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Can't remember when I downloaded this file from the Canadian boys, but it is what I've been using as a target to pattern my shotguns. It is comprised of 13 drawings that you print from this file and then tape them together to make a traceable pattern. I then traced this pattern onto cardboard for my template. Using a large Sharpie pen, I trace the cardboard onto my paper target material, as shown in the picture. The outline is of a full-size coyote, or about the same size as my Brittany LOL (no, I dont use her for a target).http://coyotecanada....te_template.pdf
Coyote Template for shotgun patterning
Started by nevjohn , Mar 22 2008 09:17 AM
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Posted 22 March 2008 - 09:34 AM
That works, nice looking coyote pattern.
Posted 22 March 2008 - 10:36 AM
Very cool I just D/L ed it and built one now i can retrace it on butcher paper and have yote sized targets thanksNevjohn
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The offending pic features a young unnamed lad from Kildare and Philip 'Philly' Penny from Tallafornia in a shopping centre somewhere in the country.
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The picture isn't sitting too well with Philly who has taken to Facebook to vent his rage. Here's what he has said so far.
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Last Comic Standing Kicks Off Three Comics!
July 10, 2008 09:04 PM by Lisa Stauber
Tonight is the first night of real competition on Last Comic Standing. The 12 finalists have been selected, and now it's time for them to see their new home. They'll be taking the bus.
"It's tough to prepare for a bus ride of comedians,in a short bus," Jeff Dye says. The new Casa de Comedy is huge, and the starving artists are all duly impressed. God's Pottery found a perfect set of bunk beds, in a bedroom complete with a pink shag rug.
Iliza Shlesinger and Esther Ku are roomies, and Esther's laugh is already getting on her nerves. Apparently all of the comics have noticed her giggle, likening it to "a sonic boom" and "a machine gun". Maybe they should stop being funny, so she'll stop laughing!
Photography Shoot
It's time to meet up with the host of the show. "Welcome to the first ever Last Comic Standing Calendar Shoot," Bill Bellamy tells them, and sends them to find costumes in their dressing rooms.
Marcus chooses to be a down on her luck Wonder Woman, and Sean Cullen chooses chain mail and ballerina skirts. God's Pottery chooses Roman gods and jailhouse devils, and Jeff Dye goes with being a big baby.
Iliza goes for Biker Chic, and Louis Ramey goes with,something,with personality. Adam Hunter sports a 'fro, and Jim Tavare chooses a wig. Papa CJ is a Bollywood pirate, and Ron G is pimping it up. Esther is a pig in high heels, and Paul Foot also goes with an animal theme, choosing elephant accessories.
A top ten pops up, and it's the best jokes told on Last Comic Standing. We'll be treated throughout the night.
The First Challenge
The girls wake up, and find 13 glasses on the counter with one egg yolk in each one. Jeff Dye drinks the first one, but Iliza can't keep it down. The bus shows up before everyone gets a chance to slug them down.
The comics arrive at a boxing ring. They'll be doing the Last Comic Smackdown, throwing punchlines and going head to head against their competitors. The theme? Yo' Momma jokes. The winner gets immunity from elimination.
Marcus is lost. "I've never done a your momma joke in my life," he says. He better figure it out! The round is being judged by Jamie Kennedy.
Round 1
Louis Ramey takes the ring against Jeff Dye. "Yo' Momma's so fat, even her panties have stretch marks. Jeff retorts with a Stephen Hawking joke. He follows it up with "Yo' Momma's so fat she was the waitress at the Last Supper," and takes the match.
God's Pottery decides to take the high ground, starting with a "Yo' Momma's so pretty," joke. Ron G won't have any of it, retorting, "Your mother's so old she knows the recipe for dirt." Ron's expressions make God's Pottery even funnier.
The rounds continue, and Papa CJ gets a great Hindu cow joke in. Sean Cullen cracks up Bill with his jokes. "You're mother is so old, she was in the shower washing, raised her breast, and a pilgrim fell out!"
Fearne Cotton shows up in her Honda Pilot for Last Comic Driving. Stevie D. talks about his hair, and if you want him to win $10,000, vote for him on www.nbc.com.
The Semifinal Smackdown
Four comics move on to the semifinals, and a chance to win immunity. Adam Hunter, God's Pottery, Jim Tavare, and Sean Cullen will be competing. They have to start with "You're such a hack" jokes.
God's Pottery tries to keep it nice. "It's like going up against Borat," Adam says, and God's Pottery takes the point. Sean Cullen and Jim Tavare match up next. "You're such a hack, your act has cured my insomnia," Jim says. Sean's jokes are long and a little hard to follow, and when Jim insults comic Carrot Top and Sean, he takes the point.
The Main Event
Jim takes on God's Pottery with You're So Dumb jokes. "There are limitations to the human mind. You just proved it," Jim tells them. God's Pottery comes back with "You're the kind of person who doesn't enjoy rainbows!"
Jim takes the win, and he's immune from elimination. Each comic will have to vote for someone to be eliminated.
The Elimination
The Short Bus takes them to a cemetery to cast their votes. Everyone hates Esther Ku's laugh, and she gets the most votes. Iliza promised not to vote for Ku, but did anyway. Now Esther gets to pick two comics, and she goes with God's Pottery and Iliza.
"I picked Iliza because she's lame and judgemental," Esther says. She's definitely holding a grudge! A little awkward, since they share a room.
Esther takes the stage, and recycles some old jokes before moving on to new territory, joking about not dating Asian men.
God's Pottery shows up with a guitar, and they get the entire Los Angeles audience to sing about how much they love Jesus. I'm not sure it's funny, but the audience is happy!
Iliza takes the stage talking about dating, and she's hilarious.
Two acts will be eliminated, and one gets to stay in. God's Pottery got the fewest number of votes, and they are sent home. Iliza's going to stay in the house with 68% of the audience's favorite vote. Ku, and her laugh, leave too.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – In addition to a number of events surrounding Alumni weekend at Alabama, the baseball team will honor the 1983 College World Series team prior to the start of the game against No. 2 LSU on Saturday night.
A host of events will take place this weekend with the university, including the annual A-Club golf tournament at O'Colony Golf Course on Friday. Friday night, the baseball alumni can come to Sewell-Thomas Stadium and register for the weekend's events at the main entrance to the stadium. The Friday night game between Alabama and LSU will begin at 6:35 p.m. CST, and will include a performance from the Zooperstars.
Saturday, the team will host a brunch from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Sewell-Thomas Stadium, in the left field batting cages. The annual A-Day football game will begin at 2 p.m. CST, at Bryant Denny Stadium, and the baseball team will then battle the second-ranked LSU Tigers at 7 p.m. CST. Prior to the start of the Alabama versus LSU baseball game, the Tide will recognize the 1983 team that finished runner up to Texas in the school's second trip to the College World Series.
Key members of that team were Dave Magadan, who hit .525 that season, Ted McClendon, Rob Skates, Frank Velleggia, Allan Stalling, and Craig Shipley on the position side. For the pitchers, key players were Rick Browne, Dean Hayes, Jeff Brewer, Troy Brauchle, Tim Meacham, and Alan Dunn, the current pitching coach at LSU.
The head coach for the 1983 squad was Barry Shollenberger, who was the skipper of the Crimson Tide from 1980-94, posting a 487-334-1 record. That record included two SEC champions, three NCAA Regional appearances and the school's second appearance at the CWS. Shollenberger departed Alabama as the school's all-time winningest coach, before handing the reigns over the Jim Wells.
Alabama will also hold a silent auction throughout the weekend and will auction off a total of 22 items. Included in the list of auction items are six Alabama game-worn sleeveless jerseys, team autographed "A" baseballs, an autographed Nike Alabama baseball wood bat, an autographed Nick Saban football, summer camp giveaways and Alabama baseball gear.
Baseball Alumni Weekend PromotionsFriday 4/19 vs. LSU – 6:30 p.m.Zooperstars Performance, Fan Giveaway for the first 500 students – presented by Campus Way, Book Scholarship Giveaway for the Alabama students.
Saturday 4/20 vs. LSU – 7:00 p.m.Baseball Alumni Weekend/Pre-game recognition of the 1983 Team and Baseball Bingo Day.
Sunday 4/21 vs. LSU – 1:00 p.m.Kids Day at the Joe. All Kids 18 & Under receive FREE admission and the first 250 Kids 12 and under receive a FREE hot dog and drink. Post-game kids can run the bases and receive team autographs
Follow the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team on Facebook at Alabama-Baseball and on Twitter at @AlabamaBSB.


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ALPS Mountaineering Zephyr 2.0
4 lb 12 oz
|Tent Area
31 sq ft
|Vestibule Area
17 sq ft
Where to Buy
At a little over four pounds, the ALPS Mountaineering…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: less than $200
At a little over four pounds, the ALPS Mountaineering Zephyr 2.0 will scare away all the very weight conscious wimps, but the price, durability, and simplicity of its two-pole system, more than makes up for the weight, as far as I am concerned.
I'd recommend Alps products as a nice alternative to anyone on an REI budget.
- Roomy
- Durable
- Easy to set up, guy-out
- Affordable
- Heavy at four pounds, but who's counting...
I bought the Zephyr 2, for JMT #13, in 2013. It arrived just a few days before I took off and I didn't spend any time setting it up, but rather just accounted for all the parts and stuffed it into the bottom of my pack. End of day one came fast and hard in the form of an initial three hour hail and rainstorm, in which I played the "oh, it'll just last a few minutes" game.
By the time I realized the weather was really going to stick around I had precious little time to set up the Zephyr, but it went up easy and I spent a long windy, heavy-hailing night in complete comfort.
The Zephyr is nothing new. There are other two-pole tents out there. I am a big fan of not having to fidget around and tweak things. I can set the Zephyr up in well under five if not three minutes, if need be. I use rocks, branches, trekking poles to guy-out my tent, rather than carry and play around trying to pound stakes into the ground, not to mention worrying about them coming out when the weather gets really raucous.
Rocks don't mess around and the Zephyr can be guy-ed-out nice and tight, with plenty of room under wing to leave whatever outside the tent, nice and dry. But I also like to bring my pack in with me at night and having a two-person tent fits the bill, for this.
Meanwhile...with my tent all taut and my gear inside and dry, I have plenty of time to watch my partner set up his UL tarp tent, pulling this, pounding this, and ultimately having to leave most of his gear out in the rain, hoping the pack cover keeps it all dry.
Again, this tent weighs a little more than others that you can spend a lot more money on (or in the case of some "UL Mom & Pop" tents, maybe just the same) but ease of setup is worth a lot more to me than shaving a pound or more.
One note that's more "your problem" than the tents is in finding that just right spot, be it totally level or with a slight angle. I like my head to be on the uphill end and a few times, with bad judgement, I would end up setting up the high end of the tent at the wrong end, so that my head would be down at the narrow end. Don't do this! At 6'1" I would now and then find myself, or my forehead, constantly brushing the tent. Annoying but absolutely preventable.
Love the two side doors. Again, lots of tents feature side doors and maybe you've never given it a thought, but having had all my other tents with a single front entrance, two side doors are a luxury, especially if you have two people in the tent.
I have done many a winter snow trip with a single front-entry, or single side-entry tent and crawling over someone in the middle of the night, to get outside for a pee, is no fun.
I also found on more than a few rainy nights of rapid setup that having two doors is great when all you can do is toss the fly on before the deluge or if you just forget to clip them) — having access to the other side of tent is great for clipping the tent to the poles for more room/stability.
All in all, for the price and the weight, this is a fine tent, ready to take you through the night for many nights, until you decide that you want to spend a lot more money.
Nice tent review and pic, JMTx13! Thanks for sharing it. Whereabouts is your picture taken?
2 years ago
Alicia, Just did the "Cirque" section of the Sierra HIgh Route . . .and this photo was taken between Marion Lake and Frozen Lake Pass . . . somewhere up there. We did the section in six days and each day had us going over 2-3 passes. Lots of fun.
2 years ago
Looks like a great trip, JMT. I bet you'd have some excellent trip reports if you ever want to share them in our Trip Reports forum: http://www.trailspace.com/forums/trip-reports/
2 years ago
Really the weight isn't that bad considering it's a two person tent and the fly extends nearly to the ground. I have a four season tent that weighs as much but it's designed only for one person. Good review.
2 years ago
For Scouts, it's the lightest double-wall tent I found…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $105 through their program for Scout troops, we bought 5 more for $75 each
For Scouts, it's the lightest double-wall tent I found in its price range.
- Lightweight for design and price
- Lots of ventilation
- Two doors, each with a vestibule
- Flat roof segment may gather rain
Setup: It's very easy to set up and free-standing. Two long poles crisscross over the middle and a small pole helps spread the roof. The biggest inconvenience are the sleeves at the top of the tent. The rest attaches with clips. The fly buckles to the tent with adjustable straps.
A minimum of two stakes are necessary to create the vestibules with the fly. Fast pitch is a bit more difficult because the poles must be velcroed into place after inserting the poles into the floor saver.
Stability: The tent pitches tautly and is stable in the wind. I haven't used it snow or heavy rain.
Weather Resistance: I've only used it in light rain and haven't had an issue. Seams are taped. The top of the roof appears to create a flat triangle, I don't know if it would gather water in a storm.
Ventilation: The walls are entirely mesh. The fly also has a vent with a stiff velcro bar to keep it open on one side and a mesh panel near the head with a flap to keep out the rain.
Room and Storage: The tent is designed for two people. There is room for two people to lie down and sit up. When sharing the tent with someone on a 25" wide air mat, there was a little overlap over my 20" wide foam mat. Each vestibule is big enough for a pack and shoes or boots. There is a small plastic window in each door to see out. Our newer models just have a single plastic window on the back wall.
Packability: I felt that the tent packed relatively small. It is a double-wall tent with poles and weighs under 5 pounds. I haven't weighed or measured the packed tent.
Construction and Durability: It feels well made, though I've slept in it for six nights plus two nights using fast-pitch. The fast pitch set up leaves a small gap between the fly and the ground, though.
Conditions: I bought it two years ago and have used it on six different occasions in the spring and summer. I haven't used it in heavy rain or other bad weather. I've used it with the floor saver in fast pitch option for two nights. Our Scouts also comfortably used three of these on a snow free 25°F, night.
Great tent for moderate to warm weather. This is a…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $100
Great tent for moderate to warm weather.
- Strong, durable
- Very vented
- Quick setup
This is a great tent for summer camping/backpacking.
I have taken this tent on a couple of weekend backpacking trips and it fits in my pack with all the rest of my gear.
I have used it just for me, and have had a tent mate, and there was still sufficient space for both of us.
It breathes really well, which is great in the heat, but is essentially a 60 degree + outdoor temperature tent. If it gets much cooler outside you would want something with a little less ventilation.
It is very easy to set up. Normally I do it by myself and don't struggle at all getting it set up, and it only takes a couple minutes alone.
Last year we were out camping when a HUGE storm hit (lots of wind and rain) and this tent stayed up, with no bent poles.
I am VERY happy with this purchase after a couple years of use.
I owned a Zephyr 1 and was quite pleased with it,…
Design: three-season freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Price Paid: $99
I owned a Zephyr 1 and was quite pleased with it, despite some bad experience with the company's attitude towards a non-US customer. (see my review of the Zephyr 1.0) I wanted something with a little more space for me and my GF, so when I saw the Zephyr 2 on sale at STP, I grabbed it.
First time I used it, we were caught in a heavy shower, and immediately the fly started leaking in a few areas.
Firstly, the seam between the zip of the vestibule and the fly was not tapped. There was no point taping it either, since the fabric part of the zip is not waterproof. The slanting design of the door meant that the top of the zip hangs above the side of the base of the tent. Water started seeping through the seam and dripped through the mesh and onto the floor.
Secondly, there is a ventilation mesh on flysheet in the front of the tent. Again, the seam is not tapped and leaked.
Thirdly, there was no attachment point on the bottom of the flysheet at the back, nor an extra short guyrope to pull the flysheet away from the tent body. Water started soaking through the flysheet, onto the mesh, and into the tent. The waterproof rating of the fly was not very high in the first place, so it's very important to keep the fly off the tent body.
So my gf was frantically trying to dry out the tent from the inside, while I decided to brave the rain with my rain jacket on.
To the tent's merit, the ground it was on was waterlogged. The water was at least an inch above the ground, but somehow only seeped through the floor very slightly.
Luckily the rain only lasted half an hour, after that we dried out the tent as best as we could and had a relatively dry and peaceful night.
I studied the flysheet, and the only way to tape the leaking seams is on the outside, which means the seam will be exposed to sun and probably will not last as long.
So to me the tent is a mixed bag. On one hand, no where else can you find such value for money in a tent, and the light weight and spaciousness of the tent really appeals to me. But the few flaws just makes it hard to swallow.
This tent cannot be beat for the money. Lightweight...check.
Design: three-season freestanding wedge
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: easy
Weight: 4.8
Price Paid: $115
This tent cannot be beat for the money.
Two doors and two vestibules...check.
Full length fly...check.
You could easily spend another $200 and save a whopping 5-6 ounces.
Some people just cannot get over the name on the label.
I will dock it slightly for the roof design which creats a flat spot if you are not careful where water can pool.
A great tent for the price. Packs down smaller than…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: around $100 STP
A great tent for the price. Packs down smaller than my Sierra Designs Electron 2. Slightly narrower near foot, and a little less vestibule space.
- Price
- Packed size
I bought with the deal flyer discount from Sierra Trading Post. A great low cost tent. Used it for the first time beach camping on Fire Island. A freestanding tent is necessary when pitching on sand. You'll also need sand/snow stakes. I used MSR stakes I got at REI. Tent performed great.
Going on my third year with this tent and it has performed…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $120 (including footprint)
Going on my third year with this tent and it has performed better than expected. Great for two people and better if you're solo.
- Price
- Packs small
- Two door entry
- Light
- None
My son and I recently backpacked a 7-day, 60-mile loop with the Boy Scouts in the Weminuche Wilderness in Colo. We had nice weather along with a few rainy days. Tent performed flawlesly.
The two door vestibule is really nice as we each had our own entry and plenty of space to keep our backpacks. No crawling over each other to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
On other occasions I used the tent on hot nights living in the SW. The mesh on the entire part of the tent is really nice as well as the heat is not trapped. I also purchased the footprint, great addition to the tent.
I shopped around a long time before I decided on this one. It not as light as the superduper lightweight tents out there, but it was as light as many others in the same weight range. The hundred plus I saved I was able to put towards a light weight sleeping bag. Got a great deal at Steepandcheap.
The only minor flaw was the small overhang inside the tent to store your personal items. Items kept slipping off. No big deal, I just put my watch, glasses, etc. in my shoe.
Eitherway, great buy and I would definetly recommend.
This is a great tent for its price. Fairly lightweight…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $140
This is a great tent for its price. Fairly lightweight and packable, but compared to other two-person tents it isn't very roomy inside. Additionally, when the wind starts blowing expect some water to blow under the vestibule and into the tent.
- Lightweight
- Packable
- Inexpensive
- Small interior
- Rain fly is not large enough
- No footprint
Setup: The tent is fairly easy to set up once you've practiced at least once. Goes much quicker with two people. Not a fast pitch design. Footprint is not included
Stability: There is a small air vent that requires its own line and stake. If you get lazy and don't stake this air vent open then it will flap all night (annoying). Beyond that, however, the entire fly is very taught and stays quiet in the wind — tent feels secure.
Weather Resistance: I've only used it in the rain once so far, and it kept water out (except the rain fly isn't large enough so water can blow up and under the fly)
Room & Storage: The tent is pretty small for a 2-person tent. Luckily I mostly use this with my wife, so we are okay being that close, but I'd hate being crammed in this tent with a stranger. The vestibules are not large enough.
Packability: Not only does the tent pack up small, it's easy to get in its stuff sack, so you don't spend hours cleaning up camp.
I like this tent, not ultralight but reasonable weight…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $100
I like this tent, not ultralight but reasonable weight for the price.
- Aluminum poles
- Roomy
- Vestibules are large
- Window is nice feature
- Well vented
- Easy to set up
- Hasn't leaked
- Well made
- Little heavy
I have used this tent a few times so far, and have had nothing but good experiences. It fits myself, my girlfriend and my 70 lb dog no problem. The walls are pretty straight up, so you don't have to worry about your face being in the tent side like some standard dome tents.
It's well made, especially for the price. Cool looking tent with a ton of vestibule space. Very well vented. It's a little heavier than other 2p backpacking tents but it's made very well and is quite roomy, I would recommend it.
Good small lightweight tent. Perfect for any outing.
Source: bought it used
Price Paid: $75
Good small lightweight tent. Perfect for any outing.
- Lightweight
- Easy to setup
- Great ventilation
- Packs a bit big for backpacking
I bought this tent for a backpacking trip last year and it delivered. Had great ventilation and was just big enough for me, my wife, and our 2 beagles to all sleep comfortably.
We had traversed 21 miles on day 1 of our trip and by the time we decided to setup camp, it was dark and we were scrambling to get setup. This tent took no time to throw up even in the dark with virtually no light.
We were happy with our purchase and would certainly reccommend it to others.
Hard to find much to complain about here given the…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $80
Hard to find much to complain about here given the price. Excellent bang for your buck.
- Easy to pitch
- reasonably light
- quality construction
- Tight squeeze for 2 large adults
Really happy with the Zephyr 2. My other tent is a larger Big Agnes and I would say that the quality is actually close to comparable between the two, though the Alps Mountaineering tents are much less expensive — quite impressed with the bang for buck here.
Wanted something light enough to pack and carry by myself when tenting solo for a day or two, but big enough for me and my son, and this fit the bill. However, I'm 6'2" and wouldn't want to spend a night in the Zephyr 2 with another adult unless I'm married to her, as things would be pretty cozy with two grown ups.
This fits easily into my large daypack (32L), making it a great option for quick and light trips in addition to longer outings. There may be lighter tents out there but you pay big bucks for the relatively small weight difference — I'll take the few extra ounces and save the difference, thank you very much.
The mesh design makes it most useful in fairly mild temperatures. Footprint is not included but I made my own from an inexpensive tarp. Setup is easy for one person to do following the intuitive lead of the color coded poles and clips.
There are convenient storage pockets included inside the tent, and the rain fly provides two decently-sized vestibules that take advantage of the double-door design. Have had no issues with leaks or condensation.
All in all I give the Zephyr 2 a big thumbs up: quality to challenge the more expensive brands, light enough to use solo, easy set up. Great tent for the price.
I spent months looking for a backpacking tent that…
Design: 3 season freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: cake
Weight: 4lb8oz
Price Paid: $77 @ STP!
I spent months looking for a backpacking tent that could give me some extra space for solo trips but also suffice for Father-son trips as well. A scout leader had told me about Alps Mtnrg. Got it online as a Zenith (same but slight color difference).
I have friends w/ MH, NF, BA's, and they were so impressed with the value of this baby - they couldn't believe that quality for the price. It breathes so well and is loaded with features - pockets, windows w/ adjustable visors, gear loft, etc. The serious, weatherproof fly turns this cool cat into a great 3 season tent, 4 w/ the right bag.
Plenty of room for me (6'2") with negligible weight penalty vs. a solo tent. It's a little cozy for 2 adults, but that's a plus when camping w/ my bride. Only takes a couple of minutes to put up, and despite it's all-mesh construction, has never leaked in water even under frightening rain conditions(great buckle-in fly).
The best value in its class, backed by a helpful, committed company. Don't pass it up!
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Had Bastajian run a few strides slower, as he did in 2011, he might have been among the dozens of victims injured in Monday's bomb blasts. Instead, he was among the runners treating other runners, a makeshift emergency medical service of exhausted athletes.
"We put tourniquets on," Bastajian said. "I tied at least five, six legs with tourniquets."
The timing of the explosions — just over four hours from the official start — was especially devastating because they happened when a high concentration of runners in the main field were arriving at the finish line.
In last year's race, for example, more than 9,100 crossed the finish line — 42 percent of all finishers — in the 30 minutes before and after the time of the explosions.
Deirdre Hatfield, 27, was steps away from the finish when she heard a blast. She saw bodies flying out into the street. She saw a couple of children who appeared lifeless. She saw people without legs.
"When the bodies landed around me, I thought, Am I burning? Maybe I'm burning and I don't feel it," she said. "If I blow up, I just hope I won't feel it."
She looked inside the Starbucks to her left, which seemed to be where the blast occurred. "What was so eerie, you looked in, you knew there had to be 100 people in there, but there was no sign of movement," she said.
Hatfield quickly realized the blasts were part of some sort of attack. She began trying to think where the next explosion might occur.
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Some people saw the explosions as clouds of white smoke. To others, they looked orange — a fireball that nearly reached the top of a nearby traffic light.
Groups of runners, including a row of women in pink and neon tank tops and a man in a red windbreaker — kept going a few paces at least, as if unsure of what they were seeing.
Some runners stopped in the street, confused and frightened. Others turned around and started running back the way they came — only faster this time.
"It is kind of ironic that you just finished running a marathon and you want to keep running away," said Sarah Joyce, 21, who had just finished her first marathon when she heard the blast.


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NBC's The Sing-Off may have debut a few years ahead of its time. The a cappella singing competition series debuted during the holiday season in 2009 and aired for three seasons, before being cancelled. With the recent success of the comedy Pitch Perfect generating new interest and appreciation in all-voices, no instruments music, not to mention NBC's success with The Voice, perhaps it's time for the series to make a comeback. Word is, it's happening!
What sets The Sing-Off apart from other singing competitions? The a cappella music, of course. NBC is teasing us for the third season with these fantastic videos, featuring the contestants as they perform a cappella versions of the theme songs for The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Golden Girls and two TV shows.
Im not an expert on a cappella music. In fact, if I were being completely honest, Id say that until recently, I wasnt even all that much of an a capella enthusiast, however thanks to the musical style popping up on TV more and more, Im developing a real appreciation for it...
Is anyone else as excited as I am to see The Sing-Off return to NBC next month? We have a video from the premiere thatll give you a taste of each competing groups talent as well as some details about their backgrounds.
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Companies like Zappos are experimenting with flat management hierarchies, in which no one has a title or a boss and the organization revolves around the work that needs to be done, not the people who tell others how to do it.
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The system is called Holacracry. Developed by a small software and trademarked by consultancy HolacracyOne, it promises a system with results rather than job titles. But does it work? Zappos' Alexis Gonzales-Black tells Wired that the system is going up against history and generations of wiring.
"We humans love the idea that we know where the buck stops," she says. "That's a perfectly natural inclination to want and to desire."
In the end, though, she thinks Holacracy will win out over people's fears and habits. If it does, the company might realize a few benefits:
1. Fewer problems stemming from office politics.
Traditional hierarchies separate people, the theory goes, so that it's easier to create an us-versus-them mentality. Wipe out the hierarchy, and we're just one big happy family.
2. Greater focus on the work.
Without the distractions and inefficiencies created by rigid hierarchy, workers can concentrate on the stuff that makes money and build's the company's reputation: the work.
3. More flexibility.
A company is never the same organization as it was ten years ago. By allowing units to self-determine and adapt, this system promises a leaner, meaner company that changes with the times.
The real test, of course, will be to see whether companies who adopt a similar organizational structure are able to maintain the spirit of the project, or if human nature will find a way to create hierarchies where none, officially, exist.
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|Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888
Emerald ash borer (EAB) is native to Asia. It is known to be established in Michigan, Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Maryland. EAB probably arrived in the United States on solid wood packing material from Asia. U.S. pathways include the movement of infested ash trees, limbs, firewood, logs, and untreated ash lumber. Hosts include all ash species; however, green ash, white ash, and black ash are more susceptible than Asian varieties. Females lay eggs 2 weeks after emergence. During this time, adults feed on the leaves, making them irregularly notched. Eggs are initially light-yellow, turning to brownishyellow before hatching. Eggs hatch in 1-2 weeks, and the tiny larvae bore through the bark and into the cambium layer. The creamy white larvae are 1 – 1 1/4 inches long with flat, broad, segmented bodies. Larvae feed in the cambium creating S-shaped, frass-packed tunnels. Adults begin emerging in mid-June leaving 0.1 – 0.2 inches "D" shaped emergence holes. It is a small, brassy-green, metallic woodboring beetle measuring 1/3 to 1/2 inches in length. Vertical splits in the bark are created by the tree forming callus tissue in response to larval feeding. The damage by the larvae causes general yellowing and thinning of the foliage followed by crown dieback and the eventual death of the tree. Basal sprouting and the presence of woodpeckers may indicate wood-boring beetle activity. After 1 to 2 years of infestation, the bark often falls off in pieces from damaged trees, exposing the insect galleries. The life cycle in Michigan takes between 1-2 years.
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Date: 20 November 2012 @7pm
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Every year help2read hosts an Annual Fundraising Event which not only helps us with fundraising, but also raises awareness about the programme. It is an evening of good food and entertainment! This year it will be held at the F.east Restaurant on Tuesday the 20th November 2012, the United Nations' Universal Children Day. Expect delicious food, musical performance by Auriol Hays & band and much more!


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Serie A Blog: Cesena and Novara cut adrift but could Lecce escape the bottom 3?
Back-to-back promotions might be followed by relegation for the bottom two in Serie A but can Lecce repeat heroics of last season?
It was fun while it lasted but reality had to bite sometime for both Cesena and Novara.
For Cesena, they achieved back-to-back promotions to reach Serie A last season after an absence of 19 years. After finishing the 2010/11 season in 15th place and 7 points clear of the drop-zone, the Cavallucci Marini (Seahorses) might have hoped that the signing of the 32-year old Romanian striker Adrian Mutu in June on a 2-year deal would help them establish the club in the top-flight on a more permanent basis.
The well-travelled bad boy can say that he held up his end of the bargain with 7 goals in 18 league games, which amounts to almost half of Cesena's 16 goal total while his double-strike against Novara in January meant that Mutu passed the century mark of Serie A goals.
But with 42 goals going in at the other end, it has meant that only three victories have been recorded by the club and they currently lie 14 points behind 4th from bottom Cagliari. Mutu himself seems to have given up as well with his coach recently opting not to use him against his former side Fiorentina 10 days ago.
The Romanian would have been the centre of attention after stepping back into the Stadio Artemio Franchi for the first time since his summer move, but he was not even included in the squad.
"I decided not to call him up because he wasn't at my disposal all week and he didn't look in top form against Chievo or when playing for Romania," explained Mario Beretta.
"Adrian is capable of resolving a match when he is in good shape. However, as things stand right now, we cannot afford to play anyone who isn't at 100 per cent."
It all looked so different for Cesena halfway through their encounter with high-flying Lazio in the Stadio Olimpico in January of this year. Having brought in Vincenzo Iaquinta on loan from Juventus until the end of the 2011-12 season, the Italian World Cup-winning footballer partnered Mutu and the new strike pairing looked made in heaven.
Mutu, from play, and Iaquinta, from the spot, had given Cesena a seemingly unassailable half-time lead, especially given that Abdoulay Konko had been sent-off for the hosts. But a stunning comeback by the Biancoceleste delivered a 3-2 win for the Roman side and that may have been the day when Cesena hopes of Serie A survival suffered a mortal blow.
If the Cesena flame merely flickered this season, then Novara's has at least dared to burn brightly at times and never more so than in their home and away victories against the might of Inter Milan. The first of those wins cost Gian Piero Gasperini his job while the second in the San Siro in February should have cost Claudio Ranieri his.
Novara had reached Serie B last season for the first time in 33 years and then remarkably secured top-flight status after an absence of 55 years by defeating Padova in the play-off final. Both consecutive promotions were achieved under the tenure of head coach Attilio Tesser, who was sadly replaced in January of this year by veteran coach Emiliano Mondonico in a desperate attempt to save the club from relegation.
But as could only happen in Italy, sacked coach Tesser then returned to the Novara bench last Sunday, after Mondonico was unable to turn around their fortunes, and Tesser watched as his side defeated high-flying Udinese 1-0.
However, Novara still remain 5 points behind 3rd from bottom Lecce, who they meet in 2 weeks time, and a further 6 points from safety and with games against AS Roma, Lazio, Napoli, Juventus and AC Milan still to come, it looks like Serie B beckons for the Biancoazzurri.
Third from bottom Lecce will need to repeat their heroics of last season, when they beat arch-rivals AS Bari 2-0 in May, to escape the drop with one game to spare while more illustrious sides such as Sampdoria suffered the ignominy of relegation.
Lecce have actually conceded more goals than bottom-placed Cesena with 44 goals against compared to Cesena's 42 - but the Lecce attack has been more effective, registering almost twice as many goals, 30 as against Cesena's 16. The veteran ex-West Ham striker David di Michele has been the main contributor with 8 goals while the 20-year old Colombian striker Luis Muriel has chipped in with 5.
Ibra loses the rag
They put up a reasonable showing in a 2-0 defeat against Milan in the San Siro last weekend in a game that was overshadowed by the exchange between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sky journalist Vera Spadini when during his post-match pitchside interview, he turned away from the camera and said: "What the **** are you looking at" at Spadini.
Lecce manager Serse Cosmi was suspended for the San Siro clash after a red card for dissent, so assistant-manager Mario Palazzi took his place on the bench where he watched his side fail to deliver on his pre-match promises: "We are going to San Siro without fear, as Lecce want points. The Rossoneri are very strong, but we do not fear them," said Palazzi.
"Don't forget, I have been working with Cosmi for 10 years and every time I replaced him, we never lost. Who knows, it might happen again..."
The relegation-threatened Salentini were without the suspended Gennaro Delvecchio, David Di Michele and Nenad Tomovic from their side for that game which severely weakened them but with the return of Cosmi to the bench and Di Michele to the attack, Lecce will hope to get vital points in their upcoming games, especially as two of the next three are against the two sides directly below them
Wins in both these games will help them make ground on Cagliari who have to face 3rd place Lazio in the Olimpico in 2 weeks. Having outscored Cagliari by four goals so far this season, the Salentini at least stand a puncher's chance of pulling off another great escape.
Cesena 0-0 Catania, Bologna 1-1 Juventus, Parma 2-2 Fiorentina, Chievo Verona 0-2 Inter, Napoli 6-3 Cagliari, Palermo 0-1 AS Roma, AC Milan 2-0 Lecce, Atalanta 1-1 Parma, Catania 1-0 Fiorentina, Cesena 0-2 Siena, Genoa 0-0 Juventus, Lazio 1-3 Bologna, Novara 1-0 Udinese
Saturday, March 17
Parma v AC Milan
Fiorentina v Juventus (Live 19.45 Setanta Ireland)
Sunday, March 18
Cagliari v Cesena
Bologna v Chievo Verona
Catania v Lazio
Inter v Atalanta
Lecce v Palermo
Siena v Novara
Udinese v Napoli
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AS Roma v Genoa


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Images: No "Average Joe's" at JBLM's dodgeball tournament [Image 1 of 6]
Photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Fennell
Tenacious soldiers trying to earn a place in a dodgeball tournament, race toward a line of balls in hopes to capture a ball before their opponent has the opportunity to do the same at the Soldier's Field House, May 31. Family Morale Welfare and Recreation partnered with Ebony Austin, the Soldier's Field House program manager, who developed the games in March incorporated a philosophy of good-old-fashioned-time fun.
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March Birthdays: Mike Aviles turns 28
Today is Friday the 13th which is also, coincidentally, the 28th birthday for 2008 Royals Player of the Year Mike Aviles! Kansas City farmhand Matt Wright is also celebrating as he turns 27. Matt and Mike share birthdays with former All-Star first baseman Will "the Thrill" Clark (45) and U2 bass player Adam Clayton (49). Aviles is currently with his Puerto Rico teammates in Miami getting ready for Round 2 of the WBC.
Here are your Royals birthdays for March:
Royals Hall of Famer Cookie Rojas turned 70 on March 6. Cookie's birthday is shared by Shaquille O'Neal (37) and former Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon (86).
Prospects Kiel Thibault (25, March 2), Danny Cortes (22, March 4), and Jose Duarte (24, March 7) celebrated early in Spring Training.
Both Tony Pena, Jr. and Joel Peralta celebrate birthdays on March 23. Tony, like Mike Aviles, will be 28, while Joel turns 33. Joel was born on the same day in 1976 as actress Keri Russell from "Felicity" fame. Other notable birthdays include Kauffman Stadium groundskeeper Trevor Vance, and Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile under four minutes.
The Royals have FOUR birthdays on March 24! Devon Lowery turns 26, Chris Lubanski will be 24, and both Robinson Tejeda and Heath Phillips are 27. The quartet share their day with Peyton Manning, who will be 33. Also, Harry Houdini was born on this day in 1874.
Royals hitting coach Kevin Seitzer turns 47 on March 26, which is shared by a variety of musicians including country artist Kenny Chesney (41), Aerosmith's Steven Tyler (61) and Motown's Diana Ross (65).
Kila Ka'aihue rounds out our list with his 25th birthday on March 29. Kila shares his day with former tennis phenom Jennifer Capriati (33). Also born on this date – baseball great Cy Young (1867) and Wal-Mart co-founder Sam Walton (1918). Both Kila and Mr. Walton made quite an impression on Northwest Arkansas!
Now you're caught up on Royals birthdays for March…check back next month!
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Touch 'em All: Victor Rojas on growing up at the K, calling the game he loves and riding in wood-paneled station wagons.
One of the great things about baseball is the connections that extend throughout the game. People with Royals ties are all over the sport. The Texas Rangers alone have former pitcher Steve Busby broadcasting for them and their Executive Vice President, Communications and Public Relations is former catcher Jim Sundberg.
Former second baseman Cookie Rojas is also tied to the Rangers. One of his sons, Victor, has been broadcasting for them for five years. Victor has a unique perspective of the Royals and Kansas City. He was growing up when the team was experiencing its surge in the 70s and 80s. Victor is a Kansas Citian (a graduate of Blue Valley High School) who's gone on to do big things in baseball. He serves as an English language play-by-play broadcaster for the Caribbean Series. He's broadcast the Major League All-Star Game and he's put together six seasons as a broadcaster in the Majors.
Victor was with the Rangers when they came to Kansas City in late August. And on their last day in town, he sat down with Around the Horn in one of the radio booths during batting practice to chat. With the renovations under way during the interview and now kicked into full swing, we asked Victor what he thought about the state of the stadium and asked about a few of his favorite memories. So here's the final Touch 'em All interview from the 2008 season. Hope you enjoy…
Around the Horn: Having spent time in Kansas City when you were younger, what does seeing the stadium going through renovation mean to you?
Victor Rojas: It makes me excited to see what the finished product will look like. I spent so many summers here, down in the tunnels and in the family room and all that stuff. Just from an aesthetic standpoint, this ballpark has been spectacular from day one for me. You see the plans that are in place, and for me anyways, just because of the connection I have to the city, you just can't help but be excited to see the finished ballpark.
ATH: You would have been eight or so when your dad finished playing?
VR: When he retired, I was in the fifth grade. I remember they had Cookie Rojas Night in September of '77. I remember that like it was yesterday. Both sets of my grandparents were here. They brought us out and gave my dad a wood-paneled Volare Station Wagon. Which we took to Spring Training the next spring when my dad was a coach for the Chicago Cubs.
ATH: Good times in the old station wagon (thoughts of the Griswolds dancing through ATH head)?
VR: (he laughs) Plymouth Volare, yea. (laughs again)
ATH: Obviously the ballpark has undergone some transformation since you were young. They've taken out the turf and put in grass and the scoreboards and the fences moving in and then back out. When you look out and see this kind of a change to the ballpark, is it heart warming or are you a little sentimental?
VR: No, no, no, no. I think because the general feeling and thought process of the facility is remaining intact. You're just kind of adding around it. I think the integrity of the ballpark remains. For me, of course the signature pieces are the crown scoreboard and the fountains out in right and into left-center. Because those things are staying and you get to see I-70 in the background, that's the view that I always had and it will remain, with some tweaking in the left field corner and the right field corner and some seats adjusting and stuff like that.
I think the best thing they did prior to this whole renovation process was: Number 1, take the turf out and put grass in and then go to the blue seats. It just makes the stadium pop. I know that if I weren't in baseball and weren't working in it, I'd come here every chance I got. I know the Royals have gone through some tough times over the last few seasons, but because of the memories I've had here, I love coming here. I love seeing the people who are still working in the front office – the few that are still here – and just coasting around the stadium.
ATH: Growing up with a father playing baseball, and then playing some minor league ball yourself, how did you ultimately get into broadcasting?
VR: The broadcasting thing was a whim. I was really young in high school. I was a 16-year-old senior at Blue Valley. I turned 17 in February and graduated in May. I wasn't quite ready to play baseball at the collegiate level, or at least I didn't think I was anyway. I was overwhelmed on a recruiting visit to Cal State-Fullerton. And because of that, we moved down to Florida right after I graduated in '86. I graduated in '85, but we moved in '86.
So to pass the time, I was just going to take a year off, but my dad said why don't you go to this radio broadcasting school and learn the business. And I did that for a year. Then I went on to play college baseball and the rest is history from that standpoint.
It was about 2000, the fall of 2000. I was kind of in one of those situations where – not a mid-life crisis – but I was kind of tired of doing what I was doing. So I thought maybe I'll give this broadcasting thing a try. I had a friend that was coaching for the Newark Bears and Rick Cerone – the former catcher – owned the team and so I sent them my resume. The plan was, let me sign as an independent league player and in my off time, work with the radio station, do some interviews and kind of get into it that way. Well I'd worked in professional sports and Cerone didn't want me as a player, not at 31, 32 yeas of age. But he said "You can come up here and you can put the team together since it's independent ball, and then you can do color on the radio."
I went up there and 30 days later – the way I tell it – our play-by-play guy quit before the season, so I became the play-by-play guy. And then a month later, our GM got fired and so I became the General Manager. So that was the beginning of my broadcasting career as the GM and play-by-play guy of the Newark Bears. I did that for two years.
Actually after my first year, I got in contact with this little thing called MLB Radio, which is now MLB.TV, Gameday Audio and a bunch of other things. They had some shows during the season and I got hired, in 2002, to do a morning show Monday through Friday. That led to doing the All-Star game in Milwaukee – the famous tie – for MLB.com. Then that off-season, a friend of mine decided to hook me up with an agent. He said, I'll listen to your stuff and critique you, but I can't take you on as a client, you can use me as a mentor type deal. And that winter the Diamondbacks were looking for a guy. Kevin Kennedy was also one of his clients and they said no to Kevin Kennedy because they wanted somebody full-time to do all the games and he was still doing some FOX games. So they hired me. And then the next offseason, the Rangers contacted me and hired me and I've been with them ever since. So really it was all just chance and luck – being in the right place at the right time.
ATH: Some broadcasters have a bit of a learning curve moving from the National League to American League with different players, teams and some rule differences. Which do you prefer?
VR: It's a completely different style of baseball. I really enjoyed spending time in the National League. For some reason the games are shorter. At least in my mind, the games are shorter, even with double switches and the like.
I think there's more strategy involved, just from that standpoint in how you use your bench – the quality of the guys that you have to bring in late in games and stuff like that. So I enjoyed that, but there's no doubt about the familiarity. So I guess I am kind of an American League guy and will always be that way.
ATH: Did you ever get to go on the road with your dad when you were young?
VR: The only time I remember going on the road, it might have been '76 or '77. There was a family trip to California. We went to Anaheim and Oakland. I remember Anaheim because we went to Disneyland. And I remember Oakland because I remember taking my first helicopter ride over Alcatraz and back in those days, the A's were pretty good. So they packed them in and they put the visiting families up the first base line in the upper deck. I remember my mom was royally, royally, upset about it. She couldn't wait to get back here and tell the folks in the ticket office here. And my brother caught a foul ball, which was the first foul ball I've ever seen a friend of mine catch in a game.
I think that's the only trip I remember going on when he was playing. I've visited with him since then when he was working.
ATH: Growing up in Kansas City, would you say that Kansas City is your favorite place to visit when you're on the road with the Rangers?
VR: Yea. People ask me all the time what's your favorite ballpark? What's your favorite city? This place will always have a pull for me. It will always be the number one place for me. We stay at the Plaza, I have friends here. So this will always be number one for me. Personally this is the place for me. Seattle would be nice because I like the city and the ballpark.
Of the newer ballparks, Pittsburgh is probably for me, the nicest, aesthetically, with the Roberto Clemente bridge and everything. But for me, Kansas City will always be number one because of the ties.
ATH: When you're calling a game, what do you pull from? Is it the years that you watched when you were younger or is it mostly from your time playing?
VR: I think it's a combination. I think, just like anything else, the more you do it, the more comfortable you feel. The more times you see things, you react in certain ways. I think you just draw on your own experiences to decipher what's going on on the field and be able to explain it from a broadcasting standpoint, especially on radio, where you have limited time. When your doing color and you're not on the play-by-play side, you have to get everything in between pitches. I think you fall back to, if something happens that you recall a specific instance when you were a player and that happened to you, then sure that pops up.
But for me, I follow baseball so much, I have a pretty decent recall where I can say "Hey, wasn't there a situation a couple years ago with the Yankees and the Red Sox…" and I kind of base my explanation on those experiences as opposed to just what I did on a baseball field or what my dad did on a baseball field. The ins and outs and the nuts and bolts of the games, where you're supposed to throw on a cut-off man and baserunning blunders, that kind of stuff is like second nature to me. I don't know how to explain it. It's just there. But as far as the storytelling part of it and what happened in your life, if that maybe coincides on the field then I can relate it or maybe fall back on what I've seen my dad go through?
ATH: Is that type of thing that you enjoy about what you do now, is the storytelling?
VR: Yea. And it all depends about the time of year. Both of our teams are out of it. A month ago, we were talking about the Rangers and the Wild Card and they were four and a half games out of it. So we were talking about the excitement of August and September.
But now, you do have to rely on different ways to keep the listener interested. Maybe you'll bring in some off-field kind of stuff, like I was playing golf this morning with a couple buddies and a funny thing happened. If the game is out of hand and there's some dead space, so you bring that kind of stuff up. A game like last night, it was two hours and change. You've got two pretty good guys going out there and throwing the ball well with a couple unearned runs, that's all baseball. But the Rangers tend to play a lot of three, three and a half hour games.
ATH: You and your dad were both in the Angels organization. Were you there at the same time when you were in their minor league system?
VR: Dad was there from '82 through '92, so the first couple of years of my minor league career.
ATH: What was that like? Did you get to work with him?
VR: Didn't see him at all. He did come out. He was actually managing in '88, when I was out in college in the desert in Palm Springs, California. I actually spent the summer with him that year. But when I actually started playing for the Angels, maybe one time he came to Arizona in '90, but that was when he was scouting.
ATH: Were you a clubhouse kid when you were growing up?
VR: Oh yea. Today's players are younger and aren't married or don't have kids. But it seemed like when I was growing up, from Marty Pattin to Al Fitzmorris to B-Mac to Kimmer Brett. There were tons of guys downstairs, Dusty Wathan, it just seemed like there were kids all over the place. Amos Otis's kids were there.
Now it's like the kids that are there are babies. I think it's just from that standpoint that guys are getting to the big leagues a lot faster.
ATH: What were some of your favorite memories from those years?
VR: The best part for me it just going out and shagging during batting practice. Dad was pretty strict about going out and shagging and once B.P. is over, shower up and get out of the clubhouse. This is where we work, respect that and I still carry that over to today. I go downstairs, get my lineup and get out. I don't hang out down there.
In this ballpark, the best times we ever had were during the games in the family room with the tape-ball game we would have. We would end in nine innings and we were just drenched in sweat. And there was this dolly, kind of like a thing that paramedics use. It was almost like a stretcher on wheels. Well there was one in there and we would stand on it, lean it back and race it around the room with it. That was to me the best part of it. Just hanging out with the guys…and having a crush on Jenny Splittorff. (Around the Horn and Victor both laugh)
ATH: Well, it's a good thing that was caught on tape. Thank you so much for your time.
VR: No problem.
Greatest Hitter: Don Mattingly, for me. I have personal reasons behind that. Even before I met him, I just loved his approach at the plate. My daughter's name is Mattingly. Her name is Mattingly Grace and not after Marl Grace. Her grandmother's name is Grace.
Greatest Pitcher: Not because he's our boss or the team president, but Nolan Ryan. It's tough to argue with Roger Clemens and what he did in his career, especially early on and in college. From my forty years on this earth and the limited guys I've seen, it'd probably have to be Nolan Ryan. I say Nolan, but the term greatest is tough to define. With what I've seen I have to say him because of the strikeouts and the no-hitters and just overall dominance. And he did it in such a fashion that he was almost humble that he did something. I mean Randy Johnson was fun to watch in Arizona, but it has to be Nolan.
World Series: I'm a huge Joe Maddon fan because he was my minor league coordinator when I was in the Angels system. That being said, I'm going to go with the Angels and the Cubs probably in the National League. It'll probably be the Cubs and the Angels and I'll go with the Angels because they probably have the upper hand in pitching.
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