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When we last left low-ego Allagash gash Peter King, he was tracking down soy baron Brett Favre to let his hero bitterly complain about how the Saints stole his last shot at glory. PK also wanted to let you know that the airport in Baton Rogue isn't quite as jam-packed as JFK. He also vowed to keep his political opinions to himself while cheering on Rachel Maddow's predictable haranguing of conservatives.
So what about this week? Was PK tragically distracted from what might have been a blissful weekend respite to Drunk Baseballville? Will he be encouraged that the Rams base their draft strategy on a book that paints the Patriots as infallible gods? Is PK inexplicably amazed that no one wants Donovan McNabb? READ ON.
Caught your breath yet?
Playful yet gripping lede from Petey. Asphyxiation from excitement, the football people have it.
I was in Phoenix over the weekend, trying to break away to watch three spring training games in paradise.
OH FUCK OFF. "What's that? Big goings-on in the sport that I'm handsomely paid to cover? I'll get them right after deep-throating a gallon of Shock Top and stealing a foul ball from a child."
And I think the weirdest part of the weekend came shortly after I heard about the Rams-Redskins trade, which was about six hours after the news broke Friday night that Peyton Manning was headed to town Saturday on his free-agency tour. I pulled over to the side of a road to talk to an NFL team's executive about the trade and was taking a couple of notes when I got a call-waiting signal. "Jets just announced a contract extension with Sanchez," someone told me.
This has to have been the most eventful non-draft offseason weekend in recent NFL history.
WEIRD. Catch that subtle bitching from PK about the inconvenience of having to focus on football during his annual magic spring training excursion. "Great timing, most eventful recent non-draft weekend! Name five things more distracting to my fun. You can't."
The various happenings:
Just what the regular reader of PK needs: a rundown of huge NFL stories that have been everywhere.
Manning touring America AS AN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
ZOUNDS! He's Peyton Bourdain: NO RESTRICTIONS
with helicopters and reporters following him like the O.J. Simpson white Bronco chase, first in Miami and then in Denver and then, a little less insanely, in Phoenix.
A seldom heralded advantage for Arizona in the free agency wars: the local media's use of less insane helicopters.
I thought I'd see Manning as a free-agent one day — maybe the same day I'd see him use a walker — and evidently I wasn't the only one. "I still am trying to get my brain around the thought that one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time is a street free agent — and was in our building talking about playing for our team," said one official of a team in the running this weekend.
That level of incredulity could only come from the Cardinals. "Wait, there's a high-profile free agent and WANTS to play for us? Never would I think I'd see the day."
Also note the first and only time Peyton Manning will be referred to as "street" anything.
Something happened for the first time in league history, apparently, in the trade of the second pick in the 2012 draft from the Rams to the Redskins for three first-rounders and a number two. (I say apparently because league PR people believe no draft choice has been traded for three first-round picks, and certainly not for three first-rounders and a second-round pick. But the league Sunday couldn't say for sure, so I'll say apparently it's first time a pick got traded for such a haul.)
I'm assuming Sports Illustrated employs at least one researcher. Instead, of contacting them, PK is just gonna be an asshole and lean on the league's PR flacks to do his magazine's work for him.
The Patriots got three ones for Jim Plunkett in 1976, and the Rams got three ones for Eric Dickerson in 1987, but for a pick? File not found.
Does not searchpute. Either way, why is this a significant distinction? It's not like there isn't a player who we know that the 'Skins are taking with that selection. It's only a formality at this point that it's not RGIII or possibly Luck. PK was just in the mood to engage in historical nuggetology.
As soon as the Jets knew they weren't going to be in the Manning Sweepstakes, they announced a contract extension with Mark Sanchez. The deal, which at first appeared mystifyingly outrageous because he might be just another guy,
"Just another guy" might be the kindest appraisal of El Shitbox I've ever heard.
is actually a good deal for the team
— if you hold out much hope he's going to be a franchise quarterback.
"Awesome deal if you're a retard!" – PK Real Talk
The Colts cut half their roster. Sort of.
They cut six players! That's, like, 6/53 = MAYBE QUASI-HALFISH
Much of the backbone of a team that averaged 12.5 wins a year from 2005 to 2010 has disappeared in the last five days: The wrecking ball taken to the passing game is like nothing in recent history. Manning, Anthony Gonzalez and Dallas Clark were told they wouldn't be retained. Three more receivers — wideouts Reggie Wayne and Pierre Garcon, and tight end Jacob Tamme — will leave in free agency, almost certainly. Think of the Colts' opening-camp receiving corps in July 2010: The top two quarterbacks (including Curtis Painter) are now gone.
The top two tight ends, gone. Three of the top four wideouts (excepting Austin Collie), gone. And the defense? Captain and leader Gary Brackett, cut. As Adam Schefter reported Friday, Dwight Freeney is on the trading block. Andrew Luck has to be thinking, "What am I walking into? The '76 Bucs?"
The modern reference would be the '08 Lions.
And Sunday night in a hotel in Santa Clara, Calif., one of the best receivers of all time, Randy Moss, got some rest, preparing for a strange tryout with the 49ers this morning. Strange because Moss is trying to come back after not playing in 2011. Strange because the man throwing passes to him this morning won't be Niner quarterback Alex Smith or Colin Kaepernick. It'll be coach Jim Harbaugh.
Whoa! Double-plus strange that a former quarterback would utilize his arm to get through a loophole in a stupid rule.
Free agency opens tomorrow. The NFL appears to be ready to hand down the biggest sanctions in Roger Goodell's reign — over the Saints' bounty scandal; he might suspend a Super Bowl-winning coach and defensive coordinator. And there's a quarterback named Matt Flynn out there who threw for six touchdowns in the last game of the season — more than Starr, Favre or Rodgers ever did in a game –and you can have him to run your offense.
"Why oh why does this – ugh – football stuff have to be happening when all I want is an uninterrupted week with my precious Cactus League? Someone from the Red Sox owes me an apology!"
Opening weekend 2012 is exactly six months away. But isn't this action more non-stop than the regular season?
Non-stoppiness, 2012 offseason, you have it!
So now Manning is back at his Miami Beach apartment, by all indications, full of information and who knows what else from his time with the Broncos and Cardinals.
Elway's seed? Tebow's guilt? Fitty's vacation memories?
The one thing he has to be thinking of is the advantage of an AFC team over an NFC team. He knows the AFC better, naturally, having played in it for his 13 active seasons. He knows it's an easier path to the Super Bowl in the AFC than the NFC. He knows the AFC West is a division there to be had.
Notice one thing conspicuously absent from this column: any actual quotes from Peyton Manning. And Peter spent the weekend in the same town that Pey-Pey was visiting. Whereas a diligent reporter would have, I don't know, talked to him or something, Petey is fine with telling us what he thinks Peyton thinks. I think.
We'd be naïve to think he hasn't thought to himself: What's the clearest path to the Super Bowl in the next two years?
We'd be irresponsible not to haphazardly guess what's on Peyton Manning's mind.
If I'm him, I think of three teams when it comes to competitive opportunity: Houston, Denver and Kansas City. I don't think Houston's interested. The Texans have been in the top 10 in the NFL in scoring in each of the last three seasons, and even if Manning led them to 75 more points than Matt Schaub or Matt Leinart could in 2012, would that put the team over the top? Not to say the Texans couldn't change their minds and get involved this week. But if they don't, that leaves the AFC West.
I like that the assumption is that Peyton automatically isn't totally fucked by his neck injury and adds almost another five points per game to the Texans' scoring average. "Could be obviously better put them over the top? Only if they realize it can."
I am surprised he views Denver clearly better than the Chiefs, which apparently he does.
The weakness of the Peyton-Peter mind-meld is clearly troubling him.
Kansas City has better backs, if Jamaal Charles returns whole this year, and comparable if not better receivers. The Chiefs had a better defense last year, by three points and 24 yards allowed per game.
The pros and cons of the two teams leading the pack:
DENVER: Remember the skepticism of John Elway being the football majordomo of an NFL team? Well, the Broncos wouldn't be the favorite in this without Elway. Manning likes him a lot, and they meshed well Friday
And here I was led to believe that Jeff Fisher led the league in meshiness.
Brandon Stokley's a factor here. Manning once told me Stokley was the best slot receiver he'd ever seen — and he's also one of Manning's best friends, and he lives in Denver. Stokley caught 139 passes from Manning in four seasons as a Colt. He's a free agent, and though he may want to play in 2012, he may be finished too; he turns 36 in June. Manning turns 36 this month. Stokley was part of the Denver welcoming committee when Manning came to town, and it didn't hurt …
Never underestimate a team that can sell you with O.G. Welker. If one busted old white receiver isn't enough, they'll dig up the remains of Ed McCaffrey.
ARIZONA: Eleven games in a dome this year — and the eight home games are on grass, not artificial turf. For a quarterback like Manning, who loves playing when weather's not a factor (what quarterback doesn't?), that's a big edge. Arizona's home field has a retractable roof, but it's likely the team would keep it closed as a nod to Manning, even on lovely days
Since the dawn of time, Peyton Manning has yearned to destroy the sun. Once, PK cautioned us to respect the sun. Now the sun respects Pey-Pey.
Lots of athletes live in greater Phoenix and say the locals don't bother them, which would appeal to Manning
"Even all the Mexicans?"
Miami? Stephen Ross would throw whatever millions at Manning he had to, but as one club official from an interested team told me Sunday: "It's pretty apparent he's making this decision on football factors far more than money."
Except the part where he prefers the Broncos to a team better equipped to win.
Keep one very important thing in mind: Manning may be open to considering other teams. Don't think it's going to come down to Denver and Arizona only. You get the feeling watching Manning that he's an open book and may take today and re-evaluate, and consider another team or two. This is a fluid situation.
Ah, yes, gleaning intentions from player's mannerisms is much more helpful than actually talking to them and asking clear question. Thanks, reporter-type person.
Now about Manning's physical condition. He didn't take his agent, Tom Condon, with him on his weekend trips. He wanted the trip to be all football, to see where he'd best fit. No one's talking about his physical condition now, but in due time they'll have to.
Maybe after they sign him. Maybe not until the preseason. Maybe not at all. Y'know, no big rush or anything.
But I don't think Manning needs a great arm to kill you.
BAHAHAHA. Behold Pennington Manning and the noodle arm of death! He'll kill you with his anal traits and that alone!
For a 2009 story on Manning's great season for SI, I phoned Qadry Ismail, who played one season for the Colts, in 2002. He told me about a ball that traveled 17 yards in the air, in the first game he ever played with Manning. The point here is, even if Manning's arm isn't the same as it was — and there is no indication that by opening day he will be diminished in arm strength — he'll still be dangerous. Ismail's story, which he called a "CIA, burn-after-reading secret" from the Colts playbook in the 2002 opener at Jacksonville:
When Manning gave Ismail a shoveling motion or said the words "Crane! Crane!" Ismail would run a dig route — a curl in which the receiver goes downfield a certain distance, plants his foot suddenly and turns to face the quarterback. Having seen the signal a couple of times early in the game, Jacksonville corner Jason Craft then taunted Ismail. "I know what y'all are doing!" Craft hollered. "Every time he gives that [shoveling] signal, you run that little in route!" Ismail could have said, "Are you seriously challenging Peyton Manning?" Instead he told the cornerback he didn't know what he was talking about, then told Manning and offensive coordinator Tom Moore on the sideline, "He's bragging like he knows what we're doing. He's going to jump that route!"
Manning filed the information and talked with Moore about using it later in the game. Sure enough, with the ball at the Jaguars' 12 in the third quarter, Manning told Ismail that "Crane!" would be a dummy call, and instead of the dig he should run a hitch-and-go (basically a dig, stop and sprint back upfield into the end zone). "I made a living off double moves," says Ismail, "and that was the easiest one I ever ran. Peyton gave me the crane sign at the line. I pushed upfield five yards and stuck my foot in the ground as hard as I could. The DB made a beeline to that five-yard spot and looked for the ball, but I just ran into the end zone, all alone. What a simple TD."
So as long as a dipshit cornerback tips his hand to the offense about what he's looking for, then proceeds to bite hard on a fake everytime, there's no stopping Peyton.
I regret not taking more time here to talk about the Colts' split with Manning. Few people in sports history have made the mark Manning has in Indiana. He donated money for the construction of a children's hospital. Scores of Indianans named children after the beloved Manning. He gave away millions through his foundation to charities in Indiana, Tennessee and New Orleans, three places he's put down roots.
PK regrets not sucking Lil' Fetushead a little harder. Had he, King might actually have gotten a quote or two out of Peyton. That is, if he could get dragged away from stupid-ass March baseball.
He doesn't have long to play. A year, two, three, maybe four at the outside. You get the feeling he knows if he only has a season or two, he wants to be somewhere that gives him the best chance right away to get to the Super Bowl. That said, I wouldn't expect a decision by Manning before Wednesday.
"I think Peyton's neck won't be an outstanding issue and he will be able shape an otherwise marginal team into a contender from Day One. Still, the team will have to have certain conditions in place to satisfy Manning and give him a chance to succeed. That said, I have nothing of value to add."
Manning scheduling note of the day:
Denver, Arizona and Miami all play at New England in 2012, with the dates yet to be announced.
Manning just can't get away from Belichick and Brady, can he?
Unless he signs with another team, which he easily could if he gave much of a shit about playing against the Patriots in the regular season, which he obviously doesn't. Also, will Peyton get to play in St. Louis? THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN ROBBED OF A DREAMBOAT APPEARANCE. DON'T TAKE PEYTON, TOO!
The Griffin Deal I: The biggest deal for a pick — we think — ever.
And let's compare this trade to two other very big ones of recent years: the Saints' trade of eight draft choices to Washington so they could draft Ricky Williams in 1999, and the Giants' move with San Diego to pick Eli Manning in the 2004 draft. I'll also tell you how much each trade returned in value, according to the well-worn draft-trade value chart — even though that chart has to change now because very high picks are paid much less since the approval of the 2011 CBA, including a rookie wage scale.
Guhhhhhh. I reiterate – the chart needs to change because IT IS FUCKING WORTHLESS. STOP BRINGING IT UP!
Amazing thing about this deal is rookie GM Les Snead, according to one Rams operative, "never looked at the trade value chart.
BECAUSE IT'S A USELESS PIECE OF SHIT!!! DO YOU FUCKING SEE!? It's like talking about a murder investigation and being amazed that the lead detective didn't use a Phrenology chart.
Snead was honest with the two teams most involved, Washington and Cleveland, and the third (Miami) on the periphery. He told them they were going to make a deal by the close of business Thursday, and they needed to make their best offer. According to one of the teams involved, Washington made an offer beyond what St. Louis ever thought it'd get — three first-round picks and a second-rounder. Cleveland offered something less, thought to be three ones. (It's unknown what Miami's best offer was, though the Dolphins wanted Manning, and so never got to the level of the Redskins.)
One of our commenters pointed out this contradiction from PK's Friday story about the trade:
Fifth paragraph:
When the Rams started this process a couple of weeks ago, their hope was that some team would give them three first-round picks for the second overall pick.
Three paragraphs later:
The deal is a coup for rookie GM Les Snead of the Rams. The haul is beyond what he could have hoped for.
Jeeeeeeeesus. And don't try to tell me an additional second-rounder on top of that constitutes a coup. I know my PK coupology.
The Griffin Deal II: How War Room helped.
Rams COO Kevin Demoff read the 2011 book about Belichick and his two former personnel aides, Scott Pioli and Thomas Dimitroff, who struck out on their own in Kansas City and Atlanta, respectively. He gave the book to owner Stan Kroenke, who found many lessons in it for the construction of the Rams. The biggest one: stockpile draft choices so you can control drafts.
A practice that hasn't really done the Patriots a world of good in recent years.
And the 2012 Rams were in perfect position when they earned the second pick in the April draft and they already had a quarterback of the future — they think — on the roster in Sam Bradford.
When you have a starting quarterback who throws six touchdown passes in 10 starts, you know you're set.
There were other lessons in the book. Be bold, as Dimitroff was when he dealt multiple picks to move up in the first round last April to draft Julio Jones. Have the long term in mind, always.
Make stupid trades, but only if you're thinking big picture while doing it.
So when the Rams went about the job of interviewing candidates for head coach and GM, Kroenke wanted two things. He wanted a coach who would be experienced and stable and would be comfortable making decisions that would impact 2015 as much as 2012. Jeff Fisher was his George Karl, a veteran coach with perspective.
Who then hired Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator. Makes sense. They might let him back in the league by 2015.
He wanted a GM, preferably, who had roots in the Patriot way.
GUUHHHHHHH. From a review of "War Room" from the Boston Globe:
On the other hand, Holley often comes across as a booster rather than a detached journalist. Belichick, Dimitroff, and Pioli all are portrayed as princely men who possess sharp minds, warm hearts, enviable work habits, and strong family values. A public relations firm could not write more glowingly. The "Spygate'' cheating incident is soft-pedaled. Holley states that Belichick and the team were fined heavily and lost a number one draft pick when they were caught videotaping the defensive signals of the New York Jets in 2007. But then he glosses over the incident by declaring that the Patriots were not the first to cheat, and Jets head coach Eric Mangini (another Belichick disciple) regretted escalating the incident to the NFL commissioner's office. Additionally, the criticism over Spygate proved ultimately advantageous by motivating the Pats to an undefeated regular season.
Awesome Patriots fluffing resource to use as a basis for building your franchise. No surprise that PK swears by it. The Rams have already fucked this up.
The Griffin Deal III: If Washington couldn't get Manning, they could get The Man.
Now about the volume Washington traded for Griffin. And the volume that Cleveland didn't. You get the feeling Shanahan and GM Bruce Allen looked at their quarterback situation, wretched, and did what they had to do to get one of the best quarterbacks to come out of the draft in a while.
Stop your retching and overspend!
Cleveland looked at Colt McCoy and liked him without really loving him, and made a very strong offer to get Griffin. Just not strong enough. It's hard to kill GM Tom Heckert
Gotta use the silver bullets, Clevelanders.
but the only thing that matters is whether you get the trade done or you don't. Cleveland didn't. The Browns might be proven right in the long run, but for now, their fans feel like they'll never get a franchise quarterback … and may not even get a Brian Sipe.
Or a Tim Couch.
Quote of the Week III
"The Baltimore Colts are releasing Peyton Manning."
— NBC anchor Brian Williams, on the network's Super Tuesday coverage last week.
On-air gaffes, Brian Williams has them. Hopefully he shot a chummy e-mail to Nick Denton bitching about how Gawker would probably be all over his flub.
Quote of the Week IV
"Did I personally want [Brett] Favre INJURED? Absolutely and categorically NO! Did I feel like we, the Saints, had a better chance of being in the Super Bowl with Favre on the sideline? Of course. Would the Patriots and their fans have probably been excited to see Eli [Manning] on the bench with his foot up whispering that he was done? Would players on the sideline have made comments to that effect? Right or wrong, I'm guessing yes. Probably every Saints fan, player and coach got an adrenaline rush when thinking Minnesota might be in trouble. I said what many people were probably thinking, though maybe I said it in a way that sounded a bit too excited. I do regret saying it, though."
— Former Saints defensive end defensive end Anthony Hargrove, now with Seattle, in a statement to SI.com's Don Banks. After a high-low hit by the Saints sent a hobbled Favre to the sidelines in the NFC Championship Game two years ago, Hargrove was overheard on the Saints bench exclaiming, "Favre is out of the game! Favre is done! Favre is done!"
Peter would like the Red Sox to apologize from Anthony Hargrove's crass and unfeeling behavior. If he gets anything less than a year suspension, expect Petey's next column to be a 5,000-word martyring of Saint Brittfar and his stolen Super Bowl.
Quote of the Week V
"If I'm hurt against the Saints the last couple of years, I'm suing the Saints."
— Former NFL quarterback Steve Young, now an ESPN analyst, in a network roundtable discussing the Saints bounty story.
Steve Young clearly missed his true calling as a shitty personal injury lawyer.
Factoid of the Week That May Interest Only Me
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the storied Apollo Theater in Manhattan Friday night, with Tom Coughlin in attendance.
Mr. Starwood Preferred Member Travel Note of the Week
I had a terrific time in Arizona over the weekend, watching three ballgames at three fairly new ballparks — Goodyear Ballpark (home of the Reds and Indians) in Goodyear, 25 minutes west of Phoenix; Camelback Ranch (home of the White Sox and Dodgers) in Glendale, not far from the Cardinals stadium; and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (home of the Diamondbacks and Rockies), about a half-hour northeast of downtown.
/gives trace elements of a fuck
Spring training is so much different than it was 15 years ago. The size of these new stadiums is amazing. I bet the Salt River Fields complex — not even including the minor-league and practice fields — is the size of Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City. A huge place. The food is another amazing thing. At the Camelback stadium, I had soba noodles with eight kinds of vegetables right out of a huge wok. At the Goodyear park, I had a chicken taco — a damn good one. At Salt River Fields there's a martini bar, four kinds of Leinenkugel beer from Wisconsin, a strawberry kabob covered in chocolate and a taco bar.
Ooh, Leinenkugel, another of those obscurely omnipresent regional beers, like Allagash, that they sell everywhere and nowhere all that once.
The tickets seemed like cover charges for the food and drink.
As they should, because spring training baseball is even more boring than regular baseball. You have to be tanked for that shit.
Two other points about Salt River Fields. The game Saturday night was sold out; we had to pay $25 apiece to a scalper for $8 outfield-grass tickets. And driving out of there, we passed a cautionary yellow road sign that read, "WILD HORSES."
All in all, even with the stream of Rams-Redskins trade news and Peyton-related news on a weekend I'd love to have gotten away from it all, it was a fun time in a different world of baseball.
BITCH BITCH BITCH. I'm sorry seismic developments in the world of superior sports kept you away from one of the half dozen vacations your overpaid fat ass takes every year.
Apropos of Nothing MMQB Quiz of the Week
While in the Valley of the Sun, my brother-in-law Bob and I had a late lunch Saturday with a major-league pitcher. I'll give you eight clues who it was.
Blog Post of the Week
From resident Hoosier Angie Six's blog post about what Peyton Manning meant to a person who, formerly, never liked football:
"I love Peyton because he understands how Hoosiers tick. You show up, you work hard, you don't draw unnecessary attention to yourself. You don't brag or trash-talk. You do things the right way, the quiet way and believe that one day you'll be respected for it. That's the Midwestern way. I love Peyton because he can laugh at himself. I love Peyton because he's a perfectionist. I love Peyton because he orchestrated some of the most thrilling football I've ever seen. I love Peyton because he led us to a Super Bowl and gave us humble Hoosiers a chance to call ourselves champions. I love Peyton for all the good he does in our community. But most of all, I love Peyton because he turned me into a fan of the game."
I hate everything single fucking thing about that paragraph. You'd be hard-pressed to distill a more noxious block of writing. I'd sooner read hate pamphlets pressing for the development of a pill to cure black people before I'd read that again. I want to tear apart that paragraph and mail shredded pieces to the family of each word.
Tweet of the Week II
"With 38 mill in dead money in 2012, Colts have about 82 mill to build roster. And Freeney counts 19 mill (23 pct). Adios #93"
— @mchappell51, Colts beat man Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star, figuring that with all the roster cuts of the team in the past few days, Dwight Freeney (No. 93) is almost certainly gone in trade.
BUT WHAT DID FREENEY MEAN TO INDIANAPOLIS EXCEPT BEING THEIR BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER!? It's not like that defense is what carried them through the '06 playoffs or anything.
Tweet of the Week III
"So NY Daily News says Jets have tried to trade Wayne Hunter. For what? Two slices of pizza?"
— @PriscoCBS, CBSSports.com NFL columnist Pete Prisco.
Make it two and a piece of crust and PK says it'll be more than they ever dreamed of getting.
Ten Things I Think I Think
1. I think I have no idea what it means when New Orleans quarterback and union executive board member Drew Brees, in a statement about the Saints' bounty program the NFL says took place, says: "I did not participate in any bounty program, nor did I have any knowledge relating to its real existence."
First of all, no offensive player is alleged by the NFL to have taken part in the bounty thing. Secondly: What is the "real" existence of something? Does that mean you knew something about it vaguely, or have some knowledge but not full knowledge of the inner workings of the program, or that you knew nothing of it at all?
PK ranting about imprecise language is practically trolling.
2. I think the news that the NFL is on the verge of making a decision in the Saints case is a sign that Roger Goodell was fairly sure what he wanted to do when he announced the findings of the league's investigation 10 days ago. It's likely he's conferred with some owners on the sanctions, and with NFLPA czar De Smith, and just wanted to have some time to mull over what will surely be the biggest disciplinary case of his six years in office. Actually, it's likely to be the biggest disciplinary case he'll ever adjudicate.
Until it comes out that the other 31 teams have engaged in bounty systems to varying degrees.
3. I think Josh Morgan is going to make some team very, very happy in free agency — and I hear the Niners are making a late push to keep him off the market. They should. Before he missed the final 11 games of 2011 with an October ankle fracture, Morgan had a chance to be a star in Jim Harbaugh's offense.
Some team is going to be thrilled to have the most average receiver in the NFL.
5. I think one of the oddest things about this free-agency season is how Donovan McNabb's stock has plummeted to the point where you don't even hear of him.
"You mean a completely spent shell of a quarterback isn't drawing any interest when Matt Flynn and Peyton Manning are available in free agency and the top top picks in the draft are potential franchise QBs? How can this be?"
In other news, PK can't believe this house is still on the market:
6. I think I think, on some journalism notes, some major congrats are in order. Kudos to Chris Mortensen for being out front on so many things Peyton Manning … and to Jay Glazer for breaking the Robert Griffin III trade story Friday night … and to Adam Schefter for reporting the Colts are trying to trade Dwight Freeney … and to Mike Klis of the Denver Post for a chock-full Sunday evening update on the Manning chase, including that Manning turned down the chance to visit Seattle and Kansas City, both of whom were very interested in him … and to Mike Wise of the Washington Post for some very good writing on deadline in his trade analysis column Friday night/Saturday morning, and what the deal means to Washington and to coach Mike Shanahan and GM Bruce Allen. Because if you got the Post's final edition Saturday morning in the District, you got to read this line from Wise: "His initials might as well stand for Riverboat Gambler, because that's what he represents to Shanahan."
Good job, people who don't waste potentially productive time getting drunk at goddamn Cactus League games.
7. I think there's been some confusion on the compensation the Redskins paid the Rams for the second pick in the draft, at least according to the Twitter world. Dozens of you, and some emailers too, have said, Wait a minute. The Redskins didn't trade three first-round picks and a two for Robert Griffin III. They traded two firsts, then swapped positions with this year's first-rounders with the Rams. In a way, it's all semantics. But it's much more accurate, and truthful, to say Washington traded four picks for one pick. If we described it as three picks for Griffin and a swap of ones this year, that diminishes the importance of this little swap of picks this year.
I actually agree with PK here. That's an annoying argument.
In the NFL today, trading up from six to two in the first round cannot be dismissed as simply "swapping spots" as though it's a minor part of the deal. On the draft trade value chart, which all teams use (though its importance has been lessened because the cost of high picks is so much more affordable now with the new rookie wage scale), the difference between the sixth and second overall picks is 1,000 points, the equivalent of the 16th overall pick in the draft.
8. I think I'm glad for Griffin's sake that he is a man who plays well under pressure — and seems to thrive on it. Washington will be full of that pressure. I'll never forget in 1988, when, while at Newsday, I interviewed for a job covering the Redskins for the Washington Post. Before I left, I got to spend a few minutes with the esteemed executive editor of the paper, Ben Bradlee, and I was more nervous with the man who oversaw the Watergate investigation at the Post than I'd ever been for any interview with an athlete. "This beat," he said to me, "is as important at our paper as the Supreme Court to many people." Whoa. I ended up not taking the job, but I'll always remember that. If the pressure is like that for the person who covers the team, imagine what it's like for the man who quarterbacks it.
It's funny because usually old-school journalists like to pretend that their coverage is dictated by what truly matters and not what the lowest common denominator wants to read about.
And… surprise: Washington isn't like Boston or New York, where football is the second or third sports concern in the market. They truly, bizarrely and kind of sadly, love the Redskins.
a. Way to go, Ohio Bobcats. Congratulations on winning the MAC — and congrats to you, D.J. Cooper (have you been in Athens forever, or is it just my imagination?) for your 23-point night in the MAC win over those Akron Zips.
/picks against Ohio in every bracket
c. Favorite upcoming NCAA matchup: Harvard versus Vanderbilt, in Albuquerque, in Harvard's first NCAA Tournament game in 66 years.
I swear, the only thing I hate about March Madness is that the Ivy League get an automatic bid, so we have to listen to sports writers (WHO DIDN'T EVEN GO TO ONE OF THEIR SCHOOLS) openly root for the Ivy champ to succeed. WHY? WHAT POSSIBLE JOY COULD GAIN FROM SEEING THOSE SHITHEADS WIN!?
d. (No Really My) Favorite upcoming NCAA matchup: Ohio U. versus Michigan, in Nashville. All you Buckeyes (and I'm talking to you, Albert Breer and Rich Eisen) who think Ohio State and Michigan in November is The Game, well, this tilt Friday night obviously dwarfs the other one. Watch out for D.J. Cooper, Wolverines. When the junior guard was a freshman, he had 23 in OU's 97-83 upset of Georgetown. What could Eisen, Mr. Michigan, and I bet on this game? Tweet me your ideas @SI_PeterKing. You too, Rich.
Has to be Ed Reed's gloves.
h. Look at you, you St. Louis Blues. Leading the NHL with 97 points. One loss all season, in 16 games, to teams from the Eastern Conference. Great job.
Look at you, random NHL factoid I saw blip by on SportsCenter.
Look at you, Rex Ryan, hopping on the bandwagon.
k. Coffeenerdness: I underrate Illy espresso. Consistently, when I have it at a good coffee shop, as I did with a triple latte Sunday morning in Phoenix, Illy never disappoints. Intense taste. No bitterness.
As a consistent espresso, we underrate Illy. We should have written more about how it built that children's hospital in Indianapolis and taught us how to love the game. It's our biggest regret.
l. Beernerdness: In two of the three Arizona ballparks we visited over the weekend, Pyramid Hefeweizen was served — on tap at the White Sox park and by the bottle at Cleveland's park. It's a relatively mild but distinctive unfiltered wheat beer, easy to drink and perfect for a sunny day at the park. I should do a commercial for it.
Beer commercials are the ideally suited insipid medium for Peter. I actually do hope this happens.
"Men, drinking the right beer is important-ish to "real" manhood, whatever Drew Brees means by that. I think. I don't always drink beer, except for all the time and on the job, but when I do, it had better have some goddamn citus-y wheat flavor.
Anyway, drink Pyramid. IT'S WEIRD."
m. Great tweet from my buddy Jon Heyman about the 2012 Red Sox: Two things I learned at red sox camp the other day: bobby valentine likes adela, and he really likes alfredo aceves."
Adele's too into fried chicken.
n. I mean, Adele's OK. But Aceves, now there's greatness.
Great tweet. Lofty tweet. A pitch perfect repellent Red Sox nugget to close out all this bothersome football news.


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The annual Taste of Pacifica, sponsored by the Pacifica Chamber of Commerce, celebrated some of the best food available in local restaurants.
From the Manor District, Tam's Chinese Restaurant served its very popular orange chicken and egg rolls and Mazzetti's Bakery served delicious pastries and slices of wedding cake. Colombo's Delicatessen offered two kinds of homemade ravioli plus some unusual cold cuts, such as fennel salami.
Surf Spot served both appetizers and dessert with kale salad wraps, seafood soup and bite sized cream puffs, chocolate brownies and much more. Guerrero's Taqueria served chicken burritos. Oceana Market presented some of its deli salads. Gorilla Barbeque was represented with cups of pulled pork covered with cole slaw.
From Rockaway, Nick's Restaurant served its super popular crab sandwiches. Moonraker Restaurant served hot and crunchy beer battered coconut prawns.
Beach Monkey Café in Adobe Plaza served outstanding jambalaya and coffee. This was its first year at the Taste of Pacifica.
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Yes, that's right, the Hall of Fame voting committee actually wants to know what the fans think about who is enshrined. As we have all been saying for years, there are several Raiders who have been denied their enshrinement into the Hall of Fame that certainly deserve to be there. We have petitioned to no avail and screamed and jumped up and down to less effect.
Finally, the fans will have a say. The votes will not directly decide who gets in but the Hall of Fame committee would like to take the temperature of the fans which means that if there is a public outcry for Ray Guy to get in the Hall (he is top 5 in voting right now) they may just finally put the greatest punter in the history of the NFL where he belongs.
Here is the link to the site where you can vote: www.jcp.com/fans
OR you can go to: http://www.fanschoice.com/Vote.aspx
The first link is the home page of the site and the second link is the vote page.
Some Raiders on the list are:
Ray Guy
Tim Brown
Jim Plunkett
Lester Hayes
Cliff Branch
Steve Wisniewski
Todd Christensen
Rich Gannon
Tom Flores
Criminally, Ken Stabler is not nominated. But with Ray Guy getting some serious love from the fans, he could finally make it and that would be a huge step in the right direction.
You can vote every day so keep visiting the site to make your voice heard. Get in there and make this happen Raider Nation!


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One of the Kansas City Wizards' most potent attackers, Davy Arnaud, reached an agreement with the club Thursday, signing a new multi-year contract. The announcement follows on the heels of Wednesday's declaration that Kerry Zavagnin, one of the top defensive midfielders in the league, will also remain in Kansas City for the foreseeable future.
"When you have a bright, talented, hard-working player working under a coaching staff led by a great teacher of the game this is the result," said Wizards general manager Curt Johnson. "The 2005 season will be a new challenge and I am thrilled to know that Davy will be wearing Wizards' blue for many years to come."
Arnaud had a breakout season in 2004, his third in the league, scoring nine goals and adding eight assists for a total of 26 points. His pairing with Josh Wolff made the Wizards' front line one of the most dangerous in MLS, helping the side capture the Western Conference title to advance to MLS Cup 2004. Arnaud was the only player on the Wizards' roster to appear in all 30 regular season matches. He also recorded his first career hat trick and only the third in club history when he struck three times against the Dallas Burn on July 3.
The 24-year-old Texas native was drafted by the Wizards in the fifth round (50th overall) of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. He spent his first two seasons on the Wizards' developmental roster before being promoted to the full roster in 2003 and appeared in 18 games that season. Arnaud has appeared in 51 matches for Kansas City, including 37 as a starter. His 12 career goals rank him eighth all time for the Wizards, while his 32 points is good enough for 11th on the all-time scoring list.
Jonathan Nierman is a contributor to MLSnet.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Soccer or its clubs.


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How a Ron Paul Presidency Could Be Like 4 More Obama Years
Ron Paul and Obama have more in common than you might think.
Ron Paul appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News show last night and spilled the beans that he'd be officially announcing his intentions to run for president in 2012 today at an event in Iowa.
Asked how he would save costs on Medicare and reform taxes, Paul responded, "I believe a president shouldn't be a king, he has to persuade and get the people to agree, and get Congress to agree. Could I close dow the Fed? Not as president you can't. But you could lead the charge on this. You have to keep pushing on it. If you could get people to agree that you have to stop printing money… I think we could get people to agree to that."
Remind you of anyone?
If you were to take President Obama and Ron Paul and stack their political positions on their left and right shoulders consistent with which positions satisfy progressives and conservatives repsectively, you would end up with a somewhat balanced, albeit inverse, image. Sure, President Obama might be more heavily weighted on the left shoulder, but his first term has been defined by compromises, some of which satisfy those on the right, and some of which satisfy his base on the left.
In some ways Obama and Ron Paul are each other's mirror image. Obama is fundamentally progressive, but he's let Guantanamo play out on his watch, he hasn't taken a federal stand for gay equal rights, he's given the rich tax breaks consistent with the Bush years, and he has kept defense spending at preposterously high levels.
Ron Paul, on the other hand, is fundamentally conservative but has a lot to offer progressives: He wants to get rid of income tax altogether, he favors small government as a matter of principle, believes government cannot solve America's debt crisis, and is a major pro-life believer. At the same time, he believes in limited government regulation of social behaviors and thus supports gay rights, opposes the war on drugs, criticizes neo-cons for demonizing Muslims, and believes in less elective military action, including firmly decrying the Iraq war.
Obama and Ron Paul are fundamentally unlike, say, Clinton or George W. Bush, who elated one half of the country while infuriating the other. Rather than cleaving the country, Paul, like Obama, would likely split the difference, giving both sides some of what they want and some of what they hate.
And then there's the matter of approach: Paul's ambition to "persuade" and "get Congress to agree" eerily recalls Obama's style. Starry-eyed as it sounds, it's remarkable that nearly three years and a narrowly-averted government shutdown later Obama is still sticking with compromise. Rather than lead by political trickery and dogma, he deliberates, willing to let the best argument rise to the top.
Of course, this breeds constant gridlock. Ron Paul is right—a president's power to make unilateral sweeping changes are limited. Obama was not able to pass the universal healthcare package he wanted to, and Ron Paul, if elected president, will not be able to eliminate the income tax.
Rather, a Ron Paul presidency, much like Obama's so far, would be a long, slow slog of incremental steps toward a series of changes—some of which you like, some of which you hate, and all of which will take a long, long time to materialize.


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There are a couple of interesting movies opening up this weekend.
First we have Robert DeNiro in "The Big Wedding." A family gathers for a wedding and a giant lie is revealed.
This is one of those movies where they just cram a ton of famous people into the line-up. You've got De Niro, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Katherine Heigl and it keeps going. "The Big Wedding" is different though because it's rated R, so there are nonstop sexual references and raunchy discussions. I don't know WHO they're targeting. My mother-in-law would love it, for a minute and then all the nudity and bad language would kick in and she'd bolt for the door. "The Big Wedding" is gorgeous to look at and the stars are enjoyable enough to keep it afloat but I have to give it a C- for being sophomoric and predictable.
Also out this week is "Mud," starring Matthew McConaughey as a fugitive who stays hidden with the help of two young boys.
We've heard a great deal about "Mud" due to Reese Witherspoon's arrest last weekend. She plays Mud's estranged girlfriend Juniper, but Witherspoon's performance is not what you'll take away from this movie. She does a fine job and so does McConaughey, who keeps proving that it's time to take him seriously as an actor. The people who make the biggest difference in "Mud" are its two young protagonists, Ellis & Neckbone played by Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland.
Like a modern day Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, they take the insanity that surrounds them and simplify it in a way that only kids can. Director Jeff Nichols might have bitten off more than he can chew as far as the story line goes, but the heart and soul of these two young actors bring it all into focus and they're the main reason I'm giving "Mud" an A-.


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Bonita Vista is one win away from completing its mission after sweeping Westview in a Division II semifinal girls volleyball match on Wednesday night.
With a packed house and the Barons leading 22-14 in the third game, the "I-believe-we-will-win" chant emerged.
"I'm blown away," Bonita Vista coach Woodie Taeatafa said after the 25-19, 25-20, 25-16 win. "I'm really blown away."
Taeatafa said it's a plan that's been two years in the making — since his return to the school after a six-year absence.
Barons seniors have been a big part of that plan, including outside hitter Jennell Hudson, who led the team in kills against Westview with 18. Hudson, in fact, is one of the main reasons Taeatafa returned to Bonita Vista (30-5) for his third stint. She is his fourth and last volleyball-playing niece.
"The journey to rebuild has been a long road," said Taeatafa. "It's been a long two years to try to get here."
Taeatafa said he was surprised Bonita Vista swept Westview (25-13).
"I came with expectations that we'd just go hard, but I really wasn't expecting that," he said. "We served tough. We had a lot of firepower. The middles were great."
He attributed some of that to his team's size. He has four players who are 6 feet or above.
"We have a pretty multi-tempo offense and we're pretty big and pretty physical, but just inexperienced at this playoff level," he said.
Bonita Vista plays top-seeded La Costa Canyon for the San Diego Section Division II title at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at Cathedral Catholic High.
"It's a good team," Westview coach Nancy Ros said of Bonita Vista. "They've got lots of weapons and some great, great athletes. We did what we could, but we couldn't capitalize on some point errors here and there."


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Luis Enrique, famously known as The Prince of Salsa is out on a road tour and ready to take the nation by storm. He amalgamates Latin pop and salsa tunes superbly to give it a clear distinctive edge over other music genres. Yo No Se Mañana, Desesperado, Descontrolame and Solo are some of his most popular singles that have been received with critical acclaim. He has got several gold and platinum records to his credit and has also won one Aplauso Award, one Huaco Award, one Ace Award, two Ronda Awards, five Lo Nuestro Awards and five Grammy nominations over his musical career. The brilliant singer and composer also enjoy the privilege of writing songs for other artists by working closely with the Universal Music Publishing Group.
The Nicaraguan singer has displayed love for music from a very young age which is passed onto him through his family. Enrique's grandfather used to give him guitar lessons during his early childhood days in order to build up his interest in music. To follow the pursuit of music, Enrique left his homeland, Nicaragua in 1978 and went to US to pursue the true passion of his life. He received his education in musical studies from Los Angeles and worked very hard during the 1980s and 1990s until he received the title of El Principe de la Salsa or The Prince of Salsa.
He had performed in several theatrical events and concerts during his high school years and this had later helped him in building up his professional career. A new door opened in his life when he went to give an audition to a salsa group that was in need of a lead singer. Keeping in mind the skills and talent this guy possessed, Alex Cobos and Frank Miret hired him as a lead singer and his debut album, Amor De Medianoche turned out to be an instant hit. Salsa Romántica has also been received quite enthusiastically by the fans due to his unique styles and innovative looks.
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later on the next year i saw ruby version hit the shelves so i bought it. i got so far almost beat the elite 4 and then when i went on vacation the worst thing ever to a pokemon fan happened... i lost it i was crushed. this happened again when i got my favorite pkmn game leaf green. that was after i beat blue so then i got leafgreen. i loved blue, but i loved leafgreen more. and like i said i lost it just like ruby and emerald (yes i lost a lot of games). the last resort was buy another leafgreen
then in the summer my little sister found the lost leaf green in her pocket( i lost mine in our car so how it happened i will never know) when i played diamond i think i beat it too fast so i bored with it (and my ds isn't on wifi).
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Arab League monitors on Tuesday arrived in the restive Syrian city of Homs, a day after activists said at least 33 people were killed there.
More from GlobalPost: Syrian forces kill 23 with mortars and machine guns, activists claim
Activists confirmed that armored tanks had begun withdrawing from Homs early on Tuesday, Agence France Presse reported.
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, early Tuesday 11 tanks left the Baba Amr district, where most of the casualties occurred on Monday.
Activist Mohammed Saleh told Reuters:
"My house is on the eastern entrance of Baba Amr. I saw at least six tanks leave the neighborhood at around 8 in the morning."
However, Reuters also quoted Observatory activists claiming that some tanks remained hidden inside government buildings.
Syrian state television reported Tuesday that the observers, who are in the country to ensure the government complies with a regional peace plan, were in talks with the governor of Homs, Ghassan Abdel Al.
More from GlobalPost: Homs 'under attack by military tanks'
An advance group of 50 observers, headed by Sudanese General Mohammed al-Dabi, landed in Syria Monday to oversee an end to a crackdown on protests by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Al Jazeera reported.
Mahmoud Merei, head of the Arab Organization for Human Rights, told Bloomberg that in addition to Homs, the observers would visit Damascus, Idlib, Hama and Daraa – but said it was too early to say if they were being granted full access.
"It is their first day in the field ... We will be monitoring them closely."
The United Nations estimates that more than 5,000 people have been killed in Syria's crackdown since March. Damascus says it is fighting armed gangs.


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TAMPA — Two men were shot early Friday morning during a home invasion and hospitalized. The suspects ran away.
Here's what happened, according to Tampa police Lt. Ruben Delgado:
The shootings happened around 2:45 a.m. Several people were hanging out at 3408 N Garrison St., a one-story blue house in the Grant Park neighborhood, when 26-year-old Terrance Hamerter and 24-year-old Terrell Hamerter, who both live at the home, decided to leave.
As one of the Hamerters walked outside, he saw two men dressed in black waiting by the side of the house. He ran back inside, but the pair followed, kicking in the door.
The suspects ran to a back bedroom and confronted the Hamerters at gunpoint, telling them to "give it up." The men began to struggle with the gunmen, and both Hamerters were shot — Terrell Hamerter in the head, and Terrance Hamerter in the leg.
They were both taken to Tampa General Hospital, where Terrell Hamerter remains in critical condition and Terrance Hamerter is stable.
Delgado said it's not yet known whether the incident was random or whether it was the result of a dispute.
Police searched the neighborhood but found no suspects.
Both Hamerters have criminal records in Florida. Terrell Hamerter has been arrested 10 times on charges including larceny, robbery, drug possession, fleeing to elude arrest, probation violation and driving without a license.
Terrance Hamerter has seven arrests on his record, with charges of drug possession, disorderly conduct and driving without a license.
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Court says no to rehearing activist's Haley appeal
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina has refused to rehear a Republican activist's arguments accusing Gov. Nikki Haley of breaking ethics laws.
The state Supreme Court on Friday turned down the request from John Rainey.
Rainey sued Haley in 2011, accusing the GOP governor of improper lobbying while working as a hospital fundraiser and for a highway engineering firm while representing Lexington in the state House.
A judge threw out Rainey's case, which he appealed. Rainey also lodged a parallel complaint with a House ethics panel, which ultimately cleared Haley of all allegations last summer.
Last month, the high court ruled that legislators, not the legal system, should handle citizen complaints against their elected representatives.
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- Validation of the individualised neuromuscular quality of life for the USA with comparison of the impact of muscle disease on those living in USA versus UKReza Sadjadi
Department of Neurology, King s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
Health Qual Life Outcomes 9:114. 2011..It may be important to understand any cultural differences in how patients rate their QoL when applying QoL measures in multi-national clinical trials...
- Facioscapulohumeral dystrophyShree Pandya
School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
Phys Ther 88:105-13. 2008..The purposes of this article are to increase awareness of FSHD among clinicians; to provide an update regarding the genetics, clinical features, natural history, and current management of FSHD; and to discuss opportunities for research...
- Severity, type, and distribution of myotonic discharges are different in type 1 and type 2 myotonic dystrophyEric L Logigian
Neuromuscular Division, Department of Neurology, Box 673, 601 Elmwood Avenue, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Muscle Nerve 35:479-85. 2007..It tends to be waxing-waning in DM1 but waning in DM2, thus making electrodiagnosis of DM2 more challenging. Its severity correlates with muscle weakness and the presence of waxing-waning discharges in DM1 but not DM2...
- Computerized hand grip myometry reliably measures myotonia and muscle strength in myotonic dystrophy (DM1)Richard T Moxley
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Box 673, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Muscle Nerve 36:320-8. 2007..We conclude that computerized handgrip myometry provides a sensitive, reliable measure of myotonia and strength in DM1 and offers a method to assess natural history and response to treatment...
- Delayed diagnosis in duchenne muscular dystrophy: data from the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (MD STARnet)Emma Ciafaloni
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
J Pediatr 155:380-5. 2009..To identify key factors for the delay in diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) without known family history...
- Change in natural history of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with long-term corticosteroid treatment: implications for managementRichard T Moxley
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Child Neurol 25:1116-29. 2010..Educational, vocational, and other social counseling is now a vital part of management for Duchenne muscular dystrophy...
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in the United StatesSteven A Moore
University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, USA
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I didn't think this would happen, but I've changed outfits twice each day during fashion week so far. Different shows calls for different looks and this leaves me planning ahead and tearing apart my closet.Yesterday morning we started the day with the Kate Spade Fall 2012 presentation which meant bubbly fun and lots of colors early in the morning.
Knowing the Kate Spade girl is all about pops of colors and lots of quirk, I wore my hot pink J Brand jeans, my new turquoise and black cap-toe Lanvin flats, a super comfy grey vkoo sweater, and of course my bright pink Kate Spade Melinda Tote. (more…)
Yesterday New York Fashion Week began and I, like majority of attendees, scrambled around the house and pillaged through my closet trying to find something appropriate to wear. During my closet frenzy, Vlad amusedly asked me if all women think we need more clothes in our closets. The answer was a resounding '"YES, YES WE DO".
When not dealing with fashion week and the corresponding sartorial pressure, I am not nearly as concerned with my clothing choices, after all, I dress myself around my handbag.  I am the handbag queen.
In effort to streamline my Fashion Week choices – I decided to apply my day-t0-day 'dress around the bag' theory. I opted to start off with a sure-thing, my black Hermes Birkin and headed off to the shows: Nicholas K, BCBG, and Chadwick Bell. I kept the rest of my outfit simple with a 388 cashmere top, red and black floral Mink Pink skirt, a sick Oscar de la Renta coin necklace, and Jeffrey Campbell shoes.
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What's Gotten Into Rick Porcello?
As a fan of Rick Porcello out of the draft and through his one season in the minor leagues, it shocked me as it did most others when he was promoted straight to the majors in 2009. While he managed quite well that season, for a 20-year-old with relatively scant professional experience, it only served to whet the appetites of fantasy owners. We all thought he could continue to build on his rookie season, learning to mix the strikeout ability he showed as a prep schooler with the ground-ball tendencies he'd developed as a professional. Unfortunately, 2009 has served as Porcello's banner season to date, at least as far as surface stats go, as he posted his best full-season ERA (3.96) and WHIP (1.34). The underlying stats though, were not so exciting, as Porcello had failed to crack 14 percent with his strikeout rate, though he did keep the walks in check, never exceeding six percent after that initial season. So when Porcello received hype once again this offseason, I was wary. We'd heard it all before and been disappointed time and again. This season appears to be much of the same… or is it?
History is great and all of that, but fantasy is a "what have you done for me lately?" type of game, so it's worth noting that Porcello is on pace to have his best season since his rookie campaign. What piqued my interest in Porcello were his two most recent starts, where he totaled 19 (!) strikeouts in 12 2/3 innings, walking only two batters. Those 19 strikeouts represent the most that Porcello has totaled over a two start span in his entire career. Upon further investigation, there wasn't a drastic change for Porcello over his last two starts, as his release point was largely consistent with previous outings, and the pitch usage was inconsistent between the two starts. So while there might not be a trend to note that caused the change over these last two starts (at least as of yet), we can look at Porcello's season as a whole and see what changes he's made because while his ERA looks right in line with his previous seasons, 2013 represents a drastic departure from the norm in other aspects.
To begin with, Porcello's strikeout rate jumped from a meager 13.7 percent in 2012 up to 19.1 percent (just shy of league average (19.8 percent) thus far in 2013, all while maintaining a relatively stable walk rate under six percent. He's established a career high ground-ball rate of 55 percent while keeping his GB:FB ratio above 2.00 for the second straight year. The question on every fantasy owner's mind, of course, is whether this newfound ability of Porcello's is sustainable or merely a blip on the radar. We can't be entirely sure, but it would seem that it is indeed sustainable. You see, Porcello's slider was an awful, awful pitch for him in 2012, accruing a -17.32 run value (per Fangraphs) when he threw it around 16 percent of the time (per Brooks Baseball). Thus far in 2013, he's dropped his usage of the pitch down to 6.5 percent where it's been worth about .75 in value. Per 100 pitches, that's a 4.25 swing in value on the pitch alone. In addition to cutting down on his slider usage, Porcello has taken to throwing his changeup to right-handed hitters instead, and it's helped him raise his strikeout rate against righties from 14.4 percent in 2012 to 23.2 percent in 2013. What's interesting about Porcello is less the raw data than it is the concept. He's been forced to essentially shelve the pitch that's supposed be hardest on right-handed hitters in favor the pitch that's best suited to attack left-handed hitters. And it's working.
It's possible Porcello's strikeout outburst these last two starts is the result of facing Seattle and Chicago (AL) in September… in fact it would be foolish not to take that into account. That said, Porcello has clearly reduced the usage of his worst pitch while finding the same side change up to be effective in inducing whiffs. He's not an elite performer by any means, but he is posting the best FIP of his career, and with a full season of Jose Iglesias behind him in 2014, there's reason to believe he could see his ERA come closer to matching his FIP going forward.
Craig Goldstein is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @cdgoldstein
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Can he find a way to get left handed hitters out consistently is the question.
Sep 23, 2013 07:10 AM
It's a good question, but I'd argue that he might not need to to continue the run of success he's had this season. He's continued to struggle against lefties in 2013 despite all the progress he's made with his strikeout rate. If he can figure out lefties, we're talking an above-average starter in fantasy. If he can't? He's at least useful now that he is striking guys out.
Sep 23, 2013 07:27 AM
Sure, your article is a good one. My "fantasy" league is a splits based Dynasty card league where being exceptionally frontward is an exploitable liability, so I am sensitive about it. :)
Sep 23, 2013 07:42 AM
What's interesting about Porcello is still the fact that he's only 24. He's a few months older then Matt Harvey with more then 600 more IPs as a big leaguer. Its pretty much unarguable the Tigers rushed the hell out of him, but the big question is did they stunt his development so much he's a finished product? I think the answer here clearly is no. I'm all in for 2014 and bet I see another slight uptick in K's, and him using that curve even more to help him figure out lefties. If he can improve vs lefties enough, I personally think he comes closer to being a #2 then anyone is thinking for him right now. ESPECIALLY if Iglesias is his SS for all season next year. In 2015, provided he still is on the Tigers, and they finally are rid of Victor Martinez and can really improve their infield defense, he's going to REALLY take off.
Sep 23, 2013 08:12 AM
I agree that his age bodes well for him and that he is by no means a finished product. But he also has shown that he's not exactly quick to adjust, so I would be surprised to see him maintain this level of performance (or thereabouts) for another year before incorporating some more changes. Defensive changes should absolutely be a boon to Porcello, especially given the number of GBs he generates. I would falter at putting a #2 on him, but obviously that's the boldness of your claim. It's not as farfetched as it seemed just six months ago, which is an indication of how far Porcello has come.
Sep 23, 2013 08:15 AM
Are pitchers ever really quick to adjust that aren't star level? Look at say his pitching teammate- Anibal Sanchez has long been known to have great stuff, but despite pitching at a great pitchers park in an easier league, is finally pitching like we thought he could at 29. Clearly that quick adjustment wasn't made when he was younger. Max Scherzer was around the same level pitcher for a few years, but finally really stepped it up this year, at least on the FIP level. He definitely was GRADUALLY getting better, but I wouldn't say he was quick to adjust.
Sep 23, 2013 08:30 AM
I'd argue a lot of Sanchez's issues were injury related, and coming back from shoulder injuries does take time. I agree that Scherzer wasn't "quick to adjust" but he is a star level performer, so I'm not sure his adjustment is comparable to Porcello's. I don't disagree with your point in general though, so don't take it to mean that. I do think that most #2 starts *are* stars in their own right though, which is why I would hesitate in putting that type of label on Porcello.
Sep 23, 2013 08:37 AM
His last three starts were against the White Sox (9 IP, 1 r, 5 k), the Mariners (6 IP 1 r, 10k), and White Sox (6.2, 2 r, 9 k). I feel like his opponents were a factor.
Sep 23, 2013 10:06 AM
Agreed hence "It's possible Porcello's strikeout outburst these last two starts is the result of facing Seattle and Chicago (AL) in September… in fact it would be foolish not to take that into account."
Sep 23, 2013 12:46 PM
In my $260 auction (9 H, 9 P, 5 bench), 16-mixed 6x6 (K, QS) H2H league, I cobbled together my pitching staff by streaming, then keeping several of these guys: Patrick Corbin ($2 draft), Travis Wood ($5 FA), Rick Porcello ($5 FA), Corey Kluber ($5 FA), Martin Perez ($5 FA), Randall Delgado ($5 FA), Jennry Mejia ($5 FA). They helped get me into the championship round for the third straight year, but it's going to be hard to sort through them next spring. Any ridiculously-early reads on these (sorts of) guys' prospects for 2014? There's a reason why most of them were FAs; the question is whether they're keepable next year.
Sep 23, 2013 13:26 PM
Oops. Jenrry Mejia. I always get confused on that first name.
Sep 23, 2013 13:26 PM
I'll give you my initial reaction, but the topic itself might be prime for a Five to Watch style article for the offseason.
Sep 23, 2013 13:36 PM
Thanks. That was kind of my thinking as well, particularly as to Corbin and Kluber. The rest... enh.
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Brendan Rodgers is confident Liverpool will add new faces to their squad in early 2013 when the January transfer window opens.
The Reds' boss is hopeful of bolstering the ranks, but refused to be drawn on the names of any potential targets when quizzed by journalists.
"Nothing will be complete until we've signed a player and once we do, I'll have no problem in speaking about who we've signed," Rodgers told a news conference at Melwood. "But until anything is done on paper, there is nothing to say.
"We'll always do our business privately and in the way we want to do it. As you've seen over the last number of weeks, there are always going to be things written about players, clubs and dealings.
"We're confident we can get some business done early in January, which will really help the squad. Until that happens, there is nothing really to add."
"We don't want to make many [signings] in January, but the one or two we do I think can make a difference and help us," Rodgers added. "If we can do that, I think we'll have a good second half to the season."
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Who needs Ryan Tannehill?
Pro Football Weekly draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki, in a conference call Wednesday, said he expects the Browns to take quarterback Brandon Weeden from Oklahoma State with their second or third pick rather than reach for Tannehill from Texas A&M with the fourth overall pick.
Not that Browns owner Randy Lerner calls Pro Football Weekly to tell Nawrocki secrets, but Nawrocki isn't buying all the recent Colt McCoy commitment being issued by the Browns front office and coaches.
McCoy was 2-6 as a starter in 2010 and 4-9 last year in a season when the run offense sputtered, the protection broke down, the receivers had trouble catching the ball, there was no offseason program and the head coach tried to double as offensive coordinator.
"I think the owner there is eager to find the new face of the franchise," Nawrocki said. "I think they've seen enough of Colt McCoy to recognize he's not necessarily the guy that's going to take them to the playoffs and beyond."
That new face could be Weeden, running back Trent Richardson from Alabama, or both. Though he has them taking LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne with the fourth pick, Nawrocki said taking Richardson "makes all the sense in the world" for the Browns.
"I do think Weeden is a guy they are targeting, whether they select him with the 22nd or 37th pick," Nawrocki said. "He would definitely bring more size (6-foot-3 1/2, 221 pounds) to that position. He ran a similar style offense at Oklahoma State.
"I think he's fallen under the radar a little bit. There are some concerns about his arm strength."
Weeden, 28, played five years of minor league baseball before beginning his college football career in 2007. He red-shirted his first year and did not become a starter until 2010. Last month, Browns general manager Tom Heckert said he is not concerned about Weeden's age.
Nawrocki said the wear and tear on Weeden's arm as a pitcher has some teams concerned about what kind of "pitch count" Weeden might have to be on as an NFL quarterback. Considering a major-league pitcher gets more than 30 starts in a regular season, it shouldn't be an issue once Weeden gets through training camp.
"Whether he goes in the back of the first round or early in the second, I think he's definitely a top-40 pick," Nawrocki said. "He can definitely bring more of a downfield threat to the passing game than McCoy brings. I think that's what they'd like to do with that offense."
Former NFL head coach and current "Monday Night Football" analyst Jon Gruden conducted a quarterback camp for a series on ESPN recently and had high praise for Weeden.
"I think the Oklahoma State Cowboys have the most unique offense in college football," Gruden said in a conference call. "They do some wicked things to defenses with the no-huddle tempo to the way they use Justin Blackmon. They've got a great running back (Jeremy Smith).
"But at the end of the day, if you counted the top 20 throws that Andrew Luck made, the top 20 throws that Robert Griffin made, the top 20 throws that Tannehill made, Weeden -- you walk away and you say Brandon Weeden makes the most difficult throws in college football. He's got a tremendous arm, great anticipation."
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A former officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) has been arrested by the Tukaramgate police for cheating two businessmen to the tune of a Rs 2 crore.
Saumya Ranjan Mahapatra (53), was detained by the authorities at the Chennai airport Saturday and sent to Hyderabad the same evening. According to B Sudershan Reddy, Tukaramgate police inspector, Mahapatra was removed from service in 2009 for being irregular at work. Since then he has been engaged in the business of iron ore exports.
"When in service, he was transferred from Hyderabad to Hubli in 2004. He was dismissed from service there for not working properly. He also has a business in Singapore," the inspector said, adding that Mahapatra's wife died years ago, and his daughter is studying in Singapore.
It was for business purposes that Mahapatra, a resident of Tukaramgate in Secunderabad, approached Narsaraju, a wealthy wholesale fruit merchant, and borrowed `70 lakh from him. "He gave cheques and promissory notes worth `30 lakh as sureties for the money he took from the trader. Moreover, he promised his lender good returns on the money he lent. But, the accused sent two of his associates, Mohd. Yaseen and Ibhrahim, to Narsaraju's house at Saidabad to intimidate him and to forcefully get back the sureties," explained Reddy. In a similar fashion, Mahapatra borrowed `1.3 crore from another trader, Venugopal. "After borrowing the amount, he stopped all contact with Venugopal and fled to Singapore," the inspector said.
"When returned from Singapore on January 29, he was nabbed at the Chennai airport and sent to Hyderabad the same day," Reddy said. A case was registered against Mahapatra.


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