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The best things in life require a little work, like getting born. If you've found yourself drooling over the flawless 5.10 dihedral pictured on the cover of Shull's Southeastern Rock, it's time to put in a little grunt work and escape the Womb. A mandatory stop on the southeastern climber's granite training circuit. P1: A 5.9 hand crack angles up and right to the route's namesake pod in a left-facing corner after 165'. Belay from bolts. Or break it up and belay from a ledge after 65 feet. P2: Crux. To gain the corner, you must squirm to the top of the pod and convert from squeeze-chimney technique to laybacking the left-facing corner above. Fortunately, most of the conversion takes place while toproping from excellent gear. Kicking your belayer in the head at least once is de rigeur; twice, and you're buying the beer. Once established in the corner, stem and layback your way to glory for 50 feet or so and belay on a ledge from gear. P3: Brows to the trees, 5.7.
The Womb dihedral is distinct as the right margin of the slabby left end of the North Face. Look for a right-facing, vegetated flake about 40 feet up, which in turn will take you to the right-angling hand crack that ends at the Womb. DESCENT: Walk off to climber's left, or shwack over to the R and use the Safari Jive raps.
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This is a great route & probably the hardest free route on the Glass & probably the state when it was freed in the early '70s. I don't mean to take credit away from the first free ascentionests listed here and I am not one to normally quibble on route ascents, but when things are being historically recorded it seems right to get them as accurate as possible. I will also state that this occured over 30 years ago so my timeline memory may not be the most accurate. This was freed very close to the same time by 2 different parties. Those parties were Diff Ritchie, Tim McMillan & myself. And Jeep Gaskin & Joe Meyers. I believe our free ascent was @ 1974/75 at the latest. Communication of what was happening on routes back then was only word of mouth as there were very few climbers active in the state. At the time none of us had met Jeep or Joe. There were also very few climbers in the state, that we knew of, that could come close to climbing at that level at that period of time. Jeep later told me that he & Joe Myers had freed this route and I told him about our free ascent as well and that I believed it may have predated his & Joes ascent. Checking the Kelly & Shull/Lambert guide books I can see that the FFA is credited to Jeep & Joe in both books in 1977. If done in 77, as listed in the guide books, then their ascent was most likely not the historical FFA. I will say that both ascents were very close to the same time period. Between the 2 separate free ascents I don't know that either party is really sure who actually did the first free on this one. I do remember a little discussion with Jeep on this back in the day. Perhaps historical credit could probably go to all in both parties. Or at least Diff Ritchie & Jeep Gaskin as they both lead the crux pitch, not knowing it had been freed. Regardless of who actually got the FFA on this route it was a great lead & by two very talented, visionary, and bad ass southern climbers for that era! A little historical trivia...
Nice history dab! Superb, albeit a bit dirty in the crux flare. Shull's new guide gives it 11b...the crux hold is nearly broken (my bad), git it while it's "hot"... Did it much differently than the Gaskin photo! The upper crack is amazing and friendly.
Great route! The first two (or one) pitches are much better than they look...and the end of the 2nd pitch packs a punch. The crux pitch tests a key trad climbing skill: the switch from chimney-ing to laybacking. Don't you dare step on those bolts! We were a little confused by the bolt setup: If you get a case of vaginitis and decided to bail without sending the Womb proper, you get to rap off two nice stainless steel bolts. On the other hand, if you sack up and send it, you're rewarded with rapping off a dead tree. How about a bolt anchor at the top of pitch 3 or 4? Oh, and what is this "crux hold" you speak of?
Mike A, You're right about the dead tree. There should be some discussion soon about placing an anchor out to the climbers right at the top of Cornflake's 3rd pitch. I also agree that it would be ideal to have an anchor on top of the second pitch of Cornflake as well. This would facilitate a single rope rap from any route on the butress. Update: There is now a 2 bolt anchor behind the dead tree at the top of P-3 of Cornflake.
In reading this, I like Bobby, have memory lapses, but my first free ascent of the Womb was in 1974 with David Shepherd on a lovely autumn day. While it took a bit to figure out how to get out of the womb, the worst part of the climb was cleaning out the crack leading up to the ledge on top. It was so full of vegetation and clutter one could barely climb it. Believe it or not, these routes were rarely climbed in those days, so the vegetation, moss ledges and trees (and briars on quite a few leadouts at the top) were in place. I climbed it two other times before joining with Bobby on another really wonderful day for our ascent in 1975- as he rightly remembers. With various climbing partners, like Peter Prandoni, Peter Young, Brad Shaver, Stan Wallace and others - like Dave Shepherd, I spent the better part of 1974 and 1975 either putting up new routes or taking the aid out of some of the classics put up by people we knew and looked up to when learning the art. We just weren't much on putting pen to paper. There were no cams and we had only recently stored the Chouinard pins for a variety of chocks so it made life- especially on the glass very interesting. I was also with David Shepherd on a rather cold winter day when we put up the Great Boulder Move in the Sky on Whitesides. The weather was bad and we were looking for somewhere to climb and, given the entire route is under a very large roof, it seemed the only option. Strange as it may sound, I was climbing in wool plus fours, long wool soxs and a wool jumper. Looking at the photos, we more closely resembled prewar climbers than the hip guys we thought ourselves to be at the time! As Bobby also said, one rarely saw another party of climbers anywhere in Western NC when out and about.
Very cool to see your comments and recollections on this site Old Friend. All of this was a very long time ago and apparently your memory is a bit different from mine. For the Womb what I thought was probably important is to recognize you most likely did do the First Lead FA out of the Womb. It doesn't matter that much to me if it was previously with Dave Shephard or with Tim and I. As for the comments on the Whiteside route. What I remember is you and I completed the FA of Great Boulder Problem in the Sky together. Maybe your remembering something I had forgotten. Thinking back, maybe Dave was there with us that day. I know the route had been named & started before we went & completed it. It was your suggestion that we go up and try and complete it the rainy day we did it. As you mention it was the only thing dry you could think of that we could get on. I do remember there were other folks with us that day, which probably could only have been Dave or Lyndon or both, and Mc Millan was there. However, we were the only ones that completed the route that day. That was one of our first ascents I remember well and hold precious. What a wild route! There are some things I don't think I will every forget. I did put pen to paper for some stuff back then. I'll send you some details of my recollection of our ascent of that route and maybe it will jog more of your memory of timing and our ascent.
Apology to Mr. Rotert - I had occasion to go to my parents home and pulled out my old guide of all the routes we climbed during the period and did finish off Great Boulder with you. Peter Prandoni and I had worked on it previously but it was so wet on top we could not make the last move out from under the shelf. Sorry for bad memory. I should also add that (and I can't remember I got that wrong, none other than Bilbo Baggins (also known during those days as Brad Shaver) was along with Dave in 1974 when I got out of the womb free. I guess so many years later, no one really cares. It was always fun to climb with Brad and we had a period between his trip to Switzerland and his fatal venture to Nepal when we did several routes together, including a pretty radical one on Wildcat Cliffs in Cashiers. I also found some very funny photos of that first ascent of the Boulder Move, with the 1974 date on the photo.
How do you do this route? I was trying to jam in the roof crack and scum with my knees, but I never got farther than the lip of the roof crack. Any beta for a poor, confused climber?
Unreal climb!!! If you have ever wished for a whole pitch of nothing but finger jamming, layback/stemming, corner cracking, mind blowing, fantasy tickling, quality climbing then the third pitch of this route is for you! The business is the last couple moves of the second pitch and the very first sequence of the third, but that is obvious when your standing on the deck looking up! Don't let the crux get to you, the climb is worth every bit of frustration you will encounter!
WOW! Climbed this today and am still regaining feeling in the right side of my body. The Womb move is hard. I did it like a chimney, got my right hand and foot/leg in the crack, kneebar/scum w/ my left leg, and sqirmed up until I could get a shit fingerlock w/ the left. Lay back a bit and get the jug out right. It's not over yet though... Excellent route. We did the first pitch of Safari Jive and traversed left to the start of P2 of The Womb. Traverse on P2 is balancy and a lot of fun. P3 is madness! We traversed right at the top of P3 to bolts, then rapped to the bolts on Safari Jive. From here, we rapped down and left to the sling anchor atop P1 of Safari Jive (before the traverse). It's hard work getting over there. Better for the first person to place a piece in the crack and go direct to that and the lower tree. Then the second person can rap down, stay on rappel (and get a fireman's), place a directional high in the crack and climb up to the bigger tree w/ slings. Set up the rap and let the lower guy go first. This way you don't have to take a second rope. There are other, maybe better ways to get down w/ one rope.


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So thinking for my next cycle trying SD with oral winny or maybe Tbol. Yes I know I should just inject, but don't have the balls yet. As SD and winny r both very liver toxic I will be doubling liv 52 dosage. Goal would be to get lean, hard and shredded dropping BF% while hopefully gaining some strength and lean muscle. Think that the SD and Tbol would prob produce a lil more strength & muscle while the SD and winny would maybe produce a lil more of that ripped look. What u guys think? Anyone tried? Cycle would look something like this:
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This is no Bentley or Rolls, though. It's not even an Aston or a Jag. No, this is a comparatively humble Escort RS Turbo; the crisply-styled Series One version, to be precise, and the only Series One to be factory finished in black, reportedly at the request of its owner, the young Princess Diana.
Provenance can be found in a picture which hangs on the wall above the car; a young Di, emerging from the driver's seat of the very same Escort, deep in conversation with a bodyguard. It hangs on the wall of the room - carpeted, soundproofed, and lit with artfully-angled spotlights - which the Escort shares with some of the finest examples in the country of Ford's RS back catalogue; and some have as few as 1,800 miles on the clock.
This room is something of a Mecca for blue oval enthusiasts. It contains 'The Bonkers Collection', probably the most interesting collection of Ford RS models in Europe, possibly in the entire world.
Rarities include a bright red Sierra Sapphire Cosworth, for example, one of only three red two-wheel-drives ever made, and the only one known to survive. Another Sapphire, this time a 4x4, the only one in metallic Mallard Green, and the last Sapphire Cosworth to leave the production line. A Focus RS500; number one, in fact, as evinced by the 001/500 plaque on the dash. A smattering of Sierra RS500 Cosworths; touring car racers for the road, and not one but two from the batch of just 52 ever made which were finished in Moonstone Blue. I could go on; there are 20 cars here at present, and the list continues to grow.
This remarkable collection traces its roots back to the early '80s when a young chap called Mark Bailey was given an 18-month-old Mk3 Escort RS1600i by his father. Mark promptly attempted to re-shape the RS1600i with the aid of some conveniently-placed scenery, and that was the end of that - for the next 20 years or so, at least.
"It was about seven or eight years ago now," Mark remembers. "I'd always had a huge passion for Ford RSs, ever since that first 1600i, so I set out on this quest to buy the best RS1600i I could find." Little did he know that that RS1600i would give rise to something so big. Before long, Mark had spied a black Series Two Escort RS Turbo, and with just 4000 miles on the clock, he had to have it. That was followed by a black RS1600i. "It was a quest that turned into a hobby, and a hobby that turned into a passion, and a passion that turned into an obsession!" he laughs.
Mark says his aim is to own one example of every RS model ever produced; not an easy task when you consider some of the rare (and, more to the point, pricey) cars that list includes - the RS200 and Mk2 Escort RS1800 are just two which spring to mind. And it's not as though Mark will settle for just anything. "With all the models, the point is trying to find the best I possibly can," he says. "If I've got one that's done 15,000 miles, and I find one that's done 12,000 miles, I'll buy that one and sell the other."
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One gets the feeling that owning these cars and simply being around them is more important to Mark then any wish to drive them. "The only ones I really drive are the two Sapphires," he says. "Sometimes, if it's all getting a bit too much, I'll come in here, just for half an hour or so, and sit and look. I don't need to drive them to enjoy them."
Some might say that that's a shame, but perhaps it's wrong to think of these as cars in the conventional sense. These are museum pieces; prime examples of past masters; type specimens kept for posterity.
And if you see the cars that way, it's perfectly logical that they're kept the way they are - in the warm, dry, quiet confines of this room, admired and adored by their owner. For sure, this collection is an investment - by his own admission, that's the only way Mark can justify spending so much on it - but first and foremost it's the ultimate fantasy of a dyed-in-the-wool RS enthusiast, made flesh.
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I think you missed something dan. He's said he doesn't even want to hear an offer, not that the offer isn't good enough.
I think you missed something dan. He's said he doesn't even want to hear an offer, not that the offer isn't good enough.
Win one for The Boss.
You may have to leave God's green Earth then because sometime in the near future. HS kids getting Major League contracts will be the norm.Originally Posted by Rocketbooster
I dont know when it will happen but eventually it will happen becaus eof the leverage that they hold.
The college guys wont because their leverage isnt too great, where as a HS kid can go to community college and be eligable for the draft a lot sooner.
The whole theory about them not accepting offers is Bulldoogie. The kid is a Yankee fan and knows the risks involved with going to UCLA.
We just didnt want to give him the money that he wanted.
"Owning the Yankees," Steinbrenner once said, "is like owning the Mona Lisa."
Which is why, if I were Cash, I'd send two messages, we will still negotiate to the deadline but I'm not going to make the call.Originally Posted by justtxyank
And once again, it seems odd that someone who was negotiating until recently for a pretty big number all of a sudden no longer wants to entertain offers.
The Kid misled the Yankees. You can't blame them but this sure is upsetting.
apparentl boras had nothing to do with this. he would have wanted cole to sign with the yankees but cole completely changed his mind. i remember reading an artical by BA saying cole was a certain to sign rather than go to college. people change their minds. it's damn annoying but you have to move on.Originally Posted by BRONXBOMBERS06
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So is this like officially over now?
While I can blame the Yankees (I'm not sure if I actually do, or if I'm so upset at the way the season has gone that I need to vent) for taking a major risk with the pick, I'm just not going to blame them (if indeed it is about the money, which I doubt) for caving into this kid's demands. Already he was a piece of work, blowing off a press conference to play golf. It would have been nice to have him, but I'd much rather the Yankees pass on Cole then give him whatever he wanted. I have absolutely no doubts the Yankees' offer was a fair one - that's all they can do. It still appears he wanted to go to college and if he mislead the Yankees, well........I can't respond as that kind of language is frowned upon.Originally Posted by b_joseph
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I think the reason he's going to UCLA is hes just playing the odds. A lot of high school pitchers, more than 50 percent, crap out. And even Phillip Hughes is having problems adjusting. He reminds me of a deer caught in the headlights, he's afraid that he won't be able to make it, but wants to avoid the decision for a few more years. (or he who thinks he has the world at his feet, but is really a ________ idiot.)
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None of us know what this kids motives or apirations are. Maybe baseball is not the most important thing in life. His actions would indicate that its certainly not the most important thing now. The Yankees knew the risks when they drafted him. They gambled and lost, its as simple as that.
I don't believe they gambled. You don't gamble on a first round pick signing. They obviously got positive indications that he would sign. Who knows what changed. The gamble is by the kid or his family. If he gets hurt, he or his family will regret it.
That stat only accounts for players that were drafted. Un accounted for are all the players that went to college and flamed out there. There is no way going to college is better for you than going pro. College coaches are trying to win, build resume's, and keep jobs. They don't have to care what you do after you are drafted. I'm not saying all college programs are like this, but minor league systems have no agenda. They look only to the players future.Originally Posted by oneill96
I don't agree at all. As I stated earlier, this move is for one of two reasons:Originally Posted by oneill96
1) Money
2) Girls and partying
There really isn't anything else....He would be paid more than any other pitcher in this draft, would have to be phenomonal in college and STILL fall to the right team to get the money he would now, and he is bypassing his supposed favorite team. This move reeks of stupidity to me at this point. It will be interesting to see the details of this situation, if they ever come to light, because for someone who's career is to be a pitcher to turn down this type of a situation seems unfathomable......
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What does this mean? I mean for next years draft....im confused. If we lose Cole,where do we choose next year? also,if we sign a class A free agent don't we lose that pick?
There is no possible way this can be viewed as a good decision by Cole. He is taking a huge risk. Like you said, he did this for girls and partying.Originally Posted by Enoch
Originally Posted by chaossentry
We get pick #28B (effectively pick 29) and it's protected
"Montero hasn't delivered completely on his raw power, but he's close to projecting as an 80 hitter with 80 power on the 20-80 scouting scale"-BA
Crow was also unsigned, correct?Originally Posted by bmxstreetrider86
That would mean this pick will be the 30th pick of the draft.
So could one say that Gerrit got Coled feet?
Originally Posted by BomberBrian
As far as we know, yes.
Right now we are locked into pick 30 for nextyear, and that pick can't be taken
"Montero hasn't delivered completely on his raw power, but he's close to projecting as an 80 hitter with 80 power on the 20-80 scouting scale"-BA
That's so bad, it's actually a wall marker. Well done.Originally Posted by lemonjello
Originally Posted by lemonjello
Carefull lj, it's too soon for some yanks fans
"Montero hasn't delivered completely on his raw power, but he's close to projecting as an 80 hitter with 80 power on the 20-80 scouting scale"-BA
Good observation, bro.Originally Posted by BomberBrian
Just got home... can't believe that we didn't get Cole done. Personally, I'm not buying this "he wanted to go to college" bs. Not one single report ever came out that said he was strongly committed to college. Now all of a sudden he's dead set on attending college and won't even hear an offer. Heh, that's laughable, IMO. I guess he was asking for a ridiculous amount, say, Porcello money(and he's not worth Porcello money) and the Yankees simply wouldn't budge. Hmm, I wonder what the Yankees will go after next year with the 30th pick. I'm guessing nothing too risky as they don't have much leverage.
32 - Cito Culver, SS, New York HS
82- Angelo Gumbs, CF, California HS
112- Rob Segedin, 3B, Tulane
145- Mason Williams, OF, Florida HS
175- Thomas Kahnle, RHP, Lynn University
Boston signed OF Westmoreland at a couple of mil. We were pursuing Bittle in the third round, I guess we were short of a gross at Rh Relief. Other than rushing Jackson, we are four years away from quality position players in the minors. All of a sudden the scouting system is suspect. Great on pitching prospects, position players, not so much. There is a drought through the top three levels of position players. Then you have two in Montero and Romine and zip. All the high level signings last year other than Romine are struggling.Why would one sign Miranda or the Duncans who effectively play bat, sometimes not very well. Where was the coaching for Gardner who is still hitting flat footed in the Majors. I could go on and on.
It will depend on how many picks they get, I'm sureOriginally Posted by albo4lyfe
If they get 2 more, I'd think they would take a signability guy at 30, since they won't have leverage and will probably have a large bill for the other 4 first rounders
"Montero hasn't delivered completely on his raw power, but he's close to projecting as an 80 hitter with 80 power on the 20-80 scouting scale"-BA
I just hope that after this year, that Moose, Abreu, Pudge, Giambi and others are shown the door. Collect the picks, go crazy with them(meaning get some high ceiling talent) and beef up the farm, especially position prospects. I'd love to have 6-7 first and supp. first rounders next year. Oh, and taking a bunch of dropping high ceiling talents in the later rounds and actually signing them wouldn't hurt either. If Bud doesn't like it, too bad he can't do a damn thing about it.Originally Posted by bmxstreetrider86
32 - Cito Culver, SS, New York HS
82- Angelo Gumbs, CF, California HS
112- Rob Segedin, 3B, Tulane
145- Mason Williams, OF, Florida HS
175- Thomas Kahnle, RHP, Lynn University
That's supposing that there are quality players available in above pick 20 or so.
There will be, there always will be. But some may not have the upside that Cole has.Originally Posted by boday
"Owning the Yankees," Steinbrenner once said, "is like owning the Mona Lisa."
Look, the kid is what 17 or 18? I'm sure he and his parents know the type of pressure and expectations that will be heaped upon him signing for the Yankees. Maybe he wants to be like every other kid and go to college and experience campus life.
He also went to a religious school. Maybe that played a role in his decision as well, and perhaps he holds higher values than money and fame.
Who knows - maybe he spoke to Drew Henson. LOL. Maybe he wants to be in his home state close to his parents and family. Maybe he's scared to death. Who knows. It doesn't matter, but I will be watching him over the next several years to see how he does.
"When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it." - George M. Steinbrenner, III 1930-2010
In Memoriam - Bob Sheppard, "The Voice of The Yankees" 1910-2010
Another season low point: Hughes, Kennedy, Horne (inj), Chamberlain (inj), and now their #1 pick.
Here's the final run-down on all first rounders from SI:
link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html
problem is the 2009 draft is suppose to be even weaker than 2008.Originally Posted by b_joseph
this week BA said it was far too early to tell how strong the draft will be.Originally Posted by hockeypuck2008
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The Yankees organization might be right now at it's lowest point since 1992, and that's pretty damn low. I suppose something else could go wrong but I can't imagine what it would be.
It's clearly Joe's fault that everything is A-Rod's fault -- jeterismyhomeboy
Yesterday was a rough day for multiple reasons but I think this is a bit melodramatic.Originally Posted by Spiker101
Never left the Betances bandwagon.
Geez, I wouldn't cut my wrists yet.Originally Posted by Spiker101
He's doing the opposite of playing the odds. Taking the money would be playing the odds.Originally Posted by oneill96
"In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism....formed their own 4-H Club -- the "hopeless, hysterical, hypochondriacs of history." - Spiro Agnew
Such pessimism does seem out of place on our minor league forum of all places. Yankee prospects have given us plenty to look forward to in the coming years - Jesus Montero has exceeded all but the wildest expectations, Mark Melancon has indeed looked like a future heir to Mariano in his first full season back from surgery, and Austin Jackson justified his preseason expectations in performing well at AA after a shaky start.
Further down on the farm is some more encouraging news; Dellin Betances put in 20 starts at Single-A and came back from a DL stint throwing harder and better than ever. Dellin's overall stats look good on their own - 71 hits in 98 innings with 114 K's - and would look even better if you omitted his singularly lousy game in May than landed him on the DL (7 runs, 8 hits in 3.2 innings). It's only low-A ball, but that's the kind of talent we hoped to see when the Yankees signed him. I can't imagine how anyone could bemoan the loss of Gerritt Cole without being far more thrilled at Betances' 2008.
And how about Wilkins DeLa Rosa? He's gone from a preseason afterthought to a legitimate left-handed pitching prospect. Single-A ball hit under .200 against him in over 100 innings and he improved in every respect in only his second season of pitching.
Humberto Sanchez is healthy. Andrew Brackman is ready to start in the Hawaiian winter league.
Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio!
I completely agree Reggie. Too many people here are overreacting. Its one draft pick. One player doesn't make a team let alone an organization. Would I have liked to have him? Sure! But you can't spend 3 times the amount just to make the fans happy! That is not smart business and agents like Boras would do that every year if the Yanks started down that slippery slope.
I think Cole was foolish. If he gets hurt in college he will rue the day he passed on the Yankee contract.
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That young man was heavily influenced by an agent the name of Tommy Tanzer.Originally Posted by AcidLake
If you look at the draft logically you are drafting 16, 18 and 20 year olds with the corresponding entry to the Majors at 6, 4 and 2 years. This is if they develop as projected. The older the player the sooner the arrival and the lower percentage of no develop. Latin players spend more time as pros but come with higher percentage of non develop. Obviously you want the highest talent available. This year we did not sign any top Latin players and 2 of the top draft picks, the other signed under slot. Not good.
Melodramatic? The Yanks have a .525 winning percentage. If they finish that way, it'll be their worst winning percentage since 1992. That's by definition their lowest point since '92. And the bulk of what talent there is in the farm system looks to me to be years away still.Originally Posted by NelsonMuntz
It's clearly Joe's fault that everything is A-Rod's fault -- jeterismyhomeboy
Austin Jackson isn't "years away". He'll be up at some point next year barring injuries. Not to mention Hughes and Joba will be back in the majors soon and are VERY big talents.Originally Posted by Spiker101
It is melodramatic to forecast "gloom and doom" for years because of one mediocre season. Does it suck? Yes. But the Yankees have been putting off rebuilding for years and with all of the contracts coming off the book, it's probably "time".
UM... waiting for football
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Let's Go Yankees!
I heart young pitchers
sometimes you have to take a step back to go forward. If we wanted to content this year, we could have gotten CC, but at a cost. We made our choice. Injuries happen, unfortunately it happened to us. There are over 30 teams trying to win the world series each year not one. I would love to be in the play-offs and world series each year, but I understand it does not happen. I would rather miss the playoffs this year and plan for the next year, then sell off for short term solutions. Lets face it, when wang/posada and matsui went down, we were close to dead. Joba was just icing on the cake. I am looking at this season as the 2006 season for the sox. Next season will hopefully be better with joba, hughes, sheets/CC (hopefully), wang highlighting our pitching staff.... *crosses fingers*
Failing to sign CC, Teix and Manny. While signing Abreu, Giambi and Mussina to 3 year contracts.Originally Posted by Spiker101
"Owning the Yankees," Steinbrenner once said, "is like owning the Mona Lisa."
What would be the most aggravating, would be not signing CC and Tex because they want 1 more year than the FO is willing to give AND THEN signing those 3 guys to 3 year contracts. None of our outgoing FA's should be offered anything more than arbitration.Originally Posted by b_joseph
Moose?Originally Posted by MTYankee23
Arbitration only. Rather let him go one year too soon than keep him one year too many.Originally Posted by hallofamer2000
Although the fact that of our 1, 1A, and 2 picks this year we ended up with a left handed pitcher who barely tops 90 and has elbow problems doesn't leave me all warm and fuzzy going into next year's draft.
Agreed. Out with the old and in with the new. Wipe the slate as clean as you can.Originally Posted by MTYankee23
"Owning the Yankees," Steinbrenner once said, "is like owning the Mona Lisa."
would you want moose to win 300 as a yankee and see him get jet skis or something at the stadium like the Mets did? come on, it is our chance to be like the mets!Originally Posted by MTYankee23
"If we have to, we'll hoard everybody. That's what the Yankees used to do."
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COLLEGE STATION — Kevin Sumlin vows there are two questions you'll never hear him ask after watching video of a prospect — except when explaining why he won't ask them.
"'What's he rated?' and, 'Who's recruiting him?'" Sumlin said. "I don't care."
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In his first full season of recruiting at A&M, Sumlin tied the bow on the Aggies' first Rivals.com top-10 class in eight years. And as revered as Jackie Sherrill and R.C. Slocum are around campus for reviving the program starting in the mid-1980s, over a combined 21 seasons they never achieved what Sumlin did in one: a top-five finish.
The No. 5 Aggies, behind the Heisman Trophy-winning Manziel, earned their highest season-ending ranking since 1956, when they also finished fifth under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. To boot, A&M finished 11-2 in 2012 in a league that's won the last seven national titles. The Aggies were the lone team to defeat the national champion, Alabama, and they did so at Bryant-Denny Stadium (the second Bear Bryant reference).
"We're in a pretty good league," a smiling Sumlin said of his initial impression of playing in the Southeastern Conference.
Casual observers (if there are such animals when it comes to football recruiting) will assume much of A&M's recruiting success stemmed from its surprisingly successful first season in the SEC, an upset at Alabama, a shiny new Heisman to join John David Crow's from 1957 and a shellacking of Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl.
They would be wrong.
"We had a lot of guys committed (already)," Sumlin offered as a gentle reminder that much of this standout class had believed in the new regime before all of those gold nuggets had come to fruition.
A year ago Sumlin, hired from Houston, had yet to coach even a single practice at A&M. But he had started spinning his spiel to 2013 recruits, and hoped they actually believed the Aggies would compete for titles right away in the SEC as the Lone Star State's lone representative. That's why he'll always have an affinity for the touted young men who had faith in his program before he'd ever stepped on the Kyle Field sideline as coach.
"I'll always be indebted to those guys who bought in to what we were selling, because (the good things) hadn't happened yet," he said. "In January, you would be surprised by the number of phone calls we got. But we just didn't have any room."
There's plenty of room for next year, and Sumlin had switched gears to 2014 long before signing day this week.
"We've got six or seven commitments for next year," he said. "I look for us to sign another pretty healthy class."
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Team Black Falcon retires from race after accident
Bathurst (AUS) – In today's Bathurst 12 Hour Race in Australia, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 has finished in the second place. The Australian customer team of Erebus Racing with its drivers Peter Hackett (AUS), Tim Slade (AUS), Jeroen Bleekemolen (NED) and Bret Curtis (USA) came home second after having driven 270 race laps. Having started from 6th place on the grid, starting number 20 took over the lead for the first time in the third hour of the race on a wet track. In an exciting battle against other GT3 cars, the gullwing car of the customer sports team of Erebus was able to constantly hold on to a position no lower than the top three. The Bathurst 12 Hour remained a narrow decision until the very end. The two leading cars remained in the same lap and the time difference with which they crossed the finish line was only 1.13 minutes.
The endurance race on Circuit Mount Panorama, which is 6,213 kilometres long, was marked by the difficult weather conditions, a large number of incidents and many safety car phases. The traditional hilly track is located in the State of New South Wales, with a distance of approximately 200 kilometres west of Sydney, the biggest city in Australia.
Peter Hackett (AUS):
"I am very happy about the second place. Our SLS AMG GT3 delivered a convincing top performance facing the wet conditions on the track. The car ran like clockwork and was completely reliable. We did not get involved in any of the incidents and drove a constant race with a great race strategy and fantastic pit stops. The co-operation with Black Falcon from Germany worked very well since both teams complemented each other perfectly."
Tim Slade (AUS):
"It was a great challenge with a narrow finish here on Circuit Mount Panorama in Bathurst. During the entire race we competed with the other GT3 cars on a high level. I want to thank the whole team for this cohesive performance."
Black Falcon's SLS AMG GT3 retired from race after accident
The second SLS AMG GT3 of the customer team Black Falcon with Rob Wilson (NZ), Sean Patrick Breslin (GB), Sean Paul Breslin (GB) and Vimal Mehta (TZA) started from 9th place on the grid and had no difficulties in claiming one of the top positions among the fastest cars in the race. After an hour, starting number 21 had to make a pit stop because of a problem with the rear suspension. After having been repaired successfully, the gullwing car of Black Falcon carried on driving. However, due to an accident in the 52nd lap, the race came to an end after three hours. Thanks to the exemplary safety level, which is currently not reached by any other GT3 car, the driver Sean Patrick Breslin was unharmed.
Most successful newcomer in the 2011 motor sport season
The Bathurst 12 Hour was the second podium position in a row for the AMG Customer Sports programme. In the Dubai 24 Hours race (12th to 14th January 2012) the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 scored a commanding 1-2-3 with Abu Dhabi by Black Falcon at the top.
In its debut year of 2011, the Gullwing became probably the most successful newcomer in the 2011 motorsport season: from March 2011 on 40 race cars were delivered to international customer teams that took part in races on four continents and won a total of 26 races. The success story was crowned by the team title of the FIA GT3 European Championship for HEICO Motorsport and its two Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 – the first title for the Gullwing in its first full racing season.
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Run, don't walk, as we give away 24 free tix to the Scottsdale Culinary Festival. Plus see a hilariously-dated slideshow of the SCF over the past three decades, and learn just what it takes to feed 40,000-plus hungry patrons at the Valley's tastiest food extravaganza.
Now entering it's 33rd season, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival (April 5 – 10) is one of the nation's longest-running food affairs. Featuring 12 events spread over six food-filled days, the SCF attracts than 40,000 hungry patrons a year. Plus, the entire event doubles as a non-profit fundraiser for local arts and arts education programs, which is more important than ever as state funding continues to dry up for these 'non essential' programs. So we thought we'd put in a call to the Scottsdale League for the Arts (SLA), and speak with Executive Director, Joe Zanovich about what it takes to put on this wildly-popular event, from the super-ritzy AZ Culinary Hall of Fame Dinner, to the flip flop-friendly Great Arizona Picnic.
How did the Scottsdale Culinary Festival come about and has the SLA been involved from the get-go?
Yes, back in 1978 the SLA, then called the Scottsdale Men's League (it was a different time), launched Taste of the Nation, as it was known then, as a way to raise funds for the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. By 1992, the League expanded our support to other worthy arts programs across the state, and in 2002 we added a grants program so that any qualifying non-profit can apply for the approximately $350,000 in funding we hand out annually.
Help us feel better about all the greasy-good food we're going to scarf down at the Great AZ Picnic by telling us which worthy organizations we'll be supporting?
Aside from the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, the SCF supports everyone from Ballet Arizona and Arizona Opera, to Free Arts of Arizona. Then there are smaller but equally amazing programs such as Rosie's House, which is a music academy for underprivileged children. It's an opportunity these kids could not get otherwise and their lives are forever changed for the better.
How has the SCF changed over the decades?
Well, for one, it was originally small enough to be held inside the lobby of the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, and now we host events across Greater Scottsdale. Looking back, we also did some really wacky events such as the Waiter's Race (pictured), where waiters literally raced around obstacles while balancing bottles and glasses on a serving tray. We've also had some amazing honorary chairmen over the years such as Jacques Pepin, Vincent Price and Robin Leach.
How many people does it take to pull something like this off?
Believe it or not, but we have exactly two full-time staffers here. However, we rely heavily on our volunteer base of about 55 SLA members. All total, including restaurant staffers, vendors, security and volunteers, it will take nearly 3,000 people to pull off this year's event.
Finally, if we put you on the spot and made you pick one favorite event, which would it be?
If there's one event I'd actually like to attend, it's the Best of the Fest on Sunday evening. Eleven of the Valley's best chefs will be there cooking live and interacting with a very limited number of guests in the courtyard of the Scottsdale Hyatt Regency. Each chef creates a five-course meal they've spent weeks pairing with fine wines, and the winery representatives are there as well. I always hear it's an amazing time, but I've never actually been because I'm on-site at the Great Arizona Picnic all day long. But one year …
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