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As John Lennon said - "Imagine there's no heaven".I look at it the other way and try to imagine that there is. Nope - makes no sense,
why not ? just because you do not want to ?
Probably because he doesn't want to waste his time!
a wast of time it is, if there is a meaning of human life, but you miss to know it, and live your life outside of what it meant to be.
Of COURSE "there is a meaning of human life," - the meaning we humans bring to it by how we live our lives, the things we do, the people we touch. It is not what you say, nor what you do, but how you leave people feeling about themselves that matters.
But as for life as, "what it meant to be," who or what decided what it was "meant to be"? And could we have some of your evidence to support that?
("Darn those atheists! Evidence, evidence, evidence - is that all they ever think about?!!")
if God does not exist, and our life ends when we die physicallty, then our life has no purpose . Everything will end in the grave. What you do good or bad today, will not matter at all.
If God exists, and created men, than he had a reason to create us.
The evidence of Gods existence is very clear. See around you. Do you really think all there is, has no cause ? how do you think your thinking and self awareness could arise by chance from inanimated matter ? thats simply irrational thinking.....
why isn't this enough? I don't think that we arose by random chance alone - this, as I stated before, is an oversimplification of evolution.
Sorry, but the evolution theory is not applied to abiogenesis......
No, if god doesn't exist, and our life ends when we die physically (is there another way to die?), then our life has purpose in the physical universe in which we live. Everything will end in the grave. What you do good or bad today, will matter to those who still live. Eventually, it might not matter but so what? It matters now.
If my parents exist (which they actually do), and created me, then they had a reason to create me. Why is that reason not acceptable to you? If god exists and created the universe (excluding earth here since it's special because it was created for us to live on), then what exactly was his reason to create it all?
The evidence of god's existence is obscure, lacking in evidence, and against real evidence. See around you. All of it was caused by the big bang - I don't see any evidence for god in it. The big bang is the cause of the universe. It's not important at that point if it's irrational thinking to say that it all arose by chance from inanimate matter - it's what we observe.
RE: "if God does not exist...then our life has no purpose" - absolutely it does! First, there is Nature's purpose, the built-in Prime Directive with which eons of evolution have imbued us - the drive to continue the species.
Then there are all of the myriad purposes that we, as individuals, bring to it. You, for example, have clearly decided that your purpose is to be a pain in the ass, and may I say, that you are performing it VERY successfully! (No need to thank me --)
RE: "Do you really think all there is, has no cause ?" - Good grief no, Charlie Brown, where would you ever get an idea like that? Everything has a cause, but we see no evidence that a supernatural spirit had any part in it.
What is clear to me, is that we possess an ability that you do not - we can, without the slightest modicum of guilt, say, "I don't know --"
As much as I like archaeopteryx's reply to you, let's waste a little time! I'm ok with it...
So you die and go to heaven...you don't have a body right? so you're just an immaterial soul. I can't make sense of how that could possibly be a good thing. The only thing I can imagine we would be - well not us, we're atheists, we're going to hell, but what you would be - is some kind of floating gaseous blob of a soul with what, a mind? So we're trapped for eternity with our thoughts, can't identify friends and family because they have no bodies, can't speak or hear because we have no bodies, and all we can do is worship some THING that we can't see, hear, feel, smell, or taste because all of those attributes, those senses are things of the body? That sounds a lot more like a hell than paradise. What if at that point you're actually worship the devil? He's supposed to be tricky like that and the only way we can know to avoid the devil is if we have our senses. And no, you can't "read the bible" in heaven to follow god's word either. Why, you ask? because you need your senses to read. And the bible is a material thing, like your body, so it's not going to heaven either. Sounds like god really screwed up this whole heaven thing. And if god can talk, you certainly can't understand him because language is a human invention and guess what, there's no human body in heaven to speak or invent language. Last thing, who wants changelessness? That's got to be the absolute worst part of the whole heaven thing... waking up every morning, seeing and experiencing the same things every single day for all of eternity - it's gotta suck.
So yes, I absolutely do not want that to be real. If heaven is perfect, "GOD" really screwed up. And all in all, the concept of heaven makes no sense not because I do not want it to make sense but because it's stupid.


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While more women are working, they also are finding that they have more leisure time, according to a report from Leisure Trends.
Women's leisure time has increased by 30 percent during the past 14 years even though they still have one fewer hour of free time a day than men, the company found. During that same time, women have increased the number of activities in which they participate, which has mostly benefited the fitness industry.
Relative lack of time coupled with concern for controlling their weight mean that women choose sport and fitness activities that are efficient and convenient, Leisure Trends found. Lack of leisure time creates "desire gaps" for a variety of activities from gardening to hiking and backpacking. The desire gaps provide natural hooks for convincing women to make time for an activity, service or product.

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Lifeline chart positionLet Jamiroquai take you on a White Knuckle Ride. Come here to talk about anything related to the new album...
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What the hell is going on here. All three of the singles released so far from the new album have failed catastrophically in the uk charts. Blue skies, White knuckle ride and Lifeline have all failed miserably to get a decent chart position. Don't know why but something is wrong. I'm unhappy. All three of these songs are better than most of the junk which currently dominates the charts.
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That's really sad indeed but thing is: people tend to love easier things. And the junk on those charts is understood and liked quite easily by the great majority...
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Me i already face it, that's the truth!and the truth force me to be very grateful that Jamiroquai still doing music, it's fine for me that they can't compete with today's music as long as i'm still have them!Everybody has their time, and now it's a junk time!Somehow i feel sad that they put JMQ at the same chart with them, because i think that they're not the same level , but maybe we don't know the truth maybe it's just the game playing by the big labels as i notice or what i'm hearing from the most songs dominates the radio stations .. it's just a business baby!
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That's just sad.
Well,I think those are good songs, but I still wonder why they're failed. Compared to any junk on the top charts, these are gems. Maybe 5 years gap is too long for release something new. Or maybe crappy stuffs always get more attention.
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it's harder when that "crappy stuff" is exactly the kind of music this generation likes, so
but according to wikipedia (which i don't know if it's right or wrong) the album didn't pick such low positions!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Dust_Light_Star and according to funkin.com RDLS reached no 5 on the UK charts!! http://funkin.com/news/4044
white knuckle ride, for example: picked a good position in portugal, italy, finland,japan, netherlands..
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A New Year. A New Planet! A New Berkeley?
Berkeley, in spite of its allure, has an eccentric reputation. Berkeleyans delight in their quirkiness and would never aspire to be conventional.
Berkeley is a unique place, full of contrast and contradiction. It's blessed with awesome assets and great natural appeal. It's the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement, and home to strict political correctness. It's a city with tacky buildings next to architectural jewels. It's a secular city with dozens of religious congregations of all types. One of the world's great universities facilitates a rich and varied intellectual life. Berkeleyans care as much about the big issues – peace, the environment – and the little-known ones – organic coffee, rights of naked people – as they do about potholes and parking meters. The national media chides Berkeley whenever they have nothing else to do, but their quips about the city do not deter passionate advocacy.
Berkeley has more than its share of aging revolutionaries, bold innovators and creative thinkers. Its productivity is a tribute to the people of Berkeley, since Berkeley's countless capabilities are not publicly supported. Longstanding conflicts make for poor civic planning and use of public resources.
Intense partisan quarrels have been a persistent feature of Berkeley politics for decades, and the city has paid a heavy price. Political gridlock works its way down to boards, commissions and city staff, who get mixed signals – or no signals at all – about priorities and expectations.
Berkeley politics is dominated by two political organizations: the Berkeley Democratic Club (BDC) and Berkeley Citizens Action (BCA). Neither organization provides strong civic leadership or holds its endorsed, elected officials accountable. Yet without their help it is extremely difficult to get elected to the City Council and only a bit easier for school board.
The BDC is liberal, the BCA progressive. There is no formal communication between the two. While it was possible for Soviet and American officials to have dinner together during the Cold War, I'm not aware that the BDC president and the BCA chair have ever had lunch.
In the 40 years that I've lived in Berkeley, the political left and right have become distinguishable from each other less by issues than by labels and personalities. When I first came to Berkeley, the right talked about business and the left talked about real property – mostly how to distribute it. Today, the left raps about profits and the right has discovered the electoral potency of affirmative action.
Berkeley inspires passion. Its unconventional informality, its nonviolent diversity and its crusty loveliness are not much diminished by its convoluted politics. But Berkeley needs strong leadership to flourish. Shirley Dean, the former mayor, managed to accomplish a lot in spite of an often hostile City Council. The new mayor, Tom Bates, has a friendlier council, and he is highly motivated to leave a sterling legacy. We should wish him well.
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For the conservation of species, hostile territory might sometimes have its advantages. That's according to a study of pollen flow among trees found only in remnant patches of native Chilean forest. The data show that the pollinators those rare trees rely on can be waylaid by the abundance of resources found in agricultural lands. As a result, trees growing in native forest patches are more likely to mate successfully when separated by resource-poor pine plantations than by those more attractive farmlands.
The finding reported in the July 21stCurrent Biology, a Cell Press publication, contradicts current wisdom that habitats hostile to an organism act as barriers to movement and attractive habitats act as corridors. The research team led by David Boshier of the University of Oxford explain the unexpected findings by what they refer to as the "Circe Principle."
"Many existing models for pollinators in fragmented landscapes assume that generalist pollinators are more likely to travel through attractive land-uses, especially those most similar to native habitat," said co-author Tonya Lander. "The Circe Principle suggests the reverse; pollinators presented with a wealth of resources, whether inside or outside traditionally defined 'habitat' are likely to move through it slowly or not leave it at all — much as Odysseus was waylaid on Circe's island, preventing his return to the waiting Penelope."
Pollinators presented with hostile or resource-poor lands may not enter at all. But when they do, they are likely to move through as quickly as possible. Earlier models had missed this by focusing on the problem only from the perspective of the trees, not from that of the insects that pollinate them.
"The insects are generalists," Boshier said. "They visit a wide variety of plant species rather than having an obligate relationship with a single species, so they have no specific investment in finding the next tree of the same species." Their goal is simply to acquire the most resources while expending the least amount of energy, whether that's on a farm or in the forest.
The tree the researchers focused on, Gomortega keule, is found mainly in native forest patches within a 70 by 250 kilometer area in the Central Chile Biodiversity Hotspot and depends primarily on hoverflies for its pollination. In 1995, the Chilean government named G. keule a Natural Monument.
The Oxford team used paternity analysis to assign the most probable 'father' to each G. keule seed collected at 'mother' trees. They then used that information to model the probability of pollination between all possible pairs of trees in the study landscape. Rather than labelling land as habitat versus non-habitat as earlier models had done, the researchers divided the distance between trees into the four actual land-use types: agriculture, timber plantations, recently felled pine plantations (clearfells), and native forest.
The landscape model developed by co-author Dan Bebber showed that the probability of pollination was highest over pine plantation, moderate over low-intensity agriculture and native forest, and lowest over clearfells. They found that by changing the proportions of the four land-uses in a one kilometer distance, pollination probability could be altered by up to seven-fold.
The findings have important and practical implications for conservation."The previous lack of differentiation between non-habitat land-use types has contributed to the polarization of the conservation debate and left decision makers with the unenviable task of choosing between economic activity or the setting aside of land for conservation," Lander said.
The results suggest that support for subsistence farms and the modification of management practices to reduce the size of clearfells could have a positive influence on pollinators and pollination. More broadly, the findings support an entirely different way to view the landscape.
"Land should not be thought of simply as either habitat to be conserved or land to be used for economic purposes, rather landscapes may be viewed as a complex mosaic of land-uses, many of which may contribute to conservation and maintenance of ecosystem services if thoughtfully managed" Boshier says


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The American Family Association, an organization devoted to protecting families from reason and understanding, started a boycott of Ford for being too friendly to homosexual groups. Ford originally caved to AFA pressure though claimed they continued to support gay social events financially. The AFA claims Ford has reduced such donations and has ceased almost all advertising in gay publications. Ford, to its credit, claimed this was because they'd cut back on buying ads everywhere in light of their ongoing financial troubles and wants to treat everyone fairly. We guess they were having too much fun flipping through gay periodicals to read our Knight Rider live blog, which chronicled the night-long Ford advertisement and included a Lesbian/Bi Surf FBI Agent and a, ahem, close relationship between KITT and Mike (pictured on the left).
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mhc avait besoin d'un nouveau design de logo et a lancé un concours sur 99designs.
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We are designing the interface used by the public for new internet terminals for "Escape Internet" being installed in high profile shopping centres around Australia. The logo will need to have broad appeal (probably youth/traveller focus however), and be very modern and eye-catching.
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Modern, stylish, elegant, cutting edge,
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The client hasn't given many parameters only that it be "magic and super glam!". It will appear on the screen, on the terminals, and in signage attached to the terminal area.
We envisage a combination of icon and text, conveying the sense of "escape with the internet, communication, fun etc" - something slick and modern, yet with a touch of conservatism/elegance so that it has broad appeal, and will sit comfortably in a mall environment. It can't be so over the top that the mall owners won't allow it! It will of course need to go with the interface design done so far. Please click here to see a prototype screenshot.
This screen appears on a 32" touchscreen which is the main payment interface.
The logo will *probably* appear on a black background, so keep this in mind when designing. It should be simple, bold, and striking - suitable for signage. The chairs used at the terminal will be actual big plastic ESC keys - so that kind of them is acceptable also.
The font used througout the system is Camingo - so feel free to use it in the logo or something complementary.
The finished product will be delivered in PDF or EPS for Adobe Illustrator CS2 ideally.
Extra $ may be awarded if we are blown away!! The client wants to see 3 different concepts so more people will have a chance to have their work shown.
If elements from different entries are used then the prize may be split.
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htsmexico necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 391 diseños de 97 diseñadores freelance.
HTS Mexico
HTS Mexico is a Mexican company owned by Hessen Group wich also owns a Customs Brokerage company, a freight forwarding company and a Trucking Company, making it easier for us to deliver Mexican products in time from Mexico to anywhere in the world, though most of our operations are made with european companies.
Among the advantages that our clients would have in establishing a business relationship with us is the certainty of receiving a quality product based on our reliable chain of suppliers with whom we work hand by hand to be able to offer them products covering their needs according to different international quality standards.
HTS México stands for Homs Trading Services, S.A. de C.V but our corporate brand is HTS México.
Among the products we trade are mainly fresh fruits (lemon, pineapple, avocado) but we also trade traditional mexican clothes, vanilla and we are actively seeking for more products from Mexico to deliver around the world.
Please do not use Homs Trading Services in the logo, just HTS México
Our main activity is to trade Mexican products with European importers, distributors and supermarket chains. This type of companies is our target audience.
These kind of companies should find us on the web and the logo should let them know they can trust us.
We want HTS México logo to be recognized by audiences from around the world as a company from México but not related to stereotypes from our country (for example Speedy González or the Mexican guy sleeping under a big hat or sombrero). It must have a strong Mexican identity.
If the logo has elements from our Aztec, Mayan, etc. background it would be nice.
The logo must be also modern, clear and simple.
The logo must not be related to any kind of product, it should only reflect that we are a trading company doing business around the world and that we are from México.
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Serbia lost both reverse singles matches to Belgium on Sunday after it qualified for the Davis Cup quarterfinals a day earlier.
With top-ranked Novak Djokovic not playing Sunday, Belgium took advantage. David Goffin beat Boris Pashanski 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, and Steve Darcis defeated Nenad Zimonjic 6-2, 6-2.
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Fitness Plus owner Rick Streb finds Mother Nature has delayed construction of his new facility.
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - When Rick Streb, owner of Fitness Plus, decided to build a larger facility for his business, he figured he would open his doors in early 1999. He never expected Mother Nature to rain on his parade. And rain. And rain.
"We've had nothing but rain for almost every other day," he lamented. "For four weeks in a row, it rained."
All this rain has dampened the club's construction. The cold temperatures that froze the ground at the beginning of the project didn't help matters either.
This bad weather has kept Streb from bringing his business back to the town where it all started. Fitness Plus opened in Lee's Summit on June 1, 1997, with a 5,000-square-foot facility. By October 1998, the club had grown too large for its space, so Streb sought new quarters. Since no existing facilities suited his needs, however, he decided to build a more suitable home. In the meantime, he moved Fitness Plus to a 6,700-square-foot facility in nearby Blue Springs.
Once completed, the new Fitness Plus in Lee's Summit will occupy 20,000 square feet, allowing the club to double -possibly even triple - its membership base. Fitness Plus will also add $80,000 of new cardio and strength machines, a full tanning salon with 10 high-powered beds, physical therapy and massage therapy.
Fitness Plus will be situated in a business park located in a thriving community. "We chose that area because Lee's Summit is growing," Streb explained. "The city of Lee's Summit a couple years ago was considered one of the fastest-growing communities in the Midwest, and it's still moving at the same pace."
With residences and businesses spreading throughout Lee's Summit, Streb sees big things for his club in this booming community. If only it would stop raining...
"Yesterday, we got an inch and a half of rain," Streb reported. "When you are trying to pour a 22,000-square-foot foundation, that makes it tough - especially when we've been getting it every other day. And it's supposed to rain again tonight."
The rain hasn't been the only setback. The local zoning board presented some minor complications. The new facility is going to take up 4.5 acres of 21 acres that required rezoning - from heavy industrial to light industrial. "Light industrial allows businesses like myself, daycare centers and things like that to come in," Streb explained.
The zoning board believed that LeMone-Smith Development company, the property's owner, was doing spot rezoning just for the fitness center. However, LeMone-Smith wanted to rezone to make room for Fitness Plus and other businesses that didn't fall under heavy industrial. In the end, Fitness Plus and LeMone-Smith went to the city council, which voted in favor of the rezoning.
In the grand scheme of things, the zoning board's protests didn't present many problems. The weather did. Still, things are now on track. At press time, Streb expected to open in August, with a grand opening taking place this month.
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Cardel Rec South proudly honors both the City of Calgary and the Kidsport Fee Assistance Programs. All families accepted into either of these programs are welcome to use their credits towards any programs offered at South Fish Creek Recreation Association.
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Please download your application form from the City of Calgary website. All applications must be submitted for approval directly to the City of Calgary. Once you have been approved for the City of Calgary Fee Assistance Program, Cardel Rec South will offer the following:
Children are eligible for a one time only discount to a maximum amount of $100.00 for programs falling in each of the following sessions: Fall (September - December), Winter (January - April), and Spring/Summer (May - August).
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Midnapore Minor Hockey, Shaw Meadows Minor Hockey, Calgary Buffaloes Hockey Association, Colts Football Association, South Calgary Basketball, and Axemen/Sabrecats Lacrosse all use the Kidsport Fund for financial assistance. Kidsport will fund successful applicants up to a maximum of $300 per athlete per year for program registration and equipment. In addition, Cardel Rec South Financial Assistance Funding is available to match the funds authorized by KidSport up to but not exceeding program registration costs. All funds received from KidSport & Cardel Rec South Financial Assistance Funding will go directly to the Founding Association mnor sports association.
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Please download your application form from the KidSport website. All applications must be first submitted to Minor Sports Association (eg. MMH/SMMH) who will complete the "Association" area of the form. The Application is then submitted to KidSport for approval. Once KidSport has made their decision regarding the value ($$) of the application, then the Founding Association can request Cardel Rec South to match the funds approved by KidSport (up to but not exceeding the program registration costs). Any balance of funds remaining is to be paid by the registrant.
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Field Sight
Developing modern web application that provides remote monitoring and control of internet enabled equipment deployed anywhere in the world. The website makes it simple to see summary level information on a customer's field deployed equipment, relevant alerts, and ability to monitor and control individual piece of equipment.
Initially this website will be targeted to a specific business market using equipment provided by our company, but we expect this web application to be expanded to multiple industries with a range of equipment needing remote monitoring and control. Because of this, the target audience is generally business people responsible for maintaining a fleet of geographically dispersed equipment.
Designer has a lot of creative freedom on this one. The name is an obvious play on words that the user of the application will have "sight" on their equipment in the "field". To the extent you can incorporate visual metaphors for one or both of those words into the logo great, but not required. Name can have space or not.
In general, we're thinking of blue as a primary color and secondary colors of gray, red, or green, but really no requirement to use those colors.
Will be used on web in small size for identity branding so should be legible at heights as small as 64 pixels, but obviously work well at larger sizes.
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
Prefer clean, simple, bold design. Interpret as desired.
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Ciara Welcomes Son Future Zahir
The singer has welcomed a son, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
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It's a baby party: Ciara is a mom!
The "Body Party" singer welcomed her first child with her fiancé, rapper-producer Future, on Monday, she announced via Facebook.
"Future Zahir Wilburn, 9 lbs., 10 oz., May 19, 2014," she wrote, sharing a photo of the newborn's arm.
Afer months of speculation that the couple — who were engaged in October — were expecting a baby, Ciara, 28, finally put the rumors to rest by showing off her baby belly during a visit to The View in January.
Days later, Ciara got glamorous for an appearance at the Grammys. In March, the singer celebrated her baby shower with pals, including La La Anthony and Kim Kardashian, and revealed she was expecting a boy.
In April, Ciara stepped out for Safe Kids Day, telling PEOPLE about her maternity style — and admitting she was over heels at that point.
"I like to be free and comfortable and relaxed. I don't want to feel stressed. It's already so much with your belly being so big," she said at the time.
"When I have to get cute, I will get cute and put on some heels for an hour or two — and then throw those things off as soon as I get in the car!"
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RELATED GALLERY: Inside Ciara's Sweet & Chic Baby Shower
— Anya Leon with reporting by Melody Chiu


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Democrats should reinstate Maier as Stark's sheriff
I had the honor of working for George Maier when he served as Massillon safety and service director. His work ethic was contagious because he led by example, always showing pride in his work and always seeking out solutions to any problem.
He worked until a job was completed, no matter how long it took, which resulted in many unpaid hours. He earned respect through his genuine concern for each city department. The experience he brought to Massillon through his work with the state and the Highway Patrol was invaluable.
Maier's work ethic was also visible during his time in the Sheriff's Office. The improvements he made showed leadership and innovation. He opened a substation in Plain Township. He hired a polygraph examiner to save money and provide better test result times. This was done without taxpayer money; he used forfeited money from drug cases.
Maier worked hard to improve the Sheriff's Office and to save the taxpayers money. This is why I think it is ludicrous anyone would want to sue him in a so-called citizen's lawsuit. I'm a citizen of Stark County, and instead, I thank him for his cost-saving ideas. Maier worked hard every day as sheriff.
The Supreme Court case was so complicated ("Ohio Supreme Court ousts Sheriff Maier, reinstates Sheriff Swanson," Nov. 7), it took eight months for a decision, and even then, two justices felt he was indeed qualified. The Supreme Court ruling dealt with a technicality, which has been remedied, and now Maier meets all of the technical qualifications to be Stark County sheriff.
Please urge your precinct committee representative not to cave in to the political mudslinging and smear campaign that is going on by some in the Democratic Party, and to vote for the best person for sheriff of Stark County, George Maier.


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Giving oral presentations in front of fellow students, faculty, staff, and members of the College's Board of Trustees is significantly different than in the typical Wabash College classroom.
The Seventh Annual Celebration of Student Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work provided an intellectual centerpiece for the weekend's Inauguration of Dr. Patrick White as the College's 15th President. For more photos from the Celebration, click here.
"Haris Amin was just explaining to me about viscoelastic fluids, and in two hours he'll be playing guitar in the Jazz Combo," President Patrick White said. "That's one of the things I love about Wabash. I know so many students here, not because I'm any kind of social genius or have great memory for names, but because these guys are everywhere, doing so many things."
Classes are cancelled for the afternoon each year to allow students to see their classmates work. Detchon Hall was packed throughout Friday afternoon as students did poster presentations and talks about research they have conducted in the past year.
Andrew McKone has been a part of the Inaugural Weekend on both of the first two days. He played the violin on Thursday night during the Celebration of the Arts and then Friday made an oral presentation on his research: "Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C Minor."
"Intellectual research doesn't allow you to interpret it for what you believe it is," McKone said in comparing performing to research presentation. "It's pretty concrete and you can't change what you find. You can't really interpret it to how you would emotionally express it differently
"The audience was very receptive and I fed off of that so I guess its similar to performing in that aspect. I felt a little naked without my violin though."
Some students face an even bigger challenge when presenting complicated research to people who may know little about their field.
Daniel Albrecht '07 talked to students and several members of the Board of Trustees. His research was titled: Stability of Functionalized Porous Silicon in a Simulated Gastrointestinal Track.
"It's a different process because I have to think how I can help someone understand it who doesn't or hasn't had the background of my professors or other students," Albrecht said of the experience. "Every research is specialized so not even every student in my class will understand. If you get someone who can understand a little, it's a good thing. Sometimes you get, 'It's pretty graphics and it looks like you've done a lot here.' "
"I always enjoy myself here," said Syud 'Taz' Ahmed, presenting for the third time at Wabash. "At conferences, you're always talking to people within your discipline. But here I have to find ways of explaining effectively to people outside my field. It's great practice."
For the first time visitor, the Celebration is even more impressive.
"These men dazzle me," new librarian John Lamborn said. "And it's impressive that the college would devote the entire afternoon to learning about their work. The variety of subjects, the organization of the event itself—all very impressive.
In photos: Top right, Daniel Albrecht talks about his research with the Chairman of the Wabash College Board of Trustees, Joe Barnette.


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One last All-Star Game for Jaime Jarrin
The legendary Jaime Jarrin is hangin' up the headset when it comes to All-Star Games and postseason…unless of course the Dodgers are in the playoffs.
When we were at Shea Stadium earlier this year, Jaime told me that he had made up his mind to make this his final All-Star Game after handling play-by-play for 20 different Midsummer Classics. He also travels to the playoffs each year and he's decided not to do that, either, as it's prime time for traveling around the world in the event that the Dodgers aren't playing in October.
The Daily News' Tony Jackson caught up with Jaime yesterday, who explained his decision.
Not too much more can be said about Josh Hamilton's performance last night. The stadium was electric and I can only imagine what it will be like tonight with all the Hall of Famers on hand. While I'm here in NY, Rick Monday and his wife, Barbaralee, are headed to the White House for dinner with the president following a third-base coaching stint on the lawn for a t-ball game.
Otherwise, it's relatively quiet. The All-Star Red Carpet parade is making its way through Central Park right now which is one reason to get out of the hotel room and wander the streets of Manhattan. I hope to post more tonight at the game, but with the enormous volume of media on hand, there isn't really a place for me to set up my laptop and I haven't figure out yet how to post from the blackberry. I'll keep working on it.
What I do know is that Tommy Lasorda will be reading the lineups on FOX for the NL, which needs a win in a ridiculous way. Even if it weren't deciding home field advantage, the Senior Circuit needs to snap the streak and hopefully Russell's game-winning hit will be the difference.
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It would have been so awesome as a baseball fan to be at the all star game. Maybe we can go when they hit Angel stadium in a few years!
repost to scott from last thread :
scott, however, I am an Ethier super fan because I have three Ethier t-shirts, a "got Ethier?" t-shirt, an authentic Ethier jersey and I even have a build-a-bear named Ethier ( a white/blue bear with jeans and a white tank top that has Ethier spelled across the back with the #16 all over it). I have a dozen various baseball cards of his (two being rookie cards), and I have a file of at least 100 phots of him. So, to say I am a casual fan of his, is probably an understatement – I am a super fan!!!!
I am just very thankful my husband let's me live out my mid-life crisis (that's what he calls it). I told him it will be a very long mid-life crisis. I did the same thing with Mike Scoscia, Mike Piazza, Eric Karros, Shaun Green. Andre's in good company as far as the players I have admired over the years. LOL!! I am a big Russell Martin fan, too, but I will let sara lead the way on that one.
Amy – I know we are all fans first, that's what makes the girls on this board all that more important. It's not just about how they look, it's about how they play the game.
Exactly E!!! The biggest mistake Ned made was underestimating what he already had. He could have just moved Phew to left and played Kemp in center with Ethier in right. For that matter, he really should have resigned Lofton for one year when Princess Drew split and let Kemp, Ethier and Gonzo rotate thru. I detested the Phew signing from the beginning, especially when he went and got Gonzo.
Dnelly, on Saturday it was soo nice seeing Matt and Dre hit home runs. When that HR music starts to play it's magical. I thought of you. Dre and Matt are unstoppable!
I agree we a baseball/Dodger fans first!!!
scott – I just read your comments on the last thread – LOL!!That's how I get my daughter to watch. She didn't understand how incredibly handsome he was until she saw a picture of him when they got the Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He wasn't in complete uniform, just his jersey with jeans and sunglasses. That made her immediately understand the attraction for Andre as a man, as well as a ballplayer. LOL!!!
Also, just another wild thought. If I were in the Dodger FO, I would be looking into either finding another very good catcher or developing one in the next year or two. Then I could move Marty to 2nd base. He could lead off and play 2nd ala Biggio. It would extend his career and solve the 2nd base vacancy. Not sure what we've got coming up at catcher in the farm. Just another thought.
Amy – the series that I was at against the Braves was the only set of games I have been to where Andre didn't hit a homerun. I got to see Nomar, Russell and Matt hit one, which is always great too. Andre was walked alot in the series against the Braves, and I always take that as a compliment to him because it appeared from where I was sitting they were pitching to him all outside, and he generally doesn't go for those. He wasn't too happy about walking ethier (either), but like sara said, who is happy about drawing the walk – they all want to hit it.
Very good thinking jhall!! He is doing an incredible job when he plays third, and it definitely wouldn't be a stretch for him to play 2nd – great thinking!
Uh, Amy Kemp, I think a Russell Martin jersey for me and my son will suffice…
jhall – the next big catching prospect is in Jax:
Lucas May C 73 266 38 66 21 1 10 43 119 25 78 3 0 .314 .447 .248 .762 4
Supposed to be a good one.
Thanks guys. I think Marty could be an All-Star at 2nd. Maybe if he was a middle infielder, JoJo would not have such a brain cramp about leading him off..
So who gets cut when Sweeney comes back? or does Proctor's mysterious ailment suddenly become worse and he goes to the 60-day DL? or does he take Saito's place on the roster (assuming he goes on the DL.)
thanks a lot enchanted, I had totally forgot about Sweeney!!!
No problem scott 🙂 On ANY other team, his return wouldn't be an issue because he wouldn't.
It shouldn't even be a consideration. They should just cut Sweeney loose. I know, I know, we've got Frank and Furter and JoJo starring in this three ring circus they have created.
That's a good thought for this afternoon – it's bad enough we have to think about losing Sammy, but now we have to think about getting Sweeney back – great!!!
Oh and scott, just to add to the 'Dre mania. I have a picture of him as a background for my desktop, a variety of pictures of him and other Dodgers as a slide show for my screen saver, and an awesome picture of his beautiful lefty swing as a background on my cell phone. LOL!!! See, know you made me think about it, and it's quite an obsession right now, I must say. However, I think it's just my way of showing Andre that I, his superfan, am behind him and I know he should be playing everyday because he is Everyday 'Dre as dcollins gave him that name.
If Sammy is done, Ned will trade Kemp or Ethier for Todd Jones…
Oh Scott, you really know how to hurt a blogger. LOL!!!!
dnelly, you've reminded me of that movie with Kathy Bates and James Caan…
OK everyone… I found our next pinch hitter!! He's got great numbers!! Tell me you guys would not want this bat off the bench!! What do you think NELLY?
.321 90 333 58 107 27 1 17 73 187 38 51 0 0 .399 .562 .961
Not to mention, he could also play first base and give Loney a break on off days… I'd love to see this guy get a chance… Can you guys figure out who he is?
No – I would never do anything to hurt him. I probably wouldn't even talk to him – seriously. I am very happy being a super fan from a distance. Yes, I would love to meet him, but I still would probably only say the minimum to him. It's not in my nature to be forward like that – honest. LOL!!
This is Juan Gonzales, he's the 2nd basemen for Jax, he was traded back in 2004 from Detroit to Seattle for Carlos Guillen! He's got great first half numbers… Maybe the 2nd basemen of the future?
hmmm!!!!! I'm thinking, Brandon
Sounds like a keeper, Brandon.
scott – no using trade, Matt Kemp and/or Andre Ethier in the same sentence. LOL!!
Wow!! Good stuff Brandon.
Good job, Brandon! Hmmm, there's something about those Jacksonville kids isn't there? Maybe ol' Shoemaker should be promoted up from AA to manage his boys on the big club, a la Tommy Lasorda.
The first guy I mentioned was John Lindsey… Why does he not get a chance to be Loney's backup!?!? It's crazy, he's got a ton of power, he's got a good average, and obviously can play 1st base… What does it take for a guy who's pushing 31 to get a shot at the show!?!?!?
Naked pictures of Ned Colletti – see Juan Pierre, Mark Sweeney, Scott Proctor, Andruw Jones…
Well guys, if anything… we're seriously a loaded bunch in our minor league system. I really do think that we need to give more people oppourtunities. that's what happens in baseball, and in life. If someone goes down, you have to plug someone else into their spot. Why is it so difficult to give people chances? How would Tom Brady have ever been discovered if it were not for injuries? Or how would Albert Pujols ever have become Alber Pujols without being given the chance to play?!? Do you guys see where I'm going with this, or am I just crazy?
HAHAHAHAHAHA Nice Scott, more than likely, sadly you're probably right
Fire Joe
Fire the guy who hired Joe
Fire the guy who hired the guy who hired Joe
FOR DODGER MANAGEMENT, THE MEDIA, AND OTHERS who don't fully appreciate what the Dodgers have in their young talent. Consider Kemp and Loney's RBI production compared to other players who are on this year's All-Star teams:
Kemp (51), Loney (50), Ethier (41)
Jones, Atl (51)
Holiday, Col (51)
Pujols, StL (50)
Crede, ChW (49)
Pedroia, Bos (47)
Guillen, Det (47)
Martin, LA (45)
H. Ramirez, Fla (45)
Tejada, Hou (44)
Ortiz, Bos (43)
Jeter, NYY (42)
Mauer, Min (41)
Soriano, ChC (40)
Fukudome, ChC (36)
Navarro, TB (35)
Guzman, Was (30)
Varitek, Bos (28)
Suzuki, Sea (21)
And for more perspective, consider:
M. Young, Tex (52)
A. Rodriquez, NYY (53)
Longoria, TB (53)
McCann, Atl (53)
Sizemore, Cle (54)
Drew, Bos (55)
Now consider that many of these All Stars are VETERAN players who are making HUGE salaries. I think it is high time for appreciating what talent the Dodgers have and for encouraging and promoting their development into the All Stars they are destined to be.
Right, Brandon. DFA Sweeney and call up Lindsey. HE can hit .100 as good as Sweeney, right?
You know, Brandon, it's just that logical thinking getting in the way again. It's a wonder why our management doens't think this way, be logical and have trust in the players in the farm system.
Lindsay's not old enough for JoJo yet. Maybe in another 3-4 years once he "gets it."
I think they'll give Brox a good look at closer for the next couple weeks before they do anything quite that rash, but then again, it is Ned.
FA closers 2009:
Joe Borowski (38)
Brian Fuentes (33)
Eric Gagne (33)
Trevor Hoffman (41)
Jason Isringhausen (36)
Todd Jones (41)
Brandon Lyon (29)
Francisco Rodriguez (27)
Kerry Wood (32)
Redfox – you just got a standing ovation for that!!! Thank you very much for that information – how wonderful is that to see!!!!! WOW!!!
Hi eric – love the post as always!! 🙂
This guy Travis Schlichting is a reliever for Jax, and he looks really strong too!! Look at his K-BB ratio. In 34 innings, he's got 26K's and only 8 walks and only given up 9ER… This guys looks GOOD!
26 year old journey man who is having a nice start this season at Jax is our future 2nd Baseman ? Wow…
I do agree about Lindsey. He can be better than Sweeney, right ? I think anyone can at this moment.
enchanted ….. 🙂
'Course all Ned has to do is DFA Jones and we could bring Lindsay up.
Scoot, I could not agree more!! I mean come on, let's give some other guys chances when other people have more than proven that they're great at failing!! You seriously have no idea what kind of a beast you might find.
Scott, I could not agree more!! I mean come on, let's give some other guys chances when other people have more than proven that they're great at failing!! You seriously have no idea what kind of a beast you might find.
redfox, I always appreciate your takes.
Just dropped in to see what was happening here and stick the new songs on our site. Great work, everyone. It's amazing how good they are getting.
I just stocked up with Malox from the drug store. Why?
1 – The thought of Bonds as a Dodger wouldn't be so outlandish if the memories of Juan Marichal as a Dodger weren't still so clear.
2 – Anyone who thinks that Pierre won't be leading off and playing left EVERY DAY when he returns is just kidding him/herself. Jones will continue to play every day. That leaves Kemp most likely getting the lion's share of RF and Andre on the bench, probably seeing action against the "tough" righthanders that Joe thinks Kemp can't handle………. 'Scuse me while I open a fresh bottle……………ahhhhhhhhh………….. anyway, it just makes me ill thinking that someone like Ethier is going to be wasting away on the bench while inferior players play constantly, sitting there with his dreamy eyes and powerful forearms just munching away on sunflower seeds and his wavey hair flows out from under his…………..oops, was that out loud?
LMNedO !!
I read something on Shlichting a couple of weeks ago in Baseball America. He was hitter and he is being converted to a Pitcher. He played 5 years in the minors as a hitter but struggled…
yeah I know, I have no life. I like minor leagues lol
I agree – bring up the farm – why take chances on getting another PVL because we have showed the list of PVLs upteen times – the list is enormous. Same goes for DeJesus and shortstop, why shouldn't he be given a try.
LMAO!!!! eric – thanks!!! Andre does like his sunflower seeds. I saw that up close. He won't be needing his bubble gum, though. He only uses that when on the field. 😦
eric, you are freaking me OUT! But, seriously, I will not be able to deal with Ethier (team HR leader BTW) sitting for the fat stiff or the skinny stiff.
Fire Joe
Fire the guy who hired Joe
Fire the guy who hired the guy who hired Joe
Jhall Dnelly- It came to me, just now while I was in the car. The perfect song for Matt would naturally be his walk up music
"Boss" by Rick Ross. Ok, I was thinking it could be a challenge, after all it is a rap song. BUT, there is a lot of fun you can have with it especially if you use the Chorus by T Pain.
here are some examples
"I'm the biggest boss that you've seen thus far" -to- "I'm the biggest Bison that you've seen thus far"
"I've got a fresh line up, a fresh outfit…" -so- Lineup= a baseball lineup and outfit can be a uniform for baseball.
Jhall, It's a challenge that you can handle!!
other songs for my friends to play with. * "Ironic" by Alanis Morestte "It's like 10,000 cows, when all you need is a Bison.."
Or Justin Timberlake, "What goes around…comes around".. lots of possibilities there too.
So I hope this helps. I'm not gonna attempt writing, but I'll spew my ideas.
Scott – The only way a Jones-Pierre OF could get any better is if we sign Bonds – how cool would THAT be?
Nells/mom knows me to well.
amy – you already have the idea and some of the lyrics – you should go for it. CP found she had it in her.
enchanted – too much!!! LMAO!!!
jhall – do you know any of those songs? I actually probably do since I have teenagers in the house, but like Susan Surandon said in Bull Durham, I,during the course of a baseball season, will remain monogomous (or something like that). LMAO!!! sorry scott – serious, this is all in fun 🙂
Roberto, it's all about chances… Did you have someone else in mind? I just think we're going to have some holes after Kent retires. Do we have anyone up and coming at 2nd base in the minors? I'm pretty sure we're done with Tony Abreu
also for that matt song "cause it's just another day in the life on "gosh darn" bison"
sooo perfect!!!
Yeah, I saw that too about Schlicting Roberto, he did used to be a hitter. I'm just trying to say that why would we not try someone from within first…. Now with ss… DeJesus the guy was just in the freakin' futures game for a reason… someone must see something in him. Now on the other hand they had him playing 2nd base anf were trying to showcase him, so he could be getting dealt. Look, I'm all for us doing whatever we need to do to become better, I'm never opposed to signing someone or making a trade to better the team, and it's really exciting when it happens. BUT!! We've been burned like crazy the last few times this has happened.. and it really sucks to be the butt of the leagues jokes as far as being taken for a ride on signings and trades!!
amy – the song "Ironic" can be used for all the players that are getting/ or will get screwed by the PVL's. Like eric said, Andre is the one that is going to get the shaft so-to-speak, and it will be when JP returns. Andruw's not going anywhere unless by way of DL again (piano please) and so the reality is that the outfield will be Pierre, Jones, and Kemp/Ethier. That song "Ironic" fits this situation perfectly. That song definitely fits this whole team in some ways because of the things that have happened and still remain to happen. jhall – I will take on this song – it's a good one for the team issue – you can still figure one out for Matt – 🙂
Eric, Nelly, E. :). LOL!!!!!
Amy, thanks for the song suggestions. I will give them a listen and see what comes out.
Very well said Brandon – Ned does not have a history of making good trades so why would we want to trust it now when our young players are on the line.
Juan Pierre LF
Nomar Garciaparra SS
Barry Bonds RF
Jeff Kent 2B
Andruw Jones CF
Boog Powell 1B
Roger Dorn 3B
Dottie Hinson C
Better start buying that stuff by the gallon. LOL!!!!
I just can't wait for Bennett to get back to just put us out of our misery.
dnelly and scott, thanks your your comments!
LMAO!!! Boy, eric – you are on a roll today. You are really getting all caught up aren't you. I think you need to pass that lineup onto Mr. Kent and see how he feels batting behind "him" LOL!!!
jhall – it's a good day,isn't it? 🙂
Eric, after seeing Nomar lead off the other night, anything is possible, even Boog. I'd rather see this lineup:
1B Bugs Bunny
2B Bugs Bunny
3B Bugs Bunny
SS Bugs Bunny
LF Bugs Bunny
CF Bugs Bunny
RF Bugs Bunny
C Bugs Bunny
P Bugs Bunny
you are welcome. I can't wait to see what you guys come up with. And to some current songs!
dnel- you are right. Ironic fits on soo many levels and it effects or Mk and AE. Have lots of fun!
Yep Nelly!! 🙂 LOL!!!! So far, so good.
hey scott – you forgot about Daffy and Elmer Fudd, or how about Tweety Bird and Sylvester LMAO!!!!! Oh, and Marvin the Martian LMAO!!!!!
dnelly, Don't forget about the last Doh-doh (Ned Colletti)
scott, "That's the ol' pepper, boy!" LMAO!!!
Hey ya'll, go onto our site and let me know if that video link works for you on the one titled, "This is how I would feel if the Dodgers signed Barry Bonds".
jhall – how about this one for "Don't Trade the Bison".
Only problem is I can't remember how the tune goes.
Sing to "Don't Fear the Reaper", by Blue Oyster Cult
All our PVLs have come
Here but now they're gone
Hey Ned don't trade the Bison
Wile-E-Coyote's Acme team could thump us with Phew, Nomore, Kant, Cow, Sweeney, Bennett, Procto, and Co. being relied on. LOL!!!
Amy, I have lots of current songs on my mind, too. As far as currents artists – love Maroon 5, Good Charlotte, Nickelback, Matchbox Twenty, and my favorite current band – Barenaked Ladies ( Canadians BTW). I have done one Maroon 5 song way back in my beginning days, but other than that the classics seem to be easier to write songs to. Anyway – throughout the day, I listen to all kinds of different music. We have one radio station that plays such a wide variety – they will play anything from Frank Sinatra to Barenaked Ladies to AC/DC to some mellow hip hop. I tend to listen to that more at night when is usually when I do most of the song writing.
Come to think of it, I've never seen the Roadrunner and JP together in the same room. Hmmmm….
Crash, that is quite a coincidence as I looked it up last night to try and find a Bison song. I held off as I didn't think Amy would be familiar with it or much else that I listen to. It's got great potential. Actually, your first verse is about where I got with it.
All the Vets are scum,
Here, cause Ned is dumb,
Pitchers don't fear our vet'rans,
C'mon Neddy, don't trade the Bison,
lol eric!
Check out this poll from dodgerblues.com:
LMAO!!! eric – I can't honestly tell you how that feels, but never the less LMAO!!!!
LOL Scott.
have we already done "The Kids Are Alright" by The Who?
enchanted – you do make a point. LMAO!!!!
Long Live the Bison! – or as Scrappy Ron says "He tougher than a robot made of nails"
Your locked in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Ned. You have a pistol with 2 bullets. Which two do you shoot?
scott – that's a good one too LMAO!!!
It depends if Hitler likes Juan Pierre or not.
Ned twice. Hitler and Stalin are already dead.
bad, bad!!! you are being mean boys right now!
Hypothetically they are still alive!!!
Amy, we're only looking out for your hubby's best interests.
And Andre, too !!!
haha. wow Scott, you always try to justify it, to my best interests.
do you think for the all star break, Mathew is just chillin somewhere here in LA, just minutes from me? Or maybe he went home to Oklahoma to see family? Maybe he'll write me back now that he has time off!
If only…
Any news on Sammy yet?
jhall, can we put all their heads together?
We'd have to pull Ned's out of his (#!@##!) first.
Great idea Eric.
Amy, he's probably just chilling out at home reading this blog or he's in Beverly Hills picking out diamond rings.
now,now!!! Didn't we learn our lesson from the other day?I guess not LMAO!!!!
Aw mom I was just goofin' with the fellas.
I'm off, so good luck to Russ tonight and I hope when I wake up tomorrow Ned is fired and Amy and Matt are dating.
See ya Scott.
bye scott – thanks for going along with the fun – you were great!!!
June/Nelly, don't you think your being a little hard on the bEaver?
You know, I was just thinking of something that Joe said a few weeks back – "when your a veteran, everything just slows down for you at the plate." Now I get it – reflexes, bat speed, hand-eye coordination… it all make sense now.
enchanted – it's boys just being boys, I guess. LOL!!!
Later scott. Don't forget to pick-up some Taco Lita on the way home!!
Oh, I definitely want Ned in the room too, but I can think of a couple of PVLs to put in there as well – hmmmm!!! LOL!!
enchanted – so is Joe saying those home runs that rocket out of the park by all of our young players are just going to fast, and he needs Pierre and Jones in there to slow it down to strikeouts and groundouts? That makes sense 🙂
Joe needs to hit the Jiffy Lube.
He definately needs his oil changed.
Griddle has got to be kickin' it on his bass boat in North Carolina, collecting his salary and laughing his freaking rear end off.
My son just found out the Lincecum may not be playing in the All Star game. He went into the hospital last night with flu-like symptoms. As much as I don't like the gnats, the NL needs his pitching. The report I read said it was uncertain, but he wasn't at the parade today.
Yep, the NL could certainly use him tonight. That is a shame. Plus, even if your son is a G'nat's fan, it would be nice for him to see one of his players.
From now thru July 31 it's hold your breath time for me and pray we don't get the worst of it.
Plaschke: So Joe, can you tell us why you prefer veterans over younger players?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Tell me, how come the kids have better numbers?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, how come you stand there at the rail everytime you're on TV?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. When you were with the Yankees, how difficult was it to work with George?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, how often should I change the oil in my car?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, do you think we really landed on the moon back in '69?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, could you help me find my gluteous maximus?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, I keep falling out of the boat but I can't seem to hit water. Can you help me?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, if love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, when cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, if 4 out of 5 people suffer from diarrhea does that mean the fifth one enjoys it?
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
Plaschke: I see. Joe, I thank you for answering all these tough questions. I hope you still like me. I think you're very handsome.
Joe: Bill, the vets just get it. They get quality at-bats and make the pitcher work.
They have two going – Lincecum and Wilson – what's up with that?
jungar – great song last night! Yes, it's hold your breath time – no kidding! 🙂
eric – what is up with you today? LMAO!!! Incredible!!!!!
Too funny and too true Eric!! LMFAO!!!!
Awesome Eric!!!
I'm still pondering the 4 out of 5 question…
Hello everybody. Am off to run a few errands (hope to be back in time for the game), but I wanted to share what I've been working on the past two nights:
took me only an hour to draw, but didn't have colored pencils, so I spent 2 hours on photoshop trying to color it right, but gave up when I realized I didn't have time to color in every white dot. Note to self: buy colored pencils.
eric: you crazy! perfectly exemplifies the Plaschke softball toss-up questions. Whatever "it" is that the vets get, in the first half, it wasn't runs or wins.
Northstateblues – IMPRESSIVE!!! Very nice job!!!
Very nice North!!!
Thanks Nelly!! Northstate thats great. reminds me of third grade. there was this troubled kid named shawn and he was a great artist but very quiet. we sat by each other and he saw that I had the steve garvey kids autobiography book. anyhow one day it turned up missing. stolen i thought. i was so sad it was an 8X10 book of Garvey pics basically. One with Gild Hodges and him as a bat boy and the one on the 77 Tops card playing defense, so many cool ones and anyhow. i come back from the weekend and on my desk is my garvey book with a note from Shawn that said sorry i borrowed this..u may like some stuff inside. he had made pics, like you did out of like 10 pictures…just something i totally forgot about until seeing the one of Bills.
Cool north!!
Lincecum was not in the lineup. He must be pretty sick to not even show up. Go National League!!!
Great story jungar!!!!
Wow, nice opening ceremony. Wish Koufax had showed up.
It was very, very well done!! very touching!! Only thing missing is more Dodgers 🙂
We need Russell in this game 🙂
For sure Nelly. And Grady.
Well I'll be, we got one. I typed that during the commercial. LOL!!
I was just going to say the same thing. LOL!!! I am very glad that Holliday got that home run.
I was expecting more offense in this game. Hopefully the NL can hang on.
C'mon NL!!!! Go Marty!!!
Yes, not too much happening, and according to the announcers, I guess they think the NL can't handle AL pitching after the 5th inning.
Well this game just got more interesting, and probably not in a good way. Damn!!
Well, Grady just helped make it more interesting again. LOL!!
No kidding!! I'm a little bored watching this game, though.
Write a song. LOL!!!
I am working on one of Amy's (Andruw/nsync). HA!! To do Ironic, I have to use JP – he's part of the problem so I am doing the easier of the two first.
extra innings? what happens with pitching?
nevermind about the extra innings question – it was answered for me. Rivera is still pitching.
Bet your not bored now.
Much better – I am even wearing Russell's shirt, which doesn't happen too often. His mostly hangs in my closet next to James'. See, it's not entirely about Andre. lol!!
Oh no!!!
Uggla has seriously screwed up.
Uggla be ugly!!!
Great plays Russell!!
Holy Cow!! I can't believe they wiggled off that hook. Wow!!
That was close!! Good job NL!!!!
Well, Marty is getting to play alot. LOL!!
Marty nails him. Yeah!!!
He should've been starting 🙂
Even if he was safe. Caught a break.
Russell!!!! Nice play!!!!
Grady playin' alot too.
Wow!!!! Nice scoop by Marty!!! Sweet!!!
Marty's been a busy fella tonight.
RUSSELL IS INCREDIBLE! He is definitely showing why he's an All-Star 🙂
No doubt!!!
thats Mr. Russel Martin to the AL
Hey, Dodge16!! Have seen you in these parts lately 🙂
yes, jhall – glad to see Grady playing alot too, even though he's on the wrong side – lol
This just posted by Tony Jackson:
I'm frantically writing on deadline and don't have time to write this up myself, so here is the email from Dodgers PR chief Josh Rawitch, which just came over.
Please forgive the delay, but Saito wanted to make sure he reached his family first before it was released to the media.
He has been diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his right elbow and he will rehab the area for an estimated six weeks, at which point he will be reevaluated.
Ned is here at the All-Star Game, so getting him is going to be tough. He just gave me this quote to pass along.
"We'll get together with Joe and come up with a plan. Obviously, it is not easy replacing someone like him. As far as trading for a closer, its a lot like trying to acquire a shortstop – it's a premium position and most teams don't carry an excess. We also have candidates within the staff. Many times closers are discovered in times like this. We'll know more about what we'll do short-term in a couple of days. And we'll know more about Saito's status as the rehab develops."
We will put Saito on the 15-day DL and have a corresponding move on Friday.
Thanks and again, sorry for the delay.
No surprise…
Thanks for the info Kahli. No, not a big surprise.
That is not good news, but thanks kpookiemon for sharing, and yes, I guess we shouldn't be surprised.
Hey Dodge!!
Here's the scariest part:
"We'll get together with Joe and come up with a plan."
They just called Marty a magician.
Yep Kahli, that is a scary thought.
What could possibly be the plan? LOL!!!! Maybe this should be a contest – What will be Joe's plan? Whoever guesses right, gets a prize. LOL!!! Then again, we are all too logical to think like any of them. So far their logic is nothing but pure nonsense.
jhall – we all know Marty is a magician, and it's about time everybody else recognizes it too.
The plan is for Broxton to quit looking like a deer in the headlights come the 9th inning. He's been less than stellar as a closer in his short career.
That's right Nelly.
I have to say dnelly and jhall, you two have definitely held the fort tonight!
hey dnelly and jhall, its good to be back its hard to type ever since i broke my hand and i also had to have it surgically fixed… sucks but oh well
So, do you think his plan is to see who would be the set up man? We all assumed Brox would close, but we are talking about Joe's thinking and not our logical thinking. Wouldn't that set a tone of his thinking if Brox didn't naturally come into that spot. Kahli, that one statement sets up a whole lot of scenarios ( some good and some bad). My guess, too, is Sweeney's got to be part of this plan, too- yes? Oh geez!!! It's just going to keep getting worse, isn't it? Logical thinking around here gets us nothing but pure disappointment in the end.
They've intimated in the L.A papers that Beimel and Kuo might share set-up, Park back to the pen, and Clayton back in the bigs as a starter…
Fire Joe
Fire the guy who hired Joe
Fire the guy who hired the guy who hired Joe
Sorry to here about the hand Dodge!
dodge – I am so sorry about your hand. OUCH!!! I forgot you mentioned that – surgery too.
Kahli – it's been quiet compared to a day or so ago.
Hi eric – nice of you to stop by again – any more fun for us today? You were on quite a roll earlier today.
Gee Kahli, I'm just hangin' out with mom tonight since Ward and the E are out.
Hey Eric!!
Kahli – that might work, but I guess we have to wait and see if that is Joe's plan.
Careful Nelly, we don't want one of the nut cases to drop in. 🙂
Hi ya'll. Just back from the scout meeting and see the game is still on.
They need to call that a hit. I've never seen a more obvious bad hop.
Hi jhall! Does that make me Lumpy?
jhall, what would Miss Landers and Mrs. Rayburn say about all this?
How long has The Captain been in there?
LMAO!!! Mom is trying to write a song, and she was kind of bored with the game until Russell starting playing and doing well so jhall was keeping me busy. Well, I'm done with 1st song (can't believe I did a song to nsync – that's the last group I would have thought of, but it worked for Andruw, anyway – thanks to Amy)
14th inning!!
thanks guys it sucks that a minor play in a church league softball game can be this bad… glad conte isnt my doctor
eric – Russell's been in there since the 5th inning I believe and doing a fantastic job.
I wonder if they would want to try Kershaw as a closer. He seems to have the mental makeup for it.
I am very glad for that Dodge – 🙂
Kershaw – definitely something to think about Eric
Eric, actually you are more like Ward. Ned is Lumpy. LOL!!
Alright Kahli. Miss Landers would be cool with it.
Russell has played a full game with an extra inning game so far. The starting lineup got the short end of this game.
If I were king, er, manager, I'd at least give it a try for a while. I mean, I wouldn't be stupid about it and run him out there in EVERY SINGLE SAVE OPPORTUNITY like everyone does these days, but I'd sure give him a try there.
I'd also have DeJesus up here and starting at short. I haven't been able to watch much since Nomar got back, but it doesn't seem like he's been stinking up the place yet. There can't be much more sand in that injury hourglass though.
jhall, here's a quiz…Mrs. Rayburn (Beaver's Principal) played a rich mother on what sitcom of the same era?
That's a good one Kahli.
I can see the face, but can't quite place it.
Ward, huh? I can live with that. I've got a bit worse temper than him though. I certainly like it better than Charley Manson.
hint…she always called her son "a nasty boy."
Late 50's Kahli?
Guessing, Dobie Gillis?
Dobie Gillis?
Or Father Knows Best.
uggla mvp
Ward/Charley – talk about opposites, eric LOL!!! So, who's Eddie? The charmer who is always into mischief and dragging Wally and Beaver into it.
Sorry…YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dobie Gillis!!!!!! Well done. Nats lose again. My nerves…
Kahli – I have heard of the show, but never watched it.
I nominate jhall for Eddie.
Frank is Mr Rutherford, Lumpy's dad.
He's already Wally
I'm Wally. Me and the E have been at this for awhile. Scurtis is Eddie.
Figures that Princess Drew would end up the MVP. Geez!!!
Oh !! That's right !! jhall – I forgot about that – definitely – not quite sure what he's up to most of the time. Seems on the up and up, but not quite sure of the motives. yep- that's Eddie
Yep, he was at it a couple of nights ago. LOL!!!
We need Larry and Whitey. The E's buddies. ML and Leek.
wow, hel… heck of a game, eh? My poor girlfriend kept asking when the game was going to end. But Russell Martin represented our organization well. He did his part, and had a hel… heck of a performance as the Last Dodger at Yankee Stadium (barring a hel… heck of a second round turnaround by two of MLB's storied franchises). If that's the way it's gonna be, than I'm fine by it.
ESPN in Bristol can't ignore that, if they're still awake.
Sorry, I didn't know you'd been cast already.
I've forgotten, who were "Creeps Incorporated"? I remember The Beav calling some of Wally's friends that.
Yep, we just about got a double header.
of course, jhall, the Drewish Princess always has to be the belle of the ball!
Eric – this is an attempt to clean up our act. We decided to get rid of the cult names and go completely opposite as to not offend anybody – LOL!!!! We got in trouble for being not so nice and using bad language. Shame on us LOL!!!
However – don't get rid of Grambo – I like Grambo. He will remind us of our past LMAO!!!
Isn't that Eddie and Lumpy, Eric?
Northstateblues – great picture earlier!!!
Yeah North, Princess seems to always come out smelling like a rose.
Thanks dnelly. I'm glad everyone liked it. I've been on a bit of a drawing tear lately, and firgured if I'm gonna be drawing anything, might as well do some skecthes of the Dodgers. Jungar's story was awesome, too. It's not often you get bonus sketches of Steve Garvey.
It was odd seeing the bizzaro Dodgers catcher match with Russ and Dioner. I'm glad the way things turned out, and as my dad pointed out to me, Dioner finally got to play a home game at Yankee Stadium.
And Milton kept his jersey on. Good for him!
Oh, and now the secret for most of the AL's winning streak has been revealed: Ichiro's potty-mouth.
Behold, the Power of Profanity!!! (j/k Josh)
northstateblues – enchanted is going to love that article. LOL!!!!!
We are vindicated!!! H*ll Yeah!!!!
I think so, too!!! So, can we go back to the way it was? LOL!!!!!
Gee, Its kinda neat this way.
Creative non cursing. LOL!!!
It is fun being creative in a non cursing way – LOL!!!!!
My girlfriend was given this pamphlet a few months by a fundamentalist non-denominational church about how even words like Gee, Golly, Gosh, Darn and Phooey are as bad as using curse words and the lord's name in vain, because just thinking about it was as bad as doing it.
The late great George Carlin would've had a field day with that pamphlet.
Gosh, we make Josh happy but God is still sore at us.
To The Who's "Pinball Wizard"
"A Worthless Lizard"
Ever since I was a young boy,
I've been a Dodger fan.
From LA down to Newport,
I've always loved them, man.
But I ain't seen nothin' like him
He never has a plan.
That deaf, dumb and blind guy
Sure is a bad GM.
He acts like a doofus,
Becomes part of Joe's machine.
Combin' out his mustache,
Never shavin' clean.
He trades by intuition.
The Dodger's record falls.
That deaf, dumb and blind guy
Sure don't have no (expletive deleted)s.
He's a GM wizard,
There has to be a twist.
He pains my gizzard,
We're screwed but we don't get kissed!
How do you think he does it?
I don't know!
What makes him so bad?
Well, he can't sign guys with talent,
He buys when he should sell.
Don't know what OBP means,
His signings always smell.
Always has a scapegoat
The kids he will condemn,
That deaf, dumb and blind guy
Sure is a poor GM.
When he's at the barg'ning table,
He pays like he's possessed
His assistants try to stop him,
He's deaf to their requests.
He's got stubby little fingers,
He thinks he knows it all.
That deaf, dumb and blind man
Sure doesn't know baseball.
If I said what I think
It would have as-ter-isks
Maybe just a picture,
A finger and a fist.
I thought that Depo as bad GM was king,
But he just handed his jester's hat to him.
That church hasn't been exposed to this Dodger Organization – LOL!!!! I thought I was a pretty normal person until I tried to figure this management team out – logical thinking seems to escape their minds.
By request for Amy – one of our ITD gals
Song: Bye Bye Andruw
Original song – Bye, Bye, Bye
by: N Sync
Bye, Bye, Bye
Bye, Bye
Bye, Bye
Oh, Oh
Andruw bats 5th tonight
He's probably gonna bat all night
We know this can't be right
Hey, Torre come on
He strikes out endlessly
Dru's not gelling with the team
So now, it's time he leaves and make it known
We know we can't take it no more
We want Andruw out the door
Andruw, bye, bye, bye…
Bye, Bye
Don't wanna be fooled by Andruw
Just another vet who is in Dodger Blue
You may hate us but it ain't no lie,
Andruw bye, bye, bye
Bye, Bye
Don't really want to make it tough
We just want to tell you ITD's had enough
It might sound crazy
But it ain't no lie,
Andruw, bye, bye, bye
Just hit Dru with the truth
Now, Joe you're more than welcome to
So give us one good reason
Torre come on
We live for 'Dre and Matty
That's who we really come to see
And life would be much better once Andruw's gone
We know we can't take it anymore
It ain't no lie
We want Andruw out that door
Andruw bye, bye,bye
Bye, Bye
Don't wanna be fooled by Andruw
Just another vet who is in Dodger Blue
You may hate us but it ain't no lie,
Andruw, bye, bye, bye
Bye bye
Don't wanna make it tough
We just wanna tell you ITDs had enough (ooh, ooh)
It might sound crazy
But it ain't no lie
Andruw bye, bye, bye
Fabulous eric, just fabulous!!!!!!
jhall – It's pretty sad that God is mad at us now – LOL!!! I wouldn't doubt God is looking down on this Dodger team and saying what the heck is Joe/Ned/Frank thinking. I guess according to the pamplet, heck is not allowed ethier (either).
LMAO guys!! Bravo!!! Excellent songs. Ned is proof that God in fact occaisionally has an off day.
dnelly, you tune in to Dobie Gillis to see Maynard G. Krebs, Thalia Menenger, Zelda Gilroy, and Mr. G.
And of course, Chatsworth Osbourne, Junior…and mom.
as far as Ned's concerned – God has had a few off days, usually around this time of the year, too.
kahli – I will definitely look into it now.
jhall – thanks for the song kudos – I don't think I have heard that song for six years (my daughter was 10). That doesn't happen to the classics. I hear them all the time.
Nice one, nellie!!
Hey, jhall! Ned = platypus?
thanks eric – your's was awesome, as usual 🙂
nellie, do you have any idea of how many songs we've 'written'?
enchanted 66
dnelly 54
dodgereric 43
jhall 30
martinloneykemp 13
crash24 10
kpookiemon 9
northstateblues 7
dodge 16 5
jungar 5
westernmost 5
scott 3
cpompe1 2
charris 1
Donfish 1
leekfink 1
messagebear 1
perumike 1
total of 257 songs
Beatles lead by far with 30
Wow! An Amazing number eric!!! 18 different people, too 🙂
Awesome eric – LM(expletive)O!!
Nells – great as always!!
With the exception of a couple bad throws, Russ looked great. It would appear that he "got it" against Mariano – terrific AB.
JD is a good ballplayer when he wants to be. The trick is getting him to want to be.
Uggla – perhaps the worst performance ever in an AS game: DP, 2K, 3E.
Don't worry, the NL will win when The Bison™ makes his first appearance.
Obviously Ichiro is trying to "(1.) to compensate for their[his] lack of ability to articulate a position by the normal use of proper English; and (2.) to mask their[his] lack of intelligence through the use of bombastic words." – Or maybe he just plays Sammy Says.
Speaking of which, tough break for Sammy. It's absolutely amazing that every one of "Ned's Boys" has gone down at one point or another. When you step back and look at it, could it be the Great Dodger in the Sky trying to undo the evils bestowed upon it by the Gnat GM? Or is it God playing Sammy Says with Ned?
Geewilakers this has been a longer post than intended.
Good Morning Everyone.
Now that the publicity would no longer interfere with the All-Star game, wouldn't it be nice to hear that we had changed GM's.
FIRE COLLETTI NOW, if not sooner!!!
Any news on if the D's will trade for Jason Bay or Holliday?
Ya gotta wonder Bear how anyone with Ned's track record for 2 1/2 years could keep his job. If I was Frank, I sure wouldn't want him being the one making any moves at the trade deadline.
Good Morning messagebear – wouldn't that be the best news ever right now. Colletti no longer Dodger GM – it sounds so refreshing.
Good Morning enchanted – I see you are all caught up on the goings on of last night's fun – that's good to know. LOL!! I knew you would find the article about Ichiro enlightening.
I don't know how to post a link on this blog and I'm not sure if this story has already been posted, but apparently Russell and Andre are going to make an appearance on an online show these twin comedians are going to be doing.
By the way, Russell did a great job last night, too bad the NL couldn't get a run across when they needed to.
I guess it automatically makes it a link when you post it. It should be interesting to see the show.
good morning, bluecrewgirl – I saw that same article last night – sounds fun!! Andre also did a show for the Food Network, but I haven't seen it listed on the food tv show list yet. Hopefully the Dodger homepage will keep us informed, too.
I hope they'll let us know. Gotta leave for work. Have a great day.
Fire Joe
Fire the guy who hired Joe
Fire the guy who hired the guy who hired Joe
Goooooood morning, ITD!!!
How ya'll are? Can't stay too long. There's a new sheriff in town here in this office and he specializes in sneeking. You can smell him before you hear or see him. Creep. Expects work out of you. 😦
I'll be sticking my nose in from time to time to quell my addiction, but most stuff is going to be coming from home.
Thanks, e. Glad you liked it. That last error by Uggla was no error. I'm shocked they didn't change it to a hit. The replays were pretty clear that it was a bad hop. I didn't get home in time to watch the previous errors he made, but he didn't deserve that one. I also think the Ichiro story is an instant baseball classic story. I love it. That guy can play for me anytime.
good morning, eric
I am glad you are being consistent!!
Good morning, nelly! I am a creature of habit. And I know exactly where "I Got You, Babe" is……….we're gonna need it soon, I'm afraid.
Good morning gang. Darn shame the NL could not pull that game out last night. Marty was great. Alot of people got to see how good he really is.
Oh, before I have to trudge off to the salt mines again, my son's flag ceremony is Saturday morning. I'll be posting some pics on our site in the evening, most likely. I hope I'm not raising my expectations too high, but I'm very excited. It should be a very special day for him.
Mornin' jhall! How you?
Hey Eric. Good thanks. Flag ceremony should be alot of fun for you guys. Are you taking the Chevelle?
That is fabulous, eric!!! Can't wait to see the pictures!!
Good Morning jhall! It was great to see Russell do such an outstanding job last night. That's why we call him the Captain 🙂
eric – sad but true about your song "I Got You Babe." It's one of those song's you really don't want to see because all it means is JP is back. Then again, maybe Andruw will be inflicted with some strange injury that will put him on the DL again, and all will be okay in the outfield once again – one could always dream, I suppose. We didn't think anything would happen to JP, and look what happened – same with Andruw at the beginning – who would've thought he would be out. Anything's possible with this organization 🙂
Good Morning!
Enchanted, I shall secure myself a Taco Lita combo burrito before the week is up!
Fire Joe
Fire the guy who hired Joe
Fire the guy who hired the guy who hired Joe
🙂 This just in:
Dodger OF Andre Ethier was scheduled to be the first guest on the Food Network's new sports based food show, "Cooking With Ned & Joe" . The episode was to feature the photogenic Arizona gourmand as he prepared a menu of Fillet of Brandt beef with braised Kobe short rib, cipollini onions, baby beets and a dessert of Cinnamon sable with raspberry cremeux and Kilchurn Estate honeycomb.
However, the hosts of the show– Dodger GM Ned Colletti and Joe Torre decided suddenly to replace the Ethier episode with a completely new one that would showcase Dodger OF and 10 Time Gold Glove Winner, Andruw "Don't Mess With The Michelin Man" Jones. Colletti stated " in this new show people would see Jones competing in an Arepas [a Venezulan donut like snack] eating contest against the world renowned, Takeru Kobayashi." Asked about the reason for the last minute change, a stone faced Joe Torre commented,"[Andruw] Jones is a veteran. He just gets it." Colletti added, "I know that this is the type of show real sports and food fans really want to see"
Obi_wen – I like that!!!! That is very, very clever!!!! LOL!!!!
The scary thing is the analogy is so very true. How very sad – uugghh!!!
LOL Obi!!! Good one.
Great take on a familiar theme, obi_wen.
In real life you can discount anything that Ned and JoJo say, because they have no clue in the modern baseball world where you have to deal with younger players. After having seen some recent quotes from Bowa, I now conclude that his input is equally ineffective, so we basically have nobody on the coaching staff who relates to the younger players. Can we expect Mattingly to make the necessary difference? I'm not counting on it.
Isn't it ironic that the kids are maligned for "Not Getting It" and the one that really doesn't get it, is Ned.
Some of the quotes I have read involving Ethier is that he is one of the players that "gets it", but it won't matter once the forces of JP and Andruw are back in the picture together. It will be interesting to see what they will say about Ethier when JP comes back when he's in the top five of every hitting category on the team – "He had it and lost it" – this is so frustrating just to think about it.
Thanks everyone! Btw You nailed it messagebear. IMO the Dodger coaching staff are horribly out of touch with the young players. Bowa's recent comments about wanting to trade Kershaw are enough to warrant a permanent gag order. Instead I guess I'll have to settle for pressing the "mute" button on my remote when he appears on the KCAL Dodger pregame show.
We'll be holding our breath for the next couple of weeks with Ned running loose looking for a quick fix of the huge mess he has made. Gotta hope Nomore stays healthy so he doesn't freak out and go after a shortstop. Hope Brox is ready to grab his shot at closing. He has been pegged as our closer of the future and certainly has the stuff. If he is ready, we have a closer for the next 5-7 years at least. I believe he is only 24. I think Wade/Kuo/Biemel can set up. Made me sick to see Princess Drew walk off with the All-Star MVP. Freaking Bum.
jhall, As big of a wuss as JD is, can you really blame him for getting 3,000 miles away from Ned?
Good point Scott. Not really. He could probably see that we were going nowhere but down with Ned, so why stick around.
Good Morning Crew!
Dnelly- that was so awesome. I loved how you put in the ITD "having enough". Thanks for developing my idea. That song just seemed so fitting!!
The All star game was funny. Since it came on at west coast when my dad and I were still at work we Tivo'd it. My dad programed it for an hour over the scheduled time. We whipped through all the commercials and the show stopped recording in the 11th inning. We were bummed and were about to go on mlb.com to get the results, when I realized that the game was still Live on tv. It's was funny, we fast forwarded through 4 hours worth of game and it was still on tv when the recording was up.
It was great seeing a familiar face/ body behind home last night. Gotta love that Russell Martin. Dnelly/girls- did you notice that he was clean shaven and got rid of that Faux- hawk?? Very nice Russy. Great hit and great plays last night!
So sad for my NL. I thought we had it!
So not only Ned and JoJo, but Bowa now as well is spewing fecal output of an unaltered male bovine? Sorry for being so bombastic, but I find that depressing.
Gosh E, why is our FO, management, and coaching so full of foul excerment????
Excrement. LOL!! I was overcome by the stench.
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spotzen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 19 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
Founded by an experienced commercial and music video producer and a knowledgable software guy who are building a site and service to help teams work together, share content and streamline the process of producing short-form film projects like a TV commercial (aka a 'spot'). We bring more 'zen' to a hectic and haphazard process.
Commercial Producers, Advertising Agency Producers, Agency Executives, Production Managers, Directors.
The site needs to be very attractive, clean and usable. It is being built in Drupal. We already have a developer who has created a basic design based off a free Drupal template. Your design will need to use approximately the same layout but with more custom, attractive design elements. We already have a logo (previous 99designs contest!), and have attached the eps (both "long" and "tall" versions; long seems to fit better in the banner). We have also attached a couple of screen shots. The first is a mockup of the site we had done in advance of any development. One element we want to try is making the tabs actually look like tabs you would have in a notebook binder (like you see here http://www.xpresstabs.com/). We integrated that into this mockup, but obviously needs to look better. The second screen shot is of the site as it stands at this point. As we mentioned, we need to keep the functionality (file libraries, maps, picture libraries, calendars, etc.) but we need it to be more attractive and professional looking. Sexy, innovative and exciting on top of that would be awesome. Something that surprises people that they haven't seen before.