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Same loveEyes stareWhispers roll off their tonguesShame flickers in your eyesShame you try to hideYou try to pull away, but I refuseThe others do not matter, not to meYou're the oneHair soft as my own falls over my shouldersLips red as your own seal the promiseThe world is against usBut one day the rest of them will understandThat even our love is a real love
Until Death Do Us PartMarriageDoes life start or endLove has molded us into oneBut does that mean the vow must be takenSo that a paper proves our bondA bond that may weaken in timeTemptations try and strain usBreak the bondShowing us that we may have made the greatest mistakes of our lives?Love; is it a jokeOr true?Strong enough to hold throughout the rest of our livesOr merely an illusion...
he saved me, but he killed me._i. first light- i met you in a crimson forest. it was a rose garden summer, and out of a black mercedes you walked out, your five year old eyes greener thansunlit saplingsyou reached up to pluck a rose from its stem, and offered it to me."what's your name?"daddy told me that i couldn't tell strangers my real name.I looked at the rose in my hand."Rose."you smiled, you were a seastorm of now long-gone innocence.i didn't understand but I knew.ii. i forgot about you for 1562 days, 11 hours, and 22 minutes,you shoutedmy name, but i didn't recognize youuntil i saw your eyes.iii. my father fell and didn't stand back up again.i screamed, and you carried me home.iv. i didn't talk for a week. i stared at the gray of the sky. it was the color of my father's eyes.you sat next to me in the pouring rain,your war
Ugly Scars"Why do you cut, dear?""Doesn't it hurt?"Of course it does –It hurts more than I'm worth"Why do you cut, dear?""Aren't you ashamed?"Of course I'm embarrassed,But I'm used to the blame."Why do you cut, dear?""Why don't you stop?"Can you stop a dead bodyFrom starting to rot?Because, darling, you see,I'm not even here.I'm only a corpseWith no hope, and no fear."Why do you cut dear?"Well, don't you see?There's a pain insideSo deep within meAnd it's coming to the surfaceBut no one understandsSo I put that painInside my hands.And I lay it outFor all to seeOn wrists so redAnd forearms that bleed."Why do you cut, dear?""It's ugly, you know."Ha."ugly" is exactlyWhat this is meantTo show.
bullets in a shot glassAgain the archers are aching,again their bones are breakinglike the cracks in the Colosseum.Death does not defendeager-eyedfighters; he does not fulfillgodly goals ofheaven and halos.I am inverted, introverted,a jester jeeringat kids who kisslike life is long enough to fall in love.my mouth is a machine,a new nightfallordering our soldiers outinto pits where they pray for peace.the quirks of ourridiculous readings rule us,sand us into sculpturesthin and tall, trembling.our universe is built on uncertaintyand vicious virtueswritten by long-dead warriors whoexpected to live forever, andI do not yield to yourwell-read zombies.
Anxiety attackAs the attack begins,I feel myself slipping away again.And I question things that are better left unsaid.And contemplate if I am better off dead.My anxiety is killing me,I feel my hands shaking.And I am sobbing.And am I dying?I am just trying,To get a grip.But I feel my reality slip through my finger tips.Nothing is real,Except every bit of pain my mind forces me to feel.Every memory that I had shoved away.Is now racing around my brain.It's driving me insane.And my limbs turn to jello.Every time my head hits the pillow,Before I go to bed.I start to panic and I am wide awake instead.More thoughts are swarming around like a hurricane.Please,Make it stop!And just like that,The attack is gone.
Self-Harm Isn't a HandbagPick at the scabs of the ghosts of scarsOn the insides of my wrists,White hot pain memories shoot up my veinsAnd the tear vapour creates mistsIn the lenses of my glasses.My world narrows down to thoseWhite stitch marks that keep thePatchwork of my forearms and thighsTogether,Keeping the dark ugly hurtOn the insidesForever.How could I have done this to myself?Could I blame you?And him?And her too?No.I'm a big girl now,And the blame rests on my wrists,That flicked the bladeAnd sprayed the blood,And the mind that forbadeMe to ask for help.I've said it beforeAnd I'll say it again;It isn't beautifulTo put yourself through such pain.When your head is buzzingFrom the hit of the highOf a new cut on your thigh,Or your mind is lost in a mistOf ecstasy from a new sliceOn your wristAnd you're dependent on itA junkie needing a hit,It isn't pretty or cute or special.No amount of kissesWill undo the cutsOr absorb the scars.No
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Pair arrested in Rutland street disruptionBy Brent Curtis
STAFF WRITER | January 21,2013Two men were arrested Sunday night in Rutland after police from three agencies were called to disperse a crowd that gathered over a dispute on School Street.
More than 40 people were reportedly involved in a series of heated verbal and physical confrontations in the city's southwest neighborhood, Rutland Police Sgt. John Sly said.
"A lot of people came out to watch or get involved," Sly said.
In what he described as a "convoluted sequence of events" police were initially called to 36 Meadow Street at 4:23 p.m. for a reported fight.
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Sly said police left the scene believing that the parties would stay separated. But more than three hours later they were called back when some of the same people involved in the earlier dispute moved to 79 School St. where a crowd had
The size of the gathering was so great that city police called for backup from Vermont State Police and the Rutland County Sherriff's Department as well as another shift of officers coming on duty in the city.
Police also arrested two participants — 19-year-old Tiler Cormia and Nicholas Prior, 20, both of Rutland — on charges of disorderly conduct.
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N.Korea celebrates nuclear test with huge rally
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in a snowy Pyongyang square as North Korean officials rally support for the country's recent nuclear test.
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Tens of thousands of people have gathered in a snowy Pyongyang square as North Korean officials rally support for the country's recent nuclear test.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not appear at the rally Thursday. Workers' Party Secretary Kim Ki Nam told the crowd that Tuesday's nuclear test, the country's third, was a self-defensive measure against U.S. hostility.
The United Nations Security Council and Washington say the test violated U.N. resolutions. North Korea is believed to be trying to develop nuclear-armed missiles.
In December, North Korea launched a satellite into space using a long-range rocket. The U.N. and Washington said the launch was a test of banned ballistic missile technology and imposed tightened sanctions against the North.
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Searching for "intitle:numismatic" gives 32500 hits! Yet searching for "intitle:numismatic intitle:chronicle" gives only one hit, and it isn't the 1845 volume we saw earlier.
Google has scanned and indexed at least 17 volumes of The Numismatic Chronicle (see Num. Chron. for a list) yet only one appears.
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Thank you, Hilary. Just watched the documentary. Amazing. Probably not the intention of the makers that I now want one of those super-intelligent South Pacific island crows as a pet.
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The Sunday Notebook; The Leadership BS Again?
Oh look the media in Toronto are at it again with the leadership issues within the Blue Jays clubhouse. Mike Wilner was on the Fan 590 on Sunday talking with Ben Ennis (audio here) when he said that the Blue Jays clubhouse was awful last year and according to some it was "The most dysfunctional clubhouse they've ever been around" Well, isn't that swell? Seems to me the media in Toronto sure likes to beat on the leadership drum, if it's not the Blue Jays and lack of leadership, it's the Leafs and their lack of leadership over a stupid salute. Yes, a salute. And people wonder why a lot of athletes don't want to come to Toronto. Maybe if the media in Toronto weren't beyond insufferable, well, the ones that seem to cover hockey and try to impose their views on baseball maybe just maybe we could quit talking about leadership. As Wilner says if the Blue Jays had won one more game a month they would have been in the Wild Card play in game and no one is bringing up the leadership or the lack there of.
Speaking of the Toronto Media, Ian Hunter at The Blue Jay Hunter went into detail of Jerry Howarth's appearance on the Jeff Blair show on Wednesday. Hunter writes how Blair says that R.A Dickey and John Gibbons got into it a few times this past season. Then later in the interview Howarth drops these little tidbits about Dickey;
"R.A. is kind of a man unto himself on an island, and you don't want that in your clubhouse. He gives you 200 innings, he goes out there and starts 30 games, that's great; but you need more than that.
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You have to have people who are part of a 25 man roster, not a separate entity."
Can't say I disagree with Howarth about the island analogy, but I also don't see the Blue Jays moving Dickey who still has two years left on his contract at a relatively team friendly deal.
My biggest issue with Dickey has been his perceived instance on having Josh Thole as his personal catcher. He's never come out and actually admitted that and even said he was never asked in Spring Training when the decision on what catchers to carry on the roster, the Blue Jays kept three catchers on the roster but I digress.
Thole in his two season in Toronto has shown no other ability other than to catch the knuckleball. If not for Dickey on the roster than Thole would become nothing more than a waste of a roster spot. What is even more laughable is people like Wilner, who when asked about newly acquired Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin catching Dickey, mentioned that Thole could be better if he got more playing time. It's not an argument that I would ever come close to agreeing with. Josh Thole is nothing more than a guy that can catch a knuckleball, nothing more, nothing less.
Getting back to Howarth's beef with Dickey, it seems like every year the media picks on a player and then shits all over their leadership. Last year it was Jose Bautista and his so called negative influence and now Dickey. Lets also not forget that I never heard Howarth trying to run Roy Halladay out of town or Dave Stieb for that matter because they had prickly personalities at times.
Maybe Howarth and Wilner should focus on calling the games and leave the opinion and analysing to people like Shi Davidi and baseball analysts that know what they are talking about.
Welcome To The Russell Martin Era
The Blue Jays finally went out and spent money in the Free Agency Market and signing catcher Russell Martin to a 5 year 82 million dollar deal. The Martin signing is the longest Free Agent deal that Alex Anthopoulos has made during his tenure as Blue Jays General Manager. The Martin deal surpasses A.J Burnett's five-year 55 million contract he signed in during the J.P Richardi regime as the biggest Free Agent signing in club history.
Sure the deal may be a bit of an overpay but it addresses an upgrade to the catching position that the Blue Jays could definitely use. Martin comes advertised as one of the best pitch framers in the game where he was third amongst catchers at generating strike calls, something that couldn't be said for Dioner Navarro, Martin is also great at shutting down the opponents base stealers as he threw out 37 percent of would be base stealers in 2014. Martin is also considered one of the better catchers at calling a game, although I didn't think that Navarro was all that bad of a game caller. Martin is also considered a great clubhouse leader, so there is that if you're into the whole leadership thing that is often overblown in the Toronto media.
Then you have Martin's offensive abilities to throw into the mix as well. Martin hit .290/.402/.430 last season with Pittsburgh. Martin hit 11 home runs and had an OPS plus of 136. Martin had a WAR of 5.5 as well. For Martin's career he has a career line of .259/.354/.399 over a span of nine seasons.
With Martin on board it gives the Blue Jays three catchers on their roster again. It could mean that Josh Thole's days as a Blue Jay would be numbered, a scenario many Blue Jays fans are hoping for as Thole's lack of offensive production and who's only role is being R.A Dickey's personal caddy hasn't justified him holding a roster spot in many fans opinions. Navarro who proved he was durable to last a full season in 2014 could be an admiral back-up catcher who could fill in if Martin were to go down with an injury. Navarro could also spend some time at DH or come off the bench as a late inning pinch hitter.
The other good news about this signing is that Rogers is finally showing that they are willing to spend money in the free agent market and with the Blue Jays being linked to other rumours on Free Agents it's also showing that maybe they are ready to be active players in Free Agency. According to Jose Bautista in an interview with MLB radio last week claimed that the Blue Jays had 20-30 million to spend this winter. If that is indeed the truth then the Blue Jays still have between four and fifteen million left to spend.
The next step for AA is to fill holes at Second base, Left field, Center Field and in the Bullpen. I am quietly optimistic that the Blue Jays will fill those mentioned holes after this unexpected start to Free Agency.
Could Emilio Bonifacio Be Returning To Toronto?
So there was this little tidbit that came across Twitter yesterday and it's actually rather surprising to see Emilio Bonifacio drawing interest from the Blue Jays. Has Alex Anthopoulos remembered how well Bonifacio's first stint went with the team in 2013, which in case AA has forgotten, it did not end well.
Bonifacio proved pretty quickly that he couldn't hit or play second place very well, in fact it came out last winter that he was spooked by playing on the turf. Which isn't overly surprising to hear I suppose, players do have the Blue Jays listed on their no trade clauses because of the turf, or so we're led to believe.
I Don't know, maybe it might not be the worst thing in the world if AA was to bring Bonifacio back. I would think he could be had for a reasonable price I would also think that he would be considered more of the 24th or 25th man on the roster and would probably have a smaller role than his first go around. With his speed he would make a good pinch running option off the bench and with this weeks departure of Anthony Gose the Blue Jays could use some speed on the basepaths.
Bonifacio can also play all three outfield positions and in a pinch could fill in at short or second, the new turf may not be nearly as bad as the old turf. And speaking of Second Base the defensive metrics show that he's at least passable there in a pinch. But most of all Bonifacio would be a good fit for a Blue Jays outfield that potentially is replacing Melky Cabrera and Colby Rasmus.
It may not be the craziest idea ever but if he comes cheap and isn't expected to play more than a few days a week than I would be ok with Emilio Bonifacio coming back to Toronto.
Yep. I said that.
The Thursday Notebook
The Anthony Gose Era ended Wednesday night as he was traded to the Detroit Tigers for second base prospect Devon Travis, who according to the Blue Jays website is their ninth ranked prospect. Gose came to Toronto in 2010 when he was acquired for Brett Wallace. Gose came as a speedy outfielder that was a good defender but wasn't much with the bat. At one point he was considered the heir apparent for the center field job but as this past season went along it became apparent that he had fallen below Kevin Pillar and Dalton Pompey on the depth chart. As for Travis he is expected to be given a chance in Spring Training to compete for the second base job but probably starts the year in Buffalo. Ideally in a perfect world the Blue Jays could sign a veteran second baseman through free agency or acquire one through trade. The Blue Jays have shown interest in Howie Kendrick in recent days according to rumours, however, the Jays are listed on his no trade list so there is that. Another name that the Jays could be interested in could be the Angels' Gordon Beckham who could be non tendered and be available. Alex Anthopoulos has been rumoured to be interested in Beckham in the past so it could be possible that it could happen. Bob Elliott tweeted out last night that the Blue Jays are in talks with former Reds hitting coach Brook Jacoby about the hitting coach vacancy on their staff. Sportsnet's Shi Davidi also tweeted out last night that Jacoby is described as a solid instructor and has a similar approach as Kevin Seitzer has. Who ever gets hired on as the Blue Jays hitting coach let's hope they can last longer than one season as the Jays are going to have their fourth hitting coach in four years in 2015. It also came out Tuesday that Alex Anthopoulos doesn't expect Melky Cabrera to return in 2015. In reality if they really wanted Cabrera back they should have got something done in the summer and not waited for it to get to the point where the highest bidder wins out. Bob Elliot also had some info on the Cabrera talks:
The Blue Jays obviously know what free-agent left fielder Melky Cabrera is looking for as both sides have talked. Cabrera had told friends that the Jays made a three-year $39 million offer. The outfielder's agent is believed to be looking for a $50 million package. "We have a sense right of the likelihood is of signing him," said Anthopoulos who says he is sensitive to not talk about someone else's free agency or divulge negotiations. "When a player reaches free agency, you have to start preparing for contingencies because the likelihood is when players become free agents an overwhelming percentage don't return."
That offer seems a bit low if it is true, I said earlier in the summer that 3 years at 45 might be enough to get it done in the end but at this point it seems like the Jays won't get Melky back unless the offer goes up. The Blue Jays released their Spring Training Schedule on Wednesday. They start their Spring Schedule in Dunedin against Pittsburgh and close out their Spring Schedule with a pair of games against Cincinnati at Olympic Stadium in Montreal on April 3rd and 4th. The Blue Jays have 33 games scheduled as well as three split squad games. For those of you that will making the March Break trek to Florida in March the Blue Jays only have a pair of games scheduled for Dunedin that week, March 18th and 19th against Tampa and Boston. And lastly on this Thursday afternoon, Bluebird Banter has put together a handy little guide on what Blue Jays on the 40 man roster have options and it also includes their outright statuses as well, it's a must for any Blue Jays fan to bookmark so they can keep tabs on the Jays roster movement as this winter progresses.
Kevin Seitzer Leaving The Blue Jays For Job With The Braves
Add another opening to the Toronto Blue Jays coaching staff as Atlanta Braves beat writer Mark Bowman is reporting that Kevin Seitzer has joined the Braves coaching staff as their new hitting coach. This news comes after the news a few weeks ago that the Blue Jays were reassigning Bullpen coach Bob Stanley.
Seitzer came with much fanfare when he was hired last winter as the Blue Jays new hitting coach and when the Blue Jays were on that hot streak in May Seitzer seemed to get a ton of praise for the work he had done as the hitting coach.
As the season went along and things went south the lack of success of hitters such as Colby Rasmus and Ryan Goins made some wonder if maybe all the praise that was heaped on Seitzer in May was just a bit much.
It does raise the question of just how much does a hitting coach affect a team. I don't think it really does the Blue Jays offence hasn't been the issue the last few years despite now looking for their fourth hitting coach in as many seasons. In reality much of it has to do with the players willingness to succeed as a hitter. A hitting coach no matter how good can't turn every hitter into a great hitter, and this year it showed with Goins and Rasmus although some of Rasmus' struggles were do to teams shifting on him.
When Seitzer signed he did so on a one year deal and Alex Anthopoulos confirmed to John Lott that the reason Seitzer is leaving is that they couldn't work out a deal for next year.
Not exactly the best omen for the start of the off-season.
What The Postseason Has Taught Us
For starters my preseason picks did not have either the Kansas City Royals or the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. For the record I had Tampa Bay defeating Washington for the World Series, I did however have both the Royals and the Giants making the playoffs, the Giants as a wildcard team and the Royals winning the AL Central.
What I think has really stuck out to me the last couple of postseasons is how teams can overcome bad in-game management to win. Last year it was John Farrell who made some, well, lets just say interesting managerial moves along the way to winning the World Series. How many of us had Kansas City managed Ned Yost tarred and feathered in the sixth inning of the Wild Card game after Yost lifted James Shields in favour of Yordano Ventura?, who hadn't pitched out of the pen all season and had thrown 74 pitches only two days earlier. Ventura blew the lead when he gave up a three run homer to Oakland's Brendan Moss. Funny thing happened though, the Royals came back to win the game in extra innings and have run the table to get to the World Series. The other thing in Yost's favour is that he does have a shutdown bullpen and if they are winning after six innings victory seems almost automatic.
This postseason has also taught us that winning your division, which is a great accomplishment, doesn't mean squat in October. The Royals swept both the Los Angeles Angels and the Baltimore Orioles who both were division winners. San Francisco path has been somewhat similar although they had to win the Wild Card game on the road, and then would go on to defeat Washington and St.Louis and take advantage of some managerial gaffs along the way.
This season has also shown that if you can just make it in that anything can happen. The Royals sat two games under 500 in late July and then with some thanks to the Tigers collapsing down the stretch actually led the AL Central in mid September before finally losing the division on the final day of the regular season. It has also shown that you can't predict how the postseason will play out. The Royals hit the least amount of home runs in the AL this season but used the long ball in a big way to win the division series and the first two games of the LCS.
The old saying goes that pitching and defence win's in October but after this season I think it's also safe to say that just make it in and anything can happen.
The Royals are proof of that.
The Friday Notebook
The Blue Jays' have found their fall guy for yet another disappointing season by letting go of Bullpen coach Bob Stanley. I'm not quite sure how Stanley could be faulted for the bullpen's struggles. It was Sergio Santos, Steve Delabar, Dustin McGowan and Casey Janssen after the All-Star break, out on the mound pitching poorly. The pen in 2013 was pretty damn impressive but it had to be expected that they would have a little regression, but not quite to the point it did get. In reality it is Pete Walker that does most of the work with these guys, Stanley main job is answering the bullpen phone and opening the bullpen door. But it seems someone must take the fall for under-performance and like Chad Mattola getting let go after Bob Stanley getting the axe just seems like an over reaction.
As for Stanley's replacement, it could very well be Pat Hentgen who held the job in 2013 and took a leave of absence in 2014 however Mike Wilner tweeted that he doesn't believe that Hentgen is quite ready to come back. In a perfect world I think Hentgen would make a wonderful pitching coach but that's just me. Another candidate could be Duane Ward who has spent the last few years working as an instructor for the Blue Jays Instructional Camps and is a guy I could really see striving in a role like that. Although Shi Davidi is reporting that the leading candidates are pitching co-ordinator Dane Johnson, pitching rehab and roving instructor Rick Langford and current Bisons pitching coach Randy St.Claire.
MLB Trade Rumours had an interesting piece on the Blue Jays and their situation as it pertains to payroll and who is under contract, arbitration eligible and players that have options. After reading the piece maybe Paul Beeston wasn't lying about payroll going up although he may not have been completely truthful on how it goes up.
The Blue Jays have eight guaranteed contracts going into next season, including Ricky Romero who is scheduled to make 7.5 million to most likely pitch in Buffalo next season. They project that the arbitration eligible players would add roughly 11.6 million to the 96.2 million already committed to the eight guaranteed contracts, although they could save an estimated 2.2 million if they non tender Juan Francisco. Non tendering Francisco does seem likely.
That's not even getting into the player options of which Adam Lind, J.A Happ and Josh Thole's are likely to get picked up and Dustin McGowan could be back for a cheaper price if his option is declined, nor does it include any free agent signings or resigning Melky which isn't going to come cheap. So it very well could be that the payroll goes up but don't expect a huge list of new faces come Spring other than the ones in-house.
Shi Davidi also is reporting that Demarlo Hale interviewed for the Minnesota Twins open managerial spot, so perhaps there could be two openings on the coaching staff. Hale last year interviewed for the Nationals managerial opening which eventually went to Matt Williams.
Calling All Baseball Coaches
The Toronto Blue Jays and Baseball Canada are hosting their third annual coaching clinic at the Rogers Centre January 9-11 2015.
The clinic is open to coaches all across Canada including beginners looking to get there foot in the door. Coaches that attend this clinic will get three PD points towards their national certification. Baseball Canada will also be hosting a clinic on Friday January 9th, Coaches that partake in the afternoon session will receive 5 points for each module they are a part of the modules will include Baserunning, hitting, outfield or infield. They`re also offering the NCCP Baseball initiation workshop for beginner coaches.
Instructors that have signed on for the weekend include, Blue Jays first base coach Tim Leiper, Jays third base coach Luis Perez, Sandy Alomar, Pat Tabler, Homer Bush, Lloyd Moseby, Stubby Clapp, Clayton McCullough, New Hampshire Fishercats pitching coach Jim Czajkowski, current Blue Jay hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, Duane Ward, Brian McRae and Devon White.
The clinic includes a coaches social on the Friday night where coaches will have a chance to mingle with former Blue Jay players also included is a tour of the Blue Jays clubhouse which is interesting and it also includes a chance to take part in batting practice and shagging flyballs on the field.
I took part in last years clinic and it was an incredible experience to learn from the greats and a chance to talk baseball. You can read about my experience here
The cost of the weekend is $160, which after taxes works out to 180. For more info on the clinic visit http://www.bluejays.com and click on Baseball Academy.
Here is a video from the Blue Jays website on the clinic held in January.
Davidi's Point On Team Chemistry Is Just Overkill
Shi Davidi wrote an interesting piece on what happened to the 2014 Toronto Blue Jays yesterday and while he mentioned the lack of trust between ownership and the players played a big part of the issue he also brought up the whole chemistry issue which in the last few years has been overdone and isn't necessarily completely legit in my opinion.
Sure chemistry is like that low hanging fruit to go after when things go downhill but it's quite interesting that no one brought it up when things where going well in May and early June. It's been said that winning cures a lot of issues and chemistry can be lumped into that as well as far as I'm concerned. How many winning teams do you hear about having issues with chemistry? The answer is none. It's a crutch reserved for teams trying to explain why a season didn't go well and the baseball media in Toronto have done a fine job the last few years of dragging the point to death.
Where Davidi hit's the nail on the head however is with the distrust that formed between ownership, management and the players. In fact to me the most damning piece in the article might have been where Davidi talks of a meeting in which Beeston hosted a pre season dinner and as one person tells Davidi the message was if they got to June and were in it the money would be there.
Whether or not the money was there or not is something only ownership knows but the fact that nothing was done at the deadline didn't help the trust factor with the team. It also didn't help within the clubhouse that Alex Anthopoulos waited until Aug 5th to talk to the team instead of talking to the team on July 31st.
Davidi also brings up how the Jays could have made a move for Martin Prado at the deadline and it wouldn't have cost the Jays much to get it done. Here is a thing to think about though with Prado who is owed 27 million over the next two seasons. Perhaps AA looked at what Prado is owed the next two years and then looked at his payroll budget and the uncertainties surrounding that considering that the Blue Jays want to make a serious pitch to re-sign Melky Cabrera and figures that financially it just didn't make sense.
Having said all that, the biggest thing that it shows is that Rogers dropped the ball by tying AA's hands last winter when it came to payroll. If your serious about winning you don't increase the payroll as much as they did in 2012 and then not give any room to add in 2014 and then you add the Ervin Santana deferral into the mix and it just looks awful. As it's been mentioned elsewhere if ownership had been on the ball then Santana is most likely signed before the Braves ever lose Kris Medlan and giving Santana a reason to go elsewhere.
Like I said in the beginning Davidi did bring up the chemistry issue but to me the failure of 2014 is on ownership who watched the injuries happen this year and sat idly by while AA picked players off the scrap heap and was forced to put below replacement level players in the line-up and if the Blue Jays want to contend in 2015 they need more depth on the bench than what they had in 2014.
The Monday Night Notebook
You know it's a slow news day in Blue Jay land when Marcus Stroman switching numbers becomes the biggest news of the day, well, only news of the day. Stroman announced on twitter that in honour of his grandmother's birthday his number would change to 6 for next season. It's a good thing I held off on buying a Stroman jersey this season because it would suck to have bought one and see him change the number after the fact. The last Blue Jay to wear the number 6 was Jeff Mathis when he was here in 2012. The most famous Blue Jay to wear the number 6 is Carlos Delgado who wore it from 1993 till 95 before wearing 21 in 1996 and then settling on 25 from 1997 till he left after the 2004 season. Stroman would also become only the third Blue Jay pitcher to ever wear a single digit number. Josh Towers was the first as he wore number 7 when he was a Blue Jay and Kyle Drabek who has spent parts of four season's with the Blue Jays wears number 4.
The Blue Jays are looking to add two interns to their front office.
The first position is a Baseball Operations Analytics Intern and as posted on Rogers' site the responsibilities and requirements are as such.
RESPONSIBILITIES (may include, but not limited to):
Assist the Baseball Operations department with projects as directed.
Staying current on publically available baseball research.
Maintain critical scouting/statistical databases and monitoring the import of data feeds.
Assist with the preparation for the Rule 4 Draft.
Provide support for Baseball Operations meetings and player transaction decisions.
Support Minor League Operations/Player Development with their daily operations.
Contribute to analysis of Major and Minor League Players.
Assist with the testing of Baseball Operations software systems.
Strong baseball knowledge.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Experience using SQL or statistical software.
Familiar with current baseball research and analytics.
Professional attitude and work ethic with strong interpersonal skills.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is a plus.
Demonstrated analytic skills and knowledge of a scripting language are a plus
Baseball playing or scouting experience are a plus.
Previous work with professional or local sports organization is a plus.
The second posting on Rogers' website is for a Baseball Operations Scouting Intern they list the qualifications and responsibilities as such.
RESPONSIBILITIES (may include, but not limited to):
Assist the Baseball Operations department with projects as directed.
Maintain critical baseball operations ranking boards and scouting/statistical databases.
Assist with the preparation for the Rule 4 Draft.
Provide support for Baseball Operations meetings and player transaction decisions.
Support Minor League Operations/Player Development with their daily operations.
Contribute to analysis of Major and Minor League Players.
Assist with the testing of Baseball Operations software systems.
Strong baseball knowledge.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Professional attitude and work ethic with strong interpersonal skills.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field a plus.
Baseball playing or scouting experience a plus.
Experience with baseball specific systems (BATS, eBIS, PIA, etc) a plus.
Experience using SQL or statistical software a plus.
Previous work with professional or local sports organization a plus.
Both positions are listed as a 10 month contract position, they do not post the pay or the amount of hours but some digging around on various site it's rumoured to be 35 hours a week with a salary of 12.75 an hour. If you want your start in a Baseball front office here is your chance. All the info you need to apply for these positions can be found here:


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"Astounding, Unforgettable"
I would absolutely recommend this book to a friend. I had my father read it and he became enraptured and read the entire book while he was in hospital for heart surgery. This is such a beautiful and ghastly story, and it shows a human's ability to survive over all else. This book touched my heart.
Of course the main character, Louis Zamperini, who endured like many of his fellow POW, more than the human body and spirit can take. I loved him for his endurance, and his resilience, and his fight for survival even though there were many times that survival seemed unattainable. He is a true American Hero.
Again, Louie was wonderful, but the narrator gave a great performance. I also liked Pete, Louie's older brother, and all of the inmates that Louie spent time with. The narration was the perfect tone. I listened to it at 2.0 and I absolutely loved every minute of it.
I would simply make it the same as the perfect title of the book, 'Unbroken.'
This book is hard to get through at times. It's amazing the cruelty that one person can inflict upon another. However it is worth the read and it's inspiring and it gives hope to people who might not think they can get through the worst possible situation. I also learned a lot more about the Pacific during WWII. Educational and alluring, this was definitely one of the best pieces of non-fiction I've ever read. I recommend this to anyone who needs inspiration, and also, everyone should give Mr. Zamperini the respect he deserves by reading this book.
"The Years WThill Pass Us By.."
Stephen King is getting less creepy and more and more 'normal' in his writing. I know that a lot of people won't really like King's 'Revival,' however I wasn't one of them.
Revival is about the pull that people have between believing in a higher power and giving what may seem like miraculous wonders credit to science.
We start out with a young boy and his preacher, Charlie. The preacher teaches the young boy how a certain type of electricity works and lets him play with his many toys. When the preacher's wife and son are killed in a car accident, the 'terrible speech' was given- the preacher said that we are all fools if we believe in God.
Years later, some of the people in the story are sick, some have died, but the little boy meets up with Charlie again. The little boy is now a heroin addict, and Charlie cures him- not without a few adverse affects. The two form an unbreakable relationship which is tumultuous but best served if they help one another.
Strange things happen to some of their sick friends, but the question is always- what caused the strange happenings? A person- or a different force? Would you still believe?
Revival is a very well read novel with excellent prose and great character development. I read it in two nights and I thought it was amazing.
"What Lies Beneath Our Outer Shells"
I just finished listening to 'Big Little Lies,' the book which has been on the New York Times Bestselling list for weeks. Another book by the same author had equal popularity. It's called 'The Husband's Secret.'
Big Little Lies focuses on a group of Kindergarten parents in Australia.
Jane has moved her son Ziggy to another school. She is a single mom and of course wants the best for her child. On the first day of school, Ziggy is accused of choking a little girl. This immediately tarnishes Ziggy and Jane's social status. Her right to bring her 'horrible' child to school is questioned by the 'bobs' which are the Stepford-like judgmental moms (with blonde bob haircuts) who not only have the same coiffure, but make it a point to be a pack of followers. Renata, the parent of the attacked child, is relentless.
Celeste is the mother of twin boys with a ridiculously handsome and wealthy husband. She sides with Jane on the matter, when parents start to write a petition to kick Ziggy out of school. Merideth also befriends Jane.
Behind the friendships and talk of their children though, all of the women have some pretty shocking secrets to share, which all come to a head on 'Trivia Night,' where worlds collide and the truth comes out.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes good literary fiction. The narrator was near perfect. She has an Australian accent and she is clear and concise. I really thought her voice was perfect for the story.
There are a lot of 'shockers' in Big Little Lies, which made it hard for me to break from. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I am sure any other audible listener, or reader, will as well.
5 stars all the way through!
"I Won't Lie, I Am Disappointed with Jodi"
First let me say that Jodi Picoult is hands down, one of my top favourite authors. I've struggled with her ridiculous, and, at times, non-existing endings over the years. However, I always pre-order her books and look forward to their release. The reason I like Jodi so much is she makes the reader think of uncomfortable situations and deal with them. She also has a real knack for story telling.
Sometimes though, Ms. Picoult has a habit of ripping off other authors' ideas. For example, her book 'Change of Heart' could have been titled 'The Green Mile Rip Off.' Anyone who's read it will know what I am talking about.
**Spoiler Alert**
Having said that, 'Leaving Time' is a bunch of very well done research about the mourning habits of elephants. It has some wonderful information on elephants in general, and Jodi has done her research. However, the story line might as well be called 'Elephants and the Sixth Sense.' In fact, maybe she could get Bruce Willis to play the hero, and perhaps grab Whoopie Goldberg (who, I swear the 'medium' character is written for), to co-star.
Leaving Time focuses on a little girl who is trying to find her mother. Her mother is a specialist in the elephant kingdom, as was her father. Her mother, however, left when the little girl was extremely young and she was never found. So, a psychic and a police detective decide to help the girl find her mother.
The book is mostly filler- it could easily be a non fiction book about elephants- but the story line develops throughout the filler, and ultimately left me with the 'ARE YOU KIDDING ME' face. Jodi needs to be a bit more original if she's only going to come out with a book every year or two. Her publicist should be fired..
Total disappointment.
"Completely Surprising, A Horrifying Delight"
I googled 'Suffer the Children' because I was trying to find the author to the book. But, it wasn't this book I was looking for. When the book by Craig Dilouie popped up I read the description, and I immediately ordered it on audible. I gobbled it up voraciously- which may be a bad play on words..
Dilouie delivers something original, fresh, and exciting. For people who are tired of vampires, no need to worry- reading this sheds another light on thirsting for blood. It's incomparable to Sookie Stackhouse or Bram Stoker himself..
A disease has wiped out every single child and unborn baby who has not reached puberty-- in the entire world. This poses a lot of problems of course. Grieving parents, full graves, rotting corpses, miscarriages, and a stunned world. It seems as though humans will be extinct with no future generation.
When some children flutter their eyes and come back from the dead asking for blood.. yes.. blood... desperate parents everywhere try the quite 'natural' remedy and see their children with rosy cheeks and smiles again. But when the cure works for a small amount of time, and more and more blood or 'medicine' is needed to stir the sleeping/dead children, things get ugly. People with money can afford to buy blood from those willing to sell, however regular folks have to rely on their own bodies.. and one pint gives an hour of life..
I have read a lot of scary books, and Stephen King is my favourite author, but this book is completely original. In fact, if I didn't know better, I would have thought that King was the author because of the fresh content and ultimate creepy factor.
The ending takes on an entirely new twist which will delight horror lovers and leave a scar in the memories of parents everywhere. This would make a most excellent movie if done correctly.
The narration is nearly perfect- with that 'matter of factness' which makes a scary story even more terrifying. The only thing worse than things you can see in a horror novel.. are the things you can't.
5 stars, highly recommended- be prepared to binge read.. and hug your children...
"Gripping and Suspenseful"
I have never read Carla Buckley before. This audiobook kept me engaged. I listened to it at work and while going to sleep, and also in the car.
Eve would and has done anything for her son. He was diagnosed with a very rare condition called XP which makes him completely intolerant to sunlight. He will die of cancer if he's exposed. Eve has tailored her life around his, being there for him in the day, setting up the perfect environment, living in darkness, etc. This constant care for her youngest son creates a strain on Eve's daughter Melissa and Eve's husband.
One awful day during a torrential rain storm, Even hits her neighbour's daughter with her car and accidentally kills her. The only thing she can think of is covering up the crime so that she can be there for her son, who needed her to survive daily.
The book continues to weigh Eve's conscience and while the police become hot on her trail, she does everything she can to make her look completely innocent and not suspected. Things start to spiral out of control though...
I loved the narrator and the book was great- with the exception of the ending which I found rather lame and it didn't really tie up the issues presented by the book. I would definitely recommend this though-
4 solid stars.
"Omens- Kelley Armstrong"
I have never ever read anything by Kelley Armstrong. I was thrilled to find out that she had written a book called 'Omens,' I really enjoyed it, and I will buy the next in the series as soon as I can get my hands on it.
Kelley's heroine is 24 year old Olivia, who is a very high society girl and engaged to an equally high society rich, dashing young entrepreneur. Olivia, however, was not born into the wealthy lifestyle she lives. She was adopted. When it comes to the public eye that Olivia's real parents were notorious serial killers who brutally murdered several couples- cult style, Olivia is forced to remove herself from her home and friends. Her mother can't handle the stain on the family and Olivia herself is hurt, confused and bewildered. She is also without money.
Olivia decides to take the time after the shocking revelation to go back to her roots and find out more about her serial killer parents. In doing so, she meets several people who help her find what she's looking for. And I have to say, what she finds is shocking. The little town she is from is full of secrets, and Olivia learns that she has some characteristics unlike those of any other people.
Olivia starts to understand that she was meant to come back to the town in which she was born. She belongs there for several reasons. And she goes on a quest to find out what really happened when her parents were taken from her by police at a young age. It's beginning to look like her parents have been in jail for years, with absolutely no evidence pointing to them.
Omens is a very exciting and high paced story. I loved it, and I listened to it in just two days. I found myself listening in the car and on breaks from work. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
4 stars across the board.
"When She Woke- SciFi Version of The Scarlet Letter"
Hillary Jordan takes us to a time where abortion is again, illegal. This is the very near distant future. This could be our future. Instead of filling up prisons with people, people are made to be outcasts and second class citizens by dyeing their skin.
Hannah wakes up to find that her skin is now red. She looks horrific and she is embarrassed and confused. She was impregnated by a very popular preacher, but the tragic part is he was married. She is deeply in love with the preacher and does not want to give his name. Because she refused to name him, she received the punishment. She was under questions because Hannah decided to get an abortion which are, in Jordan's futuristic book, entirely illegal. She is forced to serve a brief prison sentence and go into a half-way home for women of different colours. The colours are indicative of their crime. Red people killed- and murder includes the murder of an unborn child. Yellow people have stolen something. The list goes on.
An underground group of people who save those who have been unjustly accused of these crimes and left to live as outcasts eventually saves Hannah, but she must cut all times with the people she's cared about for her entire life.
Throughout her journey, Hannah makes some serious self discoveries which she probably would not have if this hadn't happened. She realizes that the situation she was in was not a good one for her psyche. She sees things from a different perspective. She is shunned by her family and even her sister's husband, who makes it a habit to kill the coloured criminals. She finds that her lifestyle when 'normal' wasn't all it was cracked up to be, and she discovers herself and revels in how strong she is. Her skin and her circumstances empower her.
The book can be compared to the Scarlet Letter because the heroine's colour eventually defines her as a stronger person, just as the scarlet letter also eventually defined Esther not as an outcast, but as a badge of honour. Also comparable to The Scarlet Letter, the baby by the clergyman is another similarity. I thought the book was done well and I found it very interesting. I had a hard time putting it down, as it made me think of so many current political problems and hot topics that are going on in the world right now.
The narration was extremely well done. I enjoyed listening to the reader at the speed of 1.5 throughout the book. I loved the fade in music for each chapter.
It's an easy read, sort of like a Young Adult book.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a good, thought provoking read. 4 Stars
***This review is mine and is also published on www.audible.com
"Seems Like An X Rated YA Book- Has Promising Start"
Sky was not a typical teenage girl. She and her friend snuck boys in their rooms after their mothers would be asleep and they spend time at one another's homes like they were sisters. This in itself is nothing odd when dealing with teen 'BFF' relationships. However, Sky has some pretty strict guidelines she has to follow. She was adopted by her mother who remains single, and never had a serious boyfriend since she adopted Sky at age 4. While her friends go to high school and have computers, televisions, cell phones and internet, Sky's mother doesn't allow any of these modern technologies for her daughter. Not only is Sky homeschooled, but she hasn't been exposed to the media or things like Facebook and Twitter.
When Sky bothers her mother to the point where she wants to spend her senior year in a high school, they decide she may do so. Right away Sky meets Holder, and immediately has a strong attraction to him. This is so odd because Sky spend a lot of time making out with random boys but really never felt attracted to any of them. It was just time to waste and Sky maintained her virginity while basically blowing off boys who wanted relationships with her. When she met Holder, her world was turned upside down.
The problem with Holder is he's weird. He seemed sort of stalker-ish at first and at times, creepy as well. However, the attraction could not be denied and as Sky's relationship with Holder continued to progress. We find out that there is a reason for Holder's strange behaviour as past secrets begin to reveal themselves. Sky's entire identity is shaken to the core as she quickly goes through a journey of self discovery which reveals a horrific part of the life she had been purposely forgetting.
The suspense while Sky met Holder and the very graphic sex scenes made the book very interesting, and until half way through I was hooked. After we find out about Sky's past, the book starts to drag and it becomes very obvious what the conclusion will be. There is far too much time spent on Sky and Holder 'making out' and far too much description of their kisses. The book began to ramble in the last two hours of listening time and I found myself hurrying the reader to a '3' so that I could finish it quicker.
This book is more like a teen book or young adult novel. It's a very simple story with a plot that has some good primary twists and turns, but then the writing as well as the performance becomes boring.
3 stars across the board- good for those who might enjoy young adult with a little spice
"Old Fashioned Love With a Twist"
I am normally not one for romances or love stories, however I kept getting 'Me Before You, A Novel' recommended to me. It seemed as though every time I turned around another friend was telling my how touching the novel is and how it should be on my 'must read' list. I took advantage of the holiday sale and bought the book at audible, as well as the kindle book. I am the type that likes to listen and read along.
The author, Jojo Moyes, introduces us to Louisa, who lives in a small town in England which has one main tourist area which is an old castle. Louisa has been in an fairly stagnant relationship with her long time boyfriend Patrick. He has recently become obsessed with working out and they really have nothing in common anymore. She figures she'll marry him, and have his babies all the while living in the same five mile radius in which she grew up.
Louisa lives with her mom, dad, grandfather, sister and nephew in a tiny home barely built for all of them and her parents rely on her wages at the 'Buttered Bun' to help make ends meet. When Louisa is told that the owner of the 'Buttered Bun' is closing down his restaurant, she is forced to find another job. Surprisingly, she does find a job as a caretaker for the wealthiest family in town.
Louisa is in charge of looking after Will, who was once a very successful business man and a daredevil. He traveled the world and lived life by the seat of his pants. He was miserable in his state of having to be taken care of around the clock, with little control of his movement and bodily function. When Louisa finds out that the job is a contract position for six months, her suspicions arise and she figures out that Will has given his parents six months to try and convince him to continue to live, but after the six months is over, he will go to a clinic in Switzerland where there are legal procedures for people who wish to die.
Louisa and Will develop a very guarded and intimate relationship, and soon Louisa finds that her sole purpose in life is trying to convince Will that he is indeed a person that is loved and needed in this world, despite his body's failure. Does she convince him to live forever? You'll have to have a listen to find out.
Me Before You is definitely a page turner. The characters are all very earthy and I loved them all. The narration was performed by several different voices (people) and they all added their own point of view on the situation. I enjoyed this as I delved further into the characters and what their thoughts were. My heart ached for Will's mother, who of course under no circumstances wanted her son to die. This is a very emotional book and it deserves to be listened to with full attention. There is so much humanity and ultimate love and sacrifice. It provides hope to the reader that people still do care about others, and it also presents things to people who have no physical ailments. Those of us not suffering with debilitating diseases take advantage of our health, which is something we may want to think twice about.
I am rating this novel 5 stars across the board. This is not a typical romance, but instead a gritty, character building novel with a rich story line and a lot of heart.
"Sequel to A Time To Kill (sort of)"
I loved Grisham's 'A Time To Kill' focusing on the murder of two dirtbags who raped Carl Lee Haley's daughter and left her for dead. Carl Lee gets his revenge by killing the rapists in cold blood in the court, and then his lawyer Jake Brigance goes to bat for him. I loved everything about the story and I even really liked the movie adapted for the book.
'Sycamore Row' leaves us at the time after Carl Lee was voted innocent by a jury, and we find out what Jake and family are up to. His scuzzy divorce attorney buddy and his mentor are still around; one being the same money grubbing smart mouth and one is eccentric and often drunk, respectively. Jake and wife are still raising their daughter Hannah is small town Mississippi, where racial tensions aren't much improved.
Jake finds himself the lawyer for the estate of one of the wealthiest men in Ford Country, Seth Hubbard was a man who kept to himself and didn't appreciate his greedy family. He was dying of cancer, and he made a hand written will in place of the document he had already drawn. The hand written will was entrusted to Jake and the main difference between the new will was that it cut his family completely out of the picture. Instead, Seth leaves almost all of his money to his black maid. The question of course, is why on earth would he do such a thing? There is a courtroom battle ahead with all kinds of action and twists and turns, and we gradually discover more about Seth's past and how it ties in with the present.
The story flows nicely and I really enjoyed hearing from some of my favourite old characters again. I did not think the story was as interesting as 'A Time To Kill,' however I hope Grisham writes another book with the same characters because I really enjoy their chemistry. The book was hard to put down and I probably listened to it on and off for for straight days until it was over. The narration is SUPERB- what an incredible job! I just felt that the story was sub par when comparing to the first of the 'Jake Brigance' series.
Overall, I would highly recommend this audible book. Good story, great presentation, and a nice visit with the past.
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