and, for once, he became the story. Kevin Burkhardt worked his way up to SNY. And once he got to SNY he never stopped working and he became way more than the regular on-field reporter.

Kevin Burkhardt brings the fans closer to the game than more than anybody else can. He explains everything from how players started playing baseball to what starting pitchers do between starts. He shows us the best parts of each road ballpark and the parts of Citi Field fans don't get to see on their own. He does it all and somehow manages to be so casual with his "back to you, Gare."

Any fan that has met him will tell you he's a class act. Heck, the fact that a reporter has fans has to say something. The first time I met him I could only utter "thank you" about 3847 times after taking a picture and he somehow didn't hold that against me during future encounters. He goes out of his way to talk to fans at games and he always seems genuinely interested in what you have to say. He's either a really good actor or he actually is one of the coolest people ever.

Lest we forget that he reads every twitter mention he gets and replies to most of them (even the ridiculous ones from me). Kevin clearly knows how important it is to interact with your audience and it makes every report he does even better. Who wouldn't like to think they influenced some aspect of their team's coverage (even if it's the ridiculousness that become the influence)?

@tholemoley just 8 games Ellie. Hope you enjoyed Nickeas last night ;)
— Kevin Burkhardt (@KBurkhardtSNY) June 30, 2012

@lutzgomets totally have the mind-reading device
— Kevin Burkhardt (@KBurkhardtSNY) January 3, 2013

In the tight-knit Mets community Kevin Burkhardt is one of the biggest celebrities yet he somehow manages to make the "little people" feel important.

Kevin Burkhardt is the best in the business at what he does. Everything he brings to a broadcast is something I wish I can one day bring to Mets fans and readers. If I can be half as successful a journalist as Mr. Burkhardt I'll know I did something right.

Kids Clubhouse and Amanda Cole inspired a 6th grader to find her dream. Kevin Burkhardt kept that dream alive and continues to keep it alive with every report he gives.

Let's Go Mets!
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Independent inspections of Ireland's residential services for children and adults with disabilities will commence later this year.
The announcement was made at the launch of the first set of national standards for the sector and follows years of lobbying by people with disabilities, their families and advocates.
Almost 10,000 people with disabilities live in around 1,200 residential services around the country.
The Government believes standards are generally high.
However, a Health Service Executive report into complaints at two Brothers of Charity centres in Galway revealed that staff had raped and flogged inmates up to 15 years ago.
The new national standards have been approved by the Heath Information Quality Authority, and mandated by three ministers including Minister of State Kathleen Lynch.
She said registration of the residential centres would begin in September followed by some inspections before the year's end.
Ms Lynch said the service-providers would pay a registration fee and that they would be treated similarly to nursing home proprietors, who already pay towards the cost of HIQA inspections.

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Indian women miss bronze in four-nation meet (Lead, With corrections)April 16th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, April 16 (IANS) Indian women's hockey team missed the bronze medal as they went down 1-2 to the US by a golden goal in the play-off at Harbour Hockey Stadium in the first leg of the Four Nation Tournament played here Monday.
Tied 1-1 at the end of the hooter, India conceded a penalty stroke which was converted by US captain Lauren Crandall in the 73rd minute.
The golden goal dashed India's hope of registering their first win of the tournament.
India and the US played a defensive game, and it was the latter who took the lead in the 47th minute through a penalty corner. Shannon Taylor dragged the ball beating defender Joydeep Kaur to sound the board.
India started pressing and made some good penetrations in the circle. But they were not able to score as Indian forwards held the ball a few seconds extra that allowed US defenders to come back to defend their goal.
India finally managed to draw level by scoring in the 56th minute when Poonam Rani penetrated into the circle to give a tailor-made pass to Chanchan Thokchom and the latter made no mistake to tip in the ball.
The US got four penalty corners until the final whistle. On the other hand, for the Indians, once again Poonam could not give the final touch to Asunta's well directed ball.
After the final whistle in the extra time, a hard hit rose alarmingly from Asunta's stick inside the circle and the umpire gave a penalty corner.
A direct shot by Shannon hit Joydeep's foot and umpire gave a penalty stroke which was converted by Lauren Crandall in the 73rd minute.
In the final match, New Zealand beat Australia by 3-2 to win the tournament.
The second leg of the Four Nation Tournament will be played at Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium in Pakuranga, New Zealand, April 18-22.
India will take on the US April 18, followed by Australia and New Zealand.
- Indian women settle for bronze in hockey - Apr 16, 2012
- Indian women's hockey team lose 0-3 to US - Apr 18, 2012
- Indian women's hockey team thrashed 2-5 by Australia - Apr 19, 2012
- Indian women's hockey team held 1-1 by US - Apr 13, 2012
- India come back from two goals down to hold New Zealand - Apr 21, 2012
- India women go down to New Zealand in four-nation meet - Apr 12, 2012
- Indian women lose to Australia in four-nation hockey meet - Apr 15, 2012
- Indian eves win bronze in Auckland hockey tourney - Apr 22, 2012
- Women's hockey Olympic qualifier: India beat Italy - Feb 24, 2012
- Anjum to lead Indian women's hockey team in Australia - Sep 29, 2011
- India bag bronze in four-nation women's hockey meet - Dec 19, 2011
- Rani to lead women's hockey team in Auckland four-nation meet - Mar 26, 2012
- India eves in final of junior Asia Cup - Jul 06, 2012
- India lose 1-2 to Germany in women's U-21 hockey - Nov 11, 2011
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The amount and relative proportion of N2 and N2O evolved from a nitrate-amended surface soil under an atmosphere of He in the range of 7 to 75°C was examined. The objective was to evaluate the effect of temperature on N2O evolution and investigate the optimal temperature for denitrification. The soil had 2.43% organic C and pH of 6.8. Incubations were performed in all-glass systems which were sealed throughout the incubation period. Denitrification products (N2O, NO, and N2) were determined periodically by gas chromatography using an ultrasonic detector. At the end of the incubation period, inorganic N remaining was determined.
Above 15°C, the rate of denitrification increased with temperature, with an apparent optimum of 60 to 67°C. The percentage as N2O of the total (N2O + N2)-N declined with time, but was still 44 to 50% of the gas produced at 16 days with the 7 and 15°C experiments. Nitrous oxide comprised up to 88% of the gas produced at 40°C after 2 days. At 50°C, most of the gas was N2O at one day, but at 60 to 67°C, N2O had disappeared by 1 day. Denitrification was still occurring at 70°C, but at a reduced rate. More than 85% of the N evolved at 70°C was as N2O. No denitrification occurred at 75°C.
At 50 to 67°C, much more N was recovered as gaseous N than was initially present in the system as NO3-N, and no (NO2-+NO3-)-N remained at 4 days. These results are explained by the hypothesis that thermophilic Bacillus sp. (and perhaps others) rapidly reduces NO3- to NO2-, with the NO2- reacting with oxidized N functional groups to form nitrogenous gases. This hypothesis was partially confirmed by experiments involving treatment of steam-sterilized soil with NO2- at 40 and 60°C. Our results suggest that the commonly-stated optimal temperature for denitrification may be too high for true biological denitrification due to the dominance of temperature-dependent chemical reactions at >50°C.Please view the pdf by using the Full Text (PDF) link under 'View' to the left.
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Voice commands aren't a new feature in the era of smartphones. However, it still remains an under-used feature on desktops. Google Voice Search might come in handy when you can't use your fingers to type.
To test how precise are the searches by voice, ensure that your microphone is turned on and head over to Google.com. Currently this feature seems to be working only at Google.com and not at country specific domains. Like most other Google features, this too works out of the box without the need for any configuration or plugin installation.
When you are ready to execute the search, find the microphone icon to the extreme right inside the search box and click on it. In about three or four seconds, the system will be ready to take your command and you will be shown a Speak Now prompt. Currently only US English is supported, so be sure that you roll your R's!
I tried searching for iPhone using voice command and to my surprise, the results showed up in a few seconds despite my flat accent. I would like to know if search results are a bit faster for native English speakers.
The only downside is that the voice search feature works only on Google Chrome browsers. And I also found it a tad funny to talk to an electronic device. So, if you aren't embarrassed by the strange looks of people around you, try this cool new feature and get a glimpse at what the future of search might look like.
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Voice commands aren't a new feature in the era of smartphones. However, it still remains an under-used feature on desktops. Google Voice Search might come in handy when you can't use your fingers to type.
In word processing, there are three beasts: Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, and Google Docs. Most users are likely tied to Word, but its offline, collaboration-free nature makes it look a little boring next to Google Docs.
Whether you use Docs as your primary word processor, as a place to keep your files in the cloud, or just as a notepad for your online finds, these tips will help you get the most out of Google Docs.
5 Google Docs secrets
1. Easy uploading. To quickly upload files of almost any format to Google Docs, drag and drop files from your hard drive to the Docs home page. To upload an entire folder (like My Documents), go to Upload > Folder. Subfolders will also be added.
2. Better photo inserting. Easily insert a photo into your doc by dragging and dropping files from your hard drive into the doc. To wrap text around the photo (pictures are put in-line with text by default), click it and select "Fixed." If you plan to grab a photo from the Web, go to Insert > Image > Google Image Search. This tool is far better than searching, saving a photo to the desktop, and reuploading it to Google.
3. Use comments. To insert a comment, highlight text, right-click it, and select "Comment." Your name and comment will appear in the sidebar, where fellow collaborators can reply. To address a specific person in a comment, type "@" followed by the name. If the highlighted text is moved around, comments will follow--smart!
4. Back up your files. Because the cloud isn't completely trustworthy, keep hard copies on your drive. In the Google Docs home, hover over a document title and select Actions > Download > All Items. Select the file types, and hit "Download."
5. Find more tips. Matt K., who works in Google Consumer Operations, put together this rap to help you navigate Google Docs Help. A geek rapping about tech? Not too shabby.
Previous Post : Google Advanced Tips
Does a search for a specific file type, or, if you put a minus sign (-) in front of it, it won't list any results with that filetype. Try it with .mp3, .mpg or .avi if you like.
Is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.
If you start a query with [allinurl:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the url. For instance, [allinurl: google search] will return only documents that have both "google" and "search" in the url.
If you include [inurl:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the url. For instance, [inurl:google search] will return documents that mention the word "google" in their url, and mention the word "search" anywhere in the document (url or no). Note there can be no space between the "inurl:" and the following word.
If you start a query with [allintitle:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the title. For instance, [allintitle: google search] will return only documents that have both "google" and "search" in the title.
If you include [intitle:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the title. For instance, [intitle:google search] will return documents that mention the word "google" in their title, and mention the word "search" anywhere in the document (title or no). Note there can be no space between the "intitle:" and the following word.
Searches only within links, not text or title.
Searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title.
If you start your query with bphonebook:, Google shows U.S. business white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, [ bphonebook: google mountain view ] will show the phonebook listing for Google in Mountain View.
If you start your query with phonebook:, Google shows all U.S. white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, [ phonebook: Krispy Kreme Mountain View ] will show the phonebook listing of Krispy Kreme donut shops in Mountain View.
If you start your query with rphonebook:, Google shows U.S. residential white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, [ rphonebook: John Doe New York ] will show the phonebook listings for John Doe in New York (city or state). Abbreviations like [ rphonebook: John Doe NY ] generally also work.
Previous Post : Apple and Google are invited to a location data abuse event
THE UNITED STATES Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has asked Apple and Google to attend its location tracking forum.
The FCC made the request for the geolocation data harvesters Apple and Google to join its location tracking forum, which will be held in June. This is the first time the FCC has held a forum to discuss the abuse of location tracking and, according to Reuters, the FCC is calling the event a "public education forum" about the pitfalls and benefits of location based tracking.
An unnamed Reuters source at the FCC said that location based tracking does have benefits. However, it is wary that users and digital rights organisations aren't kept in the loop on how personal data is collected and what happens to it once companies have collected it.
"While the use of location data has spurred innovation, the FCC's National Broadband Plan recognises that consumer apprehension about privacy can also act as a barrier to the adoption and utilisation of broadband and mobile devices," the FCC said in a statement.
So who better to invite to the forum than Apple and Google? Both companies have been in the media spotlight for accidentally harvesting personal data on their respective hardware and software.
Shiny toy vendor Apple has a location data 'bug' in IOS such that its Iphone was recording punters WiFi data. Google's Android OS was collecting location data and the company was globally reprimanded for sucking up personal data in its Streetview cars from unencrypted WiFi networks.
The FCC move comes as both the US and the EU are cracking down on data abuse by technology companies.
Previous Post : Google accuses Bing of 'copying' its search results
Google engineers created 100 nonsensical queries such as "hiybbprqag" and inserted a fake result for each.
Within weeks, the same results began to appear on its rival Microsoft's Bing search engine.
Microsoft denies copying Google and accused Google of conducting "spy-novelesque stunts".
Harry Shum, vice president of Bing, said: "We do not copy Google's search results. We use multiple signals and approaches in ranking search results," he added.
"Opt-in programs like the toolbar help us with clickstream data, one of many input signals we and other search engines use to help rank sites," he added.
But Google's Amit Singhal told industry blog SearchEngineLand.com that it was "plain and simply cheating" and he detailed the sting operation in a long blog post.
He said Google decided to conduct its experiment after mis-spelt words and results were replicated on Bing.
"A search for 'hiybbprqug' on Bing returned a page about seating at a theatre in Los Angeles. As far as we know the only connection between the query and result is Google's result page," he said.
"We noticed that URLs from Google search results would later appear in Bing with increasing frequency," he went on.
He concluded that Microsoft was gathering data on what people search for on Google, via either Internet Explorer or the Bing Search toolbar.
"Some Bing results increasingly look like an incomplete, stale version of Google results - a cheap imitation," he said.
Previous Post : Google stops censoring search results in China
Google has stopped censoring its search results in China, ignoring warnings by the country's authorities.
The US company said its Chinese users would be redirected to the uncensored pages of its Hong Kong website.
In January, Google had complained about a "sophisticated cyber attack originating from China".
China accused Google of violating a "written promise" it made when entering the market to abide by laws requiring it to filter its search service.
A Chinese official was quoted by the state-run Xinhua news agency as saying Google's decision to ignore the promise regarding its Chinese-language search portal Google.cn was "totally wrong".
The White House said it was dismayed that Google and China had not been able to resolve their differences.
US National Security spokesman Mike Hammer said: "We are disappointed that Google and the Chinese government were unable to reach an agreement that would allow Google to continue operating its search services in China on its Google.cn website."
Chinese government officials had warned Google repeatedly that it would face consequences if it did not comply with the country's censorship rules.
In a blog post, the company said the Chinese government had been "crystal clear throughout our discussions that self-censorship is a non-negotiable legal requirement".
Previous Post : Google Hacks and Spoofs
Google spoofs and Google hacks are a fun and can often be used as a way of looking at and analyze the results from the world's most popular search engine; some also provide you with a quicker way of finding just what you are looking for as well as comparing results for different sites. Considering the amount of knowledge and effort it takes to get decent rankings on Google, anything that can save us some time is worth looking at.
You may find that some of the Google hacks and spoofs below are more for a laugh and won't yield very much in terms of useful data, but nonetheless… have some fun! It's not all about being serious.
1) Google fight
Enter the two keywords and find the number of results for two competing keywords or phrases.
2) Google Rankings
Great tool to quickly find out where you are in the Google index for a particular keyword. Just enter in your URL along with the keyword or search phrase and let the Google hack do its job. You can search up to the top 1000.
3) Google Dance Tool
This tool lets you compare your rankings on the different servers and is especially handy if you'd like to get a preview of where your site will end up in the new index once the Google Dance is done. Too late to make any changes, but it's nice to know as to what to expect. By using the Google Dance Tool, you can easily determine if Google has started their monthly spidering of the internet. Type in a keyword you would like to search for and choose some of Google's data centers to perform the search query on.
4) Soople
One of the newer Google spoofs on the block. Soople offers several different interfaces that take advantage of the Google search engine. There you can search by filetypes specified by radio-button, do stock searches or image searches, and search for definitions. Use the links at the top of the page to find more in-depth search forms for calculators, a translator, phone number search, and a "superfilter" that looks a lot like the advanced search form.
Previous Post : Google features ... a must know and quite interesting !!
Most of us are not aware of the existing or new features that are launched by Google. I found out these features quite interesting and thought of sharing it , as I'm quite sure some of these will assist people from various fields...
1) Google Body
Google Body is a detailed 3D model of the human body. You can peel back anatomical layers, zoom in, and navigate to parts that interest you. But the only thing is that your browser needs to support the WebGL.
2) Explore museums from around the world
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible
3) Page Speed Online
4) Google Transliteration
Google Transliteration is an online translation application that allows you to type phonetically using Roman characters. Simply type a word the way it sounds in English and Google Transliteration will convert it to its local script. It currently support 24 languages: Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrinya and Urdu.
5) Building Maker
Now, this one is quite useful for builders, architects and lastly, for each one of us to have fun. Building Maker is a 3D modeling tool for adding buildings to Google Earth. It's fun to use, and an easy way to get on the 3D map. Select a city from around the world. Make a building with photos we provide. Save your building and it will be reviewed. See your 3D building in Google Earth!
6) Google Mars
Google Mars allows you to view some of the most detailed maps of Mars created by NASA scientists. Explore the Red Planet's surface, keep track of orbiters and see the 'face' in the planet's surface. A great piece of work by Google, that allows us to take a view of the actual surface of Mars surface and and various features of it.
These are some of the google features,and many more of them, I would publish in further posts.... keep googling !! :)
Previous Post : Some funny google tricks...
Well, I think you must have had enough of the technical google tips dose... now lets take a glance on some of the funny google tricks...just for fun...chill!! :)
1) The loneliest number
Go to Google.com -> Enter 'the lonliest number'(without inverted commas) in the search box -> ...and check out which is the lonliest number :p
2) Chuck Norris
Type 'Find Chuck Norris' (obviously every time, from henceforth, without inverted commas) in the google.com search box....and then press I'm Feeling Lucky button.
3) Recursion
Type 'Recursion' in the search box of google.com and press enter...you will see 'Did You Mean: Recursion'. This proves that Google also does make silly mistakes sometimes :p
4) Google Loco
Bored of looking at the old classical Google logo??? Type Google loco in the google.com search box and press the I'm Feeling Lucky button.
5) Google Gravity
You know, Newton's law of gravity also applies to Google??? Just check it out...type Google Gravity in the google.com search box, press the I'm Feeling Lucky button... and test it out.
....hope you enjoyed this... catch ya soon!! :)
Previous Post : Google Tips
Google goes beyond everything that I have written in the previous post. It lets you search specific things in simple ways. Lets learn how to make specific request to Google...
1) [link: sitename]
This search will return you the websites that link to the website.
2) [info: sitename]
All the information owned by Google is returned by this type of search.
3) [icecream site: sitename]
Now this one is quite useful. This type of search lets you find specific pages in the website which contains the word icecream.
4) [intitle: icecream: sitename]
This search will let you look for specific pages in the website having the word "icecream" in their titles.
Hope you liked some of the tips mentioned above....
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Shady Records' Alabama spitter, Yelawolf, is back. Fresh off a slew of tour dates and more shows on the way, he unleashes a brand new anti-mixtape, dubbed Heart Of Dixie.
The new project is produced entirely by Alabama beatmaker M16, and hosted/mixed by Alabama's DJ Frank White. It boasts 10 original tracks, and according to Yelawolf, is just the first of a string of projects coming this year.
During an interview on Shade 45 recently, the rapper revealed that, at least, two more projects are in the works and coming before the end of the year — one being a collaborative album with Travis Barker called Psycho White, and another is the next installment of the Trunk Muzik series, entitled Trunk Muzik Returns.
Yela called the forthcoming projects the new way he plans to do things. After admitting to comprising on his debut, Radioactive, he said he's taking it back to the basics.
"Back to Trunk Muzik," he declared. "I've never been one to hold my tongue. That's just where I'm at. So, I'm putting out music the way the f*** I wanna put it out now, and making music exactly how I want to do it."
At press time, release dates for the forthcoming projects were unknown.
However, Heart Of Dixie is out now. Download it over at DatPiff.com.
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5. "White Boy Sh**"
6. "F*** Me"
7. "Sobriety Sucks"
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In spite of Western North Carolina's growing reputation as a dining destination, food insecurity is still a pervasive problem for the region. With more than 15 percent of WNC's population identified as food-insecure by the 2014 Map the Meal Gap study (and that number is not declining, even with improvements in the economy), eradicating hunger […]
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In photos: Millionth MANNA Pack delivered in Haywood County
On Feb. 19, MANNA FoodBank staff and volunteers delivered the organization's millionth backpack full of weekend food to an elementary school in Waynesville.
MANNA FoodBank announces $3M capital campaign
MANNA FoodBank's newly announced capital campaign, the Space to Erase Hunger, includes a comprehensive plans to achieve an "integrated facility," through a complete overhaul of current warehouse operations.
An Evening of Music for Mission and MANNA: Hometown Holiday Jam XIII plays The Orange Peel
Rock hunger away this holiday with Michael Barnes & Friends, Marc Keller Band, Sons of Ralph, Ryan Perry-Band, Mother Soul, Joe Lasher Jr., Rory Kelly's Triple Threat and Slick Willie for the 13th annual Hometown Holiday Jam, presented by Asheville Musicians Coalition and Mountain Xpress.
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A man has appeared in court accused of a £750,000 insurance fraud.
Samuel Morris, 42, of Common Lane, Southery, entered no plea during a brief hearing at the Lynn magistrates court yesterday, Wednesday February 26.
Morris, who wore dark glasses throughout the hearing following recent laser eye surgery, is accused of making an exaggerated claim of limitations arising from an illness in order to secure the money between March and September of last year.
Yvonne Neill, prosecuting, said the case could only be dealt with by a crown court because of the sum of money involved. Morris' defence solicitor made no representations.
The case was adjourned for a preliminary hearing at Norwich Crown Court on July 9. Morris was bailed until that date.


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U.S. Central Creates Financing Conduit, Sandlot Funding LLC
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- In mid-April U.S. Central became the administrator of Sandlot Funding LLC, an asset-backed commercial paper financing conduit.
U.S. Central anticipates that Sandlot Funding will be a source of additional liquidity and fee income, according to a letter U.S. Central sent to corporates.
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In an investor presentation, U.S. Central describes Sandlot Funding as "merely an extension" of its current business.
"U.S. Central continuously looks for ways to leverage its expertise for the benefit of the corporate network. Sandlot Funding LLC is just one example of those efforts," said U.S. Central CEO Francis Lee.
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- In 2004, Date-dono sparked a completely spontaneous eruption of poetry on the sca-jml Yahoo Group. It inspired me not only to participate but to write an article for Tournaments Illuminated on Heian poetry exchanges. Thus began a regular exchange of poetic conversations between us. It didn't take long for it to become flirtatious. At that point, honor required me to ask if there was anyone in his life who might feel threatened, offended or otherwise unhappy about the turn the correspondence was taking. He gleefully informed me that his wife Kay read everything we wrote, often over his shoulder as we were pinging waka back and forth. In short, game on.
As I shared our collected it on my website, I was often asked, "How can you do that?" It's complicated, but it worked. Had Kay not been happy about it I would have ended it immediately - I don't poach, ever. I almost always signed off with a comment to thank his lady for letting him come out and play and I often said I owed her some expensive chocolates and a dozen roses. He let on that our exchanges were good for their relationship, to which I recall chortling, "As long as SOMEONE's getting dragged off to the futon!"
It was a writing challenge: how to respond, how to up the bar and increase the challenge, even turn the tables on one another. He inspired me to write things I am immensely proud of. In turn he wrote things that made me laugh, that turned me to teary eyed mush (that in itself is an accomplishment!), that took my breath away, because part of this mad, amazing exercise was to allow ourselves to react on a deeply subjective level to the poems we received so that we could respond to them honestly, even though we knew the reality was that it was a fiction.
Were Yukiie and Hana in love? Yes, of course, though the back story I had in my mind (which I never told him about) was that we had glimpsed one another from afar, exchanged messages and kept trying to meet only to be thwarted at every turn. Keeping the chase going was definitely part of the fun for me.
Were Christopher and I? Certainly there was much to admire. He was a bright, funny, incredibly talented man who impressed the hell out of me at every turn. Go look at his artwork at http://www.kabutographics.com/deskIndex.html
And of course there was his artistry with armor and clothing.
He served in the Marine Corps during the first Gulf War. He was ever proud of his service, explosive ordnance disposal and security for a general - his FB wall never let you forget it, though he never let me see the bad side of it. Pictures of him and Kay traveling and looking happy, humorous dispatches about a campaign against the aphids in his garden, everything seemed to be good. He posted a picture of himself sipping coffee on the porch and looking pleased with himself two weeks ago, captioned: "A Marine, in a SuperHero T-Shirt, Drinking Lifer Juice out of a Marine Corps Cup. Fine morning indeed!"
Having had the word from Rokurou-dono privately, I think a part of my brain didn't quite believe it right away, and besides, I couldn't talk about it to anyone. I somehow managed to push it away during the preparation for An Tir West War and the ensuing activities. Then my cell phone went bonkers on Highway 101 yesterday and I had eight plus hours in the truck alone to think about it. I found myself thinking about Kay a lot.
As I took the Broadway Alameda exit off 980 into Oakland I shut off my radio and drove in silence. I came out of the tube and turned right instead of left and headed out to the seaplane lagoon on Alameda Point. We'd once written of pouring cups for one another, there was a half a bottle of Jinyu left in the cooler and I owed the man a drink.
Across the great land
a cup of sake offered
in gentle friendship
from one we have never met...
so sweet as to move to tears. (Date to Saionji)
Across the great land
A bottle of cheer is sent
Where I could not go.
Dreaming yet of unmet friends,
We will one day share a cup. (Saionji)
- August 26, 2005.
I don't have a poem for him now. I haven't the heart for it. Yet I know what I feel is a mere ripple compared to what his family is going through.
Saionji no Hana
- Thank you so much for this, I was told of his passing by a fellow Marine friend of the two of us and made to swear not to say anything until it was ok with his family, so my heart screamed the desire but I was unable to. I have lots of conflicting emotions as the pass 2 months we were heavy in conversation even while I was at work and we talked about the Marine Corps and our roles in the different engagements as well as the art of War, historical battles in Feudal Japan and a bit about the different members of the Japanese community within the SCA, I truly enjoyed and will miss his philosophical thoughts, poetry and as I once joked because of my limitations in English, "Our conversations in English", I truly feel a void left behind as I have become accustomed to speaking with him regularly on face book and this great man I will not be able to hear from, a fellow Marine, A warrior and a friend, I have great sorrow and sadness, a void I don't know how to fill or if I ever will be able to.
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Sent: Mon, Jul 8, 2013 12:51 pm
Subject: [SCA-JML] Re: Passing of one of the greats...
In 2004, Date-dono sparked a completely spontaneous eruption of poetry on the sca-jml...
I don't have a poem for him now. I haven't the heart for it. Yet I know what I feel is a mere ripple compared to what his family is going through.
Saionji no Hana
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